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« November 2009 Table of Contents
Seafood is becoming more sustainable, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA). This is the first good news I've heard since the depressing recession took hold last year. As this issue went to press, the aquarium released "State of Seafood: Turning the Tide," a report that discusses the progress made over the past several years in protecting ocean ecosystems, better managing fisheries and fish farms, and advancing the sustainable seafood movement.
"We know what we need to do," says Julie Packard, the aquarium's executive director, "and the key players are working more closely than ever to do what needs to be done."
This work is documented in this issue's Top Story, Peas in a pod. Associate Editor James Wright explores how the relationship between seafood buyers and non-governmental organizations has evolved as they've worked together to reach sustainable seafood purchases. It's amazing how a few years can change the discussions dramatically.
Those relationships have certainly fueled more industry travel: Right now there are more seafood sustainability conferences on the calendar than scientific conferences or trade shows. For example, at the same time the MBA announced its report, the Sustainable Seafood Multi-Stakeholder Summit was held in San Francisco. Then factor in that the Seafood Choices Alliance is gearing up for its Seafood Summit in Paris in January, and conferences regarding sustainability are being planned for the International Boston Seafood Show in March. Clearly a lot is happening on this front.
But there is still a lot left to do. One of the problems some buyers have with the MBA's Seafood Watch program is the broad brush strokes taken with regard to farmed salmon and imported shrimp. These are two of the most popular species consumed per-capita in the United States - species that the Seafood Watch program says to avoid. The aquarium is asking chefs and others to take part in a "Save Our Seafood" campaign that is akin to the "Give Swordfish a Break" effort of a decade ago. As part of this newest campaign, participants are asked to not sell farmed salmon, Asian farmed tilapia, imported shrimp and a host of other species that are on the Seafood Watch avoid list. While this may be easy for upscale chefs to hitch their wagon to, it's not so clear cut for the buyers at Darden, Long John Silver's and other big companies. If all the farmed salmon purchasers switched to Arctic char as a replacement, what would happen to the farming of that species? Farmed species typically ramp up production to meet demand. Taking two steps forward is better than not starting down the path at all, but buyers clearly have a whole other aspect to their job ensuring the sustainability of their purchases.
The aquarium will update its report biennially, and I know many folks, myself included, will be eager to see if progress can be maintained.
Congratulations to Mark Sussman at Best Food Stuff in Norwood, Mass., the winner of the 2009 SeaFood Business Processor Survey Sweepstakes (the results of the survey were in the October issue)! Sussman was awarded a $100 American Express gift card. Thank you to all who participated in the survey.

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Ever imagined Jack Sparrow or Willy Wonka would join Alice Cooper on stage? Well, if you were at Cooper's gig in LA last night, your fantasy came true.
Actor Johnny Depp joined the infamous shock rocker at the Orpheum Theatre for several tracks in his 90-minute set. The show was part of Cooper's current tour around North America, which he is doing to mark the 40th anniversary of his landmark debut album (and single) School's Out.
Depp joined three other guitarists within Cooper's band, including Australia's Orianthi, who was originally going to play with Michael Jackson in his This Is It tour in 2009. The female rocker oozed stage presence, according to Rolling Stone, and stole the show during the performance of Cooper's hits I'll Bite Your Face Off and Hey Stoopid.
Meanwhile, Depp made his way on stage for a cover of The Doors' Break On Through (to the Other Side) and then stayed on stage with the band for the rest of the gig to belt out a series of other classic rock covers. You can watch videos of these below.
The night rounded out with – surprise, surprise – School's Out, which, according to Rolling Stone, saw the room explode with "confetti, bubbles, streamers, feathers and balloons, finally sending fans home with their eardrums and eyeballs shaken and stirred".
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News & Events
Ninety-nine BSU student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) with selection to the league's Fall 2013 All-Academic Team that was released by MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Student-athletes that compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the eight MASCAC institutions during the course of the recently completed fall 2013 academic semester and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Fall All-Academic Team.


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St Lukes SurgeryTel: 01489 783422
Botley SurgeryTel: 01489 783422
Test Results Patients are notified in the case of any significant abnormality in test results. However, if you wish to contact the surgery regarding a test result we would ask you to do so after 2pm when all the morning's post has been opened.
Cancelling your Appointment If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone to cancel your appointment.
Practice Code: J82192
Our aim is to provide all our patients with up to date news and information about our practice. As well as a source of information about our practice, the staff and the services we provide, we hope that you will use this site as a useful resource for other health-related information. We will keep it current with any developments or other details that we feel relevant to you. Feel free to send us any feedback .
Staff Vacancies
We currently have a vacancy for a GP Partner/Salaried GP. Please see our Staff Vacancies section for more details.
Friends & Family Test
The Friends and Family Test is a way for all patients to give feedback quickly and have their say on the care and treatment they experience across the NHS in England. It helps to improve local healthcare services for everyone by highlighting what is working well and what can be improved. The FFT has been in use in some hospital services since 2013 and is now expanding to more parts of the NHS, including GP practices from December 2014. For full details, see www.nhs.uk/friendsandfamily
Here at St Luke's & Botley Surgery we are now able to offer you, our patients, the opportunity to participate in this survey. You can pick up a survey card the next time you visit the surgery or complete online here:
Our current appointment system is undergoing a review. Please note that new appointments are released weekly on a Monday after 2pm. We would welcome any constructive feedback to help us improve the system.
The surgery does not operate a minor injuries service.
Please attend the Royal South Hants Hospital, minor injuries unit for :
Wounds/lacerations, wound infections, sprains and strains and closed suspected limb fractures, minor burns and scalds, minor head injuries, insect and animal bites, minor eye injuries, injuries to back shoulder and chest.
The Minor Injuries Department offers advice, information and treatment from specially trained nurses 365 days a year, with no appointment necessary.
Phlebotomy Services
We have recently reviewed our phlebotomy (blood taking) service. Please see the "Phlebotomy Services" tab on the right hand side for full information.
Vision Online Services for Repeat Prescribing and Appointments Practice code: J82192
With effect from 31st May 2014 the surgery has moved towards a new way of ordering your repeat prescriptions and booking appointments.All patients will need to sign up to our new system "Vision Online" by contacting a member of our reception team with your email address or downloading the form below. You will be issued with a registration token which when accepted will currently allow you to request repeat prescriptions, book, and view appointments online, and coming soon, view your medication history, any adverse reactions to medication and any medication allergies you may have.
To sign up for this service please click here Prescriptions_and_appointments_online[1].docx, For a full explanation of how to create an online account click here.
Please click on this link to order your repeat prescription .
Your prescription should be ready 2 full working days after you have requested it.
However if you would like your prescription to go straight to the chemist you will need to allow up to 5 working days for collection.
If you have been prescribed a medication by the hospital or your request is not straightforward, please again allow up to 5 working days before collection.
Thank you.
Patient Participation Report 2013-2014
We would like to thank all patients who hleped in the development of this report and those who responsed to our surveys. Please read our report: Patient_Participation_Report_2013-2014.doc
The Surgery has released a free app!!! Download the app for your phone by clicking on the logos below. iPhone & Android users click on the respective logos, all other phones should click on the HTML5 logo (please note HTML5 users won't get the full experience of the app).
Use the app to:
Visit us on Facebook
*TEST RESULTS* If you require test results please phone the surgery after 2pm and the receptionist will be able to deal with your request.
New Blood Pressure Machine in St Lukes Waiting Room
We now have a blood pressure machine in the waiting room for patient's use. Please feel free to come into the surgery and use the machine during surgery opening hours (no appointment needed). Your reading will then be passed to the practice nurse or healthcare assistant and added to your records. Please note, any abnormal readings will be dealt with by the nurse, you may receive a telephone call or letter if we would like you to re-check your blood pressure.
It is important to follow the instructions on the wall correctly to make sure your reading is accurate.
Our Patient Participation Group
(PPG) held a very successful event for carers on Thursday 16 May, with various organisations presenting to carers about the support they can offer. Carers attending commented:
· "I really feel I have achieved something by coming here tonight" and
· "I had no idea there was so much support out there for us – and now I do"
Keep an eye on the noticeboards for future events, including a diabetes awareness event, which may be of interest, or here for more about the PPG.
