text:
Macro photograph taken June 2010 © Alixzandra
Oil & Water Photography series All Handheld Canon 500d
2 sales 2010/11 online
Sold offsite 2011
Featured in Shapes & Patterns June 2010
Featured in 1:1 Macro Photography June 2010
If you would like to see any of these images larger or are interested in the various photographs from the series not uploaded here, please feel free to contact me directly
Chocolate pudding! YUMMY. I like this series my friend!
Thanks Debra, well I wasn't going to add any more, but I have a good set for a series I hope to exhibit in a local gallery. It just said chocolate to me..though I'm more a cheese and cracker gal.
– Alixzandra
Creative macro series.
Thanks a lot Chet, I tried to make each very different with varying backgrounds.
– Alixzandra
I have chocolate moments all the time! And this one is superb ;-)
I'm glad you approve Andrew! it did say chocolate with all those tones of beige bubbles
– Alixzandra
This series just amazes me! Gorgeous!
Thank you Barbara ! trying out something new, I'm glad you like them, my favourite would have to be the Red/white and blue shot!
– Alixzandra
Nice work
Thank you for stopping by and commenting Jodie.
– Alixzandra
Chocolate is good!!! Love this – another fave!
Thank you Dot, I had an aero moment thanks for favouring it.
– Alixzandra
Awesome! Stunningly beautiful Alix! I love these! :-)
Thanks Marie, I'm glad you like them :)
– Alixzandra
Superb Alix, glad you decided to do a few more.
Thanks Gary, I'm glad you guys wanted to see more, I tried to make each quite different and have a full set now for a possible exhibit in a local gallery.
– Alixzandra
These are awesome mate! Love the results you are coming up with, perfect abstract series, could never tell what these are until explained. Has such an alien space-like feel to it.
Thanks a lot Andrew, glad you like them.
– Alixzandra
And back once more to say..
Thanks Parmi and the group! :)
– Alixzandra


