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Recognize Best of Braddock Award Recipients
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Braddock District Supervisor and Council to
Recognize Best of Braddock Award Recipients
Braddock District Council will hold its annual picnic Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Braddock District Supervisors Office, 9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke. One outstanding district resident will be named Braddock District Citizen of the Year, and for the first time, five other distinguished Braddock District residents will be recognized in the new Best of Braddock Awards ceremony. The Braddock District Citizen of the Year will be announced at the picnic. The Best of Braddock Awards is a joint program of the Braddock District Council and the Braddock District Supervisor. It recognizes those citizens, organizations and businesses of the Braddock District who have gone above and beyond to be the very best. Four community leaders, Dottie Dane, John Shivik, Bob Cosgriff and Chet McLaren, served as judges to select the following BOB recipients:
Name: William and Marla Mundy
Organization: "Youth Challenged" of the Fairfax County Police Youth Club
Category: Club or Organization Really Making a Difference in the Braddock District
Name: Arthur "Buddy" Morrissette
Organization: Interstate Van Line
Category: Most Outstanding Business Person in the Braddock District
Name: First Washington Realty
Organization: Kings Park Shopping Center
Category: Commercial Beautification or Improvement in the Braddock District
Name: Gary Much
Organization: Virginia Department of Transportation
Category: Most "Can-Do" Public (State) Employee Working on Issues in the Braddock District
Name: Norene Gerstner
Organization: Kings Park Library Volunteer Master Gardener
Category: Neighborhood Enhancement or Beautification in the Braddock District
For more information about the awards, to request reasonable accommodations or to learn how to nominate a Braddock District resident in future years, call the Braddock District Office at 703-425-9300, TTY 703-978-7973.

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Thoracic surgery is done on the chest, but it does not involve surgery on the heart. With robot-assisted thoracic procedures, the doctor guides small robotic arms through keyhole incisions.
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Keyhole incisions and specialized equipment are used for a robot-assisted thoracic procedure.
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Robot-assisted thoracic procedures are considered for surgeries that:
Some thoracic surgeries that have been successfully performed using robotic techniques include:
Compared to more traditional procedures, robotic-assisted surgery may result in:
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a robot-assisted thoracic procedure, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Some factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the procedure.
Depending on the reason for your surgery, your doctor may do the following:
Leading up to the procedure:
General anesthesia
will be used. It will block any pain and keep you asleep through the surgery.
You will be connected to a ventilator. This is a machine that moves air in and out of your lungs. Next, the doctor will cut several keyhole openings in the chest wall between the ribs. One or more chest tubes may be placed into the side of the chest. These tubes will be used to drain fluid and monitor air leakage. A needle may be used to inject carbon dioxide gas into the chest cavity. The gas will make it easier for the doctor to see internal structures.
The doctor will then pass a small camera, called an endoscope, through one of the incisions. The camera will light, magnify, and project the structures onto a video screen. The camera will be attached to one of the robotic arms. The other arms will hold instruments for grasping, cutting, dissecting, and suturing. These may include:
While sitting at a console near the operating table, the doctor will look through lenses at magnified 3D images of the inside of the body. Another doctor will stay by the table to adjust the camera and tools. With joystick-like controls and foot pedals, the doctor will guide the robotic arms and tools to remove organs and tissue. After the tools are removed, the doctor will use sutures or staples to close the surgical area.
If you are doing well, the breathing tube will be removed. Later, the chest tubes will be removed.
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You will have pain during recovery. Your doctor will give you pain medicine. You may also feel discomfort from the gas used during the procedure. This can last up to three days.
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While you are recovering at the hospital, you may receive the following care:
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
Depending on the procedure, you should recover within a few weeks.
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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Society of Thoracic doctorshttp://www.sts.org/
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Healthhttp://www.cadth.ca/
Canadian Lung Associationhttp://www.lung.ca/
Esophageal cancer—esophagectomy. University of Maryland Medical Center website. Available at:
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Bitter Chocolate or Orange Juice for Non-reactive Non-stress Test (NST) Patterns
This study has been completed.
Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Sertac ESIN, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 4, 2012
Last updated: September 6, 2012
Last verified: September 2012
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There are multiple factors affecting the variability and acceleration pattern of fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern. However, fetal activity is considered as the main determinant. Any factor decreasing fetal activity causes a decrease in FHR variability. Fetal activity may be stimulated by manual manipulation, sound, light, change in maternal position and maternal ingestion of glucose. Among those, ingestion of any kind of food or juice is most frequently practiced in outpatient settings. This is not only medical but also a social routine. In this study the investigators have chosen the two most popular so-called 'fetal accelerators', chocolate and orange juice against no intervention and tried to find any usefulness of these on non-reactive NST patterns.
|Nonreassuring Fetal Status
|Dietary Supplement: Bitter chocolate Dietary Supplement: Orange juice
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
|Official Title:
|Bitter Chocolate Versus Orange Juice for Non-reactive Non-stress Test (NST) Patterns: A Randomized Prospective Controlled Study
Further study details as provided by Sertac ESIN, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Increase in reactivity of NST [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Increase in the maternal fetal movement perception [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Bitter chocolate
50 grams Ülker Golden %70 bitter chocolate, İstanbul, Turkey
|Dietary Supplement: Bitter chocolate
Active Comparator: Orange juice
Ülker İçim Orange Juice 250 cc, İstanbul, Turkey
|Dietary Supplement: Orange juice
No Intervention: Control
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- singleton pregnancies at 36 to 41 completed gestational weeks that have a non-reactive NST pattern without decelerations.
Exclusion Criteria:
- multiple pregnancies, fetal anomaly, hypertension, intrauterine growth restriction, active labor, contractions or decelerations on NST, absence of a first or second trimester ultrasonography for accurate gestational dating, pre-gestational or gestational diabetes and known allergy to chocolate or orange
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01680484
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01680484
|Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital
|Ankara, Turkey, 06080
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Sertac Esin, MD
|Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Training and Research Hospital
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Keywords provided by Sertac ESIN, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Sertac ESIN, Principal Investigator, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01680484 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 4, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 6, 2012
Keywords provided by Sertac ESIN, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital:
non-stress test
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fetal Distress
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LORAIN -- A woman was hospitalized yesterday after consuming an unknown pink powder that had been put into her drink while out celebrating the life of a friend who had recently passed away.
