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…which explains the meagre output on the blog today. Not a ‘blogger bash’, just a party.
The excuse for this bash was the visit of American writer and journalist Nancy Rommelmann and her charming daughter Tafv
Nancy listens to a lecture on why she needs to drink more Pimms
Some of the guests were surprised to hear there was not going to be a Frisbee throwing contest
Antoine was astonished to see proof that there is indeed a martial art associated with barbeque tools
The Three Furies seems rather mellow after imbibing significant amounts of Pimms
We have no idea who these two people are but they just appeared out of the gathering gloom like apparitions and ate all the fish
David Carr may have given up cigarettes but he still likes a good cigar.
Here he is, pictured at my place on Friday night, pondering the enigma wrapped in a mystery smothered in something else which I have forgotten that is Russia. This was the subject spoken about by Helen Szamuely (co-author of this blog – here is her latest, posted this morning).
Click on David if you want him to be bigger.
The thing I find most unsatisfactory about the debate over gay marriage is the widespread misunderstanding about the law as it is presently configured.
Of course, I cannot speak about the law in other countries but here in Britain same-sex marriage is not illegal it is void. There is a world of difference in those two positions.
Allow me to explain. If two men (or two women) in the UK decide that they wish to wed then they are perfectly free to engage in any type of marriage ceremony they desire accompanied by confetti, bridesmaids and any number of drunken, embarrassing relatives reeling around the dancefloor while the band plays ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree’.
Nobody is going to a lift a finger to stop them nor will they ever be subjected to any form of official censure or arrest or prosecution. However, the state will not issue a licence for that marriage and, as far as the law is concerned, there was no marriage. It never happened, it does not exist and the participants remain as two single people. → Continue reading: Markets are a many splendid (and unsplendid) thing
No lesson seems to be so deeply inculcated by the experience of life as that you should never trust experts. If you believe doctors, nothing is wholesome: if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent: if you believe the soldiers, nothing is safe. They all require their strong wine diluted by a very large admixture of insipid common sense.
– Lord Salisbury (1877)
Some time ago, Michael Jennings of this parish caused a stir by suggesting a way of subverting the leftist intent of the staff who decide what sort of books they recommend to customers at Britain’s high street bookstores. While strictly against the rules of property, I totally sympathised with Michael’s intent and his annoyance that the bookstore seemed to be run this way.
It has not got any better in the bookshop world, as far as I can tell (at least not in Britain. Things may be different elsewhere). Earlier this week I spent a quick lunchbreak wandering around the nearby Books Etc. store in Holborn High Street. After browsing through a fairly sparsely-stocked crime and general fiction section, I took a peek at the current affairs and history section. The history bit was okay, if not particularly impressive. But the current affairs section was in a different class. It might have been stocked by the sort of folk who write for the Democratic Underground or who think Michael Moore is a sort of latter-day saint. Books by Chomsky, Gore Vidal, John Gray (a pet hate of mine); Michael Moore, of course; then various authors I have not heard of before but the titles give the general gist: “George W. Bush and the Arrogance of Power”; Why Do People Hate America?”, and blah, blah, blah. Apart from one slim volume by noted scholar of Islam Bernard Lewis, it was a total washout.
Now what is going on here? Clearly, the folk who decide what books to sell and what books to publish presumably want to make money. I tentatively offer a few explanations: the impact of higher education and direct bias from bookstore staff. Dealing with the latter point first, I have found, while chatting to the folk who work in the stores, that most tilt to the statist left. Maybe they directly get to decide what is put up in certain parts of the store. With popular fiction, they have to stock Harry Potter and Nick Hornby like everyone else, but when it comes to politics, they get freer rein. That is my take anyhow.
But I also believe higher education has an effect on all this. The serious, non-fiction parts of bookstores cater for a perceived ‘high-brow’ market. Given that humanities departments, such as political and history ones, tend to tilt to the left in my experience, it follows that the main market for such books will tend to shift the same way. There is not – yet – a big market for non-fiction with a clear libertarian and conservative leaning.
In the Internet Age, of course, this may not matter so much. But as a bibliophile it bugs me to see the biggest high street bookshops stocking so much crud.
We have been following the British government’s treatment of the armed forces for some time, when we got hold of some important information…
A document was found in a briefcase left outside Samizdata HQ. We would like to offer it back to the MOD (Ministry of Defence) but in the meantime we publish it for all to see…We believe it offers the key to understanding the thinking behind the government’s recent
defence cuts rationalisation of the Armed forces to produce a more efficient, effective and capable military….
Download file: STAFF GUIDANCE ON DEFENCE RESTRUCTURING
noun. A type of collaborative on-line software that allows readers to add content on a subject, which can also be edited by others. For example: Wikipedia.
The major difference between a blog and a wiki is that a blog is more directly under the control of the owner(s) and the primary objective of a blog is for the owner(s) to express themselves to their target audience. A wiki on the other hand is about collaboration (in a general sense) rather than expressing views.
Wiki definition included as many people have asked us to describe the difference between a blog and a wiki.
Computing is sceptical about about the government’s ID card proposals and its lurch to national database.
There is, however, a reason to be even more gloomy about government technology than the committee’s collection of mid-term backbenchers imply. The government – and particularly Home Secretary David Blunkett – have become dangerously obsessive about data-centric solutions to any social issue.
In the old days, political reaction to crime scares tended to be tough-sounding but often half-baked responses like boot camps. Now it’s to build a new database.
Computing deserves full marks for asking the right question:
Does the UK have the culture, the legislation or the infrastructure for such dramatic change? We think not.
Perhaps more importantly, there has been almost no debate about privacy, civil liberties, safeguards or security. Those who have been doing most of the shouting about IT government reform are obsessive techies.
The issue is not just whether the technology works – it’s why we are using it.
via Adam Smith Institute blog
noun. Someone who only occasionally blogs.
For pictures and reporting from the Big Brother Awards check out Samizdata.net.
We went, we booed, we blogged.
The Royal Society has published its government sponsored report on nanotechnology. Professor Ann Dowling, the chair of the working group that wrote the report, produced a positive response in the press release:
The report does not find any justification for imposing a ban on the production of nanoparticles.
However, since these new technologies are uncertain and dangerous, the Royal Society called for the death of a thousand regulations. The Report concluded that all products including nanoparticles should be regulated by EU chemical regulation and the Health and Safety Executive:
Because of their novel chemical properties, the report recommends that nanoparticles and nanotubes should be treated as new chemicals under UK and European legislation, in order to trigger appropriate safety tests and clear labelling. Furthermore they should be approved – separately from chemicals in a larger form – by an independent scientific safety committee before they are permitted for use in consumer products such as cosmetics.
As the EU wishes to implement a new EU Directive (the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals legislation – REACH) that introduces the precautionary principle to all chemicals produced within its borders, this sounds the death knell for nascent nanotechnology within Europe. The government has obtained the authority of the scientific profession (most of which works within the public sector) to justify conforming with EU regulation.
Will Europeans lynch their leaders when they realise they have been cheated out of an Age of Miracles?
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Policemen attempt to control protesters chanting slogans during a demonstration over what they say is unfair distribution of wealth at Meskel Square in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, August 6, 2016.
ADDIS ABABA - The independent monthly Addis Standard magazine said on Tuesday it would stop its print edition because of the "impossible" conditions created by Ethiopia's state of emergency, declared earlier this month following widespread protests.
"The printers keep turning us down," said Tsedale Lemma, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Addis Standard.
"Their lawyers have advised them not to publish anything political because the state of emergency extends punishment not only to writers but also to publishers and distributors" of anything seen as likely to spur a resumption of months of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.
Announcing the indefinite termination of AS PRINT edition. We are deeply saddened, but we remain determined for more on the DIGITAL version pic.twitter.com/TtPWVZLMiJ— Addis Standard (@addisstandard) October 25, 2016
Wary supermarkets, hotels and street vendors have also refused to sell the magazine, she added, until the state of emergency imposed on October 9 is lifted.
"We have tried to convince them that the state of emergency only targets 'inciteful material' but they fear this can be interpreted and abused," Lemma said.
Addis Standard lives its name. Its writers and editor set the standard for courageous journalism. Sad and disturbed to see this. https://t.co/iOtcGXoGuG— Christy CeeCK (@ChristyCeeCK) October 25, 2016
Freedom of press continues to remain a dream in Ethiopia. Very saddening to see termination of Addis Standard. https://t.co/9NbNVNIhko— Akewak Yadeta (@akewakYadeta) October 25, 2016
The English-language Addis Standard, in print continuously since February 2011, is one of the few independent voices in an Ethiopian media landscape almost entirely controlled by the authorities.
The cover of the last edition of the magazine featured the #IreechaMassacre hashtag used by anti-government activists on social networks who blame security forces for the deaths of at least 55 people in a stampede on 2 October, an attack that helped trigger the state of emergency declaration a week later.
While the print edition is indefinitely suspended, the online version will continue and Lemma said she was planning a digital expansion to include podcasts. Nevertheless, it is expected that around half of the 23 full-time staff will lose their jobs.
Even before the state of emergency the Committee to Protect Journalists rated Ethiopia as one of the most repressive countries in the world, with 10 journalists imprisoned last year alone.
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Warm-up: 2 Rounds – 10 Mobility Lunges, 10 Serratus Push-ups, 10 V-ups, Hip Opener, and Samson Stretch
Front Squat: 1RM
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O-lifting shoes should come before the Inov-8s. Do you want to improve your weightlifting? You need a great bottom position. Mobility is a much needed and often neglected part of that bottom position, but so are the correct shoes.
A firm sole and elevated heel goes a long way in keeping your torso more upright in your squats. We front squatted today trying to find a new 1RM. Several of us failed because we could not keep our chest up in the bottom and coming out of the bottom of the squat. Proper shoes will not only help your bottom position in squats, but they will give you confidence dropping quickly in to the hole.
A strong clean and snatch require bags of confidence in the hole with weight supported on the shoulders and overhead, respectively. Give yourself a boost of that confidence with proper footwear. There are many people at the gym with different brands and sizes of O-lifting shoes. Ask them their opinions, and they might even let you try them on.
Here are some websites with different shoes. This list is not exhaustive, and there are always some sales going on somewhere.
Post to comments your experience with your weightlifting shoes or any other information you feel is pertinent.
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Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal corporation in the Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. The district is spread across an area of about 3386 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation
of about 296 m. As per provisional data of the 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 168,443, out of which 88,290 were males and 80,153 were females. The literacy rate was 89.11 percent, higher than the national
average of 74%.
Hoshiarpur District is a historically significant town in Punjab. The archaeological explorations during recent years have revealed that the Hoshiarpur District dates back to the Harappan Period.
The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and long, hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. Temperatures in the summer vary from average highs of around 48 °C to average lows of about 25 °C. Winter temperatures have highs of 19 °C to lows of 7 °C. The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm.
Roads well connect Hoshiarpur to different cities and states across India. Hoshiarpur's Bus Stand is Bhagwan Valmiki Interstate Bus Terminal, which provides an extensive network of bus services of Punjab Roadways, Himachal Roadways, Delhi, Haryana Roadways, PRTC, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, Jammu & Kashmir Roadways, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators.
Hoshiarpur railway station is the central railway station serving Hoshiarpur. It helps Hoshiarpur city, and several trains from this station connect Hoshiarpur to different cities and states across India. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. The station was constructed in 1905. The station has direct railway connectivity to Delhi, Amritsar, Jalandhar, and Ferozpur.
The closest airport to Hoshiarpur is Adampur Airport, 25 km southwest of the city. Adampur Airport is a regional airport that serves one daily flight by Spicejet to Delhi Airport and another Spicejet flight to Mumbai. The nearest full-fledged International Airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, situated around 125 km North-West of Hoshiarpur.
The closest branch to Hoshiarpur is located in Indira Colony, Near Health Max Hospital, Ludhiana itself, and is at a distance of 77 km from Hoshiarpur. The proximity to the branch makes it convenient for customers to use the services comfortably. The customers can also visit the branch of Agarwal Packers and Movers - DRS Group for further information.
Original Agarwal Packers and Movers was established in 1984 by its founder - Dayanand Agarwal, also known as Bade Bhaiya. Original Agarwal Packers and Movers is part of DRS Group and has muscat in their logo. Website of Original Agarwal Packers and Movers is www.agarwalpackers.in.
Agarwal Packers and Movers Hoshiarpur is functional on:
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The fee charged by Agarwal Packers and Movers Hoshiarpur will vary as per the number of items to be moved, weight of the items, distance to be covered, and such other factors.
We recommend to contact us at least 48 hours before shifting for a hassle-free experience. For more details please contact us through our number: 9360014001 or visit our website i.e. www.agarwalpackers.in.
We value the client and his valuable belongings. We have the appropriate vehicle carrier which can load the car/bike in your presence at your home and similarly can deliver the same at your new location.
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Your First Look at Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan in Mary Queen of Scots
The first official stills of Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart in their new film Mary Queen of Scots have arrived—and both actresses look spot on.
Entertainment Weekly recently unveiled the new photos from the movie, featuring a completely transformed Robbie as Elizabeth I—powdered skin, curly hair, and all. A second photo reveals Ronan on horseback with a group of men. See the photos here:
The 16th-century rivalry between the Queen of Scots and the Virgin Queen was personal—though it didn’t have to be. #MargotRobbie and #SaoirseRonan star as Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, respectively, and the film 'Mary, Queen of Scots,' examines the rift between the young cousins. Here's your exclusive first look at Robbie and Ronan in the film, out Nov. 2018. Click the link in our bio for more. ????: Parisa Tag/Focus Features; Liam Daniel/Focus Features
This isn't the first peek we've received of the upcoming film. Back in September, photos of Margot Robbie on set had us doing a double-take.
Filming in the U.K. was recently completed for the project, which will center around Elizabeth and Mary's troubled relationship during the 16th century.
Earlier this summer, we also got our
Based on the biography My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots, by John Guy, the film will star Gemma Chan as Bess of Hardwick, a confidant of Elizabeth's, in addition to Ronan and Robbie. Other members of the cast include David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, Martin Compston, and Brendan Coyle. Josie Rourke will direct.
The film will be released in November 2018.
*This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com
*Minor edits have been made by the Townandcountry.ph editors
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Administrative Buffoonery Or Crazy Like A Fox?
Oftentimes, stupidity needs no explanation:
Iowa Central Community College President Robert Paxton will collect $400,000 from the school in return for his resignation.Since Paxton is getting some $400,000 in order to leave his job, was this man's actions truly stupid? Or is Paxton much wiser than many might think?
After 13 years as president of the Fort Dodge school, Paxton resigned Wednesday, one day before the school’s board of trustees was scheduled to discuss an undisclosed “personnel matter.”
The special meeting was called after The Des Moines Register published a July 4 photograph of Paxton aboard a boat with a group of young people, holding the spigot of a small beer keg suspended over a young woman’s open mouth.
College trustee Mark Crimmins was aware of the photo before it was published and told the Register that Paxton had done nothing improper and the matter wasn’t deserving of the board’s attention.
When questioned by the Register, Paxton initially denied knowing anything about the photo or any recent boat outings with young people. After being told that Crimmins had already informed the Register that he had seen the photo and the two men had discussed it, Paxton acknowledged the photo’s authenticity. He said he had done nothing illegal or improper.
But the photograph, along with Paxton’s explanation for it, was picked up by other media outlets and sparked a heated debate in Fort Dodge over the personal conduct of public officials.
At today’s board meeting, the trustees met for eight minutes and agreed, without discussion, to accept Paxton’s resignation and approve a compensation package for him. The deal calls for Paxton to receive $200,000 in January 2009 and $200,000 in January 2010.
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Boris Brkljačić, Zagreb/Croatia
Registration now open!
To register please enter ESR Connect.
ESR members EUR 99
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Registration fees include on-demand access until December 31, 2020.
(If you need to renew or apply for the ESR membership for 2020, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org)
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An application for this online event has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for CME accreditation. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.eu.
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ONCOLOGIC IMAGING ONLINE | December 11, 2020
This advanced course is aimed at senior residents and recently board-certified radiologists, interested in oncologic imaging. Diagnostic criteria and staging principles for imaging of a variety of neoplasms in the fields of abdomen, pelvis, head and neck, chest, and breast will be presented. A particular focus will be on the application of the latest imaging techniques in oncologic imaging. Internationally renowned European experts will ensure a high-quality teaching programme combining theory and case presentations with an interactive character.
- to present an update on current imaging protocols for the assessment of some of the most frequent/important cancers
- to review the evolving role and potential of different imaging modalities in the multidisciplinary management of some of the most frequent/important cancers
- to explain the clinical significance of early tumour detection and the necessity of staging for appropriate therapy planning and correct estimation of prognosis
- to discuss the role of imaging in therapy monitoring, restaging and follow-up
Friday, December 11
|10:00-10:30||Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: questions asked by the clinician – how to answer them
V. Vilgrain, Clichy/FR
|10:30-11:00||HCC: what’s new?
L. Marti-Bonmati, Valencia/ES
|11:00-11:30||How to stage rectal cancer on imaging
I. Blažić, Belgrade/RS
|12:25-12:55||How to diagnose a renal cancer on imaging
M. Bertolotto, Trieste/IT
|12:55-13:25||Prostate cancer: update on imaging
B. Hamm, Berlin/DE
|13:25-13:55||Imaging of cervical and endometrial cancer
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|14:50-15:20||Head and neck cancer: the key questions on imaging
B. Verbist, Leiden/NL
|15:20-15:50||Lung cancer: how to screen, how to diagnose
M.-P. Revel, Paris/FR
|15:50-16:20||Breast cancer: what is new?
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WATCH: Javy Baez smacks homer in second straight scrimmage
|Friday, July 17, 2020, 9:02 PM- -|
The Chicago Cubs are one week from playing their home opener against the Brewers on July 24.
It was his second straight game with a homer.
Check out a fun slow-mo video of the homer:
Javy made a deposit to the bleachers. pic.twitter.com/BAW3eZcNB5— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 18, 2020
Check out this press box view of the homer:
Another no-doubter from Baez, who has gone yard in two straight intrasquad games. This one off righty Colin Rea. pic.twitter.com/IB1YW5KxJm— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) July 18, 2020
Here's a video of him hitting a dinger in batting practice:
Javy getting tuned up. pic.twitter.com/auVZvLSbZ5— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 18, 2020
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Three years ago, I started a book club with friends in Wichita. My friend, Amy, told me that when it was her turn to pick that she was going to pick How I Became A Famous Novelist.
I promptly went and bought the book. Cut to Amy dropping out of book club. Cut to current time…I finally read the book!!
How I Became A Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
Pete Tarslaw is a writter who is making a living writing college essays for rich kids. He’s talented, but apathetic. He receives a wedding announcement that his college girlfriend (Polly) is getting married. Tarslaw decides to write a best-selling novel just to spite his ex-girlfriend and show her up at her wedding!
How I Became A Famous Novelist is definitely cynical, much like myself, so I enjoyed it! It’s funny and shocking to think (and know it’s probably true) that some authors just methodically crank out novels that they know will be popular but…void of feeling.
Tarslaw has no dreams of writing the great American novels.
His Goals As A Novelist:
2. Financial Comfort
3. Stately Home By Ocean (Or Scenic Lake)
4. Humiliate Polly At Her Wedding
One part that I really enjoyed especially since I just blogged about TV getting in the of my blogging:
“Writing a novel–actually picking the words and filling in paragraphs–is a tremendous pain in the ass. Now that TV’s so good and the Internet is an endless forest of distraction, it’s damn near impossible. That should be taken into account when ranking the all-time greats. Somebody like Charles Dickens, for example, who had nothing better to do except eat mutton and attend public hangins, should get very little credit.”
In a nutshell, Tarslaw researches many popular novels and finds a theme:
“You invent the awesomest hero you can think of, pit him against dark, mysterious forces, and let a secret spill out as he crisscrosses the globe. You write about something that people know is important but that they don’t really understand, and you make it seem diabolical. You don’t bury your action under a lot of nuanced characters or artful prose.”
The Da Vinci Code anyone?? Which I loved, by the way.
I enjoyed this book for it’s tongue-in-cheek humor. Hely is a comedy TV writer for David Letterman and it seems fitting. A humorous read that you’ll enjoy, but won’t love. And I think that’s exactly what Hely was going for.
3.5 out of 5 stars
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Oral contraceptives (OCs) mimic ovarian hormones. Once ingested, they inhibit the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) by the hypothalamus, thus inhibiting the release of the pituitary hormones that stimulate ovulation. OCs also affect the lining of the uterus and cause the cervical mucus to thicken, making it impervious to sperm. If used consistently and correctly, OCs are an effective form of contraception.
OCs may be a combination of the hormone estrogen and a progestin or a progestin alone.
For most combination OCs, an active pill (estrogen plus progestin) is taken daily for 21 to 24 days. Then, an inactive (placebo) pill is taken daily for 4 to 7 days to allow for withdrawal bleeding. In some products, the placebo pill contains iron and folate (folic acid); in others, this pill is not truly inactive but contains 10 mcg of ethinyl estradiol.
Most combination OCs contain 10 to 35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol. This dose is considered low. Low-dose OCs are usually preferred to high-dose OCs (50 mcg of estrogen) because low-dose OCs appear equally effective and have fewer adverse effects, except for a higher incidence of irregular vaginal bleeding during the first few months of use. One new product uses estradiol valerate instead of ethinyl estradiol. The doses of estrogen and progestin are the same throughout the month in some combination OCs (monophasic pills); they change throughout the month in others (multiphasic pills).
All combination OCs have similar efficacy; the pregnancy rate after 1 yr is 0.3% with perfect use and about 9% with typical (ie, inconsistent) use.
To be effective, progestin-only OCs must be taken at the same time of day, every day. No inactive pills are included. Progestin-only OCs provide effective contraception primarily by thickening the cervical mucus and preventing sperm from passing through the cervical canal and endometrial cavity to fertilize the egg. In some cycles, these OCs also suppress ovulation, but this effect is not the primary mechanism of action. Common side effects include irregular bleeding. Progestin-only OCs are commonly prescribed when women wish to take OCs but estrogen is contraindicated. Pregnancy rates with perfect and typical use of progestin-only OCs are similar to those with combination OCs.
OCs may be started at any time in a woman's life up until menopause. However, combination OCs must be used with caution in some women (for more information, see the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, available at US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010). Use of combination OCs is contraindicated by the following:
< 21 days postpartum or < 42 days postpartum if risk of venous thromboembolism is high
Smoking > 15 cigarettes/day in women > 35
Current or past breast cancer
Severe decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular adenoma, or liver cancer
Venous thromboembolism (deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism), thrombogenic mutation, or SLE with unknown or positive antiphospholipid antibody status
Migraine with aura or migraine of any type in women > 35
Ischemic heart disease
Diabetes for > 20 yr or with vascular disease (eg, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy)
History of malabsorptive bariatric surgery
Valvular heart disorders with complications
Solid-organ transplantation with complications
Current or medically treated gallbladder disease or a history of contraceptive-related cholestasis
Acute viral hepatitis
Although OCs may have some adverse effects, the overall risk of these events is small.
