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by NeroLieto reviews
Bree Montero is a loud, clumsy American girl transferring to Hogwarts. She thought things would be quiet and easy in rainy old England, until she met two crazy red headed boys and got caught up in the life of Harry Potter. Begins in GoF, continues through til DH. George/OC
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 48 - Words: 318,804 - Reviews: 364 - Favs: 427 - Follows: 506 - Updated: 4/3 - Published: 2/21/2012 - George W., Lee J., OC
by Rena384 reviews
"Aww, look how cute you were!" James says. "Were?" I ask. "Oh...uh I mean...you are cute?" "I was kidding! I was cute wasn't I?" I say. "You're still cute," he says softly.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 50 - Words: 96,173 - Reviews: 146 - Favs: 98 - Follows: 127 - Updated: 3/17 - Published: 5/16/2011 - OC, James S. P., Louis W., Fred W. II - Complete
I Know Something You Don't
by VeritaserumGirl reviews
George sighed in defeat and turned to look Liesel in the eye. "I know something you don't." Liesel grimaced. "Someone likes me?" she asked George. "Who? Who is he? Say his name," she demanded. "I'm tired of this game. It's been going on since my second year." George ran his fingers through his hair and grinned at her with amusement glinting in his eyes. "Fred." Fred/OC, Draco/OC
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 51 - Words: 228,455 - Reviews: 675 - Favs: 474 - Follows: 575 - Updated: 8/17/2016 - Published: 12/11/2012 - [OC, Fred W.] Draco M., George W.
by gracedkelly reviews
When the Marauders fight, fangirls cry and teachers take a breath of fresh air. "You don't mind me sitting here, do you?" I looked up and found my crush staring down at me. "I - erh, what?" Sirius Black winked. "Good. Don't need bloody James anyway. Hi," he said, turning to me as he sat down, "be my new best friend?" Don't judge me, but I might have fainted a little bit there.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 65 - Words: 165,638 - Reviews: 814 - Favs: 1,164 - Follows: 957 - Updated: 7/31/2016 - Published: 11/1/2013 - Sirius B., James P., Lily Evans P., OC - Complete
How Justin Bieber and Voldemort Died
by Rowena Bensel reviews
Voldie ends up at a Justin Bieber concert. What happens? Written by Rheas Arum, my little brother. - Written by a 10 year old boy, contains character death, JB fans be warned. Don't like, don't read. No flames.
Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 422 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 7 - Updated: 1/10/2015 - Published: 12/4/2011 - Voldemort - Complete
The Stubborn Weasley
by fantasyfestus reviews
The Triwizard tournament is here, and everyone has something or the other on their plate. While Harry and his friends struggle to keep him alive, Katie has struggles of her own. Mostly including a certain red-head who refuses to tell her the truth. Mostly about Katie, this is a Fred/Katie story. Slight swearing, but nothing worse than the books. Set during the Goblet of Fire.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 36,664 - Reviews: 32 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 12/5/2014 - Published: 2/28/2013 - [Fred W., Katie B.]
by PenguinBuddy reviews
When Eva Wood is named Quidditch captain, she feels ready to take on the world. But first, she'll have to take on a Slytherin captain, a roommate obsessed with her dad, and James Potter, who thinks he should be captain. Game on.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 30 - Words: 164,434 - Reviews: 1043 - Favs: 1,191 - Follows: 800 - Updated: 3/28/2014 - Published: 10/16/2011 - James S. P., OC - Complete
Spirit: The Girl Of Camp Green Lake
by WritersWayOfLife reviews
Belladonna is a smart-mouthed girl with a lonely past, leaving her with the policy that she doesn't need anyone but herself. After being wrongly convicted of a crime she is sent to Camp Green Lake. Although reluctant, Belladonna finds herself being drawn to the tall Texan named Squid. Can he help her see that needing people isn't the same as being weak?
Holes - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 43,695 - Reviews: 117 - Favs: 110 - Follows: 111 - Updated: 1/27/2014 - Published: 6/6/2012 - Squid
Promise of a Lifetime
by alb925 reviews
Scarlett and the Weasley twins were once incredibly close. So close, in fact, that Charlie encouraged nine year olds Fred and Scarlett to make an Unbreakable Vow to get married by the time they turn twenty. To make matters worse, their memories were modified, they grew apart after the death of Scarlett's father, and they now both like other people. How will they handle the news?
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 70 - Words: 295,089 - Reviews: 887 - Favs: 584 - Follows: 377 - Updated: 10/15/2013 - Published: 9/25/2012 - OC, Fred W. - Complete
How to Seduce Hermione Granger
by TheFifthCharmedOne reviews
George has dared his twin to seduce Hermione, and, being Fred, he can't back down from a dare. However, when real feelings begin to appear, can he keep up with the game he's begun, or will he be stuck in a stalemate? High Teen Rating - you have been warned. Hermione/Fred with Harry/Ginny and George/OC. Will contain swearing and sexual tension.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 27,842 - Reviews: 151 - Favs: 184 - Follows: 166 - Updated: 8/9/2013 - Published: 1/14/2013 - Hermione G., Fred W. - Complete
The Werewolf and the Twin
by xXRockerBabeXx reviews
Ariel Vanderwik, an exchange student from America, comes to Hogwarts and finds herself hard pressed to keep her secret from the people who she comes to love most. Crushing on Fred Weasley doesn't make that any easier. OC/Fred Weasley
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 19 - Words: 88,120 - Reviews: 136 - Favs: 211 - Follows: 230 - Updated: 8/3/2013 - Published: 6/5/2011 - OC, Fred W.
Youtube, Metube, and Percytube
by bordeaux cookies reviews
It all started with Thalia posting a video of Annabeth on youtube singing one of Percy Jackson's songs - a teen celeb who's out to match that voice to a face. By chance, 'Peter' and Annabeth meet at 230-Fifth. But what'll happen from there? Percabeth
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 32 - Words: 82,391 - Reviews: 2192 - Favs: 1,671 - Follows: 1,019 - Updated: 7/6/2013 - Published: 11/14/2011 - Annabeth C., Percy J. - Complete
by WolfyToes reviews
Sixth Year has started, and Katrina Rhinehart's busy as could be. She's got a new responsibility on her shoulders this year, and on top of all of that, Fred and George have really started getting serious about this business they're planning to start! But now she's feeling something she hasn't ever really felt before... Oh, the woes of being a teenager! Part 2 of 5 TEMPORARY HIATUS
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 3 - Words: 13,678 - Reviews: 57 - Favs: 75 - Follows: 122 - Updated: 4/28/2013 - Published: 4/9/2013 - Fred W., OC
by WolfyToes reviews
Normally, Katrina goes through the school year without much interruption. She's always been a reliable student; studying, finishing her homework on time, and testing extraordinarily well. However, when she and her friend come in contact with a pair of rambunctious twins, everything immensely changes. No longer will Katrina roam the halls without a grin on her face. Part 1 of 5.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 31 - Words: 134,018 - Reviews: 166 - Favs: 192 - Follows: 122 - Updated: 4/7/2013 - Published: 12/5/2012 - Fred W., OC - Complete
Butterflies And Hurricanes
by LifeOnTheMoon reviews
Living with Fred Weasley was never going to be boring. Maya Taylor knew that the minute she opened his letter that practically ordered her to come stay with him and James Potter. What she wasn't quite expecting was to fall head over heels in love with him. For a second time.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 14 - Words: 19,345 - Reviews: 68 - Favs: 31 - Follows: 62 - Updated: 3/17/2013 - Published: 6/21/2012 - Fred W. II, OC
by Vestina reviews
Percy and Annabeth and their serendipidious relationship. Percabeth drabbles told in exactly 100 words.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 50 - Words: 5,000 - Reviews: 143 - Favs: 76 - Follows: 69 - Updated: 2/22/2013 - Published: 8/30/2012 - [Annabeth C., Percy J.] - Complete
Stars In Your Eyes
by x-StayRossome-x reviews
Ally Dawson met rockstar Austin Moon at one of his CD signings; which she was forced to go to by her friends. When he takes a liking towards her, she immediately turns him down. However, Austin doesn't take no for an answer, and little does Ally know that this time is no exception. A little bit OOC!
