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Which is Primary Care Medicine?
Primary care doctors are medical professionals who like their namesake specialize in primary health care. Primary care includes a range of subjects and concerns which include physicals and other tests for health and disease, diagnosis and treatments for common health concerns including advice on preventative treatment and lifestyle interventions, nutrition counseling and chronic disease management medication treatment.
The definition for the term “primary care physician?
Primary care doctors are essential to the health system in America. They provide most of the healthcare services offered in the US for routine physicals, managing minor ailments, and taking care of chronic illnesses.
What is the role of a Family Physician?
The duties of the primary care physician vary. They can provide diagnosis, medication and treatment of common health issues. They are typically the first to see patients when they have an urgent health concern. A PCP can also direct you to specialists when need be.
Who is eligible to become an Primary Care Doctor?
A primary care doctor is someone who provides medical assistance to people of all ages with the goal of keeping them in good health. A primary care physician can be a pediatrician, family doctor, obstetrician/gynecologist (OB-GYN), or internist.
Where can you find a Primary Care Physician in your region?
It is possible to find a PCP when you type your area of residence or postal code into the search bar on the American Medical Association website. If you’re situated in an area that has number of doctors, they might not all be on the website. Another alternative is to visit HealthGrades and input your city, and “primary doctors of primary care.” This will take you to a list with doctors which are ranked based on their quality and distance from where you live.
What’s an important difference in PCP and MD?
A primary care physician, also referred to as a family physician, is a medical professional who oversees a patient’s health to ensure they remain healthy. They are educated in preventative medicine and general medicine. They could be a general doctor or internist or pediatrician.
How would your lifestyle change if your PCP suddenly changed the status of an MD?
A primary care physician will be the first doctor you go to for non-urgent medical concerns He or she will also refer you doctors for more complex problems. This is not the case with an MD that is normally a specialist , but is not able to offer routine medical care. If your PCP abruptly changes to an MD, you might be forced to go through a longer process of establishing the relationship with a new doctor.
To conclude, a Primary Care Physician is the principal physician you’d visit for general checkups. They are available to answer any questions that you may have regarding your health and will help you make the most of your health possible.
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Two men convicted of arson attacks on department stores will ask to have their convictions quashed in the first of a raft of cases that could be overturned due to the involvement of undercover police.
Lawyers for Andrew Clarke and Geoff Sheppard claim they were the victims of a miscarriage of justice when they were found guilty of firebombing branches of Debenhams.
They will renew attempts to get the convictions overturned after a damning report by Mark Ellison QC published yesterday found that information obtained by undercover officers had not been disclosed to defence teams and therefore miscarriages of justice may have occurred.
Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Paul Condon said today "at no stage did I ever authorise, or encourage, or know about any action by any undercover officer" in relation to murdered Stephen Lawrence's family and friends.
David Cameron has said a public inquiry into the work of undercover policing will "make sure we get to the truth".
The inquiry was commissioned after a report into the police inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence uncovered evidence of corruption.
The Prime Minister added: "It should have not taken this long and the Lawrence family have suffered far too much."
Several of today's papers lead with strong headlines after the report into the police inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence uncovered evidence of corruption.
The public inquiry announced today will examine the Special Demonstration Squad, the Metropolitan Police's undercover unit.
It was set up in the 1960s to infiltrate protest groups. One former member has claimed he had been told to find information to smear the Lawrence family.
ITV News correspondent Paul Davies has been looking into the background of the secret squad:
Almost 21 years after Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death, the Home Secretary has ordered a public inquiry into undercover policing .Read the full story ›
Lord Taylor of Holbeach was overcome with emotion when speaking to the House of Lords about the Stephen Lawrence report today.
"Stephen Lawrence was murdered more than 20 years ago and it's deplorable that his family have had to wait so many years for the truth to emerge," the Home Office minister said, speaking opposite Baroness Lawrence, Stephen's mother.
"The findings I have set out today," he continued, his voice cracking, "are profoundly disturbing.
"For the sake of Doreen Lawrence, Neville Lawrence and their family, and the British public, we must act now to address these wrongs."
Our Senior Correspondent Ronke Phillips was with Neville Lawrence as he watched the Home Secretary deliver the report. He spoke about the fight for justice, and how it was far from over.
Stephen Lawrence's mother Baroness Lawrence fought back tears in the House of Lords as she said she and her family had endured "21 years of struggle" and there was "still more to come" following a review into the original investigation into her son's murder.
Scotland Yard deputy commissioner Craig Mackey said police would be "saddened" and "shocked" by the findings of the Ellison report:
There can be no serving police officer today who will not be saddened, shocked, and very troubled by what the Home Secretary has said, and the conclusions that Mr Ellison has reached.
He insisted that "corruption has no place in the Met Police":
A public inquiry into the operation of the SDS and undercover policing, whilst challenging because of its very nature, represents a real opportunity to provide the public with as complete a picture as possible of this unit, how it came to be and the hugely different policing context it operated within.
Corruption has no place in the Met Police - and people need to know that they cannot hide behind the veil of the past.

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Sunday will be variably cloudy and windy with cool highs in the middle 60s.
A small craft caution is in effect with northwest winds at 12-17 knots, 2-3 foot seas and a moderate chop on the bay and inland waters. The beach water temperature is 73 degrees.
Sunday night will be mostly clear with cold lows in the lower 40s.
Monday will see sunny and dry conditions, with cool highs in the upper 60s.


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Listening non-technical audio books seems to be one of the most effective ways to get my mind off work late at night, and not to dream about programs and bugs during sleep.
I’ve enjoyed The Audacity of Hope by Barrack Obama. Perhaps because he was once a professor, the intellectual depths and rigor exhibited in this book far exceed Bill Clinton’s My Life and Hillary’s Living History. One interesting observation is that he derived a lot of his reasoning and understanding from the frame of constitution. That is something I plan to study one day.

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament has been great thus far and just eight teams remain in contention for a national championship. Saturday will feature two Elite 8 matchups, with the winners earning a trip to the Final Four in New Orleans. One of the games will be played in Phoenix, with the other about 3,000 miles east. Let's take a closer look at the games.
WEST REGION - Phoenix, AZ
Matchup: Louisville Cardinals (4) vs. Florida Gators (7)
Road To The Elite 8: Louisville knocked off Davidson in the second round, New Mexico in the third and dismantled Michigan State in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. Florida dominated Virginia and Norfolk State in their first two games, and led the entire way against Marquette earlier this week.
Tipoff Time: 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
TV Coverage: CBS will broadcast the game live across the entire nation, with pre-game coverage starting 90 minutes before the game.
EAST REGION - Boston, MA
Matchup: Syracuse Orange (1) vs. Ohio St. Buckeyes (2)
Road To The Elite 8: Syracuse avoided the early upset against UNC-Ashville in the opening round before defeating Kansas State to advance to the Sweet 16. They knocked off Wisconsin at the buzzer on Thursday. Ohio State has defeated Loyola, Gonzaga and Cincinnati to get to this point.
Tipoff Time: 7:05 p.m. ET / 4:05 p.m. PT
TV Coverage: CBS will broadcast the action. Should the Louisville-Florida matchup run long or into overtime, they will likely delay the start until the conclusion of the earlier game.
For more on the West Region and the showdown between Florida and Louisville, check out SB Nation Arizona's StoryStream, complete with a game preview, breakdown of individual players and more.


