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After an extensive search for a merger partner, Rio Grande Industries, owner of a Western railroad, said yesterday that it had agreed to be acquired by the Anschutz Corporation, a privately held energy and real estate company, for $496.5 million, or $50 a share.
In New York Stock Exchange trading yesterday, Rio Grande stock jumped 7 1/4 points, to close at $52, exceeding Anschutz's bid. The stock has traded as high as 62 1/2 in the last year, fueled by takeover rumors.
William Holtman, chairman and chief executive of Rio Grande, called the offer in ''the best interest of shareholders, the company and its employees.''
Analysts Question Price
But some railroad analysts questioned the price. Mary DeSapio, the rail analyst for Shearson/Lehman American Express, said in an interview that ''they are getting a bargain at $50.''
''I don't understand it,'' she added. ''It's way undervalued. It doesn't sound like a deal that is fair for the stockholders.''Continue reading the main story
She estimated that the railroad, set in the central Rockies, had annual revenue of almost $400 million just from freight operations. She added that the scrap value alone would be higher than the current price.
Other analysts argued, however, that Anschutz's offer was apparently the best that Rio Grande could obtain.
According to documents filed by both sides yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Anschutz agreement was reached only after Rio Grande management had made numerous efforts to find a merger partner in the last year without success.
Pressure From Huge Mergers
The smaller Western railroads, such as the 1,700-mile Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad owned by Rio Grande, have come under pressure from the huge mergers that created the Burlington Northern and the Union Pacific in 1982.
''This company has been shopped all over creation at a much higher price,'' Jack Kawa, the railroad analyst for Dean Witter Reynolds, said in an interview. ''There were no takers.''
He estimated that Morgan Stanley, which had sought to find a buyer earlier this year, had been asking $60 to $70 a share.
Mr. Kawa said that Rio Grande had about $200 million in cash, which would enable Anschutz to acquire the company, if the tender offer went through, for about $300 million.
For a company that will earn $30 million to $40 million a year, he said, the $300 million price ''is expensive.'' Rio Grande earned $32.6 million on revenues of $314.5 million in 1983.
Mr. Kawa added that Rio Grande management might still be hoping for a higher offer from one of the other Western railroads.
According to documents filed with the S.E.C., Philip F. Anschutz, the president of Anschutz, met with Mr. Holtman in the early spring to explain a plan of acquisition. In late July, according to the documents, Anschutz sent the draft of a merger agreement for consideration by Rio Grande.
Under the terms of the agreement reached yesterday, shareholders of Rio Grande would receive $50 a share for the 9.93 million shares outstanding. The company said that a newly created subsidiary of Anschutz would begin a tender offer today for all Rio Grande common shares and that the offer was conditioned upon 51 percent of the shares being tendered.
Anschutz, which is based in Denver, is engaged in domestic oil and gas exploration and is one of the largest holders of commercial property in Colorado. Its holdings include office buildings, shopping pavilions and the Fairmont Hotel in Denver.Continue reading the main story


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Precious Ramabulana suspect charged with murder, rape and robbery
Aubrey Manaka appeared in the Molemole Magistrate Court in Limpopo. Manaka faces rape, murder and robbery charges and will re-appear on 30 January 2020 after abandoning his bail application.
Precious Ramabulana's mother not coping after her murder
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the family of slain student Precious Ramabulana in Limpopo on Sunday after the 21-year-old was stabbed 52 times. Ramaphosa said the perpetrator already had a pending rape charge and that such men should not live a comfortable life in prison.
Local break: Driving cats, a song for Siya and Ubunifu in Soweto
This is your local break, breaking away from breaking news. From cats driving taxis, to reactions to Sonia Mbele being overwhelmed with the Holy Spirit, and basking in the spirit of #StrongerTogether, EWN's got you covered.
HIV in KZN: The story of death to life
South Africa has the highest number of people in the world living with HIV despite the percentage of HIV declining by 16%. KwaZulu-Natal has the highest prevalence in the country. EWN visited Eshowe, a community which has drastically reduced the number of infections to find out how they did it with the help of Doctors Without Borders. But what will happen when they leave?
Zwide comes to standstill for captain Siya Kolisi before Boks leave for CT
Thousands came out in Zwide, the hometown of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, to support the team and see the Webb Ellis cup before it leaves for the final leg of the rugby champions tour in Cape Town.
GALLERY: Mapimpi's community beaming with pride following Boks RWC win
Makazole Mapimpi’s community has shared how proud they were of him for scoring the first try in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final match against England.
GALLERY: Boks wrap up EC World Cup tour in Port Elizabeth
The Springboks wrapped up their Eastern Cape Rugby World Cup tour in the windy city of Port Elizabeth where fans came out to support the 2019 World Cup winners.
Mapimpi's grandmother: I'm going to slaughter 10 chickens for him
EWN sat down with Nofikelepi Mapimpi, Makazole Mapimpi's grandmother in the Eastern Cape, as the Springboks made their way across the province in the victory tour.
I'm going to slaughter 10 chickens for Mapimpi
While the Springboks are in the Eastern Cape, home province to three of its players, EWN visited the women who raised Makazola Mapimpi. Nofikelipi Mapimpi, his grandmother, beams with joy when recounting what it was like to watch her grandson play in the World Cup match ij which the Springboks became world champions.
GALLERY: Boks take Webb Ellis Cup tour to East London
East London Springbok supporters came out in thousands to support the national team's tour following their win at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan last week. The Boks are currently on a national tour showcasing their trophy.
'If this were elections, Springboks would win & Kolisi would be president'
The Springboks kicked off their Rugby World Cup victory tour in Pretoria with fans lining the streets singing, dancing and showing 'gees' to celebrate and welcome the world champs home. Speaking at the Union Buildings, President Cyril Ramaphosa said if this were elections, Springboks would be the ruling party.
'Honour legends while they're alive - Hugh Masekela Festival heads to Soweto
Event organisers say more needs to be done to ensure legends are remembered and taken care of while they're alive and in their passing as Hugh Masekela will be honoured at Soweto Theatre on 09 November 2019 with the Hugh Masekela Festival. This will be the first time the festival is held since his passing.
Local break: Breaking away from breaking news
This is your local break, breaking away from breaking news. From Bonang winning an inaugural award to singing the national anthem for the Bokke.
Another one! Queen B bags inaugural African Influencer award
The B-Effect is in full force for media personality Bonang Matheba as she bagged yet another award for her influence on the African continent.
Local break: Amanda Blacks new album 'Power', Lebo Mathosa biopics drops and AKA and Burna Boy beef
From reactions to Amanda Black's new album to remembering the legendary HHP. This is your local break, breaking away from breaking news.
Father of raped toddler begs suspect to hand himself over
A Reiger Park father describes to EWN his torment over the rape of his two-year-old daughter and his plea to the alleged perpetrator to hand himself over and let justice take its course.
Local govt in a state of crisis - Prof William Gumede
Local government was a key topic at the second growth inclusive forum hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation. Professor William Gumede, former President Kgalema Motlanthe and Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma weigh in on the state of local government in South Africa.
Bokke eat Italian for lunch
South Africa kept their hopes of moving into the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup well in hand with a 49-3 win over Italy on Friday. South Africa will take on Canada in their next match on 10 October.

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Business Facilities’ 14th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report
Friday, August 10, 2018
Our 14th Annual Rankings Report keeps pace with the evolving priorities of economic development and tracks red-hot growth sectors, kicking off with the state rankings report.
You can chart the evolution of an emerging growth sector by comparing our annual Rankings Report with previous editions from year to year. When we introduce a new rankings category, that ranking usually is a high-level evaluation of who’s ahead of the curve. As solid metrics develop and real-time data becomes available, we let the numbers do the talking when we rank the leaders. Then, as sturdy branches blossom from the root of a new growth sector, our rankings categories also subdivide into critical subsets.
Thus a category that appeared under a simple rubric a decade ago—think Alternative Energy Leaders or Best Education—gives birth to myriad offspring that determine the pecking order for items that rapidly are moving to the top of everyone’s agenda, like the number of graduates with STEM-oriented degrees in a state or metro or (eventually) the number of wind turbines in the waters off coastal states.

