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Stories from my 1970s food lessons in an east London school
British households in the seventies have a great tradition of using leftover food. Meat from the Sunday roast is made into cottage pie and rissoles and leftover brussels sprouts and cold potato become bubble and squeak. There’s endless ideas for stale bread including throwing it in the bin.
Réchauffé is the posh French term we have to use in lessons for reheating leftover food. I read to them from our textbook bible –
‘An extravagant cook will throw extra cooked food away.
An unimaginative one simply warms it up or serves it cold.
An efficient one will deal with it in such a way as to present an attractive, appetising and nutritious dish.
So today we’ve got to make an attractive dish from leftovers.’
The problem is that we haven’t got any leftovers. No-one wants to bring in their old food – it’s like showing us your dirty washing or the holey socks from the darning basket.
They sit on their stools, aprons on ready, weary at waiting while I read out THE RULES from our bible.
‘Rule 1 Leftover food must be absolutely fresh.’
Please, no-one ask the obvious question!
‘How can leftover food be fresh, Miss?’
‘Good point, Alice – it means it mustn’t be stale.’
‘But, Miss you said to use stale bread – you said..’
‘Rule 2! Reheat the food only – do not re-cook.’
Stupid, stupid books – just learn it – it’s in the book to learn for THE EXAM.
‘Listen – you must learn not to waste food – think how your grandparents managed during the Second World War – there were posters saying ‘Make do and Mend.’
‘Me grandfather ate army food during the war – he was a soldier.’
Bert wants to cook and is fed up with theory.
‘OK! The most important thing to remember is that when leftover food is reheated it must be piping hot to kill the germs.’
“How do I know when it’s piping hot?”
Thanks Alice. Good question. Stick your finger in it and if it’s piping hot you shout ‘Ow it’s piping hot!’
‘We’re making fishcakes today with leftover potatoes, bread and tinned salmon.’
I’ve created our réchauffé ingredients by boiling up vats of potatoes and baking a loaf of Mother’s Pride until it’s crisp.
‘This is how you make the breadcrumbs.’
I seal the baked bread slices inside a polythene bag then bash it with a rolling pin.
‘‘But they’re brown. Breadcrumbs are orange!’
No wonder Bert is jumpy if he’s eating orange coloured packet food.
‘Now it’s your turn.’
They scatter and mash the potato with the pink fish, season then shape into fishcakes.
‘Dip in beaten egg and then roll in breadcrumbs and they’re ready to cook.’
They form a dipping and rolling queue at my table. Well it’s more of a mucking about, jostling, pushing line with the occasional thump as they hurry to get their fishcakes ready to fry for their lunch.
Plates of golden, crunchy fishcakes, some with a sprig of parsley appear on my table, then we’re ready to eat.
For homework they must learn the names of weird réchauffé recipes:
Cooked meat is made into Durham cutlets, meat in aspic, kromeskies and mince toast.
Stale bread becomes raspings, rusk, fruit and cheese charlotte.
Spare fruit is turned into fritters, fools and charlottes.
Where did these peculiar dishes vanish to?
Thank goodness the Réchauffé and Invalid cooking lessons are done and dusted for another year, and the stupid rules and daft recipes will be tested next week.
Pink or red canned salmon
John West has sold canned salmon for over 120 years. The species purchased and sold by John West in the 1970s included canned Red Salmon, canned Pink Salmon, canned Coho (Medium Red) Salmon and a few canned Chum (or Keta) Salmon. The canned Red and Pink salmon were sold in shops in the UK, and Keta Salmon was more commonly sold for catering or wholesale use. As now, the Red Salmon would have been more expensive than the Pink Salmon.
Many ready meal instructions say that food should be heated until it is piping hot but this is no use unless you know the temperature that the food must be cooked to for safety. It’s best to use a food probe and check that the core temperature of the product has reached 75C for 30 seconds.
The term piping hot may come from medieval times and mean the steam from the spout of a kettle – so that means very hot indeed!


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Wrath of The Demon is a beauiful but tough action adventure game in the likes of Psygnosis' Beast. The game is split into a variety of scenes, each of which containing some sort of a task for completion. WOTD (in short) was released for the Atari ST, Amiga, DOS and the 8bit Commodore 64. The Atari ST version comes in 4 disks and was developed by Cybercube. Respectively, the Amiga and MS-DOS versions were developed by Abstrax.
STORY / GAMEPLAY After the impressive intro telling the story of the game, the quest begins in a fantasy world where an evil magician called Anthrax summons a Demon in order to take over everything. By the time he is summoned, the Demon brings hordes of freaking creatures along. The Kingdom's Princess is lost and the King fears that the Demon took her away. You are the only one who can help find the Demon, kill him, bring the Princess back to safety and put an end to Anthrax's plans. The way is extremely difficult though as you have to avoid traps and fight against flying creatures, giants and, finally, the Demon himself. Wrath Of The Demon is one of the toughest games ever made and one of the most technically advanced for the Amiga, ST and PC (DOS). All game's controls are responsive and the game tasks are quite entertaining while they need some synchronization to complete.
GRAPHICS / SOUND The Atari ST version followed the Amiga a year later, along with the PC (DOS). This particular version shows that Readysoft did well in what the Psygnosis should have done on the ST version of Shadow Of The Beast! I mean, from the very start to the end of the game, you will be astonished by its beautiful graphics, bright colors, parallax scrolling and the background variety. The ST version runs at 320x200 pixels with 50+ colors on screen (via a special technique)! Unfortunately scrolling can get "jerky" sometimes but is a fact that can be forgiven since the simple ST doesn't have a Blitter chip on the early STFM versions, so sometimes the framerate drops at 16.6 frames per second. Sonically (on the main levels where you run) the ST offers chip sound FX and music (composed by David Whittaker) and in some more static levels (like the ones with big bosses) the ST may play chip music and digitized sound effects while in some others the ST performs Amiga-like sampled music and sound effects at the same time!
CPU: Motorola 68000 16/32bit at 8mhz. 16 bit data bus/32 bit internal/24-bit address bus. MEMORY: RAM 512KB (1MB for the 1040ST models) / ROM 192KB GRAPHICS: Digital-to-Analog Converter of 3-bits, eight levels per RGB channel, featuring a 9-bit RGB palette (512 colors), 320x200 (16 color), 640x200 (4 color), 640x400 (monochrome). With special programming techniques could display 512 colors on screen in static images. SOUND: Yamaha YM2149F PSG "Programmable Sound Generator" chip provided 3-voice sound synthesis, plus 1-voice white noise mono PSG. It also has two MIDI ports, and support mixed YM2149 sfx and MIDI music in gaming (there are several games supported this).

