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Dealing with bills every month can be very much like waging a war against weeds. Every time you think that you have them under control, another one sprouts up somewhere and ruins your plans. So, what do you do when your personal finances can no longer stretch to cover all your expenses? Stop going out to eat? Give up your monthly entertainment subscription fees? Ice your credit cards?
Before taking drastic measures, ask yourself this question. Wouldn’t it be much easier if you could somehow roll up all your debt into a single fee? If so, you may want to consider what millions of consumers like yourself are doing, and looking into debt consolidation.
Debt consolidation basically involves merging multiple debts into a single loan or credit card at a significantly lower interest rate that what you would pay collectively for all your scattered loans. Another beneficial aspect of debt consolidation is that it makes dealing with your debts much more manageable, since you don’t need to keep track of several different repayment dates and making sure you have the money to cover each one.
That’s not so say that debt consolidation is a catch-all solution that will always get you out of financial trouble. It is a long process that will require some commitment from you to ensure that it works properly. Here are a few tips that will guarantee your plan to become debt-free is successful.
Make a realistic budget
For debt consolidation to work effectively, you need to have a clear plan of action. It’s not enough to simply calculate how much you can afford to set aside for repayment after deducting food expenses, contributions to a retirement or health insurance plan and maybe an emergency fund. A savvy budget will also account for infrequent expenses like car registration fees and times where expenses tend to run higher, for example around the holiday periods.
Make sure to account for leisure and fun
Working towards getting rid of your debts does not mean living like a hermit and not having fun. Most people who try this tend to feel like they deserve to be pampered after a while and end up splurging. Acting this way is counterproductive, since your ‘splurge’ ends up costing you way more than you expect or can manage. Instead, account for the things you love. If you enjoy watching VOD, get that Netflix premium subscription, but maybe give up on the Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus. If you enjoy going out for a drink every weekend, limit it to every other weekend instead.
Don’t let your plans for becoming debt free get in the way of you living your best life within your means.
Quit using your cards
A cardinal rule of consolidation is not using your credit cards as you pay off debt. Giving how ingrained credit cards are to our everyday consumer habits, people have turned to very drastic measures, including cutting up cards or freezing them in blocks of ice, to ensure that they don’t get tempted. If these ‘commitment devices’ work for you, by all means use them, but we would recommend keeping one around in case of dire emergencies. Another way to stay committed is to write down the reasons why you want to remain debt-free and how often you will make payments, then setting periodic reminders that track how well you’re doing.
Not using credit cards does not mean closing down your accounts as this can negatively impact your credit rating in the long run. Financial experts also advice making a nominal charge on your card every few months – which you should pay on time and in full – to keep the account active and your credit intact. We live in a credit-based environment, so it makes sense to ensure you have a good credit history to guarantee easier loan applications in the future.
Get support for your goal
Debt may feel like a shameful topic, but peer support is a powerful motivator and can hold people accountable. There are plenty of support groups online that can help keep you on track, or you can simply confide in trusted friends and family.
We hope this article will prove useful to your goal of ridding yourself of debt in the near future. For more in-depth advice, we recommend speaking to the financial experts over at Grange Finance Pty Ltd today.


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Traditional Lokono-Arawak women's feather headresses were like crowns (as you see above), the tall feather headresses so popular today - were in fact NOT traditioally worn by our women, the tall vertical feather headresses were traditionally only used by Lokono-Arawak men (and not every man either, ony the Chiefs or War Leaders), you can see this in every old photo of pre-photo illustration of encounters with Europeans and Lokono in the contact and colonial era.
Most Lokono alive today are not fully aware of their own ancestral cultural traditions so they are 'making up' a lot of regalia combinations that are purely modern inventions since the year 1900. They are NOT authentic traditional regalia attire if you see Lokono-Arawak women wearing vertical feaher headresses (some other tribes did this yes - but NOT Lokono-Arawaks), but there are few alive today who know these kinds of factual historical information about our people, this is why this website is helping to educate our own people - as well as you the site visitor.
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Actuality Dramas of Allan King, The (Eclipse Series 24) (DVD)
Canadian director Allan King is one of cinema’s best-kept secrets. Over the course of fifty years, he shuttled between features and shorts, big-screen cinema and episodic television, comedy and drama, fiction and nonfiction. It was with his cinema-verité-style documentaries, though—his “actuality dramas,” as he called them—that King left his greatest mark on film history. These startlingly intimate studies of people whose lives are in flux—damaged children, warring spouses, the terminally ill— always done without narration or interviews, are riveting and at times emotionally overwhelming. Humane, cathartic, and important, Allan King’s spontaneous portraits of the everyday demand to be seen.
FILMS IN THIS SET
For his enthralling first feature, Allan King took his cameras to a home for emotionally disturbed young people. Situated inside the facility like a fly on the wall, we witness the full spectrum of emotions displayed by twelve fascinating children and the caregivers trying to nurture and guide them. The stunning Warrendale won the Prix d’art et d’essai at Cannes and a special documentary award from the National Society of Film Critics.
A Married Couple
Billy and Antoinette Edwards let it all hang out for Allan King and crew in this jaw-dropping examination of a marriage in trouble, which “makes John Cassavetes’s Faces look like early Doris Day” (Time). Intense and hectic, frightening and funny, A Married Couple is ultimately a film about the eternal power struggle in romantic relationships, as well as a document of the moment when entrenched gender roles began to crumble.
Come On Children
In the early 1970s, ten teenagers (five boys and five girls) leave behind parents, school, and all other authority figures to live on a farm for ten weeks. What emerges in front of Allan King’s cameras are the fears, hopes, and alienation of a disillusioned generation. Come On Children is a swift, vivid rendering of the growing pains of a counterculture.
Dying at Grace
An extraordinary, transformative experience, Allan King’s Dying at Grace is quite simply unprecedented: five terminally ill cancer patients allowed the director access to their final months and days inside the Toronto Grace Health Centre. The result is an unflinching, enormously empathetic contemplation of death, featuring some of the most memorable people ever captured on film.
Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company
Allan King brings us in close to the people who reside and work in a home for geriatric care in this beautifully conceived, powerful documentary. For four months, King follows the daily routines of eight patients suffering from dementia and memory loss; the result is searing, compassionate drama that can bring to the viewer a greater understanding of his or her loved ones.


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BIMM Bristol alumni and R&B star, Keir is being tipped as the one to watch, following a string of triumphant festival appearances and live shows including Secret Garden Party, Dot To Dot and The Great Escape.
To add to the hype, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter, who studied Songwriting at BIMM, has just announced the release his highly-anticipated debut single ‘Probably’.
Keir’s addictive debut fuses R&B and indie with powerful vocals and riff-heavy guitars. The result is a sound that’s original and like nothing of its time
The track, which has been released on the new Crosstown Recordings label, has already received plenty of fanfare from the music press.
Clash Magazine called the song “a bold, ambitious piece of songwriting writing. ‘Probably’ might just be his breakout moment.”
On November 1st Kier will be performing at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, a free gig that sold out in 2 weeks! Find his other tour dates online.
Those who have followed Keir’s promising music career from the start will know of his breakthrough live show at the Nest Club in Bath, which later lead to a number of fantastic opportunities and regular airplay on BBC Introducing. He’s also been supported by Huw Edwards on Radio 1 and Dermot O’Leary on Radio 2.
BBC Introducing’s Sam Bonham is just one of many music industry insiders currently singing Keir’s praises, commenting: ”Every once in a while you come across an artist who changes everything. Keir is one of them.”
‘Probably’ is out now on Crosstown Recordings.

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A unique experience in the nature of Africa. The diversity of wildlife found in Kenya is simply extraordinary: from the big five to the small five, Kenya’s protected areas are
home to a large number of wild animals. The landscapes and unique geographical features of these places manage to remain impressed for a lifetime, once visited. The safaris are carried out in safe vehicles (four-wheel drive jeeps or minibuses) led by drivers/guides able to find the best wild life scenarios.
You sleep in tented camps or in lodges or real hotels. Both camps and lodges can be simpler (but always with European standard services) or reach a 5-star or luxury level.
The excursions and safari office inside the resort will offer you the solution that best suits your needs.

