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A simple look at white blood cell counts in women ages 50 to 79 may help doctors tell if the women are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, even if they have no symptoms, researchers said Monday.
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The appendix, a vestigial organ that people seem able to live very well without, is also one of the most distressing and costly parts of the human body.
Did this patient catch something abroad, or was a home-grown illness mono causing her symptoms?
While hospitals, clinics and nursing homes have been surveyed to determine the amount of flu vaccine they need, private doctors say they have felt ignored.
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A new drug that homes in on cancer cells has achieved striking preliminary results in treating a kind of leukemia and may also be effective against a rare stomach tumor. Physicians are excited about the drug because its design is based on a deep understanding of how cancer cells work, and it...
A drug already used to treat advanced forms of breast cancer can cut the death rate from the disease when used in early treatment, doctors said here this week. The drug, Taxol, is thus likely to be added relatively quickly to the standard chemotherapy used for women who have had breast cancer...
Taxol, a drug originally derived from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, helps those with ovarian cancer to live longer when it is combined with the drug cisplatin, a study has found. The findings, being published on Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine, found the combination of...
A SIGNIFICANT minority of hemophiliacs infected with the virus that causes AIDS may live for up to 25 years before developing the disease, British medical researchers have calculated. The researchers based their estimate on the results of a continuing study of 111 men with hemophilia whose...
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Pamela J. Hughes, D.D.S., joins the OHSU School of Dentistry this month after an extensive national search. Dr. Hughes comes to OHSU from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry where she was an associate professor, and Advanced Education Program Director in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences.
Dr. Hughes is a native of the Detroit-area. She received her doctor of dental science from the University of Detroit-Mercy, and certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery from the University of Minnesota. She is also a 2008 graduate of the American Dental Education Association Leadership Institute.
After her OMFS certification, Dr. Hughes was in private practice for many years in the Chicago area, before joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota in 2005. She is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Hughes has four main research interests: Sjogren’s Syndrome, bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis, clinical outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery, and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, and she has numerous published papers, book chapters, research abstracts, and presentations.
In 2009, Dr. Hughes received the Faculty Educator Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

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People in Indiana are feeling confident about the state’s economy, but not nearly as secure about their wages.
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The girl stated that Howell took her to Clark State Forest in Henryville, where the two had intercourse.
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Girls’ Generation (SNSD) has finally released its “Mr. Mr.” music video after two K-Pop releases which suffered from wildly different problems. The demure princess next door concept that the group had peddled for years as their signature has increasingly looked anachronistic and their last couple of attempts to negotiate the new “grownup” sphere of SNSD have not exactly hit the mark. “I Got a Boy” was an exciting experiment but in the way that an acid trip gone wrong can be an illuminating exercise. “The Boys” was a whimper of a song with a great concept set to bland choreography which seemed to confuse staidness for maturity. The question was whether Girls’ Generation could keep up with the times, both musically and concept-wise. “Mr. Mr” demonstrates that SNSD absolutely can.
As for the song, here’s what I had to say when the mini-album dropped:
“Mr. Mr.” is everything which “I Got a Boy” probably wishes it was. It’s got an edge, it’s got grind and it’s got a hip-pop-by-way-of-Skrillex kick which is undeniably exciting. The strong distortion from the start make it very clear that this is unlike anything which Girls’ Generation has done. The choruses don’t require dancing as much as they require head bobs so deep that they slowly transform into bows. The break seems to even ignore that this is a single by a girl group as the nearly entirely instrumental breakdown could also be said to be the singular highlight of the mini-album. SNSD takes a backseat to the production, but unlike in “I Got a Boy” this seems like it was done on purpose. There are multiple swerves and breaks in the track but it all holds together under the constant grungy electronic beats and SNSD’s purposeful attacking of the instrumentals, an element of aggression that comes off as earned swagger rather than forced fronting. The claps add an element of danger and a mean streak that has long been missing from SNSD’s discography while some synth work in the verses keep things cheerful enough so as to not lose SNSD’s signature peppy strengths.
There’s been some legitimate critiques of the song’s lack of buildup and weaker hook. If there are weaknesses about “Mr. Mr.” it is those two things but the thumping way that “Mr. Mr.” marches comes off as confident and steady while retaining a sense of urgency throughout. A sense of progression in a song doesn’t have to be steep or linear for it to be good. “Mr. Mr.” is “flatter” than “Genie” in that sense but it is consistently strong enough from start to finish that those weaknesses aren’t as bad as they would be otherwise. “Mr. Mr.” still ends up being one of SNSD’s best releases in some time.
The video is more of a mixed bag. The video for “Mr. Mr.” is fascinating because it seems to be (unsurprisingly given the apparent re-shoots needed due to “data corruption”) shot from two different sources. The hospital scenes and choreography scenes to end “Mr. Mr.” look polished while the black and white choreography shots filmed from a parking lot garage look laughably cheap and out of place. For the first time in forever, SNSD largely strays from their dance-in-a-box bread and butter in favor of some other shots. The results are uneven. There’s no real story to speak of so the video tries to leave lasting visual impressions instead by throwing every instagram filter under the sun into various cuts. It creates a grindhouse-like effect but it’s laid on much too thick, as if the editors thought they had to overcompensate for the lack of choreography shots by threatening viewers with disorientation and seizures instead. It’s meant to be edgy but it comes off as slightly amateurish.
As for the girls themselves, they look great, making the aggressive use of filters all the more aggravating (just show Jessica Jung and Taeyeon in all their majesty for fucks sake). Pink livens up every colored shot and the members’ various outfits are pretty great. Without a doubt, the highlight is definitely the mannish-concept which SM denied they were going to do.
Sure, it’s nothing too gender bending but it’s hot and should go down as the sexiest thing to be released in a year where there’s been way too much similarly dressed sexy concepts to count.
After SNSD’s past two releases, “Mr. Mr.” succeeds in being the first one in years that I’m excited about without many reservations. It’s more well put together and realized than “I Got a Boy” and more lively than the cold “The Boys”. The hook isn’t great but the beat is synth-rich and stands toe to toe with SNSD’s stronger recent J-Pop singles. The eye candy is plentiful (almost in spite of itself) and the wardrobe choices and stylings are sexy while still a little differentiated from the rest of the girl groups out there (the one instance where SM Entertainment’s conservatism served Girls’ Generation well). “Mr. Mr.” isn’t perfect but it should be more than enough to confirm that SNSD isn’t leaving the echelon of K-Pop groups any time soon either.
Rating: Four mannish concept out of five mannish concept. One of SNSD’s strongest releases in years. Personally, one of my favorites.

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Fake crack, stolen gun found during Dover traffic stop
Two men have been charged with having fake crack cocaine and a stolen gun after they were stopped in a Dover parking lot Thursday, police said.