Austin & Ally - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 9,166 - Reviews: 223 - Favs: 105 - Follows: 158 - Updated: 2/11/2013 - Published: 12/16/2012 - Austin M., Ally D.
by funstt reviews
They insult each other, laugh at each other, and bag each other...but what happens when one of them has enough of being bagged. Will Quinn forgive Logan? or is this the end of their love/hate relationship all together? A LoganxQuinn fic
Zoey 101 - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 9 - Words: 17,382 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 44 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 1/16/2013 - Published: 1/25/2008 - Logan R., Quinn P. - Complete
by Cameron Pablo reviews
Annabeth Chase is a smart 19 year old girl. At her new college Annabeth gets stuck sharing a dorm with Percy Jackson, the bane of her existence, for the whole year. Filled with arguments, suggestive jokes and a little romance on the side. Read & Review
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 18,275 - Reviews: 516 - Favs: 339 - Follows: 400 - Updated: 10/11/2012 - Published: 12/10/2011 - Annabeth C., Percy J.
One Last Time
by Johns-Jumper reviews
George is in for a little suprise after Fred's funeral involving a portkey and an invisibility cloak. Warning: Slash, smut, smut, twincest, smut. Rated M for a reason. Don't like, don't read. GW/FW
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,296 - Reviews: 29 - Favs: 73 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 10/6/2012 - Published: 8/29/2012 - George W., Fred W. - Complete
Love and Babysitting
by Theheavensheart180 reviews
Tori is asked to babysit Beck's little brother and sister,but what happens when Beck comes home drunk?
Victorious - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 7,152 - Reviews: 150 - Favs: 89 - Follows: 114 - Updated: 9/26/2012 - Published: 7/5/2012 - Beck O., Tori V. - Complete
The Supposedly Fake Boyfriend
by Golden Drachma reviews
Annabeth's friend, Emma suspect Percy is a creation from Annabeth's mind. Why does Emma believes he is fake? Won't tell more, just read! R&R. T because I'm paranoid and some language. 03/21/2012 updated, most grammar mistakes are gone :
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,076 - Reviews: 61 - Favs: 134 - Follows: 74 - Updated: 3/24/2012 - Published: 3/13/2012 - Annabeth C., Percy J. - Complete
by voldiesmort reviews
Because running down to the store to get his pregnant wife some ice cream was something Leo Valdez certainly didn't plan on doing at 3 in the morning. oneshot. Piper/Leo
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 669 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 29 - Follows: 2 - Published: 2/13/2012 - Piper M., Leo V. - Complete
Meet your match
by amoreSuccesso reviews
Cousins Riana and Laura move to Holmes Chapel where they are the 'new fun' girls in school but what happens when the cocky self centred boys Liam, Harry, Louis, Zayn and Niall see them? What happens when the girls say no? and how far will the boys go...
Misc. Tv Shows - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 2,506 - Reviews: 21 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 1/24/2012 - Published: 1/23/2012
by fuckyeslouistomlinson reviews
One Direction Fan Fiction. Niall Horan x OC. When Lily left America, she had no idea that the mystery man she bumps into could be a member of the number one boy band in the UK.
Misc. Tv Shows - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 13 - Words: 7,171 - Reviews: 30 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 13 - Published: 1/8/2012 - Complete
Of Pranks and Nargles
by linksofmemories reviews
fanfic100 challenge for Fred/Luna. Fruna.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 101 - Words: 132,591 - Reviews: 661 - Favs: 411 - Follows: 150 - Updated: 11/15/2011 - Published: 4/29/2011 - Fred W., Luna L. - Complete
Through Fred's Eyes
by blue-eyed-cow reviews
The story of Fred's death in the movie 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two'. "A Weasley, eh? Not every day I get to kill one of you lot. I'm going to enjoy this."
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,020 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 2 - Published: 7/18/2011 - Fred W., Percy W. - Complete
by SparksStar39 reviews
Fred's been looking for Katie all day, and it's been driving her nuts. Fratie, because it's cute. FWKB
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,781 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 12 - Published: 7/8/2011 - Katie B., Fred W. - Complete
I'm Katie & I'm an Anger Addict
by confessions.of.katijane reviews
When McGonagall institutes her own form of anger management on a hottempered Katie Bell, our favorite chaser begins to use a diary to vent about all of the frustrations in her life. Namely concerning a certain Weasley.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 57,765 - Reviews: 488 - Favs: 165 - Follows: 156 - Updated: 6/28/2011 - Published: 11/18/2007 - Katie B., George W.
Boys of Summer
by fuckyeahshelby reviews
George has feelings for his twin brother that he knows shouldn't be there, but things turn out for the best. Warnings: Yaoi, Twincest Not hardcore, just kisses and some fluff.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,489 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 66 - Follows: 5 - Published: 4/6/2010 - Fred W., George W. - Complete
Ignorance Smells Nice
by Chesty's Superbest Friend reviews
In which Percy asks Annabeth a random question, and she doesn't know how to answer. Percabeth, G!
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 692 - Reviews: 43 - Favs: 88 - Follows: 7 - Published: 2/20/2010 - Annabeth C., Percy J. - Complete
by Pocketface reviews
There's nothing the Weasley twins like more than spending a summer afternoon throwing gnomes. FredGeorge twincest
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 521 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 3 - Published: 12/25/2007 - George W., Fred W. - Complete
by Slash Lovuh reviews
Spoilers for seventh book. FredGeorge twincest. Unedited. Rated for concept of twincest.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,680 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 63 - Follows: 4 - Published: 12/25/2007 - Fred W., George W. - Complete
by SprohmC reviews
DH, nonspoilerish. What was Fred's thoughts when he saw his twin lay on the sofa, bleeding? Twincest. Oneshot.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 477 - Reviews: 30 - Favs: 57 - Follows: 6 - Published: 7/21/2007 - Fred W., George W. - Complete
And then he
by anchovies reviews
His warm breath carressed my cheek like a soft summer breeze, his mouth lingering there for but a moment, then moving down my neck where his lips gently brushed against my skin.' Twincest. Yaoi. Don't like, don't bother reading. For my own twin, Pasty.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 5,283 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 7/6/2007 - Published: 6/30/2007 - George W., Fred W.
Under the Stars
by Astralis reviews
COMPLETE Katie Bell's accident during Quidditch practice in OotP sets off a chain of events for her and George that affect the rest of their lives. Fluffy...
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 20,214 - Reviews: 49 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 4 - Updated: 9/25/2003 - Published: 9/9/2003 - George W., Katie B. - Complete
That's How it's Done, Ronniekins
by Malicious Dagger reviews
When Fred and George catch Ron kissing his pillow in a completely disgusting fashion, they decide to teach him how to kiss properly ... TWINCEST! One shot.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,653 - Reviews: 183 - Favs: 252 - Follows: 22 - Published: 7/22/2003 - Fred W., George W. - Complete

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text: Imagine waking up to the beautiful chirping of birds, the rhythmic sounds of the sea waves rushing into shore and feeling gentle breezes caress your skin. Imagine the tantalizing sunrays peeping through your windowsill and tasting exotic fruits for breakfast. Its all possible at Treasure Beach Hotel. A hilltop oasis on Jamaica's South Coast, The Treasure Beach Hotel is set on 13 acres of lush vegetation.You have nothing to do but laze around or bathe in the sun! Wouldn’t that be a perfect day? The team at Treasure Beach makes it easy for you to enjoy Jamaica’s South Coast.

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Despite having opened its doors just six months ago, the Awei Pila Resort in Myanmar’s remote Mergui archipelago has already had a positive impact on its surrounding waters.
In May, a team from the resort embarked on an ocean clean-up with a group of international divers. The effort saw more than 300 kilograms of abandoned fishing gear retrieved from the water and from coral reefs.
On World Oceans Day 2019, details for the next ocean clean-up in September this year have been revealed. Volunteer divers from around the globe will embark on a week-long operation to retrieve more ghost nets from the ocean.
The divers will sail to Red and Rocky Islands from which they will dive twice a day, to depths of up to 30 metres, removing discarded nets.
Marcelo Guimaraes, marine biologist for Awei Pila Resort, told The National: "Ghost nets are a real threat to the world oceans, not only because they continue to kill when on the bottom [of the ocean] but because they are made of plastic which take years to biodegrade."
Each net can weigh up to 80 kilograms and it can take a team of eight divers up to an hour to successfully retrieve just one fishing net. Abandoned fishing lines and traps will also be recovered.
Any live marine life found tangled in the nets will be carefully returned to the ocean before the ghost nets are brought to shore.
Seahorses, frog fish and other marine creatures are often caught in the abandoned fishing gear.
The project is a collaboration between Awei Pila resort and Ocean Quest Global in partnership with Myanmar Ocean Project, which organises similar clean-ups.
The recovered nets will be examined to ensure the size of twine being used by fishermen is within Myanmar’s legal parameters. Some try to use alternative twine to catch juvenile fish, a move which can severely affect the future of the archipelago’s fish stock.