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THE National Judicial Council (NJC) has cleared Justice Olamide Oloyede of Osun State judicial division over allegation of snatching Mrs Emily Richard-Obire’s estranged husband.
Emily wrote the council, accusing Oloyede of snatching her husband and opening her family to the vagaries of life.
The council subsequently queried the judge, which generated public uproar.
The council has now written to the petitioner, telling her that Oloyede had no case to answer.
In the response, the council said it discovered that a divorce case was decidedly settled between the petitioner and her husband in 2012 by a court of competent jurisdiction, thereby robbing the council of any jurisdiction to dabble into the matter.
The council, in the second reason given, said the petitioner failed to disclose in her petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) that the matter had been decided by a court of competent jurisdiction, thereby presenting the council with incorrect and incomplete information.
In the third reason averred for clearing Oloyede, the council noted that as of the time the petitioner was accusing the judge, there was no legal marriage between her and her husband, adding that the accused herself is a legal divorcee who could go into another relationship.
The council added that the petitioner did not present any evidence to show that the judgment of the Lagos court, legally separating her and her husband three years ago, was appealed.
With the 2012 judgment subsisting, the council said it had no choice but to take the matter as already decided by the court, which exonerated Oloyede of any acts of misconduct.
A top system source told Thenigerialawyer that if the petitioner had appealed the judgment and succeeded, Oloyede would have been investigated for misconduct.
The source, however, maintained that private lives of judicial officers would always be scrutinised once allegations of misconduct were brought against them, adding that Nigerians shouting over the query issued Oloyede should go and read the revised NJC Judicial Discipline Regulations 2014.
Meanwhile, an Osogbo High Court has fixed September 15 for definite hearing in the suit filed by Justice Oloyede against the Speaker of Osun Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam and 10 others.
Justice Aderibigbe Adebayo adjourned the matter for definite hearing in a short ruling on Thursday.
He ordered counsel for the plaintiff, Mr Lukman Ogunsetan, to serve the defence counsel with the petition personally before the adjourned date.
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Antiviral medicine eliminates hepatitis C in 97% of patients, but Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues find that many don’t receive the treatment.
December 13, 2022 - By Emily Moskal
Antiviral treatment reduces complications of hepatitis C infection, but only two out of every three patients diagnosed with the virus receive the treatment, according to two recent studies led by Mindie Nguyen, MD, professor of gastroenterology and hepatology.
“I’m hoping the data will bring home the magnitude of the problems,” said Nguyen, the senior author of both papers. “The benefits are clearly shown in our study. We are looking at a population with probably better coverage than anyone — patients in the United States with private insurance — yet less than 65% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C received treatment. That is quite sobering.”
Hepatitis C is a viral infection, spread through blood, that can develop into cirrhosis, scarring of the liver and liver cancer. From 2013 to 2016, about 2.4 million people in the U.S. had hepatitis C. Direct-acting antivirals, medication that targets the proteins of the virus, have been shown to eliminate the viral infection in about 97% of patients.
For both studies, Nguyen’s team used a database that included 60 million people with private insurance, including more than 100,000 adults with chronic hepatitis C.
In one of the studies, published in JAMA Internal Medicine Dec. 12, researchers found that the risk of liver-related outcomes, such as decompensation — progression of hepatitis C that deteriorates liver function — and liver cancer, were much lower in treated patients compared with untreated patients: 64% and 27%, respectively. The team also found a 26% lower risk of diabetes, as well as about a 10% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and non-liver cancer in those who received treatment. Overall, mortality for treated patients was about half (43%) that of the untreated.
Eiichi Ogawa, MD, PhD, of Kyushu University Hospital in Japan and a former visiting scholar, and Nicholas Chien, MD, a research associate, are co-lead authors of the JAMA Internal Medicine paper.
The other study, published in JAMA Network Open Dec. 7, found that between April 2018 and March 2019, the treatment rate of privately insured Americans was 65%. Vy Nguyen, a research coordinator at the Nguyen Lab and at Harvard Medical School, is the lead author of the paper.
“Treatment clearly decreases the risk of liver cancer and improves survival in people,” Mindie Nguyen said.
Barriers to care
There are several possible explanations for the low treatment rate, according to Nguyen. Many insurance companies require additional testing like pap smears because, she said, they may not want to cover treatment for someone who has cervical cancer and only a few years left to live, for example. The extra time and cost may prevent some people from receiving treatment.
Reimbursement is another barrier. Even if health insurance covers some of the cost, many people still have to pay thousands of dollars for the treatment. The annual household income of the patients with hepatitis C was less than $40,000 in 46% of the patients in this study, while the median out-of-pocket expense was $2,214.
In addition, Nguyen said, some doctors are hesitant to treat hepatitis C in patients with late-stage complications because the previous treatment, interferon, worsened those patients’ symptoms. Nguyen said that may be why her study found that people with decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common type of liver cancer — were 31% less likely to receive treatment.
“Those who stand to benefit the most are least treated, likely because of the preconceptions of the previous treatment available,” she said.
A dire outlook
Nguyen believes that the treatment rate in the overall population is likely lower than that found in the JAMA Network Open study. The study looked only at privately insured patients, and those without insurance or with minimal insurance coverage are less likely to receive a hepatitis C diagnosis. Also, the study considered someone treated if they received at least one month of the three months of medication needed for full antiviral treatment. Those people who did not continue treatment will not have the full benefit.
“It’s sad that a treatment proven to be so effective is used by only a fraction of the diagnosed people,” Nguyen said.
In 2016, the World Health Organization called for hepatitis C elimination by 2030. Nguyen said we are a far cry from that. She hopes that her studies will be a call to action and help inform people of the benefit of treatment.
“There needs to be a better public campaign that reaches out to the people who may be more resource limited: those in rural areas and immigrant communities,” Nguyen said. “Insurance reimbursement should remove the barriers. It’s as easy as writing a prescription for antibiotics.”
Nguyen is a member of Stanford Bio-X, the Stanford Cancer Institute and the Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute.
Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the National University Hospital in Singapore and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System contributed to the first study.
Researchers from the Kyushu University Hospital in Japan, the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, the National University of Singapore and the National University Health System in Singapore contributed to the second study.
Both studies were supported by the National Institutes of Health (UL1TR003142).
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By David Fogarty, Climate Change Correspondent, Asia
SINGAPORE, March 18 (Reuters) - When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is neither lean nor green.
Ships carry about 90 percent of global trade, and until recently, such has been the demand for coal, cars and electronics, that there has been little concerted effort to rein in the growth of polluting emissions from ships.
But pressure is growing in the United Nations and from the European Union to make ships more efficient and their smokestacks more climate friendly.
Just a few kilometres from one of the busiest ports in the world, a Singapore firm says it has the answer that can help the shipping industry clean up its act.
Ecospec says it has invented and tested a patented method that removes planet-warming carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, which causes acid rain, and soot from ship exhausts.
The process, which uses very alkaline sea water sprayed into the exhaust funnel to scrub out the gases and soot, has already been tested on a tanker and earned the backing of the American Bureau of Shipping.
Inventor Chew Hwee Hong said his firm had already developed non-chemical methods of water treatment and in 2008 was given a challenge by a large Middle Eastern tanker firm to find a way to scrub out CO2 emissions.
The trick was to find a method that didn’t cause secondary environmental damage and cleaned up the other polluting gases in the exhaust as well, he said.
"Today, the Kyoto Protocol and the awareness about CO2 contributing to global warming means you can’t say I don’t care about the rest of the gases. You have to look at the whole thing as one solution."
Shipping contributes about four percent of global emissions from burning fossil fuels, about double the emissions from aviation.
But the industry is less visible to most people than aviation and only very recently faced limits on some of the pollutants in funnel emissions, particularly nitrogen oxides (called NOx) and sulphur dioxide.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are powerful greenhouse gases. Many new ships have engines designed to emit much lower amounts of these gases, but thousands of older vessels do not, at least not without costly retro-fitting.
An internal report submitted to the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 2007 estimated total CO2 emissions from shipping at 1.12 billion tonnes in 2007 and forecast 30 percent growth by 2020.
The MEPC is due to meet again in July and is expected to present a scheme to curb CO2 emissions from global shipping, although it’s unclear if it will be adopted by the IMO in time to be included in a broader climate pact by December.
The pact is expected to be finalised in the Danish capital Copenhagen in December when some 190 nations will try to agree on an expanded deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations’ main weapon to fight climate change.
The EU will include aviation in its emissions trading scheme from 2012 and has threatened to include shipping from 2013 unless there is a U.N.-backed international pact to regulate maritime air pollution by the end of 2011.
While aviation is easier to regulate and monitor, shipping is much tougher. It’s unclear if the flag state, owner or operator are responsible for the greenhouse gas pollution and which agency would assess current emissions or allocate allowances.
Chew said individual methods exist to scrub out CO2, SO2 and nitrogen oxides, but he says his method is the only one to date that can tackle all three, plus clean up the soot.
Tests have shown the process, called CSNOX, can remove about 90 percent of SO2, 80 percent of NOx and nearly 75 percent of CO2, he said.
"We don’t want to use chemicals in CSNOX," Chew explained. "We wanted to use a pure physical method to do it so you don’t cause secondary pollution".
The secret of CSNOX is pure chemistry, says Chew, the firm’s managing director and a marine engineer by training who nearly failed chemistry in high school.
The process uses electrolysis and ultra-low frequency waves to raise the alkalinity of sea water to a pH of 10 from a normal level of 8.1. Kitchen bleach has a pH of about 13, while battery acid is at the other end of the scale at about 0.
Seawater is pumped into a tank, the alkalinity is quickly raised and then the water is sprayed into the exhaust funnel where the dirty water is collected, filtered and pumped into an aft tank for further processing.
It would cost between US$500,000 and about $1 million to fit the system to most ships.
Chew said the water that is pumped back into the sea is more alkaline than normal and contains sulphates, nitrates and carbonates that sea life need.
This was a beneficial byproduct because the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic as global atmospheric levels of CO2 rise from burning fossil fuels.
Oceans are a major carbon sink, soaking up large amounts of CO2 in a process that creates carbonic acid. Recent Australian research has shown that rising acidity has trimmed the shell weights of tiny marine animals.
Exiting methods to remove sulphur dioxide from ship exhausts release CO2, Chew explained. A Canadian study found that removing SO2 from ship exhausts actually contributed to global warming.
"If you scrub out one kilogram of SO2, you produce 2.75 kg of CO2," he said.
But by using highly alkaline seawater, the CSNOX process avoided this side-effect because it neutralised the SO2.
Ecospec, which first announced details of the CSNOX process in January, has since received nearly 60 enquiries, among them from major shipping lines and oil companies. A firm that invests in projects that could yield tradable carbon credits was also among those interested.
"The trend is just irreversible. You have to go this way. You can’t be a ship builder without knowing how to install or how to design (emissions-control technology)," Chew said.
He said the company was now looking to adapt the process to clean up emissions from power stations, steel and cement makers and pulp-and-paper mills, as well as rubbish incinerators.
That would be a major growth area for the firm and potentially lucrative, since around 90 percent of mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions come from sources onshore.
(Editing by Megan Goldin)


