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Moreton Bay being resilient in times of uncertainty (QLD)
How might council be able to utilise our open datasets to assist the community during climate change and significant weather events? We have published datasets that have been built for command centres during adverse weather conditions. What opportunities also exist for these datasets to be used to enable and protect our community during periods of significant weather events?
Using Open Data from a variety of sources, what opportunities exist to enable and protect our communities through periods of significant weather events. All ideas welcome and remember to focus on our Moreton Bay region! Our datasets are numerous in number from weather impacted roads, bushfire overlays through to flooding river sensors, camera locations and road asset defects.
This is one of two Moreton Bay specific challenges put together by a consortium of business, education and government organisations, all passionate about our local region. We will have a group of university students and local business leaders participating on campus at UniSC Moreton Bay alongside local innovators, and we encourage you to join with them in putting a spotlight on our region.
- Council has a new weather impacted road dataset is available at the link.
- Council has a number of climate sensors around the region, along with flood and rainfall sensors. Please take time to look through the available overlays, weather related datasets and IOT devices available here.
- Council also has additional data and reports for supplementary material on the council website
FYI BOM has a weather station at Redcliffe which can be accessed for free via BOM.gov.au. Council also provides BOM flood warning station data for those it operates. This provides latest river heights for various locations across council.
Image credit: Moreton Bay Regional Council.
Eligibility: Open to everyone, preference will be given to those providing solutions using at least one local Moreton Bay region (City of Moreton Bay and/or Unity Water) data set. Employees of City of Moreton Bay with a direct working relationship with members of the local Moreton Bay Gov Hack node organising committee are ineligible to apply for this prize. If unsure, please feel welcome to check and discuss via Slack channels upon commencement of the event.
Entry: Challenge entry is available to all teams in Australia.
Moreton Bay Regional Council Data Hub
Queensland Flood Warning Stations
BOM - River Heights
Redcliffe weather station data from Bureau of Meteorology


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Over the past six months, GVSHP has participated in the CUNY Corp service-learning program that places students in paid internships throughout the City. GVSHP’s intern, Oluwaseun Eleyinafe, a Lehman College Senior, wrote the post below on Allen Ginsberg and his poem ‘Kaddish.’
As one of the writers at the heart of the Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg pushed the boundaries of what writers could print, and pioneered a series of works that would change the way people thought. His poem Kaddish details his emotions as he mourns the death of his mother, Naomi, who raised him to be Jewish, as well as his estrangement from his religion as a gay man. He had begun writing Kaddish in 1957 while in Paris, before he came to the East Village where he would spend the rest of his life. It was there he finished the poem in 1959.
Allen Ginsberg lived in at least five different East Village locations over the years. From 1958-61, during the period when he finished Kaddish, he lived at 174 East Second Street with his long-time partner, Peter Orlovsky. This building and many others in the area are tenements built around the turn of the 20th Century. 174 East Second Street was built in 1909. This brick, terra cotta, and stone New Law tenement was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect Charles B. Meyers. Jared Kushner’s real estate venture Kushner Companies has owned more than five hundred apartment buildings across the East Village and Lower East Side for several years, including this one.
The apartment where Ginsberg used to live was initially just numbered as apartment #16. Following renovations, the floors are now numbered and lettered, so no one really knows where exactly that apartment number is. The renovation also removed some portions of the original parts of the building, including an original window that was bricked over. There may well be people living in Ginsberg’s old apartment right now that have no idea they are sharing the same apartment as this Village and Beat Generation luminary.
A Historic Landmarks Preservation Center Cultural Medallion installed at 174 East Second Street states: “Internationally acclaimed poet and Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters lived here from August 1958 to March 1961. His signal poem Howl (1956) helped launch The Beat Generation. Kaddish (1961), a mournful elegy for his mother Naomi, was written in apartment #16.”
One of the many ways Ginsberg is remembered for pushing boundaries revolves around a court case that involved him, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Shigeyoshi Murao over the publication and distribution of Ginsberg’s work Howl. Murao, the manager at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, sold a copy of the poem collection which included Howl to an undercover San Francisco police officer. Ferlinghetti had published the book, and they were both placed on trial for their respective roles in circulating the book. With support from the American Civil Liberties Union and nine literary experts, Ginsberg’s book of poems was deemed protected under the First Amendment, and both Ferlinghetti and Murao were exonerated. The presiding judge in the California State Superior Court for the case, Clayton Horn, ruled that the poem was, in fact, of redeeming social value.

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From Chicago Patch
CHICAGO, IL — Standing in front of a Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village, Gov. Bruce Rauner broke with other conservatives as he signed legislation that makes it illegal for police to detain people based solely on their immigration status. Rauner was making good on his pledge to sign Senate Bill 31, also known as the Illinois TRUST Act, which prohibits law enforcement from stopping, detaining or arresting anyone based on their status or an immigration detainer.
Some have said the law will make Illinois a so-called “sanctuary state” by limiting the role of local authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws. The law comes amid immigration crackdowns that have led to arrests statewide.
Former GOP congressman and conservative talk radio host Joe Walsh reacted on Twitter, calling Rauner’s decision a “slap in the face” to citizens.
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IL Gov @BruceRauner to make Illinois a sanctuary state this am.
Slap in the face to every citizen. I’m done w him. https://t.co/1yUbFyPN3N
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 28, 2017

