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A trial comparing standard mammograms with a new type of digital mammogram to screen for breast cancer (TOMMY Trial)
Please note - this trial is no longer recruiting patients. We hope to add results when they are available.
This trial is comparing 2D mammograms used at the moment in the UK breast screening programme with new 3D mammograms.
Breast screening is recognised to be the best way to find early stage breast cancer, and to reduce the number of deaths from this disease. Doctors use breast X-rays (mammograms) to screen for breast cancer. Current mammograms give 2D pictures of the breast.
But sometimes, it is possible that breast changes may be missed on these mammograms because they are hidden by overlapping normal breast tissue. And, in other cases, healthy tissue that overlaps may look like changes that are a cause for concern. This means women have to come back for further checks, causing unnecessary anxiety.
This trial is looking at a method called tomosynthesis, which uses digital X-rays and a computer to put together 3D pictures of the breast. We know from early research that tomosynthesis reduces the problem of overlapping tissues. This helps the doctor to see the structures of the breast more clearly. The aim of this trial is to compare the accuracy of tomosynthesis and standard mammograms when diagnosing breast changes found during screening.
Who can enter
You may be able to enter this trial if you are in one of the following situations
- You are aged between 47 and 73, have had a mammogram as part of routine breast screening, and have been asked to come back for further checks
- You are aged between 40 and 49 with a family history of breast cancer, and you have been asked to come for yearly mammograms
- You have been diagnosed with breast cancer in the past, and you are coming for screening
You cannot enter this trial if you
- Have breast implants
- Are pregnant
Trial design
This trial will recruit 7,000 women.
When you come for your appointment, you will have the tests already planned as part of your check up, including your mammogram. You will have the trial tomosynthesis straight after your mammogram.
Doctors will then compare the results of the 2 types of breast X-ray.
If tomosynthesis picks up any new information about changes to your breast your doctor will discuss this with you, and arrange for more tests if necessary.
Hospital visits
You will have tomosynthesis at the same appointment as your mammogram. So the trial will add 5 to 10 minutes to your planned hospital appointment.
Side effects
Women find mammograms anything from mildly uncomfortable to painful. Having tomosynthesis is very similar to having a mammogram, so any discomfort you have will be the same.
Taking part in the trial means that you will be exposed to the same amount of radiation as 2 mammograms in a row. The team do not think this will cause any problems to your health.
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But he has become arguably the prototypical insider in the Age of Obama: confident, cloaked in numbers, assured about the virtues of economic intervention but alarmed by the growing dysfunction of politics. In fact, he is so deep inside now that he's come to an even more terrifying conclusion about life in The Village than his Netroots compatriots could ever have dreamed: "I'm much more certain that the problems are systemic and the various forms of gatekeeping elites [are] impotent," he wrote me in a follow-up email to our interview. "And that feeling—that the people in charge aren't just wrong or bought off, but that, quite often, they fundamentally don't know what they're doing—is a bit scary, and fairly radicalizing."
So the activist-turned-opinion journalist is becoming more radicalized. If the last decade is any guide, wherever Ezra Klein's politics go next, American liberalism will go as well. Whether the latter will still be a force for change is something the rest of us won't know until Klein is at least 29.


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A British classic. Now I know why!
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The View from My Window-and probably yours, too-Chemtrails
There is nothing "normal" about the photographs below.
Just take a quick glance.
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Three-Ingredient Tomato Sauce--and Meatballs. Foodie Tuesday
Unctuous! Great for bread dipping! Keep the pot partially covered
to avoid "stove splatters." Notice the splatters along the edge of the pot.
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Eggs are amazing; their versatility, endless; their culinary requirement, a necessity. They take up little storage room and their shell is their own packaging! They are a powerhouse of protein, vitamins and amino acids. A large egg is only about 70 calories. They are, in fact, o
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and served with a cheesy Bechamel sauce and onions.
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Simple. Basic. Classic.
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Star "Rolls" of the Kitchen--Foodie Tuesday
Whenever a sheet of tin foil zips across the metal teeth of a roll, I think of my Grandma Mary who called it "one of the greatest inventions." She, of course, lived through The Great Depression and WWII when anything "metal" was considered dear, indeed. And worth
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Ready for the oven with slivers of unsalted butter to give a crisp top.
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Potatoes are unassuming in their appearance but gracious and generous in their bounty and versatility. Nothing could be truer than the sweet potato.
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Broiled Clams in Herb Butter--Foodie Tuesday
This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks, "Bistro Cooking at Home" by Gordon Hammersley. The recipes are unique. The illustrations beautiful. And the binding of the spine is actually sewn, not glued.
The first time I served these, I spied a guest
Chicken Provencal
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Here's an amazingly simple recipe with a rustic, bistro-like flare and presentation. I've used fennel for pork, but never chicken. I
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An Announcement & Garlicky Pimento Cheese Dip/Spread
First, the announcement. As those who follow my posts and "Tales from the Grocery Store" may know, I do actually work part-time in a grocery store. I love the job. I work with great people and, even though it's a lot of physical work, it's exercise I need at my… Read full post »
EASY Ham & Bean Soup
Loaded with savory, smoky broth and filled with beans, ham and veggies.
Bean soup (like most homemade soups) is a labor of love. And time. First, there is the all-important ham bone which is one reason people don't make bean soup more often and usually
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The classic union of potato with leek and mushroom. Add a bit of cream and cheese for culinary Nirvana.
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I just kind of assume it's the French who had the culinary genius to bake ultra-thin layers of potato in cream. I mean, just look at that photo. Magnifique, n'est pas? It's a work of art!
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Note how the meat of the lower leg has pulled away from the bone.
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Custard Macaroni and Cheese--Foodie Tuesday
It's really a shame that generations of children have grown up thinking of mac-n-cheese as someting "poured" from a blue box. Where's the "craft" in Kraft?