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Korres Greek cosmetics brand brings to the country a skin care launch with Castanea Arcadia. The line is the result of primary research program AGROCOS, which for four years has researched, along with nine of the largest centers and Academic Institutes of scientific research in the world, natural ingredients from the greatest biodiversity of the world.
In all, 1,800 plants and 3,600 natural and organic extracts were surveyed, in 6 different areas of biodiversity, and the Arcadia Chestnut extract, from the Greek flora, stood out as the most effective ingredient in anti-aging treatment.
The results revealed that the Arcadia Chestnut leaf extract contains lupeol, a powerful natural active ingredient that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory action and helps in the regeneration of the skin.
Korres, was the first company in the world that could incorporate Lupeol in a cosmetic product, making it the patented molecule Active HALupeol, which provides benefits such as firmness, greater elasticity and skin texture, wrinkles prevention and repair.
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“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
sow and grow published week of april 25, 2021
The group of people Jesus was addressing must have know something about farming as they listened to Jesus teach the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9). The illustration Jesus used is interesting and tells us a lot about our role in bringing lost sinners back to the Father. We know that a farmer cannot make the crops grow and he certainly cannot control the weather or the condition of the soil. Rather, the farmer's job is to diligently plant the seeds. His working of the soil is dependent on many factors that are beyond his control but he cannot make the ground fertile. A diligent farmer can only steadfastly tend to the planted crops. As followers (disciples) of Jesus Christ, we have the privilege and honor of sowing the seeds of the Gospel. I find it interesting that in the Parable of the Sower, there is actually little focus on the sower and come to think about it, there is not much focus on the seeds either. I think it is apparent that most of the focus is on the ground . . . the soil where the seeds fall. That is an interesting fact that must not be missed as it teaches us about our role in spreading the Gospel? The success or failure of the harvest is not dependent on the sower, but on the soil. This is really good news for us as sowers who sometimes don't get everything correct.
Think about it: our part in growing God’s Kingdom is to sow and leave the rest to God. Just like a farmer, we must diligently tend the ground and plant the seeds God has entrusted to us. We cannot make it rain and we are not responsible for the seeds taking root and springing forth in faith. Rather, we must only sow, sow, sow. It is God who reaches the person’s heart as only He can open the eyes of the blind and give new life. Almighty God is the forgiver of sins and the giver of faith, not us. Our role is to be the dedicated farmer who eagerly observes the new growth and thus becomes motivated to sow more and more seeds.
Our availability trumps our ability to do His work. We must not see our techniques and talents, nor our education and eloquence as what is most important. Rather, what really matters is our willingness to sow. This willingness is our part, our privilege, and our calling. Are you sitting or sowing? As a farmer for Jesus, you have in your hands the seeds of life.
“Heavenly Father, help me to be bold and confident in Your ability to use me despite my flaws, fears, and failures. I want to be eager and enthusiastic to sow the seeds of Your great love to others along the way today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”


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Welcome to “Humans of RCA,” our new blog series featuring stories from our members in their own words, alongside powerful images.
On November 4th, the Gainesville, FL chapter of the Right Care Alliance collaborated with the University of Florida Diabetes Institute to hold a Diabetes Awareness Fair near City Hall. The fair included music, speakers, and educational tables, to raise awareness … Read more
A week after the Right Care Boston protest at Sanofi, Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted out video footage from the rally, which has been viewed more than 4 million times
Several groups came together on Right Care Action Week to ask doctors and patients about their health care concerns.
Dr. Vikas Saini, co-chair of the Right Care Alliance, is featured in this ten-minute “Unfiltered” episode from Yahoo News.
On September 30, members the RCA protested at the Eli Lilly Boston office in solidarity with #insulin4all.
Are we doing as much as we can to prevent hospital-acquired infections?
On July 31, the Gainesville chapter of the Right Care Alliance partnered with the University of Florida Department of Pediatric Endocrinology to present a Town Hall meeting on insulin prices.
Dr. Arthur Curtis explains why overuse in medicine is an open secret.
Dr. Brittany Bruggeman, Gainesville pediatrician and RCA chapter leader, recently had an op-ed about insulin prices published in The Gainesville Sun.


