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A nasogastric (nay-zo-gas-tric) tube (NGT) is a thin, soft tube that is passed through your child's nostril, down the back of their throat, through the oesophagus (food pipe) and into their stomach.
Inserting the tube is usually a short procedure, and the tube will go down easily if your child is relaxed. There are ways you can help your child to remain calm, including distraction and relaxation techniques.
Generally, a child will be given an NGT so that specially prepared liquid food or fluids can be passed down the tube. The reasons your child might need an NGT for feeding include:
Sometimes, an NGT may be used to empty a child's stomach contents, including stomach gases.
Even though having an NGT put in is a short procedure and does not hurt, it is not very pleasant. Paracetamol or other medicines for pain relief will not stop the discomfort. Knowing what will happen during the procedure will help make it easier for you and your child.
The following tips may help both you and your child manage the procedure better:
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Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures.
Once it has been inserted, the NGT is usually held in place by being gently taped to the side of your child's face, near the nostril.
The most important aspect of caring for an NGT at home is checking that it is in the correct position (i.e. sitting in the stomach) before you put anything down it. Your treating team will teach you how to do this.
How can I stop my baby from trying to pull the NGT out?
The NGT will be firmly secured with tape, to the side of your child's face, to reduce the risk of them pulling it out. It can be secured behind their neck so that it doesn't dangle in front of them. Occasionally, children will have mittens put on, so that they can't grab at the tube and risk
If my child needs to have an NGT for a long time, are there
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Some children with long-term NGTs can develop an aversion to eating food and drinking fluids orally. Your child can work with a speech therapist to relearn these skills and ensure safe, enjoyable eating and drinking.
Another side effect can be rash or irritation due to the tape holding the NGT in place. Talk to the medical or nursing staff if this happens. There are several things that can be done to avoid this rash or irritation, including the use of a steroid cream, using an adhesive remover
when removing the tape, and swapping the side the tape is on.
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The Wind Gods is the story of the 33rd America's Cup race and Team Oracle's quest for glory.
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The New Deal
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After the American stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, an era known as the Great Depression began. Many people had lost a lot of money. Banks as well as lots of companies went bankrupt and people lost their jobs. Meanwhile, President Herbert Hoover thought the crisis would be over soon and thought it was not the federal government's duty to resolve it. As a presidential candidate, Franklin Roosevelt promised to act instantly in order to solve the problems of the Great Depression era. When he took office in 1933, he immediately took action. Over the next eight years, the government came up with projects and programs which are collectively known as the New Deal.
Roosevelt's first actions:
March 5, 1933: Roosevelt declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from taking their money out of their savings accounts and therefore weakening the weak banks even more.
March 9, 1933: The Emergency Banking Act was passed. Banks were reorganized and insolvent banks were closed.
May 1933: Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act in order to enable the federal government to build dams along the Tennessee River to control flooding and provide inexpensive power for the people.
May 1933: A bill was passed by Congress that would give money to commodity farmers when they left their fields fallow in order to boost prices.
June 1933: The National Industrial Recovery Act was passed. It said that workers would have the right to form unions and bargain for higher wages and better working conditions and established a Public Works Administration.
also in 1933: The Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Glass-Steagall Banking Bill, the Home Owners' Loan Act and 10 other major laws were passed.
The Second New Deal:
As the first laws did not help enough and the problems of the Great Depression could not be completely solved, Roosevelt launched more federal programs in 1935.
April 1935: The Works Progress Administration was created to provide jobs for unemployed people.
July 1935: The National Labor Relations Act which created the National Labor Relations Board was passed. The Board supervised union elections and prevented businesses from treating their workers unfairly.
August 1935: The Social Security Act was passed. It guaranteed pensions, established an unemployment insurance and said that the federal government would support dependent children and the disabled.
Major goals and achievements:
- Economic Recovery
- Job Creation
- Investment in Public Works
- Civic Uplift
Especially Conservatives criticized that the New Deal was an unconstitutional extension of the federal government. They also criticized the high costs of the programs.
End of the New Deal:
Eventually, rulings of conservative justices as well as anti-Roosevelt sentiments made it hard for the president to enact any more programs. Furthermore, when the USA entered World War II in 1941, the American industry was stimulated and the Great Depression came to an end.
Aftermath of the New Deal:
The New Deal changed the relationships between the federal government and the people. Furthermore some programs like Social Security, unemployment insurance, or agricultural subsidies still exist.

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Computer Software Engineer, Systems Software Salary
Computer Software Systems Engineers in the United States can expect wages of $81K annually on average. Cash earnings for Computer Software Systems Engineers — which occasionally include more than $12K from bonuses and more than $20K from profit sharing — stretch from around $53K to approximately $122K. While career length and the individual firm impact pay for this group, geography is the most influential factor. Most Computer Software Systems Engineers report high levels of job satisfaction. Medical benefits are awarded to nearly all, and a strong majority earn dental coverage. The information for this rundown comes from respondents who completed PayScale's salary questionnaire.
Job Description for Computer Software Engineer, Systems Software
Computer operating systems, compilers, distribution and billing platforms, and multi-unit inventory management programs are all considered “systems software." This software forms a framework for businesses and organizations on which other activities can be performed. Computer software engineers in systems software are specialized software engineers that help develop new systems and platforms, as well as maintain and update existing platforms to meet the needs of the marketplace and/or employer.Read More...
