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Ryazan businessman concealed over 2.3 million rubles from tax service
In the Ryazan region the head of a local firm has been accused of tax crimes.
Officers of the Sasovskoye Interdistrict Investigatory Department of ICR Investigative Committee in the Ryazan region have initiated a criminal case against the head of a local company. The businessman is charged with Concealment of Monetary Funds of an Organization against Which the Recovery of Taxes and (or) Fees Is Levied (Art. 199.2 of the Russian Criminal Code).
During the investigation, law enforcement officers established the following: in the period from January to August this year, knowing that the company for agricultural machinery production that he headed was in arrears to the Tax Inspectorate, the businessman made payments in the amount of more than 2.3 million rubles using the current accounts of his contractors.
Law enforcement agencies have opened a criminal case on the basis of materials of the Federal Tax Service of Russia and the MIA Administration in the Ryazan region.
At the moment, the investigating authorities are collecting evidence of the company management's guilt, as well as making efforts to ensure that the the damage caused to the state budget is compensated. The criminal investigation continues.
Moscow Region Government is going to devolve burial and funeral powers on the Directorate-General for regional security that is headed by a person who comes from the M-Directorate of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) - Roman Karataev.
Investigators of the Investigative Committee in the Voronezh region verify information on a high-profile road accident, which was caused by a judge of the Liskinsky District Court, Evgeny Kapustin. Three people were seriously injured as a result of the accident.
Businessman Valery Markelov, who was arrested in the case of Dmitry Zakharchenko, the former acting head of the Department “T” of the Main Directorate for Economic Safety and Counteracting Corruption of the MIA, testified to the investigators about the theft of the Russian Railways money.

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American teenage sensation Mikaela Shiffrin began the New Year in style by winning a world cup slalom race in the Italian resort of Bormio.
In the rainy conditions the 18-year-old led by three hundredths of a second after the opening run.
The defending world cup champion in the discipline extended that lead in the second run to claim her sixth career race win and second slalom triumph of the season.
Maria Pietilae-Holmner of Sweden took the runners up spot in the first ladies’ World Cup slalom race held in Bormio since the 2008 World Cup Finals.
Wearing bib number 13 she surprised the field crossing the line in second place following the morning run and then held tight to her podium placing with a solid second effort down.
She was 0.13 seconds off the pace:
Rounding off the podium in third place was French slalom specialist Nastasia Noens.
The 25-year-old from Nice celebrated only her second career podium when she propelled herself 13 places up the leaderboard after a dazzling second run.
Shiffrin now leads the discipline standings by 62 points over 2012 slalom world cup champion Marlies Schild of Austria who had won the previous two events.
There are four slalom races remaining this season.

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BCCI Marketing Committee has awarded Media Rights to ESPN network for broadcasting Pepsi Indian Premier League for next three years (2015, 2016 and 2017) in United States region. So now twenty20 cricket fans in U.S. region can enjoy world’s popular IPL tournament.
There were three companies in the race to get Pepsi IPL media rights but ESPN wins the media rights by defeating Willow and Times Internet. ESPN will have to pay a fee of USD 12.
4 million dollars for three year time period.
BCCI Honorable Secretary Sanjay Patel said, “We are delighted to have entered into a strategic partnership with one of the leading platforms of global sport, M/S ESPN, which will deliver the widest possible reach ever for the Pepsi IPL in the United States.”
IPL 2015 has been scheduled to hold from 8 April to 24 May.


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Carmilla, Part IV
Welcome back to All Things Eerie and Part IV of Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla.
Some of the traits of vampires are found in Carmilla and others come from some of the many other vampiric tales popularized in the 19th century--such as the ability to produce, in a moment, fog or mist through which one can disappear; the inability to cast a shadow or create a reflection in a mirror; the presence of fangs; the inability to cross running water; the causing of dogs and wolves to howl when in the proximity of a vampire, and, of course, the aversion to garlic and sunlight.
We return to the schloss this evening to find that Laura, our protagonist and narrator, is being visited by a doctor, who has been sent for by Laura’s father to investigate her strange and unusual physical symptoms. Also, the family is visited by General Spielsdorf, a family friend, who brings with him a frightening tale of the death of his young ward and niece Bertha, whom he loved dearly. His story is strangely and remarkably like the story told by our narrator of her first encounter with Carmilla, but ah – where will this story end?
And now, turn down the lights, and joins us for Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, Part IV, Chapters 9 through 12….

