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POWER RANGERS (aka SABAN'S POWER RANGERS) (12)
D: Dean Israelite
Lionsgate/Temple Hill/SCG/Toei (Haim Saban, Brian Casentini, Marty Bowen & Wyck Godfrey)
W: John Gatins [based on characters created by Haim Saban]
DP: Matthew J. Lloyd
Ed: Martin Bernfeld & Dody Dorn
Mus: Brian Tyler
Dacre Montgomery (Jason Scott / Red Ranger), Naomi Scott (Kimberley Hart), R.J. Cyler (Billy Cranston / Blue Ranger), Becky G (Trini / Yellow Ranger), Ludi Lin (Zack / Black Ranger), Bryan Cranston (Zordon), Elizabeth Banks (Rita Repulsa)
In all honesty, you know if you're going to like this film or not before you watch it.
I was never a viewer of the Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers when it was a hugely popular television series, but I was very much aware of its existence.
This reboot is pretty much more of the same that you'll see in other origin superhero stories and unless you were a fan of the original series, this isn't going to be much to write home about.
A group of five angsty teens happen across an old alien ship and become infused with superpowers and soon learn that an old enemy of the previous generation of Power Rangers has returned for vengeance.
The film makes history in some circles by being the first superhero movie to feature LGBT and autistic characters, but this virtue signalling is only tackled on the periphery and mostly swept under the carpet for the majority of the story.
The young cast do a good job, but neither Bryan Cranston nor Elizabeth Banks belong in a film like this.

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Mexico.- Paloma Sanchezfederal deputy for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), demanded that the Ministry of the Interior immediately deploy protection measuresthrough the Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, in favor of Sinaloan journalist Juan Manuel Partida Valdez, who received death threats.
When presenting this proposal with a point of agreement before the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union, the member of the Parliamentary Group of the PRI (GPPRI) in the Chamber of Deputies stressed that on August 10, Partida Valdez, who is President of the Association Journalists of Sinaloa, received threats by phone.
The Sinaloa legislator Paloma Sánchez explained that the journalist was threatened to stop his investigative journalism activities.
He indicated that given the risk that Mexican journalists run and taking into consideration that Partida Valdez had already been threatened in 2017, “it is important that the matter be taken as seriously as possible by the Ministry of the Interior in order to safeguard the integrity of the journalist from Sinaloa and that of his family”.
He contextualized that Mexico, according to the organization Reporters Without Borders, is the most dangerous country to practice journalism in the world, since this year 14 of them have been murdered and in the last three years, attacks on the press have increased. increased by 85 percent.
PRI federal deputy Paloma Sánchez stressed that the climate towards freedom of the press and expression in Mexico is oriented “towards the stigma that the press that investigates and questions only wants to destabilize the government.”
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Finally, he said that there is evidence of the risk faced by Mexican journalists, taking into account that 60 percent of the attacks against the press come from government authorities.

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Celebrating The World War I Generation
LIANE HANSEN, host:
The last living link to America's role in World War I broke when veteran Frank Buckles died recently. Frank Morris of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports a crowd gathered there yesterday to celebrate him.
FRANK MORRIS: The Liberty Memorial is a round limestone tower, half as tall as Washington Monument, but projecting from the top of a hill. Hundreds came up here to honor the more than four million Americans mobilized for World War I.
(Soundbite of song, "Over There")
MORRIS: America entered the war with a promise. As the song said: We won't be back till it's over, over there. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired General Richard Meyers says that was remarkably optimistic.
General RICHARD MEYERS (Retired, Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff): They went over thinking they could change the world, change the course of that war, and in fact they did.
MORRIS: And they knew what they were getting into. In one battle, The Somme, Meyers says 88,000 men were killed for every single mile of ground won.
Mr. MEYERS: So, that was courage. They went, despite of the fact that this was the bloodiest fighting this earth had ever seen. Sacrifice.
MORRIS: Veteran Frank Buckles brushed it off on a visit to Kansas City three years ago. Buckles died at 110, but he enlisted underage.
Mr. FRANK BUCKLES (Late WWI Veteran): When you're 16 years old, you're not afraid of anything.
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Unidentified Man: Forward march. Left, left...
MORRIS: Two skinny teenagers in period uniforms marched, reminding everyone at the ceremony of just how young those soldiers fighting from trenches with machine guns, high explosives and poison gas were. One of them, Gunnar Naughton, turned 18 the day Frank Buckles died two weeks ago.
Mr. GUNNAR NAUGHTON: I feel like I owe myself to them, because they died for my freedom.
MORRIS: After the war, people from lots of countries felt the same way. The war turned America into a world leader.
Despite all this, there's no one nationally-recognized memorial honoring all U.S. veterans of the First World War. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver wants Congress give that designation to the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. The National World War I Museum is already here.
Representative EMANUEL CLEAVER (Democrat, Missouri): And that means that this would be The World War I Monument of the planet.
(Soundbite of music, "Taps," and gunfire)
MORRIS: I'm standing now at the base of the Liberty Memorial, right between two big sphinxes. One of them faces east, toward the killing fields of Europe. It shields its eyes to the horror of war. The other faces west, towards, symbolically, the future. It also shields its eyes though, because, as the veterans of the war to end all wars would tell you - if they could - there's no seeing the future.
For NPR News, I'm Frank Morris in Kansas City.
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Cerner Corp. announced Thursday that it has agreed to buy 237 acres of the former Bannister Mall site for an office expansion that would add 12,000 to 15,000 new employees upon full redevelopment of the site.
The site is owned by Trails Properties II, a partnership that includes Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) co-founders Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig. The site would serve as an extension of Cerner’s nearby Innovation Campus, 10234 Marion Park Drive, where the health care information technology company employs 2,866. The site purchase, expected to close by the end of this year, is contingent on completion of due diligence and securing of appropriate financial incentives, Cerner said in a release.
“Cerner’s significant growth necessitates that we plan now to accommodate our future space needs,” Cerner CFO Marc Naughton said in the release.
The timing of the new site’s build-out would be based on Cerner’s growth and occur during an extended period, Cerner said. In addition to Cerner offices, the company anticipates the extended campus would include on-site day care, a health clinic for associates, fitness facilities, food service and training spaces. It also could house future data centers as needed. A portion of the site may be made available to be developed with retail stores, restaurants and a hotel.
The Bannister Mall redevelopment plan has traveled a winding road since 2007, when the former mall site was selected for a nearly $1 billion project, including a soccer-only stadium for Sporting Kansas City (then named the Wizards), 1.1 million square feet of restaurants and retail space, 1.6 million square feet of offices and four hotels.
A year earlier, OnGoal LLC, which also includes Patterson and Illig, bought the Wizards. OnGoal moved the team’s home games from cavernous Arrowhead Stadium to CommunityAmerica in 2008 with hopes of opening a new stadium soon. But the Bannister Mall site lost out in 2009, when OnGoal announced that the stadium for Sporting Kansas City and new Cerner offices would be built in Wyandotte County’s Village West development.
OnGoal was lured across the state line by a $229.5 million incentive package, including $147 million in Kansas sales tax revenue bond financing. The package provided the upfront financing that Kansas City and Missouri couldn’t with their $250 million package of tax increment financing and tax credits.
In 2011, the Kansas City Council approved a new $590 million TIF plan for the Bannister Mall site. At that point, Trails Properties II was proposing 1.2 million square feet of retail, 1.5 million square feet of office and clean-tech space, and 150 hotel rooms.
Kansas City Councilman John Sharp said the TIF plan will have to be amended to reflect current redevelopment plans, something that could take place as early as September.
Sharp said the long-delayed redevelopment project is now on a fast track, as evidenced by the City Council’s vote Thursday afternoon to approve an application for $10.7 million in state tax credits in support of the project. Hours earlier, Sharp was in Jefferson City voicing support for the tax credits before the Missouri Development Finance Board. The MDFB then approved the credits — before the city approved the application for them.
“Normally, we would do that the other way around,” Sharp said.
Sharp said the tax credits would help the developers recover some of their land assembly costs. By the end of the summer, Sharp said, Trails Properties II will have invested $55 million in land assembly, demolition and remediation efforts at the site.
Sharp, who lives in the neighborhood of the former mall, said the redevelopment would be huge for the area.
“Seeing the demolished mall sitting there on a major interstate with additional vacant buildings that have been deteriorating every year has really been a blighting influence on the entire Bannister corridor and the Hickman Mills school district,” Sharp said. “Everyone is ecstatic that the long-awaited redevelopment is poised to take place.”
Sharp said that the closing of the failing mall had affected more than just its tenants. Several small businesses in the area that had benefited from the mall traffic also have suffered, he said, “and a lot of residents have moved out because of a lack of jobs and places to shop and go out to eat.”
Gov. Jay Nixon also hailed the Cerner announcement.
“From Day One, my administration has pursued proven, fiscally responsible policies to make Missouri a more attractive place for high-tech, high-growth companies like Cerner to invest and expand,” Nixon said in a release. “Today, we continue to see the results of this approach paying real dividends for communities in Kansas City and across our state.”
Mayor Sly James called the announcement “a great step forward.”
“South Kansas City has been on an impressive forward trajectory in recent months, but this site has remained an issue,” James said. “Redeveloping the Three Trails Crossing region into a Cerner property will turn that area into a beacon of innovation. Cerner is a valuable community partner, and I deeply appreciate the company’s commitment to our city. We look forward to working with Cerner to finalize a plan soon.”


