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WINDERMERE, Fla. (Stockpickr) -- U.S. stocks are under heavy selling pressure today after a disappointing monthly jobs report showed that hiring in the U.S. slowed in May.
The Labor Department report showed that only 54,000 jobs were created in May, vs. a rise in nonfarm payrolls of 232,000 jobs in April. The report also showed that the unemployment rate jumped to 9.1% in May from 9% in April. Make no mistake about it, the headlines will read that the drop in stocks is due to this disastrous job data -- but the market is far more focused on how the Federal Reserve will move in the coming months with its quantitative easing policy.
The weaker the economy looks, the more likely it is going to be that the Fed will continue to do more QE. The $64,000 question is how the market will react to more QE -- or to the less likely chance now that the Fed stops QE. From my end, I think the market would be in far better shape if QE is stopped, because it would mean that the economy is finally back on track. This would mark an end of government intervention into our capital markets, which many free market capitalists are dying to see. That said, a third round of quantitative easing might be seen as a desperate move by the markets, since QE2 has failed to show any significant economic gains.
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The Fed has really painted itself into a corner now. I wouldn't just expect stocks to rise unabated again if we do get a third round of QE. As the next major Fed meeting approaches in late June, traders might be in a "risk-off" mode as they wait to see how things play out. Regardless of what the Fed ultimately does, there are still plenty of stocks setting up to break out.
Trading breakouts is not a new game on Wall Street. This strategy has been by legendary traders such as William O'Neal, Stan Weinstein and Nicolas Darvas. Here's a look at a number of stocks that look poised to break out and potential trade higher from current levels.
One stock that has already started to break out is Affymetrix (AFFX), which develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis to the life science research and clinical healthcare markets. This stock is off to a solid start in 2011, with shares up over 37%.
If you take a look at the chart for Affymetrix, you'll see that this stock has started to break out above some past overhead resistance at around $6.57 a share. What I absolutely love about t
his breakout is that it's coming on monster volume. Volume for the last two trading sessions (both up days and one the breakout day) have clocked in at 3.8 million and 8.5 million shares. This volume isn't just better than the three-month average volume of 1.06 million -- it's blowing it out of the water in spades.
The stock is moving up again today, and volume is once again tracking in very strong, with over 2.6 million shares traded so far. One could be a buyer of this stock on any weakness, with a stop just below the breakout price of $6.57 a share. Understand that the stop I am providing is just a guide and the stock could pull back even more and still remain in its bullish uptrend.
The next significant resistance level on Affymetrix won't come into play until $8.38 a share. If you get long and the stock takes out that level with strong volume, I would add aggressively to the position. Look for a run back toward $10.06 a share, which is the 2009 high on this stock.
This is an extremely heavily shorted stock. The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Affymetrix is a rather large 16.4% as of May 13. Now that shares of Affymetrix have started to break out, those shorts are going to start sweating even more about whether they should cover their positions, or risk losing more money.
GT Solar International
Another stock that has already started to break out is GT Solar International (SOLR), which through its subsidiaries is a global provider of polysilicon production technology, crystalline ingot growth systems and related photovoltaic manufacturing services for the solar industry. Basically, GT Solar is the arms dealer for the solar complex. This stock is off to a blazing start in 2011, with shares up over 40%.
Shares of GT Solar are rocking higher today by 14% after the company was hit with two bullish pieces of news. The first release was that the company received its largest order ever of $460.4 million from a Chinese company. The second was that it was hit with a price target raise out of Piper Jaffray from $20 to $24 a share.
If you take a look at the chart for GT Solar, you'll see that the stock had been trading in a channel pattern for the past six months between $9 on the lower end and $12 on the upper end. In just the past few weeks, the stock has started to soar above $12 a share on heavy volume. Volume today has already registered 6 million shares, which is well above the three-month average volume of 3.5 million shares.
This stock is now trading at a new 52-week high at $13.55 a share. One could be a buyer of this stock on any weakness as long as it stays above the breakout price of $12 a share. The strong buildup in upside volume and the recent positive price action suggest to me that this stock wants to trend significantly higher.
Keep in mind this is heavily shorted stock. The current short interest as a percent of the float for GT Solar sits at around 8.2% as of May 13. The shorts have already been dead wrong on this stock, and they just added 275,700 new shares short from the last reporting period. GT Solar could continue to get short squeezed for some time to come if the stock remains in an upward trajectory.
GT Solar shows up on recent lists of 3 Tech Stocks With Upside and 6 Top-Rated Solar Stocks Analysts Favor.
If you're looking for an energy stock that looks poised to break out, then take a look at the chart for oilfield services company Halliburton (HAL). Halliburton's two business segments are the completion and production segment and the drilling and evaluation segment. This stock is off to a strong start in 2011, with shares up over 20%.
If you take a look at the chart for Halliburton, you'll see that this stock is quickly approaching a major breakout if it can manage to take out some past overhead resistance at around $51 to $51.50 a share. The chart also shows how the stock has been trading inside of a channel pattern for the last six months between $42.50 on the lower end, and $51 on the upper end. Now Halliburton looks ready to start a new bullish phase if can manage to close above $51.50, which would move it outside of the pattern.
It would be constructive to see a volume move above $51.50 in the coming days on volume that's well above the three-month average action of 11.8 million shares. If we do get a strong-volume breakout, I would look to buy this stock with tight mental stop in case it fails to hold the breakout.
It looks like market players want exposure back into the oil service sector, and Halliburton could be the go-to stock since it has remained strong even while crude oil trended lower recently.
Halliburton, one of 22 holdings in T. Boone Picken's BP Capital portfolio, shows up on a recent list of 11 Energy Stocks Hedge Funds Love.
If you're looking for an emerging-market breakout stock play, then take a look at MercadoLibre (MELI), also known as the eBay (EBAY) of Latin America, which hosts an online commerce platform in Latin America. This stock is off to a solid start in 2011, with shares up over 35%.
In case you've missed it, there is going to be a ton of social networking companies that are going to be coming public in the coming weeks and months. This IPO action is going to generate a lot of interest in MercadoLibre, since the company has a bit of of social twist to it, being such a big player in online transactions in Latin America.
If that's not enough to get you interested in MercadoLibre, then consider how strong this stock has been acting while the rest of the market has been pulling back. In the past month, the stock is up 3% while the Nasdaq has dropped 2.7%, and now shares are only a few points off their all-time highs.