The contact number for the Out-of-Hours service has changed again, from 22 Jan 13. Please now dial 111 for Out-of-Hours and for NHS Direct. Calls to this number are not charged. More details on the Out of Hours tab on our Appointments page, here.
Please contact us if you think you may be eligible for flu or whooping cough vaccinations. We will be sending letters to some patients using Docmail, a well-established provider of such services.
For advice on what to do about flu please see the NHS DirectCold/Flu Symptom Checker.
For Southampton Minor Injuries Unit opening times & numbers,Click here
We would be very pleased to hear from any bank nurses who are available for sickness and holiday cover. Please see here.
Worried about keeping warm this winter? Speak to "Hitting the Cold Spots" on freephone 0800 804 8601 or see http://www3.hants.gov.uk/cold-spots.
What's New
Other Information
- Please help set up our patient survey, here.
- Change to Out-of-Hours GP Service telephone number. See here.
· Teenage Page UPDATED!!
· Coronary Heart Disease
· Info on how to Quit smoking
· First five years of life
· Child Health
· Egg Allergy & Immunisation
· What to do if your child has a high temperature
· Mens health Page
· Please note- The NHS walk-in-centres do not provide a phlebotomy service
· Southampton Health Directory
Order repeat prescriptions online
Change of Address:If you are moving, please view our practice boundaries to see if you are still in our area. You will have to register in another practice if you live outside our boundaries.


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Governement : Republic Capital : Libreville Area : 267 667 km² Population : 1,2 million Official languages : French Currency : Franc CFA |
Vaccines and health
Mandatory vaccination
A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is mandatory for all travellers over one year of age.
Recommended vaccination
For adults, don't forget your vaccinations: Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, and for those people at risk: Tuberculosis, Rabies.
For children, don't forget the vaccinations: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Polio, Tuberculosis, Measles, German Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis A & B, (1, long stay), Typhoid (1, long stay for those over 5 years old).
Local diseases
In Gabon, you must be warned about AIDS, Amebiasis, Ascaris, bilharziosis, Ebola Virus, Malaria, Hepatitis A & B, Poisonous Fish, Snakes, Scorpions, Spiders, Polio, Rabies, Sexually transmitted diseases, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Yellow Fever.
When to go?
Gabon has one big dry season from June to September and a little one from mid-December to Mid-January. These days are the best moments to visit the country.
Visas and diplomacy
For all information, please contact your embassy or the Gabon consulate.
Food and drinks
Hygienic problems variable in restaurants, markets and shops. Avoid tap water. Better to consume local bottled water : Andza (1, comes from Bateke).
Best places to go
The national parks are numerous in the Gabun. The fauna and the flora of the Gabun are all the more remarkable as the equatorial forest is still relatively well protected there. She(1, it) abounds in rare sorts of Animals (1, Pangolin of the Gabun) and of trees typical of this country. The national park of Odzala of a surface recently carried(1, worn) in 13.500 km2, establishes(1, constitutes), due to its evolution, one of the most extraordinary tropical forest ecosystems to be discovered.
Conducted tours in 4*4 are a good means to discover regions. Not to miss either the pond of Ogooué, surrounded with numerous of small islands. The main interest of the region being It is possible to visit in the city of Lambaréné, which is situated in this region, the former(1, ancient) hospital as well as the apartment of the doctor Dr Albert Schweitzer, who made this region known, transformed into museum.
Beaches of fine sand are also magnificent in the Gabun, in the bay(1, berry) of Ngombé, in waters blue-turquoise, Ekwata Village is a magnificent place of stay and relaxation.
Contact details
To contact us, please :
- Send us an e-mail to
We will answer you in a maximum of 48hours !
- Call us at
+ 33 1 80 87 57 80
- Send us a fax at
+ 33 1 80 87 57 87
- Write to
148, rue du Château
92100 Boulogne - FRANCE
Our business hours are from monday to friday from 9 a.m to 6 p.m, French local time, to contact our advisors. For our insured members, our medical platforms are available 24h a day and 365 days per year.
Do you have questions on your insurance plan, you would like to purchase a travel insurance or receive a quote for an expat insurance ? You are welcome to send us an email and we will answer you within 24h00 business days.


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TOMBSTONE, Ariz. - A recent fire in Tombstone's historical district has brought back the battle between the city and the feds over the town's water supply.
Tombstone gets its water from a highly protected wilderness area in the Huachuca Mountains. The pipeline that transports water 30 miles across Cochise County has had problems since the Monument Fire in 2011. According to the City they still haven't been able to get the proper equipment into the area to permanently fix the issues.
The structures in Tombstone's historic district are like a tinderbox. In the past few years alone the site of what is currently Old West Studio has burned down twice and continued water worries have some residents like Hal Cloughley on edge.
Cloughley's home has caught fire twice in the last three years. The most recent time was just a couple of weeks ago as flames from Old West Studio jumped onto his property.
Cloughley said, "This whole town could have went up. I was up there fighting it with a water hose."
The last time Tombstone had to put a fire out of this size firefighters used up nearly one third of the towns water. Tombstone Mayor Stephen Schmidt says if their water pipeline was running at full capacity they wouldn't have the threat of running dry.
"We've put temporary fixes on them but every monsoon they get washed out," explains Schmidt.
Without being able to access all of their spring heads in the Huachucas with mechanized equipment, every time the pipeline gets washed out they are forced into a long process of getting it fixed.
"One time they shut us down for using a wheelbarrow because it's mechanized. I guess it is because it has a wheel I don't know," says Schmidt.
According to the Goldwater Institute who is representing Tombstone in its fight for water rights, the U.S. Forest Service has only allowed Tombstone access to three of their twenty five springs.
Heidi Schewel says the U.S. Forest Service is open to working with the city but is bounded by certain laws put into place by the Wilderness Act of 1964.
"These are laws that we have to follow. We don't have a lot of wiggle room when it comes to the law," explains Schewel.
The Goldwater Institute says this has been an issue for several years and may not be solved for several more. Until than devastating fires will be in the forefront of minds like Cloughley's who is still cleaning up from the most recent fire.
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Scribes, Scholars & Storytellers Series 2013 ~ Featuring Carnita Groves
Each week we will host a different Denver based African American author with a range of talents and topics, from a variety of genres. Join us for an exciting series, promising a little something for everyone!
Wednesday March 20th @ 6:30pm Carnita Groves
Carnita is a Denver native. She writes integrative mental health articles for the Denver Black Pages and has recently published 7 books in less than one month. Carnita has taught psychology at three area colleges and operates a private practice (www.AtwellandGroves.net), which includes forensic evaluation support, integrative mental health, and psycho-nutrition. Her latest book, We All Have Issues, packs a wealth of information about "issues" in just a few pages. It does a remarkable job of simplifying complex issues and putting practical answers ("next steps") within reach. Author will be selling copies of her book.
Upcoming Authors
March 30th ~ Anitha Jackson, Saturday @2p
April 3rd ~ Johari Ade, Wednesday @6:30p
April 8th ~ Rev. William Golson, Monday @6:30p
April 15th ~ Rev. James Peters, Monday @6:30p
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May 1st ~ Allison Cotton, Wednesday @6:30p
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Jun 18, 2013 12:46 AM by Ed Zuchelli, KSBY News
Caltrans has announced some changes to roadwork on Highway 101 in Northern San Luis Obispo County.
The northbound Highway 101 off-ramp at State Route 58 will now be closed for three to four days straight this week, beginning Monday night.
The northbound Highway 101 on-ramp at State Route 58 was reopened Sunday.
It had been closed since June ninth.
The roadwork is part of the Aatascadero Rehabilitation project which includes paving 11 miles of Highway 101.
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Even then, his survival was in question. At the rescue ship, he was unable to climb up a net thrown over the side because his hands and feet were frozen. He was hauled aboard with a rope, and a sailor cut the clothing off his body. Naked, he was taken to the engine room and laid on a grate where warm air was rising.
He was suffering from severe hypothermia and "there was no medical help," he recalls. "You either lived or you died. I thought I was dreaming as I laid there watching the guys below. I thought, 'This isn't really happening, and when I wake up, everything will be fine.'"