Pedestrian Deaths from Automobiles Account for 15% of All Traffic Fatalities: Report
A new report indicates that the number of pedestrian fatalities linked to auto accidents rose 10% in the first half of 2015, due largely to distracted driving and higher volumes of vehicle travel.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released new data, in a report titled “Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities By State” (PDF), which highlights a spike in the number of pedestrian accidents resulting in death on U.S. roadways.
The report analyzed pedestrian fatalities during the first six months of 2015, and found a 10% increase when compared to 2014, and a 19% increase compared to a similar report issued five years ago in 2009.
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According to the findings, 26 states and the District of Columbia had more deaths involving walkers, runners, or other pedestrians. Only 21 states had drops in the number of pedestrian deaths, and three remained constant when compared to the 2014 data.
On average, there are nearly 5,000 pedestrians killed from roadway accidents. The GHSA report indicates that during the first six months of 2015, there were a total of 2,463 pedestrian fatalities, which is a 10% increase from the 2014 year, which recorded 2,232 fatalities during the same time frame.
If the rate of fatalities further indicates a constant 10% increase over the full 12 months of 2015, it could become the highest pedestrian fatality rate ever recorded since the agency began collecting data in 1975.
Decreased fuel prices, demographics, increased motor vehicle travel, and a recent influx in the amount of individuals walking to and from work may have all contributed to the rising number of pedestrian deaths, according to the report.
Census data cited in the GHSA report indicates that nearly 1 million more Americans walked to work in 2013, when compared to 2005, which is a 21% increase. Although the Census data for 2015 has not been released, researchers say it is likely the walking commuter population has continued to grow over the last two years.
In addition to an increased population walking to work, there was also an increased number of vehicle miles traveled. Monitoring data published by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indicates motor vehicle travel on all roads and streets increased by nearly 4% during the first half of 2015, when compared to 2014. The FHWA reports that more than 52 billion vehicle miles were traveled during the first six months of 2015, becoming the highest recorded number of miles traveled to date.
Pedestrian safety has become a growing concern over the last several years as the number of pedestrian fatalities has continued to grow. GHSA data indicates that over the last several years the percentage of auto accidents involving pedestrians has grown from 11% to 15%.
Drivers Are Not the Only Ones Distracted
Aside from growing numbers of pedestrians and growing numbers of vehicle miles traveled, researchers say distracted driving is the highest contributing factor to pedestrian fatalities.
GHSA reports that pedestrian fatalities may be growing not only due to cell phone use and in-dash display touch screens in vehicles, but also because of pedestrian being distracted from texting or using the internet while walking.
The report cites The Wireless Association, which found a 26% increase in mobile data usage from 2013 to 2014. The number of annual multimedia messages increased by nearly 60%. Distracted walking into roadways is comparably hazardous as texting while driving, leaving researchers to speculate without verifiable evidence.
Studies over the last decade have indicated human error contributes to 94% of all automobile accidents, whether fatal or not. The most persistent contributors to human error crash fatalities have been distracted, drowsy, and drunk driving, as well as failure to wear seatbelts.
Data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicated that vehicle occupant fatalities also increased during the first nine months of 2015. A report issued by the NHTSA on February 5, indicated a 9.3% increase in automobile to automobile related fatalities for the first nine months of 2015, suggesting that unsafe habits such as drunk, drowsy, and distracted driving may be contributing to the recent increase.
The NHTSA data estimated 26,000 fatalities during the first nine months of last year, compared to the 23,000 fatalities during the same time period in 2014. The remaining three months of 2015 are currently still under review, but the 10% increase is anticipated to become higher once the additional data is added.
Today is the last day of a series of summits held by the NHTSA to gather new ideas, engage new partners, and generate effective approaches to combat core behavioral issues that consistently lead to roadway deaths. Five seminars sponsored by the Department of Transportation (DOT) have addressed core strategies to counter poor driving behaviors, new safety technologies and to define the long term vision for traffic safety.
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Coloreel, the world’s leading distributor of embroidery machines, has announced the sale of the first multi-head in the United States to Hirsch Solutions, with its unique technology for digital dyeing of textile thread on-demand for more sustainable and creative embroideries. The six devices will be installed over a Tajima TMEZ 6 head embroidery machine for one of Hirsch’s forward-thinking California customers.
The agreement was revealed immediately after Coloreel and Hirsch showcased live the unique possibilities of Coloreel’s products and technology to several hundred interested visitors at the Impressions Expo in Long Beach, California.
Sven Öquist, VP Sales at Coloreel Group AB comments: “Our partnership with Hirsch provides Coloreel with the ultimate reach into the US embroidery market and this order of a six multi-head unit is another great step on our growth journey in US. The installation will enable our customer to meet the fast-rising demand for our more environmentally friendly and creative embroideries., I am looking forward to many more units sold through our partnership with Hirsch.”


Loved the video. That terrain is exactly what we ride in up here. Except there is no fun sand but lots of mud, swamps and slimy hill climbs. Maybe I should move.
I haven't done the 350 sprocket modification yet but I have a bike that is reaching the limits of the adjusters, so I will have to do one soon.
Cliff has a bike that is so desperately in need of a sprocket, that the bike practically begs and pleads for maintenance when you push it backwards. The sprocket teeth are so bent over that the bike pops as the chain gets caught in the sprocket when it is reversing. We have begun to call Cliff "Captain Hook" when he rides this bike.
We have thus far avoided fixing the issue by not pushing that bike backwards so much.
Still, it is going to have to be dealt with soon. Or soonish.


The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa.Launched as the Nuova (new) 500 in July 1957, it was marketed as a cheap and practical town car. Measuring only 3 meters (10 feet) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 redefined the term ;small car; and is considered one of the first city cars.To meet the demands of the post-war market which called for economy cars, the Fiat 500 was rear-engined on the pattern of the Volkswagen Beetle, just like its bigger brother, the 1955 Fiat 600. Several car makers followed the now uncommon rear engine configuration at the time and were quite successful. The Neckar version manufactured in Heilbronn under a complicated deal involving NSU, was introduced in October 1961. In Upper Austria the firm of Steyr-Puch also produced cars based, by agreement, on the Fiat 500.Despite its diminutive size, the 500 proved to be an enormously practical and popular vehicle throughout Europe. Besides the two-door coupé, it was also available as the ;Giardiniera; station wagon; this variant featured the standard engine laid on its side, the wheelbase lengthened by 10 cm (4 in) which yielded a usable rear seat, a full-length sunroof, and larger brakes from the Fiat 600.Sports models were produced by Abarth. An Austrian variant, produced by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, the 1956-1969 Steyr-Puch 500, had a motorcycle-derived Puch boxer twin motor, a sports model of which was the 1964-1968 Steyr-Puch 650 TR2.Production of the 500 ended in 1975, although its replacement, the Fiat 126, was launched two years earlier. The 126 was never as popular as its predecessor in Italy, but was (and still is) enormously popular in the former Eastern Bloc countries, where it is famed for mechanical durability and fuel economy.