The woman's boyfriend called Lorain police about 4:15 a.m. yesterday saying he needed assistance with his girlfriend, who was highly intoxicated.
When officers arrived at a West 25th Street home, the boyfriend told police the woman was not breathing. According to the report, the woman "was breathing but extremely incoherent, crying and convulsing uncontrollably." She was reported to have said "just get this out of my body" a number of times about the "pink pill." The woman was then taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center.
The boyfriend said she had been out with some friends "celebrating the life of a friend who passed away a couple of days ago as the result of a drug overdose." He had received a call from the woman saying that she wanted to be picked up and that, when he did, she was extremely incoherent.
While at the hospital, the woman said a man at the party had put "some 'pink powder' into her drink" and she "willingly drank it."
The woman also said the pink powder is what had caused the death of her friend a few days prior, according to the report.


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I did an impromptu race-recap with a new athlete the other night, as she explained how things went for her first Olympic distance duathlon. For the most part the race went as planned and expected. However, there was one frustration during her bike leg that I thought I might share with others, who'll no doubt have or will experience the same thing, so they'll know what they can do to mitigate it. It happens to do with the Drafting Zone (DZ). This has to be one of the areas new athletes probably fear the most, as penalties for violating it can be tough to swallow and even tougher to protest. Of all the rules that I can think of, DZ violations are probably the easiest to commit because of the gray area of interpretation (estimation of distance) by the offender vs. the course marshal. In the interest of fairness, course marshals might err to the lenient side, but this makes the protest even harder
U.S.A. Triathlon (USAT) sanctioned races have very specific rules regarding drafting, because they are not draft-legal events. A certain amount of distance must be maintained between you and the bike in front of you, depending on whether you're racing as an elite or age-group athlete. This distance is supposed to eliminate the advantage of riding in another athlete's slipstream as they break the wind for you. Most races, for consistency, choose to adopt the USAT Competitive Rules as their "Rules of the Day." It is always your responsibility to be familiar with all rules in use for any particular race. For this explanation, I will be using distances that equate to age-group athletes and fall in the subheading 5.10 Position Fouls, under Cycling Conduct in Article V. The DZ in this case is 7 meters long and 2 meters wide. Position fouls penalties can range from 2 minutes added to your total time, to complete disqualification.
The Situation: As she rode the bike course, our 34 y/o fit-female began to close in on a 23 y/o male. Can you see where this is going yet? She decided she could make the pass safely within the 15 second allotted time for avoiding a penalty. She made the pass, and proceeded to maintain pacing. Soon thereafter, the male athlete came along and passed her in a similar fashion.* She dropped out of his DZ, only to then find herself needing to pass again, due to his pace slowing. However, as she attempts to make the pass, he speed up in an effort to keep her from passing in the allotted time. She must then drop completely out of his DZ – three bike lengths back – before attempting to pass again. This goes on for quite some time, until she is able to pass (and drop) him for good on a hill. Unfortunately, during this scenario, she lost mental focus and became frustrated with having to deal with his conduct. Frustration causes stress levels to rise, raised stress levels cost unnecessary energy expenditure. She took her head out of the game and was forced to respond to his actions rather than ride her own race plan. There's nothing in the Competitive Rules to address his conduct. She asked me what solutions or options were recommended short of trying to get the attention of the Course Marshals.
The Solution: Burn A Match! First, be very safe about this by making sure ALL overtaking traffic is clear. At this point you'll also need to confirm that the rider being passed isn't about to pass another rider and abruptly come out around them into your intended pass. You get the penalty if you cause an accident. You'll also need to make sure there will be a place for you to re-enter the "traffic flow" after the pass. Start by coming straight up their wheel line to make the pass. This will keep you somewhat "hidden" both visually and aurally. In essence they won't see or hear you coming until moments before the pass. Come out to their left at the last second by at least 1 meter, go as hard as you can to make the pass and continue 20 – 30 meters out in front of this person, then settle in to maintain your pacing plan. Hopefully, that's the last you've seen of them. For more on Burning Matches, watch this short explanation video by Robbie Ventura of the CycleOps Company.
I've confirmed this with USAT's Rules Director as the best method for handling this type of conduct. For complete USAT Rules (PDF) go to http://www.usatriathlon.org/resources/about-events/rules
For the new athlete, the DZ can be difficult to discern while positioned directly behind another rider. The average bike is 65″ long from leading edge of front wheel, to trailing edge of rear wheel. It's safe to estimate three bike lengths from your front tire's leading edge, to the trailing edge of the tire in front of you. Practice will make this easier and will keep you out of the penalty box for DZ fouls. In Ironman events, there are actually Penalty Tents on the bike course that your are required to pull into upon receiving a penalty from a course marshal. Upon arrival and racking your bike, officials hand you a stopwatch and start your penalty-time count down. From there, you get to watch all the people you may have passed, ride on by. The tents are affectionately known as "Ironman County Jail."
So how big is your matchbook, and do you know when to use it?
Doug Carr
*This is what I call "leap frogging". I pass you and you pass me, etc. Over a long race with two similarly matched athletes it's not only unavoidable, it can also be enjoyable if the both athletes like to encourage each other.


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Hello All
I am so pleased and relieved that I have found this site!
After my diagnosis last month I have had a whirlwind of activity, but finding a consistent and informative source of information seemed impossible - until now.
I am 55 years old in March, married with two grown-up step-daughters and also our 10 year old daughter at home. I run an IT Operations function for one of the major UK cultural Public Sector institutions, and I am being treated at St James' Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire in the UK.
The "high" [ironic] points thus far:
Since 2010 I had experienced acute reflux 3-4 times per year, my GP had diagnosed it as such and treated me for this. I had put the cause down as in part stress-related.