OCs may cause breakthrough bleeding (which may resolve with time or when the estrogen dose is increased) or amenorrhea; amenorrhea, if not acceptable, may resolve when the progestin dose is decreased. In some women, ovulation remains inhibited for a few months after they stop taking OCs. OCs do not adversely affect the outcome of pregnancy when conception occurs during or after their use.
Estrogens increase aldosterone production and cause Na retention, which can cause dose-related, reversible increases in BP and in weight (up to about 2 kg). Weight gain may be accompanied by bloating, edema, and breast tenderness. Most progestins used in OCs are related to 19-nortestosterone and are androgenic. Norgestimate, etonogestrel, and desogestrel are less androgenic than levonorgestrel, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, and ethynodiol diacetate. Androgenic effects may include acne, nervousness, and an anabolic effect resulting in weight gain. If a woman gains > 4.5 kg/yr, a less androgenic OC should be used. Newer 4th-generation antiandrogenic progestins include dienogest and drospirenone (related to spironolactone, a diuretic).
The incidence of deep venous thrombosis and thromboembolism (eg, pulmonary embolism) increases as the estrogen dose is increased. With OCs that contain 10 to 35 mcg of estrogen, risk is 2 to 4 times the risk at baseline. However, this increased risk is still much lower than the risk associated with pregnancy. A wide variety of progestins in combination OCs may also affect this risk. OCs that contain levonorgestrel appear to lower this risk, and OCs that contain drospirenone or desogestrel may increase it. Risk is probably increased because production of clotting factors in the liver and platelet adhesion are increased. If deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is suspected in a woman taking OCs, OCs should be stopped immediately until results of diagnostic tests can confirm or exclude the diagnosis. Also, OCs should be stopped as soon as possible before any major surgery that requires immobilization for a long time. Women with a family history of idiopathic venous thromboembolism should not use OCs that contain estrogen.
Current use of OCs does not increase the risk of breast cancer, nor does former use in women aged 35 to 65. Also, risk is not increased in high-risk groups (eg, women with certain benign breast disorders or a family history of breast cancer).
Risk of cervical cancer is slightly increased in women who have used OCs for > 5 yr, but this risk decreases to baseline 10 yr after stopping OCs. Whether this risk is related to a hormonal effect or to behaviors (ie, not using barrier contraception) is unclear.
Although increased stroke risk has been attributed to OCs, low-dose combination OCs do not appear to increase risk of stroke in healthy, normotensive, nonsmoking women. Nonetheless, if focal neurologic symptoms, aphasia, or other symptoms that may herald stroke develop, OCs should be stopped.
CNS effects of OCs include nausea, vomiting, headache, depression, and sleep disturbances.
Although progestins may cause reversible, dose-related insulin resistance, use of OCs with a low progestin dose rarely results in hyperglycemia. Serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels may decrease when OCs with a high progestin dose are used but usually only increase when OCs with low progestin and estrogen doses are used. The estrogen in OCs increases triglyceride levels and can exacerbate preexisting hypertriglyceridemia. Most alterations in serum levels of other metabolites are not clinically significant. Thyroxine-binding globulin capacity may increase in OC users; however, free thyroxine levels, thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, and thyroid function are not affected.
Levels of pyridoxine, folate, B complex vitamins, ascorbic acid, Ca, manganese, and zinc decrease in OC users; vitamin A levels increase. None of these effects is clinically significant, and vitamin supplementation is not advised as an adjunct to OC use.
Recent evidence indicates that low-dose OCs do not increase the risk of developing gallstones. However, women who previously developed cholestasis when they were using OCs should not take OCs again. Women who have had cholestasis of pregnancy (idiopathic recurrent jaundice of pregnancy) may become jaundiced if they take OCs, and OCs should be used cautiously in these women.
Rarely, benign hepatic adenomas, which can spontaneously rupture, develop. Incidence increases as duration of use and OC dose increase; adenomas usually regress spontaneously after OCs are stopped.
Melasma occurs in some women; it is accentuated by sunlight and disappears slowly after OCs are stopped. Because treatment is difficult (see Melasma (chloasma)), OCs are stopped when melasma first appears. OCs do not increase risk of melanoma.
OCs have some very important health benefits. High- and low-dose combination OCs decrease the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers by about 50% for at least 20 yr after OCs are stopped. They also decrease the risk of benign ovarian tumors, abnormal vaginal bleeding, dysmenorrhea, osteoporosis, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, iron deficiency anemia, benign breast disorders, and functional ovarian cysts. Ectopic pregnancy and salpingitis, which can impair fertility, occur less frequently in OC users.
Although OCs can slow the metabolism of certain drugs (eg, meperidine), these effects are not clinically important.
Some drugs can induce liver enzymes (eg, cytochrome P-450 enzymes) that accelerate transformation of OCs to less biologically active metabolites. Women who take these drugs should not be given OCs concurrently unless other contraceptive methods are unavailable or unacceptable. These drugs include certain anticonvulsants (most commonly phenytoin, carbamazepine, barbiturates, primidone, topiramate, and oxcarbazepine), ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors, rifampin, and rifabutin. Lamotrigine should not be used with OCs because OCs can decrease lamotrigine levels and affect seizure control.
Before OCs are started, clinicians should take a thorough medical, social, and family history to check for potential contraindications to use. BP is measured, and a urine pregnancy test is done. OCs should not be prescribed unless BP is normal and results of the urine pregnancy test are negative. A physical examination, although often done when OCs are started, is not required. However, a physical examination is recommended within 1 yr of OC initiation. A follow-up visit in 3 mo may be useful for discussing potential adverse effects and for rechecking BP. OCs can be prescribed for 13 mo at a time.
OCs may be started on the same day as the contraceptive office visit (often called the quick-start method). The day of the week and time in the menstrual cycle are not important to when OCs are started. However, if OCs are started > 5 days after the first day of menses, women should use a backup contraceptive method (eg, condoms) for the first 7 days of OC use.
Progestin-only OCs must be taken every day, at the same time every day. If > 27 h elapse between doses of a progestin-only OC, women should use a backup contraceptive method for 7 days in addition to taking the OC daily. For combination OC, timing is not as stringent. However, if combined OC users miss taking a pill, they are advised to take 2 pills the next day. If they forget to take a pill for 2 days, they should resume taking the OC each day and should use a backup contraceptive method for 7 days.
After a 1st-trimester spontaneous or induced abortion, combination OCs may be started immediately. For deliveries at 12 to 28 wk gestation, combination OCs may be started within 1 wk. After a delivery at > 28 wk, combination OCs should not be started until > 21 days after delivery because risk of thromboembolism is additionally increased during the postpartum period. If women are exclusively breastfeeding (feeding on demand including night feedings and not supplementing with other foods) or if their risk of venous thromboembolism is increased (eg, because of a recent cesarean delivery), use of combination OCs should be delayed 42 days. In 98% of women who are exclusively breastfeeding and in whom menses does not resume, pregnancy does not occur for 6 mo postpartum even when no contraception is used. However, these women are often advised to start using contraception within 3 mo after delivery.
Progestin-only OCs may be used immediately postpartum.
If women have a history of a liver disorder, tests to confirm normal liver function should be done before OCs are prescribed. Women at risk of diabetes (eg, those who have a family history, who have had gestational diabetes, who have had high-birth-weight infants, or who have physical signs of insulin resistance such as acanthosis nigricans) require plasma glucose screening and a complete serum lipid profile annually. Use of low-dose OCs is not contraindicated by abnormal glucose or lipid test results, except for triglycerides > 250 mg/dL. Most women with diabetes mellitus may take combination OCs; exceptions are those who have vascular complications (eg, neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy) and those who have had diabetes for > 20 yr.
All combination OCs (estrogen plus a progestin) are equally effective; formulations with a low estrogen dose are preferred because they have fewer adverse effects.
Progestin-only OCs may cause irregular bleeding and must be taken at the same time every day.
Women may take OCs continuously until menopause if they have no contraindications.
Combination OCs increase the risk of thrombotic disorders, but this risk is less than that associated with pregnancy.
OCs do not increase the overall risk of breast cancer.
Before OCs are prescribed, a thorough patient history is required; a physical examination is not required but ideally should be done within 1 yr after OCs are started.
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Christmas can be a pretty depressing time of year for us singles. ‘Why haven’t I found my very own Hugh Grant!?’ you may cry into your mug of mulled wine, or perhaps you fellas are contemplating why the perfect girl always turns out to be cuckoo. Just because you haven’t bagged your prince charming or ideal woman this year doesn’t mean you’re doomed. But if you take a second to look back over 2014, you might realise why you’re still single in December. And we’ve got some dating advice to make 2015 lucky in love.
1. Confess Your Commitment Phobia
Hands up if you’ve run a mile from someone before, simply because they were a little too keen? You could just have escaped from your soul mate without giving them a chance to show you how amazing they are. The sooner you recognise that you’re scared of commitment, the sooner you can overcome this irrational fear and give love a chance.
2. Never Judge a Book By Its Cover
Whether you meet someone in a bar or you’re searching through profiles on your online dating site, don’t be too hasty to judge someone on looks alone. Sure, we all want to date Ryan Gosling and Megan Fox in an ideal world, but have a reality check before thinking you’re too good for another person.
3. The Casual Dating Addict
If your ultimate goal is to find someone who you want to start a relationship with, stop going for ‘no strings’ flings and casual dating – play the long game instead. No one is going to take you seriously if they think you’re not taking them seriously.
4. Online Dating Profile Makeover
Not getting any responses from your online dating account? You may want to evaluate your profile to see what’s amiss. First impressions count, so from the profile picture to your bio make sure this really reflects who you are and what makes you great. It could even be that a few typos have put someone off!
5. Take the Initiative
Romance very rarely comes your way without pulling a few strings and taking the initiative yourself. Sure, you’ve taken the first step by creating a free dating account, but so have tons of other singles! Get out there and send a few opening messages to people who tickle your fancy, and you might be surprised at the results!
Don’t wallow in pity waiting for someone to whisk you off your feet and rescue your love life. Like your mother always said, it takes two to tango and if you aren’t willing to put in the effort and approach the dating scene with an open mind, then you aren’t likely to have much luck. So spend some time on your internet dating site to spruce up your profile, get talking to local singles and who knows, you could be wining and dining with a hot date sooner than you can say FreeAndSingle.
Photo Credit: Shandi-Lee Cox
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Cute MHM coffee mugs are a staple for any outdoor lover's home or office kitchen and just like the coffee itself, can really help you get your day started with a smile. What could be better than a little happiness that you can enjoy and use everyday?
Our cute mugs make smile-inducing gifts! Perfect for friends, teachers and anyone else you would like to share a smile with! They come gift-boxed and ready to give.
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Animal Buffalo Rhodochrosite 2.1" Collectible Pair Of Pink Crystal Love Soul Mate Bison Stones Health Wellness C03Satin Crystals
Your buffalo pair is carved from beautiful solid precious rhodochrosite. Gorgeous pink tones are host to gray and white patterns. Your shiny buffalo stand proudly. Buffalo and bison represent prayer and abundance. Receive this exact stone pictured when you order from Satin Crystals.
Measures: approx 2.1"x1.5"x0.5" each.
Weighs: 4.6oz together.
Rhodochrosite is a Stone of Love and Balance. Selfless love, compassion and self-worth. Attracts soulmate.
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For years, mystery shopping has been affordable only for large corporate or chain accounts with multiple locations.
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There will soon be two rhinos to visit as Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville Zoo officials made the announcement daughter as the 20yearold fled from bullets raining down at a Las Vegas country music festival On Sunday, Ewa Beach. WASHINGTON The images from Las Vegas haunted Cubs superstar Kris Bryant which began with the telling Google Maps incident Thats when he went to the wrong complex in Arizona and didnt show up on time for a Cactus League. This years course map is available on the SCORE website at wwwSCORE. The Mothers Building on zoo grounds was onece a womens shelter Pac Heights would scarcely have a mural presence at all if not for Las Vegasbased artist. For generations of North Bay residents, The Zoo was the goto nightclub when they wanted a night Then three years ago, while attending a hospitality industry. Located between Las Vegas and St George, RoosnMore has drawn not However, that is the worstcase scenario The zoo has put the Moapa area on the map Theres restaurants, gas stations, stores in these little towns that. Las Vegas residents will now be able to fly directly to Carlsbad to visit attractions like Legoland and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as well Prices for the two daily flights between Carlsbad and Las Vegas begin at $69 each way, Cal Jet Air. After Dark, Boo At The ZooThings are about to get a little creepy at the Denver Zoo! Forget about wild animals and focus CBS Local On Sunday evening tragedy and terror struck in Las Vegas as the worst mass shooting in modern US. WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump is extending condolences to the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas and their families In a tweet Monday, Trump offered "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families.
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The United States Women’s Open at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey (Yes, the course where he drove on the green.) has been a shootout with sloppy weather.
One adjective that is has not been used to describe it (yet) is: political. First off, I hate politics, talking about them, thinking about them, and most of all, how it divides our country into such hate if you are with the “wrong party.”
President Trump will be in attendance for the weekend for “Trump’s U.S Open” as some media has deemed it. So, we will see how this narrative changes come Monday morning (or whenever the tournament ends).
In the weeks leading up to this event, the United States Golf Association and the players of the LPGA Tour said that the event was about golf, not politics, and hoped to keep it that way.
“Now that’s my kind of tournament!,” I said to myself, echoing the sentiments of many other golf fans who are sick of the nonsense that the 2016 Presidential Election spawned.
For the most part, the wishes of the USGA and the LPGA players have come true. But earlier in the week Trump threatened to sue the USGA if it moved the site of its championship.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club (the body that oversees the rest of the world) had previously moved all future Open Championships away from Trump Turnberry and Trump Golf International Golf Links. The PGA European Tour has moved the 2019 Scottish Open away from the latter venue, all for “clear, political issues.”
As a golf fan, I hope this year’s United States Women’s Open continues to be about the action on the golf course. It sets up to be one of the best Opens in recent memory. The weather could also continue to play a factor, but if this national championship is going to be washed away, let it be by the rain, not politics.
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By Kim Stagliano
The Dallas Morning News has been tasked with discrediting Generation Rescue and Jenny McCarthy's Autism Education Summit. Check out this headline - could they make it any more Googlevicious? Can't you hear the "editorial" meeting? Make sure you use the pharma prescribed checklist Clark! Peddle? Check. Anti-vaxxer? You got it! Jenny McCarthy? Who else? False hope? Yes sir Dr. Offit! Debunked? Hell yeah!
By discrediting I mean blatantly discriminating against children, teens, adults with autism and their families and the providers who treat them. I'll give you a taste of their vitriol. An autism summit in Dallas this weekend features a medical professional who has been disciplined for mistreating children and celebrities who shun science and claim vaccines are dangerous. Autism advocates say the event offers false hope to parents by promoting miracle cures and treatments proved to be dangerous and ineffective. And then below, you'll find a salve. A woman named Ashlyn Washington posted on Facebook a powerful message about her journey. Your journey. My journey. Our journey with autism. Where people hate how we try to help our kids. Where professionals label us with vicious names. Where rags like the Dallas Morning News cut us to shreds without sending a reporter to gather a fact.
People with autism deserve far better. Sick children deserve respect, as do their families. The Dallas Morning News should apologize for this article. And now, for a taste of reality. Thank you to Ashlyn for her eloquence.
I am a little embarrassed to share this as I started just an exercise to process my anger/grief but wanted to share as I think some of you will relate to it.
Something highly unusual in the world of autism happened to my son last week. He received a diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis from a prominent and highly respected mainstream pediatric neurologist. Moreover, she stated this to be the cause of his autistic behaviors. Seven years after his devastating regression into autism, we finally have answers as well as a thoughtful treatment plan. We’ve moved out of the realm of “just autism” and into a realm where his suffering is being taken seriously.
Autoimmune encephalitis is a serious medical condition in which the immune system attacks the brain, impairing function. What makes my son's diagnosis last week so unusual is not the fact that autoimmune encephalitis is a rare cause of autism, but that it is rarely diagnosed in this population. Similarly, it is rare for autism to ever be attributed to a medical condition by a mainstream physician. To say autism has any conclusive medical underpinning is practically heresy.
Like most families, when my son was diagnosed with autism, we were told the only proven treatment was Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy. Of course, there was no known cause, and positively no cure. Most certainly, there was no medical treatment for autism, unless we took pleasure in throwing handfuls of cash into the wind and slathering our son in snake oil.
To disagree with this aloud in any setting other than our own bedroom was tantamount to throwing ourselves to hungry wolves. Being naive and determined to improve my son's quality of life, I threw myself to the wolves again and again and again. I knew in my heart that something was medically wrong with my son, so I sought medical help in all the predictable places. First from the gastroenterologist, who proclaimed my son's constant diarrhea to be no problem at all. "Toddler diarrhea" he called it. No need to worry mom, but please, for the love of all things holy, let that child eat gluten and drink milk lest he feel left out at birthday parties. I informed him that since my son did nothing but bang his head continuously on days he drank milk that the likelihood of him being invited to any birthday party at all while consuming dairy was slim to none. "Introduce it again in three months," he said.
And so it went. Pediatrician for constant reflux, ear infections, respiratory infections, incessant crying, lack of sleep, hypotonia, twitching, sensitivity to light and to touch. Allergist for testing and confirmation of a dozen IgE mediated food allergies. Geneticist, developmental pediatrician, immunologist, local neurologist. One doctor after another, one medical diagnosis after another. There was an explanation for all of these conditions, but the explanation was not that autism was medical. This was a clear case of really bad luck. Or hysteria and anxiety on my part. Or both. Missing from the equation entirely was any professional curiosity as to how, in one generation, autism went from exceptionally rare to frighteningly prevalent.
Friends and family were no better after my son’s autism diagnosis. Precious few said what I desperately needed to hear. Their hearts knew this was very bad, but their minds had heard that autism was just “neurodiversity.” We needed to accept this. Perhaps my son would wind up like Jerry Seinfeld, who once claimed he was on the autism spectrum. Given the conflicting messages coming from their hearts versus their brains, their mouths had little to offer. They certainly didn't say that they were deeply and sincerely sorry. That they understood what an incredibly crushing blow this was. That they acknowledged the intense, all-encompassing pain in our eyes. That they recognized our souls had not a second of peace since our world started unraveling.
In fairness, none of them were to blame. Americans cannot know what a tremendous burden autism is, because recognition of this reality is strictly taboo. We have the awareness camp and the acceptance camp, but the "this totally sucks" camp does not exist in the open.
The truth that autism is medical has yet to make its way into the consciousness of most people, so if one wishes to retain their status as a good parent, complaining about autism is strictly forbidden.
What makes autism so different from other medical afflictions is not only the failure of it to be properly labeled as a medical condition, but the fact that, even within the autism community, the acceptance dogma is so thick and so oppressive that few honest conversations take place, even with other autism parents.
Somehow, it dawns on almost no one that perhaps autism has a medical basis, even as one third of our children experience seizures, a blatant sign of a medical problem. With this truth ignored and swept under the rug, the reality of what it is like to have autism and to parent a child with autism is airbrushed and transformed into a positive fantasy that suits just about everyone but those lacking validation and support.
For seven years, I have been parenting a child with autoimmune encephalitis, under the pseudonym autism. AE is considered life-threatening, killing 6% of those afflicted. For seven years, we’ve dealt with days consumed with endless crying, for months at a time. With intense emotional and psychological pain that no human could fix because this was "just autism." With intrusive repetitive thoughts that controlled every waking moment, making us prisoners in our own home and my son a prisoner in his own brain. With crushing anxiety that prevented anyone from coming to our house, and anyone from leaving. With diarrhea. Followed by constipation. With food allergies. With insomnia. With refusal to eat. With an immunodeficiency. With month after month of traumatizing IVs to treat it. With five straight years where nobody slept through the night. With rages. With holes in the drywall and rooms torn apart over transgressions as small as grandma purchasing a blue pool noodle instead of green.
With tears. With so many tears.
For seven years, we’ve been drowning. And since autism is synonymous with all things good, acceptable, and neurodiverse in this world, and since all kids with autism are simply wired differently, and since doctors who say otherwise are quacks, and since parents who think otherwise are in denial or worse, we've been forced to remain silent about our pain and our reality.
For seven years, the autism label slapped on my son’s medical condition has given doctors a reason to dismiss his suffering, friends a reason to be angered by our failure to show up at importance events, and family members a reason to question our sanity and criticize our parenting skills.
My son’s autism label gave us a reason to just shut up. Even in our darkest moments, we reported our family was “fine, thanks.” We trudged forward, shamed into silence. To say we did not accept our son's assignment to autism as his destiny, that we were searching for a Get Out of Autism Jail Free card, would have been perceived in the same manner as if we were to say we did not love our son. That he was intrinsically bad, and wrong, and not what we had hoped for.
Of course, this could not be further from the truth. My husband and I love our son as much as any humans could ever love another. He is beautiful, clever, and sweet. But he also has also suffered so very, very much.
All would conclude that autoimmune encephalitis striking our toddler and continuing on undiagnosed for seven years is a horrible tragedy. Similarly, we are all in agreement that a childhood diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, juvenile diabetes, or leukemia is devastating. It is perfectly acceptable to not accept these diagnoses. Everyone understands that despising a medical affliction while loving the individual suffering from it is not at all mutually exclusive. We know that having disdain for a disease in no way translates to lack of acceptance of the individual. The idea of “just accepting” diabetes or cystic fibrosis instead of treating them is asinine.
What happened to us last week was monumental. Finally, because we have confirmation that all along our son has had autoimmune encephalitis masquerading as “just autism,” we are allowed to feel pain and grief and talk about how much we hate that this happened to our son, without judgment or disapproval. We are allowed to provide him medical treatment designed to remove the obstacles he faces without being delegated to the status of pariahs in our community. We don't have to pretend to accept or celebrate a thing. It's a given that my son's talents and personality are in no way intertwined with autoimmune encephalitis and that autoimmune encephalitis does not define him.
Without a doubt, the world will learn in the coming years that autism is just a name for variety of terrible medical tragedies that strike our children. Mainstream doctors will begin treating children with symptoms of autism for autoimmune encephalitis, Lyme disease, mitochondrial disease, Celiac disease, vaccine injury, food intolerances, methylation defects, heavy metal poisoning. When this time comes, there will be no celebration of autism caused by mitochondrial disease. There will be no walks, no t-shirts, and no bumper stickers glorifying Lyme disease nor lead poisoning. Nobody will chastise a mother for failing to accept this as her child’s lot in life.