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"Peepers" love my patio garden. This little guy festoons the Pixie's hat like a jeweled broach.
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How can you stand out in today's business environment? The answer is Social Media.
It's one thing to have great ideas, a superior product or service, and a track record of success. It's another to position yourself for continued success in today's economy.
You know that the marketplace is influenced by forces very different from years past. Today customers find you. Even if you initiate contact and garner a potential buyer's interest, in the majority of situations the sale isn't made until that buyer checks you (and your competition) out online.
Therefore, it's important that you, your Company, your product/service not only show up well online, but stand out as different and better.
That's where the power of social media can help.
Here are some ideas of how your business can gain visibility online:
1. Plan – it starts with a plan. Develop a strategic social media plan that identifies your target audience(s), defines your goals and objectives, and identifies platform specific tactics to be used to meet your goals.
2. Get Involved – Find out what questions your customers are asking about related to your product/service. Provide the answers – details, honesty, comparisons vs. the competition, insights. This helps position you as the expert in your field.
- Other Tips: Join online Groups (for example, LinkedIn Groups) and be active in them, participate in forums, write reviews, add to industry knowledge with white papers or articles targeting issues surrounding your product/service.
3. Reach Out – Reach out to thought leaders in your industry, learn what they're talking about online and take an active part in their conversations – if you add value, you'll get noticed.
- Other Tips: "Follow" your customers (on Twitter, for example) to gain knowledge of things they're facing – then jump into the conversation – especially when you're in a position to be able to solve one of their problems or share valued information on the subject.
4. Add Dialog – Generate your own content (posts, blog entries, announcements, tips, competitive commentary). Think about how to get people to read it – provide pictures, video, and write about things that people will want to share or comment on.
- Other Tips: Make sure your headlines are interesting and compelling – it's not enough to talk, you need to entice people to listen. This can happen by creatively leading people to your content (emotional, funny, curious, controversial headlines that make your audience want to see what you're talking about).
Social media is a great way to help you showcase your expertise, build trust, and broaden your reach. Visibility is critically important in today's marketplace, it's something that requires daily attention.
Social media, done consistently and with a plan, can supplement your other marketing efforts and can truly help you thrive.
What have you been doing that's delivered results for your Company – I'd love to hear about it.
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Logo Design Process of Inspirational Graphic Designer Jon Sandruck
Do you want to learn about the logo design process from a logo designer who is going to have two of his logos to be included in the inspirational Logo Lounge 5? Then please welcome the very talented Jon Sandruck. Today Jon Sandruck is going to detail the process he took when he designed the logo for Alliance Business Insurance. Jon really enjoys documenting his logo design process and has graciously written about it for us today. I hope that you can learn a bit about his design process and adopt some of his methodology. Jon Sandruck is a very talented graphic designer with an inspirational portfolio online, so don't forget to check it out.
I was recently commissioned to design the logo for Alliance Business Insurance and, as luck would have it, haven't accidentally destroyed my notebook yet, so I'm presented with the golden opportunity to document my logo design process.
I feel it's noteworthy that although I do have a general process for logo design, it changes on every project. First, I am always trying to improve it. Second, every client is different. Third, I think design is about discovery, and you have to go where tha process takes you. Although design is a process, it does have a result, and the service of that result needs to be the ultimate goal.
Okay, so now that I am down from my soap box, here's how I designed this logo.
I start by interviewing the client. I have a questionnaire that I use, which I got from one of those "Forms for designers" books and modified, but I prefer use it as the basis of an interview rather than having the client merely fill it out. I get more juicy info from them that way.
I then start doing a little word association. I break out the dicitonary and thesaurus and I start writing down words that strike me as potentially easy/fun/interesting to visualize.
If you can read the list, you can see that I was hitting a lot of words that are derived from Alliance's definition: "A union or association formed for mutual benefit." It struck me that a big part of what an insurance company like Alliance provide their customers is assemble the best mix of products for their clients…or build an Alliance. To that end, I focused on the idea of assembling multiple pieces into a whole.
Because the company's name is Alliance, and the capital A is a triangle, and the triangle is THE most visually stable shape, and stability is a key attribute in the insurance industry, I decided to focus on icons that formed the letter A.
You'll also notice that there are some drawings of dogs in the notes. That's one of those things where the client had asked if his Golden Retriever could be incorporated into the design. My response? "We'll see. I'll do some sketches, but if they don't work out, don't be alarmed."
As part of my research I always spend time in the USPTO database (that's the United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO.gov) making sure that I avoid using things that other companies are using, and checking out what's being used in the client's industry. I also spend time on sites like LogoPond.com and LogoLounge.com looking at what's going on in logo design.
Partly I am looking for inspiration, but I am mostly looking for things to avoid: to avoid my client looking like the competition, to avoid someone else's mistakes, and to help my client avoid getting sued…and if they decide to do so, help make it easier to get their logo trademarked. If your logo is too similar to something else in the market, your trademark will not be granted.
As I look through these sites I sketch out techniques I see that lend themselves to my solution, doodle out ideas that are inspired by other people's solutions, and make little visual notes to myself. I find it really helpful to try and draw this stuff by hand first. That way I am sure that I can make it work before I involve software and potentially complicate things.
Sometimes there's a fine line between an idea just not working out, and not being able to get your tool to do what you want. It's those times that I find working with the simplest tool I have, a pen, is the best way to work it through.
Once the pen-drawn sketches are concluded I start auditioning fonts. I generally plug some custom type (In this case, Alliance Business Insurance) into my font manager and start looking at the previews and noting the ones I think are interesting. You can see in the notes below that I have written out a few that I liked.
