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The O'Neill Eagles went one and one last week winning over the Winnebago Indians 69-47 and then falling to the Boone Central Cardinals 73-56.
The Eagles jumped out to a 12 point lead in the first quarter against the Indians but Winnebago tried to come back in the second getting back only three and keep their momentum going into the third out scoring the Eagles by five and shortening the Eagles lead to only four points 45-41.
The Eagle offense crushed the Indians in the fourth putting up 18 unanswered points to seal the win for O'Neill.
Landon Classen had a huge game putting up 32 points, hitting five of eight three pointers and five of seven in the two point range as well as seven of 10 free throws, Classen also had four rebounds and four steals; Parker Heiss 11 points, three rebounds and three steals; Keaton Wattier eight points and 13 rebounds; Peyton Mathews seven points, three rebounds and two steals; Keegan Moore seven points and four rebounds; Karter Otte two points; and Kyler Dean two points and two rebounds.
On Friday the Eagles faced a buzz saw in the Boone Central Cardinals. The Eagles trailed from the get go as the Cardinals put up 41 points in the first half and the Eagles managed 22.
The Eagles came out of the half with determination and out scored Albion by 10 in the third but the Cardinal defense stepped it up in the fourth and kept the Eagles at bay holding them to 12 while they put up 19 points for the win.
Classen led the Eagles with 17 points, two rebounds and two steals; Moore 14 points and three rebounds; Wattier 10 points, seven rebounds and two rebounds; Drew Morrow six points, one rebound and three steals; Mathews five points, four rebounds and two steals; Dean four points and five rebounds.
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The comments below are from Chelsea Bridge Wharf resident Mike O’Driscoll, who is one of a significant number of residents to have lodged formal objections against the Battersea Power Station plans.
The issues mentioned in your post concerning formal objections by residents of Chelsea Bridge Wharf to the current development plans for Battersea Power Station are worrying for residents but what is more worrying for the area, and for London as a whole, is that Wandsworth Council and the developers are clearly trying to fudge the issue of how much affordable housing would be included in the development. When so many people cannot afford a home it would be obscene for this development to go ahead without insisting on 50% of homes being affordable.
The Council is however refusing to say how many affordable homes would be included and claims that it is unable to say how many there would be because it is not clear what the demand is! I suggest you write to Mr Bob Leuty at Wandsworth Council (email@example.com) and make it clear that you do not support any development unless it includes 50% affordable housing. You can also contact your Wandsworth Councillor, or your local MP, and ask them what their view is on this before deciding how to vote.
If we allow this development to continue without clarification on the issue of affordable housing then we are simply allowing the developers to make themselves even richer and making this area even less diverse socially.

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La Boca have been working closely with More Creative on their new creative direction for Russia’s no 1 selling vodka Green Mark.
La Boca were asked to create a design that communicated the brand’s authentic Russian credentials and heritage with a modern twist taking cues from an artistic movement, constructivism, which originated in Russia in the early 1920s. In this same period, the Russian Government appointed an agency called Glavspirttrest to regulate vodka production in Russia and award only the finest vodkas the coveted Green Mark seal of approval.
Green Mark is now the fourth largest spirit internationally, with annual sales of approximately 10 million 9L cases worldwide. It is the number one vodka brand in Russia (no. 2 worldwide) and holds international recognition for being genuinely Russian.
Hayley Aldous, Senior Brand Manager of Green Mark said: “We are extremely excited to be launching Green Mark to the UK market. The Toast of Russia will be a high impact campaign which will really encapsulate the brand’s essence of genuine Russian authenticity.”
Visit facebook.com/greenmarkvodka for more info and click like for treats and more.
La Boca are still working with More Creative on new ideas so watch this space for more info soon.
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"So proud of these songs... we really went there. I took the advice of my old friend and producer Jimmy Iovine who told me the person you have to be to write this album is a long way from where you live."
- Bono on Songs of Innocence
did you know
The song Heartland is about a trip Bono and Adam made after the Joshua Tree tour through America by car, they passed many placed and states and Heartland contains phrases of Bono's journey of that trip.


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Fresh off of a show stopping performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, Lil’ Baby has put together his next set of live shows. Motown Records and Quality Control have announced that the Atlanta native will link up with Virginia’s own Chris Brown for the “One of Them Ones” tour. Together, the duo will put together 27 shows from early July through late August. Along the way, they’ll stop in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Los Angeles and several other major cities. Tickets for the “One of Them Ones” tour are set to go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
Lil’ Baby and Chris Brown are both seemingly preparing to release new projects this year. Following up his 2020 breakout project, My Turn, Lil’ Baby has kicked off 2022 by dropping singles with Nicki Minaj and Ed Sheeran while also sampling Drake’s “Pound Cake” on “In A Minute.” Meanwhile, Chris Brown recently delivered a new track called “Warm Embrace.” According to a recent press release, fans should stay “tuned for more music from Chris Brown coming soon.”
The “One of Them Ones” tour adds to an exciting return to live music this summer. Out in Washington, D.C., Pharrell has put together an outstanding Something In The Water festival lineup while Rolling Loud is bringing Kendrick Lamar to Florida in July. Not to be forgotten, The Weeknd and Doja Cat are set for larger than life tour this summer.
PRESALE THURS, 4/28 @ 10AM
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— Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) April 27, 2022


It's safe to say Sens. Rand Paul and Harry Reid are a political odd couple. The former is a tea party darling and the latter a longtime stalwart for the Democratic Party.
Yet the two are taking the high road and working together on a proposal that would, well, fix roads.
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Untaxed corporate profits of U.S. companies operating overseas stands at roughly $2.1 trillion, by some accounts. In turn, Paul, R-Ky., and the Nevada Democratic Senate majority leader have proposed a one-time tax repatriation holiday to encourage those companies to bring that money back to the United States, possibly creating a short-term Treasury windfall of up to $60 billion in the next three years.
"I think this is a win-win situation. Lower tax and bring in more revenue," Paul said on "Squawk Alley."
Though terms of the proposal are still being worked out between parties, Paul said the tax rate will fall below 10 percent. He also said the tax holiday would wrap into the transportation bill, thereby allocating the increased revenue toward building new roads and bridges.
At this point, talks are being held up by some on Capitol Hill who have the "traditional Washington mentality" of either doing a big tax reform bill or nothing at all, Paul complained.
"For the four years I've been here, we've gotten nothing. I say break this baby up into small pieces. Do this on the transportation bill in the next three weeks, and we'll do something that Republicans and Democrats both like: Lower a tax, bring in more revenue and build more roads," he said.
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The City selected the Environmental Design Group for the final design of a new salt storage facility and school bus garage at 5810 Hudson Drive. One the design is completed, we anticipate construction to be completed late next year.
These facilities are being relocated to make way for the exciting new Downtown Phase II that will build on the success of First & Main’s mixed-use development and capitalize on emerging market. Moving the bus garage and salt facility will also put two tax-exempt properties back on the tax roles.
Read more about the Downtown Phase II Project at the link below.

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Here is another quilt that was auctioned off for our Guild’s Mini Auction last year. An elderly member of Guild made two blocks but needed help for the quilting. I volunteered to quilt this block for her.
When you click onto the photo, on the vertical lines, you will see some crystals scattered throughout.
I have had my fill of 3-D flowers and this will probably be it for this style of quilt. They were fun to do, but the time has come to move on to other things.
Have a great day!