At last he began to come out of his stupor. He found an old oily gunnysack to wrap himself in and made his way to the ship's mess hall. He was taken to a shower to clean the oil off and given some old clothes.
"It was about then I came out of shock and realized what I had been through," Flenthrope says. He looks down, and when he looks up again, his eyes are wet. "We never heard what happened to the Russian sailors. I don't think any of them made it. Twenty-three out of 41 merchant marines died. Seven of the 29 Armed Guard...We had been together since the Mediterranean; they were my friends, and I'll never forget them."
The U.S. Naval Armed Guard served on 6,236 merchant ships; more than 700 of those were sunk. Over 1,800 servicemen died while on duty with the Armed Guard; more would give their lives after they'd been transferred to landing craft and other Navy ships as the war dragged on in the Pacific.
When it was over, men like Jones, Larson and Flenthrope came home to a nation well aware of the heroics of the Marines on Okinawa, the "real" Navy at the Battle of Midway and the GIs who stormed the beaches of Normandy. Monuments were erected, best-selling books written, movies made. But except for a few military historians and the men who actually served in it, no one knew anything about the Armed Guard.
Because their records were kept on board, the battle records of regular Navy personnel were carefully noted. Armed Guard records, however, remained at bases in the States, and it was up to the officers to remember to file the paperwork once they returned. Some forgot, and many more forgot the details. A fire at a records depository in St. Louis erased still more of the past. As a result, many guardsmen never received credit for their part in the war.
For instance, Larson never received the Purple Heart he was due after the attack on his ship.
Larson went on to serve on landing craft for the invasion of the Philippines, and he stayed in the Navy for a time even after the war. (That's when he lost three fingers in an accident.) "I got out in San Francisco and was going to Chicago to see if I could get in the merchant marines, when I stopped in Denver," he recalls. "That's where I met my wife... which pretty much ended my seagoing career."
Instead, he became a successful contractor in his hometown. Life has been good, and Larson isn't bitter that he didn't receive his Purple Heart. Many of his friends from the old neighborhood never made it back from the Marine Corps.
"I don't need it," he says of the medal, as he looks at the rows of headstones in the cemetery. "I only care about being buried here...I got a lot of friends here."
When the war ended, Flenthrope was on board a ship off Brazil. He came back and married Aileen, a cousin of the boy with whom he'd joined the Navy, and worked for the U.S. Geological Survey until his retirement. He and Aileen had three children, a girl and twin boys who both served in the Navy in Vietnam.
"I still have to sleep with socks on, because my feet never quite recovered," Flenthrope says of his war ordeal. He pulls out a small case. Inside is a medal, but the writing is Cyrillic.
"I just got this from the Russian government. They made 2,000 of them to acknowledge what we did for them on the Murmansk run," he says. "This is the only medal I ever received. I never even got an engagement star from my own country.
"We were proud of the job we were doing, even if nobody else knew. We were just boys, trying to do the best we could."
Ed Jones got home and went to work for Public Service Company; he never married. After his retirement he got involved with the U.S. Naval Armed Guard organizations that were trying to win belated recognition for their war service. "The guys got married and had families and were busy with their careers," he explains, "so nobody really had much time to worry about why we weren't acknowledged.
"We weren't alone in that--the merchant marines didn't get a lot of credit, either. They didn't get veteran status until six or seven years ago, by which time the only thing it was good for was burial here," he says, gesturing toward the rows of headstones at Fort Logan.


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Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings Conference Call And Webcast
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results after the market close on Thursday, November 21, 2013. Following the release via the wire services, the Company will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time (4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern). To participate, dial US: 1-877-870-4263; Canada: 1-855-669-9657 or Int'l: 1-412-317-0790. The conference ID is "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage." Please dial in at least five minutes before the start of the conference call.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121115/LA13448LOGO)
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Allah Made Me Funny — The Movie
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Once, on a trip to Spain, a tour guide told comedian Azhar Usman that Christians, Jews and Muslims lived there together in peace for centuries, as though this was an ancient circumstance now impossible to achieve.
"You been to Brooklyn?" quips Usman, co-founder of the "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy team. "They're getting along there just fine. … You can find a halal hot dog on a kosher bun, if you look hard enough!"
Usman and his cohorts, Bryant "Preacher" Moss and Mohammed "Mo" Amer, are now exposing this and other truths about American Muslims in a new film, "Allah Made Me Funny," by Unity Productions Foundation (Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet and Prince Among Slaves).
Constructed around the standup routines from the trios' live show of the same name, "Allah …" spearheads the newest generation of comedy that is quintessentially American. Whether it's inviting the audience to write the joke on airport security themselves, or sheepishly admitting that four wives would be three too many, the trio gets the audience laughing so hard, they're neither afraid nor offended.
"The comics — one African American, one Arab American and one South Asian American — show the great diversity of Islam in America," says Michael Wolfe, Co-Executive Producer at UPF. "They also show that Muslims have a sense of humor and can laugh at themselves, standing on the shoulders of great comedians like Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld, who opened up worlds of American life to brand new audiences. These comedians take us on a journey in America: from growing up Muslim to marrying Muslim and living as a Muslim in after 9/11."
The film allows humor to speak for itself, pausing between acts to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the comics' family lives and the work that goes into their show, including the laughter in their homes and on the road. But it's the comics themselves — and the personal experiences they shamelessly twist into standup fodder — who relate to viewers of all backgrounds, unifying through mirth.
Amer draws on his Palestinian background and his very Arab family to elicit laughs over everything from checkpoints to marital misunderstandings, while Usman recalls his American-Muslim childhood and plays off his own dubious, bushy-bearded appearance.
Moss offers yet another perspective as he illuminates the experience of being both black and Muslim in America with warmth and irreverence – whether it's comparing Osama to Tupac or making light of his own conversion to Islam.
One of the tour's co-founders, Moss explained "Allah Made Me Funny" as a safe venue to address such topics, using laughter to heal rifts and gain perspective on issues of which many audience members might be ignorant.
"This project … involves the courage to step out of the shadows of silence and fear and reach out and build bridges," he says. "We're building these bridges through humor and understanding to make that journey a little easier for all of us."
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We have an HP ScanJet 6300C scanner that's a few years old. I've been scanning pictures all morning and noticed they seem a little on the hazy side. I thought that was photographer-error, but I just noticed that the scanner glass is foggy on the inside! I can't find the manual for the scanner (it's around here somewhere, we've been remodeling...). Does anyone know how to clean it? And why does it get foggy on the inside?