text:
Roughly our research covers three main areas: research ethics, clinical ethics and bioethics. Most of our research is published in peer reviewed articles and books, but we also publish the occasional project report or popular science book.
You will find the most recent publications by researchers active at CRB with abstracts and links to journals below. Our staff pages also contains publication lists.
Ethics, Law and Governance of Biobanking
Mascalzoni D (ed), , Springer, National, European and International Approaches Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, Vol. 14 2015, VI, 277 p.
About the book: Biobank research and genomic information are changing the way we look at health and medicine. Genomics challenges our values and has always been controversial and difficult to regulate. In the future lies the promise of tailored medical treatments and pharmacogenomics but the borders between medical research and clinical practice are becoming blurred. We see sequencing platforms for research that can have diagnostic value for patients. Clinical applications and research have been kept separate, but the blurring lines challenges existing regulations and ethical frameworks. Then how do we regulate it?
This book contains an overview of the existing regulatory landscape for biobank research in the Western world and some critical chapters to show how regulations and ethical frameworks are developed and work. How should international sharing work? How design an ethical informed consent?
There is an underlying critique: the regulatory systems are becoming increasingly complex and opaque. The international community is building systems that should respond to that. According to the authors in fact, it is time to turn the ship around. Biobank researchers have a moral responsibility to look at and assess their work in relation to the bigger picture: the shared norms and values of current society. Research ethics shouldn't only be a matter of bioethicists writing guidelines that professionals have to follow. Ethics should be practiced through discourse and regulatory frameworks need to be part of that public discourse. Ethics review should be then not merely application of bureaucracy and a burden for researchers but an arena where researchers discuss their projects, receive advice and practice their ethics skills.
Experience of non-breastfeeding mothers: Norms and ethically responsible risk communication
Nihén Fahlquist J, Nursing Ethics, online December 22, 2014, doi:10.1177/0969733014561913
Abstract: Breastfeeding is currently strongly recommended by midwives and paediatricians, and the recommendations are based on documents provided by the World Health Organization and public health authorities worldwide. The underlying question is how non-breastfeeding mothers are affected emotionally when informed that breastfeeding is the safest and healthiest option. The method used is an anonymous web-based qualitative survey exploring the narratives of non-breastfeeding mothers, published on Thesistools.com. The aim is to achieve qualitative knowledge about the emotions of non-breastfeeding mothers. Participants were based in Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and were selected through a purposeful sample. The online survey anonymizes responses automatically, and all respondents had to tick a box agreeing to be quoted anonymously in scientific articles. The study conforms to research ethics guidelines. Respondents describe how they were affected, and the following themes emerged in studying their descriptions: depression, anxiety and pain, feeling failed as a mother and woman, loss of freedom/feeling trapped, relief and guilt. The themes are discussed against the background of the ethics of care and a theory of ethically responsible risk communication. Three conclusions are made. First, the message should become more empathetic. Second, information should be given in an attentive dialogue. Third, information providers should evaluate effects in a more inclusive way.
Current trends in biobanking for rare diseases: a review
Graham CE, Molster C, Baynam GS, Bushby K, Hansson M, Kole A, Mora M, Monaco L, Bellgard M, Carpentieri D, Posada M, Riess O, Rubinstein YR, Schaefer F, Taruscio D, Terry SF, Zatloukal K, Knoppers B, Lochmüller H, Dawkins HJS, Journal of Biorepository Science for Applied Medicine 2014;2:49-61
Abstract:Rare diseases (RD) refer to a collection of approximately 5,000–8,000 individual diseases that have a low prevalence and are often genetic in origin. While RD can manifest throughout life, they frequently affect children and newborns. Common characteristics include being severe, disabling, life-threatening, degenerative and affecting different organ systems. The burden of RD is often exacerbated by a lack of specific treatments. Whilst there is etiological heterogeneity, there is overlap in cellular and molecular pathways. Amongst specialists, there is legitimate hope that based on genetic knowledge and pathway definition, a new medical classification system, currently called "precision medicine", will be developed, which may change our view on how to apply shared therapeutic targets. Thus, collection of clinical and genetic data and biospecimens (in biobanks) will play an increasing role in diagnoses and development of therapies for RD. Biobanks are maintained collaboratively by researchers or their institutions, and involve a delicate balance between health policy objectives, academic research, public good outcomes, and community trust. Due to the nature of RD, international cooperation is critical for sharing limited numbers of RD samples and achieving a critical mass. Here we review the current and future direction of RD biobanks and discuss research and development stemming from the use of biospecimens to improve management of RD.
Doing gender in the context of telenursing: Analyses of authentic calls to a telenursing site in Sweden
Hakimnia R, Clarsson M, Höglund AT, Holmström IK, Clinical Nursing Studies 2015;3(2):24-30.
Abstract: Aim: The aim of the present study was to analyze authentic health calls to a telenursing site in Sweden regarding reasons for calling and outcome of the calls with focus on a gender perspective. Background: Telephone advice nursing is an expanding service in many Western countries. In Sweden, all regions are now connected to a national telenursing service. Healthcare in Sweden is stipulated by law to be equitable. This includes the teleursing service, which is a new actor in Swedish healthcare system, and which often is a citizen's first contact with healthcare.
Methods: The study had a descriptive and comparative design. 800 authentic calls to SHD were analysed regarding reasons for calling, and outcome of the calls.
Results: The results showed that men, and especially fathers, received more referrals to general practitioners than women. The most common caller was a woman fluent in Swedish (64%), and the least likely caller was a man non-fluent in Swedish (3%). All in all, 70% of the callers were women. When the calls concerned children, 78% of the callers were female. In total, 9% of the calls were made by a man calling for another person. Callers were predominately young (mean age 29 years for women and 33 for men).
Conclusions: It is important that telenursing does not become a "feminine" activity, only suitable for young callers fluent in Swedish. Given the telenurses' gatekeeping role, there is a risk that differences on this first level of health care can be reproduced throughout the whole healthcare system. In striving for more equitable telenursing services, future research might investigate if campaigns encouraging men to call, and more frequent use of translators could enhance access to telenursing services
Privacy Threat Modeling for Emerging BiobankClouds
Gholami A, Lind A-S, Reichel J, Litton J-E, Edlund A, Laure E, Journal
of Procedia Computer Science, 2014;37:489–496
Abstract: There is an increased amount of data produced by next generation sequencing (NGS) machines which demand scalable storage and analysis of genomic data. In order to cope with this huge amount of information, many biobanks are interested in cloud computing capabilities such as on-demand elasticity of computing power and storage capacity. There are several security and privacy requirements mandated by personal data protection legislation which hinder biobanks from migrating big data generated by the NGS machines. This paper describes the privacy requirements of platform-as-service BiobankClouds according to the European Data Protection Directive (DPD). It identifies several key privacy threats which leave BiobankClouds vulnerable to an attack. This study benefits health-care application designers in the requirement elicitation cycle when building privacy-preserving BiobankCloud platforms.
To Simulate or not to Simulate: What are the questions?,
Dudai Y, Evers K, Neuron, 2014;84(2):254-261
Abstract: Simulation is a powerful method in science and engineering. However, simulation is an umbrella term, and its meaning and goals differ among disciplines. Rapid advances in neuroscience and computing draw increasing attention to large-scale brain simulations. What is the meaning of simulation, and what should the method expect to achieve? We discuss the concept of simulation from an integrated scientific and philosophical vantage point and pinpoint selected issues that are specific to brain simulation.
Changes on the horizon for consumer genomics in the EU
Kalokairinou L, Howard HC, Borry P, Science, 2014:346(6207); 296-298
Abstract: Although the direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing market has been developing for over a decade, effective oversight has been challenging, with regulations remaining complex and often unclear. Recent developments indicate that important changes in the regulatory landscape may be imminent. In November 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted the DTC genetic testing company 23andMe from marketing its "Personal Genome Service" without marketing clearance or approval, which highlighted concerns over potential adverse health consequences of the genome-wide testing offered (1). The company has no timeline for when it will offer health-related genetic testing again in the United States (2). Meanwhile, in the European Union (EU), a proposed regulation could limit availability of such test results directly to consumers. We describe this ongoing revision of the EU in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device directive and how this may drastically affect market authorization of genetic tests.
Civil Society Participation in the Management of the Common Good: A Case of Ethics in Biological Resource Centres
Calvo P, Eriksson S, in Common goods: New forms of participation of civil society in democracy and the economy / Daniel Pallarés Domínguez & Stefan Eriksson (eds). Recerca no 15 (2014), pp. 7-19.
Abstract: The management of commons is now at the centre of researchers' attention in many branches of science, particularly those related to the human or social sciences. This paper seeks to demonstrate how civil society participation in common goods or resources is not only possible but is also desirable for society because of the medium and long-term benefits it offers involved and/or affected parties. To this end, we examine the falsity of the discourse underlying the supposed incompetence of civil society to cooperate interpersonally in the pursuit of common objectives, and also analyse a specific example of the necessary and possible participation of civil society in managing common goods through biobanks.
On the Child's Own Initiative: Parents Communicate With Their Dying Child About Death
Jalmsell L, Kontio T, Stein M, Henter JI, Kreicbergs U, Death Stud. 2014 Aug 25. DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2014.913086 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract: Open and honest communication has been identified as an important factor in providing good palliative care. However, there is no easy solution to if, when and how parents and a dying child should communicate about death. This paper reports how bereaved parents communicated about death with their child, dying from a malignancy. Communication was often initiated by the child and included communication through narratives such as fairy-tales and movies and talking more directly about death itself. Parents also reported that their child prepared for death by giving instructions about his or her grave or funeral and giving away toys.
Misdiagnosis as an ethical and scientific challenge
Farisco M, Petrini C, Ann Ist Super Sanità, 2014;50(3):229-233
Abstract: Difficulties of behavioral assessment of consciousness. An astonishingly high rate of misdiagnosis between vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state has been detected. This raises the issue of the adequacy of the consciousness' assessment in patients with disorders of consciousness. The behavioral assessment of consciousness could be not able to detect covert awareness, which is increasingly identified by the instrumental assessment. Ancillary methods. Neurotechnology, particularly neuroimaging, provides relevant data concerning the neurological underlying condition of patients with DOCs, but the instrumental approach has still to assess some technical issues. Ethical considerations. A correct diagnosis of a DOC is not only an instrumental issue, but also an ethically relevant demand to the scientific community. Finally, an integration between behavioral and instrumental assessments seems to be the most adequate strategy in order to decrease the rate of misdiagnosis.
Biomedical research involving patients with disorders of consciousness: ethical and legal dimensions
Farisco M, Evers K and Petrini C, Ann Ist Super Sanità, 2014;50(3):221-228
Abstract: The directive 2001/20/UE and the research involving patients with docs. Research involving patients with disorders of consciousness (DOCs) deserves special ethical and legal attention because of its Janus-faced nature. On the one hand, it raises concerns about the risk to expose the involved subjects to disproportionate risks not respecting their individual dignity, particularly their right to be cared for; on the other hand, research is an essential tool in order to improve the clinical condition of patients with DOCs. The present paper concerns the ethical and legal dimensions of biomedical research involving patients with disorders of consciousness. In particular, it focuses on informed consent to experimental treatments, which is a challenging issue both from an ethical and legal point of view. The first part reads the Directive 2001/20/EU in the light of the experimentation of patients with DOCs, and suggests a revision in order to better assess the issue of informed consent. The particular case of informed consent for observational studies of non-communicative patients. The second part presents an informed consent form for studies through video-recording of patients unable to communicate their own consent. This form has been elaborated by the bioethics unit of the project "Review of the nosography of vegetative states: application of methods of behavioral analysis to individuals in coma or vegetative state" developed at the Italian National Institute of Heal th. Relevance of the suggested form. The paper describes the conceptual framework of the form for informed consent to studies through video-recoding, which is a relevant example of what issues should be included in an informed consent for any type of studies through video-recording of patients unable to express their own consent. The article has been sent on November the 7 th 2013, before the adoption of the Regulation (EU) no. 536/2014 (and consequent abrogation of the Directive 2001/20/EU) and the release of the new edition of the Italian Code of Medical Ethics.
Nuclear energy, responsible risk communication and moral emotions: a three level framework
Nihén Fahlquist J, Roeser S, Journal of Risk Research, 2014, online DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2014.940594
Abstract: Communication about nuclear risks is treacherous territory, especially after Fukushima, requiring not only considerations about effectiveness, but also about ethical legitimacy. In this paper, a three-level framework of morally responsible risk communication is developed, focusing on the procedure, the message and the effects of risk communication. This gives rise to three conditions of ethically responsible risk communication: it requires a legitimate procedure, an ethically justified risk message and concern for and evaluation of the effects of the message and procedure. The role of emotions, such as sympathy, empathy and feelings or responsibility, is emphasized as a key to addressing and explicating moral values at these three levels. Emotions point out moral aspects of risks such as justice, fairness and autonomy. This framework can shed important new light on morally responsible communication about nuclear risks. The first condition of this framework requires that the procedure of communication is participatory, in order to include the relevant moral emotions and values concerning nuclear energy of all stakeholders. A legitimate procedure does not guarantee an ethically justified message concerning nuclear risks. For this reason, the second condition requires an ethical deliberation of the message and the values and emotions entailed in it. Finally, the third condition requires a moral evaluation of the effects of risk communication concerning nuclear energy. A successful risk communication effort triggers reflection, compassion and a willingness to take responsibility for energy-related issues. Problematic effects of risk communication can be a lack of trust or a sense of hopelessness and passivity. Evaluating all three levels from a moral point of view should be done in an iterative way, allowing possible revisions and improvements. Considering the high stakes and current stalemates in the nuclear debate, the suggested model provides a promising, constructive and morally legitimate way forward.
Where families and healthcare meet
Verkerk MA, Lindemann H, McLaughlin J, Leach Scully J, Kihlbom U, Nelson J, Chin J, Journal of Medical Ethics, 2014, doi:10.1136/medethics-2013-101783
Abstract: Recent developments in professional healthcare pose moral problems that standard bioethics cannot even identify as problems, but that are fully visible when redefined as problems in the ethics of families. Here, we add to the growing body of work that began in the 1990s by demonstrating the need for a distinctive ethics of families. First, we discuss what 'family' means and why families can matter so deeply to the lives of those within them. Then, we briefly sketch how, according to an ethics of families, responsibilities must be negotiated against the backdrop of family relationships, treatment decisions must be made in the light of these negotiated responsibilities and justice must be served, both between families and society more generally and within families themselves.
Externalization of Consciousness. Scientific Possibilities and Clinical Implications
Farisco M, Laureys S, Evers K, in: Geyer M, Ellenbroek B, Marsden C (eds), Current Topics in Behavioural Neurosciences, 2014, doi: 10.1007/7854_2014_338
Abstract: The paper starts by analyzing recent advancements in neurotechnological assessment of residual consciousness in patients with disorders of consciousness and in neurotechnology-mediated communication with them. Ethical issues arising from these developments are described, with particular focus on informed consent. Against this background, we argue for the necessity of further scientific efforts and ethical reflection in neurotechnological assessment of consciousness and 'cerebral communication' with verbally non-communicative patients.
Culture, science and bioethics: Interdisciplinary understandings of and practices in science, culture and ethics
Chenhall R, Martinelli L, McLaughlin J, Smestad Paulsen B, Senior K, Svalastog AL, Tunon H and Werdelin L, New Zealand Online Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2014;1(2)
About: This paper presents insights from four years of interdisciplinary discussions and analysis focusing on the complex and multidimensional character of the relationship between culture and ethics. Our approach to culture is one which seeks to understand how values we know as cultural – that is embedded in and emergent from particular locations and groupings of people who develop shared understandings over time – are part of how groups are recognised (or denied), how knowledge is produced and understood, how people understand their position in the world and how history and change influence the boundaries between cultures and the differential valuing of cultures. Our overall claim is that cultural dynamics are embedded in all areas of cultural analysis and bioethical or ethical debate. What the paper produces is a case for seeing culture as a vital component to how we debate science and ethics and indicates several ways this can be done analytically and methodologically. The value of the interdisciplinary analyses captured in the domains we discuss is that they draw out the interrelated nature of the practices associated with "culture", "ethics" and "science". Drawing out such interrelationships is an important stage in thinking through the questions of justice, rights and power, that each of us in our different fields see as vital to our research practice. We share a conviction of the need for inter-/trans-disciplinary evaluations of our own disciplines, in order to make visible the culture of Dominant research that resist forms of analysis that question how things are done and why. We also recognise the need to constantly question our own cultural positionings within our disciplines and our society and how we are located within power relations from which we may receive benefit.
Practical Barriers and Ethical Challenges in Genetic Data Sharing
Simpson CL, Goldenberg AJ, Culverhouse R, Daley D, Igo RP, Jarvik GP, Mandal DM, Mascalzoni D, Gray Montgomery C, Pierce B, Plaetke R, Shete S, Goddard KAB, Stein CM, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2014;11(8):8383-8398
Abstract: The underlying ethos of dbGaP is that access to these data by secondary data analysts facilitates advancement of science. NIH has required that genome-wide association study data be deposited in the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) since 2003. In 2013, a proposed updated policy extended this requirement to next-generation sequencing data. However, recent literature and anecdotal reports suggest lingering logistical and ethical concerns about subject identifiability, informed consent, publication embargo enforcement, and difficulty in accessing dbGaP data. We surveyed the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) membership about their experiences. One hundred and seventy five (175) individuals completed the survey, a response rate of 27%. Of respondents who received data from dbGaP (43%), only 32% perceived the application process as easy but most (75%) received data within five months. Remaining challenges include difficulty in identifying an institutional signing official and an overlong application process. Only 24% of respondents had contributed data to dbGaP. Of these, 31% reported local IRB restrictions on data release; an additional 15% had to reconsent study participants before depositing data. The majority of respondents (56%) disagreed that the publication embargo period was sufficient. In response, we recommend longer embargo periods and use of varied data-sharing models rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Exploring the communication between telenurse and caller - A critical discourse analysis
Hakimnia R, Holmström IK, Carlsson M, Höglund AT, International Journal of Qualitiative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2014;9:24255
Abstract: Background: Telenursing is an expanding service in most Western societies. Sweden is a front-line country, with all of its 21 counties connected to Swedish Healthcare Direct (SHD) 1177. The intention of the service is twofold: to make health care more efficient, while also making it more accessible and safe for patients. Previous research has shown, however, that the service is not used equitably. Gender, age, socio-economic, and ethnicity differences have been reported as determining factors for the use of the service and the advice given. Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the communication between telenurses and callers in authentic calls to SHD 1177. Methodology: A qualitative method, using critical discourse analysis (CDA), was chosen. The approach was deductive, that is, the analysis was made in view of a predetermined framework of theory. Twenty calls were strategically chosen and included in the study. Results: The CDA resulted in five types of calls, namely a gatekeeping call, a gendered call, a call marked by impersonal traits, a call with voices of the life world, and finally a counter discourse call. The dominating patterns in the calls were of gatekeeping and biomedical character. Patterns of the societal gender order were found, in that representations of the reluctant male caller and the ideal female caller were identified, but also a call representing a counter discourse. The service seemed difficult to use for patients with low language proficiency. Conclusion: Telenursing could potentially challenge inequalities in health care. However, the discourse of telenursing is dialectically related to neoliberal ideology and the ideology of medicine. It is also situated in a gendered context of ideal femininity and hegemonic masculinity. Through better awareness of gender biases and the callers' different resources for making themselves heard, the communication between telenurse and caller might become more equal and thereby better suitable for all callers.
Communicating with the European Composite Administration
Reichel J, German Law Journal, 2014;15:883-906
Abstract: One of the reasons for introducing a "Union" citizenship in the 1993 Maastricht Treaty was to provide a direct channel between the citizens of the Member States and the EU. In contrast to many other international organizations, the role of the individual has been central to the European project already since its inception. In its famous 1962 judgment given in Van Gend en Loos, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) underscored the importance of the "vigilance of individuals concerned" seeking to protect their European rights in the new legal order through judicial control. The right to directly vote on the representatives of the European Parliament had already been introduced in the 1970s. The citizens of the Member States were thus equipped with two classic forms of participation even prior to the introduction of Union citizenship: law making and the legal adjudication of individual cases. A further third form was introduced in the Lisbon Treaty; participatory democracy. The question put forward in the article is how these channels for participation functions vis-à-vis the developing administrative cooperation between European and national authorities, the European composite administration. Does the current legal framework on citizen involvement merely provide an ad hoc approach, diluting any possibility of effective democratic or judicial control over the administration, or whether it enables a flexible and pragmatic form of control via Union citizen participation in the multi-faceted legal and political reality of the EU.
The Right to Health in Sweden
Lind A-S, in: Flood, C. & Gross, A. (Eds.) The Right to Health at the Public/Private Divide - A Global Comparative Study, Cambridge University Press, 2014:51-78
Plagiarism in research
Helgesson G & Eriksson S, Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2014, online pre-publication, doi: 10.1007/s11019-014-9583-8
Abstract: Plagiarism is a major problem for research. There are, however, divergent views on how to define plagiarism and on what makes plagiarism reprehensible. In this paper we explicate the concept of "plagiarism" and discuss plagiarism normatively in relation to research. We suggest that plagiarism should be understood as "someone using someone else's intellectual product (such as texts, ideas, or results), thereby implying that it is their own" and argue that this is an adequate and fruitful definition. We discuss a number of circumstances that make plagiarism more or less grave and the plagiariser more or less blameworthy. As a result of our normative analysis, we suggest that what makes plagiarism reprehensible as such is that it distorts scientific credit. In addition, intentional plagiarism involves dishonesty. There are, furthermore, a number of potentially negative consequences of plagiarism.
On the Stand. Another Episode of Neuroscience and Law Discussion From Italy
Farisco M & Petrini C, Neuroethics 2014;7(2):243-245
Abstract: After three proceedings in which neuroscience was a relevant factor for the final verdict in Italian courts, for the first time a recent case puts in question the legal relevance of neuroscientific evidence. This decision deserves international attention in its underlining that the uncertainty still affecting neuroscientific knowledge can have a significant impact on the law. It urges the consideration of such uncertainty and the development of a shared management of it.
On Teachers' Education in Sweden, school curriculums, and the Sámi People
Svalastog AL, in Gärdebo J, Öhman M-B, Maruyama H (eds.) Re:Mindings. Co-Constituting Indigenous/Academic/Artistic Knowledges, Uppsala University: Uppsala Multiethnic Papers 55 / The Hugo Valentin Centre, Uppsala 2014, pp.153-171Striving for good nursing care: Nurses' experiences of do not resuscitate orders within oncology and hematology care
Pettersson M, Hedström M and Höglund AT, Nursing Ethics published online 9 June 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0969733014533238
Abstract: Background: Within oncology and hematology care, patients are sometimes considered to have such a poor prognosis that they can receive a do not resuscitate order from the physician responsible, stipulating that neither basic nor advanced coronary pulmonary rescue be performed in the event of a cardiac arrest. Studies on do not resuscitate decisions within oncology and hematology units, focusing on the specific role of the nurse in relation to these decisions, are scarce.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate hematology and oncology nurses' experiences and perceptions of do not resuscitate orders, in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the nurses' specific role in these decisions.
Research design: A qualitative, descriptive methodology with individual semi-structured interviews was used.
Participants and research context: A total of 15 nurses from eight hematology/oncology wards in four hospitals in Sweden were interviewed individually.Ethical considerations: In accordance with national regulations, an ethical review was not required for this study. The research followed international guidelines for empirical research, as outlined in the Helsinki Declaration.
Findings: The nurses strived for good nursing care through balancing harms and goods and observing integrity and quality of life as important values. Experienced hindrances for good care were unclear and poorly documented decisions, uninformed patients and relatives, and disagreements among the caregivers and family. The nurses expressed a need for an ongoing discussion on do not resuscitate decisions, including all concerned parties.
Conclusion: In order to provide good nursing care, nurses need clear and well-documented do not resus- citate orders, and patients and relatives need to be well informed and included in the decisions. To increase the understanding for each other's opinions within the medical team, regular ethical discussions are required.
Fuzzy logic and preconceptional genetic carrier screening
Inthorn J, APHSC, 2014;1
Abstract: Medical screening programs have been established based on the idea of early treatment and prevention. The selection of tests as well as the diseases tested for that are included in a screening need to be ethically justified. This article looks at criteria for screening such as severity of a disease and efficiency of a test and their applicability for newly developed preconceptional genetic carrier screening. Preconceptional genetic carrier screening can be used by couples planning a pregnancy in order to learn it they are both carriers of a recessive inherited diseases und thus have an increased risk of having an affected child. It is argued that introducing fuzzy logic helps to overcome a binary logic of ethical decisions and to discuss ethical problems connected to the selection of diseases for preconceptional genetic carrier screening in a more nuanced way. With ongoing research about the relationship between genotype and phenotype as well as current development of new genetic screening methods the selection of tests and diseases will have to deal with knowledge deficits which fuzzy logic can help to handle.
Rare Disease Research: Breaking the Privacy Barrier
Mascalzoni D, Paradiso A, Hansson M, Applied & Translational Genomics, Available online 18 April 2014
Abstract: Due to the few patients affected, rare disease research has to count on international registries to exist in order to produce significant research outputs. Data sharing of registries is therefore a unique resource to allow rare disease research to flourish and any lost data will jeopardize the quality of an already extremely difficult research. The rules usually applied to research such as the right to withdraw or the need for specific consent for every use of data can be detrimental in order to get effective results. Privacy rights regulated through traditional informed consent mechanisms have been regarded as a major barrier in order to effectively share data worldwide. Some authors argue that this barrier hampers results that could be beneficial to the patients so that another right will be overstated: the right to quality healthcare. We argue in this paper that privacy has been often interpreted just one-sided as the right to secrecy but it can entail another meaning: the right to manage one's own private sphere. Managing it pertains, not only to the right to deny access, but also to the right to grant access. At the same time research on patient participation and transparency shows that new forms of IT-based informed consent can provide a good balance between the right of individuals to be in control of their data and the opportunity for science to pursue international research.
Perspectives on open science and scientific data sharing: an interdisciplinary workshop
Destro Bisol G, Anagnostou P, Capocasa M, Bencivelli S, Cerroni A, Contreras J, Enke N, Fantini B, Greco P, Heeney C, Luzi C, Manghi P, Mascalzoni D, Molloy J, Parenti F, Wicherts JM & Boulton G, Journal of Anthropological Science, 2014;92:1-22
Summary: The process of making scientific knowledge and data open to the whole scientific community and the public is vigorously underway owing to the combined efforts of researchers and stakeholders. A workshop designed to foster dialogue about open science and open data between scholars from different scientific domains, and entitled "Scientific data sharing: an interdisciplinary workshop", was held in Anagni, Italy, 2-4 September 2013. We here report summaries of the presentations and discussions at the meeting. They deal with four sets of issues: (i) setting a common framework, a general discussion of open data principles, values and opportunities; (ii) insights into scientific practices, a view of the way in which the open data movement is developing in a variety of scientific domains (biology, psychology, epidemiology and archaeology); (iii) a case study of human genomics, which was a trail-blazer in data sharing, and which encapsulates the tension that can occur between large-scale data sharing and one of the boundaries of openness, the protection of individual data; (iv) open science and the public, based on a round table discussion about the public communication of science and the societal implications of open science. There were three proposals for the planning of further interdisciplinary initiatives on open science. Firstly, there is a need to integrate top-down initiatives by governments, institutions and journals with bottom-up approaches from the scientific community. Secondly, more should be done to popularize the societal benefits of open science, not only in providing the evidence needed by citizens to draw their own conclusions on scientific issues that are of concern to them, but also explaining the direct benefits of data sharing in areas such as the control of infectious disease. Finally, introducing arguments from social sciences and humanities in the educational dissemination of open data may help students become more profoundly engaged with Open Science and look at science from a broader perspective.
Developing an interactive mobile phone self-report system for self-management of hypertension. Part 2: Content validity and usability
Bengtsson U, Kjellgren K, Höfer S, Taft C, Ring L, Blood Press 2014 May 1 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract: Self-management support tools using technology may improve adherence to hypertension treatment. There is a need for user-friendly tools facilitating patients' understanding of the interconnections between blood pressure, wellbeing and lifestyle. This study aimed to examine comprehension, comprehensiveness and relevance of items, and further to evaluate the usability and reliability of an interactive hypertension-specific mobile phone self-report system. Areas important in supporting self-management and candidate items were derived from five focus group interviews with patients and healthcare professionals (n = 27), supplemented by a literature review. Items and response formats were drafted to meet specifications for mobile phone administration and were integrated into a mobile phone data-capture system. Content validity and usability were assessed iteratively in four rounds of cognitive interviews with patients (n = 21) and healthcare professionals (n = 4). Reliability was examined using a test-retest. Focus group analyses yielded six areas covered by 16 items. The cognitive interviews showed satisfactory item comprehension, relevance and coverage; however, one item was added. The mobile phone self-report system was reliable and perceived easy to use. The mobile phone self-report system appears efficiently to capture information relevant in patients' self-management of hypertension. Future studies need to evaluate the effectiveness of this tool in improving self-management of hypertension in clinical practice.
The value of bio-objects and policy discourses in Europe
Svalastog AL, Croat Med J. 2014;55:167-70
Abstract: In a series of texts (primarily published in the Croatian Medical Journal ) new entities, identified and/or produced by new technology, have been analytically defined as bio-objects. Bio-objects derive from innovative knowledge, they are generated through a "bio-objectification" process, and continuously negotiat ed in the intersection of science, politics, and society. Identification and construction of bio-objects are conducted in a variety of practices and discourses inside and outside of scientific laboratories, and configured in science, policy, and media. Information-over-loaded knowledge landscapes (KL) are in turn characterized by open-source distribution, and are both depoliticizing and (re-)politicizing the content and function of bio-objects. In this article, the focus is on the value of bio-objects, and includes an inquiry into the history of the changeable value of bio-objects as a scientific and economic project in Europe.
The organization and governance of research played an important role in the fundamental reorganization of science after World War II (WWII). Costs for research and treatment based on new technology were inevitable to achieve new knowledge, diagnostics, and treatments. Outcomes of the investments were uncertain, at the same time as priorities in the health care system became a more and more pressing issue to handle, for government as well as for individual hospitals, patient groups, and the European public. In this article, the relation between value production and society is emphasized, in particular the relative value of bio-objects, its close relation to the process of reorganizing science in post-war Europe, and the present situation of relative value generated by priority challenges.
Developing an interactive mobile phone self-report system for self-management of hypertension. Part 1: Patient and professional perspectives
Bengtsson U, Kasperowski D, Ring L, Kjellgren K, Blood Press 2014 Feb 24 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract: Low adherence remains a struggle in hypertension management, despite improvement efforts. Presuming that increased patient participation is a possible approach, we collaborated with patients and healthcare professionals to design a self-report system to support self-management. The study aimed to explore and describe relevant aspects of hypertension and hypertension treatment, for use in the development of an interactive mobile phone self-report system. It further aimed to suggest which clinical measures, lifestyle measures, symptoms and side-effects of treatment would be meaningful to include in such a system. Five focus group interviews were performed with 15 patients and 12 healthcare professionals, and data was analysed using thematic analysis. Patients suggested trust, a good relationship with caregivers, and well-being as important aspects of hypertension self-management. Furthermore, they regarded blood pressure, dizziness, stress, headache and tiredness as important outcomes to include. Patients sought to understand interconnections between symptoms and variations in blood pressure, whilst healthcare professionals doubted patients' ability to do so. Healthcare professionals emphasized accessibility, clear and consistent counselling, complication prevention and educational efforts. The study presents aspects of importance for follow-up to understand the interplay between blood pressure and daily life experiences for patients with hypertension.
Possibilities and limits of mind-reading: A neurophilosophical perspective
Evers K & Sigman M, Consciousness and Cognition, 2014;22:887–897
Abstract: Access to other minds once presupposed other individuals' expressions and narrations. Today, several methods have been developed which can measure brain states relevant for assessments of mental states without 1st person overt external behavior or speech. Functional magnetic resonance imaging and trace conditioning are used clinically to identify patterns of activity in the brain that suggest the presence of consciousness in people suffering from severe consciousness disorders and methods to communicate cerebrally with patients who are motorically unable to communicate. The techniques are also used non-clinically to access subjective awareness in adults and infants. In this article we inspect technical and theoretical limits on brain–machine interface access to other minds. We argue that these techniques hold promises of important medical breakthroughs, open up new vistas of communication, and of understanding the infant mind. Yet they also give rise to ethical concerns, notably misuse as a consequence of hypes and misinterpretations.
In Need of Meta-Scientific Experts?
Farisco M, AJOB Neuroscience 2014, 5(2):20-52Abstract: A recent Italian case shows that the interpretation of neuroscientific evidence is often uncertain and debated. Judges and courts have to deal with this uncertainty. We suggest as a strategy to assess it the involvement of meta-scientific experts who can help lay people (as judges and juries presumably are, in science) to understand the formal and conceptual limitation of neuroscience.
Making researchers moral: Why trustworthiness requires more than ethics guidelines and review
Johnsson L, Eriksson S, Helgesson G & Hansson MG, Research Ethics 2014;10(1):29-46
Abstract: Research ethics, once a platform for declaring intent, discussing moral issues and providing advice and guidance to researchers, has developed over time into an extra-legal regulatory system, complete with steering documents (ethics guidelines), overseeing bodies (research ethics committees) and formal procedures (informed consent). The process of institutionalizing distrust is usually motivated by reference to past atrocities committed in the name of research and the need to secure the trustworthiness of the research system. This article examines some limitations of this approach. First, past atrocities cannot provide the necessary justification unless institutionalized distrust is a necessary or efficient means to prevent future ones – and there are several reasons to doubt this. Second, the efficacy of ethics review in safeguarding morally acceptable research depends on the moral competence and integrity of individual researchers – the very qualities that institutionalized distrust calls into question. Third, ethics guidelines cannot, as is sometimes assumed, educate or guide researchers in moral behaviour unless they already possess considerable capacity for moral judgment. Fourth, institutionalized distrust is a potential threat to the moral competence and integrity of researchers by encouraging a blinkered view of ethical issues, inducing moral heteronomy through incentives, and alienating them to research ethics. We conclude that the moral problem posed by inappropriate short-term behaviour on behalf of researchers is dwarfed by the potential long-term consequences if their moral competence is allowed to deteriorate. Measures must therefore be taken to ensure that researchers are equipped to take their individual responsibility and are not obstructed from so doing.
Distortion, confusion, and impasses: could a public dialogue within Knowledge Landscapes contribute to better communication and understanding of innovative knowledge?
Svalastog AL, Allgaier J, Martinelli L, Gajovic S:, Croat Med J. 2014;55:54-60, doi: 10.3325/cmj.2014.55.54
Summary: Researchers and scientists need to communicate new knowledge to society. Previously, the discussion on this communication process has focused on dialoge between scientists on the one hand, and policy makers and the public on the other. The authors suggest that today, researchers, PR consultants, interest groups, policy makers and lay people interact on the Internet, creating "knowledge landscapes" where knowledge is interrelated, framed and shaped. The focus of this article is on "bio objects" (such as stem cells and chimeras) and science communicaiton in relation to citizenship and personalized medicine.
Hope for a cure and altruism are the main motives behind participation in phase 3 clinical cancer trials
Godskesen T, Hansson MG, Nygren P, Nordin K, Kilhlbom U, European Journal of Cancer Care, 2014; doi: 10.1111/ecc.12184. Published 2 January 2014.
Abstract: It is necessary to carry out randomised clinical cancer trials (RCTs) in order to evaluate new, potentially useful treatments for future cancer patients. Participation in clinical trials plays an important role in determining whether a new treatment is the best therapy or not. Therefore, it is important to understand on what basis patients decide to participate in clinical trials and to investigate the implications of this understanding for optimising the information process related to study participation. The aims of this study were to (1) describe motives associated with participation in RCTs, (2) assess if patients comprehend the information related to trial enrolment, and (3) describe patient experiences of trial participation. Questionnaires were sent to 96 cancer patients participating in one of nine ongoing clinical phase 3 trials at the Department of Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden. Eighty-eight patients completed the questionnaire (response rate92%); 95% of these were patients in adjuvant therapy and 5% participated in clinical trials on palliative care. Two main reasons for participation were identified: personal hope for a cure and altruism. Patients showadequate understanding of the information provided to them in the consent process and participation entails high patient satisfaction.
Enhancing Research Ethics Capacity in the Middle East: Experience and Challenges of a Fogarty-Sponsored Training
Siverman H, Edwards H, Shamoo A & Matar A, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics: An International Journal, 2013;8(5):40-51
Abstract: We describe the research ethics capacity needs of the countries from the Middle East region. Against this background, we relate the experience of an international training program focused on providing long-term training in research ethics to individuals from low- and middle-income countries in the Middle East area. We describe our pedagogical approach to training, program changes to address challenges faced, and accomplishments of trainees. Many former trainees developed research ethics curricula in their home institutions, established or enhanced their institutions' research ethics committees, provided leadership to national research ethics systems, and conducted research in research ethics. Based on our analysis, we make recommendations for how trainees can further address current regional research ethics needs in the Middle East and conduct future research. This paper is part of a collection of papers analyzing the Fogarty International Center's International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development program.
ERIC - A new governance tool for Biobanking
Reichel J, Lind A-S, Hansson MG, Litton, J-E, European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication 5 February 2014; doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.6
Abstract: In 2009, the EU introduced a new governance tool for research, the European Research Infrastructure Consortium, commonly referred to as ERIC. On 22nd November 2013, an ERIC within biobanking research was established, the BBMRI-ERIC, with its seat in Graz, Austria. This article analyses what use the ERIC can be to researchers in biobanking, focusing on legal and ethical perspectives. Our conclusion is that the main advantages with the ERIC are its functions as a platform, creating opportunities for long-term cooperation between the Member States involved and their researchers. Within the platform, research groups can develop functional standards for technical, legal and ethical purposes, set up criteria for biobanks, and so on. The ERIC also creates a platform for the involved researchers to communicate with policymakers in the EU and the Member States. However, when it comes to addressing the diverse regulatory framework for biobanking in the EU, one of the more important hurdles today, the ERIC does not provide for any substantial tools.
Share |