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Talking about oral health is often about a beautiful set of white smiles. Oftentimes, we spend so much on the whitening and aesthetic aspect that we forget that there is more to dental health than the color of your teeth.
Gum health and the strength of your teeth in my opinion, are the more important parts of a healthy mouth. Afterall, there are more people who complain whenever they have painful gums or teeth versus people who do not have pure white teeth.
However, this does not mean that one thing is better than another.
A regular visit to the dentist is a must in order to maintain strong and healthy teeth. However, regular dentist visits can cost a lot and in this economy, sometimes you don’t even have enough to afford a regular dentist visit.
And this folks is why oral hygiene is extremely important.
Oral health allows you to maintain your teeth. Regular toothbrush, proper gum care. These are essential for healthy teeth.
Oral probiotics are another option.
For those of you who prefer a more visual experience, here is a video review from Health And Fitness Tips USA YouTube channel. To get a comprehensive overview of ProDentim, you may still want to check out our article below.
Oral Probiotics Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
Probiotics are a mix of beneficial or live bacteria and yeast that naturally exist in your body. That’s right! Not all bacteria is bad. Some bacteria can help your body function effectively and well. Your body’s microbiome is made up of good bacteria.
Probiotics are something that most people have heard of. That said, I am willing to bet that most of these mentions are only about the gut bacteria. It isn’t surprising really. Our stomach is the main place where food is processed.
The idea of oral probiotics is a rather remarkable one. It is something most people wouldn’t know, a lot would feel uncomfortable by the fact of bacteria lving in their mouth.
However just as the gut has its own set of bacteria, so does the mouth. Oral probiotics contain specific strains that work hard to improve your oral health and maintain a healthy smile. They promote good bacteria growth and protect against the growth of harmful bacteria.
Oral probiotics can prevent many conditions, including periodontitis or gingivitis, bad breath, tonsilitis, oral cancer, and some respiratory infections.
Biofilms are also created by the good bacteria found in oral probiotics. These biofilms can support the health and well-being of your teeth and gums. They also reduce inflammation and prevent bad bacteria from reaching your enamel and gum tissue.
Unlike gut probiotics, oral probiotic supplements are usually taken by taking chewable tablets or lozenges. This way, the good bacteria can be delivered directly to your mouth. Tablets should not be taken as they dissolve in your stomach. You need the bacteria in you mouth.
ProDentim is one of these probiotic supplements.
ProDentim: An Overview
ProDentim is a dietary supplement that boosts the health of your gums and teeth. This is done by augmenting the oral microbes.
People who suffer from or struggle with dental problems will find oral supplements especially beneficial. Oral supplements allow you to maintain dental health in a less pricey way. It removes the need for following specific procedures, expensive medicines and frequent dental visits.
Supplementary medications like ProDentim may be helpful in preventing problems that cannot be stopped by the recommended dental procedures. As such, it is important to remember that ProDentim may not work if you do not brush and floss your teeth regularly or even use mouthwash.
Probiotics that are included in ProDentim can also benefit the body in its other functions. They can aid in metabolism, fat absorption and breakdown, as well as energy production.
Regular use of the oral supplement also has the added benefit of a brighter and stronger teeth. Even if you have suffered from tooth decay due to age, this oral supplement can help.
ProDentim is primarily focused on teeth but this supplement also protects your body against allergies. It may also promote restful sleep and healthy digestion.
The Benefits of ProDentim
ProDentim was specifically designed to support your healthy oral bacteria. ProDentim is specifically formulated to help your good oral bacteria. Your mouth will be healthier than you could ever imagine.
Each dosage of ProDentin includes around 3.5 billion probiotics that adds diversity in your body’s microfauna inside your mouth. This is vital as it helps to maintain the balance between good and bad bacteria.
Regular usage of the recommended ProDentim can net you with the following effects:
- Improved immune system
- Improved digestive health
- Stronger teeth and gums,
- Fresher breath
- Allergies reduced
- Whiter, more prominent teeth
Ingredients: What is Inside ProDentim?
When it comes to food supplements, it is always a good practice to check on the ingredients that are used in manufacturing the product. Because doctors rarely prescribe food supplements, this is important. Some may even contain harmful ingredients rather than useful ones.
Sometimes, you may wonder why a product isn’t working for you. Or if it has caused you more grief than it helped. The answer for these problems might lie in the ingredients.
Sometimes a product uses an ingredient or ingredients that you are allergic to. Sometimes, the supplement may react poorly with your current medications or diet. Both synthetic and natural products can experience this. Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
It is for these reasons that we provide an ingredient overview of ProDentim, to make sure that you, as a buyer, would be able to judge for yourself if ProDentim would be worth your money.
In the case of ProDentim, it is formulated with around 3.5 strains of good bacteria to reinforce those found in your mouth. Some natural ingredients were also included that have been proven to be beneficial for oral health.
These are the active ingredients in ProDentim:
Lactobacillus Reuteri, a probiotic, is well-known for its ability to colonize many mammalian species. In the case of the human body, it can be found in many places including the urinary tract, skin, breast milk, and gastrointestinal tract.
It is a major player in the digestion of food and metabolism. The body’s balance with L. Reuteri can be upset, causing many problems including disruptions in the digestion and absorption of food.
L. Reuteri can also be beneficial for dental health, as it stops bad bacteria from growing. Infections and inflammations can be caused by these bacteria.
L. Paracasei is commonly found in human intestinal tracts and especially in the mouth. It is among the most studied good bacteria because of its benefits towards gut health.
Its main purpose is to help in digestion and boost body immunity. Lactose-intolerant people are advised to consume food and supplements that contain L.Paracasei such as ProDentim, because it can help in the digestion of lactose-rich foods, including dairy foods like milk.
L. Paracasei is also a great way to keep your sinuses open, and your gums healthy.
BLIS M-18 and BLIS K-12
These are two strains of Streptococcus salivarius that support the natural immune defenses. They prevent infections of the oral cavity. They protect the teeth, gums and respiratory tract against infectious microbes.
An imbalance in these strains can lead to various issues, such as allergies, gum disease, and respiratory illness. Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
B. Lactis (BL-04)
Bifidobacterium lactis Bl-04 is a rod shaped bacterium found mostly in large intestines. It restores digestive and metabolic processes, and gut health, especially after treatment or medication.
Antibiotics are one such medicine. They don’t discriminate between good bacteria and bad bacteria. B. Lactis restores this damaged microflora and brings back the balance in the body.
B. Lactis is also well-known for strengthening the body’s immune system and overall health.
ProDentim contains malic acid, which is a natural ingredient that isn’t a probiotic. It is a known ingredient that helps in healing the skin as well as helping improve muscle endurance. It is also known to aid in the formation of saliva.
Overall, it can be found all throughout the body and maintain the microflora found in them. This even includes the oral and the vaginal cavity.
Inulin, another prebiotic, is also found in common foods. This includes a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Herbs like dandelion root also carry inulin.. This prebiotic is not absorbed or digested in the stomach, but rather stays in the bowel to aid in the growth of beneficial bacteria.
Other effects of inulin include its benefits in food control, weight loss, and appetite training by being responsible in giving a food’s “fullness” effect. It also protects the body from cardiovascular diseases as well as helping maintain the functions of the immune system.
Dicalcium Phosphate is an ubiquitous chemical and a very flexible ingredient. It can be easily included in a healthy smoothie, ice cream or baked goods.
Dicalciumphosphate is used to increase calcium and phosphorus levels in the body. People with low levels of calcium and phosphorus often recommend dicalcium phosphate. Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
ProDentim was also added because it promotes stronger teeth, and can prevent tooth decay.
Spearmint is among the few ingredients found in ProDentim that is not a probiotic. In this case, it is a minty herb that can be used in various forms. Spearmint can be used as an oil, tea, and supplement to introduce more antioxidants in the body.
Spearmint can also lower blood sugar levels and balance hormones. In terms of oral health and hygiene, it helps improve digestion, and can control vomiting, gas, and nausea.
Another ingredient that isn’t a probiotic. Like spearmint, peppermint can be used for different purposes. Peppermint is used to treat bad breath. It prevents the growth of bacteria that could cause halitosis.
ProDentim Use and Dosage
As an oral health supplement, ProDentim is delivered as a chewable candy rather than delivered through a tablet or capsule. ProDentim’s ingredients, particularly the 3.5 billion probiotic strains, must be taken directly into the mouth.
ProDentim comes in a 30-capsule package. You should take ProDentim at the recommended daily dose of 1 tablet. Failure to follow this instruction might cause a harmful reaction to the body.
One of these capsules can be taken with any type of drink. It should not be taken with any alcoholic beverages. Despite this flexibility also, ProDentim should not be mixed with your food and must be taken separately.
ProDentim tablets can be taken at any hour of the day. The morning is the best time to take ProDentim. ProDentim works especially well on an empty stomach because the tablet absorbs faster.
Apart from the dosage, it is important to know if you take any other supplements. Also, how many. While there might be a chance that nothing bad would happen, it is better to consult your doctor first.
This is true for both pregnant women and children younger than six months. A doctor’s advice can save a lot of trouble in the long run.
ProDentim is available for as long or as little as you want.
ProDentim’s effects will be apparent within a few weeks. The huge amount of probiotics present in the formula makes the process faster.
That said, missing a dose could delay and reduce the effectiveness of the supplement. It would be like coming back to square one every dose you miss.
Also different effects will show at different times. Some benefits might take longer while others appear much earlier. Lifestyle, diet, and other factors can have an impact on ProDentim’s effectiveness and your use of it.
Tip: You can get the best benefits of the ProDentim supplement by maintaining a healthy oral routine. This can include but are not limited to:
- Brushing your teeth regularly (twice a day, every day)
- Using the proper toothbrush and brush strokes
- Change your toothbrush every couple of months
- Use a fluoride toothpaste
- Stopping smoking cold turkey (or gradually)
- Sugary foods should be avoided
- Doing regular dentist visits
- Adding probiotic foods in your diet
Side Effects of ProDentim and Safety Concerns
ProDentim is carefully formulated using only the most natural ingredients to prevent any adverse effects. However, some people may experience side effects from some ingredients. You should consult your dentist to determine if ProDentim is safe for you.
Also, always follow the regular dosage of the supplement. Each tablet is designed to only be taken once daily by one adult. Negative and harmful side effects can be caused by taking more than the recommended amount of capsules. This supplement is not for everyone.
ProDneitm should not be taken by pregnant women, nursing mothers, or anyone who is taking hormonal therapy. Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
ProDentim can only be purchased at their website. You could be scammed if you buy from Amazon, Ebay, or other retail outlets.
ProDentim is available for the following prices:
- 1 Bottle (30 day supply) – $69.00
- 3 Bottles (90 days supply) – $177 ($59 per bottle)
- 6 Bottles (180 days supply) – $294 ($49 per bottle)
Customers who are not satisfied by the product can opt for a 60-day Money back guarantee.
Pros and Cons
- It contains 3.5 billion colony forming units of probiotics and prebiotics that ensures the formula can work faster and more effective
- There are no toxic or habit-forming ingredients
- Uses only the best natural and high quality ingredients
- Combats bad breath
- Anti-tooth stains
- Probiotic ingredients might help in overall gut health
- Improves oral health
- Prevents tooth and gum infections
- Easily obtained in the website
- A single capsule includes various nutrients
- Affordable price
- Easy to use
- Only available in their website
- Children cannot sue
- Results may vary from user to user (this includes time)
- Limited stock
Final Thoughts Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
I was one of those people who didn’t know much about oral probiotics. With regular usage of ProDentim, I went from non-believer to telling friends about its benefits and effects.
ProDentim has made my mouth feel fresh everyday. Gone were the days when I woke up feeling my mouth dry because of this product. Dental Probiotics Top Of Water
ProDentim also makes my smile brighter and whiter. It came out of nowhere. One night, I was out with friends and was doing my stuff when a girl appeared from nowhere. She complimented me on my smile and went to my table. It was a wonderful moment.
I did not get her number though. ProDentim was not at fault.
Most Frequently Asked Questions
Is ProDentim real?
Yes, it is 100% absolutely real.
Is ProDentim effective?
Yes, it is.
While I can only speak for myself, I have experienced the effects of ProDentim by feeling my mouth fresher than usual. My teeth look whiter, and I don’t experience indigestion or other problems.
Why should I not use ProDentim?
While ProDentim is safe for everyone to use, you should avoid it if you are an expecting or breastfeeding mother, you are undergoing hormonal treatment, or you have a current medical condition.
Ask your doctor whether it is safe to take oral and dietary supplements. While ProDentim is formulated with an all-natural ingredients, some ingredients might react badly with other medications.
Also, do not use ProDentim if you have allergies to some of the ingredients used in formulating the product.
Lastly, ProDentim is formulated with only adults in mind. This product is not recommended for children.
Where can I buy a bottle of wine?
ProDentim can be purchased at the official website.
The product is not available for sale through licensed retailers. Any efforts to sell the product that is not through their website should be seen as a scam.
How do I take ProDentim?
One tablet of ProDentim should be taken by an adult once per day.
To see the best results, ProDentim must be taken on a regular basis. ProDentim can be taken anytime of the day, as long as one tablet is consumed per day.
I don’t think ProDentim is working for me, can I return it?
ProDentim offers a 60-day guarantee for customers who are not satisfied.
Any bottles you don’t use can be returned without any questions.

