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An internet connection has become a necessity for any business that wants to be successful in the modern era, and that's true even if the business doesn't have an online storefront. Business websites are the first place that many customers look when they want to contact a business, and an online contact form is one of the easiest ways for a business to leave the lines of communication open with its customers. With a phone call, there needs to be an employee available to answer. An online contact form allows customers to send messages at any time that the business can respond to later. An internet connection also makes communication between employees much easier. With MyRatePlan, businesses can compare business internet service provider (ISP) options in Carolina Beach, NC and select a plan that fits their needs.
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Major advancements have occurred in the last 20 years in terms of internet provision options, and this advancement continues every year. For businesses in Carolina Beach, NC that have stuck with the same option for many years, it's wise to shop around and see what new options are available, because there could be upgrades that offer dramatically improved performance and services. Each option has its own unique advantages and disadvantages, with one of the key factors in choosing an option being availability. There are efficient types of internet available that may not have enough network distribution to suffice. That's why it's important to research what's available in one's region. What are the most common types of internet? The current options are cable, DSL, fiber optic, T1, satellite and fixed wireless.
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** We are now open for play following the easing of the lockdown in accordance with Tennis Scotland social distancing guidelines. Please read these guidelines before playing.
Please note that only club members and their guests can play at the club. If you are interested in joining, please see our membership info**
Welcome to Mortonhall Tennis Club. We are a friendly and popular tennis club based in the south of Edinburgh, with 5 new all-weather Tiger Turf tennis courts in Edinburgh allowing play 365 days a year.
We have enjoyable social tennis sessions for players of all abilities, run competitive box leagues / ladders at different levels for those wanting to compete and have our own club tournament every year in August/September. Also, we have multiple ladies, mens, vets, mixed and junior teams competing in the East of Scotland leagues and cups.
We have an active coaching programme for both adults and children from beginners to experienced players. Also, we support tennis in the community with our Active schools programmes at local primary schools and Edinburgh University practice and play matches on our courts.
We look forward to welcoming you to our club.
A chance to play competitive singles! Closing date for entries 16 June.
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|Professional baseball has been a mainstay of the Quad Cities market since 1946. This year, the River Bandits are poised to break the franchise's attendance record.
It's not heaven. It's the No. 1 market in our ranking of the nation's top minor league markets for 2015.
Top 10 List
|Quad Cities (Moline-Rock Island, Ill./Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa)
|Toledo, Ohio
|Fort Wayne, Ind.
|Tulsa, Okla.
|Charleston, S.C.
|Des Moines, Iowa
|Sioux Falls, S.D.
|Inland Empire, Calif.
|Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa.
|Grand Rapids-Comstock Park, Mich.
Joining the River Bandits as teams that call the Quad Cities home are the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings, who also compete in the Midwest League, and the ECHL Quad City Mallards, who play across the river from Davenport in Moline, Ill. In their most recently completed seasons, the three clubs attracted 497,531 fans to their games, just 1,081 below the market's all-time high generated six years ago. The teams' collective attendance has increased in each of the past four years, and the 11 percent growth rate seen over that time is more than five times the market's population growth rate during the same period.
Support for the teams extends beyond the gate. Both the River Bandits and the Mallards are playing in facilities that have been extensively updated in the past five years.
It all leads to a No. 1 ranking that reflects something River Bandits' co-owner and managing partner Dave Heller sees daily.
"When you have a city and you have a state that is supporting the team and the venue, that's a great market," Heller said. "When you have two states and two cities that are doing it, all in the same market — what more could you ever ask?"
Modern Woodmen Park was built in 1931 as a Works Progress Administration project under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. It has been home to professional baseball almost continuously since 1946.
In 2004, the ballpark received a $12.5 million renovation, but times in the Quad Cities then were not what they are today. In the three years following that renovation, attendance at the ballpark dropped a total of 14 percent.
It was into that situation, sensing an opportunity, that Heller and Bob Herrfeldt arrived. The duo purchased the team, then know as the Swing of the Quad Cities, following the 2007 season. Within weeks of the purchase, the team announced it would drop the 4-year old "Swing" moniker and return to the name Quad Cities River Bandits, which it had carried from 1992 until 2003.
"I looked at a half-dozen or so different markets," Heller said. "I bought the team because I fell in love with the ballpark and felt the market had a tremendous amount of upside."
Merchandise sales in 2008 soared more than 400 percent, and sponsorships jumped nearly two-thirds in that first, rebranded season.
The club also signed a 20-year, $4.5 million naming-rights deal with Modern Woodmen of America, a company that has been based in the Quad Cities since 1897. The money would serve as seed for what has become an almost annual stadium upgrade plan. Combining those funds with public financing, Heller has orchestrated the installation of a new playing surface, development of the Sky Deck, the Pepsi Loge Boxes, the Miller Lite Party Deck, a new high-definition video board and LED ribbon board since acquiring the club. Oh, and a cornfield.
That's right. Every game beginning in mid-June when the corn gets tall enough, players enter the ballpark after walking through the Crop Production Services Corn Field, a small patch of corn originally planted in 2008 and located down the left-field line.
In 2010, the ballpark was the beneficiary of a state grant, via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that was used to build a flood protection system to protect the stadium from the Mississippi River's unpredictable waters. The ballpark has suffered through numerous costly floods through the years, including in 1993 and 2001.
In 2011, the Bandits unveiled their new Budweiser Champions Club, a 2,500-square-foot banquet hall with glass garage doors that open and close depending on the weather. Today, Heller says the club does more weddings at the ballpark every year than any other team in the Midwest League, "by far."
|Playing off Iowa's "Field of Dreams" heritage, the River Bandits emerge from a cornfield.
Most recently, the team earlier this month concluded an expansion that added 10,000 square feet to the third-base concourse. The River Bandits again are paying the upfront costs of the project, with the city of Davenport paying them back over seven years.
"When I am evaluating teams, the No. 1 thing I look at is, 'To what degree does the market support the venue?'" said Heller, whose Main Street Baseball, the holding company through which he owns the River Bandits, also owns the Class A High Desert (Calif.) Mavericks, Rookie League Billings (Mont.) Mustangs and Class A Wilmington (Del.) Blue Rocks. "In the Quad Cities, the municipality invests in the venue every single year. It's a unique partnership."