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Please login to get more out of this site
You are currently not logged in, do so now to add comments, like articles as well as photos, submit to competitions, translate articles and gain access to unlimited photo upload! If you are not registered yet, go here to find out more about Lomography and join now! If you just want a limited account for now you can use Twitter or Facebook. We would love to have you as a member here!
31 people like this photo
Liking photos helps us to present the best ones to you and others. 31 people like this photo. 31 people like this photo: stanko, hervinsyah, oldstandby, mrmaart, sandravo, popcorn, ironsymphony, nafimtt, -dakota-, betterthanelvis, mafiosa, paula412, kekskonstrukt, marta1901, jeng, marcel2cv, red_constructor, annita, neanderthalis, redtulip, rik041, pouru, s0y, bomboniera, meryl, kleeblatt, wrightk22, joenja, donq, anamvpsilva, and sushi_9009.
2 comments
I like this bird's eye view
Horizon Perfekt
Really happy with my first two rolls in the Horizon Perfekt!
This photo was shot on film. Taken by desibel with a Horizon Perfekt loaded with Kodak TX 400 film in Amsterdam, Netherlands. These tags describe this photo: horizon perfekt, desibel, amsterdam, netherlands, nederland, panorama, perfekt, duif, pigeon, 400tx, kodak, bw, zwartwit, zwart-wit, and black and white. This photo can also be found in the album [Horizon] CN 800 (redscale)/Kodak 400TX.Where is this?
Nearby popular photos – see more
Nearby LomoLocations
The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum: Not for the Fainthearted
Henk Schiffmacher is often referred to as the "Dutch king of tattoos". He opened a museum in…
The Rijksmuseum
You are on a holiday in the Netherlands and suddenly it starts raining (that happens a lot h…
Up in the Air: A Quick Stopover in Amsterdam's Airport Schiphol
A couple of years ago, just after Christmas, I had a stopover in the Amsterdam Airport Schip…
The Bulldog International 5 stars Hostel
Located in the middle of the Red Quarter, the Bulldog is one of Amsterdam's most famous Inst…


