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The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports that deaths from drug overdoses continue to increase, from 16.7 per 100,000 in the third quarter of 2015 to 19.9 in the third quarter of 2016. Roughly 60 percent of these deaths are from opioids (mostly fentanyl and heroin).
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which contains the NCHS, estimates a total of 52,404 fatal overdoses in 2015. Data obtained from state agencies by the New York Times indicates there will be over 59,000 overdose deaths reported for 2016.
The death rate from overdoses had already increased from 12.3 per 100,000 in 2010 to 16.3 per 100,000 in 2015. The Washington Post reported on a study from a University of Virginia professor, suggesting that death rates for 2014 may be 24 percent greater than reported totals, indicating a far worse opioid problem than presented by the CDC data.
A commission launched by the Trump administration has recommended that this trend be declared a national emergency.
The CDC reports that the 10 states with the greatest increase in drug overdose deaths from 2010 to 2015 are West Virginia, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Ohio, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Utah and Tennessee.
In their 2016 National Drug Threat Assessment, the DEA reported that opiates, such as heroin and fentanyl, present the most significant drug-related threat to the United States. According to the DEA:
“Over the past 10 years, the drug landscape in the United States has shifted, with the tripartite opioid threat (controlled prescription drugs, fentanyl, and heroin) having risen to epidemic levels, impacting significant portions of the United States. While the current opioid crisis has deservedly garnered significant attention, the methamphetamine threat has remained prevalent; the cocaine threat was in a state of steady decline, but appears to be rebounding; and due in part to the national discussion surrounding legalization efforts, the focus of marijuana enforcement efforts continues to evolve.”
The DEA frames the significance of this threat in stark terms: “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 52 people in the United States die every day from overdosing on prescription painkillers.”
The DEA is still concerned about marijuana, explaining that it “is the most widely available and commonly used illicit drug in the United States.” The DEA believes that because of the passage of state legalization laws and media attention about “possible” medical benefits “the general public has been introduced to contradictory and often inaccurate information regarding the legality and benefits of marijuana use.”
Nonetheless, there is no reporting by the DEA of deaths from marijuana use.
While marijuana enforcement efforts evolve, the DEA is shifting its attention to the current opioid crises and the focusing more sharply on Trans-National Criminal Organizations (TCOs).
As opioid deaths continue to increase, the inherent flaws in national drug policy become more evident. Criminal penalties for users are becoming less and less a priority. As reported by the Washington Post, the current Presidential Commission’s first report includes such recommendations as:
- Expanding capacity for drug treatment under Medicaid;
- Increasing the use of medication-assisted treatments, like buprenorphine and suboxone, for opioid disorders;
- Encouraging the development of non-opioid pain relievers;
- Mandating that every local law enforcement officer in the nation carry naloxone, the drug that rapidly reverses opiate overdose;
- Broadening “good Samaritan” laws that shield individuals from prosecution when they report a drug overdose to first responders or law enforcement officials.
In other words, this is a health problem.
The worse it gets, the more the public understands the inadequacies of the War on Drugs. Harm reduction, not prohibition, is able to respond effectively to the continuing increase in opioid deaths.
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Next year, some physicians could face cuts of more than 6 percent under the Medicare sequester cut and penalties from overlapping regulatory programs, including the meaningful use electronic health record (EHR) program, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Value-Based Modifier program (VBM).
The AMA told CMS these programs make it difficult for physicians to invest in health IT and payment and delivery reforms necessary to improve patient care. The AMA urged CMS to simplify and align incentive programs to ensure there is one streamlined process in place for physicians to meet a single set of quality reporting requirements, rather than the three separate sets of requirements that currently exist.
“No other segment of the health care industry faces penalties as steep as these, and no other segment faces such challenging implementation logistics,” the AMA stated in a letter to CMS. “The tsunami of rules and policies surrounding the penalties are in a constant state of flux due to scheduled phase-ins and annual changes in regulatory requirements. In fact, the rules have become so convoluted that no one, including the staff in charge of implementing them, can fully understand and interpret them.”
Read more from the AMA about these threats to physician practice viability.

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1 killed, 1 injured after falling from cliff at Chevelon Creek
HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — Two men were seriously injured, one fatally, when they fell while climbing down a cliff to help a friend who had jumped into a creek, the Navajo County Sheriff's Office.
A 32-year-old man died and a 28-year-old man was hospitalized for critical injuries after they fell July 13 at a site along Chevelon Creek.
A 34-year-old man whom the other two men had been trying to help was taken to a hospital for evaluation of minor injuries, while a 55-year-old person who also was present was not injured, the office said.
No identities were released, however, all four men were from Leupp, Arizona.
Both of the seriously injured men were stuck in a crevasse along the creek when deputies arrived in a response to a 911 call, the office said.
The office said a sheriff's deputy climbed down the cliff to help the injured men and the rescue and recovery operation was conducted by personnel Joseph City Fire and Medical, Coconino County Search and Rescue and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

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The time for Australians to break your piggy bank and open a high interest savings account is now, reports Jack Han.
Australians have more cash than ever before, according to a Bankwest report, which shows that the amount of cash held in wallets, purses and money boxes across the country remain at a record high. The only concern is that these thousands of dollars are gathering dust under the bed, instead of earning you valuable interest in a savings account.
The Bankwest Cash Report 2009 discovered that a record $46 billion in coins and notes were circulated this year. It analysed data from the Reserve Bank, Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Payments Clearing Association.
This figure translates to about $2,092 for every Australian, which is $900 more than a decade ago, putting doubts on concerns that Australia is a cashless society.
Bankwest Business CEO Paul Clark commented in the Herald Sun that this cash surge has occurred despite the global financial crisis.
“The amount of cash in our society has risen 71 percent over the past 10 years, despite the online boom that’s seen businesses and consumers conduct more than two billion electronic transactions last year worth nearly $12 trillion,” said Clark.
The Federal Government’s $12.2 billion stimulus package is believed to be one of the key causes of the cash flood, along with historically low interest rates, which incites consumer spending.
Clark also believes that “…many people started hoarding cash during the crisis,” citing that at the peak of the downturn in October 2008, cash in circulation rose by $2.3 billion, the biggest monthly rise ever recorded.
While hoarding cash is a safe measure during a financial collapse, the fact that our economy is on the recovery path calls into question whether having so much cash lying around can actually be costing you money.
By keeping $2092 at home rather than in a high interest savings account, you could be missing out on $107 in interest per year (with a rate of 5.0 percent p.a.) If you instead invested $2,092 per year into an online savings account, you could walk away with $11,833 at the end of five years (based on a rate of 5.0 percent p.a.).
Think about other ways that you can save by putting your cash to use, such as paying off debts or making advancements on your bills. Now is the best time to be comparing savings accounts, because you will likely see more and more competitive deals as interest rates rise.
The piggybank may have been the safe option during uncertain times, but now it’s simply draining your savings potential. Break it open, and start enjoying the high interest you deserve.


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Hitman: Absolution Gameplay Teaser Shows Off Melee Moves
IO Interactive, Eidos and Square Enix released a new trailer for Hitman: Absolution featuring some shooting, some hiding and some of Agent 47ís up-close-and-personal melee skills.
Iím a little torn on the trailer because ultimately what we see looks to be like Splinter Cell: Conviction or Uncharted 3, which may be a little unsettling for fans of the original Hitman gameplay mechanics. Nevertheless, the following trailer is just a teaser and they probably wanted gamers to get a feeling of intensity while also showing off a few of Agent 47ís badass abilities.
You can keep track of the game and its progress by visiting the Official Website. Hitman: Absolution is set for release in 2012 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
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Weak Investor Sentiment Takes Over Customs Street
By Dipo Olowookere
The first trading session on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited ended on a bearish note on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, with a decline of 0.03 per cent.
Business Post reports that weak investor sentiment dominated trading activities on Customs Street yesterday as the market breadth finished negative with 20 price gainers and 14 price losers.
Okomu Oil was the worst-performing stock as its value shed 10.00 per cent to settle at N193.50, NCR Nigeria fell by 9.77 per cent to N3.60, Conoil depreciated by 8.35 per cent to N29.10, Neimeth went down by 7.19 per cent to N1.55, while Fidelity Bank contracted by 4.71 per cent to N3.24.
The best-performing stock of the session was Eterna as it gained 9.90 per cent to trade at N7.44, FTN Cocoa appreciated by 9.38 per cent to 35 kobo, NAHCO expanded by 8.57 per cent to N7.22, Ikeja Hotel swelled by 7.83 per cent to N1.24, while Transcorp puffed up by 4.00 per cent to N1.30.
A total of 295.4 million shares valued at N3.6 billion were sold in 4,637 deals yesterday compared with the 318.3 million shares valued at N3.7 billion transacted in 5,190 deals a day earlier, representing a decline in the trading volume by 7.20 per cent, a drop in the trading value by 3.32 per cent and a contraction in the number of trades by 10.66 per cent.
Transcorp was the busiest equity during the session as it sold 121.5 million units worth N156.2 million, GTCO traded 20.1 million units valued at N454.8 million, Conoil transacted 17.0 million units valued at N493.4 million, Sterling Bank exchanged 16.1 million units worth N23.7 million, while Royal Exchange sold 11.8 million units for N11.0 million.
At the market yesterday, the consumer goods counter closed higher by 0.09 per cent, while the industrial goods sector closed flat, with the energy, insurance and banking indices depreciating by 1.03 per cent, 0.49 per cent and 0.30 per cent respectively.
At the close of trades, the All Share Index (ASI) reduced by 16.13 points to 52,974.15 points from 52,990.28 points, while the market capitalisation decreased by N9 billion to N28.559 trillion from N28.568 trillion.