Just under $4 million has been spent in ballpark improvements over the past five years, he said. And the investments clearly are paying off. Average attendance last year was 3,885 fans per game, an all-time high for the franchise and up 72 percent from 2007, the year before Heller's Main Street bought the team. This season, the club is poised to match last year's record average per game and possibly could break its single-season total attendance record of 260,000 set in 1994.
"We have a waiting list for outfield signs, corporate sponsorships are up 15 percent over last season, weddings and special events are up 12 percent this year, and concessions per caps are up 6 percent over last season," Heller said. And ticket sales for the Ferris wheel? "Up a whopping 24 percent over last season," he said, giddily.
People outside of the Quad Cities have taken note, too. Modern Woodmen Park was named, separately, as the nation's best minor league ballpark in recent years by USA Today and Baseball America. In addition, the Ferris wheel was named by Ballpark Digest as "the nation's best ballpark improvement."
From atop the Ferris wheel, fans who look about four miles down river will see the lights of the iWireless Center, home of the Mallards. There, inside his arena office, a carnival ride of a different sort may very well be on team owner Jordan Melville's mind when he describes the club that his company purchased in 2012.
"We got a broken toy," Melville says.
But it is the extent that he has repaired that breakage that played a key part in the Quad Cities' rise to No. 1.
Moline, Ill., has supported a professional hockey team since 1995. The Quad City Mallards of the Colonial, then United, Hockey League, drew more than 8,000 fans per game from 1997-98 through 1999-2000, and on the ice, the team won 50 or more games in six straight seasons. But the gradually increasing instability that was permeating the league offices throughout all levels of minor league hockey in the last decade began to affect the product on the ice. The Mallards at various times played in the Central, United and International leagues, each of which are now defunct. And not being able to promote rivalry games affected the club's ticket sales. By 2010-11, the Mallards were drawing an average of only 2,870 fans per game, down two-thirds from the club's all-time high of 8,646 a game in 1997-98, and the worst average ever for professional hockey in the city.
On May 11, 2011, Eric Karls, a Vancouver native who made his fortune in the clothing business, decided to cease operations for the club only 10 months after purchasing the team, citing sustained and heavy financial losses. A few weeks later, Club 9 Sports, a consortium among
Just 17 months later, the Central Hockey League took over ownership of the team.
|After several ownership changes, the Quad City Mallards are pointed in the right direction and all business metrics are up.
"We just had no confidence in the direction the club was going," said Melville, whose Vancouver-based T&M Management Services owned the CHL.
Lawsuits from vendors and corporate partners ensued, targeting Karls. Gate and corporate revenue dwindled.
In October 2012, QCM Holdings, a subsidiary of T&M Management Services, whose portfolio also includes Boston Pizza and Mr. Lube, took over ownership of the club. It was the club's fifth owner in seven seasons.
Bob McNamara, who had been general manager of the AHL Grand Rapids (Mich.) Griffins for the past 15 seasons, was named by Melville to be the Mallards' president three months later and was charged, as he puts it, "to bring back the quack."
But it was a rough start. In 2013, the CHL was rumored all summer to be closing, and heading into McNamara's first full season, it was impossible for the team to sell tickets or sponsorships.
"It was a month before the season started, and we still had no players signed," said McNamara, still team president and alternate governor for the Mallards. "We got the 2014 schedule two weeks before the season began."
The ECHL ultimately admitted the remaining seven members of the CHL just days before the start of the 2014-15 season.
Since that rocky start, Melville says, revenue is up across all metrics.
"The dark ages are over, but we still need to gain back the trust of the fans and the corporate base," he said, adding that corporate revenue has doubled in each of the three seasons since taking over the team and that those sales will be up another 20 percent heading into the 2015-16 season.
Last season, TGI Friday's signed a deal to put its logo on the Mallards' game jerseys and is returning this fall, a sign that businesses are starting to feel the team is secure.
Top Minor League Markets history
|No. 1 market
|Rochester, N.Y.
|Fort Wayne, Ind.
|Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa.
|Hershey-Harrisburg, Pa.
|Toledo, Ohio
|Quad Cities (Illinois-Iowa)
McNamara boasts that full-season-ticket renewals for 2015-16 are at 87 percent. As of the end of July, he said, the club has almost hit its target of a 25 percent increase in overall season-ticket revenue compared to last season. And, he added, the league finalized the 2015-16 schedule in April, which has helped the marketing and ticket folks sell more, particularly with group sales, which will make up about 30 percent of gross ticket sales this season.
One obstacle, however, is a peculiar nuance of the market: the propensity of fans to wait until game day to purchase tickets.
"I've never seen anything like it," McNamara said. "On a typical Friday, we'll sell 1,000 tickets between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., then another 2,000 walk-ups once the doors open."
That's a big number for a team that averaged 3,900 fans per game last season.
Heller, of the River Bandits, echoed the walk-up frustration. "Even though our club typically finishes around sixth in a 16-team league in attendance — we will always be behind much larger markets such as Dayton, Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne and Kane County — we regularly lead the league in walk-up sales," he said. "It is simply a late-deciding market, which makes advertising critically important and weather a big deal."
Helping draw people on game days to see the Mallards is the public money that's helped make the 22-year-old iWireless Center increasingly fan friendly. The arena has had $6 million in upgrades during the past three years. The biggest improvement, a $5 million expansion to the arena's concourses and box office, is scheduled to wrap up next month. That project was funded by the state of Illinois.
The city of Moline, for its part, contributes to capital improvements through an account funded by a 3 percent amusement tax on tickets. The account generates up to $300,000 per year, according to the city's annual report.
Since Melville took over the team, the Mallards have increased their attendance each year for an overall jolt of 33 percent across the three seasons. The club made the playoffs in each of those three years after making it to the postseason only once in the previous five seasons.
When it's all added up, Melville said he expects the team to break even financially this year.
Rounding out the Quad Cities sports market are the Class A LumberKings of Clinton, Iowa, 30-some miles to the north of iWireless Center. The LumberKings are the only remaining charter member of the Midwest League and have operated continuously since 1954. The club is community-owned and governed by a 24-person board of directors, five of whom form the executive board.
