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1 ACI-NA 2008 Spring Legal Conference Coral Springs, Florida April 15-18, 2008 Recent Developments in Environmental Law & Policy Trends in Sustainable Development Presented by: Jennifer Trock Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC
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3 Panama City Airport Relocation The Need for A New Airport Airport located on approximately 700 acre site bounded on three sides by dense residential development, roads, and existing infrastructure, and on the fourth side by water. Longest runway primarily accommodates regional jets and turboprops humidity and high temps limit most bigger operations most of the time. Existing Runway Safety Areas are deficient by 941 (out of 1,000) feet on one end and approximately 500 feet on the other end. Significant military airspace conflicts with Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases, which conduct fighter jet. Airport vulnerable to storm surges, hurricanes, and weather events, runway length limits emergency response aircraft. 3
4 Current RSA 4
5 Operational Constraints 5
6 Panama City Airport Relocation: Relocated Airport New airport will be located on 4,000 acre site donated by St. Joe Company. New airport is part of a public-private cooperative and comprehensive land use planning process, which provides sustainable and compatible uses for approximately 75,000 acres of undeveloped land and former industrial tree farms. The proactive approach to compliance with land use planning evidenced in the West Bay Sector Planning process is a model for airport development. FAA ROD at 34. Nearly 10,000 acres will be placed into permanent conservation easements, with an additional 31,000 acres set aside for conservation and restoration. 10,000 foot noise buffer around new airport will prevent any noncompatible land use. Supported by State of Florida, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Audubon Society, 1,000 Friends of Florida and major environmental groups. 6
7 The West Bay Sector Plan 7
8 Environmental Benefits of Panama City Airport Relocation Florida Department of Environmental Protection found that project provided net ecosystem benefit. Sustainable development of tens of thousands of acres that would otherwise be subject to piecemeal development. Permanent preservation and restoration of thousands of acres of land that would otherwise be subject to development. LEED certified terminal. Exceeds current storm water requirements. Eliminates noise impact to surrounding communities and ensures future growth will be compatible. Minimizes military airspace conflicts. Reduces storm surge/hurricane vulnerability; allows airport to be used by emergency response aircraft. 8
9 Second Circuit Challenge: NRDC v. FAA NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, and Friends of PFN challenged FAA s ROD in Second Circuit under NEPA and AAIA pursuant to FAA judicial review statute, 49 U.S.C ; Airport sponsor intervened in the action. NEPA Claim: Standard NEPA claims regarding evaluation of alternatives, sufficiency of mitigation. Raised claims regarding sufficiency of EIS based on suspected presence of Ivory Billed Woodpecker. AAIA Claim: Challenged FAA s acceptance of Sponsor s forecasts, which supported 8,400 runway. (FAA is only providing funding for 6,800 runway.) Challenged FAA s determination that no practical or prudent alternatives existed under natural resource provision. Friends of PFN sought emergency stay days prior to start of construction. Administrative stay granted on ex-parte basis; modified to allow limited construction after emergency hearing, and vacated after merits argument. 9
10 District Court Challenge: CWA Section 404 Florida Clean Water Network v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Middle District of Florida) The Florida Clean Water Network ( CWN ), Defenders of Wildlife, and the NRDC challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( Corps ) issuance of a Section 404 permit, required for filling of wetlands associated with relocation project. Plaintiffs also challenged U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Biological Opinion regarding endangered species and impact on Flatwoods salamander. Court denied plaintiff s motions for temporary restraining order, emergency stay, and injunction pending appeal of denial of emergency stay. Plaintiffs sought and were denied stay pending appeal of the denial of emergency stay in the 11 th Circuit. Litigation ongoing. 10
11 Environmental Trends: The Greening of Airports Environmental awareness fosters support by communities and environmental groups for immediate and long term airport development. Implement comprehensive sustainable development programs that cover: site management, water efficiency, energy/atmosphere, materials/resources, indoor environmental quality, facility operations, salvage and recycling, and construction practices. Environmental Inventories: Review current environmental policies, identify sources of concern, and implement environmental programs. 11
