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The impact of COVID-19 on patients with chronic or life-threatening conditions
The implications of the coronavirus go beyond patients suffering from COVID-19. 150 million patients with chronic diseases and 30 million with rare conditions continue to need care and treatment during these trying times as the services they rely on are pushed to capacity due to the exceptional situation.
Access to hospitals is currently restricted in many jurisdictions to help curb the spread of the virus. Even where this is not the case, hospitals are often overburdened. Some patients are scared to go to the hospital to receive their treatments. Disruptions to regular care can occur in these circumstances. However, protocols need to be in-place to ensure access is not fully interrupted for patients who require long-term or outpatient care, and that patients are not discriminated one over the other, the rare disease patient group – Eurordis – has expressed its concern about this growing phenomenon, see here.
Many innovative treatments need close supervision and treatment from specialised physicians, particularly those used in treating patients suffering from rare diseases or other chronic conditions. The mode of administration of these treatments is often through injectables that need to be given in the hospital setting. Provision of such treatments needs to be consistent and sustained to ensure their effectiveness in improving or maintaining a patient's condition. Patients with certain illnesses, for example cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, are at increased risk of developing complications due to a compromised or weakened immune system. This makes hospital visits today a potentially hazardous journey. Furthermore, clinical trials tackling rare and chronic diseases are also facing challenges. A number of trials have been interrupted by the outbreak, thus delaying and reducing researchers' ability to determine whether treatments under investigation will be effective in patients that need them.
It is understandable that COVID-19 related patients receive all possible care now that Europe is facing the most challenging health threat crisis of modern times. At the same time, if patients with rare and chronic diseases are left behind, we run the risk of untold long-term pressures on healthcare systems may continue even after the current pandemic is under control.
Many rare diseases are prevalent among children. The coronavirus is not understood to be endemic in children or youth. We risk to under-emphasise the attention which must be paid to children suffering from a range of paediatric conditions, particularly those with rare diseases, and crucially to their families, who often form part of their care network.
EuropaBio supports the recent statements on these issues from EURORDIS, the European Patients Forum, and welcomes the 10 point action plan published by the European Commission on coordinating research efforts. The biotechnology industry is working tirelessly to find solutions against the coronavirus.
EuropaBio and our Members are deeply concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on patients suffering from rare and chronic diseases, such as treatment delay and discontinuation. Biotechnology companies are working on alternative methods of delivering timely access to often critical treatments for non-COVID patients when their normal regimen may have been disrupted. We also support governments' efforts to introduce measures which alleviate burdens on the healthcare system; Greece for example has allowed patients to receive prescriptions for medication electronically. Alternatives to hospital-based treatments are found, for example, in providing for home infusion systems for rare disease patients. This ensures patients receive the treatment they need, decreasing the burden on the healthcare system, and offering them the ability to remain safely at home. Other remote solutions must also be explored together with the competent health authorities, particularly in relation to clinical trials.
These are unprecedented times, presenting extraordinary challenges that require collective innovative thinking, solidarity behaviours and flexible actions. As per Gandhi, "the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members". Now is the time to show the true extent of our ability to work together.
Thomas Bols, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, EMEA & APAC, at PTC Therapeutics, contributed to this blog.