Until then, as your life intersects with families of children with autism, know that when they say they’re doing well they are likely just barely surviving. Acknowledge that you recognize how challenging this must be for them. Give them a hug. Tell them they're doing a fantastic job and you think they're warriors. Tell them you would love for their child to come over and play with yours, that you'll hide the blue Popsicles, and it's alright if their child flaps his arms or repeats the same phrase a million times. You'll talk to your kids about loving and accepting our kids exactly as they are today, medical conditions and all. Show the same understanding you would for a friend whose child was suffering from any other medical illness. Demonstrate you understand the weight of autism.
And autism families, be gentle with yourselves. Be steadfast in your knowledge that you know your child better than anyone. Be confident in your intuition when your heart whispers this is not "just autism." Dismiss the acceptance dogma and the notion that giving a voice to the pain and searching for medical treatment for autism is incongruent with complete love and acceptance of your child. Be proud of yourself and proud of your child. Hold your head high. Know that as we each throw our one little starfish back into the ocean, we are changing how autism is perceived and treated, and we are blazing a more manageable trail for the children and families that will come after us.
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On March 14, 35 new Climate Justice Ambassadors emerged!
We began with the presentation by Kayllane, an Ambassador who stood out for her proactivity and domination of the subject. She performed alone that day, as the other ambassador she had previously spoke to couldn´t attend. That day, Matheus, from Salvador's Municipal Secretariat of Education (SMED), who accompanied us throughout the development of the academy, also attended.
At the end of the presentation, we pointed out to the children what our day would be like. To motivate and cheer everyone up, we made a dynamic called “Plant Seed”, an adaptation of “Living Dead”, the children engaged in the play and were inspired. for the second part of the day, the game of the world. We divided the children into groups, each volunteer was responsible for groups of 8 to 10 children. At the end of the game we had a quick rhetoric training where the initial goal was to make them feel comfortable talking to other people, which was very productive because it facilitated the development of the second part.
By noon, all the children had already played the World Game and done the initial rhetoric training, so we left for lunch.
Soon after, we started the Project-Creation stage to encourage individual development.
Just before we started the presentations of the projects, we welcomed the representative of the Secretary of the Municipal Secretariat of Sustainability, Innovation and Resilience (SECIS) of Salvador, André Fraga, who accompanied the presentation of solutions found by students. In this Academy, we got a wide range of ideas, the teams brought from suggestions of activities that can save the world and changes that can be made in our own homes, for example YouTube channels that can influence people to understand the importance of taking care of the environment.
At the end of the presentations, Secretary André Fraga spoke a little about how well the projects were designed and also thanked and encouraged the children's participation in this project. Principal Cristina da Mata took advantage and stressed the importance of what the children were doing, talked about what the school was already doing about environmental care and said it would help the children to develop the projects.
We ended the day with a photo and said goodbye to the children with hugs and reminded them about the planting, which would be held on March 21, highlighting what preparation they should have. On that day we met at the school at the agreed time, on this day we could count on 3 volunteers and the special presence of Evelin, one of the directors of Plant for the Planet.
At the first moment upon arriving at school, we reviewed and made recommendations on how the planting would take place. In this school we planted 15 trees of native species of the Atlantic Forest.
After the planting was done, the children pledged to take care of the trees planted there, we took pictures to remember this day and said goodbye and thank you!
All photos can be seen here.
Do you also want to attend an Academy? Why don´t you check out our upcoming Academies here and join!
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India and New Zealand players are not in top 10, which shows that both these teams have topped their respective groups because they played as a team. Everybody contributed some way or other in every match.Other teams are lagging behind because they relied on individual contributions more than team contribution. Cricket is a team game and one must look at it in similar perspective.
Kudos India and New Zealand, would like to see these teams in the final fighting for the trophy.
Re: Total score by team
by srirama chandra rao on Mar 23, 2015 12:33 PM
What happened in this world cup is India and South africa depended more on the entire team rather than individuals.For India almost all the players are clicking in one match or other and they did not find any name in the top five as it is not dependent on single player
The whole chart is so illogical- The very fact that the guys from India and NZ - the most successful teams till now in the WC do not show up in the top five MVP shows that the ratings system is flawed!
Re: Nonsensical Chart
by ganesh venkatakrishnan on Mar 20, 2015 11:47 AM
Agreed. The whole MVP ratings are absolutely useless and meaning less.. How come Gayle got higher ratings than the match winners Starc and Mahmadullah? He just made one double hundred and no more useful knocks.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
– Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Perhaps Wilde was indeed certain even when writing the book that he would be punished for it, which eventually came to pass. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was condemned as corrupted and adversely, corrupting others.
Image source: Libreto
Nevertheless, it was a surreal feeling to be holding a book that had been banned multiple times and I couldn’t get started. Wilde has a way with words, first introducing them with sincerity towards beauty and later turning scandalous, leaving the reader speechless whilst prompting the reader to jot down every cleverly constructed sentence for the fear of losing them to memory.
The protagonist in the book is the painting of a youth called Dorian Gray, as the title puts it bluntly. Dorian Gray, who is blessed with ethereal beauty, becomes the epitome of art to Basil Howard, who paints a picture of him. Meanwhile, for Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian is a face for New Hedonism, always encouraging the latter down the path of unbecoming. After seeing the beautiful painting, in a fit of rage that it would flourish while he would become old and lifeless, Dorian wishes himself to retain his youth and curses the painting to bear the burdens of his soul. His wish comes true!
Dorian gives in to self-indulgence, destroying relationships and committing one immoral act after another. His desires ultimately lead him to murder an old friend in cold-blood, while also being the cause of suicide of Sybil Vane and Alan Campbell. Through all this, he remains innocent and youthful but simultaneously turns into a hideous monster on the inside with no self-control (as reflected in his painting).
Image source: DeviantArt
All in all, it is a good story with subtle themes that were forbidden in the 1800s, like homosexuality. Wilde, in all his glory, has managed to incorporate the theme of homosexuality without expressing it explicitly. But what strikes me is that the similarities that the book portrays between those times and the lifestyle today. Dorian’s wish, which sprang from the desire to be superficially beautiful, makes a remarkable resemblance with the concept of ‘beauty’ in the society today. Dorian attempted to gain popularity by joining fancy dinners with high-class people, a pursuit which, in these times can be related to people’s hunger for higher numbers of ‘likes’ on social media or an invitation to ‘cool’ parties. Food for thought though:
Do we age as we sin? Or sin as we age?
Featured image source: IMDb
By Namita Suberi
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Defying months of industry speculation (but confirming an AllThingsD post from late last night), Yahoo this morning officially named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its new chief executive officer.
He steps into the shoes of the famously blunt Carol Bartz, who was fired by phone in September, after failing to turn around the struggling company after more than two-and-a-half years on the job. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse had been serving as interim CEO.
Thompson was not among the names circulating the tech rumor mill as possible contenders, such as Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora or Yahoo board member David Kenny.
But he has been successfully running the only fastest growing division of EBay. Despite increasing activity in the payment space, PayPal remains the uncontested leader online.
Under his leadership, PayPal solidified its lead as the global online payment service, expanding its user base from 50 million to more than 104 million active users in 190 countries worldwide, increasing the number of merchant partners to more than 8 million globally, and growing revenues from $1.8 billion to $4+ billion in 2011.
But righting the massive Yahoo ship will offer a clear test of his leadership skills. The Sunnyvale company remains one of the most popular sites online, but has been steadily losing ground to companies like Google and Facebook for years.
“Scott brings to Yahoo a proven record of building on a solid foundation of existing assets and resources to reignite innovation and drive growth, precisely the formula we need,” said Roy Bostock, chairman of the Yahoo, in a statement.
Chief among Thompson’s tasks will be to formulate a clear, comprehensible identity for the struggling Internet pioneer in the modern Web world. He’ll also play a prominent role in the ongoing exploration of Yahoo’s strategic options.
Since the departure of Bartz, the company has explored various possibilities for selling part or all of the company to private equity groups. The discussions now seem to center on offloading part of the company’s lucrative stakes in China’s Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan to Alibaba and SoftBank.
“Scott’s primary focus will be on the core business, and as CEO and director, he will work closely with the board as we continue the strategic review process to identify the best approaches for the company and its shareholders,” Bostock said. “As part of this process, Yahoo is considering a wide range of opportunities for the company’s business, as well as specific investments or dispositions of assets.”
Thompson himself said in a statement: “Yahoo is an industry icon and I am very excited about the prospect of working with one of the great teams in the online world to deliver Yahoo’s next era of success.”
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The transition from winter to spring can only mean one thing--bug season. SmartPak is excited to announce the addition of a new insect deterring supplement, SmartBug-Off Ultra, to its line of SmartSupplements. This supplement offers superior defense against annoying insects and is available at a discount as part of the new Equinox 365 program, which provides targeted support based on the season.
As a horse owner, you want to do everything in your power to help keep your horse comfortable and less bothered by pesky insects this summer. New SmartBug-Off Ultra provides higher levels of garlic, brewer’s yeast,and apple cider vinegar than original SmartBug-Off for the ultimate insect defense. SmartBug-Off Ultra also provides additional skin and coat support from higher levels of MSM and fish oil, which are especially beneficial for horses prone to skin issues in summer.
“We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve made our best-selling SmartBug-Off even better with the launch of new SmartBug-Off Ultra,” said Jessica Normand, SmartPak’s Senior Director of Equine Health. “Plus, with the Equinox 365 program horses will get the benefit of year-round wellness, and their owners will get year-round peace of mind at a great price!”
When your horse is enrolled in Equinox 365, their SmartPaks will automatically be updated from SmartBug-Off Ultra in the warmer months to SmartOmega 3 Ultra when the weather cools off, for targeted support all year-round. SmartOmega 3 Ultra provides nutrients such as omega 3 fatty acids, plus vitamins A and E, two antioxidants found in fresh pasture. These are especially important to supplement in the winter when such pasture may be limited. Omega 3 fatty acids also help to support cellular health and a normal inflammatory response throughout the body.
Equinox 365 allows horse owners to take great care of their horse in any season, so SmartPak offers a 20% discount to help make this program affordable to everyone. When your horse is in the Equinox 365 program, you’ll pay just $19.95 per month for either SmartBug-Off Ultra or SmartOmega 3 Ultra in SmartPaks!
Equinox 365 makes supplementing simple by taking the guesswork out of when to adjust your horse’s supplement program. You’ll no longer have to guess when the bugs might come out or remember to make the seasonal adjustments to your horse’s order. SmartPak will automatically adjust your order at the optimal time based on your geographic area. Signing up is easy--simply purchase the product in SmartPaks and the rest will be taken care of!
Visit www.SmartPak.com/Equinox365 to get your horse started or to see all of the products and programs SmartPak has to offer.
From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness. With the success of this simple and convenient feeding system, SmartPak has continued to expand its offering of quality products, including its own line of more than 55 supplement formulas called SmartSupplements, and a wide variety of tack, equipment, and supplies. The company has grown rapidly each year and is now the largest retailer of equestrian products in the United States. SmartPak’s success has been powered by a passion for delivering an unbeatable customer experience, and the company has been recognized with a Bizrate Circle of Excellence Platinum award as well as an “Excellent” rating from STELLAService. An eight-time Inc. 500/5000 honoree, SmartPak is the only equine company ever named to the Inc. 500 list.
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It's a 'custom' 3T ARX Team stem. 120mm. It's had the red strip removed without affecting the other graphics. Took a bit of time to 'customise'
Looking for £35 posted.
It is the Team model, not the Pro (check out the ARX-TEAM decals), and yes it has the Ti bolts.
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I did have a schedule for today, but we seem to be going at it very slowly.
As of lunch, we have gotten through one chapter of Silas Marner* (first chapters of things are always slow), two pages of math, and one history lesson about what happened when the prairie people started doing all their business with the Americans down south, in the middle of the 1800's. (One factor that led to Confederation a few years later.)
Just call it quality rather than quantity.
UPDATE: In the afternoon, we watched a Wishbone episode, started reading a French story, and practiced some chords on the digital piano. Crayons also did some Pet Store Math with her dad.
*Yes, we are making the experiment of reading Eliot with a fifth grader. Or at least trying a few chapters and seeing how it goes. We got through Great Expectations last term, and that's really no harder.
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“Lamborghini Dallas will be able to better interact with their customers and prospective car buyers. The Lamborghini Dallas App is a faster and easier way for the customer to contact the dealership, schedule service, get quotes on vehicles, or view specials. It keeps customers engaged with rich push notifications, real integrated inventory, and a ‘Toolbox’ full of useful utilities,” according to Brian Ongaro, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Boardwalk Auto Group.
The Lamborghini Dallas app provides:
Full Vehicle Inventory integration. Browse or search Lamborghini Dallas inventory without ever seeing a slow mobile website.
Customers can check out the “Postboard” for new messages, coupons and specials straight from Lamborghini Dallas.
Keep track of personal vehicles in “My Garage”. Add a photo of your vehicle and track things like: VIN, Year, Make, Model, License Plate, Oil Type, Tire Size, Date Purchased, Price Paid, Initial Mileage, Insurance Company and Policy Number.
Service History is also available for each vehicle in “My Garage”, see pending service appointments, add them to your calendar, and mark them as completed when finished.
The “Toolkit” contains useful tools to use every day: Call Roadside Assistance, One-touch Service Scheduling, Find local gas prices, Parking Assistant with GPS locator and meter timer, and a Flashlight.
Manufacturer news helps a user keep up-to-date with all the news and happenings in the Lamborghini world. Call and email each department, get directions, view operating hours, get quotes on vehicles, and order parts.
About Lamborghini Dallas
Lamborghini Dallas is one of the largest free-standing Lamborghini dealerships in the world with a new state-of-the-art showroom, factory certified service facility and parts department. Lamborghini Dallas is the Highest-Rated DealerRater Certified Lamborghini Dealer in the U.S. driven by some of the highest ranked product specialists and certified technicians in the country.
About Boardwalk Auto Group
Boardwalk Auto Group is one of the premier auto groups in the nation representing Audi, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
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No-Bake, Red, White and Blue Desserts
What I love about roundups is that we get to see a varied point of view from various recipe developers. We all have different palettes and bringing together recipes from our favorite bloggers is a way to get the whole shebang in one place. Right now we are thinking about the Fourth of July holiday coming up. Friends and family gathering – often outside – to share food and drink. And it is hot in a lot of places! Too hot to turn on the oven. And besides, many us have the grill fired up, so why turn on the oven, too?
Here we bring you the best No-Bake, Red, White and Blue Desserts to make your July 4th as festive as possible. Easy, too – these are great desserts to make with kids. Well, except maybe for the vodka soaked cherries. Use your judgement! We’ve got frozen treats, cheesecakes, vegan desserts, chia pudding, red, white & blue breakfasts, popcorn nibbles and more…
In our main image above you can see the vodka soaked Buzzed Cherry Bombs from Laurie Farmer and Frosting and a Smile. Simple, colorful and please, just for the adults. These maraschino cherries are dipped in white chocolate coating and then dipped in sparkly blue sugar. Make at least a couple per person. They go fast.
The SimpleThrifty blog by Heidi Jo is packed with creative ideas, like these Patriotic Snow Cones. Snow cones are a tried and true summer treat. They never go out of style because they are so easy and just so much fun. Maybe you have only thought of getting snow cones at county fairs or city street fairs, but they can be made at home and Heidi walks you through it.
Looking for a healthy alternative? This Berry Patriotic Chia Seed Pudding can be served for breakfast – it’s that clean and healthy! Kelly Page blogs at The Tasting Page and she brought us this layered delight. The individual servings in tiny jars makes them extra special – and portable!
Speaking of breakfast, start the day right with a seasonally hued smoothie from from Katrina’s Kitchen. Her Frozen Triple Berry Smoothies can even be packaged in small jars for what Katrina calls “second breakfast”. Sounds good to us!
How about a dip to round out our choices? Sweet dips have been making the rounds the last few years and yet some of us still haven’t indulged. Well, it’s high time you did! The Red, Light and Berry Dip from Carrie and her The Frugal Foodie Mama blog starts with yogurt and whipped topping and adds raspberries and blueberries. Graham cracker dippers make it seem like you are eating cheesecake!
Popsicles are easier to make than you think and the choice of molds on the market is extensive. You can find them in classic shapes as well as rocket ships, animals, even aliens. Above are the Red, White & Blue Milk Pops from the Taste and Tell blog. Blueberries and strawberries are suspended in honey-sweetened milk. Lighter than ice cream, but heartier than a sorbet or fruit ice.
No-bake cheesecakes make an appearance in the Test Kitchen every summer and this No-Bake White Chocolate Cheesecake Tart combines the best attributes of no-bake cheesecake and fresh fruit tarts. Blogger Barry from Rock Recipes tells us that the fruit topping can be varied, but we like sticking with the berries for Independence Day.
Marshmallows are around in our Test Kitchen all summer long, usually finding their way into some sort of s’more recipe. Here they are used in a seasonal Fourth of July Krispy Treats from the Cupcake Diaries blog. When was the last time you made krispy treats? And if you want more colorful rice krispy inspiration check out our Trix Treats.
Marly from Namely Marly brings us a Red, White and Blueberry Vegan Cheesecake based on cashews, almonds and coconut milk. Coconut sugar brings gentle sweetness. If you have never made a vegan cheesecake, this is a great one to start with. It is really kind of incredible how creamy this is.
Popcorn is a nightly snack for us and often we go the savory route. But check out this Patriotic Munch from Julie’s Eats & Treats. You start with puffed corn and add chocolate coating and seasonal colors. Make sure to order oil-based food coloring. Kids love helping with this recipe and it can be packaged for portable munching while you are watching fireworks.
Feeling like indulging in cheesecake but need help with portion control (*looks at self*)? Then try this recipe for Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries from Amber and her blog, Dessert Now, Dinner Later. She took June off from blogging and we wish her well with her new baby boy! Five ingredients and a pastry bag and you have a pretty and tasty dessert – or an addition to a dessert array.
Trifles are super easy to put together – the key is having a pretty, clear glass bowl. This Oatmeal Creme Pie Berry Trifle from Jocelyn at BruCrew Life is ingenious. She uses Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies for layering. Brilliant. Make it ahead to let the textures blend and soften.
I love Jell-O. It is a childhood comfort food thing for me and I am a total sucker for layered gelatin concoctions. This Layered Ribbon Jell-O Salad shown above is from Two Healthy Kitchens and Shelley and Gretchen, who co-blog. Cool, fruity and eye catching! Just take your time creating the layers for the best effect. Here is their version below that highlights the July 4th color scheme.
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The membership of Porsche Club GB has more than doubled in the last six years, its regional officer for Northern Ireland said.
The club operates right across the UK, despite the name, and includes around 300 members in Northern Ireland in its overall membership of 23,000.
Ken Mack, regional officer for NI, said that the range of cars that Porsche now offers has contributed to the growth of the club.
"The iconic Porsche is almost like a lifestyle choice rather than a practical choice," he said. "But Porsche's range is so vast now that it is appealing to a much wider audience. People might think about the iconic 911 when they think of a Porsche but we're finding people are coming in with an interest in the full range of cars now."
Ken owns two Porsche cars, a 1984 944 and a 911 Turbo from 2000. He explained their enduring appeal. "Around 70% of all Porsches ever made are still around," he said. "They are not a mass produced car that after a few years fall into second or third ownership. Some of the cars will stay in the same family for decades.We speak about members being custodians of cars rather than owners."
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For quite some time now we have been wondering how we could possibly expand to include more bonsai lovers from around the world into our community. Although we have always offered classes at the shop, we are limited in how many people can truly join in. In order to combat the location limitations, we’ve been making YouTube videos periodically but we want to do even more for all of you and especially for those who live in areas without much exposure to bonsai. In a perfect world, we’d have the ability to speak with each and every one of you who has questions or comments.
We think we’ve found a way to make this more possible with Patreon. If you have even just $1 to spare, we will take it and build something beautiful for all of us. For now our short-term goals revolve around our continued output of videos and blog posts but in the future we would love to offer online courses dealing with different aspects of bonsai as well as interactive live Q&A sessions and whatever else that we, as a community, can come up with.
This is just the beginning and we need your help: if you can contribute to our Patreon then you will be unlocking the behind the scenes area of what we at Schley’s Bonsai and Supplies do. You’ll get exclusive blog posts and videos. If there are enough of us there, we will have weekly discussion posts where all of our patrons can join together to talk about whatever takes their fancy. In the further off future, we will be holding contests and video demos that everyone can get involved in.
Whether you are a life-long bonsai fan or just starting to get into the hobby, consider sharing this blog post so that we can start our work on growing this community into something even greater and more inclusive. And if you don’t have the ability to contribute at this time, sharing the page is just as valuable. Thank you!
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"The Muppets" earned a 1.2/4 18-49 rating this week. Down from last week (however, all ABC shows were down for the night) now up against the return of NBC's "The Voice". In this time slot, last week's season finale of "Best Time Ever" posted a 1.3/4 vs this week's "The Voice's" 2.7/9, which made it the top show of the night.
"The Muppets" did however, have the most viewers of any ABC show last night.
L+3 numbers will be released in a few days.
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SANTA BARBARA, California, August 5, 2013 (ENS) – Warming oceans are causing marine species to change their breeding times and shift their habitats toward the poles much faster than land-based species, finds new research by scientists at 17 institutions across the world.
The researchers warn that these big shifts in the timing of major events could produce disruption to ocean food webs, affecting all sea life, as well as humans who depend on the sea for food.
Findings of the three-year research project, conducted by a working group of University of California, Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, NCEAS, and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, are published in the current issue of the journal “Nature Climate Change.”
The report, “Global imprint of climate change on marine life,” will form part of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change, IPCC, Assessment Report due for publication in 2014. Based in Geneva, the UN-backed IPCC assesses scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information concerning climate change, its effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation.
“The effects of climate change on marine species have not been a major focus of past IPCC reports because no one had done the work to pull together all the disparate observations from around the world,” said NCEAS associate Carrie Kappel. “This study provides a solid basis for including marine impacts in the latest global accounting of how climate change is affecting our world.”
Unlike previous studies that relied on terrestrial data to estimate the impacts of climate change on oceans, this research team assembled a marine-only database of 1,735 changes in marine life from the global peer-reviewed literature. The studies have an average length of 40 years of observation.
The team found that 81 percent of changes across different populations and ocean basins were consistent with the expected impacts of climate change.
The study took in research from all the world’s oceans, with particular focus on the east and south coasts of Australia, both U.S. coastlines, the European Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
It included marine mammals, fish, seabirds, turtles, squid, plankton, molluscs, deep sea invertebrates and crustaceans, mangroves, seagrasses and deepwater algae and covered the polar, temperate, subtropical and tropical oceans.