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Fresh toasted Walton’s French bread served open faced with sliced tomato, smoked turkey, deli ham and melted Swiss cheese, all topped with a creamy shallot sauce and crumbled bacon. Served with Hyde Park fries.
Two grilled chicken breasts topped with monterey jack cheese, green onions, and crispy tortilla strips on a bed of basmati rice with a mild red chile cream sauce and your choice of one side.
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“Game of Thrones” star Carice van Houten has signed on to star opposite Aaron Eckhart and Catalina Sandino in the upcoming micro-budget supernatural thriller Incarnate, says a story today at The Hollywood Reporter.
Scripted by Ronnie Christensen (Dark Tide), Incarnate will be directed by Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) and follows an exorcist (Eckhart) who comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his supernatural skills to enter the subconscious of a nine-year-old boy.
In addition to her role as Melisandre on HBO’s hit fantasy series, Van Houten recently starred in Bill Condon’s WikiLeaks movie, The Fifth Estate.
Jason Blum will produce Incarnate with Trevor Engelson, Couper Samuelson and Michael Seitzman executive producing.
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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder of the challenges faced by countless warriors. Beyond the battles of diagnosis and treatment, survivors often grapple with physical changes and scars that are lasting reminders of their journey. Nevertheless, med spa treatments shine a beacon of hope; now equipped with progressive therapies for breast cancer survivors, aiding in restoring not only their physical appearance but also their self-esteem.
Here are some of the transformative treatments and how they are making a difference:
Lymphatic Drainage Massage: After breast cancer treatment, patients might experience lymphedema, a condition characterized by swelling due to a blockage in the lymphatic system. Lymphatic drainage massage is designed to encourage the movement of lymph fluids around the body to help reduce swelling and improve health. This can be added on to facial treatments, such as the HydraFacial.
Skin Care Treatments: Breast cancer treatments can be tough on the skin. Facials, hydrating treatments, and other skincare therapies might be beneficial in restoring the skin’s health and vitality. Alastin ReFORM & RePAIR COMPLEX also works well to assist with post-surgery recovery.
Body Contouring: Breast cancer treatment can lead to significant changes in a person’s body. For survivors who have gone through mastectomies and reconstructive surgeries, body contouring treatments might help improve satisfaction with physical appearance and body image. Body Contouring treatments such as Coolsculpting can:
- Restore Body Shape + Symmetry
- Enhance Results of Reconstructive Surgery
- Address Treatment Side Effects, such as weight gain or loss
- Improve Body Image + Overall Quality of Life
Skin Tightening Treatments: Breast cancer treatments, like surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, can take a toll on the skin and body, leading to changes in skin elasticity and firmness. This is where skin tightening treatments, such as Opus Fractional Plasma can be beneficial.
- Improvement in skin’s appearance
- Boost self-confidence
- Can assist with scar reduction
In the vast spectrum of recovery, there’s a silent story that often goes unheard – the story of reclaiming oneself after surviving breast cancer. MedSpa treatments stand as testament to the leaps of medical innovation, offering holistic solutions to challenges that were once deemed insurmountable. From alleviating the distress of lymphedema to revitalizing the skin, these treatments underscore the importance of self-care in the healing journey. As we commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let’s champion these remedies, reminding survivors that their journey to self-reclamation is both valid and supported.
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To honor the fighters, survivors, and those we’ve lost – we’ve made a special commitment. For every treatment package purchased this month, we will donate 10% of the sales to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we can bring more than just outer beauty to the world!
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Posted on Jul 25, 2014
Benefits of Seniors Living at Home and Professional In Home Help
It has probably become very apparent that today’s senior generation is completely different from their grandparents’ and even their parents’ generation. It is more common for a senior loved one to want to remain active in their community and to frequent local markets and diners for as long as physically and emotionally possible. When given the choice, our senior loved ones would prefer to remain in the comforts of home and neighborhood that hold a lifetime of memories. It is desirable to lead an active lifestyle and maintain regular outings with friends and family. A senior living at home will have a more positive outlook on life and a better overall sense of wellbeing.
We are discovering that there are many benefits of seniors living at home, and when necessary, professional in home help can help with the daily chores to make life easier on your loved one. The benefit of seniors living at home is that everything is still readily accessible. There have been studies that have shown a decline in overall health both emotionally and physically due to a life altering move to a nursing home or assisted living facility. A move to a facility can be very confusing and unsettling, which can lead to feelings of depression and loneliness. With professional in home help, a senior is able to remain in the comforts of home while receiving the additional support they may need after hospitalization due to illness or surgery. Sometimes it’s helpful to just have an extra hand to help around the house and keep up with chores like laundry, grocery shopping and housekeeping.
Not only is living at home the most preferred option among seniors, it is also the most beneficial. With a little extra help, even a regular family caregiver can focus on visiting with their loved one instead of attending to loose ends around the house. Seniors living at home are able to maintain their old lifestyle. If a regular game of cards or shuffle board with friends is on the calendar, it can remain there. If your senior loved one enjoys shopping during the week, a caregiver can provide the transportation to add reassurance of safety. Professional in home help allows an older adult to remain in the comforts of home and improves the overall quality of life. Knowing that help is readily available can bring peace of mind to families who might not live nearby in cases of emergency.
If you would like to learn more about caring and consistent in home help for the elderly and the many benefits of professional in home senior care or dementia and Alzheimer’s care, call Senior Helpers of Clearwater to speak to a senior care specialist today 727-210-1414! The compassionate senior care specialists at Senior Helpers can also guide you through the process of receiving the Veterans Administration Aid and Attendance Benefit if your elderly loved one is a veteran. In home senior care and in home assisted living allows your loved one to stay in the comforts of their own home for as long as possible while receiving the level of care they need. Senior Helpers of Clearwater provides a wide range of services including Alzheimer’s and dementia care, personal assistance, companionship, and so much more to all areas of Largo, Seminole, and St. Petersburg.

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Kutch Port Desert and Beach Trip
4 Nights / 5 Days
Destination Covered : Ahmedpur, Bhuj, Mundra, Kutch
Tour Themes : Forts and Palaces
Ahmedpur, Bhuj and Mundra Tour Overview
Package Type - 2 Guest - 4 Guest - 6 Guest - Extra Person
Deluxe - INR 17000/- - INR 14000/- - INR 13000/- - INR 7800/-
Package - Mundra - Rann
Deluxe - Fern Residency / Similar - Kutchi Deluxe Non AC Bhunga
Ahmedpur, Bhuj and Mundra Tour Itinerary
Arrival in Bhuj, pick up from Railway Station / Airport and transfer to Rann of Kutch, check inn to resort after refreshment enjoy Lunch in Resort and rest. On Evening we go for visit Rann of Kutch and enjoy activities like camel Ride, Paragliding, Camel Cart Ride, and also visit amazing view of Sunset and later back to resort enjoy Cultural program and overnight in Rann of Kutch.
(Meals:- Lunch, Dinner)
On Early Morning go for Visit Amazing view of Sunrise at Rann of Kutch and back to resort After breakfast we go for Visit Highest point of Kutch Karo Dungar, and later go for Visit India Bridge last station for Tourist / Gen. public, later transfer to Resort take lunch and evening visit Hodka, Ludia, Bhirandiyara Village trip and free for Handicraft shopping at village, and transfer to visit Sunset at Rann of Kutch and back to resort enjoy Cultural program and overnight in Rann of Kutch.
(Meals:- Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner)
Early morning enjoy Sunrise at Rann of Kutch and back to resort take breakfast and check out from resort say goodbye and travel to Bhuj, and we visit Aina Mahal, Prag Mahal, Kutch Museum and after Lunch we go for visit Bhujodi village we visit Hira Laxmi Park and Vande Mataram Museum and after transfer to Mundra check inn to Hotel and overnight in Mundra.
(Meals:- Breakfast, Dinner)
After breakfast we go for Enjoy Mandvi, we visit Shree Shamji Krushna Verma Memorial, and after visit Vijay Vilas Palace and later go for Darshan at Shree Ambedham at Godhra Village and later back to Mandvi evening enjoy at Mandvi beach and after sunset back to Mundra and overnight stay.
(Meals:- Breakfast & Dinner)
After breakfast check out and we go for visit one of the best port of India and Asia – Mundra Port and latter transfer to Bhuj, visit Shree Swaminarayan Temple and free for shopping at Bhuj area and now its time to say goodbye beautiful Kutch and drop at Airport / Railway Station.
More Details about Ahmedpur, Bhuj and Mundra Tour
- MAP (Room + Breakfast + Lunch/Dinner)
- Meals as per above details
AC Car for Sightseeing
Non AC Bhunga at Rann of Kutch Village Area (As per Package)
Pure Veg. Meals (Serve at Resort / Hotel Only)
Current Hotel Taxes
Toll Parking & D.A.
- Any Ticket [ Rail / Air / Bus ]
Coolie / Porter / Guide Charges
Any Entrance, Camera Charges During Sightseeing
Extended stay or travelling due to any reason.
Any other meals.
Any Kind of entry or Permission.
Personal Expenses, Telephone, Laundry, Liquor, Tips etc.
Any other not mansion in Inclusions.
Any Jungle Safari, Bird Safari, Elephant Safari, Etc… Not Include In Any Package.
- 50% at the time of Booking and Balance before 15 Days of Travel.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
- After Booking - 30% of total holiday cost
30-15 Days - 60% of total holiday cost
15-07 Days - 80% of total holiday cost
07 Days or less - 100% of total holiday cost