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Ever since I figured out a reasonably efficient way to dig burdock roots, I’ve been eating it every which way.
Kinpira was my real breakthrough. Sure, I opened up a restaurant featuring burdock as a local ingredient, but back then I cooked it like a European would, generally with dairy, which is fine, but the cream infusions I used to make definitely obscure the texture of the root, for better or worse.
At the time, I was trying to avoid trying to sell diners on the texture since I didn’t think they’d appreciate the crunchy, crispness, but, years later, I'm second guessing the power of burdock, especially in julienne form as I'm sharing here.
The beauty of classic kinpira gobo is all in the knife cuts. Burdock roots, cut into large pieces, are a crucible to chew, and can cook literally all day (I tried) without taking on any resemblance of what we’d call “tender”.
Cut into a julienne though, the surface area is greatly reduced, and with it, the cooking time. After weeks of eating basic kinpira, and it's salty, slightly sweet deliciousness, it was time to move on.
I wanted to keep the genius julienne, but wanted to switch up the ingredients for variety, as well as keeping it unsweetened. Removing the sweetness of the carrots left room for another ingredient, and I thought some mushrooms (dryad saddle / pheasant back / Cerioporus squamosus in this case) would make a good stand in. To be clear, lots of other mushrooms could be used in place of the pheasant backs for this recipe, but mild ones that blend into the background will be the best.
After a couple rounds, it’s ready for prime time, and it is right up there with regular kinpira on the delicious scale. The burdock takes center stage here, but the mushrooms, sliced into the same sized julienne as the burdock roots, add a great textural contrast.
Just a bowl of sliced mushrooms can be a little mushy without something else on the plate—steak, greens, toast—whatever. But, mixed in with the burdock they become part of a whole.
The flavors meld very well, the burdock soaking up mushroomy juice and aromas, and the mushrooms benefiting from the texture of the burdock. As you eat, it can be hard to pick out whats burdock and what’s mushroom, in the best kind of way, the earthy goodness of the roots and shrooms linked together with undertones of garlic, herbs, chili, and a rich coating of oil. Side note on the oil, I use ghee or lard here, so if it rests for a while (it’s great made in advance) you’ll want to reheat it to refresh the fat and to avoid it feeling dry.
Try to not reach for seconds.
Vegetarian and Vegan Mushroom Recipes
Braised Burdock and Mushrooms
- 12 inch cast iron skillet, saute pan or similar
- 8 oz cleaned peeled burdock root
- 8 oz fresh mushrooms such as pheasant back, or another widely available, mild mushroom
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider or rice wine vinegar
- Good pinch of crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 2 Tablespoons ghee lard, or cooking oil
- Fresh sliced herbs like cilantro, culantro, mint, or basil, to taste (a small handful)
- 1 oz sliced spring onions green garlic, or similar
- Cut the burdock on the diagonal into ¼ inch rounds, then stack the rounds up and cut into ¼ inch matchsticks.
- Slice the mushrooms into ¼ inch thick slices.
- Put the julienne burdock into a pot, cover with water, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, then drain completely and reserve. In a wide skillet, like a 12 inch cast iron, heat the ghee or other fat, then add the burdock and mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms are wilted and cooked.
- Add the garlic and saute for a few minutes more, then add the soy sauce, chili if using and vinegar, cook down, tossing to distribute the flavors.
- Taste, adjust the seasoning as needed for chili and salt, then toss in the onions and herbs, fry for a minute more and serve hot.
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Wyrdwood is one of the more advanced resources you can find in New World. If you want to harvest it, you’ll need to grind your logging trade skill up to 100 before you can do that, which will take you quite a bit of time. After you reach this point, the Wyrdwood trees will become available for you to chop down, and you can start using them in more difficult recipes or sell them on the market to other players who have not reached this point. In this guide, we’re going to detail all of the locations you find Wyrdwood trees in New World.
How to get Wyrdwood in New World
There are two ways to get Wyrdwood in New World:
Killing Dryad-type wolves
Killing mobs, specifically the Dryad wolf species, is probably the best way to farm Wyrdwood and level up Logging. Dryads are nature- or tree-type enemies, who are mostly made of wood, and for that reason, you can chop up their corpses after defeating them. It provides much more Logging experience than chopping regular Wyrdwood Trees, and they respawn almost instantly. That means you don’t have to wait ten minutes for each tree to respawn.
There are three great spots for finding these mob types in New World:
Best Place To Gather Wyrdwood In New World
You are sent to these areas during various Brightwood sidequests, mostly to clear out the Angry Earth that reside there or to collect plants and flowers. The mobs here are level 32 and spawn regularly outside of the caves and in the twisting passages inside.
There are lots of Wyrdwood trees located inside the caves and caverns. You don't need to go far to see them. This area is still not too busy -- quite a few players are still running around the low-level zones -- so you can get a lot of Wyrdwood here. It's likely this will become a very popular spot for gathering Wyrdwood later in the game's cycle.
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SpaceX has launched its third crew to the International Space Station, recycling a rocket and spacecraft for the primary time. Four astronauts, from the US, France and Japan, are actually making their method to the International Space Station. A video shared by the ISS exhibits how the crew handed time earlier than the launch, which was scheduled from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT).
The International Space Station tweeted a video of the four-member staff enjoying Rock Paper Scissors earlier than the launch. ISS stated that the crew went by way of their steps forward of schedule and located themselves with further time on their hands- which they killed by enjoying the traditional hand recreation.
“The crew is going through their steps ahead of schedule and are passing the extra time aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft with a couple of rounds of the game,” The ISS wrote on Twitter.
Rock, paper, scissors!
The crew goes by way of their steps forward of schedule and are passing the additional time aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft with a few rounds of the sport. pic.twitter.com/1MUSHQUnyi
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) April 23, 2021
The video has been watched greater than 1.2 lakh instances on the microblogging platform, the place it has additionally garnered 1000’s of feedback and reactions.
“Thought it would be Rock-Paper-Scissors-Spock-Lizard,” wrote one Twitter consumer, referring to a variation of the sport invented by Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.
“Ah heck, they’re going to space, get’ em a Nintendo Switch,” one other stated.
It is the third time SpaceX will ship people to the ISS as a part of its multibillion greenback contract with NASA beneath the Commercial Crew Program.
The first mission launched final May and ended 9 years of American reliance on Russian rockets for rides to the ISS following the top of the Space Shuttle program.
“In terms of getting the operations ready, it’s always easier the third time you do it,” Daniel Forrestel, a NASA launch integration supervisor, informed AFP.
“I would never ever want to describe spaceflight as ‘routine,’ but ‘more familiar’ is a good way to put it,” he added.
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We have had decent dry spells throughout October and the sound of crunchy leaves will be replaced by wet ones as rain moved in.Read the full story ›
A man has died in a crash with a police car in Dudley.
The accident happened at the junction of Central Drive, Bridge Street and Martin Close in Coseley, at around 11am yesterday.
The man, believed to be a van driver, was pronounced dead at the scene.
West Midlands Police said the officer had been driving a marked car and had been carrying out routine enquiries. He was not responding to an emergency at the time.
Central Drive was closed between Eachus Road and Sangwin Road for around five hours while emergency services attended the scene.
Police are now appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Pat McFadden, the Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, is joining Labour’s Foreign Affairs team as Shadow Minister for Europe, Labour Leader Ed Miliband announced today.
He takes over from Gareth Thomas who moves within the Foreign Affairs team to become Shadow Minister covering the Middle East and North Africa.
Ian Lucas goes from the Foreign Affairs team to Defence covering international security strategy.
Yvonne Fovargue moves from Defence to Education replacing Rushanara Ali as Shadow Minister for Young People.
I’m delighted to be joining the front bench at this crucial time.
I want to make the hard-headed, patriotic case for both Britain in Europe and for change in Europe so that it works for working people.
Labour believes that Europe can and must be made to work better for Britain but we understand that the right road for Britain is change in Europe, not exit from Europe.
Council leaders in the Black Country say 'car cruising' has been a "bone of contention" for people and businesses in the area for several years.
It comes as bosses team up with police in a groundbreaking bid to ban boy racers from the region's roads.
Wolverhampton City Council's leisure chief Councillor Elias Mattu said they were "determined" to put a stop to the problem.
The activities are not only wholly anti-social, but also illegal and dangerous, putting the safety of participants and spectators at risk - indeed, it's only a matter of time until more people are seriously injured or even killed.
Black Country councils and the police have received numerous complaints about car cruising - from dangerous driving to noise, verbal abuse and intimidation, and we are determined to do all we can to put a stop to this menace.
Our application doesn't just seek to prevent acts of dangerous driving, it also looks to tackle some of the wider problems caused by car cruising, from criminal behaviour such as drug taking and littering and the burden on police resources and the emergency services in the event of accidents, to personal costs to residents and businesses like sleep deprivation, obstruction, fear, harassment and intimidation.
Boy racers could face up to two years in prison if a legal injunction to ban car cruising events is approved, police have warned.
So-called car cruising events have sparked dozens of complaints from businesses and residents, with dangerous driving and excessive noise from revving engines or stereos top of the list.
Other reports revolve around littering, verbal abuse, swearing and intimidation as hundreds of people flock to watch illegal road races and compare cars.
Councils in the Black Country have now teamed up with West Midlands Police and hope to secure an injunction against "persons unknown" at the High Court in Birmingham, to stop car cruising from taking place.
Anyone suspected of breaching the injunction would be considered to be in contempt of court, which carries a potential prison sentence.
Councils in the Black Country have joined forces with West Midlands Police in an unprecedented bid to ban boy racers.
Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell councils have submitted an application to the High Court in Birmingham with support from officers in the region, in the hope of introducing a blanket ban against so-called car cruising.
Police say car cruising, when people meet up to race or show off their cars' speed or handling on the roads, has claimed at least four lives on Black Country roads in recent years, and caused many more crashes.
Regular meets, held at hotspots like the Black Country Route in Bilston, Wolverhampton, and the Birmingham New Road from Dudley to Wolverhampton, can attract hundreds of cars and even more spectators each time.
As a report finds young people are increasingly seeing sharing naked images of themselves as 'the norm', what can we do to stay safe online?Read the full story ›
You may have seen press reports about a 'Monster Storm' heading to the UK. Keep reading for the Met Office reaction.Read the full story ›
Temperatures are rising! By the time we get to Friday they will be 4 or 5 degrees above average.Read the full story ›
According to the Energy Saving Trust here in the Midlands we could make big savings on our energy bills. Here's their tips on how
Standby Savers - There here are a number of products available to help cut down your standby electricity consumption, such as standby savers that allow you to easily turn all of your appliances off from standby without having to reach for the plug.
Televisions and games consoles are now among the primary sources of our everyday entertainment, yet when left on permanent standby they are costing us £45-80 a year. Check your appliances regularly and switch your supplier to take control of your bills.
Cold appliances - Is your fridge-freezer 15 years or older? If it is, then the chances are that it could be using more electricity than required. As fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers are switched on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it could be worth finding models that are more energy efficient and will save you money on electricity bills. Tenants can ask their landlord to buy a newer model if the current one is faulty or not performing efficiently. If it's not possible to replace the model, then the following tips and advice can help save money on refrigeration:
o Make sure the back of your fridge-freezer is ventilated and dust free - dusting should be done at least once a year to keep it running efficiently;
o Make sure the fridge-freezer is out of direct sunlight from outside or other sources of heat from inside the home, such as your oven or boiler;
o Make sure the door seal is not damaged
o Check that it is cycling on and off as it should - ideally you should only be able to hear your fridge or freezer running 30-40% of the time; and
o Don't keep the fridge-freezer doors open longer than necessary.
Lighting - Lighting is a vital aspect of any home, especially during the darker winter evenings. Lighting makes up 16 per cent of household electricity consumption. By turning off the lights when they're not needed you could save around £7 a year. If households want to go further, replacing all the remaining old-fashioned bulbs with CFLs and all the halogens with LEDs could typically save around £45 a year.


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Police said two iPhone 6S smartphones left unattended at the roller skating rink at 9105 Recreation Circle were stolen shortly after 7 p.m. April 6.
A security camera captured photos of a woman suspected in the crime. Police described her as black, about 20 years old, 5 feet 4, with shoulder-length black hair. She was wearing a gray shirt with shoulder cutouts, skinny jeans and sandals.
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In the past year and a half, pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph has spent over $5,000 on iTunes. "Before this record, I didn't sift through music past the seventies," says Randolph. So he's been catching up. Guided by the legendary T Bone Burnett, Randolph mined the canon of 20th century African-American music, pulling from gospel, blues, rock and field recordings from as far back as the '20s to find inspiration for his new album, We Walk This Road, which comes out on June 22. "T Bone is a link between the past and the present," notes Randolph. "He listens to music our grandmothers would listen to as children - the music people working in the fields across the south likely sang nearly a century ago. These are the real roots of rock and roll, where everything comes from. He's opened a lot of doors for me."
Named one of the hundred greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone, Randolph has taken the pedal steel guitar far from the church services where he first heard it, playing with musicians like Eric Clapton, the Roots, and B.B. King. He's joined by Ben Harper, Leon Russell, and Doyle Bramhall II on the new album.
"T Bone and I drew a lot from the past when we were making this record, but I think it really is a record for these times. I think the fact that I, as a young guy who likes hip-hop and gospel, am reaching back into this rich history of American roots music will appeal to people who are fifteen, and people who are seventy-five years old."
For a preview of the album, hit the Fillmore on Friday night to hear Robert Randolph and the Family Band. According to the LA Times, it's a sound that narrows the distance between heaven and earth.


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The XuZhou Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has reported that the city of XuZhou in 2016 has exported 243 thousand and 700 tons of fresh garlic, with a total value 433 million US dollars. The year-on-year growth has increased by 35.7%. The export amount hit a record high.
PiZhou, the main garlic producing area of XuZhou city, currently has more than 300 thousand acres of export garlic planting fields. The garlic is mainly exported to Southeast Asia, th Middle East, South America and other regions.
Garlic exported to Indonesia accounted for more than 80% of total exports.


