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Room Amenities
- H/C running water
- Bottle opener,Wardrobe, water
- Complimentary toiletries
- Internet access-complimentary
- Wakeup-calls
Room Inclusions
- Breakfast
- Air conditioning
- Cable/satellite television channels,
- Coffee/tea
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- Daily housekeeping
- Direct-dial phone
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- LCD television
- Minibar,Shower/tub combination
- Wireless Internet access
About Lime Holidays Calangute
Placed at a distance of 4 km from the Baga Beach, Lime Holidays Calangute provides free Wi-Fi connectivity to its patrons. The property is accessible from the Thivim Railway Station, which is 19 km away. With its spacious rooms, the property in Goa offers a decent stay. Available conveniences include television set, wardrobe and attached bathroom with the facility of hot/cold running water.
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"Impressed with cleanliness of the ..."Impressed with cleanliness of the cottage, little extras like DVD player, CD music centre, sky TV. Loads of storage, very cosy as the name suggests, heating and plenty of hot water. Access to main facilities only 3 miles away at St Clair's, COOP store, several take outs (Indian, Chippy, Chinese) . Carmarthen only 9 miles with a Tesco extra. Dinning out within a 20 to 30 minute journey, Forge restaurant good value with large portion sizes. If you want to venture a little further ...
- Off road parking
- Smoke-free
- Garden / Patio
- Pub/shop < 1 mile
- Washing machine
The property
Clears 3 miles.
This delightfully-presented end-terrace cottage, situated in the small rural hamlet of Meidrim, offers a lovely base for a romantic break.
Beautifully decorated and furnished throughout, and set on the main road running through this scenic little Welsh community, Cosy Cottage is perfectly located to explore this corner of Wales.
The open plan living space is bright and cheerful, and offers a relaxing and calming room where cosy nights in, after great days out and about, will be the order of the day.
Enjoy a little time outdoors on the rear decked patio, watching the world pass by, with an early morning coffee or a late evening drink.
After a good night's sleep, plentiful days out await your discovery with countryside walks, cycle rides, visits to historic castles, a peep into Dylan Thomas' past in nearby Laugharne, or maybe some retail therapy in Carmarthen.
From lazy days on sandy beaches to adrenalin-fuelled rides in theme parks, attractions in this beautiful area are so varied that you're certain to find something for everyone, and returning to this attractive little cottage will be the icing on the cake.
One double bedroom with TV. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with electric fire.
- Oil central heating with first floor underfloor heating and electric fire
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, 2 x TVs with Freeview, DVD, selection of books, games and DVDs
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent, please bring own beach towels
- Stairgate
- Ample off road parking
- Decked patio with furniture and BBQ
- Secure shed for bikes
- One well-behaved dog welcome
- Sorry, no smoking
- Shop 3 miles, pub 2 mins walk
- Note: Dining area is created from folding table and chairs
- Note: Bedroom has sloping ceilings with some limited headroom
- Note: Front door opens directly onto a bend in the road
- There are two roads opposite the cottage and some traffic noise will be experienced when outside
- Note: Access to patio is via ramp beside front of cottage
About the location
Carmarthen 10 miles.
St. Clears is a small town set inland between Carmarthen and the coastal resorts of the Pembrokeshire coast. Great for exploring the South Wales coastline, the area is ideal for walkers, cyclists, and explorers alike. St. Clears hosts a variety of festivals and carnivals throughout the year, and has a number of shops, pubs and eateries, and the mound of the 12th century St. Clears Castle can still be seen. Within a short drive of St. Clears are Folly Farm, Oakwood Theme Park and the Heron's Brook Golfing and Fishing Centre. Visit Tenby, Laugharne Castle, the Dylan Thomas Boathouse and the renowned Botanic and Aberglasney Gardens. In all directions there is easy access to stunning scenery including the Preselli Mountains, the Pembrokeshire coastal path, Gower Peninsula, and the Brecon Beacons. A wonderful base for exploring South Wales, with something for everyone!
This property offers the following short breaks:
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Increased risk of affective disorders in type 2 diabetes is minimized by sulfonylurea and metformin combination: a population-based cohort study
To confirm whether type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is an affective disorder (AD) precursor, and to establish possible effects of oral anti-hyperglycemic agents (OAAs).
A representative cohort of 800,000 subjects was obtained from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance database on 1 January 2000. Those with consistent data (n = 762,753) were followed up between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2007. Over this period, we assessed the presence (n = 62,988) or absence (n = 699,795) of T2DM, and whether any OAA was used (n = 40,232) or not (n = 22,756). To compare the risk of AD by diabetic status, those with T2DM were matched for birth date and gender with those without T2DM. To assess the effect of OAAs, we considered those 50 years and over. Matched AD-free patients with T2DM on OAAs were compared with those without OAAs, for age, gender, locality, health service, Charlson Comorbidity Index. and diabetes diagnosis date to avoid immortal time bias. AD incidence densities, hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated.
Compared with diabetes-free subjects, the HR (95% CI) for AD was 2.62 (2.31 to 2.98) for patients with T2DM who were not on OAAs, and 1.08 (0.99 to 1.18) for those who were on OAAs. The AD incidence density decreased from 91.1 to 39.4 per 10,000 person-years for patients on the combination of metformin and sulfonylurea. The HR (95% CI) for AD was 0.92 (0.59 to 1.45) for those on metformin alone, 1.08 (0.84 to 1.38) for those on sulfonylurea alone, and 0.40 (0.32 to 0.50) for the combined treatment, and the decrease was not related to sequence or insulin usage. Similar patterns were seen for incident AD exclusion for up to 3 years, although more so for bipolar than unipolar.
The incident AD risk is increased by 2.6-fold in T2DM, and the combination of sulfonylurea and metformin minimizes this risk.
It has been recognized that mood and behavioral disorders may contribute to a co-existent clinical cluster with diabetes
The question of anti-hyperglycemic management in the prevention of depression or AD is likely to become an increasingly relevant public-health and clinical matter. There is increasing evidence that the therapeutic scope of the biguanide drug metformin extends beyond its current indications for hyperglycemia to the prevention ofpreviously poorly appreciated outcomes of diabetes. These include certain cancers
The lower directional effect of diabetes on depression compared with the reverse may be due to past non-recognition of risk reduction for depression associated with diabetes therapy
In this cohort study, we followed up a representative sample of the Taiwanese population for 12 years to determine the effect on risk for AD of T2DM, with and without OAA therapy, using a matching protocol to mimic a clinical trial
Ethics approval
This study was approved by the institutional review board of the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan.
Data sources and study subjects
Taiwan began a national health insurance (NHI) program in 1995. By 2007, 98.4% of Taiwan's 22.96 million population was enrolled in the program. Subject to a double scrambling protocol, the NHI Research Database is based on the registration files and original claims data for reimbursement. The Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 contains all the original claims data of 800,000 beneficiaries, randomly sampled from the year 2000. We studied this database with antecedent data from 1 January 1996.