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Please let me know how far away it is from the Centre of KL? and the best way to get there, I am a solo female traveler.
Did you visit the Orchid and Butterfly Park too?
We found it easy by public transport, we stayed near Twin Towers. Either take free pink bus or metro, to Pasar Seni, all marked on free maps available from hotels. From Pasar Seni walk across the footbridge to Old Kuala Lumpur Railway station, not KL Sentral. Then cross the road in front and walk through the grounds of the National Mosque, once on the other side follow Jalan Perdana up the hill to the left for about 800 metres and there you are. We had no problem at about midday, many tourists walking both ways so hard to get lost.
Good luck, its worth it.
I would either get a taxi or uber, we got a taxi and it didn't cost that much
Take UBER. It is far from public transport.
It's quite near to KL sentral LRT station, but it's better to go by cab if you don't want to walk 25 minutes among cars :).
If you want safe and metered taxi, let's use "grab" application or Uber.
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This weekend I've done magic at a wedding, a 70th birthday party and on a boat trip along the Thames. Many congratulations to Kerry and Ryan, Dennis and Amanda - it was a pleasure to entertain and amaze your guests!
I also had a rather unusual reaction to one of my favourite pieces of magic. Instead of getting a gasp of delight it caused a shocked silence and the poor lady involved looked rather stunned and scared by it all - take a look and see. If you think that magic is all about boring card tricks then this may change your mind!


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The latest Gender Pay Gap figures are not showing a nice picture with minimal shrinking of the overall figure from 9.7% to 9.6%. More than a quarter of companies pay women over 20% less than men based on median hourly pay. Just 1.5% pay male employees 20% less than their female staff.
Only a few companies have made progress and the majority continue to struggle or report even worse data. Especially the Asset Management industry shows a bleak picture.
This data however I believe paints a very black and white picture. We need further analysis and understanding of the underlying trends to be able to design GPG plans. We also need to learn from those companies which have managed to improve the gap and find out what the secret of their success if.
For example, analysis of April 2018 by the Office National Statistics (ONS, below graph base Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings) shows that the GPG for full-time employees between the ages of 18 and 39 years was close to zero, but began to widen for people over the age of 40; would this possibly be due to the fact that women take maternity leave in their thirties and feel the impact of this when returning? We are not sure.
This is where the true challenge lies. Current legislation does not oblige an explanation for the change in GPG or even a summary of how the GPG will be reduced. Neither is there a penalty for certain GPG levels or when the gap is worsening instead of improving. The hope was and is that this reporting will create certain self-regulation but now we are in this second year of reporting and it seems to be just a box-ticking exercise.
Nevertheless, various reasons for the existence of the pay gap are well understood, with some directly related with work
- Many jobs traditionally done by women are lower paid
- A lack of genuine flexibility for employees at work
- Too few good quality part-time jobs
There are many other reasons which are not direct related to work and are more about caring responsibilities, with women still undertaking the majority of child or elderly care, reducing the participation of women in the workplace (either permanent or for a certain time). Some argue this to be a choice, however the Equalities and Human Rights Commission found that one in nine pregnant women had been let go from their jobs or treated so poorly they felt they had to leave. Equally lower participation of women (in general or in specific industries) itself is no reason for a GPG; the GPG would be zero if this lower participation would still result in an equivalent percentage of women then men in all positions and with equal pay for seniority.
Equally there is an increasing number of women who are self-employed (for reasons possibly related to the GPG or the reasons of its existence) and although not part of the GPG reporting statistics, also face the pay gap in this area.
More specific reasons for the GPG are the fact that the top jobs in most companies are still held by men (less than 30% of Board members are female and only 5% of the FTSE100 has a female CEO). Not only have these positions in general the highest pay but remuneration of these positions is accompanied by significant incentives and bonuses.
For Asset Management this is even further exuberated by Fund Managers having sometimes equal or higher pay than board members, whereas the number of women in these positions are few.
On the positive side in some cases a widening GPG might mean progress, as women are hired or promoted in entry level more senior jobs; this will initially widen the GPG before they move up the ranks and start reducing the GPG. Unfortunately, the GPG reporting does not show this.
So, what is the solution to reduce the GPG and ensure women will more equally participate in all level jobs and receive equal pay?
The direct improvements that can be made are well known
- Reducing unconscious bias in recruitment
- Improve retention
- Offering more flexible working opportunities
- Encouraging shared parental leave
- Increasing support for women returning to work
Iceland even goes as far as implementing a rating of job positions on among others, “physical strain” and “responsibility”. If two employees doing a job with the same score and are not being paid the same, the company has to fix it.
I believe however that we should be looking beyond this and start influencing for example the role of men and women in family life, household and society; as long as women continue to take the caring responsibilities, their participation and likely career progression will for some time stall (as for any longer leave taken by men or women). In the current environment of technological change and innovation certain skillsets become fast redundant or less important and “catching up” will even be more challenging.
If we accept the choice of women (and their spouses!) to (temporarily) take the responsibility for caring roles we should equally encourage:
- To stay connected with the work environment, while fulfilling these caring roles, by ongoing training and part-time participation ie make it an integral part of parental leave;
- To oblige companies to provide training during (parental/caring) leave ensuring that upon return the skillset remains suitable for the position in which the woman returns (and leave can’t be an excuse for career stalling or even worse redundancy);
- To make parental leave by definition shared, yes controversial but by ruling that parental leave is only so long as it is taken by each parent equally, would change the dynamic (and choice).
An alternative route could be to make GPG part of the ESG score of a company. As long as the weighting would be significant, this would definitely be focussing the minds of the Board and Executives, as their investment attractiveness would worsen with the height of the GPG. Even better it would open the dialogue and the need for creating GPG plans (if it is not written down it does not exist). ESG has taken a long time to get the right attention but equally has brought the focus that was needed to make improvements. Something that GPG would fare well by. LGIM has taken a brave step in voting at AGM’s against Board appointments for failing to boost the number of women in their boardrooms.
I strongly believe we need to move away from just looking at the numbers if we want to create lasting change and just creating new policy is not doing it. We must challenge the traditional role of men and women in society, not just with regards to caring roles but also for example education. Just beating the drum will not move the dial but longer lasting (forced) dialogue through routes such as ESG, could push the boundaries.
We need to look beyond the parameters of the report and move outside of the box as a matter of urgency otherwise we will still talk about the gaps in ten or fifteen years and just say ‘nothing has changed much’.

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Amazing place and the most welcoming and lovely owner. Also great location, so close to echo point. Thank you
The house is brilliant, all wooden in peaceful area where you can get rest and enjoy your stay. Elisabet is an amazing host, full of energy, helpful and inspiring. The house is clean and in great location. Close to the Three Sistars formation. Really worth to choose.
Blue Country Lodge is located very close to The Three Sisters- Echo Point. The owner was charming and very detail-oriented with me and my wife, leaving chocolates and slippers for us. She provided us with very useful information about the region. Elizabeth is a very lovely person and made us to feel like home. This place is warm and soo peaceful, I wish we could stay here longer


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I love the idea of measuring the year in smaller seasons. Prior to the Gregorian calendar, farmers in China and Japan broke each year down into 24 sekki or “small seasons.” These seasons didn’t use dates to mark seasons, but instead, they divided up the year by natural phenomena. To celebrate the start of the next small season i’m sharing my snow study of Osaka Castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka. It’s another larger World Series study of Japan, my previous attempt an atmospheric painting of a distant Mount Fuji.
Osaka castle is one of Japan’s most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period. My painting is 28 x 28cm on paper created with acrylic paints and drawn over with inks.
December 8th marked the beginning of ‘Big Snow’ (大雪・Taisetsu); so i’ve set my illustration of the castle under a Wintery sky. The sloping roofs and bare trees are sprinkled with jewel bright snow.
I’ve always found the four seasons we refer to in Europe to be rather inadequate, as the weather varies so much within each three month period. This seems to me to be a much more captivating way of describing those subtle changes. There’s a great website where you can read a little more about the different small seasons ❄🍁🌸🌞. I wouldn’t be surprised if I end up creating a few more pieces with these sekki in mind.

