Learn How to Use Support Vector Machines (SVM) for Data Science
Mastering machine learning algorithms isn’t a myth at all. Most beginners start by learning regression. It is simple to learn and use, but does that solve our purpose? Of course not! Because there is a lot more in ML beyond logistic regression and regression problems! For instance, have you heard of support vector regression and support vector machines or SVM?
Think of machine learning algorithms as an armory packed with axes, swords, blades, bows, daggers, etc. You have various tools, but you ought to learn to use them at the right time. As an analogy, think of ‘Regression’ as a sword capable of slicing and dicing data efficiently but incapable of dealing with highly complex data. That is where ‘Support Vector Machines’ acts like a sharp knife – it works on smaller datasets, but on complex ones, it can be much stronger and more powerful in building machine learning models.
- Understand support vector machine algorithm (SVM), a popular machine learning algorithm or classification.
- Learn to implement SVM models in R and Python.
- Know the pros and cons of Support Vector Machines (SVM) and their different applications in machine learning (artificial intelligence).
Table of Contents
- Helpful Resources
- What Is a Support Vector Machine (SVM)?
- How Does a Support Vector Machine / SVM Work?
- How to Implement SVM in Python and R?
- Pros and Cons of SVM
- SVM Practice Problem
By now, I hope you’ve now mastered Random Forest, Naive Bayes Algorithm, and Ensemble Modeling. If not, I’d suggest you take a few minutes and read about them. In this article, I shall guide you through the basics to advanced knowledge of a crucial machine learning algorithm, support vector machines.
You can learn about Support Vector Machines in course format with this tutorial (it’s free!) – SVM in Python and R
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What Is a Support Vector Machine (SVM)?
“Support Vector Machine” (SVM) is a supervised learning machine learning algorithm that can be used for both classification or regression challenges. However, it is mostly used in classification problems, such as text classification. In the SVM algorithm, we plot each data item as a point in n-dimensional space (where n is the number of features you have), with the value of each feature being the value of a particular coordinate. Then, we perform classification by finding the optimal hyper-plane that differentiates the two classes very well (look at the below snapshot).
Support Vectors are simply the coordinates of individual observation, and a hyper-plane is a form of SVM visualization. The SVM classifier is a frontier that best segregates the two classes (hyper-plane/line).
How Does a Support Vector Machine / SVM Work?
Above, we got accustomed to the process of segregating the two classes with a hyper-plane. Now the burning question is, “How can we identify the right hyper-plane?”. Don’t worry; it’s not as hard as you think!
- Identify the right hyper-plane (Scenario-1): Here, we have three hyper-planes (A, B, and C). Now, identify the right hyper-plane to classify stars and circles.
- You need to remember a thumb rule to identify the right hyper-plane: “Select the hyper-plane which segregates the two classes better.” In this scenario, hyper-plane “B” has excellently performed this job.
- Identify the right hyper-plane (Scenario-2): Here, we have three hyper-planes (A, B, and C), and all segregate the classes well. Now, How can we identify the right hyper-plane?
- Here, maximizing the distances between the nearest data point (either class) and the hyper-plane will help us to decide the right hyper-plane. This distance is called a Margin. Let’s look at the below snapshot:
- Above, you can see that the margin for hyper-plane C is high as compared to both A and B. Hence, we name the right hyper-plane as C. Another lightning reason for selecting the hyper-plane with a higher margin is robustness. If we select a hyper-plane having a low margin, then there is a high chance of misclassification.
- Identify the right hyper-plane (Scenario-3): Hint: Use the rules as discussed in the previous section to identify the right hyper-plane.
Some of you may have selected hyper-plane B as it has a higher margin compared to A. But, here is the catch, SVM selects the hyper-plane which classifies the classes accurately prior to maximizing the margin. Here, hyper-plane B has a classification error, and A has classified all correctly. Therefore, the right hyper-plane is A.
- Can we classify two classes (Scenario-4)?: Below, I am unable to segregate the two classes using a straight line, as one of the stars lies in the territory of the other (circle) class as an outlier.
- As I have already mentioned, one star at the other end is like an outlier for the star class. The SVM algorithm has a feature to ignore outliers and find the hyper-plane that has the maximum margin. Hence, we can say SVM classification is robust to outliers.
- Find the hyper-plane to segregate to classes (Scenario-5): In the scenario below, we can’t have a linear hyper-plane between the two classes, so how does SVM classify these two classes? Till now, we have only looked at the linear hyper-plane.
- SVM can solve this problem. Easily! It solves this problem by introducing additional features. Here, we will add a new feature, z=x^2+y^2. Now, let’s plot the data points on axis x and z:
In the above plot, points to consider are:
- All values for z would always be positive because z is the squared sum of both x and y
- In the original plot, red circles appear close to the origin of the x and y axes, leading to a lower value of z. The star is relatively away from the original results due to the higher value of z.
In the SVM classifier, having a linear hyper-plane between these two classes is easy. But, another burning question that arises is if we should we need to add this feature manually to have a hyper-plane. No, the SVM algorithm has a technique called the kernel trick. The SVM kernel is a function that takes low dimensional input space and transforms it to a higher dimensional space, i.e., it converts not separable problem to a separable problem. It is mostly useful in non-linear data separation problems. Simply put, it does some extremely complex data transformations, then finds out the process to separate the data based on the labels or outputs you’ve defined.
Now, let’s look at the methods to apply the SVM classifier algorithm in a data science challenge.
You can also learn about the working of a Support Vector Machine in video format from this Machine Learning certification course.
How to Implement SVM in Python and R?
In Python, scikit-learn is a widely used library for implementing machine learning algorithms. SVM is also available in the scikit-learn library, and we follow the same structure for using it(Import library, object creation, fitting model, and prediction).
Now, let us have a look at a real-life problem statement and dataset to understand how to apply SVM for classification.
Dream Housing Finance company deals in all home loans. They have a presence across all urban, semi-urban, and rural areas. A customer first applies for a home loan; after that, the company validates the customer’s eligibility for a loan.