Steinberg says reductions to state programs have real world effects.
“It’s important to get out of the capitol when talking about the budget.”
To make his point, he invited a couple reporters on a budget tour of Sacramento. His 14 year old son Ari came along too.
“Ari want a half a sandwich honey? Have a half a sandwich! Eat!”
Our first lunch hour stop: Smythe Academy Middle School.
“Erik Swanson, Principal here.”
Principal Swanson says he had to let nine of his sixteen teachers go last year because of state budget cuts. He points to a box of Kleenex on his desk, and says class sizes are up, morale is down.
“The tissue over there is not for kids, it’s for adults. I tell my students that all the time.”
Swanson says this school year will also be three days shorter.
“Hey David, how’re you doing man?”
Our next stop is a different kind of classroom at the Greater Sacramento Urban League. David DeLuz heads up the organization. He says 30 percent of his clients rely on the state’s welfare to work program, known as CalWorks.
“But if they have to make a tradeoff between being in class and getting a GED and having to take a job because they have to put food on the table you know what they’re going to choose.”
Republicans support Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan that would eliminate CalWorks. Steinberg says that’s unacceptable.
“This year we have another deficit and we unfortunately have to make more cuts but what we’re fighting with the governor about right now is how deep can those cuts be.”
But the governor’s spokesman Aaron McLear says the state only has so much money to go around.
“We understand how difficult these cuts are but with a 19 billion dollar deficit there are no good solutions. What we’re not going to do is what Senator Steinberg suggested and that’s to increase taxes on the middle class by about 1.8 billion dollars.”
The Democrats plan includes income and car tax increases, and a decrease in the sales tax. The governor has said he will not sign a budget that includes tax hikes.


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Leading scientists are urging for Covid vaccines to be made available for private purchase in the UK, citing concerns over a potential surge of the virus in the forthcoming autumn and winter seasons.
In contrast to flu shots, which individuals or employers can easily obtain from high street pharmacies for approximately £15, Covid vaccines are exclusively accessible through the NHS in the UK.
The autumn Covid vaccine program would encompass a smaller portion of the population compared to previous vaccination drives , the UK government recently unveiled. Notably, the authorities have raised the age threshold from 50 to 65 and above, explicitly encompassing specific vulnerable groups within the younger population.
Amidst an increase in Covid cases, as indicated by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), experts have voiced concerns that this wave could potentially escalate, thereby adding to the winter pressures experienced by the NHS.
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Prof Adam Finn from the University of Bristol, a member of the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), believes that Covid vaccines should be available for commercial purchase. He suggested that some employers might consider offering vaccines to their staff.
The Department of Health (DHSC) confirms that pharmaceutical companies encounter no restrictions in introducing Covid vaccines to the private market. The DHSC spokesperson noted, “Private sales of Covid vaccines are similar to other private healthcare, such as private sales of the seasonal flu vaccine – it is ultimately up to manufacturers and private healthcare providers to determine and agree upon these arrangements.”
Reports suggest that private Covid vaccinations could potentially become available in the US as early as this autumn. Notably, Moderna previously indicated an anticipated price of around $130 [£102] for its Covid vaccine, while Pfizer proposed $110 to $130 per dose last year.
Darius Hughes, the UK general manager for Moderna, firmly affirmed, “Moderna will persist in collaborating with UKHSA to ensure we have diligently fulfilled all orders to support the 2023-24 NHS program for recommended groups in line with the JCVI advice. Moreover, we remain receptive to actively exploring the potential and feasibility of supplying Covid-19 vaccines to healthcare providers for private sales.”


SALT LAKE CITY -- Around 200 or more people gathered in Terminal 2 of the Salt Lake City International Airport Saturday night to protest an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that limits immigration and bans admission of refugees.
Though a judge intervened and issued a stay Saturday night, the group sent their message loud and clear: They oppose the executive order and want to show support for immigrants and refugees.
“There’s so many people in this city that love you and that want you to be here, and there’s so many people in this city that are willing to stand with you and to fight back,” said Ella Mendoza, who organizes nationally with Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. “We need to resist together.”
Kim Gabbitas, who helped organize the sit-in, said many people are feeling discouraged and afraid about what the future holds for immigrants and refugees in the United States.
She said the judge’s stay is an exciting temporary victory.
“It’s really exciting to me to have some hope at least, to be able to come together and say, ‘Look, we’re going to provide a safe haven for you. If other people don’t want you here, we do,’” She said, continuing, “We recognize your value and we recognize your worth, and we’re here to accept you.”
The ACLU was quick to jump in with a lawsuit after the detainment of two Iraqis at JFK International Airport in New York.
“This executive order is outrageous and shameful,” John Mejia, legal director of ACLU Utah said. “The United States stands for better than this. We should be welcoming to refugees and immigrants from all over the world.”
The Utah Democratic Party said the executive order is discriminatory and downright unconstitutional.
“We have in our Constitution that we do not discriminate against people based on their religious beliefs,” Utah Democratic Party Chair Peter Corroon said. “The first thing Donald Trump does in his first week of office is tear apart the Constitution, tear apart everything this country stands for.”
On Friday, when asked about tighter immigration restrictions, Governor Gary Herbert weighed in, saying he understands the intent.
“What they're trying to say, I believe as I understand it, is, ‘We want to keep terrorists out of our country.’ Don’t we all agree to that?” he asked, during the press conference.
He said that Utah has always been a welcoming state for refugees and immigrants, and said they are a part of the fabric of the state.
Gov. Herbert said the country needs to screen terrorists, but didn’t quite agree with a complete ban.
“I`m less inclined to say, ‘Let’s keep people out from wherever their origin is,’” he said. “We have a lot of people in Syria that are probably running from terror, that aren't terrorists. More important to me is who they are [and] what they are, as opposed to where they come from.”


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Lobi Stars Coach, Justin Tenger has confirmed the signing of veteran league stars, Sibi Gwar and David Tyavkase by the Makurdi based club, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
Gwar was on the payroll of Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, of Ibadan last season. He had previously featured for Enyimba and Niger Tornadoes of Minna, scoring club record 18 goals in the 2012 season.
Similarly, Tyavkase who returns to his state team for a third time, won the 2003 and 2004 CAF Champions League with Enyimba and has had spells at Heartland of Owerri before a move to Manga Sport of Gabon.
“They are experienced players we need to boost our squad for the coming 2015/2016 season,” Tenger told Completesportsnigeria.com Wednesday.
“They are not new to the environment at Lobi Stars; at various times, they had been part of the team and we believe they will bring something special to our team.
“Tyakase is an attacking minded midfielder. Gwar is a striker so we’re happy to have them in our fold”, Tenger sounded.