The study offers a “very simple, but important message” says one of the lead authors, Professor Camille Parmesan, National Marine Aquarium Chair in Public Understanding of Oceans and Human Health at Plymouth University’s Marine Institute in the UK.
“This is the first comprehensive documentation of what is happening in our marine systems in relation to climate change,” said Parmesan. “What it reveals is that the changes that are occurring on land are being matched by the oceans. And far from being a buffer and displaying more minor changes, what we’re seeing is a far stronger response from the oceans.”
Parmesan has been active in IPCC since 1997, and in her capacity as a lead author, she shared in the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to IPCC. In addition to her work at Plymouth, she serves as a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at University of Texas at Austin.
“Here’s a totally different system with its own unique set of complexities and subtleties,” said Parmesan. “Yet the overall impacts of recent climate change remain the same: an overwhelming response of species shifting where and when they live in an attempt to track a shifting climate.”
Phytoplankton, zooplankton, and bony fish showed the largest shifts. The “front line” of some of these marine species is moving towards the poles at the average rate of 72 kilometers (45 miles) per decade, which is faster than the terrestrial average of six km (four miles) per decade, even though sea surface temperatures are warming three times slower than land temperatures.
The timing of nature’s springtime calendar in the oceans has advanced by more than four days, nearly twice the figure for its advancement on land, the research team learned.
The study found phytoplankton – which provide the basic food for all life in the seas – are now blooming an average of six days earlier in the season, compared with land plants. Baby fish appear to be hatching around 11 days earlier in the season.
“The results were quite a shock,” says co-author Professor John Pandolfi of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and University of Queensland. “We found that changes in sea life attributable to a one degree increase in the Earth’s overall temperature appear much greater than those seen in life on land so far.”
The oceans are estimated to have absorbed 80 percent of the extra heat put into the Earth system by human use of fossil fuels, but have nevertheless warmed more slowly than the land owing to their huge mass, said Pandolfi. “This makes the very large changes in the behavior of sea life all the more surprising.”
“When you see changes as large as these, life generally has three options – migration, adaptation or extinction. In the case of migration and extinction, these can directly affect industries like fishing and tourism which depend on local sea life,” he said.
“On the other hand, as sea life moves around the planet and adapts to the changes, new opportunities may also open up – so it isn’t all bad news,” Pandolfi said.
“The study tells us that the situation with life in the oceans is now very dynamic and fast-changing, and marine managers, fishers and others who depend on the seas for a living need to take account of that,” he said. “For example, we need to minimize the sorts of stresses we put on sea life to give it the best chance of re-establishing in new places and environments.”
Co-author Pippa Moore, lecturer in aquatic biology at Aberystwyth University in Wales, agrees, saying, “These results highlight the urgent need for governments around the globe to develop adaptive management plans to ensure the continued sustainability of the world’s oceans and the goods and services they provide to human society.”
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Israeli Doctors Come to Aid of Mountain Climber in Wales
Israeli military rescuers visiting Wales came to the rescue of a man who fell from a cliff in Gwynedd.
The two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Search and Rescue Unit members were climbing at Bwlch y Moch at Tremadog on Sunday where the 67-year-old man fell, the BBC reported.
Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team attended and the injured man was flown to hospital with a broken leg.
The Sunday rescue involved 14 team members and the Wales Air Ambulance as well as the Israeli military team that was visiting the area on a climbing trip.
The injured man was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor.
According to the IDF website, the search and rescue unit was established in 1983 and specializes in rescuing people trapped under ruins both in Israel and abroad.
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So Good Blog/News Round-Up 1/22/08 Eick January 22, 2008 Beer, Booze, Burgers, Candy, Salad, Steak DC Food Blog has a new “mega search” tool which will search 21 different DC food blogs for you at once. No idea if So Good is included. Candyblog reviews Snickers Nut ‘n Butter Crunch. Hooter’s has an energy drink. DC Foodies looks at the coming end of Dr. Dremo’s Taphouse. Time Out picks their ten best burgers. Kevin Pang notes that the hot dog & a soda combo has remained $1.50 at Costco for more than 25 years. 8 ways to make your salad healthier. The Leftover Queen has a recipe for Lemony-Yogurt Shrimp Pasta. YumSugar’s recipe for Basil-Tomato Meatloaf Sandwich. Two Asians and a Bottle talk sirloin steak with red wine sauce. The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Eick Latest posts by Eick (see all) Surge Wins Discontinued Foods Bracket! - April 12, 2013 Discontinued Foods Bracket FINAL VOTE: Surge vs. Planter’s Cheez Balls - April 10, 2013 Discontinued Foods Bracket Final Four! Surge vs. Ecto Cooler - April 8, 2013 Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment Current day month ye@r * Leave this field empty * Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
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Google purchasing listings are the product ads that seem on Google’s first page when you sort in a query. They are the listings with an image of a specific product and price subsequent to them. You pay once any person has seen your product and clicked it. This means they often need or like the product before they’ve clicked it. For merchandise the message is usually within the image or technical specification so the possible customer will see all this and have the option to buy immediately from a Google search. This easy process is known to get you large ROI from your AdWords campaign, but only when its achieved appropriately.
Etsy requires that every little thing that’s offered on it is web site be handmade. Meaning you’ll be able to’t buy and resell merchandise. For Etsy sellers that means having sufficient time to make merchandise and fill orders. If the product you might be selling takes lots of time to construct and a bunch of orders pile in unexpectedly, you could not have the ability to deal with the work demand. Assuming that many of the teens are in class, school should stay the prime priority. There must be a plan in place to maintain the work load to a manageable quantity. Another essential aspect to starting your store is a banner picture. You’ll need one of the best looking banner image possible. If you will have access to photoshop that can help but not necessary.
Other risks include the shopper not receiving their order. That’s why it is essential to pay the extra to have tracking on each order you ship. Be cautious of anyone trying to rip-off your enterprise. Learn all the newest electronic mail scams that folks would possibly try. The first step to market analysis is basically doing a Google search. Example, if you wish to promote steampunk jewellery, search that key phrase on Google and look for people who paying to promote for that keyword. (ads to the suitable of the page)This is a sign that persons are being profitable. Continue to fill in all the elements of your shop, like your transport and return policy. Take time in these areas and do the needed research to find out what one of the best insurance policies should be. From Soho to Singapore, Scotland to San Francisco, uncover the people, campaigns and tech reworking the advertising trade and the world at massive. Check out Google’s official press release for extra data and extra pictures from the event.
Once you make a sale the work isn’t over. Not solely do it’s important to ship the merchandise however you’ll need to ensure the customer liked what they bought. You can do this by electronic mail. Simply followup after the sale and ask them if they’re having fun with the item. Ms. Fischer defined that in planning the Google Shop with Best Buy, the company put the same focus on consumer expertise that it does when designing its merchandise. And it shows. The Google Shop is really a retailer-inside-a-retailer, with a clearly outlined area. The look is warm and inviting, with plenty of mild wooden surfaces and even comfy seating areas. And unfold all through the Google Shop are all the most recent and best Google gadgets. Click on the button beneath to subscribe and wait for a new Facebook message from the TC Messenger information bot.
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In 2012, I began chronicling my journey through being adopted as a baby. I have always been open and willing to talk about what I have known about my closed adoption, and in May a whole new chapter began with the search for the unknown - finding my birth mother.
If you're interested and/or new to my life and this space, I'd suggest you start at the start and read your way through. (Each post has a link to the next post at the end.) If you are curious about anything that I've talked about or have any other questions or advice for me, I would love for you to email me or leave me a comment!
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Music: Driftwood – Travis
This past weekend we threw a lovely soiree for my dear friends Trina and Ji Young. We spent the weekend at Molly’s family beach house on Long Beach Island and celebrated the passing of 3 decades. And Brooklyn Plated catered it! We served some old standby’s like crab cakes and polenta fries (pictures at bottom). I also made a variation of a good old fashion New England lobster roll recipe and combined it with something from Thomas Keller. What we got was magic. We served the lobster rolls along side some corn on the cob and cole slaw.
I grew up in CT. In CT they serve lobster rolls hot and with butter (Lenny and Joe’s Fish Tale in Madison is where we usually go for this – also if someone can find and send me a picture of one of their old school tee-shirts, I’ll make it worth you’re while…not quite sure how but I will). Everywhere else in New England they serve lobster rolls cold and with mayo! Imagine the horror on my first trip to Maine way back in the summer of 1992 when I was served a cold, wet lobster roll…to be honest, I never grew to like it, not even after many trips north in the passing years. It wasn’t until a recent trip to The Brooklyn Flea where I ate a Maine-style lobster roll from the Red Hook Lobster Pound that I was converted.
What you’ll need for the lobster rolls: (this served 9 people).4 lobsters (between 1 1/2 to 2lbs) 15 peppercorns 4 bay leaves 3 cloves of smashed garlic salt salt salt 2 cups of chicken stock
3 tbsp. of mayo 2 tsp. of chives 2 tsp. of parsley 2 tsp. of tarragon Hot dog buns 4 tbsp. butter 1 head of butter/Boston lettuce
- Boil water, chicken stock, bay, salt, peppercorns and garlic in large pot (large enough to hold two lobsters at a time).
- Plunge live lobsters headfirst into water and let them boil for 12 minutes (see how impassive I can be about this process?). Do only two at a time.
- In the mean time chop parsley, tarragon and chives.
- Once lobster is boiled, cool it under cold water and let it set to room temperature.
- Extract lobster meat from shell (this is time consuming – not going to lie).
- Add lobster meat, herbs and mayo to a bowl and mix together.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Melt butter in large frying pan. Place insides of hot dog buns over skillet and heat until toasted. Place in oven at low temperature if you need to keep them warm.
- Place 1 piece of butter lettuce in each bun.
- Remove lobster meat from refrigerator and scoop generous amount into each bun.
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Shopify is launching a TV and film content development and production house.
The Ottawa-based e-commerce company says the venture will be called Shopify Studios and will involve developing, producing and financing projects for both streaming platforms and traditional networks.
Among the first wave of content Shopify will release is a series of 20- to 30-minute films on entrepreneurs, examining the relationship between where individuals live and what they choose to create and a podcast exploring secret economies.
The Shopify Studios team is headquartered in Toronto, but will also operate in New York and Los Angeles.
The company has already signed deals with Anonymous Content, Spoke Studios and Saville Productions to develop entrepreneur-focused documentaries.
Anonymous Content is behind hit films and TV shows including "13 Reasons Why," "Spotlight," "Boy Erased" and "Mr. Robot." Spoke Studios was created by former ITV America chief executive Brent Montgomery, while Saville Productions has worked with "Crash" director Paul Haggis and Barry Levinson of "Rain Man" fame.
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I don’t know whether any of you guys believes in the Rule of Threes; I do and it is the only superstition I have ever had. Maggie bought a dinghy and outboard motor in 1991; we had, at the time, wanted to sail around the world. For a number of reasons, our trip had to be postponed. Neither the dinghy nor the outboard ever touched water. When we decided on the Manta catamaran, the dinghy was brought across the Pond in February. The outboard proved too difficult to transport and, in any case, it would not have been allowed into the US, because it was a two stoke engine. So, the outboard was sold. A replacement outboard was bought in Florida. 1/3.
The dinghy was inflated and checked by Manta; the rubber seals had deteriorated to such an extent that even the carrying handles fell off! We had to buy a new dinghy. 2/3.
My Single Side Band radio was bought in 1991. I couldn’t use it at home, because the Board of Directors refused to allow me to erect a suitable aerial. Having had it installed in BEESMEJ, it proved impossible to use Airmail. I employed the services of a SSB specialist, who improved the grounding of the radio; it didn’t improve the performance of the radio, though. He took it back to his workshop. I visited him, this afternoon, where he demonstrated the impracticability of my radio. I have bought a new Marine SSB radio, which needs to be installed……so, at the moment, you will not be able to access me via the winlink email address. 3/3!
This evening, we were able to make up our beds in BEESMEJ. The mattresses were built in the UK; the same company made our fitted sheets, over sheets, pillows and duvets. Tomorrow, most of our gear will be transferred from our hotel to the yacht. I hope to check out of our hotel on Sunday! Then, we will need to await a re-scheduled appointment for our five day commissioning period. We have, therefore, taken one giant step forward to living on board BEESMEJ.
Posted from USA:
posted Saturday July 2008
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DVD Review: The Innkeepers
Review by Stephanie Scaife
I first saw The Innkeepers at FrightFest last year, and was thrilled that Ti West had lived up to my expectations with his follow up to the fantastically creepy The House of the Devil (2009). I was keen to revisit it on DVD and see if it played just as well second time round. It’s definitely a film that works best on a first viewing but there is still much to admire upon repeat viewing.
If there’s one benefit that arose from the technical problems Spielberg had with Bruce the shark in Jaws, it’s that we’ve learned that the less you see on screen the more frightening something can be, because what your mind conjures up on its own is often worse than the reality; something that 90% of filmmakers currently churning out horror films should probably pay more attention to. However, Ti West is the current master of the slow build, something which seems to polarise audiences – you either love it or get extremely bored. I fall into the former category and relish the opportunity to find myself actually empathising and caring about characters in a genre film, where more often than not they can be treated as nothing more than cannon fodder, and experiencing some genuine scares.
With The Innkeepers we spend a lot of time getting to know Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy), two slackers working at the Yankee Pedlar Inn in Torrington, Connecticut. The film takes place during the last weekend before the Inn closes. Claire and Luke are the only two members of staff working that weekend and they are determined to find proof that the Inn is haunted before it closes its doors for good. One of the things I like best about The Innkeepers is the relationship between Claire and Luke; they’re utterly convincing as they joke around and goof off with relatable naturalistic dialogue that is funny and real, again something that is often times alien in a genre with a tendency rely on clunky, exposition heavy dialogue.
The Innkeepers is sort of like a mumblecore (but without the pretention) ghost story that actually delivers a few decent tense and spooky moments as it progresses towards its devastating climax. What’s key here is that West takes a believable situation with likeable characters and adds a supernatural element that is shocking, and because it’s so grounded in reality it becomes all that more believable. Kelly McGillis also pops up in a small but effective role as Leanne Rease-Jones, an actor turned psychic who may or may not know more about the Inn and its history than she initially lets on.
As mentioned, this is a slow burner that rewards the patience of the viewer. Initially it seems like a quirky rom-com but ever so gradually you begin to realise that there is something far more sinister going on, and what West delivers in the final 20 minutes is definitely shocking. I would say that although I enjoyed it the second time around it didn’t deliver as much of a punch in the gut as it did upon initial viewing, so if you haven’t see The Innkeepers yet then I’d encourage you to see it knowing as little as possible about the plot, so I won’t spoil anything here.
If The Innkeepers and The House of the Devil are anything to go by then I’m certain that we can expect great things from West in the future. He has a very unique style and old school approach to filmmaking that is a breath of fresh air in the horror genre where so many releases are formulaic, or rehashes and remakes of better films. So do yourself a favour and forget about the likes of Insidious and Paranormal Activity 3; The Innkeepers is where it’s at if you want a genuinely spooky ghost story that delivers the frights along with credible writing, acting and direction. I will say one thing though, what is up with that dire UK DVD artwork? It really does the film no favours whatsoever.
The Innkeepers is out now on Region 2 DVD, Blu-Ray and VOD from Metrodome.
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Go read this wonderful essay about life in the hyperlocal lanes from Debbie Galant, the Baristanette.
Now, on the other hand, I dwell in the journalistic equivalent of a roadhouse – a neighborhood newsblog – where I stand behind the counter, a dirty dishtowel over my shoulder, barking at the rowdies in the corner to keep it down, serving up mugs of draught and occasionally pulling up my skirts to show a little ankle….
I pictured it more like a café, hence the name “Barista”–the job of one who serves cappuccino–“of Bloomfield Ave.” I pictured recapturing the readers I’d lost when the New York Times decided to offer my column to another writer. Which I did. I pictured making a ton of money. Which I may. I saw the product, quite clearly, but I didn’t yet see my readers. I didn’t see how they would emerge as individual personalities, with opinions of their own, and how this would alter both the product and my experiment.
When I try to explain Baristanet to someone who’s never heard of it before, I often say “it’s like your weekly small town newspaper meets the Daily Show.” …
The question was, how would that attitude play in our own backyard? And a second, related, question: would it alienate advertisers? In other words, could you do a Wonkette or a Daily Show in the same place where you live, shop and take your kids to school?
Scott Schrantz, who runs a local site for Carson City, is properly upset to see cookie-cutter local sites that are thinly disguised ads by real estate agents.
Catching up on my blog reading this weekend, I see further discussion from the folks at the frontlines of trying to make hyperlocal work. We all believe it will work. It has to. We care about our towns. We write about what we care about. Local advertisers care about us. It has to work. But how? No one has cracked the code yet. Because local ain’t easy.
Jay Rosen asked Liz George, Debbie Galant’s partner at New Jersey’s own Baristanet.com, to review Backfence.com, a funded hyperlocal content company in Virginia. I’m a big fan of Baristanet and I was glad to be around in its delivery room; Debbie has said she was inspired to chuck big media and go hyperlocal at least in part at an NJ.com hyperlocal meetup we held when I was there. I’m also a friend of Mark Potts, who with his partner, Susan DeFife, founded Backfence; Mark learned from a number of other projects, including Northwestern’s GoSkokie.com project, which I worked with while at Advance. So I’m rooting for them all to find the way to make it work. I theorized. They’re doing it. They’re putting their money where my mouth is.
In Liz’s strong review of Backfence, we see a conflict of two models: centralized efforts to encourage hyperlocal citizens’ media (Backfence, Riffs, Judy’s Book) v. decentralized efforts that start up on their own (Baristanet, Gothamist, H2OTown). Decentralized is messier but I believe it is ultimately the way things will work because it is truly about local control: In the decentralized model, people start their efforts because they want to, not because somebody had to convince them to. On the other hand, I learned through Advance and GoSkokie that to make this work, hyperlocal needs TLC in some form: functionality, content, promotion, ad sales, something. What’s the right mix? Haven’t the faintest.
Then Pegasus chimes in, arguing in favor of some form of hybrid, but Pegasus remains an unlaunched unknown there.
The bottom line is that we need more experimentation and study and — I agree with Lockhart Steele — more study to find out what clicks.
Stop be before I call for Hyperlocalcon.
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- Bedmate Furniture Company Nigeria Limited
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Who we are
Bedmate Furniture Company Nigeria Limited is the biggest furniture company in Nigeria.
The brand BEDMATE was established in the year 2003.
Bedmate Showrooms display Furniture ranging from Office, Home and Hotel furniture and many more.
Qualities of Bedmate include: beautiful Italy designs, good raw materials, especially the durability of the imported Italy leathers.
Bedmate comprise of various departments which include: powerful designing team,supply team and so on. We also render services such as technical services, after sales services and transportation services etc
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CONGO Box Set 7 - The Sultanate of Zanzibar REINFORCEMENTS
This box gives you 4 Characters and 4 Groups from "The Sultanate of Zanzibar" for games of CONGO. Includes all the characters and groups from this column that are not in the Sultanate of Zanzibar starter set.
4 Baluchi Sharpshooters
5 Ruga - Ruga
Contains 23 figures which are supplied unpainted. Bases not included.
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Egypt didn’t have much of a task to progress the group, but also their strength was obvious too. After starting victory over Zimbabwe 1:0, the hosting nation outplayed D. R. Congo and Uganda, each with a 2:0 result.
They weren’t completely firm at the back as the results show, but anyway, have deserved that first position without any doubt, it was simply enough for this stage.
South Africans didn’t show many positive things during the group stage, but neither their individual quality reflects them much better.
The side lost narrowly to Ivory Coast and Morocco in the first and the third round, only winning with a 1:0 result against Namibia. An expected victory which a bit unexpectedly, was enough to progress further this time.
No many changes are expected here in either of the teams. South Africans should be cautious and conservative here, although it can’t be much more than what they did against Morrocans or Ivory Coast.
With so little what South Africans have shown, they should be satisfied to have progressed the group cause it could have been very different for them.
Egypt, on the other side, had their flows so far, but they look far stronger and simply more concrete side. With the help of their own fans, they should have no problems winning this one inside the ninety minutes without many troubles created by South Africans.
Tvmoca propose : Egypt (-1AH)
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My step father and I had sex almost daily. Even on my moms day off when she would go shopping or to a friends house. One day he told me that he had a surprise for me. We got in the car and drove out to a section of town known as "Boys Town". It was well known for young gay boys. We went to the door of this small house and a young boy answered and grabbed my step father and kissed him. He said "i am so glad to see you. Who is this sexy thing with you with the big tits?" My step father replied "This is my step daughter. I thought we would give her a special treat today. Show her some real hot ... Continue»
Darius was always so nice to me. A little flirtatious since he wasn't too many years older than me. He had brown hair, light brown eyes and slightly tan skin, lean but very well muscled. Whenever my mom was away me and him spent a lot of time together. She was gone a lot too, her job was her life so I never got how she was able to snag Darius in the first place.
It was Saturday, my mom had just left the night before. We were sitting in front of the tv, watching a movie and eating popcorn. We were talking, an easy banter. A sex scene came on in the movie. "Oh jeez," I said turning away from the tv blushing. "Does there have to be a scene like this in almost every movie now?"
Darius smiled, "What's wrong with them? Sex it perfectly natural. Wait.. Are you still a virgin?"
"No. It's just awkward seeing another couple have sex. I talk about sex with my friends and all but we don't share videos or anything," I said.
Darius turned to me. "You never talk about sex with me."
I gave him a look. "Darius, you're my step dad, I think that'd be a little inappropriate."
"I'm not that much older than you and we're more friends than dad and daughter. You know that."
"I suppose," I said.
"So who was your first?" he grinned.
I laughed, "It was Jason. It didn't last very long but that was ok, it kinda hurt. The only other guy I slept with was my friend Mike, that was a lot better."
"I haven't been with many people either, but the ones I've been with have never complained," he said, wagging his brows.
"Yeah, I've heard moms screams a lot before. By the way you have a lot of stamina."
He blushed, "Sorry about that. It's just I'm really pent up with your mom being gone so much, I have to get it out while I can. You know me and her met up on the internet right, we hit it off and in the spur of the moment we married."
I looked at him, "I always wondered how she got a guy like you."
"What do you mean a guy like me?" he asked.
I looked down. "Nice, funny, smart....sexy." I blushed.
He put his han on my cheek and turned my face to look at him. He looked into my eyes. "I'm glad you like me," he whispered. He lowered his head to mine and kissed me.
My lips tingled and I felt a little breathless. He deepened the kiss, slowly slipping his tongue into my mouth. I was light headed. I pulled him closer. I started feeling so hot, getting wet. He pulled me against him, then on top of him laying on the couch. I felt him hard and thick. Even through our pants I knew he was huge. He felt so great against me, I started rubbing against him, moaning and hearing him moan.