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Wendy McKinstry is Undergraduate and Entry to Practice Development Lead at Ko Awatea, Counties Manukau Health. She has a clinical background in physiotherapy, and completed a Masters of Health Practice from AUT University in 2012. Her professional interests include interprofessional practice and allied health professional development.
Think beyond the scope of your own profession for a moment. Consider the needs of your patients. What kind of workforce do patients need? What model of care? In almost every case, the answer will be: an interprofessional approach.
The interprofessional approach uses integrated teams made up of healthcare professionals from different disciplines who work collaboratively to a common goal based on the needs of the patient.
This approach delivers a higher level of collaboration, which makes it better suited to dealing with complex patients. These patients benefit from input from a range of disciplines and improved communication among the professionals involved in their care. Care also becomes more efficient in an interprofessional team – there’s less duplication of assessment and communication with the patient, and care is led by the team member with the most appropriate skills to meet the patient’s needs.
Why isn’t the interprofessional approach standard practice?
One of the reasons is how healthcare students are trained. Medical, nursing and allied health students are generally trained at different tertiary institutes, which doesn’t always prepare them for working in a collaborative way.
Counties Manukau Health (CM Health) uses undergraduate interprofessional education to create the culture change we need to support interprofessional practice.
Working with tertiary education providers on the curriculum they offer to students on placement at CM Health is key. Universities are starting to offer interprofessional education, and this must transition into workplace-based training.
Ko Awatea plays a central role in this. The Ko Awatea Centre is a joint venture between CM Health and tertiary education providers. As well as providing a conduit for CM Health to work with tertiary education providers, it offers a physical facility where interprofessional education can take place.
Ko Awatea runs interprofessional workshops where students get together for two afternoons during their placements and have the opportunity to learn with, from and about each other. Workshops use the National Burn Centre, based at Middlemore Hospital, as a teaching resource to model interprofessional practice. Workshop facilitators worked with staff of the National Burn Centre to produce a video that introduces students to the key elements of the interprofessional approach – team functioning, interprofessional communication, patient/whānau-centred care and collaborative leadership.
Another initiative is the Perioperative Interprofessional Dedicated Education Unit (DEU). CM Health, the University of Auckland and Manukau Institute of Technology adapted the DEU, traditionally a nursing concept, into an operating theatre placement that brings nursing and medical students together. Students share facilitated activities, including a shared orientation, simulation session and communication tasks.
The Perioperative Interprofessional DEU is part of a wider effort to seek opportunities for students on placement to learn from, with and about each other more often. This effort extends to using a coordinated team that includes representation from different disciplines to organise student placements. This pools resources and enables team members to learn from each other using the principles of interprofessional learning applied to undergraduate education.
While much remains to be done to move the culture of the existing workforce towards interprofessional practice, preparing students to work collaboratively as soon as they qualify is an important step in creating the collaborative workforce of the future.
For more information, see:
Flood B, McKinstry W, Friary P, Purdy SC. Cultivating interprofessional practice in New Zealand: an inter-sectorial approach to developing interprofessional education. J Allied Health. 2014; 43(3): e59-e64.
Watch the CM Health interprofessional education video
Attend the New Zealand Interprofessional Health Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 4-5 July 2016.

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High street retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched vegan hot cross apple buns just in time for Easter.
Each bun features candied Kentish Bramley apples and cinnamon — a pack of four will set you back just £1.50. While the packaging notes that the traditional Easter treat is vegetarian, an M&S representative confirmed to LIVEKINDLY that the hot cross buns are free from animal ingredients.
It seems to be the only vegan hot cross bun in M&S for the time being, but you can find options in other stores. ASDA’s vegan hot cross buns feature currants and orange peel. Leading supermarket chain Tesco also carries a vegan version of the popular Easter treat.
Vegan Easter Treats in the UK
There are plenty of vegan Easter treats to be found in the UK this year. All of the major supermarket chains — including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Aldi, ASDA, and M&S — offer dairy-free chocolate eggs.
Even fine chocolatiers like Hotel Chocolat and Montezuma’s are getting on board with options. And independent candymaker Mummy Meagz makes a vegan version of the classic Cadbury creme egg, with a cocoa butter filling instead of dairy.
The demand for vegan chocolate is on the rise in the UK and EU — particularly around holidays like Easter — according to a report released by Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) last March.
“There’s currently a focus on plant-based eating in the chocolate sector. Manufacturers have responded to the growing interest in plant-based diets by replacing dairy milk with nut-or-grain-derived milks in milk chocolate products,” said Marcia Mogelonsky, Director of GNPD Insight.
The report also noted that the UK eats more chocolate than any other region — 18.5 pounds (or 8.5 kilograms) of chocolate per person, to be exact — so it follows that vegan Easter chocolates are so readily available this year.
The UK also launched more vegan products than any other nation last year, representing one in six new product launches, according to Mintel data. As noted in the data firm’s chocolate report, this is thanks to the rising interest in plant-based food across the country.

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The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), on Monday, held a special meeting with agricultural service providers and other stakeholders to strategise for the 2012 farming season to improve production.
Alhaji Gilbert Seidu Iddi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SADA told the meeting that there was a paradigm shift in the agricultural implementation strategy for 2012, focused on market- led-out grower schemes.
This would be spearheaded by service providers in supply, technology transfer, processing and marketing.
He said the meeting would afford stakeholders including non- governmental organisations, development partners and civil society organisations, the opportunity to strategise and spread their activities for the maximum benefit of the people.
The CEO said the meeting would help reduce overlapping and duplication of activities and ensure equity.
“The present situation where we have the concentration of so many similar activities in one area while other areas lack those same activities do not ensure accelerated development,” he explained.
He noted that most of the activities of many NGOs were concentrated at one area, thus creating a developmental gap.
“There may be so many NGOs in the Tamale Metropolis that assist farmers in maize production while there may be none in Yendi Municipality.”
Dr Ayesha Hakeem, Managing Director of African Connections Ghana Limited, an NGO said she was at the meeting to train service providers to enable them send the right input to farmers.
She said the training would also enable the service providers to send their input to farmers at the right time while teaching them how to recover credit advanced to them.


Norman Foster, above, the English master builder of such technological triumphs as the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, the renovation of the German Reichstag and the steel and glass courtyard of the British Museum, has taken on a new challenge: toilets and bathtubs. Why hire a design senior statesman for the appointments in a room so sequestered and often overlooked?
''The bathroom has become such an important part of the household,'' said John Small, project director for Foster & Partners, who oversaw the design for the bath companies Duravit and Hoesch. The generous curves of the Foster sink and tub come from the image of a pair of hands cupping water. ''We felt the product should be soft and not so aggressive,'' Mr. Small said. ''It's the sensorial side that we were interested in.''
Products that are new in America include 10 ceramic sinks ($395 to $750), toilets ($1,200), various tubs, 12 kinds of multinozzle showers and storage units for those who desire a full Foster bathroom experience. The entire line has already been introduced in Europe. ''The American plumbing system is slightly different,'' Mr. Small said. ''We've built all over the globe, but it's only when working with Duravit that we realized what the plumbing differences were throughout the world.'' Still, it wasn't as complex as trying to halt the sway in that footbridge over the Thames, was it? (888) 387-2848, or www.Duravit .com. CHEE PEARLMANContinue reading the main story


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Introducing our premium Top Soil, carefully sourced and expertly crafted to provide your garden with the nourishment it deserves. Available in convenient 35-litre bags, our top soil is the perfect solution for all your gardening needs.
Our top soil is from Alberta and meticulously screened and formulated to ensure optimal texture and nutrient content. It is a rich blend of organic matter, minerals, and essential elements, meticulously selected to enhance the fertility and structure of your soil. With its loamy texture, our top soil promotes excellent drainage while retaining the right amount of moisture to support healthy root growth.
Whether you’re starting a new garden, revitalizing your existing one, or simply filling in low spots and uneven areas, our top soil is the ideal choice. Its balanced composition provides a nutrient-rich foundation for your plants, giving them the best possible start and ensuring vibrant growth throughout the season.
Not only does our top soil offer exceptional quality, but it is also incredibly easy to use. The 35-litre bags are lightweight and manageable, making it convenient for transportation and application. Simply spread the top soil over your desired area, rake it in, and watch as it seamlessly integrates with your existing soil, improving its overall health and vitality.

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Federa Premium announced that Vital-Shok High Density 12-gauge buckshot is now for sale to the general public. Previously tested and employed by feral hog exterminators, this tungsten-based buckshot is a viable alternative to lead where lead ammo is restricted.
As a side benefit, it’s pretty high-velocity stuff, leaving the muzzle at 16,000 feet per second. Like with a lot of fast-and-light ammo, it should have felt recoil without sacrificing performance.
Low-recoil ammo is increasingly popular with shotguns, 12-gauge shot in particular. These shells are loaded with nine 00 pellets and like with more than a few Federal shotgun loads, they use Flightecontrol wad cups that have proven in testing and in the field to produce tight, dense groups that are effective even at longer ranges.
There is one drawback to using tungsten, it’s expensive. The tungsten alloy used to make the pellets doesn’t come cheap and a box of 5 2-3/4 shells has an MSRP of $16.95. Even with lower real-world prices, this stuff isn’t for hunters and shooters looking just for a low-recoil, high-velocity load, it’s for people who don’t have the option of shooting lead.
That being said, this looks like a nice lead-free alternative, and cost aside, will make some hunters very happy. We look forward to hearing your results with this new load.