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- Pious Kumotoli soil for Bhopal durga idols
Bhopal: With the inception of festive season for homecoming of Goddess Durga, city’s Kalibadi, at Habibganj comes alive with the hustle and bustle and excitement of Bengali artisans running here and there to complete their miraculous, expressive idols. Far away from Kolkata, which is completing the essence of festival here since past many years is “punya mati” from Kumortuli and Bagh Bazar. Each idol has been strengthened with the power or “shakti” in punya mati, due to its contents- auspicious soil from brothel of Kolkata known as “nishidho pallis” or forbidden territories, which make the idol and soil used, pious as per the tradition and different from others. “Our idols are never completed without “punya mati” which has exclusive content of soil begged from brothel of Kolkata. These mixtures are then available at Kumortuli or Bagh Bazar, from where we buy the mixture to mix them with other mixture to make the idol,” said Anup Kumar dey, a known idol maker across city from Habibganj Kali badi. Punya mati or blessed mixture of soil, is made from mud from the banks of Ganges, cow dung and cow urine and a handful of soil from the nishiddho pallis, which Kumortoli people get from famous Sonagachi and other brothel areas, told the idol makers. Adding on, he said, “This is a blessing and a beautiful tradition to include people from all society in our festivities. We start our work from 4 months ago, and when about 32 tonnes of mud is brought from Diamond harbour, or banks of Hoogly River, before starting the idol, we mix the blessed mixture from Kumortuli. This has been going on for over 30 years here since idols are being made in Kalibadi.” Habibganj Kalibadi is famous for its idols, as every year there are about 150 bengali idol makers in city who makes idols for different groups in Bhopal, Vidisha, Hoshangabad, Beawara and other nearby cities. “We mix that pious soil of kumortoli in idol only for Bengali pandal. Others may not like it, but in West Bengal it’s a tradition. It depends on the orders given to us,” added Nikhil Pal, who has been making idols in BHEL Bhopal, since past 25 years. Others idol makers from Kalibadi, also added that, they mix the blessed traditional soil from Kolkata only if the person ordering inquires or is interested about it. “There are many local people who do not accept this tradition. So we make their idol differently. But this is a blessing in Bengal,” added Niranjan pal, another idol maker. The idol makers: Though there are many idol makers from Kolkata, who settle in kalibadi Bhopal for making idols, but not all of them are interested in using soil from Bhopal. Most of the soil is brought from banks of river Narmada in Hoshangabad, Kanpur and Diamond Harbour Kolkata. “The soil from banks of Ganges in Kanpur and Kolkata is known as “Balu miti” and it is as fine as silk to give finishing to body. Layering and base is done from local soil. About 40 tonnes of soil from both places are brought every year by each Pandal to make the fine and expressive idols,” said Sanjay Pal, one of the workshop supervisor. “All are fine workers from Kolkata. Currently there are 24 idol makers in my supervision working at Habibganj Kalibadi since past 8 months. Bengali idol makers have a speciality of making Dhakai idols of Durga,” said Paresh Dey, who had been coming to Bhopal since past 26 years. These workers earn from Rs 300 to 400 per day, depending upon the quality of their work. Currently there are 5 workshops working in Habibganj Kalibadi. However, painters charge much more than idol makers. Gautam Adhikari, a painter said, “For painting each idol we take Rs 10,000, which makes the money for our survival throughout the year.” They come from Kumortoli, hatkhola and suburban villages of Kolkata. Some are hired for mixing soil perfectly, some for making the base and some for finishing and layering the idol. They are working for whole night and day except two hours of sleep during day time during these peak days ahead of Navratra. Costliest idol: In Kalibadi, currently the costliest idol being made is from Rs 1.5 lakhs to Rs 3 lakhs, which are to be sent in Bengali pandals of different cities. Idols are available from the price of Rs 5000 starting from 2 feet to and above Rs in lakhs for 14 feet high idols of goddess Durga. Tough time for idol makers: As each workshop has about 15-24 idol makers, last week of September, ahead of Navratra is tough time for them. There many engrossed in their work, while many are under pressure to complete their task. A tragedy happened with D R Dey, one of the workshop owners on Sunday morning when his 14 workers fled away leaving the work of idols midway after taking payment from owner due to pressure of work. “I was shocked to see the idols incomplete and no worker in workshop. No order has been complete, we invested so much in them, I will be ruined, “ said Dey.
- Bhopal has no emergency care at stations
Bhopal: If you fall ill at Bhopal station, god help you. Because you won’t find doctors, paramedical staff or perhaps even a stretcher. Bhopal railway station, which has a footfall of around 50,000 per day, has only one stretcher and a first-aid box to show for its ‘medical facilities’. This, too, is under lock and key. If someone collapses and needs a stretcher or wheelchair, you have to run to a railway official, who will have to find the deputy station manager-commercial to have the room unlocked. The deputy station manager has to make the rounds of the railway station and look into complaints from passengers streaming in every second, which means a frantic hunt on all six platforms of the station to have him ‘release’ the stretcher or wheelchair. There were two stretchers once but one was lost after a patient was sent on it to Hamidia hospital about two years ago. Both, Habibganj and Bhopal railway stations run on donation when it comes to wheelchairs and stretchers. The Bhopal division has given them one each. Whenever there is a medical emergency on board, an ambulance is called from the railway hospital in Nishatpura. Traffic congestion adds to the delay. “There have been instances where doctors took time to arrive because they were tied up with important cases. It held up trains,” said a railway official. On Monday, a visibly disturbed RPF personnel, Chandan Singh, opened up about the dismal state of medical facilities. “On Sunday, I needed 108 ambulance and called them, but every time there is a medical emergency at Bhopal station they take 20 minutes to note down the details. Then they take about an hour to arrive. There should be at least one ambulance from railways or 108 posted here,” he requested his commandant at the 32 nd RPF Raising Day week at Habibganj station. Delay in arrival of doctors or ambulance often leads to a ruckus between RPF personnel and passengers. “I needed a wheelchair for my mother last Friday. I went to the office but there was only one wheelchair with twisted wheels. Officials said the other two wheelchairs were being used,” said Anil Kumar, a passenger from Gwalior. Another passenger, Subhash Singla, said, “There was no one at the Bhopal station to help us. There should be at least two paramedics for emergencies. This lack of health facilities at the main station is bringing down its grades.” Railway officials and RPF personnel couldn’t help but recall an incident from a few months ago, when a woman went into labour at Bhopal station and the 108 ambulance arrived late. A cleaning staff helped the woman deliver on the platform itself.
- Girls, senior citizens receive disaster management training
NOIDA: Women and senior citizens are scoring high on enthusiasm in the ongoing Disaster Management Cell (DCM) Noida’s Volunteers Training Programme (VTP). While a 44 % female volunteers took to the training, an average 15-20 % senior citizens too are joining the programmes. “Out of 700 registered volunteers, we’ve trained 315 participants since the launch of the programme on Sept 23. Out these 138 are female volunteers, almost 44 % and nearly 20 % are senior citizens,” said Dr Kumar Raka planning specialist and head, DCM Noida. DCM Noida has completed four VTMs so far since its launch on Sept 23. The training, which is in association with National Disaster Response Force NDRF, Shuttl (technical and logistics partner) and Policy Perspectives Foundation (PPF - knowledge partner), began on Sept 23 from Degree College sector 39 and will continue till Sept 30. While 61 participants were trained as volunteers in the first batch of the VTM held at Degree College sector 39 on Sept 23, the second batch held in Nithari village (on Sept 24) trained 85 participants. The third batch of training was conducted in sector 35 (on Sept 25) where 81 volunteers undertook the said training and the fourth batch held on Monday, in Degree College sector 39, trained 87 participants. “Surprisingly senior citizens participated in huge numbers both at Nithari and Sector 35 RWA community centre. On both centres senior citizens’ participation was 15-20 %,” said Dr Raka. Out of the 700 registered volunteers for the programme, total numbers trained so far are 315 participants. Next lot of training will be conducted at sector 39 Degree College. With the aim to achieve a disaster resilient Noida-Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway (NGY) region and district Gautam Budh Nagar at large, DCM Noida had initiated a Volunteers Training Programme (VTP) in association with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Sept 23-30, 2016. The VTM training includes a set of do's and dont's regarding various disasters such as earthquake, floods, fire, road safety, snake bite, first aid, family emergency kit etc. both in Hindi and English languages. Practical and theoretical evaluation of participants are done on the spot with a certificate for successful volunteers. Opening day saw attendees of more than 1000 people and students. While chief guest Deepak Agrawal CEO, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway encouraged participants on the spot, others present on the occasion include Prof Santosh Kumar executive director NIDM, Keshav Kumar ADM (Finance), Dinesh Yadav SP City, P C Hakdar president PPF and Veer Singh vice president Shuttl.
- Guns or muscles, it's an unbridled run in Bhopal
BHOPAL: Thursday's accidental shooting, where a bank guard's gun went off, injuring eight persons in MP Nagar, has put the spotlight on how men with little or no training are moving around with lethal weapons in the city. The day after, TOI found out some unsettling truths about the armed security business - if a guard has an arms licence, he is considered competent to handle a firearm. There is no check on whether he has been trained. There aren't even any parameters to indicate competence. Most gun training centres, in fact, don't even have firing ranges. It's a scary to think that the security guard you see with a gun slung across his back may not even know that he has the safety off or if it works at all. Banks, malls, multiplexes, jewellery shops, and a host of educational and business institutions are turning to private security guards, but there seems to be little check on them. Security agencies have to comply with Private Security Agencies Rules 2012, which makes a 45-day training mandatory before they are placed. How much of it happens in practice is open to debate. Though training is imparted by private agencies, it is just theoretical for all security guards, whether armed or unarmed, said an industry insider. "Guards are simply taught about their duties and how they should behave. They are briefed a bit about the firearm, but since there is no firing range at training institutes, the guards are not made to fire. Armed guards have their weapons and licences, on the basis of which it is believed that they know how to handle their weapon," said MP Private Security Agency Owners Welfare Association president S N Pandey. There is no training for maintenance of firearms as well. "I know how to clean my gun and I do it once in a month," said a security guard at a jewellery shop in New Market. There is no check by the government agency that issues licences to guards. If an armed guard fires for no reason or accidentally, he faces police action. "Both the guard and the agency he works for are equally responsible and have to face action," said State Industrial Security Force special DG Ashok Dohare. When asked about why there are no checks on armed guards, police and the association said that most of the armed guards are ex-servicemen. What about the rest? Officials said that police verification of guards is done at the time of their joining. If a criminal case is registered against a guard after that, the agency has to inform police. Besides, if a guard is booked for an offence that has a punishment of three years or more, he has to be terminated, said Central Association of Private Security Industry vice-president G P Singh.
- Gas tragedy: Counsel cries sabotage
BHOPAL: Counsel for an Indian accused in Bhopal Gas Tragedy said that except for direct diffusion of water, there is no question of it entering the tank containing methyl isocyanate (MiC) gas that leaked from the Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) pesticide plant on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing and maiming thousands. He was arguing in a Bhopal court on Saturday. Showing diagram of tank, he said, "Except for direct diffusion of water, there is no question of it entering the tank." Alleging that the tragedy was sabotage and not an accident, counsel Anirban Roy for accused and then plant manager SP Choudhary has appealed to court to provide copy of case diary of CBI in court of district and sessions judge Rajiv Dubey. The arguments in the case will continue next week also, said a source.
- Ragging complaint filed in Regional college, Bhopal
BHOPAL: A girl student of Regional Institute of Education (RIE) has filed ragging complaint against a group of senior girls on Saturday. The complaint has been filed on the official portal of UGC’s anti-ragging helpline. In her complaint, victim student stated that she has been physically and mentally harassed by group of students. She is pursuing bachelor of education (B.Ed) from the college. She claimed that she can recognize the faces of seniors. She also claimed that seniors had been harassing her by passing unnecessary comments . After the complaint, anti-ragging helpline contacted the college to take action in this regard. Helpline requested college to identify and counsel the victim so that she feels safe and knows that authorities are with her and action will be taken on her complaint. Regional Institute is a constituent unit of NCERT, New Delhi. The Institute looks after teacher education and other educational requirements of the States of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- Disaster-hit Bastadi village not fit for habitation, say geologists after survey
A team of geologists of the state disaster management department who were deputed to submit a report on the Bastadi village which was struck by flash floods in July leading to the death of 21 persons and the flattening of almost the entire village, has certified that the village is no longer suitable for habitation.
- In Bulandshahr, locals take gas cylinders, utensils from government school kitchens
During a surprise inspection of primary and secondary schools on Thursday, Bulandshahr district magistrate A K Singh was shocked to find that many school kitchens did not even have gas cylinders and utensils for mid-day meals.
- CM invites Modi to dedicate war memorial in Bhopal
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's official residence on Thursday and invited him to dedicate War Memorial, on October 14. The chief minister also requested the Prime Minister to attend ex-army men's convention to be held on the same day. Prime Minister Modi has accepted the invitation for both the events, stated an official release. During the meeting, Chouhan apprised PM Modi of the details of War Memorial and concept behind the same. The chief minister has also invited Defence Minister Manohar Parikar and chiefs of the three forces to attend the dedication ceremony of the War Memorial, the release added.
- In Bulandshahr, locals take gas cylinders, utensils from govt school kitchens
MEERUT: During a surprise inspection of primary and secondary schools on Thursday, Bulandshahr district magistrate AK Singh was shocked to find that many school kitchens did not even have gas cylinders and utensils for mid-day meals. The reason for the kitchen paraphernalia being missing was also bizzare – local residents had simply taken them for personal use! Locals had also taken off grills from schools’ windows. The DM has ordered an enquiry into the case. “On Thursday, I was supposed to visit five villages in the district as part of the government’s ‘Sashakt gram’ program. The aim of the initiative is to ensure that government policies are being effectively implemented on the ground in UP’s villages. On my way, I decided to take a quick detour for a surprise check at some government schools. I checked seven schools and in three of them, the conditions were deplorable,” Bulandshahr DM AK Singh told TOI. He added, “I looked at primary and secondary schools and in three places, I found that the gas cylinders and utensils were missing from the schools’ kitchens. When I asked school authorities about why these were missing, I received a bizarre answer. I was told that local residents had simply walked into the school and taken the kitchen paraphernalia for personal use. Some residents even took the grills that had been in front of the windows. In this case, the fault lies with both officials and locals. I have ordered a probe.” According to the DM, while some schools like Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Gulawati, were exemplars in the implementation of the mid-day meal program, others did not do so well. “In one school, I found that the mid-day meals were being prepared right outside the toilet, which had not been cleaned properly. In others, classrooms were turned into storage for food grains. Why did the gram Pradhan order more grains than was necessary? I have also taken samples of the food for testing. I even pulled up the basic shiksha adhikari (BSA) because it is his responsibility to ensure that the mid-day meal scheme works properly,” he said.
- Noida disaster management cell to train volunteers
Noida: Disaster Management Cell (DCM), Noida will organise a Volunteers Training Programme (VTP) in association with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Sept 23-30, 2016 in sector 39 in order to achieve a disaster resilient Noida-Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway (NGY) region and district Gautam Budh Nagar at large. “In case of any disaster, the local community is always the first responder. It may take some time for district/state administration to mobilise rescue teams such as NDRF, SDRF, police, fire service personnel etc. but if the local people are properly sensitised and skilled about the precautions and proactive actions required to be taken in case of a calamity, the loss of lives and damage to property can be drastically reduced. Hence the said programme aims to generate awareness, preparedness and community training as key components amongst Disaster Response Volunteer’s (DRVs),” said Dr Kumar Raka, planning specialist and head, DCM Noida. The training - which is in association with NDRF, Shuttl (technical and logistics partner) and Policy Perspectives Foundation (PPF - knowledge partner) - will begin from Degree College sector 39 on Sept 23 and will be followed by an exhibition of search and rescue equipments. The day-long training, that would be provided by the master trainers of NDRF, would provide both, hands-on practical training on life saving techniques and also theoretical information about various disasters and do’s and don’ts. It will train one batch of 50-60 volunteers in a single day. “While the first phase of training aims to train about 500 volunteers, approximately 700 volunteers have already enrolled so far from across NGY region and neighboring areas of district Gautam Budh Nagar,” said Dr Raka. The aim of the DRV training is to achieve a disaster resilient NGY region, to involve community directly in disaster management so they can identify hazard around their habitat and understand how vulnerable they are, to train them to assist disaster affected victims and to harness volunteers as first responders in the event of a calamity.
- IBM to help Tamil Nadu respond effectively to natural disasters
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) IBM on Wednesday said it has teamed up with the Tamil Nadu government to establish an innovative, cloud-based intelligent operations command centre to better prepare for and respond to disruptive, extreme weather events.
- 710 fined for littering and nuisance at Bhopal stations in 2016
BHOPAL:There has been a slight rise in number of cases registered at Bhopal railway station for littering and causing nuisance, a marker of growing awareness. As many as 710 people have been fined since January to August at Bhopal railway station, up from the number of people fined in previous calender years. 625 people were fined in 2015 and 925 in 2014. In case of Habibganj railway station, there were only 200 people, who have been fined till September 2016. In 2015, all of 250 cases were reported at Habibganj railway station. “All of them have been charged under Section 145 of the Railway Act, which includes charges for causing nuisance and against those involved in littering and defacing railway property,” said police staiton in-charge for Bhopal railway station RPF R K Upadhyay. They are either charged with six-month imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500 or both under the section. Though there is a provision to book people for spitting, littering and causing nuisance, the RPF says it does not segreegate and books violators under the same section. When questioned about the rise in number of littering and nuisance cases being reported at Bhopal railway station, IA Siddiqui, spokesperson for Bhopal division said, “Throughout the week we are carrying out the drive on cleanliness. Even on Monday, there was a surprise check on Punjab mail by Divisional railway manager himself to check the cleanliness in pantry car and throughout the train. On Tuesday water samples were checked on Swacch neer diwas.” DRM Alok Kumar, who made a sudden inspection of pantry of Punjab mail found employees working and cooking without gloves and headcap. Officials on board were pulled upand scolded for not being vigilant and checking such facilities. Later on Tuesday samples of same were sent for testing.
- 3 babies die in Bhopal as hospital suffers 11-hr blackout
Three newborns died after a night-long power failure at a government hospital in Maoist-hit Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. The crib deaths come just a few weeks after a dog snatched a stillborn child from the labour room of a hospital in the state's Satna district.