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Most Americans, when they hear that the Texans want to secede from the union, immediately think the case parallels the Civil War (aka the War Between the States). They do not think of the War of 1812, when the New Englanders nearly seceded. Yes, folks, in those days it was the Yankees who couldn't stand the bull from Washington anymore. They even went so far as to meet in Hartford to go forward with their plans for secession. Here's how it went down.
First of all the New England merchants and farmers were sore at President James Madison. They hadn't voted for him, but for DeWitt Clinton, the Federalist candidate. When he declared war on Great Britain they were filled with alarm and venom. The war quickly began to go badly. The British blockaded all trade. The merchants lost money. In spite of New England's refusal to support the war with money or men, the federal government continued to fight against the British.
After two years of things not going their way, the Yankees decided they weren't going to take it anymore. In December of 1814, with the war dragging on, delegates came to Hartford from all over Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, as well as a few from New Hampshire and Vermont. Nobody knows how the treasonous meetings went, for they kept no minutes, possibly for fear of being hanged. In the end they backed down from outright secession and made a list of amendments they wanted made to the Constitution. They sent a delegation to Washington to put their list before the Republicans in charge of Congress, without hope of winning them over, but thinking to embarrass them.
The delegation arrived in Washington to make their constitutional demands about the same time that the news arrived that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed, Jackson had whupped the British in New Orleans, and the war was over. How embarrassed they must have been. The New England Federalist cause was irrelevant now. As a result not only the New England secessionist movement but the entire Federalist party lost all influence in the country, and withered away completely.
The Texans might want to think about that.

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News Link: Doctors removed 20 Nematodes Worms from a man’s Eye
When 60-year-old Wan experienced a strange feel inside his eye a couple of months ago. He visited a hospital nearby and a cluster of live worms that were recently removed by doctors in China.
Wan had initially ignored the slight irritation in his eye, thinking it to be due to tiredness. However, when the irritation turned into pain, Wan visited a local hospital in the city of Suzhou. He then was admitted for a thorough examination.
On investigating, doctors found at least 20 live worms under the man’s right eyelid. Following the examination, Wan underwent treatment, where the doctors removed the cluster of worms.
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Dr Xi Ting, who conducted the medical test, later told the news website. – “That the larvae take around 15-20 days to develop into worms”. While Wan told the doctors that he did not keep any pets, he admitted to going out for workouts and coming in touch with animals.
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|12||Antidiuretic hormone or vasopressin|
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Fall Announcements: Cincinnati Symphony, Carnegie Hall, and More!
September is here, can you believe it? We are thrilled to share news of upcoming concerts – with the Cincinnati Symphony and Bryce Dessner, with Caroline Shaw, at Carnegie Hall, later this month at Princeton, and elsewhere – new recordings, new commissions from Nathalie Joachim, Shodekeh Talifero, and others.
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Then on Sept 25 we join the CSO and Louis Langrée for David Lang’s man made (the performance will be recorded for commercial release — stay tuned for more info!) and Lully’s Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
Learn more (including info about the Cincinnati Symphony’s fantastic safety regulations) and buy tickets here.
The music on this program encompasses a range of recent collaborations; we offer the world premiere of Nathalie Joachim‘s Note to Self, a co-commission from Carnegie Hall and Sō through the Andrew W. Siegel Fellowship; it’s the first work Nathalie has written for percussion, and it is AWESOME.
We also offer the latest installation of Shodekeh Talifero‘s Vodalities: Paradigms of Consciousnness for the Human Voice. This piece, which Shodekeh will perform with us, is supported by our Flexible Commissions initiative (read more about this project below).
We also revisit Caroline Shaw‘s gorgeous Narrow Sea, with the inimitable Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish, and wind up with a joyous ensemble version of Jason Treuting‘s Amid the Noise, a work which is a kind of seed crystal of artistic development for Sō throughout the years.
To be onstage at Carnegie Hall is always a dazzling honor, and to share this music with a live audience in 2021 is a privilege that nearly overwhelms us.
We cannot wait to share this music with you, and we are happy to say that single tickets are now on sale. Get them here.
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This Fall, we release our second Sō Percussion Editions album, featuring new and recent works by Darian Donovan Thomas. The album includes two performances (by the Bergamot Quartet, and by Sō) of Individuate, a work commissioned through the Sō Flexible Commissions initiative. Also on the album is Stephon Clark, and Kid Gunner Brother, performed by Troika Percussion.
This release follows a year of major new Sō recordings; we began 2021 with Caroline Shaw’s Narrow Seafrom Nonesuch Records, and our joint project with Buke and Gase, A Record Of… Then in May we released our first album from Sō Percussion Editions: a performance of Julius Eastman’s epic Stay On It.
This summer, we welcomed Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, created and performed by our “band” with Caroline Shaw. We are so deeply proud of this project, and are delighted to say that in November we’ll be touring the songs with Caroline – stay tuned for cities and dates!
“[Let the Soil Play its Simple Part] with Sō Percussion is every bit as vivid and colourful as the acclaimed Narrow Sea released earlier this year… it is also an experiment in deep collaboration…The result is a glorious, genre-defying disc by turns poignant, celebratory, complex and direct…Beautifully performed and expertly produced, this is music-making at its most vital, expressive and imaginative.”
– BBC Music Magazine
Does a piece of music consist of the abstract ideas which animate it? Is it about the exact sounds a composer hears in their mind’s ear? Can it just be notes and rhythms, or even a blueprint for construction?
Although we’ve performed with flexible instrumentation works for years – Terry Riley’s In C, Jason Treuting’s Amid the Noise, etc – the concept gained urgency in 2020, when quarantine and social issues made us question and consider every element of music-making and collaboration. Flexibility was the only way forward.


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Networked Knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity by Maria Popova Why creativity is like LEGO, or what Richard Dawkins has to do with Susan Sontag and Gandhi. In May, I had the pleasure of speaking at the wonderful Creative Mornings free lecture series masterminded by my studiomate Tina of Swiss Miss fame. I spoke about Networked Knowledge and Combinatorial Creativity, something at the heart of Brain Pickings and of increasing importance as we face our present information reality. These are pages from the most famous florilegium, completed by Thomas of Ireland in the 14th century. In talking about these medieval manuscripts, Adam Gopnik writes in The New Yorker: Our minds were altered less by books than by index slips.” Which is interesting, recognizing not only the absolute vale of content but also its relational value, the value not just of information itself but also of information architecture, not just of content but also of content curation. You may have heard this anecdote. Kind of LEGOs. And I like this last part. Do stuff.