The company wants to automate the loan eligibility process (real-time) based on customer details provided while filling out an online application form. These details are Gender, Marital Status, Education, Number of Dependents, Income, Loan Amount, Credit History, and others. To automate this process, they have given a problem of identifying the customers’ segments that are eligible for loan amounts so that they can specifically target these customers. Here they have provided a partial data set.
Use the coding window below to predict the loan eligibility on the test set(new data). Try changing the hyperparameters for the linear SVM to improve the accuracy.
Support Vector Machine (SVM) Code in R
The e1071 package in R is used to create Support Vector Machines with ease. It has helper functions as well as code for the Naive Bayes Classifier. The creation of a support vector machine in R and Python follows similar approaches; let’s take a look now at the following code:
#Import Library require(e1071) #Contains the SVM Train <- read.csv(file.choose()) Test <- read.csv(file.choose()) # there are various options associated with SVM training; like changing kernel, gamma and C value. # create model model <- svm(Target~Predictor1+Predictor2+Predictor3,data=Train,kernel='linear',gamma=0.2,cost=100) #Predict Output preds <- predict(model,Test) table(preds)
How to Tune the Parameters of SVM?
Tuning the parameters’ values for machine learning algorithms effectively improves model performance. Let’s look at the list of parameters available with SVM.
sklearn.svm.SVC(C=1.0, kernel='rbf', degree=3, gamma=0.0, coef0=0.0, shrinking=True, probability=False,tol=0.001, cache_size=200, class_weight=None, verbose=False, max_iter=-1, random_state=None)
I am going to discuss some important parameters having a higher impact on model performance, “kernel,” “gamma,” and “C.”
kernel: We have already discussed it. Here, we have various options available with kernel like “linear,” “rbf”, ”poly”, and others (default value is “rbf”). Here “rbf”(radial basis function) and “poly”(polynomial kernel) are useful for non-linear hyper-plane. It’s called nonlinear svm. Let’s look at the example where we’ve used linear kernel on two features of the iris data set to classify their class.
Support Vector Machine (SVM) Code in Python
Example: Have a linear SVM kernel
import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from sklearn import svm, datasets
# import some data to play with iris = datasets.load_iris() X = iris.data[:, :2] # we only take the first two features. We could # avoid this ugly slicing by using a two-dim dataset y = iris.target
# we create an instance of SVM and fit out data. We do not scale our # data since we want to plot the support vectors C = 1.0 # SVM regularization parameter svc = svm.SVC(kernel='linear', C=1,gamma=0).fit(X, y)
# create a mesh to plot in x_min, x_max = X[:, 0].min() - 1, X[:, 0].max() + 1 y_min, y_max = X[:, 1].min() - 1, X[:, 1].max() + 1 h = (x_max / x_min)/100 xx, yy = np.meshgrid(np.arange(x_min, x_max, h), np.arange(y_min, y_max, h))
plt.subplot(1, 1, 1) Z = svc.predict(np.c_[xx.ravel(), yy.ravel()]) Z = Z.reshape(xx.shape) plt.contourf(xx, yy, Z, cmap=plt.cm.Paired, alpha=0.8)
plt.scatter(X[:, 0], X[:, 1], c=y, cmap=plt.cm.Paired) plt.xlabel('Sepal length') plt.ylabel('Sepal width') plt.xlim(xx.min(), xx.max()) plt.title('SVC with linear kernel') plt.show()
Example: Use SVM rbf kernel
Change the kernel function type to rbf in the below line and look at the impact.
svc = svm.SVC(kernel='rbf', C=1,gamma=0).fit(X, y)
I would suggest you go for a linear SVM kernel if you have a large number of features (>1000) because it is more likely that the data is linearly separable in high dimensional space. Also, you can use RBF but do not forget to cross-validate for its parameters to avoid over-fitting.
gamma: Kernel coefficient for ‘rbf’, ‘poly’, and ‘sigmoid.’ The higher value of gamma will try to fit them exactly as per the training data set, i.e., generalization error and cause over-fitting problem.
Example: Let’s differentiate if we have gamma different gamma values like 0, 10, or 100.
C: Penalty parameter C of the error term. It also controls the trade-off between smooth decision boundaries and classifying the training points correctly.
We should always look at the cross-validation score to effectively combine these parameters and avoid over-fitting.
In R, SVMs can be tuned in a similar fashion as they are in Python. Mentioned below are the respective parameters for the e1071 package:
- The kernel parameter can be tuned to take “Linear”, ”Poly”, ”rbf”, etc.
- The gamma value can be tuned by setting the “Gamma” parameter.
- The C value in Python is tuned by the “Cost” parameter in R.
Pros and Cons of SVM
- It works really well with a clear margin of separation.
- It is effective in high-dimensional spaces.
- It is effective in cases where the number of dimensions is greater than the number of samples.
- It uses a subset of the training set in the decision function (called support vectors), so it is also memory efficient.
- It doesn’t perform well when we have a large data set because the required training time is higher.
- It also doesn’t perform very well when the data set has more noise, i.e., target classes are overlapping.
- SVM doesn’t directly provide probability estimates; these are calculated using an expensive five-fold cross-validation. It is included in the related SVC method of the Python scikit-learn library.
SVM Practice Problem
Find the right additional feature to have a hyper-plane for segregating the classes in the below snapshot:
Answer the variable name in the comments section below. I’ll then reveal the answer.
In this article, we looked at the machine learning algorithm, Support Vector Machine, in detail. We discussed the concept of its working, the process of its implementation in python and R, and the tricks to make the model more efficient by tuning its parameters. Towards the end, we also pointed out the pros and cons of the algorithm. I suggest you try solving the problem above to practice your SVM skills and also try to analyze the power of this model by tuning the parameters.
- Support Vector Machines is a strong and powerful algorithm that is best used to build machine learning models with small data sets.
- You can effectively improve your model’s performance by tuning the SVM hyperparameters in Python.
- The algorithm works best when the number of dimensions is greater than the number of samples and is not recommended to be used for noisy, large, or complex data sets.
Frequently Asked Questions
A. The support vectors are the data points based on which the position of the hyperplane, which separates the different classes, depends.