Computer software engineers in systems software must first develop efficient platforms, and then tailor them for usability. These engineers typically work as part of a team with other software designers, working to create entirely new platforms and update previously completed work. Another large part of the computer software engineer’s job relates to quality assurance and testing, working with relevant quality assurance department(s) and implementing fixes; for software engineers working on mature platforms, much of their work may involve streamlining systems and platforms to meet evolving customer needs.
A strong educational background in computer science and/or computer engineering is necessary for computer software engineers in systems software. A bachelor's degree is generally required, and a master's degree may be preferred for some high-level systems programming positions. Companies also typically prefer engineers with a programming background and practical experience with systems software work. Software engineers in systems software typically work full time in an office environment, although overtime may be required as deadlines approach.
Computer Software Engineer, Systems Software Tasks
- Design, implement, and test database schemas.
- Write, modify, and debug software for operating systems.
- Write kernel code for real-time or multitasking operating systems, including device drivers.
- Use kernel debuggers, system dumps, and assembly language, as well as higher level languages.
- Test and document software for operating systems.
Common Career Paths for Computer Software Engineer, Systems Software
Computer Software Systems Engineers may experience a large salary bump if they progress into a role such as Senior Systems Engineer. The latter position pays an average of $100K annually. Computer Software Systems Engineers most often move into positions as Software Development Project Managers or Senior Systems Engineers; those groups report median salaries that are $5K higher and $8K higher, respectively.
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Survey results imply that Computer Software Systems Engineers deploy a deep pool of skills on the job. Most notably, skills in UNIX, C programming Language, Linux, and C are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 6 percent and 8 percent. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include SQL, HTML, and Java. Those proficient in C are, more often than not, also skilled in Linux and Java.
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Computer Software Systems Engineers who reported more years of relevant experience also reported higher earnings. Survey participants with less than five years' experience pocket $71K on average, but those with five to 10 years of experience enjoy a much bigger median of $89K. Professionals who claim 10 to 20 years of experience can secure some pretty cushy paychecks; the median for this group is a six-figure $102K. Respondents who claim more than 20 years of experience may encounter pay that doesn't quite reflect their extensive experience; these veterans report a median income of around $112K.
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Home to some of the best pay for Computer Software Systems Engineers, San Francisco offers exceptional salaries, 63 percent above the national average. Computer Software Systems Engineers can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like Santa Clara (+33 percent), San Jose (+24 percent), San Diego (+21 percent), and Seattle (+20 percent). Houston is the lowest-paying area, 15 percent south of the national average. Employers also pay below the national average in Chicago (14 percent lower) and Baltimore (10 percent lower).
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University funding changes set to cost more than they save
Monday 18 February 2013
Changes to the way universities are funded will result in economic costs six times higher than any Government savings, new figures suggest.
The Treasury is set to reduce its expenditure by almost £1.17 billion following the changes in 2012-13, which include allowing universities to charge higher tuition fees and no longer offering teaching funding through the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), think tank million+ said.
But a report by the group has found the economic costs of the new funding system are expected to reach more than £7 billion - 6.5 times higher than the Treasury's expected savings.
Reduced earnings for graduates, lower tax revenues from the smaller number of graduates entering the jobs market and a higher write-off of student loans - estimated to increase to almost 40 per cent - are among the reasons for the increased economic costs, the think tank claims.
There will also be a significant inflationary impact, including an increase in the Government's own borrowing costs as a result of higher tuition fees, million+ said.
Pam Tatlow, chief executive of million+, said: "The shift from the direct funding of universities to indirect funding via student loans has protected student numbers and, on paper, helps the Government reduce the structural deficit.
"The real question is how to maintain a thriving, efficient higher education system which is good for students, good for universities and good for the taxpayer.
"Once the total economic costs are taken into account, the jury has to be out as to whether the Government's reforms are the most cost-effective way of funding higher education."
Dr Gavan Conlon, from London Economics, which conducted the research, said: "It is essential for the Government to identify good value for money for the UK taxpayer.
"To do this it must compare the total costs and benefits of changes to the higher education funding system, and at the moment the costs appear to substantially outweigh the benefits."
Students starting degree courses in autumn 2013 will pay just over £8,500 on average, around £120 more than those who went to university last September.
A third of English institutions will charge the maximum £9,000 as standard for a degree, according to official figures published by the Office for Fair Access (Offa).
Around three in four are charging the top rate for at least one of their undergraduate courses.
Ministers had originally claimed that universities would only be allowed to charge over £6,000, and up to £9,000, in "exceptional circumstances".
According to million+, the Retail Price Index (RPI) will increase by about 0.22 percentage points in each of the first three years of the new tuition fee scheme.
This alone will cost £655 million in additional interest payments in the first year of higher tuition fees, the think tank said.
There will also be a 0.24 percentage point increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the group said.
Although the Treasury will gain from increased revenue in alcohol and tax duties - an estimated £20 million in 2012-13 - additional expenditure of approximately £42 million on public sector pensions and £163 million on state pensions will be incurred, million+ said.