In September, 2012 however, I had the same symptoms coupled with vomiting, agonising pain in my upper right chest and a high fever which lasted until 0400 the next morning. I made an appointment to see my GP the next day, as when I looked in the mirror I was obviously also jaundiced (I have not had these symptoms since).
My GP gave me a letter and instructed me to travel to the local hospital and get admitted for an ultrasound scan, as he suspected an escaped gallstone. I arrived at the hospital in early afternoon and was seen by the Registrar at 1830 (in between I had an IV drip inserted and a notice was posted above my bed stating "Nil by Mouth" around 5 minutes before a hot lunch was served to everyone but me <sigh>).
The Registrar was of the opinion that the gallstone had already begun travelling out of my body, and offered to admit me to hospital that night for an ultrasound the next day (although being a Sunday he was doubtful), or alternatively having one the next week as an out-patient; I chose the second one and went home to dinner. My discharge letter from the hospital noted "deranged LFTs" and "bilirubin down 161 to 43" - whatever that means.
My ultrasound occurred in early October, and I then received an appointment for three days later with a consultant colorectal surgeon. He opened the conversation by looking at my record on his computer system and telling me I hadn't had a scan. I replied I had, I then spent 30 minutes waiting for the scan results to be found and added to the system; I was then informed that the results were being faxed through, the consultant would review them and send me a letter containing the outcome later that day.
I received the letter a week later (the consultant had indeed written up his findings that day, however it had taken his secretary a further 5 days to type the letter). The day before I received an appointment for a CT scan which baffled me until the next day, when the consultant's letter explained.
The letter confirmed that I had gallstones and said that the bile duct, spleen, pancreas and kidneys appeared normal, however stated that there was an "abnormal area" on my liver that the radiologist suggested needed a CT (CAT) scan. The letter also said that in due course an MRI scan of my bile ducts might be needed. I had my CT scan a week later, and a week after that received a letter from the consultant which said "The CT scan performed recently to investigate the liver lesion seen on your ultrasound scan suggests that this is fat deposited within the liver. However we would like to perform a further scan called an MRI to investigate this....no other abnormalities were seen other than a fatty lump within the transverse colon. The pancreas was normal".
The MRI scan was run in the middle of November, and I then received an appointment to see the same consultant as before on 12th December, 2012; I had concluded that, whatever the underlying problem was, it wasn't critical because of the gap between the scan and the appointment. Imagine therefore my surprise when I was ushered in to see the consultant, and he introduced me to a MacMillan Nurse. He explained that "sadly" he would have to refer me to a specialist in Leeds, as the MRI scan showed an abnormality in my liver which had the appearance of "a cancer arising in the liver, or possibly arising in the bile ducts within the liver". The consultant said that the specialists in Leeds would determine the best treatment option.
From here on in things moved with some haste. My wife and I met with an Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon at Leeds St James on 17th December, 2012. He explained that my scans showed the presence of a "large likely intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma involving completely his IVC as well as both left and right portal veins. Although the left hepatic is patent, the fact that the tunour extends across to the umbilical fissure makes him at this stage unsuitable for an R0 resection (complete resection) of his tumour" (the quotes above and below are from the letter from the consultant to my GP, which I requested and received a copy of).
I asked what my prognosis was after chemotherapy, which is what the surgeon recommended, and he said anywhere from 6 to 18 months, however he stressed also that there are a number of variable factors, and that a lot depends on the outcome of the chemotherapy. We asked if surgery might be re-considered post-chemotherapy if it were successful in shrinking the tumour, and he agreed (his letter confirms this part of the conversation but adds ".....although in my opinion it is extremely unlikely"). He also recommended a liver biopsy and a PET Scan before seeing an Oncologist, and I was assigned a Specialist Nurse as my single point of contact.
My wife and I decided we would focus on having the best family Christmas and New Year ever before telling them, and that's just what we did.
I had the biopsy on 23rd December, 2012, (and felt my existence "stutter" just after they pushed the button.....), then the PET Scan on 28th December, and then finally an another appointment with the HPB Surgeon on 21st January, 2013 - at which stage I rang my Specialist Nurse and she arranged an Oncologist appointment for 11th January, 2013 (see, I'm beginning to learn).
The Oncologist said that the PET Scan confirmed an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma of 15cm in size, that it had not metastasised elsewhere, and recommended a 12-week programme of gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy (four 3 week cycles, chemo Week1 and 2, Week3 a rest week), followed by another PET Scan. We agreed, and I'm at the end of Week3 of the first cycle. She also said she viewed the chemotherapy as active rather than passive (palliative).
I guess some of my comments above could come across as derogatory to the medical profession, however this is absolutely not the case. For most of my life I've been ridiculously healthy (if increasingly unfit). Every nurse and doctor I have met has been clearly professional, interested and caring in their approach, even though they are under sustained pressure of work. If I had one constructive criticism it is that some of the administrative and workflow processes seem unnecessarily prolonged or are missing. (a 20 page A4 booklet for admission to hospital which needs to be filled in by a Nurse then checked by the ward sister, then at various stages other documents which need to be filled in and which ask the same questions again?)
I'm lucky in that I have few chemotherapy side effects thus far, namely insomnia (=get more exercise during the day), inflamed knuckles on both hands (=aqueous cream), slight abdominal discomfort rather than pain (=lots of little chemo elves cutting away at that pesky tumour).
Latest news is that my tumour marker (CA19.9) score on 24th January was 529, down from 624 on 17th December, however I'm told they look for a trend across the full chemotherapy cycle. Still, a good start.
I've initially taken four months of extended sick leave from work, we met with a MacMillan advisor who applied successfully on my behalf for Disability Living Allowance, (terminally ill patients qualify - meaning <6 months to live by their definition), and also had help from MacMillan Financial Advice (piloted in Yorkshire since 2011), and also with the local Hospice specialists (I had always imagined Hospice services were solely deployed at the end of an illness, but was delighted to learn they offer a range of counselling and complementary therapy services).
I've also begun to put financial affairs in order, so that my wife and children have as financially stable a situation as possible, and, of course, I'll need to make a will.