If you take a look at the chart for MercadoLibre, you'll see that shares are quickly approaching a major breakout if the stock can manage to trade above some past overhead resistance at around $92.25 to $93 a share. It's also worth noting that the stock has been trading inside of a channel pattern for the past couple of months between $82 on the lower end and $93 on the upper end.
Market players should now watch for the stock to breakout above $93 on strong volume that's well above the three-month average action of 667,000 shares. One could be a buyer of this stock if we get that move and simply have a tight mental stop in place in case it fails to lead to much higher prices. Keep in mind that if MercadoLibre breaks out, it will be trading at all-time highs.
This is another heavily shorted stock that could cause the shorts to scramble to cover their positions if it does indeed break out soon. The current short interest as a percentage of the float for MercadoLibre sits at around 12.1% as of May 13. The bears are going to do everything they can to keep this stock from breaking out. If they fail, this stock could really take off once it takes out its 52-week high of $92.73.
MercadoLibre, one of TheStreet Ratings' top-rated Internet software and services stocks, is one of the top holdings of Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management, which owned 3.3 million shares as oft eh most recently reported quarter.
Brocade Communications Systems
One more breakout candidate that operates in the technology complex is Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD), which supplies networking equipment comprising end-to-end Internet protocol-based Ethernet and storage area networking solutions. This stock has been ripping higher so far in 2011, with shares up over 35%.
If you take a look at the chart for Brocade Systems, you'll see that this stock has just started to trade above some past overhead resistance at around $6.78 to $6.88 a share.
Once again, this is a breakout candidate that is trading through prior resistance on heavy volume. Volume during the past two trading sessions (both up days and the breakout day) clocked in at 21 and 56 million shares. This was some monster volume compared to the three-month average activity of just 11.3 million shares. Volume already today has registered almost 16 million as the stock continues to trend higher.
One could be a buyer of this stock on any weakness as long as it can hold above those breakout levels. The next area of significant past resistance sits at around $8 a share. I would add aggressively if it takes out $8 with big volume. The 2009 high on this stock sits at around $9.50 to $9.84, so we have plenty of upside if BRCD is ready for primetime.
To see more breakout candidates, check out the Breakout Stocks of the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Roberto Pedone in Winderemere, Fla.
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Roberto Pedone, based out of Windermere, Fla., is an independent trader who focuses on stocks, options, futures, commodities and currencies. He is also an outside contributor to Beconequity.com and maintains the website Maddmoney.net, which he sold to Blue Wave Advisors in 2008. Roberto studied International Business at The Milwaukee School of Engineering, and he spent a year overseas studying business in Lubeck, Germany.

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Ground Force Contractors has more than 30 years' experience within the Landscaping and Horticultural industry. Our specialisms includes country estate management, equestrian facilities, grounds maintenance, sports ground services and water features. No job is ever too small or too large. We provide a wide range of services and undertake both hard and soft landscaping projects, all our projects are competitively priced. We manage maintenance projects for both the residential and commercial sector and using our vast specialist sports surfaces and sports ground maintenance knowledge we are also well equipped to undertake any size project in the emerging market of artificial turf supply, installation and maintenance. Our team work to ensure every aspect of a project is undertaken to the highest standard of quality and professionalism Artificial Turf Supply Install Maintenance Landscaping Artificial Turf Automated Gates Brickwork Driveway Construction Fencing and Gates Lakes, Ponds and Water Features Lighting Natural Turf Patios Supply and Planting of Trees, Shrubs, Bedding Grounds Maintenance Aeration Country Estate Maintenance Fertilising Garden Maintenance Hard Surfaces Hedges Lawns - Artificial and Natural Turf Parks Maintenance Scarifying Shrubs Trees Weed Spraying Water Features Lakes Ponds River Works Civil Engineering Bulk Earthworks Foundation Excavation and Earthworks Support Kerb Laying Road, Car Park and Footpath Construction Sewer and Drainage Installation
Paul Ireland
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Design Solutions Uk ltd
We are able to apply both modern and traditional skills and techniques offering a versatile approach to all projects. Attention to detail is what makes us stand out from the crowd. We are a family run company, with a wide range of experience. We offer works to include: New build, extensions, refurbishment, driveways, swimming pools, conservatories, etc
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Coventry Emergency roofing repairs and new roof replacements Throughout all Coventry and Warwickshire areas.Guttering, fascias replacement, flat roof repair and replacement.
Simon Bland
Twenty years in the building trade, qualified carpenter and time served tiler, and roofer. I can also call on a qualified plumber to assist as and when required.
GSD Cleaning Services Ltd
Cameron construction
We pride ourselves in our workmanship and offer a vast range of services For all your property needs. We focus on customer satisfaction and aim to bring your dreams a reality. Rendering, pebble dash, walls built and repaired, pointing, cladding, roofing, block paving, slabs, decking, etc.
Oculus Facilities Management
We specialise in all aspects of General Maintenance and Repair, Let or leased property and residential, commercial properties Routine Maintenance Planned/Unplanned Painting/Decorating Full Refurbishment of properties including Kitchens, Bathrooms Roofing General plumbing Fencing Lead Work Brickwork Electrical works Emergency light testing Carpentry Glazing Gutter Clearance Cleaning General Repairs
M&MS CONSTRUCTION LTD provide a range of expert building services in Watford and London areas. Whether you are looking to build, extend or upgrade we will help. We undertake all building work include: Kitchen and Bathroom fitting Loft Converisions Extensions Full House Refurbishment Building Roofing Flooring Decorating Plumbing / Heating Joinery and Carpentry Plastering Tiling For more information about our services or a free quotation, please contact us now
Servants-R-Us Ltd
Servants-R-Us does not tie ourselves to one service in the Cleaning industry from End of Tenancy Cleaning, Domestic to Commercial to grass cutting.. We can provide a plethora of services to u based in the Midlands and surrounding areas we can provide these services nationwide given timely notice.. Check out our website to see the services we can offer u fora Free No Obligation Quote
Danny Renshaw
M Home Renovations
Thank you for interest in my services. With 10 years of experience in home improvements from small jobs and repairs to full refurbishments. I will get your project completed on time and on budget. For fast, friendly and efficient service - give me a call.