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At its July 5, 2011 meeting, the Ann Arbor city council received an update from Josie Parker, director of the Ann Arbor District Library. The update included data on the impact of the library’s Fifth Avenue location on the downtown. [.pdf of AADL slide presentation to the Ann Arbor city council]
Highlights of the presentation included the organization’s funding stream, which comes not just from the city of Ann Arbor property taxes. In fiscal year 2010, in addition to the $7,344,364 the AADL received from Ann Arbor property owners, it also received taxes from Pittsﬁeld Township ($1,849,036), Scio Township ($1,252,179), Ann Arbor Township ($804,236), as well as other surrounding municipalities.
In 2010, 1,792,526 visits were made to the library’s five branches – 627,196 of them to the downtown location. In 2010, a total of 62,696 visitors attended library events – 23,612 of them at the downtown location. For those downtown events, 79% of attendees arrived to the event by car, compared with 7% by bus, 2% by bicycle and 12% by walking. Of those who drove a car to the event, half parked either at an adjacent surface lot or at the Fourth and William Street structure, and 31% used street parking.
If one-third of all 627,196 visits to the downtown library location are assumed to be made by people who pay to park downtown, then visitors to the downtown library in 2010 generated at least $200,000 in public parking revenue.
The presentation came in the general context of an effort by the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, at the direction of the Ann Arbor city council, to start leading a public process to evaluate alternative uses for city-owned surface lots in the downtown area. Immediately to the north of the downtown library location is the construction site of an underground parking garage, expected to offer around 640 spaces. Known as the Library Lot, though not owned by the library, the top of the underground parking garage is one of the pieces of land that the public process is meant to address. [Recent Chronicle coverage: "Ann Arbor DDA Continues Planning Prep"]
This brief was filed from the city council’s chambers on the second floor of city hall, located at 301 E. Huron. A more detailed report will follow: [link]


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Long time Star Wars collectors might remember original Kenner photographer Kim Simmons, also known as “The Man Who Shot Luke Skywalker”, from his previous three Kenner Star Wars Photography books. Now a fourth volume of his photography is ramping up production. In book number four, Kim will be focusing on the action figures produced from 1994-2000.
Kim DM Simmons began photographing Star Wars toys for Kenner in 1981 when he started working for Kenner’s previous photographer, Roy Frankenfield. He eventually took over as the main photographer and continued working with Kenner all the way through the 1990s after Hasbro’s acquisition of the company and up until 2001.
The first three books feature full-color high resolution photos of everyone’s favorite shots from the most recognizable packaging from each era of Star Wars at Kenner, as well as some of the more obscure images.
The new Kickstarter campaign for book number four is coming soon and you can sign up to be notified once it goes live right here.
These books are not available outside of Kickstarter and you won’t find them at your local book store or online retailer. Cutting out the middle-man and using Kickstarter to get these books directly into the hands of fans and collectors allows us to keep the quality extremely high and the content robust and complete.
About Kim Simmons:
Kim D M Simmons is one of the original photographers for Kenner Toys in the 80s and 90s as well as Hasbro up through 2000. His books “Kenner Star Wars Photography Vol 1: 1977-1979”, “Kenner Star Wars Photography Vol 2: 1980-1982”, and “Kenner Star Wars Photography Vol 3: 1983-1985” feature photos of Kenner’s original Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Power of the Force, Ewoks, and Droids toy lines. The upcoming Volume 4 in the series is the final book in the series and will feature photographs from 1994-2000.