Hemant Soren to be the Chief Ministerial Face of Jharkhand Polls
By Times Of India 09-Nov-2019
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will contest on 43 seats in the assembly election while Congress will field candidates in 31 constituencies the alliance informed.
- JMM's working president Hemant Soren will be the chief ministerial face for the polls.
- The leaders of the alliance in a joint press conference announced, "JMM, Congress, and RJD will contest on 43:31:7 formula for the 81 seats."
Also Read: Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das meets Amit Shah to finalize candidates for Assembly polls
- While RJD has been left with only 7 seats to the contest the elections.
- Singh also said, "JMM will field its candidates in 4 seats - Gumla, Bishunpur, Garhwa, and Latehar."
महाराष्ट्र में अगर शिवसेना, एनसीपी और कांग्रेस के गठबंधन की सरकार बनती है तो क्या उसका हाल भी कर्नाटक जैसा होगा ?
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The festive season is upon us again and its time to party.
As a great employer we always treat all of our team to a bit of a do to say thank you for all their graft. This year we are off to the Hilton, Manchester ( pics to follow ).
The good news is that if we follow a few simple rules then we can not only claim all or some of the vat back but we can get tax relief against the business profits. e.g. for up to £150 per head per employee we can claim back £25 vat and £25 corporation tax which means that the net cost is £100 i.e the tax man contributes a third. However if you fall foul of the rules it could be costly.
A&C Chartered Accountants can help you have a great party too!

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Former Democrat Mayor Bloomberg yesterday welcomed Republicans to their convention, removing any doubt about where his political allegiances lie.
He threw his support behind President Bush and thanked the GOP for aiding New York in the wake of 9/11.
The pro-Bush remarks got a rousing ovation, but Bloomberg’s call to have homeland-security dollars allocated based on threat rather than population was met with stony silence.
Facing re-election where Democrats outnumber Republicans 5 to 1, ex-Democrat Bloomberg lavishly praised Bush – despite the president’s growing unpopularity among New Yorkers.
“The president deserves our support. We are here to support him, and I am here to support him,” Bloomberg said. Bloomberg, who’s been known to flub a line or two, had a doozy yesterday while talking about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.
Referring to a July 4 event with Gov. Pataki, Bloomberg talked about laying the “tombstone” for the Freedom Tower. The pols actually laid the “cornerstone.”


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TREASURIES-U.S. bond prices edge up on weak data, Brazilian election
* Brazilian concerns spook market
* U.S. services sector slows in October, helps Treasury prices
* U.S. pending home sales rise less than expected (Adds new quote, updates prices)
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices inched higher on Monday in a safe-haven bid on concerns about weak U.S. economic data and the steep drop in Brazil's stock market following the re-election of incumbent leftist Dilma Rousseff.
Economic data on the world's largest economy wobbled again on Monday, as a slowing in the U.S. services sector and a less-than-expected rise in pending home sales lifted U.S. bond prices.
U.S. government 30-year bond yields, which move inversely with prices, fell after four straight days of gains, while yields on benchmark 10-year Treasuries slid for a second consecutive session.
"There is concern on the part of global investors about the likelihood that we do return to recession or growth that is significantly below trend," said Kirk Barneby, portfolio manager of the Centre Active U.S. Treasury Fund in New York.
The Brazilian stock market, meanwhile, was down nearly 3 percent, while the real tumbled to a near six-year low against the dollar as Rousseff, who has been blamed for the country's sluggish economy, won re-election Sunday night. Many investors had backed rival candidate Aecio Neves. Brazil's outcome has turned investors cautious on risky assets overall. Continuación...


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Son Pham's Instagram assignment: Explore the
'Instagramable' corners of Oxford
In this assignment, Viexplore's Son Pham spends one day in Oxford, United Kingdom. In a time when travel photography is a popular trend on social media like Instagram, follow Son to temporarily stay away from the crowded tourist centers and explore the small alleys of Oxford in order to create an unique Instagram gallery.
Oxford, the city of education, home to the oldest and leading universities of the UK, such as the University of Oxford providing the top education system in the world. The learning atmosphere always embraces this ancient and luxurious city. In Oxford, you can easily see the young students cycling, walking to graduation ceremonies, and at the same time immerse yourselves in the ancient architecture of 13th century buildings.
Besides the famous education system and classical attractions, this city is full of interesting hidden corners that are worth exploring.
My first impression of Oxford was a surprise. Oxford is fun, vibrant and busier than I imagined. The more I spent time walking around, the more surprised I got, along with excitement. I realized Oxford is a city full of life, colors, yet at the same time, there are still many quiet alleys that are full of surprises. This is truly an ideal place for me to start getting my camera out and create some pictures for my gallery.
So here is my littler gallery of Oxford, please enjoy:

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Monday, 23 May 2016
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Chelsea Flower Show press day at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 23, 2016 in London, England. The show, which has run annually since 1913 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, is open to the public from 24-28 May.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend Chelsea Flower Show press day at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 23, 2016 in London, England.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits Ben Ainslie Racing and the 1851 Trust on May 20, 2016 in Portsmouth, England.
Get all the details on what Kate wore for today's engagement at the 1851 Trust headquarters: https://t.co/L8VITzWmRl pic.twitter.com/w2jXvxcMhB— Kate's Closet (@katesclosetau) May 20, 2016

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LUBBOCK — District game wardens announced Wednesday they’ve issued citations in connection with the boating crash that left a child dead and several people injured earlier this month at Buffalo Springs Lake.
At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 10, officials responded to reports of a crash involving two motorboats, said J. Aaron Sims with the Texas Game Wardens.
"Through the course of the investigation, investigators discovered water safety violations," he said.
The adult operators were cited Wednesday for "negligent operation-fail to maintain proper lookout," said Sims.
He said the level of the offense is a class C misdemeanor and can carry a fine ranging from $25 to $500.
"The crash investigation, which is nearing completion, will be filed with the U.S. Coast Guard for statistical purposes," said Sims.
The crash injured nine people, but the extent of those injuries has not been released. A 1-year-old boy was missing at the scene and his body was found on Sept. 12.
Authorities have not released the cause of the crash or the names of those involved.


YWCA Encore helps the healing process
BCAC member group, YWCA Encore, is a pool-based exercise programme for women with breast cancer and Carol Tucker can testify to its importance in the healing process.
Carol is the consummate entertainer; she worked for years as a comic, wardrobe mistress and dresser with a troupe that performed in clubs and rest homes from Kaitaia to Bluff.
In 2009 Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer at her regular screening and had a mastectomy a month later. She was grateful for the early diagnosis due to her regular breast cancer screenings which she kept up in honour of her sister in the UK who died of breast cancer.
Carol came out of the surgery with no clue who she was, her old life gone. She couldn’t continue with her work – too much lifting and bending and with no more touring her world collapsed.
“My friend said your sense of humour will see you through – but it was buried in the back garden with a stone on it!” says Carol. “I went from being star of the stage to a great lollop on the couch and I was brought back to life by the companionship and exercises of the Encore programme.”
It was while on the couch reading the local South Auckland Courier that Carol came across an article on the YWCA Encore post breast cancer
exercise programme. “I’ll jump in the water anywhere, anytime and when I saw the photo of the Encore ladies in the water I thought – that’s
for me! I did the first Encore course 8 weeks and 1 day after the surgery!”
The Encore programme features pool and land exercises as well as guest speakers, support and relaxation techniques.
“It was great to feel normal and know that I wasn’t the only one going through feelings of depression and sadness.” Carol really felt the difference that the exercises were making… “I did the exercises every day religiously. I couldn’t do the seesaw movement over my head to start with, but by continually practicing by the last class I could do it easily!”
Carol has done the programme twice now; she feels like part of the Encore family. “The people who run the classes are wonderful, Longford Park is a lovely venue. I still see two people from the class, we go to Zumba together and I’ve just started to think about going back on tour!”
YWCA Encore is run in 24 locations around New Zealand helping women like Carol to feel empowered. For more details please refer to their website www.akywca.org.nz or call 0800ENCORE.