We conducted two studies with different objectives: the first to determine the effect of diabetes on AD incidence, and the second to ascertain the effect of sulfonylureas or metformin, or a combination of both, on AD.
Study 1
To determine the effect of diabetes on AD incidence, we first formed a cohort of 762,753 participants with consistent data, who were registered as NHI beneficiaries on 1 January 2000 (Figure
Figure 1
Patient selection and index date assignment for Study 1
Patient selection and index date assignment for Study 1. (A) Flow chart of selection of patients with diabetes for comparison of affective disorder (AD) risk with subjects who were free of both diabetes and AD. Subjects aged 20 years or over with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) recorded more than once within 1 year or who had used any oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (OAA) for at least 3 months during the period 1996 to 2007 regardless of insulin usage, were evaluated. (B) Follow-up of AD onset; patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), who did or did not use oral anti-diabetic agents (OAA). were matched with diabetes-free counterparts, who had the same index dates as the DM diagnostic date.
Subjects with T2DM were defined as those who had at least two records of diabetes (ICD-9, CM-250 or A181; the latter was a diabetes code for ambulatory visits used in Taiwan before 2000) within any year during the period 1996 to 2007, or had used any OAA for more than 3 months. In the same matched pair, the subject with T2DM and the T2DM-free subject had the same diabetes diagnostic date (index date) for follow-up (Figure
The subjects with diabetes were classified into those using or not using OAAs during the follow-up period. We compared the incidence of AD between three groups (T2DM-free, T2DM on OAA, and T2DM without OAA). An AD incident case was defined as one with at least two records of the diagnosis of an AD (A212, or ICD-9 CM coding 296.0 to 296.9, which covers major or unipolar depression (296.2 and 296.3) and bipolar disorders (all other 296.0 to 296.9, but not dysthymic disorders) within any year during the period 1996 to 2007, but after the diagnosis of diabetes. There were 19,009 AD cases in all: 12.073 unipolar and 6.936 bipolar.
Study 2
We further investigated the preventive effect of the OAAs metformin and/or sulfonylureas for future AD in subjects with T2DM. Metformin or sulfonylureas are the most commonly used OAAs for T2DM treatment in Taiwan. To avoid immortal time bias
Figure 2
Patient selection and index date assignment for Study 2
Patient selection and index date assignment for Study 2. (A) Flow chart of selection of patients with type 2 diabetes who did not have affective disorder (AD) for assessment of AD incidence. Subjects aged 50 years or over with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes recorded more than once within 1 year or who had used any oral anti-hyperglycemic agent (OAA) for at least 3 months during the period 1996 to 2007, regardless of insulin usage. (B) Patients with no OAA exposure were eligible to serve in the matching process for the various OAA groups. Subjects with diabetes on sulfonylureas (SU) and/or metformin (Met) and their matched non-OAA treated counterparts had the same treatment initiation dates (that is, index dates) for follow-up of AD.
We further classified subjects with T2DM on metformin or sulfonylureas into three groups: metformin only (1,509 pairs), sulfonylureas only (2,904 pairs), and a combination of these two drugs (5,397 pairs). The AD incidences of the three groups were compared with the subjects with T2DM who were not on OAAs (referent group). An insulin user was defined as any subject who had used it for more than 3 months; those who used insulin briefly during hospitalization were not counted as users.
Matching factors
Subjects' baseline status and comorbidity were treated as matching factors. Comorbidity was measured by the CCI
Statistical analysis
The differences between groups were evaluated by one-way ANOVA (CCI score) or χ2 test (demographics). For the effect of diabetes on future AD, the diabetes diagnostic date was used as the starting point to calculate survival time (Figure
We used Cox proportional-hazards models to evaluate associations between diabetes, OAAs, and AD. In addition to matching, adjustments were made for monthly income (0, 1 to 15,000, 15,000 to 21000, and >21000 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)) and use of insulin (yes or no). The statistics software SAS (version 9.1, SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA) was used for data management and modeling. These models were evaluated using the progressive annual exclusion of incident AD for 3 years after the diagnosis of diabetes. A two-sided
The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for AD in those with T2DM and not on OAAs were compared with those who were diabetes-free, and matched for age and gender (Figure
Figure 3
Relative risks for incident affective disorders by diabetic status and treatment
Relative risks for incident affective disorders by diabetic status and treatment. Hazard ratios (HR) for incident affective disorders (ADs) by diabetic status without or with oral anti-diabetic agents (OAAs) regardless of insulin usage (using diabetes-free subjects as the comparison group). We matched AD-free subjects with diabetes aged 20 years or over without or with medication with those who were diabetes-free, by year and month of birth and gender. Adjustments were made for monthly income (0, 1 to 15,000, 15,000 to 21000, >21000 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)).
We calculated the prevalences of T2DM and AD for the year 2000, and plotted them by age (Figure
Figure 4
Prevalence (per 1,000) of diabetes and affective disorders in the year 2000
Prevalence (per 1,000) of diabetes and affective disorders in the year 2000. Prevalence was stratified by age group.
The demographics were stratified according to each metformin or sulfonylurea category, and matched with those with T2DM who had had no OAA (Table
Table 1
Demographics for affective disorder (AD)-free patients with diabetes (DM) using oral anti-hyperglycemic agents (OAAs) and their matched counterparts without OAA
Study 1
Study 2
DM without OAAs (n = 21,487)
DM with OAAs (n = 39,159)
Met onlyb (n = 1509)
SUs onlyc (n = 2904)
SUs + Metd (n = 5397)
Age, mean ± SD years
For matched pair
56.0 ± 15.2
57.5 ± 12.3
67.7 ± 9.1
67.7 ± 9.1
65.7 ± 8.9
At DM diagnosis,
56.0 ± 15.2
57.5 ± 12.3
67.5 ± 8.7
67.5 ± 8.7
65.3 ± 8.2
Age groups, years
50 to 54
55 to 59
60 to 64
65 to 69
Female gender
Level of health service
Insulin user
CCI, mean ± SD
1.4 ± 1.8
1.6 ± 2.1
1.6 ± 2.2
aIn total, there were 9,810 patients with DM who were free of affective disorder (AD) and were on oral anti-diabetic agents (OAA), and who could be matched for age, gender, locality, health service, Charlson Comorbidity Index and DM diagnosis date, with those who were free of AD and who were not on OAA. Where necessary, a patient in the comparison group was used more than once. Thus, there were 9,810 matched pairs. All values are percentages unless indicated.
bPatients diagnosed with DM and treated with metformin,(Met) who had never used insulin during the period 1996 to 2007.
cPatients diagnosed with DM and treated with sulfonylureas (SUs) who had never used insulin during the period 1996 to 2007.
dPatients diagnosed with DM and treated with both Met and SUs, who had never used insulin during the period 1996 to 2007.