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What ball is used in beach tennis?
To start playing beach tennis, all you need is a racquet or paddle, a net, a ball, and a beach volleyball court. The type of balls approved for beach tennis is stage 2 tennis balls (colored half orange/half yellow).
Is paddle tennis the same as beach tennis?
It’s like regular tennis except it’s played on a regulation beach volleyball court. Using paddles, two players on each team volley back and forth, hitting a slightly depressurized tennis ball directly over the net without letting it bounce… it’s hard to make the ball bounce on sand!
What equipment is used in beach tennis?
Like tennis, beach tennis players use a paddle or a racquet, and a tennis ball. However, the difference is that this sport is played on a volleyball-size court on the beach terrain.
What is the difference between a tennis ball and a paddle tennis ball?
Diameter Difference A tennis ball must have a diameter of between 6.54cm and 6.86cm. The diameter of a padel ball needs to be between 6.35cm and 6.77cm. The additional diameter of a tennis ball is in direct proportion to being pumped to a higher pressure when new.
How do you play paddle ball at the beach?
Beach Paddleball Rules
- Each team has 2 players.
- Teams stand equal amounts of distance apart.
- The object is for players to volley the ball between them.
- If a team lets the ball hit the ground or water, that team is out of the round.
- The last team keeping their ralley going scores a point.
- First team to get 5 points wins.
How do you pick a beach tennis racket?
For the best experience, choose a racket with the maximum weight you can manage. The weight of beach tennis rackets ranges between 320grams and 360 grams. The racket’s weight will definitely affect your feelings of the ball. Heavy rackets are stiff, stable and more powerful.
What balls do you use for paddle tennis?
Compared to tennis, the court is smaller and has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle as opposed to a strung racquet, and a depressurized tennis ball is used. The same court is used for both singles and doubles, with doubles being the dominant form of play.
How do you pick a beach paddle for tennis?
What is the difference between paddle ball and paddle tennis?
Platform Tennis. Platform tennis is often called paddle tennis by its players and sometimes only “paddle” but it is a very different game from the paddle tennis above. The ball is soft sponge rubber, the paddle a perforated solid paddle, only one serve is allowed and most play is doubles.
Is paddle tennis harder than tennis?
Padel is easier to play and learn than tennis because less physical strength and technical capacities are demanded and there is a fantastic combination between your brain, challenged to its limits and your body that has to move a lot, but not necessarily as accurately as in tennis.
What is beach paddle ball?
The object is for players to volley the ball between them using paddles. If a player lets the ball hit the sand or water, that player is eliminated for the round. When there is an elimination, the game is stopped and restarted without the eliminated player.