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The Risk stratification in COVID-19 patients in the ICU (RISC-19-ICU) registry was founded during the emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. COVID-19 is a novel disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that was first described in December 2019. The disease has spread exponentially in many countries and has reached global pandemic status within three months. According to first experience, hospitalization was required in approximately 20 % of cases and severe, life-threatening illness resulted in approximately 10 %. In some countries, health care systems were overwhelmed by the rapid increase in critically ill patients that far exceeded their capacity. It is thus of utmost importance to gain knowledge about the characteristics and course of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and to stratify these patients according to their risk for further deterioration. A key part of fighting this pandemic is to exchange scientific information and advance our understanding of the disease. The Risk stratification in COVID-19 patients in the ICU (RISC-19-ICU) registry aims to collect an anonymized dataset to characterize patients that develop life-threatening critical illness due to COVID-19 and make it accessible to collaborative analysis. The data collected may be composed of a core dataset and/or an extended dataset. The core dataset consists of a basic set of parameters, of which many are commonly generated during treatment of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in an intensive care unit (the individual parameters are marked yellow in the attached case report forms, and are clearly marked on the electronic case report forms during data entry). The extended dataset consists of parameters that may be measured during treatment of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in an intensive care unit, depending on clinical practice, indication and availability of the measurement method. The data accumulating in the registry as the pandemic or subsequent waves develop are made available to the collaborators to support an optimal response to the pandemic threat. The information gained on the initial characteristics and disease course via the RISC-19-ICU registry may contribute to a better understanding of the risk factors for developing critical illness due to COVID-19 and for an unfavorable disease course, and thus support informed patient triage and management decisions. Initial research questions are (I) to perform risk stratification of critically ill patients with COVID-19 to find predictors associated with the development of critical illness due to COVID-19: characterization of the study population, which are critically ill patients with COVID-19: inflammation, oxygenation, circulatory function, among other parameters collected in the registry, and (II) to perform risk stratification of critically ill patients with COVID-19 to predict outcome after ICU admission (ICU mortality, ICU length of stay): characterization of patients grouped by disease course in the ICU, based on inflammation, oxygenation, circulatory function, and other parameters collected in the registry.
The study 'Survival rates and long-term outcomes for patients with COVID-19 admitted to Norwegian ICUs' is a national observational study, including patients admitted to a Norwegian ICU between March 2020 and March 2021. The study will describe survival rates, clinical characteristics and health challenges experienced by survivors the first year after ICU admission caused by COVID-19 disease.
Description: Time to survivalMeasure: ICU Survival rate Time: up to 30 days
Description: Measured by self-reporting using Lawton Instrumental activity of daily living. Higher score indicates better function, and ranges from 0-8.Measure: Change in Functional Status Time: 6 and 12 months after ICU admission
Description: Measured by self-report using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Higher score indicates higher lever of anxiety and depression, scored on separate sub scales (0-21 for each).Measure: Change in Anxiety and Depression Time: Measured 6 and 12 months after ICU admission
Description: Measured by telephone interview using the Mini Montreal Cognitive Assessment, score ranges from 0-15. Higher score indicates better cognitive function.Measure: Changes in Cognitive Status Time: Measured at 6 and 12 months after ICU admission
Description: Measured by self report using (Euroqual 5 dimensions) EQ-5D. Higher score indicates worse health (range 5-15).Measure: Change in Quality of Life 6 and 12 months after ICU admission Time: Measured 6 and 12 months after ICU admission
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An HTML report was created for each of the unique drugs, MeSH, and HPO terms associated with COVID-19 clinical trials. Each report contains a list of either the drug, the MeSH terms, or the HPO terms. All of the terms in a category are displayed on the left-hand side of the report to enable easy navigation, and the reports contain a list of correlated drugs, MeSH, and HPO terms. Further, all reports contain the details of the clinical trials in which the term is referenced. Every clinical trial report shows the mapped HPO and MeSH terms, which are also hyperlinked. Related HPO terms, with their associated genes, protein mutations, and SNPs are also referenced in the report.Drug Reports MeSH Reports HPO Reports

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Generous Grow Annapolis community gardeners donate their excess produce that is collected for the 3rd Saturday food pantry at the Eastport United Methodist Church. We donated 689.2 pounds in 2022 and are on track to donate even more in 2023! Click here to see the photo montage.
Our giving garden monthly harvest donation to Eastport United Methodist Church food pantry is an ongoing mission at Grow Annapolis. We had a wonderful winter/early spring garden harvest of turnips, kale, broccoli and more. Many thanks to our dedicated gardener volunteers who planted, tended, harvested, cleaned and packed these vegetables and herbs month after month […]

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BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Quarterback Jason Whitens of Powers North Central High School has been named The Associated Press 2015 Player of the Year for eight-man football in Michigan.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Whitens directed the Menominee County school of 119 students to 72.6 points a game, its first perfect regular season in 35 years and a run to the state finals.
Whitens headlines the 2015 All-State Team that also features North Central’s Bobby Kleiman, Battle Creek St. Philip’s Brendan Gausselin, Posen’s Travis Sharpe and Skyler Tulgetske, Lawrence’s Hunter Coombs, Owendale-Gagetown’s David Binder and Deckerville’s Austin Spaetzel.
Joe Austin was selected the Coach of the Year after guiding Engadine to a 7-2 regular season, the program’s best since 1998.
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West Ham discuss move for £8m Badou N'Diaye as fears grow over Cheikhou Kouyate's injury
- West Ham in talks to sign Senegalese midfielder Badou N'Diaye
- The 26-year-old plays for Turkish team Osmanlispor and is valued at £8m
- The Irons have been charting his progress for more than 12 months
- Concerns rise over Cheikhou Kouyate's knee injury sustained during Austria trip
West Ham are discussing a move for Badou N'Diaye amid concerns over Cheikhou Kouyate's injury.
Kouyate will at miss the first three games of the season after injuring his knee in training during the club's pre-season trip to Austria.
N'Diaye is a midfielder West Ham have been watching for the past year but are aware Galatasaray and Newcastle United have also shown an interest recently.
West Ham are discussing a move for Badou N'Diaye after concerns about Cheikou Kouyate
Senegal international N'Diaye plays for Osmanlispor and is valued around £8million.
West Ham, who completed the £24m signing of Marko Arnautovic and sold goalkeeper Darren Randolph to Middlesbrough yesterday, are also considering Jack Wilshere at Arsenal but would prefer a loan deal.
Mexican striker Javier Hernandez is due to have his medical at the start of the week prior to his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen.

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Special Issue "Applications of Multisensory Fusion for Automation and Control of Robotic Systems"
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2023) | Viewed by 33378
Interests: multi-sensor fusion; control systems; robotics and mechatronic systems; autonomous vehicles; UAVs; aerial manipulation; humanoids
For decades, the tasks assigned to robots have constantly evolved to give birth to today's robots, that which participate more and more in the daily life of humans. The robots of yesteryear were very heavy manipulators, static and confined in factories to perform repetitive tasks in often familiar and static environments. Today's robots are increasingly mobile, independent, intelligent, and autonomous to provide more services that were, not so long ago, pure science fiction. The continuous improvement of their autonomy and efficiency has enabled their implementation in many fields such as transportation, medicine, construction, agriculture, and human services. Advances in sensor technologies and their integration into intelligent devices and systems have accelerated the increase in the autonomy and efficiency of robotic systems, enabling them to perform tasks that are more complex.
In this Special Issue, we invite original review and research papers addressing multi-sensor integration and fusion for the control of robotic systems such as UAVs, humanoid robots, collaborative robots, robotic manipulators, aerial manipulators, automated vehicles, etc.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced robotics
- Advances in robotic applications
- Advances in perception and control
- Multi-sensor system design
- Integration of sensors in control systems
- Position and localization systems
- Sensor technique in robotic applications
- Sensor-based robot navigation, task, and motion planning
- Sensor integration and fusion for positioning and navigation
- Flight control and surveillance systems
- Guidance control systems
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Locomotion and manipulation in robot systems
Prof. Dr. Abdelaziz Benallegue
Dr. A. El Hadri
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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
- Robot sensing and data fusion
- Perception systems
- Robust control systems
- Nonlinear control systems
- Smart sensors
- Fusion techniques
- Multisensory integration and fusion
- Vision-based sensing

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Mawun Raya Resort
Mawun Raya Resort Kuta is a 4-star property only 30.9 km from Kotaraja, Sekotong Beach and Tanjung Ringgit Beach.
A 30-minute drive will take guests to Bali.
The rooms in Mawun Raya Resort Kuta come with a CD player, a kitchen, a seating area, climate control and a balcony. Bathrooms are fitted with free toiletries, a shower and a bathtub.
Mawun Raya Resort Kuta is within a 5-minute drive to Lombok airport.
There are cars for rent on site.