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Centennial, Colo. (Jan. 31, 2019) – NASA’s Launch Services Program announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to launch the Lucy mission, which is the first mission to Jupiter’s swarm of Trojan asteroids. This award resulted from a competitive Launch Service Task Order evaluation under the NASA Launch Services II contract.
“We could not be more pleased that NASA has selected ULA to launch this amazing planetary science mission,” said Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and chief executive officer. “This mission has a once-in-a-lifetime planetary launch window, and Atlas V’s world-leading schedule certainty, coupled with our reliability and performance provided the optimal vehicle for this mission. Our Atlas V rocket has launched 79 times achieving 100 percent mission success, and we look forward to working again with our mission partners to explore our universe.”
The Lucy mission is scheduled to launch in October 2021 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This mission will launch aboard an Atlas V 401 configuration rocket.
Atlas V has a strong history in launching planetary missions for NASA including Mars Science Lab; New Horizons; OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to return asteroid samples to Earth; and the Solar Dynamics Observatory to study the sun.
Jupiter’s swarms of Trojan asteroids may be remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets, and serve as time capsules from the birth of our solar system more than 4 billion years ago. Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojans. The mission takes its name from the fossilized human ancestor (named “Lucy” by her discoverers) whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity’s evolution. Lucy will complete a 12-year journey to seven different asteroids.
With more than a century of combined heritage, ULA is the world’s most experienced and reliable launch service provider. ULA has successfully delivered 132 missions to orbit that provide Earth observation capabilities, enable global communications, unlock the mysteries of our solar system, and support life-saving technology.


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Truffle Cheese 101
A truffle is a subterranean mushroom that can be found in the underground root systems of chestnut, oak, hazel, and beech trees. Truffles characteristically have an "umami" taste (earthy, meaty, and savory), so they are a natural pairing for cheese which also has its umami characteristics.
Ground truffles or truffle oil are often mixed into the curds before the cheese is pressed into forms. Otherwise, truffle oil can be rubbed onto the exterior of the cheese during the formation of its rind or after the cheese has matured and developed its own flavors. These different ways of incorporating truffle into cheese contribute a distinct flavor profile to the final cheese you enjoy.


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Jet2 has cancelled more flights to the Canary Islands - here’s the latest Foreign Office advice
Thousands of holidaymakers face disappointment as Jet2 has announced it is cancelling more of its flights to the Canary Islands.
The news comes after the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FDCO) advice on travel to the popular holiday destinations remains unchanged.
Which flights are affected?
Jet2 has confirmed it will be cancelling flights to Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura until 17 October 2020.
Flights to the Canary Islands were originally due to resume toward the end of September, but the cancellations have been extended in line with government guidance.
Customers who are affected by the cancellations will be contacted by the airline to discuss their options. This includes the opportunity to rebook their holiday with no additional admin fee, a full cash refund, or a refund credit note.
Those who are due to travel to the Canary Islands from 18 October onwards will be provided with an additional update closer to their departure date.
Jet2 has also recently announced cancellations on package holidays to Faro in Portugal until 31 October 2020, after the country was removed from the government’s approved travel list. Other affected destinations include mainland Spain and part of Croatia.
What is the Foreign Office advice?
The FDCO is currently advising against all non-essential travel to Spain, including the Balearic and Canary Islands. This advice is based on the current assessment of coronavirus risks in the country.
Any travellers who do travel to Spain will be required to self-isolate for a period of 14 days on their return to the UK.


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Nobody is a Master of the Universe, as the current economic collapse shows. Despite pressure to prove you are next to perfect at work, it is important to have space to admit both your strengths and weaknesses, argues workingmums.co.uk coach Susie Kendall.
I remember a performance review I had at work once where, as usual, they quickly tell you that everything is fine, then spend the rest of the time focusing on one thing that you don’t do well. In my case, it was basically ‘bullsh***ing’, or rather lack-of. I was told off for not pretending I knew everything. On reflection, I think that was the beginning of the end of my legal career!
So when and where is it OK to talk about being less than perfect? I deliberately didn’t use the word ‘admit’ there, as there is no need for anyone to ‘admit’ they’re not perfect because we all know that no-one is. It is more about being open about what we might like or need some help with, and being mindful of when we are simply being hard on ourselves.
I really believe that it is essential to have the opportunity to articulate what is worrying us and what we might need to move forward in a safe, non-judgmental environment. At work, it is very rare to have a colleague, let alone a boss, who we feel is genuinely supportive enough to be truly open and honest with. The HR department is often not seen to be impartial so grievances or just general issues are rarely aired, let alone supported and dealt with. People are too scared of being labelled ‘incapable of doing their job’ or ‘a trouble-maker’.
So, instead, we just moan and gossip. This breeds negativity and false rumours – at best, it achieves nothing – at worst it makes you feel worse and can get you into trouble. Or, we just do nothing. The frustration and helplessness eventually builds up affecting health and home-life.
In terms of ‘bullsh***ing – frankly pretending that you know more than you do and can do more than you are capable of is, I think, dangerous. There’s a difference between being challenged and being deluded. Taken too far, bullsh***ing leads to a great fall, often taking innocent people down with you (just think of Enron and a number of quite big banks…)
There is a balance to be struck between thinking “I’m a fraud, someone’s going to find me out soon” and “I am Master of the Universe”.
As a mother, experience of this type of environment with its ‘put on a brave face’ and ‘don’t trust anyone’ type culture can be really harmful and hugely affect our ability to cope and ultimately our enjoyment of parenting.
So where can we be open and honest about our ‘imperfections’? And how can we benefit from articulating them?
Find your safe environment
With whom and where is it OK to get this out in the open? What is appropriate?
Don’t feel judged
Just think – if everyone is as worried as you are about being judged (which they probably are), they are far too worried about what you think of them to be judging you!
What’s a stake?
Think about what will happen if you do nothing. Will, for example, frustration at the relentlessness of daily life, your inability to devote time to yourself, bitterness towards your husband, too much stress at work, eventually cause you to boil over?! What will happen if you do boil over?
What is your intention?
Think about what you want to get out of it. Will you feel better just for having a rant? Maybe you simply need an empathetic ear. Do you want some help or support? Or are you just sharing stories with friends for a laugh?
Sometimes it helps to articulate your intent up front. I do this with my husband a lot. Being from Venus, sometimes I just need to get something off my chest, ideally with a bit of empathy in return. Being from Mars, hubby often feels the need to problem solve thereby missing the point, unless directed to just listen, nod, and agree….!
What do you actually need?
What are you struggling with? What can’t you do? What don’t you know?
So what do you need to know? What do you need help with? What do you need to hear?
Maybe you need more childcare, more help at work, for your husband to take responsibility at home. You might need to improve your knowledge about something to feel more confident, by going online or buying a book. Maybe you need an open and honest conversation with someone.
By self-monitoring and expressing what’s wrong and what you need, you will avoid pressure building up, keep yourself on ‘slow simmer’ and never reach boiling point!
In coaching, we really encourage clients to watch the language that they use, including when we’re talking about ourselves. We can be extremely hard on ourselves and very self-critical. Using the kind of language we would use if we were trying to support a friend would be much more helpful.
Susie Kendall is a former solicitor who retrained as a coach. For more information, visit www.youblossom.co.uk, and see Susie’s blog. Susie is currently writing a book ‘Singing on the School Run’, a coaching book to help mums to retain a sense of their own identity and to stay confident in those difficult early years of motherhood.