According to the United Nations, 640,000 tonnes of ghost gear was littering the world’s oceans in 2009. May’s ocean clean up in Myanmar was led by Anuar Abdullah, the founder of Ocean Quest Global, an organisation dedicated to the protection of coral reefs.
For Steffen Kroehl, Awei Pila’s general manager, sustainability is the goal for the resort. In a bid to create “minimum impact on a pristine environment,” he said that the luxury eco-escape is also committed to being plastic-free by the end of 2019.


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As Joe Biden was announced as the next President of the United States, celebrations broke out across the country.
Among those celebrating were a number of famous faces, who took to the streets and social media to send their heartfelt congratulations to the new president-elect and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman to be elected VP.
Singer Lizzo posted a live video to Instagram as the news was announced, with tears streaming down her face.
“There are few times in this country where I am hopeful,” she said, before taking a second to gain her composure. “I think Trump is out of office, officially. I’m seeing the news everywhere, I think this is the end of that four-year term that felt like 1,000 years, where people lost their lives, their livelihoods. This country fell into a pandemic, a recession.
“And you can’t really blame one president for things but you can blame them for how they handle it,” she continued. “It was so mishandled, and I felt so unseen and so neglected. Whether you’re blue or red, that man didn’t care about you.”
Also sharing a teary video to Instagram was Lady Gaga, who has been a vocal supporter of Biden and joined him for a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month. “I hope all the women know in this country that there is a real reckoning and a real change,” she said.
“I hope people whose voices who have been oppressed by power, I hope you know your voices were heard.
“I’m just ... I’m honestly kind of speechless,” she continued. “This is a very, very special day. It’s a day where a lot of people who felt like we were living in a state of terror and aggression all the time, that it’s over. You can feel warm now.”
Later posting a photo of herself hugging Biden, she wrote: “Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the American people, you just gave the world one of the greatest acts of kindness and bravery humanity has ever seen. Nothing but love for our new Commander in Chief and the first female VP elected to the White House.”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Vice President Selina Meyer in HBO's popular comedy Veep was among the first to offer her congratulations to Harris.
"'Madam Vice President' is no longer a fictional character," she tweeted.
A poignant moment came from actor and writer Mindy Kaling who, like vice president-elect Harris, is of Indian heritage. "Crying and holding my daughter, 'look baby, she looks like us'", she wrote in a tweet, alongside an image of Harris as a young girl.
Bella and Gigi Hadid
Supermodel sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid, who are of Palestinian-Dutch heritage, also shared their happiness.
"Christmas came early," wrote new mother Gigi. "Proud to be an American."
Bella said: “This is how you come together and make a difference. I am so proud America. I feel hopeful for the future and for the lives of the people. Finally.”
Avengers actor Mark Ruffalo, who spent the weeks leading up to the election actively encouraging his fans to vote, shared a picture with his daughter saying they were "so happy today".
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
In California, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen – who have made no secret of their disdain for Trump during his four-year presidency – took to the streets for a drive-by, perched on top of their car as they waved to the crowds who had gathered to celebrate.
Sharing videos to Twitter, Teigen said it was the “best moment of her life".
“Oh my god I do not know how to act, I’m just so happy,” she said, retweeting a post that described her and Legend’s visit as a “royal drive-by”.
Director Spike Lee joined crowds on the streets of Brooklyn, where an impromptu party then broke out in front of his studio, with hundreds dancing until the early hours.
Jonathan Van Ness
Star of Netflix's Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, joined crowds on the streets of New York City, posting videos of himself cheering excitedly. "Democracy works," he said, sharing a post to Instagram.
His co-host Karamo Brown shared a video of himself in tears. “This moment ... we are going to begin healing and to every little girl and woman ... this moment of for you!"
Sharing a viral meme of Biden dancing along to a song played during a speech, Miley Cyrus edited in her famous track. “Now this is a party in the USA!,” she wrote.
Taking Trump's own line from his days as host of reality television show The Apprentice, director Jordan Peele tweeted: "You're fired."
Beyonce congratulated Biden and Harris, sharing pictures of each of them when they were young, as well as an image of them holding hands in front of an American flag. The same image was shared by Kim Kardashian West as she offered her congratulations.

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PAINT BY NUMBERS COLLECTION
Created by Dan Robbins in the 1950s, Paint by Numbers kits were a cultural phenomenon that was embraced by millions of aspiring artists. A cross between a colouring book and a painting, these kits enabled even a novice painter to become a fine artist. The concept was inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci, who used numbered patterns on canvas to teach his apprentices how to paint. Through these kits, Robbins made painting accessible to all, ‘Every man a Rembrandt’ as the packaging said. The finished paintings from the '50s and '60s are now sought after collectors items. We have photographed our five favourites from that era and turned them into these incredible jigsaw puzzles. From a quiet forest setting to the iconic lone desert traveller painting, this collection shows the full range of these classic works.

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Who wouldn't love cherries? Apart from tasting really good, they are very low in calorie yet very rich in vitamins, minerals and other antioxidants. The health benefits of cherry include a boost to eye care, a stronger immune system, relief from infections, anti-aging properties, and improved digestion. I am going to share a quick cherry smoothie recipe with only a few ingredients used. I have only used cherries in this particular smoothie, however you can add bananas, strawberries or any fruit of your choice... oh and one more thing.. there is a slight color variation in both pictures, that's because i took both the pictures on different days and time ;)
1&1/2 cup pitted cherries
1 & 1/2 cup chilled yogurt (or you can use ½ cup chilled yogurt and ½ cup chilled milk)
1-2 tbsp sugar (or use honey)
blend the cherries with sugar and 2-3 tbsp of yoghurt till smooth, then add in the rest of the yogurt and ice cubes and blend for 30 seconds, that’s it, pour it in to two glasses and enjoy every sip of smoothie.

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For most towns and cities that haven’t recently replaced residential water meters, the question isn’t whether to replace outdated systems – it’s when, and more importantly, how. Large-scale water meter replacement is a cost, time, and labor-intensive process that must be executed as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Energetic, Efficient, Expert
HydroCorp can provide the strategic guidance and expert management needed to ensure that meter change-out programs are completed on time, on budget and with a minimum of hassle. HydroCorp helps communities develop and implement change-out programs that contain costs, maximize labor effectiveness and systematize replacement procedures for optimal efficiency. Our expert administrative resources and qualified field staff can administer program deployment, coordinate access with homeowners, and track program progress, reducing the strain on community water system personnel.
Combined Meter Replacement and Cross-Connection Control Survey
Residential cross-connections can create health hazards—and potential liability for municipalities and public water system suppliers. HydroCorp can complete a residential Cross Connection Control Survey as part of the meter replacement process. A dual-purpose project eliminates the need to repeat requests for residential access and on-site visits, and can usually be completed in less than 30 minutes.


JEMAINE DUPRI IS BACK...BUT ITS NOT IN MUSIC
May 11, 2015
The traditional business ventures of a rapper is slowly fading. The usual clothing and shoe line has been exchanged for technology. With Jay-z and Tidal, it has opened the eyes of many; and now-Jermaine Dupri is also looking to explore new business options. “4 Lanes” a new app game created by JD. It has separated the mega producer from others in the industry due to his out of the box thinking. The game is based around the concept of cops and robbers. The objective of the game is to avoid being captured by police while collecting bags of money. "4 Lanes puts me in front of my peers in the gaming world and marries two of my passions, music and technology."
BEYONCE AND JAY-Z MEETS THE FAMILY OF FREDDIE GRAY
May 10, 2015
Via COMPLEX: Last night, Prince held his #Rally4Peace concert in Baltimore to raise money and awareness in the wake of Freddie Gray's death at the hands of the police. During the show, which was streamed for free on Tidal, Gray's family had the opportunity to meet and take pictures with Jay Z, Beyoncé, and Alicia Keys backstage. Prior to the meeting, Hov expressed his sadness in the situation, and said that his thoughts and prayers were with Gray's family during these tough times. The proceeds of the concert and Prince's recently released Baltimore tribute song, which you can stream here, are all going directly to a number of Baltimore youth charities, with Tidal agreeing to match everything that was raised.
4 CHARGED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, POLICEMEN
May 11, 2015
According to CNN: It started as a traffic stop and ended in a hail of gunfire. Now two police officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, are dead, four suspects are facing charges and a community is mourning. Officers Benjamin Deen, 34, and Liquori, Tate, 24 were making a traffic stop Saturday evening when they were shot, Mayor Johnny DuPree said.They were taken to a hospital, but did not survive.Authorities accuse the suspects of fleeing the crime scene, allegedly stealing a police cruiser and using it as a getaway car.