Like Modern Woodmen Park, Ashford University Field is located on the banks of the Mississippi River and was built as a Works Progress Administration project. The ballpark underwent a $3.8 million renovation leading up to the 2006 season, and Ballpark Digest in 2010 wrote, "There are very few ballpark renovations carried out as successfully as the overhaul of Ashford University Field in 2005-06."
|River Bandits owner Dave Heller added the Ferris wheel in 2012, a unique touch that delivered 68,000 rides last season.
Not every team in the market maintained such consistency.
The area was home from 2000-09 to the Quad City Steamwheelers, an af2 team. The team drew well in its early years, while going 31-1 and winning the league's first two championships. But attendance dropped from more than 8,000 per game in those first two seasons to less than half that during the final four years, and the league and team shuttered after the 2009 season. In fact, it was the early success of that franchise that pushed the market to its previous high of sixth in our 2007 study. That team's failure also knocked Quad Cities to its survey low (86th) in 2011.
But like the muddy river that snakes its way through the area's towns, the Quad Cities' sports scene endures.
"It's been a successful minor league market for decades," Melville said. "And all the signs are there for a strong future."


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Mbo, noun
- Forms:
- Embo, HambonaShow more Also Embo, Hambona, Imbo, Mambo, Mbu, Umbo.
- Plurals:
- unchanged, abaMbo, Abambu, Mbos, or (occasionally) aba-s-eMbo, Abasembu, Amabambo.
- Origin:
- Zulu, XhosaShow more Zulu and Xhosa umuMbo (plural abaMbo). For an explanation of singular and plural forms, see aba- and ma- prefix3
- Note:
- The Pondo and the Mfengu (see sense 3 below) were originally part of the large Mbo people (sense 2), and retained the name 'Mbo' for themselves for a period after they had migrated down the eastern coast of South Africa during the Mfecane.
1. Pondo sense 1 a.
1803 J.T. Van der Kemp in Trans. of Missionary Soc. I. 441They (sc. the Xhosa) use shields of an oblong square form..; whereas the Imbo use circular ones.
1812 [see Gonaqua sense 2].
1828 W. Shaw in A. Steedman Wanderings (1835) II. 262There are four entirely distinct nations, who all speak the Caffer language, and occupy..the coast from the Colony to Port Natal. The Amakosa, commonly called Caffers; the Amatembo, called Tambookies; the Amabambo, called Mambookies; and the Amaponda.
1829 [see Mambookie].
1832 Graham's Town Jrnl 8 June 96They entered a nearly depopulated territory, formerly belonging to the Hambona or Amapondo nation, which had been swept by the spear and fire-brand of the Zoolah conqueror.
1971 Beeton & Dorner in Eng. Usage in Sn Afr. Vol.2 No.2, 15Pondos,..tribe of the Xhosa fam[ily].., also known as the Aba-Mbo.
a. In historical contexts. A member of a large Nguni people, dominant in northern Natal from the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries. b. A member of a small Zulu clan, a remnant of the formerly powerful Mbo group. Also attributive.
1857 J. Shooter Kafirs of Natal 377Abasembu or Abambu. Branched from the Quabies. Lived near the junction of Tugela and Umzinyati. Routed by Tshaka.
1902 G.M. Theal Beginning of S. Afr. Hist. 301The Makalapapa..lived about the St. Lucia lagoon. South of them was a tribe termed the Vambe by the Portuguese, which was to a certainty the Abambo of Hlubi, Zizi and other traditions, from whom Natal is still called Embo by the Bantu.
1912 Ayliff & Whiteside Hist. of Abambo 1The Abambo, at one time a numerous and powerful Bantu tribe, living in Natal,..included many clans, each under a well known chief.
1912 Ayliff & Whiteside Hist. of Abambo 3The life of an Umbo..was overshadowed by a dread of witchcraft and death.
1937 N.J. Van Warmelo in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes 49Before 1815 one would have classified them into..: (a) the true Nguni or Ntungwa, with perhaps a subdivision for (b) the Mbo; and (c) the Lala tribes. But today..one can say neither which tribes are of Lala stock, nor which were originally Mbo.
1949 A.T. Bryant Zulu People 17The Embos..occupied..the flat country between the southern Lubombo hill-range and the sea. There the abaMbo remained (their country being spoken of as eMbo, and they, as 'the people of eMbo' or aba-s-eMbo)...At the end..only one comparatively insignificant clan still retained (and does..today) the ancient tribal-name of aba-s-eMbo (or abaMbo).
1972 A.M. McGregor in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VII. 381Mfengu,..Variously described as being of the AbaMbo or the AmaLala section of the South-Eastern Bantu, this tribe was defeated and broken during the wars of Shaka.
1986 P. Maylam Hist. of Afr. People 27Both the Mbo and Ngcolosi chiefdoms soon submitted to Shaka. The ruling lineage of the Ngcobo chiefdom..was forcibly incorporated into the loyal Mbo chiefdom.
3. Mfengu.
1912 Ayliff & Whiteside (title)History of the Abambo Generally Known as Fingoes.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 170Fingos,..As a people they call themselves Aba-Mbo.
Pondo1 a.
A member of a large Nguni people, dominant in northern Natal from the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries. b. A member of a small Zulu clan, a remnant of the formerly powerful Mbo group. Also attributive.
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For a limited period only, I'm delighted to be able to offer a Special Flowerona Workshop Package!
After lots of feedback from previous delegates, this year we're running both our workshops on consecutive days:
Branding for Florists : Tuesday, 13th September
Social Media for Florists : Wednesday, 14th September.
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Please note that this option will only be available until Sunday, 31st July.
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In Chicago and visiting Joe, we went to an Indonesian restaurant he had heard good things about. Located within walking distance from his place in Lincoln Park was a plus, but we almost didn't find it. If I recall correctly, there was nothing with it's exterior to draw attention to the establishment. However, when we walked in it was a completely different story.
We were sat at a small two top tucked off to the side so we got plenty of views of the gorgeous Asian interior. I was a bit in awe, and noticed others taking pictures as well.
Everything we ordered was fantastic! Focused on traditional Indonesian street food, their menu is broken up into sections such as Side Street, Main Street, Satay Stall, and Rice Table. Clever theme! Our server did a good job and was very welcoming, warm and helpful. The prices are reasonable. I don't believe they serve alcohol, and you know what? I don't even care! I'm in love with the place, and I can't wait to dine here again. There are so many dishes I need to try. Why oh why are you so far away, Rickshaw Republic?


