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A commitment from the Federal Opposition to introduce a City Partnerships program has been welcomed by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ).
The council believes that a proposed refresh of the Opposition’s National Urban Policy to acknowledge the role of technology and data could make the difference between Australia building good cities or great cities.
“This announcement today recognises the critical role that smart technology can play in the ongoing productivity, sustainability and livability of our communities,” said Adam Beck, Executive Director of SCCANZ.
“Acknowledging the connection between comprehensive urban policy, infrastructure investment and sustainability is key to Australia’s future productivity, and then by embracing technology and data to further ignite these outcomes is an exciting proposition.
“SCCANZ members are providing the critical advice, solutions and infrastructure to digitally enable Australia’s economy and its communities, and they continue to create technology and data solutions that accelerate livability, workability and sustainability outcomes in Australia.
“SCCANZ welcomes the continued bipartisan support of a cities agenda in Australia and today’s announcement by the Opposition presents a significant opportunity to ensure our cities are future ready.
“In a paper released by SCCANZ in late 2017 we advocated for a City Deals framework that catalyses smart cities investment, and today’s announcement helps realise that approach.
“We look forward to continuing our advocacy work on promoting Australia’s investment in smart cities solutions so that it remains a global leader in livability and innovation.”
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1 BEHBUT CEVANŞİR KULAK BURUN BOĞAZ HASTALIKLARI.. VE BAŞ BOYUN CERRAHİSİ DERNEĞİ Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2012;22(3): Original Article / Çalışma - Araştırma doi: /kbbihtisas Symptomatology and etiology of chronic pediatric rhinosinusitis Kronik pediatrik rinosinüzitin semptomatolojisi ve etyolojisi Adem Emre İlhan, M.D., 1 Murat Karaman, M.D., 1 Arman Tekin, M.D. 2 1 Department of Otolaryngology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey; 2 Department of Otolaryngology, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey Objectives: This study aims to define symptoms and etiology and determine how to prevent chronic rhinosinusitis in children. Patients and Methods: Between February 2003 and February 2005, 50 pediatric patients (25 girls and 25 boys; mean age 8.22 years; range 4 to 14 years) with chronic rhinosinusitis were included in the study. The patients were questioned about anterior/posterior nasal dripping, night cough, headache, nausea, vomiting and nasal obstruction for symptomatology; about school condition, smoking behavior of parents and history of asthma for etiology. Hemogram, serum biochemistry, allergy test, nasal smear, chest and lateral neck radiography and sweat test were performed. Results: Symptomatologic examination revealed that 48% had anterior nasal dripping, 62% with postnasal dripping, 70% with headache and 90% with nasal obstruction. Evaluation of etiological factors revealed that 68% were going to school, 48% of the parents had the history of smoking, 42% with allergy test-positivity and 60% with adenoid vegetation. Conclusion: Our study results indicated that environmental factors are important as etiological factors in rhinosinusitis. For prevention, we recommend restriction of close relationship at school, not to smoke at home and vaccination in each year with influenza and S. pneumonia vaccine. Key Words: Etiology; pediatric; resistant; rhinosinusitis; symptom. Amaç: Bu makalenin amacı, rinosinüzitin semptomları ve etyolojisini tanımlamak ve çocuklarda kronik rinosinüzitin nasıl önleneceğini belirlemektir. Hastalar ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya Şubat 2003 ve Şubat 2005 tarihleri arasında kronik rinosinüzit olan 50 pediatrik hasta (25 kız, 25 erkek; ort. yaş 8.22 yıl; aralık 4-14 yıl) dahil edildi. Hastaların semptomatoloji açısından ön ve arka burun akıntısı, gece öksürüğü, baş ağrısı, bulantı, kusma ve burun tıkanıklığı ve etyoloji açısından okul durumu, ebeveynlerin sigara alışkanlığı ve astım öyküsü sorgulandı. Hemogram, serum biyokimya, alerji testi, burun sürüntüsü, göğüs ve lateral boyun radyografi ve terleme testi yapıldı. Bulgular: Semptomatolojik inceleme sonucunda hastaların %48 inde ön burun akıntısı, %62 sinde postnazal akıntı, %70 inde baş ağrısı ve %90 ında burun tıkanıklığı saptandı. Etyolojik faktörler değerlendirildiğinde, hastaların %68 inin okula gittiği, %48 inin ebeveynlerinin sigara içtiği, %42 sinde alerji testinin pozitif olduğu ve %60 ında adenoid hipertrofisi olduğu görüldü. Sonuç: Çalışma bulguları, rinosinüzitte çevresel faktörlerin de etyolojik faktörler kadar önemli olduğunu gösterdi. Koruma açısından okulda yakın ilişkinin sınırlandırılması, evde sigara içilmemesi ve her yıl influenza ve S. pneumonia aşılarının yapılmasını önermekteyiz. Anahtar Sözcükler: Etyoloji; pediatrik; dirençli; rinosinüzit; semptom. Received / Geliş tarihi: April 26, 2011 Accepted / Kabul tarihi: February 22, 2012 Correspondence / İletişim adresi: Murat Karaman, M.D. Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Ümraniye, İstanbul, Turkey. Tel: Fax (Faks): (e-posta):
2 142 Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg It is difficult to distinguish pediatric rhinitis and sinusitis clinically because they are often part of the same disease. For this reason, it is more accurate to use the term rhinosinusitis instead of sinusitis in pediatric patients. There are many studies on acute sinusitis and complications in pediatric patients; but there are few studies about chronic sinusitis.  The importance and frequency of chronic sinusitis in the pediatric age group has increased in recent years. The reasons for this increase include increasing use of endoscopes and computed tomography (CT) which help diagnose sinusitis more definitely and accurately, progress in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases and demonstration of harmful effects of sinus infections upon chronic pulmonary diseases.  The diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis from acute sinusitis is easy and based on prolongation of symptoms for more than 12 weeks. But it is more difficult to differentiate chronic rhinosinusitis from recurrent acute sinusitis. It is hard to recognize whether rhinosinusitis is completely healed or not between the exacerbations of recurrent acute sinusitis and many cases can be misdiagnosed as chronic sinusitis. When chronic rhinosinusitis is severe, it is appropriate to start four to six weeks broad spectrum antibiotic treatment and to obtain a post-treatment CT. It is important to maximize medical treatment to observe how much the disease resolves. Even if post-treatment CT shows complete recovery, predisposing factors such as allergic rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy must be taken into account. Adenoidectomy must be considered when radiologically proven adenoid hypertrophy exists even if chronic rhinosinusitis is healed with medical treatment.  Most chronic rhinosinusitis cases heal succesfully with initial oral treatment of two to four weeks based on culture results. Because there are few studies about the symptomatology and etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to medical treatment in the pediatric group, we decided to write this article. This study aims to discuss physical examination findings, radiological and laboratory results, symptomatologic and etiologic factors of pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to medical treatment with reference to the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty pediatric patients (25 girls, 25 boys; mean age 8.22 years; range 4 to 14 years) who were seen at the department of otorinolaryngology between February 2003 and February 2005 with a diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis with no resolution after two months of medical treatment were evaluated in this study. Patients who had sinusitis symptoms for over one month were initially considered for our study; those with known systemic disease were excluded. The patients took amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, oral and nasal decongestant and nonsteroid antiinflammatory drugs for one month At the end of one month, if symptoms persisted and physical examination revealed the diagnosis of rhinosinusitis, cefuroxime axetil was given for another month. After the second month, if symptoms still persisted, a coronal and axial CT was taken. If physical examination and CT still confirmed the diagnosis of rhinosinusitis then these patients were included in this study. History and symptoms of pediatric patients were obtained from the person who looks after him or her. Patients who were resistant to medical treatment were questioned about anterior nasal dripping, postnasal dripping, night cough, headache, morning nausea and vomiting, chronic nasal obstruction and weakness for determination of symptomatology. They were also questioned about day nursery and school condition, smoking behavior of parents, and history of asthma for determination of etiology. Hemogram, serum biochemistry, total immunoglobulin E (IgE), AlaTOP allergy test, nasal smear, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin A (IgA), C reactive protein (CRP), chest radiogram, lateral neck graph in soft tissue density and sweat test was performed on all patients. Radiographs were taken while the neck was in an extended position and posteroanterior thorax position. Total IgE levels were measured and the levels less than 24 ng/ml were accepted normal for eosinophil cationic protein. Results for AlaTOP allergy test were accepted as positive or negative. Sweat test results above 40 meq/lt were accepted as positive and patients with positive results were evaluated together with the pediatric clinic.