Joanie Calloway, 22, was charged with two counts of capital murder, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said Sunday. Marvin Banks, 29, also faces two counts of capital murder, along with counts of grand theft auto and felon in possession of a firearm. Police charged his brother, Curtis Banks, with two counts of accessory after the fact of capital murder, the agency said. And a fourth suspect, Cornelius Clark, was charged with obstruction of justice Sunday, the mayor's office said.As deputies escorted him into a police station Sunday, Curtis Banks wailed and repeated "I didn't do it."
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MTG Engage - increasing arts access and participation by learning disabled people as participants, artists and audiences 18 Jul 2017
Delivered in partnership with seven theatre venues, this initiative seeks to increase arts access and participation by learning disabled people as participants, artists and audiences. The programme aims to embed inclusive practice within each venue and strengthen local networks of provision.
Animated Poetry with Pupils New to English 26 Feb 2018
Ilkley Literature Festival is the north of England’s largest literary festival and runs a year-round programme with community groups, families and young people. This project will explore how combining creative-writing techniques, visual arts and digital technology in four secondary schools around Leeds and Bradford can deepen and enhance engagement in and expression through creative writing for newly-arrived young people who are new to the English language.
Towards the salary of a chief executive 16 May 2007
Towards the costs of the salary for a chief executive for three years. This role supports the work of the trust in its community building, providing a community hub.
The Crick Crack Club - Soho Project 20 Oct 2008
A two-year programme of storytelling performances by established and emerging artists in the studio at Soho Theatre, accompanied by mentoring to support the professional development of these artists.
New Centre Support Manager 07 Jul 2009
A three-year long expansion programme that will increase the number of alternative education centres across the UK re-engaging young people with education.
Learning Futures Phase One 02 Apr 2009
To develop and test a series of teaching and learning interventions that aim to increase the number of young people who are actively and positively engaged with their learning.
To establish a core public programming, audience building, venue, promoter and artist support, as a secure, high quality, creatively exciting flagship for the story-telling sector.
Scale up of TLG's early intervention work 16 Jul 2013
Scaling up an early intervention programme to provide behaviour coaching for children at risk of truancy and exclusion, supporting them for up to a year, including during the primary to secondary transition period.
Refugee communities and schools partnership 12 Nov 2014
Working in partnership with two primary schools in Ealing, this supplementary school aims to provide targeted support for refugee (mainly Somali) children in Years 4 - 6 at risk of underachievement or exclusion, to ensure a successful transition to secondary school.
A grant to Ealing Law Centre Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens
To recruit volunteers who visit the same client each week for approximately two hours to provide social companionship and help relieve the severe isolation experienced by the clients, the majority of which are older people
Staffing Grant: Seniors Inclusion Worker 11 Oct 2014
For a Seniors Inclusion Worker at the Life Centre community facility to increase it's provision of services to older people
My Journey 08 Feb 2016
'My Journey' will facilitate dialogue between young migrants and settled communities about the issues they face to increase mutual understanding and cohesion. Through a series of presentations led by newly arrived migrants to established communities, these sessions will promote understanding of migrants’ needs and underlying causes of tensions, leading to action plans to facilitate their integration which will be shared with decision makers locally and nationally.
Sanctuary Screenings 21 Mar 2016
Fuse Art Space want to run a series of film screenings tailored to specific asylum seeking groups to explore whether this provides a low pressure entry point to engage in the native cultural life of Bradford. Whilst there are avenues for newly arrived asylum seekers to actively participate in local activities, this would provide an opportunity for people with lower confidence levels to integrate themselves into the city’s social and cultural spaces at their own pace and on their own terms.
To embed a participatory dance programme in Bradford's Holme Wood Estate.
To explore and test new approaches to addressing unequal power dynamics in the movement for migration and racial justice through community building and the development of an Unlearning Racism course.


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Public health services knowledge and utilization among immigrants in Greece: a cross-sectional study
BMC Health Services Research volume 13, Article number: 350 (2013)
During the 90s, Greece has been transformed to a host country for immigrants mostly from the Balkans and Eastern European Countries, who currently constitute approximately 9% of the total population. Despite the increasing number of the immigrants, little is known about their health status and their accessibility to healthcare services. This study aimed to explore the perceived barriers to access and utilization of healthcare services by immigrants in Greece.
A pilot cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2012 in Athens, Greece. The study population consisted of 191 immigrants who were living in Greece for less than 10 years. We developed a questionnaire that included information about sociodemographic characteristics, health status, public health services knowledge and utilization and difficulties in health services access. Statistical analysis included Pearson’s ×2 test, ×2 test for trend, Student’s t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Only 20.4% of the participants reported that they had a good/very good degree of knowledge about public health services in Greece. A considerable percentage (62.3%) of the participants needed at least once to use health services but they could not afford it, during the last year, while 49.7% used public health services in the last 12 months in Greece. Among the most important problems were long waiting times in hospitals, difficulties in communication with health professionals and high cost of health care. Increased ability to speak Greek was associated with increased health services knowledge (p<0.001). Increased family monthly income was also associated with less difficulties in accessing health services (p<0.001).
The empowerment and facilitation of health care access for immigrants in Greece is necessary. Depending on the needs of the migrant population, simple measures such as comprehensive information regarding the available health services and the terms for accessibility is an important step towards enabling better access to needed services.
According to the WHO European Region Health 2020 policy framework , successful governments may achieve real improvements in health if they work across government to improve health for all and reduce health inequalities. Many groups, with immigrants being one of them, have been left behind and, in many instances, as economies falter, health inequalities are growing within and between countries. Access for all, to high-quality and affordable care is considered one of the milestones towards an equitable, sustainable and of high quality health system.
Greece has been traditionally a country which sent immigrants to rapidly developing countries. However, since the early ‘90s it has transformed into a country which hosts immigrants, mainly from the Balkans . In 2009, 958.000 immigrants (both documented and undocumented) were estimated to be living in Greece comprising 9% of the population . Most of the immigrants are coming from Albania (58%) and countries from Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Moldavia, Georgia etc.) at a percentage of (14%) while immigrants from Asia and Africa are estimated to be 10% of migrant population.
Evidence shows that immigrants are more vulnerable to social and economic disadvantage, something that affects health outcomes as well as access to health care [4, 5]. In particular, social exclusion is closely linked to migration . Socially excluded are defined by the same authors, as those who are marginalised and stigmatised due to their distinguishing characteristics (e.g. low paid wages). These groups are more likely to be excluded from a number of social and community life aspects such as participation in civil society, lack of or inadequate provision of social goods (e.g. language services), education and healthcare, and exclusion from social production and consumption. As far as healthcare is concerned, immigrants usually face obstacles and difficulties in accessing the health services of the country of their residence as well as the quality of any services provided. European Union authorities have pinpointed the specific problem and have stressed the need for application of national policies for tackling it .
The health care system in Greece is linked to employment status and type of employment. The newly created National Health Services Organization was intended to cover the vast majority (more than 95%) of the population (workforce, dependents and pensioners), assuming the presence of only short-term unemployment. The basis for entitlement is insurance status. Regarding entitlement of migrants to health services, as stated in a study  conducted for the policies on health care for migrants in EU 27 “migrants legally residing in the country enjoy the same rights as citizens in terms of access to the healthcare system. The requirement however is to have insurance, as they cannot claim the welfare benefit, nor the card which allows persons with low income free access to healthcare. Free (or subsidized) healthcare is strictly connected to affiliation to a social insurance. Only legal aliens, namely those holding a residence and employment permit, have a right to social insurance”.
However, in the context of the deep crisis, unemployment rose rapidly since 2009 to reach 26.8% in January 2013. Under pre-existing legislation, EOPYY only effectively covers the unemployed for a maximum of two years, thus leading to a rise in the percentage of the uninsured population and migrants, as a vulnerable group, are mostly affected by that economic turmoil.
Even though scientists and health policies are continually dealing with the issue of inequalities in health care [9, 10] there is not clear evidence about the health status of the approximately one million immigrants living in Greece today and their accessibility to healthcare services. Although immigrants are considered as a high risk group, vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion, there is a lack of an in-depth analysis and documentation of the factors that lead to this situation.
Until today, there hasn’t been a formed policy regarding the access and use of health care services mainly due to a lack of sound data for the epidemiological profile of immigrants and the use of health services by them. Therefore the development of any health care policy for immigrants must be evidence-based on health care needs of immigrants. Additionally, information is needed regarding the extent that the immigrants have access in health services and if that access is of satisfactory quality. Inevitably studies regarding the health literacy and use of health care services are essential.