After I identify and activate fonts I want to try out, I create an Illustrator document that I call a worksheet. The first one has all the fonts I want to use on it, which I use as a type palette while I am drawing icons. I ditch the ideas I don't like when I am about to show it to the client, so imagine that in the pasteboard for this document there are like 50 discarded logo:
This is the first document the client sees. (Click on it to make it bigger and see some detail). At this point I try to sit down with the client and talk with them about the ideas I've presented. In this case, after our meeting the client took the worksheet and showed it to some peers and coworkers to get feedback. He came back and chose to continue development on number 4 (that's bottom left), although he noted that he really enjoyed the type in number 2 (Bodoni). I moved on to working on worksheet number two. Again, imagine 50 discarded ideas in the pasteboard:
I render them in black and white as well as full color for the ideas I think are noteworthy. In this case the client picked the very bottom right one. So, I proceeded to prepare the final formats:
When I finish a logo I I always present it in Black & White, Spot Color (even if the client doesn't think they'll ever use it), RGB and CMYK, and then I save off file formats of each type. I then deliver my client with two disks (one to keep in a safe place, one to keep around the office) with about 50 files on it.
And, that's about it. It's not the same for every client or every logo, but that's the general idea, and that's how I designed this logo.
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THIS GRAPHIC DESIGNER'S SITE : ohTwentyone
A Roundup of the Best Photoshop Logo Design Tutorials Online - I have collected the top Photoshop Logo Design tutorials online and listed them for you below. There are also plenty of Web 2.0 Logo Design tutorials as well.
Logo Design Creation Process from Start to Finish by Expert Graphic Designer : Mark Misenheimer - This article was written by the very talented, Mark Misenheimer of Misenheimer Creative, Inc. Mark is an expert freelance graphic designer who has been in the design business for years. He has documented the design of a logo from start to finish in order to help other graphic designers. I know that you will learn something from this tremendous logo design article.
Logo Design Creation Process from Start to Finish by Expert Graphic Designer : Angela Ferraro-Fanning - We are very excited to have Angela Ferraro-Fanning guest write for us this week. Many of you will find that she is a graphic designer that is very talented and experienced. She wrote this article to guide you through her own creative logo design process, from start to finish.
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John McFarlane from Norfolk Cordial. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
By Steve Downes
Monday, January 7, 2013
The wide range of innovative small businesses and the prospect of a boom generated by offshore windfarms are making north Norfolk's business bosses confident about the coming months.
If you could bottle the recipe for success, then a pair of north Norfolk people would have some ingredients to add to the mix.
For John McFarlane and Georgie Rodwell have turned a good idea into a brilliant business – and grown its turnover by 400pc in a year.
They officially launched Norfolk Cordial at Houghton Horse Trials in March 2011, and are already supplying their fruit drinks to Fortnum and Mason and Morston Hall.
The business partners are very much rooted in Norfolk. One of the straplines on the bottles is "love life, love Norfolk – love the little bit of Norfolk in this bottle".
But Norfolk Cordial, which is based at Roughton, has an influence and reach that is growing across the UK.
The Norfolk touch includes apples and raspberries all grown in the county.
Mr McFarlane said: "We only use fresh, real fruit. We don't buy concentrates. We believe that the combination of fresh, slightly salty sea air, rich soils and summer sun make the fruits and flavours of Norfolk some of the best in the country."
The business, which achieved turnover of £80,000 last year – up from £19,000 in 2011 – produces a number of flavours, including:
wild elderflower
rhubarb, orange and ginger
strawberry and lime
redcurrant and grapefruit.
Mr McFarlane, who hails from Cape Town in South Africa, said the business began "in Georgie's mother's kitchen", adding: "She made cordial for the Walpole Arms at Itteringham, which she worked in. I saw a gap in the market.
"I took the elderflower recipe and Georgie showed me what a flower was. She went sailing for five weeks and I made 3,000 bottles. I sold it to as many pubs as possible."
Mr McFarlane said: "We made another four flavours and reinvested. All of the money for the business has been self-generated.
"We launched at Houghton with a retail size and a catering size, then at the end of 2011 we brought out mini packs. On our first birthday in March 2012 we launched ourselves in Fortnum and Mason."
At the beginning, Mr McFarlane was running the King's Head at Holt. While the cordial business bedded in, he began to work three days a week as a waiter, plus for a catering company at weekends.
Ms Rodwell was an accountant, but the pair have now both been able to dedicate themselves full time to Norfolk Cordial.
The business now has almost 200 clients, and Mr McFarlane said it was all about "finding a niche".
He said: "The drinks are meant to be ones that you pour for yourself in the evening and enjoy like a glass of wine."
The last six months saw the district's key tourist trade hit by an income downturn as visitor numbers remained high but people kept their hands in their pockets.
And there was a low point when Cromer Crab Company closed down after almost a year of uncertainty for a workforce that at one point numbered 230.
But, despite the double disappointment, the signs are good for the coming year, according to Ian Doughty, chairman of North Norfolk Business Forum.
He said: "There was quite a lot of footfall this summer, even though the weather didn't help. The footfall created buoyancy in the accommodation sector but people were not keen to spend money.
"Nonetheless I think there's a confidence that the tourism offer is strong. And I think the mixture of smaller businesses produces a resilience that you don't get in intensely urban or industrial areas.
"These things always have an impact on individuals and families, but in terms of the wider economy, the resilience of the north Norfolk economy has been demonstrated.
"The general level of employment has remained relatively stable."
Robin Smith, economic development manager at North Norfolk District Council (NNDC), said: "We saw between 20,000 and 25,000 fewer copies of our north Norfolk tourism guides called for this year.
"Tourism accounts for between 17-19pc of our total employment. But it looks as though spend was down from £390m to £343m."
In recent months, Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm has begun to operate, with Dudgeon windfarm set to follow in the future.
There is hope that the renewable energy industry will attract skilled workers to the area - and linked businesses.