You Are Not So Smart: A Field Guide to the Brain’s Guile by Maria Popova The science of why 600 Facebook “friends” are an illusion, or why brand loyalty is a product of the ego. We spend most of our lives going around believing we are rational, logical beings who make carefully weighted decisions based on objective facts in stable circumstances. The original trailer for the book deals with something the psychology of which we’ve previously explored — procrastination: And this excellent alternative trailer is a straight shot to our favorite brilliant book trailers: Despite his second-person directive narrative, McRaney manages to keep his tone from being preachy or patronizing, instead weaving an implicit “we” into his “you” to encompass all our shared human fallibility. From the greatest scientist to the most humble artisan, every brain within every body is infested with preconceived notions and patterns of thought that lead it astray without the brain knowing it. Donating = Loving Brain Pickings has a free weekly newsletter. Share on Tumblr
How to Master on the Art of Getting Noticed: Austin Kleon’s Advice to Aspiring Artists by Maria Popova How to balance the contagiousness of raw enthusiasm with the humility of knowing we’re all in this together. In 2012, artist Austin Kleon gave us Steal Like an Artist, a modern manifesto for combinatorial creativity that went on to become one of the best art books that year. He now returns with Show Your Work! (public library) — “a book for people who hate the very idea of self-promotion,” in which Kleon addresses with equal parts humility, honesty, and humor one of the quintessential questions of the creative life: How do you get “discovered”? Kleon begins by framing the importance of sharing as social currency: Almost all of the people I look up to and try to steal from today, regardless of their profession, have built sharing into their routine. The act of sharing is one of generosity — you’re putting something out there because you think it might be helpful or entertaining to someone on the other side of the screen. The only way to find your voice is to use it.
How Our Minds Mislead Us: The Marvels and Flaws of Our Intuition by Maria Popova “The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story that the mind has managed to construct.” Every year, intellectual impresario and Edge editor John Brockman summons some of our era’s greatest thinkers and unleashes them on one provocative question, whether it’s the single most elegant theory of how the world works or the best way to enhance our cognitive toolkit. This year, he sets out on the most ambitious quest yet, a meta-exploration of thought itself: Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction (public library) collects short essays and lecture adaptations from such celebrated and wide-ranging (though not in gender) minds as Daniel Dennett, Jonathan Haidt, Dan Gilbert, and Timothy Wilson, covering subjects as diverse as morality, essentialism, and the adolescent brain. There is no sharp line between intuition and perception. … Perception is predictive. . . .
A Short Guide to a Happy Life: Anna Quindlen on Work, Joy, and How to Live Rather Than Exist by Maria Popova “You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” The commencement address is a special kind of modern communication art, and its greatest masterpieces tend to either become a book — take, for instance, David Foster Wallace on the meaning of life, Neil Gaiman on the resilience of the creative spirit, Ann Patchett on storytelling and belonging, and Joseph Brodsky on winning the game of life — or have originated from a book, such as Debbie Millman on courage and the creative life. In 2000, Villanova University invited Pulitzer-Prize-winning author, journalist, and New York Times op-ed columnist Anna Quindlen to deliver the annual commencement address. Anna Quindlen (artwork based on a photograph by Grant M. Quindlen begins: I’ve never earned a doctorate, or even a master’s degree. And know it she does: Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. Illustration by Maurice Sendak from 'Open House for Butterflies' by Ruth Krauss. She continues:
Ancient Cherokee Indian Tale of the Origin of Illness Long ago the humans and the animals got along fine. All the peoples, human and animal, could communicate with each other and were at peace. The animals of that long-ago time were much larger than the animals of today. Indeed, the animals of today are but shadows of those who once were. There came a time when we humans forgot our place and broke the harmony. We humans began to reproduce at an alarming rate, and we gave ourselves to the production of all sorts of weapons meant for the destruction of the animals: spears and atlatls, bows and arrows, blowguns and traps of all kinds. The animals decided something had to be done about this human problem. “It’s these humans; they kill us indiscriminately.” “How do they kill us?” “With bows and arrows.” “Of what are their bows made?” “The bow of locust wood and the bowstring of our guts.” The bears decided they would make bows of their own with which to kill the humans. After the bear’s claws were cut, he could shoot a bow as well as any man.
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Location: South America
Time zone: GMT/UTC minus 2-4 hours
Daylight savings time: during southern hemisphere summer
Current time: 05:18 (Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) 04:18 (Manaus) 03:18 (Rio Branco)
Dialling code: +55
Internet suffix: .br
Millions of travellers visit Brazil each year. The large, predominantly Portuguese-speaking country has a mostly tropical climate, rich cultural heritage and unrivalled biodiversity. However, social inequality is prevalent, corruption levels are moderate and the crime rate is high. Infrastructure can also be poor, especially beyond urban areas.
Overall security situation: security challenges exist
Crime rate: high
Murder rate: one of the highest in the world
Gun ownership levels: average
Kidnapping hotspot: yes
Maritime piracy hotspot: no
Do landmines/unexploded munitions pose a significant risk in parts of the country: no
While Brazil is a very popular tourist destination, it nonetheless contains security risks that affect travellers. The most important of these is crime. The crime rate is high with widespread associated violence. The country’s homicide rate is also extremely high. The threat is concentrated in poorer neighbourhoods but tourist spots are also at risk.
Kidnap for ransom is a concern and while the country is not a piracy hotspot, low level criminal activity around some of the country’s harbours also poses a risk to the shipping sector.
Various issues such as unemployment, underdevelopment, party politics, political corruption and pension reform also mean that significant portions of society have sufficient grievances to engage in public demonstrations and civil unrest. Protests can be disruptive and sometimes violent.
The country’s institutions, notably the police and military, are relatively resilient and well-developed, but there are still major gaps in capabilities, transparency and efficiency.
There is a residual risk posed by terrorism and related activities by hostile groups have been uncovered in the past but it is not thought to be a major threat in the country.