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Cotswold Carpet & Stone Floor Cleaners
Bruce Swait established Cotswold Carpet Cleaners over 15 years ago and is still run as a family business. Beginning in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1999, we now cover Cirencester, Gloucester & Stroud along with surrounding local areas near by. We take pride in our work, keeping up to date with training and innovation in the industry. We take great care in identification of fiber in fabrics to ensure the correct procedures are followed. We also offer hard floor surface cleaning and stone floor cleaning throughout Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas. Our technicians have undertaken extensive training in how to fully clean and restore stone floors with outstanding results. Cotswold stone floor cleaners offers you an in-depth and comprehensive stone cleaning and restoration service for all natural stone types.
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Master Plumbing Contractors Ltd
15% OFF LABOUR CHARGES We are a team of Central Heating Engineers and Plumbing Contractors and Bathroom Installers based in Milton Keynes We offer a wide range of Central Heating, Bathroom and Plumbing Services. From Boiler Installations to Breakdowns and Servicing. We offer a refreshing service with modern methods but traditional values Why choose us? Free Fixed Price Quotes - No nasty surprises or unexpected bills. High levels of Customer Service - We are Polite, courteous and respectful to you and your Property. Great advice - Practical cost effective solutions to your requirements. Value for Money -We only charge for our labour, no inflated material costs or bogus hidden extras. Top Class Workmanship - All jobs done to the highest of standard
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Growing up is quite stressful for a kid, any mom will agree. This is why Colombia- based mobile apps development company, 1tucan, lead by two ladies, Camila and Elisa Echavarria have created the app that teaches kids basic everyday ritual - using potty.
Potty Training: Learning with the animals app is available at App Store for both iPad and iPhone. It is pretty, simple and easy to navigate. The app features a few cute animals - kitten, puppy, little bird, colt, etc that really want to go to the pot, but are scared of it. Finally the kid helps them and the animals feel happy!
Your kid will see that the whole process is not scary, but completely funny. We would advise to start with cute animals and then procede to kids, yes, you can also choose a boy or a girl, so that the whole process is consequent and your kid can recall the characters when the right time for their potties comes.
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Residential Segregation by Income on the Rise
Aug 21, 2012
By Sara Douki
As we head into the upcoming presidential election, there's a lot of attention on issues impacting the future of the country. And thanks in large part to the Occupy movement, growing societal and economic disparities are on the national radar. Now the Pew Research Center has released a report examining how residential segregation by income has risen over the last 30 years. This doesn't just mean people with different incomes live in different areas, it's also a sign that opportunities and access to resources like good education and healthy food are increasingly segregated.
The report finds that 28 percent of lower-income households in 2010 were located in a census statistical survey area (known as a census tract) where the majority of households are low income, up from 23 percent in 1980; and 18 percent of upper-income households were located in a majority higher-income census tract, double the rate of that in 1980. This means that as income inequality has risen, so too have more families become classified as either upper- or lower-income, and the number of middle-income neighborhoods has shrunk.
Residential segregation by income has increased in all regions of the United States, with southwest metro areas such as Houston and Dallas increasing the most. The report says that many metro areas with the largest increases in residential segregation by income experienced significant population growth fueled by both low-wage immigrant workers and well-to-do retirees.
Unfortunately, this increase in segregation is a sign that the gap in opportunities is widening. The differences in education have intensified, children in predominantly low-income neighborhoods are exposed to stressors like violence that would not be as common in mixed-income neighborhoods, and healthy lifestyles are difficult to achieve. In many lower-income neighborhoods, grocery stores and healthy food options are practically nonexistent. Instead, convenience stores with overpriced and limited nutritious options are often the only option for basic groceries. While higher-income households are benefitting from more opportunities by moving to higher-income neighborhoods, lower-income households are struggling more and more.
Our public policies have a role to play. Investing in programs that help workers obtain education and job training can lead more workers to jobs paying fair wages. Adequately funding child care subsidies allows parents to go to work and advance their careers secure in the knowledge that their children are safe, nurtured and learning under the care of an affordable provider. And if we expand good workplace policies like earned sick time, many more workers will be able to better balance work and family obligations without risking a day's wages or even their job.
In short, public policy can narrow the gap in opportunities and make economic mobility a reality - something that's good for all families and communities.


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On last week's episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, many viewers were surprised to hear Porsha Stewart reveal she is pre-nup-less despite being married to former NFL superstar Kordell!
In her Bravo Blog, Porsha explains why they made the decision to do it the old-fashioned way and reveals she was shocked Kandi Burruss even asked about the matter.
"When Kandi asked me if I had a pre-nup. I was thrown completely off. I really like her and felt comfortable with her, but here I am about to answer a personal question for the world to see. So I just fly out with a no. In my opinion a marriage is a sacred union between two people coming together as one with love being that foundation — being one in mind, body, and spirit. This means I want to agree with my husband and have like minds, I want to bond with him in the flesh (meaning anything that has to do with the natural things, whether it's a sexual, monetary, or family issue etc.)."


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Posted by Peter O'Neill on May 21, 2010
It has been quite a week for me. I've been finishing off a client study of tech buyer Social Technographics -- 130 enterprises in their home European country. The data is good: consistent with what we had already gathered in our published work (see our April report); but of course, we have collected much more detail around this client's specific market. But the client does not accept the data.
Curiously, I have had several conversations with tech vendor marketers who doubt our Social Technographics data. Peter Burris and I debated at length last month with an industry marketing manager for a services company. He said that only half of the people he sold to even had a PC (he was selling to Government accounts). And this project client of mine also refuses to believe the data we have collected. Their issue is actually more about being credible in front of their own executives. They are afraid that, because their own executives do not use social media themselves, they'll reject the concept that 43% of their potential audience are Creators, which is what we found out.
I did provide a clarification on our Social Technographics ladder methodology in response. A Creator population of 43% does not mean that nearly half are writing blogs (that number is actually 28%). Creators is a combination of 5 different questions: it is about publishing a blog post, your own Web pages, uploading a video, uploading audio/music or writing articles and posting them. Whoever does ONE of these things at least monthly is called a Creator. But the chances are still that this client will just shelve the data we have collected, plus the analysis and recommendations on a suitable social media strategy, in order to avoid having to argue against, or educate, their own management.