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Manoj Bajpayee salutes the veteran actress who passed away on July 16
She had not believed in retirement. After suffering two brain strokes, she had wanted to walk on stage and accept the awards that were coming her way for Badhaai Ho. She had wanted to do more films and TV shows, act with Amitabh Bachchan one day. But that was not to be. A cardiac arrest on Friday, July 16, took the three times National Award-winning actress away. Surekha Sikri was 75.
Another National Award winner, Manoj Bajpayee may not have worked with her or even known Sikri personally, but the actor admits that he was in complete awe of her superlative craft and inspired by it. “For me, Surekha Sikri was as good as Meryl Streep, Frances McDormand and Isabelle Huppert,” asserts the actor. “It’s sad that our industry could not use her world-class craft more fully. She was much more than what she was given.”
Balika Vadhu’s ‘Dadi Sa’, as she came to be known as, after featuring in this long-running tele soap, grew up in Almora. While studying at the Aligarh Muslim University, she filled up a form for the National School of Drama distributed after a show of Al Kazi’s King Lear. She sailed into the drama school in the late ’60s worked with the NSD Repertory Company for over a decade, winning the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989 for her contributions to theatre.
Gulshan Grover remembers seeing her in plays when in college in Delhi. He can’t recall their names but asserts that Sikri was mesmerizing. “She was a sincere performer and made you feel that the situation, the character that she was playing, was for real. I was very young at the time, just opening up to acting, and she was such an inspiration,” reminisces the Bad Man from a shoot.
Sikri made the transition from stage to screen with the political drama Kissa Kursi Ka. It was on the politics of Indira and Sanjay Gandhi and banned during the Emergency. She went on to act in 49 films and TV serials, the last being the anthology Ghost Stories. In Zoya Akhtar’s segment, she played a wheelchair-bound mother, Mrs Malik, searching for her son.
She won several film and television awards, including three National Awards for Govind Nihalani’s telefilm Tamas, Shyam Benegal’s Mammo and more recently, for Badhaai Ho, in which she played Neena Gupta’s the sharp-tongued but sympathetic mother-in-law.
Priti Shahani, the co-producer of Badhaai Ho, remembers Sikri not just for her exceptional talent, but also as a highly intelligent, extremely well-read, most down-to-earth and self-assured woman with varied interests. “I could converse with on a range of subjects, mostly the books we had both read. I met her last at the Editors Guild Award. She was in a wheelchair but her spirit was undimmed, her eyes bright with intelligence and quiet humour. I’m born in September and she would refer to me as the ‘Virgo Woman’ and we’d both laugh over it,” shares Priti.
Sikri was in Mahabaleshwar shooting for a TV show when she suffered her first stroke. She was found lying on the floor by her director and subsequently confined to a wheelchair. “I met her at a few award functions after that and since I was in awe of her, I would go up and speak to her. Even in a wheelchair, Surekhaji was so spirited that I believed she would get back on her feet soon,” says another National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta who rues that she met the veteran actress when she was ailing and despite many opportunities that came up, didn’t get to work with her. “She was one of the most natural actresses I have seen… So subdued and subtle. I loved her jodi with Uttara Baokar. My sweetest memory of her will be the standing ovation she got at the National Awards in 2019 which I was hosting when she was wheeled up to receive her award for Best Supporting Actress for Badhaai Ho,” she concludes.

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About 850 jobs at Golden Wonder could be cut after the crisp manufacturer was forced into administration.
Administrator Kroll was called in after the company, whose brands include Wheat Crunchies and Nik-Naks, suffered losses of more than £10m in 2004 and further “significant losses” last year.
Union Usdaw said staff were “absolutely devastated” by the announcement.
Golden Wonder has already closed part of its Corby site, which has a 350-strong workforce, and further closures are predicted at its Leicestershire and Humberside sites.
Adrian Wolstenholme, administrator for Kroll, blamed competitive market conditions on Golden Wonder’s decline.
“Unfortunately, despite its well-known name and brands, Golden Wonder has suffered in recent years, primarily as a result of operating within a very competitive marketplace,” he said.
It is thought that the success of the Walkers crisp brand, which account for 45.5% of the UK’s crisp market, is responsible.
“The UK market is dominated by a single crisp and snack manufacturer and Golden Wonder has found it difficult to compete against this leader’s strength in the market place,” Wolstenholme said.
Golden Wonder, which launched the Pot Noodle in 1977, was founded in 1947 and became a brand leader in Scotland in 1960.


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WHEN THE U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION approved the use of Herceptin to treat advanced breast cancer 11 years ago, Dennis Slamon, M.D., predicted that the new therapy would someday become one arrow in a quiver of molecularly focused drugs that target tumor cells, while leaving healthy cells alone. It appears that he was right.
Dr. Slamon has a good vantage point from which to view recent developments. His research at UCLA directly led to the development of Herceptin, and has earned him worldwide recognition, including more than two-dozen national and international awards. Today, Herceptin is accepted as the standard of care for the 20 percent of women with breast cancer who have the HER2 mutation. And Dr. Slamon is confident that new treatments deriving from clinical trials now underway will offer even more potent therapies. “The one-size-fits-all approach for the major cancers, including and especially for breast cancer, was not as effective as it could have been,” says Dr. Slamon, who is the director of clinical/translational research at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. “What we’ve been doing here is trying to design therapies very specifically for what’s driving the cancer and develop something that is more effective and less toxic.”
In the 11 years since it was approved, Herceptin has been tested against breast cancer in clinical trials with different chemotherapy combinations. In two studies, one pairing Herceptin with Avastin, a drug that attacks tumors by inhibiting the growth of new blood vessels, and one combining it with an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor, Tarceva, chemotherapy was removed from the mix entirely. And Herceptin is currently being tested in a large international trial paired with chemotherapy and Avastin.
In early-stage breast cancer trials, Herceptin paired with chemotherapy significantly increased disease-free survival time. The study also tested Herceptin with a chemotherapy combination that eliminated Adriamycin, an anthracycline that is commonly used to treat breast cancer but which, when used with Herceptin, can cause heart damage. That altered regimen also significantly improved disease-free survival.
Oncologists have been reluctant to remove Adriamycin from their arsenal, but Dr. Slamon says that his study definitively proved it is possible to get the same result without it, which may lead to yet another paradigm shift in treatment for breast cancer.
The Herceptin-Avastin and Herceptin-Tarceva studies also have been promising. But UCLA oncologists are most excited to see results from the large international study.
Ultimately, Dr. Slamon says, “we hope these studies will lead to another very effective treatment option for women with breast cancer.”


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This year I challenged myself to see how many donation quilts I can make from scraps. Most finished quilts will then go to Wrap-a-Smile or Wrap Them in Love. I also ran across Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2013 that I will follow along with this year. PINK is the color of the month so I used my tiny pink scraps today. I used most of the larger strings on a string quilt for donation.
I ended up with 29 - six inch blocks. And I didn't think I had that much PINK! I left a bunch of 2.5 inch pieces to work with next weekend.
There's a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC 2013) linky party in case you want to see what everyone else does with PINK.