Aviation safety levels: standard
Annual road fatality rates: very high
Vehicles drive on the: right
Infrastructure quality: poor
Urban ATM availability: very good
Electricity supply: 127V/220V 60Hz
Electricity supply reliability: poor
Plug types: C and N
Plug type C (2 round pins, not grounded/earthed)
Plug type N (3 round pins, grounded/earthed, socket compatible with plug type C)
Is tap water drinkable: no
Healthcare quality: significant gaps in healthcare provision
Infectious disease prevalence: some infectious diseases are prevalent
Travellers should consult a medical practitioner prior to their trip but the following vaccines may be considered before travelling to the country, depending on factors such as specific destination, planned activities, intended time and length of stay as well as personal medical conditions (in some cases no additional vaccines may be required at all):
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B (not always needed)
- Rabies (usually only for long-term stays, or for those spending time in isolated areas or coming into contact with animals)
- Yellow Fever
- Standard vaccinations (ie those commonly used in the developed world, such as diphtheria, measles, mumps, polio, rubella, tuberculosis and tetanus)
Malaria risk: low
Yellow fever presence: yes
Dengue fever prevalence: frequent cases
Rabies prevalence: high risk
HIV prevalence in society: moderate
Hepatitis A prevalence: high
Hepatitis B prevalence: high
Hepatitis E prevalence: not highly endemic
Cholera status: low risk
Chikungunya virus presence: present
Zika virus presence: recent outbreak(s) reported
Japanese encephalitis presence: no
Cutaneous leishmaniasis presence: endemic and problematic
Visceral leishmaniasis presence: endemic and problematic
Onchocerciasis presence: endemic
Schistosomiasis presence: moderate
Tick-borne encephalitis status: low/non-existent risk
Chagas disease presence: endemic
Typhoid fever presence: endemic
African trypanosomiasis presence: none
Plague status: present
Rift Valley fever status: not present
Lassa fever status: not present
Polio status: not endemic
Ebola outbreaks: no
Meningococcal meningitis hotspot: no
Climate: mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Natural disaster risk: small level of risk
Natural hazards: flooding; storms; recurring droughts in northeast; landslides; occasional frost in south
Tropical storms: few/none
Volcanic activity: low/none
Previous earthquake(s) with over 1,000 fatalities: no
Government type: federal republic
Socio-economic development score: 5/10 (medium levels of socio-economic development)
Adult literacy rate: 92.6%
Unemployment rate: moderate by global standards
Civil liberties: some restrictions, usually mild
Investment rating: speculative/sub-investment grade
Corruption levels: moderate
Same-sex sexual activity: legal
Death penalty: only used under rare and exceptional circumstances
Languages: Portuguese (official, most common), German, Italian, Japanese, English and indigenous languages also present
Ethnic groups: white 47.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 43.1%, black 7.6%, Asian 1.1%, indigenous 0.4%
Beliefs: Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4%
- The following advice has been compiled by travel safety specialists and ex-special forces personnel.
- However, please note that it is of a general nature only and may not reflect the reality of your circumstances.
- Ensure you have proper insurance cover in place.
- Select good quality accommodation and properly prepare for any tasks, excursions or other activities you have to undertake.
- Be mindful of local laws and cultural norms, bearing in mind that they might be different to what you are accustomed to.
- Consider conducting or obtaining a risk assessment specific to you, your profile and your trip, task or operation.
- This should take into account the likelihood of potential risks affecting you, as well as the likely impact they will have, and will help you decide, depending on your risk appetite and implementable risk mitigation measures, whether or not you should proceed.
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- Be aware of local driving conditions and hazards.
- Drive defensively and adhere to speed limits to minimise the risk of being caught up in an accident, or request that your driver(s) do the same.
- If using a taxi or local driver, ensure that they are qualified and competent and that their vehicle appears well maintained.
- Ensure that vehicles are in good working order before travel.
- Perform regular checks on your vehicles for oil, fuel, tyres and seatbelts.
- Consider taking additional equipment such as a jack, spare tyres, water, blankets, torches and a first aid kit, especially if travelling to more rural or isolated areas.
- Consider using four-wheel drive vehicles for particularly poor road conditions.
- Car users should know how to perform emergency repairs.
- Bear in mind that healthcare facilities and services may be significantly less extensive than more developed countries.
- There may be very limited facilities, staff, techniques and medications available, especially in more isolated or underdeveloped areas.
- There may not be adequate reliable blood supplies in local hospitals.
- Pharmacists and other sources of even basic medical products may be difficult to find.
- Aim to be as medically self-sufficient as possible, taking basic medical supplies.
- Research whether or not certain medications are legal in your destination(s).
- Take extra supplies of any routinely-taken medicines.
- It may also be advisable to have them accompanied by a note from your doctor.
- Avoid carrying medication for other travellers.
- In the event of serious illness or injury it may be necessary for a patient to be evacuated out of the country.
- Ensure that there is sufficient medical insurance in place to cover such an event.
- Find out whether or not there are any specific diseases in the location(s) you intend to travel to.
- Research the specific measures you should take to lower the risk of infection.
- It might be useful to seek medical advice prior to your trip.
- If possible, do this several weeks in advance of your travel, in case you need to obtain specific vaccinations, some of which can take time to be administered properly.
- Be careful with any cuts and grazes which might be more susceptible to infection in your travel destination than at home.
- Hygiene will be very important, but it can be more challenging to maintain good standards of hygiene in some parts of the world.
- Try to avoid venues which appear unsanitary.
- Be very aware of any medical symptoms which might arise, both when you are travelling and for up to a month after you return home.
- Seek medical assistance if you have any concerns.
- Research and familiarise yourself with your destination in advance of travel.
- Find out what the local criminal trends are and identify any potential hotspots, such as certain neighbourhoods.
- Note than crime levels can often be higher around public transport, shopping areas and crowded places.
- In higher risk areas exercise caution and be aware of your surroundings.
- Try not to overtly display your belongings or anything that could make you appear wealthy.
- Ask yourself if you need to show off your jewellery, watch, mobile phone or other items or equipment.
- Try to keep your wallet or cash hidden.
- It also helps to avoid appearing vulnerable in at-risk areas so try to display confidence and purpose as you move around.
- Avoid consulting a map in public as this will mark you out as both unfamiliar with the environment as well as being potentially vulnerable.
- Familiarise yourself with local maps and directions before wandering around.
- Identify routes to your accommodation and other safe havens (such as police stations, embassies, commercial areas with a police presence or quieter, safer neighbourhoods for example).
- Familiarise yourself with landmarks so you can orientate yourself and find your way out of trouble spots if you need to.
- Note that crime trends can change, and the level of risk can become higher, after dark.
- It might be advisable to avoid wandering around at night.
- Avoid dark alleys in urban areas.
- It is might also be advisable to travel in pairs or in a group.
- It may also be preferable to drive or be driven around certain areas rather than walking around in the street, even for going relatively short distances.
- In general, use your gut instincts and be prepared to avoid situations, places or people that seem suspicious, odd or wrong in some way.
- Civil unrest can lead to road closures and even curfews, which can affect your travel plans.
- Be prepared for delays and route alterations.
- Avoid demonstrations as they can turn violent.
- Large gatherings of people can be difficult to predict or control and can lead to issues such as mob violence, arson, assault and looting.
- The security forces may use excessive force to control events in some circumstances, posing an indiscriminate risk to anyone in the area.
- Even without any particular violence, large demonstrations can be at risk of poor crowd control, which can lead to crushes and stampedes.
- If demonstrations take place on a frequent basis, research the trends which tend to accompany them.
- Where do they tend to take place? Do they tend to turn violent? Do attendees target specific types of building or representative interests associated with a specific nationality, industry, political group (such as party-political offices, state buildings or foreign-owned businesses)?
- Once you have identified the sorts of risks, trends and areas of higher risk to be avoided you can start planning to minimise your exposure.
- If civil unrest appears to be particularly volatile, or set to last for an extended period, try to stock up with essential items (including food, water and medicine) in case you are stuck in your accommodation or work place or other location for an extended period of time.