12 Airport Environmental Programs Green Buildings LEED certification Renewable Energy Sources Direct Solar/Wind power on-airport Indirect Purchase of renewable source credits (e.g. wind power credits). Reduce Emissions: Electric-powered ground handling/airfield vehicles Alternative fuels Provide preconditioned air and electricity from terminal to reduce emissions from idling aircraft at gates Replace outdated HVAC systems with newer, more efficient systems. Recycle: Paper, cardboard, glass, light bulbs, used oil, etc. Compost waste from food/beverage concessions Recycle restaurant grease into alternative fuel Reduce/treat deicing fluid: Capture and treat Infrared technology to reduce need for traditional deicing fluids 12
13 Public-Private Partnerships EPA - National Partnership for Environmental Priorities Encourages public and private organizations to partner with the EPA to reduce emissions of 31 priority chemicals. Goal to reduce use or release of 4M pounds of priority chemicals by 2011 Dallas Love Field Airport Los Angeles World Airports Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport Green Airport Initiative Sponsored by non-profit Clean Airport Partnership Inc., and supported with funding by Dept. of Energy, EPA, Rockefeller Family Fund, U.S. Congress, and participating airports. Proactive approach for short and long term environmental benefits for airports. Includes: environmental baseline (current profile, stakeholder input, and identification of concepts) and implementation (roadmap, detailed project plans, project resources, and monitoring results). 13
14 Federal Programs to Reduce Emissions FAA Voluntary Airport Low Emissions ( VALE ) Program created in 2005 Allows airport sponsors to use AIP funds and PFCs to finance low emission vehicles, refueling & recharging stations, gate electrification, and air quality improvements. Since 2005, over $6M in AIP funds have been allocated for VALE projects at Albany, Houston (IAH and HOU), Detroit, and Stewart Int l. Application for airport emission reduction credits requires determination by State Air Quality Agency that the project meets VALE requirements Recipients are subject to additional special conditions related to VALE projects, including labeling, tracking, and maintaining equipment and a commitment that the equipment be airport-dedicated for its useful life. 14
15 Legal Considerations for Airports Airport Sponsors are federally preempted from regulating aircraft emissions, but may consider: Voluntary passenger offset programs; Limited restrictions on on-ground airport operations Addressing non-aircraft emissions Must be reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory. Clean Ground Service Equipment ( GSE ) requirements Requiring on-airport shuttles to use alternative fuels or clean vehicles Clean requirements for hangars, tenant buildings, etc. Analogous requirements for airport contractors and subs. Green capital improvements. 15
16 Discussion 16
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I have written several posts on the issue of custody battles over children, namely, (1) Can a mother be deprived of custody of her child?; (2) Custody battles over children between grandparents and a father or mother; and (3) Custody battles over children: what determines fitness of a parent over another?. These posts dealt with situations where the child or children were taken by one parent against the wishes of the other to another place within the Philippines. I discussed in these posts Supreme Court decisions based on the provisions of the Family Code.When a child however is taken out of one country and transferred to another country by one parent without the consent of the other, the primary law that needs to be considered is the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. This convention is now the focus in the long-running, internationally-publicized case of Sean Goldman. For more information on this case from the point of view of David (the father), you can surf to the "Bring Sean Home Foundation" website. David has insisted that the issue is not custody but abduction. Even President Barack Obama and the US Congress have gotten into the picture.
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Young Black Jack
It's 1968: the world is in the middle of the Vietnam War, the conflict has dragged on for years, and anti-war student protests are spreading throughout Japan. Seemingly uninterested in this, Kuroo Hazama is an aloof, mysterious young man with a prominent scar on his face enrolled in medical school; his skills with a scalpel are, it turns out, as legendary as his penchant for disregarding rules, conventions, and etiquette, and he's quickly making a name for himself as an exceptionally talented but eccentric surgeon. Such is the man who will one day come to be known only as "Black Jack."
If you're going to talk to somebody about Osamu Tezuka, the "godfather of manga," then Black Jack will almost always be one of the first Tezuka manga they'll think of: in the States, it's probably his most popular series among average anime fans, as opposed to comic book junkies or fans of retro manga specifically. In my opinion that might have something to do with the character design, which is a bit less obviously Disney-ish than that in his other works, meaning that it seems a bit less out of place among the spectrum of modern anime designs. But another aspect is that the basic plot is the grizzled lone-wolf character undertaking a grim, lonely quest to work around (and potentially dismantle) a corrupt system, and that's a very popular narrative that we've been seeing for years on this side of the Pacific (not to mention that the popularity of medical dramas can't hurt).