Table 2
Total and gender-specific affective disorder (AD)aincidence density by diabetes mellitus (DM) status.b
Cases/total study group, n
ID (95% CI)c
Cases/total study group, n
ID (95% CI)c
Cases/total study group, n
ID (95% CI)c
DM without OAAs
74.7 (52.2 to 97.3)
42.3 (17.4 to 67.3)
102 (66.7 to 138)
Met only
76.4 (53.7 to 99.2)
68.2 (36.8 to 99.7)
83.6 (51.0 to 116)
DM without OAAs
96.5 (80.6 to 112)
73.2 (53.4 to 93.1)
118 (94.2 to 143)
SUs only
108 (90.9 to 126)
89.6 (66.9 to 112)
126 (100 to 153)
DM without OAAs
91.1 (80.5 to 101)d
71.1 (57.2 to 85.0)e
107 (92.2 to 123)f
SUs + Met
39.4 (32.6 to 46.2)d
30.4 (21.5 to 39.3)e
47.0 (36.9 to 57.2)f
aAD diagnoses include ICD-9-CM (296) and the equivalent Taiwanese A-code (A212).
aMet, metformin; OAAs: oral anti-diabetic agents; SUs, sulfonylureas.
cID (95% CI): incidence density per 10,000 person-years (95% confidence interval).
d-fThe same superscript vertically indicates that there is a significant difference between the two groups.
The HRs for sulfonylurea and/or metformin therapy were compared with the subjects with T2DM but not on OAAs as the referent group (Table
Table 3
Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for affective disorders (ADs) by date of diabetes diagnosis and diabetes mellitus (DM) treatment.a,b
Cases/total study group, n
HR (95% CI)f
Cases/total study group, n
HR (95% CI)f
Cases/total study group, n
HR (95% CI)f
DM without OAA
Metformin only
(0.59 to 1.45)
(0.61 to 1.64)
(0.68 to 2.40)
(0.22 to 1.65)
DM without OAA
Sulfonylureas only
(0.84 to 1.38)
(0.87 to 1.47)
(0.83 to 1.56)
(0.68 to 1.78)
DM without OAA
Sulfonylureas+ Metformin
(0.32 to 0.50)i
(0.33 to 0.53)i
(0.33 to 0.60)i
(0.25 to 0.58)i
DM without OAA
SU+Met (SU first)
(0.23 to 0.44)i
(0.23 to 0.47)i
(0.21 to 0.50)i
(0.20 to 0.68)i
DM without OAA
SU+Met (Met first)
(0.29 to 0.98)g
(0.23 to 0.89)g
(0.17 to 1.17)
(0.18 to 1.36)
DM without OAA
SU+Met (the same time)
(0.35 to 0.72)i
(0.36 to 0.82)i
(0.40 to 1.04)
(0.14 to 0.75)h
aSubjects were matched by date of diagnosis (within the same calendar year), age group (50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, 65 to 69, ≥70 uears), locality, level of care, and Carlson Comorbidity Index.
bOAAs: oral anti-diabetic agents; SU: sulfonylureas; Met: metformin; Ref, reference
cInternational Classification of Diseases(ICD) code 296.
dICD: 296.2, 296.3,
eICD: 296.0, 296.1, 296.4, 296.5, 296.6, 296.7, 296.8, 296.9
fAdjusted for monthly income (0, 1-15,000, 15,000-21000, >21000 NTD) and insulin usage (yes, no).
g-iSignificance: g
Although subjects were matched for CCI to minimize any effect on incident AD of underlying or latent disease at the time of diabetes treatment initiation, the incidences for the first 3 years were progressively excluded (Figure
Figure 5
Risk of affective disorder (AD) with sequential exclusion of its incidence for up to 3 years
Risk of affective disorder (AD) with sequential exclusion of its incidence for up to 3 years. Hazard ratios (HRs) for incident ADs by date of diabetes diagnosis and type of diabetes treatment, with sequential exclusion of its incidence for up to 3 years. HRs with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are shown. In the models used, subjects were matched by date of diagnosis (within the same calendar year), age group (50 to 54, 55 to 59, 60 to 64, 65 to 69, and ≥70 years), locality, level of care, and comorbidity index, and were adjusted for monthly income (0, 1 to 15,000, 15,000 to 21000, >21000 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD)). The upper CIs are, respectively, 17.6, 28.8, and 28.8, but bar lengths have been omitted in the figure because of scale.
Affective disorder and diabetes in Taiwan
In this study, we found that for Taiwanese subjects with T2DM aged 50 years or over, having no oral anti-hyperglycemic therapy is a risk factor for AD, with an overall increase in risk of 2.62-fold during the period 1996 to 2007. One reason our findings are not negative
There has been no study to date of T2DM and AD on East Asian populations, where marked increases in T2DM prevalence have occurred in recent years, and where almost half of the world's population is exposed to diabetes, and consequently to a potential threat to mental health. Our study makes a contribution to the relevance of diabetes as a risk factor for AD in East Asian populations, as Taiwan has a dominantly Chinese ethnic population and is therefore an example of a large under-studied group.
Preventive or therapeutic benefit of oral anti-hyperglycemic agents for affective disorder
The available studies have not considered diabetes pharmacotherapy in relation to the effect of diabetes on the risk for depression or AD, which may have led to lower estimates of the possible reduction in risk of AD by diabetes therapy. In the meta-analysis on Europeans and North Americans carried out by Nouwen
The combination of sulfonylurea and metformin significantly reduced both incidence and relative risk for AD in T2DM, irrespective of gender; there was no such change evident for sulfonylurea or metformin alone (Table
Despite adjustment for co-morbidities and the exclusion of incident AD for up to 3 years after introduction of OAA therapy, the combination of sulfonylurea and metformin was still associated with HRs of less than 1.00 compared with no OAA therapy. This applied to both unipolar and, to a greater extent, bipolar AD. Thus, although differences between these two forms of AD are well documented and with agreed therapies, our findings raise the possibility that there are some common underlying pathogenetic factors, perhaps related to neurodegeneration.
The findings for the sulfonylurea/metformin combination rather than either alone would be consistent with synergistic or complimentary mechanisms of action of the two agents. Because advanced glycation end-products are found in the central nervous system (CNS), specifically in microglia
The definition of OAA usage in our models was a prescription for at least 3 months. Minimal doses for metformin were equivalent to about 500 mg per day and, for sulfonylureas, one standard tablet or capsule per day. These therapeutic regimens are feasible for most people with T2DM, and may largely remove the risk of AD posed by diabetes within 12 years of starting treatment. Owing to the limited number of subjects with T2DM on insulin therapy in this study, we did not treat them separately. Controlling for or exclusion of insulin usage in the models made no difference to our findings about OAAs and AD.