Jason Westley, 38, and Andre Owens, 41, were stopped about 7:10 p.m. by police in the parking lot of the Urban Furniture Outlet, located at 257 North DuPont Highway. That's when officers noticed Owens trying to conceal a large bag of suspected crack cocaine, said Master Cpl. Mark Hoffman, a police spokesman.
When the men were removed from the vehicle, officers found 57.6 grams of counterfeit crack cocaine, packaged for resale, Hoffman said. Officers also found a loaded handgun in Westley’s waistband.
Further investigation showed the handgun was reported stolen in January, Hoffman said.
Both men were arrested.
Westley is charged with two counts of possession of firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and receiving a stolen firearm. Owens was charged with possession with intent to deliver counterfeit substance, tampering with physical evidence, possession of counterfeit controlled substance, resisting arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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My frustration with Instagram led me to set up an alternative account as L’s mum to expose some of the lies and duplicity on social media, so today I posted this message to her along with the picture.
To my darling L, as you go back as an inpatient today, you face two fights and you have to choose one or the other. The first one is the fight you have with every person trying to treat you. You can carry on fighting every mouthful or every crumb, choosing fruit over crumble for dessert, choosing the lowest snack, trying to find every chance to avoid and restrict or purge. Winning this fight will give you the right to stay in this hell forever, losing the people who love you, but keeping Ed, who hates you. Your legs will stay thin, but they will never be thin enough.
Or, you can choose to fight your eating disorder. Choosing this fight will be so, so hard, but think of it like swimming across the sea towards everyone who loves you, because right now we feel a long way away. We will cheer you for every stroke, we will jump in the water with you and swim along side, we will roar at the sea monster voices that tell you how weak you are, how huge and disgusting and we will shout over them, telling you how brave, strong and beautiful you are. Again and again you will feel like giving up and we will beg you to keep going. We will love you and support you with every fibre of our beings but we cannot make the journey for you. Once you get to the shore, we will be there. We will celebrate you and keep you warm and we will tell you how wonderful you are. But we can only do this if you keep swimming. Just keep swimming, my love, because you have been lost in the ocean for so long, bobbing between anorexia and an illusion of recovery. You are strong enough, brave enough and loved more than you can ever imagine.
I hope she reads it, but I also hope others do, those who are posting pictures of their ‘safe’ clean foods, not realising the only safety they offer is the continuation of the prison bars of anorexia and every time they restrict or purge, they are choosing a life of torment, or allowing their eating disorder to choose it for them. These are tough words, but sometimes love needs to be tough, because being gentle just isn’t enough.


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The global market for medical sensors is witnessing significant growth. The rising incidence of chronic diseases, propelled by the rapid rise in the geriatric population, is fueling the demand for medical sensors in the global arena.
Apart from this, the rise in patients’ preference for home healthcare and increasing usage of medical sensors in laboratories are also driving the growth of this market significantly across the world. However, the high cost of these sensors is likely to hamper this market in the coming years.
Increase in Regulatory Approvals Drive North America Medical Sensors Market
North America acquired the leading position in the global market for medical sensors in 2014. The increasing regulatory approval for medical sensors and the rising incidence of chronic diseases in this region has stimulated the medical sensors market in North America.
Europe occupied the second position in the overall market the same years. The favorable condition for the growth of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the region, owing to the increase in the purchasing power of consumers that allows them to procure branded formations, is boosting the Europe medical sensors market significantly.
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Asia Pacific, On the other hand, is likely to lead the worldwide medical sensors market in the coming years. The regional market is projected to register a CAGR of 8.2% during from 2015 to 2023. The growing focus of leading enterprises on strengthening their presence in developing economies such as China and Japan is likely to propel the medical sensors market in Asia Pacific over the next few years.
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believed that an honest graft is one which is because of the foreseeing power of an individual and it does not involve the money of treasury or the state government. He described honest graft as one in which an individual foresees an upcoming opportunity and avails it for his benefit. For example if the individual realizes that the government may be wanting space to build a park on a specific land, he would buy that land before hand so that he can sell it later on a higher price. Whereas in dishonest graft there is involvement of black money that is from sources such as gambling and treasury. An example of this is when an individual steals money from the treasury and utilizes it for his own use. I agree with Plunkitt as the honest graft can be a business in itself and this can be done by any individual who knows how to avail opportunities.
Plunkitt had his own standpoint in politics. He criticized the reformers and their role in politics in the mid to late 1800’s. He believed that reformers were just the beginners in the game of politics. They were not able to interpret the bluffs and games around which the whole scenario of politics revolved. He opined that they were not able to clean up the government and politics because these individuals who were not even trained for politics tried to enter politics and change the whole scenario. Usually these individuals came out successfully in the beginning but gradually all these reformers had to exit because they were not capable of handling the overall scenario of politics.
Plunkitt claimed that his party and all its members were dedicated to their country and the well being of its individuals. Their patriotism could clearly be seen in the incidents quoted in the book when the party members celebrated their independence like nobody else did. As described “Four hours under a big silk hat in a hall where the heat registers 110 and the smoke 250!” (RIORDIN, Chapter 17) Here it can be clearly seen that the leader

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Cyclic vs continuous enteral feeding with omega-3 and gamma-linolenic fatty acids: effects on modulation of phospholipid fatty acids in rat lung and liver immune cells.JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1997 May-Jun; 21(3):123-32.JJ
Arachidonic acid (AA) present in lung and liver immune cell phospholipids is the precursor of eicosanoids that promote neutrophil margination, leading to tissue injury and inflammation. Administration of novel enteral formulations low in linoleic acid (LA) and containing eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from fish oil and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) from borage oil displaces AA and promotes cell formation of eicosanoids with reduced inflammatory potential. The present study was undertaken to determine whether or not short-term provision of enteral diets containing GLA, EPA, or both in a cyclic fashion modulated the fatty acid composition of rat alveolar macrophage (AM) and liver Kupffer and endothelial (K&E) cell phospholipids in vivo to the extent achieved during continuous feeding.
Rats were isocalorically fed through a gastrostomy catheter for 3 or 6 days with high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets that were enriched with either LA (diet A), EPA (diet B), or EPA + GLA (diet C). The rats were randomized by infusion modality, ie, continuous vs cyclic (14 hours feeding with 10 hours fasting daily) feeding. AM and K&E were isolated and phospholipid fatty acid profiles were determined by gas chromatography.
The dietary effects on AM and K&E cell phospholipid fatty acids for a given feeding period were not significantly influenced by the infusion modality. AM and K&E cells from rats receiving either diet B or diet C for 3 days had significantly lower AA and LA and higher EPA and dihomo-GLA (DHGLA), respectively, than rats given diet A regardless of the infusion modality. The mole % of EPA and DHGLA in K&E cells were higher after 6 vs 3 days of cyclic feeding with diet C. Using the eicosanoid precursor ratio (EPA + DHGLA/AA), the potential for generation of AA-derived eicosanoids was lower in rats given die B or C vs diet A regardless of infusion modality.
