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There is no avoiding this film's controversial based-on-true- events story of a white transit cop shooting and killing an unarmed African-American man.
On New Year's Eve 2008, ex-convict Oscar (Michael B. Jordan) wanted to get his life back on track for his daughter and Sophina (Melonie Diaz), his girlfriend and mother of his child. But while riding the train to San Francisco for the New Year countdown celebrations with friends, he finds trouble with an enemy from jail and then with the transit police, one of whom shoots him.
First-time director Ryan Coogler had said it was his aim to dignify Oscar by giving voice and flesh to his life.
This Coogler has done well and the film won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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Parchment Craft Magazine - August 2019
Welcome to the August issue of Parchment Craft magazine, the best magazine for parchment craft enthusiasts!
Hello Parchers I’m going to go easy on the bird puns, because if I don’t you’ll be quacking up!
Suffice to say that inside this month’s issue there are cards and designs that are themed around birds, however like every issue, all of the patterns can be adapted, so feel free to mix and match. We begin with what can only be described as a showstopper, an extraordinary example created by Roselyne Rivierre on the opposite page which combines coloured detailing in the centre, surrounded by a stunning example of lacework in the border. It’s a project that will certainly demand your time.
This month’s From the Archives project (page 14) is a piece of work by the talented and well respected, Dorothy Holness. Dorothy's classic bird design was first published in October 2010 and like Roselyne’s piece features a coloured bird in the centre, finished with layers of embossing around the outside.
Over on the Talent Spotters page we welcome Pearl Osman to the magazine, her card depicts a crane in fl ight and was created after a recent trip to Japan. As you can see from the above, it’s my favourite card inside this issue.
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Manga News: Check out this week's new manga (4/6/15 - 4/12/15).
New Forums: Visit the new forums for Boku no Hero Academia!
Forum News: Check out the results for the Anime Awards 2014
Hey everyone just wanted to spread the word and help this petition out to get Vinland Saga published in the US. All the help would be great, thanks!
Volume 1 is out October 2013!
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X-Band systems provide Very High Resolution (VHR) SAR data that have important applications in several areas of the risk monitoring. Processing of interferometric VHR SAR data stacks allows the accurate monitoring of deformation affecting buildings. In this work we discuss the application to the monitoring of the Latronico town, a village in South Italy, severely affected by the slow and continuous movement of a landslide. Data are relevant to the COSMOSkyMed constellation and results are generated via a tomographic processing.
|Titolo:||Monitoring of urban landslides with very high resolution data: the case study of Latronico|
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D. ‘The Unda Dawg’ Wheatley of AllHipHop.com is giving his thoughts on Jay-Z, and wondering where’s the love from the rapper. Wheatley wonders why Jay has turned his back on Foxy Brown, Amil, and Jaz-O — three people that helped him get to where he is today when he was just coming on the scene. Wheatley said, “Remember that what goes around comes around. When tragedy strikes, you can’t call up your bank account or the album charts for kind words of encouragement.”
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Phase I: Item generation and scale development
The set of preliminary items was based on observable behaviours of health professionals collected from qualitative studies about patients’ perceptions and the theoretical definitions generated from these studies. Expert judgement and posterior psychometric analyses determined the final composition of the questionnaire.
The proposed questionnaire was easy to apply. This is evidenced by the low rate [4%] of null questionnaires. On the other hand, the analysis of the Crawford and Martinez Huerta index carried out prior to the pilot study indicated that sufficient adjustments had been made to ensure the readability and comprehensibility of the proposed text .
Phase II: Validation and interpretation of [CuPDPH]"
The analysis of the items of our scale indicated a satisfactory discriminant capacity. All the items differentiated well between the subjects who obtained a high score and those who obtained a low score on the total questionnaire. Once again, there are no other similar validated existing scales, so this factor also favours our instrument.
The questionnaire presented an internal consistency evaluated through the Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.76, which indicates that the items refer to a common construct. Given the characteristics of the questionnaire, it was not possible to establish its temporal stability.
In relation to factor analysis, the resulting structure is significant and coherent with the constitutive elements proposed in the definition and assumed in the theoretical approach: "the sum and interrelation of respect, intimacy, integrity, the maintenance of the identity of the person as an individual and recognition”. All the aspects add up, and the relationship among them further increases their meaning.
Some studies represent the concept of dignity of the hospitalized patient as the perceived balance between control and choice in the different aspects that make up dignity and that health professionals can encourage or limit [21,22]. Other studies indicate the influence that self-esteem, modified by the illness, has on the person’s perception of him- or herself . These aspects complete the meaning of the proposed definition.
A detailed analysis of the factorial load structure [Table 2] allows us to appreciate the coherence of the grouping of items and to justify the labels assigned to the elements of the factorial solution.
In the factorial structure, the highest percentage of variance [23.90%] was explained by factor 1, which was called “privacy”. It is made up of six items whose meanings relate to respect for the individual’s privacy and includes physical aspects that refer to their body and space: “privacy when using the wedge”, “not exposing my body”.
Hospitalization implies a modification of personal spaces that allows professionals to enter intimate spaces that in any other context would be unacceptable . This new space is mainly a room that in most cases is shared with a stranger 24 hours a day and in which all the activities of daily life take place: dining, hygiene, rest, treatment, and visits from doctors, nurses and friends. Staff enter and leave this space and sometimes do not promote the maintenance of this personal space by knocking on the door or indicating the entry .
The most intimate circle of personal space is the body, to which professionals also have access. Hospitalized patients understand that their bodies are accessed for necessary treatments; however, they feel humiliated when professionals do not close the curtains completely, do not access their bodies delicately or do not avoid total exposure [9,25].
This factor also includes intimacy in encounters with professionals, which is considered through statements such as “they looked me in the eyes” or “I was able to speak to staff privately”, representing social and emotional aspects of privacy.
It should be noted that the item “they looked me in the eyes” obtained a factorial weight of 0.48 in factor 5, “respect”. This result is not inconsistent because looking someone directly in the eyes can be considered an act of both intimacy and respect. In fact, this item established significant correlations with the items of factor 5.
Factor 2, “perception of integrity”, is composed of three items that were negatively constructed: “they show superiority”, “they treat me like an object”, and “I feel invisible”. The strong cohesiveness of the scores for these three items was evidenced by the non-inclusion of any other item and by extraordinarily low correlations with the rest of the items. Patients understand that it is the duty of professionals to preserve innate human dignity, to respect everyone equally without discrimination, and to treat patients as people with inherent value and not as objects [26,27]. One of the most negative experiences was being part of the doctors’ rounds  when the team does not present itself and patients feel that they are viewed more as an “organ” [object] than as a person [9,24].
Factor 3, labelled identity, perception of maintenance of and respect for, consists of two items: “I was called by my name” and “I did not feel discriminated against because of my condition, gender or illness”. During a hospital admission, options related to the patient’s daily routine are altered by the introduction of depersonalization elements . As a result of the deterioration caused by the illness and, as Bayés  points out, the perception that one’s resources are inferior one’s capacities, suffering occurs.
When a patient is hospitalized, they are labelled with an identification bracelet that they voluntarily accept in the name of safety. The patient goes from having a name to having a bed or room number . In some centres, when the patient is admitted, they change into pyjamas or an institutional nightdress, which diminishes some of the identity individuals derive from the ornaments and clothing they choose [9,24], which often provides a senses of well-being and security. The horizontal position some patients must maintain and being prostrate in front of the verticality of the others, modifies the patient’s perception of his or her image ; this self-perception is modified again when the patient recovers verticality. All these factors, once again, contribute to the reality of having acquired the trademark characteristics of a patient.
Factor 4 is comprised of two items that refer to the provision of information to professionals and the clarity of information. It should be noted that the scores obtained for these two items were high, indicating satisfaction in this area.
The aspect of choice in this context also appears linked to the information the patient receives about what is happening and the related feelings of control and autonomy [22,26]. During hospitalization, patients need to be made aware of what is going to happen that day or in the future and to be informed before an activity, an examination, or a test is performed . Not being allowed to communicate or verbalize their needs produces anguish and irritation , and these results are extrapolated to any clinical circumstance that occurs without communication.
Factor 5 consists of four items that address the patient’s perceptions of aspects of respect, such as efforts to maintain his or her image, the use of respectful language and tone by staff that does not infantilize the patient, or the use of affective expressions that are not appropriate for the time or place. Respect is fundamentally materialized in “being treated as people” .
Other items refer to professionals not always addressing patients, not respecting their individuality, calling them by name without their permission or using terms such as “loved” or “love”[12,24] and not treating them as adults .
The patients were extraordinarily sensitive to detecting non-verbal expressions of disregard for the ravages caused by the disease  or for their condition  on the faces of professionals.
Likewise, they perceived as violations the feeling of not being seen or heard, professionals being slow to respond, and professionals responding with indifference or with condescending or minimizing attitudes. Patients understand that in order to feel respected, it is essential for care professionals to spend time with them and to feel that there is someone who at a given moment will speak up on their behalf [11,25].
Factor 6 comprised three items: “privacy to discuss my situation with the staff”, “being allowed to express feelings and worries”, and “being asked with whom I wanted to share information”. The patients noted the capacity of professionals to intuit what they needed, sometimes without asking, and above all, they appreciated the constant presence  and the rapid response to their needs . The patients were able to identify those professionals who, in their care, provided an “extra something” that not all professionals had and that increased the patient’s feeling of receiving good and dignified care .
As bodily functions and daily activities decrease, the sensation of loss of control, integrity, self-esteem and identity increases [9,31], at which time the behaviour of professionals is fundamental. Bayés  refers to how patients’ perception of time changes and how professionals should be sensitive to this circumstance in relation, for example, to waiting times or the time they dedicate to attending to the patient.
The analysis of the items shows that they contain principles and values. The answers delimit how the relationship between the professional and the patient should be. Therefore, we can say that the questionnaire can be examined in light of principles, virtues or care, in line with the proposal by Tschudin et al  that in care, it is not only possible but even necessary and beneficial to incorporate interpretations from different ethical sources.
The concept under study is presented as the sum and interrelation of different facets of respect in caring for human beings that makes us perceive the individual’s needs and concerns while imploring us to provide answers from a place of respect, responsibility and commitment to people and the profession.
It should be considered that the items of the questionnaire were constructed based on a review of studies that reported the experiences of hospitalized patients and on a preliminary theoretical definition and review by experts, which added objectivity to the process.
The participants’ answers were subjective expressions of their values and attitudes in relation to the concept studied, but they were valid nonetheless.
The fact that the participants were recruited from only one institution constitutes a limitation to the generalization of the results presented. This fact encourages us to propose future studies in other care settings and different centers.

