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Census of India 2011 and the issues of national security: a dangerous gambit (English version)
The 2011 census will be the 15th edition of Indian National Census and 7th after independence. After conducting six decennial censuses in the independent India, suddenly Government of India wakes up to add two new hitherto unknown columns in the census of 2011. Decennial census is considered as a progressive toll for generating data to be used by the state and its agencies for developmental purpose. The inclusion of caste in the census and preparation of National Population Registrar (NPR) along with it is fraught with social, political, economic and religious consequences. Caste census was first started in 1972 and dropped in 1931 by the colonial rulers of India. The founding fathers of India wanted an end to the very existence of caste and hence discouraged caste from every sphere of public policy. What is dominated but hidden beneath the demands of caste census is the consideration of caste quotas. The inclusion of NPR along with the census for the purpose of preparing the Unique Identification Number is another sensitive issue which needs threadbare interpretation.
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A toddler died after he was run over by a San Diego city utility truck in Logan Heights Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The 1-year-old boy was hit on the 3100-block of National Avenue just before 3 p.m.
Officers say the toddler was sitting on the curb with his 4-year-old brother when he suddenly ran out into the street between two parked cars. The children were being watched by their grandmother, who had run into a nearby 99-Cent store where she works at the time of the accident, police said.
The little boy was transported to Rady Children's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries about a half-hour later.
The truck that hit the child was driven by a crew with the San Diego Water Department. There were four employees in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The female driver was escorted from the scene by a crisis manager.
"We want to get the facts here at the scene, interview all the witnesses," said SDPD Sgt. Pete Townsend. "Whether it's a city employee or a private citizen, that doesn't influence the investigation either way."
Officials couldn't confirm anything at the scene regarding possible charges, saying this appeared to be nothing more than a tragic accident.
Witnesses at the scene said they tried to comfort the boy's 4-year-old brother after the incident. One witness said he saw the 1-year-old boy lying in the street after he was hit.
Officials closed off that section of National Avenue for a few hours to investigate the incident.
The boy's name has not yet been released.
Watch NBC 7 News at 11 p.m. for the latest updates on this developing story.

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It'll be 20 years ago this April.
And looking back, Evander Holyfield admits he learned a little something from George Foreman, even if he couldn't actually say it at the time.
Foreman, then 42, was mounting a challenge for Holyfield's IBF/WBA/WBC heavyweight titles and telling the few who'd listen that his advanced age was not a "death sentence."
"Big George" lost a decision after 12 spirited rounds in Atlantic City, but proved his point three years later by KO'ing the man who'd subsequently taken the champion's belts -- Michael Moorer.
Now, as he prepares for the 56th fight of a 26-year career that many claim has dragged a decade too long, Holyfield recognizes the other foes his one-time opponent was facing.
But he remains just as determined to prove a similar point.
"Even as I was sitting there at 28, I was thinking about the things George Foreman was saying," said Holyfield, now 48. "I was in agreement with him, about age not being a death sentence, but I couldn't say that because I was getting ready to fight him and it was my time.
"But the fact of the matter is even though he didn't beat me, he beat the man who beat me and he reached his goal. People said he'd never do it and he did. Now, because I'm continuing toward the goal that I have, the people have a problem with it.
"What they don't realize is that I started boxing with a goal when I was a little kid -- to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world -- and it took me 20 years to get it. I lost it in 1992 and didn't get it back right away, so maybe it'll be 20 years until I do. But I still have the goal.
"If you have a goal and you're patient enough and good enough, why quit until you get it?"
Holyfield puts the "I'm not done yet" mantra to the test again on Jan. 22, when he faces journeyman Sherman Williams in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The bout is billed as the initial defense of Holyfield's universally-ignored WBF championship, but is as much a means to stay active and relevant enough to maintain flickering hope for another legitimate title chance.
He parlayed a 10-month, four-fight win streak over names like Bates, Oquendo, Maddalone and Savarese into a failed WBO shot against Sultan Ibragimov in 2007, which was followed 14 months later by a trip to Switzerland for a majority decision loss to then-WBA champ Nikolai Valuev that many ringsiders thought Holyfield had won.