Given the rapid changes in lung and liver immune cell phospholipid fatty acids, short-term provision of EPA and GLA-enriched diets cyclically or continuously may prove clinically relevant for modulating the fatty acid composition and potential eicosanoid formation by these cells.

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Among the five Servants of God, Fray Antonio de Badajoz is the only one not a priest but belonging to the Franciscan Order as a lay friar. Through the centuries of Franciscan history the lay brothers have been a distinctive glory in the Seraphic Family. With his special qualities of simplicity and his readiness to serve the needs of others, Fray Antonio is a worthy exemplar of that glorious tradition. With a great deal of the guilelessness of the legendary Brother Juniper of Fioretti fame; with much of the piety of his own contemporary compatriot, St. Paschal Baylon; with more than a little of the spirit of humble service to the needs of others which distinguished his other contemporary, St. Felix of Cantalice – our Fray Antonio de Badajoz eminently displayed those qualities of soul which have made the Franciscan lay brother an honored element of the Order's tradition. He joins that glorious company by reason ofhis legacy of holiness acquired in and through the notable observance of Franciscan simplicity.
"De Badajoz" as part of Fray Antonio's designation, far from signifying any hereditary gentility of birth, is nothing more pretentious than an indication of the general area of his origin, the Province of Badajoz. That province, which lies south of the Province of Caceres and to the north of the Provinces of Huelva and Seville, is west of historic Cordoba and imperial Ciudad Real. The province of Badajoz takes its name from its capital city, located precisely on the border with Portugal on the Rio Guadiana, which separates Portugal and Spain at that point. Antonio was born, not in Badajoz, but in the neighboring village of La Albuera.50
The friar-poet Escobedo, to whom Fray Antonio was personally known, describes him as of "clara estirpe castellana"51 – by which he intends to describe his natural qualities of soul rather than any supposed heritage of worldly prominence. Even to this day La Albuera is an unpretentious village situated about twenty-four kilometers west of the capital city ofBadajoz, straddling the road that runs from Badajoz through Extremadura to the center of power and opulence in Madrid. In the time of the martyr, even as today, La Albuera was an area of sheep-raising. More than likely, when the boy Antonio was young and growing, he engaged in that occupation, just as in another part of Spain at that same period did the future St. Paschal Baylon: the years of these two saintly Franciscan brothers coincide almost exactly.
At the time of Antonio's youth, Franciscan life in Spain was flourishing. St. Peter of Alcántara was the instrument of Divine Providence in reforming and refounding religious communities, especially in that part of the country known as Extremadura. Promoted by that paragon of penitence and mortification, the Discalced movement had transformed the Franciscan Province of San Gabriel into a nursery of Seraphic sanctity, and to that Province of San Gabriel the youth from La Albu era sought admission.52 The asceticism of Peter or Alcántara – who has been called "the second Founder of the Franciscan Order" – appealed deeply to the spirit of the young countryman, accustomed to the hard labor of the fields. A new awakening of the apostolic spirit was at the same time surging throughout Spain. And it was providential that at that same moment in time there was a new awakening of apostolic ardor, as the New World was being opened up to the message of the Gospel.
Vowed to the strictest self-abnegation as the means of attaining spiritual perfection, some years after his profession as a friar and after a period of humble service in the friaries of his province, Fray Antonio sought and received permission to go among the infidels of the New World who were being evangelized. It was a work of extraordinary sacrifice being carried out by Catholic Spain. In the same group of missionaries that included Fray Pedro de Corpa, he came to La Florida in 1587, one of twelve friars recruited by Fray Alonso de Reinoso for the struggling mission. The group left San Lúcar de Barrameda on July 21 of that year, and after a stop in Cuba arrived in San Agustin on October 5.53 Inflamed with the ideal of associating himself with the Redeemer in the salvation of humanity and despite his mature years,54 the friar from Extremadura embraced joyfully the rigors of the primitive existence in La Florida. In the words of Escobedo, the friar-poet who also came to the mission in Florida at the same time as the future martyrs, Fray Antonio "desired to dedicate his soul to God and win the martyr's palm and golden wreath."55
Of the specific details of Fray Antonio's earliest years of La Florida, little exact information has come down to us. Escobedo records that Fray Antonio, though a lay friar, was given the distinctive form of tonsure reserved for clerics, so that he would be accepted more readily by the natives.56 Where precisely he discharged the duties of catechist in the extensive area being evangelized by the friars is not on record. The friars already had mission-posts established at Nombre de Dios, just a short distance from San Agustin, as also at Mission San Sebastián and Mission San Antonio, both relatively close to the center of activity. Mission San Juan de! Puerto was more distant, and still farther was Mission San Pedro on present-day Cumberland Island, the most northerly foundation among the Timucua Indians. In any or all of these places Fray Antonio may have served, but it is certain that in whatever place he was assigned by obedience, as the humble lay brother that he was, Fray Antonio would make himself available not only for catechizing the Indians but likewise for the service of his confreres and the native people.57
Meanwhile, he was making remarkable progress in his mastery of the native language of his people. His facility in communication was to be an important factor in the development of the mission system, especially when he was assigned to live and work with the newly arrived Fray Miguel at Mission Santa Catalina. Oré in one place says that Fray Antonio knew the language of the Indians of Guale very well,58 and, in another place, calls him lengua,59 that is "the interpreter" for Fray Miguel. After the notable increase of the number of apostolic workers with the arrival of the group in 1595, an ambitious plan was developed for intensifying the work of catechizing the natives; and the importance of Mission Santa Catalina was affirmed with the appointment to that post of Fray Miguel and Fray Antonio.
The quality of Franciscan simplicity ascribed to Fray Antonio is amply attested by the account of the martyrdom given by Oré.60 As already described,61 on two distinct days (probably September 16 and 17) the rampaging Indians, having already killed Fray Pedro in Tolomato and Fray Blas in Tupiqui, sent word to the cacique on the island of Guale (St. Catherines) that he should kill Fray Miguel and Fray Antonio, the two friars at that mission.
Warned on both occasions by the local cacique, Fray Antonio in his simplicity found it impossible to believe that the natives, even in rebellion, would do them any harm. Oré's text reads: "El fraile lego (Fray Antonio) no quiso creerlo;" and "el fraile !ego (Fray Antonio) no pudiendo creer tal cosa, respondi6 Io que Ia primera vez."62 While in his ingenuousness of soul Fray Antonio could inadvertently have lost the opportunity of avoiding martyrdom for himself and Fray Miguel, the reason was his unshakable belief in the goodness even of his murderous enemies who were already plotting his death. In the simplicity of his Franciscan heart he could not conceive that they were so vicious as to do bodily harm to the gentle and gracious Fray Miguel or to himself, who had done nothing but bring to them the blessings of the loving Lord. Like the innocent Lamb of God, the two friars were indeed sacrificed by the malice of their tormentors; but it was with the practice of the highest Christian charity on the part of the guileless Fray Antonio that the sacrifice was consummated.