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Coca-Cola Ginger limited edition a value-adding sales stimulant
Coca-Cola South Pacific has today announced the world premiere of its new limited edition flavour, Coca-Cola Ginger, to spearhead the first phase of the brand’s Summer campaign.
Marina Rocha, Coca-Cola South Pacific Group Marketing Manager, said: “We are excited to unveil Coca-Cola Ginger first here in Australia. This summer our focus is on helping Aussies make those special moments even more enjoyable and the launch of Coca-Cola Ginger is the first step towards this goal.”
Converting lapsed Coca-Cola drinkers
The refreshing ginger twist on the classic Coke taste is aimed at enticing back lapsed Coca-Cola drinkers and attracting more Coke drinkers who are presently only occasional Coke consumers.
Marketing activity for the new product will be primarily driven via the brand’s own social and influencer channels to target young adults, disrupt the market, drive taste reappraisal across the entire Coke range, build brand awareness and elevate purchase consideration.
Consumer insights lead the way
Consumer research shows that there exists a high level of crossover between cola and ginger shoppers with almost 70 per cent of ginger beer and ale shoppers also purchasing a cola product.
The market share for ginger flavoured carbonated drinks in Australia is AUD $80 million and growing.
The packaging for Coca-Cola Ginger will be distinct, with premium gold used throughout the labels and bottle caps to both highlight the exclusivity of the product and also to differentiate it from the core Coke range.
Limited edition packs will be available from late October 2016 through Summer 2016/2017.
Editor’s note: Interestingly, the growing popularity of ginger-tasting beverages has also played a big role in the revival of another business, Buderim Ginger, which is not a Coca-Cola brand.
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Bedford Police Department
5:50 p.m. Tracy Sego, 46, 1612 17th St., wanted on warrant for criminal mischief.
8:17 p.m. Shawna Cummings, 56, Bedford, no registration or license place when required, no registration certificate, failure to use head lights.
7:30 p.m. Hillary Dunn, 31, Seymour, speeding.
7:15 p.m. Chandler Nicholson, 17, 432 Wallner Quarry Rd., improper turn at marked intersection.
6:50 p.m. Cody Amstutz, 17, 501 Reynolds Lane, no headlights, tail lights or brake lights.
3:58 p.m. Harold Brown, 33, 125 Forest Park Dr., speeding.
9:05 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 200 block of M Street.
7:31 p.m. Report of a theft of Breckenridge Road and Newton Street.
7:19 p.m. A transient on station.
6:59 p.m. Report of a suspicious person in the 1300 block of H Street.
3:15 p.m. Fraud at CVS Pharmacy.
3:07 pm. Animal complaint at 19th and E streets.
1:37 p.m. Report of a theft in the 3200 block of John Williams Boulevard.
1:30 p.m. Parking problem in the 1000 block of M Street.
1:07 p.m. Medical emergency at Manchester Tank.
12:01 p.m. Medical emergency in the 700 block of Q Street.
11:20 a.m. Report of a theft at WalMart.
10:50 p.m. A person was on station to report they were being threatened.
10:19 a.m. Report of criminal mischief in the 500 block of R Street.
9:53 a.m. A person was on station to report fraud.
9:35 a.m. Report of trespassing in the 3100 block of Ted Jones Drive.
6 a.m. Medical emergency at Garden Villa.
7:18 a.m. Property damage accident at Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Indiana State Police
6:18 p.m. Heidi Powers, 39, West Arrow Rd., possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
6:44 p.m. Steven Ault, 26, Valloina, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of drug paraphernalia, wanted on a warrant for failure to appear.
Lawrence County Police
9:45 a.m. Jerrod Dotts, 33, Mitchell, wanted on three warrant for failure to appear.
11:55 a.m. Jesse Webb, 33, 518 Art Gallery Rd., dealing meth, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of precursors, possession of a legend drug.
4:10 p.m. Sherry Neeley, 57, 2111 P St., wanted on a warrant for theft.
8:30 a.m. A resident in the 600 block of Kings Ridge Road reports harassment.
8:15 p.m. Report of a domestic fight in the 200 block of Walnut Heights.
8 p.m. Report of a suspicious person at a vacant home in the 12000 block of Tunnelton Road. The person had permission to be on the property.
4:59 p.m. A woman on Seiboldt Quarry Road reported she had lost an IPad and believes she lost it at BNL.
4:58 p.m. Report of unsafe shooting in the 500 block of Guther Bend. The problem was resolved.
3:42 p.m. Report of a brush fire in the 600 block of Highwater Road. Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded.
2:33 p.m. Multiple calls reporting an illegal fire or out of control fire in the 7400 block of Ind. 60 West. Marion and Huron VFD were alerted.
12:58 p.m. Request for a welfare check in the 1000 block of Spreen Road.
10:31 a.m Report of the theft of a boat trailer in the 100 block of Patricia Lane.
8:07 a.m. Report of an attempted burglary at Indian Cut Stone. An employee reported there was damage to a door, but nothing was missing. The person says an employee may have hit the door and would call back if something was discovered missing.
7:28 a.m. Report of someone attempting to break into a home in the 3100 block of Rager Road. There were three people at the home trying to open the garage, house and a camper. There is a small red car at the scene. The female had crawled through a window and got her mail. The homeowner was alerted and reported if it was his granddaughter she was not to be at the home unless he was there and if next time she showed up he would have her arrested. All three were advised not to return to the home.
12:45 a.m. Car/deer accident on Ind. 60 West.
10:33 p.m. Car/deer accident on Ind. 37 northbound south of The Woods addition.
7:52 p.m. Car/deer accident on Ind. 54 West.
6:41 p.m. Car/deer accident on Ind. 54 West.
6:08 p.m. Car/deer accident in the 12000 block of Tunnelton Road.
4:05 p.m. Car/deer accident in the 200 block of Cobb Lane.
7:23 am. Car/deer accident on Ind. 60 West.
7 a.m. Car/deer accident on Vista Drive.
6:31 a.m. Car/deer accident on DeWees Road.
Mitchell Police Department
4:53 a.m. 911 call reporting their neighbor had fallen and the caller requested an ambulance to Camelot Courts. Mitchell VFD and a Seals ambulance.
5:27 a.m. Report of a breaking and entering in the 900 block of Huckleberry's Bakery.
11:13 a.m. Request for a lift assist for a woman at Camelot Court. Mitchell VFD responded.
11:13 a.m. Report of suspicious people at 60's. They have been trying to get money out of the ATM machine. The people are acting strange.
11:14 a.m. A resident at 12th Street and Hancock Avenue reports finding a wooden bat laying in the ditch by the batting cage and it has blood on it. Police walked the area but can't find it. Someone was to meet the officer to show them were the bat was but their never showed up.
12:05 p.m. Report of a man in a wheel chair and one on a scooter riding on the wrong side of the street on Six Street.
2:37 p.m. Report of black smoke in the area of Private Addition Road. The caller says they saw smokes and flames. Mitchell VFD responded.
5:10 p.m. Report of two dogs running loose in the 400 block of West Warren Street.
6:28 p.m. Report of a possible intoxicated driver on Main Street in the area of the JayC Store. The vehicle was traveling west on Main Street. The woman could not describe the vehicle.
6:50 p.m. Request for a welfare check at Persimmon Park Apartments.
7:25 p.m. Report of five juveniles vandalizing a street sign in the area of Fifth and Oak streets. The person was going to stop and tell the juveniles to stop but noticed one had what appeared to be a weapon in their back pocket so she did not stop. The juveniles have pulled the sign up and now are walking south on Fifth Street with it. Police checked the area and could not find the juveniles and says all the signs seem to be in place.
7:41 p.m. A male reported he lost his wallet in the area of Arby's. The wallet contained money and his driver's license.
8:22 p.m. A resident in the 1000 block of West Grissom Avenue reported someone threw a rock through the window of their trailer. Police say the damage was done by a pellet gun, but they have no idea who was shooting it.
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'She was happy to be alive': Heartwarming photo shows a baby girl beaming with joy FIVE days after being born prematurely
- A photo of a baby girl smiling has been shared more than 100,000 times
- The little girl is pictured just five days after being born prematurely
- Despite weighing just 1.7 kilograms, she was happy to see her mum
- Other mothers have since shared photos of their own babies smiling
An adorable photograph of a premature baby smiling has taken the Internet by storm.
Posted by American mother Lauren Vinje, the photo has been shared more than 100,000 times and received more than 285,000 likes on the Facebook page Love What Matters.
'Our first daughter at five days old. 3 lbs 14 oz (1.7 kg), she was happy to be alive!' Ms Vinje wrote next to the heartwarming snap.
'She was happy to be alive': An adorable photograph of a premature baby smiling has taken the Internet by storm.
'This picture was one I looked at often to get me through the ups and downs of our NICU days.
'Life is so precious.'
At just 1.7 kilograms, the little girl was well below the average weight of a newborn, which ranges between 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lbs) and five kilograms (11 lbs).
Despite this, the tiny little girl was all smiles and was more than happy to flash a gummy little grin for the camera.
'Everyone kept telling me that it's the littlest ones who grow to be the biggest': Other mothers also took to the Facebook page to share examples of their own happy babies
'Those smiles are the best': This little boy was born at 34 weeks at 5 lb 4 oz
Other mothers also took to the Facebook page to share examples of their own happy babies.
'So beautiful, congratulations!' One mother, Laura Flynn, wrote as she shared a photo of her own little boy.
'My little one was 3lbs 6oz (1.5 kg) - he's now 5 and above "average" height for his age,' Ms Flynn wrote.
'Everyone kept telling me that it's the little ones who grow to be the biggest and strongest. I didn't believe it but I do now.'
So precious: Little Kennedy was also smiling despite being born at just 31 weeks and weighing just 3 lb 2 oz
Another mother, Kate Hoffman, also shared a photo of her newborn son.
'My sweet boy was born at 34 weeks and weighed 5lb 4oz (2.3 kg),' she wrote.
'After 2 weeks in the NICU he is home and growing more every day! Those smiles are the best.'
A third mother, Jill Chambers Goodwin, posted a picture of her smiling newborn.
'Your little girl is so precious! This is my favorite picture I loved to look at during our NICU stay. Kennedy was born at 31 weeks. She weighed 3lb 2oz (1.4 kg).
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Pasta Cooking Class in Bologna, Italy
We arrived at the Bologna Cooking Class and were met with a stern look from the Italian chef. Due to a number of circumstances including the loss of a wallet, miscommunication and a little misdirection, our little group was late.
10 minutes by our understanding, but a full 40 minutes by the school’s. Not a great start. Unfortunately some planned activities, such as helping to prepare some classic Italian pasta sauces, had to be scrapped.
Despite this setback we were eager to get back on track. We were, after all in Bologna, Italy, known for its amazing food and pasta dishes.
And we were hoping that our hosts would unlock the secrets of Northern Italian cooking so that we could greedily bring them home with us.
Taking a cooking class was one of the many things to do in Bologna, Italy that we were looking forward to the most.
Rethinking Italian Food
We put on our aprons and were hustled over to the cooking area. Here, chef Valeria broke down misconceptions about Italian food that needed to be cleared up before we could even consider attempting our hand at mastering the regional cuisine.
“Whatever meat sauce drowning in tomatoes that you make at home is not Bolognese Sauce” she stated emphatically. “In fact, Bolognese sauce does not exist.”
“Here we call our classic meat sauce ragú. And you do not put ragú on that dry skinny spaghetti you use at home. Here we put our ragú on fresh thick ribbons of pasta called tagliatelle. And in the North of Italy we do not use a silly pasta machine to roll our dough. In Bologna we roll our dough by hand with this” — she held up a very long wooden rolling-pin.
She raised an eye when we asked if mothers chased misbehaving children around the kitchen with the intimidating device and decided shook her head. Apparently, the answer was “no.”
“And,” she emphasized here by pausing dramatically and eyeing the group. “Here, we do no put KETCHUP on our pasta!” Our final, and most egregious sin was laid before us.
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She was now ready to introduce us to chef Barbara and hopefully together they would be able to help us climb out of the hole of pasta ignorance from whence we came.
Was it possible that we could arise from such depths and leave with the skills to create pasta like a real Italian? Although I admit at this point, confidence about our ability to meet this task was admittedly low. And so our education (and the fun) began.
Making Fresh Pasta in Italy
By the end of the next hour, each one of us (with a good measure of assistance from the chefs) had successfully made dough for pasta. Each of us kneaded it to the correct consistency and rolled it out so that it could be shaped, cut by hand and/or filled.
We made large tortelloni filled with ricotta and spices. We folded the pasta until it approximated the shape of a “belly button”, and not the dreaded misshapen “bishops hat”.
Some of the pasta was cut by hand — thin for seafood, thicker for vegetables, thicker still for ragú.
We rolled long strands of the dough between our hands in order to form thin pasta (strozzapreti or strangled pasta) later to be joined by a simple lemony pork and onion sauce.
We learned how to add spinach to the dough to make the green pasta used to make the regions classic green lasagna.
Getting Social with the Chefs
By this time the chefs were happily joking with us (perhaps maybe feeling that there was some hope for our pasta making skills after all). They even allowed one of our group to record the session live on Periscope.
Actually they seemed thrilled by this and gladly answered questions by the virtual audience about how to make pasta the proper way. This, after all, was the point.
And, after tasting the pasta, and spending more time in the Emilia Romagna region, we were beginning to understand why the people here are so passionate about their food.
When any of the artisan quality of the process of making the food is absent, the final product is in their mind, is a different food entirely.
The Reward! Fresh Pasta in Bologna, Italy
As a just reward for all of our efforts, we sampled three different dishes. Tortelloni in a sauce with butter and sage (our host gasped and clutched her chest when asked if it could be paired with ragú — certainly not!).
Next came the strangled pasta with the delicate pork sauce and then pasta with ragú. All celebrated with a good red wine (of course — it’s Italy!)
We left the class feeling full, happy and each planning to try our hand at rolling out pasta dough at home. They also emailed us the recipes so that we could also make the sauce at home, the correct and only way it should be done.
Now, I’ll have to say, I agree, no more ketchup for me (does anybody really do that).
For more information about the class, visit their website: Il Salotto di Penelope
Here are some related stories about the Emilia-Romagna Region (including some recipes) that you might enjoy:
Here are some additional stories about travel in Italy that you might enjoy:
A special thank you to Chef’s Barbara and Valeria for hosting as at their wonderful cooking school, Il Salotto di Penelope. We attended this class as part of the Blogville Project in coordination with the Emilia-Romagna Tourism Board.


