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Increased diversity in international migration flows includes an increase in repeat migration. However, even though the re-emigration of migrants is highly policy relevant, studies of re‐emigration have often failed to appropriately distinguish between emigration types, often assuming re-emigration means a return to the country of origin.
A paper by Andrea Monti sheds light on rising complexities in current migration trends by analysing differences in emigration patterns and propensities among foreign‐born people, focusing on return and onward migration separately. Return migration included moving back to the country of birth, while onward migration involved moving to another country that was not the country of birth or prior residence. The paper uses high quality, full population register data on a relatively large and heterogeneous migrant population in Sweden.
Included in the study are non-adopted, foreign‐born migrants with two foreign‐born parents immigrating for the first time to Sweden between 1990 and 1995. Results show that almost 27% of the migrants had emigrated from Sweden within 10 to 15 years. Confirming previous assumptions, the paper finds that a majority of re‐emigration is in fact returning to the country of birth. However, onward migration is more common for some groups, such as among forced migrants and migrants from the horn of Africa and other sub‐Saharan countries. Onward migration destinations are diverse: Other Nordic countries and the United Kingdom are among the most common destinations, enabled by access to free mobility (open borders).
Findings from event history analyses show that being a male migrant, a labour migrant or a migrant accessing free mobility increases the chances of both return and onward migration. Accessing higher levels of free mobility through Swedish citizenship is found to be especially important for forced migrants and third-country nationals, whose emigration levels are otherwise relatively low. Highly educated migrants have stronger return probabilities and even higher onward probabilities, confirming previous studies. Additionally, economic host country attachment, whether in terms of employment or social benefits, substantially decreases the probabilities of return and onward migration. Family attachment such as having a Swedish‐born child lowers those probabilities, especially for women.
The main differences between return and onward migration determinants lie in the timing of these events and the age of the migrants. The probabilities of return are highest one to three years after initial immigration and then steadily decrease. Onward migration follows another time logic, with elevated probabilities after the first year of immigration and then remaining at a steady level long after immigration. In terms of age, migrants arriving in their 20’s show the highest return probabilities, followed by migrants arriving between the ages of 30-44-years and as teenagers. Those with the lowest return probabilities are individuals that came to Sweden as children, but the probabilities of onward migration are highest for those arriving as children and then steadily decrease with age.
Future research could advance by reflecting on the similarities and differences presented here of these two similar, yet distinct, migration flows. From a policy perspective, this paper supports the existing literature that states the future presence, especially of well‐educated migrants, should not be taken for granted. Additionally, it shows how the security of citizenship actually promotes mobility among more vulnerable migrants.


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It's "March Madness," so here's the 'Mad Lad" of Pop music, "Weird Al" Yankovic. Jamal usually reacts to YouTube performances by musicians, but it's time to "channel Homer Simpson," instead. "Anyone who doesn't like "Weird Al" Yankovic is tired of life." (A quote worthy of Mark Twain.;) December 1979: "Weird Al" Yankovic's "first video"

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Australia will be the future market to develop large-scale automated warehouses in the next decade
A recent article made a number of very pertinent points about why Australia will be the potential market to develop large-scale automated warehouses over the next decade. With the report of JLL’s 2020 Australian Industrial Investment which forecasted the value of Australia’s industrial investment market to rise from $88 billion to $114 billion USD by 2024.
Some of the key factors are the increase of population in Australia that creates a lot of economic opportunities, the acceleration in e-commerce due to the social distancing restrictions, the technology which helps companies to reduce costs, increase scale, and so on. It will be interesting to see how automated solutions becoming mainstream in Australia in the future.
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If you’re an Asian chap, do you realy come across black women alluring? Might you end up being ready to date/marry one? How would your parents feel about your dating some one away from your race, particularly a black female?
And just before appear in my situation and point out that I’m attempting to seek recognition, I’m honestly maybe not, Everyone loves myself personally well enough to grab any unfavorable feedback from individuals. I’m just normally asking because I’m fascinated. I’ve got flings with a few guys before and they explained they’d date myself when it isn’t because of their mothers. Several various other guys just who i suppose have crushed on myself but I have perhaps not in fact generated an effort to inquire about me personally out.
Thus please, don’t allow my personal appeal affect your, let me know.
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- Manage black dudes like Asian ladies?
- Asian ladies with black-and-white guys? Idea.
- Perform black colored girls like southasian dudes?
- What is the typical interracial connection in U.K.?
Certainly i will be born and increased in the UK. We have outdated a black woman and a Morrocan girl before. And 2 Chinese babes and another white lady
Though i really do n’t have an inclination actually .
I’m 19 so still-young rather than much experience
You simply won’t struggle to date an east asian man. But relationship might be hard as moms and dads is against it
(classic post by Adam Zhang) i will be 19 so still young and not much skills
You’ll not find it hard to date an eastern asian guy. But relationship are hard once the parents will be against they
(authentic post by Adam Zhang) i will be 19 so still-young rather than much event
You may not find it hard to date an east asian man. But marriage shall be tough while the parents might possibly be against they
I’m Taiwanese Korean, and I would date and marry a black girl. My personal choice continues to be lighter body and very long right tresses so I you shouldn’t discover a lot of black females appealing, but this isn’t to express I have found no black colored ladies engaging. We have never ever had sex with a black lady, just generating completely for fun.
TBH, I’m not 100per cent certain my parents will be happy for me personally to wed a black girl, but they would get over it. Right or wrong, black colored folk do not have the finest character in Asian countries. But once again. racial bias in marriage is still something in most asian countries. A korean moms and dad would and or maybe more against her daughter or son providing residence a Japanese man/woman. Or Chinese with Japanese, etc. I understand most westerners imagine many of us are the exact same, but we don’t really recognize with becoming Asian as an organization all those things a great deal.
But that isn’t to state these kinds of relations aren’t feasible, it is starting to be more usual and available these days. Thus do what makes you and your spouse pleased.
Also, probably it might help any time you given which nations people you believe is of interest.
(different article by Andrew0409) I’m Taiwanese Korean, and I also would date and wed a black colored girl. My preference is still mild body and longer straight locks thus I don’t see most black colored female attractive, but that isn’t to state I find no black people fascinating. We have never had gender with a black girl, only making
TBH, I am not 100per cent yes my mothers might be happy personally to wed a black colored girl, nevertheless they could possibly overcome it. Best or wrong, black colored anyone don’t have the most useful character in Asian societies. But once again. racial bias in marriage remains a concern generally in most asian societies. A korean mother or father may possibly but just as or maybe more against their child delivering homes a Japanese man/woman. Or Chinese with Japanese, etc. I am aware most westerners just think we are all alike, but we don’t truly determine with are Asian as a team all those things a lot.
But this is simply not to express these relations are not possible, it’s getting more usual and open these days. Therefore carry out the thing that makes you and your partner happy.
Also, probably it might help any time you given which countries people you believe is of interest.
We wanna first of ask, https://datingranking.net/dominicancupid-review/ exactly what profile perform black folks generally speaking need in parts of asia?
I have found every battle attractive, I don’t have actually a specific selection of people from a specific country I’ve found attractive as I’m not a fetishiser. My sole standards is great personality/character.

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text: Looking fabulous as always tended to her busy schedule, Kim Kardashian was spotted out and about in Culver City, CA Tuesday afternoon, December 28. The E! Reality babe leaped out of her red sports car wearing Ugg boots and a Hermes Birkin bag when entering a local office complex - with the sound as if Kim could have been auditioning for a new gig. Tweeting about today's outing - while silent on the specifics -! Miss Kardashian wrote, "OMG u guys have no idea what I do today, you should DIE !!!!"