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Every year, the LEGO Group releases hundreds of amazing sets that excite and enthuse fans. Regular themes like City, Friends, Star Wars and Super Heroes provide a constant stream of new releases, focusing on minifigure scale buildings and vehicles. There comes a point for the seasoned LEGO collector, when while they still enjoy such releases, they yearn for something different, something unique. That is where LEGO Ideas comes in.
At its least interesting, LEGO Ideas is a place for companies to circumvent the usual licensing agreement process by hyping up fan projects based on their brand, or for non-LEGO fans to push for their favourite license to be turned into a LEGO set that they will never buy. At its best though, LEGO Ideas sees fans contribute impressive, original projects that would never see official release otherwise. These become the sets that long-term collectors marvel at, adding something truly unique and worthwhile to the collection. Here are five of the best…
This might be the most unexpected subject matter for a LEGO Ideas set yet. As the final release version of the set shows, you can’t put together a LEGO ship in a bottle using standard building techniques. Old pieces returned from the vault for this release and it has almost no play value whatsoever – there is pretty much no chance that the LEGO Group would have landed on the idea of releasing 21313 Ship in a Bottle without Jake Sadovich’s project storming to 10,000 votes on the LEGO Ideas platform. Thank goodness it did, because this is the finest display piece that has been released in a while.
When new LEGO sets are released, they tend to be minifigure scale vehicles or buildings. Products that are based on any other scale are the exception, rather than rule. Jason Allemann is a big fan of the classic wooden maze toys that were a childhood tradition, although admittedly are probably long forgotten now that children are immersed in smartphone apps. Fortunately, Jason decided to continue the tradition in LEGO bricks. Using a simple but clever mechanism, 21305 Maze allows you to tilt and turn the maze to get the ball from one end of the labyrinth to the other, making it a fun model and great conversation piece.
Fans were spoiled for choice when the excellent 21310 Old Fishing Store closely followed the release of 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V. Both offered impressive, Creator Expert quality builds based on unique subject matter. Real life space based sets do crop up from time to time in the LEGO line-up, whereas disheveled old coast side buildings tend not to. The set that emerged from Robert Bontenbal’s project had the satisfying building experience of a modular set, but based on subject matter that the LEGO Group would have been unlikely to choose. 21310 Old Fishing Store has wonderful charm and is an excellent display piece.
While LEGO Creator may provide brick built animals fairly regularly, they tend to be either small in scale, or a bit comical and exaggerated. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, but they do not make for particularly appealing display pieces for collectors, or demonstrate the very best of complex building techniques. Thomas Poulsom was building dozens of realistic, detailed birds using for fun, and decided to submit a few to LEGO Ideas. This is just the kind of set that makes someone who is not an AFOL take notice and get pulled into buying a LEGO set. For those who enjoyed 21301 Birds, Thomas has continued to share his designs in a book filled with bird builds.
This particular set came at a fortunate time for the LEGO Group – LEGO Friends had recently launched, and although the theme was popular, it came in for criticism thanks to a lot of pink and some unfortunate gender stereotypes. After green lighting Dr Ellen Kooijman’s popular project, that became 21110 Research Institute, plenty of online headlines praised the LEGO Group for representing women in scientific roles. The fans have always been ahead of the LEGO Group on this though, as when City relaunched in 2005 it was AFOLs on message boards who were complaining that everyone was male (and wearing a red cap), pushing for more gender diversity in sets. It is a relief that today, that message seems to have been received and understood. 21110 Research Institute is a great example of how LEGO fans will push to get decent gender representation in their collection, and was certainly the precursor to 21312 Women of NASA.
The set used in this feature was provided by the LEGO Group.
Graham was the BrickFanatics.com Editor up until November 2020. He has plenty of experience working on LEGO related projects. He has contributed to various websites and publications on topics including niche hobbies, the toy industry and education.
Follw Graham on Twitter @grahamh100.


Officer injured, man killed in undercover prostitution sting
SOUTHFIELD (AP) — Authorities say an undercover officer has been injured and a suspect killed in an exchange of gunfire during a Detroit-area prostitution sting.
Police say a regional law enforcement task force was working Friday evening at a hotel in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. Michigan State Police spokesman Michael Shaw says the man identified as a suspect shot the unidentified officer in the chest but he was wearing body armor.
The officer returned fire, and investigators say he killed the suspect.
The officer had minor injuries.
Shaw says Detroit's North American International Auto Show, which opened to the public Saturday, "naturally brings a type of human trafficking." He tells the Detroit Free Press that the trafficking doesn't involve children but declined to elaborate.


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There are a variety of lasers that are now available for rejuvenation of the skin. With so many choices available, and not every choice right for every patient’s skin or desired outcomes, it’s always best to come in to discuss what laser option is right for you.
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China was unsuccessful in its attempt to launch its Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket Sunday, according to the country’s official press agency.
Xinhua News tweeted Sunday that the rocket launch had been unsuccessful. “Anomaly was detected during its flight and further investigation will be carried out,” the agency wrote on Twitter.
The rocket was carrying what the government said was its heaviest satellite and was the same type of rocket expected to lead the country’s trip to the moon later this year, Reuters reports.
China has long been advancing its space program. In 2013, China became only the third country to land a spacecraft on the moon, and in 2014 the country sent a probe there.
China is also aiming to land on Mars by 2020, and become the first country to soft-land on the far side of the moon by 2018.


The Smith Wesson M&P Shield has decent overall ergonomics. It doesn’t feel the best in the hand compared to more modern options mainly due to the fact it feels like a full-size duty-grade gun that was just thinned down. Some people will like it and if you have larger hands, I think you’ll like it a lot. One major pro of this design is there is quite a distance between the front strap and the back strap. So, it’s fairly easy to get a good grip on this gun when you’re drawing from an IWB SW Shield holster because your middle finger to pinky finger doesn’t have to move that far between your body and the gun to get a good grip. So, it’s a more comfortable gun to draw than other smaller guns like the sig p365 series.
The ergonomics are good, but they’re nothing to brag about. My biggest complaint is the undercut of the trigger guard and how it doesn’t allow you to get your hand as high as I would like up into the tang of the gun. The slide itself is fairly easy to manipulate; it has serrations at the rear and in my opinion, the Smith Wesson M&P offers some of the best serrations on the market.
There are no serrations at the front, and considering when this gun was designed that is not uncommon at all. The serrations at the rear are nice and aggressive; they have a wavy look that frankly sets the gun a little bit ahead of its time from when it was introduced in 2012 and still doesn’t look outdated to this date.
The serrations are positive and effective and you can definitely use them with great effect, but if you have wet hands, they might be an issue for weaker handed shooters the trigger itself now as we talked about before I’m not a fan of the hinge.
If you’re familiar with the FN509 you know it has a similar trigger design and in my opinion, FN executed it better than Smith and Wesson did. If I were to carry a Smith and Wesson product with a hinged trigger, I would likely have it switched out to an aftermarket trigger for my own safety. The last thing I want to do is pull out the gun and not be able to fire it. That said I haven’t talked to as many people that have had this issue as I have. Due to that, I believe the issue is related to the exact size and shape of my hands. So, this is something I would suggest further thoroughly testing before you make a decision on how the trigger will work for you.
Now, as far as the trigger pull itself it has taken up as you disengage the hinge trigger safety. This take-up is fairly light with a little bit of spring in the rear of it. Then you start to hit a little bit of creep before you hit a very hard wall. And then the trigger breaks. And as it’s breaking you can feel a little more creep.
The trigger itself is quite heavy and is heavier than most of its counterparts. This is a defensive carry gun trigger and not a match trigger, so I would keep that in mind when rating the trigger. Again, there are multiple aftermarket options that allow you to improve the trigger pull if that’s what you desire.
Maintaining the Smith and Wesson M&P is quite easy to disassemble the gun you’ll want to lock the slide to the rear by pulling the slide back and pressing up on the slide stop. And then there is a takedown lever in front of the gun that you’ll then need to rotate down 90 degrees. Once that’s done, you’ll look inside the Smith and Wesson M&P Shield from the top of the ejection port and you’ll see a little yellow spring on the back left side of the mag well.
You’ll want to take a screwdriver or a punch and pull that yellow spring down, that will disengage the striker and then you can press the slide forward. You can also accomplish the same thing while letting the slide ride forward, holding the gun in battery, and then pulling the trigger to drop the striker.
Smith and Wesson designed the M&P series so that you could take down the gun without having to pull the trigger. Their competitor Glock had a lot of complaints as people considered pulling the trigger to take down the gun a safety hazard. I personally do not consider that a valid safety hazard, but it’s a nice option to have on the Smith Wesson M&P Shield.
Overall, the Smith and Wesson M&P Shield isn’t the best-looking gun- it just looks kind of oddly sized. The dimensions from the outline appear to be pretty fat while the gun itself is fairly thin. It looks like Smith and Wesson literally took the Smith and Wesson M&P 9C at the time, shortened the barrel slightly, and then just pressed it in with a panini press to make it thinner.
Your mileage may vary on the looks but I think the major saving grace is the rear slide serrations the Smith Wesson M&P series use. They add a nice touch that balances out the gun. The slide really has all the looks of the gun with its chamfers and profiling.
Shooting the Smith Wesson M&P Shield is probably what you’d expect. The gun has quite a bit of recoil, not a ton of recoil but it’s a small snappy gun. You can definitely still shoot it well, but it’s not an exceptional performer that just stands out amongst the crowd. The heavy trigger pull is something you’ll have to work over and the ergonomics may or may not work for you.
Personally, my biggest downside of the shield is the texturing. You just can’t get enough grip on this gun for it to shoot as well as I’d like. But the upside is the long distance between the front strap and the back strap that does allow me to get a pretty good purchase on the gun, but again I can’t always reliably disengage the hinged trigger on the Smith Wesson M&P Shield.
That means oftentimes what happens is I’m pulling very heavily on the top of the trigger and I have to keep on applying pressure until I’m applying way more pressure than what it would take to break the trigger and my finger eventually slips down and jerks the trigger to the rear.
Again, your mileage may vary with the Smith Wesson M&P Shield, but that’s your mileage. And the good news is this gun isn’t expensive to grab and go out and test. They’re very common and they can be found in almost any gun store.