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Stock Exchange trading updates have not generally brought good news lately, but yesterday’s trading update by Nine Entertainment went against that trend.
The company expects a further 10% improvement to its profits than it predicted a month ago.
Nine Radio’s parent company, Nine Entertainment Co held its Annual General Meeting in mid-November, at which time the company said it expected first half EBITDA, before specific items, to be up by around 30%, compared to $251m in the previous corresponding period.
Since this time, trading conditions have continued to improve, with EBITDA before specific items for the six months to 31 December, now expected to be up by more than 40%, on the same basis.
Christmas tv advertising is driving the good news, with Nine’s December quarter now expected to show metro tv ad revenue growth of almost 20% (previously ~15%). Judging by ads heard this month on some of Nine’s radio stations, things are looking good in the radio division too, although it is a much smaller contributor to the company’s bottom line than television.
Nine continues to believe that, given limited visibility of the second half advertising market, it is not in a position to provide guidance on earnings for the full year, and is waiting until its half year results in February to make further predictions on revenue outlook.
Nine shares finished yesterday’s trading at about $2.35. At the beginning of this year Nine Entertainment shares were priced at $1.81, during the year shares dropped to as low as 84c due to the Covid advertising downturn, but they are now well above the two dollar mark as year end approaches, giving the company a market capitalisation of just over $4 billion.


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Who’s gonna get all that leftover weblet cash?
That’s one of the big questions net execs are asking as the annual advertiser upfronts ritual fast approaches.
With the CW rising from the ashes of the WB and UPN, one fewer broadcast net will be selling primetime spots. That means there’s a chunk of money — at least $300 million — up for grabs.
And it’s anyone’s guess where those dollars land.
“Does the rest of the money shift to the Internet?” asks one exec involved with the upstart CW. “Does some of it go to cable or the other broadcast networks? It’s going to be fun to keep an eye on — that’s where the dogfight is going to be.”
One thing’s for certain: No one expects the CW to book anywhere close to the combined $1.05 billion that the WB and UPN billed last year.
For one thing, the combined network will have fewer programming hours to sell, and while it will cherry-pick the best shows, even inside the net few believe “Gilmore Girls” will draw a higher number just because one weblet has left the dial.
“The CW’s not going to get all of that,” the CW-related exec admits. “But it should get at least as much as the WB did last year ($675 million).”
The networks’ glitzy upfront presentations — held mid-May in New York — are typically pro-forma exercises geared to gin up excitement on Madison Avenue for fall schedules that, with few exceptions, start changing by the second week of the season.
But the CW question, combined with uncertainty swirling around the brave new media world, should make for a livelier-than-usual upfront season.
The disappearance of one network reduces programming and ad inventory by 10 hours. Marketers looking for the young demos displaced by the demise of the WB and UPN could make bets on where the aud goes, or just use the opportunity to move money to MySpace.com and other online venues.
The broadcast nets could be on the prowl for some of that money — but with Fox’s median age inching up toward 40 and NBC’s climbing toward 50, there may be fewer options on broadcast for marketers looking for the 18-34 demo.
That could help cable nets like MTV, BET, or even Univision. The extra dollars could also help make up for shortfalls throughout the industry.
“It might mask a little bit some of the trouble that basic cable is having in raising rates,” says one top-level TV exec handicapping the upfronts. “It may also mask what could have been a bigger dropoff at NBC, and perhaps help make the Internet space even more successful. Honestly, the money probably gets spread across everything.”
Also an uncertain factor: News Corp.’s My Network TV, which is replacing UPN in primetime on Fox-owned stations in major markets. Insiders believe media buyers plan to treat My Network TV as a syndication service, rather than paying broadcast network-style ad rates.
My Network TV has managed to sign some strong stations in small markets, leaving the CW with weaker distribution than CBS and Warner Bros. expected when it conceived the merger.
Although predictions place the CW in the mid-$700 million range for its first upfront, agencies don’t have detailed audience estimates for the CW because no one is certain which shows will be retained and where they will fall on the schedule.
Interpublic’s Magna Global estimates that in terms of audience, the CW will gain between 15% and 20% more viewers than the WB alone thanks to stronger shows and better audience flow due to fewer bombs on the schedule.
“The positive for the CW is that there aren’t that many options out there for young audiences in broadcast television,” says Scott Haugenes, senior VP of National Broadcast at Initiative Media.
The CW will benefit from the fact that there is very little audience duplication between UPN and the WB. “They are both going after 18- to 34-year-olds but very different 18- to 34-year-olds,” says Scott Sternberg, Magna’s senior veep of audience analysis.
Meanwhile, in projecting ratings for next season, execs at Fox believe as much as a full ratings point of adults 18-34 and adults 18-49 will be left on the table.
“We think we have the ability to pick up a couple tenths of a ratings point next year,” says Preston Beckman, Fox’s exec VP of strategic program planning. “We believe that of the four big networks, the likelihood is many of those disenfranchised WB and UPN viewers will choose Fox as their second choice.”
In a tight ratings race, Beckman says those extra viewers could make a big difference in the net’s Nielsen standings.
“Things are so close that a two-tenths swing for us could be large,” Beckman says.
Beckman also expects to benefit from perplexed viewers looking for their fave WB and UPN shows. “For half of the audience at every half-hour, their show is now on a new channel, which causes confusion,” he says.
Most likely those leftover viewers will be splintered across the dial, depending on the competition each night. For example, if the CW keeps UPN’s urban comedy block on Monday, the WB’s young female aud for “Everwood” could be in play elsewhere.
“There’s not a lot of compatibility between the two networks,” Beckman says. “It’s not like they’re combining shows into ‘Everybody Hates the Gilmore Girls’ or ‘America’s Next Top Smallville.’ Whatever they choose to do, if they keep Smackdown’ on Friday, then a lot of young women are thrown up in the air.”