This study aimed to explore the perceived barriers to access and utilization of healthcare services by immigrants in Greece. The present project aims to fill a gap by investigating the perceptions of immigrants from developing countries on barriers to healthcare access in Greece and proceed to specific proposals regarding the best ways to enhance the access of these groups in health care services.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2012 in Athens, Greece. The study population consisted of 191 immigrants who were living in Greece less than 10 years. Although there is not a universally accepted definition of immigrant the term in the present study, is based on the definition as it is published in the Glossary of Migration  and it applies to persons, and family members, moving to another country or region to better their material or social conditions and improve the prospect for themselves or their family.
The participants reported being documented migrants. However, the investigators were not able to verify this information since immigrants often are reluctant or afraid to state differently. Regarding the sampling method, there is no accurate census of immigrants in Greece since, members of some immigrant populations, such as Pakistani and Indian for example, are extremely difficult to locate. Thus, probability or random sampling could not be realized and therefore snowball sampling (a non-probability sampling method) was applied. Country of origin of immigrants was Albania, Georgia, Afghanistan, Philippines, Russia, Bulgaria, Nigeria and Ghana. Initially, we contacted key persons in immigrant communities, such as their leaders or representatives. Those key persons acted as mediators between investigators and immigrants in order to increase feelings of trust and comfortability. Immigrants with a good level of Greek language proficiency facilitated the procedure of interviewing as translators. A workshop took place in order to inform the translators about the objectives of the study and to train them on the content of the questionnaire and the interviewing procedure. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with immigrants with a mean duration of 30 min in their native language. During the whole procedure both the investigators and the translators were present in order to ease the completion of the interviews. Through the abovementioned research design a high response rate (91%) was achieved. A little more than half of the participants (51.3%) were interviewed in their language, while 36.7% of the interviews were conducted in Greek and 12% in English. Participants were informed about the study and gave their written consent. Personal data of immigrants were not registered at any stage of the study. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of the Faculty of Nursing of the University of Athens.
A questionnaire was developed including information on sociodemographic characteristics, health status, public health services knowledge and utilization and perception of difficulties in health services access. A qualitative study  was conducted prior to this one, in order to construct the quantitative questionnaire of our study. A pilot quantitative study with 30 immigrants was carried out, in order to improve the comprehensibility of the questionnaire. Internal consistency of the questionnaire was calculated by Cronbach’s alpha and was found equal to 0.7 which was considered acceptable.
Sociodemographic characteristics included age, country of origin, months of stay in Greece, gender, marital status, number of children, educational level (less than high school, high school, at least some college), smoking habits (smokers and non-smokers), health insurance coverage, employment at the time of study, family monthly income and living arrangement. Also, we measured immigrants’ ability to understand, speak, read and write in Greek in a five-point Likert-type scale (very poor, poor, moderate, good and very good).
Information about health status included self-reported health status, medication use for chronic diseases and existence of diagnosed hypertension, asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health disease, sexually transmitted disease and disease of digestive system.
Public health services knowledge was measured on a five-point Likert-type scale (very poor, poor, moderate, good and very good). For statistical analysis purposes, very poor and poor knowledge considered to be one category and also good and very good knowledge considered to be one category.
Public health services utilization included physician visits, dentist visits, use of emergency department services and inpatient hospital care. For physician and dentist visits, number of visits during the past 12 months was asked. For use of emergency department services and inpatient hospital care, the immigrants were asked whether they had been admitted in an emergency department or hospital within the preceding 12 months.
Difficulties in public health services access was measured on a five-point Likert-type scale (not at all, slightly, moderately, quite a bit and extremely difficult). For statistical analysis purposes, not at all and slightly difficult considered as one category and quite a bit and extremely difficult considered being one category also.
The normality assumption was evaluated using Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion (p>0.05 for all variables), histograms and normal probability plots. The continuous variables appeared reasonably normally distributed. Continuous variables are presented as mean (standard deviation, SD), while categorical variables are presented as absolute and relative frequencies. To determine associations between categorical variables, we used Pearson’s ×2 test and ×2 test for trend. Student’s t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were applied for the analysis of group differences within continuous variables. Correlation between continuous variables was assessed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Due to multiple significance tests made (n=50), the Bonferroni correction was applied to account for the increase in type I error. So, a two sided p-value of less than 0.001 was considered statistically significant. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) program, version 19.0 was used for statistical analysis.
The response rate was 91% (191 out of 210 questionnaires). Sociodemographic characteristics are presented in Table 1, information about health status is presented in Table 2 and their ability in Greek language in Table 3. Mean age of the study population was 37.4 years (10), while mean length of stay in Greece was 76.8 months (33.1). Mean number of children was 1.5 (1.2). More than half of the participants (56.5%) had health insurance coverage, 69.1% reported good/very good health status, while 14.7% reported medication use for a chronic disease. The ability of the participants to understand, speak, read and write Greek was 62.3%, 53.4%, 38.7% and 25.1% respectively.
Only 20.4% (n=39) of the participants reported that they had a good or very good degree of knowledge about public health services in Greece, most of them (n=115, 60.2%) reported that their knowledge was moderate and 19.4% (n=37) reported it as poor/very poor.
Increased ability to speak Greek was associated with increased health services knowledge (×2 test for trend=24.3, p<0.001) (Table 4).
A considerable proportion of the participants (n=119, 62.3%), needed at least once to use health services but they could not afford it, during the last year. The most important reasons for that were high cost of health care (n=41, 34.5%), long waiting times in hospital (n=15, 12.6%) and lack of free time (n=11, 9.2%).
Almost half of the participants (n=95, 49.7%) used public health services in the last 12 months in Greece. Among them, 56.8% (n=54) used emergency department services, 34.7% (n=33) visited physicians and 34.7% (n=33) visited dentists. Mean number of visits in emergency department services, physicians and dentists was 0.4 (0.7), 0.4 (1.2) and 0.4 (1.2) respectively. Twenty-five (13.1%) immigrants were hospitalized in the last 12 months in Greece with an average length of stay of 7.1 days (10.4).
There was not any statistically significant relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and use of public health services. More than half of the participants (n=101, 52.9%) reported that they had great difficulties in accessing health services, 29.8% (n=57) that they had moderate difficulties and 17.3% (n=33) that they had little or no difficulties. Increased family monthly income was associated with decreased difficulties in access to health services (×2 test for trend=32.1, p<0.001) (Table 5).
Among the most important problems concerning public health services in Greece were long waiting times in hospitals (n=115, 60.2%), difficulties in communication with health professionals (n=87, 45.5%), high cost of health care (n=74, 38.7%) and system’s complexity (n=65, 34%).
Regarding their opinion about the quality of health care services provided to them, only 20.4% (n=39) of the participants reported that health services in Greece were good/very good, most of them (n=107, 56%) reported that health services were moderate and 23.6% (n=45) reported that health services were poor/very poor.
The findings of our study provide important information on the public health services knowledge and utilization among immigrants in Greece. We found that 56.5% of participants had health insurance coverage, a proportion relatively small compared to the natives . This may be explained by the fact that immigrants either are unemployed, informally employed or undocumented (but were reluctant to state so) and therefore not able to apply for health insurance. Other studies in different immigrant populations also showed that they themselves as well as their children had less frequently health insurance coverage in comparison to native populations [14–16]. Private insurance coverage is also rarer among immigrants than natives [17, 18]. Sixty-nine percent of immigrants reported good/very good health status, a proportion considered as satisfactory and explained by their young age. Previous studies conducted in Madrid , New York  and Amsterdam  confirm this finding. One possible explanation may be the “Healthy Immigrant Effect” since many studies have confirmed that immigrants have superior health status as compared to the native population [22–24].
Immigrants report better self-reported health and functional health than their native counterparts a phenomenon also been observed in many developed countries including Canada, Australia, the US and UK [25–27].
However, only 20.4% of the participants reported adequate knowledge of public health services in Greece in a good/very good degree while 52.9% reported having great difficulties in accessing health services. Previous research suggests that limited knowledge about health services decreases their utilization by immigrants [10, 28, 29].