During the course of his Franciscan life, and with special emphasis on the period of his service in the Florida Mission, Fray Antonio gave incontestable proof of his deep piety. "He was as heroic as Mars," says his contemporary brother-Franciscan, the author of La Florida, evoking a hero of classical mythology, "in his fight against all vice, a struggle which commenced during the days of his early youth."63 As a catechist he had been a zealous and valuable assistant to the priests in announcing the Kingdom and the saving message of the Redeemer. The spirit of faith-inspired piety accompanied and sustained him to the very hour of his death.
Once Fray Miguel and he learned of the sacrifice that faced them for the sake of the Redeemer, they turned to intense prayer as they awaited the final hour, the supreme hour of life. Fray Miguel offered Mass, and then the two friars spent more than four hours in prayerful thanksgiving for all the graces which God in His goodness had provided for them: the supreme grace was their ultimate and complete sacrifice of earthy life for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
See Omaechevarria, "Mártires," 10-11.
Escobedo, fol. 159r.
"El Hermano Fr. Antonio de Badajoz, !ego, de la Provincia de San Gabriel, sabia bien la lengua de los indios de Guale…" Oré, ed. López, 1:92; Geiger, Martyrs, 71.
See above, 53.
"Tenia ya muchos años de hábito cuando pasó a las Indias." Juan de la Trinidad, Crónica de la Provincia de San Gabriel (Sevilla, 1652) 712 ff.
Escobedo, fol. 159r.
Ibid., fol. 159v.
Escobedo relates that on the voyage to Florida Fray Antonio cooked the meals for everyone. In Florida, Father Reinoso gave him instructions on the proper manner of teaching the Divine Law to the natives. Ibid.
See above, 63, n.52.
Oré, ed. López, 1:94.
Ibid; Geiger, Martyrs, 74.
See above, 62.
Oré, ed. López, 1:94; Geiger, Martyrs, 74.
Escobedo, fol. 159.

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I have been a fan of Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s work for decades now. We’ve been together in a writing group since 1997. I can’t imagine letting a manuscript go to my agent without having this amazing writer and friend cast her eyes on it first. I feel so fortunate that she is in my writing circle—my life circle. So I thought I’d ask Vaunda a few questions that we don’t have time for in the group, questions I’ve wanted to ask her before but never quite got to.
Here’s our conversation.
Looking back to your early books like Possibles (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995) and the Mayfield books (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), what do you think sparked the urge to write those and what currently stirs you to write today?
People have always said, “Write about what you know.” In many ways, I was doing that back then, but I was also writing about what I wanted to know, what I wanted to figure out. The Mayfield books fictionalized something of my growing-up years—friendship and sandlot baseball, scary old Hairy and fights on the playground. It was fun to relive those times.
Many of Meg Turner’s experiences and feelings were mine, but Meg is better than I was. She does things I couldn’t at the time. Things I wished I’d done. So that was one motivation—forgiving myself…finding closure.
That’s one of the wonderful things about writing fiction. You can create the world as you would like it to be.
In the Mayfield books I was dealing with questions that lingered about those experiences. What my parents taught me—their advice to get along with people even though some of them won’t treat you right, was something I wanted to explore. I also wanted to examine how individuals who have been subjected to racism can avoid becoming hateful themselves. They can, I believe.
Possibles was a book I needed to write. That journey was my way of dealing with the loss of my father to cancer. My main character, Sheppy, is me, but she isn’t. I started writing it in first person, but quickly shifted to third, realizing that Sheppy had to be someone else in order for me to reach the objectivity I needed to help her through her grief and, in turn, help myself through mine.
On some level, writing has always been a selfish pursuit for me. I write for readers, but I write for myself first. I don’t always write about what I already know.
It’s wonderful to hear that from you. Encourages me to look beyond my own limits.
My curiosity about historical people and events leads me to look outward, which is a good thing.
My first real experience with this was Almost to Freedom, illustrated by Colin Bootman (Carolrhoda Books, 2003). I knew a bit about the underground railroad, but not enough for my own satisfaction and not enough to confidently write a book. What really drew me in was the notion of the dolls and their role in the lives of enslaved children. This stirred memories of my own childhood world of dolls—something I did know.
Discovering people like Bass Reeves and George Fletcher made me want to know more, but even they uncovered personal connections for me, connections that hooked me like a helpless fish. So what I know and what I want to know always seem to drive me.
Do you think you write differently now from the way you did back then? We can call this process, for lack of a better word, but I guess I’m asking, has your writing practice changed over the years and if so how? Are there things about it that have stayed the same?
Certainly, technology has changed my process. Pre-computers, pencil and paper were my tools for early drafts, which I then typed. Edits were written by hand and each change meant retyping, sometimes that page, sometimes the entire manuscript.
In today’s world, this may sound like a waste of time, but the process wasn’t a bad thing. Retyping enabled me to see words and phrases (ones I hadn’t marked in my pencil edits) that I could make stronger. Revisions ultimately felt cleaner then. Now that I write everything on my computer, I admit that I don’t examine every word every time I revise. I have, but rarely, retyped a story to recreate that cleaner editing experience. I always read and re-read my work aloud, which may come close to accomplishing the same thing.
Overall, I don’t think my process has changed much, but the fact that I recently retired from my day job has reduced my need to multi-task (which I dislike immensely). I no longer need to “steal” time to write—a true luxury.
Hurray for time to dwell in storyland! Speaking of which, you were awarded the Talking Leaves Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network in 2019—and of course, you were a librarian for many years, engaging with young people through storytelling and performance as well as around books. Where did your inner storyteller come from and what’s her role in your writing?
As I’ve said many times in the past, my parents played a huge role in creating my inner storyteller. When I think of them I remember words from Gillian Strickland’s poem “The Reading Mother”—“Richer than I you can never be—I had a Mother who read to me.” And a father who loved and wrote his own poetry. They made me love stories and the words and minds that make them.
My inner storyteller’s role in my writing is to help me remember that the telling is what gives a story staying power. Certainly content and substance are important to me. If they weren’t, I wouldn’t put so much energy into research. But my inner storyteller is the one who sits on my shoulder and says, “Make it beautiful.” I try to listen.
Betsy Bird said your picture book, Don’t Call Me Grandma, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Carolrhoda Books, 2016), tackles what she called the “almost nonexistent subcategory of grouchy great-grandparents.” That really made me smile because I had a grandma like great-grandmother Nell, and it’s true, you pretty much invented that subcategory!
In fact, it strikes me that you’ve made a career of filling gaps in the children’s lit bookshelf long before most people detect those gaps exist. I’m thinking of Ready! Set? Raymond, illustrated by Derek Anderson (Random House, 2002) in the category of early readers with racially specific characters who are just being kids. Will you talk about both those books and any others in terms of what gave them staying power for you?