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The Texas Longhorns will be swimming for their second-straight title in the 400 medley relay, but on a new night in the schedule.
As the Division I Men’s NCAA Championship approaches we are on record watch! Join us as we dissect the most and least likely records to fall this weekend.
Cal sophomore Destin Lasco leads a tight field of contenders in the 100 back after Shaine Casas turning pro has made this a wide open race.
Louisville made program history last year, winning their first ever NCAA relay title by taking this race with a 1:22.11.
The NC State men put up over 1500 points to regain the ACC trophy, but they were far from the only team that impressed this past week in Atlanta.
The NC State men reclaimed the ACC title this week by a wide margin after a two-point loss to Louisville last year ended a six-year winning streak.
The UVA women need a strong showing tonight to hold off NC State in a session that promises to be full of thrilling racing.
Georgia’s Luca Urlando went the top time in the NCAA this season in the 100 backstroke while leading off the 400 medley relay in a 44.38.
With one day of racing to go, the NC State men are in the driver’s seat, while the women are trying to close the gap against UVA.
Though ACC records were broken all night, the most exciting race came at the end, when the Virginia women smashed the US Open record in the 400 medley relay.
All seven individual events tonight at the 2022 ACC Championships will each feature the defending champion trying to defend their titles.
Chaney blasted his way to a time of 44.51 to win the SEC final, breaking Ryan Lochte’s University of Florida record of 44.60 set back in 2006.
With only 2 nights of racing left to go at the 2022 SEC Championships, the Florida men and Tennessee women seem to be too far ahead of the field to catch.
Louisville’s Evgenii Somov and Nick Albiero will each be swimming for a fifth-straight ACC title in their respective individual events today.
In addition to dominating the team competition at ACCs, the NC State men are racking up a large number of likely NCAA invites.

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Sinus infection also called sinusitis, is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses that may occur when having an infection, allergy or autoimmune issues. Discuss topics including causes, symptoms and treatments for sinusitis.
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The Pace Group is one of British Columbia’s leading communications firms. Based in Vancouver, Canada, its principals have provided a broad range of public and private sector clients with a comprehensive range of communications services for more than 20 years. As a full-service communications and public relations company, we promote, protect or rehabilitate the reputations many of BC’s best known organizations, and as a result, we have become well-known for being “creative, concise and connected” in a sometimes crowded field. Our specialties include event management, conferences, media training, crisis management, communications strategies, public consultation, government relations, media relations and information exhibit tours aimed at getting our clients’ messages out to British Columbians at the grassroots level.
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In the Fall of 2007, the construction of three new BC Ferries ships were nearing completion in Flensburg, Germany. To celebrate that and the then upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Pace Group helped turn the ships into a promotional flotilla for BC and the Games by wrapping them with oversized images of winter Olympic sports and BC scenery.
For their unveiling, the Pace Group organized a celebratory BC-themed barbeque for 2,500 guests, dignitaries and media at the Flensburg shipyard. The BBQ featuring bison burgers and BC beer was prepared by celebrity BC celebrity and First Nations chefs. The event, along with a subsequent trip by one of the ferries up the River Thames six months later received significant coverage from Canadian and European media. Providing media relations assistance were Worldcom partners komm.passion in Dusseldorf and Kaizo in London.
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The Pace Group is your Worldcom partner in multicultural Vancouver, Canada’s third largest city, and the recent host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Ranked by The Economist as the world’s most livable city for the past five years in a row, multicultural Vancouver is home to two million people with significant cultural influences from China and other Pacific Rim countries. Known as North America’s gateway to Asia Pacific, Vancouver is North America’s fourth busiest and largest port and third-largest film production centre in North America after Los Angeles and New York City. Our largest industry is forestry followed by tourism and rapidly growing green energy, IT and bio-technology sectors. Key social issues include dealing with massive urban growth and a declining rural population, transportation issues, homelessness, health care, environmental sustainability, immigration and the economy. All of Canada’s major media outlets have a presence here with traditional and social media available in numerous languages.

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Pyzam project is a fullscreen archived comic book reader for CBZ and CBR files. The original intent was to create a comic book reader for Mac OS X that did fullscreen and supported cbz and cbr files. It supports two-page view and directories of images. It also works on systems other than Mac...
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Story Time is a Java based Book Reader similar to that of a children's CD-ROM Book. It has a designer for flexible multimedia design that can synchronize words with the audio voice and soon capture voice. It allows the user to create a software recording of any book.
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- Type: VAB
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- Part Count: 100
- Mods: 13
- Klockheed Martian Special
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- Squad (stock)
This is the 0.90 version, it includes a launcher. The 0.24.2 version is here (I skipped 0.25 and went straight from 0.24.2 with KSPI-Lite to 0.90 with patched KSPI)
Designed to shove massive shipments of reaction mass and chemical fuels, the DropMax can move even the heaviest of payloads. Should probably be constructed in orbit. This one has been refitted for the interim 0.90 port of KSPI; it also uses regular Clamp-O-Trons instead of APAS-69s and lacks the wet-workshop door.
You should probably shut down a few of the booster’s engines before circularizing to keep the TWR reasonable; it should still have enough fuel left over to fill the DropMax’s tender-servicing tank and a few tugs.
The central VASIMR’s shrouds may break a few of the other VASIMRs off if you don’t time-warp after activating them (they decouple when the engines are activated). A fix for this was tested, but it just made the problem worse.
A mod rocket called SHSLS DropMax UHCT IL LaunchKit r2. Built with 100 of the finest parts, its root part is FASAApolloIU.
Built in the VAB in KSP version 0.90.0.
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People want to work with people. Most of the hermits out there got hurt along the way and have decided that it’s easier to avoid others than risk being a part of a dysfunctional group. Show the hesitant recruit the best part of the team and they will join just to be a part of the fun group that seems to genuinely like being around each other. Hesitant people need to see that their past experience isn’t the norm. People can enjoy working with others in a trusting and fun dynamic. The recruit needs to know what they will miss out on if they pass on joining the team.