3 Symptomatology and etiology of chronic pediatric rhinosinusitis 143 Statistical methods Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) for Windows 10.0 program was used for statistical analysis of the findings in this study. Data values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, frequency and percentage. For the qualitative data comparison Chi-square test was used. Differences were considered significant when p<0.05. RESULTS Evaluation of patients according to symptomatology revealed that 48% had anterior nasal dripping, 62% had postnasal dripping, 38% had night cough, 70% had headache, 24% had morning nausea and vomiting, 90% had chronic nasal obstruction and 28% had weakness. Additionally 8% of patients had nasal itching, 6% had epistaxis, 4% had lack of appetite, 4% had snoring, 4% had sneezing, 2% had cough and 2% had nasal talking (Table 1). Evaluation of patients according to etiological factors revealed that 68% were going to day nursery or school, 48% had parents with a history of smoking, 42% had allergy test positivity, 60% had adenoid vegetation, 2% had concha bullosa, 22% had nasal smear positivity, 4% had sweat test positivity and 24% had a history of asthma (Table 2). None of the patients had immunoglobulin deficiency. Hemogram and Table 1. Distribution of patients according to symptomatology Symptoms n % Anterior nasal dripping Postnasal dripping Night cough Headache Morning nausea and vomiting Chronic nasal obstruction Weakness Other symptoms Epistaxis Lack of appetite Snoring Nasal itching Sneezing Cough Nasal talking serum biochemistry levels were within normal limits. DISCUSSION The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric rhinosinusitis is still a controversial subject. There are many reasons for difficulties in diagnosis. First of all, chronic rhinosinusitis in pediatric patients is a multifactorial and complex disease. There are so many predisposing factors like allergy, immune deficiency syndromes, cystic fibrosis and immotile cilia syndrome and rhinosinusitis may result as a complication of these diseases. Secondly, we encounter many difficulties when taking the history, during physical examination and radiological studies. Pediatric patients cannot express their symptoms sufficiently. Physical examination is more difficult in pediatric patients because of the communication difficulties between patient and doctor. Conventional radiographs often give less information about ethmoid sinuses and this contributes to misdiagnosing chronic sinusitis in children.  Another difficulty in diagnosis is the absence of an approved clinical classification of pediatric rhinosinusitis.  Purulent secretions at the middle meatus correlates with diagnosis of rhinosinusitis. Endoscopic examination is useful for diagnosis and cooperation is necessary between patient and doctor. [4-6] In our study, we confirmed the diagnosis of rhinosinusitis with physical examination and paranasal sinus CT after two treatment protocols of four weeks each. The treatment of sinusitis is still controversial. Intensive and long-term treatment is usually Table 2. Distribution of patients according to etiology Etiology n % Day nursery and school condition History of parents smoking at home Allergy Adenoid vegetation Concha bullosa Nasal smear positivity Immunoglobulin deficiency Sweat test positivity History of asthma
4 144 Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg enough for complete recovery.  In some patients mucosal disease still persists and surgical treatment may be necessary. Most of the studies we found in the literature were related with medical treatment of rhinosinusitis.  Öztürk et al.  studied the predisposing factors for rhinosinusitis in 40 pediatric patients. They found that 33 patients (82.5%) complained about cough, 30 patients (75%) had nasal dripping, 35 patients (87.5%) had nasal obstruction, 17 patients (42.5%) had headache, eight patients (20%) had halitosis, five patients (12.5%) had fever and three patients (7.5%) had periorbital swelling. Parsons and Phillips  stated that symptoms of pediatric chronic sinusitis patients include purulent nasal dripping 90%, chronic nasal obstruction 100%, postnasal dripping 63%, cough 71%, halitosis 67%, headache 71% and behavioral changes 63%. When we compared our results with these studies, we found that the ratio of nasal dripping complaint was lower. We thought this finding may be related to separation of nasal dripping symptoms into anterior and posterior. Similarly we found that the ratio of cough complaint was also lower than the other studies in the literature. This situation may be explained by our asking only night cough instead of cough lasting all day. The ratio of headache symptoms in our study was higher than most of the previous studies. [8,9] In our study the mean age of the patients was 8.4±2.7 years and it is relatively higher than other studies. [8,10] Öztürk et al.  found statistical significance between age and headache and determined increase in headache symptoms with increasing age. A reason for this increase might be better description of their symptoms. Colonization of microorganisms inside adenoid tissue may trigger sinonasal symptoms because of the close relationship of adenoid tissue to the paranasal sinuses. [7,11-13] Lee and Rosenfeld  studied bacterial prevalence in adenoid tissue and sinonasal symptoms and found a significant relationship between them. Takahashi et al.  followed up children with serous otitis media and sinusitis who underwent adenoidectomy and children with same disease who hadn t had adenoidectomy for three years. They found a significant decrease of sinonasal symptoms in children who had undergone adenoidectomy. Other studies have shown that big adenoid tissue may cause rhinosinusitis with aerodynamic, bacteriological and immunologic effects. [11,15] In our study, we determined that adenoid hypertrophy caused significant obstruction in 30 patients (60%) so we thought that adenoid tissue may cause rhinosinusitis by creating obstruction. We performed adenoidectomies on 22 of 30 patients. And postoperative six-month follow-up revealed that 14 patients (63.6%) healed without further surgery. Other studies also showed that adenoidectomy is useful in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to medical treatment and this finding correlates with our opinion. [16,17] Adenoidectomy in recurrent and chronic rhinosinusitis treatment helps not only to eliminate an etiological factor but also removes overlapping symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy and rhinosinusitis. Adenoid surgery alone improves symptoms without any further surgery in patients who are thought to need endoscopic sinus surgery.  So we should not consider endoscopic sinus surgery without awaiting the effects of adenoidectomy. One of the reasons for recurrent sinopulmonary infections are IgA and IgG group deficiencies. [19,20] Even if IgA and IgG levels are normal, there may be IgG subgroup deficiencies and this may cause recurrent rhinosinusitis.  In our study none of the pediatric patients showed IgM, IgA, IgG deficiency. We could not look for subgroup deficiencies. Most common bone anomalities seen in paranasal sinus CT scans of pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis include paradoxically curved middle concha, middle concha bullosa, pneumatized uncinate, hypoplasic uncinate, hypoplastic maxillary sinus, haller cell, supraorbital or frontal cell, ager nasi cell and septal deviation. [7,22] It is suggested that paranasal sinus CT must be taken in patients nonresponsive to treatment, just after three or four weeks of medical treatment. In the study of Kazkayası et al.,  it is stated that CT must be taken three or five days after the medical treatment finished because of the postantibiotic effect. Usually, the incidence of concha bullosa in children is lower than in adults and it is assumed that concha bullosae expand with increasing age. [24,25] We found 2% concha bullosa incidence in our study which is lower than the literature because we did not include adolescents in our study.