All the time I've spent scanning photos this morningn is wasted!!! Jen |
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Gosh Jen, I am sorry I can not help you as my manual says nothing about cleaning the underside of the glass and I never had to. I have an Epson I bought 6 years ago. ~Urlee~ |
- Posted by elaine_canada (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 06 at 16:38
Funny you should ask - I have a scanner at home with the same problem and was wondering how it would be possible to clean the other side of the glass. If you happen to find the answer, please post back here - we can't be the only two people with this problem. No smokers in my house or I might suspect that. Elaine |
Thank you both for commiserating. :-) We don't smoke here either and the scanner hasn't gotten a ton of use. There has to be something somewhere. Maybe I'll check the HP site and write to them. |
That was fast... I went to the HP site, clicked on the link for support, searched on my scanner model, and found the FAQ which includes instructions about cleaning the glass. Unfortunately, this particular model series doesn't allow for cleaning under the glass.... :-( |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cleaning glass on HP 6300c
- Posted by elaine_canada (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 06 at 17:19
Well thanks jenn - you were quick. I'm in Myrtle Beach for the winter......home is in Canada. My scanner is at home and at the moment, I'm not sure of the brand, my dh says he doesn't think it is an hp. At any rate, when I get home in the spring I'll be going to the website of the brand and see if I can clean the underside of the glass. You showed me where to start looking - thank you. I'm sorry yours cannot be cleaned - seems a complete waste doesn't it? Elaine |
Yes Elaine, it does! My dad gave it to us for Christmas one year, a complete surprise since I didn't ask for one. I had only mentioned that I'd like to get one to work on projects. I don't want to tell him about the glass because it will make him feel bad about it. :-( I'm scanning photos of my nephew to insert into a slide show I'm making. If it was a professional project or a wedding gift, I wouldn't continue or I'd get another scanner. But, fortunately, my family won't care about the haze on these pictures and might not even notice it. There are many others in the slide show that aren't scanned and look much better. Good luck getting yours clean. Jen |
I have seen this for years, not sure what causes the haze, but it could be from the oil on the motor, or the slide rails. Anyway, usually after the cover is removed, if you remove the screws from the lower cover, CAREFULLY remove the glass and clean it with windex or the like, if it is oil on the haze, you may need a grease cutter of such. I would then treat the glass with something like rain-X to keep it from building up again. John |
My mechanically-inclined hubby fixed it! He removed the screws and the part with the glass came right off. It was an oily film that we removed with glass cleaner and Miracle cloth, followed by a clean dry cloth. It looks MUCH better now. I'm guessing the reason why HP doesn't provide instructions to clean this one is because it does require some mechanical sense and a special screw driver for torx screws to remove the part with the glass. Just guessing though.... Thanks John for your encouragement. Jen |
AND another reason may be $$$$ for them one way or another? ~Urlee~ :) |
Urlee, no doubt about that. But also, if it is difficult to clean and someone not so mechanically inclined doesn't get it put back together, that person may do whatever it takes to make HP pay for their own mistake. Our scanner was a gift from our father and is only a few years old... I'm not about to replace it now just because the glass is foggy! Jen |
I have a Scanjet 5470c, and the glass was foggy inside as well. I simply unscrewed two screws on the underside nearest the "top edge" of the scanning surface, which enabled me to open the case a bit. The underside of the glass was right there in front of me. I just wiped it down with a clean cotton rag moistened with some Windex, followed by another soft dry cotton rag. I popped the case closed, resecured the two screws, and my glass was clean. Nothin' to it. |
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Thank you !!! I just cleaned my HP 4470 glass. just lift off the top cover and remove the 2 phillips screws,and you can carefully get your hand underneath to clean it ! |
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Using Craigs List to sell your car or truck faster and cheaper!
From time to time we all end up in the predicament of selling a car. Now sometimes many of us skip this predicament by just taking the vehicle to the car dealers and trading it in. The problem here is you're getting ripped off whether you see it or not. The car dealer and his used car manager will never pay you above rough, wholesale value for your vehicle. So you're always better off selling it on your own. But rather than using the usual classified ads in your local newspaper and spending a ton of money on a tiny little ad, you can use CraigsList absolutely free (its even better then using online auction sites like Ebay!)
Not only is Craigs List free, but also provides unlimited words and the opportunity to use as many pictures as you would like to fully convey the condition and worth of your vehicle to prospective buyers. This is a great help as your local classified ads won't let you list 20 or so words with no picture for an exorbitant price. Most of time nowadays when you list the car under local newspaper classifieds the majority of the calls that you will receive are from wholesalers who are literally trying to steal the car out from under you.
For instance, if your car is worth $5000 and is in really good shape, these scumbag wholesalers will show up at your house at 7 AM and try and flash $500 cash in your face. And they will basically nag you to death to try and get your car for that low of a price. Who needs that? The good thing about craigslist is that most of wholesalers are a little slow at learning how to use the Internet so most have not discovered Craigslist as of yet. So the calls you will get off craigslist tend to be real buyers and they tend to be very targeted buyers at that.
This is because of all of the wording you are allowed to put for free in your ad on Craigslist plus all the pictures you can place there. This leaves no question as to the condition of the vehicle, its features, colors, etc… Now, obviously, if you don't take advantage of the unlimited words and pictures on Craigs List and make your ad look like the local newspaper classifieds with small ads then that is your own fault and you will have poor results at best from that listing or ad.
To see what works best is easy. Just log on to Craigslist for your local town by going to Craigslist.com and selecting your state and city. Then just cruise through the posts and listings for people selling or looking to buy cars or trucks in your local area. Look at the difference between this you'll classifieds. Obviously you can see far more information and great pictures on craigslist so you undoubtedly know exactly what you're looking at. This is why your buyers will be so targeted they will know exactly what the vehicle is your listing, the condition of the vehicle and basically everything you know about it so they can take a look at it and buy it.
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Generally, the people that come calling from craigslist are serious buyers and not the tire kickers and wholesalers you will find your local newspaper classifieds. I have actually seen this firsthand as I used to own my own car dealership and the results from using Craigslist versus the local newspaper classifieds here in Charlotte (which would be the Charlotte Observer) are not even close. Craigslist provided far superior results, sales and profits. We had hundreds of more people come in and buy the cars through Craigslist then we ever did from the Charlotte Observer classifieds.
So, rather than getting ripped off by trading in your next vehicle, and rather than using expensive classifieds, use Craigslist to sell your vehicle regardless of whether it's a car, truck or even motorcycle for a higher price and much faster. With craigslist you will have a far higher number of serious buyers which is what you want because one of these buyers will most likely end up buying your vehicle. No one wants to waste time with tire kickers, joyriders, wholesalers, etc…
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Local Franchise Marketing Overview
One of the main components of the franchise systems is that the larger corporation has multiple smaller businesses in different geographic locations. Similarly, though franchises usually have a main corporate web site that offers information about its products to customers, they also usually have local listings or web site for each franchisee owner and location.
Stark Logic can provide comprehensive franchise local marketing strategies to each of your franchise's locations in order to increase business and overall brand awareness.
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Google Plus Local Optimization
Google Places is a thing of the past. Google is now integrating business listings with their social network Google Plus. Therefore, business owners and franchisees must have a personal Google Plus account to link to their Google Plus business listing. Stark Logic will work with franchise local marketing methods to set up their Google Plus accounts and optimize their Google Plus Local listings.
- Google Plus Local optimization is a process to claim your business listing and make changes so your business will show up at the top of Google's Local Directory.
- Google Organic listings are shown to the right just below the Places results. However, many times these are the first results on the page. With optimized Places and Organic results, we will get your franchise listed multiple times on the first page of Google.
- Google Pay Per Click marketing (also known as AdWords) requires you to pay each time someone clicks on the links shown. The more you bid for each click, the higher your ad appears in the shaded area. We can manage your AdWords campaign.
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When customers search for a local business, they normally type in a geographical phrase at the end of the desired keyword such as "plumber in san diego" or "dentist colorado springs." When Google determines that the search being performed is locally targeted, the results come back from Google's local directory.
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Stark Logic can submit each of your franchise locations to hundred of local online business directories and make sure that all of your information is consistent.
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By Elliot Furniss
Saturday, February 9, 2013
AFTER a complex process, friends and family of Nic Hughes have handed a submission to the Financial Ombudsman asking for justice.
Mr Hughes, a graphic designer from Brantham, near Manningtree, was 44 when he died last October.
His family say he had taken out an insurance policy with Friends Life in good faith, convinced that he had given full disclosure and the insurer had carried out all the necessary pre-policy checks. But they were devastated to discover Friends Life refused to honour his critical illness policy and make payment to his widow and twin eight-year-olds.
Friends Life said after the discovery of "non-disclosure" it cancelled the policy and refunded the premiums it had received.
Mr Hughes' friend, Kester Brewin, is leading the NicsFight campaign to make Friends Life reverse its decision. He said: "The submission process has been long, stressful and complex, with letters required from specialists and endless documents to gather, causing the family huge emotional and financial distress in the months immediately following Nic's death.
"NicsFight was started with a simple purpose – to get Friends Life to meet with the Hughes family. They have totally refused even to do this.
"This is a company who have failed to show any human side to its business – and it is paying dearly, with a reputation in pieces.
"The financial ombudsman takes into account public opinion when they decide cases. So as it starts to review Nic's case, let's make sure that it understands just how strong public feeling remains."
A Friends Life spokesman said: "We understand that the case has now been referred to the financial ombudsman and are awaiting official confirmation. The ombudsman is the recognised independent industry forum for disputes of this nature and the complaint procedure is free to the family.
"We will abide by any decision that the ombudsman makes and will do everything we can to make the process as rapid as possible.
"The resolution of this case is a private matter for the family involved."