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Two Chattanooga Public Library employees were reported to the Tennessee comptroller’s office for potentially fraudulent activity after an investigation by the city auditor’s office questioned their use of paid leave and lax record keeping.
Meg Backus, systems administrator, and Nate Hill, assistant library director, were paid by the city-owned library while performing paid consulting or speaking engagements, according to a report by the Office of Internal Audit.
Backus acknowledged that she submitted false information on time records, deleted information requested by the auditor and made false statements during City Auditor Stan Sewell’s investigation, according to a memo he sent to the library’s board of directors and the mayor’s office Tuesday.
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Barbados hotel guide3.08.15 |
This was my first visit to Barbados in the Caribbean and it was quickly easy to see why so many people return again and again. The flat, coral island has a really wide range of hotels and resorts for all tastes and budgets. My visit would concentrate on the luxury properties dotted around the island, each with their own style and character.
Of course there is the famous Sandy Lane Resort and Spa, with it’s iconic pink colour scheme, attracting well-known faces and a perfect spot to enjoy the beach and sunshine of Barbados while on your holiday. One thing that really stood out for me at Sandy Lane was the provisions for children with an excellent, interactive children’s club on offer, along with a beautifully landscaped pool area with waterfall and plenty of space.
Other properties that stood out on Barbados included Coral Reef, with its traditional villa-style accommodations dotted around its lush landscaped gardens. A beautiful spa and friendly welcome made this one of my favourite luxury hotels on the island of Barbados.
I was surprised to see the wide range of ages when I visited Colony Club, which had a number of younger honeymoon couples as well as older guests who told me they had been visited for many years.
The food at Cobblers Cove was exquisite and the newly refurbished beachfront Junior Suites at Fairmont Royal Pavilion, another iconic property, were handy for those who want direct access to the sand.Explore Barbados

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Senator Patrick Leahy has been actively involved in the drafting of this year’s farm bill and he says the proposal marks a major change in dairy policy.
First, it’s a voluntary program and the primary goal is to stabilize prices. Leahy says it’s very hard for farmers to do any long term planning when milk prices fluctuate too much. "You can’t have a dairy farmer say ‘okay, gee everything is going great this month’, and then all of sudden they have ten months of near bankruptcy. You’ve got to stop this rollercoaster," Leahy says.
Under the bill, dairy farmers would able to purchase an insurance policy that would supplement their income when milk prices drop below the cost of production. Vermont Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross thinks the approach will help most dairy farmers in the state. "They have the ability to then buy more insurance for more milk and they can protect themselves and their exposure to a down market," Ross says.
There’s a second key part to the bill – one that helps control the overall supply of milk. Ross says it will lower milk prices for farmers, for amounts beyond their base production levels, when there’s too much milk on the market. "That will incent them to produce less milk if we were in significant over supply for a period of time and that will by reducing supply using the basic economics of supply and demand with a steady demand you will see the price go up as the supply comes down," Ross says.
Amanda St. Pierre operates two dairy farms in Franklin County with a total of 2,000 cows. She’s also a member of "Dairy Farmers Working Together." She generally supports the new approach. "So it changes your way of thinking like you buy fire insurance so this should be no different from fire insurance you may or may not need it but it’s a way of thinking," says St. Pierre. "I think what’s really stressing Vermont farmers is cash flow and so that $60,000 say that could be in cash flow that now isn’t because we’re buying another insurance."
The new plan also allows farmers to choose their level of price insurance protection. St. Pierre says it means that farmers will have to decide how much stabilization they need and how much they can afford. "You have to try and figure out where the margins are going to be and that’s a risk you know so once every five years you may use it but you may have spent all this money," St. Pierre says. "It’s a whole philosophy change so it’s hard for us to change like that."
The proposed Farm bill also cuts spending for the food stamp program but Senator Leahy says he’s hopeful that an effort to restore those cuts will be successful. It’s one of more than 80 amendments that the Senate will consider to the bill this week.


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Emily Maynard is going to wrap us the Bachelorette with a bang.
With or without those pesky fantasy suites.
Emily’s bachelorette fashion has gotten increasingly better with each subsequent week and this neon skirt is so perfect for her beach date with Jef that I had to track it down, even though the episode won’t air for a few more days.
Because, like the guys said at the Men Tell All, Emily Maynard is absolutely glowing.
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ROMAN BURIAL GROUNDS
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Roman burial grounds of Gueronde and of the "Trou Billemont". Tumulus with burial chamber and tombs.
Open all year round, on request.
Mail address: Tourist Office Antoing, Place Bara 18, 7640 ANTOING - tel: +32 (0)69/44 17 29.
Guided visits by prior request. Duration: 30 min.
Hosts: Guides du Pays Blanc.
Bring a flashlight.
The guided visit to the tumulus is associated with the visit to the Pays Blanc. Free visit possible.
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Jaylan Starlin-Ganganaway (two-run double) and Ronaldo Morales (two-run single) helped pitch West Shore United to the Great Kills Cal Ripken fall 10s C championship with an 8-4 win over the Outlaws.
Jake Strothers (eight Ks) tossed a complete game as the North Shore Mariners downed the Aces 7-0 in the 10s title tilt. Tim Brennan (3 for 3) knocked in three runs.
PORT WASHINGTON, L.I. — Anthony LaTona (three goals), Vincent Barone (two goals) and Bobby Farr (one) powered the N.Y. Titans past the Long Island Edge 6-3 in a L.I. Amateur Hockey League Squirt AA game.
NEWARK — South Beach resident Jennifer Zuccaro took silver medals in both the adult women’s gi (uniform) and no gi competitions at the North American Grappling Association event held at Essex Community College.
Zuccaro is trained by her father, Sensei Lou Zuccaro, at Zen Bu Jujitsu in South Beach.