Consumers will also experience price hikes on second-class postage stamps, higher regulated rail fares and higher water bills which are linked to either CPI or RPI, the group added.
A Department for Business, Innovation & Skills spokesperson said: "It is right that this report has acknowledged that our reforms have laid the foundations for a better funded and more responsive higher education sector.
"We estimate that the resources for teaching will rise from some £8 billion in 2012/13 to £9.1 billion in 2014/15, allowing for a better student experience.
"Our reforms have made the university system fairer and more progressive and putting students at the heart of the system means that more will have the opportunity to study at their preferred institution.
"But this report does provide a useful contribution to a debate where there is much variation in estimates of the cost of borrowing. Some are higher and some lower than the Government's estimates."
'We would evict Queen from Buckingham Palace and allocate her council house,' say Greens
French court convicts three over homophobic tweets, in case hailed as a 'significant victory' by LGBT rights campaigners
Greece elections: Syriza and EU on collision course after election win for left-wing party
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Islamic history is full of free thinkers - but recent attempts to suppress critical thought are verging on the absurd
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Location and Uses
The Cap of Time is a piece of Armor which can be obtained using the amiibo Rune while scanning the Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link Amiibo. Each time the figure is scanned, a chest will appear that has a small chance to contain the Cap of Time. It can be enhanced by a Great Fairy but cannot be dyed at the Kochi Dye Shop.
The Cap of Time, alongside the Tunic of Time and Trousers of Time, comprise the Hero of Time Set which resembles Link's outfit from Ocarina of Time. When it has been enhanced by two levels, it provides the Master Sword Beam Up Set Bonus when worn with the full set.
Cap of Time
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|FrenchCA||Coiffe du temps|
|FrenchEU||Coiffe du temps||Cap of time|
|Italian||Cappello eroe del tempo|
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I did click on this hoping to see some kind of cat wedding though😉 Or like, a cat exchanging rings with another cat in front of a romantic sunset, lol.
I came here for the cat romance 🙁 but congrats, nevertheless. Beautiful ring
I too was hoping to see two cats in love.
I, like many others, was also expecting to see a cat engagement! Congratulations though, beautiful ring! May I ask why you are also wearing a wedding band? Just out of curiosity. Were you just trying it on or is it going to stay on throughout the engagement and wedding?
For everyone who comes here looking for a cat proposal
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This little dragon we saw when we were visiting the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva. Now, this is something I definitely don’t do often – taking photos of miniature elements, instead of panoramic views or capturing large-scale images. However, as soon as I saw this wooden figurine of a small dragon, I thought it’s an interesting object for a photo.
The structure of the “dome” began in 2007 and was completed 9 months later when the author, artist Miquel Barcelo placed his signature in the middle of the Cupola. Knowing that for this 1,400 square meters of ceiling, they needed 35,000 kilos of paint – this was met with great awe! The art piece on the Cupola is a metaphor of what the United Nations represent.


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The Suzuki Raider R150 Fi remained as the undisputed ‘underbone king’ after dominating the nationwide championship race for the Super Series. For two consecutive years, the bike has maintained a very impressive performance which contributed to the current success of the Suzuki-VMan Racing Team. Its unbreakable feat continued at the much-awaited 13th Inside Racing Grand Prix (IRGPXIII) held at the Clark International Speedway.
The team finished the competition gloriously bagging with six winning titles under the underbone sealed engine races: 2 Fastest Lap awards (Super Underbone Trophy and Super Underbone Elite category), a top and third podium places (Super Underbone Elite category) and the Super Underbone Elite Manufacturer’s Award. This was all made possible with the Suzuki Raider R150 Fi.
Onboard on Raider R150 Fi with a sealed engine, Suzuki’s April King Mascardo consistently owned the racetrack at the Super Underbone Elite Category of the IRGPXIII. The bike’s signature DOHC 4-valve, 4-stroke, 150cc fuel-injected engine provided Mascardo the optimum performance he needed to continuously improve his lap time and break away from the pack during the qualifying and final race. Apart from bringing home the championship title, his excellent racing pace led him to get the Pole Sitter and the Fastest Lap awards. He recorded the best lap time of 1 minute and 9 seconds on the said class and managed to improve his distance from 2.6 seconds to 6.2-second gap from his opponent.
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Between the 27th and 29th of March 2015, the representation of Center for International Initiatives (Centrum Inicjatyw Mi?dzynarodowych – CIM) participated in the Weimar Youth Forum organized in Paris. The Forum is a yearly meeting leaded each year by a young NGO from one of the “Weimar Trangle” States (Poland – Centrum Inicjatyw Mi?dzynarodowych, Germany – Studentenforum im Tonissteiner Kreis and France – Conférence Olivaint). Traditionally, since several years a Belgian association (Conférence Olivaint Belgique) has also been taking part in the Forum. The Weimar Youth Forum was first organized in 2004, and since then, all annual editions have dealt with social, economical and political issues concerning Europe.
The Conférence Olivaint (French) was the one who held this year’s edition in Paris. Due to the fact that, beyond the “Weimar framework” there are also participants from Belgium, it broadens the scope of the consultations and emphasizes the European dimension of the event. The working language of the conference was traditionally English.