A. Kernel can be used in SVM to transform the data, usually to the higher dimension, to find the optimal hyperplane.
A. Since the time complexity of SVM is generally between O(n^2) and O(n^3), where ‘n’ is the number of data points, SVM is not suitable for large data.


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In the pages of the November/December issue of Paper Crafts magazine, we’ve included a feature entitled So Thankful. It’s chock full of creative ways to celebrate Thanksgiving, to say thanks, and to show your gratitude. Here are some of my favorites from the issue.
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In recent years, people began to pay attention to environmental issues, advocating the construction of ecological housing, ecological blocks, ecological cities. Nowadays, many kinds of waterfalls, Rocky Mountains and caves have been built in residential districts, such as main landscapes, mirror stones and distributary stones. Many examples show that man-made stones are economical and practical in design, price, transportation and construction. If man-made rocky rockery is to be magnificent, The design and construction of artificial rockery is the most important.
1, artificial rockery rockery plate
The man-made rockery on the market looks huge and solid, but it is actually outside the solid interior. In the process of shaping rockery slab, the builders assume that the three-dimensional shape of the designer, artificial rockery is composed of a prefabricated rock slab combination. In this way, the slab is like an eggshell. The texture, texture and touch of the surface of the slab are the same as the real rock. It is made of GRC and other composite materials.
2. Construction process
Construction process: turning mold - Precast - combination - surface treatment: the first two are the process of making rock plate artificial rockery, and the latter two are the process of combining rockery, completed by the site production of scenic spots.
2.1 flip mode
Designers in accordance with the design concept, choose to meet the requirements of the real mountain stone, or with plaster and other light materials for artistic processing. When turning the mold, we should clean up the prototype, then coat it with oil, and then apply it again and again with the mold rubber. When it is taken off after curing, it is made into 0, 8 ~ 1m rubber rock negative mold.
2.2 pre casting
接著在岩板模的正麵塗上脫離油，然後將GRC材料加石質顆粒噴在岩板模上，然後，再用GRC和纖維絲混合材料噴塗（期間放好預埋鋼筋掛鉤），均厚20mm。約一天後脫模，脫模後的岩板放在室外（5 30% ）溫水養護2～3天，堅硬的岩板就這樣製成了。
Then spray the GRC material and stone particles on the front of the slab mold, and then spray the GRC and fiber mixture (during which the pre-embedded steel bar hooks are placed) with a thickness of 20 mm. About a day later, the rock plate after demoulding is kept in the outdoor (5.30%) warm water for 2-3 days, and the hard rock plate is thus made.
According to the on-site guidance and design drawings of artists and designers, each rock plate is reasonably combined with different sizes, textures, textures and concave-convex shapes supported by angle iron to form a rockery body. Here, a rock slab installed on the vertical wall and flat top is introduced as an example.
Firstly, the zigzag angle iron skeleton is discharged from the wall. Secondly, the angle iron is hooked with the embedded reinforcing bar on the reverse side of the rock plate and welded with the zigzag angle iron skeleton. The large-scale installation of the rock plate in batches is carried out to form the interrelated mountain embryo. Finally, the external connection, that is, the leak between the rock plate and the rock plate, high and low, texture is not smooth place for manual repair. Firstly, the steel bar is hooked to the angle iron or rock plate of the support, then the aluminum mesh or stainless steel mesh is tied to the steel bar mesh. Finally, the GRC mixture is painted by hand to create a unified natural stone pattern.
2.4 surface treatment
After the artificial artificial rockery surface is made, it must be adjusted according to the overall effect. Inorganic pigments and glue can be used to color the local and detailed parts of the artificial rockery surface. Cracks and depressions are heavier in color, and sometimes some moss and water can be added to enhance the scene. Finally, colorless protective materials or colorless waterproof materials are used to spray the surface.
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Advocacy for Inclusion has interviewed the disability spokespeople from the major parties in response to our 2016 Election Priorities.
Advocacy for Inclusion will comment on our analysis on Thursday 6 October.
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[UPDATED: Sept. 22, 2020] The results of the Great Lakes Grain Yield Tour say that Ontario could have record soybean yields.
The 11th edition of the tour, which looks at crops from Windsor to the Ottawa Valley, assesses corn and soybean yield and gives individual farmers report cards on their projected yields.
This year the tour visited 538 corn fields and 421 soybeans fields.
*Great Lakes Grain is calling for an average yield of 58.3 bushels per acre on soybeans, which would be an Ontario record.
“It feels like soybeans have had a pretty good run this year,” says Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain. “We’ve had the moisture in August and pretty good August rains, which seems to make soybeans.”
Why it matters: Yield estimates help farmers plan and the trade get ready for the coming harvest.
The tour evaluators have used 2.4 soybeans per pod as its average number in its calculations for 10 years, says Kabbes, but this year they’ve moved that up to 2.6 soybeans per pod, with more pods per plant and then more plants in a row. He says bean size will be larger than usual as well.
“Even though we are estimating a stellar soybean yield with the incidences of root rots and nutritional issues, it just means there is even is more yield being left unrealized in your fields,” says Dale Cowan, agronomy strategy manager and senior agronomist at AGRIS and Wanstead Co-operatives.
Planting date a factor
There are several other factors that have helped to make soybeans and corn grow well in 2020.
Average planting date was a month earlier than the wet spring of 2019. Corn heat unit accumulation in southwestern Ontario as of Sept. 5 was six full days ahead of a year ago and four days ahead of the 30-year trend.
Black layer for corn will be at the end of September or early October. In 2019, the challenge was to get corn to maturity without having to incur high drying costs. It doesn’t look like maturity will be a problem in 2020.
“The corn crop overall looks very decent and we’re calling that overall an average of 186 bushels per acre, so that is a big number as well,” says Kabbes.
Last year at this time 22 per cent of the corn was in dent stage, versus this year at 54 per cent.
There were corn planting challenges this year, with a cold snap in May that knocked back corn population, says Kabbes.
Deeper-planted corn — more than two inches — was challenged to get out of the ground this year, says the Great Lake Grains tour report, although it also emphasizes that shallow seeding corn “never pays”.
Plant health continues to improve, says Kabbes, as farmers put to use tools such as fungicides that protect both corn and soybeans and make higher yield possible.