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At the end of the day the family failed to disclose and important fact about his health. Had the insurance company been aware of this fact when the policy was taken out they would have refused to provide a policy. They have not done anything wrong. Whilst I feel sorry for the family the Insurance compay are right. If they pay this claim they must pay hundereds of others they correctly declined which will force premiums up and make people not able to afford the premiums and prevent genuine customers who disclose all facts from affording policies.
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Dr Inaki Gandarias
Inaki graduated in 2007 from the Univiersity of the Basque Country with a M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering (Master thesis: "From Biomass to Fuels: Hydrotreating of oxygenated compounds"). In 2008 we worked for one year as a Junior Engineer at Maxam, in two different projects in Ghana and Brasil. In January 2009 he decided to go back to the academia and he started his PhD at the University of the Basque Country under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Luis Arias (PhD thesis: "Glycerol hydrogenolysis by in-situ generated hydrogen: development of novel catalytic reactive systems"). In 2011 he carried out a six month research stay at the Leibiniz Institut for Catalysis (Rostock, Germany) in the research group of Dr. Andreas Martin. He got his PhD in 2012. In 2013 he joined the group of Prof. Mark Mascal at the University of California Davis. In January 2014 he started working at Cardiff Catalysis Institute as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. His work focuses on the selective oxydation of biobutanol.
Research interests
- Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactions
- Chemical conversion of biomass into fuels and value added products.
- Selective oxidation of biomass.
- Process simulation and characterization.
Selected publications
"Hydrodeoxygenation of the Angelica Lactone Dimer, a Cellulose- Based Feedstock: Simple, High-Yield Synthesis of Branched C7–C10 Gasoline-like Hydrocarbons".
M. Mascal, S. Dutta, I. Gandarias.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 126, 1885-1888.
"Production of furfural from pentosan-rich biomass: Analysis of process parameters
during simultaneous furfural stripping".
I.Agirrezabal-Telleria, I.Gandarias, P.L. Arias.
Bioresource Technology, 2013, 143, 258-264.
"Liquid phase glycerol hydrogenolysis by formic acid over Ni-Cu/Al2O3 catalysts".
I. Gandarias, J. Requies, P.L. Arias, U. Armbruster and A. Martin.
Journal of Catalysis, 2012, 290, 79-89.


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Reid Kerr College currently employs a diverse range of authentication methods for access to systems and resources, both internal and external. This includes Active Directory, Athens and various custom and application-specific authentication schemes. Increasingly, the lack of sustainability of such an approach is becoming apparent, both from the point of view of the user who is expected to manage up to 6 different accounts, and the administration staff who must create and administer these accounts. There is evidence to suggest that this is hampering the use of Athens-controlled resources, and that staff and students would be more likely to access these resources if they could use their network login.
The primary aim of the project is to prove that Shibboleth can be implemented by a relatively small institution using in-house expertise. While in large institutions like universities deployment of an enterprise-grade ICT solution will often be carried out by a specialist team, in FE colleges it will normally be carried out by existing staff, often without formal external support. If Shibboleth is to be adopted by the FE sector it must be demonstrated that deployment and support is within the in-house capabilities of individual colleges. This project will provide a practical demonstration and case study detailing the implementation process and describing any difficulties faced.
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The project will install Shibboleth IdP and Service Provider software on Windows 2000 or 2003 servers, if practical. The IdP will use the college's central Active Directory server for both authentication and as an attribute store. The college document management system will also be made available outside the college via Shibboleth.
Removing the existing authentication layer from resource usage will allow staff and students easier access to subscribed resources. It is anticipated that this may have an impact on information literacy, which is an acknowledged problem within Further Education.


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Wylde Green United Reformed Church enjoys a rich and varied musical life, with junior and senior choirs and hosting a wide range of musical events. To find out more, click on a link below:Sunday Recitals - next event - Sunday 3rd April 2011Other Musical Events - next eventBoldmere Recorded Music Society - next eventReviewsOrgan NewsSunday RecitalsSince summer 2000 there have been regular music recitals at Wylde Green URC, featuring church members and friends, local amateur and professional musicians, and even internationally-known performers. These short concerts are now a monthly fixture, supported not only by church members who have been at the preceding evening service, but also attracting audiences from the local community who attend just to hear the music. Starting at 8pm, they last 45-60 minutes, are informal in nature and often use the church's Yamaha grand piano. All are welcome, no ticket is required and admission is free, but a retiring collection is taken in aid of church funds. Simply turn up at 19.45 for an 20.00 start. Click here for a list of our previous recitals As soon as details of our next recital are finalised they will appear here. Please look later. Sunday Recital Background InformationIn 2003/4 Martyn Parfect and I have attended the public final auditions of the Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) competition at the Wigmore Hall, London. Young musicians from around the world, who have been selected through a rigorous audition process, are judged by a panel chaired by broadcaster Sue MacGregor, and including the director of the Edinburgh Festival, the BBC Radio 3 music controller and The Times music critic. YCAT seeks to identify, nurture and promote outstanding young soloists at the beginning of their professional careers, bringing them to the attention of the concert-going public and offering commercial management to take their careers forward into the international arena. Needless to say, the standards are exceptionally high, and as well as enjoying many superb performances it has given the opportunity for me and Martyn to meet and engage some of these remarkable musicians to give concerts in Sutton Coldfield. Beginning in October 2005 there were three concerts being given by some of these up-and-coming professionals at Wylde Green URC – a fantastic opportunity for all of us to hear world-class musicians in the church's fine acoustic, in many cases using our Yamaha grand piano. The first of the YCAT performers to play for us was Léonard Schreiber, who gave a violin recital on Sunday 2nd October, accompanied by John Gough on the piano. Léonard was born in Antwerp, Belgium and studied in London at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music. Although only 21 years old, he has already given recitals throughout Europe, and has been soloist with many prestigious orchestras. On 6th November we welcomed O Duo, a percussion duo. Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox were scholars at the Royal College of Music, graduating in 2003, both with First Class Honours. Their repertoire, which spans more than 300 years, is a mix of popular classics and accessible contemporary music, played on two marimbas, vibraphone and a huge array of other tuned percussion instruments. They have a flamboyant style, not dissimilar to the West-End show Stomp, which will definitely appeal to younger members, as well as a technical brilliance which will take the breath away of even the most seasoned classical musician. They are simply not to be missed! The third of our YCAT artists was José Menor, an exceptionally talented young Spanish pianist who needs little introduction, having given the opening recital on our grand piano last year. His career as a soloist has taken off since then, as José has given concerts all over Europe to considerable critical acclaim. Finally, we had a group of local students playing for us on 20th November. The Four Quarters String Quartet (violins - Amy Littlewood & Michael Jones; viola - Tom Lingard: 'cello - Byeong-ju Park) performed a recital of classical and popular music. Philip Bellshaw Other Musical EventsBoldmere Recorded Music SocietyThe BRMS meets monthly on Tuesday evenings 19.45 - 22.00 and is a chance to hear excellent recordings of a variety of classical music. All are welcome to attend; if you've not been before, why not try us out? You'll get a warm welcome and the chance to listen to enjoyable music in a quiet atmosphere (how often can any of us manage that nowadays?) with informed commentary about the music from knowledgable presenters. Meetings are held in the Church lounge, start at 7.45pm, and finish at around 9.45. Admission to recitals is £1, including tea and biscuits. More information is available from Lynne Hardaker or Philip Bellshaw.