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First Name : Donald
Last Name : Zepeda
Approx. Age : 34
State : Washington
FACEBOOK : donaldz
TWITTER : @donaldjdzepeda
YOUTUBE : @donaldjdz
Donald Jose David Zepeda is an organizer for the radical environmental group Declare Emergency and a serial offender. He formerly worked for the equally radical environmental group Extinction Rebellion and may have been affiliated with the Sunrise Movement. Prior to that, he was a sandwich artist at Subway and a cart associate at Sam's Club. In 2017, he attempted to shut off a Kinder Morgan pipeline in Skagit County, Washington and was charged with burglary, criminal sabotage and malicious mischief. In 2021, he vandalized the Florida state capitol by pouring noxious liquids on the capitol steps. When he showed up to serve his sentence, he was arrested for an outstanding warrant for a probation violation. He was arrested in 2021 at a Tampa Bay high school for disrupting the pick-up of students by distributing climate flyers. Also in 2021, he was arrested at a Fort Myers school for trespassing on school grounds, disturbing the peace and failure to leave a school safe zone. In 2022, he blocked a D.C. roadway with coal. He appears to have failed out of Michigan State University after one year. Zepeda is from Michigan but is believed to currently (2023) reside in Seattle, but he does move around a lot. https://archive.ph/KFy4B, https://archive.ph/2PKNZ, https://archive.ph/rDQRI, https://archive.ph/JPIQJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-zepeda-1b263668
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The Western Sahara appears to remain locked in a limbo where international attention is too weak, neither vilifying nor emboldening the rebel organizations.
Unfortunately, counterterrorism measures are often constructed around profiles of a typical male jihadi. Since women are not seen as terrorists, it is easier for them to gather and transfer the intelligence necessary to plan terrorist operations.
Despite his campaign of modernization in Rwanda and a democratic facade, Kagame has gradually tightened his grip on power.
Mobile technology is revolutionizing government accountability and transparency in African countries.
China’s relationship with South Sudan exemplifies its complex economic and diplomatic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa.
The African refugee crisis is manifest in the Niger town of Agadez, where an increasing wave of migration has birthed a growing people smuggling industry.
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Post-authorization, prospective and unicenter clinical trial, in which patients with UC will be included. The treatment with anti-TNFα (infliximab, adalimumab or golimumab) or JAK-inhibitors (tofacitinib) will be initiated by clinical practice and the choice will be made at the discretion of the investigator at the center where the patients will be recruited (Hospital Universitario de La Princesa). In the case of the group of patients treated with tofacitinib, the selection will be made following the action protocol implemented in our center, in which this drug is usually reserved for those cases refractory to anti-TNFα and/or vedolizumab. There will be no random assignment of treatment. The drugs will be used in the approved indications and conditions of use.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms
An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes.
An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.
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This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.
Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans.
Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.
Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.
Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.
The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.
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The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.
|Ulcerative Colitis, Thromboembolism|
BACKGROUND. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic pathology that causes inflammation of the colonic mucosa (1, 2). The most common symptoms include bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and urgent bowel movements, which has a great impact on the quality of life (3). The chronic course of this disease is characterized by alternating periods of relapse and remission (4). The prevalence of UC is relatively high, with a rate of 505 cases per 100,000 population in Europe and 249 cases per 100,000 population in North America (5). In terms of incidence, it is increasing rapidly due to industrialization and westernization of lifestyles (6). The EpiCOM study recorded an overall incidence of 8.2 cases/100,000 person-years of UC (7). In Spain, a recent multicenter study coordinated from our center, which includes 17 Autonomous Communities of the country, confirmed that the current incidence of UC is higher than previously described, with rates of 8 new cases per 100,000 person-years, approximately (8,9). The complexity, the social burden and the costs of treatment make this disease very relevant for health systems. Specifically, in Europe, the annual direct cost is estimated at 9,000 euros per patient (regardless of severity) and 10,000 euros for those cases with moderate to severe UC. The total economic burden of UC has been estimated at 8-15 billion dollars in the US and 12-29 billion euros in Europe (10). All of this underscores the strategic importance of UC to society, including patients and health systems. The goal of drug treatment is to control inflammation to prevent the development of progressive intestinal damage and the onset of complications, so patients can achieve an optimal quality of life. Biological drugs are effective in maintaining clinical remission (11-13). However, approximately half of the patients treated do not reach remission with biological treatment (14-16). The reason for this reduced effectiveness is because therapies are administered based on empirical approaches due to the lack of prognostic biomarkers, adapting them according to the clinical evolution and complications of each case (17). A novel treatment for these refractory cases is tofacitinib (Xeljanz®), a synthetic small molecule inhibitor of JAK kinases, which has been shown to be effective in treating UC (18). Tofacitinib has been recently approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and active psoriatic arthritis, as well as in the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe UC who have had an insufficient response, a loss of response or have been intolerant to conventional treatment or biological therapy. The recommended dose for UC is 10 mg twice daily for induction for 8 weeks, followed by 5 mg twice daily for maintenance (19). A relevant aspect to consider of this drug is its oral administration, unlike biological therapies, which are prescribed intravenously or subcutaneously. Despite these advantages, it has been observed that some patients treated with tofacitinib have a higher incidence of severe thromboembolic events, including dose dependent pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Recent data from a randomized, post-authorization safety trial (A3921133) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis over 50 years of age and at least one cardiovascular risk factor, treated with tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily, have shown an increased risk of pulmonary embolism and overall mortality. The increased risk of pulmonary embolism was 5 times higher compared to patients treated with anti-TNFα. The incidence rates of pulmonary embolism for tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily, tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, and anti- TNFα were 0.54 (95% CI, 0.32-0.87), 0.27 (0.12-0.52), and 0.09 (0.02-0.26) per 100 patient-years treated, respectively. Furthermore, mortality due to any cause in the tofacitinib 10 mg every 12-hour group was 2 times higher than the mortality of the groups treated with tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily and anti-TNFα. The incidence rates of deep vein thrombosis for tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily, tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, and anti-TNFα were 0.38 (0.20-0.67), 0.30 (0.14-0.55), and 0.18 (0.07-0.39) per 100 patient-years, respectively (20). These results support the current recommendation for cautious use of tofacitinib in patients with high thromboembolic risk. As a result of the serious consequences associated with pulmonary embolism and the uncertainty about the underlying mechanism, the "Advisory Committee for Risk Assessment in Pharmacovigilance" decided to evaluate the impact of these findings on the benefit-risk balance of tofacitinib in all authorized indications, as well as the dose of administration. Both FDA and EMA have recently issued new warnings recommending "against" prescribing tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily for maintenance treatment in patients with UC who have one or more of the following known risk factors for venous thromboembolism (advanced age, obesity, diabetes, hypertension smoking, medical history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, immobilization of myocardial infarction in the previous three months, heart failure, use of combined hormonal contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy, inherited clotting disorders, neoplasia), unless appropriate alternative treatment is not available (21,22). In addition, the recommendations established by AEMPS to health professionals include monitoring all patients undergoing treatment with tofacitinib for signs and symptoms suggestive of pulmonary embolism, instructing them to request medical assistance immediately if they experience such symptoms (23). Regarding thromboembolic risk specifically in UC patients treated with tofacitinib, the results of a recent post-hoc analysis showed that during tofacitinib treatment one patient had venous thromboembolism [incidence rate, patients with events/100 patient-years: 0.04; (0.00-0.23)] and four had pulmonary embolism [0.16 (0.04- 0.41)] at a dose of 10 mg predominantly, with risk factors for venous thromboembolism (24). Although data concerning UC patients are still limited, the results of the above-mentioned clinical trial in rheumatoid arthritis are relevant for any therapeutic indication. Other drugs that inhibit the JAK-STAT pathway, such as baricitinib, ruxolitinib, and upadacitinib, have also been associated with an increased incidence of venous thromboembolism. However, the mechanism leading to these events is not known (25). Therefore, a possible class effect of JAK inhibitors in the development of these events cannot be ruled out. Moreover, other JAK inhibitors (pefacitinib, filgotinib and pacritinib) are currently being studied in phase 3 clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, Crohn's disease and myelofibrosis (26-28). Because safety data on these new drugs are very limited, both regulatory agencies and clinical researchers have shown great concern about their thromboembolic risk. Therefore, it is clear that new studies are required to evaluate the safety of these new drugs. This is an utmost need is order to offer these drugs to patients under the safest circumstances. In summary, the pathophysiological mechanism that leads to an increased thromboembolic event in patients treated with tofacitinib or other JAK inhibitors is not currently known. Therefore, despite being effective and rapid drugs, their use has been restricted, since it is not known what would be the effective preventive antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment, for example, to avoid thromboembolic events in these patients. This not only affects tofacitinib but may also involve the other JAK inhibitor drugs that will be approved for inflammatory bowel disease (or for other diseases) in the future. In this line, our project has an ambitious objective: to characterize in-depth this adverse event by studying the alterations in haemostasis. To that aim, the effect of tofacitinib on the general haemostatic profile (i.e., coagulation, platelet aggregation and activation) will be studied in vivo in patients with UC in the short and long term (baseline, 3 and 12 month follow-up). Finally, it is highly probable that from the results obtained in the present project significant advances will be achieved in the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the appearance of venous thromboembolism caused by exposure to tofacitinib. Therefore, this will allow, in clinical practice, to adopt effective pharmacological measures and facilitate prevention strategies to reduce the onset of these complications. Furthermore, it is expected that the results obtained can be extrapolated to other JAK inhibitor drugs of the same family, due to the possible class effect.
Experimental: Ulcerative colitis patients treated with tofacitinib
Tofacitinib 5 mg/day oral per clinical practice
Active Comparator: Ulcerative colitis patients treated with an anti-TNFα drug
Infliximab (Infusion 5mg/kg milligram(s)/Kilogram-Intravenous use) per clinical practice, or adalimumab (Subcutaneus 40 mg milligram(s)-subcutaneus) per clinical practice, or golimumab (subcutaneus 50 mg milligram(s)-subcutaneus) per clinical practice
No Intervention: healthy controls
Drug: - Tofacitinib
Tofacitinib 5 MG/day per clinical practice
Drug: - Infliximab Adalimumab y Golimumab
Infliximab (Infusion 5mg/kg milligram(s)/Kilogram-Intravenous use) per clinical practice or adalimumab (Subcutaneus 40 mg milligram(s)-subcutaneus) per clinical practice or or golimumab (subcutaneus 50 mg milligram(s)-subcutaneus) per clinical practice.
If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.
Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Madrid, , 28006
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The SLS rocket for the Space Launch System made its first flight on November 16. On the occasion of the Artemis 1 mission, the rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, a historic site for American launches. But this launcher, the cost of which is estimated at 4 billion dollars, is not reusable.
NASA industrialists must therefore rebuild an entire replica of the rocket for the Artemis 2 mission, whose departure is scheduled for spring 2024. With four to five missions in the coming years, the bill could reach 20 to 25 billion dollars. dollars for NASA, only in construction costs.
SpaceX: NASA’s savior
At the same time, there are private solutions. SpaceX, with the BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) is a prime candidate. Consisting of a Super Heavy first stage and a starship on top, this rocket is even more powerful than the SLS.
The only downside is that it has never flown before, and its design is already causing major problems for Elon Musk’s company. Officially, SLS is NASA’s only launch vehicle to land on the Moon. But behind the scenes, discussions exist to replace this rocket, which is already seen as obsolete.
Cannot be reused, the rocket has a high cost. At the same time, it allows the entire heavy launch vehicle industry to survive. For decades, these companies have made a fortune with the space shuttle, the closure of the latter after the Columbia accident almost killed them.
Obama’s inauguration in 2009 and the end of the program Constellation forced the Senate to immediately amend NASA’s 2011 budget to include the development of a super-heavy launch vehicle, the SLS. This political racket, once called the “Senate starting system,” saved thousands of jobs. It has since allowed NASA to resume its journey to the Moon.
Already the end?
Faced with affordable private competition, the SLS launcher already looks from another era. The device can bring 81 tons of payload into orbit, almost a quarter of the ISS, but this power is not needed to aim for the Moon. The only way for NASA to justify such a launch vehicle would be to find more distant targets, such as Mars, or transport significant payloads such as a lunar base.
These projects are well in the small papers of the US space agency. But here again SpaceX could do well. BFR would be able to send 150 tons of payload into orbit. More power than SLS. For now, NASA continues to publicly support its launch vehicle, and construction of SLS-2 is already underway. It must be completed during 2023.