Issues in the diagnosis of affective disorder in diabetes
The Taiwanese NHI claim data rely on the medical service utilization of patients and on medical diagnoses. Underdiagnosis of AD and DM is likely if the reach of a healthcare system is limited, but NHI covers more than 98% of the population in Taiwan and, with the use of our matching protocol for accessibility (that is, region, level of service, and income), underdiagnosis should have been minimized. For social reasons, AD may be under-reported, but this is less likely with diabetes because of frequent and more intensive contact with the health system. Nevertheless, clinicians may have a tendency to simplify the diagnostic list when patients have multisystem diseases such as diabetes, in favor of the 'less pressing' diagnoses, which might therefore mean less recording of AD.
We have no information about the diagnosis of either diabetes or AD before 1996, when the NHI started, but it is unlikely that the presence of either of these would not have been recorded by a medical practitioner at some subsequent consultation. However, because the diagnosis of bipolar AD depends on at least two visits, such conditions may have been under-diagnosed as a consequence. Thus, there are several factors which may affect AD diagnosis rates, and thus their net effect on the differentials with regard to antecedent diabetes remains unclear.
A valuable insight into the validity of these diagnostic rates comes from the relevance of diagnostic methods, whether questionnaire or psychiatric diagnosis
We recognize that using the DSM-IV would have been a more useful approach to the diagnosis of depression and, more particularly, mood or AD, because it includes clinical symptoms and other axes that would have provided more analytical scope. However, it is reassuring that there can be some convergence of the risk assessment for diabetes on depression or AD, even using different methods
In our study of AD, we considered both its unipolar and bipolar forms, but not dysthymic disorders, thus our findings are not applicable to all forms of depression. With regard to diabetes as a risk factor for AD, there seems to be no gender difference. Nor did we find any apparent difference between unipolar and bipolar AD, although sample size may have been limiting. Because incident AD was progressively excluded in the models, sample size diminished. Therefore, we may not have been able to discern more substantial and longer-term differences between unipolar and bipolar AD insofar as OAA effects are concerned.
T2DM and depression or AD seem to be at least bidirectional, if not mutually reinforcing
The study cohort is an administrative sample for which measures of diabetes severity are not available. Therefore, we do not have dose-response data for the studied OAAs and glycemic control. However, we can say that this particular OAA combination changes the risk for AD in T2DM, what the minimal dosages are likely to be for protection against AD, and how long it might take for these effects to be evident, as these informed the method we used to establish exposures. Matching for CCI, which partly represents diabetes-related complications and its severity, make it more likely that we observed a genuine OAA effect rather than one simply of glycemic control, although the latter is still possible.
Although ours is not an intervention study, we found at least one OAA combination which could enhance risk reduction for AD. This is unlikely to be a surrogate for other potential determinants of risk like body mass index. Moreover, were this combination of sulfonylurea and metformin to operate to reduce AD risk through a possible surrogate like body mass index, it might well be that these OAA act in directions opposite from each other, given their known opposite effects on body mass index. Unfortunately, these covariates are unavailable.
It is difficult to say how early or late in the course of diabetes it may be possible for OAAs to reduce the risk of AD, but if the association is causal and has an underlying pathogenesis shared with neurodegeneration, then the responsive period is likely to be earlier rather than later. Therefore, the early recognition of those at risk for diabetes may allow reduction in the burden of depression. It is now recommended that metformin should form part of the therapeutic management of T2DM as early in its course as possible because of the superior cardiovascular and all-cause mortality outcomes with this drug compared with other OAAs
In a large cohort representative of the Taiwanese population, followed for up to 12 years, T2DM increased the risk of AD 2.6-fold. However, the HR for AD for patients taking combined sulfonylurea and metformin remained significantly decreased into the third year for all incident AD at 0.67 (0.48 to 0.93), and this was evident for both bipolar and unipolar AD. As the global burden of diabetes increases, these findings may be relevant to the reduction of its mental-health complications.
AD: affective disorders; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; CI: confidence interval; CNS: central nervous system; HR: hazard ratio; NHI: National Health Insurance; OAA: oral anti-hyperglycemic agent; T2DM: type 2 diabetes.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
MLW, MSL, CCH, and SYC designed the study; MLW, MSL and CCH managed the study; MLW, CCH, MSL, and HNT analyzed and interpreted the data; MLW wrote the paper; MLW, MSL, SYC, CCH, HNT, SHY and HYC read, revised and approved the final manuscript
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Department of Health and the Bureau of National Health Insurance in Taiwan for their encouragement and cooperation in the conduct of this investigation. All authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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Crude Oil Weekly Fundamental Analysis March 16-24, 2012, Forecast
Crude Oil is considered the king of the commodities markets.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the United States' emergency oil stockpile, and it is the largest emergency petroleum supply in the world. The reserve stores about 570 million barrels of crude oil in underground salt caverns at four sites along the Gulf of Mexico. Any dipping into this reserve is going to be big news.
Brent Crude is traded in London as something called Futures contracts, which are priced in US Dollars. Now, all you traders brave enough to run your positions over a period of days or weeks, pay attention here: Oil spread bets are monthly contracts. This means that: a) You don't pay any rollover charges; the bet will run until the contract ends; b) Now, get this, the spread bet runs out (contract expires) in the middle of the month before the month it says on the tin. So, for example, the Brent Crude August contract runs out (expires) on 14th July. How dumb is that?
What to watch when trading trading oil involves keeping an eye on a few different factors to the standard investment stuff. In addition to the run of the mill economic data that will gives clues as to whether the world's factories are burning more or less oil there're a couple of seasonal factors:
First, courtesy of Top Gear, there's the US Driving Season
Now switch over to the weather forecast to see how windy it is. The US Hurricane Season officially runs from 1st June to 30th November, but don't expect the forces of nature to pay too much attention to the dates. Hurricanes tend to hit the Gulf of Mexico, which is filled to the rafters with oilrigs (over 20 rigs went missing due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005).
Notice the seasonal rise in the oil price during the hurricane season.
And finally the most specific economic data to focus on are the US weekly oil and gas inventory figures, issued by the Energy Information Administration and released every week on Wednesday afternoons. If you trade oil you can't afford to miss these.
High: 114.57
Low: 76.84
Analysis and Recommendation:
Crude Oil hit as high at 107.52 this week and is now trading at 107.22 just a bit off the top. This was a strange week, as a completely false report release by Reuters news agency, saying that President Obama and UK's Cameron had reached an agreement to release strategic oil reserves. This was completely untrue. They did have a meeting, which was long scheduled and also on the schedule was energy and oil, but no discussion were held on the release of strategic oil and no agreement had been reached. When the news was printed oil dropped within minutes to 103.88 and with the retraction returned to trade at its present level. Friday oil moved up on a week of strong data from the US. Towards the end of the day investors moved from the USD, weakening it, which allowed buyers to jump in an push oil up with low valued greenbacks.