Slovenia’s National Assembly has appointed Mark Boris Andrijanič, a law graduate who has worked for Uber, as digital transformation minister, heading the Digital Transformation Office, a new government body, and coordinating digital transformation activities across the government.
“We know what we have to do, we now need to roll up our sleeves,” said Andrijanič, 38, who pledged to work for digitalisation to become a national priority and a project uniting Slovenia’s society and politics.
Prime Minister Janez Janša said the key reason for the appointment of a new minister less than a year before the end of the government’s term was the substantial funding that Slovenia would get for digital transformation under the national recovery and resilience plan.
Both Andrijanič and Janša noted that Slovenia was lagging behind in digitalisation and fast steps were needed to narrow the gap.
The close 45 to 44 vote capped a turbulent week for the government following a painful referendum defeat and the surprise decision to shelve a major bill that would have created a huge new agency managing state equity worth billions of euros.


RESOLUTION NO. RS2009-1043
A resolution expressing the Metropolitan Council’s desire that MDHA delay all condemnation hearings and eminent domain proceedings related to the proposed Music City Center and associated hotel until the financing for the construction of the project is approved by the Metropolitan Council.
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is given the power by Section 2.01(5) and (12), of the Metropolitan Charter to provide for the taking and appropriation of real property within the area of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for any public purpose, when the public convenience requires it and in accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Sections 29-16-101 et seq. and 29-17-101, et seq., and also the power to purchase real property for any public purpose; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution RS2008-143, the Metropolitan Council authorized the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) to undertake certain predevelopment activities towards the construction of a new city-owned convention center; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2009, the Metropolitan Council adopted Resolution No. RS2009-698 approving an Intergovernmental Project Agreement between the Metropolitan Government and MDHA for the Convention Center Pre-Development Project; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. BL2009-437, also enacted on June 2, 2009, authorized that the property listed on Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, be acquired through negotiation or condemnation for the purpose of acquiring land for the construction of the new convention center, the construction of a convention center parking garage, the relocation of the NES substation, Capital Budget No. 07CC0015; the right-of-way for Korean Veterans Boulevard Corridor (formerly Gateway Boulevard) from 4th to 8th Avenues South, Capital Budget No. 95PW002; the right-of-way for Demonbreun Street improvements, Capital Budget No. 06PW0006; and the construction of the convention center hotel located within the Downtown Central Business Improvement District; (collectively, the “Convention Center Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has yet to approve the financing for the construction of the Convention Center Project and related convention hotel; and
WHEREAS, since the Council has not decided whether to ultimately construct the Convention Center Project and related convention hotel, it is inappropriate for MDHA to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire parcels of property necessary for the development of the Convention Center Project; and
WHEREAS, business owners within the footprint of the Convention Center Project have expressed concern regarding the lack of clarity and transparency concerning MDHA’s intentions, specifically as to the timing of their relocation and the appraisals relied on by MDHA as to the value of the properties; and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid irreparable harm to the affected property owners, the Metropolitan Council desires to restrict the use of eminent domain to acquire the property interests for the Convention Center Project until the financing for the Project is approved by the Metropolitan Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Section 1. The Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record as expressing its desire that MDHA delay all condemnation and eminent domain proceedings related to acquisition of property for the proposed Music City Center and associated hotel until the financing for the construction of the project is approved by the Metropolitan Council. The Council further desires that MDHA inform the business owners within the footprint of the Convention Center project of its intentions and timing for acquisition and possession of the property at least sixty (60) days prior to requesting the owners to relocate in order to provide the business owners greater clarity and transparency as to the process.
Section 2. The Metropolitan Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to Mr. Phil Ryan, Executive Director of MDHA and all members of the MDHA Board.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored by: Mike Jameson, Erica Gilmore, Robert Duvall
Budget & Finance Committee
|Introduced:||November 17, 2009|
|Deferred:||November 17, 2009|
|Deferred:||December 1, 2009|
|Deferred Indefinitely:||December 15, 2009|
|Withdrawn:||August 16, 2011|


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When: Sunday, June 28, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Joshua Scott Jones delivers his rootsy, country-rock sound in an hour-long acoustic performance live on Zoom from Music City. Delivering favorites from his four solo albums, he’ll also incorporate some of his biggest Steel Magnolia hits into this show.

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Learning to Sew-7th grade
In 7th grade everyone was required to take a Family and Consumer Science (FACS) class during a marking period, which are half semesters. This particular year happened to be sewing. Prior to this class I had never sewn anything (not even a button). However, I knew my Aunt Karen on my mother’s side sewed the quilts that we got for Christmas and my grandma on my dad’s side did some minor sewing too.
Our teacher passed around a list of different projects we could choose from, telling us to avoid the one’s that had a high difficulty. When I got the list of projects my eyes were drawn immediately to the yin and yang symbol pillow. I was, and still am, fascinated by Asian things. the project had two color options white&black or pink&black. Being my obnoxious younger self I went for the bold bring pick and black color options.
I remember myself being very careful when cutting out the two pattern pieces and while cutting out the fuzzy fabrics. Everyone else around me, especially the boys who were uninterested in the class from the get go, had hard, rushed, jagged pattern pieces and fabric pieces. Mine were as smooth as my tiny hand would allow, which wasn’t perfect but close to it.
Our teacher then took us through a few basic hand stitches before setting us loose to finished the rest of our projects. Sewing the two main parts of the yin and yang symbol were super easy and I was feeling pretty confident about this project at that point. Boy did that change when i got to the little circles that went inside of the holes of symbol (the pattern instructed me to cut the holes there instead of just sewing the circles on top of the fabric *shrugs*). They were impossible for me to get even and actually look nice. Every time I tried they would bunch up and create gaps that the stuffing could poke through when I got to that step. I don’t know how many times I ripped those stitches out, but I eventually gave up and moved onto the next step with my bunched up circles.
The next step was to sew the strip of pink and black fabric around the curved edges of the pillow. Going around the first time was pretty easy, the seams didn’t quite match up, but I was to the point where I wasn’t that picky. Sewing that part to the back proved more difficult. I got it done, though, and I was way less frustrated than when I was sewing the circles on. After that it was time to stuff the thing. At least that was fun and super easy. Sewing the last few stitches to close up the stuffing hole I felt a wave of relief and pride wash over me. this was my first project and I was actually able to make something. It was really cool to me.
This was the spark that compelled me to learn more and create more. Due to this class I went on to take three more sewing classes in high school, while also learning more on my own. Now, almost ten years later, I’m able to make myself and others head to toe costumes. However, I still have much to learn and improve on, but it’s amazing to think that this one class in middle school started me down this path. This is what I want to do with my life. This isn’t just a hobby; this is my passion.


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Our own Elizabeth Mitchell just reported on retail brands taking a stand to end “Black Friday Creep” and gain some goodwill with consumers.
While there’s definitely “a PR benefit to holding out”, a pretty big portion of the public is going to hit the stores next Thursday anyway. Will you be one of them? Be honest….
- Mexican Wal-Mart Under Fire for Allegedly Hosting In-Store Cockfight
- Same Channel, Different Show: America Distrusts Mass Media More Than Congress
- STUDY: Readers Remember Print Placements Better Than Digital
- Vast Majority of Firms Still Use AVE for Measurement