5 Symptomatology and etiology of chronic pediatric rhinosinusitis 145 In the study of Ramadan  which consisted of 202 pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis patients, they stated that 27% were passively exposed to cigarette smoke. In our study we found 48% of patients passively exposed to cigarette smoke due to smoking behavior of their parents. Physical examination of allergic rhinitis patients shows edematous concha, serous or seromusinous secretion and pale or gray-blue colored nasal mucosa. [27,28] In spite of many studies showing the relationship between allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis a huge percent of doctors still do not show interest in allergy tests in chronic pediatric rhinosinusitis.  In our study we searched allergic rhinitis with history of patient, physical examination, total IgE levels, AlaTOP allergy test, ECP and nasal smear. We detected allergic etiology in 42% of patients and this finding demonstrates the importance of allergic rhinitis as an etiological factor. Also we found 24% of patients had asthma and this shows us that chronic rhinosinusitis is more frequent in patients with asthma. Upper respiratory tract infection is the most important risk factor for otitis media and rhinosinusitis. Cleanness of the day nursery, decrease in the number of children in each class and proximity prevention among different age groups is necessary to prevent upper respiratory tract infection in schools or day nursery.  We found that 68% of patients go to a school or day nursery. This high percentage makes children more prone to get any upper respiratory tract infection. Cystic fibrosis is an epithelial autosomal recessive disease affecting exocrine glands such as sweat and salivary glands. Increased viscosity of secretions causes obstruction of gland ducts. Nasal polyposis, rhinosinusitis and lower respiratory tract infections are commonly seen in cystic fibrosis patients. [29-31] We found positive results for sweat test in two patients (4%). We followed-up these patients together with the pediatric clinic. In conclusion, there are few studies searching for symptomatology and etiology in pediatric rhinosinusitis resistant to medical therapy. We found chronic nasal obstruction as the most common symptom followed by headache and postnasal dripping. We also found the most common etiological factor as going to day nursery or school followed by adenoid hypertrophy, passive exposure to cigarette smoking and allergy. These findings show us that the environmental factors are important as etiological factors in chronic rhinosinusitis resistant to medical treatment. For this reason we suggest restriction of close relationships at school or day nursery and not to smoke at home or nearby children. We think that it is important to vaccinate our children with influenza vaccine each year in October or November and with S. pneumonia vaccine for patients who are over two years old. Adenoid surgery alone improves symptoms without any further surgery in patients who have adenoid hypertrophy. Declaration of conflicting interests The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article. Funding The authors received no financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article. REFERENCES 1. Wolf G, Greistorfer K, Jebeles JA. The endoscopic endonasal surgical technique in the treatment of chronic recurring sinusitis in children. Rhinology 1995;33: Manning SC. Pediatric sinusitis. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1993;26: Keleş N, Ilıcalı ÖC, Güldiken Y, Değer K. Çocuk yaş grubunda endoskopik sinüs cerrahisi; Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 2000;7: Ferguson BJ, Mabry RL. Laboratory diagnosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;117:S Lusk RP, Stankiewicz JA. Pediatric rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;117:S Spector SL, Bernstein IL, Li JT, Berger WE, Kaliner MA, Schuller DE, et al. Parameters for the diagnosis and management of sinusitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998;102:S Parsons DS. Chronic sinusitis: a medical or surgical disease? Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996;29: Wald ER. Management of sinusitis in infants and children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1988;7: Öztürk K, Cenik Z, Özer B, Eyibilen A. Çocukluk çağı sinüzitlerinde predispozan faktörler ve water s grafisinin tanı değeri. K.B.B ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi Derg 1999;7: Parsons DS, Phillips SE. Functional endoscopic surgery in children: a retrospective analysis of results. Laryngoscope 1993;103: Fukuda K, Matsune S, Ushikai M, Imamura Y, Ohyama M. A study on the relationship between adenoid vegetation and rhinosinusitis. Am J Otolaryngol 1989;10: Lee D, Rosenfeld RM. Adenoid bacteriology and sinonasal symptoms in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;116: Linder TE, Marder HP, Munzinger J. Role of adenoids
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL: The Diocese of St. Petersburg invites the media to attend a Civil Dialogue Program that will help people learn how to tone down hostility and increase civility. The focus of the program is the issue of migration, which includes both the legal migration of refugees and those who arrive at the U.S. without any legal status.
This is the Diocese’s first ever Civil Dialogue Training Program and it will take place onSunday, August 13, 2017 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:15 pm. at St. Patrick Catholic Church (4518 S. Manhattan Ave. Tampa, FL 33611).
“We hope to provide people of faith a forum to engage in civil, respectful dialogue about divisive issues,” said Sabrina Schultz, the Director of the Office of Life Ministry. “This forum will encourage participants to share their own experiences regarding migration and connect them with the Church’s Social Teachings.”
Participants will practice listening with respectful openness and learn ground rules for civil dialogue. The dialogue will not be a debate about government policies; it will be a conversation based on local experiences, focusing on building understanding and respect among parishioners, no matter their positions or opinions.
This Civil Dialogue program is a collaboration between Catholic Relief Services and the Diocese of St. Petersburg’s Office of Life Ministry. Trained facilitators will guide parishioners in a dialogue that is structured to be productive and fosters a spirit of building bridges rather than division.
Participation in this program is by invitation only. For questions, please contact Sabrina Schultz at 813-246-6916 or at firstname.lastname@example.org.
About the Diocese of St. Petersburg
The Diocese of St. Petersburg is comprised of over 461,000 Catholics and includes 74 parishes, 7 missions, 48 schools and early childhood centers, a university, and a variety of social service, health care, housing and pastoral ministries located within the five counties of Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus. Mass is celebrated in 11 languages and we are led by our fifth bishop, Most Reverend Gregory Parkes.

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Apple Enters 5G Era with iPhone 12 Series (Starting at $699)
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The tech giant Apple has officially entered the 5G era. The company released all its iPhone 12 Series on 5G technology. It includes iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphones.
Price-wise, the iPhone 12 Mini will start from $699 and iPhone 12 at $799. Size-wise, the smallest iPhone Mini measures 5.4-inch, iPhone 12 screen 6.1-inch and Pro Max display 6.7-inch respectively.
The latest iPhone 12 series smartphones will be available in 5 fresh colours including Black, White, Red, Green and Blue. Comparatively, iPhone 12 is 11% thinner and 16% lighter than its predecessor.