text:
Mega Millions winners in Georgia, California to split $648 million
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The latest Mega Millions jackpot, driven to a near-record $648 million by last-minute sales, will be split between a Georgia woman who played numbers from family birth dates and an unknown winner in California, lottery officials said on Wednesday.
Ira Curry, 56, who bought her ticket at an Atlanta newsstand, claimed her prize at the state's lottery headquarters on Wednesday, choosing to receive her winnings in a lump-sum cash payment of $173.8 million after taxes, lottery officials said.
She otherwise could have opted for a larger annuity sum that would have been paid in installments over 30 years.
"It's unreal," Curry was quoted by lottery officials as saying in a press release announcing her winnings. "It's like I'm still dreaming."
The purchaser of a second winning ticket sold at a gift shop in San Jose, California, has yet to come forward, lottery officials said.
The jackpot, the second biggest in U.S. lottery history, had stood at $636 million until the total was updated after the drawing late on Tuesday.
Young Soo Lee, who owns a Gateway Newsstand in Atlanta's affluent Buckhead area, said she was thrilled to learn from local television news that someone had purchased a winning ticket at her store.
"I'm so happy," said Lee, who came to the United States from Korea in 1980 and bought the newsstand, in an office building on Lenox Road, nine years ago.
Lee said even her customers who did not win were sharing in the excitement.
"Everybody is a hug, a hug, a hug," she said.
The other winning ticket was sold at a retail location called Jennifer's Gift Shop on Tully Road in San Jose, according to Alex Traverso, a California lottery official.
California lottery official Cathy Johnston said the shop was owned by Thuy Nguyen, who, according to the San Jose Mercury News, took over the business four months ago.
Under California's lottery rules, which differ from those in Georgia, Nguyen will receive a $1 million cash bonus for selling the winning ticket, a payment retailers earn as an incentive for participating in the lottery program.
The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and 7, as posted on the lottery's website, Megamillions.com.
The spending surge put the prize just short of the record U.S. jackpot of $656 million, won in a March 2012 Mega Millions drawing.
Georgia's jackpot winner told lottery officials she chose her numbers based on a combination of family birthdays and her family's lucky number, 7, a lottery spokeswoman said.
When she heard the retail location of where the winning ticket in Atlanta was sold and one of the winning numbers on the radio while driving, she stopped to call her daughter to check the numbers and discovered she had won, lottery officials said.
Curry, who is married, has asked lottery officials not to disclose further information about her or her family for now. She said she is not planning to address the media directly.
As many as 70 percent of Mega Millions tickets are typically bought on the day of the drawing, said Paula Otto, Virginia's lottery director and lead director of the multi-state Mega Millions game.
Ticket buying reached a fever pitch over the weekend, with 20 percent more chances sold than expected, Otto said. (Additional reporting by Steve Gorman, writing by Steve Gorman and Colleen Jenkins; editing by Gunna Dickson)
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints
Trending On Reuters
Actor Joel Grey comes out as gay
Actor Joel Grey, an Oscar winner for his role in "Cabaret" opposite Liza Minnelli and who was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years, on Wednesday publicly revealed that he is gay. Full Article
Reuters Showcase
Australian Open
Serena fends off Keys to book blockbuster Sharapova final Full Article | Related Story
Road To Development
Build better roads in developing world to bolster food supplies - study Full Article
Reuters India Mobile
Get the latest news on the go. Visit Reuters India on your mobile device Full Coverage