Tom FitzPatrick, deputy leader of NNDC, said: "We are using offshore as a way to kickstart inward investment. Norfolk and Suffolk lost out in the 1960s and 1970s when most of the offshore gas and oil development went to Aberdeen. We are determined to not miss out this time."
Mr Smith said: "We've long been regarded by regional and national players as a remote, inaccessible place to do business, but it's quite the reverse.
"We've become one of the most important investment and development areas for wind energy. Hopefully aspiration will centre around an industry that requires a higher level of skills in engineering and development. For the first time, north Norfolk can say there's something truly new to its economy.
"Young people no longer need to think only about low-waged, low-value added work. It could be a beacon for north Norfolk."
Mr Fitzpatrick highlighted as a positive the arrival of Waitrose at North Walsham, with the store opening on November 29 and providing 125 full-time equivalent jobs.
He added that the closure of Cromer Crab Company was a "big blow", but said a good number of its workers had been taken on elsewhere, and that work was at an advanced stage to support a local seafood producer to absorb the crab and lobster production locally.
Mr FitzPatrick was also hopeful about the future of two largely redundant former industrial sites at North Walsham - HL Foods and Crane Fruehauf.
Crane's would soon be the site of Roy Davenport's Magic Kingdom, while NNDC was "closer than ever" to a solution for HL Foods, with the aim of a mixed development of homes, shops and light industry.
Mr Smith said there were "many reasons to be positive" about the next six months.
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If Britain is suffering from the wrong kind of growth – a debt-fuelled housing boom – voters will not have to pay the price until after the election.
To make matters worse for Labour, YouGov polling this week for the first time suggested voters were now evenly split on whether the spending cuts were the right idea. Polling produces different results according to the precise question asked, but it shows a trend towards voters accepting that austerity was the right course for George Osborne to choose.
Even on the more sophisticated left blogs, economists are asking themselves whether austerity was right. (Their answer remains no.)
Osborne himself was jubilant this week, saying the shadow cabinet had not just intellectually but physically left the pitch, deserting the political battleground for the beaches.
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that is bearing down on us even as I type. We are under a severe thunderstorm watch tonight. We knew it was coming but for over a week the temps have hovered around 77 degrees. Now by morning we're gonna drop almost 40 degrees!!! It was 17 in Topeka, KS where my brother and his family live today and snowing like a blizzard! We may get some snow flutters but nothing major. Oh welll...... it'll make it seem more Christmasy anyway!! Are y'all in store for some of this mess too????
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Today is gonna be a beautiful day!!!! What are your plans for today? I am going to Land Between the Lake, The 1850's Homeplace ( in Ky) for a 1850 style Christmas!! I've done this before even been part of it but every year it's so much fun.It has a magic all it's own! Some of you may know that DH and I are Living History teachers (and civilwar re-enactors) . Tho it's mostly 1860's. If you ever get the chance go to one of these events. You'll learn alot and have lot's of fun doing it. Well whatever you do today have fun and be careful!!!
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Steph...someone guide me thru changing my avi. I wanna change to something Christmasy!! I did it before, but I'm getting old so the ole grey mare ain't what she used to be...hehe.... Hush Villian.
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I found another cute site that some of y'all might get a kick out of. Nothing goes with Christmas trees like Kitties!! and of course their cohorts the Dawg!! Enjoy!! www.fluffytails.ca/christmas.asp
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C'Mon y'all the holidays are upon us! What are your favorite movies and why???
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Best Western have 3 hotels in Somerset
Book a hotel in Somerset, one of the country's largest counties, the perfect place to head for a short break. With a relatively mild climate, a beautiful coastline and several iconic and charming cities and towns, it is unsurprising that Somerset is a popular destination for tourists. Best Western has ten hotels in Somerset, dotted throughout the region to give our guests the chance to stay in any west-country setting whether coastal, rural or urban.
Town and city breaks in Somerset
A hotel in Somerset will provide a launching pad for you to go out and explore the many iconic and beautiful towns and settlements that litter the countryside. The county town, Taunton, can be found in the south, a pretty and traditional west-country town with several large parks including Vivary Park, where the Taunton Flower Show is held, great shopping facilities and a wide selection of places to eat and drink. Bath, one of the nation's best-loved towns, sunk peacefully in the gorgeous, green west-country valley, is home to not only the famous Roman Baths, from which the city got its name, but the remarkable bath-stone cathedral and the world-famous Pulteney Bridge, a Grade I-listed structure and international tourist attraction. Visit any of the small local towns and villages from your Somerset hotel and marvel at their beauty and communal feel. The cathedral in Wells in particular is worth a visit. Its impressive stone façade and hundreds of ornate statues will whisk you back to medieval times and really are like nothing else on our shores. The small town of Street has a great outlet-store district with a variety of department stores and brands available - the perfect destination for a day out shopping.
Holidays in the Somerset countryside
A hotel in Somerset will give you access to some of the most attractive countryside in England, famous for its gentle rolling hills and primitive and basic, natural features. Head to the top of Clay Hill, an ancient man-made mound, for some of the best views to be found in the part of the country: the cosy country towns, the mismatched patchwork of fields and meadows, and in the distance the glistening of the Bristol Channel. Pick a Best Western Somerset hotel for your base to explore these charming traditional country villages. The scenery is striking and varied. Enjoy the valleys of the Mendips, go rock climbing in Avon Gorge or wander across the atmospheric heaths and moorlands of Exmoor National Park. The county has one of the largest networks of caves and underground rivers and caverns in the country, including Wookey Hole, Cheddar Gorge and Ebbor Gorge.
Beach holidays in Somerset
The Bristol Channel has the second-largest tidal range in the world. The coast is dotted with alluring villages including Weston-super-Mare and Portishead. Our Somerset hotel in the former will give you access to this wonderful holiday destination, where you can enjoy donkey rides along the along the heavenly sands before taking a bare-footed stroll along the town pier, home-made ice cream in hand. From Burnham-on-Sea to Brean Down, you can roam miles of unspoiled sandy beaches with the sea breeze ruffling your hair.