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•Troubleshoots, maintains, upgrades and repairs manufacturing and plant equipment. Performs preventive maintenance and design improvements on automated manufacturing equipment to reduce downtime and increase machine reliability.
•Experienced with troubleshooting programmable logic control (PLC) systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron, Keyence). Able to connect, diagnose, and program PLCs, specialty controllers, Proportional Integral Derivative - PID, temperature controllers, motor/servo drives, and human machine interfaces (HMIs). Must be able to read schematics and understand logical sequence of any programmable controller.
•Must be capable of reading electrical schematics, pneumatics drawings, mechanical drawings, ladder and control logic prints.
•Must be capable of diagnosing, troubleshooting, installing and maintaining electrical systems and controls from 5VDC up to 480VAC, 3 phase. Electrical knowledge and experience with AC/DC motors, linear drives, servo motors, stepper motors and drives, heaters up to 5kW.
•Oversees machine installation and works on development and improvement of maintenance procedures for new and existing equipment from a controls perspective.
•Capable of troubleshooting all I/O devices (both analog and digital) on machines - photo eyes/sensors, cameras and vision equipment, limit switches, proximity switches, temperature controllers, pressure transducers.
•Must be capable of repairing and providing general maintenance support for machinery and automation through the use of diagnostic / testing equipment, and technical manuals.
•Performs routine preventive maintenance on assigned equipment.
•Responsible to maintain spare parts inventory of his assigned area.
•Must provide training to operators and technicians.
•Must prepare documentation on training, maintenance activities, changes to drawings, prints or machinery per quality system and local requirements.
•Must be able to respond to emergency repair calls on all 3 shifts.
•Ability to read, write and speak fluent English at a technical level.
•Bachelors Degree in Industrial Controls, Automation, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related technical degree and a minimum of 3 years of manufacturing automation machine maintenance/fabrication experience OR similar technical certification/training in controls and a minimum of 6 years manufacturing automation machine maintenance/fabrication experience.
•Experience with troubleshooting and/or programming on PLCs, controllers, and drives (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron, Keyence, GE Fanuc).
•Experience with AC/DC motors, variable speed drives, servo motors, stepper motors, pneumatics, and electrical controls in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
•Knowledge and proficient use of electrical and controls testing tools.
•Electrical knowledge and experience with electrical systems up to 480V 3-phase AC and 150VDC.
•Ability to use Microsoft Windows based software, RS Logix, e-mail, Excel, Word, internet sites, and PDFs on PCs, PDAs and laptops.
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You can’t skimp on sleep. Losing weight for good calls for a total lifestyle change -- and that includes getting more Zs. Missing the recommended seven to nine hours of shut-eye has been linked repeatedly with increased obesity rates. “When you don’t sleep enough, it certainly affects your brain,” explained Dr. Arad. “What we’ve learned is that people who don’t sleep well are making poor choices — eating more unhealthy diets, and they are obviously more fatigued, so they become less physically active.” In fact, people who sleep six hours or fewer per night on average consume about 300 extra calories the following day.
There are so many products designed to help you drop a few pounds. Keto Shred Pills are just one of the many. We’ve looked at a lot of these products, and we will tell you: from what we’ve seen of Keto Shred Supplement, we like it, but it doesn’t beat out our favorite. So, we’ll tell you what we’ve learned, but we would really recommend that you look at our favorite one as well! We think you’ll like it. We’ve linked it in the image below this paragraph, so it’s easy to get to. Now, back to Keto Shred XR.
Insulin (in-suh-lin): A hormone made by the cells in your pancreas. Insulin helps your body store the glucose (sugar) from your meals. If you have diabetes and your pancreas is unable to make enough of this hormone, you may be prescribed medicines to help your liver make more or make your muscles more sensitive to the available insulin. If these medicines are not enough, you may be prescribed insulin shots.
Weight loss isn’t a linear event over time. When you cut calories, you may drop weight for the first few weeks, for example, and then something changes. You eat the same number of calories but you lose less weight or no weight at all. That’s because when you lose weight you’re losing water and lean tissue as well as fat, your metabolism slows, and your body changes in other ways. So, in order to continue dropping weight each week, you need to continue cutting calories.
To encourage ketone production, the amount of insulin in your bloodstream must be low. The lower your insulin, the higher your ketone production. And when you have a well-controlled, sufficiently large amount of ketones in your blood, it’s basically proof that your insulin is very low – and therefore, that you’re enjoying the maximum effect of your low-carbohydrate diet. That’s what’s called optimal ketosis.
Mobile Shredding — Mobile shredding services are perfect for any amount of paperwork up to 300 pounds (ideally 3 – 10 copy paper boxes). The truck comes to your home or office and shreds your paper while you watch in order to help prevent identity theft. The cost for mobile shredding is around $100. If you have more than three boxes but nowhere near ten, you can ask a friend, neighbor or other business to join you and share the cost.
Considering that only 1 in 10 Americans meet their produce requirements, it’s pretty safe to say you need to eat more veggies. And no matter what food philosophy you subscribe to, veggies are a big part of the program. Vegetables have a lot going for them: They fill you up for very few calories, and they flood your body with the nutrients it needs to fight diseases, like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers.
Fennel, peppermint, and ginger have all been shown in research studies to have calming effects on the belly. They work by enhancing digestive enzymes so your food gets moved through your system faster. And faster-moving food means a flatter tummy. In addition, peppermint reduces cramping and gas, ginger helps with nausea and inflammation, and fennel is a diuretic to help you stop retaining water.
It’s impossible to target belly fat specifically when you diet. But losing weight overall will help shrink your waistline; more importantly, it will help reduce the dangerous layer of visceral fat, a type of fat within the abdominal cavity that you can’t see but that heightens health risks, says Kerry Stewart, Ed.D. , director of Clinical and Research Physiology at Johns Hopkins.
There’s more: According to a 2017 review that looked at and analyzed more than 70 studies of over one million people, 42 percent of adults reported having tried to lose weight some time in the previous 12 months. So, lots of people are trying to lose weight, and lots of people are gaining it back. But we also all know someone (or several someones) who have lost weight and kept it off. So, what gives?
If you follow food trends, you might think you have to fall in love with cauliflower and kale to reap all the rewards that veggies offer, but that isn’t the case. Be it broccoli, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, cabbage, spinach, or any other vegetable, the idea is to eat a variety of them and find plenty of ways to enjoy their goodness. So if you just can’t stomach steamed Brussels sprouts, try them roasted, or give sautéed Brussels sprouts a try. If raw zucchini isn’t your thing, see if you like it spiralized into noodles or grilled on a grill pan.
A little garlic in your meals could mean a lot less weight around your middle. The results of a Korean study found that mice given a high-fat diet supplemented with garlic lost significantly more weight and abdominal fat than those who just ate fatty foods. Even better, they also improved their liver health, making it easier to stay healthy and burn off that excess fat in the long term. For more flavorful ways to make your food more enjoyable, turn to the metabolism-boosting spicy recipes and watch those pounds melt away.
‘Lastly, if your nutrition is on point but you still have excess tummy fat, then you need to look at your training. There’s a real craze for high-intensity workouts and really pushing yourself at the moment, but training is a stress on the body, and if you’re not giving it the tools to manage that stress and recover from it, then it can lead things like excess belly fat.
As you exercise, calories are burned and your body fat percentage decreases. So, exercising not only helps you lose belly fat, it also sheds fat from other areas. Running and walking are two of the best fat-burning exercises. Plus, the only equipment you need is a good pair of shoes. Between the two, running burns more calories, but walking really isn’t too far behind.
Ten months ago I bought the 30 day shred and thought I would give it ago. I started off 3 days a week on level one and really enjoyed it! I normally hate working out but it was so quick and fun I didn’t mind, I then stepped up to level 2 and was doing it 6 days a week. I noticed I started to see results quickly and after switching to a healthy diet and running combined with the dvd. I’m now 84lbs down ten months later and still loving the workout. It’s so quick to do I get up every morning and do it before school run and work etc.
When the going gets tough (and it likely will from time to time along any weight loss journey), it’s important to realize that a host of non-food factors can make losing weight difficult, explains board-certified obesity medicine specialist Spencer Nadolsky, D.O., a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and author of The Fat Loss Prescription. Hormones, genetics, and, ultimately, metabolism are three big ones, he says.