Reviews5 March 2005 A pipe dream realisedHistorically, the Christian Church has always been an important advocate and patron of the arts, and here in Sutton, Wylde Green URC has had a long and honourable history of music events for several decades now. It is enjoying a new expansion of its activities, with its recent acquisition of a Yamaha Concert Grand, and the concert on Saturday celebrated the completion of a two year programme to refurbish the organ, with an organ recital and anthems for choir and organ. To mark the centenary of the original organ the pipes were taken to the Willis factory in Liverpool and more than 200,000 individual parts were refurbished and re-installed. For the concert the 3 manual organ console was placed in the centre, and CCTV projected onto a large screen, this gave everyone the best possible view of soloist Paul Carr Paul Carr is Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's in the Jewellery Quarter, and a remarkably active musician and recitalist. The programme was calculated to the best effect to show off the many colours of the restored organ. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor was followed by the Badinerie from his Suite no. 2, and then some pieces from the French tradition in which Vierne's Naïades from the Pièces de Fantaisie was especially impressive in its unassuming yet constant virtuosity. The choirs' contributions were no less impressive. The main choir started with Finzi's God is gone up. From its opening fanfare to the final chords, this was a magnificent piece suitable for such a grand occasion. Other works by Elgar and Wesley were distinguished by their lovely soft singing and purposeful phrasing. Bairstow's demanding set of choral variations Blessed city, heavenly Salem received an excellent performance. The junior choir, some of whose members looked too young to be out after dark, gave a committed performance including Malcolm Archer's adaptation of Pachelbel's Canon. It was good to see that the continuity of the choral tradition is being looked after so well. Paul Carr's recital continued with several of his own arrangements, including one of the Overture to Die Fledermaus. This was a splendidly technicolour transcription, and it was startling to hear such well known tunes emerge in flamboyant new clothes. Taken at a whirlwind tempo it brought the house down. The whole evening was a heart-warming family occasion, marked at the end by two encores, a round of applause for the organ builder, (present in the audience) thanks to the organisers of the organ appeal, the donators of funds, including Sutton Municipal Charities and, of course, Widor's Toccata as a grand finale. The banner on the church wall reads "Thank God for music". This church is doing that extremely well. John Gough Stephen Clarke has made a recording of the organ recital given by Paul Carr on 5th March 2005 to celebrate the recent refurbishment of the church organ by Henry Willis and Sons Ltd. This has been produced to professional standards, thanks to a generous donation towards from Doreen Jones in memory of Alan. Reasonably priced at £7.50 for a two CD set, this also features the church choirs and is NOW AVAILABLE from Stephen Clarke (0121 353 0268) or any member of the senior choir. Limited numbers of the professionally-printed souvenir programme are also available at half price (£1:00). Filled with information about the music, performers and a history of the organ at Wylde Green, this would make an ideal accompaniment to the recording for anyone who was unable to be present at the concert. Speak to Stephen Clarke (0121 353 0268) or Philip Bellshaw (0121 354 8272) for a copy. Comments from the evening"The whole evening was brilliant - the organ was rich and powerful. The pieces were well chosen to show the organ off to its best." Yvonne Brookes "It was really good. I liked the Nutcracker because it was like my video. We sang a special song and I really liked it." Sebastian Peniket "Absolutely fantastic! Paul did us and the organ proud. I learned a lot about the organ. Being able to sing in the choir was a wonderful experience." Bev Lyne "It was lovely to hear the organ let rip. It was good to be a part of it. The Junior Choir was ace!" Marion Moore "It was scary with millions of people watching. Paul was very clever 'cos he moved his fingers very fast." Grace Green "The depth and quality of the organ were brilliant and the choirs were on top form." Pete Horton "It was a brill evening." Faith Jackson, Lizzie Steel and Sophia James "Marvellous. The choirs were excellent. Talent at its best. So much of the music was just black notes - super!" Nettie Arthur "I liked it when he (Paul) played the organ just with his feet!" Lisa Jones 11 February 2005 Review: Sutton Coldfield Orchestra Young Soloists ConcertThe acoustics at Wylde Green URC are perfect for classical music, amply demonstrated at Saturday night's concert with Sutton Coldfield Orchestra, led by Jeremy Blunt and conducted by Paul Hilliam. The orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and it confirmed its status as one of the Midlands' finest by beginning and ending the concert in commanding form and ebullient fashion with rousing accounts of film music by John Williams. These exciting, modern works were an appropriate frame for the main substance of the evening, which featured movements from various concertos, performed by a number of young instrumentalists drawn from the ranks of the BSSO (Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra.) Henrietta Haines gave a spirited rendition of the first movement of Mozart's Violin Concerto no. 3, producing a dazzlingly clear, pure tone, perfectly in keeping with the style of the music. This was followed by a very modern work, Divertimento for Flute and String Orchestra, composed by Andrey Rubtsov (born 1982) and receiving its British première. Sagar Musani was the soloist, playing with great panache and shrugging off the technical challenges posed by the work. Amy Littlewood (violin) and Tom Lingard (viola) then played the slow movement from Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante. They produced a hauntingly beautiful and mellow texture, allowing the melody to move seamlessly between the two instruments, and blending together perfectly. The second half of the concert opened with more music by Mozart, the first movement of his Piano Concerto no. 26. The church's recently-purchased grand piano was expertly played by Jonathan Dodd, whose dazzling yet sensitive performance deservedly received rapturous applause. Samuel Barber's Canzonetta for Oboe and String Orchestra was beautifully played by Ashley Spencer, who produced a fine tone with excellent variety of timbre. She maintained her composure well despite some nervousness in the orchestral accompaniment. David Kayente, a 15 year old violinist with a tremendous technique, gave a thrilling performance of the final movement of Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto. He managed to produce sufficient power to match the sound of the full orchestra, who provided firm yet sympathetic support throughout. Each of these soloists was superb, displaying a maturity of musical interpretation and a confidence belying their tender years. They gave performances of the highest musical standard and are a credit to the BSSO and their schools. Organ NewsWylde Green United Reformed Church Organ features as 'Organ of the Month' - visit the Birmingham Organists' Association website for details Early History of the OrganIn her book "SUTTON COLDFIELD A Pictorial History", Sue Bates includes a drawing of 'A New Congregational Church' in Highbridge Road, opened on 19th June 1898. This was an iron building which lasted until the building of the present Highbridge hall and generally referred to as the 'Tin Tab'. The present Church was built in 1900 and the original organ by the firm of Ayles of Birmingham was installed. Much of this instrument still remains following rebuilds in 1949 by the firm of Nicholsons of Worcester with some later modifications and the present restoration by the firm of Willis. My recollections of this instrument go back to around 1930 when I was taken to Church by my father for the morning service and sat with him in the choir among the tenors, from where I had a good view of the Organist and the console (a wonderful distraction for someone of my age from unintelligible ecclesiastical jargon). So what about this instrument, with not just one keyboard like the piano at home: but 2 for the hands and one for the feet also! Fascinating! I later started to play it in my 'teens. The layout of the instrument was arranged with the 2 manual divisions against the front wall of the building with the Swell division on the left and the Great on the right behind a flat case with 5 groups of decorated pipes typical of the time. The two outer panels of this remain as side screens. The main portion of the case was not so high as the present one. The largest Pedal pipes (16ft Open Diapason) stood against the side walls behind the screens, the tops being visible. The rest of the pedal division was placed behind the outer left screen. The console was located centrally in the case. The organist being concealed from view by a curtain. As built the organ was blown by hand from a position on the right hand side behind the present side screen. This facility remained , but before 1930 an electric blower had been installed. The action was completely pneumatic including 4 thumb pistons for each manual, adjustable by tuner. The swell shutters were operated by an iron pedal on the right with latch for "full swell" and heavy to work as with most instruments of the day, justifying the traditional annual allowable organists expense of 2 pairs of shoes and a pair of trousers! Whether they were paid, I do not know. A specification of the organ is appended. In the 1949 rebuild Nos. 4, 5, & 