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As Cornell's month-long winter break is gradually coming to a close, I'm definitely feeling bittersweet about the whole thing. It'll certainly be nice going back, seeing people, and starting a fresh round of classes that interest me…but it's definitely going to be an adjustment again, having to wake up early and all (not to mention the whole "studying" thing).
As of last week, it's been confirmed that I'll be getting a room switch next semester for a couple of reasons. Will it be hard leaving the comfort of one building where I already know everybody to go move to a hall where everyone's been acquainted with each other for a semester? Heck yeah. But it is a single, and it is in the newest building (often called "Court Resort" because it's so nice), so there're some positive things to look forward to.
Here are a random pictoral sampling of the things that I will miss when I go back to college:
- Moe's. If you've never had a Joey burrito, you simply have not lived. (Okay, Chipotle is an acceptable substitute.)
- Pepper, my nine year old black lab. He's getting up there in age, and it's sad coming back every couple of months and seeing the results of his aging.
- Television! Granted, I'm not a TV addict (I didn't even shed a tear during the last episode of 24, or when Rachel and Ross ended up together during the Friends finale), but I definitely miss having cable at school. If anything, I'm going to miss falling asleep to late night TV shows like…
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I present…
- Walking Pepper outside in sub-zero temperatures.
- The amount of planning you have to do to arrange something with a group of friends at home. You have to find an open house, arrange rides, see who's free, etc. whereas in college you can just walk down the hall to do the same thing.
- Making food (or waiting to have food made, thanks mom!)–at home, I have to plan my meals ahead and worry about cooking (reheating) stuff. In college, I'm a 5 minute walk and a meal swipe away from all the food I want.
- Shoveling! Luckily, the kind people at Cornell clear off all the paths for us.
Have a great weekend!


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Datil Pepper Fall Festival
- 3125 Agricultural Center Dr.
- St. Augustine, Florida 32092
- Phone: 904-209-0430
- Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The 13th Annual Datil Pepper Fall Festival is back in St. Augustine to celebrate fall and pay homage to the official plant of St. Johns County, the datil pepper. This year, the event will take place on Saturday, October 3rd (9am-4pm) & Sunday, October 4th (10am-3pm) at St. Johns County Agricultural Center and admission is free for all!
What is a Datil Pepper?
Datil peppers are small, spicy yellow peppers that are highly popular with the people of St. Augustine. The origins of the plant are unclear, but they are now almost exclusively grown year-round in the St. Augustine region of Florida, making datil peppers particularly special to its people. Local chefs use datil peppers to make various spicy dishes, or you can buy delicious datil sauces and jellies at the farmer's markets around town.
Datil Pepper Cook-Off
The main event of the Datil Pepper Fall Festival is the Datil Pepper Cook-Off between local restaurants, although there are also contests for best hot sauce and best jelly at the festival as well. It costs $1 to sample each restaurant's datil pepper dishes, and then you can vote for your favorite dish from each category. Restaurants can be selected as a "people's choice" winner or a winner of the "professionally judged" competition.
Festival Vendors
There are also plenty of vendors at the Datil Pepper Fall Festival, offering datil peppers in every form you can imagine. Since the plant has a hot, yet tangy and sweet taste, there are truly endless ways to prepare it. Think spicy jelly, barbeque sauce, or even chocolate-covered datils! It'll all be at the festival. Don't forget to pick up your very own datil pepper plant to make some unique recipes at home.
All are encouraged to visit the Datil Pepper Fall Festival to enjoy live music, fall weather, and of course the official plant of St. Johns County- the wonderful datil pepper!


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If you're uncertain about coming alone, please do contact the secretary ahead of the meeting and we'll look out for you, introduce ourselves and make you welcome. Any member can speak at these meetings.
The Scarborough branch normally meets monthly on Tuesdays at The Street (which is wheelchair accessible). Whitby branch meetings are at the Whitby Rifle Club monthly on Wednesdays.
Scarborough and Whitby Constituency Labour Party (CLP) meets monthly in either Scarborough or Whitby. As a member you are welcome to attend those meetings and to join in the debate. Delegates from branches and trade unions have a vote at the CLP – all members are eligible to stand to become a delegate.
Join our campaigning
All year round we run a programme of door-knocking around the constituency to connect with local people. Details are announced by email. Full training is given.
There are plenty of other opportunities to get out and about in support of the Labour message: delivering leaflets, supporting regular street stalls in Whitby and Scarborough, campaigning on all kinds of issues. If you are restricted by disability or family/work commitments from joining this kind of campaigning, there are possibilities to work from home in support of Labour.
We also run fundraising and other socials and political events. Recently we've welcomed many shadow cabinet ministers to events in Scarborough and Whitby – in August, Jeremy Corbyn was here to meet members and talk to local people around town.
We've recently launched a programme of policy discussions for all members. These explore national issues and the local context. They will also feed into Labour's national policy review currently underway. Labour's manifesto was critical to the party's improved performance in the 2017 general election, and our local manifesto can take much of the credit for the success in 2019 in the Scarborough Borough Council polls. We listen to the real concerns of ordinary people and feed what we learn into our campaigning.
Connect through social media
Support us on social media:
- Facebook Page for the CLP
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- A Facebook discussion group for local members only
- A Twitter account for the CLP
- A Twitter account for Hugo's campaign
There's also Hugo's campaign website.
Get involved locally
Labour fielded candidates in all 20 wards for the Scarborough Borough Council elections in May 2019. To find your own ward, here's a map. Much of our campaigning is based in the wards. If you can offer help in your neighbourhood, we'd be really pleased to hear from you. To connect to the Labour election team please contact Jackie Turner.
Help pay for our campaigns
All our funding comes through the support of individuals just like you. Remember that we are up against vested financial interests with large pots of money. We are fund-raising for a general election that could come at any time.
Whatever you can afford to donate to the CLP goes into local campaigning. Please support us if you can. Can you make a regular or occasional donation?
Always vote. Encourage family, friends and neighbours to vote too. Vote in local elections and in national ones. In particular, we are keen to encourage young people to register to vote. For anyone, even those who feel politics is not for them, or despair of getting justice and fairness .. now is the time, this is the movement that can and will change Britain for the better. It's up to all of us.