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Conclusion of Analalava Special Community Reserve Well Project – Madagascar
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Andrew Bourret.
To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE.
The project was to replace a broken hand pump at the site with a sealed well lined with concrete rings, and an electronic pump.
Work has been completed on the Analalava Special Community Reserve Well Project. The project provides a reliable water supply system to the reserve, complete with a well dug to a depth of 5.5 meters, electronic pump, and tower. The tower feeds water to the various facilities on site, including tourist lodging and restrooms.
With this improvement, the reserve is now better able to attract and welcome many of the thousands of tourists that descend upon the nearby beach resort annually. It also has an increased capacity to host training groups and researchers that come for extended stays. Ultimately, this project contributes to the long term goals of educating more people about the forest, and creating income generation activities for community members living around the reserve.
The project used the same technical approach, materials, and community workers as in the Morarano Well Project. Six concrete rings, one meter in length and 80 centimeters in diameter, were molded offsite and then transported to the reserve by truck. They were dug into the red soil to a depth of 5.5 meters by a team of experienced well diggers. On a number of occasions, sticky clay slowed progress, but ultimately, the workers were able to reach a depth where water was prevalent.
Once the well portion of the project was finished, the Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) left to complete his service. Supervisory responsibilities were taken over by another PCV and the reserve manager. Due to illness, the replacement PCV left the site and so the project was left entirely to the reserve manager. Encountering budgetary issues, he had to delay the pump and tower portion of the project.
After a few months, adequate funding was found by the PCV’s partner NGO and work continued. Large tree trunks from an existing onsite water tower were reused to construct the water tower. A pump was acquired from a city hardware store and installed near the tower. It draws power from an onsite gasoline-powered generator. It can fill the two 200 L barrels on the top of the tower in just a few minutes, which marks a huge improvement over the previous hand pump that broke often and needed to be operated regularly.
The PCV, reserve Manager, staff, and other community members would like to thank all of those who contributed to this project. Without their help, it would not have been possible.
We are grateful to Andrew for seeing this project, his third in partnership with Water Charity, through to completion, despite the adversity. We again thank his friends and family for providing the funding.


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At the library: Milwaukee's history, schools
"Milwaukee in the 1930s: A Federal Writers Project City Guide" edited by John D. Buenker
Explore Milwaukee as it was in the 1930s during the time of the Great Depression — The New Deal and preceding World War II. With 600,000 residents in 1940, Milwaukee was 12th in population of cities in the country. This was the same population Milwaukee had in 2015; although the suburbs of Milwaukee have increased since that time, Milwaukee remains the largest city in Wisconsin. This 1930s snapshot in time begins with an extensive preface, providing historical context, and is followed by essays on 13 areas of Milwaukee, including the Civic Center, Layton Park and Bay View. Photographs and maps are included, as well as a chronology from 1674 – 1940, a calendar of annual events and general information about Milwaukee, including accommodations, street arrangement, climate and free information facilities. Each area highlighted includes several paragraphs, and occasionally up to a couple pages, about major sites in that part of town including churches, monuments, parks and major buildings of the day. Wisconsin history buffs and those with a love for Milwaukee will want to step back in time and explore Milwaukee leading up to World War II.
"Educating Milwaukee: How One City’s History of Segregation and Struggle Shaped Its Schools" by James K. Nelsen
Milwaukee is the birthplace of the school voucher movement and although a many options have been made available to students through the years, disadvantaged students still struggle to succeed. Native Milwaukeean Nelsen, a high school social studies teacher, examines Milwaukee’s educational history. He covers a timeline from 1830s, with the development of Milwaukee, through 2013 but focuses on the 1960s and later years. Different types of choice in schools are scrutinized, from magnet schools in the 1970s, and later on with charter schools, vouchers and open enrollment at suburbs and small high schools. Nelson’s richly detailed analysis of each program includes statistics and indicates which students were affected and what change occurred in the aftermath. This book is a testament to the various methods that have been enacted in an attempt to better educate students in Milwaukee and, although pieces of this book can be a bit dry, those interested in Milwaukee history and changes in school systems through the years will want to check out this title.
"JoAnna Poehlmann: Now and Then" by Barbara Brown Lee
While Poehlmann lives in Milwaukee, her minutely detailed work is featured in The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This illustrated catalog of her work was created to complement a showcase celebrating 50 years as an artist. Lee begins the collection with three essays written by Poehlmann’s colleagues. The essays are sprinkled with photographs of Poehlmann, her work space and some pieces of her work, guiding the reader into the meat of the book after the third essay. More than 100 images of Poehlmann’s art are included. Each sketch or sculpture is detailed with the year she created it, the dimensions for scale and the type of material, fabric, paint or medium used. Poehlmann uses various techniques and styles including silverpoint, graphite and xerography. Her intricate detail, particularly for the natural world subjects, results in an accuracy that is to be marveled.
For more information about Wisconsin authors, books and other related resources, visit the Brown County Library or call 920-448-4400.


Facebook is really going strictly with their users as they roll out this new features of face recognition, in my previous post Facebook set to Hide post that go against their new policy which is engagement bait tactic. This Facebook Face Recognition features will people manage their identity on the social network.
Face Recognition Technology gives you the ability to issue notifications whenever you show up in someone else’s photo.
If Facebook spots you in a photo, and you’re also part of the audience of that image, then you’ll be notified about this, Once you have the feature enabled even if you’ve not been tagged in the photo.
“You’re in control of your image on Facebook and can make choices such as whether to tag yourself, leave yourself untagged, or reach out to the person who posted the photo if you have concerns about it,” Facebook says.
Moving on, the company says they’ll soon be rolling out another feature that’ll let you know if someone is trying to impersonate you on Facebook by using your photo as their profile image.
It’s worth mentioning that both these features are optional. The company also revealed that the functionalities use the same face recognition tech that’s currently used to suggest friends you may want to tag in photos or videos.
As for availability, the company says these features will be accessible in most places, except for Canada and the EU where Facebook currently doesn’t offer face recognition technology.


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Newly blond Kate Beckinsale skipped the award show madness in LA over the weekend and headed south of the border with her husband, Len Wiseman. The pair returned to one of their favorite Mexican destinations in Cabo, where Kate relaxed in the sun and lounged by the pool in a ruffled bikini. Kate's hair color change may be for one of her upcoming roles, as she has three projects in the works — she'll star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Contraband, share the big screen with her fellow Brit Sienna Miller in The Trials of Cate McCullough, and then will reprise her role as Selene in Underworld 4: New Dawn.
Blond Kate Beckinsale Kicks Off a Bikini-Filled Mexican Vacation!
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HTC’s 5.2-inch One M9+ has a Quad HD display and a fingerprint scanner
After months of rumors and speculation, HTC today made the One M9+ official at an event in Beijing. As expected, it’s a slightly bigger — and in some cases slightly better — version of the flagship One M9, with a super-sharp Quad HD display, and a fingerprint scanner.
The One M9+ looks almost identical to the regular One M9 that was announced at Mobile World Congress just a month ago, but it has a second rear-facing camera sensor on its back, and a physical home button that sits beneath its display.
It’s also slightly larger; while the One M9 has a 5-inch 1080p display, the One M9+ has a 5.2-inch Quad HD (2560×1440) display, and beneath it sits a fingerprint scanner that requires a simple tap — like Apple’s Touch ID — rather than a swipe.
The One M9+ is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek Helio X10 processor with eight Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.2GHz, and 3GB of RAM. Its main rear-facing camera is a 20-megapixel sensor, but like last year’s One M8, there’s a second module just above it that records depth information, and allows for some cool effects.
The front-facing camera is a 4-megapixel UltraPixel shooter — just like on the regular One M9 — and it sits alongside one of two front-facing BoomSound speakers, which boast Dolby Audio technology. The One M9+ also offers LTE connectivity and a 2,840mAh battery.
So far, the One M9+ is only confirmed for China, but it seems unlikely that HTC wouldn’t want to launch it worldwide at some point. Many fans will surely decide against the regular One M9 in favor of this model, thanks mostly to that Quad HD display.