He's fought once in the two-plus years since, stopping multiple-time second banana Francois Botha in eight rounds to capture the aforementioned WBF crown at his old Thomas & Mack Center stomping grounds in Las Vegas. It was Holyfield's first bout in Vegas in seven years and his first trip back to the UNLV campus since a unanimous loss to Lennox Lewis in 1999.
Still, the would-be resurgence has the Georgian placed no higher on today's world stage than the No. 16 slot he occupies in the IBO's computerized rankings for January.
And just as insistent in his ears is the ringing of naysayers who say it's the money -- and not the glory -- that drives him toward rings at lesser venues like Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier, where the Williams fight is set next week.
Holyfield stubbornly claims the harangues carry no weight.
"I've become who I am and accomplished what I've accomplished because I'm not easily distracted," he said. "There's always somebody who's going to say something, but what they've learned from me over the years is that I'm not insecure about anything I do. There will always be something and I've never let it interfere with what it takes to do the job."
Instead, he says, his biggest concerns remain with the practical tools of the trade, and the increased necessity at his age to make sure his body peaks at the right time to guarantee maximum performance.
Whereas a training camp "back in the day" might have included multiple weeks of hard running and intense sparring, the 2011 version focuses more on pacing, recovery and taking advantage of technologies unavailable to fighters even 10-15 years ago.
"It's a bigger, better world with better equipment and more knowledge," Holyfield said. "And if you take care of your body you can do more than the people without that knowledge can do. Nothing I do is particularly amazing for my age, it's just the advantage that a person with knowledge can have if they take care of themselves."
Holyfield weighed 220 pounds for the stoppage of Botha, just two pounds more than he'd weighed for the infamous ear-biting disqualification over Mike Tyson in 1997. He was a career-high 221 pounds for the first of a three-fight series with John Ruiz in 2000.
Botha's 250 pounds, meanwhile, were 28 more than he weighed for his initial title fight in 1995.
"If you don't let your weight go up between fights, you don't take as much out of yourself as some do. There's less stress on the body," Holyfield said. "I live a pretty moderate lifestyle, and it's the things like that which allow for a longer career than others."
And so, Evander, exactly how long will that career end up lasting?
"If it were left up to me, I'd fight the Klitschkos and David Haye, and that'd be it," he said. "If it were three more left, that's what I'd do. Or maybe one Klitschko fights Haye and I fight the other Klitschko, and the two winners fight. I'd take that, too. Whatever it takes to be undisputed.
"I'm not the kind of guy you can go to sleep on, and these guys know that. They say I'm taking a big chance by fighting them, but they're taking a big chance fighting me, too."
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" Brand: Avon / Type: Fragrance / Concentration: Eau de Parfum / Gender: for women "
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*~*Introduction and reason for purchase*~*
I few years ago I started running Avon and was a Rep for around a year, before finding it wasn't worth the hassle of trying to get money off my customers who seemed reluctant to want to pay so ended up giving up. In that time though I accrued a variety of products from the rep's catalogue which were normally priced much cheaper than in the brochures themselves and often featured forthcoming products that were not going to be available for a while, with one item I picked up being a (then) new fragrance called Today.
'Today' was to be the first in a 'love' trilogy of fragrances entitled 'Today', 'Tomorrow' and 'Always' with the face of this new exciting campaign being the actress Salma Hayek. Launched back in 2004, I was quite surprised to see that this was still going strong and whilst it can't have made that much of an impact on me as I honestly couldn't remember the perfume from wearing it back then I was still over the moon to receive a full size bottle as a gift recently from a friend.
Having worn this several times over the past few weeks,as well as in the past, I will now discuss my thoughts on 'Today' by Avon.
*~*Price, packaging & availability*~*
Today is currently available in EDP form costing £11 for a 50ml bottle as opposed to it's usual RRP of £14. All three of the collection are available in miniature form costing £4 so if wanting a smaller version then it's worth bearing this in mind.