Posted by Peter O'Neill on May 7, 2010
I had the pleasure of hosting an IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) workshop, "Building the Business Case for Social Media in B2B Marketing" at our London office this week. There were 12 IT services marketers attending, and we all enjoyed very informative presentations led by Moira Clark, Professor of Strategic Marketing at Henley Business School. Moira has lots of practical experience and did extensive research work for Cisco in 2009. We also heard from DNX Ltd, a marketing agency with several tech vendor clients, as well from LinkedIn.
I certainly learned a lot personally about using social media - there was quite a bit of "hands-on" work: assessing a company's social media strategy, comparing listening platforms, and launching a community. Here are some of the highlights that I remember most (and consider me an experienced tech marketer now trying to understand the impact of social media on the marketing mix).


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Light listening for free minds
"The Allegory of Chapter 10"
Timeless as well as timely. Orwell the novelist for the elite foretold what our socialist society has become. The pigs lie. They conspire while we the lower animals toil. The swine are the over stuffed politicians and their bureaucrat minions. Chapter 10 tells of the false hope of retirement for the masses due to the squandering of resources for the betterment of the pigs. The ruse of healthcare for all becomes the reality of death panels, poisonous drugs, fluoridation, and all manner of tricks to shorten the lives of the lower beasts. We are now all creatures on the Animal Farm.
"Required Reading List"
Orwell makes it clear that collectivism always results in some being more equal than others, and that it only brings misery for all. Entertaining and necessary read!
"Fantastic read"
Does good job representing power power corrupts absolutely. Recommend this book to everybody. Well performed.
"Great performance, terrible ending"
Firstly, the performance was VERY good, however the ending gave me an empty feeling, why the story rating is lower. However, the rest of it was great. Except the back and forth with the windmill destruction, I though it was pretty good.
"Excellent reading"
I had read this book over 30 years ago. I remember liking it. I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator and can see myself listening to this story again. It's a great, but sad, portrayal of how society can be taught to believe anything.
"Classic well-read"
For some reason I was never required to read this is school, so when I saw it on list of classics, I bought it on Audible. It was a wonderful story of political corruption and societal norms. The narrator was great and his varying voices for the characters kept my interest.
"Loved it!"
I just loved the story! It was my first time reading/listening to it but I have heard great things about it for years. Animal Farm is ranked pretty high on my list now. I loved the narrator as well...really well acted. It is relevant to this day and age so I recommend listening to it.
"Best book ever."
My absolute single favorite book of all times.
Narration is quite good as well.
"great book"
Orwell shows an amazing ability glimpse what would happen if the populace were to become less educated and written history more fluid creating an easily controlled society.
"Well read, no goofy voices, a classic"
My daughters (6,8, and 11) have listened through twice on road trips. Everyone loves it.


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The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) fellowship is 12-month research training program for post-doctoral fellows, upper-level PhD students and professional school (MD, DVM, DrPH, DDS, PharmD) students, and junior faculty. It is part of the Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The GHES program brings together a consortium that includes the University of California, Berkeley, Florida International University, Stanford University, and Yale University; and 31 affiliated international sites across 23 countries (Bangladesh, Barbados, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Samoa, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zambia, Zimbabwe).
The GHES program supports a one-year mentored research fellowship for investigators who are interested in studying diseases and conditions in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The program will provide trainees with outstanding, interdisciplinary education and training in innovative global health research designed to promote health equity for populations around the world. Trainees will be matched with top-tier global health research faculty from one of the four participating U.S. institutions and an international site, thus enabling them to engage in rich and enduring, mentored research experiences that will foster scientific and career development in global health research.
The main objective of the program is to generate a new and young cadre of global health researchers, educators, and professionals who will be prepared to address the new challenges in global health. These may include health challenges that arise from the world's burgeoning human settlements known as slums that have developed in urban and rural communities in LMIC. Factors associated with chronic, non-communicable, as well as HIV/STI, TB and other infectious diseases, environmental health hazards, risks specific to women and children, intentional and unintentional injuries, and mental health are potential areas of research that will be supported under this program. Additionally, the program will support research on the challenges of providing accessible and high quality health care services at all levels in resource-limited settings; also included, is research on interventions that seek to address the management of scarce resources and identify innovative solutions to improving health services, and the evaluation of these interventions.
The GHES Fellowship is designed for: US doctoral students (PhD, DrPH, etc.), professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.), post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty, and foreign post-doctoral fellows and junior investigators (within 5 years of their terminal degree) from participating international sites in LMICs.
U.S. trainees accepted into this program will spend 10 to 11 months at one of the international training sites available through the GHES consortium (see list of Fellowship Affiliated LMIC Sites). U.S.-based junior faculty are not required to spend 10 to 11 months at the site but their GHES funding must only be allocated to their awarded project(s) at the LMIC site. The non-U.S. fellows will spend their fellowship at their LMIC training site. Trainees must also attend a mandatory five-day orientation session in July at the NIH campus, Bethesda, MD. U.S.-based junior faculty are not required to attend the entire NIH orientation but are encouraged to participate in the first three days to meet the expectations of professional contribution and interaction with Fogarty and NIH leadership.
Support Provided
Fellowships will provide support for 12 consecutive months of stipend, health insurance, modest research supply costs, travel costs to and from the LMIC research site, and a week-long orientation on the campus of the NIH. Junior faculty will receive funding for research supplies and travel costs. excluding stipend.


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These are caplets that you can only buy from Superdrug. They are paracetamol and are tablets not capsules but they have been given a capsule shape to make them easy to swallow.
You take 2 tablets each 4 hours when you have got pain or a fever. If you have only light pain you might need only to take 1 tablet but I think I have always taken 2 every time I have bought these because I want to know always that my pain killers are going to work fast and be effective as fast as possible.
These are effective pain killers and I think most paracetamol tablets are the same but they have a variation in how quick they work. These work the same as my Tesco paracetamol and the relief I get from pain is about the same amount of time also.
The tablets are very easy to swallow because of the shape and the way they are so thin, I take a glass of water with them and that makes it so that they never get stuck in my throat and I can swallow them easily.
They work good on pain and when I have got a cold they reduce my fever also and that is quite fast. I think these work better on pain than fever because when I had a cold recent I had only these paracetamol in the house and my fever did not feel any better, I had a head ache yesterday and the pain was removed very quick just from taking these and not any ibuprofen tablets.
These paracetamol cost only 40p for 16 of the caplets and you can buy them from Superdrug only.