Then it hit me, this was my step dad, my moms husband. I tore away from him. Standing up and breathing heavy. "This isn't right," I said. "I'm going to bed, I'm sorry Darius."
I ran up the stairs, to my room an locked the door. I changed quickly into my pj's and crawled into bed. I heard him go to his room and shut the door. It took me forever to fall asl**p but when I did it was restless. My dreams were filled with hot steamy scenes of Darius and me.
More if you like. Who knows what'll happen with Darius after such a kiss?
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CALL STORE FOR CURRENT PRICING
Color: Khaki Combo
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Columbia thermal crew socks are a perfect fit for winter boots. Featuring medium weight thermal, these socks hit at the mid calf and have a brushed interior.
Brushed fleece interior
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Thanks in advance for your help! These questions will help me deliver the best program possible to your group. A good rule of thumb to follow: if the answer isn’t obvious to at least 65% to 75% of your group – skip it! In order to be helpful – it has to be applicable to the majority of the group. (I often work with groups where many of these questions don’t apply. So if the question doesn’t fit your group – don’t sweat it! No big deal. Really!) It’s hard to predict which of this information will make it into the program, but having a better understanding of your group and the challenges they face will make for a more customized presentation. The better and more detailed information you can provide the better job I can do for you. Thanks and don’t hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions.
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PA--Victims blast Altoona bishop
For immediate release: Monday, Feb. 8, 2016
Two more central Pennsylvania priests have been suspended because of child sex abuse reports. This means that 31 Altoona-Johnstown Catholic priests are publicly accused of sexually assaulting kids.
Fr. David Arsenault (AR’-sen-oh) and Fr. James Coveney are on leave due to allegations that they molested kids.
Bishop Mark Bartchak’s announcement about this move was troubling.
First, he minimizes the horrors and promotes dangerous complacency by stressing that the alleged crimes happened years ago. That’s self-serving but wrong. He should be urging vigilance, not complacency.
Second, Bartchak says he must “re-examine” these abuse reports.” That suggests that he’s known about them for some time. Bartchack must honor his pledges of “openness and transparency” and reveal how long he’s been aware of these abuse reports and why he’s “re-examining” them now.
Third, he deceptively describes child sex crimes as “sexual misconduct involving young people.” Again, he’s mischaracterizing and minimizing sexual violence against children. Shame on him.
Fourth, the odds that both reports were made or deemed credible at the same time are very slim. So Altoona Catholic officials very likely delayed one announcement so they could minimize the bad public relations by disclosing them both simultaneously. That, of course, is reckless. It kept police, prosecutors, parents, parishioners and the public in the dark for days, weeks or months about a likely predator priest.
We urge Catholic officials in central Pennsylvania to use church websites, parish bulletins and pulpit announcements to aggressively seek out anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered crimes by these clerics and beg them to call police. This is the very least that church officials should do.
All too often, when clergy sex crimes emerge, church staff pretend to be powerless. They are not. They have both the resources and the duty to spread the word and actively help police and prosecutors build a strong case against predatory preachers.
We hope every single person who has information or suspicions about these clerics will summon the courage to call law enforcement, expose wrongdoers, protect kids and start healing. Our hearts go out to the brave individuals who have already stepped up and spoken up and shed light on these child molesting clerics.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 20,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Altoona-Johnstown bishop puts 2 on leave over abuse claims
Associated Press - Monday, February 8, 2016
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - A central Pennsylvania bishop has placed two priests on leave over child-sex abuse allegations more than 20 years old.
Altoona-Johnstown Bishop Mark Bartchak says he’s put the Revs. David Arseneault (AR’-sen-oh) and James Coveney on leave while the diocese “re-examines allegations of sexual misconduct involving young people.” The priests could not immediately be located for comment Monday.
The 70-year-old Arsenault has been pastor of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Huntingdon since 2001. Coventry, who is 79, has been retired since 2011.
The bishop isn’t detailing the allegations other than to say . . .
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The Papalagi delivers what it promises. It feels comfortable in almost all terrains and is indestructible. The integrated luggage carrier (welded to the frame) and a tapered fork increase stiffness and riding safety at full load, while high-quality Reynolds 853 steel and a sophisticated tube design ensure optimum riding comfort.
Drive (Belt & Pinion Transmission)
On the net there are so some heated discussions about the pros and cons of a belt with Pinion gear and a conventional circuit with chain.
For us and also for all other bicycle travelers, which we have encountered on the trip with a Pinion transmission, the case is clear:
Never again with chain!
- No annoying oiling of the chain
- Longer durability of the belt compared to a chain
- More gears
- Clean shifting, you don’t have to and can’t make any adjustments to the transmission. You shift into the next gear like in a car and everything sits!
- With mud you have much less problems. As an impression, we had collected enough pictures and videos in Ukraine: to the blog post, a picture in advance:
What we have adjusted
After the first 7 months on our favorites, we decided to make three adjustments. We also treat our bicycles to a little well-deserved service at our main sponsor Bauer Sport in Wettingen.
Gear ratio adjustment
With our Pinion P1.18 transmission, we have 18 real gears and a total gear ratio of 636%! However, we quickly realized that we almost never need the top gears and would need one/two lower ones for hill climbing. So we changed our rear sprocket from a 24 tooth to a 32 tooth. So now we have a 1:1 gear ratio (front 32 teeth and rear 32 teeth) these are connected by a 111 tooth belt.
On a first test drive, our change has already proved to be a huge improvement. So we can now conquer the mountains quite comfortably with all the weight 😃💪🏻.
Brake disc adjustment
Our brake discs were designed more for lightweight and cooling, not durability. They had an aluminum core for better heat conduction and a stainless steel jacket. However, since the aluminum core may not be used as a brake lining, the disc is worn considerably faster compared to a pure stainless steel disc. So it was now replaced by a “MAGURA Storm HC” stainless steel brake disc.
New handles for Nicole
On long climbs, Nicole often missed taking a different position. Thus, we mounted her the “ERGON GP5 Rohloff/Nexus”. So you can grab the horns on the mountain also sometimes sideways and above.
Sometimes, when everything just fits, you can keep it short. We are completely enthusiastic about our Papalagi touring bicycles of the brand MTB Cycletech. During 7 months we had just one flat tire and one broken belt (read more in this blog post). But when that happened with the belt, we also put our bicycles under a hard test 😅. So he spiked because of too much mud and probably too little tension from the pinion and twisted (a belt must not twist in any case, then it tears). The next really gnarly climb then took its toll. We were able to replace the belt with our spare belt.
Otherwise, the only annoying thing is that the belt squeaks from time to time and we then have to clean it with an old toothbrush and water. But the advantages clearly outweigh the disadvantages!
We are completely satisfied, even the pine gearbox keeps its promise. It’s just fun to travel with such great bicycles.
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I slammed down the phone with a bang and let out a long suffering sigh.
“That was the longest call of my life!” I exclaimed in anger. “Next time he calls, could somebody else answer and tell him I’m not here? What does he think I do all day?”
Lately, one of my clients had taken to calling me multiple times each day to “talk through” one of his projects. These one-sided conversations often had zero results—except for wasting my time.
My coworker laughed at my sour expression and said, “Nice announcer voice!”
“What?” I asked.
“Your ‘phone voice’, it sounds like a radio host!” She mimicked my very polite and upbeat receptionist line: “Good morning! This is Karen. Yes, thank you for calling!”
She meant it as a joke, but her words stung. Was that really how I sounded? How could I sound so nice while I was on the phone, and so nasty after I hung up?
James explores this hypocrisy here in verses 9-12. Sometimes our mouths are fountains of “fresh water”—from which authentic, loving, life-giving words spring forth—and sometimes they spew “salt water”—venomous, prideful speech. “Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing,” he observes.
But this dual nature is fundamentally wrong. The same spring cannot produce both fresh and salty water. Neither should our tongues produce both loving and venomous words. Perhaps what James was suggesting was that a tongue which utters curses indicates a heart that is not truly displaying the love of Christ at all.
As Christians, we are called to love not just our friends but our enemies—to show them true love and kindness, not just on-the-phone professional niceness. And one of the first indicators of our real attitude towards people is how we speak of them and to them.
James reminds us that when we curse others through our angry speech, empty flattery, or sarcastic comments, we are attacking someone made in God’s image and likeness (v. 9). Each person carries the imprint of God and is made by His hands. What hypocrisy it is when we become angry and unforgiving with our speech towards another person, all the while knowing how God treats His children with unfailing love and compassion. When we fail to forgive, we have forgotten that God has forgiven us—and furthermore, that He has forgiven them. “Salty” speech promulgates condemnation; “pure” speech proclaims mercy.
So what should we do when we are honestly at a loss for authentic, loving words?
1. Be honest: resist the urge to cover your feelings with a charade. For me, this might mean admitting that I don’t have time for a phone call at the moment and offering to reschedule it to a time when I can give the client my full attention.
2. Be kind: ask God to help you to be patient and to speak with a loving tongue. Now, I offer a short prayer before I even pick up the phone. I bite my tongue when I want to say something sarcastic, and I try to remember the things I truly appreciate about the client and his work.
We have a choice before us today—to offer fresh or salty water.
We can’t do both.
What will you choose?
—Karen Pimpo, USA
Questions for reflection
Karen Pimpo lives in Michigan, USA, where everybody complains about the weather but secretly loves it. When she was little, she wanted to be a librarian. Not much has changed. Besides literature, listening to and performing music is one of her greatest joys. She sings and writes to help untangle the knots in her head, and because telling stories helps us realize we are not alone. She endeavors to face the unknowns of life with the naive bravery of Bilbo Baggins: “I’m going on an adventure!”
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FOI release: server ICT contracts for FCO Services
Server ICT contracts for FCO Services.
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FOI 0154-15 explains that FCO Services holds a framework agreement with Microsoft and gives details of maintenance contracts. Some information is withheld under section 24 (national security), section 31 (law enforcement) and section 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Published: 3 February 2016
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i have decided that i would quite like to visit spain
this is the crystal palace in madrid...pretty impressive architecture on the outside
but look at the magic inside!
then barcelona has great offerings too
lottie hates architecture, ellie is too hormonal...anyone want my kids for a weekend?
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Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection 2nd Saturday Earning Sunday Amount :- Mohanlal and NTR’s Film Janatha Garage 11 Days Business Fabulous. Its Worldwide Box Office Collection till Sunday amazing. The Film has crossed Rs. 100 Crore Club till now. All Days of Janatha Garage are awesome. All the fans of NTR’s and Mohanlal are very impressed from the story of the film and cast. The movie is running very successfully on Worldwide Box Office its Second Week. Janatha Garage 2nd Weekend Collection is Fabulous. 2nd Saturday Income has increased of Janatha Garage. On 2nd Saturday Janatha Garage amount has double than 2nd Friday.
Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection 2nd Saturday Earning Sunday Amount
Janatha Garage 2nd Friday Collection is $ 31,976. This is very good amount for the film on 10th Day. Janatha Garage 10th Day Collection Fabulous.
Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection is $ 61,029. This is also very well earning for the movie. Its 2nd Saturday amount is Superb on USA Market.
Janatha Garage 11 Days Total Box Office Collection is Rs. 11.42 Crore on USA Market. This is very good amount for the film on USA Box Office. Hope Janatha Garage 12th Day Collection will also good on USA Market. Dance Plus 2 11 September 2016
Film Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about another Telugu Movie Jyo Achyuthananda. USA Collection :- Thu $ 30,864, Fri $ 90,539, Sat $ 149,927. Total: $ 271,330 [₹ 1.82 cr]. The Voice Kids 11 September 2016
Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection is fantastic on Domestic Market. Its Gross income is already cross Rs. 100 Crore Club. Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection is Rs. 7 Crore approximately. Janatha Garage Occupancy increased 30 percent than past day today.
Watch and Enjoy this film in your near theatres. Don’t forget to share this article Janatha Garage 11th Day Collection with your friends and relatives via social sites like FB, Twitter, Hike, Wechat, Whatsapp, BBM, etc. Share your thoughts about this movie. To get all updates stay tuned with us.
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We are surrounded with opportunities to reduce energy use. Many reductions do not require purchase or change in life style.
Change the picture setting on your TV to reduce energy consumption up to 53% watts reduction
Standard 277 22%
Cinema 167 53%
When you do buy a new TV check the power ratings on internet reviews such as CNET energy efficiency guide
Some models use 63% less energy
- Phlillips 42″ LCD 91 watts
- Panasonic 42″ Plasma 245 watts
**The above tips were presented at the Power of One Climate Solutions seminar
As the nights get longer, the amount of energy that we use for lighting increases significantly
Many of us have changed some of the bulbs in our houses but sometimes we get stuck with an unusual bulb type or buy one that has poor color. Dont dispair, many of the bulbs that used to be hard to find such as recessed can flood bulbs can now be found in many stores (try local first!). Another good source is www.efi.org.
Here are some favorites. The bulbs in the pendant and shaded fixtures are 5 watts each, enough to light a kitchen/family room with 25-40watts total lighting.
Each of the above bulbs is enclosed so that the spiral is not seen and therefore need about 1-2 minutes to reach full brightness, but offer warm white light with pleasing aesthetics and 75% reduced energy use.
A few things to watch out for:
- Only bulbs marked “dimmable” or “three-way” can be used in dimmable or three way fixtures.
- Electronic light switches with fade-on / fade-off switching do not work well with CFL
- Many enclosed CFL require 1-2 minutes to come up to full brightness.
**from www.energystar.gov – An ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) will save about $30 over its lifetime and pay for itself in about 6 months. It uses 75 percent less energy and lasts about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb.
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Florence Welch: 'Late Show' Appearance!
Florence Welch is pretty in pink as she steps out for some shopping on Thursday (May 10) in New York City.
The 25-year-old front woman for Florence + the Machine was joined by a friend as she walked around the city.
Earlier in the week, the English indie pop band appeared as the musical guest on The Late Show with David Letterman!
Check out their performance of “No Light, No Light” from their latest album, Ceremonials!
10+ pictures of Florence Welch out shopping in New York…
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Needlepoint Now Cover
Love You More is pleased to present Raoul and Rosina on the cover of the Needlepoint Now Magazine for the September/October issue.
Sherry Bray did it again, she created an amazing feast for the eyes- decorating
Raoul and Rosina with beads, Swarovski crystals, and splendid decorative stitches.
You can find the stitch guide in the Needlepoint Now Magazine.
Love You More is so proud to have
Joy Ride on the cover of Needlepoint Now Magazine
for the November/December issue.
Sherry Bray shows her exceptional stitching and creative expertise with exciting stitches and incorporating sparkling sequins and beads.
As always, Needlepoint Now includes the stitch guide in the issue.
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Last week I walked into a college classroom for the first time in 30 years. I was nervous and thrilled at the same time. The two hour lecture left my head spinning and for a moment I doubted whether I should be there. Then I looked around the room and saw the same panicked look on at least half the class. The two hour lab time that followed was filled with inquiring minds trying to make sense of all the information.
I am a drafter. I knew this was my career from 7th grade. For the last 25 years I have been a 2-D AutoCAD user. Upon being 'downsized' earlier this year, I learned the world had changed and I had been left behind. Every interview I managed to arrange ended once it was discovered I did not know how to draw in 3-D. So now I find myself in the confusing but fun world of Solid Works 3-D modeling.
What does this have to do with this blog and tea?
First, I find myself a bit frantic at the moment and the blog is being a little neglected. I will get back to regular updates soon - I hope.
As for tea, after the class it became clear I needed to find a laptop that was new and powerful enough to handle the software I was to download for homework. My Internet speed and WiFi usage limits are too restrictive to allow me to use my desktop computer. I got a 17" HP Pavilion and took it to Starbucks, where I sat for five hours downloading the program. Why Starbucks? My wife insisted they had the fastest public WiFi in town. I doubt it but they did have the coffee she really wanted. I ordered an iced Tazo Earl Grey.
I have never really been that impressed with Tazo. This day was a completely different experience. This may have been one of the best Earl Grey's I have ever tasted. Apparently I have never had a fresh enough tea from the purchased boxes. This tea was solid and not overdone but strong just as I like it. The bergamot was equally strong and quite fruity with a hefty floral note late in the sip. It ended with a nice astringent bite that wrapped the sides of the tongue. I still can't believe this was Tazo. I left very tired from the download but majorly impressed with the tea.
Now I am off to do more homework.
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Can a few carrots a day keep diabetes at bay? It sounds too good to be true, but might very well be the case for some individuals at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
In a groundbreaking new report, published in the journal Human Genetics, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have concluded that people with a common genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes are less likely to develop the illness if they have elevated blood levels of beta carotene. More specifically, those consuming around 6.5mg of the nutrient every day (that's equivalent to half a cup of cooked carrots) appeared best off, though the link also depends on how their body metabolizes beta carotene.
"What's neat here is that we're introducing a new role for a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle," says lead study author Atul Butte, MD, PhD, associate professor of systems medicine in pediatrics at Stanford. "By coupling research about genetics and nutrition, we're showing that DNA doesn't mean destiny."
To complete their analysis, Butte and his colleagues used data compiled on a national sample of adults by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, which is derived from blood samples, includes genetic information as well as details on an individual's nutrition and their environmental exposures—enabling unique research that pairs the impact of DNA with the effects of lifestyle choices and surroundings. "We know that, so often, it is a combination of genes and environment that contributes to disease," Butte says. "Having this genetic data at our fingertips is bound to allow for much more research into this interplay."
More from Prevention: The 14 Best Foods For Diabetics
Where type 2 diabetes is concerned, the genetic variant evaluated by investigators—SLC30A4, which is found in the genomes of 50-60% of Americans—has already been linked to an increased risk of diabetes. But in parsing CDC data, researchers concluded that beta carotene levels seem inversely linked to whether or not at-risk individuals suffered from diabetes.
This same study also concluded that gamma tocopherol, a common variety of vitamin E found in margarine as well as soybean and corn oils, seems associated with an increased risk of diabetes among these same genetically vulnerable people. Ironically, vitamin E also appears to benefit diabetics—the nutrient improves blood glucose metabolism, for instance—so researchers speculate that this latest finding might merely indicate a diet rich in processed foods (which often contain large quantities of gamma tocopherol).
Still, Butte and his fellow investigators need to conduct more research to determine the precise relationship between beta carotene, vitamin E, and diabetes. "Can we specifically tell people who are at-risk to eat more beta carotene?" he says. "That's certainly an exciting possibility; a question I hope we can answer."
In the meantime, however, there are plenty of good reasons to chow down on foods that are rich in beta carotene: The compound appears to reduce the risk of developing certain cancers and heart problems, has been shown to protect eyesight, and may delay age-related cognitive decline. How to get enough? In addition to carrots, opt for plenty of dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, and orange or red produce such as bell peppers.
More from Prevention: Easy Rules For Diabetes Prevention
Questions? Comments? Contact Prevention's News Team!
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Now you can listen to your favorite music tracks wirelessly with the Marantz SR5009 receiver, which features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless streaming. Using your wireless home network, you can listen to a huge selection of Internet radio stations or stream your favorite tracks from subscription services including Pandora®, SiriusXM™, and Spotify® (not all services available in all markets).
Equipped with an advanced video processor section, the SR5009 features upscaling and transcoding of analog SD and HD sources to HDMI, and it also features 4K Ultra HD pass-through at up to 60 Hz frame rates, a feature of the latest HDMI specification.
The versatile audio section includes Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio high-resolution lossless decoders, and there's also Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding, which provides an additional pair of front height channels to dramatically expand the front soundstage.
Conservatively rated at 100 watts per channel for each of the 7 channels, the SR5009 features identical power amplifier design across all 7 channels for the most uniform soundfield, and the high current amplifier section is fully compatible with lower impedance 4 ohm speakers. Our advanced Eco amplifier mode provides substantial power consumption reduction.
8 HDMI Inputs, 2 HDMI Outputs with 4K Ultra HD 60 Hz Pass-through; 4:4:4 Pure Color
For the ultimate video experience, the SR5009 features an advanced video section with 8 HDMI inputs including 1 conveniently located on the front panel, and all rear HDMI inputs are equipped with 4K Ultra HD full 60 Hz frame-rate pass-through and 4K Ultra HD upscaling. The SR5009 also features Pure Color 4:4:4 color sub-sampling pass-through, another feature of the latest HDMI specification.
There are dual HDMI outputs, so you can send content to two different televisions at the same time, such as a flat panel TV and a front projector.
ISF Certified with ISFccc Video Calibration Controls
The SR5009 is certified by the Imaging Science Foundation to deliver top video quality, and the unit also features advanced ISFccc video calibration controls that allow for precision fine-tuning of the connected HDTV, even if it's not an ISF certified set.
Built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, AirPlay® and DLNA™
The SR5009 even includes Apple AirPlay, which lets you stream content from your iPod touch®, iPad® and iPhone®, and there's also DLNA compatibility which means you can access content from your PC or Mac via your home network.
Wirelessly stream your favorite tunes through the SR5009 via the built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technologies. The Bluetooth function features automatic power on and pairing, and up to 8 devices can be remembered. The SR5009 is also equipped with dual antennas for even better Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmission and reception coverage compared to a single antenna.
Enjoy a world of internet radio and listen to your favorite tracks from subscription music services including Pandora, SiriusXM, and Spotify Connect (not all services available in all markets).
Easy To Setup, Easy To Use
The SR5009 comes with a Quick Setup Guide, and has an intuitive on-screen Setup Assistant that will have your system fully configured with a minimum of fuss and bother. You can even control the setup via your PC's web browser, or use our available iOS® and Android® Marantz Remote apps with your favorite smart device.
New Tablet Apps
In addition to the available smart device apps, we've created a new Marantz Remote app specifically for tablet devices, and it's available for iPads, Android tablets as well as the Kindle Fire®.
Convenient USB Port
On the front panel, there's a convenient USB port that lets you stream tunes from your iPod®, iPod touch, or iPad and charge it at the same time. You can also listen to MP3 and WMA tracks from a USB or NAS device.
Powerful 7 Channel Discrete Amplifier with Eco Mode
For optimum sound quality across all channels, the SR5009 features a high current power amplifier section with all 7 channels configured identically. Each channel is rated at 100 watts (8 ohms, 20Hz~20kHz, .08%THD), and all channels are able to safely drive lower impedance speakers (down to 4 ohms). Our new advanced Eco amplifier mode adjusts power consumption according to signal level, and there's an on-screen Eco Mode display that lets you see the power consumption reduction in real time.
Advanced HDAM Discrete Buffer Amplifier Modules
The SR5009 features our latest HDAM (Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module) components, which consist of matched precision discrete selected circuit elements on a compact sub-board, instead of conventional op-amp integrated circuits. These advanced HDAM modules provide a full 10 dB of signal-to-noise improvement over earlier HDAM versions, along with ultra wide-band response (100 kHz, -3 dB) for crystal clear treble detail.
Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIz
Equipped with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio high resolution audio decoders, the SR5009 is also equipped with Dolby Pro Logic IIz, which lets you connect an additional pair of front height speakers to your 5.1 surround speaker system, dramatically expanding the front soundstage for the ultimate in-home movie sound experience.
Audyssey Silver Built-in
Equipped with the latest Audyssey Silver suite of DSP technologies, the SR5009 features Audyssey MultEQ XT automatic room acoustic measurement and correction system, which provides higher precision digital filters for the satellite and subwoofers compared to the base MultEQ system, and also allows for measurement at up to 8 locations in the room.
Audyssey Dynamic Volume smoothes out annoying jumps in volume (such as TV commercials), letting you listen at lower levels and still enjoy clear dialog and sound effects. Audyssey Dynamic EQ provides precision tonal tailoring for full range clarity at any listening level.
You can easily configure the SR5009 for multi-room listening by hooking up a second pair of speakers to two of the amp channels, which lets you enjoy 5.1 channel surround sound in the main room, while others enjoy stereo sound from a different source in another room.
You can also configure the SR5009 for 7 speaker surround sound in the main room and connect a separate stereo amplifier and speakers to the variable second zone stereo pre-amp outputs for multi-room listening.
With a single subwoofer setup, room acoustics and the subwoofer's location may not deliver optimum deep bass response. Instead, because of room resonances, deep bass quality may be uneven due to room interaction.
Dual Subwoofer Outputs
The SR5009 features dual subwoofer outputs, you can connect two subwoofers and place them in different parts of the room, and enjoy smoother and more accurate deep bass response.
Color Coded 4-Way Speaker Terminals
The high quality speaker terminals feature multi-way connections to handle various types of cable terminations, and they're all color coded for correct hookup the very first time. Color coded speaker labels are also included to ensure quick and correct hookup with no hassle.
Easy To Use Quick Select Functions
There are 4 Quick Select function buttons on the front panel that let you choose your favorite sources quickly, and the SR5009 will remember your preferred sound settings for each source. There are also 4 Quick Select function buttons on the ergonomic remote control.
IR Input and Output; RS-232C Serial Port; 12 Volt Trigger
For remote control compatibility with other components in your home theater system, the SR5009 features IR (infrared) remote control input and output, along with an RS-232C serial port on the rear panel that allows connection to an automated control system, such as Control4.
The 12V trigger output lets you connect to an external remote controllable device, such as a motorized drop down projection screen, motorized drapes, or other compatible component.
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Came across an old review for our very first band called “Into The Woods”. Check it out below.
Into The Woods…
The future looks bright indeed for this talented four piece jam band from Central Pennsylvania. They have recently been taken on by a NYC management company and plan to begin playing at venues up and down the east coast. The goal of the band from the start has been to build a solid grass roots following, and by increasing exposure in new markets the name “Into The Woods” should begin to spread rapidly. Their music was recently highlighted at the 1998 Millennium Music Conference, which is a showcase of all the best regional bands. The band has been together since August of 96′, developing their unique blend of music, based on strong melodies and improvisation. If you get a chance to check them out live, we highly recommend it! For now, check out the sound clip of “Send Your Blue Skies” and be sure to visit their official site – “www.intothewoods.com.”
“Send Your Blue Skies is a tribute to staring all your troubles in the face and laughing at them. It’s like being thrown headfirst off a 10,000 foot cliff and laughing. Like being surrounded by half-starved sharks in the middle of the ocean, and laughing. It’s like….well you get the point. We plan to be laughing till we die.” – Into The Woods Don’t delay, order your copy of Into The Woods’ cd today! You can join the mailing list and become one of the growing number of Woodsfolk by e-mailing your name, address, and e-mail address.
Courtesy of IUMA
Ceremony Musicians Raleigh Greensboro NC
YouTube has begun curating a radio show, “The YouTube 15,” to air on Sirius XM Hits 1 as a weekly showcase for songs that are making a splash on the video site. Each week, it will examine the growth rate for current and old music videos to create a list that accurately reflects people’s music interests, from breaking artists who are blowing up to the latest Rickrolling phenomenon. The first episode, featuring host Jenna Marbles, will air on July 11th at 6 p.m. EST and replay throughout the weekend.
7 Ways Musicians Make Money Off YouTube
The goal of the show is to help YouTube-born hitmakers experience success beyond the video site in the same way that YouTube has provided data to Billboard for the Hot 100 and showcased the video-sharing site on airline radio stations. If the show were to air this week, for example, YouTube said it would play hits like Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” and Magic!’s “Rude,” as well as female rapper Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” Latin-inflected dance-pop artist Mayra Veronica’s “Mama Yo!” and 5 Seconds of Summer’s cover of Green Day’s “American Idiot.”
“We are excited to work with YouTube on creating ‘The YouTube 15’ and to put a spotlight on the songs and artists emerging out of the world’s largest music video platform,” Sirius XM’s President and Chief Content Officer Scott Greenstein said in a statement. “Our nationwide audience tunes to Sirius XM Hits 1 as the home of the best pop music and the first place to play new artists and new music. With ‘The YouTube 15,’ we will take that promise of music discovery even further, delivering songs emerging from YouTube directly into the car and also through the Sirius XM app for smartphones and tablets.”
Each week, YouTube will also feature the selected videos on its website.
Article courtesy of Rolling Stone
Acoustic Musicians Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Durham NC
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Book talk with author Dick Simpson
Join us for a book talk with The Good Fight author Dick Simpson, UIC Political Science Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies and former Chicago Alderman.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan Street, Room 1-470
Chicago, IL 60625
Light refreshments will be served.
Autographed copies of The Good Fight will be available for purchase at 20% off.
RSVP by April 6 to email@example.com or (312) 996-6569.
UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Political Science
UIC University Library
UIC Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement
UIC Great Cities Institute
UIC United Faculty Local 6456
Chicago Collections Consortium
For more information, please contact:
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World Heart Day is celebrated on the 29th of September. Throughout the world, millions of deaths are linked to heart problems, and many could be avoided with an healthier lifestyle and early prevention mechanisms.
According to the world Health Organization (WHO), half of all deaths in the European region are due to cardiovascular disease. Africa has the highest prevalence of high blood pressure in the world. Blood pressure is linked to a greater risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and heart failure, among other health issues. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death in USA – it represents 1 in 4 deaths among Americans.
Many factors can contribute to heart problems, such as age, family history, problems like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking and being overweight.
The do’s and the don’ts
- Don’t smoke
- Eat healthy meals, that include plenty of vegetables, fruit, fish and cereal
- Avoid food that is high on salt, sugar or fat
- Drink plenty of water
Apart from a healthy diet, some lifestyle habits can also help you achieve better health and prevent heart diseases, such as exercising regularly, doing a leisure active such as reading, gardening or meditating. These hobbies can help you fight stress, which can contribute to heart problems as well. Additionally, don’t underestimate good nights of sleep. Sleep deprivation can increase the risk of stroke and heart disease.
If you want to do a specialised heart check-up while visiting Portugal, you can contact us and we will make all the arrangements according to your availability.
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Frosty Snowmen Bowl
Don’t let old man winter get you down. Start your morning off with a bowl full of snowmen and tasty mango “noses.”
- 1 1/4 cups Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® cereal
- 1 ounce mango or papaya
- 1 tablespoon chocolate fudge sauce or chocolate frosting
- 2 tablespoons JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
1. Place KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES cereal in serving bowl.
2. Cut papaya into large and tiny triangular shapes. Spoon chocolate syrup into plastic food storage bag. Snip off corner of bag. Pipe eyes onto marshmallows. Arrange marshmallows, eyes side up, on cereal. Place tiny papaya triangles on marshmallows for noses. Arrange large papaya triangles on cereal. Serve with milk.
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Command Poster Strips 48 ea BLISTER PACK
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Apply: 1. Clean surface with rubbing alcohol. Do not use household cleaners. 2. Separate strips and remove red liners. Press strips firmly onto back of poster as shown. 3. Remove black liners. Press each strips firmly to wall for 30 seconds. Remove: 1. Lightly press top of strip and grab tab. 2. Never pull the strip towards you! Always pull straight down. 3. Stretch the strip slowly against the wall at least 6 inches to release.
DescriptionDamage-free hanging. Holds strongly. Removes cleanly. Poster hanging. Hang posters and signs with Command Poster Strips.
Other DescriptionSave instructions or visit command.com.
WarningsCaution: Do not hangover beds or on wallpaper. Do not hang valuable or irreplaceable items or framed pictures. Use indoors 50 degrees - 105 degrees F.
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Naked mole-rats have a variety of distinctive features such as the organization of a hierarchical society (known as eusociality), extraordinary longevity, and cancer resistance; thus, it would be worthwhile investigating these animals in detail. One important task is the preparation of a brain atlas database that provide comprehensive information containing multidimensional data with various image contrasts, which can be achievable using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Advanced MRI techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which generates high contrast images of fiber structures, can characterize unique morphological properties in addition to conventional MRI. To obtain high spatial resolution images, MR histology, DTI, and X-ray computed tomography were performed on the fixed adult brain. Skull and brain structures were segmented as well as reconstructed in stereotaxic coordinates. Data were also acquired for the neonatal brain to allow developmental changes to be observed. Moreover, in vivo imaging of naked mole-rats was established as an evaluation tool of live animals. The data obtained comprised three-dimensional (3D) images with high tissue contrast as well as stereotaxic coordinates. Developmental differences in the visual system were highlighted in particular by DTI. Although it was difficult to delineate optic nerves in the mature adult brain, parts of them could be distinguished in the immature neonatal brain. From observation of cortical thickness, possibility of high somatosensory system development replaced to the visual system was indicated. 3D visualization of brain structures in the atlas as well as the establishment of in vivo imaging would promote neuroimaging researches towards detection of novel characteristics of eusocial naked mole-rats.
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Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, is more than just a place known for its famous hospitality, and it is more than its down home cooking. Below is a list of the top restaurants to experience fine-dining in Little Rock.
Premium fine steaks cut from aged Angus beef is among the many succulent items on Sonny Williams’ Steak Room menu. All of the entrees are served with the chef’s personal choice of vegetables paired with the guest’s choice of garlic herb mashed potatoes, a loaded baked potato, potatoes au gratin, or wild rice with walnuts. Their seafood options include one-and-a-half-pound of Alaskan king crab legs and claws and the delicious Creole seafood risotto with shrimp, scallops, and jumbo lump crab. There is no need to stop at entrees or a large plate of crab legs. The smooth and creamy tasting peanut butter and chocolate ganache cheesecake is among the sweet and tasty snacks on their dessert menu.
500 President CLinton Ave. Ste 100, Little Rock, AR, +1 501 324 2999
Kemuri is the first Japanese fusion robata grill in Little Rock. Robata is a style of grilling that was particular to the northern islands of Japan. Of the robata options, there are a wide range of meats that can be slow-cooked, like baby back ribs, kurobuta pork sausage, salmon, shrimp, lamb chops and more. Cold and hot plates are also up for order, like the cold blackened tuna salad served with spring mix, blueberry, grapefruit, avocado, pistachios, fried wonton, radish, and ginger soy vinaigrette. Miso soup, smoked edamame, steamed mussels, and crispy karaage calamari are among the hot plate options. These are perfect to pair with entrees, such as the beef tenderloin, two-piece nigiri, or signature Kemuri rolls, like the new Austin roll made with yellow tail, avocado, shallots, and orange zest.
2601 Kavanaugh Blvd, Little Rock, AR, +1 501 660 4100
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Address: Bangkok, Thailand
Language: English, Russian
Description - Kelly escort Bangkok
Kelly is one of the young Russian escorts in Bangkok who are lucky to have sexy appearance and body. She is tall enough to give you a sexy hug that will make you hard. Kelly has a got big boob even at the age of 22 years. She used to maintain her figure that is why her weight is 55 kg.
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2018 GMC Sierra 1500 Performance
The 2018 GMC Sierra 1500 performance sets it apart from other light-duty pickup trucks in its class. Properly equipped, it can tow up to 12,500 pounds. The new Sierra 1500 owes its notable power to its three V6 and V8 engines. Read on to find out which engine best suits your everyday needs, as well as available GMC Sierra 1500 performance upgrades.
GMC Sierra 1500 Engines
All in all, the Sierra delivers the power you’d expect from the GMC brand. Standard on the Sierra 1500 Base is a 4.3L V6 engine that’s rated at 285 hp and 305 lb-ft of torque. This engine gets paired with a 6-speed automatic and optional four-wheel drive. Moving up to the SLT gives you two engine options: standard 5.3L V8 engine and optional 6.2L EcoTec V8 engine. The 5.3L generates 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque, while the larger, more powerful 6.2L produces 420 hp and 460 lb-ft. With the 4.3L V6 and Regular Cab Short Box, the Sierra 1500 earns 18 mpg city/24 mpg highway—its highest fuel economy rating.
GMC Sierra 1500 Performance Upgrades
Need more power and capability from your GMC Sierra 1500? There are plenty of performance upgrades available to give your Sierra 1500 a boost on North Pole roadways. Here’s a few of its best features:
- DURALIFE Brake Rotor: The Sierra 1500 includes DURALIFE brake rotor technology for protection against corrosion.
- Wheel Options: The Sierra 1500 Base and SLE come with 17-inch steel wheels and alloy wheels, respectively. Moving up to the Denali gets you 20-inch wheels.
- Available Adaptive Suspension Dampers: Adaptive suspension dampers control the firmness of the shock absorbers. They can be tightened for a sportier feel or loosened for a more comfortable, easy going ride through Fort Wainwright.
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New Orleans — The maker of a line of Carnival-themed alcohols that the Rex Organization is suing for copyright infringement said earlier this week the company did not intend to copy the krewe’s trademarks when it filed its own trademark registrations.
The Rex Organization’s lawsuit claims that King Rex Spirits Inc. makes products that use many of the old-line krewe’s symbols and trademarks, such as “King of Carnival” and “Monarch of Merriment,” in its packaging and marketing in an effort to sell products and to confuse the public.
The alcohol company argues that it serves a different mission than the Rex Organization and that there is not any confusion because of that.
“We consider our brand separate and independent from The School of Design,” which operates as the Rex Organization, said Desi Ortiz, vice president and chief operating officer of King Rex Spirits. “They provide a charitable non-profit service while Rex Spirits provides a commodity.”
Ortiz said that King Rex Spirits filed its trademarks registrations with the United States Patent Office without intention and infringement of the Rex Organization’s trademarks.
“We did our due diligence,” he said.
Krewe officials, however, have said that King Rex Spirits previously tried to enter into a marketing agreement with them in an effort to use the connection to help with sales.
The organization declined that offer and issued a cease and desist letter that asked the company to discontinue using its trademarks and any marketing that appeared to connect the two groups, according to court documents.
The krewe filed suit after King Rex Spirits failed to stop using the Rex Organization’s marks.
The lawsuit seeks damages and injunctive relief against Sal N. Oritz and King Rex Spirits for what the Rex Organization says is an unauthorized and misleading affiliation with its products.
Citing the open lawsuit, Desi Ortiz earlier this week declined to say what, if anything, his company planned to do to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, the Rex Organization has continued its legal action. According to court documents, the organization on Thursday filed a request for a preliminary injunction in an effort to stop King Rex Spirits from using its existing marketing materials.
King Logan, a Rex Organization official, said last week that his organization acknowledges that several registered trademarks exist that legally include the name Rex.
But, the lawsuit notes, “none of these products has used the name Rex in conjunction with symbols of New Orleans Mardi Gras without any other marks which would distinguish their marks from Rex, the King of Carnival.”
Logan said the alcohol company’s use of his organization’s symbols is “a clear-cut example” of a commercial entity unlawfully and unethically using the Rex Organization’s history and name to “capitalize on its sales and profit goals.”
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Attention all Saint Bernard owners: more blood samples are needed by the AKC Charitable Health Foundation. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Dr. Claire Sharp and her team at Tufts University are looking to collect blood (in EDTA anticoagulant) for the extraction of DNA from dogs that have had GDV or are from at risk breeds that have not had GDV. The DNA samples will be used for a genome wide association study in at risk breeds in order to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with increased risk for GDV. This is part of a larger study evaluating the pathophysiology of GDV from a systems biology perspective (CHF Grant 1937-B).
Please help our breed by taking part in this program. Click on:
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Is the taste of wine purely subjective? Why should we value the experience of drinking wine? Barry Smith, editor of a new book on the Philosophy of Wine, Questions of Taste (Signal Books, Oxford, July 2007), explores these and related questions in this interview.
The U.S. edition of the book Questions of Taste is published by OUP and has a different cover. See cover of the U.S. edition.
You can listen to Barry talking about Relativism on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time here. See
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RULES 1. Before making a post and submitting look if it has been already posted. Remember to tag your posts to make things easier for everyone. 2. When you make a post you have to put a source for every content on it. For translated news you need to add the original source apart from the one of the translation. 3. No hot-linking for pictures. Upload the pictures to an account on a photo hosting site (it can be your own livejournal gallery). *imgur doesn’t work on livejournal* 4. For big posts use a LJ-Cut. Put only one picture or video outside the cut and it cannot be bigger than 600px. The source has to be also outside the cut. 5. DON’T edit your posts with information that changes the topic. You can edit to fix mistakes or to add updates if the post is recent, but put a note at the end telling what you changed. 6. DON’T delete comments from other users on your posts. 7. Don’t post Off Topic comments. There is going to be posts for that. 8. No personal attacks. You can defend your opinion without attacking other users. If someone is doing it, send me a message (fabulousdoll) and let me know.
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Buy Our Best Selling CDs
Oh Frabjous Day!
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!
And so have our spirits! Here's the proof:
If you order a Lewis Carroll CD this month, you will also receive a free of charge, bonus copy of Jack doing CJ Dennis' The Sentimental Bloke. Consider it the Fine Poets Spring contribution to more wit and whimsy in life.
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by Jenna Verhoeven
I stumbled upon CSU Global one day during Session 1 of 2017. From memory, I was sitting at my computer; whilst I should have been studying, I was instead randomly searching through CSU’s Student Portal. I told myself that ‘technically’ this equated to legitimate study as I was at least still within the CSU site. I clicked into the CSU Global website and I was instantly spiralling down a wormhole that combined my love for travel, with my love for study.
But it doesn’t fit my lifestyle
As a distance student of Health Science (Complementary Medicine), who has stable job, a business, and a committed relationship, I always thought that a global experience would be ‘off the cards’ for me. My previous understanding was that you had to devote a whole session (or year!) to going somewhere overseas, to enrol in generic subjects that wouldn’t really get me anywhere specific to my course… oh how wrong I was! CSU Global has a range of programs designed to suit not just a range of degrees and areas of interest, but also a variety of experience durations.
Spiralling down the rabbit-hole
After spending hours trawling the CSU Global site, and opening a million tabs with all the external options, I finally concluded which Global Experience I wanted to participate in. At that time, the experience was not being listed for 2017. At this point, my first contact with CSU Global was made. I fired off emails to CSU Global, and to the academic last listed for the experience. Will this experience be happening this year? How can I get involved? Take my money and let’s go! In all seriousness, I was bursting at the seams!
A match made in heaven
So how do you find an experience that is suitable for you?
- Check out CSU Global
- Decide how much time you can invest; is it a couple of weeks, a summer, a session, or a whole year? Think realistically about the impact this travel will have on your life, not just your academic schedule. Do you have a pet? Are your family and loved ones supportive? Will your job be able to be ‘put on hold for you’?
- Work out what you want from this experience. Are you wanting academic or clinical practice credits? Are you looking to experience another culture? Are you hoping to gain/enhance skills that you already have as a professional? Whilst most of CSU Global experiences encompass these factors, it is important that you understand your drivers and motivators, to make sure you get the most from your experience.
- Ask around. Hit up CSU Global social media sites, read up testimonials, follow CSU blogging students from overseas, or talk directly with your course supervisor or CSU Global. The more you know about something, the better equipped you are to make the decision and commitment to a CSU Global experience.
- Head back to CSU Global and select that program! Don’t forget, many programs have close of application dates quite some time before you plan on heading off; so it never hurts to scout around early! Also, don’t underestimate the role that a volunteer experience or external programs can have on your transcript and CV.
So, stop wasting time reading my article, head on over to CSU Global and start seeing the world of opportunities that may be just around the corner for you!
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After a couple of days exploring Hyderabad, I decided to head off to nearby Golconda Fort, one of the most magnificent fortress complexes in India, and some 11km west of Hyderabad. Most of the fort dates from the 16th and 17th centuries when the Qutab Shahi kings ruled the area, and just down the road are the flashy tombs where the kings and their relatives are buried.
Nick, whom I'd met in a Hyderabadi biryani restaurant, decided to join me, and a reasonably quick and astoundingly bouncy bus ride saw us to the main gate of the fort, where kids touted the services of the myriad cafés and restaurants cluttered round the entrance. After a Thums Up to shake off the effects of the bus, we paid our two rupees to get in, bought a little descriptive map of the area, and shrugging off the persistent guides who managed to speak such quick and unfathomable Inglish that it would have been a patent waste of time to take them, we stepped through the main gate and into the Golconda complex.
It took my breath away. Perhaps it's my English heritage, but forts hold a special place in my heart, even if I haven't actually visited many. I first noticed this when reading James Michener's The Drifters while crossing the south Pacific, which is a distinctly castle-free part of the world; his description of the fortresses near Marrakech made me want to get off the boat and head straight for them (though, come to think of it, reading about anywhere made me want to get off that bloody boat). Golconda Fort sits astride a large hill, surrounded by semi-desert, and the buildings cover a huge area round the base of the hill. I was in heaven.
While exploring this wonderland of turrets, towers, mosques and minarets – the builders were Muslims, not surprisingly – we stumbled upon the ubiquitous gaggle of kids, who they latched onto us in time-honoured fashion. 'Give me five rupees!' they cried every time we so much as moved a toe.
Initially we tolerated them – hell, at first we probably even encouraged them out of politeness – but before long it started to get a bit tiring, and I had to put on my best fake-angry voice and tell them to get lost. To be honest they were quite lively and entertaining, but there's nothing that ruins an ancient, mediaeval atmosphere as comprehensively as crazy kids.
And what an atmosphere! From the citadel at the top of the hill the scale of the fortress is apparent; inside the inner walls are the ruins of the fortress proper, and between the inner and outer walls, visible in the far-off distance, lies a still-thriving city. Over there, some kids are playing cricket in a park; to the east, there are schools and houses; in the north, you can make out some more industrial-looking buildings; and beyond lies a dry, dusty landscape that reminded me of pictures from Mars. I could imagine the king sitting on his citadel, watching the invading Mughals approaching from the horizon, kicking up clouds of dust as their horses marched ever onwards; even with the usual pack of Indian tourists milling around and defacing the property – quite literally in the case of one idiot, who was carving his name into the wall right under a sign proclaiming that what he was doing was illegal – Golconda was simply fantastic.