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Consumer prices rose by 0.4% m/m in August (Anadolu Agency survey: 0.16% m/m, Reuters survey: 0.11% m/m), bringing the annual inflation rate to 7.14% from 6.81% in July, data of the statistics office showed on September 3.
Food prices increased by 1.31% m/m adding 0.33 percentage points to monthly headline inflation, but clothing prices fell by 4.32% m/m shaving off 0.33 percentage points. The increase in food prices was 0.28% m/m in July. Transport costs declined 0.38% m/m, education increased 1.41% adding 0.44 percentage points, hotel & cafe prices rose 2.05% m/m contributing another 0.15 percentage points to the headline inflation.
The core inflation, measured by the central bank’s favourite I-index (which excludes the prices of food, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and gold), exhibited a 0.24% m/m increase in August after rising 0.11% m/m in the previous month. Consequently, the annual core inflation accelerated to 7.66% from 7.31%.
The central bank has warned that exchange rate movements delay the improvement in the core indicators and the latest data showed the adverse effects of the depreciation of the local currency on prices. TRY is expected to remain under pressure given the ongoing political uncertainty and heightened security concerns as well as geopolitical risks. In a recent report Morgan Stanley argued that currency depreciation is likely to damage the inflation outlook in the last quarter of the year. In line with this, the investment bank increased its year-end CPI expectation to 8.0% from 7.6%.
Data of TUIK also showed that domestic producer prices, which fell 0.32% m/m in July, increased 0.98% m/m in August. The annual rise in domestic prices accelerated to 6.21% from 5.62%.
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|Food and non-alcoholic beverages||24.25||1.31||9.71|
|Alcoholic beverages and tobacco||4.82||0.36||4.13|
|Clothing and footwear||7.38||-4.32||4.72|
|Furnishings, household equipment||7.78||0.23||8.60|
|Recreation and culture||3.54||1.96||9.19|
|Hotels, cafes and restaurants||6.98||2.05||14.26|
|Miscellaneous goods and services||4.60||1.21||9.91|
Turkey’s main business lobby has called on the government to end the 19-month-long state of emergency introduced in July 2016 after the failed coup. At the end of last week, parliament extended ... more
Turkey will not extradite any terror suspects to the US if Washington continues to refuse to hand over Fethullah Gulen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on January 11. Ankara blames the ... more
The Turkish central bank reported on December 7 that its gross forex reserves last week experienced a record drop, declining to $89.85bn on December 1 from $96.35bn a week earlier. ... more


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This series is hosted by Kathy Somers, who facilitated our Stress Management workshop series earlier this year.
Kathy runs the Stress Management and High-Performance Clinic in Guelph, Ontario, where she has been teaching relaxation and stress management skills to groups and individuals since 1983. She is certified in Stress Management Education as well as being a registered kinesiologist and certified in biofeedback.
Our stress management webinar featured topics that include
- shifting gears from
- how to think like a good “stress coper”
- identifying your stress escalators and defusing them
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Sanmarinese public service broadcaster SMRTV has just announced that it will be represented in Eurovision 2017 by Valentina Monetta & Jimmie Wilson with Spirit Of The Night. The artist and entry song were selected internally. This will be the fourth time that Valentina is selected to represent the country!
This will be the eighth time that the tiny republic will be taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest. San Marino has only managed to qualify once to the Grand Final in thepast. This was back in 2014 when, representing the country for a third time in a row, Valentina Monetta managed to proceed past the semi-final stage of the contest.
This year, San Marino will be competing in the Second Semi-final. Spirit Of The Night is composed by Ralph Siegel and its lyrics are by Steven Barnacle and Jutta Staudenmayer. The composer has won the Eurovision Song Contest in this capacity back in 1982 and has penned all of Valentina Monetta’s past entries for San Marino.
Could Valentina, aided by Jimmie Wilson this year, take the country to the Eurovision final of 13th May yet again? See what you think of the 2017 Sanmarinese entry in the video below.


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Behavioural optometry is not a specific treatment. It is a guiding philosophy or perspective that emphasizes and champions the importance of looking at the whole visual process. So in addition to eyesight, eye health and refractive error (related to distance prescription), a lot of importance is placed on assessing and understanding functional visual skills. This is a recognition that “vision” is more than just “clear sight” or “20/20”. Functional visual abilities relate to how we use vision to interpret the environment around us, guide and direct our movements during every day tasks. This includes the quality and smoothness of eye movements, our focussing control and how well the eye team together to provide a single, clear and stable view of the world.
Functional vision problems are not always obvious in terms of signs and symptoms, when compared to “sight” problems. Diagnosis and management of functional vision problems require that the optometrist ask specific questions about performance, and to thoroughly examination many aspects of visual performance in particularly convergence (eye teaming) and accommodation (focusing).
The intention of a behavioural vision care philosophy is to highlight that:
- Good visual function or visual skill is as important to a person’s quality of life, as good sight and healthy eyes.
- Functional vision problems are common.
- Vision problems do not always cause blur or double vision. Examples of other symptoms include: headaches: eye strain: poor concentration; difficulties with attention in class; difficulties with efficient reading; excessive fatigue after computer or reading & poor comprehension, or just simply not working to potential.
- A vision problem doesn’t feel good, and and for some people may lead to frustration. This might lead to some people choosing to avoid tasks they find difficult or uncomfortable and is a good example of a change a person’s behaviour in order to cope with a vision problem.
The use of the word “behaviour” is not about “good” vs “bad” behaviour, but more like the oxford dictionary description*: “the way in which an animal or person behaves in response to a particular situation or stimulus”.
A person’s behaviour, activities and quality of life can be affected by the quality of their vision. Visual behaviour does not operate in isolation from our other senses, our daily actions, and that visual skills are gained through experience, and can be modified with vision training.
The Myth of “Perfect Sight” – Dynamic Visual Skills are Important
A sight problem is usually easily detected and treated with glasses or contact lenses, but vision is much more complex than just “sight”. You can have “perfect 20/20 sight” and still have a vision problem. While sight is important, it is a relatively static part of vision. Vision is instead a dynamic process and includes eye movements, holding fixation, shifting focus, maintaining eye alignment, and controlling attention in order to seek out and visually process and act on our world. These aspects of your vision that allow you to judge space, concentrate, maintain attention and remember things. These parts of vision require specific tests to be carried out.
Our optometrists Paul Graham, Meredith Graham & Alice Forsyth are trained and equipped to assess, treat and train all of these important areas of your vision, and understand how visual dysfunction can negatively impact on life quality.
Child and Adult Optometry on the Gold Coast
At Harmony Vision, we see regularly see patients for:
- Vision problems in people with reading difficulties, learning difficulties & attention problems;
- Adults suffering with poor concentration or longstanding visual difficulties;
- Eye turns and “lazy eyes”;
- Visual stress;
- Myopia control or “short sight” treatment options;
- Vision problems following traumatic brain injury and whiplash;
- General vision care


We all know that the Tesla Roadster is the sort of electric car that we’d love to drive.
Owning a Tesla is a separate matter. While the performance numbers are incredible, the two-seater design makes it impractical for many beyond just being a toy. The sticker price of $109,000 also puts it out of reach for nearly all of the car buying public.
What we need is an electric car that will serve the needs of the everyman. Enter the Tesla Model S: it’s a four door sedan that’s powered from your wall socket. While definitely won’t be getting 0-60 times of under 4 seconds with the Model S, pricing is something that’s within reach for a greater part of the populace.
Tesla Motors just revealed in its newsletter that the Model S will have an anticipated base price of $57,400. The price will effectively become $49,900 after a federal tax credit of $7,500.
The company also explains that because of relatively inexpensive maintenance and refueling, the lifetime ownership cost will be closer to cars with far lower sticker prices.
Tesla will unveil its Model S prototype sedan March 26 at the Tesla design studio inside the SpaceX rocket factory, in Hawthorne, California. The company believes that the Model S will likely be the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable EV when it rolls off the assembly line in late 2011.
Stay tuned for the full showing and gallery this Thursday.


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What are dental veneers?
Dental veneers are a thin, custom-made shell crafted of porcelain or similar material designed to cover the front side of teeth, either to improve the appearance of a tooth, or to protect a damaged tooth surface.
What is involved?
Very little preparation is required for dental veneers, just enough to prevent the tooth feeling too bulky. The front surface of enamel is adjusted to make room for the dental veneers cover. An impression will then be taken in our Lancaster surgery which will be sent to a laboratory where a dental technician will make the dental veneers to be returned for your dentist to cement to your tooth using a resin-composite material.
When are dental veneers used?
Porcelain dental veneers are extremely versatile and can be used to close gaps, align crowded or protruding teeth, or lighten tooth colour.