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Dredging river bottoms for sand is a major cottage industry along rivers in Vietnam. These boats are on the Perfume River just upriver from Hue. The river dredging operation relies on manual labor. We passed the boats too fast to completely digest the full operation, but this video shows a quick glimpse. It seems to involve a couple of people at a paddle wheel sort of spindle and a long pole that gets raised and dropped.
Each river boat is a family enterprise with everyone on the boat helping out in the operation. Sand is then barged downriver to riverside concrete factories where concrete blocks are made and sold to the fast growing construction business.
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We're always on the hunt for the sweetest ideas. This is especially true when it comes to our very large Crochet Community.
Today we're sharing a very pretty idea with you. It's the perfect way to dress up your tea towels and you will love the results.
via Sew Ritzy Titzy
We're talking about this adorable Crochet Dress Towel Topper Pattern. They have a button hook at the top which hangs over your oven rail and don't you love the sweet crochet ruffle detail.
You can make them in different colors to suit your decor and for the various seasons and festivities.The gorgeous version featured above used the Free Crochet Pattern on Sew Ritzy
get free pattern —> Crochet Dress Topper Free Pattern
Here's another super cute Crochet Towel Top Holder that comes with its own video tutorial from Creative Grandma. You can view the details here
We also have cute versions in Sewing Patterns if you prefer here
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Top Virginity Tumblr Quotes
Browse top 14 famous quotes and sayings about Virginity Tumblr by most favorite authors.
Favorite Virginity Tumblr Quotes
1. "Girls are losing their virginity at 15, 16. I'm not promoting that. But my songs are talking... about me becoming a man."
Author: Chris Brown
Author: Chris Brown
2. "I did, of course, on both counts, and started going out with the boy I lost my virginity to - all of it. He lost his to me too, except that neither of us felt we had lost anything - just discovered the meaning of life and love and everything else unnecessary in between."
Author: Elly Varrenti
Author: Elly Varrenti
3. "I am a huge consumer of social networks, and I utilize Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I'm interested and am learning more about Tumblr and other visually dominant sites."
Author: James G. Stavridis
Author: James G. Stavridis
4. "Girls "going wild" aren't damaging a generation of women, the myth of sexual purity is. The lie of virginity—the idea that such a thing even exists—is ensuring that young women's perception of themselves is inextricable from their bodies, and that their ability to be moral actors is absolutely dependent on their sexuality. It's time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people , not on whether or not they're sexually active…so while young women are subject to overt sexual messages everyday, they're simultaneously being taught—by the people who are supposed to care for their personal and moral development, no less—that their only real worth is their virginity and ability to remain "pure"."
Author: Jessica Valenti
Author: Jessica Valenti
5. "For women especially, virginity has become the easy answer- the morality quick fix. You can be vapid, stupid, and unethical, but so long as you've never had sex, you're a "good" (i.e. "moral) girl and therefore worthy of praise."
Author: Jessica Valenti
Author: Jessica Valenti
6. "Lady and gentleman, when my parents left Korea with nothing but the clothes on their backs and the considerable wealth they had amassed in the shipping business, they had a dream. They had a dream that one day amid the snowy hilltops of western North Carolina, their son would lose his virginity to a cheerleader in the woman's bathroom of a Waffle House just off the interstate. My parents have sacrificed so much for this dream! And that is why we must journey on, despite all trials and tribulations! Not for me and least of all for the poor cheerleader in question, but for my parents and indeed for all immigrants who came to his great nation in what they themselves could never have: CHEERLEADER SEX."
Author: John Green
Author: John Green
7. "This wasn't strong-willed, fly-by-the-seat-of-her-miniskirt Kate that I'd befriended last year. You think you know a girl- and then she goes and loses her virginity at a Mardi Gras party and goes soft."
Author: Lauren Kate
Author: Lauren Kate
8. "Several Terminal Policy readers got together to tell Raker jokes: - Raker CAN piss into the wind. - Raker donates a lot of blood to the Red Cross -- just never his own. - Superman wears Raker pajamas. - When Raker jumps into the pool, he doesn't get wet -- the pool gets Raker. - Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Raker THREW her there!! - Raker's daughter lost her virginity ... he got it back. - Raker doesn't cheat death, he wins fair and square. - Raker turns on a light at night … not because he's afraid of the dark but because the dark is afraid of him.- When the boogy man goes to bed he checks under his bed for Raker.- Don't tread on Raker's cape!"
Author: Liam McCurry
Author: Liam McCurry
9. "As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do."
Author: Marco Arment
Author: Marco Arment
10. "And secondly, losing your virginity doesn't make you a slut. I slept with your father when I was your age. . . ''Mia,' my father roared from the other room.'What? So we're going to lie to her now,?' she shouted back.He walked in. 'What if your mother finds out? Or my mother?''Robert, it was twenty years ago. I don't think there's much they can do.'He looked at me, pointing a finger. 'No sex for you.' He used the Soup Nazi's accent from Seinfeld."
Author: Melina Marchetta
Author: Melina Marchetta
11. "All those nights of sharing a bedAll those times he put an arm around meAll the things he's done to make my happy...encouraging me to give Ty a chanceHe must really love me if he'll watch me date another guy just to ensure I'm happyBut he's like my brotherAnd Ty is my boyfriend nowMy dream boyfriendThe guy I lost my virginity toWhat's scary?I'm so hot for Tybut Henry makes me feel wholein a totally different sort of wayeven if I've never considered jumping himF***ety, F***, F***"
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Author: Miranda Kenneally
12. "If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale."
Author: Roelof Botha
Author: Roelof Botha
13. "You were a boy scout?''Lasted a day.But it's the truth about food. I just broke my breakfast virginity with you."
Author: Samantha Towle
Author: Samantha Towle
14. "In the South you are ashamed of being a virgin. Boys. Men. They lie about it. Because it means less to women, Father said. He said it was men invented virginity not women. Father said it's like death: only a state in which the others are left and I said, But to believe it doesn't matter and he said, That's what's so sad about anything: not only virginity and I said, Why couldn't it have been me and not her who is unvirgin and he said, That's why that's sad too; nothing is even worth the changing of it..."