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Lung cancer occurs at slightly younger age in women than in men. Adenocarcinoma is the commonest type of lung cancer in women. It warrants testing for some molecular markers which form the basis of targeted therapies. Thus lung cancer in women behaves biologically and clinically different from that in men
Women should take care of their health, stay away from tobacco and think positive
What is Giant cell arteritis?
Giant cell arteritis causes inflammation of the lining of the body’s medium and large arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
Symptoms of Giant cell arteritis-
- Scalp tenderness
- Jaw pain when you chew
- Severe headache
- Tenderness over one or both sides of the forehead
- Permanent loss of vision in one eye
- Weight loss
Causes of Giant cell arteritis-
What causes these arteries to become inflamed isn’t known. However, it is thought that a combination of genetic and environmental factors is responsible for the condition.
Risk factors of Giant cell arteritis-
- Older adults
- Being women
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- People born in Northern European countries
Complications of Giant cell arteritis-
Diagnosis of Giant cell arteritis-
Diagnosis of Giant cell arteritis includes the following tests and procedures:
- Physical exam
- Blood tests
- Duplex ultrasound
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
Precautions & Prevention of Giant cell arteritis
- Regular aerobic exercise, such as walking, can help prevent bone loss, high blood pressure and diabetes
- Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains
- Limit your intake of salt and sugar
- Get adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D
- Avoid alcohol
Treatment of Giant cell arteritis-
- Homeopathic Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Acupuncture & Acupressure Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Psychotherapy Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Surgical Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
- Other Treatment of Giant cell arteritis
Treatment of Giant cell arteritis-
Homeopathic Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis-
Homeopathy heals the tissue and brings it back to normal. It treats the person as a whole. Treatment is constitutional. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. It balances the energy system, improves immunity and body functions. It naturally cures the root cause of disorder. Some of the homeopathic medicines for treatment of giant cell arteritis are:
- Ars alb
- Carb V
- Kali iod
Acupuncture and Acupressure Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis-
Acupuncture relieves by improving the physiological function of the organs and organ system. In acupuncture therapist will first diagnose the case on the basis of energy system or chi blockage as well as on the basis of status of five elements. On this basis certain disease specific acupoints are selected and stimulated.
Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis-
Psychotherapy and hypnotherapy can help in stress relief. They can help in better coping and early relief.
Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Giant cell arteritis-
In the allopathic treatment of giant cell arteritis, inflammatory drugs such as corticosteroids are used. These drugs can effectively relieve pain.
Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Giant cell arteritis-
- Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains
- Eat lean meats and fish
- Limit your intake of salt and sugar
My father suffering from bulging of back neck and he is 53 years old pls recommend best and effective treatment and exercise. (do you thing cervical pillow and cold and heat treatment and neck massager works.
In case you have a diseased uterus, which makes you infertile, you can undergo a procedure known as uterus transplant or uterine transplant to get pregnant. In the process of sexual reproduction, a diseased uterus does not allow embryonic implantation. This factor is referred to as uterine factor infertility or UFI. As a result, you will not be able to get pregnant. Learn more about having healthy pregnancy.
Who requires a uterus transplant?
This procedure involves women who have UFI and women who had their uterus removed by hysterectomy. Women who have a damaged uterus on account of an injury or infection, which does not function anymore, can also undergo a uterus transplant procedure. Women from the age of 21 to 45 are eligible for this procedure. Many women are born without having a uterus. This condition is called Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
Uterus transplantation begins with undertaking a uterus retrieval surgery on the uterus donor. The uterus, which is recovered has to be stored and transported to the location of the patient undergoing the transplant. An ischemic tolerance may last over 24 hours. Three major surgeries have to be carried out with the recipient. Firstly, a transplantation surgery is required in which the donor’s uterus gets transplanted. In case pregnancy develops, a caesarean section surgery has to be performed. The patient is given immune suppressive therapy. After childbirth, a hysterectomy is done in order to terminate the immune suppressive therapy.
Will the women be able to get pregnant after having sex?
Women receiving a uterus transplant will not be capable of becoming pregnant without undergoing fertility treatments. The transplanted uterus is not connected with the fallopian tubes, which is the location of the normal fertilisation process. The women will require to carry out IVF or in vitro fertilisation to become pregnant after a uterus transplant. IVF is a process in which the eggs are removed from the ovaries and get fertilised in a laboratory. Then, they are implanted in the uterus. After undergoing the uterus transplant procedure, a woman has to wait for a period of one year. The uterus requires time for healing and after recovery, the embryo may be implanted for pregnancy. After giving birth successfully, a woman will be able to keep the transplanted uterus. This is a reason why IVF is a popular procedure.
She has the option to get pregnant again. However, after giving birth twice, a hysterectomy must be carried out for the removal of the uterus. This is done so that the woman can stop using the immune suppressant drugs, which are associated with major risks. Uterus transplant is a relatively new technology. In October 2014, the first healthy baby was born to a woman who had undergone a uterus transplant. This surgery is kind of experimental in nature and is usually the last option for getting pregnant.
I am 45, had slipped disc problem but I started playing Tennis, I don’t have much pain but have infrequent numbness on toes. Also developed little divulge on the playing right hand, not able to straighten the hand. What should I do?
The uterus is set up inside the pelvis with different muscles, tissue, and tendons. Due to pregnancy, labour or complicated delivery, in a few ladies, these muscles tend to weaken. Additionally, as a woman ages and with a loss of the hormone oestrogen, her uterus can drop into the vaginal canal, bringing about the condition known as a uterine prolapse.
The following conditions can bring about a prolapsed uterus:
- Pregnancy with complicated or even ordinary delivery through the vagina.
- Weakness in the pelvic muscles with the increase in age.
- Weakening and loss of tissue after menopause and loss of normal oestrogen.
- Conditions leading to increased weight in the abdomen, for example, constant coughing (with bronchitis and asthma), straining along with constipation, pelvic tumours (uncommon), or clogging of liquid in the abdomen.
- Being overweight puts extra strain on pelvic muscles.
- Previous surgery in the pelvic region leading to loss of outer support
However, this condition can be treated effectively:
- Self care at Home: You can strengthen your pelvic muscles by performing Kegel workouts. You do these by contracting your pelvic muscles, as though attempting to stop the stream of urine. This exercise makes the pelvic muscle strong and gives some support. Have your specialist train you on the best possible approaches to exercise your muscles.
- Medications: Oestrogen (a hormone) cream or suppository ovules or rings embedded into the vagina help in strength and endurance building of the tissues in the vagina. However, oestrogen is just for use in some of the postmenopausal ladies.
- Surgery: Based on your age and whether you wish to conceive a child naturally, surgery can repair the uterus or remove it. The uterus as in many cases can be expelled with a hysterectomy. During the surgery, the specialist can repair the hanging or saggy vaginal dividers, urethra, bladder, or rectum. The surgery might be performed by an open abdomen procedure, through the vagina, or through little cuts in the abdomen or vagina with particular instruments.
- Other Therapy: In case that you do not need surgery or have a poor possibility for surgery, you may choose to wear a steady gadget, called a pessary. It is worn in the vaginal tract to strengthen the falling uterus. It can be utilised briefly or can be long-lasting. They come in different shapes and sizes and should be fitted according to the person. In case that the prolapse is extreme, a pessary may not work. Prolapse surgery is always preferred by vaginal route. Likewise, pessaries can disturb the insides of the vagina and may bring about a noxious release.
It can be prevented in the following manner:
- Decrease your weight.
- Try to avoid constipation by consuming a high-fiber diet.
- Do Kegel exercises to strengthen the pelvic muscles.
- Stay away from heavy lifting or straining.
In case you have a concern or query you can always consult an expert & get answers to your questions!
Symptoms, causes and treatment for Breast Cancer Patients
Hello friends. My name is Dr. Gayatri Juneja. I’m a practicing gynecologist in Model Town for the last 20 years. I’m a visiting consultant in Apollo Cradle Hospital Moti Nagar, and Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh, and Sunder Lal Hospital Ashok Nagar. It’s a great pleasure for me to talk to you about certain problems which I think is becoming very important for all of us to know. I am going to talk about Breast Cancer.
Unfortunately, even in India, cancer breast is becoming very common. And it is not that it is a cancer which we cannot pick up at time. The only thing we need is to be aware of it. Only if we know what is happening with our body, is only then we can do what is normal, only then we can see what is not normal, right? It is one of the breast cancer is one of the easiest cancers to pick up. How? My body is my own. I should know what’s happening to me. So minimum a lady can do is do a self examination. Teach your daughters how to do a self examination for the breast. If you find any lump, any time, if you feel there is some pain, which was not there, if you see the nipple is not in the normal position, it is retracted inside, if you see there is skin changes on your breast, if you see any size difference. See minor size difference will be there. That is a natural thing. But if you see there is drastic change, and if you are not comfortable with something, do not neglect it. It’s not at all a normal thing. Go, see a gynaecologist.
It is a confidential thing between you and your doctor. Let her examine you. Let her guide you. You give her a proper history, if you have taken any contraceptive pills, even I-pill is very dangerous. I’ll come to it later how. The thing is…your doctor has examined you, then she will guide you what has to be done. There are various ways of diagnosing cancer of breast. First step is, you do a self examination. First step is over. You find the lump, you go to a doctor. Your doctor will ask for a sonography, that is ultrasound of the breast. And another part of it is an x-ray of the breast. Sometimes in younger age group the breast is very dense, and you cannot diagnose anything on mammogram.
You still are suspecting something, then your doctor might ask for an MRI. MRI is very effective in diagnosing, but we do not suggest it as first line treatment, first line of diagnosis. Once it is confirmed that yes, there is a lump, then what we do is, we ask for a biopsy. Now biopsy can be in 2 forms. It can be taken through the needle, which we call FNAC – Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, and other is open biopsy, where we remove the whole lump, and send it for testing. If the test comes negative, good, fine, everything is fine. If it comes positive, then further treatment depends upon the type. Then they will do a special CT scan for you, where the will diagnose if any lymph nodes are involved.
Depending on preliminary staging, your doctor will ask for a surgery. Now the surgery will…it is better that the whole breast gets removed. Or what has to be done will be diagnosed, because it is not a single person specialty, it is going to be a multi-specialty treatment then. Now let’s come down to who are the people who are at higher risk. Why should I consider that I am at higher risk? What…who are those people? First, specially after menopause, obesity. If your lifestyle is not at all healthy, your food habits you eat lot of non-veg and processed food, like pizzas and burgers and frozen food, yes you are at risk. Then comes genetics.
If you have a family history of cancer in your nani, dadi, your bua, maasi, cousin, ya sister ya brother, or even cancer of ovaries, you are at high risk. But that doesn’t mean who all have had the history of cancer will also develop this. You are at higher risk, but it is better only to be careful. Then comes very tall ladies it has been seen they are also prone for diabetes. Obesity, and people who have had hormonal replacement therapy with…and once you’re diagnosed don’t get scared. It is a curable cancer, and life expectancy with variable modalities these days is quite good.The quality of life is also good.
So my suggestion would be, to conclude, that please be aware of what is happening with you, and take good care of yourself. If you are healthy, only then you can look after your family. Thank you so much.
A Herniated disc also known as a slip disc or prolapsed disc and it refers to the problem where one of the discs located in between the bones of the vertebrae(backbone) gets damaged and stacks itself upon the nerves. The tender inner portion of the disc gets protruded over the outer ring. Herniated disc causes severe neck pain and back pain. It occurs when the outer ring gets weak and tears down. The most common symptoms include pain and numbness, especially on one side of the body. The pain extends down to the arms and legs. It worsens during nighttime. The muscles become weak. Overweight people are likely to have this disease, as the discs carry extra weight. Old people are vulnerable to a slip disc.
Effects of Herniated Disc:
- An untreated case of Herniated disc may cause permanent damage to the nerves.
- In certain cases, a Herniated disc is capable of cutting off nerve impulses to the "caudal equine"nerves, present in the lower back and legs. This leads to loss of bladder control or bowel control.
- Saddle anaesthesia is another long-term effect. Nerves are compressed by the slip disc, causing loss of sensation in the inner portions of your thighs, the back of your legs and surrounding the rectum region.
- Symptoms may improve or worsen.
Diagnosis of Herniated Disc:
Treatment or diagnosis of Herniated disc or slipped disc can be either conservative or surgical in nature. The nature of treatment is determined according to your discomfort level and the kind of pain you are experiencing, or how much the disc has slipped out.
- The pain caused by Herniated disc can be relieved by undertaking an exercise schedule, which includes stretching and strengthening the spine and its surrounding muscles.
- A physiotherapist should be appointed for recommending the types of exercises.
- Taking pain relievers also soothes the pain.
- Stronger medicines prescribed by doctors include-muscle relaxants, narcotics to deal with the pain, medicines for nerve pain such as "gabapentin" or "duloxetine".
- In case of the symptoms not subsiding within a span of six weeks, a surgery may be recommended by your doctor. The surgeon may have to remove the damaged part of the disc. This surgery is called a microdiscectomy. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult an orthopedist.