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Art supplies tips- manage your art supplies.
7 reasons why you need an Organizer for your art paper and watercolor
The stereotype of an artist is someone who makes a lot of mess and doesn’t know where things are. Is this true?
Have you ever bought some fantastic supplies like watercolor colors, and use it for some time, and you love it so much that you want to get a new one, and you have no idea what brand it was or what the name of the product is?
This used to happen to me.


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What vaccines are given to my child in the first 18 months of age?
Babies are given a variety of vaccines within their first 18 months of life. Under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), vaccines are provided for free at birth 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months. The primary series of vaccinations are given at 2, 4, and 6 months. The gap between the doses of vaccines is to make sure that each dose has time to work effectively.
At birth, generally within the first 24 hours and definitely within the first seven days, babies are given a vaccination for hepatitis B.
The next vaccination time is at 2 months of age, but the vaccinations can be given from 6 weeks of age. Vaccination is a single injection for a combined vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), hepatitis B, polio, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), an injection for pneumococcal disease and oral drops for rotavirus.
At 4 months of age, babies are given their second dose of those vaccines given at 2 months of age. Giving additional doses of the same vaccine allows a baby’s immunity to slowly build up over time and allows full immunity at the end of the dosing regimen.
At 6 months, the third dose against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), hepatitis B, polio and Hib is given.
Three vaccinations are given at 12 months: meningococcal ACWY, pneumococcal and a combined injection for measles, mumps and rubella.
At 18 months, three vaccines are given – a combined injection against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), the fourth dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine and a vaccine for Hib. Additional vaccinations are given to children who have certain underlying medical conditions and fir aboriginal and torres strait islander children. Check with your doctor if you think your child may be eligible.
Sources & Citations
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccine Safety – Multiple Vaccines and the Immune System. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/multiple-vaccines-immunity.html (accessed 14 May 2020).
2. Australian Government. Department of Health. How do I immunise my child? Available at: https://campaigns.health.gov.au/immunisationfacts/how-do-i-immunise-my-child (accessed 14 May 2020).
3. Australian Government. Department of Health. National Immunisation Program Schedule. Available at: https://beta.health.gov.au/resources/publications/national-immunisation-program-schedule-portrait (accessed 14 May 2020).
6. City of Monash. Immunisation – Frequently Asked Questions. Available at: https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/Services/Children-Family/Immunisation/Childhood-Immunisations-and-Council-Sessions/Immunisation-Frequently-Asked-Questions (accessed 14 May 2020).
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Irving Goldstein (1897-1968) Papers
Scope and Contents
The Irving Goldstein Papers occupy one box and run from 1919 to 1969.
The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence which deals primarily with legal, teaching and publishing matters.
The small amount of biographical material includes Goldstein's honorable discharge from World War I.
The teaching files consist of lecture notes, questions, and exams. The Lawyers Post Graduate Clinics file (Folder 19) contains a substantial amount of material.
The small amount of publications materials refers mainly to Goldstein's successful lawyers post graduate clinics which were the subject of an article in Collier's (Folder 3). The other folder contains a few handwritten lyrics or poems by Goldstein.
Jeff L. Lewin's article, "The Genesis and Evolution of Legal Uncertainty about 'Reasonable Medical Certainty'", Maryland Law Review (1998) 57:2, pages 380-504, has been added to the Irving Goldstein Papers, Series 17/13, at Box 1, Folder 1. The article makes reference to Goldstein's career and his publication Trial Technique.
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An instructor at Northwestern University's School of Law, Goldstein taught trial technique from 1934 to 1947. From 1932 to 1946 he was director of, and instructor in, the Lawyers Post Graduate Clinics. The Irving Goldstein Papers occupy one box and run from 1919 to 1969. The bulk of the collection is correspondence dealing primarily with legal, teaching and publishing matters. The small amount of biographical material includes Goldstein's honorable discharge from World War I.
The Irving Goldstein papers are organized into: biogrpahical material; correspondence (arranged in part by date, in part by topic); teaching files (arranged by subject); publications.
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The Irving Goldstein Papers were donated to the Northwestern University Archives by his daughter-in-law, Shirley Goldstein, on August 7, 1991, as Accession # 91-136. The addition to the Papers was donated to the University Archives by Jeff L. Lewin, July 21, 1998.
All photographs were transferred to the University Archives photographic collection. A small amount of material was transferred to other Archives reference files. Small amounts of extraneous and duplicate materials were discarded.
William K. Beatty, December, 1993. Addition processed by Kevin B. Leonard; August 3, 1998.
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Many adventure games have used amnesia as a premise with varying degrees of success. Amnesia is really a cheap way out of some design work since the developers don't have to explain any background story or provide your character with any motivation.
Many games developed under these parameters don't turn out so well, perhaps due to a general laziness in development caused by the lack of necessary depth. Some, however, do manage to transcend their cliché openings to become enjoyable gaming experiences. While Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True may not be the best amnesia game available, it certainly holds its own.
The game's strength lies in its design as a point-and-click adventure but it's also the game's primary weakness. For fast typing gamers used to playing text-based adventure games, the limited "click verb" then "click noun" picture interface system will feel very restrictive and slow. But, for those who can't type quite as fast, the game is essentially a basic text-based adventure with graphics that lets you do 99% of the interactions with just mouse clicks.
If you fall in the latter group, you'll find Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True's interface to be quite well designed. The game is structured so that each element has its own window that you can reposition anywhere you want on the screen and, when you examine objects that might contain items, a new window opens up to display its contents. The graphics, though not particularly well drawn, are effective in letting you get a picture view of the room's description.
You can get and drop items simply by clicking and dragging and easily determine where the exits are by use of the exit window. One problem, though, is the game's tendency to lean a bit too heavily on its graphics and its failure to mention everything relevant in the room descriptions. Most of the time you can easily determine what's interactive on the screen simply by clicking with the mouse but using this method can make it easy to overlook very small items.
The game's puzzles are sufficiently complex that most gamers will find the game challenging; however, experienced text-based game players may find them both formulaic and a little on the easy side. Likewise, the plot is interesting enough to keep you playing but not engaging enough to make it memorable. Despite these relatively minor weaknesses, Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True's gameplay is solid and enjoyable.
This is an adventure game that successfully rises above the cliché of its premise to offer a good gaming experience. Hardcore adventure fans may want to play Amnesia instead, a game that is entirely text-based but offers a more engaging storyline and more interesting puzzles. Anyone new to the genre, though, will find the interface to be ideal and the gameplay sufficiently challenging.
Graphics: Clean and effective graphics embellish the game's textual descriptions.
Sound: No sound used in the game.
Enjoyment: Interesting puzzles with a decent degree of difficulty, presented with a very user-friendly interface.
Replay Value: The linear plot and single solution puzzles dampen the game's replay value.
Deja Vu was the first game ever made by ICOM, the makers of such famous adventure games as Shadowgate and Uninvited. It featured mouse support, a multi-window interface, and bitmapped graphics at a time when text-based interactive fiction was the norm.
In Deja Vu your character wakes up in a toilet stall of a sleazy pub with no memory of who you are or what you're doing there. To make matters worse, you soon stumble upon a very dead corpse upstairs with three bullets buried in him. Sure enough, you find there's a gun in your pocket with three bullets missing. From there you have to figure out what happened and who you are before whatever is happening to your brain turns you into a mindless vegatable. To make matters worse the cops would very much like to have a word with you about that stiff.
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The official funeral of the late Elvin Nimrod, Grenada’s former Deputy Prime Minister, is now scheduled for Tuesday, 16 March 2021.
The new date was confirmed Saturday by the family of Mr Nimrod after the remaining relatives who travelled to Grenada for the funeral, were medically cleared.
The funeral service will be held at the Lauriston Mini Stadium, starting at 12-noon.
The service will be broadcast live on GIS Channel 22, the GIS Facebook page and YouTube channel, as well as other media stations and social media platforms. The half-day closure announced for Government offices in Carriacou, in honour of the late Elvin Nimrod, has now been rescheduled to Tuesday.