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Former Leicester City defender Robert Hooth believes Chelsea’s Antonio Rudigar’s wage demand should be considered. Recent rumors have linked the Germans to a move to Real Madrid. Rudigar has less than a year left on his contract with Chelsea, meaning he will become a free agent next summer.
He was a fringe player under former AS Roma star Frank Lampard. However, since Thomas Tuchel took charge in January, he has cemented his place in Chelsea’s star line-up.
Antonio Rudigar has established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League after his incredible performance for the Blues late last season. Robert Hooth believes Chelsea should meet the wage demand of the 28-year-old or lose him when he is transferred for free next summer.
“From Chelsea’s point of view, do you give Antonio Rudigar what he wants and consider how much it would cost him instead of Chelsea? He did,” Hooth told TalkSport.
He added: “Rudigar has been linked with a move to PSG over the summer and there will be many more top clubs than happy to give him what he wants in a free deal next year.”
Antonio Rudigar is seeking a salary of £ 400,000 per week, which will make him one of the highest paid players in Chelsea. Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku is currently Chelsea’s highest earner, with a বিল 350,000 wage bill per week.
Robert Hooth believes Chelsea will have to spend big to replace Antonio Rudigar
Antonio Rudigar’s possible departure from Chelsea next summer could force the Blues to spend a lot of money signing in place of the former AS Roma star.
Rudigar is considered one of the best defenders in the Premier League. Manchester City, Liverpool, and Manchester United have all spent more than 60 million signing top-class defenders such as Ruben Dias, Virgil Van Dyke and Harry Maguire, respectively.
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG are all reportedly monitoring the status of Antonio Rudigar’s current contract at Chelsea.
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Why Do Some Wives Say, "I Do Not Feel Any Respect For My Husband"?
When we say that God commands a wife to respect her husband we are not saying that God commands the wife to feel respect for her husband. She may feel little to no respect for him because of his reprehensible actions. No person on the planet should feel respect for what is not intrinsically respectable.
So then, what do we mean by respecting one’s husband?
Respect is about how a wife treats her husband when she does not feel respect for him.
Respect is about the demeanor and behavior a wife takes toward her husband when talking to him about his hurtful deeds.
God’s call in Ephesians 5:33 and 1 Peter 3:1,2 does not call her to feel respect for him, but to be a respectful human being. It is a call for her to choose respect-words, respect-tones, respect-looks, and respect-behavior so that he hears the truth of his wrongdoing.
This is about her respectful appearance and delivery, not about him deserving the respect or her feeling it.
Of course some of this information is tough for a husband to swallow, since he feels matters of honor and respect among men. He lives by the honor code and it compels him emotionally. He cannot imagine how his wife could have such strong feelings of disrespect and contempt for him, since he knows he’d die for her. To him the lack of feeling respect for him makes little sense.
But I write this to wives. (For my message to husbands, click here.)

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We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions of people. This book is an antidote to pessimism by tech-entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler.
Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing-fast. The authors document how four forces-exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion-are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Abundance establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic road map for governments, industry, and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.
Examining human need by category-water, food, energy, health care, education, and freedom-Diamandis and Kotler introduce dozens of innovators making great strides in each area: Larry Page, Steven Hawking, Dean Kamen, Daniel Kahneman, Elon Musk, Bill Joy, Stewart Brand, Jeff Skoll, Ray Kurzweil, Ratan Tata, Craig Venter, and many, many others.
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So the future so bright everyone that isn't the target for ETs don't get optional stick ups give us all u got and then call home? Papa what can mortals do? Obviously have to have top clearance for that answer! Joyfully expecting miracles of Jesus coming soon to save us from mere mortal humans....love the creatures but u told me too...ok so hope to see u before the last Reese's of my pieces.bride may require sum assembling..just joking and wording around
This book is sophisticated, well-researched, and interesting. And I have high standards when it comes to books.