I stop smoking tomorrow (I started when I was 11), I've joined a gym to build up core body strength, and I've totally changed my diet to more or less exclude all meat save fish and the odd piece of chicken (lentil shepherd's pie anyone?), I tell myself I love Brussel sprouts and all forms of vegetables and fruit - and it must be working because I feel great.
The lessons I have learned thus far from this unlooked for experience are:
1. It's OK to cry. When something so shattering happens it's all right to cry. It's a human reaction and it will make you feel better. It is also OK to curl up in a ball in the corner for a while and attempt to deny the undeniable - just so long as it doesn't become a permanent condition, because after that you have stuff to do.
2. It is also OK to get angry - so long as you channel that anger into productive activity.
3. Own your condition. Patients should not be passive, but should actively pursue understanding of their condition and of treatment options, and should build relationships with and interact with carers on a basis of mutual respect.
4. Make a list of all the things you ever wanted to do and, while you are still able, get as many of them done as possible (including finally fixing that yard gate).
5. Confound expectations - make a plan. We have just celebrated our daughter's tenth birthday. I will bend my every effort to be there for her next one.
6. When you are told you need to be admitted to hospital and you have a choice between a local one which is close or a regional centre which is further away, choose the latter every time.
Apologies for the ramble. Future posts will be short and to the point. I am so pleased and relieved to have found this fantastic resource.
I have some questions on the above and welcome all opinions and advice.
1. I've read a number of forum posts which advocate getting second opinions on treatment approach. Should I seek a second opinion on whether surgery is an option, and if so should I do this ASAP or await the outcome of the chemotherapy? (I saw a reference elsewhere in the forum to Professor Peter Lodge)
If the chemotherapy is unsuccessful would I still have options for a Whipple or a liver transplant?
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iTrip DualConnect combines Griffin's renowned FM transmitter technology with a plug for your car's 12 volt power outlet. An integrated cable plugs into the dock connector of your iPhone or iPod touch so iTrip can charge its battery while you drive.
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A damaging global dry spell is wilting wheat crops in Kansas, threatening exports from Russia and slowing sowing in Australia, serving a timely reminder to hedge funds that a new era of surplus grain is far from assured.
In their biggest surge since 1996, Chicago wheat prices jumped by more than 17 percent last week and reached a nearly 9-month high of more than $7 a bushel on Monday, a rally stoked by short-covering among big speculators -- a group that had amassed a near-record short position betting on falling prices.
By Tuesday, six days of buying subsided as analysts said the immediate weather-induced panic yielded to a more considered view: conditions are not as dire - at least not yet - as they were in 2010, when world trade in wheat was sharply curtailed as growing nation's held tight to limited supplies.
Chicago wheat prices tumbled 2.6 percent to $6.85-1/2 per bushel, snapping a six-session rally following forecasts for rain in Russia's drought-stricken breadbasket regions and on pressure from a strengthening dollar.
New forecasts for rain in Russia and Australia should help limit damage; global stockpiles are more than 50 percent than in 2007; and rising demand for wheat as livestock feed is curtailed by higher prices, easing demand on tightened supplies.
And yet new risks are rising: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warned of a possible return of the El Nino weather pattern later this year, threatening to sap rainfall for a country that exports nearly one-sixth of global trade.
"In light of what happened in 2010... everybody is more sensitive," said Rich Feltes, vice president for research with futures merchant R.J. O'Brien.
Global stockpiles of wheat are forecast to dip next summer to the equivalent of 100 days worth of demand, according to the USDA's forecast earlier this month, the lowest since 2009, when inventories were recovering from several years of declines.
But global supply would have to drop by more than 50 million metric tons (55.1 million tons) -- equivalent to almost double U.S. exports -- in order to reduce inventories to the ultra-low stocks-to-use ratio of 72.5 days, the level that in 2007 triggered a price spike and global alarm over global inflation and food security.
How dire the situation becomes this year will largely depend on what happens with weather in the former Soviet Union (FSU) countries, said Feltes.
"I don't think it's down to the bread counter yet. But if conditions worse in the FSU it will be more of a significant issue."
There is no question that detrimental dry weather has been eating away at the projected bounty for this year's wheat harvest, but until northern hemisphere crops are harvested in the coming weeks it will be difficult to know how bad the damage is -- and whether it gets worse in the intervening weeks.
"The weather conditions in Russia have been damaging to the crop. The U.S. is the same way," said Jefferies Bache analyst Shawn McCambridge. "Production has been reduced. That has potentially tightened up the balance sheet. But we've priced in our expectations at this point.
"Now we need to prove up those expectations."
The quality of the crop in Kansas, the biggest U.S. producing state, suffered its worst one-week downgraded in 4-1/2 years last week.
Some U.S. Plains producers have cut poor fields for hay, while others have simply resigned themselves to lower projected yields as soil moisture levels have rapidly depleted in the absence of rain.
Russia is the top concern though, particularly after one of the worst droughts on record in 2010 cut Russia's crop to just 41.5 million metric tons, forcing Moscow to close its door on exports.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects it to export 20.5 million metric tons in the crop year to June 2012, about 14 percent of global trade, but analysts say that could fall by a third due to a combination of bad weather and still-low domestic stocks.
French agri-consultancy Agritel's bureau in Kiev on Friday projected a 2012 crop at 50 million metric tons and 53 million metric tons, down from 56.2 million last year and well below the USDA's 56 million.
"The main producing region recorded undeniable winter damage and is now facing a water shortage," said Agritel.
Ukraine's winter wheat crop was also expected to fall this season due to a severe drought that started in late summer last year, followed by a cold snap in January and February.
A senior weather forecaster on Monday pegged it at no more than 12 million metric tons, from 23 million in 2011 due to poor weather [ID:nL5E8GL337]. Agritel sees Ukraine's 2012 wheat crop at 13.5 million metric tons, down 40 percent on year.
In Kazakhstan, the wheat crop is pegged at about 18 million metric tons against 23 million in 2011, putting the whole Black Sea harvest this year at about 84 million metric tons, down 17 percent from 101 million metric tons last year but still far above the 68 million harvested in 2010, according to analysts.