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If you’ve have you ever been in a long-distance relationship, you may have likely learned about some of the statistics that present that connections with distanced partners tend to be stable than patients with near-by couples. Many people in long-distance romantic relationships fantasize of the ideal partner and neglect the disadvantages that might have an effect on them in real life. Nevertheless , relationships depending on geography don’t have any better achievement than www.findasianwomen.net those depending on individual people. Long-distance relationships in many cases are dependent on conversation and trust levels.
Based on the Center regarding Lengthy Distance Relationships, you will discover 3. seventy five million marriages which can be long-distance. While married couples can still successfully set up long-distance romances, one third of which break up as soon as they are reunited. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to produce long-distance connections work. In fact , one-third of long-distance couples have been wedded for more than 3 years before all their spouses reunited.
According to 1 study, 27% of long couples reached through online dating services. Another 27% had not found before they will fell in love. About 50% of long-distance addicts met each other through work or another common connection. While the statistics typically prove that long relationships are generally not the most common, they do show that long relationships may succeed and last. Long relationships may need even more work and commitment, however the benefits of true love outweigh the challenges.
The number one reason why long-distance connections fail may be the lack of improvement. This relates to the fact that most long-distance couples split up within three months penalized together in person. After all, the novelty of seeing one another disappears after having a while. Furthermore, when you’re separated by length for a long time, you start to see every other’s weak points. So , even though you won’t be able to spend time along, you should try to determine each other as frequently as possible.
The quantity of couples in long-distance connections is drastically higher than individuals in proximate relationships. On average, long-distance lovers send 343 texts weekly. Eighty percent of long-distance couples feel closer when they finally meet. Additionally , 5% of couples who also are separated report that they can be closer than they were ahead of the breakup. And although the statistics are not seeing that high, they are doing indicate that we now have some issues with the long-distance romances.
In the United States, 2% of the population is in a long-distance romantic relationship, which includes army couples. Gowns about 28 million persons! The number of long couples has grown by 20 percent considering that the 1990s, relating to a study by the Humboldt College in Munich. While women are less likely to be in a long-distance marriage, men are more likely to be in you than women.
In fact , about a third of college students are within a long-distance romance. According to the Countrywide Matrimony Computer registry, 50% of long-distance lovers met online. Despite the statistics, couples should keep in mind that long-distance connections are not not possible. It’s important to make the effort daily and do your component to maintain the relationship. With proper communication and trust, long-distance relationships are possible, but healthy and happy.
Another study conducted by the National Matrimony Registry revealed that 58% of long-distance couples for no reason met face-to-face. In fact , nearly half of the ones couples who started a long relationship did so online. These kinds of statistics show that long-distance interactions are not only difficult, but can be successful if couples stay connected. And even though they’re not as successful his or her physical counterparts, long-distance romantic relationships can be a fulfilling experience if the few can maintain communication and make the length work for all of them.
The average long relationship takes an average of some. 5 months. In contrast, lovers with near-proximate partners are inclined to spend as little as two in-person visits per 30 days, or even just telephone calls every 3 days. Lovers in long-distance relationships struggle to maintain lovemaking intimacy. During your stay on island are many possibilities for having less communication between long-distance partners, the key to a effective long-distance romantic relationship is right planning.
According to the research by simply Katheryn Maguire, long-distance connections are more secure than close relationships. In a 2007 analysis, long-distance lovers reported bigger levels of idealism and romantic love than those in close interactions. But one third of those long couples broke up within 90 days of going closer in concert. These interactions are also more likely to break up after three months. Consequently , long-distance connections should not be taken into consideration for a permanent relationship.

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Romance - Gay Themed Movies - Gay romantic film
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Most Popular Gay Romance Movies and TV Shows .. This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East. The course of gay love rarely runs smooth on screen, but happy endings are not back in cinemas, we celebrate gay films at their most romantic.

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Note: Wheels Sold Individually
Now there's a sports wheel with the specs that core sports users demand, a true 18inch sports wheel, aimed at high performance cars in Japan and Europe, that can take S tires and the slicks used in circuit racing. These one-piece wheels carry the name of the TCII, the flagship wheel of the Advan Racing brand, hence the TCIII moniker. The TCIII is based on the traditional 5 spoke design of the TC series with a more concave spoke design. They can be put on 390mm diameter rotors as well, clearing large big brake kits. Specifically, these wheels provide ample caliper clearance to both the R35 GTR and the Porsche 997 GT3 RS. They take full advantage of Yokohama's proud heritage of casting technology. Because they meet JWL standards, they're completely street legal.


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In my last post, I originally wrote that Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, the fictional protagonist of John Updike’s classic and beautifully written “Rabbit” tetralogy, and his family are absolutely dreadful, without any qualification.
Then I worried that I sounded overly judgmental.
It’s not that I’m worried about hurting Angstrom’s fictional feelings 😉 . But as a lawyer and former administrative law judge, and now as a professional writer, I’ve striven to look at matters involving real people from all different points of view. (Even more than that, trying to see where another person’s coming from is the right thing for anyone to do in most situations, I think.)
Most legal disputes involve not black and white, but shades of gray. People are only human and, accordingly, behave imperfectly, and everyone involved in a matter, whether litigant, lawyer, witness, juror, or judge, has at least a slightly different point of view. That’s one reason that there’s always uncertainty when a case goes to trial, and one reason why lawyers and mediators usually urge their clients to settle their differences outside of court.
So I fretted that maybe I wasn’t being fair to these fictional beings. I decided to amend my post by saying that from Updike’s description of their circumstances, the reader could understand, if not excuse, why the characters are as dreadful as they are.
Since then, I’ve been thinking about Updike’s creations some more, especially in the second volume, “Rabbit Redux,” in which, as I wrote some time ago, Rabbit and others reach new depths of dreadfulness. You know, I really don’t think Rabbit’s background explains the degree of his deplorable choices and shameful behavior in that book. I’m not sure there is an explanation, or whether there needs to be one. Maybe Rabbit just is what he is, to use a contemporary cliche.
Would any other “Rabbit” readers like to weigh in on the matter? “Redux” was a hard read for me.
Via Nathan Bransford comes this link to photos of The Book Surgeon’s intriguing artworks carved from books. Eugene has some other pretty amazing photos on My Modern Metropolis, too.

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US President Donald Trump campaigns on ending birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump is campaigning on ending the constitutional right to citizenship for babies born in the United States at a rally in Florida.
Trump on Wednesday visited Florida to stump for Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson for a seat in the Senate, and Republican Ron DeSantis, who is in a tight race against Democrat Andrew Gillum for governor.
Trump doubled down on his proposal to end birthright citizenship.