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One of my facebook friends, Vanessa, commented on my omelet yesterday morning and said she’d love to see my shopping list. So I decided to grab my receipt and share what i got. 🙂
First, I must confess. My eating has been so off the last 2 weeks since my vacation. I often skipped meals or opted for a can of soup because I was too lazy to cook – and the main reason cooking would be challenging is because we were low on groceries. Betty Crocker I am not. I cook easy, fast, simple meals. If it can’t be simple, I won’t bother cooking it. This girl has very little patience.
We rarely eat out, but this past week I resorted to restaurants simply because I didn’t want to cook and I didn’t want to shop. (I keep telling you how lazy I am. Eventually you will start believing me! If I can do this anyone can!)
THIS, my friend, is how to NOT live! Steve and I both felt horrible, unhealthy and fat. AND we missed the taste of fresh food, healthy food. Our bodies are smart – once it gets the good stuff, it craves it. We couldn’t WAIT to go grocery shopping and get back to normal healthy eating habits. So THIS was my weekend!! My weekend to get back in control, get organized and plan for a week of clean eating and healthy living!
Before I went to the store, I cooked up some brunch (I made an eggbeater omelet with broccoli, grilled onions and goat cheese). I was stuffed! Now I was ready for my day of healthy preparations! But, before I begin, let me share with you a few simple shopping tips to help you on your diet (or just healthy eating) before you even take the groceries home.
7 Healthy Shopping Tips
Tip #1: NEVER go to the store HUNGRY! Eeeeeverything will look amazing if you go in that store hungry! The only way to hink with your brain, and not your tummy is to go to the store nice and full. Your waistline AND bank account will thank you. That’s why I told you I ate that omelet. I promise, nothing makes me more stupid than being hungry.
Tip #2: Be realistic. Don’t buy celery and stuff you know you won’t eat just because it looks healthy. Buy foods you enjoy and WILL eat. You’ll be less wasteful and a more satisfied dieter. Consider your upcoming schedule. If you are busy, shop for stuff that is simple, quick and easy to throw together. Save your complicated fancy recipes for another shopping trip.
Tip #3: Avoid Fat Free items. Normally fat-free items have more sugar. Since fat slows down digestion (which helps us stay fuller longer), going fat free can actually make you feel hungrier. Don’t avoid fat, just eat it sparingly. Beware of healthy appearing titles. Many times they are not as healthy as they want you to believe.
Tip #4: Don’t Rush. Shopping healthy requires time. You need to read labels and use your noggin to make good choices. Following a shopping list can help a lot, but when you are starting a diet plan, it’s imperative you have the time to really study food and make the best choices. If you don’t have the time to shop smart, get the bare necessities only, and go back when you have more time to shop right. The more educated you become, the faster you’ll get in and out.
Tip #5: If You Can’t Control Yourself Around It, Don’t Buy It. Even if it’s pretty healthy, if you can’t control yourself around that food, you don’t need it in your house. For example, Steve loves Peanuts. They are not bad for you (in low quantities). However, if Steve has a handful of nuts, he has the whole container. As a result, this is one item we rarely purchase.
Tip #6: Be prepared for emergencies. While I believe whole food is ALWAYS the best choice, keep a stock in a few low-cal frozen meals like Lean Cuisine, Smart Ones or Healthy Choice, as well as some high-protein bars like Designer Whey, Detour or Zone Bar (which are all around 200 calories and have 10gms or so of protin). So, in the event you are in a mind and rushed for time, you have something to eat that is much healthier than fast food or not eating anything at all.
Tip #7: Shop around the outside of the store 1st. Only venture in the aisles to find specific must-have items – never browse. Most of the stuff on the aisles are processed foods, toppings and extras we don’t need. I listed all my groceries that were in the refrigerated, produce & dairy sections in green and the inside aisles in red. Black is 0-calorie items.
My Grocery Shopping Receipt
Sometimes your shopping list and shopping receipt can be two totally different things. So, I’m sharing with you my grocery receipt.
- Cabbage (to make Roasted Cabbage)
- Green & Red Peppers
- Romaine Lettuce
- Spring Mix
- Cole Slaw Mix (I use it for sides, toppings & salads)
- Orange Juice
- Edamame (I love this as a salty snack with soy sauce)
- Pastrami (for my Low-Cal Rueben Quesadillas)
- Sauerkraut (for the Quesadillas)
- Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt
- Coffee Mate Hazelnut & Almond Joy Creamer (my treat)
- Frozen vegetables (only snow peas & spinach. I have plenty at home)
- Steam Veggies (for emergency quick meals)
- 5 Lean Cuisines & Healthy Choices (aiming for 18-25gms of protein and around 300 calories)
- Flat Out Healthy Grain Wrap (for the Quesadillas)
- Fruit & Cream Oatmeal (we also have whole oats at home)
- Bear Naked Granola (toppings for my Greek Yogurt Bowl)
- Pineapple slices (for kabobs, salads & stirfry)
- Low-Sugar Craisins (for salads)
- Honey Roasted Almond Accents (salads)
- Mio Lemonade (to spice up water)
- Dasani Pinacolada/Coconut (never tried it)
- LaCroix Cran-Rasp sparkling water
- Secret Deodorant, paper plates, plastic forks, etc (but you probably don’t want to know that kind of stuff! ha!)
Steve shops for meat and bulk items at Sams. Here was what he brought home:
- Ground Turkey (for my Mexican Meatloaf)
- Mango (I put in my Greek Yogurt)
- Brussel Sprouts (We grill them with curry)
- Pretzel thins
- Almonds & Pistachios
Of course I already had some groceries, so don’t trip if you don’t see eggs, etc – I still have a pretty full pantry and I do have 2 refrigerators that are not even close to empty. 🙂 I always stay stocked on condiments and, more importantly, seasonings.
- Lemon Juice
- Lime Juice
- Alessi Balsamic Vinegar
- BADIA Complete Seasoning (can’t live without this!)
- Grill Mates Mojito Lime Seasoning (awesome stuff!)
- Hot Sauce (I love them all)
- Olive Oil
Off the top of my head, I will probably cook the following this week:
- Filet Mignon and Quinoa (which we had last night after I shopped)
- Grilled chicken kabobs with green pepper, onion, tomato & pineapple over brown rice quinoa mix
- Chicken & vegetables with PB2 peanut sauce from Diabetic Living magazine this month (no, I’m not diabetic, but they have great ideas for eating low-cal, healthy, low-glycemic meals)
- One or two of my sensational low-cal salads
- Grilled salmon & asparagus (for Steve)
- Mexican Meatloaf (going to try it with cooked Quinoa instead of bread!)
- Pulled BBQ chicken and low-cal cole slaw wrap
- Rueben Quesadillas
- And probably a lot of grilled meat with veggies.
Grocery Shopping is great, but to be super successful with your diet, you have to actually cook. ha! So, once I got home from the grocery store, the cooking began.
Last night we cooked:
- 10 filleted chicken breasts (making 20 filets) with lime and Grill Mates Mojito Lime Seasoning
- Blackened Salmon
- Filet Mignon (we probably have steak once every 3-4 weeks)
- Turkey Quinoa meatloaf
- Low-cal Italian Turkey Meatballs
Now, all I have to do is throw sides with everything and we’ve got plenty of lunches, snacks and dinners ready to rock!
Makes 4 servings
1 small head napa cabbage (about 12-16 leaves)
2 small carrots (I used the pre-schredded mix)
2 green onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
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It starts at the grocery store, but that’s not where it ends. I know a lot of people who buy healthy food that ends up rotting in bottom of the refrigerator. So, you not only need to shop healthy, you need to buy stuff you know you will actually cook – not stuff you hope you will eat. Good intentions won’t help you lose weight. Follow through will. And once you cook up your food, it still doesn’t stop there. You need to make sure you have all the tupperware you need so it goes where you go. Plastic forks, spoons, lunch bag – you name it, if it helps you stick to your diet, it’s worth being properly stocked.
With that said, cooking is definitely the hardest part of the process. It takes time, but it is SO worth it. This why we set aside time to cook for the week – and Sundays are those days for us. It’s our chance to cook up all our meat for the week, and box up our meals so we stay on track, no matter what craziness comes our way.
Since many people ask me what we make, I thought I’d share our shopping list, as well as what we made for this week.
My Shopping List:
Ground Lean Turkey
Lean Cuisines (for emergency)
Egg Whites/Egg Beaters
Granola (for sprinkling o yogurt)
Light Balsamic Dressing
Kosher Dill Pickles
100 Calorie Popcorn
130 Calorie Packs of Pistachios
Sugar Free Creamer
Greek Yogurt Snack Packs
Low-Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sticks
Anderson Pretzel Stix
4 Gallons of Water
Once I get my groceries, then I prepare the meat. My focus is to have a meat and one vegetable for each meal. I save my higher-carb items (like sweet potato) for lunches, and stick to leafy greens with a meat at night.
Meat for the Week
Grilled Filleted Fajita Lime Chicken
Large Grilled Salmon with Ginger and Wasabi
Grilled Tilapia with Lemon & Mojo Mama Blacked Dry MOJO
Roasted Curry Chicken & Vegetables
Breadless Low-Calorie Turkey Meatloaf
Curry Chicken Salad
As always, I played in the kitchen and created meals based on what I was in the mood for. I rarely follow recipes, and I almost never measure anything, unless I am following a recipe. So, bare with me as I try to recall what I did, in hopes it at least gets you on the right track. 🙂
Cook Healthy to Eat Healthy
Roasted Curry Chicken
Chicken Breast (I cooked 8-10)
1 Can Lite Coconut Milk
2 Onions Sliced Thick
2 Sweet Potato (peeled and diced in 2″ chunks)
3 Bell Peppers Sliced Thick
2 Cans Water Chestnuts
A Butt-Load of Curry Powder 🙂
Sprinkle of Cayenne Pepper to add zip
Sprinkle Stevia to sweeten (to taste)
Salt to taste
Put in a roaster or crock pot. After the food is done, I add more stevia, curry and salt until I get the taste I want, which is a sweet and slightly spicy flavor. If it’s too sweet, you may need more salt to balance it.
After the chicken was all done and absorbed the yummy flavors of the curry and vegetables, I took out 3 breasts and chopped them up in cubes for a curry chicken salad. Here is what I put in it.
Curry Chicken Salad
Mix it all up and pop it in the fridge to chill. Cut a cucumber in half, longways, and scoop out the seeds with a tablespoon until it makes a nice boat. Serve the chicken salad on the cucumber boat. Serve with wheat thins if you are serving guests. Dieters skip the chips and just enjoy it as is.
When it comes to meal planning, one of the biggest obstacles for dieters is breakfast. Some people are just not hungry that early in the day. Others have a sensitive stomach and can’t stomach just any kind of food in the morning. And, most of us are just so darn busy, rushing to get out the door, we don’t make time for the most important meal of the day. So, here are a few things you can try!
10 Breakfast items that are always on my Shopping List:
- Lavish Oatmeal
- Egg Beaters
- Chobani greek yogurt
- Thomas’ whole wheat bagel thins
- La Tortilla low-carb wraps
- Trop 50 orange juice
- Back to Nature cranberry pecan granola
- Designer Whey vanilla protein (available at Publix)
- Jimmy Dean D’Lights breakfast meals
- Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter
- and of course, a bunch of fresh produce!!
15 Healthy & Simple Breakfast Ideas
Since planning is key to success with any diet, here are some breakfast ideas to help give you more ideas on food to fuel you through the day. Remember, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
- Egg Beaters, ham and cheese on a toasted Thomas’ whole wheat bagel thin.
- Chobani greek yogurt topped with fresh fruit and a sprinkle of Back to Nature cranberry pecan granola
- Toasted 1/2 a Thomas’ whole grain bagel (or whole bagel thin) with natural Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter and honey
- La Tortilla low-carb wrap, low-fat veggie cream cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, ham, cheese and sprouts.
- Easy Lavish Oatmeal comes in a pouch that doubles as a measuring cup, perfect for rushed mornings.
- Your choice of plain whole oats (oatmeal) with milk, real butter, fresh or dried fruit and chopped nuts
- Egg Beaters, leftover grilled asparagus, and melted cheese on a toasted Thomas’ whole wheat bagel thin.
- Jimmy Dean D’Lights turkey sausage breakfast bowl (230 calories) or sausage, egg white cheese bagel (260 cal) are great in a rush.
- Egg beaters, leftover spinach, tomato and low-fat feta cheese on toasted Thomas’ whole wheat bagel thin.
- Protein shake, like Designer Whey vanilla protein, Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter , milk (or soy milk) and whole oats (like Coaches Oats) for crunch. Or, Designer Whey vanilla protein, Trop 50 orange juice, banana and yogurt is great for fruit smoothie lovers.
- Egg Beater Casserole. Layer thin 100-calorie bread or bagel thins, Egg Beaters and your favorite toppings like leftover chopped meat, onions, tomatoes, spinach, and low-fat cheese. Great for cooking in advance!
- La Tortilla low-carb wrap wrap with sliced bananas and Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter – quick, easy and yummy! Add sprouts for a fun crunch!
- Breakfast burrito with Egg Beaters, leftover chicken, onion, cheese and fresh salsa on a La Tortilla low-carb wrap
- Thomas’ whole wheat bagel thin, plain cream cheese spread, sliced smoked salmon (available at Sam’s Club), lemon juice and capers. (Steve’s favorite breakfast)
- Always have Designer Whey protein bars on hand for emergency mornings when you run out of time. My favorite is their triple chocolate crunch!
Breakfast doesn’t have to be fancy. It doesn’t have to be complicated or big – but it needs to be a smart choice. The better you eat in the morning, the better you will feel throughout the day.