Still, a turn to better weather could still have an impact, said Agritel analyst Gautier Le Molgat.
Rains are forecast in some of Russia's drought stricken southern agricultural regions in the coming days, but hot dry weather will persist in south central European Russia and the southern Volga valley, the state forecaster said.
"It's true it's dry in Russia and that the situation of the crops is worrying but the last months can change a lot," said Le Molgat.
In the United States, though harvest of hard red winter wheat, a key bread-making grain, is already underway, rainfall could still help boost prospects in northern parts of Kansas and other states where harvest has not yet started.
But overall production is still expected to be far better than last year and in line with or better than average. U.S. winter wheat was rated at 58 percent "good to excellent" as of Sunday, compared to 60 percent the prior week; if that holds, it would be the second-best rating of the crop of the past 12 years.
In Australia, dry weather is also a problem for farmers who are just now in the midst of planting their new wheat crops.
Although the La Nina system brought good soil moisture earlier this year, the east coast has had practically no rain in recent weeks, putting seeding behind schedule and threatening the future of the premium-quality wheat crop. Western Australia's grain belt has had below-average rainfall.
"Eastern Australia planting got off to a very strong start but has slowed in recent weeks," said Luke Mathews, commodities strategist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
In the meantime, many analysts reckon that last week's purging of short positions by hedge funds has likely run its course, providing a degree of equilibrium for the market.
As of a week ago, speculators in the three main U.S. wheat futures contracts were net short more than 45,000 contracts, according to weekly Commodity Futures Trading Commission data, their biggest such bearish position since April 2010, just months before the drought decimated Russia's crops.
"In one week the fund boys who had taken their eyes off the ball because they were more busy with Greece, the dollar, the French election, suddenly realized that the garden was not as rosy as they thought," Geneva-based Agrinews analyst James Dunsterville said.


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One of features of BP is that there is no pettifogging fiddling with wheeling, oblique moves, withdrawing etc. likewise friendly units can Interpenetrate one another with gay abandon. I was just wondering what the feeling of the group was on how far this liberality should be taken or whether some players feel there should be at least some modest limits on what is possible. I have seen some maneouvres that I thought were taking unfair advantage of the system.
To give two extreme examples. I have regularly seen players do the following:
Lets say there is a gap between two terrain features and the width of that gap is less than half the with of a unit in line. The line is at one side of these features and desires to at the other side. The player having rolled sufficient moves on his command roll picks up the command element of his unit, measures a distance passing between said gap and puts the element down at the other side of the terrain features. The remaining elements are now moved and arrayed to either side to recreate the line. No formation changes have been used.
A unit is engaged in hand to hand combat with an enemy. The moving sides engaged unit is a line and overlaps the enemy who is a column (or in a building). The active player has a front line including the engaged unit/s that leaves no gaps to move through. The active player is desirous of moving a unit through from his second line to a position in front of the front line units. To do this the moving unit must pass through the overlaps of his already engaged unit/s (said engaged unit/s may be in the first or second round of combat). Having rolled suffient command he moves the unit through the engaged unit/s appearing in the flank or rear of the enemy.
Is this the way you play in your games? Or is this taking the liberal move system a step too far?


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Silent Running: Clean Snowmobile Challenge Starts March 13
March 8, 2006—
The public is invited to check out some of the greenest snowmobiles on the planet next week as the SAE Clean Snowmobile">Snowmobile Challenge gets under way at Michigan Tech.
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge is the Society of Automotive Engineers' newest collegiate design competition. Fifteen teams of engineering students from across North America have taken a stock snowmobile and reengineered it to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or improving performance. This is Michigan Tech's fourth year hosting the event.
The grand opening is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Keweenaw Research Center, located near the Houghton County Memorial Airport. Following the ceremonies, the two all-electric sleds set out on a 10-mile range test, and the 13 fuel-powered machines begin their 100-mile endurance run, which starts at the Keweenaw Research Center track and then extends north to Copper Harbor.
The entire community is encouraged to see the sleds up close and talk with their designers at the static display, set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Houghton Fire Hall, located on the corner Gundlach Street and Sharon Avenue.
"This is an important part of the competition for the students," said event organizer Jay Meldrum, director of the Keweenaw Research Center. "They have to sell visitors on the quality of their sleds, just as they would in industry. Plus, it's a great chance for everyone from snowmobile enthusiasts to environmentalists to learn about some of the technology that goes into the development of cleaner, quieter machines."
The popular acceleration and handling events are set for Saturday morning, with the acceleration tests starting at 10 a.m. followed by the handling event at 11 a.m. The public is welcome to see the student drivers put these experimental snow machines through their paces on the KRC track. Wear warm clothing and boots, and be prepared to walk from the roadway to the viewing area.
Everyone is welcome to attend the awards banquet, which begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in Michigan Tech's Memorial Union Ballroom. Tickets are $25 and are available from Michigan Tech's Conferences and Institutes office, 487-2263. The deadline for purchasing tickets is noon on Friday, March 17.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer insists the disheartening derby defeat to Burnley does not mean his side's season is over.
Rovers went down to their high-flying rivals for the first time in 35 years yesterday and Bowyer admits there was a 'lot of hurt' in the dressing room following the 2-1 loss.
But with 13 games still to play he wants Rovers, who missed the chance to close the gap on sixth-placed Reading to three points, to channel their hurt into launching one final push for the play-offs.
Bowyer said: "We've got to go again now, we've got to regroup.
"We've got 13 big games left and people will probably write us off from the play-offs because of this result.
"But that's not the right thing to do because there's only six points in it, we've got a game in hand on one or two teams around us and, as I say, there's 13 games left.
"We're now getting people back from injury and it's important we keep them fit and get the others who are out back into contention and finish as strongly as we possibly can."
Burnley's historic victory moved them eight points clear of the play-off places in second.
Bowyer believes the stability the Clarets have enjoyed this season – their manager Sean Dyche has named the same line-up for the last eight matches – is one of the main reasons why they are in line for automatic promotion and why Rovers face a fight to get into the top six.
Bowyer added: "They are second in the league and you think they would get automatic promotion.