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“Herpes is caused by sexual intimacy and contact with a person who is actively shedding the herpes virus,” says Cullins. If you have HSV-1, that shedding could happen through the mouth or a cold sore, which means that the virus can be transmitted through kissing, or just sharing a drink. If you have herpes that affects the genitals, it can be transmitted from sharing sex toys, grinding, or even mutual masturbation — any activity where the virus can be transmitted from one person to another through skin-to-skin or mucosal contact.
Not every person with a herpes infection actually experiences breakouts of cold sores throughout his or her lifetime or even after initially becoming infected. How often someone has a herpes cold sore outbreak, how severe the outbreaks are, how contagious someone is after infection and how long the sores take to heal all depend on someone’s individual immune response.
Research has gone into vaccines for both prevention and treatment of herpes infections. Unsuccessful clinical trials have been conducted for some glycoprotein subunit vaccines. As of 2017, the future pipeline includes several promising replication-incompetent vaccine proposals while two replication-competent (live-attenuated) HSV vaccine are undergoing human testing.
Following active infection, herpes viruses establish a latent infection in sensory and autonomic ganglia of the nervous system. The double-stranded DNA of the virus is incorporated into the cell physiology by infection of the nucleus of a nerve's cell body. HSV latency is static; no virus is produced; and is controlled by a number of viral genes, including latency-associated transcript.
According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, more than 30% of pregnant women in the United States have genital HSV. During pregnancy, people are immunocompromised so that their body doesn’t fight the fetus as a foreign invader. And when a person’s immune system is weakened, they are more likely to have herpes outbreaks. According to Cullins, “Pregnancy is the time period when [a provider] really wants to know whether or not the person has had herpes in the past,” so they can protect the pregnant person and their infant from a herpes infection.
Although it’s not caused by either the HSV-1 or HSV-2 virus, herpes zoster falls under the umbrella of herpes diseases. Also known as shingles, it’s an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, and is characterized by the development of painful skin rashes on one side of the face or body.23 These rashes are red patches of fluid-filled blisters that tend to crack easily.24,25
Diagnosing herpes is made much easier if you present to your clinician at the time that the rash is present and if possible, we can take a sample from that to be sent for Herpes PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) studies to confirm the diagnosis. Advanced medical investigative techniques such as this will allow us to differentiate type one from type two herpes regardless of the nature and distribution of the rash.
Signs and symptoms of dehydration usually warrant going to a hospital's emergency department. Infants, especially under 6 weeks of age or if the infant appears to slow urine output or decrease fluid intake, should be evaluated by their pediatrician or in an emergency center if oral sores appear. Individuals with immune suppression (for example, patients undergoing chemotherapy, HIV patients, or cancer patients) should contact their doctors if they suspect a HSV-1 infection.
Human herpes virus 8 (HHV8) was recently discovered in the tumours called Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS). These tumours are found in people with AIDS and are otherwise very rare. KS forms purplish tumours in the skin and other tissues of some people with AIDS. It is very difficult to treat with medication. HHV8 may also cause other cancers, including certain lymphomas (lymph node cancers) associated with AIDS. The fact that these cancers are caused by a virus may explain why they tend to occur in people with AIDS when their immune systems begin to fail. The discovery also provides new hope that specific treatments for these tumours will be developed that target the virus.
The “classic” symptoms that most people associate with genital herpes are sores, vesicles, or ulcers – all of which can also be called “lesions.” (The scientific literature on herpes uses the term “lesion” to describe any break or irregularity in the skin.) These classic lesions of genital herpes often resemble small pimples or blisters that eventually crust over and finally scab like a small cut. These lesions may take anywhere from two to four weeks to heal fully.
Herpes infection of the genital tract is a sexually transmitted infection (sexually transmitted disease or STD). Like in the mouth area, herpes symptoms and signs include a painful, blistering rash around or on the genital or rectal areas. These lesions open and result in painful sores that can take two to four weeks to heal. The sores can sometimes cause painful urination. Recurrent outbreaks are typical, and the time between outbreaks varies among affected people and even within the same individual. Prior to an outbreak, a tingling, burning, or itching sensation may be present on the area of involved skin.
The most common reason that people develop cold sores on their mouths is due to becoming infected with HSV-1. (4) HSV-1 usually causes cold sore breakouts around the lips or mouth, or what some people describe as “fever blisters.” Someone can become infected with HSV-1 starting as a child, and then the virus can lay dormant in the body until the immune system is weakened, at which point symptoms can surface.
The cell this virus targets is the B lymphocyte. These cells mature in the bone marrow and are a type of mononuclear leukocyte cells - white blood cells with a one-lobed nucleus. The incubation period for the Epstein – Barr Virus (EBV) is about 30 to 50 days, and patients typically have enlarged lymph nodes and spleens. Some patients have signs of hepatitis.
I am looking at this at a totally different angle. Are you 100% sure you saw on paper his negative test results for HSV1 and 2? I am going to speculate here. What if this guy has it and knows he gave it to you since you had lumps and will play the card that you gave it to him when he gets his next outbreak? Just seems kind of odd for someone to take off a condom when you're screaming STD's at him. Something just isn't right and you know what Judge Judy says about things that don't sound right. I would ask your boyfriend for the written results of his HSV tests first and go from there.
“I kind of can't stand when people tell me how ‘brave’ I am for talking about it,” says Lachrista Greco, 30, who was diagnosed with herpes almost two year ago. That kind of narrative can actually perpetuate the stigma around the virus. By insinuating that talking about something makes someone brave, the implication is that that thing shouldn’t be talked about at all.
There are two types of herpes simplex viruses (HSV), they are termed HSV-1 and HSV-2. These two viruses have distinctly different DNA, and both cause oral and genital lesions. However, HSV-1 causes about 80% of all oral lesions and only about 20% of genital lesions while HSV-2 causes the reverse (about 80% genital and 20% oral). Studies also suggest that in adolescents, up to 40% of genital herpes is caused by HSV-1 because of reported increased oral/genital contact (transmission by oral sex).
After exposure to the virus, many people experience a so called primary infection which is typically associated with sores on or around the genitals or the anus. During a primary infection some people experience pain in the groins or a mild fever. Not all infected individuals experience a primary infection or show any symptoms at all, but they can still pass the disease on to other people.