Higher yields could mean better farm income
“I think farmers have to look at what their gross revenue per acre is going to be. We’ve had a nice little bump in soybeans (price) this last three weeks. That has gotten soybeans over the $12 mark. That has given growers an opportunity to sell more beans and they have more beans to sell,” says Kabbes. “It’s a good problem to have.”
Corn is still struggling to recover from the “demand destruction” that occurred earlier in the year as the COVID-19 pandemic limited demand for fuels, including corn-based ethanol. But add in higher yields and revenue per acre could be as high as last year, says Kabbes.
The Ontario elevator system should be able to handle a large volume of corn and soybeans, he added. There were more wheat acres in 2020 and they have already moved through the system, and there have been a lot of new bins put up in the countryside, says Kabbes.
“It depends how fast and furious the crop comes off.”
*(Update: Great Lakes Grain is calling for an average yield of 58.3 bushels per acre on soybeans, not the 158.3 bushels as previously stated. We regret the error.)

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wave of digitalization in the healthcare sector has significantly accelerated, giving way to a significant surge in cyber threats. As a result, the need for effective cybersecurity measures against evolving ransomware attacks, phishing, and fraudulent user access is at an all-time high. Addressing this widening gap in the healthcare arena are healthcare security vendors that leverage advanced technologies such as IoT, AI, ML, the cloud to protect users from data breaches while using medical devices and gadgets. Additionally, these solution providers are also offering solutions with built-in whitelisting technologies to safeguard against zero-day malicious attacks. From a technology perspective, AI, ML, and Big Data analytics are at the forefront of aiding healthcare institutions in meeting the evolving compliance requirements, gain faster and more accurate insights from security incidents, and better predict imminent attacks.
Powering their solutions with innovative technologies, the healthcare security vendors highlighted in this edition of Healthcare Tech Outlook are perfectly poised to transform the way healthcare institutions fortify their security against cyber threats. In this issue, we have listed the top 10 healthcare security solution providers that are at the forefront of enhancing security and driving innovation in healthcare firms. We hope this issue of Healthcare tech Outlook helps you build the partnership you and your organization need to foster a safe and secure user experience for doctors and patients alike.
We present to you Healthcare Tech Outlook’s “Top 10 Healthcare Security Solution Companies – 2021.”

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What is the Boonji Project?
The Boonji Project is a collection of 11,111 unique digital NFTs registered on the Ethereum blockchain. The bespoke items feature various, and very intensive, backgrounds centered around spacemen dressed in astronaut suits. Boonji was created to not only give holders verifiable ownership, but also to provide them with exclusive perks and numerous benefits directly tied to their NFTs. These include joining the Boonji Spaceman on its ventures, and gaining private access to a multitude of member-only events, networking, merchandise, and other digital/physical artwork. The Boonji Roadmap serves as an outline of what the community can unlock by achieving milestones—reaching different planets, in Boonji-words.
How did the Boonji Project begin?
Launched and created by the world-renowned artist Brendan Murphy, each item within the Boonji Project was pragmatically generated using Brendan’s all-time portfolio that is put onto notorious elements, such as the space suit bust, and thematic backgrounds. According to their official website, each Boonji Avatar is a one-off piece, with entirely unique elements. However, there are certain NFTs that are rarer than others, unlocking numerous features that their counterparts don’t provide access to. This difference in scarcity is said to be a result of the underlying algorithm that facilitated the minting of the collection. As for their value, the Boonji Avatars had no reported minimum price, so even their initial valuation was solely determined by market conditions.
What’s next for the Boonji Project?
The project has ambitious plans in store, as their after-launch roadmap displays seven Boonji Planets that represent the major milestones of the project. These are Kaido, Meela, Neeve, Luulee, Sueño, Ohana, and Bu, which each come with a detailed description and trigger criteria. All of them come with different, new benefits to Boonji NFT holders, but they share some elements, too, namely the emphasis on community and networking, that Boonji has undoubtedly made one of its core values early on. If you’d like to participate in Boonji’s journey with the Spaceman, visit their official website, where you can be the first to know about the latest updates and news regarding the project.
How can I show off my Boonji?
If you are thinking about getting a Boonji then Numio is a great choice for viewing and showing off your prized NFT collection, right there on your phone screen, whenever you want and wherever you are.
And while you can’t yet trade NFTs on Numio all the background and proof of ownership is there for you to say ‘look, this Boonji is mine, I own it’.


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"I am a geek. A science fiction nerd. A fantasy dork. I spent the day after Christmas watching all three Lord of the Rings movies with four guys, a couple of hot dogs, a mug of tea, and a light-up replica of Frodo's sword, Sting. (Wow, that sounds too geeky, even for me.) I have dressed like Uhura (once, for Halloween -- I'm not that nerdy). And now I am writing science-effing-fiction! Well, my version of it anyway. It will still be a coming-of-age story; it will still be about the people. There are no spaceships, no laser beams, no alien hordes. No fairies. But it will be new. A new what-if. How am I supposed to get any sleep when I could be writing that?"
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Heights aren't afraid of any Dead Ends
British hardcore band Heights have revealed details of their debut album.
Dead Ends will be out on June 21st and features guest vocals from The Ghost Inside's Vigil on track 'The Lost And Alone'. Full track listing for the album can be found below and you can also have a listen to 'Eye For An Eye' here - http://soundcloud.com/purplepr/heights-eye-for-an-eye.
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KARACHI: The rupee further depreciated against the dollar on Tuesday by one rupee and fifteen paisas, reaching an all-new record level of Rs205 in the interbank market as uncertainty over the International Monetary Fund bailout package looms.
The exchange rate for the greenback on Monday was closed at Rs203.86 in the interbank market, according to the State Bank of Pakistan.
US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, along with a delegation, on Tuesday, visited the stock market and started the business by ringing the traditional bell.
“I am happy to be here [stock market]. This is my first visit to Karachi and I am very happy,” he told a gathering. On the 75 years of Pakistan and US ties, he said the country still believed in boosting bilateral relations.
He appreciated the investment of US companies in the stock market and expressed the desire that more American firms should visit Pakistan.