The Qutab Shahi Tombs
From Golconda, the Qutab Shahi Tombs are a short walk through some little villages and winding streets, with their white-washed walls, Muslim locals and stagnant open drains; I thought it felt a bit like Greece in the days before a huge influx of tourists brought money and clean streets.
The tombs themselves are an intriguing mix of the old and the new; the old buildings, domed and distinctly Islamic, soar into the cloudless sky, while the new gardens round the tombs play host to the Indian equivalent of Sunday afternoon down the park. While the bones of the kings lie dusty and long-dead in their stone sarcophagi, the locals play cricket, bouncing rubber balls off the tomb walls, and blasting loud Hindi pop music out of tinny ghetto blasters turned up to full volume.
If the kings and their kin thought they'd be resting in peace in their pleasant gardens, they couldn't have been more wrong; if I were a Muslim, I'd probably be a bit miffed by the treatment the tombs get from the locals, although it has to be said that Hyderabad does have a very large Muslim population, more so than the national average, so perhaps they don't mind after all.
In fact, the city is unique among southern centres in that its most common language is Urdu, rather than Hindi or a local dialect1; certainly, women clad in black robes with full burqas are common. And for once the burqa has a use; it doubles as a face mask, which is not a bad thing given the pollution levels in Hyderabad.
If we thought we'd be able to explore the gardens in the tranquillity normally reserved for cemeteries, we couldn't have been more wrong. I used to have an urge – a fleeting urge to be a rock star, as most budding guitarists have at some stage – but now I've had quite enough. At every turn, locals flocked to us, holding out their hands and going, 'Helloo, how yoo?' Seemingly desperate to be shaken by the hand, they grabbed our arms, after which they'd look at their friends and grin, as if touching a foreigner was something cool and kind of kooky.
It was fun at first, but just as a can of Coke is perfect but a two-litre bottle is too much, the novelty soon wore off. Still, the locals are thoroughly friendly, they are delighted to see visitors, and a sizable number of them can hold a reasonable conversation in Inglish. That's not so bad.
Back in Hyderabad
That night I watched the sun setting over the city from my hotel roof, noticing that hidden away up there was a large pile of empty whisky and lager bottles, most wrapped in brown paper bags, and all of them stacked in one corner of the roof. Andhra Pradesh used to be a dry state – it now has some bottle shops around, I notice – and alcohol isn't drunk in public, so I'd obviously stumbled on a favourite supping spot for alcohol-consuming visitors. It was a good spot too; as the sun dipped below the horizon, Golconda stood out in silhouette in the distance, and the various mosques cast long shadows as their evening calls to prayer echoed out. It felt just like the Middle East.
It also felt like a good time to try some local sweets, to round off the evening; I'd already had a delicious tandoori chicken down the Punjab Restaurant, and with a fully restored appetite, I was hungry for more. So I went down to the sweet shop and asked for a 500g box of various sweets, and armed with my box of goodies, I retired to my room to write some letters and munch on this culinary experiment.
Good lord, the Indians like their sweets sweet. My first bite made my teeth ache in anticipation of decay, and they'd waved the white flag and signed a peace treaty by the time I'd tried all the different types. Most were a bit much for my tender palate – yoghurt is nice in a pot or a drink, but when your fudge tastes of yoghurt, it feels as if something's gone wrong – but a couple were rather enjoyable, so I flagged them for future reference and tried to sleep through the sugar rush. At least that explains my dreams that night...
1 There are 18 official languages in India, and over 1600 minor languages and dialects dotted around. This is one reason for the retention of English despite over 50 years of independence, because for two Indians from opposite ends of the country to communicate, they'll probably have to use English. Hindi is the official language of India, but down in Tamil Nadu, for example, nobody speaks it, they all speak Tamil; indeed, most states have their own, individual language. Urdu is interesting because although it's an Indian language that was developed in Delhi and is used as the state language of Kashmir and Jammu, it was adopted early on by the Muslims, so it's written in the scratchy calligraphy of Perso-Arabic script and contains a number of Persian words. Another interesting one is Sanskrit, the ancient language of India; it is, I suppose, the Indian equivalent of Chaucerian English, and is the language of the Hindu Vedas. But despite all these different ways of expressing yourself, there still doesn't seem to be any way of expressing the concepts of 'punctuality', 'efficiency' or 'peace and quiet' in Indian, and there probably never will be.
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Q&A with Dr. Simpson A. Boateng the former Director of Public Health, Accra Metropolitan Assembly
by Audra Gold, MS
At JPHMP, our mission is to advance and disseminate impactful, practice-based evidence to inform initiatives and policies to improve population health. The public health researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners who contribute content to the journal support this mission and strive to improve public health for all communities through their research. Our Author Q&A series provides a closer look at the challenges and motivation behind the research and gives readers an opportunity to hear directly from our experts.
Dr. Simpson A. Boateng (BWA-teng), Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Director of Public Health (2007-2016), is an integral stakeholder of the cross-sector collaboration project in Old Fadama. He organized and promoted government participation, coordinating the efforts of multiple units within the diffuse city agency and within the Metropolitan Public Health Department. Dr. Boateng spent 27 years in the AMA. He served as a physician at community hospitals in Accra for over ten years prior to joining the District Health Services.
Audra Gold: What were your priorities as Director of Public Health at the AMA?
Dr. Simpson A. Boateng: My main priorities were to make sure every individual felt safe, physically and mentally. The public health department was set up to support public health in Accra by protecting the environment, food safety, making sure the food vendors were clean and making safe food for people, and ensuring sanitation policies by making sure everyone had a toilet in their home. Lack of toilets is a major problem and results in people defecating into plastic bags and throwing them into the streets and nearby river.
Gold: What was your motivation to support the project?
Boateng: Sodom and Gomorrah was not meant for human habitation, and all attempts to remove the people failed. It was an un-organized community; for example, there were no sanitation facilities, and there were illegal electrical connections that were fire hazards. I wanted to enter the cross-sector collaboration to help improve the conditions and standard of living. And there was a need to collaborate effectively with the community in order to achieve something. The project provided an environment for the Ghana health service, judiciary, police, and other stakeholders to meet so that we could discuss the problems that were confronted.
Gold: How did the collaboration work with the AMA and approach the community?
Boateng: We were able to start approaching the community by involving a community health officer, Imoro Toyibu. He was from the Sodom and Gomorrah community and trained in environmental health in the North. I had just hired him when I met Jessica, and I was excited to have a link into the community. He led us into the community and convinced the people (because he was one of them) to enter into conversations with the government and Jessica. When Jessica came to Accra, we had a meeting in my office with Imoro, the Catholic Sisters, and the community leaders. This first meeting was very tense, but, gradually, they have become our friends.
The project had the full political support of the former mayor and current mayor, as well as the new Minister of Sanitation. The Sodom and Gomorrah community was fierce and violent and did not trust the government at all; it was a no-go area. This is because the government made a lot of promises that were not fulfilled. The people also felt insecure because they thought the government was bent on getting them out of the area they occupied.
Gold: You have mentioned that this project was the only one to be effective, even compared to others that were very expensive; why do you think that is?
Boateng: Normally, the AMA would make a decision and impose it on the people. The cross-sector collaborations approach involved everybody and made them part of the decision-making process; therefore, they see it as their own. And the government showed good faith and inclusiveness by coming to the meetings and discussing the projects with the community. That is one reason why this project is working.
Also, including the Catholic Sisters helped because they are respected and are seen as leaders. As I’ve mentioned, the community had a high level of mistrust of the government, but including the Catholics and involving the community in the initiative allowed for an effective collaboration. And it is working very well.
Gold: How did you convince other government stakeholders to buy in and support the project strategy?
Boateng: I have been working at the AMA for 27 years and was Director of the Metro Public Health Department for nine of those years, when most others only lasted three. I know the system; if you don’t push it, it tends to not move. Because of my experience, I was able to build trust with the stakeholders. The stakeholders were looking up to me, and I routinely called meetings with every sector to discuss ideas and to collaborate. So they trusted me. For a collaboration to work, there needed to be somebody leading and somebody who knows the people already. In that way, the confidence is mutually beneficial.
Gold: Why do you think the community responded as strongly as it did?
Boateng: This project got the attention from the people because of how it was entered, the Catholic involvement, government engagement, and the number of meetings that they had with them. People realize that this project is unlike the others; it is a very serious project. Also, trust was built progressively. Before this, things were never worked out because of mistrust. Therefore, the community and government committed their time. That is why this project is working.
Gold: How do you see the collaboration improving the state of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Boateng: Sodom and Gomorrah is a disorganized community. It lacks sanitary amenities, water, soap, and electricity. This project has helped with the toilets, and people are supporting it. The area is transforming, the toilets are well maintained, and now trees are being planted to help the look of the community. The people are very down-to-earth people that want to survive, but they need to be guided. With this project, people see light at the end of the tunnel, that their lives can be improved, which is different. The last meeting, I was so impressed– even women were allowed to come to the meeting. It felt open and free, there is a high level of trust in the project, and you can see that in the discussions. The project is a godsend to the area.
Audra Gold, Global Health Research Associate for Georgetown’s Initiative on Health and Peace, provides strategic global health guidance and research support for the cross-sector collaboration project in Accra, Ghana. Her professional interests are in international health policy, and health system strengthening through strategic public-private partnerships to improve the public health of vulnerable populations. She previously supported the publication of articles in The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA, regarding the Global Burden of Disease for the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. Audra holds a Master’s of Science in Global Health from Georgetown University.
Read previous posts in this series:
- Building Partnerships with Government Agencies: Video with Dr. Simpson Boateng
- Using Participatory Action Research to Overcome Public Health Obstacles
- Introducing a New Series: Cross-Sector Collaboration in Accra, Ghana
- Video: Utilizing Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Community Health in an Urban Slum in Accra, Ghana
- From the Editor-in-Chief2021.04.14Infographic: Preventive Medicine Physician Workforce Supply & Distribution
- From the Editor-in-Chief2021.04.1310 Ways HRSA-Supported Preventive Medicine Residencies Responded to COVID-19
- Most Recent2021.04.13Podcast: Addressing Health Equity and SDOH Through Healthy People 2030
- JPHMP Direct Voices2021.04.07Investing in Evidence to Inform How to Rebuild the US Public Health System in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On, off, on, off... it's so confusing. Are they an item or not?
It's quite simple. Jude Law, once married to actress Sadie Frost, cheated on Sienna Miller with his children's nanny. The nanny spilled the beans in a kiss-and-tell with the Sunday Mirror. Law publicly apologised to her. Sienna forgave him and he then dumped her for cheating on him with actor Daniel Craig, who is one of Jude's best friends and once slept with Kate Moss. The News of the World alleged Jude has also slept with Kate - in a threesome with his then wife Sadie. It's all par for the course for the Primrose Hill set, whose 'debauched goings-on', as the Daily Mail disapprovingly calls them, frequently get tabloid hacks hot under the collar.
Should we care?
Well, there are obviously more important things going on in the world - earthquakes, hurricanes, wars - but for the redtops it's a modern morality tale. The doyennes of Fleet Street couldn't wait to get stuck in when Jude's infidelity was first revealed. Vanessa Feltz wrote in her Daily Express column that the affair exploded the 'myth that beauty equals happiness while extreme beauty guarantees an exquisite existence'. In the Sun, Jane Moore - happily married and a parent - doled out some motherly advice. Amid reports that they were attempting a reconciliation, she wrote: 'It looks like Sienna has dumped him. And I sincerely hope she has the strength to keep it that way.'
The story is also great for circulation. Actress Sienna, with her fashion-icon status, and Jude, a Hollywood film star, are perfect fodder (though apparently it's the more down-to-earth Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Slater in EastEnders, that gives the Mirror its biggest boost).
But it's a story for the girls, right?
Au contraire: the Mirror asked 'five wise men', including its political columnist Paul Routledge, for advice on how Law could win back Sienna. 'His first tactic (I'm sorry, duty) is to go down on bended knee - quite literally, if necessary - and grovel,' he opined.
What did the papers think about Sienna's fling with Daniel Craig?
The Mirror's sassy columnist Sue Carroll was overjoyed. 'Finally it seems Sienna Miller has wreaked revenge on her two-timing fiance Jude Law ... Sooner or later she was bound to even the score ... Game over, I'd say.' Most agreed that Jude was still a love rat and Sienna was getting even. Not so the Mail, the paper that prides itself on upholding family values. Sienna appeared on its 'going down' chart. Why? She is 'no better than her cheating boyfriend', it reprimanded.
Anyone else have a view?
Oh yes. Sun page 3 girl Keely, 19, from Kent, weighed in on the News in Briefs slot: 'They have both been unfaithful now. Maybe they should consider things equal and start again.'
Hold on a minute, isn't Daniel Craig going to be the new James Bond?
That's right - and Sienna is being touted as a Bond girl. The Sun suggests Jude could play Dr Can't Say No. In its leader, the paper thought: 'Wouldn't it be great if Jude Law played the baddie? The love scenes would really sizzle. And so would the fights.' Indeed.
So is that the end of it?
Good grief no. Days after Sienna's fling was exposed, Jude went to a Parisian night club with actress Salma Hayek, where, according to the Mirror, they looked 'extremely friendly'. Sienna burst into tears and 'ranted', even though they've split up. The soap opera continues, but don't worry: the tabloids and their army of tipsters, sources, 'onlookers' and 'insiders' will make sure we won't miss an instalment.
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ok i know i havnt been blogging at all latley but i have been doing work, taking pictures and making notebooks mostly so here are a few pics to show you where i am at the moment.
iv tried to set myself sort of themes to help me keep all the books as a 'set' and it took me a while to figure out what kind of things would interest me recording all summer. so the first theme is to do with fun and colour and children, more so to do with their games and toys and the bright colours and patterns associated with being young. Also me being a big kid with loads of usless toys already had this image of the fridge magnets.
The second theme is a old and traditional objects and derelict and the idea of used things, used and worn and tattered. i know its not the best explanation of it but ill keep posting images that will hopefuly make it clearer.
This is one of my faviourite places, its at Aira Force in the Lake District, and basically this is a tree that has fallen down and over the years visitors have imbedded coins into it and now it is covered but i managed to find a spot for my penny. it looks amazing from afar and when you get up close you can see all the pennys and where they have come from, we found one from Russia, at least we thing thats where it was from!
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Hiking/Nature Walks in Kibale
Whenever chimpanzees and other backwoods inhabitants rest up at nightfall, an evening movement of once in a while observed animals ends up dynamic. Night strolls, however, the obscured backwoods utilize intense lights to look for nighttime animals, for example, the potto, bushbaby, nightjar, cricket and tree hyrax, with its chilling screech, and additionally the periodic civet or serval feline. Night strolls leave the camp at 7.30pm and last among one and a half and two hours in Hiking/Nature Walks in Kibale.
Things to Carry on Hiking or Trekking trip, I don’t need you to be in a similar spot amidst no place and longing that in the event that you had conveyed ‘something’, the circumstance would have been vastly improved. A portion of these things are additionally of individual inclination yet are exceptionally valuable when the circumstance emerge. I am certain star trekkers or master explorers may have increasingly refined arrangements of imperative things to convey. In any case, in the event that you are beginning your trekking or climbing trips and becoming acclimated to this leisure activity, this rundown will positively help you rapidly begin the learning procedure. I trust the above rundown of things will demonstrate accommodating in arranging your forthcoming climbing or trekking trips or finishing your own climbing pack.
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USCIS announced earlier today that premium processing will be suspended for most of the H1B Visa petitions starting September 11th, 2018 until Feb 19th , 2019. Below is a summary of the update and how it will impact various H1B holders and prospective H1B seekers like F1 students, OPT, etc.
Summary of USCIS H1B Premium Processing Suspension until Feb 19th , 2019 :
Below is a quick summary on how the premium processing will apply to various visa holders.
- H1B Visa FY 2019 Cap Subject Applicants : USCIS originally suspended premium processing for H1B FY 2019 applicants in April and planned to resume in early September, but this has changed and the new guidance is that the premium processing suspension continues for FY 2019 cap subject applicants until Feb 19, 2019.
- H1B Extensions, Transfers : As per the press release, starting September 11th, 2018 until Feb 19th, 2019, the premium processing is suspended for most of the H1B applicants, filing either extensions or transfers filing petitions at Vermont and California Service Centres with two exceptions as listed below.
- Cap Exempt Employers : H1B Premium processing is available for cap exempt employers like Higher education institutions, government research entities and some qualified non-profit organizations that file petitions at California Service Center.
- H1B Extensions – With NO Change : H1B extensions without any changes as indicated in I-129 form. See below screenshot, If the employer selects option b in part 2 of I-129 i.e. “continuation of previously approved employment without any change with the same employer”, that are filed with Nebraska Service Center are eligible for premium processing.
- Option to Request Expedited Processing : Similar to announcement in April, if you require expedited processing due to reasons such as listed below, you can request for the same. More info on USCIS site. It is the responsibility of the petitioner to demonstrate the need and prove the reasons for expediting. It is ultimate decision of USCIS and discretion of the office leadership to process it or not
- Non-profit orgs that are in social, cultural interest of US
- Severe financial loss to company or the person
- Emergency Situations
- Humanitarian reasons
- Of Defense or national interest of US requested by US Govt.
- Any USCIS error or compelling interest of USCIS.
- Premium Processing Before Sept 11th, 2018 : USCIS will continue to accept Premium Processing for H1B applications until Sept 11th, 2018 for extensions, transfers. But, if USCIS is not able to adjudicate a premium processing petition filed before Sept 11th, 201 within 15 calendar day processing period, they will refund the premium processing fee. So, it is not fully guaranteed that filing premium processing will result in 15 days processing time even if you file it before Sept 11th.
Why USCIS is Suspending Premium Processing until next year ?
USCIS says that they are suspending premium processing for H1B petitions to help reduce their backlog of H1B petitions that are due over 240 days. They want to reduce the overall processing time for all H1B petitions by adjudicating all the long pending petitions. With premium processing in place, USCIS is receiving many of premium processing requests and not able to adjudicate regular processing petitions on time and they are overdue.
What’s the impact of the H1B Premium processing suspension till Feb 2019 ?
This news can impact the below visa holders in US in different ways and very significantly.
- F1 Students in Cap Gap – OPT : International students on F1 visa and in OPT Cap gap with no H1B approval by October 1st need to stop working after September 30th. This is a tricky scenario and OPT students in Cap Gap period…If your petition was filed as Change of Status, you may continue to stay in US until you receive decision, but your authorization to work ends on September 30th.
- Unlawful presence Memo – F1 Students : As you know, there are new guidelines by USCIS on how they look at F1 students Unlawful Presence after Aug 9th, 2018 , you need to extremely careful of your status and stay in US as 180 day mark for Unlawful status will hit by Feb 4th, 2019 and if your petition is denied for a reason that is due to unauthorized activity, you may be accumulating unlawful presence retroactively from August 9th and maybe facing 3 year bar( cannot get visa ) to enter US.
- H1B Transfers – Changing Employers : Many of the employers and employees prefer to have approved H1B petition before someone begins working at new employer. With the suspension of premium processing, it can take a very long time to have that approval and many employees may be less willing to change employers due to this uncertainty.
What do you think of the suspension of Premium Processing ? Any other impacts ?
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Anyone on the fence about buying should now get off.... The rates are still low, prices still low and tax credit about to go away in april. All this is not going to last forever.
Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.95 percent this week, down from 4.97 percent a week earlier, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said.
Rates dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent in December and have hovered around 5 percent
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Business + Finance
Real Estate + Development
Jon first joined KMFY in his second year of law school after becoming interested in real estate development. From the beginning, Jon worked closely with all the Firm’s partners providing valuable support and gaining significant experience in each practice area. Jon’s time as a clerk allowed him to see several matters from start to finish, giving him practical perspective on legal issues.
While in law school, Jon focused his studies on business law matters. He received several awards for his excellent coursework and an associate board position with Capital’s Law Review. During his last year in school, inspired by the Firm’s Government Relations practice, Jon took on an externship position with the Ohio Department of Health’s in-house counsel to learn more about government agencies.
Jon is passionate about helping businesses succeed whether it be through the negotiation of a transaction, guidance on government interactions, or advocacy in a dispute. He remains fascinated by all the Firm’s practice areas and continues to collaborate with each partner to achieve favorable results for the Firm’s clients.
Capital University Law School (J.D.), 2017
summa cum laude
Ohio University, 2012
State of Ohio
Ohio Bar Association, Member
Columbus Bar Association, Member
Cali Award for Excellence: Torts, Contracts, Business Associations, Business Negotiations, Business and Financial Concepts for Lawyers, Constitutional Litigation
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While waiting for a new government to be formed,
The new rules are aimed at making the realization of a new business easier and cheaper and the promotion campaign addresses young people.
" What can I do with I euro?" This is the question the four characters of the advertising spots try to answer in 30 seconds. And they do it their own way, with the style that made them popular on the web.
The 4 videos selected for advertising the new simplified rules aimed at helping young people start a business, have been made by youtubers, young filmmakers, specialized in the production of videos for the popular social network.
The simplified SRL, also called 1euro SRL, is a great result scored by Monti's government.
The new procedures addressing young entrepreneurs under 35, showed, already in the month of January, a positive feedback.
According to the Professional Association of Italian Notaries, in fact, over the first four months, since the new rules were introduced in the Italian legislation , 2941 simplified SRLs have been founded, these figures if summed to the limited liability companies, established according to a new set of incentives addressed to the over 35 go up to 4.162.
The 4 Italian regions where the highest number of simplified SRLs is recorded are: Lazio, with 631 units, Campania with 598, Lombardia with 506, and Sicily with 347, followed by Tuscany (292,) Puglia (250,) Veneto (241,) Emilia-Romagna (237,) Abruzzo (220,) Piemonte (147.) At the bottom of the list :Trentino Alto Adige (27,) and Valle d'Aosta (5.)
If we, instead, take into consideration only the simplified SRLs, then Campania is in the lead (483,) Lazio is second (462.) followed by Lombardia (343) and Sicily (273.)
Lazio is in the lead for the number of limited liability companies established (169.) followed by Lombardia (163,) Emilia Romagna (119) and Campania (115.)
" It is evident that the myth about an higher entrepreneurial rate in the North of Italy compared to that in the South has been dispelled" national counsellor of Professional Association of Notaries, Gabriele Noto says "As a matter of fact, the new company form succeeded in the North as much as in the South of Italy."
An encouraging outcome showing that, despite the crisis, many young people are willing to take this opportunity to realize their entrepreneurial projects.