Upper Richmond Road West has been on the receiving end of an awful lot of tarmac in the last couple of weeks, and is now beautifully finished.
Which is nice, but there was a big consultation last year, and RCC took the opportunity to look at some of the issues with that stretch of road. This is a busy road, which serves five local schools, as well as a number of other local amenities, and it was being consulted on because it’s an accident blackspot.
So you can imagine that we were very worried that the many responses we’re aware of, which were deeply critical of the proposed plans, have been ignored.
We decided to ask the council what’s going on …
And luckily it turns out that this is all about making use of allocated funds before the new financial year – TfL had provided the cash to resurface, and no decision has apparently been made about the consultation results yet …
It’s taken quite a while to get what is pretty simple information out of the council, but they have explained the current situation – now we’re just waiting to hear the outcome of the consultation.
A number of people have contacted us about this, so please don’t be shy telling the council that you think this stretch of road needs fixing, and copy us in!
It’s beginning to look like the Twickenham Plan is now going to have many more improvements than we’d previously thought, to support people who want to cycle in the area. (If you want to see where we’ve been, you can check out our last post on the subject here.)
Last week, representatives from Richmond Cycling Campaign met officials from the planning department to look at their revised ideas for the new Twickenham (or “West Richmond“, as it might be….)
And although Twickenham isn’t going to be a Dutch style cycling paradise, we think that what has been described to us is a radical departure from the first set of plans we saw. (For a great suggestion for what Twickenham could really look like, check out the ideas that Paul, one local father has been looking at.)
Some of the highlights
Perhaps most importantly, Twickenham was accepted to be a ‘major project’ in TfL terms. This means that we can expect it to fall into this statement in the latest ‘Vision for Cycling‘
.. we will closely monitor all major new planning applications, schemes and developments, such as Earl’s Court and Nine Elms, to promote meaningful pro-bike content and discourage antibike content.
Which means that we can hopefully rely on TfL to refuse to pay for this, unless they’re satisfied that being able to access the area safely by bicycle is a key element of the project.
King Street …
King Street (from Cross Deep to the London Road junction) will get 2m-wide cycle lanes beside a single 5m wide general traffic lane each way. In off peak hours – i.e. most of the day – this means you’ll be able to cycle quietly and confidently all the way along here. To complement this, the planners are aiming to make the Holly Road section bi-directional for cyclists, so that anyone going from Heath Road to London Road will not need to use the junction of doom (London Rd/King St/York St).
On the opposite side of the road, the engineers are looking at a cycling contraflow operating all the way along Church Street, so that you can approach from York Street, and cycle along Church Street, directly onto King Street, again without having to deal with the junction of doom.
A really important point about these lanes on King Street is that, although they won’t be mandatory lanes, the engineers are looking at ways to remove any chance of the conflict that cycling struggles with in other parts of the borough. As well as clear marking of the whole surface, they’re looking at some form of defined edge – such as the cat eye strips seen in the mayor’s new cycling vision – to really delineate the space.
… London Road …
London Road will have at least 1.5m of cycle lane along all of its length, although it looks like there’s still some design and thinking to be done at the fateful junction with King Street, because of the ongoing requirements to be able to get enough traffic through there, especially to allow buses to move smoothly.
… Cross Deep …
At the Cross Deep junction, they’re looking at including a new design for traffic lights which will give cyclists a head start, in an attempt to lower the level of conflict between transport modes (i.e. cars v. bicycles, bicycles v. pedestrians, etc.) This design is currently in testing at the Transport Research Laboratory, so we’ll need to wait on the results before we find out whether they’ll go ahead.
Also, the Cross Deep junction will apparently feature two 3m wide ‘general’ lanes, with a 2m wide cycle lane. This will ensure that anyone choosing to cycle on these sections will always be able to easily make their way to a safer position at the front of queuing traffic.
… & Parking and Railings
Not too much change here, partly because there’s no definite plan as to where all the cycle parking will go. There was some discussion around placing parking in the middle of King Street, like in Kensington High Street.
Kensington parking (from Google Maps)
Obviously this wouldn’t be the only way to park, but it’s under consideration as an option. The removal of large sections of railing will also make a significant difference to the volume of cycle parking available in Twickenham, so if you have any strong opinions on where you think we should be parking, please tell us, and we’ll make sure it’s fed back to the council.
The removal will extend over almost every metre of railing present in Twickenham, including London Road and all the way to the station, which is going to be a huge improvement to the urban realm in the area, meaning you’ll be able to stop off more easily, and pedestrians will be able to cross at a point of their choosing, rather than being penned in to specific crossing points.
Some bonus tidbits
While we were there, we discussed some interesting background with the engineers. For example, they’ve surveyed the car parking provided in Twickenham, and they know that the main car parks have spare capacity at peak times.
They also discussed the impact that TfL requirements were having on planning and, interestingly for us, these seem very focussed on making sure buses can get through, which means that there’s a real change in direction from the ‘smoothing traffic flow‘ that has been a TfL stalwart for quite a while now.
Finally, it sounds like traffic volumes in Twickenham have been falling for a while now – we’ll try to get the figures for this, but it’ll make interesting reading, when considered against the plans for how traffic flows through the town centre.
They want an “Olympic Legacy for all Londoners” and “a CrossRail for the Bike”. In fact, you just need to read the ‘key outcomes’ (page 9 of this PDF) to see the scope of their stated ambition:
1. A Tube network for the bike. London will have a network of direct, high-capacity, joined-up cycle routes … A ‘bike Crossrail’ will run, substantially segregated, from west London to Barking. Local routes will link with them. There will be more Dutch-style, fully-segregated lanes and junctions; more mandatory cycle lanes, semi-segregated from general traffic; and a network of direct back-street Quietways, with segregation and junction improvements over the hard parts.
2. Safer streets for the bike. London’s streets and spaces will become places where cyclists feel they belong and are safe. … With government help, a range of radical measures will improve the safety of cyclists around large vehicles.
3. More people travelling by bike. Cycling across London will double in the next 10 years. We will ‘normalise’ cycling, making it something anyone feels comfortable doing. Hundreds of thousands more people, of all ages, races and backgrounds, and in all parts of London, will discover that the bike has changed their lives.
4. Better places for everyone. Our policies will help all Londoners, whether or not they have any intention of getting on a bicycle. Our new bike routes are a step towards the Mayor’s vision of a ‘village in the city’, creating green corridors, even linear parks, with more tree-planting, more space for pedestrians and less traffic. Cycling will promote community safety, bringing new life and vitality to underused streets. Our routes will specifically target parts of the Tube and bus network which are over capacity, promoting transfers to the bike and relieving crowding for everyone. Cycling will transform more of our city into a place dominated by people, not motor traffic.
So what about Richmond?
Now ask yourself which of these you wouldn’t like to see in our borough. And especially considering where we’ve been with the Twickenham Action Plan, it’s hard not to hope that our councillors and officials have read this vision from cover to cover. Phrases like
“Timid, half-hearted improvements are out – we will do things at least adequately, or not at all.”
leap from the page (page 10, in this case).
But most excitingly for Richmond, the mayor wants to create some ‘mini Hollands’ – “a fantastic opportunity for these boroughs to achieve dramatic change – not just for cyclists, but for everyone who lives and works there.” Richmond could bid to be one of these, with tens of millions of pounds being earmarked for real change, showcasing just how great cycling provision can enrich the lives of everyone in our city.
How can I help?
If you think this sounds like a great vision, tell us, tell your local councillors, or maybe write to the local paper. Or, just bask in the naked optimism and real ambition that this vision represents.
London Rd / Chertsey Rd from Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/DPIbH
RCC has looked at this before, (as has the local Green Party) as the junction doesn’t currently work for either walking or cycling, so it’s very worrying that work might be going ahead on this junction with no consultation and no documentation available. In our view it would be better to do nothing than to bridge the work on this junction, considering the volume of potential and actual use by all transport types.
So if they have started work on this, it’s a matter of some concern, and we need to find out what’s going on straight away. If you have a moment, ask your local GLA members (list here - Tony Arbour is member for the area, but others have London-wide responsibility, like Stephen Knight), and email TfL (use this form or email Enquire@TfL.Gov.UK).
You can also ask your councillors to enquire as well, since it’s their borough …
Do let us know what you find out (at firstname.lastname@example.org) and we’ll keep this post updated.
Sadly we were to be disappointed. Disjointed, advisory cycle lanes that form part of the nearside motor lane, no consideration at junctions other than ASLs, a taxi rank to dodge – you can read the full plans here (PDF 5MB) Not a design that parents will feel happy about cycling to school with their kids on. We were somewhat exasperated by the council boasting that they were being generous by giving 1.5 m cycle lanes. While this may be generous compared to the usual treatment in the borough (e.g. the recent cycle lanes on the approach to Richmond Bridge) this is the absoluteminimum width recommended by the London Cycle Design Standards (yes, they do exist!). Perhaps the Richmond officers need a refresh.
Until the council treats cycling as a means of transport, with officers who actually use the designs they come up with, we won’t see more people taking to their bikes to cycle to work, school or the shops. Across London, other councils are waking up to this – read how Ealing council went to Copenhagen, even TfL are starting to rethink their designs. We only hope this will eventually happen in Richmond. In the meantime, here’s your Olympic legacy. Which is a shame, because when you look at this post by a local parent, you see what could have been achieved with the space available and some political will – a vibrant Twickenham people go to, not drive through.
Council Cabinet Meeting – 15 November 2012
Having found out from the council’s own safety audit states that the proposed changes changes were likely to lead to “an increase in cyclist/vehicular collisions or cyclist/pedestrian collisions” we went to this meeting determined to get the council to listen. There was a big turn out of cyclists at the meeting, many bringing placards to get across their frustrations. At that stage, there was still limited specific detail on what the council was actually proposing but there was an indication that the council was softening its position and that existing cycle lanes would be retained and new ones added. The most enlightening element of the meeting was that Cabinet Chair, Lord True, was genuinely shocked to hear that we were not allowed to discuss infrastructure issues at the council’s Cycling Liaison Group meetings. The council’s Cycling Champion was not in attendance at the cabinet meeting to explain why.
Meeting with Council Officers – 23 November
Perhaps prompted by the cabinet meeting, the council invited us sit down with the Principal Transport Planner on 23 November. This was a productive meeting and we came away with the following commitments:
Any cycle lanes now present will be preserved
Any bus lanes removed will be replaced by cycle lanes
Cycle lane width will be in addition to, not part of the motor lane width
Cycle lanes will be a minimum of 1.5m width
A push to provide proper crossings for pedestrians and cyclists on the A316 London Road roundabout (a long running campaign issue – http://is.gd/aszjUm)
We emphasised that safety at junctions still needed to be addressed and that we would need to see the firmed-up proposals before the go-ahead is given. No official minutes were produced of the meeting, but here are the notes that we took down and shared with the council after the meeting. It is a vast improvement of where we were at the start of the summer when all cycle lane provision was going to be removed.
Since November, we haven’t heard any more on the subject and our concern is that decisions are being made in the background without our knowledge. Perhaps we’re worrying without cause but our experiences with the council to date haven’t helped. We will continue keep the pressure on the council to stick to these commitments and look for opportunities to further improve the scheme.
This is what was originally proposed
What can you you?
There is a danger that despite everyone’s efforts, this will fall off the radar. With the upcoming Rugby World Cup, changes may be pushed through that in the long term compromise the safety and viability of Twickenham town centre for those that visit and work there. Contact your local councillors, the council’s Cycling Champion, Kat Harborne, the chair of the Transportation Committee Councillor Chris Harrison and the Principal Transport Planner Ben Fryer to make sure they haven’t forgotten and to get their commitment to the changes discussed in November.
Contact details for below:
Ben Fryer – email@example.com
Councillor Katharine Harborne – Cllr.KHarborne@richmond.gov.uk (Council Cycling Champion)
Councillor Chris Harrison – Cllr.CHarrison@richmond.gov.uk (Chair of the Transportation Committee Councillor)
List of Ward Councillors and their contact details – http://is.gd/QFOttI
If you’re writing to your Councillor, feel free to cc us via firstname.lastname@example.org and we’ll keep a note of it.
Post Updated – 8 February
The council has reported that the proposals have been accepted and improvements shall proceed to make this roundabout safer for cyclists using it. This has not been a popular decision and many have objected, including some who have said there is no safety issue, but the statistics clearly show something needs to be done. Having ten times the borough average incident rate for mini roundabouts and a percentage of cycle incidents of 88% compared to the 33% borough average for a mini roundabouts is not acceptable.
Post Updated – 22 December
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to feedback to us about this roundabout. A large number of you shared your stories of near misses and many of you were so intimidated by the current layout it stopped you cycling into Teddington town centre. You can read our submission to the council below: Teddington Waldegrave Road/High Street Roundabout Consultation – RCC Submission
Teddington Waldegrave Road/Hight Street Roundabout Consultation – Deadline Friday 21 December
Proposed changes - click for full plan
The Waldegrave/High Street mini roundabout in Teddington (Map Link) is one of the most hazardous in the whole borough. The council reports that there have been 16 injury incidents during the last five years, 14 of which involved cyclists. Of these, 12 involved the same manoeuvre - travelling over the railway bridge on High Street, colliding with a right turning vehicle exiting Waldegrave Road. This average (3/year) is ten times the borough average 0.3/year for mini roundabouts. The percentage of cycle incidents at 88% is substantially greater than the 33% borough average for a mini roundabout (which in itself is unacceptable given only 5% of all journeys in the borough are made by cyclists).
Looking from railway bridge side (High Street). Click to see in Streetview
The current arrangement on the bridge is a two lane vehicle approach with a central cycle lane for straight ahead cyclists. The council lists the following as key factors in the incidents:
Vehicles misjudging cyclists’ speed
Cyclists masked by left turning vehicles into Waldegrave Road
We would like the council to also consider the following:
Review proposed traffic island layout which result in narrowed lanes creating pinch points for cyclists (better use of available space is possible)
Rearrangement of kerb lines to increase deflection and to prevent direct ‘tangential’ access onto the roundabout (which reduces vehicle speeds on the roundabout – more on roundabout design)
Review of cycle lane provision to and from the roundabout (both on and off-road) and linkage with adjacent Park Road/High Street roundabout and beyond
Space is available to address the first two with little cost impact. The 3rd is vital if parents are going to be willing to cycle across this roundabout with their kids to school. As stated above, this roundabout is a serious hazard with ten times the average incident rate of mini roundabouts in the borough.
We would ask you to take 2 minutes to contact the council to support their plans and highlight the additional considerations we’ve listed above along with any concerns of your own. Contact is via email at email@example.com (quote Reference Number 2293_CL_121112_LF) and copy us on firstname.lastname@example.org so we can have an idea of how many people have contacted the council. We will also be sending a submission from RCC. Deadline is Friday 21 December.
Post Updated – 24 Dec 2012
The timing of the consultation couldn’t be worse, but if you need some inspiration to ponder over after your Christmas pud, this great summary put together by a local parent who cycles in this area with his children should help – Upper Richmond Road West Consultation Comments.
Don’t forget, deadline for the tick box online form for the consultation is 28 December – details at the bottom of this post.
Richmond to Sheen Consultation – Deadline 28 December
Feeling the pinch?
This affects Upper Richmond Road West from the junction of Manor Road to the junction of Clifford Avenue (the South Circular) (Map Link). This is a busy and dangerous section of road with a shocking 29.38 collisions per kilometre in the past 5 years. Have a look at this shocking map of incidents from 2000 to 2010.
The main physical changes are:
Realignment and widening in parts of the existing cycle lane
Narrowing of the overall carriageway in sections by use of kerb build outs
Relocation of bus stops
Addition of pedestrian islands in the centre of the road
The consultation states that they “have discussed this scheme with cycle group representatives” but we have had no involvement in the plans in recent times.
We commend the council in addressing the dangers on a road that is an important link for cyclists going from Richmond to Sheen and beyond, but we don’t believe the proposals address the key problems:
Several pinch points exist on this route, in particular at the pedestrian crossing near Sheen Common Drive. These often result in cyclists being hit by motorists who don’t give them space with tragic results as this fatality showed
The danger at the main junctions with Manor Road and Clifford Avenue is not addressed
At Clifford Avenue end, cyclists going straight on have to go into the middle lane. An ASL is provided but no safe way of getting to it. Imagine cycling to school with your kids through that junction
Proposed cycle lane width does not meet the London Cycling Design Standards in a number of areas. They should be 2m wide and certainly no narrower than 1.5m
Narrowing the road to slow traffic is in effect using cyclists as mobile traffic calming measures. I’m sure a cyclist doesn’t want to be thought of as a moving sleeping policeman
Going straight on with your kids to school? Brave the outside lane.
Given the space available, there is an opportunity to introduce a safe, separated cycle lane on both sides of the road, with a width of 2m and priority over side roads – something you would be happy to cycle with your kids to school along. Camden Council have recently proposed a similar scheme (some background here) and the same could be achieved here, though it needs to be of a high quality and continuous. As a minimum, the pinch points and Clifford Road junction need to be dealt with, otherwise the proposals will have little effect in reducing incidents on this stretch.
Please take a couple of minutes to complete the tick box online consultation, to highlight that more needs to be done to improve safety for cyclists on this route - http://is.gd/OAkARq
Some useful resources to consider:
If you don’t design for cycling, conflict is the outcome – Hush Magazine and Copenhagenize
“Pedestrians and cyclists should be considered before other user groups in the design process [not] as an afterthought” - Recent NICE Guidelines
Businesses overestimate how important car parking is – Sustrans
Financial benefits of investing in cycle infrastructure – New York City and Bristol reports
We spotted two LBRUT consultations affecting cyclists that have come out this month.
Barnes Consultation – Deadline 26 November
This affects the junction of Castelnau, Rocks Lane, Elm Grove Road, Church Road and Queen Elizabeth Walk in Barnes (Map Link)
The main physical changes are:
Make Elm Grove Road one way in the southbound direction
Remove the existing banned left turn from Elm Grove Road to Ranelagh Avenue
There is no mention of cycling in any of the documentation, another missed opportunity as we receive frequent emails from local cyclists who are fearful of this busy junction. The main objective of the proposals is to smooth motorised traffic, but this will just shift it to the two following junctions in Rocks Lane ((i) with Mill Hill Road and (ii) with the Upper Richmond Road. This is key junction, used by many cycling towards Hammersmith Bridge or going to visit Barnes Wetland Centre and it is also part of Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 4, again not mentioned in the consultation documentation.
Please take a couple of minutes to complete the tick box online consultation, even if just to say “please improve junction for cyclists” - http://is.gd/F2bYF7
Whitton Town Centre – Deadline 30 November
The main physical changes are:
Replacement the pavements on both sides of Whitton High Street and resurfacing the road
Provide kerb build-outs for on-street parking bays
Raised road at existing pedestrian crossings
Raised entries at the side road junctions off the High Street
Reduce the width of the road at and upgrade existing pedestrian crossings
Possible gateway features could be placed at each end of the High Street
Reduce the amount of street furniture and signs and planting new trees
The words cycling, cyclist or bicycle are not mentioned once in the document – similar to what we found 2 years ago at the start of the Twickenham consultation. Introduction of 20mph limits, consideration of cycle routes, cycle parking, increased risk from pinch points for cyclists at pedestrian crossings – none of these things are mentioned. As pointed out in the comments below, it looks like cycle parking is actually being taken out!