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When you book a hotel in Somerset, don't miss Glastonbury Tor, where legend has it that the man who pulled sword from stone, the brave and wise King Arthur was buried. While you're in Somerset, it is essential to enjoy the local produce. Nothing quite compares to local west-country watering holes and Somerset's with its love of cider and cheese. A pub tour around one of the small countryside towns, such as Chard or Axbridge, is a wonderful and memorable way to spend an afternoon and evening. If you get to your Somerset hotel by car, it's definitely worth visiting Longleat safari park to get wild with the animals and watch out for the witch as you tiptoe through the spooky caves of Wookey Hole. Book a hotel in Somerset with Best Western and explore this beautiful county that lies at the heart of England's West Country - a wonderful destination for a short break!
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Serves: 36
Yields: cake balls
Total Time: 2 hr 5 min
Prep Time: 1 hr 30 min
Cook Time: 35 min
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- 2 package(s) Vanilla CANDIQUIKî Coating, www.candiquik.com
- 1 box(es) Yellow Cake Mix, (+ ingredients for cake)
- 1 container(s) Vanilla Cake Frosting
- 1 bottle(s) yellow food coloring, (oil or powder based only)
- 1 box(es) Candies, (Nerds candies)
- 1 package(s) sliced almonds
- 1 jar(s) Sprinkles, (orange, flower shaped)
- 1 Cake writing icing, (black)
- Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on box.
- Crumble cake into a large bowl. Mix thoroughly with frosting (it may be easier to use fingers to mix together).
- Chill for approximately 2 hours in the refrigerator (you can speed this up by placing in the freezer).
- Roll mixture into quarter size balls and place on wax lined baking sheet.
- Melt Vanilla CANDIQUIKî Candy Coating in Melt and Make Microwaveable Tray⢠according to the directions on the package. Add yellow food coloring (oil or powder based only) until desired color is established.
- Coat cake balls in CANDIQUIKî and set on wax lined baking sheet.
- Before CANDIQUIKî is set, attach an orange Nerdsî candy as the âÂÂbeakâ and two of the orange, flower-shaped sprinkles as the âÂÂfeetâÂÂ.
- Insert two almond slices into the sides of the cake balls to form the âÂÂwings.âÂÂ
- Once CANDIQUIK has dried, draw two dots for eyes with cake writing icing.
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If all goes well, Pondus should compile and even install itself in your Applications menu. On my system, I found a new menu entry under Utilities→Pondus. If you can't find Pondus on your menu, you can start it by entering the command pondus.
Pondus is very minimalist, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Upon entering Pondus, you'll see a small window with five buttons. The first adds a line of data—that being your weight and the date for entry. The second removes a line, and the third edits a line of data. Once you have entered some weights and times, you then can display it as a graph by clicking the fourth button. If you want to switch between pounds and kilograms, the fifth button opens the settings window and lets you change that (this is one of only two options, the other is to remember the window size).
Tracking your progress is really what Pondus is about though, so you will want to jump over to the graph section—the fourth button, or Plot data. Click the button, and a window titled Plot Weight appears with a neat line graph representing your weight over a period of time. If you look at the bottom right, there's a drop-down box with All Time written in it. This allows you to filter out the rest of the information to what you've had over the past year, or just the past month. If you want to filter your time to something more specific, on the bottom left are two fields called Select Date Range. Enter the start date you want to see in the first field and the end date in the second field, click Update on the far right, and the graph will update with the selected information. For those of you who want to save a copy of what your progress has been, clicking the Save Plot button at the bottom lets you save your graph as a .png file. I'm a weedy little runt myself, so I'm not trying to lose weight, but rather gain it, so check my screenshot for an example (which is in kilograms by the way, I don't way 72 pounds).
Overall, Pondus is a very simple and clean application that will appeal to many new PC users, as it sits in a nice and small window and doesn't baffle you with a zillion options. I'm guessing that Pondus probably will add more features over time, but hopefully not too many, as doing so might alienate its target audience. It's a lovely, neat little program.
BeeDiff (beediff) is a GUI program for comparing text differences between two files, and any differences will be highlighted in different colors depending on the type of difference. Any differences found then can be deleted or copied between files. BeeDiff is developed with new Qt4 libraries, and as such, it's very quick and lightweight. It also happens to be quite easy to install, which is another bonus.
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Dear Mr. Proffitt:
I am the parent of a young woman, Elizabeth, who was admitted to Riverview in February and was discharged earlier today. During her stay, she was a patient on the Lower Kennebec unit.
May I first say that I met many people in the course of Elizabeth's treatment whose care and treatment of her were extraordinarily kind and compassionate. Paul, the RN on Lower Kennebec, and Sue, the Milieu Leader, were both there during her admission and were incredibly supportive, empathetic, and offered me a reassurance that my daughter would be well cared for. This first impression was borne out throughout her stay. My most sincere gratitude to Paul and Sue for their kindness and the professionalism and compassion that truly set a high bar for a
standard of care for others to emulate.
Heidi, the Peer Support person, was also very helpful and supportive of Elizabeth. During the admission process and during and after the treatment team meeting, she was wonderful. She took the extra time to help Liz try out the recreation area in the Treatment Mall when Liz needed extra supports, and was a personal support when Liz needed to discuss her feelings. Liz felt it was often easier to talk to Heidi since she "had been there" than to staff, who may not be able to identify as closely with her feelings.