The decline in oil prices also came as the International Energy Agency said in its monthly oil report that it expects global oil demand to grow 0.9% in 2012, as the economic backdrop and high oil prices restrain any upside momentum for consumption.
The agency projects global daily demand of 89.9 million barrels in 2012.
The report also showed that global oil supply fell 200.000 barrels a day in February, with the highest output level for OPEC since 2008 only partly offsetting a decline from non-OPEC countries.
Geopolitical concerns about potential losses related to Iran add more uncertainty for crude outlook, the agency said.
Oil should begin to fall and should continue to do so until it comes down close to 100.00. There is no data or reason to support this level.
Economic Events: (GMT)
- This Week in PetroleumRelease Schedule: Wednesday @ 1:00 p.m. EST (schedule)
- Gasoline and Diesel Fuel UpdateRelease Schedule: Monday between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. EST (schedule)
- Weekly Petroleum Status ReportRelease Schedule: The wpsrsummary.pdf, overview.pdf, and Tables 1-14 in CSV and XLS formats, are released to the Web site after 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday. All other PDF and HTML files are released to the Web site after 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday. Appendix D is produced during the winter heating season, which extends from October through March of each year. For some weeks which include holidays, releases are delayed by one day. (schedule)
- Heating Oil & Propane Update (October-March) Heating Oil, Propane Residential and Wholesale Price DataRelease Schedule: Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. EST
- Weekly Coal ProductionRelease Schedule: Thursday by 5:00 p.m. EST
- Weekly NYMEX Coal FuturesRelease Schedule: Monday by 5:00 p.m. EST
- Coal News & MarketsRelease Schedule: Monday by 5:00 p.m. EST
- Natural Gas Weekly UpdateRelease Schedule: Thursday between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
- Weekly Natural Gas Storage ReportRelease Schedule: Thursday at 10:30 (Eastern Time) (schedule)
Crude Oil Pivot Points (Time Frame: 1 Day)
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Ch 1. Who Gods wish to.
As the lights blacked out everyone looked up at the blackened, dotted sky searching eagerly for the goddesses that were about to return, then suddenly everyone could see it, the movement of one of the stars, brightening as it drew near, then suddenly split into twin stars, each orbiting around some hidden point between them. Lark Melk Mare's face brightened up, her first genuine smile in nearly 10 years; she had been waiting for this day, to meet the one whom her friend had looked up to, her idol, Nonoriri. As the lights came back on in an ordered fashion and welcomed the two home, for the first time in over 12000 years.
Kazumi and Noriko waited with baited breath, they had come up on earth's night side, and there were no lights. Their minds traded bleak thoughts, and despair nearly overcame them. All that hard work, all the suffering, all the sacrifice, was it all really for nothing? Then the lights came on, and the kanji that was so familiar to them lit up the earth. Nearly overcome with joy the two had ejected from their last friend from times long gone, the Gunbuster. As their pods re-entered the atmosphere some lights appeared to float upwards as if gravity no longer took precedence. As the two finally slowed down due to the air resistance they saw they were going to hit a field, overlooking the Okinawa bay. As the pods parachutes and rocket thrusters brought them in for a safe landing they saw their first human in over 12000 years. She was running towards the pods waving madly as she did so.
Lark saw that they were landing in the same field that she was standing in, the birds had flown away, scared off by the unnatural noise of the re-entry above them. As she ran towards the pods she began to wave at them until she was nearly standing right next to them. The pods looked like the cockpit of an ancient aircraft, or so Lark thought anyway. She began to compose herself as other people arrived around her, all struggling to be at the front to see such a historic event. As the doors to the pods opened up everyone held their breath unknowingly as two women stepped out of them, one looked to be in her twenty's or thirty's, she was taller than Lark by at least a head, and as the older lady stepped out a younger one, of about 18 years stepped out of her own pod, her brown hair tied back with a blue band. As the younger one turned to the older she said "Onee-sama, we finally made it." This hit Lark hard, the woman's loud voice reminded her of Nono. "Yes, Noriko we did, didn't we." Her voice seemed both proud and elated, for obvious reasons. However the words that the woman addressed as Onee-sama were too much to bear for Lark, she collapsed onto her knees, bursting into tears as she did so, "NONOOOOOOOO!" she screamed to the heavens. In the absence of a reply from her absent friend, she continued "Nonoriri is here."
Noriko was surprised when the women, whom had been stood alone before them, began to cry. It was strange to see their joyous return as sad, no matter what had happened in the millennia since they left. As more and more people began to arrive, watching all three of them, This other girl had gotten up and, with a smile on her face. Lark had sat there for a moment, thinking of what to say, before she got up and, smile returning to her face, reached out and hugged them both.
"Noriko, Kazumi. You've finally come home." High above them, the ring that was left from Douze-Mille's operation flared in light, lighting up the sky like a shooting star.
Noriko and Kazumi had no idea of what to think of this woman, who had suddenly hugged them, calling them by their names as if they were old friends. Just as suddenly, she released them, apologising profusely as she did so.
"I'm sorry, it's just I have heard so much about you, from an old friend of mine," Lark trailed off, her melancholy expression holding for a second, before she continued.
"I am Lark Melk attack of the variable gravity well, more commonly known as the Space Monster. And I knew your oldest friend." Lark waited nervously for them to reply, but that was when the government finally came, and, dispersing the crowd that had gathered around the three, gathered the three up and escorted them to a luxurious vehicle, resembling a car, which had quickly sped off towards the city.
After the car had begun its journey the women from the 21st century wondered at what awaited them, and what this other woman, Lark, meant when she said that she knew their oldest friend. Lark meanwhile, was thinking of her old friend, Nono, whom had disappeared without a trace 10 years ago, in that horrific battle against the Exilio variable gravity well.
"As long as you don't give up, your dream will come true one day. There's all the time in the world." Nono's voice had a echoing quality in her mind, as she relived the final conversation she had with Nono, 'She was more normal than me' she thought, as the scene continued.
"You wanted to become an ordinary girl, didn't you?" Lark replied, her voice quivering in sadness.
"Nono will take the singularity that Nonoriri made shine"
"I won't let you be alone anymore!"
"In exchange,"
"No, Nono, don't go!"
"Nono will give you her singularity. After all… we will meet again."
After that moment, Lark only remembered waking up, Casio above her, Dix-Neuf in bad shape and, the endless stars of the sky.
To Be Continued
Authors Notes: Well guys, what do you think, I know it isn't the best but feedback would be nice as would positive criticism so that I can improve, with some luck I will have chapter 2 out soon. I hope you enjoyed reading it


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There's another World Cup stadium fatality to report with just six months until the 2014 edition kicks off in Brazil.