“We have to take steps to improve good trade relations with Pakistan,” Blome said.
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Who loves lipsticks? Who doesn’t?! Kim Kardashian knows fans are crazy about her nude makeup looks and that’s why she’s releasing an entire collection containing three lip liners and eight crème bullet lipsticks. The range is set to release on June 8.
However, what do you think about getting freebies? Let’s rephrase that because we’re not talking about any regular freebies but special Kim K lipsticks that belong to this very nude range that is about to drop? Sounds like a dream but there’s truth to it!
To bait more people to discover how amazing her products are, Kim K is offering the entire lineup for absolutely no cost at all. Yep, you heard that right. But, of course, there’s a catch. She’s not just handing out the new assortment of nude lip colors like goody bags of balloons. Heck, no one even gives those for free.
You’ll have to entire a giveaway contest and if you’re lucky enough to stand out from the crowd of thousands of contestants then KKW Beauty’s latest collection is yours for free! Good thing, entering the giveaway competition is not all that challenging.
— KKW BEAUTY (@kkwbeauty) May 31, 2018
All you have to do is like the designated image on her KKW Beauty Instagram account, follow the account, and mention which look of Kim’s featuring a nude lip you like best. Only a handful of hours left so you better hurry! 5 winners will be picked at random and the results will be announced shortly on May 4. You should be above 13 to participate and based in the US. Happy participating!
Talking about Kim’s ways in the digital regime and her influencer game, the reality TV show star is all set to receive the Influencer Award at this year’s CFDA Awards. “Over the past decade, Kim Kardashian West has mastered the meaning of influence in the digital age,” says Diane von Furstenberg, CFDA Chairwoman.

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Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663]
MR No. 606—Purpose of Sanitariums
The Sanitarium is to be the Lord's instrumentality for sowing the seeds of truth in human hearts and removing the unjust stigma which has been placed upon Seventh-day Adventists.—Letter 42, 1900, p. 8. (To S. N. Haskell, March, 1900.) 8MR 303.1
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Customers in Ohio who sign up for a public program that promises to reduce utility costs for low-income people are charged a higher rate than higher-income customers.
The Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus (PIPP) program in Ohio is for people earning at or below 175% of the federal poverty level. This equates to approximately $48,000 per year for a family of four or $22,000 per year for a single person.
Electric users enrolled in the program must pay only 5% of their income toward their bill, or 10% of their income if they use electricity for heating.
The rest of the bill is paid by the state, but the total amount accumulates in the ledger, and in certain circumstances, the user can receive bills for the entire amount.
According to Andrew Tinkham, senior outreach and education program specialist with Ohio’s residential utility watchdog, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, the program can be lifesaving.
But, as he explained to WOSU radio, there’s a problem.
“The issue is that recent electricity markets have resulted in higher electricity bills for consumers than they could otherwise obtain from their electric utility,” Tinkham explained.
It has to do with how electric rates are set each year as winter approaches. During annual electricity rate auctions, the rates for PIPP program customers are auctioned off separately from the standard rates paid by other users who are not in the program.
Recently, these auctions have resulted in higher rates for low-income consumers.
According to Tinkham, the OCC believes it is “illegal” to charge low-income customers a higher rate than standard customers. In filings with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the OCC describes the practice as “illogical” and “discriminatory.”
In the 2017 auctions, the rates for PIPP electric users began to rise above the standard rates. According to a PUCO spokesperson, rates for all four electric distributors are now higher for low-income customers for the 2022/2023 winter season.
Rates differ depending on whether the user is a customer of AEP Ohio, AES Ohio, Duke, or First Energy.
The difference is less than a tenth of a cent per kilowatt hour, but it adds up to $300 to $1,500 more in annual savings for customers.
In filings, the OCC states that “it is counter-intuitive and illogical that signing up for government assistance will cost them more than declining assistance.”
If the customer abandons the program or falls behind, they will owe the utility the total that has accumulated.
“We believe that result is illegal.” Another issue is that the higher bills may force all other consumers to pay more to support the PIPP program, according to Tinkham.
This is because all electric users contribute to the program’s funding through a rider attached to their utility bill known as the Universal Service Fund. According to Tinkham, all-electric customers are responsible for the uncovered portion of these higher bills.
Each year, the Ohio Department of Development goes before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to set the amount of the Universal Service Fund. The consumer advocates are attempting to intervene in that process.
However, all of the electric providers and the Department of Development argue that this issue is outside the scope of this process and that the PUCO should disregard the consumers’ counsel concerns and approve their agreed-upon rider rates.
Consumer advocates have argued that the PUCO should protect consumers from these higher rates and should not allow the rider to be charged to PIPP customers at the higher rate. Because the cost of the rider is linked to the rate customers pay, the OCC contends that PIPP customers should only be charged the amount for the rider they would be charged if they had the standard rate.
Electric companies argue that they should not be left to fill the void on their own and that auctions for the upcoming winter season have already been held and approved.
The OCC claims that this is the proper venue for the fight because the proposed agreement violates laws requiring the protection of vulnerable populations by requiring them to pay more for the rider, and thus should not be implemented.
The PUCO staff decided not to comment on the matter; they did not criticize or support the agreement reached by the department of development with the providers.
The PUCO’s decision on the issue would be made at their Oct. 5 meeting. The new rates go into effect in January.
The OCC also wants to change the way auctions are conducted so that lower-income customers’ rates cannot be higher than standard customers’ rates. They claim that the Department of Development has the administrative tools to address the issue of low-income users paying higher rates than others.
State regulations place the decision on how to handle these types of auctions in the hands of Lydia Mihalik, the director of the department of development. According to the regulations, the director may use separate auctions for the PIPP rate and the standard rate if it results in savings, and a feasibility study should be conducted to review the process. But this has not occurred.
The department of development refused to answer questions about the auction policies of the program. They referred to the ongoing case before the PUCO.
“The case is currently being heard by the PUCO.” In an email, spokesperson Todd Walker says, “We look forward to a decision in the case and will continue to assist eligible Ohioans in paying their utility bill.”
The response ignored questions about how the department would handle future auctions and why the department did not adjust the process when PIPP rates began to rise above the standard rate.