Apple iPhone 12 Specifications:
The iPhone 12 sports a 6.1-inch OLED display (at 60Hz refresh rate) and dual-camera and are powered by the all-new A14 Bionic chipset. When compared to the previous generation’s chipset on iPhone 11, the A14 Bionic chipset is 60% faster and thus improves the gaming performance.
Both the ultra-wide-angle and wide-angle lenses are 12mp that can click better low-light images. The USP of the iPhone 12 cameras is the inclusion of Night mode for both front and rear cameras.
It’s built with a stronger ceramic shield. Due to Smart Data Mode, the latest iPhone will work on 5G and LTE network. Shockingly, there would be no 5W Charging Adaptor in the retail box.
Apple iPhone 12 Mini Specifications:
Designed as the smallest 5G phone in the world, the iPhone 12 has just 5.4-inch screen with Super Retina XDR display. All other specs remain the same including A14 Bionic chipset.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specifications:
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has triple-camera-setup in the rear including ultrawide, wide-angle, and telephoto snapper. The 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display with Dolby Vision HDR recording and Ceramic Shield makes it super handy.
Apple has got 4 colours for Pro variant including Graphite, Silver, Gold and Pacific Blue. The Pacific Blue colour variant could become the darling of iPhone lovers.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specifications:
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is the biggest in the latest 12 series. With a 6.7-inch screen, powerful cameras, and MagSafe charging (wireless), this is a go-to one if you prefer bigger handsets. It supports 10-bit HDR recording as well.
Both iPhone 12 Pro and Max variants support editing of pictures within the Photos App.
Regarding pricing, the Apple iPhone 12 series has implemented a well-appreciated pricing strategy. Starting from $699 (iPhone 12 Mini), it goes on till $1099 for the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
India being a new entry-market for Apple, the company released its prices as well.
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Babies born with spinal muscular atrophy often live brief, heartbreaking lives. They miss key developmental milestones. They cry weakly. They can’t roll over. They never sit up on their own or feed themselves.
The disease occurs when the body is starved of a protein so vital for movement that it’s literally called the “survival of motor neuron” protein, or SMN. You inherit two copies of the primary gene that codes for that protein, one from each of your parents. If one is flawed, the good one will cover for it, and you may never know you carry a mutation. But about one in every 10,000 kids gets two bad copies.
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Woman died after staff at Princess of Wales hospital twice failed to spot her appendicitis
A woman died after hospital staff failed to spot major problems with her appendix on two separate occasions, an investigation has concluded.
A report by the Public Ombudsman for Wales found that the patient, known as Ms F, ended up contracting sepsis as a result of a ruptured appendix and died in August 2020.
A report into her care found that clinicians at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board missed opportunities to identify and treat Ms F's appendicitis during her two attendances at the Ambulatory Emergency Surgical Unit at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, on July 17 and 20, 2020.
It concluded that staff failed to take into account the patient's severe abdominal pain, unusually low blood pressure, and blood test results which indicated the presence of a significant infection on July 17.
There were also failures to prescribe antibiotics and arrange appropriate and timely investigations, including scans, the report added.
The report said: "Instead, Ms F was sent home and told to return for a review and further investigations on July 20. This was a significant service failure.
"After a scan on July 20 ruled out gallstones as a potential diagnosis, there was a further failure to admit Ms F to hospital for more investigations into the cause of her symptoms. Sadly, Ms F did not return for further review, and she died at home on August 1, 2020."
The ombudsman concluded that if the health board had provided appropriate care on those two visits Ms F's appendicitis would have been identified and treated and her death "would have been avoided".
A statement from Ms F's family read: "We have been robbed of an incredible, bright, funny, unique, loved woman. Qualified doctors and medical professionals have been found incompetent of doing the basic things that could have and probably would have saved her life.
“For someone who had many illnesses that made her no stranger to the hospital the cause of death is minuscule in comparison and easily treated.
"The past 23 months have left us traumatised, broken, empty, angry, extremely sad just to say a few emotions that we are dealing with. This lady was just 49 years old and had so much to give and wanted to do. Those things will never be achieved now and we will be forever mourning the loss of her.
"This hospital guilty of causing her death has also been found guilty of similar violations back in 2003 when our great aunt was taken from us, again because the doctors and medical professionals failed to address her symptoms she had been shown and the correct treatment given. So our lovely family have not only had one family member taken but two.
"I wouldn't wish what we have been through and will continue to go through on my worst enemy. Things have to change, these mistakes should not be happening in this day and age."
The ombudsman launched an investigation after receiving a complaint from Ms F's cousin, Miss V, who was critical of both Swansea Bay University Health Board and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
The complaint against Swansea Bay UHB was not upheld as evidence showed that it was unlikely that Ms F had appendicitis when she was under that health board's care.
Commenting on the findings of the report the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, Michelle Morris, said: "This was a tragic case and our sympathy is extended to the family. We do not make the finding of avoidable death lightly, however, the injustice to Ms F and her family could not have been more serious.
"Our investigation found no evidence that appendicitis was even considered as a potential diagnosis either on July 17 or 20 and our clinical adviser in this case told us categorically that that approach was inadequate. I am struck by the evidence from the family that Ms F did not return for review after July 20 because, based on her experience of the care provided up to that point by Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, she felt that that would have been of little benefit.
"Our clinical adviser in this case told us that death from appendicitis was uncommon but that death from undiagnosed appendicitis following discharge was even less common.
“Given this we were concerned that the health board's investigation of this case had not identified any learning points or recommendations despite clear indications that the management was not sufficient on either July 17 or 20.
“This, and the grave injustice to Ms F and her family, left me with no choice but to issue a public interest report on this case. I welcome that Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB has now accepted these findings and conclusions and has agreed to implement the recommendations in full."
The ombudsman recommended that Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB should provide a full apology to the family for the failures identified in the report and offer them independent legal advice so they can obtain appropriate financial compensation.
Paul Mears, chief executive of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, said: "On behalf of our entire health board I express my sincere apologies to the patient's family and friends and offer our heartfelt condolences as they continue to grieve her passing.
“As a health board we accept the findings of the ombudsman and are working at pace to implement the recommendations highlighted in the report. I would like to provide reassurance to the patient's family, and to our communities, that we have put in place immediate improvements to prevent such a tragic event happening again.
"At Cwm Taf Morgannwg we are committed to putting things right and to providing the very best healthcare services our communities deserve. We will not forget this patient and take forward every piece of learning from this very sad case."

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Did you know that WGA has the engineering contract for the water and wastewater headworks in 72 remote communities in the Northern Territory?
This work, with the NT-based Power and Water Corporation (PowerWater), supports Federal and NT Government programs to build more subdivisions and housing.
With the start of the dry season, we have begun gearing up for dozens of water infrastructure design and construction projects. Drones, maps, 4WD recovery tools and fishing lures get packed, and we head out to remote communities and places well away from tourist tracks.
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NT Director Andrew McLeod and Graduate Electrical Engineer Uday Kandragula flew out to Milyakbura, Warnindilyakwa land, on the stunning Bickerton Island. Whilst there, they reviewed the water infrastructure and are now designing upgrades to replace a tank which has corroded in the tropical weather.