Created in 1996 by Emma François while she was still an anthropology student traveling through South America, the brand Sessùn has since then found an extensive recognition in every French girl’s heart and wardrobe.
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Carry Us Go, is a song recorded by popular hit maker known as Blackface.
Top notch singer, Blackface, on this song titled, Carry Us Go, narrates some of the ordeal he encountered from the hands of Nigerian Police. This song labeled, Carry Us is a song against police brutality and intimidations.
Carry Us Go, was published as the third harmony on Blackface's debut album captioned, Ghetto Child. This impressive project was used by the talented music maker to showcase his enormous potentials in music.
Blackface dishes out sixteen powerful songs on the above mentioned album. All tracks that appeared on the Ghetto Child album from Blackface is really worth listening to over and over again.
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When you kill an opponent in the game you call it a “frag” rather than kill. The term frag is commonly associated with multiplayer deathmatchgames. The word. Deathmatch, or DM, is a type of gameplay mode found in first-person-shooter games. The objective of a deathmatch is to frag as many players in the game as. Fistful of Frags was born years ago as a Wild West themed modification for Shootout (classic death-match / free for all) and up to 4 team death-match: non stop.
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The health variable will determine if a player is wounded; however, a wounded player does not entail reduced mobility or functionality in most games, and in most games a player will not bleed to death. What is your job title?
Players often have the option to communicate with each other during the game by using microphones and speakers, headsets or by ‘instant chat’ messages if using a PC. In LMS, it is the exact opposite — the important task is “not to die”. The following coding and IT boot camp facts and statistics provide an introduction to the changing trends in education and training programs.
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Once one of the conditions is met, the match is over, and the winner is the player that accumulated the greatest number of frags.
The description depicts a typical deathmatch based on major titles such as Quake, Doom, Unreal Tournament and others, the purpose served is to give a basic idea of the concept ; however, given the many variations that exist and the manner that options and rules may be manipulated literally everything mentioned could be varied to a greater or lesser extent in other games.
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Share your best experiences in Alsace with #visitalsace
Don't miss the oldest church of Sélestat, in the heart of the city. Meet the oldest lady of the city, waiting for you in the crypt.
Built during the second half of the twelfth century for the Benedictine monks of Conques en Rouergue abbey church, this is an important stage on the Romanesque route in Alsace. The monks settled in Sélestat in 1094 following a donation from Hildegarde de Buren, the great-grandmother of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Built according to the basilica plan with a short transept, its style is more similar to Lorraine and Burgundy constructions than to Rhineland Romanesque art.
- Altitude : 174m
- Distance to the nearest station (km) : 1,1
- Type of visits proposed : Free visit, Guided tour for groups with reservation
- Practical services : Group reception
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- Opening hours and sales service available : Open to the public, No vaccination pass required
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“Fare Thee Well is a passionate and well-written exposé of the behind the scenes action of one of rock and roll’s most iconic bands . . .”
“Goodbye, Sweet Girl, bursting with such heartfelt, beautifully crafted scenes, is a gift for those who’ve experienced the pain of growing up and out of abusive re
“Told simply and well, Iftin’s story explains the incredible bravery and hope necessary to live in the crosshairs of war and to find a way out.”
History of Violence is not, as the title suggests, a big, fat tome about human aggression, brute force, and cruelty, though it describes a world in which violence shapes the life of the na
“a voyeuristic journey of discovery that is riveting and unforgettable.”
“a beautifully written, thoroughly researched tale of family, friends, and history. It is an easy read, with humor, pathos . . .”
Keith Hernandez played first base better than anyone of the late 1970s and ’80s.
In the fall of 1948 Ernest Hemingway and his fourth wife Mary traveled to Europe, staying in Venice for a few months.
“Alone time gives us permission to pause, to relish the sensual details of the world rather than hurtling through museums and uploading photos to Instagram.”
“an entertaining, sad story, and one that will give the reader much to think about.”
Why do some people see a dress as white and gold, while others insist the same dress is blue and black? You remember The Dress, right?
“If you care anything about journalism as it was practiced before the age of the Internet, it’s a must read.”
Greg LeMond was a kid from outside Reno, NV, who joined an elite cycling team in France and went on to unseat Europe’s reigning champions in the sport.
“The long collective hatred of blackness, the calculated policing of sexual difference, the intentional ghettoization of urban centers, and the lure of the American dollar are just a few of the str
“leaves behind a legacy as one of the Army’s most influential innovators . . .”
“Statesmen . . . should be judged not by the purity of their ideals and intentions, but by the consequences of their actions and policies.”
Salvador Dali wasn’t the founder of Surrealism, the cultural movement that spread from Europe to the Americas in the 20thcentury. Andre Breton was the founding father.
It’s often said there’s something “ineffable” about the nature of one’s mind on LSD, magic mushrooms, or other psychedelic plants or drugs.
"Hollywood makes movies about battles, helicopters, and daring escapes in the Vietnam War.
It bears repeating that personal accounts and oral histories are important for a variety of reasons.
“reaffirms the reality of international politics that no resolution is ever permanent; no victory is ever final.”
There is no question that Robin, the new biography by culture reporter David Itzkoff, is comprehensive and well researched, a tour de force about the life of comedian Robin Williams.
“this book should become a fixture in the library of any baseball player or coach.”
Paul Simon: The Life is not an autobiography but it might as well be. Simon sat for more than 100 hours of interviews with respected writer Robert Hilburn and made it possible for Hilburn
For weal or woe, many names stand out in the history of our revolution against Great Britain: Nathan Hale, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Ethan Allen, for example.

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Wigan's 'trainspotting' generation: Shock figures reveal number of older people hooked on opiates and cocaine
The rising number of older opiate and crack cocaine users in Wigan has been revealed in a new investigation.
There has been a 44 per cent increase in just six years in the amount of people aged 35 to 64 using the drugs, according to Public Health England estimates.
The figures show there were 1,325 Wiganers in that age group who were opiate and crack cocaine users in 2016-17, compared to 921 users in 2010-11.
The rise was higher than the 39 per cent increase seen across England among people of the same age. Experts believe the hike in the number of middle-aged drug users is a legacy of Britain’s heroin and crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.
Previously, heroin had been mainly used by a small number of affluent people in London, but a new supply of cheap heroin opened up between Asian and UK, leading to the number of young users - dubbed the Trainspotting generation - soaring to the hundreds of thousands.
This coincided with the development of crack cocaine, a particularly addictive form of the drug which can be smoked.
Those who became addicted at the time are now ageing and there are concerns they now face a higher risk of overdose or major health problems.
Steve Moffatt, public policy manager at alcohol, drugs and mental health charity Addaction, said: “These statistics reflect a group of people who started using heroin or crack cocaine in the 1980s and 1990s.
Les Chandler, 62, has a history of heroin and crack cocaine use.
“I’ve got a lot of consequences from my using. I’ve got a pacemaker and I’ve got deep vein thrombosis in my legs from [using] needles,” he said.
“I’m quite lucky to still be around.”
Mr Chandler started taking drugs when he was just 13 but has now been sober for more than five years.
“Once I came off this time, my thinking got clearer and I looked at what I had done to myself. I thought, I’m lucky to still be alive. It all sort of hit home.
“I sort of realised I was getting old as well. It crept up on me. When you’re using opiates you’re living in sort of a deluded world and you don’t take anything on. It was a bit of a shock and I think that was the turning point.
“If I had carried on much longer I would have died. And my thinking when I was still using was, I’m going to die anyway, why stop now? That was how my thinking was before I went into detox.
“When I came out I asked myself, ‘Do I really want to die?’ Luckily there was an answer inside that said no. That little flame has grown over the past five years as I’ve nurtured it. There’s more to Les Chandler than drugs and dying.”
Mr Chandler now volunteers for the charity Addaction as a peer mentor.
He is about to finish a degree in counselling and plans to continue his education by doing a masters degree in trauma.
He said it was “never too late” for older people to stop taking drugs.
He said: “There’s still life in you, you can still turn it around with the right support and make something of the rest of your life.
“Around that age, you can think, well that’s it now, what’s the point in trying to change? You get resigned to that way of thinking and it’s all about how you think about yourself and getting a bit of motivation to change.
“Support is the most important thing for anyone. I’ve tried so many times to stop and stay stopped but the only reason it’s worked this time looking back is the support I’ve got around me.”
Charity is providing ‘life-changing’ support for addicts
The Wigan branch of a “life-changing” charity which provides recovery services for drug and alcohol addicts has been praised by health and social care watchdogs.
Addaction Wigan and Leigh has recently been rated “good” by Care Quality Commission inspectors.
Staff at the centres have been commended for providing “safe” care to hundreds of people across the borough, whilst still seeing patients promptly.
In a report published this week, inspectors wrote: “The premises where clients were seen were safe and clean.
“The service did not have waiting lists and clients who required urgent support were given priority and seen promptly. Staff assessed and managed risk well and followed good practice with respect to safeguarding.”
Addaction Wigan and Leigh which operates from Coops Business Centre and Kennedy House, was assessed for its compliance with both the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
The new service, which is an amalgamation of three previous services, provides community based substance misuse services including substitute prescribing for adults as well as a young person’s service for those aged 10 to 18.
Engagement with the young person’s service is sometimes extended to the age of 25 when appropriate.
Of the key five areas entitled “safe, caring, effective, responsive and well-led”, the service received a rating of “good” across them all.
The inspectors spoke with clients, managers and staff members and reviewed treatment and prescription records in order to make its conclusions.
The CQC auditors wrote: “Clients we spoke with said that staff treated them with kindness and respect.
“They stated that staff understood their needs and always had time for them. They felt inspired, supported and motivated to recover and had progressed through their treatment.
“Clients described the service as life-changing.
“Staff respected clients’ privacy and dignity, and supported their individual needs. They involved patients and those close to them in decisions about their care and treatment.”


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To honour the magnificent colours of fall, the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse is currently showcasing its annual Chrysanthemum Display, aka the Floral Showhouse Mum Show. The popular show, which runs until November 27, features harvest-themed carved pumpkin displays amongst the traditional shades of yellow, bronze and orange, along with pinks, lavender and white. The displays are a combination of cascading varieties in baskets, pillars and pyramids, as well as bush varieties.
We received an extremely high level of service from everyone - that is one reason we come here. Room service was particularly good this time...they made us feel like #1.