text:
Zorin OS Educational 9
Add it to your Download Basket!
Add it to your Watch List!
What's new in Zorin OS Educational 6.4:
- Zorin OS 6.4 Educational includes newly updated software, a newer kernel out of the box and bug fixes. As Zorin OS 6.4 is based on Ubuntu 12.04 it is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, provided with 5 years of security updates.
- Users who already have installed earlier versions of the Zorin OS 6 Educational series of operating systems do not need to get Zorin OS 6.4 Educational as all the aforementioned updates and improvements in 6.4 can be applied by installing the latest updates from the Update Manager.
an update
- GPL (GNU General Public License)
- Zorin Soft
- zorin-os.com
- ROOT \ Linux Distributions
It is a totally free distribution of Linux that looks similar to the Windows 7/Vista operating systems from Microsoft. It is based on the Linux kernel architecture, so it is completely open source, which means that anyone can modify it and redistribute it.
Based on Ubuntu, distributed as 32-bit/64-bit Live DVDs
As mentioned, Zorin OS is based on Ubuntu OS, which has been declared as one of the most popular free operating system in the world. However, Zorin OS has been crafted to perfection welcoming all Windows users.
It is distributed as two Live DVD ISO images, supporting the 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, engineered to be deployed on USB thumb drives or blank DVD discs. Its boot menu looks identical with the one found on many other Zorin OS flavors.
Boot options
From the boot prompt you can start an existing operating system, run a memory test, as well as to install the operating system without testing it first (not recommended), or use the safe graphics mode in case the first option doesn't recognise you video card.
Educational and default applications
Among the included educational applications, we can mention Celestia 3D space visualizer, GCompris educational suite, GeoGebra geometry and algebra software, Kanagram anagram creator, KBruch fraction calculator, as well as the Tux Math, Tux Paint and Tux Typing programs.
Default applications include the Google Chrome web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, Empathy multi-protocol instant messenger, Calibre ebook library management software, LibreOffice office suite, GIMP image editor, and the FreeCAD and LibreCAD open source CAD applications.
Bottom line
Summing up, Zorin OS Educational is a very good alternative to the expensive Microsoft Windows operating systems, specifically engineered to be easy-to-use by students in various educational institutions.
Zorin OS Educational was reviewed by Marius Nestor, last updated on November 16th, 2014