4 Dooyoo Stars.
**Introduction and reason for purchase**
A few weeks ago I was struck down with a nasty kidney infection then a few days later tonsillitis, so it's pretty safe to say that I was feeling very rough indeed. I visited my doctor on both occasions as my infections required antibiotics to clear them up and because my temperature was quite raised combined with chills I was advised that regular doses of painkillers would help with my fever. I'm not one for taking tablets unless I really need to, but I made sure I stocked up on both paracetamol and ibuprofen on my way at home and called into my local Superdrug store which is in a close proximity to my home.
I could have bought some painkillers from the pharmacy attached to the doctors surgery whilst getting my antibiotics, but I know they are double the price there and as I wanted some other non medical related items from Superdrug anyway it seemed the obvious choice to purchase them from there.
I picked up a box of Superdrug's own branded Paracetamol 500mg Caplets which I used over the course of my illness and now which I will discuss in my review..
**My thoughts**
I purchased these whilst under a fever induced 'away with the fairies' stupor, but as I recall I think I only paid around the 40p mark, 39p to be specific, which for a box containing 16 tablets is a reasonable amount to pay. The tablets - sorry caplets - are 500mg and are housed in a thin cardboard box which is predominantly white with a bold blue font for the logo.
Decoration is minimum but at the end of the day I really don't care what packaging something as trivial as cheap paracetamol is in as long as the product does the job that's the main thing. Inside the box there are two blister strips, each containing two rows of 4 caplets which are approximately one centimetre in length.
The caplets are a bright white in colour and have a smooth coating, which I do prefer as opposed to the more chalkier variety of tablets that seem to lodge themselves in my throat regardless of the amount of water they are taken with.
As these are Superdrug's own brand they can be purchased in store and are found on the medicine aisle amongst the other painkillers. As mentioned the packaging is quite minimal so doesn't grab attention, but I tend to just scour the prices and search for whatever is cheapest anyway.
When it comes to pain relief - or medicines in general - I refuse to pay over the odds, ridiculous prices for something just because it has a brand name attached to it and especially so for paracetamol or ibuprofen. I never buy branded painkillers and am quite happy to buy the cheapest possible, with the Galpharm brand generally taking up residency in my medicine cabinet in the form of painkillers and antihistamines and it was this brand I was on the hunt for originally in Superdrug as their paracetamol packs are only 19p, but at that price were understandably sold out and out of stock so these caplets took their place in my shopping basket instead.
I rarely take painkillers unless I really *have* to, but with feeling so incredibly poorly and the fever driving me insane with burning and chills I was needing to take medication regularly. I decided to alternate these with ibuprofen and took 2 roughly every 5/6 hours though the directions do state you can take up to 8 in a 24 hour period. My doctor advised me to alternate and whilst I do find ibuprofen helps when I have a throat infection the paracetamol helps bring my temperature down and eased the discomfort in my back from my kidney infection.
Do they work? Well although I felt very poorly indeed for 4 days, to the point of being in bed I felt so rotten, I do feel that these paracetamol helped to ease any discomfort from my infections. They definitely helped with my temperature and for the price of 39p for 16 they are an essential item to keep in the medicine cupboard. I like the fact these are caplets and not chalky tablets as when swallowed with water they instantly slide down the throat with ease, though do leave that generic 'aftertaste' that paracetamols tend to leave behind though this disappears quickly enough after a few more gulps of water.
The caplets get to work pretty fast and within 10 to 15 minutes they have started to relieve my pain, though I can only comment on my own experience of taking these for my recent illnesses, as obviously it depends on the level of pain you are taking these for as to how effective they work but for me they were more than satisfactory.
I wont go greatly into detail about the 'how to take' etc or even the uses, as information like this can be found on the back of the packaging but they are effective for reducing pain in the usual symptoms associated with the likes of headaches, fever, toothache, period pain etc and should be taken as directed.
Would I recommend them? For 39p these are cheap and effective plus easy to take so why pay over the odds for a branded name and fancy packaging?
I paid 99p for this box of Superdrug Paracetamol Caplets and they are 500mg per caplet, they come in a pack of 16 and are packaged in strips that you push the caplet out of to take with water.
I find the shape of these easy to swallow as I'm not too good at taking tablets, but in some cases you just have to get rid of that annoying headache fast so that you can carry on with your day.
Price wise these are great value as some of the better known brand names are double the price and why pay more than you should after all the strength of these is enough to shift any headache and they work just as fast as the other brand named tablets.
These are suitable for headaches and migraines and can also be taken for period pains, joint ache, back ache, lumbago and sprains as well as for flu and cold symptoms.
They come with a leaflet inside which tells you the correct dosage and how often you can take then, as you cannot exceed the daily amount and they are not suitable for small children to take.
If symptoms persist then go to the doctors and get checked out as self medication may not be the answer.
I like to have these in my medicine cabinet which is on the wall of the bathroom locked and in a high enough place that little fingers cannot get into it, as all medicines should be out of childrens reach.
Don't leave these in a damp place and use by the date it states on the pack or they might not be as efficient at taking the pain away.
All in all I think these are good value for money, they work within 10 minutes of taking them and are easy to swallow.
I will be buying them again.
When it comes to aches and pains I'm no stranger to them at all sadly. I get awful back pain daily and suffer with headaches/migraines far too often for my liking ta boot!
This is why I always buy paracetamol's on a regular basis to pop all over the place in case of emergencies which as I have just said is rather often!
The Packaging:
Silver and light blue box and on the front I'm told that they are Superdrug Paracetamol Caplets and that they are 500mg in dosage and that they are fast acting 'For fast effective pain relief'. On the back of the box other information given includes being told what they are suitable to be used for, warnings and dosage instructions are given and of course contact details for Superdrug are listed. Inside you get 2 white plastic packets that you pop the pills out of and that's incredibly easy to do.
The relief of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, period pains, symptomatic relief of sprains and strains, rheumatic pain, sciatica, lumbago, fibrositis, muscular aches and pains, joint swelling and stiffness, influenza, feverishness and feverish colds
Well these do work and they long and white pills that are coated so easy to swallow. They do take time (over half an hour) but they do on light aches and pains. Depending on how bad a headache is they work on that too though they may take more than one dose of two tablets to get completely rid of it. Migraines on me they don't fix to be honest but then I never expected them to! They are not bad tablets. Easy to take (with a glass of water) and sure they could work quicker but your not paying a fortune for them!