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Platelets and atherogenesis: Platelet anti-aggregation activity and endothelial protection from tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) (Review)
(SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD, POB 18179, ATHENS, 116 10, GREECE, 2012)
Loxosceles gaucho spider venom and its sphingomyelinase fraction trigger the main functions of human and rabbit platelets
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2011-01)
Loxosceles venoms can promote severe local and systemic damages. We have previously reported that Loxosceles gaucho spider venom causes a severe early thrombocytopenia in rabbits. Herein, we investigated the in vitro effects ...
Inhibition of human platelet aggregation by eosinophils
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AIMS: The relationship between the activity of eosinophils and platelets has been observed in recent decades by many scientists. These observations include increased numbers of eosinophils associated with platelet disorders, ...
27- hydroxycholesterol reverses estradiol induced inhibition of platelet aggregation in postmenopausal women Efecto del 27- hidroxicolesterol en la acción antiplaquetaria de estradiol en mujeres postmenopáusicas
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© 2016, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All Rights Reserved. Background: The decline of estrogen levels increases cardiovascular risk in women. Platelets express estrogen receptors and 17β-estradiol- (E2) can produce a ...
Platelet aggregation and TGF-beta(1) plasma levels in pregnant women with preeclampsia
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Objectives: Platelets and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Our objectives were to determine plasma concentration of TGF-beta(1) in normotensive ...
Pkc And Akt Modulate Cgmp/pkg Signaling Pathway On Platelet Aggregation In Experimental Sepsis
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Today’s seven mile hike was wonderfully scenic, albeit a bit more snowy than we expected.
Earlier this week, Jay and I scouted out the Glacier Basin Trail from my favorite hiking guide for hiking Mt. Rainier National Park. We even checked on the trail conditions to make sure it was a reasonable expectation to reach our goal of seeing the Glacier Basin Camp.
In short, two valuable lessons were learned.
Lesson #1: When the trail forecast calls for 30% snowy conditions, it’s bound to be the highest elevation of the hike.
It was, and none of us had gaiters, trekking poles or crampons to help us trapeze the snowy trail. We managed, but it was a bit more difficult without these essential mountaineering items.
I hypothesize that with this gear, I would not have spent as much time sprawled out on the snow. Snow is cold, even in July.
Lesson #2: Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen!
I should have learned the sunscreen lesson on my whale watching tour last weekend, but alack. We all have red farmer’s tans on our left arms and now sit around the living room with taut, stinging sunburnt faces.
On a side note, summer has finally hit Tacoma (today it was 82). Since our house isn’t equipped with an AC, as the local climate doesn’t really call for it, the obvious solution for our mandatory sunburn cool-down is a big batch of Sunday evening margaritas. Call it a post-Mountain Margarita and make it a tradition. We just did.
Regardless of our snowy slip ‘n’ slide defined hike, a great time was had by all.
Mt. Rainier National Park is never a disappointment. The season should remain fair for another 8 weeks or so. Hopefully we’ll get in several more hikes, with sunscreen, before fall!

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It is no secret that I love all of the winter squashes, starting in the middle of September my kitchen is never without a 1 butternut, 1 acorn, and 1 spaghetti squash. Yet, it might be a bit surprising that that I have actually never had a winter squash soup. Sure I’ve been in plenty of restaurants where they are included on the menu, but something else always appealed to me more. So I was really excited when Deb over at Smitten Kitchen shared a butternut and acorn squash recipe from a 1996 edition of Bon Appétit. I immediately pinned the recipe to my “Recipes and Cooking Techniques” pinboard.
Winter this year has been really erratic. One day the temperature barely goes above 35°F; then 2 days later I don’t even need a coat because the temperature is 65°F by noon. This crazy weather finally caught up with me last week when I woke up with a sore throat and had to work from home. I was desperate for something warm, soothing, and tasty to ease the scratchy, tight throat that was torturing me. I knew I had a few soup recipes pinned to my board, like this Thai Chicken Noodle soup, so I returned to Pinterest to see what might inspire me on that cold Thursday. The first soup that appeared on my board was this winter squash soup, and I was immediately sold on the idea that there was nothing better for me at that moment then this soup. I was right. It was warm, smooth, and alleviated the scratchy feeling in my throat.
Roasted Squash Soup
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 large garlic cloves, chopped
42 ounces chicken broth
1 medium butternut squash, about 1 ½ pounds
1 large acorn squash, about 1 ½ pounds
1 ¼ teaspoons minced fresh thyme
1 ¼ teaspoons minced fresh sage
1 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
¼ 2% milk
1) Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut butternut and acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast for approximately 30 minutes, until the flesh is soft enough to scoop out with a spoon. Remove from oven and let cool until it can be handled.
2) While the squash cools, melt butter in a large pot or dutch oven. Saute onion and garlic until translucent and fragrant. Add chicken broth, fresh herbs, ginger, cumin, and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
3) Scoop flesh from the squash and add to the soup. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
4) Using a blender, puree soup until smooth. (If using a regular blender, puree in small batches to prevent a soup volcano).
5) Stir in milk and taste test. Add salt as necessary and serve with Gruyere crostini (recipe below).
12 ½-inch slices of a baguette
2 tablespoons butter, softened
¾ cup shredded Gruyere cheese
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, finely diced
¾ teaspoon fresh sage, finely diced
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1) Preheat oven broiler. Mix together cheese, herbs, and pepper; set aside.
2) Butter one side of each baguette slice and place butter side up on a cookie sheet. Broil until lightly toasted, which should be about a minute.
3) Remove pan from oven and flip all of the bread over. Top each piece with Gruyere cheese mixture.
4) Return to oven until cheese just begins to bubble, also about 1 minute.
*Adapted from the Smitten Kitchen


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Cyprus PIO: News Update in English, 99-10-08
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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>
Friday, 8 October 1999
 P>The Cyprus Council of Ministers approved yesterday at a special session under the presidency of the President of the Republic Mr Glafcos Clerides, the government's budget for the year 2000.
For the first time since the establishment of the Republic, the Budget is unified with the separate budgets for state expenditure, development, refugee relief and defence, all merged into one.
With the unification of the budget every ministry, government department or service will present their activities in a single document showing clearly the volume of their budget per sector targets.
Public spending is set at 2,238.8m pounds, an increase of 301.3m or 17 percent over 1999, and revenue at 1,366.5m, 249m more than in 1999. This increase is due to the 181.5m pounds in defence spending, which has been included in the new Budget.
Regarding the development spending 58.3 m pounds will be spent on roads, 21.8 m on water development, 143m on airports, 19.9m on town and sewage planning, 19.9m on education and a separate amount of 15.2 m on the University of Cyprus, 3.3m on culture, 17.2m on agriculture, 15.8m on health, 15.6for industry and 18m on government buildings.
The Government forecasts encouraging economic prospects for 2000 with 4 percent economic growth. Unemployment will be slightly reduced to 3.4 percent, while inflation will be around 1.7 percent.
Cyprus Finance Minister Mr Takis Klerides, speaking to the press said he was concerned about the fiscal deficit, which could reach 357.4m pounds or 6.9 percent of the GDP. Corrective action must be taken to boost public revenue, he said
Mr Klerides explained that part of the deficit would be covered by a package of new taxes, which will be submitted to the House of Representatives.
He indicated that the VAT would be increased from 8 percent to 10 percent. Other parts of the deficit will be covered by internal loans. Direct taxes account for 430.5 m pounds in the new budget, while indirect taxes account for 525m pounds.