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Mumbai: A.R. Rahman has not just composed and sung melodious tunes for Imtiaz Ali`s "Highway", he has also shot for a video of a number.
Salman Khan- 26 years in Bollywood
MCW sends summon to Kapil Sharma
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Just a few years ago, the composition of the 2020 presidential field would have seemed impossible: There’s not one but two viable Democratic candidates with policy ideas that court the left, instead of center-liberals.
The Bernie vs. Warren narrative has captured the attention of young voters and the Democratic party’s more progressive wing. Will voters back Bernie Sanders, who’s running again after mounting a shockingly successful insurgent campaign against Hillary Clinton, or his Senate colleague, Elizabeth Warren, who’s surging in the 2020 polls after unleashing a slew of detailed policy proposals.
Both Bernie and Warren have expressed reluctance over pitting themselves against each other. But elections are a contest, after all, and Bernie appears to be feeling the heat. On Tuesday, Warren came out with a big lead (more than 20 points ahead of Bernie) in a MoveOn poll.
Last week, the Vermont Senator tweeted an implicit attack against Warren when he identified himself as the only non-corporate Democrat, though he’s denied the tweet was about his colleague. Bernie’s so far responded to Warren’s “I have a plan” strategy by leaning hard into calling himself a democratic socialist who has the better chance of defeating President Trump. Warren, meanwhile, is a proud capitalist who believes in markets.
The competition between the two, who call each other friends, has resulted in an unusual surfeit of progressive ideas for voters to mull over as they pick their party’s 2020 candidate. While the two leftist candidates have similar ideas, their proposals to accomplish them have some key differences.
Bernie introduced a bill Monday in the Senate that calls for total student debt cancellation in the United States. It’s the most radical plan yet to address the student debt crisis and one-ups Warren’s version: Her proposal calls for a maximum of $50,000 in debt cancellation for people with student loans.
It’s worth noting that Warren is not a co-sponsor of Bernie’s bill, but Sanders isn’t rallying for total debt cancellation alone: Reps. Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal are co-authors of Bernie’s bill and introduced it in the House.
Under Warren’s plan, the amount of debt cancellation also staggers as people earn more money. For every $3 people earn beyond the $100,000 threshold, they lose $1 of the $50,000 in debt forgiven. To put it more simply: If someone makes $100,003, just $49,999 of their debt will be canceled. Nobody in a household making above $250,000 a year will get student-debt relief.
Both candidates support free undergraduate tuition at public universities.
Taxing the wealthy
Bernie and Warren have both made a name for themselves as the chief nemeses of Wall Street and big banks on Capitol Hill. Both, of course, support aggressive taxation on the nation’s wealthiest people and frequently cite it as a method for paying for their ambitious policy ideas.
As usual, Warren has a bit more detail on how she would do that. One of her first major policy proposals was the idea for a yearly wealth tax on America’s “ultra-millionaires.” People worth more than $50 million can expect a 2% tax on their wealth, and billionaires will be subject to a 3% tax. Based on Warren’s projections, that would raise about $2.75 trillion over 10 years from just 0.1% of U.S. households.
Bernie hasn’t expressly come out in favor of Warren’s proposal, but it’s hard to picture a planet on which Sen. Sanders wouldn’t be thrilled about a 3% billionaire wealth tax.
"This wealth and income inequality is not only unjust and unfair, the truth is it is a real threat to our economy and to our democracy," Sanders recently said.
But Bernie also has offered his own ideas for taxes on the wealthy. For example, Bernie wants to pay for his student debt cancellation plans by directly taxing Wall Street: 0.5% on stock transactions and a 0.1% on bonds.
Healthcare is Bernie’s signature issue. He has long fought for the implementation of Medicare for All in the United States, which would institute mandatory, government-run healthcare for all citizens. His plan would functionally eliminate the private-insurance industry by outlawing private insurers from covering services that Medicare for All covers, which is pretty much everything.
While Warren is a co-sponsor on Bernie’s bill, she is noticeably more tepid on the issue of healthcare reform. She has said that she supports different ways to get to universal healthcare in the United States, which could be in the form of allowing people to use a “private option” — which should make insurance companies much more friendly to Warren than Bernie.
“I’ve signed onto Medicare for All,” Warren said this year of universal healthcare. “There are different ways we can get there.”
On top of that, Warren has a lot of plans on her campaign website, but she does not have one for universal healthcare. That fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by her left-leaning critics. She does, however, have more-detailed, smaller plans on the opioid crisis and maternal mortality.
Climate change has taken center stage in the 2020 primaries, and for good reason: Scientists estimate that in little more than a decade the climate crisis will become irreversible and result in global catastrophe.
Both Bernie and Warren support the idea of Green New Deal, which calls for the radical restructuring of the U.S. economy to invest in green jobs and infrastructure in response to the climate crisis. But at this point, the Green New Deal is still relatively undefined and candidates’ support could really mean anything. (The closest thing there is to federal legislation is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s resolution calling for support of a Green New Deal.)
The key difference: While Bernie has spoken in mostly broad strokes about the climate crisis, Warren has put out some policy papers that start to poke at how she would address climate change as president of the United States. She’s calling for a $2 trillion investment in the next decade in green research and manufacturing. The plan has three main legs:
• Green Apollo Program: The federal government will invest $400 billion in clean energy research in development in the next 10 years, a more than tenfold increase.
• Green Industrial Mobilization: Warren wants to pour $1.5 trillion into the federal procurement process — basically how the government buys the goods and services it needs — to spur U.S. development of green technology and products that the government will use. (Warren contrasts that idea with the U.S.’s current plan to spend a “bloated” $1.5 trillion on defense in the next decade.)
• Green Marshall Plan: Warren wants to create another new federal office that's entirely dedicated to selling U.S. renewable and emission-free products abroad and allotting $100 billion to help foreign countries implement U.S. green tech.
Warren also weathered some criticism from the left over a plan that called for green military technology. Her plan also set a deadline of 2030 for the Pentagon to achieve net-zero emissions for all of its non-combat bases.
Cover image: Bernie Sanders, left (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)) and Elizabeth Warren, right (Photo by Michael Nigro/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