I’m glad my work has filled some gaps, but that’s not my main motivation for the stories I choose to tell. Yes, seeing a gap does add motivation for me. When I found out about Bass Reeves I thought, “Why don’t I know this amazing man, and why doesn’t everybody?” But seeing a gap isn’t enough. I need to feel quite a bit of passion for my story in order to tell it well. Also, because the process of creating a book can be long and challenging, I have to care enough to give myself over completely to a project.
I was thrilled when I read Betsy’s wonderful review of Don’t Call Me Grandma. I was so pleased she got it. A thousand thanks to Betsy for her commitment and many contributions to our children’s literature world. Uma, I hope you are right about this book having staying power but, sadly, Don’t Call Me Grandma hasn’t gained much traction. I hope it continues to find new audiences.
Sometimes it’s an endurance test, isn’t it? I for one am keeping my eyes crossed for Great Grandmother Nell.
Great Grandmother Nell was based on my paternal grandmother so, once again, I was writing about something I knew. Wondering how many other kids had a similar person in their lives made me want to explore the less-then-warm-and-fuzzy grandmother and acknowledge she exists and is potentially loveable. An absence of hugs doesn’t necessarily mean an absence of love.
Ready? Set. Raymond! contains elements of myself and my oldest brother Eddie. It was fun to get to know Raymond and to build his world. I am so proud of this book, partly for the reason you suggested—it’s just about kids being kids. I love history and will continue to develop projects that spotlight events and individuals deserving of recognition. We need to keep honoring past contributors by telling their stories.
But I also love books that present the kinds of universal experiences that allow all children to see themselves. Raymond is a kid who does things fast. He runs races, makes fast friends, appreciates a new pair of sneakers and, by the way, he just happens to be Black. The fact that this title has been in print for nearly 20 years speaks volumes. Derek Anderson’s marvelous illustrations are at least half the reason for its success. I’m grateful for him. Raymond has a special place in my heart, and I’ve been revisiting his world and working on more stories about my sweet little boy.
I remember a conversation I had with you when I was in the last stages of work on Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2021) and suddenly feeling that I lacked the ability to round it all out in the final chapter. And you said something to the effect that the book lays out its own messages, and I needed to trust the work I’d done already.
It struck me then that you have this wonderful ability to cut through the noise and find the core of a story. I also know this is so much harder to do with your own work, so I want to ask—can you think of times you’ve been afflicted by writerly self-doubt and how did you get beyond it?
Every time I write a book, at some point in the journey, I am, as you put it, “afflicted by writerly self-doubt.” I am right now struggling with theme and voice as I do final work on my newest/current nonfiction picture book project. I need to find a way to, again as you put it, “cut through the noise and find the core of the story.” You are right—it’s much harder to do this with my own work. I guess I need to take some of my own advice and trust the work I’ve already done…pay attention to the messages that have already been laid out. All I can do is have faith and push on.
What writers feel as if they’re inviting you to read more of their work? What writers (or books) seem to invite you to write?
There are so very, very many and more to come, I’m sure.
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960) is a book I return to. It both humbles and inspires me. Then there’s Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (Windmill Books, 1969), The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (Knopf, 1985), The Borning Room by Paul Fleischman (HarperCollins, 1991), Carver, A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson (Wordsong, 2001), The Meadow by James Galvin (Holt McDougal, 1993), Montana 1948 by Larry Watson (Milkweed, 2007), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick, 2015), The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (Atheneum, 2010), Judy Scuppernong by Brenda Seabrooke (Dutton, 1990), Talkin’ About Bessie by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Orchard Books, 2002), What Hearts by Bruce Brooks (HarperCollins, 1999), If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (Penguin, 2010), Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt (Clarion, 2004), Incident at Hawks Hill by Allan Eckert (Little, Brown, 1971), Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life’s Song by Ashley Bryan, The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen (Scholastic, 1989), Here in Harlem by Walter Dean Myers (Holiday House, 2004), A Pack of Lies by Geraldine McCaughrean (Oxford University Press, 2002), Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (Penguin, 1991), The Medusa and the Snail by Lewis Thomas (Viking, 1974). Whew! I could go on and on.
But I’d like to take this opportunity to focus on Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book: A Novel (Penguin, 2008). The fact that it is a book about a book intrigued me from the start.
When I opened it, what did I find? One of my favorite things in a book—a map! A book about a book with a map! I was hooked. I love a thing with history. My husband bought one of my wedding rings from the second-hand case at a jewelry store. I like to imagine who might have worn it and what her life was like. If she was happy, I am carrying on the tradition. If she was unhappy, I’m glad to have given the ring a second chance. Like Hannah Heath in People of the Book, I don’t know the ring’s story, but I love wondering.
What speaks most to me in Brooks’ remarkable work is this activity of looking deeply into the history of a thing…its journey. Hannah is passionate about conserving the physical copy of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a priceless Hebrew manuscript from the 15th century. But she is also intensely curious about the stories behind an insect’s wing, missing silver clasps, wine stains, a salt crystal, and a white hair. She finds a few answers and makes some guesses. But, like me with my wedding ring, she may have to settle [for the joy that comes] with imagining. Her knowledge will always be limited. We readers, on the other hand, are lucky. Brooks gives us a look into the lives of the people who touched and were touched by the book. She gives us the gift of knowing.
As I pursue my own work, my inner storyteller sits on my shoulder and says, “Dig deep.” I try to listen.
The gift of knowing. Thank you, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, for both friendship and inspiration.
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s love of history and family is reflected in many of her award-winning books. She received the 2010 Coretta Scott King Author Award for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal (Carolrhoda Books, 2009). No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux Harlem Bookseller (Carolrhoda, 2018), won the 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and a 2013 Coretta Scott King Author Honor. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore (Carolrhoda, 2016) won a 2016 Jane Addams Children’s Book Honor and a 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for R. Gregory Christie’s illustrations. Her latest book, Let ‘Er Buck: George Fletcher, the People’s Champion won a 2020 Spur Award from Western Writers of America and a 2020 Will Rogers Medallion Award.
Uma Krishnaswami was born in India and now lives in British Columbia, Canada. Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World, was published by Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum. Uma teaches in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts.


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Expectations are high, but as Toronto's OCAD University undergoes 150,000 square feet of renovations and additions over the next four years, the focus will be on functionality and purpose rather than creating a new city landmark, says an architectural principal. OCAD University unveiled an architectural team recently for its $40 million Creative City Campus project with two internationally acclaimed lead firms, Morphosis and Teeple Architects, teaming up with Two Row Architect from Six Nations near Brantford, ON.
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Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7.8 rollout starts
MOBILE| Feb. 1, 2013, 9:05 a.m.
The Windows Phone 7.8 update is beginning its rollout to smartphones running on Windows Phone 7.5. People can now transform their Nokia Lumia device with a host of exciting new personalisation features including resizable tiles, new lock screen options, increased language support and more theme colours.