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PGH seeks blood donation from Covid-19 survivors
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) called on survivors of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to donate blood to patients in critical condition.
The PGH will be the first hospital in the country to attempt a convalescent plasma transfusion, which was reportedly used in the epicenter of the disease in Wuhan City, China to heal patients in severe condition.
“Ang mga pasyente pong ito [na] napatunayan na negative sa COVID-19 ay nagtataglay po ang kanilang dugo ng antibodies laban sa virus na ito,” PGH spokesman Dr. Jonas Del Rosario explained.
Antibodies, as defined by the Center for Disease Control, are proteins produced by the body to neutralize or destroy toxins or disease-carrying organisms.
COVID-19 survivors who wish to donate their blood may reach the PGH through Dr. Sandy Maganito at 0917 805 3207.
“Ang mga potential donors ay sisiguraduhing karapat-dapat, malusog, at naka-recover sa COVID-19. Dadaan sila sa pagsusuri upang malaman kung wala silang ibang sakit at kung sila ay eligible na donor,” Del Rosario said.
At least 51 people out of the country’s 2,633 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered. Meanwhile, 107 people have already died due to the respiratory disease.
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THE best memes from last night's Oscars
It was one of the biggest nights in Hollywood, the Oscars. And while not everyone walked away with a golden statuette, there were still moments never to forget.
Whether it was Lady Gaga looking like she came from washing the dishes, to Benedict Cumberbatch stealing a swig - here are the best moments (made in to meme's) of last nights Oscar Awards.
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Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up
Edited by out novelist Steve Berman, "Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up" is an outstanding collection of thirteen short stories about the trials, triumphs, the journeys, and the struggles of queer teenagers. Its tales tackle a variety of issues, including homophobia, intolerance, burgeoning love, acceptance, and friendship among other themes. Quite simply, "Speaking Out" is a collection that will inspire queer teens and the adults in their lives.
Each author in the collection creates a canvas that is populated with imaginative queer characters and his or her families, friends, adversaries, and loves. Each author then weaves a bold, compelling story involving those characters, stories, and characters that tug at the heart, stir the soul, and sometimes sear the conscience. In all honesty, there isn’t a weak story in the bunch. Yet some of the tales do stand out a bit more than others do. These include:
"Gutter Ball," by Danielle Pignataro, focuses on lesbian high school student Angela and her battle against a grammatically challenged student. It’s a story that tackles the subject of bullying with poignancy and humor.
"The Spark of Change," by Dia Pannes, tells the tale of a young lesbian who has to confront homophobia and intolerance within her own family. The story, "Waiting to Show Her," by Ann Tonsor Zeddies, is a beautiful tale of a Sapphic choir member who strikes up a friendship with the daughter of the choir’s new director.
Finally, there’s Sandra McDonald’s "All Gender U" about transgender Lin, her familial relationships, and her desire to be part of an inclusive, accepting world.
The stories presented in "Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up" beautifully capture the voices and lives of queer youth. It is an inspirational collection that resonates with hope and courage. It is truly a book that LGBTQ youth and adults should embrace and treasure.
Bold Stroke Books
by Steve Berman

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Three years have passed since the debut of the original OnePlus Watch, which operated on a proprietary operating system. Since then, the company has revisited its design approach and introduced substantial enhancements with the unveiling of the OnePlus Watch 2 at MWC.
Central to its design is the adoption of a “Dual Engine Architecture,” a concept characterized by the integration of two distinct chipsets and operating systems. The Snapdragon W5 chipset powers Wear OS, providing users with unrestricted access to the expansive app store. In contrast, the BES2700 chipset operates on a real-time operating system (RTOS) optimized for energy efficiency, ensuring prolonged battery life while maintaining essential functionality.
OnePlus claims that the Watch 2 can provide 100 hours of uptime with regular use and 48 hours with heavy usage thanks to its 500 mAh power cell. Upon battery depletion, the device offers swift replenishment through its 7.5W VOOC fast charger. Achieving a complete 100% charge within a mere 60 minutes ensures minimal downtime. A quick 10-minute charge in Smart Mode provides ample battery life to last an entire day.
Activating the Power Saver Mode retains only the RTOS, yet maintains a plethora of functionalities. Essential features such as sleep and heart rate tracking, sports modes including swimming and cycling, and the ability to place and receive calls remain accessible. With Power Saver Mode activated, the watch boasts an impressive battery life of up to 12 days.
It comes with 20 watch faces by default but users can download up to 80 more through the app store. In Smart Mode, it can run apps like Google Maps, Assistant, Wallet, Calendar, Keep, Gmail, and more.
Crafted from stainless steel, the OnePlus Watch 2 boasts dimensions of 47.0 x 46.6 x 12.1mm. Renowned for its durability, stainless steel lends the timepiece a robust feel, weighing 49g on its own and 80g when paired with the fluoro rubber strap, complete with a stainless steel buckle.
Safeguarding the 1.43” AMOLED display is 2.5D sapphire glass, renowned for its resilience. Featuring a resolution of 466 x 466px and operating at 60Hz, the display can achieve a brightness of up to 1,000 nits in High Brightness Mode.
Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, the watch boasts a 5 ATM water resistance rating, rendering it suitable for swimming activities. Additionally, it adheres to the MIL-STD-810H standard, further enhancing its durability and resilience to withstand various environmental conditions.
The watch comes with GPS support but also works with other constellations such as Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, and QZSS. Other sensors onboard the watch include a compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, and even a light sensor to adjust the screen brightness.
For sleep tracking, there is an optical pulse oximeter that can detect your sleep phases, rate your sleep quality, and more. Running Mode uses GPS and other sensors to track runs and other performance metrics. There is a variety of sports modes as well such as Tennis and Badminton modes.
Hardware specs for the watch include 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, which is useful for apps that store data offline.
The OnePlus Watch 2 has a starting price of $300 in the US.


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MSNBC Host: I hope Trayvon whipped the sh*t out of Zimmerman
MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry praised Trayvon’s violent assault on George Zimmerman. Trayvon told his girlfriend that he didn’t like having a “cracker” watching him. So he viciously attacked Zimmerman and bashed his head into the sidewalk. Zimmerman was forced to shoot Trayvon in self-defense.
Trayvon had been suspended from High School for ten days. Taryvon’s mother couldn’t handle him, so she transported him to his father’s house. His father had then dropped him off at his girlfriend’s house. Zimmerman, who did not recognize Trayvon as a resident, feared that Trayvon was casing apartments. He called the police while keeping an eye on Trayvon from a distance.
Melissa Harris-Perry is the same MSNBC host who’s show urged black power activists to go to “white safe havens” and “make white people feel uncomfortable.” The episode was partially responsible for the #BlackBrunch protests, which have already turned violent.
Perry made the comments at Cornell University on Monday, February 23rd. She praised Trayvon’s violent attack and then yelled “I hope he whipped the shit out of Zimmerman!” The crowd, which mostly consisted of young black college students, cheered.


See Exactly How Lindsay Degen Knit Her Of a Kind Edition
Watch this tank come together like magic.
Making a tank top on a knitting machine? That’s no easy task. But Lindsay Degen is an old pro who knows exactly what it takes to turn out a hit. Here, she breaks it down, step-by-step. —carlye wisel
“My all-in-one-piece Jordana Tank Top is named after one of my best friends, Jordana Martin. I wanted to do something where you could knit everything in one piece to limit the finishing. This is the first time I’ve knit something only in one piece! I cast on 146 stitches. This will be the very bottom of the tank. I knit 259 rows in the main color. I decrease 1 stitch every 2 rows for the arm hole.”
“I cast off the neck hole and begin the left shoulder. The knitting machine has to be in the ‘hold’ position, and I have to knit one strap at a time.”
“After the second strap is finished, I cast on the middle again to form the back of the neck hole. Because I am knitting all in one piece, I have now gone over the shoulders and am working my way back down. Yay, halfway!”
“I increase back out 1 stitch every 2 rows until I have the original 146 stitches.”
“I knit the main color again for 259 rows.”


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All the saint are in joy in Heaven…except that they aren’t saints, they just died, and they aren’t in Heaven, but in Hades (Supergiant Games). You might have expected Mozart here, and the seriousness of his unfinished Requiem, but in the Land of the Dead the DJ is Darren Korb, who throws a slightly different vinyl on his console. One closer to System Of A Down.
Korb has a great climate balance.
Okay, but what are we actually doing here? You could say we’re running away from home. We play as Zagreus – son of Hades (god of the Underworld, who registers the new dead each day). Sometimes, as we know, the apple falls far from the tree, and here the son of Hades does not share his father’s interests, tirelessly trying to get to the surface. The gods of Olympus are supposedly waiting there for him. You know, clean air, bright rooms, Dionysia. Life’s good. Yet the whole thing is about dying … The crossing is hard, rough and rocky. Let’s go.
Darren Korb started with the sound. First, he chose instruments that would describe Hades. So here we have the lute family: the oud (considered to be the ancestor of the lute), the setar (a relative straight from Persia) or the guitar lute itself. There was also room for a good ol’ acoustic guitar. Then it was time to add a pinch, more like a handful, of guitar amps. Anyway – you can first see how this music was created – supergiantgames.bandcamp.com.
The soundtrack joyfully starts with No Escape. Probably by no coincidence, because it’s a teaser of what we can hear later in the album – the dynamics, lute, electronics, plugged guitars, and even a guitar solo and, mentioned in the title of the reviews, the rattles. Moving over to From Olympus we can hear the slow march of weary acoustics and what seems to be the setara. In the background: tarry bass, tambourine and rattles. Climate: gloomy. Chorus: ascending. Melody: great. One of my favorites. But there are 24 pieces here, so there’s plenty to choose from. This time, however, we don’t jump that far. Right next to it is one of the few vocal pieces – Lament of Orpheus. A ballad that sounds like a lonely ancient night, played on a lute and sung by Darren Korb.
Where are the guitar players? – you will ask. Let’s get the show on the road Mr. Korb. We pull up our sleeves already in Mouth Of Styx, where first we swing to the rhythm of pulsating synthesizers, later joined by psychedelic (distorted?) lutes that come to the fore. On some good headphones you can hear them fighting for the listener’s attention as we are thrown alive right into the reverb. And so we reach the second part of the piece and the rattles are already morphing into a snare drum. Distortion turned on. Guitars tuned low.
A similar custom of baring teeth as the piece progresses – from ancient to modern strings – is clearly heard in River of Flame, in a very dynamic The Painful Way, The King And The Bull or Through Asphodel, which sound like the repertoire of Percival Schuttenbach. Korb perfectly balances the climate here. He experiments, but very consciously. The he slows down to take a deep breath through electronic Primordial Chaos. Moments later, he chooses silence in a frugal and slow Hymn to Zagreus. Not a moment passes before the album accelerates again in Scourge of the Furies.
The album ends with a ballad that suddenly pops up in the game. Good Riddance. A longing acoustic guitar and Ashley Barrett’s voice (in the second version with Darren Korb). If I were to pick a single here, this track is the most radio track. As such, it has already been performed live several times.
Darren Korb is the game’s main musician, the Orpheus himself.
The Olympic gods didn’t know guitars or amps (unless we mean the guys from Nirvana, an inside joke), but they were very musical. Apollo raged on the lyre, Athena made a flute for herself, and Dionysus “clapped” a rhythm during parties on the tympanum (an ancient manual drum). It comes as no surprise that Darren Korb is the game’s main musician, the Orpheus himself, because thanks to him, all of Hades is very rich in sound and diverse. And, surprisingly, it sounds even more interesting on the album than in the game. Only then have we an opportunity to quietly listen to everything: from the melancholic string plucked by Aphrodite, to the strings plucked by Ares’ hand itself.