- Be prepared to alter your plans at short notice and even to leave the area or even the whole country if conditions escalate. deteriorate.
- Identify evacuation routes and safe havens in case you need to get out of harms way at short notice.
- It is also advisable to identify the evacuation routes and fire safety procedures at your accommodation and/or work place in case you need to leave in a hurry.
- Beware of photography at sensitive sites or during civil disturbance.
- If rainfall, flooding, extreme temperatures or other types of severe weather are a concern, check the local weather patterns to find out if there are times of the year where the risk is much higher.
- Consider avoiding travel to at-risk destinations during these times.
- Try to stay in good quality accommodation.
- Take appropriate clothing and footwear.
- Take appropriate protection for any sensitive equipment you wish to bring.
- Note that storms, flooding and other types of harsh weather can overload infrastructure, lead to traffic jams and power cuts.
- Flooding and heavy rainfall can also raise the risk of landslides, as well as insect- and water-borne diseases in some parts of the world.
- As such, be prepared to delay, alter or even cancel travel plans to affected or high-risk areas.
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India has become the 1st country in the world to incorporate the ‘Made in Israel’ ground-based Barak 8 defensive surface-to-air missile into its armed forces.
• The Barak 8, currently used by the Israeli navy, will shortly be incorporated into the German navy as well.
By Yoav Zitun
India carried out a successful test of the Israeli made Barak 8 surface to air missile last week. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which produces the missile, carried out a successful joint test with the Indian Ministry of Defense and Indian Air Force. The test saw the SAM missile take out targets at mid-range, including hitting an “enemy drone.”
IAI said that they tested all of the components of the system, and that everything worked to the satisfaction of the Indian clients. India is now the first country in the world to use the land based Barak 8 SAM system.
The test follows an IDF test of the ship-mounted version of the missile. That missile has been put on Sa’ar 5 class missile ships, and is capable of intercepting aerial threats at a range of hundreds of kilometers such as missiles carrying heavy explosive warheads, precision missiles, and planes.
The Barak 8 is also able to defend against the Russian-made anti-warship Yakhont missile. The Yakhont, which can be shot from land at sea, has a range of over 175 miles. Lebanese terror group Hezbollah is in possession of these missiles, which they can easily use to cripple the ports of Haifa and Ashdod in the event of a war.
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Director, Strategic Initiatives
Research and Strategy
Describe your job.
I help youth in Indianapolis become re-engaged and get them back on the path to self-sufficiency.
What do you love about Indy?
I love the interconnected nonprofit community. I moved to Indianapolis from Missouri for a previous job at a nonprofit, so I was pleased to learn how many agencies were working together to improve their community.
What is the most important trait for job-seekers to have?
Initiative. It's important to be proactive and seek out opportunities to grow.
A little more about Cait…
I enjoy spending my free time by letting out some creative energy in my photography business!


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Citing the risk of formalized discrimination against people for their political and religious opinions, activists with Project 21, the black leadership network of the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), delivered a letter yesterday to U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja on behalf of 42 of its members and the organizations they represent requesting that OPM reject a proposed change to federal hiring and retention rules that would affect not only current employees, but the future hiring of federal employees and contractors.
In the letter, Project 21 members told Director Ahuja that they “strongly urge you not to enact the regulation in any form because it will be especially discriminatory against many black Americans and the religious foundation on which the black community has been built.”
Under the proposed change, which was introduced in late January and just ended its public comment period, OPM will establish minimum standards of fitness based on character and conduct. The agency describes “suitability and fitness” as “a decision by an agency that an individual does or does not have the required level of character and conduct necessary to perform work for a federal agency.” Decisions related to conduct are arbitrary and subjective standards, which OPM essentially acknowledged by separating suitability and fitness determinations as “distinct from the assessment of an individual’s job qualifications.”
The proposed rule would add new barriers to federal service based on public affiliations and perceived coercive behavior and beliefs. As the political left increasingly equates speech with violence, the interpretation of these rules by a political bureaucracy could have devastating effects on those with traditional religious beliefs.
“The Biden Administration’s proposed rule change is clearly unconstitutional. It violates the First Amendment to our Constitution by prohibiting free speech,” said Project 21 member Mike Hill, a former Florida State Representative. “A person could be prevented from employment merely based on expression of a certain political or ideological position, including religious or conservative views. This is a real problem that cannot be ignored.”
“As a former U.S. Air Force officer and member of the Florida State House, I said an oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” added Hill. “I am compelled to declare my aversion to this proposed rule because it does violate the Constitution. It was President John Adams who said our Constitution is suitable only for a moral and religious people, it is wholly unsuitable for any other. It is clear that those proposing this unconstitutional rule change are immoral and irreligious people. Having fidelity to my oath of office, I will oppose this proposed rule.”
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “Current Population Survey Employment Level,” one in five black workers are employed in the public sector. That, however, could all change under the proposed rule. Black families, who have remained historically religious, will be excluded because of their beliefs. Black Americans – like all Americans – shouldn’t be forced by government to choose between their faith and public service.
“Our faith and the biblical framework in which we view the world is at stake here,” said Project 21 Director of Membership Donna Jackson. “It’s clear that the Biden Administration wants us to adapt a Marxist CRT worldview so the government can gain more control over our daily lives. There is no compromise when it’s comes to who we are in our faith.”
“Biden and the left have always had this idea that they ‘own’ black people,” added Jackson. “With his ‘if you don’t vote for me, you ain’t black’ or ‘they gonna put y’all back in chains’ comments, it’s clear that Biden and his progressive puppeteers have a deep resentment towards any black person who dares to think for themselves.”
The members of Project 21 strongly urge that the Biden Administration not enact the regulation in any form because it will be especially discriminatory against many black Americans and the religious foundation on which the black community has been built.
“Given our strong concerns about religious freedom and individual autonomy,” the Project 21 members say in the letter, “We strongly urge the government to reject the proposed rule.”
The Project 21 letter to OPM Director Kiran Ahuja can be viewed here.
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The SNC-Lavalin scandal is very Canadian. It is an uproar over something that didn’t happen.
The Quebec engineering company was not offered a plea bargain that allowed it to avoid criminal conviction for bribery. Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was not convinced by the prime minister and his office to proffer such a plea bargain.
Yet this business has consumed journalists, including me, for weeks.
Meanwhile, the real world goes on. In this world, one of the more important political events last week was the reminder that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has committed itself to some form of pharmacare.
I say some form because the government’s Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare is still coy about what its final recommendations will be.
Theoretically, the council could take the minimalist road and recommend a so-called fill-in-the gaps model that would fall short of what is needed to give all Canadians full access to necessary prescription drugs.
But the council’s interim report released last Wednesday suggests that its final recommendations will be considerably more ambitious.