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Maths Balance Volumes – Tried To Make A Call C11
Fractured vocal vignettes, broken organ melodies, squelchy stunted phrases and echoey grunted rhythms – Tried to Make a Call is a tonic to a shrinking world where everybody is talking, instantly, inanely – this is communication breakdown, information claimed back and made meaningful. Heroically Pynchonian – an entropic and mathsy meltdown.
On the flip, Maths Balance Volumes offer up discordant raw guitar, strummed out, anaemic laments to a future fragile; lo-fi regressive grunge shaking with honesty and struggle. As it stutters and falls, and picks itself up – the song gathers shape, becomes stronger, eventually shuddering with a conviction and power.

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Morgan four-wheel drive sports cars return to North America after 15 years. The British company expects its first Plus 4 cars to hit dealerships in January 2023, with the more powerful Plus 6 following six months later.
The turnaround is thanks to the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act, which was introduced in 2015 but didn’t come into force until 2021. Most obviously, it helps the small-batch replica car industry by getting rid of most federal standards designed to resemble cars built at least 25 years earlier and whose annual production does not exceed 5,000. But since Morgan’s cars look very much like they did when Roosevelt sat in the big chair, it’s pretty useful for the British sports car brand too.
Morgans were intermittently available in the US during the brand’s 113-year history, but fully built four-wheelers have not been sold in North America since the slinky, cross-eyed Aero 8 lost its smart-airbag exception in 2008.
A few Morgan four-wheelers have still made their way across the Atlantic over the past 15 years, but only through a somewhat complicated process of shipping non-motorized cars from the UK and then fitting them with a federalized engine on US soil. Basically you had to really want it to work.
See also: New Morgan Plus Four with new chassis and BMW turbo engine
The brand had a small presence in the US thanks to the success of the 3 Wheeler, revived in 2010 and able to circumvent car safety legislation by, as the name suggests, only having three wheels. This vehicle went out of production last year, but the all-new 3 wheeler, which gets an all-new aluminum chassis and swaps out a motorcycle V-twin for a Ford inline-three-cylinder automotive engine, should be available in the US before the end of 2022.
The first of the four-wheelers to arrive in North America is the Plus Four, which launched in other markets in 2020 and is powered by a BMW B48 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder mated to a choice of six-speed manual transmissions . This will be followed six months later by the Plus 6, which uses a BMW B58 3.0-liter straight-six. Morgan already uses these engines in its European cars, but North American cars must use powertrains specifically homologated for that region.
While its current 4x4s may look similar enough to its historic models to qualify for the low volume exemption, under the skin they are radically different. Both are built around an aluminum chassis, Morgan has discontinued its traditional steel chassis for 2020. Fear not, purists; They still have a classic ash frame on which the body panels are mounted.
Morgan has yet to release North American pricing, but a Plus 4 currently starts in the UK from £64,995 ($79,100) and a Plus 6 from £84,995 ($103,400). The new 3 wheeler is priced at a confirmed $54,000 plus destination and local taxes. That’s not beer money, but impending re-expansion into the US market has also forced Morgan to recruit new dealers, one of whom is currently selling Ferraris in Colorado, and we can imagine a well-heeled Ferrari buyer or two wanting to do the same Turning heads B. a 3-Wheeler, Plus Four or Plus Six, and adding a Morgan to the cart.
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Musician and comedian Munawar Faruqui continues to win hearts in Bigg Boss Season 17 with his candid and upfront approach to the game. Securing his seventh consecutive triumph, Munawar Faruqui retains the coveted position as Ormax Media’s top favorite contestant in the latest rankings. Not only has he claimed a spot in the top five, but he also reigns supreme, seizing the first position for the week spanning November 25 to December 1.
Ormax Media’s recent announcement featured the leading contenders in their “Ormax Characters India Loves: Top 5 most popular #BiggBoss17 contestants (Nov 25-Dec 1)” update. Munawar Faruqui clinched the top spot, with Ankita Lokhande trailing at second place, closely followed by Aishwarya Sharma and Vickey Jain at third and fourth positions, respectively, and Neil Bhatt securing the fifth spot.
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Munawar Faruqui’s consistent dominance in Ormax Media’s rankings throughout Bigg Boss Season 17 showcases his innate ability to resonate with the audience, emphasizing his immense popularity. With each episode, Munawar underscores the significance of authenticity and relatability in the realm of reality television. His continuous streak at the pinnacle of Ormax Media’s ratings solidifies his standing as the audience favorite and positions him as a formidable contender for the coveted Bigg Boss title. Munawar’s trajectory on the show shines brightly as he continually garners support, captivating viewers with his genuine and remarkable presence.


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Fawzia Khan founded the law practice of Fawzia Khan & Associates in 1990. She is an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public. In 1992, Fawzia was appointed by the Minister of Justice to sit as a Commissioner in the Small Claims Court, a title she still holds to this day.


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It’s no secret that the Zelda community is not only quite large, but also unique among gaming franchises on the internet. From sites like Zelda Classic that provide a custom game along with the tools to create your own custom 2D levels, Zelda Universe with its large forum community, Zelda Dungeon with its top notch walkthroughs, ZREO with its music reorchestrations, WZMR being your source for nonstop Zelda radio all day every day, North Castle being the king of Zelda related fanworks, to us here at ZeldaInformer bringing you informative articles, it’s easy to see just how wide spread the fandom is for this franchise.
Bottom line: Zelda has widespread internet support from fans, unlike the Mario Brothers, Metroid, or Pikminseries. A lot of the fans of those franchises you can find lurking at more general gaming sites such as GoNintendo or IGN. Why is this? What is it about this community that just makes it work?
First of all, it comes down to the passion of the people who create the sites. As the community has grown over the years, none of it would of happened without select fans saying “I love this series so much I am going to create a fan dedication site about it.” What started as a few sites with some simple guides grew into hundreds of sites with unique personalities. Many of these sites have come gone over the years, but without fans having enough passion and love for Zelda to go through the effort of making a site, none of this happens.
Why Zelda though? Mario has vastly more games and is the Nintendo mascot. Halo has a massive following of online players, and Age of Empires is a strict PC title. Why above all these titles, and so much more, does Zelda instill that passion the other games don’t? Honestly, I don’t have an answer, but I do have a few guesses. Firstly, Zelda is simply better then the rest as a franchise. Each title is a instant best seller… and not just because of its name. Each title is surprisingly a lot of fun, and there is rarely a let down. Zelda is what Zelda is, and nothing out there is like it. That may be the most important reason for its popularity: Zelda is one of a kind.
Secondly, Zelda games always leave us wanting more. We finish off Ganondorf, the quest is complete, and Hyrule is saved yet again. However… something never feels quite complete. It’s as if you just know your quest isn’t really over… and thus we always want more. Twilight Princess did a great job of making us want more, as did Ocarina of Time. These games just make us want to play more, and thus we want more and want to express that feeling through a site.
Last, but not least, is the fact that Zelda leaves a lot of questions to be answered. I am not just talking about the timeline, but life in general. Majora’s Mask started an interesting trend of linking problems in the game to real life issues we deal with as we grow up. We started to examine the other titles and notice the same thing. In short, Zelda connects with the player in ways no other game seems able to accomplish.
This isn’t all to say that there are not communities out there that are as big, if not bigger, than the Zelda franchise. Among some of the larger communities for individual franchises you will find, none top the Final Fantasy series or the Pokemon franchise. In general though, none of them simply have the variety that make the Zelda Community one of a kind.
In closing, I just want to say thank you. Thank you to all the fans out there that make all of this possible. It’s you guys that inspire me to run this site and keep providing content that I feel you guys will enjoy and make use of. Without the fans we would not exist, none of the Zelda sites would exist. You guys make it all possible, so I think I can say safely that we as a website community want to thank all of you for making everything possible. Everything we do is for you guys. Enjoy your time at this site, and at all the other sites out there. We, together, look forward to continuing to give the community everything it wants and then some. In The Legend of Zelda we trust.