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From the other side of the “Bulgarian umbrella”
outdoor interactive art
Could we turn upside down the preconception the world has about Bulgaria and our own preconception about ourselves and smile at the fact that the holes in Sofia streets provide the most beautiful puddles from any other European capital and that if you pour some water inside a “Bulgarian umbrella” you will see the shiny piece of sky reflected in it. The reference is to that sinister episode of the Bulgarian socialist history, when the dissident writer Georgui Markov was killed with an umbrella at a bus station in a London bus station.
On June28, Monday and on July 1, Thursday, from 4 to 7p.m., Artists and students from the Academy of Art and art lovers experimented in captivating the best reflections in the water contained in an open umbrella. During the first cession they took photos of the reflections and then they met again on July 1 to create an artistic optical illusion of water reflecting the sky, the clouds and the trees. Any passer had the occasion to try his talent, or simply to contemplate the beauty of Sofia sky reflected in an umbrella.
The Purpose was to experience through art a positive and unusual vision of the city, to smile from the idea, interact with other people and to turn upside down the sticky ”dark Balkan” reputation.
The idea of the performance is based on Mariangela Anastassova’s exhibition “Sofia Puddles” at the Union of Bulgarian Painters (Sept.-Oct.2009) and proposed by the gallery Rakursi.
An exhibition opens on September14, 2010 at the gallery Rakursi with the umbrellas and with the photos of Gregor Schatz from the performance.
With the gracious support of the National Library and Billboardprint
Gallery “Rakursi“ – www.rakursi.com; email@example.com
Mariangela Anastassova – www.mariange.com; firstname.lastname@example.org
Gregor Schatz – photography and documentary –www.gregorschatz.com; email@example.com


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On Monday, October 27, The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW) and its International Committee will honor Patricia Ariza from Colombia with the LPTW Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award 2014.
The hilarious interactive comedy "Joni and Gina's Wedding" arrives in Las Vegas.
"Wicked" enjoys a return engagement at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas.
"Mamma Mia!" makes a return to the Las Vegas Strip at the Tropicana Theater.
Tony Award-winning actor Billy Porter opens up about his latest stint as playwright on the semi-autobiographical play "While I Yet Live."
Robert Patrick is the author of "Kennedy's Children" and "The Haunted Host," one of America's oldest gay plays, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. He opens up about his colorful past in this interview.
Martin Sherman's Holocaust drama "Bent" is one of the most influential gay plays of the last half-century in the way that it brings gay characters and history into the mainstream. We speak to Sherman about "Bent" and about his life creating theatre.


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If you had the opportunity to go back into the past and give some advice to your younger-self, would you do it?
I definitely would!
As I became more familiar with the great thinkers that came before me, and became familiar with life, there are many things that come to my mind that I wish I knew when I was younger.
You can only focus on one thing at a time
If there is something that you’ve been wanting to do, that you know has value and can be of great use to someone else, be it dancing, graphic designing, project managing, baking, etc, focus on that one goal. Become savvy in that field, get to know the industries that you can affect and don’t stop learning! Write down what you want to accomplish with this goal and you’re your way into building the steps towards getting there. What’s the key to getting it all done? ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS. Put your cell phone away, close those websites that tempt you mindlessly scrolling and put some instrumental music that helps you concentrate. (Check out this instrumental music that I used to write this article). Don’t do 10 things at the same time, one step at a time until you are ready to go on the next one.
Practice beats talent
It’s quite self-explanatory. If there’s a specific niche you want to learn well or a sport you want to excel in, don’t talk about it as if you knew how to do it well. As the amazing basketball coach who won 10 NCAA national championships in a 12 year-period, John Wooden, said, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” When you prepare, you gain confidence because you are becoming aware of what you need in order to achieve success and it takes time. Leave the negativity out and know that whether you practice or not, time will pass and it waits for no one. So, practice with a persistent attitude and it will amount to those genuine feel-good moments.
Being selfish isn’t always a bad thing
It’s about taking care of oneself first. This doesn’t mean that you neglect your family and friends, this means that if there is a decision to make and it benefits you, take it. If there is a decision you need to make that improves your well-being, take it! Take it knowing that you seek to become better so that you could help others. For example, if you have to move away from your family but you know that you will reap the rewards in the long run, the effort won’t be done in vain.
Work with what you have
Don’t wait for the perfect moment because even if it comes, you probably won’t be able to recognize it. Instead, search for knowledge about the situation or problem that you’re going through. Read books, ask people who have gone through the same happening, watch videos about it, etc. Based on that knowledge, write down the useful information about it and create a plan. The writing process is important because once you see it on paper, it will seem more real. Then, execute. You must be willing to do uncomfortable things like converse with people who could have information that you’re looking for. The key is to find sources and put them to use. If it didn’t work the first time, be persistent until it happens.
Reading will lead you to exotic thoughts, conversations and places
Don’t waste time thinking that you aren’t creative or smart enough to engage in compelling opportunities to socialize and explore. Start by reading books that interest you or educate you and read at least a book. By just reading 4 books in one month, you’ll dramatically see how it will help you construct your thoughts into creative sentences and contribute to helping others, I guarantee it.
Unlearn helplessness and take action
If there are problems that deprive you from sleep, write down the things that are in your control and the things that aren’t in your control. You can’t control what happens to you but you can control your reaction. So, start by eliminating your thoughts that make you think twice about your potential. This process must be done EVERYDAY in order to speed up your change of mentality. Thinking that you can’t do something or seeing yourself as a low-quality person is something that can’t be in your thoughts anymore. You can’t afford to spend time dwelling on those thoughts if you have bigger and better things to accomplish. So for every time you catch yourself in those thoughts, stop and think about the opposite. Think about things that empower you! You are here to improve because nobody was born perfect, only those who are willing to give up these thoughts will generate good vibes, good opportunities and value.
There you have it; 6 important lessons that I wish I knew when I was younger. And lucky for us, there is no better time ever before in history to take advantage of how much information is available to us. Even if you don’t own a computer or cell phone, I’m pretty sure that there is a library where you could gain knowledge from. But it’s not just about learning it’s about doing something about it. Take advantage of these lessons and practice them until you see improvement. Don’t be paralyzed; make an educated decision and learn from it if it didn’t go as planned, but just gain momentum and keep going.

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Next Matrix postponed
The first of two in-production sequels to The Matrix won't see the light of day until the summer of 2003, according to SciFi.com. The site spoke to producer Joel Silver at the premiere of the new comedy Osmosis Jones and he confirmed that reports of The Matrix Reloaded making it to screens by Christmas 2002 have been overly optimistic.
"It's just it's an enormous project," Silver explained of the delay.
"It's a staggering project. There's so much dealing with it.
"It's unbelievable, and they just need time to finish both movies, because we're shooting them as one big movie.
"It's not back-to-back. It's one movie, so they'll finish shooting it, and then they'll take the time to finish the movies."