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Alternative Pop Rock band Radio Drive has been making quite the splash lately. As the engine behind Radio Drive, Kevin Gullickson has won international awards and nominations for his songs and music videos. Today Kevin discussed with us his collaboration with well known producer Stuart Epps on his latest single, his most memorable performance, and his plans for an upcoming tour.
Kevin is from St. Paul, Minnesota, and his journey into music began when he started playing drums at the age of 7. One year later, he got together with a friend from school and they began to write songs. In his teen years, he continued to write original songs and would play in local bands. It was after graduating from high school that he decided on making a career in the music industry.
“I just want to connect with people through music,” Kevin said. “I see music as a bridge connecting the songwriter and the listener.”
Currently, Kevin has released five albums, one EP and two singles since 2009. The music of Radio Drive has been aired on radio around the world, landing on charts on indie stations in Canada, Germany, the UK and the South Pacific. In addition, his music has been used on shows airing on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel in the United States and TV programs in England, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.
Kevin’s latest release is a single called “Humanity” that was originally released on the Radio Drive “I Can See the World From Here” album. The song caught the attention of well known producer Stuart Epps, who has worked in the past with George Harrison, Bill Wyman, Jimmy Page, Elton John, Oasis and more.
Kevin said, “I was thrilled when he contacted me and wanted to produce my song ‘Humanity.’ I recorded all the parts myself at my home studio then uploaded the files to Dropbox. Stuart downloaded them and worked his production magic.”
One of the things that Epps liked about the song was its theme, which was about people coming together as one family and not letting our differences divide us.
“All you need is love,” Kevin said. “It’s a message that’s so relevant today, what with all the tension in the world.”
Kevin’s musical influences range from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2 and Coldplay, but one of the challenges he faces when coming up with new ideas is being original and creating a fresh new sound. He said he wants to follow the familiar structure of intro-verse-chorus but without sounding like other bands.
“Another challenge is finding the right sound for the instruments,” Kevin said. “I work a lot with MIDI. I have a huge sound library and it can take hours finding the right sound. I’m glad to have all the sounds, which is great, although the sound of an instrument can really make a song. I go to great lengths finding the right sounds.”
Apart from recording music, Kevin has a passion for performing it live. He put a band together last fall that has been playing in local clubs. They played intensely the first part of this year and then took the summer off. The band has been rehearsing in September with some planned gigs on calendar for October and November.
“I’m working with my management company Artista Group, putting together a tour,” Kevin said. “They’ve had their sights on a European tour, which would be incredible.”
Kevin said in May of this year, he played a show in St. Paul that was so great that it has become his most memorable show to date.
“It was one of those nights where the music just clicked,” Kevin said. “The band was so in synch. Some of our songs we go off on solos and ad lib. When we did that night, those moments were golden. We were playing like never before. It was happening and the audience loved it.”
Things have been looking up for Kevin recently. In 2014, Kevin’s music video for “New Direction” was added to Bongo Boy TV’s “The Bongo Boy Rock n’ Roll TV Show” that features indie music videos and airs on 20 syndicated channels across the United States including several NBC Comcast stations. Later that year, his video for “A Taste of Heaven” was also picked up on the same show. Also in 2014, Beat100 awarded “A Taste of Heaven” two Bronze Awards for music and video production.
Over the years, Kevin has lived in Los Angeles, New York City now resides in St Paul and remains active in the local music scene. He plays at clubs both as a solo artist and with his band. To learn more about Kevin Gullinker and Radio Drive, be sure to check out his website at http://www.radio-drive.com/index.htm and follow him on Twitter and Facebook.


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Controversial Nigerian cross-dresser James Brown is not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to making a mark in the entertainment industry as he hits the studio to record his first song.
James Brown has been in the news for the past few days over his drama with Bobrisky and it’s not looking like he will stop anytime soon.
The controversial male barbie lost his official Instagram account after he argued with Bobrisky on social media but it wasn’t too long before the account was reactivated.
James Brown has now taken his first step towards the music industry as he hits the studio to record a song.
The popular brand influencer could be seen in the video that has now gone viral on social media showing off his musical talents and it’s one that might put a smile on the faces of his fans and followers.
Fans will be anticipating the release of the song as James Brown continues to show another cross-dresser in the industry that he’s not slowing down on his laurels.
See video of James Brown singing below:

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Turkey’s president has acknowledged there were ‘shortcomings’ in Ankara’s response to Monday’s earthquake as residents call for specialised equipment to rescue loved ones.
The President of Turkey acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as hope dwindled that more survivors might emerge from the rubble of toppled buildings.
With the death toll in Syria and Turkey now standing at 15,000, Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the hard-hit Hatay province to meet survivors on Wednesday. More than 3,000 people died in the area and the earthquake destroyed entire neighbourhoods.
Residents there have criticised the government’s response to the disaster, saying rescuers were slow to arrive with food, tents and equipment to search for trapped survivors.
"Of course, there are shortcomings. The conditions are clear to see. It's not possible to be ready for a disaster like this," Erdogan said, pointing to the weather as one of the reasons behind long wait times.
The earthquake also destroyed the runway at Hatay’s airport, further disrupting the response.
“It is not possible to be prepared for such a disaster,” he said. “We will not leave any of our citizens uncared for.”
He added, "by taking every necessary step, we will carry out a disaster response that won't leave anyone under the rubble and will not leave anyone to suffer.”
He also hit back at critics, saying “dishonourable people” were spreading “lies and slander” about the government’s actions.
Residents of Antakya tried to dig through rubble with their hands
Meanwhile, residents in the Turkish city of Antakya waited on Wednesday for their loved ones to be rescued, with teams arriving to help days after the initial collapse of their apartments.
A group of Turkish and Syrian residents kept warm by standing by fires lit in front of the debris that was once their homes.
Serap Arslan, a 45-year-old survivor, said her apartment building, which contained 24 flats, collapsed in the quake and that many people, including her mother and brother, remained trapped under the rubble.
"Only today the construction machines started to work," she said. Arslan added that the city’s residents tried to clear some of the debris themselves but did not have the right equipment.
Abdulqader Barakat, a Syrian survivor, called for more help from the international community.
"There are four, we took two out and two are still [inside] for hours,” he said.
“We hear their voices and they are reacting. We need [rescue] squads, I appeal to the whole world, and the international community, to help us rescue the children."


NEW YORK—Hailing from Easton, Pennsylvania, Ms. Elizabeth Pecota, a musician who plays the flute and harp, came to Manhattan to attend Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall on the afternoon of Oct. 11. The experience was one that had her crying “at least ten times.”
Combining the spirit of ancient Chinese instruments with the grandeur of a Western symphony, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra offers the audience a rare chance to experience the glorious heritage of ancient Chinese melodies.
Ms. Pecota said that she wept for the beauty of the performance. “It enriches my life.”
“It was very moving, exciting but moving, and it just moved me to tears.”
“I loved the way they mixed the East and the West together, I loved the trumpet pieces, the vocalists were superb, the music was varied and rich and covered all types of styles, it was just wonderful,” Ms. Pecota said.
Chinese traditional music is diverse and has varied greatly in style from dynasty to dynasty throughout the ages. China’s 50 ethnic groups have also brought their own variations to the music.
Composer, Junyi Tan explains in a video on the Shen Yun website that Northeastern music tends to favor the suona, a woodwind instrument. South of the Yangtze River, they favor the pipa (Chinese lute). Mongolians use a lot of vibrato, a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch.
Tan described the changes from dynasty to dynasty—from the classical poetry of the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1045–256 B.C.) through to the folk songs and ditties of the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911).
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra performs from a vast repertoire of original works adapted from Shen Yun Performing Arts dances, such as “Grand Descent of the Deities,” “The Warriors of Wudang Mountain,” and “The Steadfast Lotus.” The 2014 concert also pays tribute to celebrated Western classics by composers like Antonin Dvorak and Mikhail Glinka. Shen Yun Performing Arts is a New York-based company with a mission to revive 5,000 years of Chinese culture, a culture believed to be divinely inspired.
Ms. Pecota was impressed with the high quality of the Orchestra’s performance, which she described as “top-notch.”
Referring to the musicians, she said “they were superb, they were superb, I loved all of them.”
Reporting by NTD Television and Leo Timm
Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra is on a seven-city tour with performances in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., Toronto, Chicago, Miami, and Sarasota, through Oct. 27. For more information, visit www.shenyun.com/symphony