Dr. Filene was highly responsive and his professionalism and integrity are apparent. As a parent I appreciate his support and compassion for my daughter and for our family structure. He took the time to talk with Liz and with the people who know her well and who have treated her for a long time. He asked clarifying questions that indicated he had reviewed her records thoroughly and was seeking to ensure that her course of care was consistent with what has worked for her in the past. Liz felt comfortable with him. I am very pleased that he took the time to speak with me on a number of occasions, during what I know is a busy and probably fairly hectic daily routine.
Your security staff is amazing. I have been repeatedly impressed by their kindness, compassion, and the respect and courtesy that they have extended to me, and to other visitors and patients I have seen coming and going within the facility. This has been true during the day, evenings, and over the weekends, from admission until discharge.
I filed a grievance last week following a treatment team meeting at which neither of my daughter's primary care providers (therapist/case manager and psychiatrist) were present; Paul and Heidi were available. While I expressed specific concerns about that meeting and about one specific treatment issue, I did not want to leave the impression that all I saw was that negative experience. I hope that it was merely an anomaly in what was otherwise an atmosphere of integrity and commitment to care.
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Your employer will need to file electronically a Labor Condition Application (Form ETA 9035) with the Department of Labor (DOL) to prove that your employer needs to hire a foreign worker and that your employer will be paying you the "prevailing wage" for that type of work in that geographical area. Fulfilling all the requirements and obtaining a certified approval for the Labor Condition Application from DOL takes about a week. After that, your employer can file an H-1B petition (USCIS Form I-129) for you, and you'll probably want to pay the $1,000 fee for premium processing, which will give you the approval within two weeks if everything is correct in the petition. If you don't do premium processing, it could take from 1 to 4 months to obtain approval of the H-1B petition. In any case, make sure your petition is filed with USCIS prior to the expiry of your OPT to ensure that you can continue working legally in the United States.
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If your employer is willing to sponsor you, your employer will have to file a Labor Certification Application (Form ETA 9035) with DOL again. This usually takes 4-6 months for approval but can take even longer. Once the Labor Certification Application is approved, your employer can file an Immigrant Petiton (USCIS Form I-140) with USCIS, and if the priority date is current for your preference category, then you can concurrently file a Green Card Application (USCIS Form I-485). If the priority date is not current, you'll have to wait for it to become current before you can file your Green Card Application. You'll still be protected by your H-1B status while you wait. If the Immigrant Petition is approved and the Green Card Application has been pending for more than 180 days, then you can change employers without having to have file a new Immigrant Petition or having to file a new Green Card Application provided that the new position is in the same or similar occupation and field.


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The Twisted Sisters Sock WorkbookWith simple directions and tips on how to dye, paint, spin, and knit yarn to create authentic socks, this book offers all the information necessary to fashion socks with personality. Included are innovative patterns and tips for knitting socks with customized fit--even for all ten toes. Safe and easy directions are given on dyeing yarn from pour-dyeing methods to dyeing with Kool-Aid. With photos and illustrations of finished examples, sock patterns such as newborn socks and magic genie toe socks, and advice on how to create one-of-a-kind projects, it will appeal to all levels of knitters and spinners. |
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16.8.2010 VW Polo BlueMotion review
Volkswagen's Polo BlueMotion pulls together all the German company knows about low fuel consumption and exhaust emissions in a quality package but there's the usual price problem of small diesel cars. A 1.2 litre Polo petrol costs £4,655 less before negotiating any discount. That means you have to do a huge mileage even to break even. The Polo BlueMotion may make sense as a used buy but do your sums first. Advances in other areas means weight isn't as critical as before, allowing VW to fit air conditioning now and, even, sound-deadening materials.
Review by Russell Bray for WhatGreenCar.com
Three-cylinder turbo-diesel 1199cc engine sounds and feels quite rough at times, but when warmed up at higher revs it sounds characterful, reminding almost of a junior 911 from the Porsche's early days. With 133 lbs ft of torque there's no problem keeping pace with traffic but don't pull into the outside lane on dual carriageways to overtake without taking a good look behind first. At around 2,000rpm in third gear the engine sounded almost as if it was 'pinking'. Top speed was 107mph with 0-62mph in 13.9 seconds.
Nothing to get excited about; this is the car as transport not a dynamic delight so it does all that owners will ask of it with comfort and safety. Controls such as steering, brakes and gear change need little effort. Motorways are easily within its performance and ability remit but while overall noise levels on smooth surfaces are okay, on long hauls the general road noise, mainly from the hard tyres I suspect, was tiring.
With a 'face' drawn from the latest VW Golf, the new Polo, though larger than the original Golf of 1974, manages to look compact in a well tailored, smart yet sensible suit that does the job and won't offend. An M&S car if you like. Lower ride height and blanked-out air ducts are in the interests of fuel economy and air management rather than looks. Low-rolling resistance tyres are claimed to save two to four g/km in CO2 emissions but don't do anything for ride comfort. Length 3970mm. Width 1682mm.
Seats are solid and well shaped and controls sensible and logical but I couldn't live with the overall noise and refinement other than for short trips. The car shakes when the automatic stop-start system restarts the engine and there's vibration a lot of time through the steering wheel and gearlever. The gearchange indicator encourages lots of near tick-over speed running which doesn't 'feel' mechanically sympathetic and makes driving rather a chore. Car has a 5-speed gearbox avoiding the weight of a 6-speeder.
Dispelling the environmental hair shirt image the Polo isn't poverty spec and boasts as standard air conditioning, remote central locking, front electric windows, cruise control, front fog lights, alloy wheels, six-speaker radio with CD player, anti-lock brakes and front airbags. There's even tyre pressure indicators to save you grovelling in the dirt every week and driver and front passenger 'active' head restraints to reduce whiplash if hit from behind. Maybe it's the cabin styling but somehow it still feels spartan. Options include metallic paint £405, rear parking sensors £265 and satellite navigation £815.