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A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions
It was shown that the ADR probability scale has consensual, content, and concurrent validity and may be applicable to postmarketing drug surveillance.
Assessment of alcohol withdrawal: the revised clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar).
- J. T. Sullivan, K. Sykora, J. Schneiderman, C. Naranjo, E. Sellers
- Medicine, PsychologyBritish Journal of Addiction
- 1 November 1989
A shortened 10-item scale for clinical quantitation of the severity of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome has been developed and can be incorporated into the usual clinical care of patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal and into clinical drug trials of alcohol withdrawal.
A validation study of The Geriatric Depression Scale short form
The Geriatric Depression Scale short form appears to be a useful, valid screening instrument in this population of geriatric affective disorders patients.
Functional neuroanatomical substrates of altered reward processing in major depressive disorder revealed by a dopaminergic probe.
Dopamine-related neuroanatomical substrates are involved in altered reward processing in major depressive disorder, shedding light on the neurobiology of the anhedonic symptoms in MDD and suggesting these substrates as future therapeutic targets.
The role of the brain reward system in depression
Probing brain reward system function in major depressive disorder: altered response to dextroamphetamine.
- L. Tremblay, C. Naranjo, L. Cárdenas, N. Herrmann, U. Busto
- Psychology, MedicineArchives of General Psychiatry
- 1 May 2002
The results suggest the presence of a hypersensitive response is present in the brain reward system of depressed patients, which may reflect a hypofunctional state and may provide a novel pathophysiologic and therapeutic target for future studies.
Review of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction studies with citalopram
Low endogenous dopamine function in brain predisposes to high alcohol preference and consumption: reversal by increasing synaptic dopamine.
- S. George, T. Fan, G. Ng, S. Jung, B. O'dowd, C. Naranjo
- BiologyJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental…
- 1 April 1995
In ethanol-preferring C57BL/6J (C57) mice, decreased dopamine content and turnover in the terminals of the mesolimbic and mesostriatal dopamine neurons, compared with ethanol-avoiding DBA/2J and BALBc mice are demonstrated, suggesting that genetically determined hypodopaminergic function in these pathways plays a role in the predisposition to high voluntary intake of ethanol.
Advances in the Diagnosis of Adverse Drug Reactions
The intention is to increase awareness of the different approaches for diagnosing ADRs as well as to stimulate researchers to continue to collect pharmacoepidemiologic information, study the pharmacologic, immunologic, and genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of drug reactions, and develop and test new diagnostic instruments under various clinical conditions.
Brain reward system activity in major depression and comorbid nicotine dependence.
- L. Cárdenas, L. Tremblay, C. Naranjo, N. Herrmann, M. Zack, U. Busto
- Psychology, BiologyJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental…
- 1 September 2002
The data show that smoking did not modify the response to d-amph in MDD or control subjects, but decreased overall negative mood state during placebo sessions, which indicates that Severity of depression was significantly correlated with increased rewarding effects of d- amph.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 02/06/13 -- Bingo3X arrived in February 2012 to take the online bingo scene by storm. A year has seemingly gone by in a flash as Bingo3X closes in on its first anniversary. The site was first devised by Seeding Ventures, a company with a group of business professionals who wished to open a new online bingo site. Dragonfish was quickly identified as the development team to work with, and not long after the site was ready for launch. The fundamental message behind the site is that players will have three times more than at other bingo sites. Thus far in its meteoric rise, fun has always been the overall aim of Bingo3X.
Bingo3X set about developing interest by offering up a welcome package that was loaded with extras, including bonuses, prize draw entry and a GBP 5 Amazon voucher. As 2012 progressed, the site upped its efforts by releasing three digital Avatars to help promote the brand with. Chase Charger, Bravos Hunter and Not Just Simon were all used extensively in the social media strategy of Bingo3X and in marketing imagery. The site further distinguished itself from the competition hosting special Bingo3X-exclusive prize games and bingo promotions. By the end of 2012, Bingo3X Club had gone live. This is a section at Bingo3X.com where players can go to be entertained with games, make purchases from the Bingo Bazaar, get to read Comics and learn more about the Bonus Booster game.
Speaking early in 2012, Jay G, brand manager with Bingo3X, proudly stated: "...our brand promotions are going to rock the bingo world..." Looking back on a hugely successful 2012, there can be no dispute that the site delivered on Jay's statement. The success was even backed up when Bingo3X was nominated as 'Best New Bingo Site' and 'Bingo Site of the Year' awards for 2012 by renowned portals like Which Bingo, Bingo port and WDW Bingo. The site further won "Best New Bingo Site of the year" and "Highly Recommended Site of the year" awards. The planners behind Bingo3X were intent on taking "entertainment in Bingo Industry to a whole new level", as explained by Jay. Now the site has major plans for its first anniversary celebrations.
Talking about the Anniversary plans, Jay stated: "At every opportunity, Bingo3X sought to host a bingo promotion that maximised that point in the year. Therefore, we continue this trend as we come close to celebrate our 1st Anniversary. There are a total of five exciting prize giveaways to be held from the beginning of the month until 13 February. Among the choice selection of giveaways, players can win an iPad, one of 12 Kindles, access to free bingo games for an hour, special goodies and a guaranteed mystery prize for everyone. The major attraction of this event will be the 3 Brand Mascots of Bingo3X playing the role of Chat Hosts." It seems that Bingo3X is ready to take things to the next level when compared to new online bingo sites which launched the same year.
Bingo3X is celebrating its first anniversary in February 2013. The site arrived and had a hugely successful 2012, during which it climbed to the top of the industry, received award nominations and also won the "Best New Bingo Site of the year" award. Now Bingo3X will be taking things to the next level by throwing a huge series of prize giveaways to celebrate its first anniversary.
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Most people haven’t heard the word, “gamification,” even though they probably, and perhaps unwittingly, participate in it every day. Gamification is “the process of adding games or game-like elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation.” Further, gamification is about bringing game mechanics – rules, constructs, processes, and methods – into the real world in an effort to engage people. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robert Endo, owner and engagement manager of Intrepid D...
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One of the bewildering things about DevOps is integrating the massive toolchain including the dozens of new tools that seem to crop up every year. Part of DevOps is Continuous Delivery and having a complex toolchain can add additional integration and setup to your developer environment. In his session at @DevOpsSummit at 18th Cloud Expo, Miko Matsumura, Chief Marketing Officer of Gradle Inc., will discuss which tools to use in a developer stack, how to provision the toolchain to minimize onboa...
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With microservices, SOA and distributed architectures becoming more popular, it is becoming increasingly harder to keep track of where time is spent in a distributed application when trying to diagnose performance problems. Distributed tracing systems attempt to address this problem by following application requests across service boundaries, persisting metadata along the way that provide context for fine-grained performance monitoring.
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With an estimated 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, several industries will begin to expand their capabilities for retaining end point data at the edge to better utilize the range of data types and sheer volume of M2M data generated by the Internet of Things. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Don DeLoach, CEO and President of Infobright, will discuss the infrastructures businesses will need to implement to handle this explosion of data by providing specific use cases for filte...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Men & Mice, the leading global provider of DNS, DHCP and IP address management overlay solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. The Men & Mice Suite overlay solution is already known for its powerful application in heterogeneous operating environments, enabling enterprises to scale without fuss. Building on a solid range of diverse platform support,...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Fusion, a leading provider of cloud services, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 18th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Fusion, a leading provider of integrated cloud solutions to small, medium and large businesses, is the industry's single source for the cloud. Fusion's advanced, proprietary cloud service platform enables the integration of leading edge solutions in the cloud, including clou...
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More and more companies are looking to microservices as an architectural pattern for breaking apart applications into more manageable pieces so that agile teams can deliver new features quicker and more effectively. What this pattern has done more than anything to date is spark organizational transformations, setting the foundation for future application development. In practice, however, there are a number of considerations to make that go beyond simply “build, ship, and run,” which changes ho...
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The maker of automated server migration software reports sales bookings increased 460 percent year-over-year and last week IDC forecast spending on public cloud services will grow to more than $141 billion in 2019. Seems (at last) we are at the tipping point where enterprises are adopting cloud in a big way opening opportunities for those who can help with the transition.
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2021 Susan Greiser Price Arts and Learning Symposium
When considering arts integration, ensuring access for all learners should be at the forefront of every educational decision. "Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum" will enable participants to reflect upon the barriers that restrict access to arts learning. The presentation also will include specific strategies for equitable arts integration.
This interactive keynote presentation by Libya Doman will provide participants with valuable insights, experiences and resources.
This event is designed to build working partnerships between PK-12, university and community members to strengthen arts access for all learners. This symposium will offer interactive experiences and resources to increase high-quality curriculum integration in PK-20 schools.
Doman is a national board-certified visual art educator and a cultural responsiveness facilitator. Using art and conversation as mirrors to seeing ourselves and others, she designs and delivers curriculums, workshops and presentations for educators.
The event is free but registration is required. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.