G7 pledges billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'
The Group of Seven agreed on Thursday to provide Ukraine with $18.4 billion to pay its bills, funds that Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said would speed up Kyiv's victory over Russia and which were just as important as "the weapons you provide", News.az reports citing Ukrinform.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters at the G7 finance leaders' meeting in Germany: "The message was, 'We stand behind Ukraine. We're going to pull together with the resources that they need to get through this.'"
Earlier on Thursday Shmyhal had written on Twitter, "Support of partners will speed up our victory... Despite Russia's efforts to destroy our economy, together we will win!"
Further pledges of weapons also came on Thursday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he has authorized $100 million in additional U.S. arms, equipment, and supplies for Ukraine.


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According to Diabetes UK, there are 177,000 people in Wales living with diabetes and estimates suggest a further 70,000 people have diabetes but are unaware of their condition, or have no confirmed diagnosis.
A further 540,000 people may be at high risk of developing diabetes, and the number is rising each year. If the current trend continues, it is estimated that 300,000 people in Wales will have diabetes by 2025.
2,000 people with diabetes in Wales have foot ulcers at any given time and around 330 amputations are carried out each year. Diabetes accounts for 10 per cent of the annual NHS Wales budget, which equates to approximately Â£500m a year and 80% of this figure is spent on managing complications, most of which could be prevented.
People with diabetes are predisposed to developing foot problems for the following reasons:
- Reduced feeling (Neuropathy) – Diabetes can affect the nerves in the feet, which can result in reduced sensation or feeling, known as peripheral neuropathy, which means injuries may go unnoticed.
- Poor circulation – Some people with diabetes develop narrowing of the arteries, causing blood flow to the feet to be reduced. If the blood supply to the feet is poor, any break in the skin can take longer to heal.
- Increased risk of infection – Feet undergo a lot of wear and tear that can lead to injuries such as cracks, blisters and cuts, which can become infected and cause more serious problems for diabetics.
If you have diabetes, taking care of your feet is important; follow these foot care tips:
- Make inspecting your feet part of your daily routine. That way, you will recognise any changes and be in a better position to seek help if you have a problem. If you struggle to see your feet, try using a mirror, or ask a friend or relative to check them for you.
- Keep your feet healthy, as prevention is better than cure. Wash your feet daily, but don’t soak them for too long as you may dry out the natural oils in your skin. Dry them carefully, particularly between the toes. Apply a foot cream to keep the skin in good condition but not between the toes as moist skin here may split and encourage infection to develop.
- Avoid socks with seams, which could rub and cause blisters. Check your shoes and socks for wear and foreign objects that may break the skin. Don’t walk around barefoot, even in your own home. The risk of injury and infection is too great if you have diabetes.
- Exercise can help keep weight down and improve circulation but be sure to wear appropriate shoes to minimise the risk of injury. Have your feet properly measured and new shoes appropriately fitted. Remember foot size and shape may change over time and shoes that fit properly are important to those with diabetes.
- Never try to remove calluses, corns, or warts yourself. Over-the-counter chemical products can burn the skin and cause serious damage to the feet of people with diabetes.
- See your GP, practice nurse or podiatrist immediately if you notice any changes in the colour or temperature of your feet, breaks in the skin or discharge from wounds, or increased swelling.
- Remember, a regular check up by a podiatrist – at least annually, is one of the best ways to ensure that your feet remain healthy.
Book a consultation with Lynne or Laura at the C3 podiatry clinic in the heart of Rhiwbina for friendly, professional foot care and footwear advice.

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Let’s look at recent projects undertaken by the Town of Apple Valley: The Yucca Loma Bridge, purchase of the Hilltop House, running a mile or so of unusable purple water line, extending the otherwise neglected Bear Valley bike path by a few feet, paving the Mojave River walking path, micro-surfacing select roadways to make them look better for a few weeks, and retrofitting town parks with rubber pellets that even the Town claims create “health and environmental hazards” and are a “fire hazard […] contaminating the surface and groundwater.”
Each of these was paid in part by grants. Without grants, the Town would not have been able to afford any of these inessential projects. So on what essential priorities are in the Town budget? From outward appearances, only payroll and attorney fees.
Keeping our water system up-to-date and ready to serve is clearly essential, which is why Liberty Utilities continues to invest millions in our community even while under attack by the Town Council.
Now imagine, if you will, the Town Council mismanaging our water system the way it does everything else, including street maintenance and our flood-control system.
Will the Town Council raise water rates to keep our system pristine, or let it degenerate until outside grants are necessary to restore safety and functionality?
Let’s hope we never have to find out.
Greg Raven, Apple Valley, CA
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TULLYGARLEY residents are “at their wits’ end” as the dispute over the Eleventh night bonfire in the area continues to rumble on.
As reported in the Times, pallets and other material have been dumped at Tullygarley Corner in recent weeks, much to the ire of local residents who are hoping to continue using an environmentally-friendly beacon as an alternative to a traditional bonfire.
In a bid to defuse the tense situation, a meeting was held at Smiley Buildings between representatives from Larne Council, Tullygarley Community Association and other interested parties, but this failed to resolve the issue.
And Rusty Johnston, chairman of the community association, has told the Times that residents now feel they have been “left in limbo” in the run up to bonfire night.
He added: “Those responsible for dumping the material are not even from Tullygarley, and they are going against the wishes of the community. The residents of Tullygarley deserve better than this. We have enjoyed the beacon here since 2009 and we don’t know why a small number of people have suddenly decided to act in this way.
“One of the hardest things for us is the lack of information coming from Larne Council. We feel like we have been left in the dark and have no idea what else we can do to tackle the problem.
At the latest meeting of their development committee on Monday, councillors spoke of their “disappointment” at the situation in Tullygarley and urged the council to take steps to resolve the problem.
Alderman Roy Beggs said: “The beacon in Tullygarley has been established and accepted by the residents of the area and no individuals have the right to usurp the authority of the wider community.
“We have a responsibility to get the place cleared so that the beacon can be erected, and councillors should be over there with council employees to clear it up and send a message to one or two bully boys that we will not tolerate this. We have tried talking, no one is listening; it is time for action.”
Councillor Roy Craig said it was “very disappointing” to see that Tullygarley had “taken a backwards step”, but stressed that the people of the area were not to blame.
“We need to realise that this is the work of a few individuals who have an agenda of their own, which leaves Tullygarley residents living in fear that if they stand up against them, something bad will happen,” he added.
Cllr Craig also said that the annual lighting of the beacon at Tullygarley has produced “an incredible carnival atmosphere” in recent years, and added that the actions of a few people could end up “spoiling it for everyone”.
The council has agreed to facilitate another meeting with the community association and other interested parties in a bid to find the best way forward.
Meanwhile, the council has also resolved to look into the possible provision of a multi-use games area for young people in the Tullygarley area.
However, while chief executive Geraldine McGahey said the local authority would investigate this issue, she added: “The council cannot afford to have MUGA facilities in every area of the town that has a unique identity, and there has to be some sharing of facilities between different wards.”