Official fuel figures, other than urban, are getting silly. The original 1.4TDI PoloBlue Motion scored 74mpg on the combined cycle. This new 1.2 litre claims 80mpg. Practicing economy techniques, and trying hard not to inconvenience traffic not on a mileage marathon, I saw 68.2mpg on the car's computer. Driving more normally with more town driving saw 57mpg and that's just with me aboard and without a hill in sight. This is equates to a fuel cost of 6.6p per mile. CO2 emissions of 91g/km put the Polo in tax band A with no annual road tax and no London Congestion Charge. Insurance group five. Warranty three years/ 60,000 miles.
A suite of features. Automatic stop-start system said to save 4-8g/km of CO2, optimised gear ratios for economy with gear change indicator (3-8 g/km) providing you drive gently, more wind cheating aerodynamics plus lower ride height (1-2g/km) regenerative braking that charges the battery on over-run (2-3g/km) and low-rolling resistance tyres (2-4g/km). Performance issue aside, VW intended this car to be one of the best-in-class superminis. With a WhatGreenCar rating of 26 it certainly is just that.
Model tested: Volkswagen Polo Blue Motion 1.2 TDI
Body-style: Three door small family hatchback
Engine/CO2: 1.2 litre, 3-cyl turbo diesel (74bhp @ 4200rpm)
Trim grades: Blue Motion spec only. Polo also in S, Moda, SE, SEL
On-road price: From £14,445.
Warranty: Three years/60,000 miles
In the showroom: Now
Review rating: 3.5 stars
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Divide among neighbors in sewer buyout zone about when to move away
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Scotlandville, LA (NBC33) — Residents of the University Place subdivision are finally moving out.
Nearly a year after the city-parish approved a settlement to get them away from the unhealthy conditions caused by the sewer plant in their neighborhood, some of them have found new homes.
But not everyone is eager to move.
"You know, it's understandable that after 20 years there was a distrust for the city-parish government," stated Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks Daniel.
Last March, the Metro Council approved a buyout that would pay roughly $6 million to dozens of families who lived near the North Wastewater Treatment Plant. Banks Daniel admitted that the process moved slowly for the first several months. Since the settlement is governed by a consent decree signed in federal court, its administrators used formal, complex language which often frustrated and confused homeowners.
"All that was resolved in November," Banks Daniel said, "and it's been flying ever since."
After being unified in their fight for better living conditions for nearly two decades, the community is now split into two distinct groups.
"After 20 or more years, some folk have gotten older, and they're just ready to get out of this mess," said Greg Mitchell, whose mother owns a home directly across the street from the plant. "And then there are some who will stay in the fight until the end. We have a number of residents who have agreed, 'hey, I'm not going anywhere until things are taken care of respectably and decently for my family.'"
Mitchell said his family wants to fight for more money for their home, but he is in the minority. According to the most recent bi-weekly report prepared by the city-parish, of the 41 families ho live in the buyout zone, offers have been made to 37. Thirty of those offers have been accepted, while only one was rejected.
"And I actually met with that family [Thursday]," Banks Daniel noted, "and we believe that we can resolve those issues."
Of the 30 accepted offers, only 11 sales have been completed.
"They're ready to go, but they haven't found that ideal home," Banks Daniel stated.
According to the terms of the settlement, the families were to be offered compensation for their home that did not take into effect the proximity of the sewer plant. Then agents hired by the city-parish would help them find new homes of comparable value. Mitchell claimed that part of the process has been a significant holdup for many homeowners.
"Some of the properties that have been shown to some of the residents have been very deplorable, in deplorable conditions," he said.
In addition to the value of the home, each family is offered up to $46,000 for moving expenses.
"That amount is set aside to take care, not only of your relocation, but if you can't find a comparable home that matches the price that your home is appraised, that then they can go up some more and find you a proper home," Banks Daniel explained.
Most of the families in the settlement have lived in University Place for generations, so the real estate market has changed a lot since they last went looking. But their long fight for a fair place to live is nearing its end.
"I'm happy for the residents; they suffered for a very long time," Banks Daniel said. "The environmental injustice is well documented. And I'm just excited that they have an opportunity to start over."


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We got a few juicy screenshots in the mailbag today from Handmark. They show a new futuristic racing game currently under development by Pazzazz (developers of Hellfire and GTS World Racing, both published by Handmark). The as yet untitled game is a fast paced Wipeout like racer with a variety of vehicles, tracks, and weapons. This game is the first of quite a few iPhone original titles Handmark/Astraware are working on. Up until this point they have focused mainly on ports of their portfolio of mobile games.
I was lucky enough to get a little hands on time with the app at GDC and it's fast and smooth already. The release date is not yet known, but you can take a look at the shots below for a little preview.
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The move will make the domain fee payable on all domains regardless of whether they are deleted within the five day grace period (Add Grace Period).
The resolution was passed at the Special Meeting of ICANN directors on 23 January 2008. It is included in the minutes of the meeting. [icann.org...] . The big question, however, concerns the implementation of this measure.
[edited by: encyclo at 6:49 pm (utc) on Jan. 30, 2008]
[Formal Minutes are still to be approved by the ICANN Board] 23 January 2008
5) Proposals to Address Domain Tasting , and
6) Compliance Report on Network Solutions' Domain Reservation Activities
... THEREFORE, the Board resolves (2008.01.04) to encourage ICANN's budgetary process to include fees for all domains added, including domains added during the AGP, and encourages community discussion involved in developing the ICANN budget, subject to both Board approval and registrar approval of this fee.
A voice vote was taken of all Board Members present and the motion was approved by a vote of 13-0. Bruce Tonkin abstained from voting on this item. ..."
While a "resolution" is "movement", I'll cheer louder if and when any action is actually taken. As jmccormac said, "The big question, however, concerns the implementation of this measure." (And if this does move forward, I will certainly add my views during the "public comment" period.)