Following extensive software testing, update notifications will begin to appear for Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900 owners with an unlocked phone or operator approved software during February. A message will appear on the phone encouraging users to get the update, and they will simply need to connect their phone to their computer via Zune for PC, or the Windows Phone app for Mac – and follow the onscreen instructions.
In addition to major system updates, there has been a stream of new features introduced to Nokia Lumia. These include Internet sharing, Bluetooth sharing, imaging enhancements like Camera Extras, and the release of apps such as Contact Share, Play To and Nokia City Lens.
The Start screen experience is completely refreshed with the ability to re-size tiles and new options available on the lock screen enable features like having a daily background image from Bing and boasts improved pocket and child lock screen security.
While the Windows Phone 7.8 update rolls out for Nokia Lumia smartphones users can ensure that they don’t miss out on the update, by checking that notifications are enabled on their phone. Go to Settings > Phone Update > “Notify me when new updates are found”.
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The summer is the busy time for the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service’s water rescue team.
The crew responds to about 150 calls on average each year.
So far this year the team has already been called out 54 times for water and ice rescues in the city.
In 2018, they helped in 112 cases.
“Most of our calls are because of our rivers within the city, the Assiniboine or the Red, just because it’s so big and there are so many people out and about close to it,” said Matt Rollason, on-shift trainer with the water rescue program.
Rollason says right now the Red River is especially risky because the water level is so high.
The water is also dragging in debris that can be a hidden danger in the muddy water.
“You’ll see lots of stuff in the river like deadheads, trees, dangerous stuff,” he said.
“If you went last week you were able to enjoy the walkways at The Forks but go there now and it’s buried under water.”
The Lifesaving Society says the number one place people drown in Manitoba is rivers.
“People don’t necessarily assess the risk and see the potential danger,” Rollason said.
“Just going down and stepping into that water, even if you think you’re at a bank, you’ll get sucked right down. It’s like quicksand. It’s very dangerous.”
Rollason worries that with the coronavirus pandemic, people are out of their normal summer routines. Last weekend the teams responded to four calls simultaneously – one was for a person in distress in a pool and three other unfounded calls were about people in rivers.
“People are staying in the city and looking for things locally to do, water with pools or getting out and enjoying a river activity, that sort of stuff, I think it has to do with the way things are right now with people looking for various ways to spend their recreation.”
He says if you do end up in the water and you’re struggling, the best thing to try to remember is to conserve energy and – even though it may be easier said than done – to stay calm.
Rollason says if you do see someone who is perhaps too close to the edge or in distress, call 911.


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The Laboratory was recently featured on NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," a two-hour special from the producers of the "Making Stuff" series hosted by David Pogue, technology correspondent of The New York Times .
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This paper demonstrates a mobile phone-compatible hyperspectral imager based on a tunable MEMS Fabry-Perot interferometer. The realized iPhone 5s hyperspectral imager (HSI) demonstrator utilizes MEMS FPI tunable filter for visible-range, which consist of atomic layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3/TiO2-thin film Bragg reflectors. Characterization results for the mobile phone hyperspectral imager utilizing MEMS FPI chip optimized for 500 nm is presented; the operation range is λ = 450-550 nm with FWHM between 8-15 nm. Also a configuration of two cascaded FPIs (λ = 500 nm and λ = 650 nm) combined with an RGB colour camera is presented. With this tandem configuration, the overall wavelength tuning range of MEMS hyperspectral imagers can be extended to cover a larger range than with a single FPI chip. The potential applications of mobile hyperspectral imagers in the vis-NIR range include authentication, counterfeit detection and potential health/wellness and food sensing applications.


Trafford, UK Council Plans Biomass Incinerator Appeal
May 31, 2013. Source: BBC News
A government inquiry was held into Peel Energy's plans for a £70m plant in Davyhulme after Trafford Council and hundreds of residents objected.
An inspector said health fears were outweighed by the plant's benefits. Councillors said they believed they had reasonable grounds for a judicial review of the government's decision.
Council deputy leader Sean Anstee said: "It's something we're going to continue to fight every step of the way. "Right in the middle of a residential area is not an appropriate place for a plant of this nature."
Residents, who formed the campaign Breathe Clean Air Group (BCAG), described the government's decision as a "devastating blow".
They argued it would be too close to homes and result in pollutants being pumped into the air, though the Environment Agency said it was satisfied it would not pose a risk.
A spokesman for the Peel project said the plant was needed to help the UK meet its renewable energy targets, reduce reliance on imported energy and avoid valuable resources going into landfill.


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Jun 28, 2016 07:53AM
● By Audrey Sellers
Construction, it seems, is all around us. This summer, TxDOT plans to continue the reconstruction of State Highway 26 in Colleyville into a six-lane road with curbed medians from John McCain Road to Brown Trail. Slated for completion in 2018, it’s the city’s largest construction project to date.
James Hubbard serves as the SH26 project coordinator for the City of Colleyville, providing support for citizens, business owners and property owners throughout the project. Once construction commences, Colleyville plans to host monthly informational meetings to provide updates and gather feedback. Electronic message boards and “Business Access” signs along the corridor will help drivers navigate changes.
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As an increasing number of businesses turn to the second hand forklift truck market, safety specialist Pyroban warns of the dangers of buying used explosion proof equipment and why an EX-ASA safety inspection is so important.
"There is nothing more dangerous than buying and using a poorly maintained explosion proof forklift in a hazardous area. Unfortunately, buyers are faced with increasing numbers through auction websites or through dealers and traders." warns Darren Boiling, Customer Services Manager for safety specialist Pyroban.
Pyroban provides explosion proof modifications for the world’s leading forklift truck brands so that equipment can be used in potentially explosive atmospheres. This involves assessing every single component on a forklift and re-engineering it to prevent sources of ignition such as sparks or heat.
"When Pyroban converts a truck, it undergoes stringent tests which it must pass in order to be certified as ATEX compliant. As soon as it leaves our factory it is then the user’s ultimate responsibility to ensure it is properly maintained" he adds, explaining that the dangers are also present on equipment such as access platforms, scrubber driers or cranes.
Industries that use explosion proof equipment are typically chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical or similar high risk industries. However, explosion proof equipment can be required by any company that handles flammable material, such as food and drink, logistics, cosmetics or waste management businesses.
"Despite an attractive price, some Pyroban trucks in the second hand market are so old they are not even ATEX compliant" explains Darren. "But with most forklift contracts lasting 5-7 years we are now seeing increasing numbers built after 2000 that are ATEX compliant in the second hand market.
"This is where it could become dangerous as some dealers do not understand what they are selling. What may appear to be an explosion proof truck may be completely unsafe and cause an explosion" he warns. "Even if it is safe, how does the dealer know if it meets the specification? What Zone, T class, Gas Group is it built for?"