 P>"I took the job because I deeply believe that historic and positive things can happen in Cyprus. The status quo is unacceptable, there is a commitment for a settlement of the Cyprus problem, based on a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation from the President", US Presidential Envoy Alfred Moses stated on Wednesday.
Speaking at a special dinner organised by the Hellenic American leadership in Washington, after being awarded with the "1999 Frizis award", Mr Moses said that that the way forward "is through comprehensive talks without preconditions consistent with the G8 statement and the UN resolutions".
"We are committed to go forward. I know there is frustration but you must not give up. We are at the early stages of this effort with a long way to go. Be strong, firm and courageous, and speak out on the issue. We are committed to do all we can to bring finally peace, security and unity to the island of Cyprus", he concluded.
 P>"In recent years our strategic location coupled with the excellent political and economic relations with our neighbours, our well developed socio-economic infrastructure, the excellent telecommunications, the sophisticated banking system, a wide range of high quality professional services and the favourable economic and business environment, have rendered Cyprus an ideal hub for business activities".
Speaking at the first annual Conference of the Intercontinental Consultants (ICC), the Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr Nicos Rolandis described Cyprus as a well developed European country with its economy growing at a satisfactory pace exhibiting signs of macroeconomic stability.
Mr Rolandis said that attracting foreign investments is amongst the primary objectives of Cyprus' development policy since it contributes to the transfer of know-how and the introduction of high technology and facilitates further the expansion of exports.
He pointed out that foreign investors are now being allowed a greater participation in investment projects. With the intensification of competition and the globalisation of the world economy, the government has announced a bold new industrial policy, which provides incentives for the introduction of high technology into Cyprus, the attraction of foreign investments and the creation of joint ventures, he added.
 P>The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe Ambassador Christoforos Yiangou presented his credentials on Wednesday to the Council's Secretary General Mr Walter Schwimmer.
The Cyprus Ambassador briefed Mr Schwimmer on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem. They also exchanged views on relations between Cyprus and the Council of Europe, as well as ways of further enhancing them.
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IRVINE, Ca. (March 19, 2020) – Beginning at the next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the pair of Mazda RT24-Ps will be operated by Multimatic Motorsports, the competition arm of Multimatic.
With its broad experience in racing operations and race car development, Mazda has now tasked Multimatic with the operation of its flagship racing program.
“Mazda is looking forward to going racing with Multimatic when IMSA resumes racing, with a shared goal of winning the IMSA driver and manufacturer’s championships,” said Nelson Cosgrove, Director, Mazda Motorsports. “The management and engineering staff at Multimatic is familiar with our team and will continue to elevate our program.”
The driver lineup for Mazda Motorsports will remain unchanged. Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell will share the No. 55 Mazda RT24-P and will be joined by Ryan Hunter-Reay in the remaining Michelin Endurance Cup events at Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta and Sebring. Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez will continue in the No. 77 Mazda RT24-P and be joined by Olivier Pla at the three endurance races.


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High n-type and p-type conductivities and power factors achieved in a single conjugated polymer.
The charge transport properties of conjugated polymers are commonly limited by the energetic disorder. Recently, several amorphous conjugated polymers with planar backbone conformations and low energetic disorder have been investigated for applications in field-effect transistors and thermoelectrics. However, there is a lack of strategy to finely tune the interchain π-π contacts of these polymers that severely restricts the energetic disorder of interchain charge transport. Here, we demonstrate that it is feasible to achieve excellent conductivity and thermoelectric performance in polymers based on thiophene-fused benzodifurandione oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) through reducing the crystallization rate of side chains and, in this way, carefully controlling the degree of interchain π-π contacts. N-type (p-type) conductivities of more than 100 S cm-1 (400 S cm-1) and power factors of more than 200 μW m-1 K-2 (100 μW m-1 K-2) were achieved within a single polymer doped by different dopants. It further demonstrated the state-of-the-art power output of the first flexible single-polymer thermoelectric generator.

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A new project to install an artificial reef alongside the Sydney Opera House will hopefully revitalise marine life in the harbour and restore natural habitats.
The three-year research project — a collaboration between the Opera House, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Sydney — intends to hang nine hexagonal-shaped modules around Bennelong Point.
It is hoped the artificial reef structures will boost biodiversity and provide a refuge for fish and other marine creatures.
"Sydney Harbour has a huge proportion of built environment, or sea walls, going all around the harbour," lead researcher and UTS professor of marine ecology David Booth said.
"These have been around for well over a century in many cases and they are made of lovely sandstone, but they just don't offer the habitat that was probably there in the first place.
"The goal is to see if we can enhance those walls to see if we can get the fish back."
What's the state of the harbour now?
More than 50 per cent of Sydney Harbour is lined by sea walls.
Professor Booth is concentrating on bringing fish back into the harbour around Bennelong Point such as baby blue gropers and sea horses.
Other projects across the harbour have had success in rejuvenating marine life, such as using old oyster shells to restore shellfish populations or transplanting seagrass to support lobsters and abalone.
"It's certainly not in horrible shape at the moment, there are quite a number of species, but that doesn't mean they are doing well," Professor Booth said.
"Habitats are limited ... a large dockland area or sea wall where there used to be mangroves, there aren't many [fish] left."
Opera House environmental sustainability manager Emma Bombonato said the project would allow the iconic site to better connect with the environment.
"In designing the Opera House, Jorn Utzon was strongly influenced and inspired by nature," she said.
"Projects such as this enable us to continue that legacy by inspiring greater community awareness of the marine environment around Bennelong Point and contributing to local biodiversity."
Constructing the reef
Researchers will start by recording data on fish numbers and the diversity in underwater areas around the Opera House and other harbour sites before installing the reef early next year.
The modules will be fairly subtle and each will be more than a metre long with various levels of "complexity".
David Lennon, a reef designer from Melbourne who has been constructing reefs for 26 years, has been hired to work on the project.
"It's about creating productive habitats and marine life and understanding how marine life use structures, it's like making apartment blocks," he said.
"We understand marine life need different entranceways, rooms, gaps to walk and move.
"We're just like underwater architects and town planners. It's like building a city, and to have a vibrant city you need a diversity of habitats."
Mr Lennon said while the reef's final design was yet to be decided, the modules would likely be an irregular cube or sphere shape in various sizes and be made of lightweight marine concrete and fibreglass.
"Little fishies like hidey holes," Professor Booth explained.
He said he hoped the reef would be rolled out permanently if significant marine changes were recorded over the next three years.
The project is being funded through an $86,000 NSW Government restoration and rehabilitation grant with in-kind contributions from the Opera House and UTS.


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Exercise in pregnancy protects obese mothers-to-be from gestational diabetes and their children from health problems in later life ‘by restoring key tissues in the body’
- Obese mice ran on a treadmill before and during pregnancy in a study
- Scientists found exercise helped the mice control their blood sugar levels
- Obesity increases the risk of gestational diabetes in the expectant mother
- It also predisposes both mother and baby to develop metabolic diseases
Obese mothers can protect themselves and their babies from adverse health effects by taking up exercise during pregnancy, researchers claim.
Running on a treadmill for up to 20 minutes a day before and during pregnancy improved the health of internal organs in mice.
Exercise made the expectant mice better at managing their blood sugar levels by restoring how their key tissues worked.