Only available in Superdrug stores costing 39p a box.


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1. phoneguru173 (Posts: 54; Member since: 09 Apr 2008)
Read the fine print in the WIREFLY/LET'S TALK CONTRACT!! No Rate plan changes or feature changes or they can bill you! Sneaky little SO*s!
6. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Never purchase phones from online companies such as letstalk.....phone is a great price - but the charges can be deadly to your wallet.
2. jrcrow79 (Posts: 477; Member since: 02 May 2008)
lol..Droid+eris are the worst Droid phone to date!!..LMAO
3. iHateCrapple (Posts: 734; Member since: 12 Feb 2010)
Oh ok, yea sure....
4. phonedude (Posts: 16; Member since: 05 Mar 2009)
Wow you sound pretty confident there.. Have you ever used these two phones? If so what are you comparing them to? Cause if you say, hem,.. iPhone you are comparing two different OS's, one of which is now outdated, and lacking in capabilities.
7. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
DROID is only popular with VERZION customer - IPHONE outsells it 2 to 1 at least. That said, yes, the DROID has greater potential, even with its inferior processor - IPHONE 4 will be out soon and with a 1Ghz processor - MOTO DROID cannot do that - but the DROID INCREDIBLE can :-), and it is an HTC product.
10. zerglisk (Posts: 544; Member since: 09 Feb 2010)
We all know every other competitors to iPhone are "Worst Phone to date" according to jrcrow79 anyway.
17. JOE.mayfield (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Sep 2009)
my droid runs at 1 GHz. The Droid is underclocked out of the box.
23. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
ok, I did not know that....good to hear that we can make it a 1.0 Ghz phones, now we are talking.
29. cc16177 (Posts: 312; Member since: 09 May 2010)
Actually my Droid is running at 1.2ghz right now. Without issues. And it's V-E-R-I-Z-O-N. Good day.
5. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Why would I want a inferior crappy motorola phone when HTC has a better and INCREDIBLE product with VERIZON??
11. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
Once you get over the fact that its a Motorola phone, you would come to love the droid. Ive had mine for about a week and a half and I love it. I dont see anything wrong with it.
12. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
lol, just wait - of course, being a smartphone-starved VERIZON customer, maybe you have nothing to draw a comparison with. It is not a bad phone - you should have bought the INCREDIBLE. WHY WOULD ANYONE want a MOTOROLA DROID over an HTC DROID INCREDIBLE?
15. luisandres58 (Posts: 21; Member since: 16 Mar 2009)
Maybe because the phone came out first..and it has had good reviews by all the supposedly experts..like Cnet, here at Phonearena, engadget, etc..and it was the best Android to date...of course in the electronics world every other month something better comes along.....
18. bucky (Posts: 3075; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
that phone just came out. no keyboard either. oh and how about the support for apps directed to the droid. oh wait, wat about a screen you can actually look at outside? Oh, almost forgot about a battery that can last passed 1pm! how about the different docks available? How about the fact that the incredible isnt a big enough upgrade for most motorola droid owners to care??
19. LGVX1993 (Posts: 260; Member since: 27 Jan 2009)
I could have gotten the incredible but I had to have a physical keyboard. All my phones in the past have had keyboards so I knew it would be hard to live without one. And before people start saying "Oh the keyboard isnt that good" its really not that bad once you actually use it more than twice.
20. numberonenygfan (Posts: 211; Member since: 19 Oct 2009)
hmm lets see, better construction, physical keyboard, better feel to it ... better screen resolution.. (some may dissagree with that one but it is def. better in my opinion when viewing them side by side) and did i mention that the moto droid is a mans phone? all you sissys out there who complained about its weight.. need to be slapped! that phone is the best made phone i have ever seen. They are both tremendous phones and it would be a tough descision for anyone to make. i say go with whatever one you feel comfortable with but the motorola droid is a mans phone. go get one !
24. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
LGV bought his about 1-2 weeks ago and could have waited for a better phone. You can always download ROMs or APPS to fix the screen issue and that phone has plenty of apps for it. Now, if you had the DROID for a WHILE, then ok, I agree and would liken the situation to something like m yself not opting to go to a TILT 2, when my mod TILT was just fine.
27. XxxMich3113xxX (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Jan 2010)
"the motorola droid is a mans phone." really...do you know how many femals I have come into my store and get a moto droid...please..
30. cc16177 (Posts: 312; Member since: 09 May 2010)
I work for Verizon and have had service with them for about ten years. I have had countless "smart" phones including every OS available with the exception of Palm (to clarify, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and I had the iPhone very briefly)... The Motorola Droid is BY FAR the best phone I have used. The day the Incredible came out I spent three hours on the phone with customer service getting my upgrade moved up so I could get into the Incredible instead of my Motorola Droid. After getting the upgrade moved up, booting up an Incredible and using it for 2-3 hours, I went back to my Motorola Droid. Yes, the phone is faster than the Droid (unless you OC your Droid). Yes, the phone is lighter. Yes, the phone is running Sense UI. Those are really the only things the Incredible has over the Droid, and even then... I like the weight of my Droid. I do not like Sense UI (ran it on my Droid for a day and took it off). Here is the catch, my Droid has a PHYSICAL KEYBOARD. For anyone that texts or emails at lot, you would be a complete idiot to go with a 100% touch screen phone... I don't care how good the touch screen is you will always be able to type faster with a physical keyboard. End of story. Besides, you are clearly a fucking moron.
8. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
For the record, the DROID backflip (LOL) is a crappy phone - do you folk see the link - hmmm, crappy DROID BACKFLIP ....crappy DROID DROID (lol, sorry) - wow, it must be STINKola....
9. zerglisk (Posts: 544; Member since: 09 Feb 2010)
All I hope is the rumored Nexus TWO (from Motorola) will not STINK as much as this. Incredible is awesome... Nexus TWO SHOULD have been with HTC!!
13. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
incredible is easily worth the extra scratch over this device. im disappointed in PA for this little write up. the 'nexus two', as you've called is rumored to have android 1.5. i cant imagine it will be anything special.
14. 3watts (Posts: 56; Member since: 28 Jul 2009)
Some people want a real keyboard. The DROID is a great phone. A bunch of uptight nerds on here lately...