Trevor R Bickers – Operations Director
- Experienced property and land acquisitions negotiator.
- Wealth of experience in dealing with complicated Brownfield Sites.
- Successful in dealing with planning, and environmental matters relating to site acquisition, planning, building regulations and development to completion.
- Effective in negotiating with Local Authorities in matters relating to Section 106 Agreements, acquisitions, leases and onward sales.
Trevor has, in recent years, specialised in dealing with complicated, contaminated Brownfield Sites. He has been a Director of companies developing regeneration schemes using his previous planning and construction experience to motivate consultants and contractors to deliver attractive award winning schemes in the UK.
Subsequent to this, Trevor spent 10 years in the roadside, hotel and leisure industry, acquiring sites for national petroleum companies, then moving solely into the leisure market developing hotels, restaurants, and health and fitness clubs throughout the UK.
Previously he was involved in the commercial and residential sector, prior to moving into building contracting and development.


MGB & GT (1963-80) Armstrong (2 Front and 2 Rear) Lever Shock Absorbers
Externally cleaned to the bare metal. Housings re-bushed with bronze bushings, shafts reground and polished. To aid dirt and water exclusion highest quality double-lip seals are used, which outlast originals. Valving is properly calibrated for correct jounce and rebound specs. Painted with a gun-metal grey primer. All rebuilt shocks come filled with fluid and ready for installation.
Heavy Duty Re-build, $380 + $80 deposit = $460
Designed for our customers who enjoy driving their cars with performance in mind. Rebuilt to same high quality as our standard units, but with larger bronze bushing where main shaft rides. Shock valving is upgraded, 15% stiffer than standard shock, but a longer lasting unit. Highly recommended for many Armstrong aluminum body front shocks, esp. Big Healey front and TR-6 rear shocks, and also for Delco double arm front shocks.
Ever since introduction of our Heavy Duty shock line we have been selling them 2 to 1 over standard units.
CORE CHARGE: $80 (for all 4 shocks)
Core deposit refund issued once we receive your old shocks.
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During aging, hippocampal functioning is impaired; specifically aged humans and rats show reduced performance on spatial memory tasks. An age-related reduction in the neurotransmitter acetylcholine has been postulated to underlie this impairment. Rhythmic oscillations (theta, gamma) may serve to synchronize activity within the hippocampus and across the brain during learning; these may also change with aging.
To determine what aspects of oscillation are important for memory processing, the effects of aging, encountering a novel situation, learning a new task and cholinergic system activation (with physostigmine) were examined. Both age groups showed increased theta, but not gamma activity when encoding a novel situation. Activating the cholinergic system shifted theta power to a lower frequency with no effect on gamma. These results indicate a more prominent role for theta than gamma in processing new spatial information.
In addition, a behavioral paradigm to study changes in hippocampal theta and gamma over trials during single-day learning of a place or response task was designed. Pilot data demonstrates that rats are capable of learning these tasks within a single day, and that hippocampal theta and gamma increase with maze running in a familiar situation, with no difference over trials on a simple-alternation task. Theta power is expected to show more of a decrease over trials during response than place learning.
Howe, Matthew D., "Hippocampal Theta and Gamma: Effects of Aging, Environmental Change, Cholinergic Activation and Learning" (2012). Honors Scholar Theses. 272.

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Hope a big glass jar full of stunning English Peonies, this image will help you enjoy them all year around.
It is Giclee printed on 300gsm archive quality art paper, which gives a beautiful matt quality. Each print has a white border as shown on the thumbnail image.
Prints are available in A2 and A1 sizes with A1 being a limited edition of 75. All image are sent rolled in a postal tube wrapped in acid free tissue paper by Royal Mail. Pleae email me to arrange postage outside of the UK.
Please be aware that print colours and screen colours can be different due to the differences in screen calibrations. The print is sold without the frame.