Today comes packaged in fairly simplistically designed, but equally stunning looking bottle. Being made of a thick and sturdy glass the bottle is designed in the shape of a cube with the glass and is transparent enough to see the liquid contents within. The bottle is quite deceiving as it looks to hold much more than the promised 50ml, and on closer inspection it's clear to see that the thick strong glass houses a 'bubble' feature in the centre where the EDP liquid is stored. The bottle is topped off nicely with an interestingly 'squashed oval' shaped transparent lid which is made from plastic but looks more glass like. The whole appearance of the bottle is one of class and sophistication and looks far more expensive than it's Avon price tag, even whilst at full price.
The bottle I was given is the regular Today though the one I owned previously was the limited edition 'golden' bottle. Although the fragrance is identical I must admit I much prefer the look of the 'normal' Today than the limited version.
Availability wise this is an Avon product so can be purchased when ordering through a Rep or by looking online @www.avonshop.co.uk. If buying online the order normally incurs a P&P charge though it's best to check for yourself as I can't comment on delivery and service etc as I've always bought my Avon products via a Rep and had them delivered free to my home.
*~*The fragrance itself*~*
The fragrance is available in an EDP format and the composition itself is made up of the following:
Top notes:
Cactus Sap
Heart notes:
White Pepper
Exotic Flowers
Base notes:
Rose Water
*~*My experience of wearing Today*~*
I do remember buying my own bottle of Today almost 10 years ago now when it was first launched by Avon, not because it sounded appealing as such, but more so the fact that it cost me around the £2 mark at the time from the Rep's book and I am a sucker for a bargain. Even though I owned, and used, a full bottle back then I honestly couldn't remember much about it's scent so it obviously didn't strike too much of a chord, but nevertheless I was pleased to receive a bottle from a friend recently as a thank you gift for helping her out with something.
On removing the attractive, but bulky, lid I couldn't detect much in the way of aroma where as with some fragrances the scent is apparent almost immediately before it has even been applied, yet with Today I couldn't smell anything at all and I did wonder if it would be a weak insipid fragrance despite it supposedly being an EDP. I found though the bottle also appears bulky due to it's cube like shape it is easy enough to grip when applying though due to the thickness of the glass it feels very weighty.
The EDP is accessible via an easy to use nozzle and once pressed it releases the fragrance quite rapidly in a very fine mist form. I found one spritz of the scent sufficed each pulse point and once it made contact with my skin the fragrance really made itself known and on first applying it was actually quite strong.
I'm no perfume expert nor do I pretend to be, but I do own a lot of fragrances in EDT and EDP form and I do like to know which notes are used so it's become a habit now at finding out what makes up each composition. When I looked up Today I was quite surprised by the notes used as it didn't smell anything like how it was described though it is a pretty enough feminine scent I suppose, though it never fully overwhelmed me at any point.
The first thing I noticed when applying it was a quite prominent floral aroma which I presume to be the freesia though to me reminded me more of lilies, though was pleasant all the same, if slightly strong. Once the dry down began the floral theme carried on and I could definitely detect the exotic flowers in the heart, though sadly not the white pepper at that time.
The fragrance doesn't take long to settle, in fact after around twenty minutes it had transformed itself into a muskier version though had faded slightly so was now at a comfortable strength on my skin and wasn't as overpowering as when first applied. It was at this point that I could definitely make out a peppery scent though it was only subtle, but along with the muskier notes it helped to give the EDP a much needed warmth and detracted it slightly from it's prominent floral presence.
There's no denying that this is a beautiful perfume and I've enjoyed wearing it again though it's certainly not a favourite and I can't see myself personally buying a bottle of it in the future, that's not to say I wouldn't wear it if it was bought as a gift again. I found that once the EDP had well and truly settled on to my skin the scent became much more likable as it transformed from being overly floral - which I am not a fan of - to being warmer, muskier and slightly fiery due to the white pepper though it did take a while for the pepper to surface but once it did it remained.
Longevity wise this lasted each application around 3 hours on me, which for an Eau de Parfum is quite disappointing as I own EDT's with much more staying power than this so it lets itself down as far as longevity is concerned. Due to the quite compact (though bulky) bottle it can be carried around for top ups throughout the day though I never bothered as once it had worn off I just reapplied later on in the day when I was home again.