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How communications APIs are transforming the banking customer experience
- Twilio is used by many top financial institutions to scale their communications with customers.
- The firm's head of financial services will be joining us at The Big Bank Theory conference in November.
Welcome to the Tearsheet Podcast. I’m Tearsheet editor in chief, Zack Miller. I’m excited to share with you some news about our upcoming online conference, The Big Bank Theory. This year, we’ve combined two of our tent pole events: Challengers and Embedded into a single event, November 10-12. We’ve assembled the top companies and professionals creating and scaling this generation and next generation of digital banks.
Those may be traditional financial brands, like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, or new banking brands, like N26 and Current. Or, in the future we may just bank with the brands and software we resonate with -- like a driver banking with Uber, a retail customer with Walmart, or a small business owner with Intuit.
Go here to register for free to this year’s The Big Bank Theory.
This year’s conference is sponsored by Publicis Sapient, Explorium, Argyle and Twilio.
I spoke with Twilio’s Bijon Mehta recently. He runs the firm’s work in financial services. I’m sharing some of the most important parts of our discussion on the power of embedded communications tools in today’s financial ecosystem.
Removing complexity with embedded tools
"We've taken the complexity and complication from the telco world globally, and put a layer of API's on top of the telco network. We call it our super network, and it allows us to offer customers the ability to embed communications into their offerings, using very few lines of code."
Moving into data for deeper engagement
"More recently, through an acquisition we made of a company called Segment, we're now increasingly focused on the data element of what most firms are dealing with when it comes to understanding what their customer's needs and preferences are, and being able to serve those up. We like to think of ourselves as an intelligent customer engagement platform."
APIs 'shortcuts' in financial services
"I first got involved in APIs back in 2003, when I was working at Citibank and overseeing the execution of our foreign exchange trading with different firms. Obviously the world that has evolved a lot since then. I like to think of APIs as a way to shortcut the building of different capabilities. Tt's best seen in the fintech world. I almost think of them as like Lego blocks. Instead of building a two factor authentication solution, because there's nothing truly unique there, corporations can just take Twilio's two factor authentication."
The replatforming of financial services
"I like to refer to it as the replatforming of the industry -- in one fell swoop, they're skipping SaaS, evolving beyond SaaS into APIs. We're powering the ability for all of Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management advisors to securely and compliantly text message with their customers. We provide an infrastructure that allows the advisor to not just communicate with the end client, but also the end client's required third party advisors, like a lawyer or an accountant.
On the digitally native side, [we work with] Wise. We're powering all 3 million plus customers with secure two factor authentication. We're working with Nubank, the world's largest challenger bank, providing them a full blown contact center offering."


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Dear All could help me to identify this cartridge.i am a detector from Italy and I found it yesterday in a location where skirmish between German and partizan took place in 1944
Hello Piero and welcome to this Forum. Is it possible to show a picture of the whole case? To me it looks a rimmed case and pretty older than WWII. And no worries, I think a specialist will identify your case soon.
Hello there ! Thanks for the prompt reply and I attach another picture ,hoping it will provide helpful. Some friends suggested it could be an austrian ammunition for a Mannlicher ,The gun was available to the infamous Turkestan Legion who was used in counterguerrilla purposes during 1944 in the area yesterday I was detecting .But let s wait for the expert judgement!
If possible would you please take a picture of the cartridge case mouth:
From the first photo above the " 85 " located at the 6:00 position in the headstamp possibly indicates a date of 1885.
The cartridge does not have the Mauser stepped case head so it is not a 11.15 x 58mmR Austrian Werndl.
The 8 x 50mmR Austrian Mannlicher was not adopted for use until 1888.
Ok, well… expert-stuff. We’ll probably have to do it with the head stamp, unknown to me.
10.4 x47R Vetterli m. 70
Pyrotechnic of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Wow I am impressed! You seem to know your stuff really well…so it so not a P but a B for Bologna…very interesting. Indeed many thanks and I will be back soon!
Unfortunately, the name going with the initials of the Inspector, S.A., is not known. Whoever it was, he service at Pirotecnico di Bologna from 1885 to 1899. The last time I was Italy visiting my wife’s family at Sestri Levante, I was told by a collector in Genova that these initials, although many have been published, were still considered secrets by the Government. Don’t know if that is true or not. There was a second S.A., obviously not the same man, at Pirotecnico di Capua from 1951 until 1957, with name also unknown.
John and all,
Many thanks indeed.Just one question, do you think this may have been used on military purposes or instead on hunting? ( The area has wildlife).Can the ammo have been used on WW2 or too old?
Anything is possible.
In the book The Italian Vetterli Rifle, Developments, Variants and History in Service (2016) by Robert Wilsey, he implies that Vetterli rifles in service by WW2 were the mod. 1870/87/15 and were chambered for 6.5mm Carcano cartridge.
Also note that on cartridge case you found someone at some point in time (probably a long time ago) made the cross marks in the case head and beat on the primer and managed to smash in the case mouth.
Fascinating , thanks for such a academic lesson!
I agree with “BD.” While it is possible for any ammunition to be used for hunting, the headstamp pattern with the initials of the manufacturer’s Chief Inspector, as far as I know, was used only on cartridges made for the Government (military and possibly some police purposes). Further, as long as it will go “bang” when the trigger is pulled, it could be used at any time. I kind of think, though, that it is unlikely it was used in WW2.
Chi lo sa? Non c’è niente impossibile.
Ciao! Buon Natale!
I had some further readings on some italin sites and it turns that those rifles where used in Africa during our colonial adventure . So a lot of them where captured later by the British who seem to have used them to supply ( and probably get rid ) to the partisans . I have read a diary of a partisan deluded by the weapons found claiming them being medieval . Anyway thanks all this was culturally very enriching to me .
Buon Natale !
After so much talking I could not wait but check the diary I mentioned . I copy a couple of pages despite in italianas the surprise was big when I read it . It is dated 24 October 1944 and the essence is that when the parachuted boxes landed one broke and they found the Vetterli ( Weterlj ) in usage by the italian army before 1891. A chorus of desperation follows.
You have also to bring in mind that the Allied were very catious in supplying weapons to potential communist forces , hence the choice .


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Accessible genetic screenings for anyone considering having children could soon be a reality, if Counsyl—a genetic testing company founded by a team of Stanford alumni—achieves its aim.
The company, which provides screenings to two and a half percent of all prospective parents in the United States, was co-founded by Ramji Srinivasan ’02 M.S. ’04, Balaji Srinivasan ’00 M.S. ’04 M.S. ’05 Ph.D. ’06, Eric Evans Ph.D. ’08 and Rishi Kacker ’03.
After graduating from Stanford, Ramji Srinivasan worked in Morgan Stanley’s research division before returning to Silicon Valley and collaborating with Balaji — his older brother — on the startup.
“I thought to myself, ‘These guys are changing the world, and I’m here moving around pieces of paper. What am I doing with my life?’” he said. “My brother told me, ‘You need to come back to Stanford and Silicon Valley, the genome is going to be the next Internet.’”
Counsyl’s screening kits test for more than 400 mutations and 100 genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and various forms of muscular dystrophy.
The process of genetic screening is itself relatively simple. After picking up a testing kit from a healthcare provider and mailing a saliva sample to Counsyl’s lab, results are viewable online within two or three weeks.
“Anyone, regardless of family history, should be thinking of getting carrier screening,” Ramji Srinivasan said. “Many children born with a genetic disease don’t have a family history in the first place because these are genetic mutations are passed on from generation to generation silently.”
Professor of Chemistry Vijay Pande, who is one of Counsyl’s scientific advisors, said that Counsyl’s tests have many practical applications.
Diseases like cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and Tay-Sachs have no cure, but a Counsyl test can prompt preventative measures. Parents who learn their child has a high expectancy of being born with a mutated gene can take informed action, such as deciding to use a donor egg or sperm, to ensure they will have a healthy baby.
“One of the big issues with genomics is, what can this information do for you?” Pande said. “It was very exciting what [Counsyl] proposed right away, and I think that all of that has come into fruition.”
According to Srinivasan, Counsyl’s use of customized software, hardware and wetware allows the firm to offer tests as a much lower price than competitors. While a full panel of tests may cost between $4,000 and $5,000 elsewhere, a Counsyl test is priced at $99 for customers with commercial insurance.
“We think of ourselves as a software company that just happens to run a lab,” Srinivasan said. “There is no one single invention [for the low cost], but customizing all three of those makes something work.”
Looking into the future, the company is focused on continuing to improve the aesthetic appeal and ease of use of the test kits, with Srinivasan noting that many companies in the medical field offer products with poor user interfaces.
“We want to reinvent genome medicine as it’s practiced in terms of all the aesthetic details down to our kit,” Srinivasan said. “Attention to fit and finish is not something that is present in medicine and we want to reshape that.”