16. luisandres58 (Posts: 21; Member since: 16 Mar 2009)
sorry man..i meant to give you a +.....i'm a Droid owner....one of my reasons to get it was the physical KB...
21. numberonenygfan (Posts: 211; Member since: 19 Oct 2009)
lol i love how everyone is dissing the droid when before the incredible came out people were balls to the wall drooling over it .. even i phone fan boys were aknowledging how cool it was... probly cause they dont know what its like to have a MANS PHONE hahahaha wussies get a droid and stop whining before i get a block of cheese and smash it through your faces ~! droid does~!
26. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Wow, a waling ad billboard for Verizon....>
28. XxxMich3113xxX (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Jan 2010)
WTF is up with this "droid is a MANS phone" bull***?
22. xmguy1 (Posts: 68; Member since: 04 Nov 2009)
I had an Eris. Sold it and upgraded to a Motorola Droid. I like it. It does what I want. I don't need a 1Ghz processor to take pics, stream music, make phone calls and text message. ;)
25. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
whatever makes you happy is fine by me....that is why we live in America....


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04 years agoLoleifos
Haha, I also use detolfs :D
They're epic!
Apparently they're pretty famous in the figure community...
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Cool space. Like the detolfs on either side of the couch. >=)
04 years ago (4 years ago)Keripo 「ケリポ」
So I'm not the only one that finds the kitchen roll suspicious, lol.
Contrary to what you're probably thinking (you guys have dirty minds), the kitchen roll is there because I had to do some massive wipe-downs of the furniture (the spray bottle is actually right beside the Gundam box, off-screen). I had just finished unpacking the day before that picture (hence why there's still boxes everywhere) and the tables and bookshelf are second-hand with dirt and dust everywhere. I also recently discovered how Detolfs seem to love finger prints >_<"
04 years agoNickienator
Nice kitchen roll, whats it for?
So I'm not the only one that finds the kitchen roll suspicious, lol.
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At least 28 dead in "terror attack at Chinese train station
BEIJING, (Reuters) – At least 28 people were killed in a "violent terrorist attack" at a train station in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming by a group of unidentified people brandishing knives, five of whom were shot dead, state media said on Sunday.
Another 162 people were injured, the official Xinhua news agency added. It said the attack had taken place late on Saturday evening.
"It was an organised, premeditated violent terrorist attack," Xinhua said.
Police shot dead five of the attackers and were searching for around five others, it added.
Kunming resident Yang Haifei told Xinhua that he was buying a ticket when he saw a group of people, mostly wearing black, rush into the station and start attacking bystanders.
"I saw a person come straight at me with a long knife and I ran away with everyone," he said. Those who were slower were caught by the attackers. "They just fell on the ground."
Graphic pictures on the Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo showed bodies covered in blood lying on the ground at the station.
There was no immediate word on who was responsible.
State television's microblog said domestic security chief Meng Jianzhu was on his way to the scene.
Weibo users took to the service to describe details of what happened, though many of those posts were quickly deleted by government censors, especially those that described the attackers, two of whom were identified by some as women.
Others condemned the attack.
"No matter who, for whatever reason, or of what race, chose somewhere so crowded as a train station, and made innocent people their target – they are evil and they should go to hell," wrote one user.
The attack comes at a particularly sensitive time as China gears up for the annual meeting of parliament, which opens in Beijing on Wednesday and is normally accompanied by a tightening of security across the country.
China has blamed similar incidents in the past on Islamist extremists operating in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, though such attacks have generally been limited to Xinjiang itself.
China says its first major suicide attack, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in October, involved militants from Xinjiang, home to the Muslim Uighur people, many of whom chafe at Chinese restrictions on their culture and religion.
Hu Xijin, editor of the influential Global Times newspaper, published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, wrote on his Weibo feed that the government should say who it suspected of the attack as soon as possible.
"If it was Xinjiang separatists, it needs to be announced promptly, as hearsay should not be allowed to fill the vacuum," Hu said.
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The election of Bill de Blasio as New York's 109th mayor is a moment astonishing in itself and — perhaps — of deeper significance far beyond Manhattan and the Bronx. Campaigning against Michael Bloomberg's 11 years in office as "a tale of two cities", de Blasio swept aside his Republican rival, Joe Lhota, with apparent ease. And he did so unabashedly from the Left.
Boris Johnson, an ally of Bloomberg, must now befriend a very different counterpart across the Atlantic. But it is Ed Miliband who has been watching the mayoral race most closely, observing in private that de Blasio's rise and rise may be a "straw in the wind". The Labour leader's team assisted the Democrat candidate during the campaign, especially on energy and employment policy, and it is a safe bet that Ed will call on Bill in the not-too-distant future. Invariably (and wisely), Miliband's aides preface their remarks about de Blasio with the health warning that "New York is not Britain": there are always limits to the so-called "read-across" from one political context to another. Still, they find it hard to conceal their excitement. If de Blasio can be elected, anything is suddenly possible.
Since the formation of the moderate Democratic Leadership Council and the election of Bill Clinton, America has led the way in an avowedly centrist approach to progressive politics. Tony Blair won by disowning Labour's Left-wing past and wooing Middle Britain. For more than 20 years, it has been a commonplace of global political strategy that Left-of-centre parties must stick to this formula: embrace the market, celebrate private wealth, attack welfare, get tough on law and order.
Yet de Blasio plotted an entirely different path to victory. He declared war on inequality; promised to curb the "stop-and-frisk" powers of the police; pledged to expand welfare schemes; warned charter schools (the US forebears of Michael Gove's free schools) that he would not "favour" them; and proposed higher taxes on those earning more than $500,000 a year to pay for pre-kindergarten programmes. Not all of these pledges will be realised. The point is that they swept de Blasio into office.
Most fascinating of all was the lack of electoral traction his opponents achieved when they accused him of being Left-wing, socialist or even communist. Just as the "Red Ed" label failed to dent Labour's poll lead, the disclosures that de Blasio had visited — and loved — Nicaragua under the Sandinistas and honeymooned in Fidel Castro's Cuba had no impact upon his popularity. Both of his parents, it emerged, had been investigated for alleged communism. This did de Blasio no more harm than the accusation that Miliband's father "hated Britain" did to the Labour leader. The New York Post christened the candidate "Che de Blasio" and photoshopped his image onto the old Soviet flag, complete with hammer and sickle. New Yorkers shrugged and voted for him anyway.