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Changes of serum omentin-1 levels and relationship between omentin-1 and insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C patients
Keywords:Hepatitis C, insulin resistance, omentin-1, type 2 diabetes
Objectives: Omentin-1 is a novel adipokine that has a pivotal role in modulating the insulin sensitivity, immunity and inflammation. The current study was conducted to evaluate the serum omentin-1 level in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients, with or without type 2 diabetes, and to investigate its correlation with liver function parameters and insulin resistance.
Methods: Eighty subjects were enrolled in this study divided into four groups: chronic HCV infected patients (n=20), chronic hepatitis C patients with concomitant type 2 diabetes (n=18), type 2 diabetic patients (n=22) and 20 healthy controls. Serum omentin-1 levels were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Fasting blood glucose, insulin levels, and liver parameters including aminotransferases (ALT and AST) were determined.
Results: Serum omentin-1 levels were significantly elevated in HCV infected patients compared to all other groups. Omentin-1 levels were positively correlated with AST and ALT levels (r =0.43, p< 0.001; r =0.423, p<0.001, respectively). Additionally, a significant negative correlation was found between omentin-1 and both fasting insulin levels and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (r = -0.238, p<0.05; r = -0.277, p<0.05, respectively). Furthermore, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c and HOMA-β were negatively correlated to serum omentin-1 levels however these correlations were not statistically significant.
Conclusion: Serum omentin-1 level is elevated in HCV infected patients and is positively associated with liver enzymes AST and ALT. This suggested that omentin-1 may be implicated in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C and its metabolic complications. However its role needs to be elucidated by further studies.
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Swabbed PPE worn during COVID-19 patient care test negative for virus
Personal protective equipment, including goggles, N95 respirators and shoes, worn by health care workers caring for patients with SARS-CoV-2 tested negative for the virus, according to a recent study.
“As the pandemic [of SARS-CoV-2] spreads globally, increased utilization and shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) are expected. While extended PPE use would mitigate utilization rate, its safety is unknown,” Sean Wei Xiang Ong, MBBS, of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in Singapore and the Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, also in Singapore, and colleagues wrote. “To evaluate the safety of extended PPE use, we conducted a 1-day PPE sampling study on health care workers caring for confirmed SARS-CoV-2-infected patients to ascertain the per contact episode risk of PPE contamination with SARS-CoV-2.”
Ong and colleagues collected the samples from PPE using a standardized technique with Puritan EnviroMax Plus premoistened sterile swabs from the entire front of goggles, front surface of N95 respirators and the front surface of shoes from health care workers leaving the rooms of patients. Gloves and gowns were not swabbed because these items are disposed of after each use. Patients were chosen based on a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test result within the previous 48 hours.
In total, 90 samples were collected from 30 health care workers, including doctors, nurses and cleaners, leaving the rooms of 15 patients. According to the study results, median time spent in the patient’s room was 6 minutes. Activities performed in the room ranged from casual contact such as administering medications and cleaning to closer contact like a physical examination and the collection of respiratory samples. Results showed that all 90 of the samples obtained from health care workers tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.
The authors noted that the study did have several limitations, including the use of surface swabs for sampling N95 masks, rather than processing masks in extraction buffers with detergents a method used for isolation of influenza from N95 respirators. According to Gordon and colleagues, this method “may be insufficient for detection of entrapped viral particles.” All patients were being treated in airborne infection isolation rooms with 12 air exchanges per hour, which could mean that the results are not generalizable to other types of rooms. The authors also did not evaluate the concomitant level of viral contamination in the environment to correlate with the degree of PPE contamination.
“Previous laboratory studies demonstrated that viruses such as SARS-CoV and human coronavirus 229E can remain viable on PPE items, including latex gloves and disposable gowns, though these were not performed in clinical settings. Despite the potential for extensive environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2, we did not find similar contamination of PPE after patient contact,” the authors concluded. “This provides assurance that extended use of N95 [respirators] and goggles with strict adherence to environmental and hand hygiene while managing [patients with] SARS-CoV-2 could be a safe option.” – by Caitlyn Stulpin
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The Heir Apparent – Largo Winch: when a billionaire tycoon is murdered his secretly adopted son has to prove he’s the true heir to the business empire, while fighting off an aggressive takeover attempt. It’s an easy film to engage with for several reasons: firstly, it’s not a completely dead by-the-numbers affair – the story is interesting and is split between the eponymous Largo discovering his roots, and getting tangled up in action-based situations. Secondly; it looks great – sometimes even Besson–esque. Thirdly; it’s full of familiar spy/espionage aspects like frenetic action and chase scenes, global locations, femme fatales and everything else you’d expect from a James Bond type film – minus the budget. Think Bruce Wayne in an indie Bourne film and you’re almost there. LW also aims high with blatant global aspirations: it’s primarily English and French, with a decent ‘World’ Cast, and worldwide filming (Brazil, Hong Kong, Baltic States). There’s something for everyone in here: action, politics, drama, family, business, espionage, rumpy pumpy – but the only real problem is that large parts of backgrounding made it feel more like an ‘origins’ story, setting up a larger franchise. Having not heard of it, and with a wildly international scope and graphic novel roots, I was expecting a total euro-pudding; but with a charismatic lead, interesting story, and solid action Largo Winch is a fun, albeit lightweight, film.
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Dried Cherry Tomatoes in Garlicky Oil
Oven-dried tomatoes in olive oil made fast and easy
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cups + 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- Oven-proof tray
- Jar with lid
- Chopping block
You don't have to go to Italy or Greece to know that sun dried tomatoes in oil are amazingly tasty. They go well with almost anything and probably this is why there are hundreds of recipes with sun dried tomatoes out there.
But what if you want to make this recipe at home? Well, you can wait for the summer, assuming that you live in a sunny region, or you can cheat your way and use your oven. Sun-dried tomatoes in oven, you might ask? Technically, not sun-dried but dried and just as delicious.
I have been storing my own dried tomatoes in oil for years now. But I have been using my dehydrator for drying them. However, since having a dehydrator is not a very common thing, I decided to try the oven method as well.
The result was just as good and a lot quicker. Therefore, you should hear me out and try this oven-dried tomatoes recipe for yourself.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes into halves. Add the pieces to an oven-proof tray. Sprinkle some salt, sugar, and a tbsp of olive oil on them.
- Bake them in the preheated oven at 150 degrees Celsius (300 F) for 1.5 hours.
- Take the tray out and let the tomatoes cool completely.
- Choose an appropriate jar and make sure it is clean.
- Grate the garlic cloves in there, add a little bit more salt and with a spoon, start stirring to help the garlic release its moisture. Add the thyme and 1/2 cups of olive oil and stir to combine.
- When the tomatoes have cooled completely, add them to the jar and pour the rest of the oil to cover them. You might not need 2 cups of oil. It really depends on the jar you are using.
- Stir, so the garlicky-thyme mixture finds its way between all tomatoes.
- Place the lid and take the jar to a dry, cold place such as your pantry or fridge.
The first method for preserving tomatoes was simply heavily salting them. However, it was discovered that keeping them in olive oil makes them tastier and increases their consumption period.
Now, I don't know if this is related or not. Still, I know that in the 19 century, Sicilians started to preserve tuna in olive oil. They did so because people wouldn't buy salted tuna anymore for fear of scurvy. Again, this is just an assumption of mine.
Now, suppose you are wondering how to use sun-dried tomatoes. In that case, you should know that you can literally consume them as they are, make a dried tomatoes pasta, or add them to a delicious sauce.
Finally, I want to answer a very popular question 'what are the dried tomatoes benefits?' They are linked to reducing the risk of cancer or muscular degeneration. However, we know for sure that they are a very good source of Vitamin C.
* You can replace the dry thyme with dry oregano or make a mix of dried herbs.
** I don't know how long you can keep such a jar in your fridge or pantry because, in our house, this recipe doesn't survive long enough to get moldy. I promise to add some dried tomatoes recipes in the shortest time possible.
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Nutrition Facts / Serving
- Calories 263
- Total Fat 29 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 312 mg
- Potassium 83 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 2 g
- Sugars 1 g
- Protein 0 g