Tinkham stated that with the recent expansion of the PIPP program to include people earning 175% of the poverty level rather than the previous threshold of 150% of the poverty level, even more people will be charged higher rates, and even more money will need to be collected from all users to pay the difference to the electric companies.
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Distance between Sidi Bu Zayd and Ghudamis is 543.31 km.
This distance is equal to 337.6 miles, and 293.17 nautical miles.
The distance line on map shows distance from Sidi Bu Zayd to Ghudamis between two cities.
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A discussion on Friday night decided a road-trip was on the cards. An ideal opportunity for a ‘twitch’. Neil Phillips had announced the return of the Southern Migrant Hawker at Wat Tyler Park, a place I had avoided previously because I dislike ‘country parks’ and dislike twitching even more 😉
The difference here is, as with the Green-eyed Hawker, the continued residency of a species at a given site over the course of many seasons means it’s not exactly a twitch in the true sense of the word.
If you’re after further controversy, I prefer to call this beast by the standard European name Blue-eyed Hawker, not least because it’s given English moniker is confusing and non-descriptive. Besides, it winds up the status quo!
Wat Tyler was extremely easy to find and not as bad as I’d imagined. Sure, it was full of local families out for a day in the park with the expected inconveniences and high noise levels of happy (or indeed unhappy) children, but you could say the same about twitchers!
The key area was centered around the boardwalks and the ponds. Indeed, it was at the first boardwalk that we encountered our first by the crowd of observers aiming binoculars into the lower reaches of the reeds.
Anxious to explore a little, I followed a friendly regular who led me to the pool with the ramp where one was posed quite conveniently surrounded my several photographers. Naturally I joined in, finding a niche out of the way of others lenses, crouching down to get the best angle I could.
In the bag then! A beautiful species for sure. Surprisingly tolerant of nosy humans, as most rarities seem to be, he simply got on with his business until he felt it was time to explore himself. Now I could relax, and continued around the site, stopping frequently to observe the fabulous overhead display of sometimes up to three individuals at once.
The first one along the boardwalk had now risen and was giving a fine showing circling the boardwalk, sometimes flying along the path in similar curiosity shown by Southern Hawkers.
Over on the other side of the road is another short boardwalk lined with emergent plants populated with a range of butterflies. It was here we had our own fine display by a male basically showing off.
There was news of a few males on the small pond next to the car park, so I found a vantage point, at first already occupied but graciously passed on allowing me to attempt some in-flighters.
This pond I presume is the one which has initiated the stern warning regarding the surrounding reeds, asking people to keep to the paths and avoid destroying the habitat to get a better view.
According to the book these almost dry ponds heavily choked with bull-rushes and the like are exactly the environment preferred by the Blue-eyed Hawker. However a choked pond is counter-productive to diversity, as was evident by the very poor populations of other odonata.
Besides the occasional showing of a Southern Hawker, a Migrant, an Emperor, a couple of Common and Ruddy Darters and very few Blue-tailed, the cupboard was bare. Some discrete management of these ponds will go a long way to increasing the diversity without driving off the Blue-eyed Hawker.
It will also allow observers to get a better view without resulting to environmental vandalism. Everyone’s happy, especially the dragonflies. There are several examples where this balance works.
Anyway, back to those Hawkers. After the first late morning flux of activity, further outbreaks became more sporadic. There were a few more overhead showings in the afternoon, with the boardwalk opposite offering the quietest experience and the best displays.
I even had a pristine Clouded Yellow fly through, and a patient Ruddy offered myself and Jeff, a fellow I’ve previously met at Latchmore, a welcome opportunity to round off the day.
A new month and a new species. Here’s to August!

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Gov. Tom Wolf waxed whimsical recently, envisioning a Super Bowl at Penn State’s massive Beaver Stadium between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
That truly would be something to behold, but it’s not going to happen — and not just because the Steelers did not live up to their end of the fantasy by uncharacteristically failing to make the playoffs.
The bigger problem is that the NFL long ago abandoned any pretense that the Super Bowl has anything to do with the fans.
Wolf isn’t alone in fantasizing. Imagine the New York Giants against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, or the Los Angeles Chargers against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park.
Part of the problem, of course, is logistics. Super Bowls are awarded to cities years in advance to allow them to prepare.
But the New Jersey Supreme Court illuminated the other big problem this week. It dismissed a suit brought by a state resident who had sued because, when he bought a ticket for the 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium, he had to pay more than twice the $800 face price on the secondary market because the NFL had released just 1 percent of tickets for purchase by the general public — you know, fans.
Josh Finkelman claimed that the NFL’s policy violated a law, then in effect in New Jersey, that required 95 percent of tickets for major public events to be made available to the public.
The court found, however, that as a private organization the NFL is free to forsake rank-and-file fans and distribute the tickets through team owners, major league sponsors and assorted other fat cats.
So unless you are, say, a Pennsylvania state legislator who gets greased with tickets by the gas industry to see the Steelers or Eagles play in a Super Bowl, you can fugghedabout it.
The ruling applies only to New Jersey but it bodes ill for a federal class-action suit against the policy that Finkelman has pursued.
Even though the NFL’s policy apparently is legal, it’s still lousy, further proof that actual fans are little more than props.

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1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place parchment paper onto cookie sheets
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4.Gradually mix in the flour until combined.
5.Place into the fridge for an hour.
6.Place the 1/3 C sugar and cinnamon into a small bowl
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Content sure seems to be hording all the buzz in 2018. Take a look at the lineup of any higher ed marketing conference and you’ll be sure to find at least one or two speakers or break-out sessions promising the latest low-down on content strategy.
It’s not just higher ed. A number of content marketing conferences have sprung up over the last decade, as year after year is billed as THE year of content marketing.
For a long time, content had been relegated to an afterthought in the website building process, with graphic design and development driving project priorities. The current infatuation with content is the eco-system balancing itself to recognize an essential and under-valued component.
It makes sense. Websites are, after all, vehicles for delivering information. So, being able to present information strategically and skillfully is of great importance. Content is the whole reason people are going to your website in the first place.