7 were moved from the Great to form the basis of the Choir division and the swell reeds were most likely re-voiced and renamed. Otherwise the present Swell is still mostly original. The stop jambs were angled as at present. The Swell stops were placed on the left and the Great & Pedal stops on the right. The Pedal Board was flat and parallel The original Swell & Great chests remain with their actions modified to electro-pneumatic in 1949. Ron Close Recent DevelopmentsA major rebuilding of this Nicholson organ has just been completed by Henry Willis and it can be heard on Saturday 5th March when BOA Council Member Paul Carr gives the opening recital. In 1949 Nicholson & Co undertook a complete re-design of a previous organ by an unnamed Birmingham builder installed in 1903, which included adding an enclosed Choir division. The new action was electro-pneumatic, a detached console with double-touch stop tabs in a horseshoe layout was provided, and a new organ screen constructed. In 2003 Henry Willis & Sons commenced a complete overhaul of the organ. A new drawstop console was provided, moveable on castors and fitted with updated computer action with multiple memory levels, sequencer and transposer. Unlike the 1,500 wires connecting the 1949 console, the connection to the organ is now a cable containing just 7 wires. An Acoustic 32' Reed has been added to the Pedal (derived from the Trombone 16ft and several other ranks). The bellows, Swell and Great soundboards, and other parts of the action have been fully refurbished, the blower overhauled and the organ totally re-wired. The pipework has been extensively re-voiced and the poor speech of much of the pipework has been corrected. The Flute 4ft (triangular) on the Great was scrapped and replaced by similar pipework with better speech; also the bottom octave of the Pedal Echo Bourdon. The overall sound of the organ, both individual stops and chorus, has been transformed as well as providing a welcome increase in power. Previous Sunday Recitals2000 4/6/00 Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & John Gough (piano) 2/7/00 Helen Downham (cello) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 3/9/00 Revolution String Quartet with Martyn Parfect (clarinet) 1/10/00 Naomi Green (soprano) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 5/11/00 Rebekah O'Dowd (narrator), Martyn Parfect (clarinet), Naomi Green (soprano) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 3/12/00 John Cresswell (bass) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 2001 4/2/01 Alastair Frew (saxophone) & Helen Frew (piano) 4/3/01 Marion Bellshaw (flute), Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 6/5/01 Alan Greenwood (tenor horn) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 3/6/01 Primary school age children from Wylde Green URC with Naomi Green & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 15/7/01 Lynne Miles (flute) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 16/9/01 Martyn Parfect (clarinet), Naomi Green (soprano) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 4/11/01 Brian Sturtridge (piano) 18/11/01 John Cresswell (bass) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 16/12/01 Deborah Peniket & Alison Walklett (readings), Jonathan Hughes (piano) & Martyn Parfect (clarinet) 2002 21/4/02 Pat Downham (violin) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 16/6/02 Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & John Gough (piano) 15/9/02 Naomi Green (soprano) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 20/10/02 Lucy Waltho (soprano), Lynne Miles (flute), Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 17/11/02 Lynne Miles (flute) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 15/12/02 Laura Monk & Kristine Hughes (sopranos), Kathryn Willis (alto & sleighbells), Marion Bellshaw (alto & flute), Nigel Brookes (tenor), Philip Bellshaw (bass), Jonathan Hughes (piano), Kathryn Bellshaw & Elaine Siggers (readings) 2003 16/2/03 John Cresswell (bass) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 18/5/03 Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & John Gough (piano) 20/7/03 Alan Greenwood (tenor horn) & Tony Hughes (euphonium) 19/10/03 Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & John Gough (piano) 16/11/03 Kol Kinor choir (conductors: Mike Fowler & Jacob Fifer) 14/12/03 Melisma chamber choir (conductor: Philip Bellshaw) 2004 18/01/04 Lynne Miles (flute), Lucy Waltho & Elizabeth Willis (sopranos) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 08/02/04 Duo Manoso - Rachel Smith (flute) & Andrew Gough (guitar) 14/03/04 Carl Hickman (piano) 09/05/04 Sutton Brass (conductor: Richard Elliott) with Philip Bellshaw (organ) 13/06/04 Pat Downham (violin) & Philip Bellshaw (piano) 11/07/04 David Shanks (oboe & cor anglais) & Mike Fowler (piano) 19/09/04 Aranmore - Michael Burnham (violin) & Meg Lawrie (soprano) 10/10/04 Helen Downham (cello) & Brian Brown (piano) 17/10/04 Naomi Green (soprano) & Mike Fowler (piano) 21/11/04 Sutton Coldfield Community Choir 12/12/04 Melisma chamber choir (conductor: Peter Howell-Jones) 2005 16/01/05 Stella Sims (mezzo-soprano) & Phillip Ypres-Smith (piano) 20/02/05 Richard Bates (trumpet) & Mike Fowler (piano) 13/03/05 The Conservatoire Gospel Choir (conductor: Peter Daly) 10/04/05 Sutton Brass (conductor: Richard Elliott) with Philip Bellshaw (organ) 15/05/05 Threeway jazz trio - Steve Waterman (trumpet), Steve Lodder (piano) & Ben Crossland (bass guitar) 12/06/05 The Deanery School orchestra & choir (conductors: Naomi Goldsworthy & Mike Fowler) 10/07/05 John Gough & Alastair Moseley (piano - four hands) 11/09/05 Hayley Burton (piano) 25/09/05 Wylde Green URC Junior Choir (conductor: Kathryn Willis) 02/10/05 Leonard Schreiber (violin) with John Gough (piano) & Martyn Parfect (clarinet) 06/11/05 O Duo - percussion duo: Owen Gunnell & Oliver Cox 20/11/05 The Four Quarters string quartet (violins - Amy Littlewood & Michael Jones; viola - Tom Lingard; cello - Byeong-ju Park) 04/12/05 José Menor (piano) 2006 22/01/06 Sutton Wind Octet (members of Sutton Coldfield Orchestra) 19/02/06 Carl Hickman (piano) 19/03/06 Duo con Brio 21/05/06 Paul Carr (organ) 11/06/06 Four Quarters String Quartet 16/07/06 The Schloesser Trio 06/08/06 Byron Jackson (baritone) Pat Bennett (piano) 17/09/06 Sutton Trombone Quartet 15/10/06 Naomi Green (soprano) and Diane O'Keghie (piano) 19/11/06 Sutton Brass (Chamber brass ensemble. ) 03/12/06 - Daniel de Borah (piano)
14/01/07 - John Gough & Alastair Moseley (piano - 4 hands) 18/02/07 - Alex Poulton (baritone) & Pat Bennett (piano) 18/03/07 - Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir 22/04/07 - Amphion Consort 20/05/07 - Wylde Green United Reformed Church Junior Choir 10/06/07 - Duncan Honeybourne (piano) 08/07/07 - Martyn Parfect (clarinet) & John Gough (piano) 05/08/07 Jill Crossland (piano) 16/09/07 Helen Downham (cello)and Paul Cibis (piano) 30/09/07 Hoang Pham (piano) 14/10/07 - Centenary Brass 28/10/07 – Caccini Duo 18/11/07 - Paul Carr (organ) & Michael Jones (piano) 09/12/07 - The Four Quarters String Quartet 13/01/08 - Robert Hunter (piano) 27/01/08 - Thomas Gould (violin) 17/02/08 - David Joyce (violin) & Richard Silk (piano & harpsichord) 09/03/08 - Chiao-Ying Chang (piano) 06/04/08 - Neil Crossland (piano) Read Neil's biography here 20/04/08 - Ian Ludford (cello) and Phillip Henderson (piano) 11/05/08 - Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir 15/06/08 - Paul Mocroft (baritone) and John Jenkin (piano) 13/07/08 - Helen Reid (piano) 14/09/08 - Sutton Trombone Choir 12/10/08 - Jonathan Dawson (flute) and Andrew Cummings (piano) 09/11/08 - Amanda Lipman (violin) & Pat Bennett (piano) 30/11/08 - Di Xiao (piano) 200911/01/08 - Robert Hunter (piano) 25/01/09 - Sarah Westwood (soprano) & Richard Silk (piano) 15/2/09 - Paul Mocroft (baritone) & John Jenkin (piano) 8/3/09 – Rivoli String Quartet 29/3/09 – Wylde Green URC choir 26/4/09 - Duo con brio Sunday 10th May - Jill Crossland (piano) Sunday 14th June - Sutton Coldfield Chamber Choir Sunday 5th July 2009 – Hayley Burton ('cello) Sunday 27th September 2009 – Nova Wind Quintet Sunday 18th October 2009 – Neil Crossland (piano) Sunday 29th November 2009 – José Menor (piano) Sunday 24th January 2010 – Rachel Fryer (piano) Sunday 28th February 2010 – Kaleidoscope Ensemble Sunday 28th March 2010 at 6.30 pm – anthems & readings Sunday 18th April 2010 – Helen Reid (piano) Sunday 23rd May 2010 – Adam Brown (guitar) Sunday 13th June 2010 – Miyuki Kato (piano) Sunday 4th July 2010 – Jennifer Bennett (solo violin) Sunday 19th September 2010 – Enigma Brass Ensemble Sunday 3rd October 2010 – Thomas Gould (violin) Sunday 21 November 2010 - Peter Churchill & Lynne Bulmer (Piano & Flute) |
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text: This episodic story is set in So Paulo's notorious jail known as Carandiru, one of Latin America's largest and most violent prison systems. The doctor (Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos) is an oncologist who arrives in the jail as a volunteer to test the prisoners for HIV infection. Seeing the disease, overcrowding, and rampant circulation of drugs, the doctor realizes much of the prison is controlled by the inmates. They decorate their cells and have an established pecking order. The strong inhabit messy individual suites, and the weak are jammed together, as many as sixteen sharing a 100-square-foot (9.3 m2) cell. Several narratives develop in the film: the attempted murder of Peixeira (Milhem Cortaz), the solitary confinement of Chico (Milton Gonalves), and the romance between Lady Di (Rodrigo Santoro) and Too Bad (Gero Camilo). The doctor establishes a routine and comes to see the prisoners as survivors. The picture ends with a violent prison riot that historically took place on October 2, 1992. The repression of the riot became known as the Carandiru Massacre.