Indeed, every edition of the Weimar Youth Forum is based on a specific theme, concerning international and European matters. This year the main theme was: “Social Europe”. It was connected with all contemporary phenomena concerning Europe, especially the European Union, in three main points:
The links between the Economic and Monetary Union and the building of Social Europe
Social Europe as a tool to renew the European integration
The Welfare State in Europe.
The participants arrived to Paris on the 27th March in the evening for the inauguration of the conference at the Institut Catholique de Paris. The introductory lecture, called “Social Europe as an answer to the Eurosceptic’ critics?” was held by Mrs Pervenche Berès, member of the European Parliament from the Party of European Socialists. Being an experienced French MEP, she admitted that the contemporaneous president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, underlined the need for social dialogue in Europe. However, as Mrs Beres said, throughout the history of the European Communities, freedom of market was the main aim of the European integration and has always prevailed the social rights.
As an example, the lecturer referred to the idea of the common, European financial transaction tax. According to her, the fact that only 11 countries supported it, demonstrates lack of the European social solidarity. In her opinion, promoting social rights and the European solidarity may be the proper answer to the rising wave of euroscepticism. Furthermore, the French member of the European Parliament realized that the Russian Federation, by its aggressive attitude in international relations becomes a threat to the European solidarity. In her opinion, the whole Europe should be united and speak in one voice towards Russia; a deeper European integration could lead to such a result. On the contrary, focusing on austerity measures can only strengthen the euroscepticism (as an effect of social dissatisfaction).
The second day of the conference (the 28th March), on the contrary to the previous Weimar Youth Forum edition held in Bonn, was interactive to a large extent. The introductory speeches given by recognized experts were followed by workshops regarding the topics discussed before. After the opening addresses there were rounds of questions as well, but actually the main emphasis was put on debates between the young participants of the conference. After each panel, participants took part in Oxford Style Debates, divided into two teams and restrained by strict time conditions (1-2 minutes for a talk).
The first panel took place at the French Assemblée Nationale (Parliament, Lower Chamber). The topic of the discussion dealt with the crisis in the Eurozone. It was held by two renowned French experts on European affairs: Olivier Coppens (civil servant of the European Commission) and Bernard Barthalay (Professor of Economics at the University of Lyon, specialist of the European economic integration). Prof. Barthalay recalled and described in detail the history of the common EU currency – Euro, as well as the history of the very Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). As a result, participants of the conference had an occasion to realize that, initially, in the minds of EU founding fathers, the economic union should have come before the common currency, due to the economic differences existing between European countries. Actually, it was a well-known fact that, if there was no common European economy, in terms of economic indicators, tax rates etc., a monetary union would be risky. Nevertheless, because the lack of a political has been restraining the economic integration, the decision to introduce a common European currency was made in the 1990s, without implementing any common fiscal policy.
What is more, the economic integration was not the aim as such, but was rather invented as a means to evoke deeper political integration. Prof. Barthalay also admitted that it was France that has many times weakened the integration processes, either by rejecting the Joschka Fisher’s proposal of deeper European integration in 2000, or voting in referendum against the European Constitution in 2005. Despite being a European federalist, he acknowledged that during and after the great economic crisis, European countries have tended to deal with problems on an intergovernmental, not community level. What is also important, the austerity measures applied due to the crisis, have led to a deeper polarization of economies of the EU countries. This happened because the austerity deteriorated the volume of public investments, not mentioning such facts as decreasing salaries and therefore, the economic demand as well.
Afterwards, Mr Coppens gave some remarks about practical aspects of the economic integration from the EC perspective. Emphasizing that presented opinions are his personal, he explained the general strategy of the new Commission under President Juncker. Juncker’s priorities, according to Mr Coppens, are: more direction for integration, more contribution of people in policy process, probably also less technocratic and more political approach to problems. In overall, the Coppens’ views were more optimistic on the European matters. He stressed the role of Euro not only as an EU currency, but also as a symbol of Europe.
Also, contrary to popular beliefs, Mr Coppens claimed that there was a significant success in overcoming the economic crisis. For instance, the European countries’ debts have been reduced, the monetary systems have been adapted to cope better with difficult economic situations in the future. Emphasizing the fact that “currency is just a paper in which you believe”, he mentioned that big European countries undermined the credibility of Euro many times because of their participation in excessive deficit procedure: France and Poland 11 times each, Germany violated the threshold of budget deficit 8 times. Therefore, since the crisis, the EU lost a significant part of credibility in terms of common currency. Coppens also stressed the nature of the problem: having common currency (not all members of the EU, anyway), member states have still different economies (fiscal rates, social transfers etc.), however they are strongly intertwined. An example of such interdependency can be the fact that 17% of Belgian GDP is directly connected to French economy, and between France and Germany it is around 5-6% GDP, so still a huge amount.
As a result, the plan of Juncker’s Commission is mainly to restore the confidence in Euro and the EU due to investments – not only in infrastructure (as it was until now), but also in structural reforms leading to more responsible public finances. In the long turn, the EU should try to incline the capital market to invest more and not only through the banking system. The second priority in the long period is to reduce the energy dependency from third parties (especially from Russia), mostly by self-reliance and developing renewable energy sources. Finishing his remarks, Mr Coppens stressed that in the economy, there are always three elements of equilibrium: investments, fiscal responsibility and structural reforms (the “triangle”), as to stimulate investments it is necessary to improve the last two elements.