"That's from having a settled squad and you could argue that's over 12 months now and not just this season.
"That's something we've been working very hard towards.
"You look at what's happened over the previous years here and we are making progress in terms of reducing the wage bill and reducing the squad and still being competitive. Of the result he added:
"There wasn't a lot in it."
With Matt Kilgallon sidelined through injury Bowyer handed Michael Keane his full debut fresh from signing the 21-year Manchester United centre-back on loan until the end of the campaign.
"I thought he did ever so well," said Bowyer, who brought his other new loan recruit, Millwall winger Liam Feeney, off the bench.
"Michael has only been with us for two days and done two training sessions but I thought he acquitted himself very well in such a fierce derby."
Neither centre-back Kilgallon nor key midfielder Tom Cairney will be fit for Wednesday's clash with Bournemouth at Ewood Park.
Kilgallon, who has a groin strain, may be fit in time for Saturday's trip to Huddersfield Town.
But midfielder Cairney, who has an ankle injury, is expected to be out for another two weeks.


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My Top Ten
1- De Laveaga/ Santa Cruz, CA...Enough Said
2- Pickard/ Indiola, IA...Still playing there in my dreams
3- Hart Park/Bakersfield, CA...2 New Courses/ Each course is unique!
4- Ewing Park/Des Moines, IA...Reason enough to visit Iowa
5- Coyote Point/Ventura, CA...Visit here often/And never enough
6- La Mirada/Los Angeles, CA...You've heared it before and will here it again
7- Waller Pines/Santa Maria, CA...Won my 1st ever PDGA event here as an AM2 5 yrs ago
8- Lakewood/Seattle,WA...Only course I've seen 3 Bald eagles on
9- Veterans Park/Sylmar, CA...On list because of the additional temp course duing PDGA events
10- Moony Grove/Visalia,Ca... 2 courses and an A Tier event
Yes, I play in Cali (central) and from my experience these are my Favorites. I need to play some more NorCal because of Stafford,Navato, etc
I will be playing at the Worlds. I'm sure after playing the courses there I'll be manipulating my list


text: Marple sues state school board over firing By Mackenzie Mays February 15, 2013 Story Share Gazette file photo Jorea Marple Gazette file photo CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former state Superintendent of Schools Jorea Marple is suing the West Virginia Board of Education and demanding a hearing to confront its members over her termination in November, claiming that her firing was unlawful and "contrived in secret."The actions of the state-governed board violated Marple's rights and caused her to suffer irreparable damage to her reputation and ability to gain future employment, in addition to mental anguish, according to a complaint filed by Charleston attorney Tim Barber in Kanawha County Circuit Court Friday afternoon.Attorneys Patrick Maroney and Andrew MacQueen III also are representing Marple in the case.The lawsuit claims that state board President Wade Linger began an agenda nine months before Marple was fired to replace her and contacted various board members about the plan. None of those efforts were revealed to Marple, the full membership of the board or the public, as required by law, according to the complaint.The board's actions were "willful, wanton, and in reckless disregard" of Marple's rights, the lawsuit claims.The U.S. and West Virginia constitutions protect citizens against state action that affects their liberty or property interests. Although Marple served at the "will and pleasure" of the board, she had liberty and property interests in her employment as state superintendent, and has a right to due process of law, according to the complaint.During a regular board meeting Nov. 15, 2012, the board spent more than an hour -- without Marple -- in private session and then returned with one amendment to the agenda. A motion to end her employment immediately, which was approved 5-2.The board later revisited that process, and officially placed Marple's termination on a later agenda and opened it up to the public for discussion. That was an attempt to remedy any violations of the Open Meetings Law that might have occurred during the first meeting. "[Marple] was never provided an opportunity to digest whatever the 'new direction' was and offer to facilitate it or refuse to do so," the lawsuit states. "Instead, she was summarily dismissed with less than 24 hours notice, irrevocably staining a brilliant career in education of over three decades."Linger and board members Gayle Manchin, Robert Dunlevy, William White, Michael Green and Lloyd Jackson voted to terminate Marple. Members Priscilla Haden and Jenny Phillips voted against firing her and resigned from the board the same day Marple was terminated. Only Jackson, who was out of town during the first meeting, missed the initial vote.Marple is requesting an opportunity to confront her accusers and rebut the charges in a court hearing with legal counsel present.Marple's firing was illegally tallied and spearheaded by Linger, who verbalized vague, insufficient reasons for her termination following an executive session, the lawsuit claims."All of the reasons, pontifications, statistical reports and verbiage recited by Linger and 'adopted' by a majority of the board members as they relate to [Marple] were false, had no relationship to her tenure as superintendent . . . to advance an agenda," the lawsuit claims.In addition, West Virginia public policy requires that all contracts be dealt with in good faith and with fairness free of arbitrary, capricious or despotic action, which was violated in Marple's case, according to the lawsuit. Marple is requesting a "full airing of the issues" in court, in addition to compensatory and punitive damages.Barber said that in Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's education-driven State of the State address earlier this week, an important piece was left out. Marple, he said, was working on all the areas of need in the public school system when she was abruptly ousted."She addressed each and every facet of the proposal, including the audit, when Linger and his allies dumped her after plotting to do so in secret for months," Barber said Friday. "Linger complained that he is 'just a businessman,' and he approached the firing of Dr. Marple as a businessman. Then he complained that he can understand how many people don't want to serve in government."Well, if his business practices promote secret deals and hidden agendas to vilify dedicated leaders," Barber said, "he is correct that it has no place in the public light."Reach Mackenzie Mays at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4814. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 New leaders begin to emerge for Marshall football 2 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 3 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 4 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 5 DHHR report: No neglect, criminal charges in death of ResCare client EnTIREly successful Previous Story Rest area robbers sentenced in purse snatching Next Story


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Barbara Walters has the chicken pox.
The television veteran has been hospitalized for more than a week after taking a fall. Doctors wouldn't release her because she was running a temperature, and now they know why: The 83-year-old news veteran has a disease many people deal with when they are children.