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Previous studies have shown that cultured fibroblasts derived from patients with genetic defects in lysosomal acid lipase (i.e. the Wolman Syndrome and Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease) are defective in their ability to hydrolyze the cholesteryl esters contained in plasma low density lipoprotein (LDL). As a result, these mutant cells show a reduced responsiveness to the regulatory actions of LDL, as evidenced by a decreased LDL mediated suppression of the activity of 3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and by a decreased LDL mediated activation of cellular cholesteryl ester formation. In the current studies, the Wolman Syndrome and Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease cells were grown in the same Petri dish with mutant fibroblasts derived from a patient with the homozygous form of Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Whereas pure monolayers of either the Familial Hypercholesterolemia cells (lacking cell surface LDL receptors) or the acid lipase deficient cells (lacking cholesteryl ester hydrolase activity) responded poorly to LDL, the mixed monolayers developed lipoprotein responsiveness as measured by an enhancement of both LDL mediated suppression of 3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity and LDL mediated stimulation of cholesteryl ester formation. This effect was shown to result from the release of the lysosomal acid lipase from the Familial Hypercholesterolemia homozygote cells into the culture medium and its subsequent uptake by the acid lipase deficient cells. The acquisition of this acid lipase activity enhanced the ability of the Wolman Syndrome and Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease cells to respond to the lipoprotein by suppression of 3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and activation of cellular cholesteryl ester formation. These data emphasize the importance of the lysosomal acid lipase in the cellular metabolism of LDL cholesteryl esters and, in addition, demonstrate that delivery of this enzyme to genetically deficient cells can enhance the regulatory response to the lipoprotein.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Constipation
Releasing a stool feels satisfying. Constipation feels just the opposite. You can tell youre constipated when:
- Youre only able to poop a few times a week.
- You strain to poop, and your belly feels swollen and gassy.
- When you poop, your stools are lumpy and hard. Theyre so dry that passing them is painful.
Sometimes, constipation leads to or worsens hemorrhoids and Like constipation, both conditions are common during pregnancy.
How To Handle The Problem
There are a lot of different reasons that could support the appearance of the problem, such as having a poor diet, not being well hydrated, diseases, and hemorrhoids. To make the problem of constipation while being pregnant better you should try to have more exercise, drink more water, take vitamin and mineral supplements and maybe try some kind of laxative that is approved by your doctor.
How To Ease Constipation
You can ease constipation by:
- drinking plenty of water – try to have 10 glasses of water a day, about 2.3 litres
- eating foods that are high in fibre every day – vegetables, wholegrain breads, porridge, fruit, dried fruits, vegetables, beans and lentils
- staying active – try walking, swimming, pregnancy yoga or pilates
- going to the toilet when you first feel the urge to have a bowel motion – give yourself plenty of time and take some deep breaths to help relax the pelvic floor
Only take iron supplements if your GP or midwife has said you need them.
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Constipation Early Sign Of Pregnancy
Constipation Early Sign Of Pregnancy
Most pregnant women will experience constipation at some point during their pregnancy. It is not only a common symptom of pregnancy, but it is also one of the earliest signs. While there are many potential causes of constipation, including changes in diet and exercise habits, hormonal fluctuations, and pregnancy-related changes in the digestive system, it is most often caused by the increase in progesterone levels during pregnancy.
Progesterone is a hormone that is produced by the ovaries and is responsible for the maintenance of the pregnancy. It causes the smooth muscles in the uterus to relax and the intestines to slow down, which can lead to constipation. Other pregnancy-related changes that can contribute to constipation include an increase in the size of the uterus, which can put pressure on the intestines, and the presence of the placenta, which can block the flow of nutrients and blood to the intestines.
There are a number of ways to help relieve constipation during pregnancy. One of the most important is to drink plenty of fluids, especially water. Eating high-fiber foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, can also help, as can exercise. If these measures do not help, there are a number of medications that can be prescribed by a doctor.
Possible Complications Of Morning Sickness
Women who experience morning sickness well beyond the first 3 to 4 months of their pregnancies should speak with their doctor. Also seek help if you arent gaining any weight during pregnancy.
Morning sickness is usually not severe enough to hinder fetal growth and development. For some pregnant women, nausea causes them to experience severe vomiting and weight loss.
- inability to keep food down
- weight loss of 2 pounds or more
- spotting, or bleeding
Severe bouts of morning sickness generally require hospitalization. Hyperemesis gravidarum often requires intravenous fluids for rehydration.
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Exercises To Do In The First Trimester Of Pregnancy
The first three months of pregnancy can be a wild ride of emotions. From elation and pure joy to concern, worry, and even fear as you begin to realize that youre responsible for nourishing, growing, and keeping this tiny soon-to-be human being safe and healthy.
As long as youre not considered a high-risk pregnancy, physical therapist Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, says you can continue with your regular exercise routine in the first trimester.
The foundation of a well-rounded prenatal fitness routine should include at least 150 minutes of cardiovascular activity each week and 2 to 3 days of strength training exercises that target the major muscle groups.
It should also focus on specific exercises that help make pregnancy easier and prepare you for labor and childbirth.
One area of importance, says Jeffcoat, is to work on body awareness to prepare for changes in your posture. Doing an exercise like the pelvic curl is a great way to begin working on spinal mobility and strengthening the abdominal muscles that will support your belly as it grows, she says.
How To Ease Constipation During Pregnancy
The best way to relieve the pain brought about by constipation is to make changes in your lifestyle. This includes adopting a high-fibre diet, becoming physically active and drinking lots of water.
However, if constipation persists even after a lifestyle change, your doctor may prescribe some laxatives to soften your stools or a fibre supplement to aid digestion. Avoid taking any medication without your doctors advice. Home remedies for constipation, like castor oil or mineral oil, should not be taken during pregnancy unless your provider recommends you take them.
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What Can I Do About Constipation When Im Pregnant
You dont have to resign yourself to nine months of discomfort. There are plenty of tactics to combat colon congestion :
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Black Blood Discharge Early Pregnancy
Black Blood Discharge Early Pregnancy
A black blood discharge during early pregnancy is usually a sign that the pregnancy is not viable. This is because black blood is a result of the fetus dying and the blood being mixed with the amniotic fluid. A black blood discharge during early pregnancy is usually a sign that the pregnancy is not viable. This is because black blood is a result of the fetus dying and the blood being mixed with the amniotic fluid.
If you experience a black blood discharge during early pregnancy, it is important to seek medical attention. This type of discharge is a sign that the pregnancy is not progressing normally and may end in a miscarriage. Depending on the stage of the pregnancy, there may be various treatments available to you.
If you are less than 10 weeks pregnant, your doctor may recommend a medication called misoprostol to help induce a miscarriage. If you are more than 10 weeks pregnant, you may need to have a surgical procedure to remove the fetus.
Regardless of the treatment you receive, it is important to remember that a black blood discharge during early pregnancy is not always a sign of a doomed pregnancy. In some cases, the pregnancy may still be viable and will result in a healthy baby. However, if you experience any other symptoms along with the black blood discharge, such as cramping or pain, it is best to seek medical attention to determine the cause.
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Changes In Bathroom And Stomach Habits
In addition to nausea and vomiting, you may experience other stomach problems when you first become pregnantlike constipation, frequent urination and bloating, to name a few.
Constipation is normally characterized by fewer than three bowel movements a week, hard stool, dry stool or stool that is difficult to pass. The progesterone that starts to form from the placenta slows the bowels down, says Brown. Constipation can occur early on in pregnancy, but can come back during the third trimester, too.
Frequent urination is common. Symptoms can start even earlier than your missed period, since the fertilized egg implants itself into the uterus and begins making the pregnancy hormone hCG, prompting you to run to the bathroom more often.
Bloating can happen early on in pregnancy, and may continue throughout your nine months. The progesterone hormone causes your muscle tissues to relax, slowing down digestion. That, in addition to an expanding uterus, can put pressure on your rectum and cause it to feel heavy.
Heres how to keep your stomach happy during pregnancy:
- Aim to get at least 25 grams of fiber a day from foods like leafy greens and whole grains.
- Talk to your OBGYN about any iron supplements youre taking.
- Discuss with your OBGYN whether you need to try over-the-counter medications.
- When you feel the urge, do not hold in bowel movements.
- Take it easy on foods that may upset your stomach, like beans, cabbage and fried items.
What Are The Early Signs Of Pregnancy
So you think you might be pregnant? Congratulations! If youre early on in your pregnancy, there are some key things to look for that could be signs of early pregnancy. Here are some of the most common symptoms:
1. Missed period. This is the most obvious sign of early pregnancy. If youve missed your period and youre pretty regular, theres a good chance youre pregnant.
2. Nausea and vomiting. Morning sickness is a classic sign of early pregnancy. It can start as early as the first week and last up until the 12th week.
3. Tiredness. Feeling more tired than usual? Fatigue is another common sign of early pregnancy.
4. Breast changes. Your breasts may start to feel tender or swollen.
5. Changes in appetite. You may find that youre suddenly more or less hungry than usual.
6. Increased urination. You may find yourself having to go to the bathroom more often.
7. Mood swings. You may feel more emotional than usual, especially in the first trimester.
8. Difficulty sleeping. Pregnancy can often disrupt your sleep patterns.
If youre experiencing any of these symptoms, its a good idea to take a pregnancy test to confirm whether or not youre pregnant.
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When Does It Start And How Long Does It Last
Theres no set timeframe for experiencing pregnancy glow. However, you may be more likely to experience this glow during the height of changes in your body, especially during the second trimester.
The glow of pregnancy as well as its underlying causes go away soon after you give birth. This isnt a permanent change to your skin.
How Is Constipation Diagnosed
Occasional constipation isnt a major health concern, but if you are frequently constipated it is important to talk to your doctor about your symptoms. To diagnose your constipation your doctor will review your medical history and symptoms. You may need to see a specialist like a gastroenterologist. Additional tests include:
- X-ray Your doctor will have you drink a fluid called barium that will coat the inside of your digestive tract or give you an enema to coat your colon. An X-ray will then reveal any places that you have blockages, enlargements, or restrictions.
- Colonoscopy Using a light and camera your doctor can examine your small intestine for bleeding, inflammation, ulcers, and other growths that may impact your ability to pass a stool.
- Sigmoidoscopy Similar to a colonoscopy, your doctor will examine your large intestine to see if any contributing factors are causing your constipation.
- Colorectal transit study After swallowing capsules with special markers in them, your doctor will take X-rays over a week to see how they pass through your digestive tract.
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Slight Bleeding Or Cramping
Sometimes a small amount of spotting or vaginal bleeding is one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. Known as implantation bleeding, it can happen when the fertilised egg attaches to the lining of the uterus – about 10 to 14 days after fertilisation. This type of bleeding is usually a bit earlier and lighter in colour than a normal period and doesn’t last as long.
A 2010 study published in Annals of Epidemiology revealed that one in four pregnant women experienced bleeding. Only eight percent of those reported heavy bleeding, and most episodes lasted less than three days and occurred between five and eight weeks gestation.
Some women also experience abdominal cramping early in pregnancy. These cramps are similar to menstrual cramps. If you are ever concerned about bleeding or cramping, speak to your medical provider.
When Should You See A Doctor About A New Pregnancy
If youve taken a pregnancy test and its positive, go ahead and make your first prenatal visit right away. This is also a great time to start looking into educational resources like the myHealthyPregnancy app.
At the first prenatal visit, youll get a physical exam and other tests to make sure everything is looking healthy, and youll learn about the rest of your prenatal appointment schedule. Youll also get to talk through any expectations and questions you have, such as which foods to eat and avoid while pregnant.
Questions or concerns about your symptoms? Our 24/7 nurse line is free for our members and patients.
Positive pregnancy test? Schedule a visit.
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Gastrointestinal Issues During Pregnancy
Gastrointestinal issues are some of the most common complaints during pregnancy. Some women may experience GI issues that develop after becoming pregnant. Gastrointestinal problems affect the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and rectum, but can also affect other organs of digestion, including the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Some women may have chronic GI disorders prior to pregnancy that can worsen and require special consideration during pregnancy.
What Happens After Ovulation If Pregnant And How Does Your Body Feel
Implantation cramping and bleeding
These are due to implantation, which is when the fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus. Implantation cramps may occur a few days after ovulation, and many women say that they feel cramps around 5 DPO. These cramps may occur in the lower back, abdomen, or pelvis.
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Diarrhea In Early Pregnancy
Pregnancy and diarrhea often happen together. Diarrhea in pregnancy first trimester is usually mild, but having the runs because of an upset stomach during pregnancy 3rd trimester is most common. Symptoms of diarrhea include:
- Loose watery stools 3+ times per day
- Urgent frequent need to have a bowel movement
- Abdominal cramps or pain
In daily life, reasons for diarrhea can range from bacterial and viral infections to food poisoning and medications. However, loose stools in pregnancy and diarrhea during early pregnancy are often caused by hormonal and dietary changes, stress, and underlying conditions like IBS.
Thats why, basically, first trimester diarrhea and diarrhea during pregnancy 2nd trimester may be a sign that your body is slowly working up to the 3rd trimester and labour. Occasional loose stools in early pregnancy, including diarrhea in the second trimester, and diarrhea at 16 weeks pregnant dont mean there is anything wrong with you.
What Causes Constipation
Since constipation may be a sign that there is something more serious wrong, it is important to figure out why you are constipated. Some common causes include:
- Dehydration When you dont drink enough water, your stool is dry and hard, making it more difficult to pass.
- Diet A healthy diet is important for good digestion. You can have constipation from eating processed foods and not getting enough fruits and vegetables.
- Exercise If you dont get up and move around enough it can slow the passage of your stool through your body, allowing it to harden.
- Medication and supplements Many prescriptions and supplements can contribute to constipation.
- Digestion issues Other digestive conditions, like irritable bowel syndrome , can cause constipation. By treating these conditions, you will also address the symptom of constipation.
- Health conditions Diabetes, lupus, and thyroid issues also cause constipation.
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Feeling Hot In Pregnancy
You’re likely to feel warmer than usual during pregnancy. This is due to hormonal changes and an increase in blood supply to the skin. You’re also likely to sweat more.
It can help if you:
- wear loose clothing made of natural fibres, as these are more absorbent and breathable than synthetic fibres
- keep your room cool you could use an electric fan
- wash frequently to help you feel fresh
Is It Ok To Push Hard To Poop While Pregnant
Its okay to push hard to poop while pregnant.
If youre still having trouble after trying this method for a few days, consult with your doctor or midwife about other options that can help relieve symptoms of constipation during pregnancy .
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Flat Glass/Lumber Prices Up Slightly, According to Latest Producer Price IndexFebruary 22nd, 2013 by Editor
Flat glass prices increased slightly by 0.4 percent from December to January, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Meanwhile lumber prices increased as well.
For glass, the index was listed at 115.7 for January, compared with 115.2 in December. The latest report follows several recent drops, including a 0.7-percent decrease from November to December and a 0.1-percent drop from October to November.
Regarding lumber the following increases were reported: softwood lumber increased 6.7 percent; hardwood lumber increased 1.9 percent; and millwork increased 1.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the price of construction materials also is on the rise—up 0.5 percent from December to January, according to the report. The index was listed at 220.0 for December and 221.2 for January. This rise follows a 0.3-percent increase from November to December and a 0.1 percent increase from October to November.
The Producer Price Index echoes the latest import report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed a 0.7 percent rise in import prices for glass and glassware from December to January, along with reported increases from glass suppliers.
The Producer Price Index (PPI) is a family of indexes that measure the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services, according to the BLS.
“PPIs measure price change from the perspective of the seller,” writes BLS in its description of the PPI.