After the panel concerning the crisis of Eurozone, the young participants from France, Germany, Poland and Belgium took part in a workshop, in the framework of Oxford Style Debate. According to the experts’ discussion, the debate concerned the Economic and Monetary Union, how it influenced the idea of the European Union as such, and whether the legitimacy of EMU is sufficient. It was said that lack of social legitimacy is a problem of most of the EU institutions and that the bad image of Euro and the EMU after the crisis undermines the European integration. Participants generally agreed that a better information campaign and more social dialogue in the EU are necessary to maintain the common European market.
In the second discussion panel dealing with social security matters, two experts took part: Arnaud Emeriau (the Permanent Representative of the French social security institutions to the EU) and Philippe Langlois (a specialist of labor law, social security law and employee savings schemes). The main problem pointed out during the panel was the particularity of the social protection in the European Union. It is worth mentioning that the national particularities of social security systems in Europe contradicts the free movement of workers (the common labor market). The phenomenon hinders the efforts towards establishing a common social standard in Europe. On the other hand, European countries compete between each other regarding such elements as salaries, levels of social contributions, pensions, age of retirement etc.
Mr Emeriau also noticed that the social policy is mostly a sphere of competence of the member states, and as a result every member country has the right to veto initiatives leading to introduce common standards in salaries or other benefits. Actually, the other key issue is that the idea of “Social Europe” had not been initially designed in the European project. The priority has always been the employment, not social matters. Therefore, the outcome of social policy in the EU is always a result of social dialogue and cooperation between member states, and not because of the European legislation.
Even taking into account the social standards, as the interlocutors said, it is impossible to fully harmonize remunerations in Europe because of the economic differences among the EU countries. A more reliable initiative would be, according to the speakers, to introduce a kind of the EU minimum wage, which might diminish the extent of competition between countries for a greater European social solidarity.
To sum up, the Weimar Youth Forum organized in March 2015 in Paris by the Conference Olivaint was again an interesting occasion to exchange views on international and European matters which this time focused mostly on their economic dimension. The invited experts, especially for the first economic panel, gave us a valuable insight on the economic integration of the EU, as well as on the social aspects of the integrating processes.
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The main tip for looking great is to always define your waist. It doesn’t have to be your real waistline, sometimes it looks better if you mark it a bit higher.
Examples of plus size costumes that feature adjustable waist size, thanks to a corset-like lace:
Here is a sexy outfit that men will love, the Adult Plus Size Miss Wonderland Costume for ladies. This adorable outfit is sure to have men waiting on you hand and foot vying for your affections. The sweetheart costume consists of an adorable mini dress with an attached apron that has a poodle applique on it. This lovely and sexy outfit is made for plus size ladies, and is suitable for dress sizes 16 to 22. Break hearts at will when you attend your next theme party, costume ball, Renaissance festival or rollicking Halloween party wearing this one of a kind outfit.
This is one fairy you wont find in your local forest. Our Graveyard Fairy Costume is a great idea for the girl who wants to be as spooky as she is cute this Halloween. The pink dress comes with a pair of detachable wings and glovelets to hit the town in true fairy style. The dress itself comes with a pink bodice top that has black laces framed by a black trim on its front. Below that is a ruffled satin waist section that frames the skirt below it. The skirt comes in a combination of pink and purple sheer fabrics which are cut into tatters at the hemline for a ragged, graveyard appearance. The elbow-length gloves come fingerless and feature a horizontal black and white striped pattern. The detachable fairy wings are made from both black and purple sheer fabrics which are also cut into tatters giving this classic costume its hard graveyard edge.
These nomads travel from far and wide…carrying everything they own with them. On Halloween night, you can play the role of this easy-going, never-stay-in-one-place character. You will travel from party to party spreading your fun-loving personality around. Features long tattered dress, slip, sleeve ties, corset-style front and hairpiece.
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Youll turn every head in the port this Halloween with our Ruby the Pirate Costume for adults. This costume comes with everything youll need to hit the high seas in style including a pirate inspired corset-style top, skirt, waist sash and head scarf. The unevenly cut black skirt has a jagged hemline that rises from just below the right knee up to the middle of the left thigh for a revealing look at those sea legs. The red and white striped waist sash can be tied to either side and matches with the corset-style top. The top itself is cut off the shoulder, smock-style with long flowing white sleeves in a ruffled fabric. The black corset portion is accented by black trim and laces over a red and white print piece that goes with the waist sash. Keep your hair out of your eyes with the black head band and you’ll be ready to set sail in true pirate style!
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This shiny hologram dress is perfect for doing the bump and shaking your groove thing. Feel like a walking mirror that radiates reflections of light at the same time absorb reflections of light from another source. At the party place, you will be able to stun all the men in the room with this awesome costume. And, take note, also the women, because they have to have this costume, and they can if they go near you. And they wont go near you if you have not stunned them in the first place, So, now, youre a stunner. But never forget that it will be nice if you enliven the party. Walk around. Go and hear their friendly remarks regarding how beautiful this costume is, just like the wearer. Strut your stuff, make that party alive! A party is not a party without the fun part. That is your duty, you have to do your part.