Whoopi Goldberg delivered the news Monday on "The View," the daytime talk show Walters started. Goldberg delivered an ultimatum to Walters: "No scratching."
Walters has been transferred to a New York hospital after being in Washington. She fell on Jan. 19 and hit her head, and was hospitalized for observation.


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THE organisation running Worcestershire Royal Hospital has said it is working to bring itself back into a positive financial position following this week's announcement that it has been reported to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt for ending the 20013-14 financial year with a £14.2 million deficit
This week it was announced Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – which also runs Kidderminster Hospital and Redditch's Alexandra Hospital – was one of 19 hospital trusts reported to Mr Hunt for failing to break even last year.
Although the organisation is predicting it will end this year with a £9.8 million deficit, a trust spokesman said a recovery plan had been put in place to return to a positive balance.
"As a result of a significant reduction in funding during 2013/14 the trust was unable to deliver a break even position, which must then be formally reported by its external auditors to the secretary of state," she said.
"However, the Audit Commission report released today also makes it clear that there are concerns about the financial resilience of a third of all NHS Trusts.
"This follows the recent Kings Fund report which sets out the level of financial challenge currently facing the NHS as it strives to meet year on year efficiency targets whilst also delivering improvements in staffing levels and patient outcomes."
The Audit Commission report listed the trust as 'Qualified 'except for'' in terms of the efforts it made to ensure value for money and financial efficiency, meaning it had appropriate arrangements in place but suffered one or more specific weaknesses.
The shortfall has been put down to the extremely high amounts of patients visiting A&E in the county over the winter continuing into the first few months of the year.
As a result of this costs have rocketed while some elective operations had to be cancelled to provide beds for emergency patients, reducing the revenue the trust would otherwise have gained.


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File this away under the "terrific surprises to make you smile" category. New York City police officer Michael Dee was surprised recently at a family barbecue with the title to his current car and the keys to a second car. The surprise was orchestrated by Toyota because Dee became Toyota's 50 millionth customer when he bought a Toyota Camry earlier this year.
To celebrate the company milestone, Bill Fay, a Toyota Motor Sales group vice president and general manager of the Toyota division, arrived at Dee's home with balloons, the title to Dee's Camry and the keys to a 2013 Toyota RAV4. Earlier, Toyota had paid off Dee's car loan on the Camry.
Dee, a 20-year veteran of the NYPD, was shocked.
"I don't know what to say. This is phenomenal. I can't explain how much this means to my family and how grateful we are to Toyota. The whole 'thank you' thing just doesn't seem to cut it," Dee said, according to a Toyota press release.
Does Toyota's generosity make you want to go out and buy a Camry?
Tara Baukus Mello writes the cars blog as well as the weekly Driving for Dollars column, providing both practical financial advice for consumers as well as insight into the latest developments in the automotive world. Follow her on Facebook here or on Twitter @SheDrives.


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Oops, I guess I should have read the off season thread first.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10...dqwell-jacksonVeteran linebacker D'Qwell Jackson agreed to a contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday.
Jackson received a four-year deal worth $22 million, including $11 million guaranteed, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Colts owner Jim Irsay and the team's Twitter account welcomed Jackson in separate tweets Thursday morning.
Welcome to the Colts, D'Qwell!
- Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) March 6, 2014
RT to welcome @DQ52 to #ColtsNation!!! pic.twitter.com/YvPpKGbbRI
- Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) March 6, 2014
The Cleveland Browns cut ties with Jackson, who was due a $4.1 million roster bonus this month, on Feb. 26. He made visits to several teams in the days after he was released.
In joining the Colts, Jackson is reunited with former Browns coach Rob Chudzinski, who was hired by Indianapolis to assist coach Chuck Pagano after being fired by Cleveland after just one season at the helm.
"We are pleased to announce the signing of inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson," general manager Ryan Grigson said in a statement. "He is a team-first guy that has been a very consistent producer on the field. The tempo, energy and determination he plays with are right up there with the best in this league. He brings a welcomed element of experience and natural leadership to our team, and we are excited to add him to the strong nucleus of linebackers we currently have on our roster."
The 30-year-old Jackson has made 96 starts in eight seasons. He led the Browns with 139 tackles in 2013 and has 418 since 2011, fourth most of any player in that span.
Jackson overcame two serious chest injuries earlier in his career. He missed most of two seasons but recovered and was a mainstay on Cleveland's defense despite playing under four head coaches and four defensive coordinators.


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AlaskanDhamma wrote:Well in my opinion, which might not mean much to you, I think that you're in the clear as far as serving alcohol as a job. Supporting yourself is important. Attachment to money and worldly things is something to be avoiding, but in this world we as laypeople must survive somehow. We need to have a job. I think that if it is that person's choice to partake in drinking intoxicants, that choice in not influenced by the fact that you choose to work there. You can not be held responsible for what that establishment offers, only yourself and your own actions.
That's just my thoughts. Hope it helps.
Manapa wrote:how about getting a job to do with your degree? think about the long term benefits of doing that?
as for meat well if someone is so attached to the eating of meat or lack thereof that they would feel uncomfortable serving it then there is work to do there.
as for Alcohol same goes, we each make our own decisions in life we inherit the Kamma we sow it is how we deal with it that matters
Manapa wrote:advertising? Marketing research? you could even get a job in mental health
Peter wrote:I would not personally worry about being a waitperson as far as Right Livelihood. Your job is to basically bring something from point A to point B. Sometimes it's a salad, sometimes it's a beer.
You could get a job waiting in a restaurant with a BYOB policy, meaning they don't serve alcohol but customers bring their own.
Dhammakid wrote:Thanks for the advice Peter. Though I've never heard of a restaurant with a BYOB policy.
TheDhamma wrote:Right Livelihood refers to trade in meat, in intoxicants, . . . therefore, appears to imply ownership of the business. If you are an employee and working for wages, it should not be a problem. It is the customers who are making the decisions as to what to eat and drink.
I would not want to own a business that serves meat or alcohol, but working as an employee would not be a violation of any precept, in my opinion.