Over half of the participants in the study (62.3%) expressed unmet needs regarding health care services. The most important reasons according to the respondents were long waiting times in hospitals, difficulties in communication with health professionals, high cost of health care and system’s complexity, findings also confirmed by other studies [30–37]. Access to care, is an essential element in achieving quality of life and growth, a main objective in the Health 2020 strategic plan . Apart from the present study, there is a growing body of research acknowledging that immigrants face barriers in accessing health care services. Inaccessibility to health care services for immigrants represents an important concern for all host countries as it prevents newcomers from fully participating in society [22, 39]. The delay in receiving the appropriate health care services or the unmet needs for health care services, may lead to an increased demand for in-hospital or emergency services having negative effects for the health outcome of the population, especially for the middle and the low-income households and the vulnerable groups such as immigrants which are the most affected [39–41]. Additionally, that may lead to higher health care expenditure in the long run, raising serious concerns about the Greek health system sustainability especially during the economic crisis. Policy makers should focus in increasing the efficiency of resource allocation and the preservation of access to health services regardless of wealth, education, age or ethnic group is imperative need.
Language barriers and miscommunication may result in the provision of suboptimal care and have an impact to medicine/treatment adherence [42, 43]. According to our findings only half of the study population (53.4%) reported good or very good ability to speak while less than 39% reported good ability to read Greek. Good ability to speak the language was strongly correlated with health services literacy. This finding is in agreement with many studies since limited proficiency of the language of the host country has been associated with increased waiting times and has been identified as a significant obstacle in communication with health professionals, leading in inappropriate use of health services [44–46]. Moreover, limited proficiency of the language spoken at the host country decreases use of mental health services and immigrants’ satisfaction by the health services [47–50].
Based on our findings, the empowerment and facilitation of the health care access and provision for immigrants in Greece is necessary. Depending on the needs of the migrant population, simple measures such as comprehensive information regarding the available health services and the legal frame regarding the access for both lawfully residents and undocumented immigrants, is an important step towards enabling better access to needed services. Description of certain patient journeys in the system may also be proven useful. Health care professionals should be better trained in order to understand the special needs of the immigrants, the importance of accepting cultural differences and the right of immigrants to qualitative services. Public health policy measures related to appropriate coverage and adaptation of existing best practices should be taken in order the system to be better able to respond to increasing numbers of immigrants and assist in their social integration.
There are several limitations in our study. The study population was not a random sample of immigrants in Greece, although an effort was to include the major groups in proportions similar to those reported by recent statistical data. Additionally, our information on the health status and medical conditions was based on self-report and did not include objective measures, while the cross-sectional design of our study could not capture temporal changes in the ability of immigrants to use and access of health services. Also, data about utilization of health services were based on self-assessments for the 12 months leading up to the survey and therefore this information may be subject to recall bias. Larger scale studies including rural areas in Greece should be conducted to better understand health services knowledge and utilization among immigrants in Greece.
Despite the limitations, this study offers an insight into an extremely important issue which constitutes subject of extensive discussions in Europe with a view to formulate a common policy. Among the main findings of this study was that the knowledge and use of public health services of immigrants was limited. Given the outbreak of new epidemics (e.g. influenza virus, H1N1) and the resurgence of infectious diseases which used to be in decline or elimination in Greece (e.g. tuberculosis and malaria), the fact that little is known about the health of immigrants and their access to proper health services, is concerning. Documentation regarding the immigrants’ health status, the needs and access to and use of health services is a crucial area of research. The findings of the study may contribute to tackle the phenomenon and stimulate further research, since there may be a step further to control and tackle the phenomenon. Co-ordinated action of governmental and nongovernmental organizations and researchers, based on best practices may succeed to improve access of immigrants to health services.
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This research has been co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund-ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)-Research Funding Program: THALIS-UOA, MIS 377228.
All authors declared that they have no competing interests.
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Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban Compared With Rivaroxaban for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Practice: A Cohort Study.
Ann Intern Med. 2020 Mar 10;:
Authors: Fralick M, Colacci M, Schneeweiss S, Huybrechts KF, Lin KJ, Gagne JJ
Background: Apixaban and rivaroxaban are the most commonly prescribed direct oral anticoagulants for adults with atrial fibrillation, but head-to-head data comparing their safety and effectiveness are lacking.
Objective: To compare the safety and effectiveness of apixaban versus rivaroxaban for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Design: New-user, active-comparator, retrospective cohort study.
Setting: A U.S. nationwide commercial health care claims database from 28 December 2012 to 1 January 2019.
Patients: Adults newly prescribed apixaban (n = 59 172) or rivaroxaban (n = 40 706).
Measurements: The primary effectiveness outcome was a composite of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism. The primary safety outcome was a composite of intracranial hemorrhage or gastrointestinal bleeding.
Results: 39 351 patients newly prescribed apixaban were propensity score matched to 39 351 patients newly prescribed rivaroxaban. Mean age was 69 years, 40% of patients were women, and mean follow-up was 288 days for new apixaban users and 291 days for new rivaroxaban users. The incidence rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism was 6.6 per 1000 person-years for adults prescribed apixaban compared with 8.0 per 1000 person-years for those prescribed rivaroxaban (hazard ratio [HR], 0.82 [95% CI, 0.68 to 0.98]; rate difference, 1.4 fewer events per 1000 person-years [CI, 0.0 to 2.7]). Adults prescribed apixaban also had a lower rate of gastrointestinal bleeding or intracranial hemorrhage (12.9 per 1000 person-years) compared with those prescribed rivaroxaban (21.9 per 1000 person-years), corresponding to an HR of 0.58 (CI, 0.52 to 0.66) and a rate difference of 9.0 fewer events per 1000 person-years (CI, 6.9 to 11.1).
Limitation: Unmeasured confounding, incomplete laboratory data.
Conclusion: In routine care, adults with atrial fibrillation prescribed apixaban had a lower rate of both ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and bleeding compared with those prescribed rivaroxaban.
Primary Funding Source: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Finally, an affordable device for your wrist that can do more than just track your steps. Wyze Band lets you control your Wyze devices. Turn on and change the temperature of Wyze Bulb or tell your Wyze Cams to stop recording motion when you get home. Now all your Wyze devices are even more useful.
Wyze Band is the first band in its class that has Amazon Alexa built-in. It has a dual microphone array to enhance Alexa’s ability to hear you. Control your smart devices, set alarms, check the weather, or do just about anything else you do every day with Alexa. It only listens when you long-press the home button for enhanced privacy.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) — Ireland's construction industry grew in September for the first time since 2007, indicating the bailed out economy may be picking up steam, a survey showed on Monday.
Construction powered the country's "Celtic Tiger" economic boom, fuelled by easy lending, but then imploded spectacularly when credit lines dried up during the global financial crisis from 2007.
Housing prices fell by one-half but have now started to rise again, particularly in Dublin where they have jumped 10 per cent in a year, fuelling some concerns of a new bubble and calls to build more.
The pickup in construction suggests Ireland's economy is gaining momentum after emerging from its second recession in five years in the second quarter although it is expected to deliver virtually no growth this year.
The Ulster Bank Construction Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 55.7 from 49.7 in August, moving above the 50 line that divides expansion from contraction for the first time since May 2007.
The sharp rise was driven mainly by expansion in construction of residential housing, which grew at its fastest rate since December 2005. Construction of commercial real estate also increased.
"The September results show that the nascent recovery in activity levels is producing a stabilization of employment among survey respondents," said Simon Barry, Ulster Bank's chief economist for Ireland.
The country is on course to become the first euro zone country to exit its EU/IMF international bailout in mid-December and may do so without a financing backstop from its partners.
It has to deliver more savings to rebalance the economy but has indicated it will go against international lenders by moderating a package of cuts in its 2014 budget, due to be unveiled on Tuesday.
House prices are being driven higher because, while there is a huge oversupply of housing in inconvenient locations, there is little spare capacity in sought-after areas of Dublin where prices are now growing at their fastest rate since the crash.
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Latest Cassowary Stories
New Zealand’s iconic kiwi is not related to Australia’s emu, but instead is derived from the extinct Madagascan elephant bird, according to a new study in the journal Science.
One dad at the National Zoo in Washington -- a male rhea -- is learning that raising children gets easier as time goes on. The zoo's adult male rhea will be celebrating his second straight Father's Day with a brood of his own, having incubated and raised his charges once they were hatched, the zoo said in a news release Thursday. The four chicks, hatched May 8, are reaping the benefits of dad having a year of paternity under his wing.
Ostriches, emus, kiwis and other winged non-flyers might seem to be birds of a feather, sharing similar evolutionary origins, but the story could turn out to be much weirder, with perhaps numerous flying ancestors.
Since Cyclone Larry hit early Monday, Joey the wallaby hasn't been seen. And the whereabouts of nearly 50 other kangaroos and related species at Margaret Tabone's crocodile farm are unknown.