Author: William Faulkner
Author: William Faulkner
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You'll love this chicken and corn soup plus it's a good way to make use of leftover roast chicken. You can use sweet sherry if you don't have the Chinese cooking wine.
Something else. Sorry, forgot to mention the ginger! You'll need to put 1 -2 teaspoons of chopped fresh ginger in at the same time as the garlic! :-) - 27 Sep 2009 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
A really easy way to use up left overs. I changed a couple of things slightly to adapted to my store cupboard. - 22 Nov 2010 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)
Easy soup to make, tasty and benifits from the extra ginger - 05 Feb 2010 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)


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DENVER (AP) — A man who had been living at the Denver Rescue Mission won a $50,000 prize with a Colorado Lottery scratch ticket.
Lottery officials say Adam H. claimed the jackpot from the Poker Celebration game on Feb. 23. He'll receive $35,500 after taxes were withheld.
Adam told lottery officials he planned to use his prize money to move back to Kentucky where his daughter lives.
Colorado law allows lottery winners to be identified by their first name and last initial.
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Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology
Course details
Extend your knowledge of British Archaeology with this one-year, part-time course.
This Advanced Diploma aims to give you a grounding in British Archaeology within the context of the particular period under investigation. You will further your understanding of the skills and techniques needed to recover, process and evaluate archaeological evidence. You will also research and write a 10,000-word dissertation in a topic of your choice in British Archaeology.
Coronavirus update
The admissions cycle for this programme is progressing as planned, and the University is committed to ensuring that offer holders can take up their place as expected. Information will be made available as the situation develops.
Open evening: Thursday 20 February 2020
An open evening for this course was held on Thursday 20 February 2020 at Rewley House. If you missed the event and have questions about the course, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who is this course for?
Equivalent to the third year of undergraduate study (FHEQ Level 6), this course is the next step if you have completed, or are due to complete, our Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology or other similar courses at second-year undergraduate level (FHEQ Level 5).
How you will study
You will attend weekly Thursday evening classes, which are two hours long. You will also have tutorials, weekend field visits and either a practical course held over two weekends or approximately one week of practical fieldwork. You are given a programme of reading for the teaching sessions and the written work. Assessment is based on three assignments, a practical logbook and a 10,000-word dissertation.
As well as the time spent in teaching sessions, you will need to spend around 12 hours a week studying in term-time. This might include reading, preparing course work, and visiting museums, libraries and sites. You will be able to use the facilities of the Continuing Education Library for your background reading and research.
The course in detail
Course content
There are three modules, which are offered in different years. You take one module for this course.
Later Prehistoric and Roman Britain, starting October 2020
Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Medieval Britain, starting October 2021
Early Prehistoric Britain, starting October 2022
Later Prehistoric and Roman Britain
This course explores the late Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman period in Britain - covering the first millennium BC through to the early fifth century AD. This was a time of great technological, economic and social change, which we will study by looking at landscapes, settlements and material culture. To what extent did people continue to inhabit hillforts and roundhouses? Who lived in cities and towns, villas and farmsteads? How can we trace the impact of the continent on Britain's cultural and political relationships? This course will investigate these and other questions.
Course structure
Provisional teaching programme for 2020-21
Thursday evenings, 7.00-9.00 pm
Michaelmas term (October - December)
- Introduction: an overview of chronology and the nature of evidence
- Landscapes: theory and practice
- Hillforts
- Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland
- Field Trip: Ridgeway Hillforts
- Lowland settlement and farming
- The Atlantic coastal zone
- Northern Britain
- Cross Channel connections and oppida
- Practical Weekend I
- Social re-ordering in the late Iron Age
Hilary term (January - March)
- The conquest
- The role of the army: forts, frontiers and communications
- Establishing Roman rule: administration and the Roman system
- Towns of Roman Britain: the built environment
- Economic systems
- The Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum)
- Field Trip: Silchester and Reading Museum
- Rural settlement patterns: farms, villas and villages
- Practical Weekend II
- Religion and ritual
- Religious sites
- The living and the afterlife
Trinity term (April - June)
- Roman industry, engineering and technology
- Roman art and material culture
- Saturday Visit: British Museum
- Celtic art: craftsmanship and patronage
- Later Prehistoric and Roman metalworking
- Later Prehistoric pottery
- Roman ceramics: the industries and their economic impact
- Practical session: working with Roman ceramics
- Group Project presentations: the end of Roman rule
You will need to complete:
- Three assignments of up to 2,500 words.
- A practical logbook of up to 4,000 words, to include two tasks. The tasks usually involve a practical element, for example a field trip and/or museum visit and/or archaeological fieldwork.
- A 10,000-word dissertation on a topic agreed with the Course Director.
IT requirements
To study at this level you are expected to have some IT skills, access to a computer and the internet. Your course requires you to engage with the Virtual Learning Environment for course materials and uses the Department's online assignment submission system. Students need to have regular access to a computer and the internet and some level of experience and skill including the use of Microsoft Word or similar word-processing package, email and internet browser such as Firefox or Google Chrome.
The computer you use should meet our recommended minimum computer specification.
Teaching staff
The Course Director is Dr Alison MacDonald. A range of tutors will teach specific topics.
The Course Director and tutors will be able to help you with academic advice and support. In addition, the Department runs a programme of Study Skills workshops designed to help you develop and improve the skills needed for effective study. For further information and to book a place, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact +44 (0)1865 280892.
For advice on educational opportunities, credit transfer, disability and/or special needs provision and sources of funding, please email: email@example.com or contact the Course Administrator on +44 (0)1865 270369.
Contact information
If you would like an informal discussion on academic matters before making your application you may contact Dr Alison MacDonald: +44 (0)1865 270370 firstname.lastname@example.com
For queries on applications and admissions: +44 (0)1865 280882 firstname.lastname@example.com
For general guidance and advice, credit transfer, special needs provision and sources of funding: +44 (0)1865 280355 firstname.lastname@example.com
For information about Study Skills courses: +44 (0)1865 280892 firstname.lastname@example.com
How to apply
We are now closed to applications for 2020 entry.
We will open to applications for 2021 entry from September 2020.
Please use the apply button on this page to download the application form, which includes a reference form.
Continuing Education Diploma students who would like to progress to the Advanced Diploma should return a completed application form to the address below. No reference is necessary.