This could slash the chances of the mother and baby developing metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge said the findings are important amid the current obesity epidemic worldwide.
Maternal obesity can have a major impact on both the mother and baby, during pregnancy and for years after.
Health officials advise keeping active as much as possible during pregnancy – but do not recommend going on a weight loss diet.
Obese mothers can protect their babies from adverse health effects by taking up exercise during pregnancy, researchers claim
Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, who co-led the study, said: ‘A moderate level of exercise immediately before and then during pregnancy leads to important changes in different tissues of the obese mother, effectively making the tissues more like those seen in non-obese mothers.
‘We believe these changes may explain how exercise improves the metabolism of the obese mother during pregnancy and, in turn, may prevent her babies from developing early signs of type 2 diabetes after birth.’
In the UK, more than a half of all women of reproductive age and almost a third of pregnant women are overweight or obese.
The short-term complications of maternal obesity are well recognised – including gestational diabetes that develops in the mother during pregnancy.
It also raises the risk of the dangerous complication pre-eclampsia, having larger infants and needing a C-section.
Obesity predisposes both the mother and her infant to develop metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes later in life.
Exercise is known to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in women who are not pregnant by improving how the body manages blood sugar levels.
However, until this study, little was known about how exercise can change the body’s tissues in an obese pregnant woman.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge, led by Dr Barbara Musical, fed five mice a sugary, high fat diet until they were obese.
Mice are a useful model for studying human disease as they have a number of characteristics in common, including the effects of obesity and the female body during pregnancy.
The mice ran on a treadmill for 20 minutes a day for at least a week before their pregnancy, the team wrote in the journal Physiological Reports.
They said they chose to commence the exercise regime prior to pregnancy as this would reflect the scores of obese women who try to lose weight before conceiving.
During pregnancy, the mice ran for 12.5 minutes for five days of the week. They stopped on day 17, three days before giving birth.
The researchers found exercise affected the ways that molecules and cells within tissue communicate.
In particular, how the cells responded to insulin and stored and broke down fats from food.
White adipose tissue, a type of fat which is under the skin and surrounding organs, showed the most significant changes.
The researchers compared the fat to those of expectant mice of a normal weight, and found it was restored to a similar healthy state.
Co study-lead Professor Susan Ozanne said: ‘Our findings reinforce the importance of having an active lifestyle and eating a healthy balanced diet when planning pregnancy and throughout for both the mother and her developing child.
‘This can be important in helping to reduce the risk of adverse health problems in the mother and of later health problems for her child.’
HOW CAN YOU KEEP FIT DURING PREGNANCY?
The more active and fit you are during pregnancy, the easier it will be for you to adapt to your changing shape and weight gain. It will also help you to cope with labour and get back into shape after the birth.
Keep up your normal daily physical activity or exercise (sport, running, yoga, dancing, or even walking to the shops and back) for as long as you feel comfortable.
Exercise is not dangerous for your baby – there is some evidence that active women are less likely to experience problems in later pregnancy and labour.
Exercise tips when you’re pregnant:
- always warm up before exercising and cool down afterwards
- try to keep active on a daily basis: half an hour of walking each day can be enough, but if you can’t manage that, any amount is better than nothing
- avoid any strenuous exercise in hot weather
- drink plenty of water and other fluids
- if you go to exercise classes, make sure your teacher is properly qualified, and knows that you’re pregnant
- you might like to try swimming because the water will support your increased weight
- exercises that have a risk of falling, such as horse riding, downhill skiing, ice hockey, gymnastics and cycling, should only be done with caution. Falls may risk damage to the baby
Exercises to avoid in pregnancy:
- don’t lie flat on your back for prolonged periods, particularly after 16 weeks, because the weight of your bump presses on the main blood vessel bringing blood back to your heart and this can make you feel faint
- don’t take part in contact sports where there’s a risk of being hit, such as kickboxing, judo or squash
- don’t go scuba diving, because the baby has no protection against decompression sickness and gas embolism
- don’t exercise at heights over 2,500m above sea level until you have acclimatised: this is because you and your baby are at risk of altitude sickness
For more information, visit the NHS website.


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Tulisa is definitely making the best of her time in L.A. as she was spotted hanging out with new BFF Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King,Vanessa White and surprise guest Flo Rida last night.
The 23-year-old singer has been in L.A. working on her very first album without the rest of the N-Dubz boys, who coincidentally, she’s fallen out with. Rochelle decided to invite old buddy Flo Rida who collaborated with The Saturdays on their track Higher in 2011.
The new BFF’s seem to be getting along very well and we wonder if they got low low low in the club. We would love to eavesdrop on the conversations going on between this lot!


Scaree: All human eyes can divine is that this female creature is, um, licking a wall.
Wizard of Odd
‘MirrorMask’ a bizarre fantasy just strange enough to work
By Jeff Latta
Mirrors create a reflection of something that presumably already exists. It is, then, particularly ironic that MirrorMask, the astonishing visual bonanza from Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, uses them as a central theme, because this film is like nothing you have ever seen before.
Putting cinematography and art design aside for a moment, the film is a surprisingly resonant and well-developed story. Teenaged Helena Chapman (Stephanie Leonidas), the daughter of circus folk, wishes for nothing but a normal life. Filling her time in between juggling acts by creating starkly original works of art, the young girl regularly fights with her parents about their chosen career. But after a particularly nasty spat with Mum (Gina McKee), Helena is shocked to find her mother sent to the hospital, gravely ill.
Wracked with guilt, Helena goes to sleep the night before her mother’s surgery and finds herself in a peculiar land populated with abnormal creatures and an even more abnormal landscape. Soon our heroine embarks on a quest to find “the charm,” a MirrorMask that can save the good queen of the kingdom (also played by McKee) and send herself back to the real world.
Gaiman and McKean have both made their names in the comic-book world, contributing to heavyweights like Hellblazer, Arkham Asylum and Sandman (the latter of which Gaiman created). The duo also have respectable careers in more mainstream circles, with Gaiman writing several well-received novels and children’s books, and McKean providing his art for coffee-table books, album covers and the occasional original masterpiece for the wall.
For their first film together (both came up with the story, then Gaiman fleshed out the script while McKean designed and directed), the duo enlisted the help of the Jim Henson Company to add a wistful and childlike quality to their innovatively twisted designs. The result is an eye-catching comic book come to life.
The movie is imbued with a unique visual sense and flair for the dramatic, a nightmarish and epic daydream. The Ralph Steadman-influenced look of Helena’s art (and, subsequently, the alternate world) creates something darkly fascinating and creative.
Aside from the Chapman family circus (which comes off as a hyperstylized combination of Barnum and Soleil), the real-world scenes are oddly drab, as if the filmmakers didn’t see any point in making reality all that interesting. But this works out just fine because the fantasy realm is a visual cornucopia that heartily overshadows the framing story anyway. Once we are thrust into the magic kingdom, mise en scène and composition are used to their utmost capacity. Every frame is artistically and tastefully overflowing with dynamic, exceptional characters and surroundings.
Using an all-CGI-animated template for the background helps give the film a look that seems to mix Sky Captain, German expressionism and MTV’s Liquid Television. The population, whether they are digital creations, astoundingly lifelike puppets or just extensively made-up Homo sapiens, are all interesting in their own way; style and personality are clearly and painstakingly given to every creature who roams this warped land.