Perhaps an analogy: If I take some people out to eat at a restaurant, everyone knows that I am a vegetarian and do not eat meat or drink alcohol. Even if I am paying, I don't tell them what they can or cannot order. That is their decision, even if I am the one paying.
jcsuperstar wrote:i worked in a liquor store for 2 years, i learned a lot about wine and enjoyed talking about it with others who knew about it, but i hated the job over all, i was treated poorly by most people, had to deal with lots of rude and mean people, kids who try to buy, or steal, drunks etc. i finally just quit after a supervisor was rude to me... i dont regret leaving.
AlaskanDhamma wrote:I found and interesting documents about jobs/careers in sociology. I see a lot in this list that could have entry-level potential if you use your time right to search.
Peter wrote:I would not personally worry about being a waitperson as far as Right Livelihood. Your job is to basically bring something from point A to point B. Sometimes it's a salad, sometimes it's a beer.
You could get a job waiting in a restaurant with a BYOB policy, meaning they don't serve alcohol but customers bring their own.
GrahamR wrote:I thought about the concept of just bringing something from A to B, but then you could use the same argument for trafficking drugs or running guns, to make an extreme comparison.
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A PERSISTENT Clitheroe shoplifter has been jailed for 16 weeks after his latest offence put him in breach of a suspended sentence.
Blackburn magistrates heard Darren Francis Martin ran off when he was challenged as he left Boots in Blackburn town centre with two £40 bottles of aftershave.
The court heard the aftershave ended up in the fountain near the County Court before Martin was detained.
Martin, 22, of Shear Brow, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to theft. He was jailed for four weeks for the offence and a further 12 weeks from the suspended sentence which was imposed in September.
Damian Pickup, defending, said Martin's life had been chaotic in recent months.
He had been living with his mum in Clitheroe and when she threw him out he moved in with his dad.
"His father also kicked him out and he ended up homeless," said Mr Pickup.
"He sofa surfed in Blackburn for a while and inevitably had problems with his benefits. He would have sold the aftershave to raise money because he was desperate."


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Whether you are coming from the airport, bus station or boat dock all you have to say to the tuk tuk or taxi driver is ( I would like to go to build bright road and want to stop next to Build Bright University). We are just 2 houses after Build Bright University. To walk from the old market will take you about 15 minutes, you will to take the 1st road on your right hand side at the roundabout of the old market and after you will take the right road and that road is called Build Bright road already so just keep walking 10 minutes straight until you will Build Bright University so just walk pass build bright university 2 houses you will see us. Call us for any help for getting to our hostel, we can send our tuk tuk driver straight away to get you there at anytime.
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Cambridge, Mass. -- Dollar General is the overall basket price leader delivering a substantial savings to value shoppers, according to Kantar Retail's second annual opening price point (OPP) survey. Walgreens, for the second year, had the most expensive total basket, driven by sharply higher edible and non-edible grocery baskets.
The Kantar survey measures how selected retailers are meeting the cross-category needs of the low-income shopper who is seeking the lowest prices to fulfill basket requirements. Kantar selected twenty categories across the edible grocery, non-edible grocery, and HBA segments. The study was expanded this year to include Dollar General along with the same six retailers surveyed in 2011, including Walmart, Stop & Shop, Family Dollar, Aldi, Target and Walgreens. Retailers included in the survey are located in the Northeast U.S.
Highlights of this study include:
"Dollar General's basket price leadership at the OPP level is impressive," said Leon Nicholas, Kantar Retail senior VP and contributor to the study. "Though Walmart had a less expensive HBA basket, the retailer's assertion of overall basket price leadership to the value-focused shopper on an everyday basis was not established by our study."
According to Nicholas, the results of the study suggest that temporary price cuts to create the perception of a price advantage, will not win the battle for the value shopper's dollar. Instead, aggressive, everyday pricing across categories will be a requirement to overtake Dollar General's advantage at the opening price point, he said.
To receive a copy of the Kantar Retail study, contact Katherine Clarke at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A woman goes into her bathroom, sprays down the benches, loo, shower and tub with disinfectant, then wipes over all the surfaces with a cloth. After mopping the floor with a disinfectant, she leaves the room, satisfied her bathroom is germ-free for the week and walks into the kitchen, ready to give it the same thorough cleaning.
So what exactly might be wrong with this scenario? First up is that cloth. It's not to say you can't use them, more that what happens next is key in stopping the spread of germs. If that cloth now goes in to the kitchen for double duty, there's a strong risk of simply transferring the bathroom nasties into another space in the house. The answer? You can either disinfect it after use (you need a separate cloth for cleaning the kitchen) or use disposable cleaning wipes. Also make sure you clean vanities and sinks, then showers and tubs, then toilets.
If you do invest in these wipes, keep a pack in the bathroom (away from reach of children.) Why? The trick with the dirtiest and dampest rooms (germs like water, it helps them breed) in the house is to clean them regularly, rather than the once a week heavy blitz. It might sound like a lot of hard work, but once you get started, you'll realise it takes around ten minutes a day, and you'll never have to fear the random drop in again! Daily floor cleaning is not as important (unless you have crawlers that get up close and personal with the floor), as our hands don't come into contact with any of the germs potentially on them, but surfaces should be cleaned daily, ideally on an "as used" basis in rooms like the kitchen.
The order in which our hypothetical cleaner is taking care of business is not ideal. Start with the cleaner rooms and leave the dirtiest and dampest for last, reducing the risk of transference of germs between rooms.
Last but not least, keep your cleaning things clean: Clean brushes with detergent and warm water after each use, and mops and buckets should be cleaned, disinfected and dried after each use.
Last revised: Monday, 22 June 2015
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Funny Cide to Appear at It's My Derby Event
Funny Cide will be making an appearance at It's My Derby, a fundraiser for The Kentucky Derby Museum. It's My Derby will take place at Keeneland on April 18, 2014. Funny Cide's apearance is scheduled to take place from about 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Also expected to apear are D. Wayne Lukas, Barclay Tagg, Claude "Shug" McGaughey, and Chris McCarron, among others.
For more information, visit http://www.derbymuseum.org/itsmyderby.html.