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Fish, Fish and more Fish
(25 Recipes) Created by MAZDAWD50
Recipes in this Collection
Submitted by ROSEOFSHARON73 Carbs: 7.9g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 35.6g | Calories: 223.9
Very Good 4.8/5
(6 ratings)
Submitted by JENALESSIO Carbs: 11.1g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 31g | Calories: 232.9
Very Good 4.5/5
(6 ratings)
Be sure to rinse and drain the artichoke hearts or substitute with a pound of fresh asparagus tips. Scallops may also be substituted for the shrimp. Submitted by LADYPHOENIX61 Carbs: 13.7g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 19.7g | Calories: 199.2
Very Good 4.8/5
(4 ratings)
This is an easy to make dish that is delicious and flavourful. Submitted by VICTORIAALCORN Carbs: 2.2g | Fat: 10.9g | Fiber: 0.3g | Protein: 33.7g | Calories: 245.5
Good 3.1/5
(7 ratings)
Relatively simple and flavorfull fish disk. Very Good! Try it with Asparagus or Broccoli. Submitted by THESPY75 Carbs: 8.1g | Fat: 9.8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 43.5g | Calories: 306.5
There is a picture.....Delicious recipe for Tilapia!! Submitted by ASHLEYWELLING Carbs: 1.3g | Fat: 8.3g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 23g | Calories: 175.1
Very Good 4.5/5
(8 ratings)
Giada De Laurentiis demonstrated this on TV this week. Easy. Submitted by 60SIXTY Carbs: 15.2g | Fat: 11.2g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 28.6g | Calories: 288.9
High in protein & fiber, low in fat, this dish is a complete meal. Submitted by TANCALIEL Carbs: 44.9g | Fat: 9.2g | Fiber: 8.2g | Protein: 38.7g | Calories: 407.5
Very Good 4.1/5
(40 ratings)
Fra diavolo style shrimp; terrific served with grilled vegetables. Submitted by CARE211 Carbs: 14.9g | Fat: 19g | Fiber: 3.4g | Protein: 30.4g | Calories: 354.4
Easy, delicious and HEALTHY sushi!!! Submitted by SARAGRIFFIN Carbs: 17.4g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 11.1g | Calories: 154.8
Good 3.4/5
(8 ratings)
A fast and easy recipe that adds a lot of flavor to fish! Submitted by KIALA2 Carbs: 12.9g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 0.8g | Protein: 44g | Calories: 293.1
Very Good 4.0/5
(4 ratings)
GREAT appetizer, only 54 calories! Submitted by HSRC2781 Carbs: 5.8g | Fat: 2.2g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 53.2
Very Good 4.5/5
(19 ratings)
This is really delicious and flavorful. Serve over brown rice, or quinoa for a healthy, easy meal. Submitted by HARDBOILEDBLOND Carbs: 9.2g | Fat: 10.7g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 25.3g | Calories: 239.6
You can use this sauce in spicy tuna rolls, or on a volcano or lava roll. The Sriracha hot sauce is the secret ingredient (the one with the rooster on the bottle!). You can be authentic and use "real" Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie), but good old Hellman's works fine too. Submitted by JO_JO_BA Carbs: 2.6g | Fat: 10.2g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 0.3g | Calories: 103.1
Good 3.0/5
(7 ratings)
Easy hand-rolled sushi, stores well Submitted by SAKAHU Carbs: 13.7g | Fat: 13.4g | Fiber: 6.5g | Protein: 26.9g | Calories: 280
One bite and you're transported to Louisiana! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 45.1g | Fat: 4.9g | Fiber: 6.3g | Protein: 22.8g | Calories: 302.1
A refreshing alternative to tuna salad. Pair with tomatoes and cucumber for a light lunch. Submitted by JLPNURSE Carbs: 20.4g | Fat: 4.1g | Fiber: 6.1g | Protein: 27.6g | Calories: 219.1
Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! We think this baked tilapia recipe can't be beat! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 1.2g | Fat: 10.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 177.1
We tend to think of herbs as garnishes, but parsley takes a starring role in this fresh pesto. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 5g | Fat: 5.3g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 23.8g | Calories: 157
Biting into a perfectly crispy fried shrimp is so satisfying. The 10 grams of fat per serving? Not so satisfying. This dish has all the crunch, with much less fat. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 12.8g | Fat: 2.9g | Fiber: 1.4g | Protein: 28g | Calories: 193.7


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Osteoporosis is one of the common bone related disease. In the condition the bone density becomes reduced and bone tissues start thinning. Though the condition can affect both men and women, it is highly diagnosed in the female gender. According to researches it is noted that 1 out of every 5 American female over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis. The condition may onset when the body's ability to form sufficient new bone is hindered and/or significant amount of old bone is absorbed again by the body. It is studied that calcium as well as phosphate are the two crucial mineral important for formations of normal bones. These mineral in the body during the youth helps in producing bone. If your body does not get adequate amount of calcium through diet than your body may suffer from bone relate issues. One can reduce the risk of osteoporosis by understanding its causes and avoiding these factors.
Osteoporosis caused due to low estrogen in women:
Estrogen deficiency in females is considered to be one of the most common causes of osteoporosis. Loss of bone increased after women experience menopause which is when these women have a dramatic reduction in the level of estrogen. The risk of the condition increase through the course of time as these women may lose more bone then what their body forms. Younger women may also suffer from insufficient density of the bone if they have stopped experiencing menstruation, such as in case of skinny athletes or suffering from anorexia. Bilateral Oophorectomy, wherein the ovaries are surgically removed, may also lead to low bone density and osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis caused due to low testosterone in men:
In case of men both the hormones, testosterone as well as estrogen is essential for bone health. This is because male body transforms the testosterone into estrogen which helps in preserving bone. Hence, when men are being tested for prevalence of osteoporosis they are also diagnosed to check the level of testosterone as well estrogen.
Osteoporosis due to other hormonal imbalances;
There are various other hormones that play a significant role in regulating the density of your bone. These hormones may include parathyroid hormone, growth hormone etc. These hormones also help in deciding how well your bones can use calcium as well as the development and breakdown of the bones. In case when your body has surplus parathyroid hormones, the condition is referred to as hyperparathyroidism, which may result in loss of calcium through urine. This causes your bone to become weaker. On the other hand along with aging your body produces lesser growth hormones which are also essential for growth of your bones.
Apart form the above mentioned hormonal causes of osteoporosis some other causes may include:
• Deficiency of calcium
• Deficiency of vitamin D
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Thyroid related issues
• Smoking
• Side effect of medications
• Underlying medical condition
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HOUSTON — Authorities in Texas say three people have been wounded in a shooting at a Houston-area community college.
Harris County Sheriff's Maj. Armando Tello says three people had been wounded and a person of interest has been detained.
The shooting took place Tuesday at the Lone Star College System campus about 20 miles north of downtown Houston.
A college official says the campus has been placed in lockdown.
Aerial footage from local television stations shows emergency personnel attending to some people on stretchers and at least one being taken into an ambulance. Others can be seen running from a building led by officers.
Jed Young, spokesman for the Lone Star College System campus in north Harris County, said a shelter-in-place order has been issued.
The Lone Star College System has an enrollment of 90,000 students and six college campuses, according to its website. Its North Harris campus is about 20 miles north of downtown Houston.


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