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Iberdrola (OTCMKTS: IBDRY), a Spanish multinational electric utility company, is set to partner with Sweden’s H2 Green Steel to build a hydrogen plant that features an installed capacity of 1,000MW. Similarly, other big-name companies have also taken an interest in the sector.
The new plant, which is estimated to cost USD2.6 Billion, is set to provide clean fuel to power a direct steel reduction furnace that can produce about 2 Million tonnes of green steel per year. The introduction of clean power will reduce CO2 emissions by 95%, according to the company. Financing will stem from a combination of equity, green project financing as well as public funding.
“Large-scale green hydrogen production will be essential for heavy industry’s transition to more sustainable ways of operating,” said Henrik Henriksson, CEO of H2 Green Steel.
“By sharing the common goal of reducing emissions in hard-to-decarbonise industries, starting with steel in Europe, we are taking a truly global and innovative approach to green hydrogen production. Iberdrola brings invaluable experience, technology, and know-how, which will enable us to scale up our green steel projects”
The facility by Iberdrola and H2 Green Steel will be located on the Iberian Peninsula, though no specific area has been determined. Production is lined up to begin in 2025 or 2026.
According to Aitor Moso, Iberdrola’s director of deregulated business, “Green hydrogen will be a key technology in the decarbonisation of heavy industrial processes, such as steel production.”
“With access to low-cost renewable energy supplies and a highly skilled workforce, the Iberian Peninsula can play a key role in Europe taking a global lead in the development of this green technology.”


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No one likes getting criticized. Some handle it better than others, but deep down we all tolerate it at best like we do a dental cleaning. Many even have a fear of criticism, which can be as difficult as overcoming a fear of failure or conquering a fear of change. But it’s a fact of life and in fact, can become debilitating. And the problem is that our wiring works against us in handling criticism. The world is not kind to modern self-esteem. It only takes one ill-received piece of feedback at work to completely derail your day.
Taylor Shien is an Georgia based commercial model and entrepreneur, owner of DermaClear Skin, LLC and is involved in a number of commercial modeling projects. Taylor says, I’ve always wanted to help people, and I understand firsthand how difficult it is to deal with acne and skin imperfections.
She says it can take a lot of time and energy to convince yourself that you’re awesome — so how do we avoid letting people infiltrate that awesomeness with a flying knee to your self-worth? And how do we use it to get better? Nobody likes being criticised but, unfortunately, it is a fact of life. To be able to respond to criticism with nobility and detachment is an important life skill, which few people have. If we respond to criticism without careful consideration, it can easily lead to unnecessary suffering.
Criticism. That word scares the hell out of so many people, bringing a gnawing feeling of dread and doubt. Know what I’m talking about? Well, I certainly do. I used to be so afraid of it, to the point I would limit my experiences and actions simply out of fear of what people might say. The problem is that quite often, we only value praise. When people speak kind words we feel happy. When people criticise we feel miserable. However, if we only received insincere praise and false flattery, how would we ever make progress? If we wish to improve and develop we should invite constructive criticism and appreciate their suggestions.
Would you rather be judged or ignored? These are the consequences of life’s great binary choice–whether to make a difference or not. Faced with this decision, surely taking on some criticism seems acceptable in comparison. If you want to “dent the universe”, as Steve Jobs once challenged, you’re going to make dents in your armour here and there.
No one said it was fair. In fact, what others risk by criticizing is minuscule compared to what you risk by putting yourself out there (internet trolls I’m looking at you). But don’t let that stop you ever.
Criticism boils down to a basic fear that can often get the best of us: the fear of rejection. When people are criticized, they feel rejected, judged, not part of. And, in the end, they let it affect their very image of themselves. But criticism isn’t a problem. It’s our reaction to criticism that’s the problem. Not all criticizers are created equal, and some shouldn’t even get a seat at the table. Set criteria for those who make the cut, and mentally dismiss the rest.
If you know a person who is critical of everything try not to take their comments too seriously, as this is just part of their character trait. Most criticism is probably based, at least in part, on some truths. Criticism may appear negative. But, through criticism, we have the opportunity to learn and improve from their suggestions Taylor quoted.