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Rising ad spending on its cable networks, like
MTV and Comedy Central, propelled media conglomerate Viacom to a
37 percent rise in third quarter profits, the company said Friday.
The company, which also owns Paramount Studios, said it earned $574 million in the quarter, up from $420 million a year ago.
Revenue climbed 15 percent to $3.77 billion. The cable networks contributed $2.39 billion in revenues, as U.S. advertising sales grew by 12 percent.
Viacom also was boosted by strong growth in digital distribution deals with companies such as Hulu and Netflix, which stream content to viewers online. The company said such revenues grew by $156 million, or 19 percent compared to a year earlier.
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BEIRUT — On Saturday, Hamas shocked the world when its gunmen paraglided outside the besieged Gaza strip, paving the way for a land, air, and sea attack against Israel, the first of its kind since Israel’s establishment in 1948.
The operation is reminiscent of the surprise offensive in 1973 when Egyptians and Syrians declared war on Israel during Yom Kippur.
Israel relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip early this morning as fighting raged with Hamas around the Gaza Strip and the death toll from the war against the Palestinian militants surged above 1,100.
All the while, videos and images have spread widely online of Hamas fighters infiltrating Israeli territory — including their descent over an outdoor rave festival just several kilometers outside Gaza — on paragliders.
L’Orient Today talks to two military experts, a paragliding instructor and a Hamas official to understand how the operation took place.
How could the training needed for a paragliding military operation go apparently unnoticed in a highly monitored and besieged area?
Lebanese military expert Riad Kahwaji told L’Orient Today that the paragliding gunmen most probably “received their training outside Gaza, meaning they must have gone outside the besieged strip.”
“The paragliding gunmen were essential in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. To go over the defense wall you need to fly up, and once they landed they were able to remove a part of the siege and allow hundreds of gunmen to infiltrate into Israeli territory,” Kahwaji said.
Still, said the head of one sports paragliding organization in Lebanon, “from a technical point of view, what we saw in the video does not work,” as the fighters would have needed more space to land than what was visible in the video clips. He spoke on condition of anonymity as he did not want to involve himself and the sport in politics.
“Also, a typical paragliding journey could be sabotaged by one bullet from an average handgun.”
General Khalil Helou, another Lebanese military expert, told L’Orient Today, however, that he has “read several leaked reports from Israeli authorities that their intelligence had actually seen the paragliding exercises being conducted by Hamas militants, but they did not believe that Hamas has the capability of orchestrating such an operation, and that the paragliding technique would actually work.” L’Orient Today could not immediately verify the existence or content of such reports.
Helou noted that the paragliding had a motor engine and it was not a typical paragliding unit. Rather, he said, “it was a military design.”
“However, paragliding was a propaganda technique. It’s true that they need it to cross over places that are unreachable by foot due to the siege, but it was mainly used for propaganda reasons,” he said.
Helou said he felt the paragliding incident had more media exposure than its actual impact.
“There are 20,000 Palestinians that leave Gaza daily for work outside the Gaza strip and return daily, some of them are probably working for Hamas and have guided and paved the way for the operation geographically, so militants would know where the police stations are based and so on,” Helou explained noting that this infiltration by Hamas is more dangerous and effective than the paragliding video.
According to Helou, the paragliding by Hamas is mainly a technique “to boost the morale of Hamas’s supporters, and terrorize Israel and its supporters.”
Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas’s leadership in Lebanon, told L’Orient Today that, in order for Hamas to execute its “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation and send its gunmen via paragliders, “it had to use the help of its allies and friends.”
“We have been planning for this honorable operation for two years,” he added.
“We have been occupied for 75 years and we want to resist and free our people, and we will use all the means we have. Israel has always portrayed itself as the invincible army, but on Saturday it collapsed in front of the Palestinian resistance,” Barakeh said.


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The solution? Shutting down coal-fired energy and banning the mercury trade.
(Geneva, Switzerland) As delegates to the second Conference of the Parties (COP2) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury negotiated for a week over wording for a range of non-binding guidance, the shocking news that global toxic mercury emissions had surged 20% in 5 years was announced by UNEP.
Dr. Tadesse Amera, Co-Chair for IPEN, said, “IPEN has long warned that we are in the midst of a global mercury crisis and has campaigned for a rapid international response. Now that the Convention is finally law, we are on the brink of a catastrophe. If mercury emissions continue to rise at this rate, we are facing massive intensification of ocean pollution and rapid contamination of global fish stocks. Many big fish species are already too toxic to safely eat, and more species will follow. Women in many small island states rely on fish for dietary protein, and our data shows that, for most of them, their mercury levels are above unsafe exposure levels. If we want to protect these island populations, we must take more action immediately. There is only one sure way to stop this runaway mercury pollution and that is to ban the global mercury trade that feeds small scale gold mining and shut down coal power plants polluting the atmosphere.”
For tens of thousands of people in Western Kenya, gold mining is a way of making a living.
On informal mines across the region, women use mercury to bring out the gold. But a recent study conducted by a network of international charities has found that the chemical could be slowly killing them - and affecting the wider community.
The tragedy of Minamata may be a thing of the past for many, but as the world unites to take action on mercury pollution the dangers remain all too real.
At first it was a mystery. Three young girls stricken with an unknown disease in April of 1956, slurring their words, struggling to walk and suffering unexplained convulsions. Soon there were eight patients. By October there were 40 – 14 of whom had died. And the numbers kept growing.


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Customer service is horrible but worth dealing with it. Probably the closest thing to authentic Mexican food.
Chicharon burrito all day.
Don't come here if you're in a rush, or don't like waiting in line in a 100 degree taco joint, but DO come here if you're a taco fan. They are DELICIOUS. I mean, "delicioso."
The burritos are massive...and those are just the regular ones. Two tacos are a much more manageable size if you don't want to feel like you ate an entire horse for the rest of the day.
Better food at better prices than Alto Cinco, and no hipsters!
Get the chicken spinach!! Or try chicharon!!
Get nacho cheese inside your quesadila. It's awesome!
Get the breakfast burrito!
This place is horrible, horrible food and during the whole wait in line, there were two teenagers working the cash registers and they were making out the whole time. Absoulty terrible.
Amazing food, super cheap too!