text:
Ello's manifesto is the key to understanding its relative success, and how it has managed to sign up hundreds of thousands of users despite offering a wafer-thin feature set. Read more
At a certain point in the lifespan of any subculture, fiction and reality start to blur. Members of the subculture begin to model their character and appearance on the idealised representations of themselves they read about or see on screen. Read more


text:
Your cart is empty!
Perfect 10 provides high gloss hair color in just 10 minutes. It has an advanced color cr�me with micro-pearls that gently accelerates the color development process, delivering rich, high gloss color and 100% gray coverage in just 10 minutes, while better protecting your hair.
Color Blend Formula: Water, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene Glycol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Soytrimonium Chloride, Oleth-5, Ammonium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Oleic Acid, Oleth-2, Fragrance, C11-15 Pareth-9, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, P-Phenylenediamine, C12-15 Pareth-3, 1-Naphthol, Erythorbic Acid, Citric Acid, N,N-BIS(2-Hydroxyethyl)-P-Phenylenediamine Sulfate, Resorcinol, Phenyl Methyl Pyrazolone, Sodium Sulfite, EDTA. Color Blend Activator: Water, Hydrogen Peroxide, Acrylates Copolymer, Steareth-21, Oleth-2, Oleth-5, PEG-50 Hydrogenated Palmamide, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Oleyl Alcohol, Etidronic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Simethicone. ColorSeal Conditioning Gloss: Water, Amodimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glutamic Acid, Fragrance, Benzyl Alcohol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, EDTA, Panthenol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Hydrolyzed Sweet Almond Protein, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf.
Read and follow instructions on enclosed leaflet.
i can't find the 122 niceasy hair color the thing is don't last 30 days i have to do it twice a month but it said that you have something for strbon grey hair if so would please send me a bottle to try.
Jolen Bleach Creme Original - Kit
Our Price:$6.67
Product descriptions and images presented on the site are for representational use only and do not constitute or substitute for medical information from your health care or medical professional. Information on this site is provided for informational purposes only. You should read carefully all on correct product packaging and follow the instructions. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements on this site have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and may be for commercial. Image shown for reference only. Actual item you recieve may differ from shown.


text:
Big photography, huge typography, sketches, nature and sliders. There are other "trends" as well but i believe these are the elements used mostly in today's web design world and will be used next year as well. In this post I've got 4 sites for each of the 5 categories i mentioned earlier.
Sites using big titles
Sites using big images
Sites inspired by nature
Sites using sketches
Sites using sliders
And that would be it. So what do you think? What else do you expect to see this fall and next year?


text:
The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
18 In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. | 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. |
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


text:
Red Bull heir case to prosecutors
- Published: 6 Mar 2013 at 14.04 | Viewed: 12,145 | Comments: 20
- Online news:
- Writer: Online Reporters
Police have forwarded the case against Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya to the prosecutors, charging him with reckless driving causing death, and fleeing the scene of an accident, deputy Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Anuchai Lekbamrung said.
Forensic police inspect a motorcycle belonging to Pol Snr Sgt Maj Wichian Klanprasert of Thong Lor police station and a Ferrari driven by Vorayuth Yoovidhya, the youngest son of Red Bull executive Chalerm Yoovidhya, following the accident. (Photo by Somchai Poomlard)
Pol Maj Gen Anuchai said the file was handed to prosecutors of the South Bangkok Criminal Court by Thong Lor police investigators on Monday.
This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.


text:
Hi there,
Looking for comments on both of these systems. Here is what we'd like to do in an apartment that has been gutted - all speakers mentioned will be buried in the walls: 1. Have a TV in the LR - does not need surround sound, but b/c it is a flat panel it definitely needs speakers. We'll have a bluray, Tivo, and yes, a VCR (too many old home movies that haven't been digitized!) but they will be located in a closet in the hall. 2. Be able to play music in the LR. It is next door to the DR, so throw a couple of speakers in the DR, too, and pipe the same music in. (They are very open rooms, and this is an apartment, so I can't imagine having different stuff in the LR and DR - they can be on the same channel, but for instance if someone is watching TV in the LR, I would like to silence the speakers in the DR.) 3. At the same time, be able to play a different song or talk radio in the kitchen. 4. Also, put speakers in the master bedroom and master bath. It would be fine for them to be on the same channel, but they must have different volume controls. HTD can do all of this, and I think Sonos can, too. I am looking to find out the pros and cons of each. When I asked HTD about playing music from my computer, wirelessly, they said, yes, I can just plug an airport into one of their input jacks. Also, HTD is coming out with new wall switches that will also function as intercoms. Don't know if that is good or bad. With HTD, all my components would sit in a closet, and there would be a control panel the size of a double lightswitch on the wall in each room that is wired for sound. The speaker wire and CAT-5 cable would all run back to this closet. With Sonos, they said I could also run everything back to that closet, OR, get another Sonos box and stick it in a closet in the master bedroom (which is at the other end of the apartment) and just run my bed/bath wires to that location. They made it sound like this would save me money somehow (less labor to run wires, maybe?) Please, anyone, I'm open to comments! Thanks. |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by dandylandy (My Page) on Wed, Aug 31, 11 at 2:07
Am following up on my earlier postings and wanted to say that we did go with Sonos. It was pricey but we LOVE it! Our only complaint, and we don't know if this is due to Sonos being wireless, or due to living in an apartment building, or what, is that every now and then our subwoofers "pop" - the a/v guy blamed other radio frequency signals - no idea if that is correct. Our speakers and subs are buried in the walls and run back to a home run closet. We control the music from our computers, ipad, or droid or iphone. Trying to figure out if the popping noise is related to something like maybe using the landline phone or running the microwave, but so far we can't make it happen. Anyway, as far as the system goes, we would buy sonos again just b/c it makes it so easy to access your music, radio, etc. |
I have six zones of sonos. Love it. Never had an issue with my subwoofers popping, I'm in a house though. |
What is HTD? |
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Sat, Oct 29, 11 at 21:42
HTD - please see www.htd.com - a manufacturer of "wired" whole house audio distribution systems. Sonos - please see www.sonos.com - a manufacturer of "wireless" whole house audio distribution systems. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Home Entertainment Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Please review our Rules of Play before posting.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here


text:
American Standard Version (ASV) | New International Version (NIV) |
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah. | 20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel," declares the LORD. |
The American Standard Version is in the public domain. (The American Standard Version Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


text:
PHOENIX - A clemency board ruled Tuesday that Arizona's first execution in nearly seven years should take place as scheduled.
In a 3-1 decision, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency said that Robert Charles Comer shouldn't be given a life sentence in lieu of the death penalty and shouldn't be granted a temporary reprieve.
Duane Belcher, chairman and executive director of the clemency board, said the board had the option to reconvene and reconsider its decision up until Comer's scheduled execution on May 22.
Comer, 50, was convicted in 1988 of killing an Apache Lake camper and then subjecting a young Chicago couple to a night of terror and repeated rapes during a drive through wilderness areas.
The board's decision was a welcome one for Comer, who didn't attend the hearing because he has decided that he wants to die, said Michael Kimerer, Comer's attorney.
"He would see this as a victory," Kimerer said. "This is the decision he wanted. He didn't want any delays."
In a 2002 federal court hearing, Comer told a judge he wanted to go ahead with the execution because he was tired, had killed a man and the law called for his death.
Besides the first-degree murder and armed robbery conviction for the shooting death of Larry Pritchard, Comer also was convicted in Maricopa County Superior Court of sexual assault, armed robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault for the attacks on the female camper and her boyfriend.
Comer's girlfriend was with him at the time of the crimes and pleaded guilty to kidnapping and testified against Comer. Juneva Willis served nearly six years in prison before her 1994 release.
Arizona hasn't executed anyone since November 2000, when Tucson resident Donald Miller died of lethal injection for helping to murder an 18-year-old woman.


text:
According to the UCI, this was the best-attended World Cup of the season. Thousands of fans turned up in droves to see their cycling heroes, including Julien Absalon who lives just miles from the venue. The course was so thick with spectators that it was hard to move between sections.
Related Content
- MTB Skills: How To Conquer Your First MTB Race
- MTB Skills: Sprint Like You Mean It
Bicycling Newsletter
Get the Bicycling email newsletter FREE. Receive tips & timely articles about the latest in bikes & gear, training, nutrition & more.
Sign up for the AMain.com shopping spree today for your chance to win $1,500 toward your next purchase, whether you're shopping for supplies or indulgent upgrades.


text:
Select () or exclude () categories to narrow your recipe search.
As you select categories, the number of matching recipes will update.
Find exactly what you're looking for with the web's most powerful recipe filtering tool.
Sort by: Date | Rating | Most Helpful
"I used olive oil instead of butter and a gala apple instead of a granny smith. Unexpectedly amazing. Quick little lunch."