Whether a company owns, leases or hires any type of forklift truck, there is an obligation across Europe to ensure that it holds a valid ‘annual’ report of thorough examination. If the truck is explosion proof, there should also be a series of safety system checks that should be carried out by a competent person.
An Annual Safety Audit by a Pyroban inspector is the best way to be sure that the explosion proof safety system is still safe. Known as an EX-ASA™ and carried out onsite, the audit looks at the safety system in detail with thorough inspection of all safety critical components, checking there are no sources of ignition such as heat, sparks or other forms of energy. A Pyroban certificate is awarded if the truck is deemed safe and passes all checks. After 3 years of operation, the highly detailed EX-ASA+ inspection may also be required.
Pyroban advises that an EX-ASA is carried out each year from new, but also advises that buyers and sellers of used Pyroban equipment should insist that an EX-ASA or EX-ASA+ is carried out before it is re-deployed in an explosive atmosphere.
"If there is an explosion resulting from the use of a second hand explosion proof truck, an investigation will look at the history, service regimes, parts used, if the engineer was trained and when it was last audited by an independent inspector". Darren adds "despite any business loss, insurance may be invalidated and it could lead to prosecution".


Two Japanese nuclear power utilities have received bail outs from Japan’s state backed bank. Hokkaido and Kyushu power companies both received bail outs. Both companies are heavily invested in nuclear power. Meanwhile nine power utilities in Japan held their annual shareholder meetings this week. All involved shareholder calls to end the use of nuclear power by the companies. All were rejected by the utilities.
TEPCO’s shareholder meeting was particularly chaotic with multiple calls for the company to end their nuclear program. All shareholder calls for these changes were rejected in large part due to the government holding a majority share of the company. TEPCO insists they will still try to restart their nuclear reactors at Kashiwazaki Kariwa. TEPCO also announced a plan to go into the power storage business in Europe. They hope to install energy storage systems to buy up cheap energy at night and sell it back to the grid during daytime peak use when prices are high.
The NRA had harsh words for Japan’s nuclear power utilities. In a recent meeting NRA officials said the utilities were doing the bare minimum to respond to safety screenings and are not actually taking plant safety seriously. There may be a new complication however for the nuclear utilities. The government has voted to open up the residential power markets to competition. This could give the public a tangible way to divest from supporting the old utility model put in place by the US after WWII. This could also mean big losses for these nuclear utilties. Not only would they lose their residential customer base, they would lose the ability to force rate hikes on them to pay for bad business decisions. These newly opened markets would also likely consist of more competition coming from renewable energy as that is easier and cheaper to build.
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Sick schoolchildren and women seeking abortions could be turned away by healthcare providers under new NHS charging rules designed to check immigration status, charities have warned.
From 23 October, any organisation receiving NHS funding will be required to check every patient’s ID before providing them with a service to assess whether they are eligible for free healthcare, and if not charge them in full before treating them.
The changes will apply to NHS-funded community and secondary health services in England, including school nursing, termination of pregnancy services and mental health charities – with only GP services exempt.
Campaigners have warned that the human impact of the new rules will be “huge”, leaving many vulnerable people no longer able to afford essential services or becoming too afraid to access them.
It comes after measures came in at the start of April requiring hospitals to do immigration checks before providing most kinds of care, which doctors and campaigners have since warned is increasingly discouraging people from accessing healthcare, with potentially fatal consequences.
Under the new changes, community midwifery, advocacy services and specialist services for homeless people and asylum seekers, as well as public health services commissioned through local authorities – which include drug and alcohol services – will also have to carry out these checks.
In some circumstances, patients will then be charged for accessing healthcare from these organisations.
Lucy Jones, who runs Doctors of the World’s UK programmes, which provides healthcare for vulnerable people including refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, victims of trafficking and homeless people, told The Independent: “The human impact is likely to be huge.
“People who have experienced trauma and violence, as well as victims of trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation will no longer be able to access essential community services as they simply can’t afford them.
“The Government is effectively making a whole host of community health workers into proxy border guards – from school nurses to charity workers to trauma counsellors,” said Ms Jones. “It’s a huge burden on people who just want to do their jobs, not carry out the Home Office’s work.”
Almost nine out of 10 patients who use Doctors of the World’s UK clinics live in poverty, and the charity fears the new rules will deter many of them from accessing services they need.
“These services are often specifically commissioned to reach marginalised communities,” Ms Jones added.
“The vital role they play in protecting public health and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is being seriously undermined. The implications for the withdrawal of mental health services alone for this many people are staggering.“
Ms Jones added that abortion services, often provided in the community and by charitable organisations, are another big area of concern, with many women excluded from free NHS care, such as sex workers and trafficking victims who are undocumented, having limited access to contraception.
“Timely, affordable access to abortion is essential for all women. Restricting access will simply increase illegal and unsafe abortions and all the horrible complications that arise from them,” she said.
Evan Luckes, an A&E nurse and member of campaign group Docs Not Cops, told The Independent medical professionals were already seeing pregnant migrant women who were being deterred from accessing vital health services out of fear that they would be racially profiled.
“These changes will have a huge impact on the most vulnerable in society. We are already seeing pregnant migrant women who are too scared to access services they desperately need as they face racial profiling and discrimination,” he said.
“Yet again the Government are blaming migrants for a crisis they created by under-funding the NHS. By their own estimate, ‘health tourism’ only accounts for 0.3 per cent of the NHS budget, and reports suggest the policy will cost more to run than it will recoup. We believe healthcare is a right not a privilege and should be free to all who need it.”
There are long-standing processes in place for hospitals to identify and bill patients who are not eligible for free NHS treatment, which includes people in the UK on short-term visits, undocumented migrants and some asylum seekers whose claims have been refused.
But the new regulations extend NHS charges to community healthcare services and place a legal requirement on all hospital departments and community health services to check every patient’s paperwork, including passports and proof of address, refusing non-urgent care where a patient cannot pay.
Following the introduction of hospital ID checks in April, doctors warned that thousands of asylum seekers and migrants had been wrongly denied healthcare, in some cases being refused treatment despite suffering from life-threatening conditions such as cancer and heart disease.
The Government has made a number of commitments to assess how extending NHS charges will impact vulnerable people, pregnant women and children, but there has been no evidence that this has happened.
The anticipated financial savings for the NHS are £200,000 a year, but campaigners claim this is based on little evidence and likely to be overestimated. The cost to community services is estimated to be £13.64 per provider per year, which campaigners say fails to properly take into consideration additional administrative time to check paperwork.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: “We have no problem with overseas visitors using our NHS — as long as they make a fair financial contribution, just as the British taxpayer does.
"However the NHS will never withhold urgent and immediately necessary treatment and our guidance specifically says that some vulnerable groups such as asylum seekers are exempt from charging for care.”
They added that asking for two forms of ID to demonstrate entitlement to free care was "good practice" and something the Department of Health recommends in its supporting guidance materials when booking a patient in for planned care, however it is not legally mandated.