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Sometimes you need to stay close to home. Maybe family or work responsibilities are keeping you grounded. Maybe it’s health or money issues.
There are still ways to see new things, experience other cultures, feel transported.
Recently, National Geographic featured a “travel photographer” who finds and composes interesting shots within Google Street View.
Navigating through the Street View of an area does give you a better sense of a place. So we’ll start there.
1. Use Google Street View to explore an area you’d like to visit or re-visit somewhere you’ve gone in the past.
2. Go to a local cultural center, performance, or festival.
3. Be a tourist in your own town.
- See the cheesy stuff you’d normally skip and take photos.
- Pick out postcards.
- Visit the tourist information office or visitor bureau and find out what visitors are seeing or doing that you might’ve overlooked.
4. Watch some foreign films.
5. Try out any travel apps you’re interested in. See how well they work while you’re still at home.
6. Have you visited all the parks in your area?
7. Take a different route home.
- Skip the freeway.
- Walk or ride your bike.
- Try public transit or take a different line.
- If you’re in Phoenix, have you ridden the light rail yet? End to end?
8. Get lost in a library.
9. Try a new restaurant, coffee shop, or bar.
10. Watch movies about travel.
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty comes to mind.
- So does Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, which I reviewed last year and is now on Netflix.
- Phillip reminded me of The Motorcycle Diaries. So good. Definitely feels like you’ve been on a long journey through South America by the end.
11. Set up a tent in your backyard or inside the house.
12. Sign up to host an international student.
13. Go to another part of town and explore a neighborhood that’s usually not on your radar.
14. Get out photos and relive memories. Put them in albums or scrapbooks if you haven’t already.
15. Visit a museum. Find out when they have voluntary admission days or other special events.
16. Read a book set in a place you’d like to visit or that takes you on a journey. A few ideas:
- Cheryl Strayed’s Wild.
- In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson.
- Riders of the Purple Sage, the Zane Grey novel that we recently saw an opera based on, really puts you inside the canyons and valleys of its setting.
- Phillip loved Mitchner’s Iberia and said it made him feel like he’s been to Spain.
17. Ask friends for their favorite spots around town (to do, see, eat etc.) and try out their recommendations.
18. Wander around an international market. Buy something you’ve never seen before.
19. Bring a little of the places you love to visit into your regular life. Splurge on extra soft towels or have coffee on your patio.
20. Buy music from a place you’d like to travel. (Or borrow it – Phillip has found some great stuff at our local library.)
21. Make a friend from another country.
- Volunteer with an international students’ group.
- Adopt a refugee family.
22. Explore the stars at a local planetarium or with a regular telescope.
23. Have you seen all the public art on display where you live?
24. Test out your travel gear. Make sure everything works, is comfortable to wear, etc. My dad used to fill his pack with encyclopedias and walk around the block to get ready for future backpacking trips.
25. Take photos of places or things you see every day. Use it as an opportunity to really look at what’s around you and maybe see it in a new light.
26. Watch travel shows or documentaries.
- The Aerial America series puts commentary with footage of various U.S. locations from the air. It’s very relaxing to watch.
- Our Podcast from Italy friends just started a Vlog from Italy with great 5-minute videos (on YouTube).
- While we were in Tucson, we went to a screening of the indie documentary Given, which I recommend. It’s at film festivals the next few months and is available on iTunes.
27. Book a staycation at nearby hotel or resort. They probably offer discounted rates in the off-season.
28. Switch things up in your house.
- Have dinner outside or spread out a blanket and “picnic” on the living room floor.
- Build a fort.
- Rearrange the furniture.
29. Go for a drive and see where you end up.
30. Eat food from another culture. Go to a restaurant or try making it yourself with the help of a friend, cookbook, or a food blog….
- Eat.Wander.Repeat shares recipes for Anglo Indian, Goan, and Manglorean Indian food.
- Lovely Life makes the most beautiful Swedish pastries.
- Putri Chaerul’s Snapguides include recipes and tips for making traditional Indonesian dishes.
31. Find the nearest places to camp.
32. Learn another language. There are apps, podcasts, and resources at many libraries to help you with this.
- MindSnacks has several free language learning apps. Their Learn Chinese app was great when I was attempting to do that, and the games were really fun.
- There are lots of language learning podcasts if you just search on iTunes. I’ve been working on italiano on and off with Learn Italian from Italianpod101.com.
33. Plan your next trip or in-town adventure.

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It all comes down to this. The winner of the Packers vs Seahawks NFC Conference Championship game will faceoff in the Super Bowl next weekend. Who will you choose to take a win on the NFL betting lines this Sunday? Handicapper Joe Gavazzi gives his insight on free NFL picks on the game you don't want to miss.
Click on the link to read the article: Free Picks NFC Championship: Packers vs Seahawks

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One of our three defensive spotlights from last week's Hall of Fame game was cornerback Adam Jones. And quiet honestly, if anyone has tuned themselves out of the awesome world of the Cincinnati Bengals, they'll certainly sound like fools using Jones as one of the examples for the team's mythical cast of problem children. Hell, Jones has even gone incredibly unnoticed off the field by Bengals fans themselves. The truth is, the only time Jones' name is mentioned, is after practices in our daily reports, during a preseason game or one of several "character redemption" stories that's surfaced. That's it. Will his surprising modesty, honesty and realization of second changes last?
We hope so. While he's been in the league since 2005, he's only played three seasons and 34 games due to personal conduct violations. That, as far as we can tell for the time being, is in the past. Only a year and change older than Johnathan Joseph, Jones will turn 27 years old at the end of September. If Cincinnati signs Joseph to a long-term extension, with Adam Jones and Leon Hall signed through 2011, the Bengals quite literally could have the league's best three-man cornerback combination in the league for two seasons -- considering many label Joseph and Hall as the league's better, if not best, cornerback duo, I would say it's a safe bet.
Even though he looked far more impressive than I would have expected against the Cowboys -- he was beaten soundly on the goal line when Roy Williams ran a quick slant route that Tony Romo overthrew -- Jones keeps working hard to get better.
"I'm a lot more comfortable and I've just been working hard every day," said Jones
"It takes time to mature, it didn't happen overnight. It's been a process," Jones said. "There are no worries now, I'm just smiling and happy. It's about football. The past is the past, there's no use in bringing it up now."


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Essential requirements to be a successful Law Librarian
by Charisse Dengler
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<<Trained in legal research (including the use of online databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, and Dialog), administration, legal information systems, bibliography, and the organization of legal resources, law librarians are the well-trained professionals working behind the scenes on every major court case, for every major corporation, and at every law school across the nation.
Often overlooked, these talented individuals know just about everything there is to know about legal research; and if utilized to their full potential, they can be extremely helpful to attorneys and law students alike.
How, exactly, do you become a law librarian? The most common way is to get a library science master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). Some law librarians also have J.D. degrees, and some programs even give students the option of earning a J.D. and a library science degree at the same time.
While you don't need a J.D. to work as a librarian in a law firm, corporation, or government library, you do need one if you aspire to be the director of the law library at a law school. Also, reference librarians at law schools are sometimes required to have J.D.s. You should check with the particular school you are interested in working at for more information. Simply having a J.D. will not qualify you for all law librarianship positions.
Some of the common library science degrees are the Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.S.) degree, Master of Library and Information Studies (M.L.I.S.) degree, Master of Science in Information Systems (M.S. in I.S.) degree, and Master of Arts in Library Science (M.A. in L.S.) degree. Any of these degrees would satisfy the basic requirements for becoming an entry-level law librarian.
If you are considering becoming a law librarian, it's important to begin by getting some experience actually working in a law library. Not only will this help you make certain this is a career you want to pursue, but it will also give you the experience you will need if you aren't planning on getting a J.D. The profession of law librarianship requires extensive knowledge of legal terms, citations, and abbreviations, in addition to general librarian skills. For this reason, you should either intern at a law library or, if your program offers them, take some law librarian courses in addition to your required library science degree requirements.
All in all, there are 51 ALA-approved library science programs to choose from. The top three, according to the 2007 U.S. News and World Report directory entitled America's Best Graduate Schools, are at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Syracuse University in New York. If you'd like more information on these and other programs listed in the directory, you can purchase it here:
When applying to library science programs, you should check the individual schools' admission requirements. Generally, you will be required to have a bachelor's degree and at least a "B" grade point average. Some schools also require you to earn a certain score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). However, some schools will accept LSAT test scores in the place of GRE scores, and some schools do not require you to take any entrance exams at all. You may also have to provide letters of recommendation or take part in entrance interviews.
When enrolling in a library science program, you should be prepared to spend at least one year in school at full-time attendance. Many programs can be completed in this amount of time. There are some, however, that take two years to complete, and some even require a thesis. You should check with different schools regarding their requirements and the length of time you will have to commit to their programs before making your final decision.
When it comes to finding the time to take part in a library science program, it may be a good idea to consider attending as a part-time student instead of as a full-time student. If you attend school part-time, it may take you longer to earn your degree, but it will be helpful if you are working full-time while going to school. Also, you can look into distance learning opportunities offered by various library programs.
When it comes to financing your library science degree, there are a number of scholarship options available. The American Association of Law Libraries, the Special Libraries Association, and the ALA all offer scholarships to library science students. More information on these scholarships can be found on the associations' websites.
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With the cost of everything Jersey from turnpike hamburgers to state-owned helicopters rising, it’s good to know that undergraduate tuition at Rowan University will hold stable for the next year.
The university board of trustees adopted a lean, mean $296 million budget for 2013-2014 that keeps tuition at last year’s rate for Rowan’s 11,000 anticipated undergraduates. Although tuition and related fees are scheduled to increase for graduate students (including those in Rowan’s lauded MBA program and its new Cooper Medical School in Camden), the Rowan administration deserves applause for keeping costs down for most students.
After two decades of escalating tuition, with increases of 8 or 9 percent in some years, it’s refreshing to hear Rowan president Ali Houshmand apply restraint to the academic budget.
The value of a college degree has been questioned especially hard lately. A concerted effort to hold down tuition, and not just at Rowan, could preserve worthy courses of study that might otherwise vanish if subjected to strict cost-benefit analysis.
Under the previous administration, Rowan had faced criticism from students, parents and the State Commission on Investigation for empire-building expenses called extravagant at best and questionable at worst.
But that’s not Houshmand’s style. The man wields a common-sense frugality that respects not only those who pay tuition but also those who pay state and federal taxes which supplement tuition in running the institution.
To handle funding requests from the university’s many departments, Houshmand told the trustees that he asked two questions:
“One, is it necessary? Two, can it wait?”
Would that every state department or agency could ask the same two questions at budget time. Would that the Legislature could critique every line item in the state budget with the same care. Would that Gov. Chris Christie could ask himself such questions about his own spending on frills like, well, helicopter rides.