One of the great failures of Canadian medicare is that it doesn’t cover drug costs incurred outside of hospital. Instead, a hodge-podge of programs, some public some private, has grown up to fill the vacuum.
Most Canadians have some kind of drug coverage. But it varies wildly, depending on age, province of residency and employer.
Some face high out-of-pocket costs in the form of deductibles or co-payments. Others do not.
About 20 per cent of Canadians have no real drug coverage at all. Yet Canadians pay among the highest prices in the world for pharmaceuticals and spend more on drugs than citizens of almost every other country in the world.
The advisory council report notes that Canadians spent $34 billion on pharmaceuticals last year and the cost continues to rise exponentially.
A universal pharmacare program, such as that enjoyed by every other major industrial country that offers universal health care, would go a long way toward solving this cost problem. That’s the conclusion of health economists who have studied the issue.
It’s also the conclusion of the Commons Health Committee, the New Democrats (who ran in the last election on universal pharmacare), and from time to time the Liberals.
But universal pharmacare, while it would cost Canadians less in total, would cost Canadian governments more – which is why finance ministers such as Bill Morneau are wary of it.
Morneau’s preference, which he outlined in an impolitic burst of honesty last year, is a more modest pharmacare system aimed strictly at those with no other form of drug coverage – a fill-in-the-gaps program.
The problem with this is that it would tack on another dissonant part to the Rube Goldberg contraption that is the Canadian drug system, without addressing costs in any meaningful way.
The advisory council says it has not decided whether to recommend a universal medicare-style drug regime where all Canadians would be covered. That is to be announced in its final report, due by mid-June.
But there are encouraging signs. One is that the council is headed by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins, an advocate of universal pharmacare.
The second is that in its interim report the council calls for the formation of an arms-length national drug agency to oversee whatever system the government decides on.
This agency would use its buying power to negotiate drug prices with the big pharmaceutical companies (thus saving Canadians money). It would also develop a formulary of drugs to be publicly covered.
Theoretically such a federal-provincial-territorial-Indigenous agency could co-exist with a fill-in-the-gaps system. But it makes more sense to go to all of this bother only for something more comprehensive, such as universal pharmacare.
Of course, none of this guarantees action. The Liberal government may ignore any recommendations from the advisory council. It’s done that before. Or it may say it is adopting the council’s recommendations, yet do nothing. That has also happened before.
In that sense, all of this too is very Canadian. But it is arguably more important than parsing who said what to Jody Wilson-Raybould.

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In every region, there is a great cultural destination. For San Diego County, it is Moonlight Stage Productions. The Moonlight Cultural Foundation’s mission is to build and engage community through transformative arts experiences by providing philanthropic support for Moonlight Stage Productions and Moonlight Youth Theatre’s arts education programs.
The Moonlight Cultural Foundation
Launched in 1974, the Foundation made its first contribution to the community with the construction of Moonlight Amphitheater, a gift to the city in honor of the nation’s bicentennial.
A program of Moonlight Cultural Foundation that provides professional theatrical training for young people, and stages high-quality student productions.
The Auxiliary’s mission is to assist the Foundation's fundraising efforts, in support of quality programming for Moonlight Stage Productions.


We asked you guys earlier this week to give us your confidence level in the offensive and defensive lines of the Chicago Bears.
The results were not pretty.
The results were also not surprising, considering how many injured linemen this team has dealt with in the last several weeks.
I would imagine if this team's trenches were unscathed, this SB Nation Reacts poll would have been more positive, but right now, only 27% of you are confident in the offensive line, and 45% are confident in the defensive line.
On offense, only one projected starter has been practicing in his spot, left tackle Braxton Jones. The others are dealing with strained calves, a sore ankle, a right hand injury, and the other "healthy" one is still in ramp-up mode. The top interior reserve is day to day with what may or may not have been a setback.
Head coach Matt Eberflus won’t give any injury details until the season starts.
The defensive line isn't nearly as banged up, but projected starters DeMarcus Walker and Justin Jones missed time this week, and while he finally returned to practice, we've yet to see newcomer Yannick Ngakoue on the field.
The Bears are expected to play their starters against the Bills, so we should see Ngakoue debut at defensive end and one-technique DT Andrew Billings out there. The other two spots are anyone's guess.
The o-line should be Braxton Jones at his customary left tackle spot, Cody Whitehair moved to left guard if his snapping hand is still injured, Doug Kramer at center, Ja'Tyre Carter at right guard if Nate Davis' ramp-up is ongoing, and Larry Borom filling in at right tackle.
The Bills have a talented group up front, making Saturday's game a tough test for Chicago's reserves.
The good news is that all of the injured linemen, except Teven Jenkins, are expected to be good to go for the Packers in week one.
SB Nation Reacts is a survey of fans across the NFL, and throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Chicago Bears fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.


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I was looking for a headphone stand to buy and came across one that looked laser cut and thought to myself that I could just make one!
Here’s what I came up with
I wanted to make it more interesting than just a stand so I bought a wireless charger for my phone an embedded it inside the stand (and yes, it still works through the plywood)
I also added a small hole to pass another wire to charge my headphones with a cable that has a magnetic tip so it’s hassle-free to plug and unplug them.
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Fred has criticised Manchester United for appointing an interim manager and lacking a long-term plan for the future of the club.
Rumours have been rife in recent months that there is currently unrest at Old Trafford with numerous reports of dressing room issues.
Ralf Rangnick has dragged the Red devils into fourth place in the Premier League table but some supporters, pundits and former players are still unhappy with many of their performances.
And Fred says the appointment of Rangnick as an interim manager “is a bit strange” with the club clearly lacking long-term planning.
Fred told TNT Sports Brazil: “I know in football it’s important to get good results as soon as possible, but it’s also important to have a long-term plan. “It’s a bit bad for us not to have one.
“At the moment it’s all about the short-term goals. We don’t know how it’s going to be after the end of this season. “It’s about having better football planning at the club.”
United have failed to win a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013 and Fred claims you “don’t deserve to play” for the club if you don’t want win titles and trophies.
Fred added: “Every player that comes to this club wants to win titles. It’s the same with me, Bruno, Alex, Cristiano, Sancho, all of us.
“We want trophies but it’s been a long drought. With all due respect to Villarreal, it was our job to win that Europa League final and we failed.
“If you don’t want to win titles you don’t deserve to play for Manchester United. We’re still in the Champions League but let’s see if we arrive better next season to find our peak football.”


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Phase II Randomized Study of Leuprolide Vs Oral Contraceptive Therapy Vs Leuprolide and Oral Contraceptive Therapy for Ovarian Hyperandrogenism
I. Evaluate the beneficial effects of leuprolide depot, oral contraceptive therapy, and leuprolide/oral contraceptive therapy in the management of patients with ovarian hyperandrogenism.