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The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing Biloxi, Mississippi officials of jailing people if they did not pay their court fees and fines - up front and in full. Similar lawsuits filed by the ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center are pending in Louisiana, Alabama and Washington state.
The Supreme Court more than 30 years ago banned the practice of locking people up because they can’t afford to pay court fines or fees, but allegations of modern-day debtor’s prisons have continued to rise across the U.S.
The Biloxi lawsuit, filed on behalf of three people, alleges that the city's municipal court structure is unconstitutional and has "instilled fear and panic amongst the poorest residents of the city and the surrounding region." The ACLU is seeking class-action status for the lawsuit, which names Biloxi Police Chief John Miller, Judge James Steele, the for-profit Judicial Correction Services Inc. and the city as defendants.
The lawsuit charges that the city adopted a policy to aggressively pursue court fines and fees. Indigent people who couldn’t pay were slapped with arrest warrants and subject to serve jail time.
The lawsuit specifically alleges that Biloxi relied on Judicial Correction Services to charge poor people $40 per month to collect their debt. Employees of the company, the lawsuit alleges, "routinely threatened poor probationers with arrest and jail when they reported for probation 'supervision' without money to pay toward their debt or with less than the amount of money required to meet the payment schedule set by the Biloxi Municipal Court."
Vincent Creel, public affairs manager for Biloxi, said city officials had not yet received the lawsuit but that the ACLU is mistaken in regards to the city's collections process.
In a statement, Creel also said the city treats all defendants fairly under the law and, in fact, the court has used "community service in cases where defendants are unable to pay their fines.”
According to the lawsuit, seven months of public records released by the Harrison County (Miss.) Adult Detention Center indicate that at least 415 people were jailed between September 2014 and March 2015 on charges for failing to pay off their debts owed to Biloxi.
The percentage of people living below the federal poverty level in Biloxi "more than doubled" from 13.3% in 2009 to 27.5% in 2013. At the same time, the portion of the city's budget coming from fines and forfeits jumped by 26% from fiscal year 2008-2009 to 2015-2016, according to the lawsuit.


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Solar recipe: Peppers stuffed with cheese
This recipe, made with the Sungood 360 multi-cooker solar oven, is presented to us by our Solar Sister Gaelle! Here’s a tasty recipe for cheese-stuffed peppers, tested and approved with the Suntube solar cooking tube. Gaelle has always been a mom with a passion for cooking and, more recently, for solar energy. She’s always happy to share her experiments and experiences on her Instagram page.
Recipe suggested by : Solliès Cheese – Tubular solar oven, SunGood 360 – Preparation time: 20 mn – Cooking time: 45 mn
- Three long peppers (or several small ones, depending on tube size)
- One egg
- Two tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 200 grams of cheese of your choice – perfect for using up leftover cheese in anti-gaspi mode.
- Pepper, paprika, fresh herbs
Preparing the cheese-stuffed peppers
- Mix or chop the cheeses with the egg. I had goat’s cheese, Emmental and blue cheese. Add the breadcrumbs and season with pepper, paprika and fresh herbs.
- Gently slice the peppers lengthwise, remove the seeds and stuff with the mixture.
- Place them in the tube, opening upwards, on a drizzle of olive oil. Bake in direct sunlight for 45 minutes, or longer if you prefer them more melt-in-the-mouth.
Enjoy your meal!

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Genetically modified foods have been around for decades. To a considerable extent, there has been a lot of discussion and dispute about the benefits and risks of GM foods and the manufacturing process. Genetically modified foods are defined as foods produced from plants or animals whose genetic material has been altered through genetic engineering.
This is usually done to increase the overall food production and quality. Because genetically modified crops are altered to produce preferred qualities, they have many possible advantages in terms of raising agricultural yield and reducing the need for ecologically damaging pesticides. However, they also pose hazards to human health, from toxicity and increased risk of allergies. Genetically modified foods were fashioned with the intent to advance overall quality of life. However, they are linked with various environmental, health, and economic hazards that render them to be more detrimental than beneficial


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Just days before the Abuse Counseling and Training (ACT) women’s shelter opened its doors to accept clients, the community showed its continuing support for women and children stuck in abusive situations. ACT held its domestic Violence Inaugural Luncheon Friday, August 7, at Florida SouthWestern College. Many groups and organizations, including two gentlemen from the Minnesota Twins, were on hand for the event.
ACT Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Benton introduced staff and explained that ACT has two shelters in Lee County as well as the new one for Hendry-Glades, provides outreach counseling and has a toll free help line. In Hendry and Glades counties you can call their domestic violence hotline toll-free at 1-800-500-1119 or sexual assault hotline 1-888-956-7273. They can also be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Scot Goldberg Esq, of Goldberg, Racila, D’Alessandro and Noone, LLC introduced the keynote speaker for the event, but offered some comments of his own first. Mr. Goldberg has been a prosecutor and is now a partner in the law firm of Goldberg, Racila, D’Alessandro and Noone, LLC. He has known the keynote speaker, Assistant State Attorney Francine Donnorummo, for many years.
She earned her law degree in 1992 and came to Fort Myers in 1997 after working in civil law. Mr. Goldberg said she has prosecuted an impressive 100 cases in the Domestic Violence Unit.
Ms. Donnorummo said she first learned about domestic violence as a clinic intern, but it quickly became her passion and she has dedicated her career to victimized women and children.
“Child abuse and domestic violence feed off each other,” she said. Women who are embroiled in a domestic violence situation are afraid and homeless. Their needs are many and complicated. They need safety, a plan, housing, food, toiletries, etc., even before they can begin to seriously take steps toward becoming independent. Those steps include changing their bank account, changing their address to a post office box, making new friends, and mending broken relationships. They need a lawyer, an advocate and support in all ways.
In addition to fear, these women suffer from low self esteem - and often come with kids, who have their own needs.
Shelters like the new one for Hendry and Glades give them hope, a decent place to stay, safety and support. It’s a place where they can gather strength and martial their resources. They benefit from a loving caring staff, and help with their complicated legal status.
Ms. Donnorummo went on to say that it’s the SAO’s job to hold abusers criminally accountable.
It is part of ACT’s job to raise awareness of domestic violence; to help the public understand how to be on the victim’s side - don’t judge them if they can’t move on. They deserve respect.
She also noted that, with all the resources they have, even celebrities can be in domestic violence situations.
She pointed out that the court system needs to rally and convict both men and women for misdemeanor domestic violence, before situations get out of hand.
The SAO works with other agencies including Department of Children and Families. Domestic violence includes child and elder abuse. In fact, kids are taught to be abusers in the home and are also taught to become victims in the home. Parents and extended families need to be models of healthy behavior for their own children and for others.
The community can help by donating food, clothes, toys and entertainment items as well as money.


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Kelly Scientific is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. We are currently seeking a Formulation Chemist to work onsite at a major government scientific research facility in Columbus, Ohio.
This is a 6-12 month Government contract position which offers:
- 40 hours/week with Salary
- Opportunity to work at a government research facility
- May require some weekend and evenings work based on projects
TASKS/SERVICES: The contractors shall:
1. Work with staff to support animal toxicity studies in a BSL2 or BSL3 GLP environment, including wearing a respirator.
2. Perform formulations including preparation of feed, drinking water, gavage, and intravenous blends.
3. Package, sample, and repackage bulk chemicals that support animal toxicity studies.
4. Prepare formulations (mixtures of chemicals and vehicles) using detailed written procedures ranging from 10 mL to 100 kg with 3 - 8 hours of preparation time.
5. Analyze formulations according to written procedures using HPLC, GC, and UV Spectrometry with standard and nonstandard detectors.
6. Ship, receive, and package chemicals per written instructions.
7. Document all activities thoroughly and accurately per GLP regulations.
REQUIREMENTS: The contractors ideally have:
1. BS/MS in Chemistry and 2-5 years of work experience in a laboratory setting.
2. HPLC, GC, and UV sample prep and analysis experience in a GLP environment.
3. Experience following detailed written instructions, procedures, and/or SOPs.
4. Proficiency in performing routine lab tasks (quantitative solution transfers, weigh chemicals, etc.).
5. Ability to lift 50 pounds above your waist daily.
6. Comfortable wearing protective clothing daily including a respirator.
7. Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.).
8. Strong verbal and written communications skills; attention to detail.
Job post expiration date: 4/14/17