text:
Or Forsythia-type shrubs that root easily. After a nasty divorce (where my garden was named in the PSA), the ex who had no love of anything green made certain I did not get a chance to recover much of anything. It's taken some time, but I finally have my piece of ground, much smaller, but mine to mold. I don't have much to trade, but do have a few things, a nandina, a pot of autumn joy....maybe a columbine (but bloom has come and gone), and when all else fails, the always appropriate brownies in true GW tradition..... (I'm coming from a shade garden to a sun garden, so I am REALLY looking forward to winter-sowing this year!) I am in the 22192 zip code - thanks for reading! |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by kimka z6B (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Jun 4, 14 at 11:18
Mandyvilla, I have a part shade to shade garden in Silver Spring, Maryland, But I'd be happy to root you some forsythia. I've also got some blue lobelia I can give you that will do well in full sun. No trade needed. Email me privately if you are interested at jkkaplan "@" erols.com Also on June 14 is the Washington gardener magazine plant swap at the National Arboretum Place: US National Arboretum's R Street parking lot -- if it rains, we will move inside to the auditorium. Who: anyone is welcome as are any of your friends, relatives, or neighbors -- it is FREE -- feel free to forward on this invitation How: be prepared to BRIEFLY introduce yourself and describe your plant swap offerings Bring: What NOT to bring: common orange daylilies* and any invasive species - use this list to screen your plant offerings What if you do not have plants to swap? Come anyway! Bring refreshments like cold drinks and yummy finger foods to share with the other swappers:-) Be sure to also bring cups, napkins, utensils, serving spoons, etc., if your food item requires those for consuming it. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Please Note: Only registered members from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and District of Columbia are able to post messages here (this may be indicated by the title of the forum. All exchanges not indicated otherwise are restricted to those living in the U.S.) If you are a member from an area mentioned above, please log in.
Return to the Mid-Atlantic Gardening Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Please review our Rules of Play before posting.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here


text:
The appropriate criteria to apply to determine whether body armor plates can provide needed protection to soldiers; this includes the proper prescription for determining whether a test results in a partial or complete penetration of body armor, including, as appropriate, the soft armor underlying hard armor. |
Chapter 2 Appendix F |
The final report will also document the committee's findings regarding any other issues regarding body armor testing that the committee found relevant. The study team will have access to all data with respect to body armor testing that the team needs for the conduct of the study. |
Appendix C. See additional taskings below. |
Additional Phase III Taskings Received From DOT&E (See Appendix C) |
Phase III Report Chapter or Appendix |
Provide a roadmap to reduce variability of clay processes and for how to migrate from clay to future solutions. |
Chapters 4 and 9 |
Consider the use of statistics to permit a more scientific determination of sample sizes to be used in body armor testing. Specifically, the committee was requested to review a statistically based protocol that had been developed by DOT&E with assistance from Army statisticians and testers. |
Chapter 6 |
Within the time and funding available, review and comment on methodologies and technical approaches to military helmet testing. |
Chapter 7 |
Develop ideas for revising/replacing the Prather study methodology. |
Chapters 8 and 9 |
Consider the possibility of combining various national body armor testing standards. |
Chapter 9 |


text:
Community Status Updates
Florida granny → CRS
Happy Birthday, Carla! It will probably be cake time by the time you read this, so I hope you had a thoroughly delightful day!
Today, 07:03 PM
We arrived home last night from our great time away.. the cruise was wonderful and really enjoyed time with my brother and his wife at Rotorua - saw lots of the area. The internet on the cruise was way too expensive so now I need to catch up a lot of emails etc. so hopefully you will see some holiday layouts soon.
Today, 05:39 PM
AggieB → neeltje
I didn't realize how long it's been since I've seen you around here. Hope you get this message wishing you a wonderful birthday.
Today, 08:05 AM
Sorry about the issues with the store last night. As soon as I saw the few emails I had gotten I put in a ticket regarding it. Looks like it's back up and running now
Today, 05:38 AM
Am I the only one having issues tonight with pictures not loading? Store and gallery....
Today, 12:31 AM
Help! I'm in the midst of archiving older newsletters and now the images are not appearing. Hope it's just me and they are not being deleted yet.
Today, 12:00 AM
April Showers
My husband walked in while I was working on my PL pages and kind of got excited and asked to see more. Makes me happy. :-)
Yesterday, 11:24 PM


text:
NOTICE: All classes/activities cancelled for Wednesday, Jan. 28. Classes resume Thursday, Jan. 29. Click for details.
2015 African American History Month
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
1915 – 2015 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture -
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." Frederick Douglass
Margaret Taylor Burroughs (1917–2010) was co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, received an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Rhode Island College in 1990. Visit the collection of linocut prints by the artist and educator permanently installed on the fourth floor of the Adams Library. See this beautiful collection and view the libguide at http://ric.libguides.com/Margaret_Burroughs.
Sunday, February 1
1 – 3:30 p.m., RISD Metcalf Auditorium/Chace Center
19th Annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry ReadingLangston Hughes' powerful and poignant poems, dating from the Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s, are read aloud by members of the community accompanied by the Daniel Ian Smith Jazz Trio.
Sponsored by the Rhode Island School of Design. Free and open to the public. Reception following the event.
Thursday, February 5
4-6 p.m., Student Union 307
Racial Understanding: An Open ForumThis facilitated discussion allows public commentary about the current climate of race relations on campus and in the wider community. Moderated by the director of The Unity Center with discussion of the effects of racial profiling, mass incarceration and community organizing on life and death in America.
Sponsored by the RIC Unity Center and L.I.F.E.
Monday, February 9
11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Student Union Ballroom
Blood Drive & Marrow Registration
Roll up your sleeve and save a life! This blood drive commemorates Dr. Charles Drew, the African American inventor of the modern blood-banking process. Dr. Drew attended Amherst College in Massachusetts, received his first doctorate in medicine in 1933, taught surgery at Howard University Medical School and became the first African American to receive a Doctor of Medical Science degree from Columbia University.
Sponsored by the RIC Office of Health Promotion and the Unity Center in conjunction with the Rhode Island Blood Center.
Tuesday, February 10
11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Student Union Ballroom
Blood Drive & Marrow Registration
Second DayThe Rhode Island Blood Center is the only source of blood products for the state's hospitals and relies solely on volunteer donations. Roll up your sleeve and save a life!
Sponsored by the RIC Office of Health Promotion and Unity Center.
Thursday, February 12
6:30 - 8 p.m., Student Union Cafe
Black History and Trivia GameFirst prize $100, second prize $50, third prize $25.
Hint: Familiarity with African American History Month programming could mean a better chance of winning! Contestants must be Rhode Island College students and are randomly selected from the audience. Contact the Unity Center for additional information (456-8791). Contestants receive a chance to win a Hoodie Day sweatshirt.
Sponsored by Student Activities & The Unity Center
Friday, February 13
12:30 – 2 p.m., location TBA
Movie: Belle
Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a British admiral who plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England - based on the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle. This 2014 film subtly explores the intersections of Belle's lineage and social status while delivering the all the aesthetic pleasures of a period piece.
Saturday, February 14
6:30 – 11:30 p.m., Omni Providence Hotel, One West Exchange Street, Providence
32nd Annual Rhode Island Black Heritage Society BallThe theme for this year's black tie event is: Education and Awareness. The Black Heritage Society will recognize community groups that provide dynamic educational and after-school programs for urban youth. Learn more about the Society's activities, events and plans for 2015, enjoy a wonderful dinner and finish the evening with dancing and entertainment provided by The Mac Odom Band.
Tickets: $100, on sale now
Sponsored by the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. For more information, visit www.ribhs.org
Saturday, February 21
6 – 9 p.m., Student Union Ballroom
Journey to the MotherlandThe ninth annual celebration of African cultures includes dinner, music and entertainment. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact the Unity Center at 456-8791.
Tickets on sale through Feb. 20th ; $5 in advance for RIC students with ID, $7 general admission, $10 at the door
Sponsored by RIC Women of Color.
Thursday, February 26
Hoodie DayWear your hoodie all day long in memory of Trayvon Martin. Skittles and Arizona watermelon juice drink (limited supply) available at the Unity Center
Sponsored by the RIC Student Union


text:
- Text Size:
- ASmall Text
- AMedium Text
- ALarge Text
Here's a list of fun, safe Halloween events open to the public. If you would like to add an event, email us!
City of La Vista Halloween Safe Night
- Wednesday, Oct. 31 5:30-7 p.m.
- Location: La Vista Community Center
- Kids can enjoy trick or treating, pumpkin decorating and a family-friendly spook room.
- Wednesday, Oct. 31 6-9 p.m.
- Location: Enoch Missionary Church
- There will be a costume judging contest, pumpkin decorating, apple bobbing, treats and prizes.
The views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use. Your comment will not appear here until you verify your email address with Disqus. KETV NewsWatch 7 encourages users to report violations of our terms of use by flagging the inappropriate comment. Hold your mouse over the comment to reveal the flag on the right side, then click the flag.
blog comments powered by Disqus


text:
Take-Two's financial guidance for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 implies that Grand Theft Auto 5 is on track for release before next April.
That's according to Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz and Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. The former said in a research note this morning:
"Full year FY13 guidance for net revenues of $1.75B-$1.85B and fully diluted EPS of $2.00-$2.25 were also essentially in line with our expectations. Most importantly, the EPS range was relatively unchanged from guidance for EPS "in excess of $2.00 per diluted share" which management first provided on its Q3:F12 call.
"We believe management could not provide this level of guidance with any degree of confidence if it did not anticipate shipping Grand Theft Auto V during FY13."
Creutz added: "Take-Two's announced line up of titles for FY13 was largely unchanged, including continuing to resist announcing a release date for Grand Theft Auto V... We are modelling a ship date for Grand Theft Auto V in the last two weeks of March 2013."
Pachter strongly agreed with Creutz. In a research note titled 'You Say So Much When You Say Nothing at All' he said:
"Guidance strongly implies the release of Grand Theft Auto V in FY:13. Although management did not provide a release date or window for GTA V, its FY:13 revenue guidance is unattainable without a huge seller from Rockstar.
"Management disclosed that the FY:13 revenue mix by label is estimated to be 60% Rockstar Games and 40% 2K Games. Rockstar is expected to contribute ≈ $1.1 billion, with ≈ $300 million from Max Payne (including DLC) and ≈ $150 million from catalog. The remaining ≈ $650 million is simply not possible without the release of GTA V well before FY end.
"Also, we believe that the game's developers are unlikely to risk delay very far into CY 2013 and face declining current-generation software sales in the face of the potential introduction of next-generation consoles that year or the next."
Back in February Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said "Grand Theft Auto V is making great progress."
We've heard next to nothing official about it since, although a list of vehicles that may be available in GTA 5 was recently uncovered in a file hidden away in Max Payne 3.