Other applicants should complete the reference form and send it to their referee, asking him/her to provide a reference by direct email to us. Please note that the reference is compulsory and we cannot consider your application without it. If possible, your referee should be a person who can comment on your academic ability and background, but where this is not possible, you should name a referee who can vouch for your motivation, commitment and potential. A reference from a family member is not acceptable.
Please complete the rest of the application form and send it to the address below with the following additional materials:
- A statement of 200–300 words explaining why you wish to enrol on this course, including details of any previous experience in the subject and membership of relevant societies or groups.
- Proof of your English language ability if you are a non-native English-speaking applicant (see below for more information).
Applications will be considered on a rolling admissions basis until 16 July 2020 if places remain. Early application is encouraged.The final decision on course entry rests with the Department.
Please send your application with the additional materials to the:
Course Administrator
Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University
Ewert House
Ewert Place
Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 7DD
Award and credit transfer
An Undergraduate Advanced Diploma will be awarded on completion of the course. Outstanding performance will qualify for a Distinction. You will be invited to receive your Advanced Diploma at the annual Awards Ceremony of the Department for Continuing Education, held at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre.
Students are eligible for the award of 60 transferable credit (CATS) points at FHEQ Level 6 on successful completion of the one-year course. Credit points may be transferred to the Open University, modular universities such as Oxford Brookes University, and other institutions of Higher Education. For further information about transfer of credit, contact the Student Adviser on +44 (0)1865 280355 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fees and expenses
The fee for 2020-21 is £2,575 (Home / EU students) or £4,840 (non-EU students). An option to pay the fee in instalments is available. The fee includes tuition for the practical fieldwork or the two practical weekends. Accommodation during these periods may be available at Rewley House at an additional charge.
It is not essential to buy books, but there may be a few recommended key texts which you might like to buy. Transport for field trips and the practical field work is normally arranged on a car sharing basis by the students themselves. Costs of any additional hire of transport would be paid for by the students. Entry fees to museums or sites are paid individually by the students.
Following an announcement by the Universities Minister on 28 May 2019, EU students commencing their studies in 2020/21 academic year will be charged fees at the home rate for the duration of their course, whether a deal for leaving the EU is in place or not.
Information on financial support can be found on our website here.
The Department for Continuing Education offers archaeology day and weekend courses, weekly classes, online short courses and summer schools. In the Undergraduate programme we offer the Certificate in Archaeology, the Certificate of Higher Education, the Diploma in British Archaeology and the Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology. At Postgraduate level we offer an MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology and the DPhil in Archaeology.
If you are planning on embarking on a new career as a result of your studies, or hope to progress in your current field, you can access help and advice through the University Careers Service.
Non-EU students
This course is not suitable for non-EU students who do not already live in the UK before the course begins. For information, refer to www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.
English language requirements
Check information on the specific English language requirements for this course.
Applicants are required to have the Higher level scores.


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We don't think it comes as a surprise to anyone that there are major differences between the human brain and the brains of animals. Those that follow Darwin's Theory of Evolution may say it has to do with the structures of our brains. Then, there are those who believe in the religious view that God created humans in His image and gave us the gift of self-awareness. Since we couldn't decide on just one key distinction, we've compiled a list of the major differences between human and animal brains.
Let's look at the most basic, obvious difference between animal and human brains. Although our brains all look very similar, there are distinct differences between each species' brain that set them apart.
The ratio of the brain's weight to that of the entire body is different in humans and animals. One myth that would have easily answered this question is that since humans are the most intelligent, we have the biggest brains. The independent size of the brain isn't what's important. It's the ratio between brain weight to the entire body weight. Humans have a ratio of about 1-50, whereas most other mammals are closer to 1-180. This means that the brain takes up more weight in a person than it does in other animals.
The Encephalization Quotient (EQ) describes the brain's size as a ratio of the expected average brain's size for a given body weight. For example, humans have an EQ of about 7.5, which means that our brains are seven and a half times larger than what you would expect from an animal of our size. A squirrel, on the other hand, has an EQ of 1.1. This is pretty average for an animal of its size.
Another ratio that is worth mentioning in this discussion is that of the size of the cerebral cortex in relation to the size of their brains. The cerebral cortex is where the cerebral hemispheres are found. These areas are responsible for communication, thinking, and memory. Now when it comes to brain size, humans have the largest cerebral cortex of any mammal.
White Matter Really Does Matter
As its name suggests, white matter is white and is the part of the brain that connects the cells together so the nerves can communicate. When comparing human brains with those of our primate cousins, the chimpanzee, the Smithsonian found that a chimp's temporal cortex is made up of less white matter. This indicates fewer connections between the nerve cells.
Humans, on the other hand, have more white matter in our temporal cortex, which is why we are able to process information more quickly and thoroughly. As similar as we are to primates, this is one area where humans definitely have the advantage.
In most cases, you'd never hear a human say they love their wrinkles. But when it comes to the human cortex, we may have to rethink this. The human cortex is full of wrinkles, which increases its surface area so that a larger cortex can fit inside of our skull. In many animals, including the brown rat, the cortex is smooth. Since the cortex houses many areas responsible for cognition and language, this is believed to be one of the main reasons humans are more intelligent than our animal friends.
The neocortex is the part of the brain that drives higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, spatial reasoning, cognition, language, and the generation of motor commands. In humans, the neocortex is more developed, as with most mammals.
We've looked at the evolutionary approach and found several structural differences. Now it's time to explore the cognitive differences that cannot be measured as easily through a microscope.
It would be easy to say that self-awareness distinguishes humans from all animals. But this simply isn't true. It does, however, set humans apart from most other species. Apes, for example, demonstrate metacognition, which is our own awareness of our ability to think. Scientists would argue that since self-awareness and thereby, cognition, are possible due to the prefrontal cortex, those animals that do not demonstrate metacognition and self-awareness, lack this area in their brain.
In testing for self-awareness, scientists have conducted the mirror test. Animals are marked with a colored dye or dot on their forehead and shown their own reflection in the mirror. If they try to remove or get a better view of the spot by moving their body, scientists have concluded they are aware that the reflection is their own.
The attention network of humans was found to have expanded over time as we evolved. During a recent study, scientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, on humans and macaque monkeys, to observe their brain activity. During this test, it was found that the monkeys lacked the temporal junction found in human brains. This is significant because it helps to pinpoint evolutionary stressors that caused this differentiation.