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Novastore - Supermarket of the Future
Imagine a store that removes the drudgery of grocery shopping. A store that’s about experiences and fresh.
We didn’t just imagine it, we’re building the automation to make it a reality. We call it Novastore™.
Novastore is all about what shoppers like about shopping, fresh food and store experiences.
Center store items are removed letting fresh items and open sight lines take center stage.
Novastore offers more of an inviting, healthy, fresh market feel. By removing center store items, this selling space is about half of what it was. This lets the expanded Novastore fresh department offer more inviting color and variety.
Kiosks let shoppers place orders in store and handle cashier-less checkout. Shoppers can also use kiosks to get recipe recommendations or order meal kits.
Novastore is also about experiences. A chef can give cooking instructions, offer recipe ideas, or offer samples.
You might even find that some of your shoppers are already Novastore shoppers. They’re making larger than normal online purchases but still visiting the store for fresh purchases. They’ve already adopted a Novastore shopping profile.
Since Novastore is about experiences, the expertise of your store associates will be even more important. Shoppers will want guidance on which meals to select, how to prepare or season seafood, the cheeses or breads that work well with their other menu items.
Shoppers still want and need their center store items. In a Novastore, they can order online or in store for pick-up or delivery. They don’t have to trudge through aisles to select what they know by label.
While a Novastore has a smaller selling footprint, it sells more per square foot and makes more money. This isn’t Novastore magic. It happens because a Novastore uses automation to fulfill orders for center store items. These items are moved to a locations atop or adjacent to fresh sales floor.
A visit to the Alphabot system can be another Novastore shopper experience. Shoppers can visit and watch the Alphabot robots automatically fill their grocery orders.
By lowering labor costs for order fulfillment, the Alphabot system makes store-level ecommerce profitable in a Novastore.
The Alphabot’s 3-D architecture and higher order fulfillment rate delivers more sales per square foot more profitably than a similar sized center store footprint.
To keep labor costs low and make it easy for shoppers, Novastore even includes an auto-dispense capability. Shoppers pull up, scan a code, and Alphabot robots bring their grocery order straight to their car.
You don’t have to imagine a store that shoppers enjoy shopping, or a store that makes ecommerce order fulfillment profitable. Your shoppers are already shopping that way and we’ve started implementing the technology that makes Novastore a reality.


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Slobodan Milsoevic and Croatian President Stipe Mesic battled it out in court Wednesday with the former Yugoslav leader seeking to discredit his old political opponent. Also from The Hague Tribunal, a former president of the Bosnian Serb Republic plead guilty to persecuting non-Serbs.
Stipe Mesic never once looked at Slobodan Milsoevic, but that didn't stop the exchanges between the long-time adversaries from being heated and personal. Interpreters had to work hard to keep up with the pace. Slobodan Milsoevic went first.
Milosevic:"You are testifying here that I was the one who broke up Yugoslavia. And you were in favor of Yugoslavia. But any child in Yugoslavia. Knows…"
Mesic: "I think we can reach agreement on one thing very quickly here. I am not the person on trial here."
Milosevic: "Well that's the point."
Judge May: "We're going to adjourn now. It's time, Mr. Milosevic."
Presiding Judge Richard May also worked hard to keep the dramatic proceedings under control as the two political leaders argued over their very different versions of Balkan history. Often frustrated, Judge May reminded Mr. Milosevic several times that accusing other people of crimes is not a legal defense.
President Mesic testified that Slobodan Milosevic broke up Yugoslavia. But Mr. Milsoevic said it was Stipe Mesic, as Yugoslavia's last president, who disbanded the country. During his cross-examination, Mr. Milosevic sought to discredit President Mesic by accusing him of everything from assassinating political rivals to cooperating with The Hague court in order to avoid his own guilt for war crimes. He also accused Mr. Mesic of being part of the Croatian nationalist movement that incited the Serbs there to violence.
"Pure fantasy" is how President Mesic answered most of those charges. While admitting Croatian nationalists inflamed anti-Serb sentiments and committed some war crimes, Mr. Mesic said he himself always worked for peace and that Croatia is now a lawful state prosecuting suspected war criminals. In any event, said Mr. Mesic, that's no reason to destroy Croatian cities like Vukovar and Dubrovnik or to massacre civilians. President Mesic's testimony continues Thursday.
In other news from the tribunal that could have implications for the Milosevic trial, a former president of the Bosnian Serb Republic plead guilty to persecuting non-Serbs in Bosnia in the early 1990s.
Speaking via a video link, 72-year-old Biljana Plavsic changed her original plea and admitted guilt to one count of persecution. In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped all seven of the other charges against her, including genocide. Mrs. Plavsic has been on provisional release for a year, and her location was kept a highly guarded secret.
Speaking in The Hague, her lawyer said by accepting responsibility and expressing remorse, Mrs. Plavsic hopes to console victims from all three sides in the Bosnian war and to help her people move on and reconcile with their neighbors.
Prosecutors call Mrs. Plavsic's decision unprecedented and courageous. Indeed, Mrs. Plavsic is the first political leader, and the only Serbian one, to admit guilt.
Lawyer Heikelina Verrrijn Stuart said, "It's a word I don't like but it's a historical moment. It hasn't happened before in this way and in this war. It's still so problematic in the area and that somebody in charge within in the power group in Bosnia/Serbia, someone who knows everything that happened says now she's remorseful and admitting to every, every detail must for victims and perpetrators be huge step forward."
By pleading guilty, Mrs. Plavsic is admitting to the murder and torture of hundreds of non-Serbs at Bosnia's prison camps and the systematic rape of women in the town of Foca. But her lawyer says no deals were made with prosecutors regarding her sentence, which could be life in prison, and that she hasn't agreed to testify against anyone else at The Hague court, including former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milsoevic. But she may not have to.
In her guilty plea, Mrs. Plavsic admitted that the Bosnian Serbs worked with the Yugoslav army and Serbian paramilitary troops in Bosnia, something that could very well be used against Mr. Milosevic.
Prosecutors are trying to prove that Mr. Milsoevic, when he was the president of Serbia , was responsible for the wars in Bosnia and Croatia. Mrs. Plavsic may have just provided a crucial link.

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Title: Letting it all out
Spoilers: Wingman (S03, Ep14)
Pairing: Will/Helen (If you squint REALLY hard), Helen/Kate (Take it as either friendship or Romance, I don't care LOL)
Summary: Helen Magnus is losing yet another friend but she takes a break from finding a cure to let it all out.
Disclaimer: I do not own belongs to Damian Kindler and those people, not me.
Authors Notes: I watched Wingman again and loved the reaction of everyone to Will turning into an Abnormal so I thought up this little piece. It turned out a lot shorter than I imagined, but oh well!
Helen watched as Will slept, his face mutated by the transformation and he had a pained expression on his features. She knew she should be working, trying to find a cure for the spores but she had hit another dead end and she needed to take a break before she tried the next idea. She hadn't slept for days and she felt like she was losing Will more and more with every minute that she couldn't fix him and she was terrified.
Helen Magnus was terrified and that scared her even more. She was losing Will and there wasn't anything she could do about it. She was losing another friend, another person she cared about, another family member and she was totally helpless. She wouldn't stop trying but it all felt helpless. 'He's not dead Helen,' she told herself but she sighed, pressing her hand against the glass.
She cared for Will more than she knew she should but she couldn't let herself admit that because she knew it would only make her miss him more if he didn't make it.
"Do you think he was in pain?" Kate's voice broke through her thoughts and she looked up, the woman's eyes glued to Will's sleeping form. She was in her pyjamas, her hair out and messy with restless sleep. She looked younger than she was but so very tired. "When he was transforming, do you think he was in pain, but didn't tell anyone?"
Helen examined the man who lay restless in his enclosure and nodded, knowing it would be something that Will would do.
"I am sure he would have felt some discomfort, yes." She said softly, turning to Kate. "Could you not sleep either?"
Kate shook her head, looking over at her boss. "I keep thinking of what is going to happen if he…"she hesitated, tears springing to her eyes, "Doc, if Will dies-"
"He isn't going to die, not on my watch," Helen interrupted a little sharper than she had intended but Kate nodded, turning back to Will.
They stood in silence as they watched the man they had once known and cared for, worked with, now just a violent creature, unable to recognise any of his friends. Helen laid her head against the glass as if trying to draw strength from it to continue trying for a cure for him when she heard sobbing. Kate too had her head resting on the glass and silvery tears were fleeing down her cheeks, her shoulders shaking and Helen felt her heart constrict as she pulled the younger woman in for a hug.
"I don't want to lose him, Doc," Kate whimpered, her face buried into Helen's neck and Helen soothed her, rubbing her hand on Kate's back reassuringly.
"We won't Kate," She said, looking over at Will again. "We will get him back, I promise you."
Kate nodded, pulling back from Helen's embrace only slightly. "I guess I should let you get back to work. It won't do any good if I kept you from finding the cure, right?"
Helen smiled, reaching out to wipe the tears from Kate's face. "Actually, I was just going to see if I could catch up on an hour or so sleep. Would you care to join me?" She asked, knowing that she didn't want to be alone and Kate didn't either. The woman nodded, casting one last glance at Will before they made their way up to Helen's room, Kate finding herself too tired to be interested in the elegance of the room. The pair fell onto the bed, Helen pulling the blanket over them and Kate curled into Helen's warm side, sighing with defeat as her boss kissed her forehead before falling into a restless sleep.
But Helen didn't sleep that night. Her mind whirled with ideas, all of which she knew couldn't work and then she was angry. She was angry at Abnormals for doing this to her friend, angry at her father for introducing her to this world of creatures and angry at herself for begging him to show her, and for damning herself to this life of loss and pain. She was angry at Will for being the one to catch the spores instead of her and a single, silent tear rolled down her cheek. She wasn't going to give up on Will, no way in bloody hell was she going to, but right now, she needed to feel something, to let all the anger and frustration and grief that she had been bottling up over the days out and then she could get back to work.