Drug: Ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone
|Study Design:||Allocation: Randomized
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Study Start Date:||January 1993|
PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Patients are randomly assigned to a 6-month course of leuprolide versus ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone (Ovcon 35) versus leuprolide plus Ovcon 35. Leuprolide is administered intramuscularly in depot form every 28 days.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004763
|Study Chair:||Karen E. Elkind-Hirsch||Baylor College of Medicine|


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BACKGROUND: Reduced risk of ovarian cancer is commonly ascribed to reduced exposure to endogenous hormones during pregnancy, using oral contraceptives or not using hormone replacement therapy. However, exposure to hormones alone account for less than half of all cases. Many women carry small amounts of male cells-known as male origin microchimerism-in their circulation and remarkable impacts of these cells on women's health are being published. Here, we pursue the possibility that male origin microchimerism has a role in reducing ovarian cancer risk.
METHODS: We conducted a prospective case-cohort study using blood samples and questionnaire data from 700 women participating in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort. Blood samples were analysed for Y chromosome presence as a marker of male microchimerism. We evaluated the association between male microchimerism and ovarian cancer, using weighted Cox regression models reporting hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
RESULTS: Male microchimerism was detected in 46% of cases and 65.9% of controls. Women testing positive for male microchimerism had a reduced hazard rate of ovarian cancer compared with women testing negative (HR = 0.44, 95% CI: 0.29-0.68). We found no evidence of interaction with measures of hormonal exposures (P = 0.50).
CONCLUSIONS: For the first time we report that women who test positive for male microchimerism in their circulation have reduced rates of ovarian cancer compared with women who test negative. Although the underlying mechanisms are presently unknown, we believe male microchimerism is potent in preventing ovarian cancer.

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Don’t be fooled by the lack of ranked-versus-ranked showdowns.
After what transpired around the nation last weekend, the college football Week 11 schedule may seem like somewhat of a let down. But don’t be fooled by the lack of ranked-versus-ranked showdowns — there’s a ton at stake.
Starting with a big-time Mountain West battle on Friday night and running through an ACC clash that could tilt playoff rankings, this weekend’s slate of games has plenty of entertainment value.
These are the biggest storylines we’ll be watching unfold around college football in Week 11.
Friday night Mountain West showdown
Fresno State has been flying largely under the radar because it plays in the Mountain West and hasn’t gotten much air time, but these Bulldogs have plenty of bite.
Featuring the nation’s second-best scoring defense and a potent offense led by quarterback Marcus McMaryion, Fresno State has rocketed up the rankings on the back of seven straight wins. A trip to Boise is the last huge test for the Bulldogs before the end of the regular season. Many a team has struggled to conquer the blue field at Albertsons Stadium, and of course the Broncos are pretty good, too.
It’s going to be a ton of fun to watch McMaryion duke it out with Brett Rypien on Friday night as ESPN2 broadcasts this Mountain West showdown starting at 10:15 p.m. ET.
Vulnerable Buckeyes head to East Lansing
The Ohio State football program has suffered just one loss this season. But that one loss was an embarrassment to Purdue, and then the Buckeyes followed up the upset loss with a nail-biter of a win at home over Nebraska last Saturday.
Of late, the team’s defense has struggled to put the clamps down on opposing offenses. Even worse, we’ve seen Heisman hopeful Dwayne Haskins take a significant step back as he struggles with accuracy.
A trip to East Lansing is going to test this team to the max. The Spartans beat Penn State a month back and limited Michigan to 21 points despite a horrible day on offense, and they’ve handily won their last two. If Brian Lewerke can bounce back and have a strong game at home, then Sparty can definitely pull off another upset this year.
Can Florida stop the bleeding?
The Gators are reeling. After getting stomped in the second half by Georgia two weekends ago, they were trounced by Missouri at home last Saturday. Feleipe Franks imploded and was benched for Kyle Trask. Florida’s vaunted defense gave up 471 yards.
Some have suggested that Florida has simply regressed back to the mean. That may very well be the case, as the Gators were exceeding expectations. But this weekend’s home game against South Carolina is one they should win.
Can the offense rediscover its identity? Will the defense get back to shutting down the passing game? These questions will determine whether the Gators rebound or suffer their third straight loss.
What will Grier do for an encore?
Will Grier had his Heisman moment last Saturday night leading the Mountaineers to a thrilling one-point win over Texas. His touchdown throw to Gary Jennings was one of the prettiest passes we’ve seen all year, and the QB draw to convert the two-point conversion was stunning.
Now with 2,618 yards and 28 touchdowns passing while leading the Mountaineers to a 7-1 record, Grier is firmly in the Heisman conversation heading into the final weeks of the season. Up next for the senior quarterback and his teammates is a home game against TCU, which has been struggling of late.
Given what we saw Kyler Murray do a few weeks ago, the stage is ripe for Grier to have another huge game en route to a West Virginia win Saturday.
PSU looking to bounce back from miserable loss to Michigan
It seems like forever ago that Penn State was eyeing the Big Ten crown and a playoff berth. The Nittany Lions have disappointed in a big way this season, losing three games so far, including last weekend’s embarrassing loss to Michigan.
At home this Saturday for a conference game against Wisconsin, Penn State needs to get back to the basics. Run the ball effectively. Stop the run. Don’t put it all on the shoulders of Trace McSorley, who’s been getting hammered of late.
In particular, shutting down the run will be important. The Badgers feature the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing attack, averaging 273 yards per game with 23 total rushing scores on the season.
Jimbo’s Aggies on the verge of implosion
Back when Texas A&M had two losses on record, everyone talked about how those two losses were pretty unavoidable, having come against Alabama and Clemson. Well, that talk is now a thing of the past now that the Aggies have been been beaten twice in a row by the likes of Mississippi State (in a blowout) and Auburn.
Last weekend’s loss to the Tigers was brutal. Texas A&M’s defense fell apart in the fourth quarter, and Jimbo Fisher’s offense was unable to do anything in that final stanza.
The upcoming home game against Ole Miss should present an ideal chance at a bounce-back performance for both units. The Rebels can put points on the board, but their defense is an abomination. If the Aggies can’t win this game, then something went seriously wrong.
Another ranked team attempts to dethrone ‘Bama
Given what we witnessed last Saturday night in Baton Rouge as the Crimson Tide chewed up one of the best teams in the nation in a brutal 29-0 blowout, it seems laughable to think Mississippi State has a shot on Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
‘Bama has one single weakness (placekicker), and to this point that weakness hasn’t come close to being a real problem. The offense is an unstoppable force, and LSU can attest to the potency of the Crimson Tide defense when it really has to step up and show out.
Nick Fitzgerald isn’t the type of quarterback who thrives in a shootout environment. And while the Bulldogs do bring the No. 2 scoring defense into this game (12.3 points allowed per game), one gets the sense that number will inflate heading into Week 12.