A few months ago, Seventeen got to hang out with tyDi, who at 18 was named Australia's number one DJ. He definitely knows how to get the party started! If you're in need of some new music to get you pumped up for the gym or a fun Saturday night, you're in luck because tyDi's new single "Glow In The Dark" is available on iTunes starting today. His new song features Kerli, an electro-pop singer from Estonia. If you're into Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, or DJ Havana Brown be sure to check it out. Watch a teaser of "Glow In The Dark" below!
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo Thursday to all 32 teams stating the 2020 NFL Draft is still a go April 23-25.
In the letter Goodell said the decision was “unanimous and unequivocal” among the Commissioner’s Executive Committee.
“Apart from the CEC, I have personally discussed this matter with many other owners, club executives and coaches, and there is widespread support for the CEC’s conclusion,” Goodell said in the statement. "Everyone recognizes that public health conditions are highly uncertain and there is no assurance that we can select a different date and be confident that conditions will be significantly more favorable than they are today. I also believe that the draft can serve a very positive purpose for our clubs, our fans, and the country at large, and many of you have agreed.
"Because of the unique circumstances in our country today, the 2020 Draft will obviously need to be conducted in a different way. Already, we have cancelled all public events, we will not be bringing prospects and their families to the Draft, and the draft itself will be conducted and televised in a way that reflects current conditions.
"Our staff is certainly mindful of the operational issues this presents, and our top priority is putting in place procedures that allow all clubs to operate on a level playing field so that the draft is conducted in a way that is competitively fair to all clubs. All clubs should now be doing the necessary planning to conduct draft operations in a location outside of your facility, with a limited number of people present, and with sufficient technology resources to allow you to communicate internally, with other clubs, and with draft headquarters."
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NFL teams have had to and will continue to adjust their preparation for the draft.
For the 17th consecutive year, the NFL Draft will include at least one player with Alabama football roots in the first round.
For instance, former Auburn star Marlon Davidson could find himself as a potential late-first or early second-round selection during next month’s draft. Of course, it is no secret that Derrick Brown will be one of the first names of the board when the 2020 NFL Draft is held.
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is expected to go in the first round, but Mel Kiper said this week he would have the quarterback sit the upcoming season to get healthy.
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Mon - Sun 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
You must have a valid driver’s license and credit card (NO DEBIT OR CHECK CARDS) present, in your name, at the time of rental. If you will be declining our insurance coverage options, proof of insurance may be required when you pick up your vehicle.
A valid driver’s license, matching the credit card holder’s name, must be presented at the time of rental. If the license does not have English verbiage, an international license will be required.
Visa, Mastercard, and American Express credit cards are acceptable forms of deposit. Debit cards are not accepted as a form of deposit. The credit card must be in the name of the main renter and present at the time of rental.
Currently all cars must be kept within California state lines. Exceptions include Reno, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas Nevada with notification at time of rental.
Reservations may be cancelled at anytime without incurring fees. We appreciate as much notice as possible, so that we may offer it to another inquiring customer. Please be aware that we will hold your reserved vehicle for 30 minutes past your reservation time. After 30 minutes, we reserve the right to consider you a “no show” and cancel your reservation without notice.
We will do our very best to provide you with the vehicle of your choice. We have no control over vehicles being returned on time or if the vehicles are returned with physical or mechanical damage, therefore we can never 100% guarantee vehicle makes or colors.
You must be at least 21 years old to rent a compact or economy car from City Rent a Car and must be over 25 to rent all other classes and models. Drivers between 21 and 24 will incur a $25.00/daily underage fee. No one under the age of 21 may be listed as a driver regardless if they are a primary or secondary driver.
If you do not have your own insurance/coverage, you can purchase ours. At the time of rental, you will have the option to accept or decline our Renters Liability Insurance (RLI), Supplemental Liability Insurance (SLI), Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), and Personal Accident Insurance (PAI). Brochures are available at the counter at the time of rental.
Meets state minimum liability insurance requirements for damages to a 3rd party up to $30,000. Renters have the option of declining this minimum insurance with proof of valid personal liability insurance. See rental agent at counter for details and coverage limits.
Supplemental Liability Insurance covers 3rd party damages in excess of $30,000 and up to $300,000. See rental agent at counter for details and limitations.
By purchasing CDW, if there is any damage to the rental vehicle, you pay nothing. This covers all damage to the rental vehicle caused by the renter or 3rd party. If you do not purchase the CDW, renter is responsible in paying for any damage to the rental car upon return. See rental agent at counter for additional details.
Personal Accident Insurance provides medical coverage for passengers inside the rental vehicle. See rental agent at counter for details and limitations.
Yes, unless you have proof of your own personal liability insurance that covers car rentals in California. When driving the car rental you must have vehicle insurance that covers at least the minimum liability requirements for the state of California. If you intend to use your own insurance, please verify with your insurance policy and/or credit card company that driving car rentals in California are covered under your policy. Proof of insurance may be required when you pick up your vehicle in order to decline our coverage.
Please verify with your credit card company regarding coverage prior to arriving. Be aware that most credit cards offer coverage for damage to the rental car only (CDW), and do not cover liability insurance (RLI/SLI), which is required in the state of California. Proof of liability and limits may be required at the time of rental.
Rental charges are incurred per 24 hour rental periods. The vehicle must be picked up and returned at the same time of day to stay within a 24 hour period. Hourly fees, which may be prorated, may be incurred if returned past the 24 hour period. Additional fees, such as insurance or underage fees cannot be prorated and will be charged at an additional day’s rate.
Some vehicles may come with mileage charges of .50 per mile for miles driven over 150/day. This information will be reflected at the time of reservation.
Additional drivers are subject to the same qualifications as the primary driver. There is no additional charge for additional drivers, but all drivers must be present at the time of rental to sign the contract and provide his/her valid license and major credit card in his/her own name for verification.
We offer free after-hours returns in our downtown Union Square location until 11:00 PM. We work with a 3rd party valet company that collects our vehicles after our office is closed. Please note, vehicles returned after-hours will be checked-in by our staff the following business day and receipts will be emailed to the address on file.
Cars are available to be picked up during our regular business hours: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM 7 days a week, excluding major holidays.
We are currently not able to accommodate returns to the Oakland or San Francisco airport. We recommend either taking an Uber/Taxi or BART from our downtown location to the respective airports. Please ask our rental agent for details.
Child safety seats are $8.95 per day. Please ask about child seat availability at the time of reservation – we will supply one for you, however you must install the equipment yourself.
Weekends usually sell out so make your reservation a few days ahead if possible.
We are happy to provide maps, ideas and great destinations to travel to. Our cars cannot go out of the state of California, except for Reno, and Las Vegas, Nevada. This exception must be stated at the time of rental and noted on the contract addendum.
Long term and insurance rates are available. Direct billing can often be arranged. Please inquire.
We offer portable GPS Navigation devices for $15.00 day. Please inquire at the rental counter.
We are closed Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

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What I Learned on Twitter This Week…
The above tweet was referring to Ivan Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks… proud member of the B.I.W. (Black Ivans of the World).
So what’s the old saying? You learn something new everyday. Yes, well I guess that I learned last night that amongst the other things that Black People don’t do, wear, say, play or participate in… they don’t name their male children [gasp] Ivan. Yes, I know there are not that many of us around, but we are a proud bunch we Black Ivans lol!
So if you are keeping score with me at home let’s see what is it again that Black don’t do according to the rules set forth on the back of your “Black Card” (it’s the fine, fine print.)
1. Black People
play don’t play guitar.
2. Black People
3. Black People
like don’t like Classical Music.
4. Black People
like to don’t read.
5. Black People
love hate Science.
I could keep going on and on but this exercise is actually boring me truth be told. What I’ve learned over these last 4 decades of being a “Black Ivan” is that just because you (the collective: we) don’t experience something or are not familiar with its existence doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. The logic behind that type of rationale is as ludicrous as it is limiting. People (as we all full well know) name their children a plethora of names for a myriad of reasons: familial and otherwise. I want to live in a world where people are empowered to explore their hearts desires, not where they don’t even start the journey because “We don’t do that!” What is this 1862?
Am I offended on behalf of all The Black Ivans of the World? No. Do I think statements like the particular tweet above are laughably asinine? Perhaps. I left “Group-Think” a long time ago, but in this one little instance I would like to posit a retort on behalf of all my Black Ivan Bredren…

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New key art has been released for the upcoming mystery dungeon title Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate, showcasing the gorgeous character designs found in the roguelike title. Perhaps even more exciting, however, is the fact that the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC versions will be released on December 2nd in the West and December 3rd in Japan! With its brand new dungeons and retro-inspired aesthetics, fans and newcomers to the series are sure to find plenty to enjoy. You can check out the new key art above, and screenshots from the game below!
Originally released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS, Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is easily one of the most addicting dungeon crawlers available, which you can see in our review for the 2016 release on PlayStation Vita. Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate will be released for Nintendo Switch and Windows PC via Steam in early December.


Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance
Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance allows existing customers of System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) to maintain their investment in SCOM while moving their monitoring infrastructure into the Azure cloud.
While Azure Monitor can use the Azure Monitor agent to collect telemetry from a virtual machine, it isn't able to replicate the extensive monitoring provided by management packs written for SCOM, including any management packs that you might have written for your custom applications.
You might have an eventual goal to move your monitoring completely to Azure Monitor, but you must maintain SCOM functionality until you no longer rely on management packs for monitoring your virtual machine workloads. SCOM Managed Instance is compatible with all existing management packs and provides migration from your existing on-premises SCOM infrastructure.
SCOM Managed Instance allows you to take a step toward an eventual migration to Azure Monitor. You can move your backend SCOM infrastructure into the cloud saving you the complexity of maintaining these components. Then you can manage the configuration in the Azure portal along with the rest of your Azure Monitor configuration and monitoring tasks.
The documentation for SCOM Managed Instance is maintained with the other documentation for System Center Operations Manager.