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Today’s Autumn Statement highlights just how much progress this Government has made. Project Fear has been shown to be a phantom: This year Britain is set to remain the fastest growing economy in the G7! And next year we are likely to grow as quickly as Germany and outpace both France and Italy.
What’s more, the fastest growing region of the UK was the North East, the fastest pay growth was in the West Midlands, and every region recorded a record high employment rate. This Conservative Government has moved away from the London-centric economy built under Labour and opened up the powerhouses of the North.
From Disraeli’s ‘One Nation’ Conservatism in the 19th century through to Harold Macmillan’s post-war housebuilding programme and Margaret Thatcher’s revival of the economy in the 20th century, the Conservative Party has a strong tradition of enabling social mobility.
People might say that I came from a classically disadvantaged background, like so many others, having been brought up by my mother in social housing in South London. Yet I was one of the few fortunate enough to get a good education and make my way in life. This should not be a one-off story; it should be commonplace. The circumstances of a child’s birth should not determine where they end up in life.
With the publication of new Investigatory Powers legislation due this week, Adam Afriyie MP, a former technology entrepreneur and Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has said that a crackdown on encryption technology would be economically irresponsible and ultimately futile.
In an article, published on the Telegraph Online, Adam Afriyie writes:
“The Government is rightly concerned about the risks of digital encryption technology, in the same way that it was concerned about invisible ink, encoded letters and faxes in the past. If there is substance to rumours of a crackdown on encryption in the publication of new Investigatory Powers legislation, it would be as mistaken as it would be ineffective.
In among all the policy and pathways, it’s easy to forget the real reasons why children are in care. When a child is taken into care it’s not because there is some minor issue at home. They have often suffered unimaginable abuse, horrific neglect or unspeakable violence. Many have lived under conditions that are so appalling that the only option is to remove them for their own safety. Children in care have seen and experienced things that we cannot even start to imagine.
Our duty to vulnerable children
These children don’t choose their parents or their family circumstances. They don’t have a say in the physical or mental health of their parents. They can’t avert family tragedy or breakdown. They can’t avoid abuse or neglect. They have no choice as to whether they will end up in care.

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Illicit: The Dark Trade
This documentary tracks the manufacture and sale of goods ranging from fake purses and DVDs to counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Based on a best-selling book about the world economy being derailed by networks of illicit traders and how even the most innocuous trades are connected in a global epidemic generating $3 trillion per year and unimagined human suffering.
60-minute runtime; one-year copyright clearance.
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A Cable's Leaders in Learning Award winner helps restore her shattered community through its schools.
The Labor Day holiday presents a ready-made opportunity to explore stereotypes in the media.
Four-part series tags along with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. as he uncovers the African roots in six Latin American countries.


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Forty-one “students” graduated from CHIME’s (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) Healthcare CIO Boot Camp.
This was the 12th offering of the Healthcare CIO Boot Camp, with 515 graduates, says the organization. The program includes presentations, small group discussion, case study, mentoring, coaching, and interactive problem solving.
The next offering of the Healthcare CIO Boot Camp is now open for registration, and will be held October 24-27, 2009, in Indian Wells, Calif. Due to the interactive nature of this program, space is limited to a maximum of 45 participants. For more details about the Healthcare CIO Boot Camp, visit www.cio-chime.org or send an email to BootCamp@cio-chime.org.
Get the latest information on Health IT and attend other valuable sessions at this two-day Summit providing healthcare leaders with educational content, insightful debate and dialogue on the future of healthcare and technology.

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Escape the monochromatic stone of Jerusalem and predictable art of Florentine for a desert festival that will fill your weekend with color.
This August the sky of the Western Negev will be decorated in a rainbow of color. For the sixth year in a row, the International Hot Air Balloon Festival is coming to Israel, and promises a weekend of entertainment within the scenic Eshkol National Park. For the price of NIS 145 per person (or NIS 475 for a family of four), the festival includes performances and outdoor activities, a desert campsite, and of course a front row seat to watch the balloons. With illuminated balloons rising Thursday night in a spectacular night glow event, and others being released as early as 05:30 on Friday morning, the festival is a beautiful weekend escape fit for the whole family.

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DSME press release
The submarine will be built at the Okpo Shipyard and delivered to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy by the end of 2028. DSME has achieved the feat of winning orders for four out of five orders for 3,000-ton submarines so far, including this contract. Last August, it successfully delivered ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SS-083), the lead ship for the first batch. The first submarine of the Batch-II project also began construction in earnest, starting with steel cutting. Batch-II submarines feature a number of improvement, including Lithium Ion batteries.
Since DSME won the order for the first submarine of the Jangbogo-I project, the ‘Jangbogo’ in 1987, it has built the largest number of submarines in South Korea with 22 submarines (9 class 209, 3 class 214, 4 3,000-ton class, and export submarines), of which 16 have been successfully delivered, and 6 are under construction. In particular, it is the only South Korean company that has a record of winning overseas submarine orders.
DSME, Executive Vice President and Head of Special Ships Division, said:
“In addition to the successful delivery of the second ship of the KSS-III Batch-II project, we have thoroughly prepared the project to build a surface ship scheduled to be ordered this year and the basic design project for a Korean light aircraft carrier next year. We will contribute to the protection of maritime sovereignty.”
About South Korea’s KSS III Submarines
The basic design for a rather large ( 3358 tons surface standard displacement, up to 3800 submerged, for the batch 1) SSK type submarine started in 2004 jointly by Hyundai Heavy Industries and DSME corporations. Local companies LIG Nex1, Hanwha and STX Engine are also involved in the project, as well as British companies BMT and Babcock who provide technical assistance.
The KSS-III Batch 1 submarine has a length of 83.5 meters, a width of 9.6 meters, and a draft of 7.7 meters. Its maximum submerged speed is 20 knots, and the cruising range at economic speed is 10,000 nautical miles. The crew consists of 50 sailors.
KSS-III Batch 1 submarines are fitted with eight 533-mm torpedo tubes as well as 6x VLS (vertical launch system) tubes. They would accommodate a future cruise missile (the Cheon Ryong with a range of 1,500 Km) in development by LIG Nex1 while the launchers would be provided by Doosan. It was announced earlier in the program that Spanish company INDRA was selected to provide its electronic defense system (ESM) PEGASO and Babcock of the UK would design and manufacture the Weapon Handling System for the Batch-I submarines. French companies Safran is supplying the optronic masts for the class and ECA Group the steering consoles. Other South Korean content include the flank array sonars (provided by LIG Nex1) and the combat management system (provided by Hanwha).
Construction on first of class SS 083 ‘Dosan An Chang-Ho’ started with the first steel cutting ceremony held at the DSME shipyard in Okpo on November 27, 2014. The naming ceremony took place there on May 17, 2016. The boat was named in honor of one of the leaders of the Korean nationalist movement of the early twentieth century. The launch took place on September 14, 2018. The vessel was commissioned on 13 August 2021. In september 2021, Dosan An Chang-Ho successfully test-fired an SLBM.
The keel laying of the second vessel SS 085 ‘Ahn Moo’ took place at DSME shipyard on July 1, 2016 and was launched on November 10, 2020. Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan started construction of the third boat and final vessel of the first batch, SS 086 ‘Yi Dongnyeong’, on June 30, 2017.
KSS III Batch II
In March 2019, the construction of the KSS-III Batch II project for the RoK Navy was approved.
Compared to the first batch, KSS III Batch II submarine are expected to have a longer hull (bringing displacement approx. from 3000t to 4000t), 10x VLS tubes (up from 6x), a greater level of South Korea systems and Lithium Ion batteries and High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS) motor technology for integrated full electric propulsion system.