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Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel Levinson didn’t mince words in May of 2011 when he sharply criticized nursing homes for misusing potentially dangerous drugs to sedate troublesome patients.
Levinson said the public should be “outraged” to hear that government warnings to avoid using the anti-psychotic drugs in people with dementia often went unheeded. He went on to accuse manufacturers of “putting profits before safety” by aggressively marketing these drugs for just such uses.
“Government, taxpayers, nursing home residents, as well as their families and caregivers should be outraged — and seek solutions,” he said in a statement released along with a highly critical audit.
But Levinson’s investigative unit, citing major budget and staffing cuts, is scrapping a planned new audit to identify the problem nursing homes and the medicines being misused, an ongoing practice that violates federal rules requiring that patients “be free from unnecessary drugs.”
That scheduled audit is among several high-profile investigations the OIG is postponing or canceling, including a review of the state insurance exchanges that are set to open later this year as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. The Center for Public Integrity first reported on the scrapped projects last week.
News of the cutbacks brought a quick retort from advocates who have fought for years to focus attention on the over-prescribing of drugs in nursing homes. Five such groups wrote to Levinson earlier this week calling the decision “disappointing and alarming” and asking that it be reconsidered.
The groups behind the letter were California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, San Francisco; Center for Medicare Advocacy, Washington; Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville, Va; Long Term Care Community Coalition, New York, and the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, Washington.
“Nursing homes are understaffed and they give people drugs to sedate them,” said Janet Wells, a Washington consultant and patient advocate who signed the letter.
The organizations urged the OIG to help protect residents from reckless prescribing of medications that “sedate and restrain them and put them at risk of serious illnesses and death. The human and financial costs of failure to hold nursing homes accountable are extreme. ”
The letter pointed out that Levinson had spoken out for reforms in announcing findings from the previous audit in May 2011. That audit found that almost 305,000 of 2.1 million elderly persons who lived in nursing homes in the first six months of 2007 had a prescription for at least one atypical antipsychotic drug. These drugs are intended to treat psychiatric conditions.
The OIG report said that 88 percent of these prescriptions were written “off-label,” meaning the drugs were being used for purposes that had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. In some cases, pills were prescribed despite warnings from the FDA that using them for treating dementia patients could be dangerous. In all, unapproved uses and improperly documented claims for these drugs cost Medicare $116 million in one six-month period, the report found.
The advocates who wrote to Levinson noted that the Inspector General’s aggressive stance had spurred discussion among federal officials and some proposals that have since reduced the use of these drugs. But they said more needs to be done.
For instance, the OIG reported in 2012 that almost all nursing home residents receiving atypical antipsychotic drugs did not have proper assessments and care plans that met federal requirements.
“Without teeth in the enforcement process, we don’t believe individuals will ever be adequately protected from over-drugging for the convenience of nursing home staff,” said Wells. She added: “We feel they are dropping the ball at a crucial time.”
The American Health Care Association, which represents about 9,000 nursing homes nationwide, concedes a problem exists, but said its members are making progress in curbing drug misuse.
“This issue will not diminish. Now, more than ever before, skilled nursing care centers are focused on safely reducing the off-label use of antipsychotics in residents living with dementia,” Greg Crist, the trade group’s senior vice president of public affairs, said in a prepared statement. Crist added that the industry has set a goal to reduce use of these medications by 15% before the end of 2013, and “we are encouraged by our progress.”
Matthew Bennett, Senior Vice President of the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the drug industry’s lobbying arm, said in a prepared statement that drug companies “are committed to providing truthful and non-misleading information about their medicines” and “ensuring that promotional materials provided to health care professionals are accurate and not misleading.”
The HHS inspector general’s office, in a statement released Wednesday, said that it had no quarrel with advocates over the need for closer scrutiny of nursing homes. The office said that it was “continuing to do new work to identify if there are concerns involving atypical antipsychotics with children and adverse events in nursing homes.” The statement added: “We always have to make tough decisions about how we utilize our resources. The more limited the resources, the more difficult our decisions become.”
The HHS Inspector General, the largest such unit in the federal government, expects to lose a total of 400 staffers — or about 20 percent of the workforce — from its peak strength of 1,800 last year. About 200 of those staffers will have departed by the end of this year, and the other 200 are slated to depart by the end of 2015. The HHS office is responsible for oversight of 24 cents out of every tax dollar spent by the federal government.
As a result of the cuts, the OIG has said it “will not be able to keep pace” with the rapid growth of taxpayer-subsidized health care anticipated under the Affordable Care Act, the signature health reform effort of the Obama administration, and will have to trim other efforts to combat health care fraud and abuse and other waste.
An OIG document states that agency officials made the decision to cut projects based on “relative risks to federal dollars and program beneficiaries, known or suspected vulnerabilities and opportunity for impact—as well as the costs associated with each review.”
Yet some of the canceled audits might have exposed policy failures and returned money to the federal treasury. The planned audit into computer security at state marketplaces — known as exchanges — that will sell individual health insurance policies under the Obama health care law, for instance, was intended in part to review whether billions of dollars in federal grants were properly spent.
Another scrapped audit was to seek repayment of $3 billion or more that Medicare paid to drug companies for drugs not approved for safety and effectiveness from 2006 through 2010.
The inspector general’s office also is delaying an unspecified number of investigations into poor quality care in hospitals as a result of its “significantly reduced” travel budgets and the high cost of paying experts to review medical files.
This policy decision may result in a “potentially high-risk hospital not being reviewed” and “potentially erroneous claims not being reviewed,” according to agency documents.
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has declared its campus a plastic-free zone
on Monday. It has already imposed a ban on stores and canteens on its campus from providing single-use plastics. The varsity has pledged not to use disposable plates, cups, straws during celebrations on campus.
“Students may have birthday parties or freshers’ welcome parties but they will not be allowed to use plastic plates or cups. We have banned use of small water bottles for meetings and conferences. A single conference can generate waste of 100 to 200 plastic bottles. Instead, we now try to buy large bottles and encourage students and teacher to use their own bottles,” said Shaila de Souza who heads the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Committee at the university.
The university has also asked commercial establishments on its campus to dispose of their own waste from now on. “We have banned sale of sweets wrapped in plastics because students tend to open the sweet and just throw the plastic anywhere. We will also educate students not to throw waste and keep wrapper in their pockets till they find a bin,” said de Souza.
Goa University registrar Y V Reddy said that the decision to declare the varsity a green campus and a plastic-free zone was taken based on recommendations by the Goa University’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Committee.
Goa University has decided to put some simple measure in place, like increasing the number of garbage bins on campus. “We already had bins in each classrooms, faculty room and in the toilets. But we will now have more bins even in walkways. Our society is so used to dropping litter on the way. We don’t keep the waste till we see a bin,” she said.
Recently, based on the suggestion of the committee, Goa University installed menstrual health management units which include a sanitary pad dispenser and an incinerator in the women’s washrooms.
“We have started training programmes for students on how to use the machines,” said De Souza.
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The Syrian National Coalition, main opposition in Syria, calls for a guarantee that President Bashar al-Assad will step down as a condition for them to attend Geneva 2 Conference.
“Assad will have no role in the transitional process and the future of Syria,” the group said in a conference held in Istanbul. The Syrian National Coalition stated that they have conditional acceptance to participate in the Geneva 2 Conference if they get a guarantee for a political transition.
Meanwhile, the Syrian National Coalition increased the number of its members to eleven by accepting eight new members from Syrian Kurdish National Council.
More than 100,000 people have been killed since the Assad regime's crackdown on dissidents began in March 2011, according to UN. The planning for “Geneva 2” conference which aims to end the Syrian confilict has been continuing for months.Güncelleme Tarihi: 11 Kasım 2013, 15:36