Just a few weeks after two people died in an accident at the Sao Paulo stadium under construction for the 2014 World Cup, Saturday morning reports indicate another construction casualty in the city of Manaus, which will host the USMNT's second Group G match against Portugal on June 22.
Reuters identified the victim as 22-year-old Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, who died in a Manaus hospital in the early hours of the morning "after falling off the roof" of the Arena Amazonia stadium. Other reports point out that the construction is behind schedule and crews are working around the clock to meet deadlines.
It's the second death at the Manaus stadium site after a 49-year-old also lost his life on the night shift in March. Three of the 12 World Cup stadiums in Brazil have seen fatal incidents, including one at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia in June 2012.
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Volunteers used word of mouth and social media to pull together grass-roots relief stations and fundraisers across South Jersey this weekend.
While large organizations such as the Red Cross provided support, many of the events were organized by volunteers who have no experience in disaster relief.
The parking lot at the Sovereign Avenue School in Atlantic City became an impromptu relief station, providing food, blankets and clothing from a wide range of organizations.
As dinnertime approached Sunday night, residents waited in line for blankets. Donated clothing was draped over the playground fence and over the railing of the school's ramp. Three Red Cross trucks pulled into the lot and began to distribute food. Men sat on the school steps eating sandwiches. Medina Peyton, the school's principal, swept leaves and trash from the parking lot into a dustpan. She said the effort started small on Friday.
"It started with teachers contacting me to find out what we could do," she said. "A couple of them just went door to door trying to find out what people need. We contacted students' families to find out what they need."
Peyton said the school is well-located for a community relief effort.
"I think with the parking lot the way it is, people see us," she said. "There was a woman from Virginia who was driving by and dropped off her stuff here. People are just seeing that we're here and they just pull up. It's spreading by word of mouth."
As teachers provided clothing and food, residents began to gather. The Red Cross, which was contacted by the teachers, brought lunch and dinner in trucks. The Atlantic City Rescue Mission dropped off food and clothing. Local church members went door to door asking residents what they needed.
Linda Mattner, a reading recovery teacher at the school, has never organized a relief effort, but she was one of the first to respond at Sovereign Avenue.
"We went over to the Convention Center and we tried to explain to them that our parents have no way of getting over there," she said. "It's two miles, and it's getting over the expressway."
A steady stream of residents visited the Ventnor Educational Community Complex on Sunday for a free meal, an effort the school organized for people affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Tables were piled with post-storm necessities such as cleaning supplies, canned food, clothes, blankets, sheets, pillows, coloring books and crayons.
Staff and teachers arrived at 10:30 a.m. to begin setting up and opened doors at 11 a.m. Barely two hours later, all the cleaning and hygiene products were gone, and many were grabbing all they could of the remaining items.
"It's really been hard," said Cathy Hartley, a resident of Ventnor Heights. "My house had 52 inches of rain, up to my waist."
The event was first set up through staff, then spread through Facebook, said Jennifer Holstrom, a guidance counselor at the school.
Students and their families ate warm meals, some of which were cooked by staff and teachers.
A warm meal will also be provided today, Holstrom said, because school will not be in session.
School is set to open Nov. 12, curriculum coach Alison Ricciotti said.
"It really is the generosity of people like them that helps," Hartley said. "Living with someone else is not the same as living at home. You always feel like you are stepping on eggshells."
Hartley said she is staying with friends but is seeking a place to rent that isn't too expensive.
"We are here to help you; you can't do it alone," Ricciotti told Hartley.
A group of residents in Somers Point collected about four pickup trucks' worth of clothing, food, water and hygiene products, said Kara Vietro, of Somers Point. They drove the goods to churches in Ocean City, Northfield and Egg Harbor Township. The group also raised $1,000 in cash and checks for the American Red Cross.
The Absecon Lighthouse was open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and adults and children could climb for $7 and $5, respectively, with proceeds to benefit Sandy relief.
Local charity efforts are growing on social media sites such as Facebook.
On Long Beach Island, members of the Restore the Shore Facebook group organized a Sandwich and Smiles drive Sunday to distribute about 500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to residents, emergency personnel and cleanup crews. Some of the sandwiches were also taken to the Atlantic City Rescue Mission, said Adina Defelice, of Absecon, one of about 25 people who helped in the effort.
A Rebuild the Jersey Shore Facebook page was started by 23-year-old Joe Driscoll, who owns a business in Toms River and who wanted to raise awareness of the dire situation along the shore.
By the end of the first day, Wednesday, Driscoll had 40,000 members and thousands of emails, he said.
Sorting through emails, calling emergency management officials and getting responses from all along the Jersey Shore from north to south, the page linked hundreds of people together to create a unified effort throughout the state.
"We are going all over, not just in South Jersey," Driscoll said Saturday. He received messages from people who want to coordinate efforts and provide necessary items and donations to help their neighbors.
In addition, he was alerted of areas that were hit hard but were outside emergency zones, he said.
The group is working on a website to help highlight and list efforts in the area.
"People have said they prefer donating through us rather than a large organization," Driscoll said.
On the other hand, he has received messages from those unsure of where the donated items and money will go, since it is a new organization.
Driscoll said he understands the doubts but wants people to know he is determined and working hard to responsibly manage the new group, to the extent of forming a board of directors soon, he said.
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And to answer your initial question: my mom, a human, can smell where we, her family, have walked, she can follow the trail of smell. And please, we don't stink Strangers - no. Now when I get older, sometimes I can smell things almost as well as she can. But I always was able to wake up at night from smell of fire, smoke (even neigbours smoking weed at night), burning rubber, electric insulation, etc. Then I run around sniffing to find the source. Proved useful, if not always saving lives, quite often saving some property. Or can smell a little mould on an apple in the trash, I mean, just walking by the kitchen. And sure I can smell where my kids have been and what they have done. No secret smoking or anything.


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An eagle-eyed weather watcher -- or slick marketer -- set up a Twitter account under the handle @PolarVortex last week, before the arctic air mass really began grabbing headlines, and is now telling social media users what the weather system really thinks, sometimes in NSFW language.
(Note: The account was originally listed as suspended when I tried to access it, but then it worked again...)
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Among other things, PV revealed it was "bored off my ass, and suddenly it hit me. ROAD TRIP." So that helps explain what a lot of these meteorologists have been unable to spell out in plain language. PV also took on the mainstream media as well as climate change skeptics, including Rush Limbaugh, who reportedly called the Polar Vortex a hoax.
PV hit close to home on one of its early tweets, for those of us living in the Boston area:
Polar Vortex to Boston: I'm taking bets on who wins each of your silly fights over a shoveled out parking space.
— Polar Vortex (@PolarVortex) January 4, 2014
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you view it, the Polar Vortex has yet to take any huge toll on technology. In fact, smartphone users are predictably documenting the big freeze without restraint.