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Tight, glossy costumes that follow your curves can also look gorgeous. Just look at the following ones and tell me they don’t look awesome:
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Did you know that a group of peacocks is called a party? Now you do! Be the life of the party in this beautiful and ornate costume inspired by the peacock. Complete includes a shimmery short multi-colored dress, an ornate feathered headpiece, and a decorated peacock tail that can be displayed in full plume or left down. Fits most size 14-20.
Move over Boy Wonder, make room for Girl Wonder. This costume is a great way to show off your great superhero skills and look great while doing so. The best way to show off your great figure as well, and with a great price, you are sure to want to get this costume for any party or Halloween. Now you can be the perfect side kick in this shiny, Womens Plus Size Robin Costume which also includes a great looking mask. The perfect fit for the perfect costume. This is a great way to look great and party ready with ease. Time to party hard and kick some villains into jail, so if you want be ready if Batman calls you then this is the costume for you. Is the costume missing something? Then you must check out our awesome accessory section for other great items to add to this costume.
Mod is a subculture that originated in London, England in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s. Mod clothing was characterized by bright contrasting colors and bold prints. For men, it meant more tailored suits, for women it meant higher hemlines. It didnt take long for this style to become popular in the United States. Our Sexy Miss Mod Plus Size Costume exemplifies all that was Mod. This four piece costume includes a scoop back white dress with silver polka dots and black trim. Long white gloves, a wide headband and large round white sunglasses that were definitely a sign of the times are also included. Complete your mod look with a pair of go-go boots that you can purchase on our website.
What do you think? Do you have other tips for choosing plus size Halloween costumes?


With the UK Climate Change Conference of the Parties (or, rather informally “COP26”) being held in Glasgow, Scotland this month, bringing together the heads of major nations and parties from across the world to discuss and, hopefully, accelerate positive actions toward creating a healthier planet through climate action. The COP26 summit has highlighted a series of key factors in achieving meaningful climate action, including: (i) Global Net Zero Carbon Emissions; (ii) Protect Communities and Habitats; (iii) Joint Efforts in Targets; and (iv) Mobilising Finances.
To achieve the goals detailed, an increased focus has been placed on developed nations to raise ‘at least $100bn in climate finance per year’  through utilisation of public and private sector financing – securing net zero targets means securing finance. This means that to raise finance from beyond those philanthropic companies, the UK, as well as other developed and non-developed nations, have continued their alignment with these promises on emissions neutrality through increased funding, grants, subsidies, and schemes.
These incentives are aiming to target offshore wind, “less established” technologies and “established” technologies within the Renewable Energy (RE) and Sustainability sector  – the clear message here seems to be companies should actively invest and diversify in reducing carbon emissions or risk being “left behind”.
With climate change being factored into the decision-making processes of the majority of large and SME’s, the demand for transparency in efforts to reduce emissions has increased, as evident from the ever-more detailed inserts seen in annual reports in more recent times.
It is not only companies that are increasing their transparency and direction of investment, with banks, insurers, investors, and other financial firms committing to ensuring their investments are not only seen to be placed within RE and sustainability investments but are now actively making a difference through their climate financing.
Hilco Valuations Services Europe and Hilco Streambank (Hilco) are perfectly placed to assist companies who are wishing to raise finances for these incentivised climate investments as well as being strategically placed to act independently for those funding the investments, realising values for which to act on. The Hilco team in the UK have decades of valuation and disposition experience across all asset classes, having been involved in numerous business and asset valuation and disposals within the RE and sustainability sectors and are able to leverage Hilco’s global footprint of expertise and resources.
Over recent years our experienced team have worked on valuation and disposal engagements spanning across the renewable sector. In 2018 we expertly navigated the business and assets sale of Green Energy Geothermal on behalf of the Joint Administrators. Green Energy Geothermal was a provider of modular geothermal power plants, with assets in Kenya and Iceland.
Following a significant level of global interest following our sales process, Hilco successfully completed and structured a deal with Canadian energy developer and finance company ECC Global. Additionally we have run competitive sales processes across the breadth of the renewable energy sector, including an innovative tidal wave energy company and a company developing new airborne wind-powered generation system to deliver clean, low-cost electricity at a utility-scale. The acquisition of the intellectual property assets of Kite Power Systems, the innovative wind power company aforementioned, was bought by Norwegian wind energy company Kitemill who plan to set up the first high altitude wind demonstration farm in Norway. We have also provided inventory and accounts receivable appraisals to a leading global manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines.
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COP27 is over. What new intel do we now have to keep pressure on regional officials, and to try to correct for its many failures and setbacks?
From November 6 to 20, world leaders and representatives met for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27), held this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The conference started and ended late due to reluctance around one key initiative: the topic of loss and damage for vulnerable countries hit by climate change events accelerated by more developed countries. The establishment of a global fund to address this issue was widely reported as COP27’s most notable achievement, which is deeply unfortunate for a number of reasons—all of which attest to the work that remains to be done, and our impoverished capacity to do it.