Because of this, I think Black Jack has generally had a better track record with anime adaptations, at least over here, than most of Tezuka's other stories. Now, the Young Black Jack manga is a rarity in that that it's authored by two people using Tezuka's characters rather than Tezuka himself, which happens all the time in the States but is rare and usually pretty controversial in Japan. I'm not familiar enough with the Japanese fandom to talk about what the reactions have been like over there, but I'll say that on this side of the Pacific, it's a popular enough story that this spinoff has come up against the opinions of fans who argue that it's ill-suited to the tone of the original. Looking at this from my perspective, as somebody who's *liked* what she's read of Black Jack but hasn't read much at all, I don't want to dwell on comparisons, although I'll talk about them in this review; basically, it's an entertaining, if pretty predictable, medical drama, but it's on the right-wing and simplistic side as far as its politics go, and the show does tend to make anybody who isn't named Kuroo Hazama into an incompetent ass, which makes the drama way less effective in my view.
Young Black Jack is nice-looking, if a bit on the bland side. The animation can be choppy, especially during the more action-heavy scenes, and Tezuka's talent for framing is lacking here; honestly, I sometimes wonder if the reason that his manga don't get many adaptations is that his style is *very* hard to get right, while there's simultaneously a ton of pressure to *get* it right given the pedigree. But the character designers do a good job of keeping Tezuka's characaters
Now, Young Black Jack is generally a nice-looking series. Sure, the animation can be choppy, especially during some of the more confrontation-ridden and action-heavy sequences, and the cinematography lacks Tezuka's framing and perspective skill; sometimes I wonder, honestly, if his works get adapted so rarely simply because that aspect of his style can be very hard to capture, and because there's so much pressure to get it right. But the character design does a nice job of keeping Tezuka's original characters recognizable while smoothing out some of the most cartoonish, Disney-ish character shapes that would look especially out of place here. The purists might cry "foul!", but I think it's a smart move, and the ED sequence, niftily, consists of two playing cards side by side, rotating around to reveal a sketch of a character from Tezuka's original manga on one side and their updated design on the other. In wonderfully quintessential Tezuka fashion, Tabata and Okuma use a large number of characters from his other series in their script, and those side-by-side comparisons end up being a big help when we meet some of them; look for Hyakkimaru from Dororo to make a prominent appearance, for example. Speaking of the music, the opening and ending themes are both catchy rock numbers, although I cringed a bit at some of the questionable English in the former, and I don't have much to say about the in-show music. I'd call it a pretty competent production, overall: director Mitsuko Kase does a fine job of balancing the tastes of modern anime audiences with old-school elements, and she's also well aware that there are probably a lot of straight women watching this who will appreciate the manservice potential in shots of Black Jack's bare and exceptionally muscular torso, of which there are quite a few.
But yes: Black Jack is not yet technically "Black Jack" here but a normal medical student named Kuroo Hazama, or at least ....somewhat more normal than his original manga counterpart. He's still recognizable as Black Jack because of his trademark scars, and because his personality as an independent-minded and somewhat dour, curmudgeonly, and eccentric character isn't much changed from his portrayal in Tezuka's original manga, and he's still as impeccable a surgeon as ever. The rules of TV censorship, sadly, take the fun of seeing some of the details of his operations out of the picture, which is a shame for me (though maybe an incentive for people who are more squeamish than me), but the animation does noticeably pick up in quality during his surgeries. In fact, the only real difference between this show and Tezuka's original manga, in terms of characters or basic structure, is that Pinoko isn't here, which might be either an upside or downside depending on how you feel about her; her absence, actually, does help this show from feeling dated, since the squickiness of her calling herself "his wife" (even if Black Jack doesn't really encourage this) sticks out way more now than it probably did back in the 70s. Anyway, that point is that Young Black Jack doesn't exactly feel like an origin story because Kuroo Hazama the medical student really isn't all that different from Black Jack the rogue doctor, and for better or for worse, this is simply more Black Jack, in my opinion. You could argue that it was pointless to make or that it's a cash cow, because of this; my suspicion is that given how popular the character is, anybody besides the now long-deceased Osamu Tezuka who tried to talk about how Black Jack's personality formed as it did would be stepping into a minefield, since he's basically sacred as a character, by now, and any deviation from Tezuka's character mold might basically be sacrilege.