We imagine the GameCube isn't all that fond of the Wii, as the Wii managed to do everything the GameCube wished to do, only better. And, with the Wii having a year under its belt now, we figured it would be interesting to go back and look at the GameCube's first year and see how the two stacked up.
Now, it doesn't take a team of rocket scientists to know that the Wii did a much better job from a sales standpoint in its first year. Selling 13.87 million units worldwide, the Wii is the hottest item this side of bread in slices. The GameCube, which launched in September 2001 in Japan, only sold around 4.7 million units. A lot of different things played into the sales of each console, including buzz in both the mainstream press and gaming community (the Wii was a hit at E306, undoubtedly fueling demand come time for launch), target audience and, of course, launch line-up.
The console is its games
Between the Wii and GameCube, both consoles came to launch with several friends in the form of first and third-party releases. For the GameCube, titles releasing in the launch window ranged from third-party ports like Batman Vengeance to first-party titles such as Wave Race: Blue Storm and Luigi's Mansion. By the end of 2001, Pikmin and Super Smash Bros. Melee would help ease the drought of games on the system, but would not be enough. Criticized for its lack of games, the GameCube did not have a very good launch window in the eyes of most.
The Wii, however, did things differently. Nintendo made sure that the console had more third-party support, as it launched with over double the amount of games available during the GameCube's launch window. Also, Nintendo made sure they came out swinging by launching the system with one of its most-anticipated games in one of its biggest franchises, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Other third-party gems such as Elebits and Rayman Raving Rabbids would ensure that gamers had plenty to play on their Wii.
Throughout each console's first year, they each had their fair share of big first-party (and second-party) titles, which are essential to the life of a Nintendo system. The GameCube saw the release of Metroid Prime (a little over its first year, but close enough for us), Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Japan received The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. Combined with the exclusivity deal to have all of the Resident Evil action you could want, on paper it seemed like the GameCube might be set up to do right by us and by itself. While big titles in their own right, they wouldn't be enough to keep gamers playing as the periods between releases were just too long.
For the Wii, big releases in its first year have been more plentiful. We got Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Super Paper Mario, Mario Party 8, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Battalion Wars 2 and the bundled Wii Sports game, which has been the driving force behind a lot of the console's success. Let's not forget everyone's drug of choice right now, Super Mario Galaxy.Did Nintendo learn their lesson? You bet they did!
The emergence of online gaming
During the GameCube's generation, online gaming on consoles was starting to be a big deal, thanks to Sony and Microsoft's support through their own systems. The GameCube, which could allow the player to take the game online in a select number of titles through an adapter (sold separately), hardly supported the feature. Some say this is just another reason why the console had the least amount of market share during its generation.
The Wii, which is doing a bit better in allowing gamers to get online and does so through built-in wireless (or an adapter for a hard line connection), is still not where the company needs to be in order to actively compete in the online arena, however. The convoluted Friend Code system that Nintendo employs is disliked widespread throughout the community, but still does what the GameCube did not: allow gamers to actively enjoy games online.
Outside of the realm of games, the Wii and GameCube are very different. More technologically advanced, the Wii can do more than the GameCube's measly ability to play your games and ... uh, well the GameCube can only do that. So, aside from playing games, the GameCube makes for a good paperweight.
The Wii utterly crushes the GameCube in this area, allowing gamers to download older titles through the Virtual Console service (which helps ease the pain during the weeks between anticipated retail releases), access the internet through a built-in Opera web browser and check the news and weather. The Wii can also utilize SD cards to check out photos (which can be shared through a built-in messaging feature).
GameCube and Wii: Endgame
As you can see, the GameCube and Wii are two very different systems, focusing on different things and succeeding in different areas. The Wii took a lot of the same ideas and improved them, delivering an experience that everyone and their mother is into. From a first-year analysis, the Wii has destroyed all expectations and succeeded to heights not imaginable by us and, we're pretty sure, even Nintendo. One thing is for certain: the Wii isn't going to die the slow, horrible death the GameCube did and it certainly looks like 2007 (and, hopefully, 2008) was the year of the Wii.


Watch the East and West Coast inspired video from Philly rapper/producer, Taylor Dunn
Rapper Taylor Dunn recently released a new video for “Supreme,” a song from his 2013 mixtape Collective Theory. Dunn is from State College, PA and graduated from LaSalle Universit here in Philadelphia. The video is directed by Mike Haffey (who has worked with Odd Future in the past) and Mike Koziel.
The track is inspired by both East and West coast musical vibes. The first half of the video is set in Philly and the second half, in Califonia. When the beat drops, it’s instantly infectious and has a soulful sample. Dunn is extremely confident. His rap style is near flawless and he appears comfortable throughout the video. His lyrics are smart, witty, well-crafted and accurate.He references several different cultural figures (Emeril Legasse, Roger Federer, Ray Lewis, Willie Mays) who are all masters of their own craft. Often rappers like to tout themselves as being the best, which more times than not comes off as egotistical. Dunn is no exception to this rule, but he just might be “the top shelf of the Illadelph.” As the sound turns from jazz based hip-hop to 90’s West Coast gangsta rap we hear his true versatility as an artist.
Watch “Supreme” video below and listen to the entire Collective Theory mixtape here


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March 21, 2012
Getting Excited for a Cold Sore!
I got a cold sore a few weeks back. It was really no surprise since stress is my main trigger and I’d been working on the road for five weeks living out of hotel rooms. When I landed back in Toronto, I felt the tingle on my way to an evening of events. I turned to my partner and exclaimed, “I think I’m getting a cold sore. I’m excited!”
Also a cold sore sufferer (since his toddler years just like me), he was obviously perplexed by my exclamation. “What?”
“I’ll finally get a chance to try that Cold Sore FX,” I explained.
“Awesome!” He responded with more than a hint of sarcasm.
Cold Sore FX caught my attention a few months back, as they’ve been working to de-stigmatize cold sores and correct misinformation about the virus and breakouts. They’ve also done a whole whack of research (the biggest study in Canada) as part of this campaign and as a sexologist, some of the findings were alarming – especially the fact that 30% of men and women are uncomfortable discussing cold sores with their partners. This really highlights the stigma surrounding cold sores — would 30% of people be uncomfortable discussing the fact that they have a cold or flu?
It all comes down to the fact that cold sores are associated with sex (even though they’re not always sexually transmitted) and people are more than willing to have sex, but are scared to talk about it.
And yes. I realize that Cold Sore FX is trying to make money, but I like when I see companies promoting accurate, sex-positive messages in the process. So I was happy to give it a try.
Here’s how my first use of Cold Sore FX panned out:
Day 1: Tiny blister – Applied CSFX twice after I gave my speech on Sexual Empowerment to a group of women at The Spoke Club and attended the Eligible Magazine launch at the Vintage Conservatory. The cold sore was definitely visible at this point (and not just to me), but it doesn’t really show up in the photo. I guess this is a reminder that it’s never actually as bad as the “wearer” believes it is.
I wish I had taken more photos (seriously!), but didn’t plan to share this story until the 5th day when I was inspired by the quick healing time. And I should note that although the pics aren’t photoshopped, I am wearing lip gloss and smiling in each photo which may help to conceal the (temporary) damage.
Cold sores are never fun. And even with the success of this treatment, I could still go without them. But the reality is that the HSV-1 virus has been hanging out in my body since I was two years old and it’s definitely not going anywhere. So for now, I’ll try to avoid my triggers (even if I thrive on stress) and join the campaign to de-stigmatize cold sores as part of my sex-positive education mission.


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