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Download Finding Aid
Collection Dates: 1970s
Scope and Content Note: One film about Aunt Arie Carpenter; one film about the Meaders family.
Biographical Note: Aunt Arie Carpenter (1885-1978) lived in Macon County, North Carolina in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. She was interviewed for the first Foxfire book (published in 1972) and subsequent Foxfire books, where she shared her skills and philosophy of life.
The Meaders family are world-renowned potters. The Meaders Pottery was founded in 1893. "In 1920 Cheever Meaders inherited the family pottery at Mossy Creek; a year later his brother Cleater set up a shop in nearby Cleveland. As local demand for food-related wares declined, tourists and crafts enthusiasts became their main customers. In the late 1950s Cheever’s wife, Arie, taught herself to throw and developed an imaginative line of colorful wares, including wheel-thrown birds and animals, to appeal to this outside market. Their son, Lanier (1917-98), who inherited his mother’s artistic vision and his father’s determination to keep making alkaline-glazed stoneware the old-fashioned way, took over the shop in 1967 and revitalized the tradition of jugs with applied faces. Lanier Meaders’s success encouraged others in the region, including members of his family, to carry on the craft today."--New Georgia Encyclopedia
Extent: 2- 16mm films
Provenance: Clarkesville Public Library
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Nothing beats ordering a classic hamburger. Whether you like it with onions, all the way, or plain, Nashville has a burger for everyone.
Nashville is home to professional sports teams like the Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville Sounds, Nashville Soccer Club, and several NCAA Division I programs. Learn more about each team and get tickets to see the next game, or take a day to relax on the golf course, throw an axe, or even do some yoga with a goat. Whatever health acitivity you're looking for, Nashville has it all.
“Chicago stadium when the Bulls were in their heyday was incredible, incredible, but this atmosphere is amazing.”
If you dare to explore some of Nashville's sports bars, start planning your next trip by looking for a place to stay. Make sure it's close to one of these bars.
If sports bars aren't what you're looking for, check out some of the other restaurants in Nashville's food scene.
Explore all the flavors each restaurant in Nashville offers.

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Blog: Seafood sector warned on global warming
Katy Askew | 1 July 2014
The New Zealand seafood industry received a stark warning this weekend: a "massive shellfish extinction event" could be on the cards.
According to local reports, US expert Todd Capson told a University of Otago conference that ocean acidification and climate change are putting the NZ - and global - seafood industries under threat.
Capson, of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, is due to meet with the country's policy makers to discuss the problem - and potential solutions - this week.
The SFP first warned that a global reduction of CO2 emissions is required to safeguard the seafood industry as we know it earlier this year, when it released a briefing in partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Judge Business School.
The briefing warned that global warming of two degrees would result in a loss of landings to global fisheries of between US$17-41bn. Fishery yields will increase 30-70% in high latitudes but fall by 40-60% in the Tropics and Antarctica, with large species like tuna in the Pacific and Indian oceans are likely to move eastwards.
"400 hundred million people depend critically on fish for their food and face reduced access to marine protein because of climate change and acidification. Artisanal fishermen in the Tropics are most at risk," the report warned.
Changes in the distribution of marine species may lead to conflict between fishing nations and significant increases in illegal fishing, it continued.
The SFP has issued a call to action. Will the NZ government - and others - listen?
Singapore-based agribusiness giant Wilmar International is to publish more information on how it sources its palm oil, a move welcomed by environmentalists....
Just two weeks into 2015 and competition among UK grocers is heating up further. Will suppliers be caught in the crossfire? Corporate restructuring firm Begbies Traynor thinks so....
Boulder Brands is expanding its Udi's brand in the foodservice channel through a tie-up that will bring two varieties of gluten-free pizza to Pizza Hut outlets throughout the US....
- Premier Foods CEO expects UK supermarket rebound
- Briefing: The risks and rewards of e-tail in China
- Unilever must "speed" response to consumer trends
- Why US diet guidelines should consider environment
- Emerging markets online: India's food retail scene
- Post Holdings strikes deal to acquire MOM Brands
- Food industry news of week: Unilever, PepsiCo
- Chobani launches Tots infant range
- Tootsie Roll CEO Melvin Gordon dies at 95
- Premier Foods hails "improving" sales trends
- 10 Key Trends in Food, Health and Nutrition 2015
- The Sugar Backlash and its Effects on Global Consumer Markets
- The Future of Retailing in the UK to 2017
- Global Consumer Trend Framework: Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors that Influence Global Consumption Habits
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Surrounded by the Côte Chalonnaise wine region, Chalon-sur-Saône is a picturesque riverside town and a former trade port in southern Burgundy. It was the birthplace of former Louvre director Vivant Denon and photography inventor Nicéphore Niépce and is a stopping point for pleasure cruises along the Saône.
Things to do in Chalon-sur-Saône
In the heart of the city is the twin-towered Chalon Cathedral, which was established in the 8th century and completed in the 19th. Designated as a Monument Historique, it exhibits diverse architectural styles, including a Neo-Gothic facade and Burgundian Romanesque chapels. Highlights of the interior include a 16th-century Belgian tapestry and a fresco dating from the 1400s.
Photography enthusiasts shouldn’t miss a visit to the Musée Nicéphore-Niépce, which details the history of the craft and the life of its locally-born inventor. As you browse the vintage cameras and personal objects on display, you can learn how Nicéphore Niépce devised what was known as the “heliographic process”. The museum also boasts a collection of around three million photographs developed using a variety of processes.
Another museum not to miss is named after Vivant Denon, a locally born artist and archaeologist who was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre by Napoleon. In addition to learning about his career and legacy, the Musée Vivant-Denon houses Italian Baroque paintings, Gallo-Roman bronzes and decorative furnishings, as well as an impressive collection of gemstones.
Getting around Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône is around an hour’s drive south of Dijon and 1.5 hours north of Lyon. Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport is also 1.5 hours away and has flights to destinations across Europe and North Africa. Trains connect from Paris to the Chalon-sur-Saône railway station while buses travel throughout the city.


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This means that it is more difficult to raise the temperature of water compared to other substances think of our intelligent designer who gave water all of its unique properties passing water through a magnetic field reorients water hardness. Some properties of aluminum are: shiny, silver colored, fragile, and thin each element has its own type of properties chemists use symbols to represent elements compounds a compound is a substance formed when two or more elements are chemically joined water. Minerals have distinguishing physical properties that in most cases can be used to determine the identity of the mineral in this and can usually be seen as planes running through the mineral the use of physical properties to identify minerals will be necessary for the second lab. Spinoza in these places seems to be claiming that there is an identification of the substance with its attributes grasps the reality of substance through attributes while holding a view different from that of bennett regarding spinoza's theory of attributes.

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Is CBD Good for Inflammation? (Plus 3 More Chronic Conditions Cannabidiol Can Treat)
With as much valid research that emerges around CBD’s health benefits, just as many half-truths and untruths float to the surface. And for casual consumers, it might be difficult to filter out the fabrications from the bonafide, research-backed benefits.
Here are a few examples of commonly asked questions – along with corresponding studies and warnings – concerning CBD. Is CBD good for inflammation? Can it help with anxiety and depression? And are the stories about CBD reducing seizures legitimate?
Does CBD Help With Inflammation in the Body?
In short, yes. According to a study on the antioxidative and anti-Inflammatory properties of cannabidiol (CBD) performed by the Medical University of Bialystok in Poland, CBD indirectly reduces inflammation by lowering levels of cytokines. Increased levels of cytokines have been known to increase inflammation. Naturally, when taken away, lower levels of cytokines can improve conditions like arthritis.
Additionally, this same study found that when the CB2 endocannabinoid receptor is activated – a process that occurs naturally in the body and can be facilitated through the taking of CBD supplements – inflammation can also be reduced.
Finally, a brief warning. Enzymes in the liver are responsible for breaking down drugs and natural substances in the body and purifying your blood. These enzymes can only do so much at a time, however, and combining CBD with other anti-inflammatory medications can slow down this purification process.
Does CBD Help With Anxiety and Depression?
For those of us who have the misfortune of anxiety and/or depression disorders, we understand that it’s not as simple as being afraid, paranoid, or sad. The effects are chemical in nature, and they aren’t cured by our father gently patting us on the back and saying, “Buck up, pal.”
We also know that medication for anxiety or depression usually comes with a hefty and intimidating line of side effects, like mood swings, sleeplessness, and sexual dysfunction (not to mention the cost of medication).
Thankfully, CBD has been shown to help manage symptoms of anxiety and depression. The key is serotonin receptors. For most individuals struggling with chronic anxiety or depression, serotonin levels in the body are low. Of course, that is an oversimplified explanation of a complicated problem, but the point is that CBD positively interacts with serotonin receptors in the brain, acting as an antidepressant and antianxiety compound.
Does CBD Help With Seizures?
Of all the benefits of CBD, it’s treatment of seizures is by far the most documented. A placebo-controlled trial showed that children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, rare and difficult to treat forms of epilepsy, experienced half the amount of seizures when taking CBD than those in the placebo group.
This finding, along with many other studies, led to the manufacturing of a drug called Epidiolex, which is the only FDA approved medication derived from CBD.
Without a doubt, CBD has its place in healthcare, and it’s potential applications range from inflammation to chronic pain to mental health to seizures. If you are considering adding CBD to your daily routine – especially if you are on other medications or considering going off current medications – make sure to talk with your doctor. CBD has the potential to help, but the transition to cannabidiol should be done safely and with the oversight of qualified medical professionals.