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New research has revealed which businesses are most at risk from click fraud – the malicious targeting of online ads by competitors.
Locksmiths, cleaning companies and investments organisations are most likely to be targeted by “bandits” committing click fraud, Click Guardian has found.
Small businesses, the click fraud prevention service said, are wasting thousands of pounds a month on pay-per-click ads that are rendered useful by “spiteful competitors”.
Roy Dovaston, manning director at Click Guardian, said: “It’s a jungle out there and with cut-throat competition comes some pretty sharp tactics.
“It’s incredible how much advertising spend click fraudsters can eat through, and the more mainstream the search items, the quicker a marketing budget can be sent down the drain.”
Here are the ten businesses types most at risk from click fraud
|Trade||Percentage of clicks that are fraudulent||Average cost per click|
|Locksmith||40 per cent||£7|
|Cleaning companies||25 per cent||£3.50|
|Investments||16 per cent||£7.50|
|Security||16 per cent||£3.50|
|Phone repairs||15 per cent||£3.50|
|Pest control||14 per cent||£7|
|Windows/doors/conservatories||14 per cent||£5|
|Wrong fuel||13 per cent||£7|
|Glazing||13 per cent||£5|
|Man and van||12 per cent||£3.50|
There are a number of ways to prevent click fraud, including setting different bid prices for content-targeted sites, keeping an eye on competitors and tracking ad campaigns in real time. Small businesses can also specifically target high-value sites for ads, steering clear of low-quality sites where “click bandits” most commonly reside, and purchase software designed to generate special referral reports.
Dovaston added: “The real concern is how much this is costing businesses, and especially those that can ill-afford to see a marketing budget squandered in the first place.
“It’s crucial businesses use real-time prevention systems that can track and block imposters so real customers get to see paid ads.”
Click Guardian suggests around £2,000 worth of adverts posted by locksmiths are disappearing each month before customers have the chance to see them. For cleaning companies, security firms and phone repair businesses, each burn a quarter of monthly marketing budgets on adverts never seen by potential customers.
Business Advice unpicks one of the growing threats to small companies, asking what is CEO fraud, before consulting two experts on the typical tactics employed by scammers and how owners can protect their firm.
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The story of Ecclesia of Women in Asia (EWA) begins in a conference organized by the Asian Federation of Catholic BishopsConference (AFCBC). Greatly outnumbered by men, the four women theologians present wondered among themselves, “Where are the women theologians? Are there more women in Asia who are doing theology that is culled from women’s experiences?” These questions spurred the event that EWA’s website describes as “a historic attempt at making Asian Catholic women seen and heard.” 55 women theologians from all over Asia gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 24 to 29, 2002 for the conference entitled “Ecclesia of Women in Asia: Gathering the Voices of the Silenced”. Thirty papers were presented on various themes: Women and Violence, Women and Spirituality, Women and Church Structures, Eco-feminism and Theological Method, Women and the Bible, and Women and World Religions.“Ecclesia” was re-imagined as the “democratic assembly of free citizens.”
In 2013 in Bangalore, India, 36 participants from 10 countries attended the 6th EWA conference on the theme,“Liberating Power: Asian Feminist Theological Perspectives.”
“Power in feminist literature, is a contested word that leans too much toward the idea that women are helpless victims of patriarchy, which has completely, thoroughly and totally oppressed them. Following this train of thought, what is meant to be resistance to total and oppressive power may still be acquiescence to this power.
Reflecting on the history of women’sstruggles in the world yields this important lesson, however: power is always confronted by resistance, and resistance is a manifestation of power. One characteristic of power is that it extends its influence by making the disciplinary technologies as pleasurable as possible. For instance, cooperation with institutions is deemed acceptable, if not desirable, as it brings about pleasure. There is no coercion here. On the other hand, when people are put in situations where choice is impossible, where resistance is futile, and only cooperation stands between life and death, powerlessness is manifested in mindless cooperation, a state of being that is not pleasurable.
Power is also manifested in space-clearing. If women can carve out space for themselves through subversion, non-cooperation, defiance, dissent and resistance, then women have, and can have, power. To continue clinging to the idea that women are forever victims of patriarchy is therefore to underestimate women.
EWA’s notion of power necessitates not just a reclaiming of contested space, but also space-clearing. EWA clears a space, and in its liminality, this space which is neither geographical nor physical, is a site for radical resistance.
This volume of papers from the 6th EWA conference articulates Asian women’s raised critical awareness of theirsituation. The Catholic women feminist theologians rise to the challenge of thetransformative and liberative dimension of theology—that, which is revealed inits two-fold task: first, to name it and call by its true name whatever afflicts the human condition, however painful or lonely the process of naming is; and second, to advocate a different model of knowing, of doing, and of feeling that is essentially compassionate and tolerant. And this effort, which takes into account the nuances with which we resist and negotiate for power in spaces where the network of relations of power will allow us, translates into a theologizing that is mindful of differences in, and among, women in the world.
The book is divided into three sections,namely: “Power as Transformative Force,” “Power as Resistance,” and “Power from Within.”
In the section, “Power as Transformative Force,” the authors offer a new way of regarding power, focusing on its positive results on those who have discovered its liberating dimension.
“The Power Of Transformation And TransformingPower: A Malaysian Female-To-Male Transgender Person’s Narrative” by SharonBong (Malaysia), foregrounds the narrative of a Malaysian female-to-male (FTM) transgender person, whose story serves as a prism through which the notions of ‘power’ and ‘transformation’ are acted out. Bong posits that the transformative aspect of power is captured in the multiple transformations that the subject had to undertake in his quest for self-acceptance. By drawing a parallel between the subject’s transformation and Jesus’ own experiences of transformations—transfigurations—the author suggests that the subject’s transformation as he journeyed into wholeness is likewise sacred.
In “Feminist Power: Living the Gospel Outside Patriarchal Structures,”Virginia Saldanha (India) begins with illustrations of how patriarchal power is crushing, not just women, but whole groups of people and also the environment, thereby threatening life itself. Within our Church, patriarchal authority renders Catholic women powerless to question andexpress our thoughts and experience of God in ways that are different from the norm accepted by the male dominated institution. Women who question are told,‘Stay and follow instructions or leave’. Saldanha proposes that ideals of equality and justice as taught by Jesus, of power being used to serve instead of to lord it over others, are necessary to make the reign of God on earth a reality. The transformation is in fact happening, not within the patriarchal institutional Church and state, but in the margins, as peoples movements worldwide are emerging to correct the path of destruction wrought by patriarchy, and a feminist consciousness is working to bring about a new world that lives the gospel in the margins, outside patriarchal structures.
“Power of Paul’s Liberative Vision: A Feminist Reading of Galatians 3:28” by Pauline Chakkalakal(India) explores the implications of St. Paul’s liberating vision, “There is no longer . . . male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Although Paul remains a contentious figure in feminist Theology and Biblical Studies, this verse changes the situation of early Christian women from marginalization to inclusion in a community that is defined by faith. Where the circumcision requirement excluded woman in the old covenant, through baptism, she is a full-fledged member of God’s family in the new. The formula, “no male and female” does not, however, mean abolition of sex differences in the biological sense; it pointsto the quality of the “new creation”(Gal 5:6) and oneness of all in Christ (Gal 3:28d). This concept excludes all forms of domination-subordination and fosters mutuality and co-responsibility.
“Power as Resistance” is the theme for the second section. The view of power as resistance is highlighted in the research on the lived realities of Indonesian women, Indian women, and the members of the Church in China.
In “Journey to Freedom: Struggle Of Indonesian Women In Diaspora,” Iswanti (Indonesia) writes about the internal diaspora and modern day migration in the Indonesian context. This journey is a double-edged sword, not merely because of the feminization of poverty and feminization of migration, but because the woman in diaspora has to contend with discriminatory structures and attitudes in two locations, her homeland, and the host-land. How shall theology respond? In the Indonesian context, the author’s response is a Teologi Perempuan Rantau (TPR), literally, the “theology of wandering women.”Despite the problems and challenges, migration and diaspora offer Indonesian women new opportunities to be liberated and transformed. Power is manifested in the resolute way in which some of the women embarked on the journey.
In “Freeing Power for Powering Freedom,” Kochurani Abraham (India) writes about the problematic tension between the ideals of feminism and the actual politics of female leadership. Patriarchy rears its ugly head when women are pitted against one another, and female leaders seem to collude with forces undermining the empowerment of other women. For Abraham, what the world today needs more than ever are women who are genuinely emancipated from the shackles of patriarchy, incarnating Wisdom/Sophia, with the courage and freedom of Jesusof Nazareth who breathed on the “dry bones”till they came to life…making Wisdom “justified by Her deeds”(Mt 11:19).
ReginaWentzelWolfe’s(USA) article, “The Church in China: The Power of Witness and Resistance in the Face of State Regulation” presents the Catholic Church in China as an example of the strength of the human spirit when confronted with State power that infringes on religious freedom and human rights. In the faceof this power, the Church asserts its own power – the power of witness. Wolfe examines power dynamics between the Church and State and the roles of the State Administration of Religious Affairs, the Catholic Patriotic Association, and the Bishops Conference of the Catholic Church in China, responses to which agencies can vary greatly from acquiescence to passive resistance and, in some cases, to active resistance. Also discussed is the relationship of the“underground” Church and the open, or registered, Church, a relationship that can, but which does not always, pit Catholic against Catholic. The paper highlights the power of witness, pointing to the work of the Church in social services, emergency assistance, and health care. In China where practices of religion are heavily regulated by the state, the Catholic Church is amanifestation of liberating power.
The last section, “Power from Within,” explores the font or source of power, which emanates from the deepest recesses of a person’s being. In the re-telling of stories, either personal or otherwise, the authors forward a notion of power that is generated from within. The richness of a person’s inner life can enable the individual who is otherwise severely constrained by a horrible experience or by being differently abled to be genuinely empowered. Inner resources can enable the people of God to re-claim the original impetus of the “Word made Flesh and dwells among us” (John 1:14). Such impetus creates the earth, world, community, and self as the font of the sacred.
“Unleashing the Power Within to Address Clergy Abuse,” is Genoveva Dumay’s (Philippines) living revelatory text testifying to the truth and reality of violence against women and girls in the Catholic Church. The paper highlights the ugly face of clergy sexual abuse, the wisdom and strength drawn from awareness of gender issues and commitment to stoppng the abuses (the power of knowing), the support of women, colleagues and some institutions (the power of sisterhood and solidarity), and the insights and lessons learned in bringing the abuser to accountability in spite of denial, cover-up, indifference, and arrogance of the Church hierarchy. The author also writes about her experience of God while going through the abuse and in the process of obtaining justice (the power of accompaniment and contemplative connectedness with a compassionate God of liberation). That it is possibleto experience God and a sense of justice and power over an evil like clergy abuse gives others who are similarly situated, a reason to hope. The paper should be a catalyst that will initiate and sustain women’s search for concrete ways to address this issue in Asia.
KristineMeneses (Philippines), in her article, “Deafness and Deafhood in Mark 7.31-37: Seeing/sign World of Filipino d/Deaf and their Narratives of Dismemberment and Empowerment in this Hearing/word World” re-reads the healing narrative of Mark 7.31-37 using a convergenceof narrative and socio-rhetorical analysis. The selected pericope is about the healing of a deaf man at the urging of those who brought him to Jesus. The narrative seems to imply that hearing is essential for the well-being of a person. But is deafness a physical defect that ought to be corrected? Should a Deaf adult opt to hear so as to be empowered? Through a dialogue between the experience of Filipino d/Deaf in the“hearing/word world” and Mark 7.31-37, the author postulates a possible interpretation that challenges commonly held notions about d/Deaf, deafness and Deafhood.
FrancoiseBosteel’s “The Dolls Speak”is included in the appendix because the dolls did speak during the opening liturgies at the beginning of the 6thconference. The dolls tell us of the hardship of daily life,express what it means to lose dignity, identity, land, livelihood, humanity. They also tell us that people are still resourceful, still hold on to values of sharing and compassion, still experience beauty and love despite the ordinariness of their lives. The dolls help people recall their history of resistance and their struggle for life and dignity. The dolls invite us to join hands across the world in dissent against further destruction of all living things and of Mother Earth herself.
The eight articles in this volume are our modest contribution to the growing literature in feminist theology, which draws from the rich experiences of Asian people, particularly women. Together with Bosteels’ dolls, these articles construe and reimagine power in diverse ways and reject the idea that a universal women’s experience is that of victimization and powerlessness. On the contrary, the articles celebrate the many ways women (and men) harness power despite constraints and tremendous odds.
Theologically, questions like, “How would a newer and clearer theology on power assist people’s lives? What deeper theological examination or pastoral action or strategizing can each one personally undertake in relation to power?” were offered, either explicitly or implicitly. Whether power is harnessed individually or collectively, the goal is genuine emancipation from the forces that undermine women’s full potential. In so doing, women, in solidarity with other groups, can defeat systemic violence,which is manifested in sexism, fundamentalism, racism, ethnocentrism, and trans-phobia, once and for all.
By Jeane Peracullo and Andrea L. Si, Editors of Liberating Power: Asian Feminist Theological Perspectives