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The Waddesdon ‘IT’ Girls. A presentation in Adderbury Library
Waddesdon Manor was built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1885 to display his outstanding collection of arts and to entertain the fashionable world. Join us for a brief look at the fascinating lives of some of the ladies whose portraits can be found in the Collection of English Paintings at Waddesdon Manor.
The presenter will be Maureen Paterson a guide at Waddesdon. Maureen started as a Room Warden in Nov 2007 and 18 months later was chosen to become a House Guide. After 3 years of training she now undertakes private and pre-house tours plus several Discovery and Wine Cellar talks. Join us for what promises to be an entertaining evening.
Thursday 25th February, 8.00pm in the Library
£7.00 to include glass of wine or soft drink
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
Adderbury Library OR
by e-mail from Keith Mitchell on firstname.lastname@example.org
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HELPING KEEP YOUR LIBRARY OPEN
Thinking of your New Year Resolutions? Here is an easy one: to become a Friend of Adderbury Library.
The 2011 Census showed Adderbury with a population of 2,819 so, with recent housing developments, it must be well over 3,000 by now. Hundreds of villages use Adderbury library and Church House from time to time but we have less than 100 Friends of the library. Cuts to local government funding are here to stay so, if we want to retain our 18 hours of library time, we are going to have to pay for half of them ourselves. That adds up to £9,000 every year.
Becoming a Friend of Adderbury library brings no special privileges; access to the library is free to all. However, becoming a friend means you will be supporting this important community resource for the benefit of all Adderbury residents and many people from adjacent villages who visit the library. Supporting Focal does more than maintain our library hours; our activities ensure Church House remains as a community resource. Somewhere for clubs and societies to hold their meetings; for regular coffee mornings and rhyme times and lots more. With wi-fi available to all as well as county council computers and a photo-copier, Church House can be a quiet haven away from noise and distractions at home.
There is a simple form under the Fundraising link on this web site. Simply print it off, fill it in and send it to Anne Dawson on email@example.com.
If you can manage it, you can become a Patron for £100 per annum or just £8.33 per month. We presently have 17 Patrons. Again, there are no privileges attached to being a Patron beyond knowing you are making an important contribution to maintaining a valuable village amenity. There is a Patrons’ Roll in the library but many Patrons prefer to remain anonymous.
Again, there is a simple form under the Fundraising link on this web site. Simply print it off, fill it in and send it to Anne Dawson on firstname.lastname@example.org.
Saturday 12 December was the day for our annual Festive Morning event at Church House. John Cordingley presided over a vat of mulled wine which smelled wonderful and tasted even better while Anne Dawson and Angela Everett sold raffle tickets for two wonderful prizes that had Christmas Hamper, bursting with things to eat and drink over the Christmas period while the second prize was a magnum of champagne. There was also a children’s prize to ensure they were not left out. Church House was humming with people using the library and people coming for the mulled wine and a chance to win the raffle. It was a delightful morning for all concerned. I have no doubt we will repeat it early in December 2016.
David and Aline Griffiths worked very hard to make their Focal pub quiz at The Bell a huge success on Saturday 14 November 2015. The questions seemed to get harder as the beer and wine circulated around the groups of contestants but this may have been more to do with the alcohol level than the real difficulty of the questions! Everyone enjoyed themselves hugely and there was a clear wining team at the end of the evening but modesty will prevent us from naming them! Thanks to David and Aline and also to the landlord and landlady of The Bell for their tremendous support.
Thanks to Sue Middleton of the Aga Shop at Twyford Mill for hosting a brilliant evening on 23 October 2015 to demonstrate Aga cooking for 25 friends of the library who were able to sip Prosecco and nibble some tasty morsels while the resident Aga chef demonstrated how to get the most from an Aga stove. One finished, those attending were able to taste the food that he had cooked and to finish off the Prosecco. The shop has a wide range of stoves and an intriguing assortment of cooking accessories. The adjacent Fired Earth store also stayed open late to give those attending an opportunity to sample their wares.
This proved a very popular event, filling to the capacity of 25 people and we plan to hold another one in the autumn of 2016.
Grateful thanks to Jacob & Harriet Potts and to Peter & Christine Job for acting as hosts and opening their homes for our Pimms & Posh Frocks Party on 12 September 2015. We started at Ivy House, recently bought and refurbished by Jacob and Harriet and then moved on to The Old Vicarage next door. Ivy House was the home of Dick Stuckey and Elizabeth Suter until their recent deaths and was the vicarage before then and before it moved to the Job’s house for a while before moving again and again.
Jacob & Harriet were able to show what they have done in refurbishing and extending their home while Peter & Christine Job were proud to show their extensive and beautifully maintained gardens.
Some 40 guests were present and enjoyed nibbles, Pimms and wine while exploring these two old village houses. The evening was hugely successful, thanks to the warm welcome of our hosts, not to forget the warming effect of Pimms and wine and some very kind summer weather!
We are planning a Posh Frocks Party for the summer of 2016 and will announce details when we have identified the lucky house owner who will act as host! Financially, the event was extremely successful thanks in part to the generosity of a few individuals.

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text: Meet the team John Esplen Supports Bristol City football club and Somerset CCC The first live act he saw was Adge Cutler & The Wurzels Was the West Somerset schools chess champion In 1989 he persuaded and financed The Dickies to tour Europe after a 10-year hiatus Has variously been accused of being a bank robber, a Class War organiser and an MI5 spy – none of which were true! John founded Wipeout Music Publishing in 1996, initially as a spin-off to the various labels he managed. He handles the day-to-day business, the signing of new artists and is obsessive about the tracking and collection of royalties. More recently John has overseen the expansion of the business which has involved the training and employment of Matty and Daniel who handle the synch side of the business, allowing him to concentrate on assisting and promoting the artists John says the emphasis of the business in the near future will be to sign more emerging artists and to secure more music placements. Matty – Sync Started as an intern but impressed so much he got a full-time job Loves Radiohead and shoegaze post-rock Every year goes to Primevera Festival in Spain Supports AC Milan and Middlesbrough FC Matty helps run the sync side of the business working with Dan who has coached him well. He deals day to day with not only repping the Wipe Out Catalogue but also representing other labels and publishers for sync for Ads, Tv, Film and Video Games – using both existing catalogue and working with artists for bespoke pieces. Daniel – Sync Huge Katy Perry fan. Has watched her Part Of Me documentary more times than is decent Lived on a canal boat for the first 10 years of his life. Keen fisherman. Strives to be a Green Horn on Deadliest Catch Incredibly talented bedroom guitarist/singer-songwriter. Went bald and could grow a thick beard at the age of 12. Daniel is responsible for uploading music to music libraries as well as supplying music to film, TV, trailer studios and retail outlets. A talent for databases and an understanding of all aspects of metadata has made his services indispensable. Especially keen on new music he has begun to take a more pro-active role in the A&R side of the business and can often be seen at gigs.


The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center conducted the Crisis Nursery Program evaluation to examine relationships between crisis respite care and (1) incidents of reported child abuse and (2) days of involuntary out-of-home placements. The evaluation also explored the differences in outcomes between crisis respite used as a secondary prevention service and as a tertiary prevention service. Four crisis respite programs were studied, the programs each located in a different county in a western state, operate as a collaborative, and follow a common service delivery model. The evaluation was conducted over 25 months, from June 14, 2004 to July 31, 2006.
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As the world grapples with an array of complex challenges, India is using the G20 platform to raise critical issues…reports Asian Lite News
Recognising the potential of technology to drive sustainable development and inclusive growth, India has advocated for policies that foster digital inclusion, data privacy, and cybersecurity. The country’s push for digital literacy and the expansion of digital infrastructure in developing nations aims to bridge the digital divide and create opportunities for all.
As the world grapples with an array of complex challenges, India has assumed a prominent role on the international stage, using the G20 platform to raise critical issues and drive meaningful solutions. The G20 summit, a forum for the world’s major economies, has become a crucial battleground for shaping global policies and forging collaborative efforts to address pressing concerns. Under it’s leadership, India has been actively leveraging this platform to advocate for various issues ranging from economic growth and sustainable development to climate change and global health.
From Women Empowerment Conferences to Engagement Groups, India is utilising its G20 presidency to press on important global challenges and making the best of it. Some of these are as follows-
Empowering the Global Economy
With its robust economic growth and rising influence in the global arena, India has been steadfast in promoting policies aimed at bolstering the international economy. In recent G20 summits, India emphasized the need for inclusive economic growth that benefits all nations and segments of the society. By advocating for fair trade practices, reducing income inequality, and supporting policies to enable access to technology and finance, India aims to create a more equitable global economic landscape.
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
As one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, India has placed climate action at the forefront of its G20 agenda. The country recognizes the importance of adopting sustainable practices to combat global warming and its adverse effects on agriculture, water resources, and vulnerable communities. India has been urging other G20 member states to enhance their commitments to the Paris Agreement and implement concrete measures to transition towards clean energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity.
Promoting Global Health and Eradicating Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical importance of global health cooperation, and India has played a significant role in advancing this agenda within the G20. The country has called for strengthening international preparedness and response mechanisms to future pandemics, ensuring equitable access to vaccines and healthcare, and fostering collaboration in research and development of medical solutions. By advocating for a coordinated and inclusive approach, India aims to build a healthier and more resilient world.
Digital Transformation and Technology Innovation
India, known for its prowess in the information technology sector, has been championing the cause of digital transformation and technological innovation within the G20. Recognizing the potential of technology to drive sustainable development and inclusive growth, India has advocated for policies that foster digital inclusion, data privacy, and cybersecurity. The country’s push for digital literacy and the expansion of digital infrastructure in developing nations aims to bridge the digital divide and create opportunities for all.
As the world continues to face unprecedented challenges, India’s role within the G20 is more crucial than ever. The nation’s proactive approach to advocating for economic development, climate action, global health, technology, and peace reinforces its commitment to a more prosperous and sustainable future for all. As the G20 summits continue to convene, India’s dedication to raising important issues and fostering international collaboration remains unwavering, paving the way for a better world on the foundation of unity and shared responsibility.