Traditionalists and the faint of heart should be warned that this fantasy world easily becomes overwhelming. All the digital graphics, skewed perspectives and stylized shadows could very well distract and even annoy those unprepared. Some imagery is also genuinely unsettling, as when the dark queen literally spits up shadow creatures to rampage the kingdom. The story itself takes more than a few cues from its “little girl in a dream world” genre companions The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. But despite any minor flaws, this is a magnificent film of unabashed artistic grandeur.
‘MirrorMask’ screens at the Smith Rafael Film Center for one week beginning Wednesday, Sept. 28. 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. 415.454.1222. It is tentatively scheduled to begin at Rialto Cinemas Lakeside on Oct. 7.
From the September 28-October 4, 2005 issue of the North Bay Bohemian.
© 2005 Metro Publishing Inc.


Just days after the announcement of a new diplomatic agreement with Morocco, Israel's airlines are preparing to enjoy open skies between the two countries with aviation officials saying that direct flights will start in three to six months.
The introduction of direct flights means that Israelis will now only face a five-hour flight to Morocco instead of 11-14 hours.
Flight prices will also be reduced with the airlines estimating that a ticket will cost about $400-500, although all previous tickets were only sold via organized trips.
The launch of the flights depends on the pace at which bilateral agreements, flight routes and visa arrangements are completed – and especially on the coronavirus infection rates in the two countries.
Morocco is now a "red" country with rising infection rates, and like Israel currently does not permit foreign nationals to enter its territory. Israel also requires a period of quarantine for all nationals returning from Morocco.
The hope is that morbidity will have declined in both Israel and Morocco by March or April, when flights are expected to begin.
Unlike the United Arab Emirates, Morocco has for years allowed Israeli tourists to enter its territory on a group visa (costing $50 per person) – in other words, only on organized trips.
Now Israelis expect the visa requirement to be abolished altogether and even if one is required in the interim, it will for the first time also be available to individual travelers.
Morocco has long been a favorite destination for Israeli groups, despite the lack of direct flights. Some 30,000 Israelis visit the country every year, and that is now expected to jump to about 150,000 per year.
Israel's main airlines - Arkia, El Al and Israir - are already planning to begin flights from Tel Aviv to Casablanca before Passover, and perhaps also to Marrakesh.
Israir says that a four-night vacation package (flight, hotel and shuttle) in Morocco will cost about $600, a six-night organized trip will cost about $800 per person, and a premium seven-night organized trip will cost about $1,500 per person.
The country of 37 million inhabitants is a popular global destination, with 17 million visitors in 2019.


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Given the current health situation, the production is forced to postpone Serge Lama’s tour until the spring of 2021. The concert initially scheduled for Saturday 06 February 2021 has been postponed to Saturday 16 October 2021 under the same conditions.
Serge Lama returns with a brand new tour which promises to be a very moving one as the artist has announced that this is his last tour. I’m not saying goodbye to singing, I’m not saying goodbye to Paris, I’m saying goodbye to touring,” says Lama. It was impossible for me to leave without saying goodbye to all these beautiful cities, but especially to the audiences in these cities who have filled my concert halls for over 55 years now. It is this audience that made me and I would like to thank them for their loyalty by coming to their homes once again. ” Come one last time to meet him to hum “Je suis malade”, “D’aventures en aventures”, “Les Ballons rouges”, “Les p’tites femmes de Pigalle” or “Femme, femme, femme”…
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text: The aim of this study was to improve the performance of dairy goats by minimizing the adverse effects of heat stress on hot summer days. Twenty-four German Fawn x Hair crossbred dairy goat genotypes were classified into two groups. The experimental group (EG) was sprayed and ventilated I h a day (from 12.00 to 13.00 h) while the control group (CG) was neither sprayed nor ventilated. The rectal temperature, skin temperature (from head, foot, udder and hip), pulse and respiration rate of each goat in both groups were recorded four times a day. The quantity of milk was also measured twice a day. Daily feed and water consumption were recorded once individually, each morning. At the end of this experiment, 21% more milk yield was obtained from EG than was from CG (p = 0.012). Physiological features of the two groups were observed to be significantly different from each other. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Immediate chest X-ray for patients at risk of lung cancer presenting in primary care: randomised controlled feasibility trial.
Achieving earlier stage diagnosis is one option for improving lung cancer outcomes in the United Kingdom. Patients with lung cancer typically present with symptoms to general practitioners several times before referral or investigation.
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Can I use Avios for Qantas flights?
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Can you spend your Avios points on flights on Qantas?
In this article I want to look at how you can use your Avios to fly with partner airlines like Qantas.
The good news is that you are not restricted to spending Avios points on British Airways. BA is part of a global airline alliance called oneworld, and this allows you to redeem Avios for flights with all of the member airlines.
This means that you can book Avios flights on:
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Japan Airlines
- Malaysia Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian
- S7 Airlines (Russia)
- SriLankan Airlines
British Airways also has additional partnerships with Aer Lingus.
How do you book Qantas flights with Avios?
It’s easy. You do it exactly the same way that you would when booking Avios redemption flights on British Airways.
Go to ba.com, log in to the British Airways Executive Club section and then go to the Avios booking page.
The process is identical to booking a BA flight with points.
What are the cancellation rules on Qantas flights booked with Avios?
The cancellation and change fee rules are the same as if you had booked a BA flight. You can cancel your flight up to 24 hours before departure, either online or by calling BA.
100% of your Avios will be refunded.
Your taxes and charges payment will also be refunded, less a £35 cancellation fee per person. If the taxes and charges were less than £35 per person, you do not need to pay any extra.
How many Avios will I need to book on Qantas?
British Airways has a separate pricing chart for reward flights on partner airlines. Here is the table:
As you can see, it is very easy to book Qantas flights with Avios points and it opens up a large number of new travel destinations for you.
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text: Imagine this, you are sliding down a big red slide, “the biggest” you say, when all of a sudden you flip on a turn and fall a couple of feet on your back! That was my predicament. Searing pain racing up my back, into my shoulders. My mom comes rushing, faster then the speed of light, to comfort me. This is what I believe-a parents love. After my mom put me in our car, drove me to the hospital, and then rushed me inside, they put me in a white room. They brought all source of stuff: cookies, drinks, even a big teddy bear! They told my mom that I broke my collarbone and needed a special brace. They got out the brace and put it on me. I was screaming in pain, trying not to turn and hit anybody. They finally succeeded in putting it on me. The searing pain was too much and I past out. When I woke up I was at my house and my mom was looking at me. I jumped up and screamed and then whimpered because of the pain. My mom jumped to because I had scared her. When we both calmed down my mom asked “Are you ok?” I was so not ok, but I put on a hard, fake smile and said, “Fine”, but then I grimaced and lay back down. She gave me some ice cream, turned on the T.V. and left to do some laundry. When she came back she found me asleep and took my bowl away, turned the T.V. off, and pulled the blanket up to my shoulders. I had to stay in the house for a couple of weeks, and after awhile I got bored. But, of course, my mom was always there helping me and always being there when I needed her. I love my mom, even when the brace came off, when I got a baby sister, and all the attention was on the baby, I stilled loved her, and that she loved me. This, I believe.

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