Send good vibes to Rutgers, folks
Michigan is on an incredible roll right now and is easily one of the top four teams in the nation. Both offensively and defensively, the Wolverines are dominating their opponents.
Then you realize they are headed to Piscataway to face Rutgers this weekend.
For those who might not be aware, Rutgers is historically bad this year and has not won since Week 1 against Texas State. Since that game, the Scarlet Knights have lost by an average score of 37-13.
In the immortal words of Piglet, “Oh, D-D-D-DEAR!”
OK State looks to play spoiler again
Bedlam. It’s a beautiful thing.
The Cowboys will be in Norman this Saturday for a rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners, who have been rolling offensively all year long.
Oklahoma State recently knocked off Texas in stunning fashion. Another upset win Saturday at Memorial Stadium would create some big ripples nationally, because right now Oklahoma appears to be the last Big 12 team with a reasonable shot of getting into the playoff.
This game will boil down to whether the Cowboys can put pressure on Kyler Murray and somehow shut down Oklahoma’s dominant run game. Given that Oklahoma State’s defense hasn’t been good all year, it’s hard to envision either of those things happening.
Can Wazzu keep rolling?
Gardner Minshew has Washington State running red hot right now. His end-game exploits late last Saturday night were a sight to behold and, like Grier, put him even more squarely in the Heisman conversation.
The Cougars have won five straight, and their only loss this year was a three-point stunner in Southern California that came about because of a blocked field goal. They’re headed to Colorado this Saturday to face the Buffaloes, who’ve lost four straight.
On paper, this lends itself to yet another win for the Pac-12’s last beacon of hope for a playoff berth. Especially if Buffaloes star receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. is out once again.
Huge BIG road game for Northwestern
The Big Ten West is a mess. That a five-win Northwestern team leads the division should tell you all you need to know about this situation.
The Wildcats are in the driver’s seat in the Big Ten West and will make the conference title game if they keep winning their league games. This one on Saturday in Iowa City is huge. Despite two-straight losses, the Hawkeyes are a dangerous team, especially at home.
Given Northwestern is giving up as many points as they score this year, one gets the sense that these Wildcats are due for a letdown. If that happens, and if Purdue wins on the road against Minnesota and Wisconsin beats Penn State, then the run toward the finish line gets very interesting, indeed.
Surging Cyclones going for fifth straight win
Iowa State opened the season with three losses in their first four games. Since then, however, the Cyclones have won four straight, including two huge upsets over Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
Now they’re hosting Baylor, which is coming off an upset win of its own against Oklahoma State (the Big 12 is wild, folks).
Not surprisingly, the home team is favored to win by more than two touchdowns. But don’t discount the Bears from conjuring interesting ways to score. This game could be one of the more underrated entertainment packages of the weekend.
Can Auburn hang with Georgia?
The Tigers stunned Texas A&M last Saturday as Jarrett Stidham woke up from a season-long slumber and led two fourth-quarter touchdowns-scoring drives to win by four points. He capped off the shocking upset with a gorgeous touchdown pass to Seth Williams late in the fourth quarter.
The victory was the second straight for the Tigers, who’ve trudged through some very tough times this year.
But this weekend’s test is on another level. Auburn will be in Athens for the 2018 Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, and the Bulldogs are absolutely rolling right now. Georgia’s offense is as balanced as any you’ll find in college football, and the Bulldogs are darn good on the defensive side, too.
With that in mind, it’s looking like another Georgia win is in the books.
Reeling Seminoles head to South Bend
For the Fighting Irish, the rest of the season is simple: Win out and they’re in the College Football Playoff. They’ve certainly experienced some lucky moments this year but enter Week 11 with an undefeated record and a date with a Florida State team that’s going the wrong direction.
The Seminoles are giving up nearly a touchdown more per game than their opponents. Their last two games, both losses, saw them get beaten by an average score of 53-19. Deondre Francois has struggled through a frustrating season and is now having to fight off James Blackman, who replaced him and threw for four touchdowns last weekend.
Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish are getting outstanding play from quarterback Ian Book, and their defense continues to be strong, allowing just over 19 points per game this season. Needless to say, it would be a stunning development if Florida State came out of South Bend with a win on Saturday night.
Longhorns desperate to avoid three-game skid
It’s been an interesting season for the Texas Longhorns. They’ve undeniably taken steps in the right direction in Tom Herman’s second season. At the same time, given the way they were playing early they’ve also disappointed in a big way recently with two straight losses.
The most frustrating development has been the regression of Texas’ defense, which has allowed 35.5 points per game in its last four contests (that includes 17 points allowed against Baylor).
Now Texas is headed to Lubbock for a chance to take home the Chancellor’s Spurs — a rivalry the Red Raiders have won twice in the past three years.
This coming game will test the Longhorns’ defense again, because the Red Raiders are averaging nearly 43 points per contest. A third straight loss would be devastating to Herman and Co. It’s going to be fascinating to see if they can overcome.
Can Boston College slow down the Clemson juggernaut?
There’s only one team in the nation that appears to have a remote shot at taking down the mighty Crimson Tide. The Clemson Tigers have been doing their best ‘Bama impersonation lately, taking their opponents behind the woodshed on a weekly basis. They enter Week 11 with a perfect record, the nation’s fourth-ranked scoring defense and fourth-ranked scoring offense.
This team has gotten more formidable the past month as the run game has developed and Travis Etienne has become more of a featured player within the offense.
Standing in the way of perfection is a road game Saturday night against Boston College. And the Eagles cannot be taken lightly. The healthy return of AJ Dillon has sparked BC’s offense in a big way, and the Eagles have won three straight.
However, the last time Clemson lost to Boston College was 2010. Since then it’s been a lopsided rivalry, and it’s hard to imagine things changing in Week 11.


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KORZO - public event
Within the framework of the 35th Rijeka Carnival, on February 10th 2018. UHC Rijeka, Association of Celiac Patients of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and Primorje-Gorski Korat County arranged the public event about celiac disease and diet therapy. During the event, flyers with all the important information about activities in the project Focus in CD were shared with the citizens.
Members of Croatian project teams joined forces to cook gluten-free vegetable minestrone which was distributed to citizens, simultaneously rising awareness of special requirements for food preparation.
Also, the next big activity of the project, a celiac disease testing covering 1500 school children was announced to the public. This pilot project will be leaded by the Association of Celiac Patients of the Primorsko-goranska County in partnership with UHC Rijeka, with the purpose of early disease prevention as well as prevention of its complications.
Additionally, one of the goals of this activity will be to collect important information about the prevalence of the celiac disease, which, later on, will be displayed to the local authorities and the Croatian Ministry of Health, in order to point out the importance of new management and control of this disease as well as to the patients.

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