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Adaptive Feed Forward Control of an Industrial Robot
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Positioning and path accuracy is mandatory for state of the art robotic applications, where most of the path planning is done on computer systems. In most of the industrial robots a simple PD motor joint control is implemented, which suffers from quite high tracking errors. The performance of this controller can be improved by using a model based feed forward control. This model based feed forward control strongly depends on the dynamical parameters of the manipulator which have to be idenfified. However, parameters can vary during operation due to e.g. changes in friction conditions or changing loads. Therefore an online adaptation of the dynamical parameters is recommended. Two methods, namely the Recursive Least Squares (RLS) method and the Square Root Filtering (SRF) method, are presented and compared w.r.t tracking errors in the robots joints. The evaluation is done for a Stäubli TX90L industrial robot mounted on a linear axis leading to 7 degrees of freedom.


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China Aster Mixed Flower Seeds
China Aster is one of the popular annual flowering plants in the family of Asteraceae and is native to China and Korea. It produces beautiful flowers with single, double layers of delicate petals. China Aster flowers come from white and pale yellow to pink, rose, red, blue, purple, and violet and each flower grows on a separate stem. The china aster flower's bright yellow center attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. This is an excellent choice if you are looking for a large flower as the china flower head grows up to 5 inches in diameter. China Aster is easy to grow from seeds and is best for containers, balconies, home gardens, and terrace gardens.
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- Number of mixed China aster Seeds: 50 Seeds
- Where to grow: Balcony or garden
- Best Sowing Season: Winter Season
- Sowing method: Seedling transplant/Direct
- Seed sowing depth: 1/8 inch
- Germination temperature: 21-22°C
- Germination time: 10-14 days
- Blooming time: Late Summer to Autumn (June to November)
What size grow bag is best for China Aster?
China Aster Growing Season In IndiaChina Aster prefers cool weather to grow, you can sow the aster seeds in (September to February). Additionally, winter is also a good time to plant aster seeds indoors.
How To Grow China Aster Flowers In PotThe seedling transplant method is mostly recommended for planting Aster but you can also sow the seeds directly in a container/grow bag or garden. The optimum germination temperature for china aster seeds is 21-22°C. To plant Aster in containers, you'll need a pot or grow bag 9-15 inches wide and deep.
China Aster Mixed Seeds Sowing MethodTake a seedling tray, fill them with potting mix soil and sow china aster seeds at a depth of ⅛ inch in the soil. Water gently through a watering can. Keep the seedling tray in a sunny spot as china aster seeds will not germinate in the dark. China aster Flower seeds can germinate in about 10-14 days.
After germinating china aster seeds, once the seedlings develop a few true leaves, you can transplant them into a larger pot or grow bag. For healthy growth of the china aster plant, plant only 1-2 plants in a 9-inch pot or maintain a distance of at least 5-6 inches between plants. Keep the soil moist and place the pot in partial sunlight for a few days after transplanting to protect the seedling from transplant shock. After 3 days, keep the pot in sunlight.
Fertilizer Requirement For China Aster Plants
- You can add well-balanced or slow-release fertilizer such as vermicompost or cow manure once a month for better growth of china aster plants.
- Do not apply a nitrogen-rich fertilizer as this will discourage flower development.
China Aster Plants Care TipsSoil - Use well-drained, rich, and loamy soil with a pH of 5.5 to 7.5 for planting China aster flowers.
Water - China aster needs moderate water. Water the aster plant deeply once a week but do not allow the soil to become waterlogged.
Sunlight - China aster grows best in full sun and can tolerate partial shade. But the aster growing in the shade tends to be leggy and produces fewer flowers. Therefore, it is best to grow asters in the shade during the hot summer.
Temperature - The optimum daytime temperature for growing china aster is 20-28°C and the nighttime temperature is 15-17°C.
Common pests and diseases - Some pests that feed on china aster plants are aphids, spider mites, and leafhoppers. You can use neem oil on the plant to get rid of these insects. Other than this powdery mildew, aster yellow, rust, and leaf spot infects the china aster plants and spoil their looks. It is best to cut off infected leaves to avoid spreading the disease.
China Aster Plants Blooming Time
- The beautiful china aster blooms from late summer to autumn (June to November) and pleases the garden when all summer's flowers have faded. It usually takes 90-120 days to mature.
- When it starts to open, you can cut the china aster flowers and decorate them in a vase. They can stay fresh in water for 5 to 10 days.
China Aster Plants Special Features
- Common name - Annual Aster, China Aster
- Scientific name - Callistephus chinensis
- Height - 8 to 36 inches
- Level of growing - Easy
Why is my aster dying?The main reason why aster plants die is excessive water in the soil, if you are facing this problem then do not overwater and use soil with good drainage.
Does the china aster plant come back every year?China aster is an annual plant that does not come back every year, it only blooms one year.
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established in 2022
by Doug Nagel, Coachella Valley Classical Voices Founding Director
I was working full-time in Montana at the University, and I would get home to the desert for summer break. I noticed that there was plenty of great entertainment here, but not much classical music.
While still teaching in Montana in 2021, my husband told me there was a soprano, Michelle Fiore, singing an online Covid fundraising recital, accompanied by pianist Kurt Jordan. I watched it and fell in love with Michelle’s voice. I vowed that when I returned home, I would sing a concert with them! I did.
On February 20, 2022, Michelle Fiore, Doug Nagel, and Kurt Jordan sang a concert at Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert. The concert was a huge success and attendance was excellent.
Michelle, Kurt, and Andrew Bird (an operatic tenor studying voice with me here) decided to put on a group concert and called it “From MET to Broadway.” On November 9, 2022, I assembled 7 artists at the Rancho Mirage Library. Our first concert was standing-room only, and our next concert was scheduled. On February 12th, 9 artists sang our second performance at Hope Lutheran Church, as part of their music series to another large audience.
It was clear that I was not the only one craving more classical offerings.
Since my birthday fell on Mother’s Day in 2023, I decided to give myself a birthday present with another concert. Before that concert, the current 9 artists had a meeting and voted for our permanent name: Coachella Valley Classical Voices. This title speaks more about who and what we are.
On May 14, 2023 – 11 artists sang at Palm Springs United Methodist Church. For this concert, I decided we needed a huge ending selection. With the war going on in Ukraine, I came up with the idea of a song dedicated to the mothers of the Ukrainian people. Since I have so many talented voice students, I decided to ask many of them to join us in an encore. Along with my students and some invited friends, we finished the concert with 40 artists on stage.
Adding the chorus was a huge success so I decided to name the chorus CV Singers, the chorus arm of CVCV. They will join us for a few selections at each concert.
My goal with CVCV is to entertain our audiences with exceptional singing of both Classical and Broadway selections, performed by talented local artists in venues throughout the valley.
The chorus addition was such a treat, along with bringing lots more audience, that we decided to name that arm CV Singers…the chorus arm of CVCV. They will join us at our concerts in a few selections…ones that we can perform well with minimal rehearsal.