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June 4, 2018
The Opioid Epidemic: One Man’s Progress Is Another Man’s Pain
By Michael D. Shaw
On May 31st, The American Medical Association issued a report entitled “Physicians’ progress to reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic.” The key finding is that opioid prescribing has been decreasing for five years in a row (2013-2017). Within this time frame, the number of opioid prescriptions has decreased by more than 55 million (22.2% decrease nationally). And, all 50 states have seen a reduction in these prescriptions over the last five years.
Additional points include:
** Prescription drug monitoring programs are being used to a much greater extent.
** The use of Naloxone—a drug indicated in the treatment of opioid overdoses—has widely expanded.
** There are now more than 50,000 physicians certified to dispense buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders. This number represents an increase of 42.4% in the past year.
In the press release accompanying the report, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, Chair AMA Opioid Task Force, stated: “While this progress report shows physician leadership and action to help reverse the epidemic, such progress is tempered by the fact that every day, more than 115 people in the United States die from an opioid-related overdose. What is needed now is a concerted effort to greatly expand access to high quality care for pain and for substance use disorders. Unless and until we do that, this epidemic will not end.”
No doubt, Dr. Harris’ remarks serve to temper the largely optimistic tone of the report. Yet, it should be noted that deaths from opioid overdoses keep increasing every year. The article linked cites a recent CDC report that contains this rather disturbing observation…
“From 2015 to 2016, opioid-involved deaths increased in males and females and among persons aged ≥ 15 years, whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians/Pacific Islanders. Deaths involving synthetic opioids increased in every subgroup examined.”
Josh Bloom, Senior Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences for the American Council on Science and Health, and friend of this column, is a great source for matters related to the opioid addiction problem. Here are a few of his observations:
“The reasons for opioid abuse are multifactorial, but there is no question that epidemic began to escalate in 2010, not from any crackdown, but from an improvement in the formulation of abuse-resistant OxyContin (still suitable for legitimate pain sufferers, but useless for those who would attempt to grind and inject it) and the unintended consequences that followed. This is indisputable. Despite seven years of increasing ‘vigilance,’ the number of deaths caused by prescription pain medications remains unchanged, yet total opioid overdose deaths have increased dramatically. The reason is obvious.”
“Virtually all of the additional overdose deaths since can be accounted for by increased use of heroin/fentanyl. Prescription pain medicines are much more difficult to get than seven years ago, and the only result has been suffering by pain patients and no benefit. It could be no other way. Pills are not the primary driver of overdose deaths. They never were.”
But, the AMA is so proud of the fact that opioid scripts are way down. What happens to the chronic pain patients who need these drugs? Put concisely, nothing good. Last summer, Bloom interviewed Aric Hausknecht, MD, neurologist and a specialist in pain management. Hausknecht painted quite a depressing picture…
“It is very disconcerting to a patient that relies on pain medications to function on a day to day basis to worry about whether or not he will have his medications in the future…It is a cruel and unusual punishment to deny these patients access to opioid analgesics.”
Hausknecht notes that many physicians have stopped prescribing opioids altogether. Thus, he gets plenty of calls from desperate patients. As to those prescription drug monitoring programs mentioned earlier, they seem to be a wee bit intrusive. He refers to New York state laws that mandate an extremely cumbersome system to e-prescribe, and then limits the size of prescriptions. Bloom has heard of too many “Dear Colleague” letters being sent to docs who might be prescribing too much—at least in the minds of Big Brother.
Quite sadly, this is just trashy politics. After all, even if the unintended consequences are enormous; and mostly innocent people are the ones being hurt; not to mention invoking autocratic control of physicians; think of how good it looks on the evening news. “Something” is being done about the opioid epidemic.

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It’s late summer, and Health Matters has stayed up late at night contemplating chiggers. OK, we stayed up all night scratching, but still the questions came up. If a cancer-sniffing dog said you had cancer, would you believe it? Should you finish your antibiotics if you already feel better? Why do people with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of melanoma? When should we prepare our dermatologists to diagnose disease in dark-skinned people? And will there be chiggers in purgatory?
Tip: After exposure to chiggers (tall grass, warm damp soil in late summer), the rash can be minimized by taking a hot soapy bath or shower as soon as possible, and washing clothes with hot water.


HOME GARDENS SUCCESS
Closing the achievement gap requires multiple approaches, which are evident at Home Gardens Academy.
At Home Gardens, which added eighth grade this year and seventh grade last year to the elementary grades, 89 percent of students come from poverty or parents who didnât graduate high school, Principal Cassandra Willis said. According to the schoolâs 2011-12 accountability report card, 77 percent were English learners.
But teachers have been raising academic expectations and achievement as the school conducts several programs to teach children social skills, how to behave, respect, integrity and how to plan for college.
The school, part of the No Excuses University network, has a Parent University that gets parents more involved, teaching some parents both literacy and how to help their children in school.
The school was rebuilt a few years ago from a collection of portables, and Willis said it âis a real bright spotâ for the mostly low-income Home Gardens community. As an example of the respect the community seems to have for the school, Willis said there has been no exterior graffiti since more than 800 parents turned out on a hot summer night in 2011 for the schoolâs rededication.
Students seem happy to be there.
âItâs really a good school âcause the motto is âNo Excuses,ââ said eighth-grader Kassandra Cienfuegos. âThe teachers are good. They help you out a lot. They go above and beyond.â
Test scores have been climbing for years, from 750 in 2009 to 770 in 2013.
Building the teamwork and collaboration for the increase took years.
âItâs a long-range process,â Wolfinbarger said.
Superintendent Michael Lin said that process began 10 to 20 years ago buildiing trusting, collaborative relationships between the school board and administration on one side and the teachers and employees on the other. Lin said all sides have worked to maintain those relationships.
The school board, top administration and all staff work together without divisiveness, which Lin said would get in the way of helping all students succeed.


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People with overweight or obesity may use a low calorie diet to lose weight. However, there are some potential risks to following a low calorie or very low calorie diet plan.
This article will define low calorie diets, outline how many calories are in different foods, and discuss diets that involve intermittent fasting.
It will also include tips for weight loss and low calorie meal suggestions.
The following table details estimated calorie needs per day by age, sex, and physical activity levels, according to
Although this provides a guideline, caloric intake varies from person to person, and other factors — such as height, weight, and weight goals — can affect how many calories a person should consume.
- Aim to lose 1–2 pounds of weight per week for a period of 6 months.
- Do this by reducing their calories by 500–1,000 per day.
- Include 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most days.
- After 6 months, assess their weight loss and consider their next steps.
When choosing a low calorie diet to lose weight, a person must make sure that their meals are nutritionally balanced.
There are various meal plans available online. A person should preferably choose a diet that a nutrition professional has designed to ensure that the meals contain vital nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
Choosing healthful, unprocessed foods to make up the required number of calories is the best option to ensure adequate nutrition. For example, a large burger meal with fries and soda contains 1,320 calories, but this would not be sufficient to meet a person’s key nutrient needs per day.
A very low calorie diet consists of fewer than 800 calories per day. Some very low calorie diets consist of 500 calories per day. A person should not start a very low calorie diet without medical support, as it could be dangerous to their health.
The doctor may give a liquid form of a very low calorie diet for a specified amount of time. The drink will contain vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and fatty acids. They may also monitor weight loss and blood pressure and take blood tests to ensure that the person stays within healthy parameters.
Intermittent fasting is a dietary approach that involves periods of either no food or very low calories and periods of unrestricted eating. There are several different ways to achieve this:
- Alternate day fasting: For this approach, a person alternates between days of normal eating and days of reducing calories by 25% or more of their daily needs.
- Whole day fasting: This approach involves fasting on certain days of the week. For example, the 5:2 diet allows no food restriction on 5 days of the week and 400–500 fewer calories on the other 2 days of the week.
- Time restricted feeding: For this approach, a person only eats within a specific time frame — for example, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. — and fasts for the remaining hours of the day. There are various versions of this, such as the 16:8 diet.
Research into intermittent fasting is controversial, with some sources suggesting that physiological adaptations to calorie restriction may prevent further weight loss.
The number of calories in different foods depends on what macronutrients they contain.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture:
- carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram
- protein provides 4 calories per gram
- fat provides 9 calories per gram
People can find out how many calories are in different foods by using an online calculator or app. Apps often allow people to input meals they regularly eat to calculate how many calories they consume per day.
The following is a 1,200-calorie 1-day meal plan from the
It is important to note that the following meal plan is only a suggestion. It does not take any dietary restrictions into account or meet the daily recommended allowance for all nutrients.
- 1 medium slice of wholewheat bread with 2 teaspoons (tsp) of regular jelly
- 1/2 cup of shredded wheat with a cup of 1% fat milk
- 3/4 cup of orange juice
- 1 cup of regular coffee
- a roast beef sandwich made with 2 medium slices of wholewheat bread, 2 ounces (oz) of lean, unseasoned, roast beef, 1 lettuce leaf, 3 slices of tomato, and 1 tsp of low calorie mayonnaise
- 1 medium apple
- 1 cup of water
- 2 oz of salmon cooked in 1.5 tsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 of a medium baked potato, topped with 1 tsp of margarine
- 1/2 cup of green beans
- 1/2 cup of carrots
- 1 small white dinner roll
- 1 cup of unsweetened iced tea
- 2 cups of water
- 2.5 cups of popcorn prepared with 3/4 tsp of margarine
Low calorie diets can help people lose weight, but evidence as to their long-term effectiveness is controversial.
People should only use a very low calorie diet if a doctor has recommended this, as the doctor needs to ensure that someone stays healthy while losing weight.
People can use an online meal planner or app to plan their weekly meals and monitor how many calories they consume each day.
In addition to following a healthful diet, people should also incorporate an exercise routine into their day for effective weight loss.