I can't wait for the "polar vortex" to get here so I can post iPhone screenshots of the temps. #socreative
— Paul Richardson (@RunningJoke) January 6, 2014
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Exactly 1 year ago today we were standing in Times Square celebrating the end of our first US tour. We were freezing our asses off & running late for our flight (as usual) but we were buzzing. Touring the States was the most amazing experience we've had.
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In a 1987 article in The New Republic, critic Stanley Kaufman wrote that Martin Ritt "is one of the most underrated American directors, superbly competent and quietly imaginative. " While his films generally revolved around moral themes and he did not develop a particular visual style, Ritt became noted as a superlative craftsman with a particular affinity for actors, stemming no doubt from his own long and distinguished performing career. Indeed, he guided a baker's dozen of performers to Oscar nominations with three (Patricia Neal and Melvyn Douglas in "Hud" 1963 and Sally Field in "Norma Rae" 1979) taking home the statue. Born and raised in NYC, Ritt had originally considered a career in law until he was persuaded by Elia Kazan to work with the Group Theater. His Broadway debut was in the Group's production of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," on which he also served as assistant stage manager and understudy to lead John Garfield. Over the next five years, Ritt worked steadily with them until he was called for military service in the US Army Air Force Special Forces during WWII. Utilizing his theatrical background, he appeared with the landmark stage production "Winged Victory" and made his feature acting debut in the 1944 film version of that play. After his discharge, Ritt made the move to directing with 1946's "Mr. Peebles and Mr. Hooker" at NYC's Music Box Theatre.


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The organic industry in many European countries reacted with horror when they heard that the Council of Ministers, the EU Parliament and the Commission have agreed behind closed doors on a revision of the EU Organic Regulation. Analysis of the results of negotiations reveals there are good reasons to be horrified. The organic sector is going to have a hard time in future. However, because numerous amendments are necessary, the final meeting of the EU ministers of agriculture was postponed at the last minute.
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Biofach 2017: Building an Organic Future
Germany is Country of the Year at BioFach 2017. Under the motto "Building an Organic Future" the Ministry of Agriculture is going to present, among other things, its Future Strategy for Organic Farming and the host country will introduce "Organic as a knowledge-based and values-based economic system" to the anticipated 48,000 visitors from all over the world. Over 2,700 exhibitors and a comprehensive Congress programme will once again be the platform to present everything that's new and innovative, concepts and ideas, and figures and analysis around both the international organic sector and the organic movement. So that you can prepare, here's our report with some ideas.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Vivaness: the event for natural beauty professionals
The natural and organic cosmetics industry is booming and has enjoyed continuous growth in popularity across the globe for many years now. The demand for products is high all over the world and the market is characterised by dynamic progress. Germany is the leading market in Europe natural and organic cosmetics. Vivaness, the International Trade Fair for Natural Personal Care, which takes place from 15 to 18 February at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg is the place where trends and innovations are presented by roughly 250 international exhibitors. The stage programme and the Vivaness congress complete the event and makes it a meeting place for the cosmetics sector.by Karin Heinze (comments: 1)
Demo "We've had enough of agro-industry" – 9 demands for a change
Election year and Green Week: time to talk about the future of agriculture and to demonstrate for a change of direction in agriculture. The seventh "We've had enough" demo in Berlin was an opportunity to do just that – 18,000 people went onto the streets. The motley crowd marched through the government district in Berlin, but the events before and after the demo too were also a platform for targeting the demands of the organic industry, animal welfare organisations, environmentalists and critics of capitalism etc. at politicians (Video).by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
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Minimalism is it
Package overkill? No thanks! Zero waste? Yes, please! This, in short, is the major goal for a new kind of corner shop offering refill of dry or liquid bulk products. The founders are mostly women, often without a retail background but all of them with a strong aversion to packaging piling up and turning into waste soon after shopping.by Editor (comments: 1)
Japan: organic supermarket "Bio c'bon" has opened in Tokyo
"Bio c'Bon" is an organic supermarket from France. The first store in central Tokyo opened on the 8th of December. The shop offers fresh foods such as fruit vegetables and meat, mainly domestic organic JAS certified agricultural products, processed foods and beverages, such as wine and cheese, seasonings and confectionery as well as natural/organic non-food products, among them body care, cosmetics and supplies for babies and children are offered. The French chain plans to expand in Japan.by Editor (comments: 0)
Sweden: New sales record for the organic market
Organic food sales increased by 3.9 billion Swedish Krona (SEK) (€390m) to 25.4 billion SEK (€2.54 billion) in 2016. Organic food sales rose from 7.7 percent to 8.7 percent of the total food market, and online sales stand out with organic food sales now 25 percent of the market. The organic market has been growing for 20 consecutive years and is expected to double within the next 10-year period.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Vivaness review: markets, brands and a lot of innovations
Vivaness, that was held parallel to BioFach in Nuremberg, is increasingly the international location for the natural cosmetics scene.The markets for natural cosmetics are developing dynamically, both in Germany and worldwide. At the trade fair you could see interesting concepts, new brands and start-ups. The German market was not able to maintain the speed with which it had been growing, but the percentage growth in sales is still significantly higher than that of the total cosmetics market.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
European organic market grows by double digits in 2015
For organic farming worldwide, 2015 could go down in its history as a record-breaking year. Also the organic markets in Europe showed a very good performance. Almost all the major markets enjoyed double-digit growth rates. The European organic market increased by 13% and nearly reached 30 billion euros, the memberstates of the European Union reached 27.1 billion Euros. At BioFach the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and the Agricultural Market Information Company AMI presented the 2015 data of the European organic sector.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Organic worldwide 50.9 million hectares and market exceeds 80 billion US Dollars
The positive trend seen in the past years continues: Consumer demand is increasing, reflected in the significant market growth. More farmers cultivate organically, more land is certified organic, and 179 countries report organic farming activities, as shown in the 2017 edition of the study "The World of Organic Agriculture" (data per end of 2015). The statistical yearbook is published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International and launched at BioFach on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 4.00 to 4.45 pm in Hall Shanghai, NCC East. A summary with many graphics you can find here.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
France: boost to growth of the organic industry
Organics are booming in France: the semi-state Agence Bio is anticipating growth in turnover of an amazing 20% for 2016. Statistically, 21 farms in France convert to organic every day. At the end of June 2016 France had 31,880 organic farmers. The area of organic land rose in consequence to over 1.5 million hectares, which equates to approximately 6% of all agricultural land.by Kai Kreuzer (comments: 0)
India: e-commerce with organics is well underway
In 2016 India had about 160 million online shoppers. According to a study by US market research company eMarketer, they generated turnover of the equivalent of more than 23 billion US dollars. Compared with 2015 that was a rise of almost 76%. Forecasts of double-digit growth by 2020 show the potential that online trade offers in this emerging country. Many online retailers have invested in selling organic products, natural cosmetics and natural textiles and their businesses has proved to be successful. Two examples are OrganicShop and BigBasket.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Spain: two million hectares of organic land are not enough
Greenpeace Spain congratulates all the players in the organic movement. They would have made the dynamic growth of the ecologically managed agricultural area possible, making it possible for the consumer to buy healthy and environmentally friendly food. With an increase of 18.4 per cent compared to 2014, some two million hectares are now biologically cultivated - Spain has thus reached a new record. But this is not enough yet looking at the challenges of climate change, soil loss and rural exodus, explains the Greenpeace Spain.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Buying natural cosmetics: online or in stores?