I say that this is still Black Jack "for better or for worse" because on the one hand, Young Black Jack works very well as a medical drama, but on the other hand, it ranges between being simplistic and not addressing the question at all, when it comes to us learning about Kuroo Hazama became the exceptionally gifted rogue doctor he eventually did, and the last episode is decidedly open-ended on where that exact transition occurs. Black Jack's encyclopedic knowledge of obscure diseases and conditions is really something to behold, as are his borderline-miracle maneuvers: the wonderful thing, of course, is that while they seem miraculous, there's plausible science behind all of them, and I can tell that the writers of the Young Black Jack manga did a good job of keeping Tezuka's penchant for medically accurate writing intact (since he was a doctor by trade). But Black Jack doesn't have much to learn, here, and can come across as a Jesus figure; maybe the original manga touched more on his training (to be honest, I've only read scattered chapters of it), but here, he's basically a hyper-competent surgeon, already.
I mentioned earlier in this review that I speculate that Black Jack is especially popular in the States because Black Jack himself is honestly something of a superhero. He has an unusual origin story, as a badly maimed orphan patched together by a master surgeon (however vaguely alluded to in this version), and he's both supremely skilled and intent on doing his work somewhat outside of "the system." I have to admit that while I liked this show, I'm really just not that interested in traditional superhero stories, perhaps because I tend to find that writing "moral outsider" stories tends to be a convenient way to avoid addressing what's actually wrong with the system. Black Jack has disdain for the system of corrupt, backstabbing doctors more obsessed with promotion than saving their patients, and for the decadent and equally corrupt Japanese government, but Young Black Jack also has several arcs in which it goes out of its way to depict various others opposing these institutions as being equally corrupt, cowardly, and pathetic. The anti-Vietnam war activists seen in several arcs, for example, are shown as being suffocatingly self-righteous and mercenary, morally bankrupt and more than willing to see innocent bystanders or eager recruits get hurt if it advances their goals. In another arc, basically "Black Jack goes to America," Johnny, a black civil rights activist who at the very least is shown as one of the only characters besides Black Jack to not have a mercantilist moral complex, ends up abandoning his crusade once Black Jack cures him of the pain insensitivity that had previously emboldened him to stand up to police brutality during his rallies. In that particular case, I was actually somewhat impressed that the show dealt with the American civil rights movement in a remotely accurate manner, but I was less impressed that it seemed to be implying that Johnny's efforts were ultimately futile.
I've seen some descriptions of Young Black Jack as right-wing, but I think that I see it as more anti-political (or possibly libertarian), than left-wing, right-wing, or whatnot. In this vision, system is corrupt, the people trying to overthrow the system are either equally corrupt or shut out by those who would make the movement corrupt and violent (which is part of what happens to Johnny), and nobody can change this...except for Black Jack, who magically operates above and outside of all of this moral decrepitude. I think that one of the reasons I loved Monster, which Naoki Urasawa at least partially intended to be a modern "answer" to Black Jack, was that the main character, as idealistic as he was, was always forced to grapple with the limits and realities of his idealism and what it meant in the context of the real world. Black Jack is never once forced to do this, since his exceptional idealism and righteousness is a given.
It's a little bit of a frustrating dynamic for me, not to mention because the show also seems to go out of its way to make it clear that literally nobody besides Black Jack himself can do anything. One aspect of Young Black Jack that annoyed me was how it handled the character arc of Maiko Okamoto, a medical intern who appears alongside Black Jack in several episodes; if I'm correct, she first appeared in the Young Black Jack manga and was never present in Tezuka's version. Now I have nothing against her, and at the show's start I was frankly happy that the show had a female doctor at all, but while the show says several times that she's a capable and intelligent internist, she hardly gets to do much besides be Black Jack's assistant in a few operations. The one time that she actually starts operating on a character, Black Jack more-or-less pushes her aside in an infuriating "let me do this" moment; as righteous as he may be, he's not above being a chauvinist, apparently, and I really would've liked to see her get at least one moment to shine. In fact, the best arc of the series is the one set of episodes where Black Jack contends with doctors who are nearly as competent as he is, if not equally so, including one of his previous mentors.