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If Stephen Curry is the frontrunner for MVP, he’s only widening his lead in the final stretch of the regular season.
The Golden State Warriors’ marksman further added to his case for the award by breaking his own 3-point season record in grand fashion in the 116-105 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.
Curry entered the contest four triples short of his own mark of 272, which he set in 2012-13.
He tied the record at the end of the first quarter before breaking it in the second, but wasn’t finished as he went on to drop 45 points on 17-of-23 shooting from the field and 8-of-13 from long range leaving him on 276 for the season.
“I finally played a fourth quarter,” Curry joked. “So I wanted to get out there and make some plays.”
Warriors’ Stephen Curry since the All-Star break: 49.7% FG, 52% 3pt, 95% FTs. And, of course, he’s coming off a 17 of 23 night v. Portland.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) April 11, 2015
Curry’s counterpart, Portland point guard Damian Lillard, said: “We tried to mix up our coverages a little bit because he came out making shots from everywhere. It
pretty much just didn’t matter.
“He made shots with a hand in his face, off balance, deep, everything. He just had it going.”
The shooting display made Curry the first player in NBA history to score 45 points in a game in which he attempted fewer than 25 shots and five or fewer free throws, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Also accounting for his 10 assists, he scored or assisted 65 of Golden State’s points – his highest total of the season.
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“There’s nothing left to say. Except that he’s the MVP,” said Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr, who’s previously refrained from campaigning for his point guard.
“He was just… I don’t even know how to describe what I watched tonight.
“Scintillating. Every move, every shot, just amazing skill. I have never seen a player with this skill set. He never talks about [the MVP]. He never says anything about it, but you better believe he wants it.”
Curry now holds three of the five highest single-season 3-point totals. His 261 treys from last season rank fifth, behind Ray Allen’s 269 for the Seattle Sonics in 2005-06 and Dennis Scott’s 267 for the Orlando Magic in 1995-96.
Golden State have only three games remaining, but with the top seed in the Western Conference – as well as the league’s top record – sewn up, Curry’s playing time could be limited.
Even if the explosion against Portland is his last signature moment in the regular season, Curry has staked his claim for the MVP.
— LeVelle Moton (@LeVelleMoton) April 10, 2015
The Warriors’ remaining three games are all at Oracle Arena, where they can secure one of the best home records of all-time.
The Boston Celtics hold the best home mark in a season, going 40-1 in 1985-86.
Five other teams – Boston in 1986-87, the Orlando Magic in 1994-95, the Chicago Bulls in 1995-96 and 1996-97 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2008-08 – are tied second all-time at 39-2.
Three of those six teams – the Celtics in 85-86 and the Bulls in 95-96 and 96-97 – went on to win the NBA Finals.
With Golden State having locked up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, the road to this year’s Finals will run through the Bay Area.
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I don’t hate vegetables, honest. They are a good, additional source of fiber and contain phytonutrients (antioxidants). But regardless of what you hear on talk shows, they are woefully poor sources of vitamins and minerals.
No matter how many vegetables you include in your dog’s homemade diet, you cannot make it complete and balanced. In fact, you can promote malnutrition (I will explain later).
Below are charts that say it all. Listed are the amounts essential daily vitamins and major minerals your dog needs in its diet. As you can see from the various charts in this post, vegetables don’t come close to providing adequate nutrition.
First lets examine spinach, how do the amounts of nutrients compare to the amount needed each day:
Only Vitamin B9 and Vitamin K show significant amounts - and that is if you could get your dog to eat ½ cup of spinach.
How about carrots?
Carrots, it seems, have more nutrients than spinach, but still no where close to 100%.
Perhaps the very popular kale will fare better:
A higher amount of Vitamin K, yes but other nutrients severely lacking.
How about squash?
Turns out, it would not matter what other choice of vegetables or combination of vegetables the results would be the same- inadequate vitamins and minerals.
In fact, if you added 3-4 cups of vegetables to your dog’s homemade, they probably wouldn’t eat it. But it would also add so much fiber that would interfere with the digestion and absorption of the proteins, essential amino acids and essential fatty acids that your dog would suffer from total malnutrition, not just vitamins and minerals.
That is why it is necessary to add vitamins and minerals to homemade dog food., But not pet vitamins! Pet vitamin and mineral products are not formulated to be complete. They are formulated based on the assumption dogs are already on a complete diet and the supplements are adding extra umph.
If the diet is balanced, these “pet vitamins” are completely unnecessary. Hearthstone Homemade offers a truly complete vitamin and mineral supplement. That is why none of our recipes require vegetables. 5 ingredients are all that is necessary for our program: meat, carbohydrate, soybean oil, fish oil and our custom vitamin/mineral formula.
We encourage using vegetables and fruits as yummy low calorie treats for your dog!
In Part 2 of this series, we explain the biological reasons dogs can’t utilize even the minimal amounts of nutrients that are in vegetables.
Dr. Ken Tudor is a recognized expert and leader in the field of pet nutrition and fitness. In addition to co-founding a national campaign to help fight dog obesity, he developed a pet weight management program and served on the American Animal Hospital Association task force to develop their Weight Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.
Dr Tudor's exclusive nutrient powder assures you that every meal of your homemade dog food is nutritionally complete, when used as directed. The Starter Kit includes:
- 2 Jars Essential Nutrients Formula
- High-Concentration Omega-3 Oil
- Non-GMO Soybean Oil
- EZ Dog Food Meal Planner
When made as directed the Starter Kit contains enough supplies to last a 50 lb dog for approximately 2 months.