Some exceptionally important data points emerged in COP27, and there are promising initiatives with pilot projects and working goals that merit our attention. However, far too much hinges on two limiting factors. One is our global follow-through on the financial investments needed to implement effective climate change mitigation, adaptation, and reduction goals within our ever-tightening window. The other is our global follow-through on transforming the worst of our current emissions economies to date.
Simply put, the world’s worst emitters have not done enough to decarbonize, and the world’s most affluent polluters have not done enough to contribute to financing. To say that we’re in deep peril of failing to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels is an understatement. As COP27 President-Disgnate Sameh Shoukry noted prior to the conference, the synthesis report of country standings coming into COP27 was “a testimony to the fact that we are off-track on achieving the Paris Climate Goal and keeping the 1.5 degrees [target] within reach.”
This year’s Emissions Gap Report went one further, stating that we have “no credible pathway to 1.5 degrees Celsius in place”, and are currently on track for 2.8 degrees by 2100.
Due to our failure to act more comprehensively to date, we now need to get greenhouse gas emissions down 43 percent by 2030, relative to 2019 levels, to have any chance at all of mitigating our current disaster. This goal amounts to the need for a rapid and widespread transformation in our marketplaces—and yes, that includes a cultural shift, even though only Working Group II for this year’s major climate change report, the IPCC Sixth Assessment, even began incorporating degrowth (i.e., the de-prioritization of rising GDP as the primary metric of human wellbeing, to create space for societies predicated on less carbon-costly activities), as a key component of climate change mitigation strategies.
We also now know that we need around 4 trillion USD per year invested in renewable energy before 2030, if we’re going to reach net zero emissions by 2050. And for a full transition to a low-carbon global economy? 4 to 6 trillion per year.
Parsing the legalese
It can be difficult, though, to sift through a body of procedural work that comes with fancy subcommittee names and initiative announcements, declarations and promises of new coalitions and goals, to ascertain what has actually changed in the course of these meetings. What emerges from such UN conferences is a group of draft decisions, none of which have the full force of law, but which different nation-state parties still fight tooth and nail to see use less (or more) binding language so as not to over-commit themselves.
Consider the following segment from the Advance Unedited Version (AUV) of this year’s implementation plan. In it, the Conference of the Parties
- Calls upon Parties to accelerate the development, deployment and dissemination of technologies, and the adoption of policies, to transition towards low-emission energy systems, including by rapidly scaling up the deployment of clean power generation and energy efficiency measures, including accelerating efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, while providing targeted support to the poorest and most vulnerable in line with national circumstances and recognizing the need for support towards a just transition;
- Reiterates its invitation to Parties to consider further actions to reduce by 2030 noncarbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions, including methane;
- Emphasizes the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring nature and
ecosystems to achieve the Paris Agreement temperature goal, including through forests and other terrestrial and marine ecosystems acting as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases and by protecting biodiversity, while ensuring social and environmental safeguards;
- Recognizes the importance of maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative economic and social impacts of the implementation of response measures, and welcomes the adoption of decisions -/CP.27, -/CMP.2710 and -/ CMA.4.
Item 13 is one clear mark of failure for COP27. The failure becomes clearer when one recognizes this line item as the same as Item 36 in COP26’s decision, the Glasgow Climate Pact. That year, the conference lost its struggle to include the term “phase-out” instead of “phasedown” for unabated coal power, due in large part to pressure from China and India. This year, despite the grave state of all our global indicators around climate change, major polluters still fought hard not to commit to a complete phase-out of coal technologies within our critical timeline for keeping overall temperature increases low in this century.
Item 14 also highlights how limited these pacts are in their ability to direct global action. Conference parties can invite countries to consider actions, but even with grim deadlines for quantifiable change, especially around greenhouse gases as critical as methane, their implementation relies on the will of individual countries to take the matter seriously.
The trust system and developed country funding
Therein lies the complicating factor, too, for the most prominently reported “win” of COP27: follow-through on that promise of funding for the loss and damage initiative.
Developed countries entered COP27 in arrears, having failed to meet their 2015 Paris Agreement goal of 100 billion USD in annual contributions to global climate fund initiatives by 2020. Maybe because they were too busy putting that money to work reducing emissions in their own, worst-offending economic sectors? Not really: this year’s Global Stocktake of national progress toward Paris Agreement metrics showed that, while some countries are “bending the curve” toward better outcomes, most still need to halve their emissions by 2030 in order to meet original goals.
(And we’re not even going to get into how Russian lobbyists attempted to use this conference to barter for sanctions relief in the middle of Putin’s war. There are too many levels of bad faith actor here to cover effectively all at once.)
Financial figures shared in COP27, with respect to the global investment required to help all countries meet their transformational goals, don’t particularly instill confidence in the wake of this past financial negligence. Neither does Item 31 on the AUV, which
[a]lso highlights that delivering such funding will require a transformation of the
financial system and its structures and processes, engaging governments, central banks, commercial banks, institutional investors and other financial actors.
(In short, admitting that the capacity and will to change are not yet effectively developed and mobilized on the international banking stage, to ensure the delivery of financial support in a timely fashion even if individual nations can be moved to put up the funding at all.)