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The incredibly strange rise and fall of the world's wildest cinema and how it influenced a mixed-up generation of weirdos and misfits.
Punk? Rock ‘N’ Roll? Kung Fu? LGBTQIA+ Cinema? Sexploitation? If that sounds like a good time, enter SCALA!!!.
In the eighties and early nineties, before shutting down, (coincidentally at the same time the cinema was in court due to copyright infringement), the Scala was the most iconic cinema in London.
Known for its rowdy crowds from the punk scene, its “Shock around the Clock” horror all-nighters and earning visits from icons such as the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, and Christopher Nolan (who apparently still carries his membership card in his wallet), the Scala inspired generations of globally renowned artists.
Co-directors Jane Giles (former Scala programmer) and Ali Catterall deliver previously unheard perspectives from the likes of musician Jah Wobble, filmmaker Isaac Julien and cult filmmaker John Waters. SCALA!!! comes alive with visceral animation, iconic movie clips, a great soundtrack and some of the most fantastic opening credits ever put on film.
“Certain cinemas showed certain types of films … the Scala … did all of it … they just went, we’re doing all of that, and we’re gonna add these fucked up films as well!” (Ralph Brown)


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Globalisasi dan Kearifan Local (Menyikapi Globalisasi, Refleksi Terhadap komunitas Pattuvam Panchayat di India)
Globalization as both historical process and economic project gives impact toward human’s social structure and welfare. Some positive impacts of globalization are information that can be accessed quickly, massively and economically as well as global communication and transaction network that links human’s life. On the other hand, the negative impacts are social, cultural, religious political, and busines competation as well as environmental damage because of excessive exploitation and exploration over natural resources.
Vandana Shiva stated that globalization is a form of coercion of one culture over another culture (not a form of interaction among cultures). India’s critical attitude toward globalization is manifested in Pattuvam Panchayat Community. This is very active alternative community in addressing and criticizing globalization along with its impact throught some movements such as developing its diversity of life-the state /govermment is not allowed to use life’s diversity Pattuvam Panchayat Community. With natural seeds, the proclaims itself as free from chemicals through the practice of “free” farming. The firmily say to “no” to piracy – Gandhi called this as: SATYAGRAHA, struggle for truth.
The impact of globalization for the life of India community pioneered by Vandana Shiva teaches the importance of learning from local community wisdom when dealing with globalization strike.
Keyword: Globalization, local community, living seeds


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Entourage Episode 11 Eng Sub
Entourage Episode 11 English Sub and RAW has been released broadcast by tvN air time : Friday & Saturday 23:00.
Title: 안투라지 / Entourage
Chinese Title: 明星伙伴
Also Known as: Entourage Korea
Genre: Comedy, Melodrama
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: tvN
Broadcast period: 2016-Nov-04 to 2016-Dec-24
Air time: Friday & Saturday 23:00
This drama is a 100% pre-produced drama which was filming from 2016-June-01 to 2016-September.
This is a remake of the U.S. drama series “Entourage” that aired on HBO from 2004-2011. tvN bought the publication rights in 2015.
A black comedy drama which reveals the truth about stars and the entertainment world. Cha Young Bin (Seo Kang Joon) is a rising actor in South Korea. He have 3 best friends, Lee Ho Jin (Park Jung Min), Cha Joon (Lee Kwang Soo) and Geobook (Lee Dong Hwi). Meanwhile, Kim Eun Gab (Jo Jin Woong) is the CEO of the management company where Young Bin Belong to.


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Setting The Record Straight: The Intercept Misses The Mark On Basics Of Tech Industry
Yesterday in The Intercept, in reference to America’s leading technology services, columnist David Dayen advocated for “breaking the companies up and/or turning them into public utilities,” and argued the FTC is refusing to take action after overruling its economists in the past. Dayen is wrong on both counts.
First, not only does Dayen ignore low to zero switching costs between search platforms, but he fails to acknowledge the vast array of mediums available to advertisers beyond merely search and digital.
Search competition is robust on both the consumer and advertiser side of the market, and voice assistants are threatening to disrupt the industry soon. Antitrust experts Brendan Coffman and David Balto have detailed that Google competes against other search engines, social media platforms, voice assistants, and more to deliver information to users. Moreover, a number of studies have found that people do switch between search services. Competition is always a click away.
The advertising market is larger than two digital companies – many digital advertisers compete across online and offline platforms in the market for eyeballs. CCIA’s Matt Schruers recently explained that only 24 to 28 percent of ad dollars go to digital companies. Academic research by Avi Goldfarb and Catherine Tucker confirm online advertising competes with offline.
Completely missing from Dayen’s analysis is that America’s leading technology services are behaving like the opposite of monopolies, expanding supply, lowering costs, and investing more in research and development than any other sector, to the benefit of consumers.
Second, Dayen advances the false claim that, “In 2013, FTC staff wanted to sue Google over its preferential treatment to its own products in search, but the political staff overruled them.” As detailed here, “A leaked FTC memo, obtained by the Wall Street Journal in 2015, indicated that some staff in the agency’s Bureau of Competition (BC) had supported an enforcement action – but not regarding how Google showed ads and results on its Search page…What the BC recommended action on were issues entirely separate from search bias. In pursuing these separate concerns, the FTC secured commitments from Google to change various practices.”
Competition In Search Is Always A Click Away And People Do Switch, Search Competes With Other Platforms To Deliver Information To Users, And Technological Changes Constantly Threaten To Disrupt The Search Market
Search Engines Don’t Just Compete With One Another, Argue Balto And Coffman, But Across Various Platforms As Advertisers Are Not In The Market For Search Result Placement, But Eyeballs. “Advertisers compete with each other not for search result placement, but for ‘eyeballs,’ that is, views by people on the web. Google search is just one way that Internet advertisers can look for these views – in fact, advertisers pay to be included on websites throughout the Internet, not just search engines… If other forms of online advertising, such as display ads, were included within the relevant market, Google’s market share, and consequently any inference of monopoly power, would fall by the wayside.” (Brendan Coffman And David Balto, “Using Antitrust Enforcement Prudently In High-Tech Markets,” DC Antitrust Law, 2012)
Citing A One-Hour Human Error At Google In 2009 That Caused Competitor Searches To Double, Economist Mark Jamison Argues Customers Switch And Use Search Engines That Provide Them The Most Value. “An incident in 2009 illustrates how readily and easily consumers switch to alternative sources of general search if Google fails to perform according to their expectations. For about an hour on the morning of January 31, 2009, a human error at Google caused each and every Google search result to contain the message ‘This site may harm your computer’ (Google 2009). Even though the problem was short-lived, customers quickly moved to other search engines. During the one-hour time period that Google had the error, the number of Yahoo! searches doubled compared to the normal load (Vascellaro 2009). Once Google fixed the problem, customers quickly switched back to Google, indicating the quickness with which general search users recognize problems and adapt their behavior so that they are using the general search engine that provides them with the greatest value.” (Mark A. Jamison, “Should Google Search be Regulated as a Public Utility?” SSRN, 3/17/12)
Voice Search Is Poised To Gain Popularity In 2018, According To Forrester Analyst Brandon Verblow. “Voice is gaining popularity and is well-aligned with search. While spending on voice search marketing will remain imperceptible in the near term, it holds long-term promise. Forrester expects that the installed base of smart speakers in the US will grow significantly over the next five years – setting the stage for future voice-search-related marketing spending. And many smart-speaker users are interested in using their device for activities such as researching and ordering products, which could provide marketing opportunities. Still, voice technology capabilities and offerings will need to improve for these opportunities to materialize.” (Brandon Verblow, “Search Advertising Enters 2018 On The Cusp Of A Renaissance,” Forrester Research, 1/5/18)
The Market For Advertising Extends Far Beyond Search Or Digital Ads
Geoffrey Manne And William Rinehart Note That The Advertising Market Is “Enormous And Highly Competitive” And That “Google Represents A Relatively Small Piece Of It.” “The advertising market — both in total and even if limited only to online advertising — is enormous and highly competitive, and Google represents a relatively small piece of it.” (Geoffrey A. Manne And William Rinehart, “The Market Realities That Undermined The FTC’s Antitrust Case Against Google,” Harvard Journal Of Law And Technology, 7/13)
Professors Goldfarb And Tucker Find That Online Advertising Substitutes Offline Display (Billboard) Advertising. “These results suggest that the online advertising channel does substitute for the offline channel. From the advertisers’ point of view, they get more value from online display advertising when the potential customers do not see any offline billboard advertising. While we do not measure the exact strength of substitution between online display advertising and offline display (billboard) advertising, our evidence strongly suggests that advertisers should be able to substitute relatively easily between the two channels.” (Avi Goldfarb And Catherine Tucker, ‘Substitution Between Offline And Online Advertising Markets,’ SSRN, 4/2010)
CCIA’s Matt Schruers Argues Today’s Reality Is That “Advertisers Compete To Reach The Same Consumers Across Multiple Mediums,” With Digital Ads Competing Directly With TV, Print, And Outdoor Options. “Consider today’s reality: advertisers compete to reach the same consumers across multiple mediums. Services that deliver ads digitally to an individual’s mobile device don’t just compete against one another; they compete directly with television, print and outdoor options (e.g., highway billboards, subway stations, Times Square installations)…This competition is fierce, as advertisers continually shift budgets among platforms to maximize the return on their ad spend. What was once a quarterly or monthly re-evaluation of advertising programs has become a weekly and even a daily recalibration of how and where advertisers are reaching their audiences…As we’ve discussed here on DisCo before, Internet radio does compete with traditional broadcast radio – aggressively so. It would therefore be strange to suggest that advertising on digital radio doesn’t similarly compete with advertising on broadcast radio.” (Matt Schruers, “Infographic: How Ad Dollars Are Spent,” Project DisCo, 1/16/18)