This arc works because it isn't simplistic, and as much as the original dynamic of Black Jack-as-lone-wolf was present in Tezuka's original manga, it was decidedly one of the less simplistic of his works. Young Black Jack largely fails as political drama because so much of this aspect feels oversimplified: its view of the clashes between student war protestors and the government is decidedly lacking in nuance, as is its depiction of the Vietnam War itself during the episodes that Black Jack spends there, where the righteousness of the Americans and South Vietnamese government is driven in and contrasted with the apparent inhuman evilness of those fighting for the Viet Cong. The Civil Rights-centered arc is somewhat better, but overall, Young Black Jack works well as a medical drama and not at all as political drama; it's not completely possible to separate those two aspects, and so my opinion of the show did sink down because of this.
I probably sound like I dislike Young Black Jack, and that's not actually true: like I said, it's great as a medical drama and has plenty of entertainment value. But it falls in a weird place, in terms of what audience it's best suited for. Rose Bridges' episode guide at ANN argues that it's probably best enjoyed by those who don't have much knowledge of the original, since in her view, some political aspects of this version seem decidedly at odds with it. My view is that its streak of lone-warrior individualist ethics is pretty similar, since I felt that this was present in Tezuka's version as well; the main difference is that Young Black Jack tries harder to prove the point that everybody besides Black Jack himself is corrupt and useless. As I said, I haven't actually read that much of the manga, and while I certainly didn't find this hard to follow, I don't exactly have the perspective of a die-hard Black Jack fan, but, I'll give this a cautious recommendation because in my view it is very much Black Jack, for good and bad. Good, in that I've found what I've read or seen of other versions entertaining; bad, in that there's a limit to how invested I can get in straight-up superhero or superhero-esque character arcs, these days.
This was a tough call: during some of the better arcs, I liked this show enough to give it a fourth star, whereas a few of the arcs were just laughably simplistic. It's overall an enjoyable series to watch, but I have a lot of reservations about the "lone source of morality" aspect and the fact that it makes everybody besides Black Jack himself out to be cartoonishly useless....and I personally think that if you have no real interest in Black Jack or in Tezuka's manga, don't bother with this, since as modern "responses" to Tezuka's manga, Naoki Urasawa's output is more interesting. — Nicoletta Christina Browne
Recommended Audience: Sentai says TV-MA, I'd say older kids and teenagers should be okay...there's a lot of bloodshed, though it's less gory and graphic than the original Black Jack manga was, so that when we see characters die or get maimed, most of it happens off-screen. For a medical drama the "squick" factor is also pretty low, especially compared to the manga, where it's *really* obvious that Osamu Tezuka went to medical school.
Version(s) Viewed: Stream courtesy of crunchyroll.com (Japanese with English Subtitles)
Review Status: Full (12/12)
Young Black Jack © 2015 Young Black Jack Production Committee
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Supply Kit
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The Supply Kit is an applet in Creatures Online. It allows you to purchase some emergency items with coins to help you care for your norns.
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Sometimes you can feel swept along by the current of your life–unable to set your own pace and focus.
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A request made by the New Mexico Republican Party under the state Inspection of Public Records Act drew fire Friday from Democratic Attorney General Gary King.
The party sent the request to King's office two weeks ago seeking any emails and attachments concerning public business that were sent by King from his personal email addresses.
San Miguel County stands to receive $730,161 from the federal government while Mora County is in line to receive $166,741 for the current fiscal year through a program aimed at compensating counties for federal lands that can't be taxed by local governments.
Sen Jeff Bingaman announced the funding in a news release last month. All together, New Mexico counties will get $34.8 million.
The so-called payment in lieu of taxes funding is administered through the Department of the Interior.
A 64-year-old disabled veteran suffered inch-deep cuts to his right arm and puncture wounds to his upper left arm during a pit bull attack this past Sunday evening.
Charles Mitchell said he was walking his chihuahua on Sapello Street between New Mexico Avenue and Union Street when he heard dogs.
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One of the best things about Fiestas is the three days' worth of local and regional Spanish music on the Plaza. But none of the musicians performing at this year's festivities stand out quite like Shawn Kiehne, better known to his fans as El Gringo.
The last time Josephine Garcia spoke to her daughter was last Friday night.
Cindy L. Rivera, 19, called her to tell her that Rivera's ex-husband had shown up, and he was drunk, Garcia said. Garcia told her daughter to chase him away and to go inside.
Retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman spent Monday touring area projects he helped secure funding for, including Las Vegas' Old Wood, LLC company located in the Dee Bibb Industrial Park.
The local company received a $360,000 Forest Service's Collaborative Forest Restoration Program CFRP grant in September 2011, according to Bingaman's office. Bingaman's office said this is the first opportunity the senator has had to tour the facility since the grant was awarded.