Cassowaries, Casuarius, are very large flightless birds native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and northeastern Australia. Cassowaries are part of the ratite group of birds that include the emu, rhea, ostrich, moa, and kiwi. There are three species of Cassowary recognized today: The Southern Cassowary of Australia and New Guinea; the Dwarf Cassowary of New Guinea and New Britain; and the Northern Cassowary of New Guinea. Some nearby islands have small populations of these birds, but it...
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GMR Infrastructure, through GMR Airports, is acquiring the 10% equity stake held by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad in Delhi International Airport for $79 Mn. The deal provides Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad an exit and hikes GMR's holding to ... Deal Curry, 4 days ago
Malaysia Airports to sell its 10% holding in Delhi airport to GMR - Domain-B, 4 days ago
Malaysia Airport Operator Exits Delhi International - Businessworld India, 4 days ago
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Provided by The Malaysian Insider Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) plans to begin expansion of the Langkawi International Airport (LIA) next year after it was voted the best airport in Asia Pacific in the under two million ...XinMsn, 1 week ago Ritz-Carlton expands in Malaysia TTRweekly.com, 1 month ago MAHB to expand some Malaysian airports under its management TheStar.com.my, 2 months ago MAHB targets to manage more airports TheStar.com.my, 2 months ago
Kuala Lumpur: International rating agency Moody's Investors Service has affirmed A3 issuer rating to Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) with a positive rating outlook. Moody's, in a statement today, said the rating and outlook are in line with ...Sabah Daily Express, 1 month ago Moody's affirms rating on MAHB with positive outlook TheStar.com.my, 1 month ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) - Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), has completed a transaction, to acquire the remaining 40 per cent equity stake, in the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG). It is now the first ...NAM News Network, 2 months ago 40 Malaysian Companies Win Best Companies to Work for in Asia Awards 2014 AndhraNews.net, 1 month ago MAHB first Asian company to fully own a foreign airport Sabah Daily Express, 2 months ago
ISTANBUL: The newly-acquired Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA) by Malaysian airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), is expected to garner strong traffic growth with some 33 million passengers by 2018. SGIA chief ...TheStar.com.my, 2 months ago SGIA to garner 33m passengers by 2018 New Straits Times, 2 months ago MAHBS SGIA expects 33 mil passengers by 2018 KiniBiz, 2 months ago
Speaking to Routesonline on the sidelines of the Routes Asia Strategy Summit, where he was a panellist discussing airport infrastructure and whether countries could keep with the growing demand for air travel, Datuk Badilisham Ghazali, managing ...Routes Online, 2 weeks ago Airport facilities to be expanded: MAHB My Sinchew, 1 month ago Malaysia Airports to continue to upgrade airport facilities PropertyGuru.com.my, 1 month ago Malaysia Airports to continue to expand airport facilities The Malaysian Times, 1 month ago
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KUCHING: Analysts viewed that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) financial year 2014 core net profit of RM185.1 million beat expectations due to changes in depreciation policy. In a statement on Bursa Malaysia, MAHB revealed that the ...My.NewsHub.org, 1 month ago MAHB: Long-term potential despite growing pains KiniBiz, 1 month ago MAHB registers 4.7 pct passenger growth despite poor show from Chinese passengers MySarawak, 2 months ago
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) had registered earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of RM861.4 million representing growth for the year of 4.1%, achieving its financial headline KPI for FY2014. The ...Travel and Tour World, 1 month ago MALAYSIA AIRPORTS BERHAD : Mahb registers 4.1% ebitda growth, achieves its financial headline kpi for fy2014 4 Traders, 1 month ago MAHB REGISTERS 4.1% EBITDA GROWTH, ACHIEVES ITS FINANCIAL HEADLINE KPI FOR FY2014 Noodls, 1 month ago
FY14 core earnings came in better than expected thanks to the lower-than-expected losses from ISG, although MAHB did post a 4Q14 MYR24m core loss. Maintain BUY with ex-rights DCF-derived TP trimmed lower to MYR7.35 (10.8% upside from ex-rights ...Klse I3investor.com, 1 month ago
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I hope you'll agree we have a nice and varied little collection of items here this month!
I had an interesting e-mail from Peter Miller, whose chum had bought a Robbe 'Charly' r/c model parachutist at an auction and needed some help and advice about setting him up. It was an unusual request which I couldn't answer, but I knew a man who could! Read all about it next month!
Trans-Atlantic Flight of an FAI legal r/c model
Record attempt planned for August 7th 2002
Latest news from Carl Layden
On club scene #53, Craig Trickett, President of St John's R/C Flyers, Newfoundland, Canada, gave us news of a planned world record flight of the Atlantic with an r/c plane. Here, Carl Layden, also a member of St Johns and one of the main organisers of the event from the Newfoundland end, gives us the latest news.
Some of you may ask,
"What's FAI legal?"
Setting up an external tank for a Cox PeeWee ·020
by Andrew Donatelli
found the engine to be quite reliable running on Norvel 25% fuel.
To set up an external tank
for the Pee Wee, first remove the original tank and drill a hole in the
side of it just large enough to fit a ½A fuel line.
Close encounters with an IFO
I actually think the IFO is going to be a really great flier - I just need to give myself a little more room for some "proper trimming" flights next time.
Next month, read about Tony's rather different model Halifax.
Futaba transmitters alert!
Gordon Cook, Chairman of Test Valley Model Flying Club, UK, alerts us to a weakness in the design of Futaba transmitters that could have cost him dear at the flying field recently. When Gordon ran through his pre-flight checks prior to rotating his pattern ship, he discovered that he had no rudder control in one direction and which then failed entirely, eventually tracking the problem down to a broken wire in his Futaba Field Force 8 transmitter.
is set up in Mode 1 and the problem was that there is a small circuit
board mounted at the base of the stick that actually moves back and forth
when the stick is used in the elevator sense - elevator and rudder control
being paired on the left-hand stick in Mode 1, as viewed from the operating
position. Wires from the board are connected back to the relevant pots
and the continued flexing of the wires to the rudder pot as the stick
has been used for elevator control caused fatigue in the wires to the
point of breaking. Gordon thinks that the reason why the rudder worked
in one direction only - for those last few movements that were witnessed
before total failure - was that in one direction the rudder wiring is
in compression and the other in tension.
Not much you can do about it, except to be aware of the possibility of this fault developing and if you have a transmitter that has been in fairly regular use over a period of three or four years, check it out!
Arising from this incident and from his own considerable experience and pedigree in model flying, Gordon has written a very thought-provoking piece on the general reliability of transmitters. Look out for it on the September issue of ModelFlight.
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Lexi Ensor is a Consultant with StrategyCorp’s Public Affairs and Management Consulting practices. Lexi works with clients to tackle complex policy challenges, and to develop strategic solutions to a wide variety of organizational challenges. She has experience working with private, public, and not-for-profit clients.
Recent projects include developing policy solutions for technology companies; working with not-for-profits to establish government support; developing strategic plans for a variety of organizations and municipalities; and working in Canada’s territories to develop a feasibility study, conduct consultations with First Nations communities, and to develop a strategic plan. These projects involved deep understanding of current political trends and operating environments, extensive public consultation and stakeholder engagement, and in-depth understanding of the industries in which each client works.
Lexi’s work is rooted in a variety of industries, including: not-for-profit, health care, technology, development, municipalities, Crown corporations, and industry associations.
Prior to joining the firm, Lexi worked at a boutique public affairs firm in West Virginia that specializes in developing and implementing multi-state and federal government relations and corporate communications programs. She is currently working with the Havergal Old Girls Association (HOGA) as Co-Chair of the Governance Committee and member of the Publications committee, and is a member of the Ontario Women’s Liberal Commission (OWLC) Executive Board, acting as Vice President, Toronto (Etobicoke/Downtown/East York).
Lexi graduated from Western University with an Honor’s Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.


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No, I’m not saying that you should think about your credit score every second of your life. However, it should be on your mind when you make a financial decision. When you open a credit card, use a card, apply for a loan, rent a home or something else, your credit score is most likely being affected.
You might be thinking “But, I don’t need to use my credit score anytime soon, so, who cares?”
If you can help it, then you should always be working on increasing your credit score, not decreasing it. You never know when something may come up and you will need your credit score to qualify for a loan.
If you feel overwhelmed by having to fix your credit on your own, please contact The Credit People to assist you.
Here are reasons why your credit score is important.
A higher credit score most likely means a lower interest rate.
I have seen people who have car loan interest rates of 24%. Yes, I said 24%!!!