Yes, there are now many advocates of the content-first approach. But, the truth is, neither content, nor graphic design, nor development should be thought of as “first.” The best approach to website building weighs each function equally – relying on the three processes to work together, in concert with each other. And, it’s important to consider and plan for the needs of all three at the outset of a web project.
That said, content is the only one of the three that plays a major role after a website is launched. A site with no new information loses relevance and becomes stale very quickly. It’s essential to have a plan in place for the development and publishing of new content. And, for this reason, a forward-looking content strategy is necessary for the long-term health of any site.
What goes into a comprehensive content strategy?
- Content Audit – If you’re re-designing an existing site, you need to know what’s already there. A content audit will help you outline the current structure of the site, inventory the existing content and evaluate the quality. It’s also often helpful to do a top-level audit of your competitors’ websites, to gain a sense of industry standards.
- Stakeholder Interviews – Ultimately, the website needs to satisfy the goals of the stakeholders. It’s imperative that their goals and priorities are clearly outlined. This group will also provide key institutional knowledge and strategic guidance.
- Focus Groups and Surveys – It’s important to know how your current users think about the site, so you can optimize an even better user experience with the re-design.
Planning & Structure
- Information Architecture – This document lays out the structure of your site in detail, accounting for the existence and location of every, single page.
- Content Design – Whoever ends up writing the content for the new site will need to understand the purpose of each new page section and element, as well as where and how each page fits within the overall site structure. Each template should come with directions to help writers optimize the copy.
- Functional Requirements – This document identifies every element on each page, and describes how it will work on the new site. Developers and designers refer to this document to guide their work.
- Content Development/Governance Plan – Writing copy for a new website can be a lengthy process that involves numerous writers and editors. It’s important to have a clear understanding of the writing timeline (deadlines), as well as the role each person has.
- Content Writing – Optimally, the content is being written as designs are finalized and the site’s templates are being developed. Progress should be tracked via the content development plan and follow the governance protocols.
- Content Import & Integration – Once the templates are built and the copy written, content can begin to be ported in. Newly written content should already be optimized for the new site templates. However, if pages are being brought over from the old site, editing and additional integration efforts may be required.
- On-going Content Development – New content is vital for your site to continue serving your users’ needs. As before, writing efforts should be scheduled via the content development plan and administered by the governance protocols already in place.
- Content Owner Trainings – Many sites begin a slow decline after launch. Often, this is because the process of adding new content doesn’t follow best practices or intended use cases. Sometimes, new content owners are not familiar with the correct procedures or usage. A regular cadence of trainings can help to keep everyone on the same page and minimize content problems post-launch.
- Content Maintenance Audits – One of the biggest problems with older websites is that they sprawl. You want content that user want, of course. But, at some point it becomes too much. An annual content audit can help manage that inevitable sprawl.
- Archiving – Another solution for sprawl. You don’t have to permanently delete old content. Keeping outdated content on file, but off line, is a good way to prune your site without losing the hard work that went into developing that content. And, old can become new again. You can use the archived copy as inspiration and starting point for new content.
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PUBG Cell 0.19.Zero replace will arrive on July 7, the corporate has introduced by its Twitter deal with. It can convey the not too long ago named Livik map that’s at the moment within the beta model of the sport. The submit on Twitter doesn’t share any extra particulars on what we will count on from the 0.19.Zero replace. Nonetheless, from earlier teasers, we all know a couple of particulars about Livik itself, which is the primary PUBG Cell unique map until date. It’s nonetheless unclear if the extremely anticipated Erangel 2.Zero map will make its strategy to the sport with the 0.19.Zero replace.
PUBG Cell has shared the submit on Twitter from its official account stating that the 0.19.Zero replace will come to the sport on July 7. It provides that the brand new map referred to as Livik will likely be launched to the common model of the sport with this replace. That’s the solely piece of data given by the staff, however extra may be anticipated within the coming days as we transfer nearer to the July date. Livik is at the moment obtainable for gamers to take a look at within the beta model of PUBG Cell as ‘Secretmap’. It’s the solely map unique to PUBG Cell as the remainder of the maps first made their strategy to PC and console.
Livik is two kilometres by two kilometres in dimension and can convey fast matches with a most of 40 gamers in a match. Every match will final for round 15 minutes. The brand new map comprises new areas like a sizzling spring, volcano, and waterfall, amongst different factors of curiosity. Recreation producer Rick Li mentioned, “The waterfalls across the map will present distinctive interactions with the participant not obtainable on different maps.”
The brand new map will add two new weapons as nicely: the P90 submachine gun and the MK12 burst sniper rifle.
Speaking about Erangel 2.0, the newest replace from the dev staff was that they’re giving it some ending touches and that it will likely be launched within the second half of this yr. As of now, there is no such thing as a clear date for the launch of Erangel 2.Zero and it appears unlikely that it will likely be a part of the 0.19.Zero replace on July 7.
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Every so often, something happens in life that reminds me that we are not in control of our circumstances. We have lots of things that give us the illusion of control, but ultimately we all fall prey to time and chance. Sometimes life is great, sometimes it isn’t, and there’s nothing we can do about it. I’ve gotten better at accepting the fact that life isn’t always going to go my way. However, there are still moments when I ask “Why me?” as though I’m exempt from disappointment and suffering. I have already experienced my share of discouragement and loss, and it isn’t going to end anytime soon. On the other hand, I have also experienced moments of pure, unadulterated joy, peace, and love.
I could choose to focus on all of the misfortune, but where would that get me?
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” –Anais Nin.
If my perspective of the world is a poor one, what does that say about me? In my heart of hearts, I am an idealist. I always look for the best qualities in people, and in some instances this point of view has led to my being disappointed, and heartbroken. Yet I don’t allow discouraging circumstances to change me.
One of my favourite bible verses is Proverbs 27:19 “As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.”
My heart is still strong, loving, and eager to embrace what life has to offer. If it’s positive, I will accept it joyfully. If it’s negative I will take the time to examine what–if anything–went wrong, and how the situation could be improved.
I believe that gratitude is the antidote to complaining, because a grateful heart is too full to find fault.
This week there was a tragic loss in my extended family. It has cast a shadow, but the good news is that shadows are perceptible evidence that there’s a light source somewhere. I pray that I never stop looking toward the light.