Throughout the regal-matrimony afterglow, Buckingham Palace continues to have a major P.Roentgen. problem: the way to handle Prince Andrew, Britain’s change ambassador and last in-line for the throne. The brand new prince’s dissolute lifestyle, backlinks to help you distasteful overseas potentates, and you will friendship to the Western registered sex culprit Jeffrey Epstein was undercutting brand new Queen’s efforts so you’re able to rehabilitate the brand new monarchy. And while many blame Andrew’s difficulties for the his perennially bankrupt ex-spouse, Sarah Ferguson, EDWARD KLEIN learns particular insiders directing to a different woman-his mommy by herself
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On the royal-relationship afterglow, Buckingham Castle still has a major P.R. problem: how to handle Prince Andrew, Britain’s trade ambassador and fourth in line on the throne. The fresh new prince’s dissolute lifestyle, website links so you can unsavory international potentates, and you may friendship on the Western inserted sex culprit Jeffrey Epstein are undercutting this new Queen’s services so you can rehabilitate brand new monarchy. And while many blame Andrew’s trouble towards the his perennially bankrupt ex-partner, Sarah Ferguson, EDWARD KLEIN discovers some insiders leading to another lady-his mom by herself
O letter a cold Friday afternoon past February, Ed Perkins obtained an urgent telephone call in his crushed-flooring work environment within Buckingham Castle. Perkins contains the thankless task regarding serving just like the press assistant datingperfect.net/dating-sites/christian-cafe-reviews-comparison/ to new Queen’s wayward second child, Their Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York. The female voice on the other side avoid of mobile line belonged so you’re able to Sian James, an associate editor within Mail towards the Week-end, an excellent tabloid that has been unsparing within the coverage out-of Andrew’s dissolute individual lifetime and you can tricky family.
Meters.P. CHRIS BRYANT Declared, “It’s simply UNSUSTAINABLE You to PRINCE ANDREW Would be to Will always be As the Societal Deal with Away from British Business Abroad.”
“The audience is going to publish a narrative regarding the Duke out-of York,” James informed Perkins, “and you will we want a review about Palace.”
Perkins listened into the surprised silence as the James unfolded a shocking story. Her newsprint got gotten a job interview that have an earlier girl named Virginia Roberts, who stated that billionaire Western currency movie director Jeffrey Epstein had educated her since a not as much as-many years prostitute and flown the lady in order to London area in the 2001, when she was just 17 years of age, into show aim of hanging out with Prince Andrew. Virginia, today a mother or father of around three surviving in Australian continent, got waited a decade to break the girl quiet, but the newspaper got facts to support the girl tale-flight logs away from Epstein’s Boeing 727 and you will Gulfstream squirt, and you may a photo indicating Prince Andrew with his case as much as Virginia’s uncovered midriff. Reputation over to you to top from the pictures is Ghislaine Maxwell, 49, the trendy and you will well-connected child of your late, disgraced British magazine tycoon Robert Maxwell. Considering Virginia, Ghislaine recruited the woman due to the fact Epstein’s “intercourse slave” when she are fifteen years old and you may setup on her behalf to select Andrew 3 times, into the London and you can Nyc and on Epstein’s private Caribbean isle, Absolutely nothing Saint James. ” (Prince Andrew declined he had got sexual experience of Roberts and other from Epstein’s women. Ghislaine Maxwell and denies new accusations and you may states one to she agreements for taking suit facing an abundance of British newspapers.)
“Would you put all that within the an age-post, delight?” told you this new unflappable Perkins. “It could take a few hours to track down back to you.”
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After he hung up the telephone, Perkins build an urgent situation people consisting of older Castle authorities and you may solicitors. Many of these were old hand within writing about Andrew’s indiscretions. Just the day in advance of, other damaging photo got appeared when you look at the an alternate British tabloid, the news headlines around the globe, indicating the latest 51-year-old Duke of York, fourth in line of sequence towards throne, walking when you look at the Brand new York’s Main Playground which have Epstein, 58, a subscribed gender culprit.


On Tuesday, Donald Trump said farewell to America as he acknowledged “this week, we inaugurate a new administration.” Trump is yet to officially concede – a point which his most hardcore followers still believe indicates he will remain president – however, he finally spoke about handing over the reins of power to the Biden administration. “Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning,” Trump stated during his farewell address.
While he might not have mentioned Biden or Harris by name, it is clear that Joe Biden is going to be sworn in as the next President of the United States. Before America races to forget the Trump years we owe it to ourselves to pause and reflect on the facts of the Trump era. First, Donald Trump did not drain the swamp. As I illustrate below, Trump used his position of power to continue to empower the same industries and figures which have benefitted from every Democratic and Republican president before him. Indeed, I stand by my assessment of Trump made in November 2016: Donald Trump’s role was to be The Great Divider. He used his position to stoke the flames of division and chaos, all the while playing the role of the “anti-establishment” President (an oxymoron if there ever was one).
In 2018 I asked, “When Will Trump Supporters in The Freedom Movement Realize They Were Duped?”. I didn’t have much faith at the time, stating, “Now, of course, there are the diehards who will inevitably stick with Trump through his entire presidential career no matter what policy he takes, even when in contradiction with not only his own words, but with the principles previously espoused by these die hard followers.” Now, as Biden is about to wield the Presidential powers, Trump’s most diehard followers still claim Trump is going to stop Biden from being president.
My concern is that folks who previously supported many of the actions taken by Trump will not recover the principles they once held, and instead, further entrench themselves in the false left/right paradigm, convincing themselves that Trump represented the fight against the “Deep State” and Biden is the Swamp incarnate. The problem with this belief is that it reinforces the idea that one party is actually better than the other, when in reality they both play for the same masters. Most importantly, this belief that Trump was fighting the Deep State is not backed up by the facts. Allow me to present a partial list of the evidence showing Trump’s relationship with the swamp.


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Earlier this week, the iconic Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA unveiled its latest exhibit, ‘From Silver Screen to Die-cast: Disney/Pixar Cars Imagined by Mattel.’
Continuing on the popular series of vinyl collectible dolls, Funko is preparing to introduce its third series of POP! for Disney Store featuring another assortment of various Disney characters from across all of the film properties.
Series 3, which is anticipated to be released exclusively at Disney Store and DisneyStore.com in January 2012, features the Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, Elastigirl and Edna Mode from Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles, Alien and Zurg from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story, Peter Pan and Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Ariel and Ursula from The Little Mermaid and classic characters Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh.
Wondering what to get the Barbie / ‘Dancing with the Stars’ fan in your life this holiday season? Look no further as FAO Schwarz just may have the answer. Keeping in tradition with offering the most exotic and unique experiences in the world of toys, FAO is offering up three prototype Barbie ‘Dancing with the Stars’ dolls from Mattel.
Pinocchio, which celebrates Walt Disney’s second feature-length animated film, follows in the footsteps of Whalen’s poster for Dumbo. Limited to an edition size of 400, this hand-numbered screen print measures 24″ x 36″ in size and will retail for $50.
Whalen’s The Mad Scientist, which follows in the footsteps of Steamboat Willie, The Wise Little Hen and Mickey’s Service Station, celebrating classic Disney animated shorts, will be limited to an edition size of 370. Also hand-numbered and screen printed, this poster measures 18″ x 24″ in size.
The Disney Gallery located at the base of Main Street, USA at the Disneyland Resort will be playing host to a brand new exhibit celebrating Walt Disney’s legacy, titled ‘All Aboard: A Grand Circle Tour of the Trains of Disney.’ Set to open on November 12, 2011, the exhibit will replace the current one displaying the art of Disney Legend Mary Blair.
According to the Disney Insider Blog, the Noah Fine Art Collective will release a new collection of Muppets-inspired artwork, clothing, skate decks and Disney Vinylmation on November 18, 2011 at D-Street located in the Downtown Disney District of the Disneyland Resort.
Noah collaborated with fellow artists Jon Chase and Dez Einswell on the collection which Noah says, ‘allowed each of us to celebrate our favorite characters, and showcase them in non-traditional formats, all while staying true to the personalities of each character and each artist.’
ALL DOLLS ARE NOW SOLD OUT.
For the unfortunate many who didn’t have the opportunity to pick up the five remaining Disney Princess Designer Doll collection that were released yesterday, I would like to take a moment to extend this gesture as a thank you for the support over the years and provide you with as much information — as well as direct links — to the dolls prior to their online sale today, especially since these dolls have the smallest edition size to date, with only 4,000 each (6,000 for Rapunzel).
Now in the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that I do normally receive a very small percentage of DisneyStore.com sales that originate from this site and, because I normally don’t receive proper links until a day after items are put up, I would normally simply provide item numbers. However, in this case, I am making an exception, so I ask that, as soon as possible, you just click through to DisneyStore.com via the link here and that will set it up for me so I can attempt to get credit from any sales that stem from here. It won’t cost you any more than just a few seconds of your time and it helps the site out tremendously.
With that out of the way, here’s how the sale will work. A little after 11 am ET today, DisneyStore.com will close down temporarily. It will return online at (or a little after) 12 pm ET/9 am PT, at which point the online supply of dolls will be available.
Here are direct links for the remaining dolls (please try to click this DisneyStore.com link first though!):
The Disney Animator’s Collection, which we first previewed back in June, is now available for purchase on DisneyStore.com. For more information and to order these holiday must-haves, locate them by typing their respective SKU in the ‘what are you looking for?’ box on DisneyStore.com: Ariel (6070040580053P), Aurora (6070040580052P), Belle (6070040580054P), Cinderella (6070040580051P), Jasmine (6070040580055P), Mulan (6070040580058P), Pocahontas (6070040580056P), Rapunzel (6070040580059P), Snow White (6070040580050P) and Tiana (6070040580057P).
Also now available for purchase is the brand new entry into the Disney Store exclusive line of fragrances, Pixie Dust, which includes an eau de toilette in both spray (6452047841761P) and roll-on (6452047841759P) for the very first time. Also available is a body mist (6452047841764P), body wash (6452047841763P) and a shimmering body lotion (6452047841762P).
Also now available from Disney Theme Parks are several of the new character Mickey Ears including Cheshire Cat (7505002523050P), Cinderella (7505002523053P), Donald Duck (7505002523048P), Dumbo (7505002523049P), Figment (7505002523043P), Minnie Mouse (7505002523047P), Pluto (7505002523052P), Simba (7505002523038P), Tinker Bell (7505002523044P) and Woody (7505002523051P). Additional ears include the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (7505002523039P) and Pirate Princess (7505002522974P).
Lastly of note, is the online availability of the 2011 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival edition of Duffy the Disney Bear (7512002522330P).
Please note that we are aware that many of these items may be reported as sold out by DisneyStore.com, but rest assured this is normal for items that have not yet gone on sale, but are about to soon, so do keep checking.
While the Magic Kingdom will open at 9 am for most folk on October 1st, 2011, for its 40th Anniversary extravaganza, the fortunate folk who managed to secure a pre-opening breakfast at Cinderella’s Royal Table and Crystal Palace will be happy to know that the privilege is also being extended to those who secure the right to purchase some of the many limited edition pins as well as the very limited number of Anniversary custom Vinylmation figures by Noah.
In response to backlash stemming from frustrations trying to purchase the limited edition Disney Princess Designer dolls online, Disney Store has announced a new release policy via its Facebook page. The new release policy replaces the one doll per week, online and in-store simultaneous release.