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text: It’s the morning after. I’m leaning against the antique pastry showcase in Pasticceria Caffè Pirona. I’m still a little shaky from last night’s drinking. There’s a framed picture of James Joyce on the wall, hung proudly. He was a regular here. In the mornings, on his way to work, he would stop in for a couple glasses of red wine and some presnitz, an eye-wateringly sweet Triestine pastry. Rumor has it Joyce even wrote some of, or conceived the idea for, or sketched out parts of his masterpiece, Ulysses, in this very cafe. Of course, no one really knows. But like Joyce and many a literary-tourist before me, I am here, eating presnitz and drinking red wine for breakfast.


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Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud following a series of planned warrants in London.
The joint operation was carried out between North East Regional Specialist Operations Unit (NERSOU) and Hertfordshire Constabulary and City of London Police, along with their specially-trained search dog, PD Fred.
The arrests followed raids on eight properties across London, Essex and Kent, carried out last Tuesday and Wednesday, in relation to a suspected courier fraud scam which targeted elderly victims across the UK, including Newcastle, Durham and Northumberland.
As part of the scam, victims were cold-called by fraudsters posing as police officers who told them their bank accounts had been hacked and items had been bought with their debit cards.
Victims were then told to hang up and dial The Metropolitan Police on 161 and report the crime, unaware the fraudsters were actually still on the line posing as the officers.
The victims were coerced into believing they were an essential part of the police investigation, and were asked to withdraw funds, package up their valuables and bank cards and send these to the ‘officers’ via a courier who would attend their home address.
Detective Sergeant Shaun Fordy, from NERSOU, said: “Courier fraud is an extremely complex crime which defrauds victims of their savings and their peace of mind.
“Victims of fraud are often made to believe they are dealing with a professional and reliable organisation, when in fact they are unknowingly handing over their valuables to criminals and this can have long-lasting and detrimental consequences.
“We want to reinforce the message that no police force or organisation would ever ask anyone to hand over their valuables, withdraw cash or send us anything via a courier.
“As part of Operational Sentinel, our initiative to tackle serious and organised crime, we will actively pursue those offenders who target and exploit vulnerable people in this way, and work alongside our partners to bring them before the courts.”
A number of items were seized following the visits, including mobile phones, cash, jewellery and a quantity of Class A drugs.
Commander Karen Baxter, National Police Coordinator for Economic Crime at the City of London Police, said: “As the national lead force for fraud, we work hard to identify, investigate and detect fraud and cyber crime, through our National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and Action Fraud.
“The Banking Protocol was piloted as a way of tackling increasing levels of this type of fraud.
"Police forces and banks work together to combat courier crime and stop frauds in which victims are tricked into going into their local branch to withdraw or transfer funds to pass on to fraudsters.
"Bank staff play a key role in spotting suspicious activity and alerting police who can swiftly respond. During the pilot, success in tackling courier fraud more than quadrupled.
“This case, where fraudsters preyed on elderly and vulnerable people, demonstrates how effectively a report to your local police force or Action Fraud can lead to fraudsters being brought to justice.”

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I Like You Romantically Card
by My Darlin'
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Squiggle infused florals and abstract shapes love card.
- Blank inside
- A2 (4.25” x 5.5”)
- 100# FSC-certified paper
- Comes with colour-coordinated envelope
- Packaged in a protective cellophane sleeve
- Made in USA


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Contact me hereI am currently away and unable to process any orders. I will be back on the 23/07/2019. Please get in touch with any questions you may have in the meantime - Chris
Here we have all the Castle Prints that I have for sale in a Landscape orientation. Taking photos of iconic Castles is something that really gets me excited. I love the planning involved when deciding where and when I am going to photo a particular castle. Usually having only seen it on a computer screen, I just love the anticipation that comes when I am on the road to the location. Normally early in the morning, normally in the dark but when dawn starts to break and I see the castle for the first time, it just takes my breath away. I have taken many images of Eilean Donan Castle, Kilchurn Castle and Bamburgh Castle. I hope to get to Dunstanburgh Castle, Dunnottar Castle and other iconic locations in the months ahead. All my Castle Prints are available to purchase as Framed Prints, Canvas Pictures and as a stand alone print. Check out my Print Details page for more in depth information on the frames, print paper and the sizes I offer.

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text: The product makes your travel convenient with separated clothe pouches. You can separate clothing by persons, by type, by occasion or as you feel suitable. There are 3 different sizes pouches in there. With sizes of (37 x 26 x 10 cm), (30 x 22 x 10 cm) and (27 x 18 x 10 cm). flexible versatile, super attentive storage consolidation solution for your suitcase mess of troubles, this storage total size of the package is divided into three kinds, plastic waterproof bag side cover layer to effectively waterproof, the grid on the other side, not waterproof but breathable. Waterproof and breathable combination of travel accessories and clothing suitable for admission. Attached to the handle, aside from also packs in a single hand carry. Simple design, is super functional, feels like a small suitcase, travel.

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Our ZFS spares handling system (part 3)
In part 1 I mentioned that our spares system pulls what disks to use as spares from files and how the files are maintained was beyond the scope of the entry. Well, time to talk about that.
From more or less the beginning of our ZFS fileserver system we've had an administrative system that captured
a record of all pools on each physical server and a list of all disks
visible to that server and how they were being used by ZFS. This system
is relatively crude; it's shell scripts that run once a day and then
scp their output to a central location (which is then replicated back
to all fileservers). By combining the information from all of the local
disk usage files, the spares file building system can get a global view
of both what disks exist and how they're used.
(At this point I will pause to note that all through our system we
translate iSCSI disk names from the local Solaris
cNt... names to
symbolic names that have the iSCSI target and logical disk involved.
This is a hugely important step and avoids so many potential problems.)
Although we have disk usage information for physical servers, the spares files are built for our virtual fileservers; each virtual fileserver has its own list of spares, even if two virtual fileservers happen to be using the same physical server at the moment. We do this because each of our iSCSI backends is typically dedicated to a single virtual fileserver and we want to keep things that way even when we have to activate spares. The overall spares handling environment goes to some pains to make this work.
The whole process of building the spares files for the virtual fileservers is controlled by a configuration file with directives. There are two important sorts of directives in the file:
fs8 use backend lincoln
This means that the virtual fileserver
fs8 should use as spare disks
any unused disks on the iSCSI backend
all exclude pool fs2-core-01
This means that all virtual fileservers should avoid (as spares) any
logical disks that share a physical disk with a disk used by the
fs2-core-01 (which happens to be the pool that hosts our
/var/mail, which is quite sensitive to the increased IO load of a
(There are variants of these directives that allow us to be more specific about things, but in practice we don't need them.)
The spares-files build process is run on a single machine from cron, normally once a day. This low frequency of automated rebuilds is generally perfectly fine because disk usage information changes only very slowly. If we're replacing a backend there is a series of steps we have to do by hand to get the spares files rebuilt promptly, but that's an exceptional circumstance.
In theory we could have put all of this initial spares selection logic straight into the spares handling program. In practice, I feel that there's a very strong reason to keep them separate (in addition to this making both aspects of the spares problem simpler). Since we want each potential spare disk to only ever be usable by a single virtual fileserver, overall spares selection is inherently a global process. Global processes should be done once and centrally, because this avoids any chance that two systems will ever do them separately and disagree over what the answer should be. If we only ever generate spare disk lists in one place, we have a strong assurance that only serious program bugs will ever cause two fileservers to think that they can use the same disk as a spare. If the fileservers did this themselves, there are all sorts of (de)synchronization issues that could cause such duplication.
(We can also post-process the output files to check that this constraint holds true.)


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Francesca Brusa (*1991) is a curator and author in contemporary art. She holds a BA in Economics and Management of Art, Culture and Communication from Università Bocconi in Milano, and achieved a MAS in Curating at ZHdK in Zurich. After having worked with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Bonnie Ora Sherk, she developed an independent, non institutional curatorial practice. She is co funder and curator of international, experimental art spaces like archiveboxmuseum and klarakiss.zipspace. Her research is directed towards the understanding of production processes and hidden labor in contemporary art and society. She is based between Milano and Zürich.
The attempt to analyze the structure of contemporary artistic labor and the system of resources involved in the machine of production, is directed towards those realms which remain invisible once the work is institutionalized and enters the circuits of distribution.
“A main feature of artistic production is external workmanship, since the work of art has a purely technical side which extends into handicraft”1. The research aims to understand the evanescent border in contemporary practices between the notions of immaterial, artistic work and material, executive production.
The overlapping gaps where the authoriality connected to the two different spheres of production is undefinable, constitute the main focus of the research which aims to bring further a practical reflexion on the social character of artistic production and on the multiple nature of the labor involved in it -affective, immaterial, relational- and its waged attribution. In this regard, the research will address questions concerning the relationships between artists and assistants, artists and craftsmen, and artists and programmers, and their impact on the materiality of works of art.
1 G. W. F. Hegel, Aesthetics. Lectures on Fine Art. Volume 1. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975) p. 27