text:
Agent Smith
The main antagonist in the series of The Matrix, he is Neo's rival and arch-nemesis. Once used to be an Agent in the Matrix, but turned rogue program after Neo destroys him in the first movie. |
Neo is the main protagonist from the Matrix franchise. He is "The One", destined to save the human race from the machines. His real name is Thomas Anderson. |


text:
Select () or exclude () categories to narrow your recipe search.
As you select categories, the number of matching recipes will update.
Find exactly what you're looking for with the web's most powerful recipe filtering tool.
Sort by: Date | Rating | Most Helpful
"These pancakes were wonderful!! I made them without planning, had no bluberries--I substituted some oatmeal instead..and it was excellent. My husband loved every bite...I will definitely make them again with the bluberries...Thanks!"
"Very tasty~I used only part of this recipe-preparation of the meat and pasta. I used evelyn/athens recipe for the bechamel sauce. I added several spoons of the bechamel into the pasta before layering it in the casserole dish (this is my mom's secret to keep it together better). Overall, these two fantastic chefs deserve 5 stars and two thumbs u..."
"Another great recipe!! My dad and my husband loved it. Thanks Evelyn!!"
"This sauce is awesome...just like my yiayia's...Thanks"
"This jam is delicious!!! My husband wanted me to make a supply. In Dominica, we have the freshest ingredients to make this awesome jam-since mangos grow wild and pineapples are plentiful. Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe...I will definitly be making it again."


text:
Portland Storage, Portland Self-Storage, Portland Mini Storage, Portland Portable Container Storage
Portland Moving Company, Portland Portable Container Moving
Call us today at 888-366-7222, option 1 or complete the quote form to the left to get a great price.
If you need to move or just have too much stuff, try the latest "do it yourself" options. Rose City residents want a no hassle alternative. No need to rent a truck or borrow a vehicle to get your stuff into mini storage or public storage. No reason to ask your friends to help you load for your move. Let Door to Door deliver a container that you can pack, load and lock, at your convenience. Door to Door will pick it up and either store or move it. Easy, simple, convenient, one call does it all.
Value: Great storage and moving container packages, local or coast-to-coast. Save up to 70% over traditional moving or storage companies.
Convenience: Smaller, easy to load, environmentally-friendly containers that fit in a parking space, alley or driveway.
Security: Trained, certified and background checked drivers. Your possessions stay safe.
Experience: Door to Door has been serving customer for more than 15 years – more than 400,000 deliveries served coast-to-coast.
Moving to Portland? Here are a few articles that may help…
Make your next Portland storage container or Portland moving container experience as stress-free as possible. See for yourself why customers choose Door to Door!
Call us today at 888-366-7222, option 1 or complete the quote form at the top of the page to get a great price.


text:
Cloudmark DesktopOne
Full user review
"Cloudmark & DesktopOne IS the BEST you can use!"
EVERYTHING! I've used Cloudmark for the past 4 years and it works better than every other spam filter I've used.
There are none.
I have 20+ email addresses and before I started using Cloudmark I tried several other products and none of them wiped out spam like it does. The spam you get, and we all do, is "Blocked" from ever reaching your inbox. It all goes into a Spam folder that Cloudmark creates. You should check your Spam every couple of days to see if any email that you don't want to be considered spam, and you can have Cloudmark "Unblock" it.
If any spam does go into your inbox, you can have Cloudmark "Block" it and it will be moved to you Spam folder.
It won't take long before it learns what you consider spam from what you don't. You will be amazed at how quick it does away with all of your email frustrations, and wonder how you ever got along without it.


text:
We loved this deal too, but it's no longer available. Check out our other cool deals here.
$199 for Six-Months of IPL for One Large & One Small Area or $399 for Two Large & Two Small Areas (value up to $3,384)
Discuss this Deal
Join the discussionHighlights
- Medical grade Ulase laser with integrated cooling guarantees comfort as well as fast and effective results.
- Grab six-months of IPL treatments on one large area and one small area for just $199, or pay just $399 for six-months of IPL treatments on two large areas and two small areas from Elysian Cosmetic and Laser.
- Get an effective way of dealing with unwanted body hair over a long period of time.
- Maintain smoothness though the summer months.
The bits that make up our bodies are, as many medical professionals have previously stated, weird. Some of the bits have lots of other little bits coming out of them (many medical professionals refer to these bits with the complex technical term 'hairs'). Teach these annoying pokey-outy bits a lesson they won't forget for six months with this great deal.
Pay just $199 for six-months of IPL treatments on one large area and one small area at Elysian Cosmetic and Laser, or pay just $399 for six-months of IPL treatments on two large areas and two small areas.
Small areas are:
- Upper lip
- Chin
- Anus
- Bikini
- Underarm
- Neck
Large areas are:
- Upper leg
- Lower leg
- Brazilian
- Lower arm
- Back
- Stomach
- Chest
- Shoulders
Elysian Cosmetic and Laser are solely dedicated to making sure you get the hair removal results you want. You'll be treated by a professional using the most technologically advanced equipment to ensure your unwanted body hair is removed efficiently and effectively. The Ulase treatment is safe to undergo throughout summer so you'll have nothing to fear with this medical grade laser. This particular offer is heavy on the 'effectively' side of things, with half a year of treatments to make unwanted body hair a distant memory.
Shed 16, Cityworks Depot
77 Cook Street
(09) 550 6665
Business in trade
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday 9.00am - 7.00pm
Valid from Nov 11, 2012Expires Feb 2, 2013
Bookings essential. Subject to availability. All forward bookings for 6 month period need to be booked on first appointment, 6 month period starts from 1st appointment. All bookings must be made by 2nd Feb. 24 hour cancellation policy applies. No refunds, no cash back, not to be used with other offers.
See the rules that apply to all deals
More Great Deals
More Great Auckland Deals
My Kitchen Express
Dutch Delight
Espresso Carwash
One Love Festival
Frolic Cafe
KC Cleaning Company
Goat Island Dive & Snorkel
Bridgestone Select.
White Smile Parnell
Paradice Ice Skating
Malt Bar
Parakai Springs
All Digital Ltd
Two Fifteen Bar & Bistro
Laser Lifecare Institute
Complete Balance - Chiropractic and Acupuncture
Lone Star
Green Agenda Ltd
Tailors Mark
Gitaway Promotions
Tyre Factory
Dental Studio 114
Vizual Coaching Academy Ltd
Diva Hair & Beauty Boutique
Excel with Business Ltd
Designer Dentures
EcoANZ Cleaning Services
Auckland Tennis Coaching
Bay Hair Design & Beauty
Golden Kiwi Ayurveda Health Centre
The Shaw Academy
Eden Autos
Doolan Brothers - Newmarket
BWR Electric Limited
Ponsonby Private Health Club
Configure Express
Stamford Plaza
Lollipops Playland
Doolan Brothers - Newmarket
M2woman Magazine
Genesis Energy
The Shaw Academy
The Shaw Academy
Deals in Other Regions
Getting more bang for your buck
Good news:
If you don't use your coupons before they expire, they're still worth the money you paid for them for an extra three months.
GrabOne FaceValue gives you another three months after your coupons expire, making it even easier to enjoy businesses all over New Zealand.
How does it work?
- A coupon is valid up until and including the expiry date printed on the coupon.
- If you don't use it before the expiry date for whatever reason, the coupon retains the value you paid for it for an additional three months.
- This means you can turn up to the business up to three months after the coupon has expired and put the money you spent to buy that coupon towards the service or experience printed on your coupon.
For example, if you spend $50 on a $100 dining voucher but don't use it before the expiry date, you will still be entitled to $50 worth of food and beverage services at that business for an additional three months.
The same goes for coupons without monetary values assigned to them. For example, if you buy a bungy jump deal but don't use it before the expiry date, you can still put the money you spent on the coupon towards a bungy jump, for another three months. Remember, the FaceValue of your coupon can only be put toward the service or experience printed on your coupon.
A few things to note:
- FaceValue applies to all deals that display the FaceValue icon. If the icon is not on a deal, FaceValue does not apply.
- It's always best to use your coupon before the expiry date, so you get the most value for your money. And if you're a bit forgetful, we now automatically remind you if your coupons are about to expire.
- During the FaceValue period, your coupon can only be put towards the service stated on the coupon.
- If the offer is seasonal, like a seasonal menu or chimney sweep service, the FaceValue of your coupon can be put towards a similar offer at the merchant's discretion.
- FaceValue does not apply to product deals, travel and accommodation-related deals, or time-dependent event deals.
- The conditions on your coupon still apply during the FaceValue grace period.