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The rock band Kansas has been announced as the first featured concert headliner at the 39th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning.
The band will perform Sunday, July 31, at 3:30 p.m., in association with Q104.3, at the 39th annual festival at Solberg Airport in Readington.
Kansas launched to stardom with their platinum album “Leftoverture.” They’ve remained a staple of classic rock radio for nearly five decades with a catalog of 16 studio albums, five live albums, and eight gold albums.
The band is currently comprised of original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, violinist/guitarist David Ragsdale, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin, and original guitarist Richard Williams.
“We’re thrilled to have Kansas ‘carry on’ with us,” said festival executive producer Howard Freeman. “One of the first questions we’re asked is ‘who are your concerts this year?’ We’re proud that our concert series is so popular. Kansas has the proven ability to connect with audiences of all ages and we’re pleased to announce them as our first major headliner this year.”
The three-day New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning, which will run July 29, 30 and 31, features twice-a-day mass ascensions of up to 100 sport and special shaped hot air balloons, its hugely popular concert series, family entertainment and attractions.
Tickets for Kansas are on sale now at www.balloonfestival.com and include Blue Sky Club VIP packages, Reserved Concert Seats, Concert Chalets, as well as general admission lawn seating.


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British actor Arthur Darvill to replace Declan Bennett in the role of Guy in hit Broadway musical ONCE at the Phoenix Theatre in London
Arthur Darvill, who has played the role of Guy on Broadway, will take over from Declan Bennett on 17 March 2014.
Arthur Darvill’s stage credits include Our Boys at the Duchess Theatre, Soft Cops for the RSC, Doctor Faustus at Shakespeare’s Globe, Been So Long for Young Vic and Swimming with Sharks at the Vaudeville Theatre. On TV he is best known for Doctor Who, Broadchurch and The White Queen.
Winner of eight Tony awards, ONCE is directed by John Tiffany and based on Irish playwright and screenwriter Enda Walsh’s award-winning book, with music and lyrics are by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

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Aulani Resort Halloween 2022 Disney Pin
Aloha and Happy Halloween from Hawaii! Here is a look at the Halloween 2022 exclusive pin at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa! Open edition and the retail price is $10.00. Released on August 25, 2022.
This pin features Mickey Mouse in a pumpkin costume and reads Spook-tacular.
View more pins from Hawaii in the Aulani pin category section.
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) is the world’s largest regional intergovernmental platform with fifty-three Member States and nine associate members. UNESCAP has emerged as a robust regional think-tank, providing countries with an analytical perspective of the region's evolving monetary, social and environmental dynamics. UNESCAP aims to promote inclusive and sustainable financial and social growth in the Asia-Pacific region, with priority given for implementing the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Suitable for all intermediate delegates, UNESCAP is the perfect committee for anyone with an interest in one of the world’s most quickly-developing areas.
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Pike Kitchen Asian food hall coming this summer to Rockville (Photos)
Pike Kitchen will bring the popular Northern Virginia Asian food hall experience to Rockville this summer. The 6209 SF food court will feature several eateries and vendors serving food and beverages from a variety of Asian countries, and will be located in the Edmonston Crossing shopping center at 1066 Rockville Pike (next to Taco Bell). Coming Soon signage has just been posted outside their space.

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images of my journey to EAFS 2015 – as far as the eye
My boxes: I made 4, one for each element –
earth, air, fire and water – containing curious and beautiful objects
and alluding loosely to some participating artists and their projects.
and this was Earth and its contents connected to the sensing life
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A Case of Multiple Myeloma in a 17-Year-Old Girl Treated with Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT)
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatmentHuynh Van Man1BCDEF*, Phu Chi Dung1CDEF
Am J Case Rep 2019; 20:1623-1629
BACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is mainly a disease of the elderly. The diagnosis of multiple myeloma in patients under 30 years of age is rare. A rare case is presented of a 17-year-old girl diagnosed with multiple myeloma who was successfully treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT).
CASE REPORT: A 17-year-old Vietnamese girl presented with pain in the left hip and difficulty walking. She was diagnosed with stage IIIA IgG lambda (l) multiple myeloma and was treated with a bortezomib-based chemotherapy regimen followed by ASCT. The patient showed a good response to treatment. At 14-month follow-up, her bone pain had resolved, and her ability to walk was improved.
CONCLUSIONS: A rare case of multiple myeloma is presented in a 17-year-old girl who responded well to ASCT.
Keywords: Multiple Myeloma, Plasmacytoma, Adolescent, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Bortezomib, Combined Modality Therapy, Dexamethasone, Neoplasm Staging, Transplantation, Autologous, Treatment Outcome
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Bills Approved by Senate Committee Ban Cruise Ship Dumping in California Waters
Press Release Date: July 8, 2003
Location: San Francisco
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The California Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed three bills on Monday, July 7 that would ban cruise ships from dumping wastes into California waters and four National Marine Sanctuaries. The bills were authored by Assemblymen Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and George Nakano (D-Torrance).
Tim Eichenberg, in Oceana’s San Francisco office, praised the action of the Committee. “Although cruise ships generate the wastes of small cities, they are exempt from many of the same clean water laws that apply to cities and industries. The cruise ship industry is making billions of dollars taking people to some of the ocean’s most important and sensitive waters. We hope that these bills will be enacted and signed into law to ensure that, at least in California, the industry will not spoil these areas for everyone else.”
Cruise companies made $13 billion in sales in 2002, and California is the nation’s second largest market with 280 visits carrying 650,000 passengers. A 25 percent increase in traffic is expected in the state during the next ten years. Each cruise ship can generate daily up to 30,000 gallons of sewage; 255,000 gallons of graywater from sinks, galleys and laundries; 37,000 gallons of oil bilge water; 15 gallons of toxic chemicals from photo labs and dry cleaning; hundreds of thousands of gallons of ballast water containing invasive species and diseases; seven tons of garbage and solid waste; and the air pollution equivalent of 12,000 cars.
Cruise ship sewage is exempt from the Clean Water Act’s permitting, monitoring and reporting requirements and graywater from sinks, galleys and laundries can be discharged without treatment. All cruise ships operating in California waters are also foreign-flagged which avoids U.S. income and corporate taxes, and labor laws. Several cruise lines were fined for violating California’s ballast water management law, and outright banned from some state waters. Nationally the industry has paid more than $60 million in fines and penalties during the past decade for violating state and federal laws and regulations.
In addition to banning dumping of wastes in state waters, the bills also direct the state to petition the federal government to ban dumping in California’s four National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel Islands, Monterey, Cordell Banks and Gulf of the Farallones). They also ban the incineration of wastes within 20 miles of shore, and require cruise ships to use low sulfur diesel fuel within 25 miles of shore. The bills now go to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate floor where they must be approved before September 12.
“Without laws like this, cruise companies like Royal Caribbean will continue to exploit loopholes to pollute our oceans,” said Jackie Savitz, Oceana’s pollution program director. “In the meantime, their customers and others who care about our oceans are appalled and may be considering other vacation options.”
Oceana is a non-profit international advocacy organization dedicated to restoring and protecting the world’s oceans through policy advocacy, science, law and public education. Founded in 2001, Oceana’s constituency includes members and activists from more than 150 countries and territories who are committed to saving the world’s marine environment. Oceana, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has additional offices in key U.S. coastal areas, a South American office in Santiago, Chile, and will open a European office in fall of 2003. For more information, please visit www.Oceana.org