[edited by: encyclo at 6:54 pm (utc) on Jan. 30, 2008]
:) :) <dances><laughs><cries>
[edited by: WiseWebDude at 8:05 pm (utc) on Jan. 30, 2008]
Now to see if NetSol keeps their ridiculous "anti-tasting" policy/scam in effect.
The capability for serious knock-on effects are there. It will be interesting to see if the backlash will carry over to parked/monetised domains. But at a guess, there is some major fallout going to hit the low end of the market in the next few months.
Their ex-CEO was quoted in Infoworld saying they'll drop it if ICANN finally resolves this.
Personally I'm "worried" if VeriSign chooses to contest this in court.
This is indeed an appreciating effort.
However, the current Domain Fee being charged is 20 cents which is again a very low amount that domain squatters can pay off. Another good idea would be to reduce the grace period to 1 day or so. Why do we need to have a 5 day grace period?
I've used the AGP (Add Grace Period) a few times -- each was for the purpose the AGP was/is intended for.
Some registrars only have a limited number of employees who actually process AGP deletions. Given different time zones, weekends, and the general "communication work-flow", I think five days is about right.
"Tasting" isn't per se bad IF after an intial 5 day "taste for traffic" the tasting-registrant either pays the domain registration fee or drops the domain so that others can register it.
Tasting is like taking a dealer's test car for a 24 hour test drive.
Kiting is like keeping the dealer's car for a year "because you're thinking about buying it".
Tasting is an evil only when transformed into kiting.
Kiting is the evil per se. I say, in essence, it is a form of theft by deception or unlawful taking and the act ought to be scrutinzed for possible criminal prosecution.
I'm sure the car dealer wouldn't have a problem filing charges if I kept the "test car" for a year without paying for it. :-/
[edited by: Webwork at 1:59 pm (utc) on Jan. 31, 2008]
The 5 day reversal period serves the interests of anyone who gives "full thought" to choosing a website name.
Full thought includes not only "is my website name catchy, nifty, memorable or brandable" but also "is my prospective website name one that people will naturally associate with the nature of the venture I'm about to launch".
In other words: "Will folks search for my venture by typing in the likely website name?"
A test for traffic is a logical, bona fide process for anyone considering a long term naming solution for their website. IF someone is considering 1 of 10 alternative website names one intelligent approach to the selection clearly is to consider the type-in traffic variable.
That is exactly what the mass tasters are doing. They are doing what anyone who selects a website name should do, i.e., consider the benefits of type-in traffic.
Checking a domain for traffic IS NOT an evil per se. Traffic testing is an intelligent act and, not to blow your mind jmcc, traffic testing is an act that more people should consider when choosing a website name.
Someone check jmcc for a pulse. :-P
Kiting IS a problem and an evil, as I stated above.
Mass domain tasting is an exploit of the system and its rules. The solution to mass tasting, and especially kiting, is to raise the cost of the procedure, because - as the tasters know - only so many domains benefit from type-in traffic. They must test millions for traffic since only "1 in a great many" will pay for itself via parking revenue.
The ICANN proposal eviscerates the essential "no cost" element of mass domain traffic testing or "tasting".
Unfortunately, a side effect of the disincentive to mass traffic tasting is that such costs will now also be borne by everyone else who, for good or intelligent reason, should consider traffic testing as part of their logical approach to website name selection.
[edited by: Webwork at 3:05 pm (utc) on Jan. 31, 2008]
Regards...jmcc edit reason: typos, ironically. :)
[edited by: jmccormac at 4:03 pm (utc) on Jan. 31, 2008]
My objective was primarily to challenge the idea that tasting - traffic testing - is evil per se. It's not. Traffic testing actually has the potential to work as a website name selection variable. I'd suggest that anyone working for or consulting with folks who need a website discuss the idea of testing alternative names for their traffic potential.
People shouldn't shun "traffic testing" because "it's bad", any more than people shouldn't plant poppies because somewhere on the planet poppies are grown to produce heroin.
People: Traffic testing is a good idea which has suffered due to a failure of ICANN to anticipate and plan or, at least, respond in a more timely manner to an exploit. When it comes to domain selection don't assume an air of guilt or ignore the possibility of traffic tasintg.
Instead, give the darned domainer-tasters some competition. :)
[I hope links to ICANN docs are OK in here, if not feel free to remove the post]
Even if you register a .com, the .net, .org etc. who were previously free all of a sudden become unavailable for a few days. What gives them the right to do this?
I'm 100% in favor of a system where "if you use it, you bought it" is true:
Heh, you'd be surprised to know some end users do register misspellings. I've personally handled AGP requests for many of them, mostly wherein the actual one is still available.
Level of intelligence has never been a requirement in registering a domain. :)
I can attest to this as well, I've had a few dealings with people where they told me the name and FTP login information for a site they registered and bought hosting for for me to work on it, only to find out that I couldn't get in because I was actually spelling the name correctly.
That's been beaten to death lots of times. While I understand that, let's just say there'll be a gazillion issues, not including diverse and/or competing interests.
Besides, forum charter somewhat prevents members from discussing that. :P


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Crespi's Harper stays true to Cal
February, 1, 2012
By Tim Haddock | ESPNLosAngeles.com
ENCINO -- Wide receiver Chris Harper is going to Cal in the fall. He caught 37 passes for 846 yards and 13 touchdowns in his senior season at Crespi.
UCLA made a late push for Harper, but he said his commitment to Cal was never in doubt.
"I went up there during the summer," Harper said. "I like the campus and I liked the interaction with the coaches. I just fell in love with the campus as soon as I got there."
Cal lost several commitments, including Oaks Christians wide receiver Jordan Payton to Washington, in recent weeks. Harper said going to Washington or another school never entered his mind.
"I was fully committed since they offered me," Harper said. "It was a done deal from there."
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