Northeast Ohio native Suzanne Santo, perhaps best known as 1/2 of the duo honeyhoney, has made her work as a solo artist in recent years.
Santo is currently on the road in support of her 2021 release ‘Yard Sale,’ on which the incomparable Gary Clark JR. and Shakey Graves are featured on the tracks “Fall for That” and “Afraid of Heights,” respectively.
Santo has never been afraid to blur the lines. A tireless creator, she’s built her sound in the grey area between Americana, Southern-gothic soul, and forward-thinking rock & roll. It’s a sound that nods to her past — a childhood spent in the Rust Belt; a decade logged as a member of the L.A.-based duo HoneyHoney; the acclaimed solo album, Ruby Red, that launched a new phase of her career in 2017; and the world tour that took her from Greece to Glastonbury as a member of Hozier’s band — while still exploring new territory. With Yard Sale, Santo boldly moves forward, staking her claim once again as an Americana innovator. It’s an album inspired by the past, written by an artist who’s only interested in the here-and-now. And for Suzanne Santo, the here-and-now sounds pretty good.
Yard Sale, her second release as a solo artist, finds Santo in transition. She began writing the album while touring the globe with Hozier — a gig that utilized her strengths not only as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist but as a road warrior, too. “We never stopped,” she says of the year-long trek, which often found her pulling double-duty as Hozier’s opening act and bandmate. “Looking back, I can recognize how much of a game-changer it was. It raised my musicianship to a new level. It truly reshaped my career.”
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The robber entered the First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust on Route 157 around 2:30 p.m. After entering the bank, the suspect claimed to be armed and requested money.
It is unknown how much money the suspect got away with.
The FBI and the Illinois State Police Department are assisting with the investigation.
No one was injured.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to contact Det. Fitzgerald at 618-656-2131.
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Why is Jesus speaking a few millstone? How a lot is a denarius value? And what on the earth is an alabaster bottle of nard?
Studying by way of the Bible means operating into phrases like these, unfamiliar to most 21st-century Westerners. We could love the story of the lady washing Jesus’s toes along with her tears and hair in Luke 7. We may know that Jesus forgave her, although her sins had been many. Does it matter that we don’t perceive a lot in regards to the ointment she used on his toes?
For many readers of Scripture, the one method to perceive the importance of such phrases is to make use of an extrabiblical reference guide, reminiscent of a Bible dictionary or commentary. Although we would at first be skeptical in regards to the worth of commentaries in Bible examine, these books could be divine items—sources that assist us higher grasp God’s Phrase and higher know God himself.
Why Some Keep away from Them
Some Christians is perhaps reluctant to make use of reference supplies, significantly in the event that they’ve been taught that true spirituality is separate from the educational world. Commentaries give attention to the thoughts, whereas Bible studying must nourish the soul, the pondering goes. Commentaries are stale—irrelevant to my every day life. Some could affiliate commentaries with seminaries or tutorial establishments, or contemplate them solely applicable for instructional settings, papers, and PhDs.
Others have been warned that commentaries current a direct hazard to their private Bible examine. Naysayers warning Christians that studying the phrases of others could stop them from pondering their very own ideas and coming to their very own conclusions about Scripture. The very important steps of observing the textual content and decoding it for ourselves, they fear, could also be missed if we enable others to do it for us.
Why Christians Ought to Use Them
Due to the perspicuity (readability) of Scripture, the central message of the Bible can certainly be understood by way of merely studying the textual content, with no outdoors helps. However that doesn’t imply we are able to’t profit from help. The truth is, as a substitute of stopping helpful examine, good commentaries can defend us from heretical interpretations, right our private biases, and assist us come to the conclusions God supposed when he wrote his Phrase. When used judiciously, these sources give wealthy, deep materials for the Bible pupil, resulting in knowledgeable commentary, correct interpretation, and applicable private utility.
Good commentaries can defend us from heretical interpretations, right our private biases, and assist us come to the conclusions God supposed when he wrote his Phrase.
Commentaries additionally give us home windows into the historic context of the individuals to whom the books had been written. Think about strolling outdoors one evening and looking out on the moon along with your bare eye. You possibly can admire its magnificence and be amazed by its capacity to mirror the sunshine of the solar. However its intricacies—mountains, valleys, unbelievable impression craters—could be inaccessible to your imaginative and prescient and not using a telescope. Commentaries act like that telescope, serving to you to see extra clearly the attractive options of the textual content. They clarify nuances of language and tradition you wouldn’t in any other case know. They assist break down limitations between the biblical world and ours.
Sure, we should nonetheless do the work of observing and decoding the textual content. However with commentaries we are able to accomplish that in an knowledgeable manner, with a clearer understanding of the way in which the primary hearers would’ve understood the passage. The Holy Spirit has gifted the church with professors and writers who’ve spent the higher a part of their lives learning sure biblical books, poring over the unique languages and noticing phrase play, euphemisms, cultural references, and a bunch of different textual options. Such writers work together additionally with the church’s educating all through historical past, bringing the richness of centuries of Bible examine to even the latest believer.
The Girl’s Nard: A Case for Commentaries
This brings us again to Luke 7 and the sinful lady’s bottle of nard. Commentaries inform us that this kind of bottle was typically worn round prostitutes’ necks in Palestine on the time of Jesus. It held costly fragrance, presumably this lady’s complete life financial savings. By breaking her bottle, the lady could have been indicating a break along with her occupation as she poured out her affection for Jesus.
Commentaries then clarify that the Greek phrase used to explain the lady’s weeping additionally describes rain showers within the books of Matthew and James. This lady was not quietly dabbing her eyes. She was sobbing over the Savior’s toes.
A commentary additionally helps us to see a sample within the Gospels: Jesus highlights the religion of the forgiven because the means of receiving God’s salvation reward. And this story illustrates one in every of Luke’s themes: the nice reversal. As Christ welcomes the prostitute, he places his upside-down kingdom on show. In him, the primary are final, and the final are first. With no commentary, we would miss this level.
Lastly, commentaries will help us apply such a narrative to our personal lives, reminding our shame-drenched hearts that Jesus will not be ashamed of us (Heb. 2:11). Simply as he did for the sinful lady, Jesus dignifies us with each phrases and forgiveness once we come earlier than him, keen to provide him all we’ve got and are.
Two Locations to Begin
Simply as you’d rigorously choose a Bible instructor or pastor for orthodoxy and trustworthiness, so that you should be deliberate in your use of commentaries.
First, ask your pastor what commentaries he trusts and makes use of. Ask in case you may borrow one in every of his or purchase it your self to correspond with no matter you occur to be studying and learning within the Bible.
Second, learn the Bible passage a number of occasions. Linger there earlier than you open the commentary. Get a good suggestion of the story, educating, or ideas. Attempt to kind a number of questions—stuff you don’t perceive or concepts you’d like to analyze. Then carry these inquiries to your commentary. Commentary writers—your brothers and sisters who’ve labored to grasp the Phrase in an in depth and cautious manner—will assist to make clear the textual content and encourage you as you learn.
Commentaries are a present to the Bible pupil—whether or not you’re a Sunday-school instructor, legal professional, janitor, or stay-at-home dad or mum who loves the dwelling Phrase of God. Don’t be afraid of those sources. Quite, allow them to be part of bringing the wonder and majesty of the Lord Jesus into focus as you search him in his Phrase.

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XRS4 X-Ray Generator
The XRS4 is a 370 kV, battery powered, pulsed X-ray generator used in security and light industrial applications. Golden Engineering introduced the XRS4 in 2010 to provide a significant increase in penetrating ability compared to previous models.
The XRS-4 has the same concept as other models with a single package design that includes a DeWalt battery pack, high voltage head, sturdy glass tube, and electronic controls. Two features unique to the XRS-4 include a robust aluminum housing, and a bellows located in the handle. Both of these features improve the durability and longevity of the generator.
The electronics control module was updated in 2015 to include a menu based design that greatly enhances operator interface capabilities. The menu allows operators to change the pulse rate of the machine, set multiple pulse trains with appropriate rests between, easily track the life of the machine.
Weighing 20 pounds the XRS-4 is significantly larger and heavier than other Golden Engineering generators. A 370 kv generator that penetrates more than 1.5 inches of steel and weighs less than 25 pounds is still considered extremely portable by industry standards.


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Christmas is a time when people indulge in several foods and drinks. It is a special occasion where families get together to celebrate. Here are some things you need to be careful about during this festive season:
It can be exciting to rip open a gift, but it’s important to avoid the temptation to use your teeth. Your teeth aren’t tools; instead, keeping your hands off your teeth is the best way to keep them strong and healthy.
Using your teeth as tools to open packages and boxes can lead to unnecessary dental damage over time. It’s much better to use scissors or a knife when opening your presents this year.
Instead of indulging in sugary snacks, choose healthier options this holiday season. You can continue enjoying your favorite foods without damaging your teeth. Some good options include cheese cubes and peanut butter on celery sticks. Greek yogurt is also a good choice because it contains large amounts of calcium and protein.
If you are craving chocolate, choose dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Dark chocolate is the better choice because it does not stick to teeth as much as milk chocolate does. Milk chocolate also contains more sugar than dark chocolate.
Try not to eat candy or sweets between meals because they stick to your teeth and can increase your risk of tooth decay. Good oral hygiene habits are important during the holiday season so you can enjoy all the delicious food without worrying about cavities.
If you’re snacking throughout the day, it’s important to still brush your teeth after each sweet or savory treat to avoid tooth decay from bacteria in your mouth. You can use sugarless gum after eating if you don’t have the chance to rinse out your mouth with water. And be sure to floss at least once a day! Flossing removes plaque that builds up between teeth that you’re unable to reach with your toothbrush.
Don’t forget to ask us about using a fluoride rinse daily to strengthen your teeth and prevent decay. You might also want to consider using an anti-bacterial mouthwash this year to keep bad breath at bay over the holidays.
If you are looking for an experienced dentist that can help guide you on oral hygiene, schedule a consultation with our dentists at Eldridge Dental in Houston, Texas. You can reach us at (713) 983-0099 or visit our office at 6370 N. Eldridge Pkwy, Suite B, Houston, TX 77041.
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