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Hospital workers Chris and Terrie Drummond are running the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise more than Â£2,000 for Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK, the UKâ€™s leading dementia research charity.
In 2013 Chris, 52, became an official Champion of Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK for all his efforts in raising vital funds and awareness for the charityâ€™s pioneering work.
His wife Terrie, 48, became a Champion in 2015 when the pair ran last yearâ€™s London Marathon together in aid of the charity.
This year they are hoping to smash their target of Â£2,169.03 â€“ the specific amount will take the coupleâ€™s total amount raised for Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK over the Â£15,000 mark.
Chris and Terrie, who live in Milton, Cambridgeshire, both work at Addenbrookeâ€™s Hospital in Cambridge where Chris works for Bereavement Care Services and Terrie is a nurse.
They began supporting the charity after Chrisâ€™s mum Dot died with dementia in 2006 at the age of 84.
Dot, who worked as an accounts clerk, was diagnosed only a year before she died though the symptoms of dementia had been creeping on for a while.
For Chris the heartbreak has continued â€“ his Auntie Cis, Dotâ€™s sister, died with dementia just last year in her 90s.
Chris, who has already completed the London Marathon six times, said:
â€œMum worked as an accounts clerk until she was 72. My dad passed away when I was 17, so it was just me and mum until I moved out just before I got married, nearly 15 year later, so we were very close.
â€œI first realised something was wrong was when she couldnâ€™t remember how to make her special cauliflower cheese.
â€œShe deteriorated very quickly during her last year. She was always immaculately dressed but totally lost her dress sense, preferring to sleep in the armchair all night, fully clothed, rather than go to bed.
â€œShe would also get angry at the smallest of things, it was very distressing and frustrating.
â€œAlthough itâ€™s too late for my dear mum and auntie, future generations will benefit from the efforts of everybody at Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK.â€
â€œIâ€™m really thrilled to be able to run the marathon this year for Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK.â€
Jessica Hiscocks, Regional Fundraising Officer at Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK, the UKâ€™s leading dementia research charity, said:
â€œChris and Terrie are incredible supporters of Alzheimerâ€™s Research UK and we will be cheering them on all the way in this yearâ€™s marathon.
â€œOver the years they have worked tirelessly both in their fundraising and to raise awareness of the urgent need for more investment into research for Alzheimerâ€™s disease and other forms of dementia.
â€œThere are 850,000 people across the UK living with dementia, including more than 8,000 people in Cambridgeshire.
â€œOnly research has the power to defeat dementia.â€
To donate go to www.virginmoneygiving.com/ChrisDrummond
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I love eating with friends and family and I often take along little treats to share. In preparation for the next time I get an invite (hint, hint!) I’ve made these after dinner treats…
These are so quick and simple to make, but look like you’ve really made an effort.
I used Picture Perfect Party designer series paper for mine. I cut each piece to measure 4 and 5/8ths square. I then used my trusty Envelope Punch Board and scored & punched at 2.75 inches.
I used some multi purpose glue to make the envelope, I popped the 2 chocolates inside and then secured the flap with a mini glue dot.
The final step was to add some Mini Striped Lemon Lime Twist ribbon.
What could be easier?
If you have any questions on this project or if any Stampin’ Up! products, please let me know. You can get in touch by adding a comment to this blog post or by visiting the Contact Me page.
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With each passing day, the number of internet technologies is increasing because internet consumption is expanding considerably. One such internet technology is port forwarding, which has been designed to be a simple process. However, the process has been made difficult because people have been dealing with downfalls on the Xfinity internet.
A small problem is port forwarding can lead to huge issues, and we have outlined all possible troubleshooting tips in this article. But before that, let’s strengthen the concept of port forwarding. So, port forwarding is the process in which data is interpreted by the computer network and directed to the desired IP address or a port,
The direction process is optimized through the router or a host because different setups have different prerequisites. It is advised to use the tester programs for solving the port forwarding issues. In addition, the tester programs are responsible for showing the active IP of the computer system, which is essential for fixing the issue. So, have a look at the troubleshooting tips!
Xfinity Port Forwarding Not Working
You might not be aware of this, but the majority of operating systems already have operating systems installed into the system. This means that firewalls are always running in the background even if you aren’t aware of it. In addition, the anti-virus programs are integrated with the firewall feature that tends to outshine the internet connection, and the pop-ups are automatically blocked.
Similarly, the router will be integrated with the firewall as well to ensure your device is safe from unsafe internet connections. It is advised to uninstall the firewall. In addition, make sure the drivers of firewalls are uninstalled as well because they need manual and separate uninstalling.
2) Broken Windows Firewall
The presence of a firewall might be the issue, but the disabled or broken firewall will lead to higher issues. For instance, the firewall might not be updated or properly installed. So, make sure you have a single and properly installed firewall.
3) Multiple Routers
When you are working on port forwarding, and more than one router is connected to the device, the functionality will be adversely impacted. So, you need to log in to the router and write down the available IP addresses. After that, enter the IP address int eh DMZ page and apply the settings. These settings will optimize and direct the connections on the correct side (read router). This way, you will know that all configurations are coming through one router.
4) Same Port But Different Routes
If your router is busy in ruling the port forwarding in one place or another, the router checks will be skipped. This is because if two port forwarding options are working at the same port, the outcome will be zero. In this case, you can remove one of the two-port forwardings to ensure one port has one connection.
5) Interrupted DMZ
If the port forwarding rule isn’t getting implemented or the rule isn’t ready, there are chances that the DMZ page isn’t working as it’s supposed to. This is because DMZ pages open the port rules but cannot work with the rule. In this case, you need to ensure that DMZ page settings are properly configured. For instance, if you need to make the port forwarding rule work, make sure the DMZ is disabled.
6) Wrong Computer Name
The routers tend to work by listing down the computer name rather than the IP addresses. This means that it can come up with different computer names with different IP addresses. In this case, you will need to reboot the router and make sure all the extra listings have been removed. Also, you can manually check the connections that you are working for you and delete the other ones!
For everyone out there, the virus can be the prime culprit of tarnishing the port forwarding. These viruses negatively impact the device’s performance. This ineffective performance can be seen in the connections as well. So, run regular virus scans to ensure your network is working optimally, and the port forwarding will work with zero downfalls.
The bottom line is that port forwarding issues are usually caused by routers and devices. So, you can also start with restarting the devices. Also, if you download and install some updates, always restart the PC before using them!


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How To Handle Compromises In A Relationshipmjmcoldstorage
What Are Which means And meaning of Making short-cuts within a relationship: relationships are filled with compromises, and the most importantly, mental abuse. Later a laundry list of issues which will need from a relationship. The worst part can be, everything comes at a cost.
Bargain is a expression we employ all the time, but few of all of us take the time to clearly define it or clarify what it takes. To make short-cuts when there is a need for agreement is to buy the wrong thing. When people experience cornered, they may try every trick inside their book to get out of the problem without presenting either get together a good likelihood to think things above. To make short-cuts, people will usually bend the rules, break important laws, compromise self applied respect, or put their very own partners’ thoughts on the line. There are numerous ways to get away of a relationship, but if both partners involved are capable of looking at the situation objectively and working together to discover a solution, then relationships are best.
In a romantic relationship where the two people involved possess strong thoughts, compromises could be inevitable. Its for these reasons communication is indeed important. In the event two people in a relationship cannot sit down and communicate the particular endanger will mean to them and to their partner, then the skimp on will never happen.
In the case of a relationship, or any type of enduring romantic relationship for that matter, short-cuts are inevitable. However , where much more both companions are highly committed to the relationship, this can cause the other spouse to cave in more often mail order wife than not. The 2 people involved may not recognize that they are reducing something main. They may think that they are undertaking what’s ideal for the marriage or maybe the relationship, with out realizing that they can be compromising something major. When this happens, accommodation is definitely the only solution.
Compromises within a relationship will not always have to become about funds. It’s of what is best for the future well-being of the two people involved. Any time one party in the romance starts to experience uncomfortable or perhaps wants to step back, then they will need to speak up about it. This can be a same in cases where one get together feels like they are compromising excessive. Both parties have to take their own compromises into consideration in order to keep a happy marriage alive.
The true secret to powerful compromise can be communication and truth. Whenever two people in a relationship usually are sure with what compromises are acceptable, then they should certainly err quietly of careful attention. They should do not be afraid of talking up regarding anything that might alter the course of their particular relationship within a positive or negative way. Being honest and wide open about any kind of changes that could happen later on is a very important aspect of any compromise.

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