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Politicians in Washington have a tendency to define "national security" in terms of external threats to the country, such as terrorism, and to think of U.S. power as primarily defined by military force. In so doing, they often neglect the economic component of national security. Moreover, they can be oblivious to their own complicity in passing legislation that ends up having a negative impact on the vitality and health of the U.S. economy.
Without a dynamic economy that creates jobs, generates tax revenues, fosters technological innovation and-very importantly-attracts both domestic and foreign investment, America's ability to sustain its global position and competitiveness, including but not limited to its military superiority, is jeopardized. One cannot-and should not-divorce the health of the country's economy from its national security.
However, a trend that seems to have gone largely unnoticed in Washington-although it is of great concern here in New York-is the increasing preference of companies to move out of U.S. financial markets for more attractive locations overseas in order to raise capital. In 2001, 36 percent of the world's initial public offerings (ipos) were undertaken in American capital markets. Four years later, we had lost one-third of our share of the ipo market-the U.S. share in 2005 had fallen to 24 percent. More significantly, it is no longer automatic that the world's largest ipos (in dollar amounts) occur within the boundaries of the United States. Increasingly, London and Hong Kong are seen as the premiere locations to do business. In 2005, of the 25 largest ipos worldwide, only one took place in America. Nine were listed on European exchanges; five others were in London; even Australia, a country we usually do not consider a center of global finance, had three.
At the same time, major American companies are "going private"-buying back their stock and de-listing themselves from the U.S. exchanges. Koch Industries has purchased Georgia-Pacific; this deal, valued at $13 billion, has made Koch the largest privately held company in the United States (as ranked by annual sales). hca, the largest operator of hospitals in the United States, has a $21 billion plan to take itself private.
The marketplace is sending a very clear signal. The culture of over-regulation-and the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation is a very prominent example of this-is imposing untenable burdens on public U.S. companies that are listed on American exchanges. New companies choose not to list here. Existing companies go private and then are free to go overseas in search of fresh capital. And for companies that cannot go private, managers are increasingly losing their appetite for risk and innovation, settling too often for what will keep them out of trouble rather than doing what will make their companies succeed.
It is amazing that politicians, faced with these realities, will shrug and ask, "So what?" Who cares if twice as much foreign equity is traded in London than in New York, or that London's Alternative Investment Market (aim) is now the leading market for smaller companies-with a growing number of U.S. companies listed there? For one thing, it means that talent that previously was attracted to New York is lost to overseas competitors. Moreover, the diminishment of U.S. capital markets injures the health of the American economy. And an over-regulated economy, which sends the message to business to avoid any risk and places a premium on compliance as opposed to rewarding innovation or growth, is dangerous for America's future. The United States cannot survive as a nation of service industries; our competitive advantage in the global marketplace is our ability to create the new products that the world will need and that only the United States can provide.
Many of America's leading companies could not have been built in the current regulatory environment. This speaks volumes in and of itself.
Let me be clear: I am not an advocate of de-regulation-I am an opponent of over-regulation. I have always stood for what I termed in an op-ed I wrote for the Wall Street Journal as "enlightened regulation"-a "regulatory scheme that demands transparency and fairness without stifling free enterprise and innovation."
But some in Congress seem to think that the solution lies in the extension of U.S. regulation overseas; that, if U.S. firms purchase exchanges in other countries, the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations can be applied to their trading operations as well. We have already received a clear message from the British: If the London Stock Exchange is bought by Americans, they will not permit any imposition of Sarbanes-Oxley provisions to firms that list there. The reality is that the rest of the world is not always going to follow the lead of the U.S. Congress. Britain's Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, has made it clear that the British government will protect its markets from any "heavy-handed and inflexible" regulation being imported from abroad, noting that the uk Financial Services Authority would continue "to safeguard the light touch and proportionate regulatory regime that has made London a magnet for international business."
And when the U.S. Congress plays politics with business, this also has a profoundly negative effect. We are still feeling the consequences of the whole Dubai ports debacle. Even though port security is handled by the Coast Guard, not the owners of the port facilities, members of Congress whipped up so much opprobrium over the deal that it fell through. It didn't make our ports any safer, and overseas capital that might have been invested in the United States is being redirected to other markets perceived to be friendlier. Trade and investment are not one-way streets. How we treat others is the way we must expect them to treat U.S. companies.
Nor is the rest of the world going to sit back and not take advantage of the U.S. predicament. Peter Weinberg, a former ceo of Goldman Sachs International, wrote in the Financial Times earlier this year:
"The U.S. financial markets enjoy an enormous incumbency advantage as the largest, most liquid and most transparent in the world. However, current trends present a unique opportunity for the City to take a big step forward, by making itself as appealing as possible to enormous flows of foreign investment capital, and driving down the cost of doing business through consolidation."
And we should pay attention to what Balls said on his recent trip to Hong Kong-calling for a "strengthened partnership" between the "two leading global financial centers" of London and Hong Kong. This has profound implications for the future. Already, major Chinese companies seeking a non-Chinese listing tend to go to London-major firms such as Sinopec and Air China are listed both on the Hong Kong and London exchanges. And the world's largest expected ipo will be the listing of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Hong Kong.
New York isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but how does the United States benefit if New York becomes the equivalent of Frankfurt-a major regional center, to be sure, but no longer the indispensable global exchange? It certainly means that the United States will increasingly have to turn to overseas centers to fund its capital and current account deficits; it also means that, over time, non-U.S. currencies will become more of a commodity in international capital markets, helping to erode the supremacy of the dollar.
Congress keeps worrying about the next 9/11 attacks as the major challenge to U.S. security-and they should be commended for this vigilance. But for the long-term security of this nation, politicians must also avoid steps that strangle the American economy-and jeopardize the very foundation of American strength.
Maurice R. Greenberg is chairman and ceo of C. V. Starr & Co.Essay Types: Essay

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MEDFORD, N.Y. – Parents are calling for a Long Island daycare center to be shut down as it undergoes "thorough sanitizing" after hosting an adult nude party.
Krazy Kidz in Medford is facing criticism after pictures surfaced from the party called "Jungle Gym & Pajama All-Night Dance Party: For Grown Ups Who Won't Grow Up."
The images showed what appeared to be naked partygoers using bouncy houses and other children's entertainment equipment. The party also included nude body painting and "warm Jello wrestling."
"You can do what you like to do, but not at a children's facility," Melissa Webster told WCBS-TV.
"Most of my friends and everybody who is talking about it will refuse to go there now," Elissa Trusnovec told WCBS-TV.
In the advertisement for the party, organizers said there would be "tasteful nudity," but no "orgy, strippers or sexually lewd content."
The owners of Krazy Kids released a statement, saying its staff was not involved in the party and their "private party facility rental policy is currently under review."


It seems that my concert going for the year is over (unless I can convince someone else to pay $65 to celebrate the new year with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers) I have decided to write up a year in review. I went to 25 concerts this year, which is an all time high for me in my 10 years of concert going. I hit my 100th concert this summer. I saw some new bands for the first time and others for the 36th!
The concerts I saw were – Spice Girls, Jonas Brothers (x5), SK6ers (x6 – 4 opening for hanson), Hanson (x5), Blake Lewis (x2), Honor Society (x5), Push Play, American Idols, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block and David Cook
Before this year I had only seen SK6ers, Hanson and the Backstreet Boys before! Spots at the shows varied from front row (Honor Society) to ‘this is a good view of the stage, but we’re pretty high up’ (Spice Girls).
Most expensive show: Jonas ($150), David Cook ($150) tied
Least (not free) expensive show: Honor Society Toquet Hall ($6)
Free shows: Jonas Brothers 3-d filming, Honor Society oakes park, Blake Lewis @ Mohegan
# artists seen: 63
#unique artists seen: 35
# shows seen in CT: 12
# of shows out of state: 13
Show farthest away: Hanson in Lancaster PA
Closest show: SK6ers in New Haven CT
$$ spent: $1,106.00
Miles driven: 3,095
I am very much looking forward to 2009 and it’s concerts (kicking it off right with The Rock Boat!) but it will be hard to top this year!


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First of all, an aspirant for the presidency must become the official candidate of his or her party. This involves winning as many votes as possible during the lengthy primary season. Primaries are preliminary elections that take place in each state during a presidential election year. Prevailing in the primaries requires time, dedication, and above all else, money. Politics in the United States is an expensive business. Anyone with a serious shot at winning a party's nomination has to be capable of raising considerable sums.
During this period presidential candidates hope to gain as many votes in primaries as possible in order to win the largest possible number of party delegates. The same is also true of caucuses, meetings of state parties, which register their preference for candidates. The more votes the candidates win in the primaries and caucuses, the more party delegates they will have.
In the old days, parties formally decided their candidates at conventions in election year. But nowadays candidates are decided long before the conventions take place. What usually happens is that one candidate—say, Joe Biden, for example—builds up a sufficiently large delegate count that gives them an unstoppable momentum, forcing rival candidates to drop out. This gives one candidate a clear shot at the White House.
Once a party has chosen its candidate then it's on to the presidential election itself. It's somewhat ironic that the actual process of electing a president is much shorter than that of selecting the party candidates. In any case, once the campaign is underway, the candidates strive to win as many votes in the Electoral College as possible. This means concentrating on those vital swing states—such as Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—which tend to decide the final outcome.
Even if a candidate wins the popular vote, that's no guarantee that he or she will in the Electoral College. In 2016, Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in the popular vote by almost three million votes. Yet Trump won the election because he prevailed in the Electoral College.


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Trauma, or even prolonged stress, wreaks havoc on our bodies in so many ways. However, there are some easy, feel-good tips that can help support our bodies during these hard times.
During chronic stress our bodies have trouble regulating the stress hormone, cortisol. Because cortisol has a large influence on blood sugar, we lose the ability to appropriately regulate blood sugar as well.
For some, this can result in a spike of blood sugar, and therefore a boost of energy, which is then followed by an extreme low. For others, blood sugar is extremely low in the morning, which results in fatigue and depression. In the evening, however, they feel more energetic and cannot easily fall asleep.
If this is you, it is so important to see a healthcare provider who can help get to the root cause of the problem.
That being said, here are some tips for home care that you can do as well.

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