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At the post office in Lander, customers this week encountered a new sight: an improvised counter-to-ceiling plastic safety barrier deployed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
From pick-up-only service at restaurants to closed campgrounds at state parks, public spaces across Wyoming are adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak. Some entities, meanwhile, are enacting stricter measures: both Jackson and the Wind River Inter-Tribal Council — representing the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Indian Reservation — have issued stay-at-home orders.
Fremont County, which is home to the reservation as well as Lander, is among Wyoming’s hotspots for infections. Though limited testing capabilities have made a comprehensive picture of the outbreak difficult to pin down, county officials this week doubled down on their messaging that the outbreak is widespread and serious.
According to the Fremont County Incident Management Team, on March 31 alone physicians directed 56 patients from Dubois, Lander, Riverton, Fort Washakie, Arapaho and Pavilion with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 infection to self-isolate. County healthcare providers have directed more than 600 people to self-isolate in the last two weeks.
Half of the state’s 16 hospitalized coronavirus patients are in Fremont County, Fremont County Public Health Officer Dr. Brian Gee said in a video, with at least five of the Fremont County patients critically ill and breathing with the assistance of ventilators.
Patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms are young and old, Gee said — including three patients under the age of 60 who are seriously ill. Gee emphasized the need to restrict human contact.
“Please, please, please, stay home if you are ill, isolate or quarantine as directed,” Gee said, “Do this if you are young or old, do this for yourself, for your family and for your community.”


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Artful Color owner, Damon Rando, will speak about the process of making giclées, how to get prints of your own work made, and share a video of how they create them. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how giclées work and learn how to get yours produced from one of the preeminent printing companies on the east coast.
“Artful Color is a company born from years of pursuing accurate color reproduction from digital to the printed medium. We have been on the leading edge of color management since the introduction of Apple’s ColorSync in 1995. The owner worked for both Apple and Kodak as a color and digital print expert and has introduced and trained many about color management, from Fortune 500 companies like Time, AP News, People Magazine and the Smithsonian, to smaller ad agencies, and the local photographer.”
The January meeting will take place on January 21, 2012 at the NC Museum of Art.
Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist Judith Cutler spoke on “Pastels and Abstracts” and gave an overview of how her pastels and abstract paintings have evolved.
Stephen Reville, owner of Portrait South, talked to the Society about the benefits of having an artist’s agent. A short question and answer period followed the presentation.
May Program: Painting in Plein Air
When the Impressionists ventured out of their studios into nature to investigate and capture the effects of sunlight it was revolutionary. Today painting from life is a pursuit that challenges the novice as well as the finest artists in the world. For our May meeting, we learned all about plein air painting from two members of the Piedmont Outdoor Society (POPS). Judy Meyler discussed oils and our own Addren Doss emphasized pastels.
For our next PSNC meeting in October, we are having a tour of the North Carolina Museum of Art starting at 10am with a catered lunch immediately following in the Museum Cafe.
We need to choose one selection from the choices below, so please email your preference (ranking the dishes from 1-4) to David (email@example.com) by October 1. Each attendee is responsible for paying for their own meal, so please bring a check or cash for David to the meeting.
Each guest will receive their choice of iced tea, soda or coffee and bite-sized desserts. Prices include gratuity.
- Wild mushroom, leek and Celebrity Farm chevre frittata with mixed greens and blonde vinaigrette ($16)
- Dried cherry, walnut and sage chicken salad with crackerbread, mixed greens, seasonal fruit and veggies and blonde vinaigrette ($17)
- Braised beef shortrib pot pie with roasted root vegetables, puff pastry crust, mixed greens and blonde vinaigrette ($18)
- Arugula Florentine stuffed NC flounder with roasted red pepper almond coulis and garlicky sauteed spaghetti squash ($19)
Our next PSNC meeting will start at 11am (note the time!) at Bond Park in Cary, NC on Saturday, September 18.
A bright and open location across the street from the very large St. Michaels Catholic Church (801 High House Road, Cary 27513) with more than adequate parking. The meeting room is on the same level as the parking (no ramps, or stairs, or elevators), and this location even has paintings by some of our members hanging in the lobby (which were earlier acquired by the Town of Cary). The 300 acre park and lake has trails, play equipment, beautiful scenery begging to be painted, and picnic tables everywhere so that if families wish to come with our members, there will be plenty for them to do! AND a wonderful opportunity to PAINT on location when we are done! Bring a picnic lunch for afterward or we will go to one of Cary’s fun locations right nearby.
Our speaker will be Teresa Brown, artist, mother, wife, business person… will be speaking to us about “paying her bills with her art.” Her story is interesting. She started like all of us did enjoying the craft, and is now a successful artist. She speaks regularly about the “Business of Art.” She has many stories to tell and bits of information that should hit home about showing, selling, and creating art in pastel and oil. This will be an interesting talk and a fulfilling give-and-take-question-and-answer-session for all members to share experiences.
Last Saturday, several PSNC members arrived at Duke Gardens for a plein air group Paint Out. Here are two paintings from the event.
Lily Pond by Kathryn Wilson
plein air painting by Patricia Savage
Our next meeting will be on April 17 from 10am – 12pm at The Seymour Center in Chapel Hill (click link for directions)
A photographer will be joining us to to discuss taking pictures of artwork (he can also be contracted to take pictures of any work that you bring with you that day if desired).
Hope to see everyone there!
It’s that time of year again to renew your dues with the Pastel Society of North Carolina! For more information, please see our membership page.
Not a member yet? If you would like to see what we are all about before joining, come to our first meeting of the year at Carol Woods in Chapel Hill on February 20 from 2-4pm. We look forward to meeting you!
Last night the PSNC Publicity, Exhibition and Hospitality committees got together over a meal to discuss the slate of shows scheduled for this fall. A great time was had by all (although the wait service had room for improvement).
Let us know if you are a member and wish to be part of these important PSNC committees!
pictured from left to right: Barbara Lininger, Mandy Roeing, Toni Lindahl, Jane Levy, Leandra Ganko, Lorie Callahan, Chris Berndt, Kim Werfel and Judy Harron (not pictured: Anne Kiefaber and Ann Hooker)