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- What was ‘privilege’ in the Old Regime?
- How ‘absolute’ was ‘absolutism’? Is it a useful term?
- How was the nobility transformed across the 18th century?
- J. Popkin, A History of Modern France, chps 1-3.
- For further detail (but make sure to leave time for week 2's readings), see W. Doyle (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ancien Regime [electronic resource, available through library]:
Chapter 2, Peter Campbell, ‘Absolute Monarchy’
Chapter 7, John Shovlin, ‘Nobility’
Chapter 9, Gail Bossenga, ‘Estates, Orders and Corps’
Chapter 10, Alan Forrest, ‘Poverty’
Chapter 23, Mark Ledbury, ‘Patronage’
- W. Doyle (ed.), Old Regime France: 1648-1788 (2001)
- P. Campbell (ed.), The Origins of the French Revolution (2005)
- T. Kaiser and D. Van Kley, From Deficit to Deluge: The Origins of the French Revolution (2010)
- C. Jones, The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon (2003)
- D. Parker, Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity? (1997)
- J. B. Collins, The State in Early Modern France (2009)
- J. Swann, Politics and the Parlement of Paris under Louis XV, 1754-1774 (1995)
- J. F. Bosher, French finances, 1770-1795 : from business to bureaucracy (1970)
- J. Egret, The French Pre-revolution, 1787-1788 (1977)
- J. Hardman, Ouverture to Revolution: The 1787 Assembly of Notables and the Crisis of France’s Old Regime (2010)
- S. Kaplan, Bread, Politics, and Political Economy in the Reign of Louis XV, 2 vols. (1976)
- J. Smith, Nobility Reimagined: The Patriotic Nation in Eighteenth-century France (2005)
- R. Blaufarb, The French Army, 1750-1820: Careers, Talent, Merit (2002)
- S. Miller, State and Society in Eighteenth-Century France: A Study of Political Power and Social Revolution in Languedoc (2008)
- S. Desan, L. Hunt and W. M. Nelson, The French Revolution in Global Perspective (2013), esp. part 1.
- C. Crowston, Fabricating Women: The Seamstresses of Old Regime France, 1675–1791 (2002)
- J. Shovlin, The political economy of virtue : luxury, patriotism, and the origins of the French Revolution (2006)
- J. Ravel, The Would-Be Commoner: A Tale of Deception, Murder, and Justice in Seventeenth-Century France (2008)
- W. Beik, ‘The Absolutism of Louis XIV as Social Collaboration’, Past and Present, no. 188 (2005)
- G. Rowlands, The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV. Royal Service and Private Interest, 1661 to 1701 (2002)
- Arlette Farge, Fragile Lives: Violence, Power, and Solidarity in Eighteenth-Century Paris (1986)
- D. Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution From Calvin to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, 1560-1791 (1996)
- D. Roche, The People of Paris: An Essay in Popular Culture in the 18th Century (1987)
- D. Roche, France in the Enlightenment (2000)
- D. Roche, A History of Everyday Things: The Birth of Consumption in France, 1600-1800 (2000)
- R. Darnton, The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History (1984)

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Abstract:The use of urea based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology for the reduction of NOx from the exhaust of diesel-powered vehicles has the potential to emit at least six thermal decomposition by-products, ammonia, and unreacted urea from the tailpipe. These compounds may include: biuret, dicyandiamine, cyanuric acid, ammelide, ammeline and melamine. In the present study, a simple, sensitive and reliable hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)-electrospray ionization (ESI)/mass spectrometry…
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Just heard the Marcos Valle track ‘Garra’ for the first time in what seems like years. This track (and the entire album actually) was on heavy rotation back in 2000. And I still really like it. That moment when the track reaches a crescendo and he just starts scatting is so joyful! That said, I can imagine a time when I will like this less – it’s so peppy that I can imagine some people finding it cheesy. You have to love a bit of Marcos though.
Sorry for the abject silence. I’ve been working like a dog! And buying records, but I have very little time to talk about them. In a nutshell, I’m still on a bit of a Roxy Music binge, and I’m also buying all kinds of charity shop records, occasionally unearthing gems.
Lots of Misty Roses news though!


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If you are a patient with a gastrointestinal condition, there are a number of articles on COVID-19 from GUTS UK.
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“There are different stages in your life for doing different things. It may be in your 40s and 50s that this is the time for you…to find out what you really want to do.” ~Louise Armstrong
Louise Armstrong is a Midlife Transition Coach for women. She’s on a mission to help women gain confidence and clarity to enjoy their lives so they can remove barriers and enjoy inner peace and contentment in their careers, relationships and health.
As a mom who experienced empty nest syndrome when her three children moved out of her home, Louise relates to women who struggle through this and other life-changing events. Her expertise lies in defining and removing emotional blocks like low self-esteem, low self-worth, the burden of responsibility, fear, guilt and much more.
In this episode, Louise shares her personal and professional journey that led her to where she is today.


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It may be unproductive to overindulge in nostalgia, but nostalgia is undeniably at the heart of the traditionalist project. We recognize the things that are precious to us, and realize that these things exist only because of the people and culture which created them. As our society becomes increasingly broken and degraded, seeing things as they were in the past helps us to imagine how they could be in the future. Perhaps I am a bit like William Morris, whose anarchist utopia depicted in News From Nowhere looked suspiciously, and implausibly, like a medieval agricultural society. When I try to imagine America 50 or 100 years from now – and I have no doubt that there will exist a revived, European America at least somewhere within our present borders – it looks strangely like the America of 1910 (or whatever other period may be inspiring me at the time). I know it won’t really be like anything I can imagine, but at a minimum, surely, there will be free, dignified white people, married couples, modest clothing, architecture reflecting a sense of beauty and humanity, clean streets…and in this sense, how can the future possibly not look more like 1911 than 2011?
I was in Columbus, Ohio recently to see some friends and happened to see an exhibit at the Ohio State library on a cartoonist named Billy Ireland. I am no expert on cartoon art, but certain comics and cartoons have exerted a powerful magic on my imagination – Schulz’s Peanuts, for instance, or Crockett Johnson’s Barnaby – and there is the occasional contemporary graphic novel or cartoon that excites me; I even like Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor, despite its liberal orientation. I was intrigued, therefore, to learn about this cartoonist.
Now, a digression: I must say it was incongruous to be asked to sign a guest book by a Somali woman clad in black and wearing a hijab (who then went back to talking, in her native language, on her cell phone in a loud voice). The library there seems to be employing a lot of such women, reflecting Columbus’s status as one of the main Somali-settled towns in the U.S. It’s hard to imagine a person less likely to have any appreciation for the old-time America depicted by Billy Ireland than this young African Muslim lady, and hard to imagine a figure more likely to spoil the effect of the exhibit.
But I was determined to enjoy it, and enjoy it I did. It is the world of Penrod all over again – the Eastern American city of a century ago, with a sense of community, order, and local distinction that we are so lacking in today. Portrayed by charming and brilliantly drawn cartoons by the local cartoonist for the Columbus Dispatch, Billy Ireland (1880-1935). He is described as follows on the exhibit’s webpage:
Billy Ireland (1880-1935), a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, was hired by the Columbus Dispatch shortly after his high school graduation in 1898. A self-taught cartoonist, he worked for the Dispatch until his death and was famous both for his editorial cartoons and for his Sunday feature The Passing Show. Ireland had several books published, and he mentored many younger cartoonists including Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles. He turned down syndication contracts and several job offers from larger metropolitan newspapers, saying that he did not want to leave Columbus–he just wanted to get back to Chillicothe. Ireland’s affection for his home state is reflected in his work.
Ireland was nationally known and was admired by such people as Will Rogers and James Thurber, but realized that he thrived best in his local milieu.
I attach a scanned image of one installment of The Passing Show. If the reader clicks the image he will be able to read most of it, although regrettably my scan is not very satisfactory. (If anyone knows a better way to do thumbnail links on WordPress, please let me know.) For more images of Ireland’s work, take a look at the following blog entry. Here’s another one.
The entire piece, depicting a variety of completely-forgotten events from a particular town over a century ago, is infused with the texture of American life of that time, and shows the feeling of community that we had when we were a much more homogeneous, locally-based country. One can imagine a reader poring over the column and taking in its contents in several viewings throughout the day: not the way most of us read today. Even the title cartoon, showing a round-headed character (A self-portrait of the cartoonist, I think, but there is also a visual allusion that escapes me) paddling a lady down the river in a canoe, reflects a feeling of ease and leisure difficult to imagine on TV or the news today. Then there is a call for a school levy to provide “decent schools for our children” – in this largely white, newspaper-reading community one could have normal discussions on how to improve the schools without the discussion being dominated by violence, drugs, pregnancy, and students who don’t speak English. Note too that the city happily used Christopher Columbus as its paternal symbol.
We have a long, humorous account of an outdoor boxing match that got caught in the rain, with kidding references to local individuals who were present. We see the Prohibition movement underway with a Search and Seizure Law, jokingly rendered “The Shirts and Caesar Law.” Use of automobiles is booming: two characters called “The Jedge and Jerry” comment that “The high cost of livin’ seems to effect everything except the Sunday mornin’ attendance at the fillin’ stations!”, and the cartoonist also notes: “We can remember that the whole town thought it was positively sinful when the richest man in town paid $150.00 for a new Columbia bicycle.”
There was, of course, plenty of social turmoil, both international and domestic. The panel alludes to the U.S. Congress’s “war tasks” – a reference to operations in Nicaragua? Ireland had moderately progressive instincts; he was said to have helped drive the Ku Klux Klan out of Columbus by mocking their attire:
He was also a supporter of woman suffrage, making the seemingly irrefutable argument: “These queer looking birds can vote, but your mother can’t!” (The cartoon may be worth noting as an excellent example of the power of the progressive argument, which points out the individual injustices created by an existing practice. The problem is that the larger structural or hierarchical benefits of that practice often get ignored.)
Besides the more comfortable, leisurely sense of life reflected in Ireland’s work, what stands out is his general decency and assumption that his audience shares his values. For us, living in a culture that honors Lady Gaga and Michael Vick, this is a good reminder of how much better it could be.
The booklet that comes with the exhibit (on for about another two weeks) summarizes the cartoonist’s legacy as follows:
During the twentieth century, much of America developed into a homogenized nation of superhighways, shopping malls and fast food outlets. Those things which made cities and towns unique were often ignored and many people lost their sense of place and history. Billy Ireland was certain where his roots were, deep in the soil of Ohio, and he felt no need to apologize for that. His friends testified that he left the world a better place. He entertained his readers, fought for causes he believed in, attempted to preserve nature’s beauties, and he was a generous and loyal friend. Billy Ireland was a cartoonist who changed his community for the better and inspired others to follow his career. (Ireland of the Dispatch, Columbus: The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, 2010, p. 17)
I think he belongs on the list of our American heroes.