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Three Green-eyed Monsters: Acting As Applied Criticism In Shakespeares Othello. (play By Elizabethan
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The film has also been out of the public eye for ages. I do not believe it has ever been officially released in any home medium (feel free to correct this if I am wrong). Featured in the film are the comedy stylings of Del Close and Garry Goodrow. The music is also a selling point—the MC5 are prominently featured.
As an aside, for anyone who saw the film, Pirate Radio, the producer of this film, Ronan O’Rahilly, is the character portrayed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. O’Rahilly was the manager of MC5 and brought them on board.
You can find out more and pre-order a copy at the Official Gold Website


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The Kilombero Valley Teak Company (KVTC) (www.kvtc-tz.com) in Tanzania is Africa’s largest privately owned teak forest and timber business. It is Tanzania’s biggest exporter of timber products. To enhance this status and improve its performance, KVTC is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Boilermaker/welder.
This position is for a hands-on skilled Boilermaker/welder with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a high-pressure manufacturing environment in a deep rural area.
1. POST TITLE: Boilermaker/Welder
- The Boilermaker/Welder reports to the Workshop Manager (WM), KVTC
The overall objective of the skilled Boilermaker/Welder to cut and join metals and other materials at our facilities or Company sites. You will operate appropriate equipment to put together mechanical structures or parts with a great deal of precision. Your job is important as it provides the foundation for strong infrastructure. A boilermaker must be competent in using potentially dangerous equipment following all safety precautions. The ideal candidate will also have a steady hand and great attention to detail. Knowledge of different kinds of metal and their properties is essential.
The responsibilities of the Boilermaker/welder include (but is not limited to):
- Read blueprints and drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures
- Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
- Set up components for welding according to specifications (e.g. cut material with powered saws to match measurements)
- Operate angle grinders to prepare the parts that must be welde
- Align components using calipers, rulers etc. and clamp pieces
- Weld components using manual or semi-automatic welding equipment in various positions (vertical, horizontal or overhead)
- Repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps
- Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws
- Fabricate steel structures and components as and where requires
- Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety
The position is a member of the company’s workshop support team. It will however be expected of the incumbent to play, where appropriate, a pro-active role in assisting and advising the all departments on metal works.
- A Tertiary qualification in boiler-making with a strong exposure to all methods of welding.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar or related role in a similar position.
- Strong knowledge of panel beating, painting and use of a metal lathe machine will be beneficial.
- A practical test may be required to verify the abilities of the applicant.
Mavimba, Morogoro Region in Tanzania. This position is for Tanzanian Nationals only. The
successful candidate must relocate to Mavimba.
Applicants should email their CV, copies of certificates and application letter by the 20th
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The Florida Abuse Hotline receives calls, faxes, and web based reports about possible abuse or neglect of children and vulnerable adults. Anyone who suspects a child is being abused is obligated to report it. Failure to do so is a felony. There is also a web based course designed for teachers.
Please see the website for more details.


OnStar and General Motors are partnering in the Pecan Street Inc.’s smart grid research project in Austin’s Mueller community, the Pecan Street Demonstration. Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. is a research and development organization focused on developing and testing advanced technology, business model and customer behavior surrounding advanced energy management systems.
Chevrolet made 100 Chevrolet Volts available for purchase on a priority basis last September to residents participating the Pecan Street Inc.’s demonstration project, which now has the nation’s highest residential concentration of electric-drive vehicles in place. OnStar and GM are now signing on as an official partner of Pecan Street Inc., to help shape future electric vehicle services.
Pecan Street provided an additional rebate of $7,500 for the purchase of a Volt and a $3,000 rebate for residents who leased a Chevrolet Volt for three years or more. Pecan Street also offered a limited number of rebates for the Nissan Leaf and Prius PHV.
Pecan Street is part of Austin’s 700-acre sustainable Mueller community, where residents agreed to be part of a test bed for sustainable living. Other partner companies such as Sony, Whirlpool, Oncor and Intel provided Mueller residents with forward-looking smart grid and clean energy products and services.
Supported by a $10.4 million smart grid demonstration grant from the Department of Energy (and more than $14 million in matching funds from project partners), researchers from the University of Texas, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Environmental Defense Fund will study these products and systems to learn how they interact with the grid. Over five years, researchers will test up to 1,000 residences in and around the Mueller community.
GM and OnStar’s official partnership allows researchers from Pecan Street and GM to study how these families’ Volts interact with the smart grid on a daily basis and how they interact with other sustainable technologies.
OnStar, which recently opened its Smart Grid APIs for utilities and energy companies, has already developed a number of grid-relieving solutions, including charging with renewable energy, energy demand response, time-of-use-rates, and home energy management. The partnership with Pecan Street will allow OnStar to test these smart grid services in everyday scenarios.
More than a third of the homes in Mueller have rooftop solar collectors, and Pecan Street will evaluate how solar and electric vehicle charging interact. This will allow customers a new, cost-effective way to generate energy, potentially powering their Volts at low or no cost while relieving some of the burden from the electric grid.


New research suggests that over half of the nation’s top 20 drunkest cities are in Wisconsin.
A total of 12 cities from the state made it into the ranking, according to media reports.
At the top of the list was Appleton, Wisconsin, where 26.8 percent of adults admitted to either binge drinking or heavy drinking. In fact, the top four cities all came from Wisconsin.
In Madison, Wisconsin, which came in fourth, 25.5 percent of adults admitted to binge or heavy drinking on a regular basis. The city also has one of the highest rates of alcohol-related traffic accidents with 38.7 percent.
“Excessive alcohol use isn’t a laughing matter, and it isn’t something to be proud of,” Jan O’Neill of Health Rankings and Road Maps, which provided some of the data, told Madison.com.
The study was compiled through the use of self-reporting surveys, meaning that rates could be even higher if not everyone was willing to acknowledge the amount they consume.
Binge drinking is defined as consuming more than five drinks for a man and four for a woman in one sitting.
Heavy drinking refers to the amount of alcohol drunk each week. A man is considered to be a heavy drinker if he has 15 or more drinks, and a woman eight or more, during a week.
Wisconsin was previously known to be a state where people drink comparatively heavily. It placed third in the rankings of states with the highest number of bars and bars per capita.
“It is an issue that local communities can, and are, addressing,” O’Neill added.
On the other side of the results, Provo-Orem, Utah, registered only 9.2 percent of adults who were binge or heavy drinkers. Four of the top 20 driest cities were in the state, which has a high Mormon population–a religion which forbids alcohol consumption.
The national average is 18 percent.
Seven of the 20 driest cities came from Tennessee, with areas in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico and West Virginia also represented.
However, It’s not all good news for the cities with lower rates of excessive alcohol consumption. The study found in general that these cities had higher smoking rates, while the cities with higher rates of alcoholic consumption tended to smoke less.