It's ages since natural cosmetics were available only in wholefood stores. And demand that has been rapidly rising for years has meant that natural cosmetics brands have now been listed by other outlets than drugstores and conventional food retailers. Above all, the online trade has created a lot of space on its virtual shelves for natural cosmetics. Biopinio – mobile market research for the organic sector – has investigated and asked over 1,200 bio-savvy customers about their purchasing habits. The trend: it's not only digital natives who are keen users of the internet – not least as a source of information as well. The biopinio study examines interesting issues around target groups, purchasing channels and people's need for information and advice.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Ukraine: potential that ought to be exploited
Ukraine is an important source of organic raw materials. Even after irregularities in recent years, some of a serious nature, nothing has changed regarding Ukraine as a sourcing country. There is potential and the new Ministry of Agriculture is working on closing gaps in the organic legislation, supporting organic farms and creating a corresponding infrastructure. However, many people feel the guidelines of the EU Commission are a hindrance to trade. The guidelines were issued as a reaction to the scandals and apply until at least the end of this year. The two-day conference "Sourcing Organic from Ukraine" was conducive to constructive dialogue between representatives from Ukraine and representatives from politics and control organisations, importers and processors. (Video interviews)by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
Natural Cosmetics Conference focuses on trends and the future
On 27 and 28 September around 240 actors in all aspects of the cosmetics industry met at the Natural Cosmetics Conference in Berlin. For the ninth time the participants from manufacturing and trade and service providers, plus representatives from the specialist press, sought information on the latest developments and trends. The spectrum of topics ranged from online trade, digitisation, change in values and communication to consumer transparency and the controversial raw material palm oil. An examination of the US market was interesting for companies intending to market their products in the USA.by Karin Heinze (comments: 0)
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Super Bowl Pals: 'Subway Jared' Meets Kim Kardashian in Tampa
Jared Fogle, the Subway spokesman who lost 245 pounds, celebrated 10 years of keeping the weight off with a commercial showing the many celebrities and well-wishers he's met on his so-called "Tour de Pants" last March.
Now Fogle, who is known as "Subway Jared" and, simply, "The Subway Guy," has a new claim to fame; hanging out with Kim Kardashian's posse!
Kim, 28, flew to Tampa, Florida, to take part in the Pespi Smash Super Bowl Concert festivities, where she caught Rihanna and Fall Out Boy perform.
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Some Invisalign cases are very simple and are done within 4-5 months. Some are very involved and can be up to 2 years (and perhaps more, but when they get that long, Invisalign is usually not the best choice).
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NEW YORK (AP) Donnie Walsh never enjoyed having a role in the Stephon Marbury soap opera, but was prepared to deal with it until he found the right conclusion for the New York Knicks.
When he finally did, Walsh let Marbury go in time to be eligible to play in the postseason.
That came Tuesday, when what began as an arbitration hearing turned into a negotiation, and the sides came to an agreement that ended Marbury's disappointing and distracting Knicks career. Walsh made it clear that Marbury had to make a substantial concession to arrange his exit.
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"Obviously the buyout was significant enough for us to stop our worries about the risk of the competitiveness side of it. I don't mean on the basketball floor, but from a financial situation," Walsh said Wednesday. "So we're willing to say, 'OK, we'll do it and you can find your team."'
The sides had first tried to negotiate a buyout nearly three months ago, but that meeting lasted just 20 minutes before Marbury walked out, frustrated with the terms Walsh sought.
Marbury originally vowed he wouldn't give up any of the $20.8 million he was scheduled to earn this season, then eventually said he would surrender $1 million. Walsh likely sought double that to let Marbury leave.
They were face-to-face again Tuesday when an arbitrator heard Marbury's grievance of the nearly $400,000 in salary the Knicks docked him after alleging he refused to play in a November game. That was quickly scrapped as buyout talks began after lunch.
Walsh could have held on to Marbury through this weekend, making him ineligible to play for another team in the postseason, but preferred to avoid that — if Marbury cooperated.
"Not if I saw he was making a legitimate effort to put us in the right position, acknowledging our position," Walsh said.
Walsh, in his first year in New York, acknowledged the situation being a distraction for him, and said he wasn't comfortable being at odds with a player.
The players didn't have the same difficulties. To them, Marbury was long ago gone and forgotten.
"He hasn't really been seen in a little while," forward David Lee said after the Knicks' morning shootaround. "Almost somewhat of a dead issue for us because we knew at some point it would probably happen."
Marbury's exit may have taken longer than expected — there was some surprise he was even with the team when training camp opened — but the Knicks haven't been spending much time thinking about their former captain.
"It's not like, 'Oh now we can really play basketball, we're not distracted,"' coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We weren't distracted before."
Nor does D'Antoni have any regrets about the way he handled his time with Marbury, starting with his decision to bench him on opening night that surprised both the point guard and Walsh.
"We said all along, tough situation," D'Antoni said. "We weren't on the same page."
Marbury is now free to join a playoff contender once he clears waivers, and he's already been linked to the Boston Celtics. Nobody knows how much he'll help though, since he hasn't played a regular-season game in more than a year.
"We'll see. I don't know," Knicks forward Quentin Richardson said. "I don't know what he's been doing. I assume he's been working out or whatever. I mean, only thing I can say is time will tell. Good luck to him."
Though Marbury had still been a Knick, he wasn't a part of the team much toward the end of his turbulent time in New York. He took a long leave of absence last season after his father died in early December, then had season-ending ankle surgery in January. His last official game was Jan. 11, 2008.
He was back with the team in training camp and early in the season before Walsh ordered him to stay away on Dec. 1 after the failed negotiation. In the meantime, the only time the Knicks saw him was when he bought a ticket and sat courtside when they visited the Los Angeles Lakers in December.
None of the players who spoke Wednesday criticized Marbury — though Richardson ripped him after Marbury declined to play when the team was short-handed in November — but they surely won't miss the distractions he caused.
Marbury was at the center of numerous controversies during his five years in New York, from feuding with coaches to skipping games. So while the former Brooklyn schoolboy star's arrival may have been celebrated when he returned home in January 2004, his departure is probably just as popular with his former teammates.
"For whatever reason the match didn't work out and we're moving on," Lee said.
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