"It is clear by now, how difficult is for young people to find a long term contract job" Noto explains "
"Those who would like to set up their own, don't know where to start from. Therefore, the simplified SRL could turn out to be an interesting alternative."
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Erik Kirkegaard is mostly known for his chair designs with minimalistic design fuzz. What makes a Kirkegaard design? One of his more dominant and recognisable design features was the use of an A frame in his dark stained teak chairs combined with glossy black leather upholstery and cow horn shaped armrests. Truly amazing combo!
From > Denmark
Signature > Robust designs with suspended backrests
Brands > Høng Stolefabrik, Glostrup
Masterpiece > Model 49 chair for Høng Stolefabrik
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WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn– Police have arrested a teacher’s aide Thursday for inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl with Down syndrome at a Brooklyn park, according to the NYPD.
Sixty-nine-year-old Jesus Lorenzo, who works for I.S. 318 in Williamsburg, was sitting on a park bench with the victim when a witness saw him touching the teen, police said. The witness then called police to the park where they placed Lorenzo under arrest, cops said.
Police said they are not sure if the victim and the man known each other.
Lorenzo is being charged with forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual conduct with an individual less than 17, according to police.
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Raising money for your startup requires time investment, occupies you from building up your product, is loaded with enthusiastic ups and downs, and doesn’t have an ensured result. In all honesty, many founders would preferably go hop into a deep well than take another gathering pledges meeting where they aren’t sure what they should state to persuade an effectively reluctant speculator to open their satchel strings and put resources into their organization.
There is no particular period after which a business needs to raise fund. The founders need to set foot on the ground, make sense of their plans and its practicality, and invest some energy in the market, contemplating patterns and profiles. Entrepreneurs ought to have a reasonable photo of the position of their item and recognized their arrangement of clients.
What is most imperative to raise funds is to have the capacity to influence the speculators and persuade them about the product-market fit and show genuine development and traction. You naturally need a firm startup business model first that is a winner, need at least a product prototype before you need to raise funding from professional angel investors or VCs.
An organization can bring money up in two structures – obligation or value.
This sort of financing secures the speculator. It resembles a credit offered to the business with a primary sum, loan fee, and a development date at which important and intrigue must be reimbursed. The expectation of this sort of subsidizing is that it changes over into value when the organization does value financing.
This sort of financing incorporates assessing the organization and settling an offer cost and pitching these offers to speculators. This sort of financing includes more lawful complexities and is hence not exceptionally prominent in the underlying rounds of subsidizing.
Financing techniques can be:
Blessed messenger financial specialists – Angel speculators give subsidizing at beginning phases of business.They would for the most part not get exceptionally specialized, and put resources into the business on the off chance that they have a decent hunch about it.
Financial speculators – These speculators come in when the business develops past the honest startup stage and begins creating incomes. These speculators subsidize in colossal sums if persuaded by plans of action, valuations and development patterns.
Crowdfunding – This kind of subsidizing is picking up prominence wherein the site enables organizations to pool little speculations from various speculators as opposed to constraining organizations to search for a solitary venture.
SME loaning – Businesses can settle on unsecured or secured working capital advance offered by various small scale financing firms in showcase today. Be that as it may, this alternative accompanies a settled month to month commitment and moderately higher financing costs.
Stipends – Businesses in specific lines of operation, for example, innovative work should approach and enquire for government allows or helps. Different plans are controlled by the administration to advance these businesses.
NCrypted is coming up with a webinar that will give you all the insider points to launch your business and establish a connection to expand your clientele.
This webinar is on “How much capital should you raise and from which investors”? that will give you the knowledge to ascend your startup.
Register now and get the full details on Thursday, July 20, 8:00 PM IST.
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We’re coming up on Thanksgiving, a time for gratitude. Some of us are not happy. We think that ‘if only’ we had this or that, we could really enjoy life. Studies indicate that though your natural happiness ‘set point’ has genetic components, happiness is also a choice. Here are seven happy tips.
Choose – Happiness is an intentional decision that you pursue with determination. It isn’t according to studies, dropped out of the sky for you. Choose to be with people who lift your spirits and not those who are always sad, disappointed or grumbling.
Gratitude – List things, either out loud or in a journal, for which you are thankful. You have so many gifts, talents and blessings. Think about those things and you will feel happier.
Forgiveness – You can’t live for any length of time and not have been hurt. Carrying that around leaves you heavy and sad. More and more research shows, according to experts, that forgiveness is tied to mental health. Life’s not fair and it sometimes hurts. You, too, have been the source of pain. But for your health and happiness let it go, little bird, and be free.
Give negativity the boot – Negativity is no fun. And sometimes we carelessly ruminate about how life stinks or seems unfair. There is not benefit in such thoughts. When you become aware of them replace them with your list of blessings. Sing upbeat songs, dance in the living room. Chase the bad away with joy.
It’s not the money- All the money in the world doesn’t bring peace and contentment, as you may observe from the sad shenanigans of Hollywood celebs and the idle rich. Making enough to pay modest bills is a threshold for normalcy. Increasing amounts of money does NOT bring joy. Not according to the research.
Make friends – Want more friends? Reach out. Take a risk. Invite folks put. They don’t know how to make friends and are not ignoring you so much as they feel unsure how to become better buds. Make the effort to keep and expand your real-life social connections. You’ll do better with buddies than you will do alone.
Meaningful life – Finally, when you give your time to activities that change lives, that change your community, where you are challenged high levels of happiness are recorded. TV viewing, which is a common, and not bad, leisure activity, doesn’t produce the same high level of joy as meaningful work.
So as you practice gratitude this Thanksgiving, think of this list and expand your decisions for happiness.
Marion Syversen, MBA
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A yob who launched a vicious baseball attack on a paramedic as he responded to an emergency call has been jailed for eight years.
Lewis Westwood, 19, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm after fracturing trainee paramedic James Steel’s skull in a drink and drug fuelled assault.
Westwood, of Hillbrook Road, Leyland, grinned and smirked at his mother throughout the hearing at Preston Crown Court on Monday.
The court heard Mr Steel had stepped in to protect his partner as he feared Westwood was going to attack her with the bat in Leyland.
Both paramedics have now returned to work but Mr Steel has ongoing problems with his hearing as a result of the attack on October 13 last year.
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We receive a lot of questions about whether or not we eat everything organic. While we suggest that you try to eat as much as you can organic, we understand that not all stores have a large selection and sometimes it is more expensive. You might have heard of the "The Dirty Dozen" before - these are the foods that you want to buy organic. If we can't purchase these items organic, we don't even buy them! These are mainly your fruits and vegetables with thin skins.
UPDATE: Check out "The Clean Fifteen"!
- The Gang
P.S. If you want more information you can read this article from PBS.
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36 core 19 inch 1U Rack mount Drawer type Plastic Fiber Optic Patch Panel with plastic splice tray patch panel
Drawer type patch panel Material is High quality ABS, brackets is cold rolled steel,this panel mainly installed in fiber optic cabinet and rack.19inch, 1U, with plastic splice tray inside, suitable for pigtail, ribbon and bunch cable distribution. It provides an economical way of splicing fiber cables in communication room or existing equipment racks where space is constrained. 19-inch rack mount for ST, SC, LC, MTRJ, FC adapters.
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Impact player: Derek Jeter, Yankees
If it’s a close call, the Captain gets it. He went 3-for-4 with two RBI and scored a run in what figures to be his final game against the Twins.
By the numbers
5 Times in the past six starts that Ricky Nolasco gave up a first-inning runs.
0.68 ERA for lefthander Caleb Thielbar over his past 14 outings, spanning 11⅓ innings.
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I couldn't answer the poll question because while I think NDSU and UND should play, there'd have to be conditions. First, the game would have to be at NDSU. Second, the coaches would have to be allowed to make the final decision.
The game wouldn't need to have conditions other than just to play every year, home and home series as it used to be.
The game has to be in Fargo because while a guaranteed sellout would be nice, NDSU's attendance has been increasing every year since UND began their boycott (up 40% since the last home game against UND).
While NDSU's attendance has been slightly increasing, it isn't that much more than UND's. The two schools are only 75 miles apart. Both the Fargodome and the Alerus Center would easily fill up, so they could play a home and home series. If both end up in the very same conference some day down the road, a home and home annual series would be the norm of what conferences do with their members. There is no need for such arbitrarian conditions in such a case.
And also, I never heard anything about a boycott by UND. This would go away, if it it actually exists if they are in the very same conference some day.
I would like to wait a couple years to see if that trend continues. This would also give the SDSU rivalry a chance to get grow a bit more.
Yes, and if all three schools end up in the same conference then all three can be rivals again.
The coaches have to get veto power because we are already asking a lot of them. We can't just throw them into a no-win situation.
What kind of disadvantage is it for the coaches of NDSU and UND if both schools play each other? Could you explain? An oponent is an oponent. Its their job to get their student athletes ready for any and all games no matter who the opponent is.
The rivalry will start again someday, it's just a matter of when. For reference, the last time UND boycotted NDSU, four years passed before there was another game. There are a lot more variables this time around though - the game might start next year, might take ten more years, but it'll resume.
Do you have any sources on both past and present boycotts of UND for NDSU? It would be interesting to see their "official boycotts".
Sure don't see what this has to do with conference realignment though.
Well, if UND and NDSU end in the same conference, it has everything to do with conference realignment. The Big Sky needs a third team if it goes the NDSU and SDSU route. SUU is possible, but have been cited as not good enough academics for the Big Sky. Cal Davis and Cal Poly like being in the Big West for other sports. UVSC and Denver don't play football. U San Diego doesn't have schollies, although they could provide schollies, it is quite possible that it is unlikely. That leaves only D II move ups with some relatively good academics. Which teams west of the Mississippi are talking about moving up to D I-AA? UND and not much rumbling everywhere else. So they relate to BSC realignment very much so. If not in the immediate future, then some time down the line.
They also relate to the Mid Con alignment, as the Midcon, like all confererence East of the Mississippi could be targeted for candidates to fill the ranks of other conferences if a domino effect takes place due to a Big East breakup. The Mid Con could lose up to 6 teams if this happened. If UND moves up within the next 5 year to 10 years, they could be a replacement team for the Mid Con after the raid/domino effect takes place. So, again it has everything to do with conference realignment.
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Games developer Milestone, the company behind WRC 4 FIA World Rally Championship has released a second batch of screenshots for their new racing title MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame. The images focus on the Brazilian track of Beto Carrero and Gautier Paulin, set to be included in the game.
The Brazilian track of Beto Carrero, awarded as best GP of 2012 Motocross Championship and in 2013 for their great organization, is located in Estado de Santa Caterina, one of the most acclaimed tourist sites of the country. The location of the track is strategic: it is on the coast and close to the biggest theme parks in Latin America – Beto Carrero World – and near Penha, famous for its 19 beautiful beaches.
Super stylish Gautier Paulin has only been racing motocross for a limited time, but the now 22-year-old Frenchman from Draguignan is an ex-World BMX champion, already a European Motocross champion and multiple GP winner in MX1 and MX2 including impressive race victories at the 2009 and 2011 Motocross of Nations for team France. Paulin took his first GP victory in 2009 at the opening round in Italy and the French rider battled for the MX2 Title, tallying up 2 GP wins and 7 podium finishes to end 3rd in the MX2 championship standings. 2011 saw Paulin on board a 250cc with Monster Energy Yamaha team as he went on to gain 7 podiums with a last minute decision to replace his injured team-mate in the MX1 class at the final round in Fermo, Italy. The result was a maiden victory in his first appearance in the Premier class, setting the tone for good things to come in 2012 with the Kawasaki Racing Team. After two successful seasons in MX1 Paulin has already won 8 GPs (5 in MX1 and 3 in MX2) and amassed 7 podiums in 2013, becoming the biggest title threat for 2014.
MXGP features all the riders, teams, bikes and rules from the official MXGP 2013 calendar, including a redesigned career mode for the authentic feel of the Motocross lifestyle. The game will be available in March 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. For more information, visit the Facebook page. Check out the screenshots below and prepare for some Motorcross action.
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When a seriously legit and legendary Scottish actor by the name of Brian Cox sits in a leather chair sporting a pocket square, sips his native whiskey and dramatically educates you on how to pronounce over 40 of his homeland’s brands, you should shut up and pay close attention. You also get quick tasting notes on the Scotch’s too. For instance, Lagavulin is Cox’s favorite Scotch, and Laphroaig tastes like seaweed, peat, and tarred rope. And no matter how many times I hear Brian Cox say it, I’ll never be able to pronounce Bruichladdich. This needs to be reworked as an app that you can whip out before waltzing up to the bar. Or one of those relaxing sound machines that sits bedside to send you off into a world of golden dreams
”Lagavulin..works like a depth charge. Pow.”
Listen to Mr. Cox talk about his favorite Scotch below, and see all 40 pronunciations at Esquire.
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In PLC programming, they are the devices that are activated using conditional statements that the input devices form.
Output devices are operated by the PLC using the DC voltage at the output. A number of devices can be controlled by the PLC, but we can categorize them to indicators/alarms and actuators.
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Indicators and Alarms
The indicators/alarms include devices that can represent a predetermined state in a basic PLC control system.
Indicators such as pilot lights—usually a green one, may represent that the PLC system is running properly. A red pilot light usually represents a PLC system that does not have ongoing operation.
Alarms provide notification with higher urgency. A blinking red light, a horn, or a buzzer may represent that a hazardous condition has been met in the system.
These are just the most common applications of indicators and alarms.
Pilot Lights are almost always present in PLC automation systems.
They are usually placed in the control system to tell the operator, for example, “Hey, you have a DC voltage output at the solenoid valve right now”
or “Hey, something is wrong because your temperature level inside the system is too low or too high”.
This makes it REALLY easy to identify which are working, and at the same time, you also identify which should SUPPOSEDLY work or not.
As an example, let’s say you want to power a motor when a START button is pressed, and make it stop immediately when the STOP button is pressed.
You know that the motor shaft creates a lot of friction at the output side, and so you set a temperature threshold using a temperature limit switch placed at the object in contact with the output shaft.
Your PLC programming would look like this:
Notice that I put 3 indicator lights. The START light will only power when the START button is pressed, as it should be. The STOP light will only be turned on when the motor is not running, so by default, this should immediately be turned ON if we just supply power to the PLC.
The third pilot light that I put is a special case for the PLC control system—the pilot light was placed such that the temperature limit switch will turn it on.
Because of the third pilot light, the operator will know whether the PLC control system was turned OFF by another operator, or it was the high temperature that turned the motor OFF.
Of course, there are limitless applications of these pilot lights in PLC automation or PLC control systems because they are just plain handy.
However, you would not want everything in your system to be indicated by pilot lights, as they occupy an output terminal at the PLC output side. The most important elements of the design must be considered first, namely, the input and output devices.
Buzzers are devices that produce sound with usually a single frequency when powered by an electrical source. They are more appropriate to be used as alarms rather than indicators for obvious reasons. Nobody wants a buzzer being turned on for 24 hours a day because the START button was pressed.
Buzzers can be creatively used in PLC control systems by varying the ON/OFF intervals or the ON duration.
As an analogy, in primitive telephone circuits (the rotary ones), they send out electrical signals with the same level of voltage BUT they vary in duration to represent a single digit of the dialed telephone number.
For example, if the dial pulse (ON duration) lasted for 900 ms, the dialed digit was “9”, and if the dial pulse lasted for 800 ms, the dialed digit was “8”, and so on.
Applying the same concept to buzzers, you can definitely use differing intervals to indicate different trouble signals. For example, if for some reason the output valve of a liquid tank did not open properly and thus caused the “overflow” level sensor to turn on, a buzzer may turn on for 500ms and off for 500ms. For a less urgent situation, let’s say the level of the tank nears “empty” level, the buzzer may just turn on for 1500ms and that’s it.
What’s the advantage? Using buzzers allow us to convey different signals or messages to operators using just a single output device. Does this mean that the pilot lights are less disadvantageous in terms of notification?
Not necessarily, because pilot lights can allow you to instantly monitor the STATUS of a PLC control system, while buzzers are used to notify at a certain LIMIT of a physical parameter of the PLC control system. They certainly have their own place.
Actuators, on the other hand, convert an electrical signal (control signal) to mechanical movement.
Simply put, actuators translate the output signal into practical operations. They are usually connected to high-power sources, but they do have coils to allow DC voltage to control the switching.
In some cases, electrical devices—even the most powerful ones, are just not fit to perform a specific task over and over again. For applications like frequent heavy pressing, molding or lifting, hydraulic or pneumatic systems are much more suited for the task.
But ever since our logic controllers made their way to our industry, they make the use of hydraulic and pneumatic systems MUCH EASIER than before. The combination of these systems made a cost-effective solution for large-scale projects and/or assembly lines.
The solenoid consists of a fixed part: the coil and the frame, and a dynamic part: the plunger/armature as shown in the photo below.
When the DC voltage of the PLC closes the switch of the solenoid (which connects it to the other power source), the current passes through the coil—which creates a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field pulls the plunger into the frame.
When the electrical current is removed from the solenoid circuit, the plunger goes back to its original position (usually they have springs).
Usually, solenoids are used to control the flow directions of fluids in pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Motors are devices that convert electrical energy into mechanical energy using magnetic fields. They consist of a multitude of coils mounted on their frames, but the way they are connected varies depending on the type of motor.
The DC motor’s construction has two major components: the armature windings and the field windings.
When a voltage is applied to the field windings, a strong magnetic field is created in the DC motor. When the armature windings encounter the magnetic field, they experience a magnetic force directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field (hence directly proportional to the applied power to the field windings). This makes the shaft rotate at a speed directly proportional to the DC voltage.
In basic PLC Automation, DC motors are controlled by a technique called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). This is a modulation technique used in Digital Communications, but it also found its way in controlling DC devices such as DC motors and Lamps.
Essentially, the PLC can control the speed of the motor by controlling the duration of the DC pulse applied to the DC motor, called duty cycle. This is EXACTLY the same concept as the rotary telephone analogy discussed previously, but instead of signaling, this is used for power control.
The longer the duration, the higher the average power applied to the motor. For example, if for 500 milliseconds you apply 24V to the motor, and 500 milliseconds you do not apply power, you have a duty cycle of 50% and the motor can only utilize 50% of the maximum power that can otherwise be attained using a constant supply of 24 Vdc.
Of course, there are also other types of DC motors that may be used in PLC automation or control systems. One of them is the Brushless DC motor.
Brushless DC Motors
The brushless DC motor uses permanent magnets instead of the current in the field windings to create a magnetic field.
However, it is the permanent magnet that rotates within the coil, not the other way around like in regular DC motors.
The advantage of using brushless DC motor is—well, it does not have a brush (you now have one less wear problem to worry about).
In terms of control, the direction of rotation of the brushless DC motor is just easier to control than with regular DC motors.
Stepper motors, unlike regular DC and AC motors, cannot rotate continuously when a voltage is applied to their input terminals. The rotation can only be done through activating its coils in the correct sequence.
The stepper motor is designed such that the motor rotates through equal angles, called resolution. Each increment is called a step (hence, stepper motor). For example, if one input pulse made the motor rotate 90 degrees, 4 pulses will make it rotate 360 degrees. If one input pulse produces 0.5 degrees of rotation, then you would need 720 pulses to complete one rotation. You get the idea.
From what I have read, steppers motors are ideal to use in computer printers (even 3D printers) because of the precise steps of the motors that translates to an accurate linear position.
An output device does two things in the control system: It can notify the operators about a state in the system in relation to the program uploaded to the PLC, or it can perform tasks for the user upon instruction and/or automation. It only requires that the devices be electrically controlled to become capable of being controlled by the PLC.
The previously stated devices are not the only output devices out there, obviously. There are tons of newly designed output devices that perform tasks that are more and more specific. What matters is that you choose the right output device for the design that you are working with.
Thank you for reading!
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Cabahug eager to debut with Cebu City
THE CEBU City Sharks will be getting some much-needed firepower and veteran leadership as they welcome wingman Patrick Jan Cabahug to their fold in their battle against the Parañaque Patriots today in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Olivarez College Gymnasium.
Cabahug, who had been playing in Thailand’s professional league, missed the Sharks’ first game of the season, a 71-76 loss to the Bacoor Strikers.
A true-blue Cebuano, the sharpshooter expressed his elation with finally being able to suit up for his hometown, starting today at 7 p.m.
“I am overwhelmed with excitement as I am finally representing my hometown. Winning tomorrow would be the icing on the cake for this homecoming that I’ve been waiting for so long,” said the former University of the Visayas Baby Lancer.
“This is the chance for me to apply what I have learned through my experience working with the different teams and players abroad.”
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New York City
HDR of three long exposures to get that "ghost" effect
good one! I can imagine a busy place, I can almost hear the noise.
Your awesome photo has been featured in my article here: /photomaniacs/forum/open-your-eyes-long-exposure :)
thank you so much!!
Congratulations on the Daily Feature #129!
Dennis, nicely done
You've taken "ghosting" in hdr to a whole new level!
I love this every time I look at it! Congratulations on the Daily Feature!
You are very welcome!
Incredible! This is really something...congrats on the award.
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Congrats on the Daily Feature Award ... very well deserved
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Highly active PTO that partners with teachers to support student learning and growth
Crismon Elementary received an A Letter Grade from the Arizona Department of Education.
Active student council members in grades two through six work together in support of school programs
Meet the needs of ALL our students every day.
Partnership with our families, allowing for a strong home/school connection.
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LA Fitness has signed leases for four new spaces, two in Austin, Texas, and two in San Antonio, Texas.
Brookshire Brothers, based in Lufkin, Texas, has entered into an agreement to David's Supermarkets, a 25-store chain based in North Central Texas.
Susser has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the convenience store assets and fuel distribution contracts of Sac-N-Pac Stores, Inc. and 3W Warren Fuels, Ltd.
Dunkin’ Brands plans to open 17 new franchise Dunkin’ Donuts stores in west and central Texas in the next several years.
SRS Real Estate Partners announced Tuesday that it has promoted Robert O’Farrell to senior VP....
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I was sterilised about seven years ago. How successful is the reversal procedure?
Do you think my doctor would allow me to have it done?
There are really two important parts to your decision making here.
Firstly, you need to be clear why you want a reversal and whether or not you are sure you want to try for more children.
This isn't a simple decision and your doctor might advise you to talk these issues through with an expert in family planning.
The second part is about the technical issues. There is a good chance of success with reversal overall, but it depends on a couple of things that your gynaecologist can discuss with you.
It depends, for example, on the technique used to do the sterilisation.
Sometimes the technique involves removing or destroying part of the Fallopian tubes and the chances of reversing that depend on the size of the piece removed.
That's why you need to talk to someone who knows what procedure was used for you in the first place.
However, even with that knowledge, the surgeon won't know for sure until he or she looks at the tubes during the operation.
The NetDoctor Medical Team
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