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Purpose: Clozapine is an antipsychotic with efficacy in treatment refractory schizophrenia, which is estimated to be 20-30% of patients with schizophrenia. Numerous studies have shown that clozapine is underutilized, with a prescription rate of 5% in US Medicaid patients. National VA specific clozapine prescribing trends have not been assessed. The primary objective is to examine past and current national VA prescribing rates of clozapine in patients with treatment refractory schizophrenia. The primary endpoint is the number of patients prescribed clozapine for treatment refractory schizophrenia annually.The secondary objective is to evaluate the impact of various factors on VA prescribing rates of clozapine.
Methods: This retrospective study will utilize de-identified data supplied by the National Clozapine Coordinating Center (NCCC). The NCCC regulates all clozapine used within the VA healthcare system and tracks the number of patients prescribed clozapine annually. The NCCC will provide the number of clozapine patients and the indication for which they received clozapine approval, across time and across VA facilities. This project will focus on the patients identified by the NCCC with schizophrenia, defined as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual code 295 (DSM 295). The total number of patients with DSM 295 code across all VA facilities for the time period corresponding to the data provided by NCCC will be obtained through the VA Central Data Warehouse (CDW). Details about the VA facilities, such as the designation as a teaching facility, the number of psychiatrists employed, and the presence of a psychiatric clinical pharmacy specialist, PGY-2 psychiatric pharmacy residency, clozapine clinic, and a clozapine treatment coordinator will also be collected. The geographic location and size of each VA facility included on the list from NCCC will be documented as well.
Results: Not applicable
Conclusion: Not applicable
Paige Sinclair– PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Berea, OH


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None of The Above by I.W. Gregorio
Publication: April 7, 2015 by Blazer + Bray
A groundbreaking story about a teenage girl who discovers she was born intersex… and what happens when her secret is revealed to the entire school. Incredibly compelling and sensitively told, None of the Above is a thought-provoking novel that explores what it means to be a boy, a girl, or something in between.
What if everything you knew about yourself changed in an instant?
When Kristin Lattimer is voted homecoming queen, it seems like another piece of her ideal life has fallen into place. She’s a champion hurdler with a full scholarship to college and she’s madly in love with her boyfriend. In fact, she’s decided that she’s ready to take things to the next level with him.
But Kristin’s first time isn’t the perfect moment she’s planned—something is very wrong. A visit to…
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I'm So Hood (feat. Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman & Rick Ross) [Remix] - Single
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Awesome backing as always with Khaled and because of the wealth of talent on the track then the lyrics are sick. I have played this track well over 40 times over the last few days. Buy this track, you won't regret it.
I'm So Hood (Remix) - DJ Khaled Feat. Various Artists
The original version of this song was a definite cut of the modern rap scene. It contained modern electro inspired beats with a deep drum machine bass sound. The various talents of many major artists made that song an inspired hit. The catchy hook from T-Pain layered with the DJ callouts from Khaled make the main part of this song utterly infectious. The flow of Rick Ross is surprisingly good with his rhyming couplets at the beginning of the song combining perfectly with the modern beat. Plies slow churned out flow again matches the style and set of the song Whereas Trick Daddy makes a untypical vague impact. The Remix on the other hand is simply a different set of lyrics from lots of artists set in with an occasional symphonized horn. The melody which has been slightly changed was fine before and now feels too artificial. The lyrics are okay in general but the flow seems slightly rushed and does not feature the finesse of the original cut. The cram of 8 different artists (not including Khaled himself) in just under 6 minutes makes this song exciting but again the hurried lyrical flow still seems subtly apparent. Overall this is a good version of the song but doesn’t quite match up to the original what overall is far superior; in beats and lyrics.
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Awesome Collaboration! 100% Step up from the original Version (which ludacris should have been in hehe), Khaled has worked his magic once again, he wont ever be stopped! Special mention to Busta on this he transforms it to another level with his racey rhymes! King of Remixes, HES MAKING MORE FEES
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Time Out says
Gaming bar and restaurant, serving pizza, pints (and more) and video games.
Guests can indulge in pizzas and a full bar offering, from their very own booth, experiencing the renaissance of social video games and the revival of multi-player gaming. Multiplayer booths offer large couches seating up to 10 people, equipped with the latest games consoles and most popular multiplayer video games, from Mario Kart and FIFA, to cooperative social games such as Overcooked and Rocket League. The most competitive can battle on the powerful gaming PCs found on Platforms unique esports stage.
You can also go old school and play on the Classic Super Nintendo (SNES) for those nostalgic gaming vibes. As you reconnect with your favourite childhood titles, you’ll find that doing a HADOUKEN is just like riding a bike!
Along with a wide range of social video game options, guests can enjoy table service and delicious wood fired pizzas made by Platform's food partner, Happy Face Pizza. Platform is designed for everyone to enjoy regardless of skill level or preferences, giving newcomers a helping hand, veterans a steely glare and knowing nod!
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Finally a place that isn't a dark dungeon full of PC cubicles. I love that we can play casual games like Mario Kart and Smash Brothers, and also enjoy drinks and quality pizza. Great service, great atmosphere, and super open and accessible to everyone not just "g@m3rZ".
My friends and I stopped there for what we thought would be an hour, and ended up staying much, much longer! The selection of games were great (as we were a large group, we played multiplayer games on the Switch (MarioKart, Smash, Mario Party, etc. - awesome trip down memory lane)) and the drinks were good, so we decided to have food (good pizzas) and stay playing some more. The atmosphere is very relaxed and fun, and the staff super helpful. I'd definitely recommend!
Welcoming atmosphere. I went here with my Mum who is a bit of a tech-phobe but wanted to go for pizza before an event locally. She was really in to Mario Kart and the guys there taught her how to play it. She now wants a Nintendo Switch for Christmas haha! Great place, good range of games and looking forward to going back in the new year with my best mates.
I really enjoyed going here!! Took me back to the glory days where I could just spend some time with my friends playing games for hours! Loved the pizza and cocktails
Amazing concept. Welcoming staff and well designed. Finally a video gaming space that you can hang out with your friends and family. The F&B offering is great as well. Went crazy on the racings simulators, just couldn't leave the seat :) I wished there was a place like this when I was a student! Awesome signage outside!!!
!Great night out!
Super cool space for all gamers from casual to core, I finally got the chance to play on a proper PC and got to try many Nintendo Switch games as well!
Cocktails are great (I recommend the Crystal coconut!) and the staff is so knowledgable about the games!
I thought this place was going to be my dude hangout, turns out I'm coming back with my girlfriend for sure!
What a great night! Wanted to try something different with my boyfriend for date night and Austin from First Dates was there! He works as a host there, so that was hilarious! Other than that the space is really big and spacious with huge windows not at all what I thought a "gaming bar" would be. The cocktails are all themed and have brilliant names - the Rainbow Road was pretty delicious. Food was great (had the mushroom pizza) and the staff - I can't say this enough so so SO friendly! Really helpful in setting us up and recommended we play some games we had never tried. Overcooked is pretty funny - really got us into the Xmas mood - we'd 100% go back!
100% would go again, had a mad time playing some good old fashioned couch multiplayer and downing cocktails
Platform is amazing, everything was fire, the games, the hardware, the pizzas, the drinks. I can not stress enough how good the venue is as a whole, the concept is so well executed and the staff is so friendly, the hostess was so welcoming and had a very lovely smile with crazy beautiful eyes, 100% fell in love with her. Who wouldn't? hahaha no but overall the venue is a must-try I would have a hard time believing anyone would not enjoy it. Whether you have never played video games in your life or your an experienced gamer it is so accommodating for all types of profiles. On the whole quite perfect, the only downside is that it's so good you end up staying so long it turns out to be expensive hahaha :D
Amazing to enjoy a fun and unique night out with your friends ! We've been there with my best friends for my birthday; pizzas and cocktails were delicious and the staff very friendly. They welcome both total beginners and serious gamers !! :) I warmly recommend it. We played mario kart and super smash !