I may not be able to control what happens to me, but I can choose how to respond. Even in the midst of sorrow, joy is a better option.


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Lewis's distinctive vocal style is at full throttle
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Discofox Dancing is one of the most popular dances. Basic step is relatively simple so that without much problem easily apply it in dance, regardless of whether the music is free and fast.
Starting position in the dance is freer than in the standard dances, but the silhouette is straight and head upright. The right hand of the partner includes the partner, the partner’s hand is placed below the left shoulder partner. The left hand covers the bottom of a partner’s hand and kept you on the head of a partner. The position has partner’s weight on the leg of the right partner and the left leg.
Partner starts from the left leg to the side (step at a time) and then rises slightly to his right leg up and puts her in the same place (step two), and finally connects the left leg with the right (step three). The steps are the mirror image partner partner’s steps, so the analogy we have: your partner starts right leg to the side (once), then raises his left and puts it in the same place (two) and three-link leg right leg with the left. As you improve your skills, you can also try a slight change in the basic step and third step foot into the back of the place or the most advanced version danced to “and three” carry weight on the leg back and return to starting position.
Mastering the basic step is the most important starting point in discofox, because all the figures and connections are based on the basic step.


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Health care Administration Diploma For Satisfying Health care Professions
A career in healthcare has lengthy been linked with medical doctors and nurses in their crisp white uniforms providing treatment to sufferers. But there is an entire workforce that capabilities tirelessly, away from the glaring lights, to support these main treatment givers and guarantee the easy shipping of healthcare.
Amid these guys and females are the health care administrators or managers on whose shoulders rests the accountability of taking care of and running a healthcare group.
The Department of Labor describes the day to day operate of a healthcare administrator as planning, directing, coordinating, and supervising the shipping of health care. In other words, they are the types who consider care of the administrative and enterprise facets of running an organization, so the health care vendors can do just that – offer care to the patients.
If you are the crossroads of selecting a career, then this is as exciting a time as any to get a health care administration diploma and enter this career. Webpages after web pages have already been prepared about how an aging populace has led to a sharp improve in the demand for health care professionals.
According to the Office of Labor, 10 of the 20 swiftest developing occupations are related to health care. Now, that is a staggering determine by any measure of specifications.* Health care administration alone is projected to develop at a more quickly than regular rate and the employment of health care administrators and administrators is envisioned to increase sixteen percent by 2018.**
But outstanding job possibilities and desirable compensation are not the only causes to pursue a health care administration diploma. ivf doctors in new Zealand is also heading through an interesting phase as innovate technological innovation gets built-in with the healthcare delivery system and regulatory surroundings turns into a lot more complicated. The job of a healthcare administrator has turn into a lot more tough in the latest years.
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If you believed that you require to put in 6 to seven a long time of school education and learning to turn into a health care administrator, consider once again. The excellent news is that fascinated candidates can enter the job with a bachelor’s degree in health care administration.
Because health care managers want to be common with administration concepts and procedures, a bachelor in healthcare diploma is created to train students the clinical and business aspects of controlling a health care facility by education them in administration principles, strategic planning, resource management, leadership abilities, and other business office methods and health-related terminology.
Graduates with a bachelor’s health care administration diploma start their occupations as administrative assistants or assistant department heads in greater hospitals. Small hospitals or nursing facilities may possibly employ them as division heads.


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Year : 2017 | Volume
: 23 | Issue : 5 | Page : 287--290
Pre-illness diet as risk factor in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia
Mohammad I El Mouzan1, Mohammad A Al Mofarreh2, Ahmad A Al Sarkhy1, Asaad M Assiri1, Yassin M Hamed1
1 Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Al Mofarreh Poly Clinic, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Background/Aim: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in Saudi Arabia but there's little knowledge about its risk factors. Our aim is to investigate the dietary risk factors of this disease in Saudi children.
Patients and Methods: The children investigated for IBD were prospectively enrolled. Those with confirmed IBD were designated cases and the others were controls. The average food frequency intake at least 3 months before onset of illness was obtained by direct interview and recorded on a modified food frequency questionnaire. Fast food, sweet gaseous soft drinks, fruits, and vegetables were selected. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, multivariate logistic regression was used, and the odds ratio was calculated to report the statistical significance of the results.
Results: A total of 91 children, 52 IBD (38 CD, 14 UC) and 39 controls were enrolled. Consumption of fast food and sweet gaseous drinks was more frequent in children with IBD than controls, whereas consumption of fruits and vegetables was less frequent in children with IBD. Only less fruits consumption was significantly associated with IBD as the odds of children getting IBD was 2.89 (1.06, 7.87).
Conclusions: We report statistically significant positive association between less fruits consumption and IBD. Awaiting the results of larger sample size and more quantitative studies, the benefits of frequent fruit consumptions should be part of public health education.
Mohammad I El Mouzan
Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology Division, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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El Mouzan MI, Al Mofarreh MA, Al Sarkhy AA, Assiri AM, Hamed YM. Pre-illness diet as risk factor in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia.Saudi J Gastroenterol 2017;23:287-290
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El Mouzan MI, Al Mofarreh MA, Al Sarkhy AA, Assiri AM, Hamed YM. Pre-illness diet as risk factor in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia. Saudi J Gastroenterol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2021 Jun 23 ];23:287-290
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Lithuania SIG #Lithuania "People's School" #lithuania
Anna Olswanger <anna.olswanger@...>
In researching the town of Varniai in Lithuania, a translator
provided this description of the town >from Slownik Geograficzny
Krolestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajow Slowianskich [Geographical
Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavonic
Countries], published in 1880:
Varniai had 19 houses, 205 inhabitants, a [Russian Orthodox]
church, 8 Catholic churches, 3 synagogues, a people's school, a
post and telegraph office, 49 stores, and a few small industries.
Market days were every Tuesday and Friday. Fairs (bazaars) were
held on March 19, June 27, and September 8.
Does anyone know what the term "people's school" means?
Thanks if you can help.
Anna Olswanger (researching Alschwanger/Olschwanger in Kretinga
and Varniai, Lithuania)
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