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Rockland crime briefs
Spring Valley charged with dumping drugs in police car
A 41-year-old Spring Valley man accused of dropping a package of cocaine on the floor of a village police cruiser has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on numerous criminal charges.
Delmus Broadnax, of 1A Collins Ave., was arrested by Spring Valley police on June 20 after he was found in violation of an order of protection, according to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.
During the arrest, Broadnax is accused of dumping the cocaine on the floor of the vehicle’s back seat in an attempt to hide the drug.
Broadnax, a Level 3 sex offender convicted in 1996 of raping a 13-year-old girl, has been charged with tampering with physical evidence, a felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, misdemeanors.
Rockland Psych Center patient charged with assault
A 50-year-old patient at Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg was indicted by a grand jury Nov. 6 on a felony count of second-degree assault, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Darin Williams, who lives at the psychiatric center at 140 Orangeburg Road, is accused of punching a nurse at the facility in the head multiple times on July 28. The nurse continues to receive treatment for dental damage she suffered during the incident, according to the district attorney.
Stony Point man charged with presenting forged documents in court
Matthew Nelson of 27 John F. Kennedy Drive, Stony Point, has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on five counts each of second-degree forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument and second-degree offering a false instrument for filing.
According to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, Nelson provided the Stony Point Town Court with five forged “statements of correction for equipment defect” forms between Sept. 24 and Nov. 14, 2012.
By forging the documents, Nelson hoped to have several motor vehicle infractions dismissed, according to the district attorney.
New Hempstead man sentenced after admitting to weapons possession
Michael Gordon, 29, of 16 Green Hill Lane, New Hempstead, was sentenced Tuesday to two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to a felony count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
According to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, Gordon, who was sentenced in Rockland County Court by Judge William K. Nelson, was found in possession of a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long during a May 7, 2012, search of his home. Also found was a shotgun shell capable of being fired from the gun.
Pearl River man indicted on burglary, larceny charges
A 29-year-old Pearl River man was indicted by a Rockland County grand jury Wednesday on felony counts of second-degree burglary, second-degree attempted burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny, according to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office.
Justin Delgardio, of 120 Lois Drive, is accused of burglarizing a home on April 25, stealing $1,423 in cash. According to the district attorney, Delgardio was arrested by Orangetown police a month later, on May 23, after officers found him attempting to break in to a home through a rear window.
Investigators later connected Delgardio’s DNA to DNA found at the scene of the April 25 burglary, according to the district attorney.
West Haverstraw man charged with weapons possession
Miguel Resto, 26, of 84 Blauvelt Ave., West Haverstraw, has been indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on felony counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest.
According to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, Resto, who was indicted Nov. 6, was arrested after police found him in possession of a loaded .357-caliber revolver on Oct. 31. During the arrest, Resto is accused of flailing the gun around and running from police.


The following table allows you to calculate the Net Cost in $/Million BTU for a variety of Energy Sources.
1 Million BTU's is the amount of energy in about 8.7 gallons of gasoline. The default prices here are roughly April 15th 2008 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The default efficiencies are for the best available equipment used for making heat such as heating a house. This form can also be used to compare vehicles, but you will need to enter a much lower efficiency as it is very difficult to build any machine/engine that converts HEAT energy to SHAFT WORK at high efficiency. High efficiency conversion to SHAFT WORK (Force times Distance) has only been achieved with electricity or hydrogen fuel cells.
If you want something you can work with yourself, then just download the Excel spreadsheet
version directly. It has a lot of hard to find conversion factors, and shows all the
assumptions. If you find any errors, or just have some suggestions for improvement, then let me know.
Energy Prices 2008rev7.xls
You can also back calculate the unit price and efficiency, just fill in 2 of the fields in any single row and click "solve". This is a useful tool for comparing the relative operating costs for various energy converting equipment. Of course conservation


It is not part of their official responsibilities. Still, they went ahead to do it.
They are officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). They were seen providing palliatives to failed portions of the road.
They did it to ensure free flow of traffic on the Bonny Camp round-about in Victoria Island.
Ordinarily, the Lagos State Public Works Corporations (LSPWC) is the agency saddled with such responsibility.
Kudos to these conscientious LASTMA officials!


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Digital and gendering (literary, linguistic)
Laura Fortini, Teresa Numerico
Originated from the political instances of the women’s movement in the seventies, the feminist literary criticism has been confronting itself with the issue of language gendering for decades. This is particularly true for what concerns the gendering of the language among women in literary texts written by both Italian and foreign authors. As per the nineties, however, the increasingly articulated presence in the digital network of writers that seem to conceal the gendered body coincides, at least chronologically, with the deconstruction of the sexual gender began with the formation of queer studies, whose founding texts is Gender Trouble by Judith Butler. This paper seeks therefore to analyze the role and the configuration of the digital world as a place for the problematization of literary and linguistic gendering issues.
In which way, in fact, does the binomial Nature / Culture – boldly and defiantly challenged by Donna Haraway in her Cyborg Manifesto – meet the demands of LGBT community? How much does it affect the LGBT instances and how much is it influenced by them? And lastly, but most importantly, can the literary text still be definable as a “located” entity, unrelated with the gendered body, whatever type of gender identity is implied? Or, as many have observed it, are we witnessing a case of biological essentialism?
Arising from women’s writing criticism, the above questions will be extended also to men’s writing as well as any other writing originating from sexual identities configured according to the concept of desire. In this way, the present investigation will be focusing on the role of the digital world as a place for the problematization of sexual dynamics into literary and linguistic productions.

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Let your little ones unleash their creativity this February as part of the Playful Museum Festival 2020.
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, in conjunction with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and Northern Regional College, is working with the Department for the Economy to support the first Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week, taking place from 3-7 February 2020.
Three of the leading lights of Northern Ireland musical theatre have united to give up-and-coming talent a chance to star in a newly commissioned show.
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Parks closed ahead of Storm Brendan
Following a £4million investment, the 4 star Dunadry Hotel and Gardens in conjunction with the Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, Alderman John Smyth welcomed Madame Zhang Meifang, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Belfast to discuss new opportunities to strengthen the relationships and connections between China and Northern Ireland.
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A third new mother had to have her uterus removed on Tuesday after contracting a bacterial infection, possibly from a doctor who didn’t know he was carrying the bacteria.
- Doctor Unwittingly Infected New Mothers
- Smoking Ban to Be Enforced on Hospital Grounds
- Case of Ill Israeli Baby Reignites Vitamin K Debate
She is the third woman in the last 10 days to have her womb removed after contracting an infection while giving birth at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. Doctors said the operations were necessary to save the women’s lives.
After the first two infections were discovered, Sheba contacted all the women who had given birth there recently to see if they also had symptoms of Streptococcus A. Five women were summoned to the hospital for further testing, and one had her uterus removed Tuesday. But the hospital said that while she had a severe infection, it found no signs of strep in her womb, so her case may be unrelated to the others.
Sheba also said it’s now certain that the first woman to have her womb removed didn’t contract her infection from the doctor in question, as the two were carrying different strains of strep. The second woman, however, had the same strain as the doctor.
Sheba said it didn’t expect to find any further cases of infection. It added that postpartum infections happen periodically in all hospitals.
The first infection was discovered 10 days ago, when a woman who had given birth at Sheba nine days earlier came to Petah Tikva’s Beilinson Hospital with a raging infection. Beilinson informed Sheba, which said it began testing doctors and patients in its obstetrics ward. A week later a second new mother was diagnosed with an infection and had to have her womb removed.


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Camp Jabulani in South Africa’s Executive Chef, Dylan Frost is supporting the boer pampoen this year, as part of the “One Chef, One Ingredient” campaign, by Relais & Châteaux, in support of Slow Food and the Food For Change initiative.
This campaign objective is to highlight the importance of chefs embracing the unique ingredients that form part of their heritage and that are commonly used in their home countries.
“In our case,” Camp Jabulani says, “the pumpkin is a very common ingredient in South Africa. However, there are new hybrid versions that farmers are growing, which are always faster and more cost effective to grow. This has created a threat to the production of the classic and organic boer pampoen (commonly known as pumpkin). The Slow Food global objective is to save endangered foods and defend gastronomic traditions, something that we, at Camp Jabulani, feel very passionate about.”
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/_Jv9-oNXbDc
Try his special recipe for pumpkin fritters for yourself.

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Project 1.2: South West Western Australia’s Regional Surface Climate and Weather Systems (Pandora Hope and Catherine Ganter)
- Analyse rainfall totals and intensities in the south west during the summer and transition seasons, and determine whether there are any trends. An update of the analysis of the winter season will be included also.
- Detail the different weather systems (identified by a new classification scheme) for all seasons.
- Report on how the frequency of these systems have changed in time.
For the network of stations across the wider south west region that have high-quality rainfall data, the full time-series of ten year averages for each month is displayed. This method of display clearly highlights the rainfall decrease in winter months in the southwest in the 1970s and again in the most recent decade. Click on each plot to see a high resolution version.