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To confirm if a patient has AHP, order a random (spot) urine test for elevated levels of aminolevulinic acid (ALA), porphobilinogen (PBG), and porphyrins, the toxins that are believed to cause disease manifestations.1-6
Confirm the diagnosis of AHP with a random (spot) urine test1-6
AHP=acute hepatic porphyria; ALA=aminolevulinic acid; PBG=porphobilinogen.
*PBG and ALA occur naturally in the heme biosynthesis pathway in the liver but can be toxic when elevated in patients with symptomatic AHP. PBG and ALA may remain elevated during recovery from an AIP or other type of AHP attack.2,5,8
†Urine porphyrins can help differentiate between types of AHP.3
The PBG random (spot) urine test is highly specific and can confirm a diagnosis of AHP, while the ALA test is helpful for differential diagnosis and confirmation of ADP.1,5
Testing for AHP: CPT Codes and Laboratory Values1, 5, 9
Random (spot) Urine Test
Laboratory Values by Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHPs) Subtype
Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA)
‡Tests are more accurate when normalized per gram of urine creatinine and when sample is collected during acute episodes. 24-hour urine collection is not required. Additional testing (genetic or biochemical) may be required to differentiate AHP type (AIP, HCP, VP, or ADP).
- Specimen requirements are lab-specific
- During acute episodes, PBG is typically markedly elevated (>10-fold ULN) in AIP7
- Urine porphyrins are nonspecific and should not be used alone to diagnose AHP7
Samples should be collected during symptomatic periods because levels may fall when symptoms resolve. While a random (spot) urine test is key to confirming a diagnosis, a genetic test can also be performed to differentiate which type of AHP a patient may have.1,3,4
When Testing for AHP, Also Consider the Following:
- Ordering lab tests for urine porphyrins does not include assessment of ALA/PBG or their corresponding levels7
- ALA levels are elevated during symptomatic periods for all 4 types while PBG is elevated for only the 3 most common forms (excluding ADP), but these levels may decrease between attacks7§
- Normalize test results to urine creatinine to avoid false negatives, especially in diluted urine samples3
- Urine color is normal, but can turn dark red or purple when exposed to a particular wavelength of light in a spectrum emission test4,6
- Samples should be refrigerated, frozen, and/or shielded from light, although short delays should not cause false negative results3,10
- Once a diagnosis of AHP is biochemically confirmed, gene sequencing can be used to identify the mutation and the type of AHP. Consider genetic testing of family members of patients diagnosed with AHP to identify individuals that may also carry an AHP gene mutation and potentially have elevated toxic levels of ALA and PBG3
§ALA and PBG are porphyrin precursors that occur naturally in the heme biosynthesis pathway in the liver but reach toxic levels in patients with a symptomatic AHP.2,5
One Genetic Testing Option
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals sponsors no-charge, third-party genetic testing and counseling for individuals who may carry gene mutations known to be associated with AHP.
The Alnylam Act® program was created to provide access to genetic testing and counseling to patients as a way to help people make more informed decisions about their health.
- While Alnylam provides financial support for this program, tests and services are performed by independent third parties
- Healthcare professionals must confirm that patients meet certain criteria to use the program
- Alnylam receives de-identified patient data from this program, but at no time does Alnylam receive patient-identifiable information. Alnylam uses healthcare professional contact information for research and commercial purposes
- Genetic testing is available in the US and Canada. Genetic counseling is only available in the US
- Healthcare professionals or patients who use this program have no obligation to recommend, purchase, order, prescribe, promote, administer, use, or support any Alnylam product
- No payers, including government payers, are billed for this program
References: 1. Anderson KE, Bloomer JR, Bonkovsky HL, et al. Ann lntem Med. 2005;142(6):439-450. 2. Bissell DM, Anderson KE, Bonkovsky HL. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(9):862-872. 3. Balwani M, Wang B, Anderson KE, et al; for the Porphyrias Consortium of Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network. Hepatology. 2017;66(4):1314-1322. 4. Ventura P, Cappellini MD, Biolcati G, Guida CC, Rocchi E; Gruppo Italiano Porfiria (GrlP). Eur J Intern Med. 25(6):497-505. 5. Pischik E, Kauppinen R. Appl Clin Genet. 2015;8:201-214. 6. Ramanujam VM, Anderson KE. Curr Protoc Hum Genet. 2016; 86:17.20.1-17.20.26. 7. Bissell DM, Wang B. J Clin Transl Hepatol. 2015;3(1):17-26. 8. Gouya L, Bloomer JR, Balwani M, et al. Presented at: 2017 International Congress on Porphyrins and Porphyrias; June 26, 2017; Bordeaux, France. 9. Whatley SD, Mason NG, Woolf JR, Newcombe RG, Elder GH, Badminton MN. Clin Chem. 2009;55(7):1406-1414. 10. Woolf J, Marsden JT, Degg T, et al. Ann Clin Biochem. 2017;54(2):188-198.