Developed countries also committed to mobilizing 100 billion between 2020 and 2025, and the EU renewed related pledges this year, primarily in the form of grants that will make up nearly a quarter of the overall ask. But the proof of their stated commitment (to say nothing of the rest of the world’s financial giants) will only emerge in follow-through.
And that goes doubly so for this loss and damage fund, the supposed crown jewel of COP27, which could come with a price tag of anywhere from 160 to 340 billion USD by 2030. Despite broader media acclaim for this formal concession at the tail end of conference proceedings, even the UN’s own press pages paint a more sobering picture of what actually transpired. Yes, the conference saw leaders agree to start such a fund for the countries most susceptible to climate change disasters. But also,
[w]hile the negotiated text recognized the need for financial support from a variety of sources, no decisions have been made on who should pay into the fund, where this money will come from and which countries will benefit. The issue has been one of the most contentious on the negotiating table.“COP27 ends with announcement of historic loss and damage fund”, UNEP
Notably, too, this is not the first time that the international community has attempted to tackle the issue of loss and damage. The Santiago Network was established in 2019, during COP25, to provide the technical support required to match funding agencies with communities in need in the aftermath of climate crises. Since then? The team at Carbon Brief perhaps put it best when describing the network as having “largely languished as a mere website set up by the UNFCCC, although last year in Glasgow some initial money was pledged to get it off the ground”.
Gee, that sounds familiar.
So what tools did COP27 actually provide?
It’s not a complete loss whenever policy wonks, industry reps, and governmental figures gather (this year, with pavilions for youth, Indigenous, and gender issues as well) to exchange ideas around climate change. But the benefits from such conferences lie in how much pressure we’re willing to apply to and around their actors after initial proceedings.
In particular, COP27 gave us the names of many active working groups we need to be uplifting and monitoring in the years ahead. And that’s not nothing: empowering ourselves with key names, concrete goals, and quantitative intel gives us the means to write to our politicians, pressure our local media, and shift the conversation in immediate communities.
In the US, folks should especially mark the work of the First Movers Coalition, which expanded its membership this year to include ETEX, General Motors, PepsiCo, and Rio Tinto, among others, to accelerate industrial decarbonization projects. The coalition committed 12 billion USD to commercializing zero-carbon technology for two of our worst emitting sectors, heavy industry and long-distance transport, which together account for 30 percent of global emissions. It also launched campaigns targeting the cement and concrete sector for at least 10 percent near-zero carbon by 2030.
Also of note, in Houston, Texas and Los Angeles, California, are commitments to scale decarbonization projects by The Mission Possible Partnership, which set 2030 milestones for seven “hard-to-abate” industrial and transport sectors, with the endorsement of over 200 industrial companies. These projects will shape the “next wave of green industrial clusters”, via trucking powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells (“zero tailpipe”), retrofitted “sustainable aviation” fuel plants, deep-water net zero shipping, and “green steel” plants.
COP27 also saw the formalization of a $3.1 billion USD plan for an early warning system in the next five years. This is both low hanging fruit in the climate change policy spectrum, and also extremely important, because reaching humans around the world with news of emerging climate events is a prevention measure that cuts overall costs, saves lives, and habituates humans to better data-sharing practices on a global scale. It’s a network that’s relatively cheap to produce, but with significant qualitative and quantitative benefits for how we view ourselves as a globally integrated species.
COP27, and what comes next
When faced with the sheer callousness of many high-emitting industries, along with the inefficacy and ineptitude of many human organizational systems to date, it’s easy to dismiss conferences like COP27. In light of the Herculean labor needed to mitigate the impact of all three, the inclination to suggest that these meetings are useless is understandable.
But they aren’t useless. At bare minimum, they’re very good litmus tests for the state of our financial and governing structures. The sheer transparency they provide, with respect to good and bad faith actors, also offers critical intel for determining how to go forward as individuals, and within the global-local communities where we have the most agency.
So rather than dismiss or despair, let’s look unflinchingly at the hard reality that our species is collectively failing to prevent even worse outcomes from ongoing climate change.
What can and what will we do now, to mitigate that hard fact’s impact closer to home?


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The people of Khadir district in Taiz denounce the crime of burning copies of the Qur’an ,the detention of the Umrah performer, Marwa Al-Sabri
Posted on February 6, 2023
Ansarollah website – Taiz –
Today, Monday, the local council in Khadir district of Taiz governorate organized a protest stand to condemn the burning of copies of the Noble Qur’an and the Saudi regime’s detention of the Yemeni citizen, Marwa Al-Sabri, while she was performing Umrah.
The participants in the vigil, which was attended by the governor of Taiz, Salah Abd al-Rahman Bajash, and the director of the directorate, Jalal al-Subaihi, chanted slogans expressing public anger towards the Zionist lobby’s tools that offend Islam and Muslims by burning copies of the Holy Quran.
They denounced the arrest by the Saudi authorities of the citizen Al-Sabri, the fabrication of false malicious charges against her, and the sentence issued to her one year in prison,considering this a flagrant violation of human rights and all humanitarian laws, and contrary to religious and social values.

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