It is now almost a quarter-century since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The demonology and iconography of the Cold War long survived its destruction and the collapse of the Soviet bloc. But de Blasio's victory and Miliband's continued opinion poll lead suggest that the inner Berlin Wall that continued to shape our political fears and allegiances has finally fallen too. When the Labour leader said at his party's conference that he was bringing back socialism, Conservative strategists expected a reaction. But, six weeks on, it is Miliband's promise to freeze energy bills that voters are still talking about.
In his compelling new book, If Mayors Ruled the World, the American scholar Benjamin R Barber argues that the city is, more than ever, the laboratory of political change and culture. "The nation-state is failing us on the global scale," he declares. "It is utterly unsuited to interdependence. The city, always the human habitat of first resort, has in today's globalising world once again become democracy's best hope."
Though Barber writes off the nation state too readily, his observations about cities as forcing houses of political transformation are very much to the point. As Mayor of London, Boris has been able to cultivate a distinctive urban Toryism for the 21st century with much greater freedom than would have been available to him as a member of the Coalition Cabinet. In New York, de Blasio's victory is the most striking example to date of a change in the rules of the game: to accuse your opponent of being "Left-wing" or a "socialist" is no longer a reliably deadly attack. It has been drained of its poison.
No less striking is the Mayor-elect's emphasis upon inequality. More than any other city on Earth, New York represents the allure of aspiration and the glamour of success, its skyscrapers emblematic of mankind's reach for the stars. Yet 40 per cent of New Yorkers live at or below the federal measure of poverty. What has changed since the crash is that this is no longer accepted as the regrettable price of a dependable system. Capitalism is not under threat — what would replace it? — but it no longer commands deference.
Likewise, growth is no longer enough (as, to be fair, George Osborne has been quick to grasp): the distribution of prosperity is as much an issue as prosperity itself. The new preoccupation with inequality reflects not a flowering of popular compassion but a surge in private anxiety. Voters aspire to do better as much as they did before the crash. The difference now is that they also look at their indigent neighbours and think: that could be me.
The election of de Blasio is a warning to Right-of-centre parties to adapt to these changes and to accept that the rhetorical tool-kit of the Eighties has had its day. The alternative is to look like pie-eyed ideologues, remote from a turbulent reality. For progressive politicians around the world, none more so than Miliband, the new mayor's triumph signals something remarkable. To adapt the song: if the Left can make it there, it can make it anywhere.
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How to be a good drinking role model
Concerned about your tween or teen adopting an unhealthy relationship with alcohol? The good news is, a big part of the habits they form are shaped by their parents. Mel Hearse outlines the simple ways to help them develop safer drinking practices.
The expression 'monkey see, monkey do' is a good one to bear in mind when it comes to alcohol and your kids – research strongly suggests parental drinking patterns shape your kids' attitudes to alcohol. Setting and showing clear boundaries for drinking moderately, and demonstrating a healthy respect for alcohol are key. Much like how your kids learn how to negotiate an argument, deal with stress or develop a strong work ethic, they will form their values and attitudes by observing what the key adults in their lives do – as opposed to what they hear you say. For example, if you come home and crack a beer, or pour a glass of wine as you talk about how stressful your day was, you may well be sending a message that alcohol is a good coping strategy for stress.
How should you model drinking to your kids?
To make sure the messages you're sending are the right ones, here are a few useful tips:
- Limit the amount you consume.
- Avoid describing or showing alcohol consumption as a "useful behaviour" – such as a stress reliever, or a necessary part of celebrating.
- Don't make alcohol the focus of family gatherings or celebrations. Have alcohol-free barbecues to demonstrate to your children that you can enjoy yourself without alcohol.
What you say about other people's drinking
Your teens and tweens will also be watching your attitudes and behaviours towards other people's drinking, especially the people they know you respect. For example, do they hear you suggesting that a guest should "go on and enjoy another beer," or that he "is always the life of the party" when he drinks? Other tips include:
- Depending on the relationship, have a word with close friends and family about the values you are trying to instil and ask them to model responsible behaviour in front of your kids.
- Limit your tween or teen's exposure to excessive alcohol consumption – if it is going to be an alcohol-fuelled party or an afternoon at the pub, consider leaving the kids at home.
- Voice your disapproval if your child observes unhealthy consumption – it doesn't have to be directed at the person drinking alcohol, but you can talk about the behaviour with your child and let them ask you questions.
Teenagers and drinking
There have always been those who believe allowing teenagers to drink in your company means being able to monitor it, but the research shows this actually sends a message that you condone them using alcohol. You'll do more good by having open communication, nurturing trust and explaining your choice not to supply them with alcohol.
On a final note, it's never too late to change your game – if you've always had a relaxed attitude to your own drinking when the kids where younger, but you'd like to change the message you are sending, go for it! You can even open the floor and discuss the changes you are making and why, and let your kids ask you questions (but be honest with your answers and avoid scare-tactic stories).
Are you conscious of how you model drinking to your kids?
More on kids and alcohol:
- What drinking example do you set for your kids?
- How to talk to your teen about drinking
- Alcohol and the developing brain
More helpful information on alcohol and teenagers:
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'Crowd Funding' Start-Up Raises Money For Texas Women to Get Abortions
What is called 'crowd funding' is becoming popular for people who want to make movies, music albums, and start up a business. But a 19 year old University of Texas student has formed a non profit to raise money to get abortions for pregnant women.
"100% of our funding comes from private donations," Lenzi Sheible tells 1200 WOAI news. "Anywhere from $5 to $1,000 from random individuals."
Strict new laws passed by the Legislature last year, and so far upheld by the courts, have resulted in the closing of abortion clinics throughout the state. The most effective in closing clinics has been a law which requires doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles of the clinic. In the overwhelmingly Catholic Rio Grande Valley, for example, no hospital has been willing to offer admitting privileges to doctors who perform abortions, which means no abortion clinic is currently operating south of San Antonio.
Sheible says the purpose of her non profit is to raise money to take women to other parts of the state, and even to other states if necessary, to get abortion services.
"It's looking like we can really become a sustainable service which can stay around in Texas for as long as we're needed," she said. "And it looks like we will always be necessary."
She says so far her charity has raised enough money to pay the travel expenses fro 35 women seeking abortions.


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