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The Kingsland District is an eclectic community on the city fringe of Auckland.
The Kingsland District is a combination of Industrial, Professional, Village & Residential life. A little untamed and rough around the edges keeps the Kingsland District effortlessly cool and creative, attracting businesses and residents who are passionate, vibrant, & edgy.
A combination of historical buildings, upcycled interior fit outs, new builds and a true mix of commercial and residential buildings working alongside one another, in our community you will find a real salt of the earth community who love what they do.
Our fringe community includes almost 4 suburbs; Dominion Terrace (The D72 and Target furniture block), Kingsland Industrial (industrial sector from New North Rd the overpass to Bond Street), Eden Park (and Sandringham Rd to Bond Street), and two villages, both Kingsland and Morningside Villages.
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The Swiss connection to gold is unparalleled in the world today. Not only does it have by far the biggest hoard in relation to the population (approximately five ounces per inhabitant to the worldwide average of less than one ounce). On top of this, the Swiss Franc has over many years received the backing any self-respecting currency should enjoy.
In keeping with this tradition, several “Volksinitiative“ (so typical for Swiss direct democracy) have made good progress in reaching or almost reaching the voting stage. Unfortunately, politics in cooperation with the mainstream media had managed to scupper prior efforts. However, on November 30 an initiative will come to the ballot that could be of the utmost importance to the adherents of the Gold Standard.
The Swiss “Gold Initiative“ unashamedly takes the stance of the Gold Standard by demanding a largely covered currency. Yes, you have read correctly! They demand a currency largely covered by gold. The details are clearly defined:
- No further sell-off of gold (by SNB, the Swiss national bank).
- Gold reserves must be kept on Swiss territory.
- The share of gold of the national bank assets must exceed 20 per cent.
On their website, www.gold-initiative.ch, the Initiative highlights the mistakes of the recent past by asking their readers:
Did you know,
- that the national bank has sold on average one tonne of gold per day throughout the last five years?
- that already more than half of the people’s gold has been sold at rock-bottom prices?
- that the Bundesrat (member of parliament) in charge has answered the question of where the gold is stored with the words “Where exactly these gold bars are stored I cannot say, because I do not know, I do not need to know and I also do not want to know”?
Gold insiders can imagine how this initiative has been fought, maligned and bad-mouthed by politics, the national bank and the mainstream media for pointing out the crimes of the SNB. “The gold reserves could neither have been used for financing trade deficits nor for interventions on the currency markets since they could not have been sold.” said the Bundesrat. The Swiss national bank defends their policies with the words: “Accepting the initiative would significantly reduce the SNB’s room for manoeuvre.”
Fortunately, the Gold Initiative has found some backers amongst politicians: Bundesrat Lukas Reimann supports the initiative despite the strong headwinds and spoke candidly in the Bundesrat:
The Gold Initiative makes sure that new money cannot be printed willy-nilly. It ensures that the balance sheet includes assets of real value and not just paper money. Public debt is a way of expropriation and gold stands in the way of these devious schemes. It is the guardian of property rights. Once you have understood this, it is easy to see why the proponents of a planned economy are so hostile to the Gold Standard and why one should vote in favour.
Wise and mature words from Swiss politics, that has of late sadly lost some of their reason, vision and traditional closeness to the people due to EU pressure.
November 30 is a day of hope for the backers of a covered currency system. Let us hope that the good common sense of the Swiss has not been numbed by the propaganda of media and politics.
Written by Thomas Bachheimer
President of the Gold Standard Institute Europe
Originally appeared at www.goldstandardinstitute.net
Republished with express permission.


“Bird Up” encapsulates the composer’s perspective on the erratic nature of New York City, as seen through the lens of the bizarre and chaotic humor in the Eric Andre Show. Throughout several years of living in the absurd and unpredictable environment that is New York, the composer found that his skits were a clever match to the everyday unpredictability of the city. The skit that inspires this piece reflects the extreme end of the chaos that New Yorkers often encounter with a humorous twist, Eric Andre dresses up as a bird and confronts strangers on the street. The composer develops the piece around direct inspiration from the show, the primary motivic material of the piece is derived from the opening chords of the tv show. Incorporating this motive in several modes, the piece gradually transforms, reflecting the humor of the ever changing yet constantly absurd reality of the show and New York City.
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When Peyton Keir was born, she was only 24 weeks old, 16 weeks too early. Little Peyton had to be wrapped and placed in a ‘sandwich bag’ to protect her skin while she went through the first days of her life. Now that she’s nine months old, she seemed to be continuing to thrive and live, SWNS reports.
Peyton’s parents, Becky and Steve, spent more than one hundred days at the Jessop Wing maternity unit in Sheffield while their baby had to stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit until it was safe enough for her leave. Peyton was conceived through in-vitro fertilization.
Becky, who’s 27 years old, said, “I just couldn’t believe how small she was – but she was beautiful. She was so delicate and tiny but then my little girl was placed into a sandwich bag to protect her skin.
“She only weighed 811 grams and she gave out such a cute yawn when she was born – but then the nurses and doctors rushed her off to save her. I was heartbroken, angry at myself and guilty for not being able to keep my baby safe for a few more weeks.
“I was just so terrified that my baby, who has taken seven longy ears to get here, might not make it.”
Steve, 29 years old, immediately took his wife to the hospital as soon as she started bleeding in the middle of her pregnancy.
Becky, whose family lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said, “During my pregnancy I did everything by the book and all the scans were normal. But then my blood pressure became dangerously high and I was rushed to the Jessop Wing and after examination I was found to be two centimeters dilated.
“I was given two steroid injections to mature my baby’s lungs – and was then prepared for what could happen. Within seconds of the birth, a team of doctors and nurses rushed in and put Peyton onto the Resuscitaire, before she was taken to NICU. I was warned that sixty per cent of babies born at 24 weeks only survive past the first month.
“But now Peyton is nine months and doing really well and I’ve been told that development-wise she is within the top fifty percent of babies for her age. They say she might have problems when she is older, but that might just be bad at maths or spelling.
“She could suffer from Cerebral Palsy, but so far there have been no signs of that – so we are both over the moon on how well she is doing.”
There are around 8,000 babies that are born prematurely each year at the Jessop Wing hospital alone. It was incredibly lucky for Peyton to be able to survive this ordeal.


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