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Inspired by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and as part of its ambitious Sustainability Road Map, the British School of Bahrain has sought to galvanise its community of staff, students and parents to conserve the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (UN Sustainable Development Goal No.14), while at the same time improving education to ensure sustainable consumption (UN Sustainable Development Goal No.12).
The British School of Bahrain launched its Big Community Beach Clean in September 2020. Every week, a large group of volunteers made up of students, parents, staff, and community members meet at one of Bahrain’s many beaches and spend two hours cleaning the coastal environment by removing all litter. Since its first inception, the project has grown considerably. On many weekends, we have boasted over 90 volunteers of all ages and nationalities are represented in this inclusive and diverse group.
Following community consultation and engagement, the initiative focused on a particular set of islands called Nurana. The focus on this area, coupled with collaboration with local government initiatives has led to a rapid improvement of the coastal environment. There is something inspiring about removing plastic pollution with flocks of wild Flamingoes and Cormorants feeding just off-shore.
The British School of Bahrain has forged a collaborative partnership with Bahrain’s Evolve Concrete. All rubbish collected from Bahraini beaches is sorted by the volunteers into hard plastics and general waste. The hard plastics are taken by BPC to their recycling plant and processed into fine plastic pellets. These plastics were added to liquid concrete to boost its volume and reduce its weight. The concrete and plastic mix is cast into outdoor furniture and sculptures. BPC then donate these outdoor seats and sculptures to local communities. In this way, the plastic pollution actually returns to where it is collected and is transformed into something useful for the local people. Through this furniture, there is a daily reminder to all students and staff of the impact their lives can have on the local environment. Through this furniture across Bahrain, there is regular education about both the need to conserve the oceans and seas (UN Sustainable Development Goal No.14) and to improve education about sustainable consumption (UN Sustainable Development Goal No.12). The next phase of the long-established project is to continue to attract more and more members of the local community and through their efforts create more pieces of furniture which are then donated to local beaches and communities.
Through the BSB Big Community Beach Clean programme, students across Bahrain continue to learn a considerable amount of information about the coastal environment and the impact that plastic waste can have on the local ecosystem. At the British School of Bahrain, this has led the school’s environmental committees to drive through new initiatives to reduce plastic pollution within the school. Furthermore, the BSB community beach cleaning team are regularly joined by local community children to learn about the need to protect the environment. On one occasion, the Community Beach Cleaning Team freed a turtle from plastic, which was a fitting reminder of the impact our society can have on local Bahraini wildlife.
The seeds of change, planted by the BSB Big Community Beach Clean has led to a transformation of the British School of Bahrain’s approach to environmental matters. The programme has provided a focal point of energy for the school’s student-led Environmental Committees. These have made significant and lasting changes to the school through the creation of our first Environmental Impact Policy and Strategic Development Plan. Each project is designed to improve education to ensure sustainable consumption (UN Sustainable Development Goal No.12). The students identified the most common plastic pollution found during BSB Big Community Beach Clean-ups and educated all students to limit the use of these. For example, single-use plastics, especially water bottles. The student-led initiatives have been diverse and innovative, with ideas ranging from the use of recyclable materials in all drama productions to the banning of balloons on the campus and the installation of solar panels on all roof spaces.
The initiative, designed specifically to be simple and therefore replicated, has been shared with 80 schools around the world, who are now forging similar partnerships with local companies and local communities. The transferable nature of the project has led to schools, away from coastlines, adapting the initiative to suit parkland and semi-arid environments. There are five key components which can be replicated to any community around the world:
- Engage the local community to generate volunteers.
- Actively clean the local habitat and separate hard plastics from general waste.
- Forge partnerships with local companies to enable the recycling of hard plastics into furniture.
- Return the recycled furniture to the local community, showing the benefit of habitat protection and allowing more people to enjoy the environment.
- Use the project as the catalyst to increase education of UN Sustainable Development Goals and the need to protect the environment.

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Trick Or Treatment
Common at the beginning of the 19th century, this involved submerging people under water for as long as possible.
Conceived in the 1890s by Sigmund Freud, psychoanalysis looks to treat unacknowledged feelings from past events that are influencing current mood and behaviour.
First performed in 1935, the procedure consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex of the brain. It was likened by one psychiatrist to “putting in a brain needle and stirring the works”.
Devised in 1938 by Italian scientists, seizures are electrically induced in anaesthetised patients to treat serious depression. Used widely in the Forties and Fifties, ECT has made a comeback in the past two decades.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors and tricyclics were the most common antidepressants in the Fifties and Sixties before the development in the Seventies of SSRIs, the first purposefully designed depression medication.
First used in 1985, strong magnetic fields stimulate the brain via a coil held to the head. The patient is fully awake and alert during treatment.

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Sweden’s Francis Moon’s, Two Worlds Apart is a smooth-sounding, must-listen, indie folk melancholic single!
New music for a nice weekend blend with summer vibes. Tennis, Dave Thomas Junior, Cassia and Tayo Sound, Krooked King and Day Wave.
Alex Siegel releases a full-length called Courage, a ten-track bedroom pop album that sounds like a cohesive whole.
Lunar Isles blends jangle pop with beach vibes. Check out his two singles and EP he released in 2022.
Morabezo Tobacco’s second album is a dream pop album from Stockholm, Sweden. You’ll want to listen from start to finish.
Goth Babe released a new electronic indie EP called ‘Iceland’, which is also a soundtrack to a film, and it has quite a backstory.
New music (and a video) from Men I Trust, Honeywhip, King Hannah, and Velvet Vision.
Stray Fossa releases new single ‘Transpiring’ and music video, the first from their forthcoming album ‘Closer Than We’ll Ever Know’.
Tabor Rupp discusses ‘It Soothes Me’ single with Puddlegum. He talks about his recording process, plans, and influences.
Goth Babe releases infectious single ‘Running Around’, and a music video of their sailing from island to island.
Jon Morrow is a songwriter from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, writing dreamy and personal songs. He uses a drum machine, which sounds like a beat from an old Casio (that’s a positive), a looping electric guitar running through a tremolo or vibey chorus pedal, and layers of vocals and harmonies with a high pass filter applied.
Husbands release a superb bedroom pop single, ‘Wishbone’. Samantha Crain joins them on vocals, while Wil and Danny contribute synths, guitars, and drum machines. Catch them on tour, starting later this month.
Views From Space released a standout track called ‘Other Side’. The single is lush with warm layers of synths, and ambient vocals. Omi Gelacio, the artist behind Views From Space, mixes several memorable melodies that appear in the song, played out by several synths; one melody repeats and intertwines with his vocals. The bass sound has a full tone that fills the low-end perfectly.
Midi Memory released their debut full-length ‘Sensory Overload’. Collaborations involve the amazing talents of CD Ghost, COOL HEAT, and Doorbells. Mixed and mastered by Puddlegum.Studio.
Hazel English releases a new dreamy indie pop single ‘Nine Stories’, produced by Day Wave.
King Hannah released their second single and music video, ‘All Being Fine’, from their forthcoming February album, ‘I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me’. The song is a blend of shoegaze and americana.
Vern Matz released the ‘Tokyo Sounds’, the first single of an album of lofi demos. Expect three singles in the coming weeks, and the album to drop on December 20.
New Music Friday (week of Nov. 12, 2021): Beach Fossils, Beach House, Day Wave, Palace, Pinegrove, Toledo, Yumi Zouma, and more!
New singles from Kip Nelson and fanclubwallet. A bluesy psych pop track, and a saturated bedroom pop single.
Valley Palace released a new guitar pop single, ‘Patch’, his third single of 2021. Nathan Taylor has been releasing music as Valley Palace since December, 2019 that he records in his bedroom. He signed with Run for Cover Records this summer after releasing his impressive ‘Pastel Mood’ EP, and a single in March called ‘Contact’.


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Overall Score: 7/10 : 1/10 : 1/10 : 1/10 Pros: Cons:
This beast has been lurking in the dark of my iPod for the past week, just biding its time, patiently waiting for the moment that I’d press play and it would come bursting out the speakers. Sumptuous melodies, delicately crafted harmonies and intricate arrangements have all been refused entry by the burly bouncer on the studio door. Oh no, Sir, this is hardcore through and through. This is absolute balls out hardcore, no let up, no fannying around. It does what it says on the tin. Hard to the core.
Sonically ‘Moving On’ packs not so much of a punch but a roundhouse kick. The production sounds phenomenal and perfectly showcases what this band are capable of; the capability of lifting the roof clean off venues across the nation. But a glossy production job is not the strength. It’s all about the synchronicity of the unit. There is a real purity of vision, everyone ploughing through the same riff, harnessing the rhythm and quite simply, going for it. The drums are absolutely spot on, the rumbly bass that throbs throughout is bang on the money, the crushing riffs are slammed down and the vocals with their bile and venom are roared out.
Its a belter. Imagine an out of control steamroller running down a hill through a field of landmines with a shark at the wheel. I’m honestly not sure what that would sound like but this album would be the soundtrack that would accompany it. Throughout the Ep (it is pitched as mini-album but that sounds way too dainty for this colosuss), the band effortlessly switch between moods, seamlessly moving from angry, to furious, to livid through to being on the brink of going postal. Surely with songs that can challenge old stalwarts like Terror, Hatebreed, Bury Your Dead et al, these guys must come from the tough streets of the Bronx? Gillingham, you say? In Kent? Yes folks, they’re British and Goddamm they make me feel proud to say it.
Intro – Set It Off
Revenge Is Glory
Only The Brave