If some of these people just shopped around and had a better credit score, they probably could get interest rates of 2% or 3%. That is a HUGE different in monthly payment.
Also, when applying for a home loan, the difference between a good credit score and an average credit score may be the difference of something just like 1% or 1.5%, but that may mean a difference of hundreds of dollars each month with a monthly mortgage payment.
That job you want may run a credit check.
A bad or average credit score may not prevent you from getting a job completely, but it may be a big difference if a hiring manager is stuck between choosing two very similar candidates.
A lower credit score may mean that you will be denied altogether.
If you seem to be a complete risk to a lender, then they might not want to handle your loan as well because they could possibly not make any money from your loan.
Your car insurance rates may be higher if you had a “bad” credit score.
This is something that many people do not realize. Your credit score does affect your car insurance rates. I believe there are three states in which this practice is banned, so that means that nearly all of the states in the United States employ this practice.
Do you think your credit score is important? Why or why not?

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Liberals have accused Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia of being the court’s resident bully, but when two liberal female Suprem Court Justices–Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan–this week tried to browbeat Scalia and lawyers arguing against the Voting Rights Act’s Section 5 pre-clearance requirement, the mainstream media hailed their efforts. […]
Scalia said there were “certain districts in the House that are black districts by law just about now” and even the Virginia Senators “have no interest in voting against this” because they would lose votes “if they do not reenact the Voting Rights Act.”
“Even the name of it is wonderful: The Voting Rights Act,” Scalia said. “Who is going to vote against that in the future?”
Sotomayor was not having any of it.
Sotomayor, as a liberal Washington Post columnist noted, “allowed the lawyer for the Alabama county seeking to overturn the law to get just four sentences into his argument before interrupting him. ”


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Store Update and Why We Believe in Selling Yoga Mat Free Bread..
Of course the subject line is a touch sensationalist, perhaps a little dramatic and a smidgeon of exaggeration.
I think it’s an appropriate response though to the utter lunacy of a food system that can have an additive that goes into shoe soles and yoga mats sitting in everyday food, without anybody making a fuss.
I find the fact that this is ‘normal’ a dramatic deviation from what is sensible about food.
Call me old fashioned but I like wheat in my bread not shoe sole additives.
I think ‘normal’ is bread made with good flour minimally processed (stoneground unbleached), wild fermented yeast, water and salt, see my previous article on the topicTALKING BREAD. So when I get accused of being dramatic in my reaction to the same ingredient that sits in shoe rubber being in conventional bread, I feel a bit like I imagine Alice in Wonderland felt on a good day.
Who has lost the plot here? Is it us, the consumers who have outsourced our pantry’s to industry and conveyor belts instead of farms? Is it the corporates who are putting all sorts of chemicals in processed food to extend shelf life to the extent that stores are filled with edible like substances but not true food? Or is it the food activists who expose all that industry doesn’t reveal?
Emotional food activists also expose the true cost of choosing to be ignorant. The consumer who doesn’t read food labels, doesn’t prioritise nutrition, doesn’t care about what their children are eating and gets irritated by the work required to do so? Who is more insane I wonder? You’re fussing about how clean your child’s clothes are but aren’t concerned by what is going into their bodies? I don’t understand that. At all.
Those of you who have known me for a while will know that I’m building up towards a tirade right now. 🙂 I am but I’ll save it for later to spare those of you who only want the store update and news of what is in store.
So let’s get that out of the way – we’ve got a good selection of organic greens in right now – kale, baby spinach, baby asian greens, spinach, coloured spinach, fresh bunches of italian parsley and rocket, we’ve got great beetroot in from Ambersky Farm – the candy striped heirloom one as well as the golden globe beetroot. We’ve got lemons and avocados in, those gorgeous spiked african cucumbers you loved last week (you want to try these in your green juice), alfalfas sprouts from Kazi Farm and baby mixed salad leaves.
New stock of Keith Harvey’s 100% Grass Fed Beef is in store – rump, sirloin, mince, some shin and meaty bones.
We haven’t cut the forequarter yet, we’ll be doing that next week, if you are looking for bulk packs of brisket, chuck, short rib or stew on bone – please e-mail me so that I can get them cut and packed for you to collect fresh, otherwise we freeze them.
If you buy a 5kg pack with a group of people you benefit from getting grass-fed beef at a fantastic price of R60.00 per kg – the same as the conventional equivalent – you can split the meat at home between friends, share and really go 100% grass-fed beef in an economical way.
You will also then be getting the best beef, the most flavourful beef is all on the bone I believe. I do need to cut to order though for bulk packs so please inbox Michael – michael@organicemporium with subject ‘BULK ORDER 5KG’S BRISKET’ or chuck or stew so that we can I can cut what you need and you can fetch it fresh. Michael will invoice you prior, you can do an EFT and then your meat is booked. What doesn’t go to order will get minced and go to wors, dry wors, patties etc otherwise we end up with too much forequarter.
We’ve got in a new range of organic Italian deli items – pastas – white and wholewheat options with organic tinned Italian tomatoes and an organic olive oil. See new category o the online store called ‘Italian Organic Deli’.
We got some organic jams and dried fruit free of the preservative sulpher dioxide from Tierhoek organic farm in store.
We have a range of certified organic olives products in from Blue Sky Organics, fair trade and organic tea, organic chocolates from Gayleen, sourdough REAL breadwithout yoga mat. Free range eggs from Mooberry Farm and the delectable dairy fromThe Gourmet Greek which has many of you it seems salivating all over town trying to find.
Great honeys and more…visit www.jozirealfood.co.za – click online store and whatever you see there is in store.
I’m going to have to point you to our FACEBOOK page to find an article about yet another dubious hidden ingredient lurking in some store brought breads – azocarbonamide.
I had a food journalist call me yesterday asking me for my opinion on this additive – now more commonly referred to as the ‘yoga mat ingredient, in many store brought breads and baked goods. He was referring to an article written recently in the Sunday Times that I completely missed. I’ve put the article up on our Facebook page as well as some other articles and interviews of interest about azocarbonamide.
I had previously written about a worrisome preservative lurking in bread called calcium propionate that has been banned in Germany. To read that in the archive, click here.
How do we feel about the revelation of another dubious additive sitting alongside that one in bread? Add that to the fact that these questionable ingredients sit alongside contentious GM ingredients like soy and corn – what is the cumulative effect on our systems of all these ingredients combined I wonder? How do you feel even about the fact that is actually isn’t listed on the ingredients list?
My particular form of food activism these days focuses on highlighting farmers and producers who produce proper food with sustainable farming practices and traditional methods, and turning my head and view away from food ‘manufacturers’.
I prefer nowadays to revolt by doing what I can to make great food from responsible farmers and producers more accessible to you, so that you do have the option of choosing real sourdough bread for example rather than the conveyor belt option filled with chemical additives to keep it viable.
Every now and again though, I need to shout from the rooftops to expose information that is less than comforting. Talking about azocarbonamide in food is one of these occasions.
The Sunday Times article is very comprehensive on the subject and in revealing which brands are using it. Please see it on our FACEBOOK page together with interviews on the topic or you can find a link to it on another website here.
Like our page and share to get the information out. I expect nothing less from a Jozi Real Food Activist:)
Don’t fret. Re-focus and use your anger to fuel you to find the best farmers and producers in Jozi that don’t treat your children like lab rats.
Read labels and avoid anything you don’t understand and for heaven’s sake when you see ‘flour improvers’ on a packet – we at the very least – should be asking ‘what does this mean? What are these substances and if the store can’t answer that question – you should leave and head for your nearest farmers market or a store that can.
Most important – rediscover the joy in great food, real farms and whole ingredients.
That said, I’m off to visit a potential new chicken farm – cross fingers that it is compelling.
Last but not least, the journalist yesterday asked for my comments about an industry perspective that food activists are too emotional about food.
I stand behind and for my truth – I believe that we all must be very emotional about nourishment. We must be more emotional about what we eat, not less so.
Nourishment is about the cycle of life and about being connected to your birthright and inheritance which is abundance from nature when you respect her cycle.
The cycle of life is all about a system of nourishment. We cannot connect to life without being emotional. We cannot connect without heart. Logic has its place and merit but it isn’t going to connect you meaningfully to the earth and to the abundance of nature. Focusing on food and how it is produced, together with cooking great food, will take you there, I promise. It is my life’s work to deliver this message that I believe so passionately in. I support you in getting emotional about your food and your right to GREAT food.
If you aren’t emotional yet about what you put it in your body, I’d say – it’s vital that you become so.
Onwards and Upwards with The Jozi Real Food Revolution,