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Real Food Encyclopedia | Ramps
The humble ramp (aka, the wild leek, or ramson) has enjoyed a cult-like following for decades. Their fleeting appearance around the spring equinox sends people into a tizzy and is cause for online alerts when they arrive at many a farmers’ market. Much ado about a wild onion? Perhaps.
Ramps are definitely delicious — a peppery and pungent cross between onion and garlic — and their ephemeral nature adds to their appeal. Yet, despite their beloved flavor and growing fan base of eaters, the plant has an equally loud coalition of environmentalists who argue they should be left unharvested. But even so, after a long winter, when you’re down to dinged up apples, sad looking squash and root vegetables, the sighting of ramps is undeniably the first herald of spring.
Before their rise to seasonal star ingredient, ramps (Allium tricoccum) trace back to modest origins in Appalachia where they are still foraged in the wild. Ramps are a welcome sign of spring in the eastern mountain states of West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, where they are very much a part of the regional food culture. Residents have been holding annual ramp dinners and festivals for almost a century. Classic recipes include ramps and “taters” and cornbread with ramps. There’s even a whole cookbook devoted to ramps, although with a decidedly upmarket spin.
Allegedly European settlers in the region learned to gorge on ramps from the Native Americans, who saw the herb as a spring tonic and a blood cleanser. There might not be any hard science to back these claims, but the folk medicine persists to this day. Native Americans such as the Cherokee also allegedly ground up ramps to use as a poultice on bug bites.
Fun Facts about Ramps:
- Ramps are members of the lily family and a cousin to onions and garlic.
- The Latin word for ramps, Allium ursinium, derives from the Old English word for bear leek. While similar, the ramp as we know it in the United States is native to North America, not Europe. It seems that the resemblance between the two plants led to the word ramp being co-opted for tricoccum.
- To add to the confusion, ramps are sometimes referred to as wild garlic, which is actually a completely different plant. Wild garlic (also known as crow garlic, or vineale) is an invasive species that you probably dug up in the backyard as a kid, making your hands smell of garlic.
- Ramps grow wild as far north as Quebec, as far south as Georgia and as far west as Oklahoma.
- Richwood, West Virginia claims to be the ramp capital of the world.
- Ramps are colloquially referred to as the King of Stinkin Appalachia.
What to Look for When Buying Ramps
Ramps have a delicate look about them with slender white stems that turn burgundy at the base and two leaves fanning out in a v-shape akin to a crocus.
Ramps are sold in farmers’ markets by the bunch and they look very similar to spring onions. What distinguishes them are their broad leaves, purplish stems and pungent garlic smell. Look for leaves without the bulb that are fresh and not wilted.
If you’re scouting ramps in the wild, be conscientious. Look for clumps of broad, smooth leaves growing from the woodland floor. Using a trowel, pull back the leaf litter and soil to expose the top of the white bulbs and burgundy stems and only clip the leaves. To confirm that that you’ve found ramps, break off a piece of leaf and give it the sniff test. Does it smell like onions or garlic? Yes? Good for you. But practice sustainable foraging — only harvest about 15 to 25 percent of the clump, otherwise there will be no ramps for the next season. And only harvest from healthy beds, not areas that have already been overharvested.
Note that ramps look very similar to the poisonous Lily of the Valley, probably owing to the fact that they are from the same family. So sniff before you taste.
Sustainability of Ramps
Foragers have been accused of over-collecting and damaging future populations of ramps by harvesting too frequently and digging from the bulb. As ramps’ popularity has increased, this reckless behavior has obliterated much of their wild growth.
In response and in an attempt to preserve wild ramp populations, several North American bans on ramp collection have been put in place. In North Carolina and Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park the practice of foraging for ramps was banned when a study confirmed that the only way to protect ramp patches was to harvest under 10 percent every 10 years. Quebec banned the commercial sale of ramps in 1995, limiting harvesting to personal consumption only. Yet, almost comically, a black market has erupted amongst foragers who can fetch a pretty penny by selling the contraband in the nearby providence of Ontario.
Once an area has been cleared of ramps, there is evidence of non-native plants coming in and claiming the land. And reseeding isn’t as easy as it sounds, as it takes around a year for seeds to germinate and between five and seven years to reach maturity.
The number one most sustainable way to harvest ramps is without their bulbs, though you might find that finding bulbless ramps at market is a challenge. Ask your farmer about their practices and why they’ve chosen to harvest ramps with the bulb attached.
The ramp season runs for short two months, from April to May — sometimes starting as early as late March if the weather is on the warmer side. This transitory quality helps contribute to ramps’ perceived value.
Ramps and Geography
According to “The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink,” about 85 percent of ramps consumed come from the wild, where they grow amongst the leaf litter in the rich, moist soil of the forest. As the tree canopy grows denser with new growth, increasingly blocking out sunlight, ramps wither and their fleeting season ends. In the American South, when ramps are at their peak, the parked cars of foragers line the highways and folks tromp into the woods with boxes to fill with ramps. Ramps like to grow in the sandy soil near streams or close to beech, birch, poplar and maple trees.
Should you have access to similar wild conditions — shade, moist soil rich in organic matter — it is possible to grow your own ramps. Seeds are available for purchase on the internet and should be planted in the fall. Agricultural studies reveal, however, that while ramps can be cultivated for commercial use, they should be grown in a forest environment. Glen and Norene Facemire in Richwood, West Virginia claim to have the only ramp farm in the world.
Storing Fresh Ramps
Once foraged, ramps only last three or four days before perishing. To store, loosely wrap in a paper towel and place in an airtight container or sealed plastic bag. Ramps can be frozen, but we suggest freezing the bulbs and using the leaves fresh.
Cooking with Ramps
Ramps, unlike conventional leeks, require little cleaning. Just give them a good rinse, trim the root hairs and they are ready for cooking. You can also eat them raw if you’re feeling especially adventurous, but remember, they are called the King of Stink for a reason!
Ramps are a seasonal substitute for any recipe that calls for spring onions, scallions or garlic. Ramps have a peppery, garlicky bite that adds fresh flavor to a number of dishes. They can be sautéed, chopped up and added to scrambled eggs, pickled or served in a springtime risotto.
Ramps are high in Vitamins A and C. They are consumed as a folk medicine in Appalachia as a spring tonic to cleanse the blood.

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Iranian Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani in a meeting with Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in Tehran on Wednesday hailed unity among different Iraqi groups as the main cause of the country’s recent victories over ISIL.
“The Iraqi groups’ unity against the ISIL Takfiri current is a very successful experience that will direct that country towards stability, tranquility and development in future,” Amoli Larijani said during the meeting.
The Iranian judiciary chief, meantime, pointed to Iran-Iraq bilateral ties, and said, “Expansion of bilateral ties between Iran and Iraq will result in reinforcing security and stability in the region.”
Hakim, for his part, briefed Amoli Larijani on the latest developments of Iraq, and said, “Fortunately, the recent plots hatched against Iraq were foiled by the help and support of the Iraqi government, people and the religious authorities.”
The head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq appreciated Iran for its major help and assistance to his country in the ongoing campaign against the ISIL.
Iranian officials have always emphasized the country’s determination to support campaign on terrorism in every part of the world.
In relevant remarks in December, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underscored the country’s support for those world states, specially the ones in the region, that take real and practical measures against terrorism.
“We have adopted practical measures in fighting terrorism and if other countries take practical measures in this regard too, we will support them,” Larijani said in a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Salim al-Jabouri in Baghdad.
Larijani who was earlier in Syria and Lebanon before visiting Iraq, underlined that the three countries’ determination to fight terrorism was appreciable.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran supports the determination of these governments to fight terrorism,” he added.
Tehran in December hosted the first International Conference of the World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE).
The WAVE conference came in the aftermath of a proposal by President Rouhani during his address to the UN General Assembly meeting in New York on September 25, 2013, which received the approval of the UNGA after being endorsed by an overwhelming majority of the member states on December 18, 2013.
During his address to the opening of the 1st WAVE conference in Tehran, President Rouhani proposed that December 18 be named as the International Day against Violence and Extremism.
The participants in the Tehran conference welcomed the proposal in their final statement, and underscored the necessity for the world states, politicians and religious leaders to condemn terrorism, violence and extremism in all forms.


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"Wanted you to know Reid picked up his first offer today," Rick Worstell, the player's father, said. "Akron and Coach (Terry) Bowden let us know this morning they were extending an offer."
Worstell, 6-foot-3, 205-pounds, has several other programs in contact, and many will be at the school this moth to see him throw.
As a junior, Worstell threw for 932 yards and a 58% completion rate, after missing the first part of the season due to illness. He will be expected to throw more this season, following the graduation of five-star tailback Brionte Dunn.


On Monday Bad Religion Premiere New Song Online was a top story. Here is the recap: (Radio.com) January 22, 2013, marks the release of Bad Religion's 16th studio album, True North and KROQ have premiered a new song from the effort.
Produced by Joe Barresi, known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age, Pennywise, and Tool, True North aims to please fans in love with the band's signature intellectually stimulating melodic punk.
The band released the album's first single, "F*** You," a few weeks ago, with the new tune packing an expected sonic punch. Frontman Greg Graffin joked, "If any band should have a song with that title, it's us. It just sounds like a perfect Bad Religion song."
As an exclusive, Bad Religion have asked KROQ to world premiere a new track from True North, "Department of False Hope." - Check it out here.