The study found that since humans are more complex in how we interact socially, we need a better ability to pick up on subtle cues and then use that information to guide our next steps. This finding also indicates that there are some aspects of human cognition that can only be studied using human participants.
There are distinct differences between the brain of a human and that of an animal. While the size and extent of the differences can vary based on whether we are discussing a mammal, a primate, a non-vertebrate, or a crustacean, to name a few, we are just looking at the tip of the iceberg when we think about what separates us from other animals on planet Earth. As scientists learn more about the brain and its functionality, we learn more about ourselves and about animals in general. We learn that for all our differences, we have much more in common than we may have realized.


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The food and agriculture industry urgently needs to improve its energy efficiency.
That's according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which suggests energy use in the agro-food sector is continuing to rise.
The group says as farms and factories in many countries are highly dependent on fossil fuels, this contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.
It says improvements in efficiency need to be implemented to reduce these emissions, minimise energy costs and use scarce natural resources as effectively as possible, while maintaining the current level and quality of output and services.
Food systems account for as much as 20% of total energy use in some OECD countries but changing consumer habits and preferences mean direct energy use by agriculture accounts for around only 2% on average.
This gap has been caused by an increase in demand for ready-to-eat meals and snacks, which require more energy intensive processing.
The OECD suggests areas of focus should be nutrient management, precision farming, waste recovery and more efficient manufacturing, refrigeration and transportation technologies.
It says private energy management must increasingly incorporate clearly defined responsibilities, use robust data, feature ongoing performance review and set targets for the future.
It adds a clear, consistent regulatory environment is essential to address policy failures and encourage private companies to adopt green behaviours.


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Gastric Cancer Risk from Nexium, Similar Heartburn Drugs May Be Explained By New Study
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Amid mounting evidence that side effects of Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and other similar heartburn drugs may increase the risk of gastric cancer, new research indicates that the medications appear to affect the abundance of some types of gut microbiota, which may result in the development of cancer in the stomach.
The drugs are all part of the same class of medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which are used by millions of Americans to reduce heartburn and acid reflux. However, concerns have emerged in recent years about the gastric cancer risk from Nexium, Prilosec and other similar drugs, following the publication of studies that found users of the drugs have a much greater incidence rate, which appears to increase the longer the medications are taken.
In new findings published this month in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (PDF), Chinese researchers evaluated the factors that may influence the development of cancer in the stomach and the impact of proton pump inhibitors.
Researchers indicate that reducing the level of gastric acid, which is what drugs like Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid do, increases the risk of gastric cancer. However, there needs to be more research on the specific mechanisms linking the reduced level of gastric acid to the increased risks.
"Lowered gastric acid is a risk factor for gastric cancer. Patients with a family history of gastric cancer have a reduced acid output and increased incidence of precancerious lesions," the researchers wrote. "Reduction of gastric acid may enhance bacteria overgrowth in the stomach, thus promoting the development of gastric cancer."
The findings specifically note that proton pump inhibitors increase gastric pH, and that the heartburn drugs can alter the relative abundance of some bacteria in gastric microbiota. How that affects gastric cancer risks is currently unclear. The issue is made more complex by the variation in gastric microbiota due to genetics and other factors, the researchers warned.
The findings come about a year after a study by Hong Kong researchers found that drugs like Nexium and Prilosec more than doubled the risk of gastric cancer, while other types of heartburn drugs did not.
An association was previously suspected, particularly among individuals with Helicobacter pylori (HP) infections. However, the study found that the increased risk was there even after patients received HP infection treatment.
Nexium is one of the most widely used brand-name medications in the United States, which is now widely available over-the-counter. While most individuals assume that the drugs are safe, concerns about a number of serious side effects have emerged in recent years, leading to Nexium lawsuits, Prilosec lawsuits, Prevacid lawsuits and similar claims against the drug makers for failing to provide adequate warnings.
More than 4,500 claims are currently centralized in the federal court system before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in New Jersey, for coordinating the discovery and pretrial proceedings.
As part of the coordinated MDL proceedings, Judge Cecchi has established a "bellwether" program where a group of representative cases filed over kidney side effects will be prepared for early trial dates, which are expected to begin in late 2020. It is expected that the Court will eventually establish a separate bellwether track for gastric cancer lawsuits filed by former users of the heartburn drugs.
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Choosing Wedding Caterers
You should pay some interest in the flexibility of the wedding caterers as far as working in different locations is concerned. Go for a service provider who can operate in meeting lobbies, open air spaces and halls among other locations. Note that most of the companies do have limits when it comes to the number of people they are cooking for. When it comes to hiring catering companies, go for the ones with decent measures of adaptability.
You ought to go for service providers who are within the area where the wedding will take place. This is a smart move given that the experts charge transport based on the distance they will cover to the location.
The other option to consider is that of using the venue experts to provide the catering services. Pay the dealers a visit and get a glimpse of what the venue dealers can offer your guests. In the event that the administrations that are being offered by that organization are sufficiently bad then it is best to hold the wedding gathering in some other region so another food provider can be utilized.
All wedding cooking organizations can work with a wide range of sorts of nourishment. You need to invest time on the catering side in order to exhaust all the possible options. Some of the alternatives include fundamental courses, pastries, tapas and soups among others.
Be sure of the liquor you are serving the guests with. An efficient caterer will have a list that comprises of both the alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages.
In case you are not able to offer the guests a free drink, inquire how the selling process will take place. The caterer could organize a money bar for people to get the drinks they want.
A good caterer will consider the needs of guests who may have health issues which hinder them from eating certain foods and drinks.
The wedding cake is another key aspect to discuss with the catering firm. With the help of the caterer, you can get a good in-house bread shop to make the cake as per your specifications. Given the experience of the catering company in this industry, the experts should provide some assortments for you to make a choice. These incorporate cakes that can come in various levels. Size matters are very important, as you do not want to leave some people out, without having a taste of the cake.
Remember about the costs that will be included. Charges can be offered depending on the kind and amount of food that will be cooked, or depending on the number of guests. Note that the catering firms operate independently and as such can quote whatever they feel fit, hence the need to compare among different companies.
Always go for experienced caterers and you will save cash, time and energy.
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