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Drones have burst into marketing and completely revolutionized how we do a lot of things from photography, the delivery of goods, surveillance and even land surveying. Although still relatively new, drone surveying is something that most land survey professionals are quickly embracing and adding to their arsenal of tools. Granted, not very many land survey companies have adapted to the use of drones to carry out surveys. But as time goes and the technology gets better with far more powerful drones being produced, there is no doubt that most will head in this direction. Here is everything you need to know about drone surveying.
Drones have become a major part of our lives in many aspects; this includes photography, videography, but most importantly field mapping using drone surveying. Drones have the ability to map an area or object, no matter the size, in a matter of minutes whereas it takes humans hours, days, or weeks. Plus, drones have become so widely used that even the simple hobby models can achieve UAV survey grade mapping accuracy in a 3D model or a photogrammetric map.
Photogrammetry is a process involving the generation of precise measurements from photographs and is typically used an application for line plotting on topography maps. In recent times, however, photogrammetry has evolved into a multipurpose technique that has been readily integrated into an array of modern applications.
Photogrammetry incorporates remote sensing and accelerated photography to create precision measurements that are capable of processing two-dimensional photographs into three-dimensional models. This unique ability of photogrammetry has produced an intense level of interest from a large collection of businesses, programs, and individuals.

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It’s Tuesday again so The Broke and the Bookish are hosting Top Ten Tuesday.
This week it’s Top Ten Authors I’ve Read The Most Books From I’m using my Goodreads so not sure this is 100% correct, but more or less. Title links are for reviews. Most books read is first:
27 books read. It wasn’t until I started counting until I realised how many Enid Byton books I’ve read. All the Adventure series, all the Secret Seven, 1 Famous Five, 3 Twins at Saint Clare’s. Mostly borrowed from the library as a child. I feel I should do better.
25 books read. All her solo written books and kindle shorts except Wonder Woman and Leaving Home.
21 books read. For a few years in junior school (and the beginning of secondary school) I read all of the Jaqueline Wlson books I could get my hands on. I may still have one somewhere, and I still want to call my child Lottie after The Lottie Project.
15 books read. Most of his children’s ones, as a child. I intend to try out his adult stories at some point
13 books read. All the Harry Potter’s plus Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Casual Vacancy and her books as Robert Galbraith.
13 books read. A good chunk of her YA novels. I should really try one of her adult novels at some point.
13 books read. Around about the same time I was reading Judy Blume.
13 books read. Again in childhood.
10 books read. 7 Thursday Next, 2 Nursery Crimes, 1 Shades of Grey (when oh when will that second one come out!)He’s got a new one coming out next year too, a stand-alone novel, how exciting!
19 books read. First 10 Sookie Stackhouse books. I was in a bookring on the Bookclub Forum, but it stopped at book 10 and I was never that bothered to seek out the last 3.
I think my list is pretty telling about how my reading habits have changed. When I was younger I used to find a book I liked then try and read everything by that author. Now I read more eclectically meaning that it’s only favourite authors who I keep returning too, or if I’m reading a series I will read a lot by one author


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Operators is a Montreal based project created by Daniel Boeckner, (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits), Devojka, and Sam Brown (Divine Fits, New Bomb Turks) in 2014. The band released an EP (EP1) in 2014, and released their first LP (Blue Wave) in 2016, via Last Gang Records. Operators supported these releases with a series of international tours across North America, and Europe. Like Handsome Furs, Operators’ music has resonated particularly well with Eastern European audiences. The band has been well received across clubs and premier festivals, such as Primavera (where they were asked to play two years in a row – something that is usually unheard of).
While recording their sophomore LP, the members of the band kept busy with a series of other endeavours, including the promotional cycle around Wolf Parade’s Cry Cry Cry LP, a series of performances in which Operators played material from the Handsome Furs catalog (which all sold out in less than six hours), and Boeckner’s original song for the critically acclaimed 2018 film Mandy.
Radiant Dawn will be released in May 2019 via Last Gang Records. The album’s nine tracks
meld raw analog hardware with Boeckner’s distinct voice to create an immersive cinematic sound. Interspersed between the tracks are instrumental intertitles that amplify the album’s 1970s sci-fi dystopian feel. For fans of Boeckner’s catalogue, Radiant Dawn feels like the next logical step in the artist’s two decade career, while maintaining a completely fresh energy
Radiant Dawn was written and recorded throughout 2018 and early 2019 in Montreal and Vancouver Island. Arcade Fire’s Tim Kingsbury played bass on the album’s closing track. The album was mixed by Wolf Parade’s Arlen Thompson, as well as up and coming Montreal engineer Napster Vertigo (who also produced the album). The album was mastered by the Lodge’s Emily Lazar (on the heels of her 2019 Grammy award win).


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This is a fantastic 3-minute edit of the "Twilight Sail" aboard the Clipper City. There's nothing like a Sunset Cruise to the Statue of Liberty and back, at a slow leisurely pace, with beer, wine, friends and stars. Not to mention the amazing views of downtown Manattan, and especially the new World Trade Tower which is almost complete..
I tried to make this edit a bit sexy and sultry, matching the music, images and pace to to the serenity of the moment. Music by Graffiti 6. Video shot by Andrew Einhorn and Austin Huq. Edited by me. Andrew Einhorn
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Great news! "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is available to watch on Netflix USA!
Date Added: 1st August 2021
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When inventor Flint Lockwood makes clouds rain food, the citizens of Chewandswallow can feed themselves. But a bowl of disaster is about to overflow.
Certificate: Brief mild language
Duration: 1hr 29m
Audio: English [Original], Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
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"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" was produced by Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures with a budget of $100m. With it's initial release on September 17th 2009 it made approximately $242.99m at the Box Office.
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One of the essential elements to living a happy and healthy life is to make sure that your body is getting the nutrition that it requires. There is plenty of information available, however not everything you read will apply to your specific situation. This article will give some of the best tips known in regards to nutrition.
To keep your diet healthy, you should try to consume many fruits and vegetables each day. The USDA recommended daily allowance of fruits and veggies combined is 9-13 servings a day. That sounds like a lot, but it's really not difficult to fit them in. Have a glass of real orange juice with your breakfast or put tomato pasta sauce on your spaghetti.
Rice and beans, when combined together, create a near perfect protein source. If you are a vegetarian, this can be especially important. Simply make these two things ahead of time and add a little cheese for added flavor. It is a cheap and easy way to get the good nutrition that you need.
Research the various nutritional and health benefits of fruits and vegetables. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/skincare/transform-your-skin-from-blotchy-to-beautiful-just-by-eating-the-right-foods-20161013-gs18tg.html can incorporate a mix into your diet that takes preventative measures, as well as nutritional measures, into account. The prolonged health benefits of the right choices in nutrition are as important as the daily needs of the body.
To ensure your body is able to make plenty of red blood cells, get plenty of vitamin B-12. The elderly and those who do not eat meat may not get enough of this vitamin from what they are eating. People who have anemia also can be at risk. One great way to get a large dose is by way of your morning meal as many brands of nutritional cereals contain the vitamin.
When considering nutrition for your child, be sure to not deprive them of sweets or other dessert type foods. It is important that this be included as part of the meal, so that dessert is seen as a normal food, not something that should be desired more than the meal itself. Be sure to work in as many healthy desserts as possible.
Make sure that your food choices really are healthy and nutritious. It's easy to assume that you are eating a healthy diet when you aren't. Many foods are advertised as being healthy choices, but are actually no better than the unhealthy alternatives. Be sure to do your research to find out which foods really are good for you.
When people go out to eat, it has become the norm to order an appetizer. Many times, the appetizer has as much calories or more then you should be eating for an entire meal. Instead of ordering something that could be a meal in itself, order your salad to come before your meal.
A great nutrition tip is to opt for healthier beer if you're a beer drinker. Regular beer can cause you to put on weight so it's a good idea to switch to a healthier beer. Healthier beers include light beers or even dark beers. Dark beers have been proven to be good for heart health.
It is important to get enough fiber in your diet, because it helps reduce cancer risk and prevents a disease called diverticulosis, in addition to helping prevent constipation. Good sources of fiber include whole grains, whole fruits, and vegetables, in lieu of, white bread and white rice which are poor choices.
Breakfast should contain both protein and carbohydrates. That's because your body is depleted of its carbohydrate stores in the morning and needs to be replenished with carbohydrates in order for your body to function at its optimal level. The combination of carbohydrate and protein sets the stage for good nutrition because they activate body systems to act as they should.
To ensure your thyroid gland functions properly, include plenty of iodine in your diet. Iodine is a component of multiple thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine and thyroxine. Insufficient iodine levels leave your body unable to synthesize thyroid hormones, which means your metabolism cannot be regulated properly. Foods that contain iodine include kelp, eggs, and strawberries.
official website is higher in protein than the traditional yogurts we are used to. They are much thicker and more filling too. Consider switching to a greek yogurt for your morning smoothie, afternoon snack, or as part of a fruit and grain parfait. The added protein is especially important if you are a vegetarian.
Perhaps applying all these tips would be too much work and not correspond to your lifestyle. The important thing is to be aware of what you should do to eat healthier. Maybe you could apply only a few of these tips at first, and gradually change your life style as you discover what nutrition can work for you.

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