They also said that maternity services are classed as urgent and immediately necessary so the NHS should never withhold treatment, even if a patient is chargeable, and that non-chargeable services include primary care and A&E.
Certain groups, including some of the most vulnerable such as asylum seekers, supported failed asylum seekers and victims of modern slavery are exempt from charge for NHS services by law, the spokesperson said.
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More from Wunderkino 2013 – Hunt’n n Fish’n
Some of the earliest films were of a combative nature – there were boxing films, train-robbery films, and – as one of the most accomplished of early-film historians, Paul Spehr, described at this year’s Wunderkino, a gathering run by Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport, Maine – films pitched at hunters and fishermen.
Here’s Paul Spehr’s summary of the presentation on hunting and fishing that he gave at Wunderkino. Spehr is a former assistant chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division at the Library of Congress.
A Sporting Life – on Film: Hunting and Fishing in New England, Shown at Boston’s Sportsmen’s Show in 1905A group of six films showing hunting and fishing were a feature of the Sportsmen’s Show presented at Boston’s Mechanic’s Hall at the end of 1905. The films were A Moose Hunt in New Brunswick, Salmon Fishing on the Nepissiguit River, Trout Fishing at the Rangeley Lakes, Quail Shooting at Pinehurst, Deer Stalking with a Camera, and Wild Turkey Shooting.
The films featured well-known sportsmen from the New England Forest, Fish, and Game Association. While sports films were not unique, these were unusual because of their length and purpose. Instead of lasting a minute or less, they ran as long as ten minutes and rather than show a spectator’s perspective, they were intended to involve the spectator in the action. They transported the would-be sports person to an exotic locale and tried to make the viewer a participant.
The American Mutoscope & Biograph Company enjoyed a special relationship with New England audiences. Their large format, 68mm films had been a prominent feature of B. F. Keith’s New Theatre, Boston’s leading variety house. Films of local activities in New England had been a special feature of the programming at Keith’s houses and at other theaters in New England. Blitzer, who was a New Englander, filmed many of them. As the public’s taste for spectacle changed in the years after 1900, the Biograph company tried to diversify its production and had particular success producing films for the World’s Fairs in Paris, Buffalo, and St. Louis which were features of the early years of the new century. Their experience making films for exhibitors at these fairs gave the company experience that suited the exhibit in Boston. The Sportsman’s Show came at a time when movies were evolving. The public’s taste for the short films that suited the variety show at Keith’s theater had changed. Longer films that began to tell stories were replacing the kaleidoscope of short films that entertain the audiences in Variety houses.
The Biograph Company ventured cautiously into longer story films, but, as these six films show, by 1905 they were able to apply production experience to films of documentation and instruction. Two of the films, Trout Fishing and Moose Hunt, show careful planning involving a pre-production story line, careful camera placement, and post-production editing. While the production values are not unusual, they are remarkable in this pre-Griffith era.
Paul C. Spehr is a retired Assistant Chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division at the US Library of Congress. He continues to research and revive interest in the first years of film history. Among his publications is his compilation American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920 (McFarland & Company, 1996) and his biography of a seminal film pioneer, The Man Who Made Movies: W. K. L. Dickson (John Libby Publishing, 2008).


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I judged this book by its cover and I should say I enjoyed reading it.
This is a story of a girl named Elsie who thinks she is born to be unpopular since she has tried everything to be otherwise but concludes to say that it is not so easy to change yourself.
She spends her entire summer trying to change herself, to be like others, to please others, only to go unnoticed on her first day back to school.
Her failed attempt to seek attention only got her grounded and her parents to get worried even more. Unable to sleep, she secretly started wandering out at nights. Her idea was to get tired so she could fall asleep once she was back home.
Elsie found an underground nightclub where she found happiness. She met people who gave her the attention and importance she wanted. Her talents were recognized and she was even offered a night to herself to become a DJ.
The journey of Elsie from being a no one to her name appearing in the newspaper is very engaging.
I had imagined this book to be filled with songs in every other page or something on those lines but it turned out to be much better. There are mentions of some songs, all of which are unheard by me but I would definitely give them a listen soon.
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Deepika and Ranveer’s wedding pictures have left everyone in awe of the newlywed couple. The pictures have broken the internet just after the couple officially posted the wedding pictures on their social media handles. Well, the look of both Deepika and Ranveer from their wedding ceremonies is just wow! Deepika wore a rose pink Anarkali with chikankari work, and accessorized with a satlada necklace layered with a choker! She wore matching big earrings and threw on a red shawl to keep her warm. She styled her hair in a low-bun, and draped a dupatta over it.
Taking inspiration from their “Mehendi Ceremony”, I have short listed some unique ideas which you can steal for your wedding functions. Make the happiest day of your life more beautiful and special!
Taking twinning to the next level, the couple opted for colour coordinated outfits for their Mehendi. DeepVeer wore shades of pinks and reds which personified their love for each other. But if you don’t want to completely follow this idea, you can still take elements of each other's looks and add them to yours. Choosing similar palettes you can still look glamorous just like these two lovebirds. In fact, they coordinated their looks on every single function!
Choose the Nature as Your Wedding Destination-
Let the natural beauty of your wedding destination shine! Ranveer and Deepika went for natural blush pink roses with minimal elements and let the picturesque landscape of Lake Como stand out.
Be a Cool Bride as Deps-
Don’t be a bride who just sits in one corner and has to act all shy and poised. Make DP your idol and go crazy with your closest friends and family. Don’t forget that it’s your wedding and live life to the fullest!
Break the stereotypes and win hearts by opting for a printed anarkali just like Ranveer did. Who said men can't carry off offbeat ensembles. *wink*
Follow “Hum Saath Saath Hain”-
Not just DeepVeer but their families too followed a theme and looked gorgeous in their colour-ordinated outfits. I must say that they are also giving us some major family goals!
Heavy Bride Accessorizes Are Here To Stay-
Deepika’s Mehendi accessory included some heavy earrings and nechpieces. Not just her Mehendi look but Deepika also added huge maang tikka, polki and gold chunky braceletsand a pacheli to her chooda and kaleerey to her wedding accessory. How can I forget to mention about her differently shaped giant polki rings on all her fingers. Her simple, yet large Nath perfectly complements her entire bridal look!
If you were hesitating to accessorize heavily on your wedding day, DP’s look says you have no reason to hold back.
Go Bridal for Your Mehendi Too-
If you want to look all “extra bridal” on your Mehendi, go for it. Brides typically tone it down for their Mehendi ceremony, but when you’re Deepika Padukone and your entire family is dressed in Sabyasachi, you go all out on this function too!
Groom must go For Some Meaningful Mehendi Design-
Most grooms opt for super simple mehendi designs, and we loved how Ranveer didn’t do the typical “I’ll just have my bride’s name written”. Instead, he got her name’s meaning illustrated on his palm instead!