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Tree cutting upsets some
The decision by San Miguel County to cut down two plum trees on the south entrance of the courthouse has upset several people.
The trees, which San Miguel County Manager Les Montoya said were about 10 feet tall, were cut down on June 25 and June 26.
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MainStreet Las Vegas coordinated the installation of 10 Planter Boxes on Douglas Avenue, East Lincoln Avenue and at the Visitor's Center last Saturday.
The project was sponsored by Southwest Capital Bank. Twenty-one volunteers led the effort: Michael Cannone, Las Vegas Dollies, Los Hermanos Motorcycle Club, Bill and Kirshon Emerick, Dave and Marcella Korb and MainStreet board members.
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Department of Pneumonology, Medical School of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
We have demonstrated that thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TTP) induces peripheral blood granulocytosis and lymphopenia. The aim of this study is to investigate whether lymphopenia concerns T-, or B-lymphocytes.
We measured lymphocytes of the peripheral blood in patients who underwent TTP, before (baseline), at 24h and 48h after the procedure. Absolute lymphocyte numbers were analysed by flow cytometry for the evaluation of the CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ cells (total T-lymphocyte, helper T-lymphocytes, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes respectively), the CD19+ cells (B-lymphocytes), and the CD16+, CD56+ and CD57+ cells (NK-cells). No anti-inflammatory medication was permitted before, during or after the procedure. To this day 11 patients have been analysed. We used ANOVA repeated measurements for statistical analysis.
The mean age of our patients was 65.5±15.8 years. Male patients were 6 (54.5%). All patients but one had carcinomatous pleural effusion (91%). The overall lymphocytes count was significantly decreased from baseline in peripheral blood (p=0.007). Also, the CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ count were significantly decreased from baseline in the peripheral blood (p=0.005, 0.02 and 0.03 respectively). No significant difference was found in the absolute number of CD19+, CD16+, CD56+, and CD57+ cells.
Patients undergoing TTP display peripheral blood T-lymphopenia following the procedure, probably due to enhanced extravasation in the pleura. The duration of the lymphopenia and the possible effect on the inflammatory process of pleurodesis is under investigation.
To understand the systemic effects of thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis.This study is in part supported by a grant from Pierre Fabre Farmaka.
Marios Froudarakis, None.
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
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The first internet purchase was made more than 10 years ago. Over the past decade, the internet has completely transformed the way we shop. Thanks to the combination of technology and global sourcing, we can shop for anything and everything, 24/7.
Websites using sophisticated digital photography make their wares look as enticing online as they do in the hand; many sites enhance the shopping pages with extra features, such as witty blogs, household tips and travel notes on where to stay when on shopping trips. Most run special offers and discount sections that you may not find in the same firm's shops.
Here, we list a few of our favourite homeware shopping sites.
Home on the range
This kitchenware and household website has a really good utility and laundry section. We like the ice-cream bowls and spoons (£7.95 each). It also carries recipes (think Balti scallops, chicken tagine and chocolate sorbet) and an ongoing sale section with reductions.
Find it all
It is no surprise that our best department store has such a good online service, which includes everything from delivering flowers (from £19) to a clearance section. It offers lots of sound advice for free, too.
So long as it's white (or pink, or brown)
Everything in white has been the highly successful motto of The White Company, which does indeed sell white things for every part of the home, from folding furniture to bed linen, plus tasteful pastel alternatives. The Web Offers section has items at huge reductions.
Tastefully without frills
"The good things in life still exist" is the slogan of this traditional homes and gardens website. Everything is in the best possible taste, sourced from around the world and with highly informative captions: soaps from Aleppo, a leather writing case from Bavaria, ceramic knives from Japan. There is a special offers section, but no frills.
A site you can rummage
This collective of more than 350 small creative businesses was set up earlier this year by Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish. You have to rummage as you do at a market to find what you want, but there is plenty on the site, from the lovely Linen Works to Ann Carita's sofas for cats.
Carbolic soap can be heavenly
Lucie Storrs set up this self-consciously retro hardware site five years ago and has just sold it to local couple Suzie and Jonathan Dymock. In addition to heavenly items such as carbolic soap, brass toilet-roll holders and fair-trade jute rugs, she runs a blog, a newsletter and includes her favourite 101 mail-order and online businesses from across the UK.
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