I'm not a big fan of floral based fragrances as I find they can be cloying and overpowering and at times seem very artificial though when it comes to anything including Rose I am slightly biased as it's the one floral note I adore. I was disappointed however to find that though this fragrance apparently includes rose water I couldn't detect this at all and normally rose is something that I can normally notice probably because of my love for it's romantic scent but sadly it doesn't show itself here at all.
I think if you are fan of musky floral fragrances then this would suit as it is quite beautiful it just simply isn't the sort of perfume I prefer to wear but there's nothing wrong with the actual scent itself. Today manages to to smell natural and not too artificial and just like it's packaging it comes across as being far more expensive than it is and not very 'Avon' if that makes sense though unfortunately it's longevity does let it down.
I found this to be suited for general daytime wearing personally as once it had settled on to the skin it became much lighter and airy and not the sort of perfume I'd choose to wear on an evening but that's just my opinion. Out of the three EDP's launched at the time Tomorrow was always my favourite and I still have a bottle of it now which I wear occasionally as it always stood out amongst the other two, whereas Today - as pretty as it is - didn't ring any bells when I wore it again so as mentioned previously I can't have thought that much about it when I owned it in the past.
Today is, however, a lovely fragrance which would probably appeal more to floral fans but for me it's just a mediocre scent which is the weakest link in the trilogy and it's poor staying power means I can only grant it a 3/5.
I have 2 bottles of Avon's Today perfume from the Today, Tomorrow, Always collection.
Today, Tomorrow and Always are the names of the three perfumes all released at the same time, back in 2004 from the same collection.
I believe the Always perfume, which is the only one from the collection that I don't have, has now been replaced by a perfume called Forever so the collection now seems to be Today, Tomorrow, Forever!
~ Price and availability ~
Today is available to order from the Avon brochure through your local Avon representative or from the website, www.avonshop.co.uk and is priced at £14.00, but is currently reduced to £9.00 on the website. The perfumes are often on offers such as 2 for 1 in the Avon brochure.
~ Appearance ~
The bottle contains 50ml of perfume.
It is a cube shaped heavy thick glass bottle. The perfume appears a yellowy colour. The bottle neck has 'today. tomorrow. always' round it, which sits under the clear plastic lid of the bottle.
The lid is smooth and it is an odd rounded shape. It looks a bit like a rugby ball pointing upwards slightly.
The bottle is very feminine and looks and feels like it is very good quality. It is a beautiful addition to my dressing table.
~ Scent ~
Today perfume combines top notes of freesia, cactus sap and white pepper, middle notes of tuberose, orange blossom and hibiscus and base notes of sandalwood, cedar and musk.
The perfume smells feminine. Initially it is rather strong, almost headache inducing and I think it smells expensive.
The freesia is the first scent that I can detect in this perfume. I can then detect something floral, but more exotic.
Although the perfume is initially very strong, it settles on your skin. I would neither describe it as light or heavy.
It smells very floral and I have found it to be long lasting, still detectable 12 hours after application.
I really like this fragrance. It is very feminine and I really like wearing it.
I'd say it is more of a day time scent, rather than one I'd choose for nights out or special occasions.
I think Today would appeal to older women as well as women in their 20's like myself. I think it is probably a bit strong and floral for teens, who I think tend to suit sweet, fruity scents.
~ Conclusion ~
I really like this perfume.
The bottle is really stunning. It is feminine, heavy and it looks expensive.
The perfume has a very feminine floral scent, which I think smells expensive. It is very long lasting and it is very reasonably priced.
I think this is one of Avon's better fragrances and I would definitely buy it again.
===Why I Bought This===
I always get Avon catalogues so that is where I tend to purchase most of my make up and perfumes. As Avon regularly has most items on an offer of some sort I can usually pick items up at below their normal price. Also with Avon you can get samples to try out the perfume before you buy - and they have a money back guarantee if you buy anything and then do not like it - so it is a safe place to purchase anything.
===The Brand===
Avon is a long established direct selling network which used to sell just door-to-door but you can order directly from their website these days if you do not have a local representative handy.
===The Product===
'Today is the first fragrance in Avon's trilogy (ie Today, Tomorrow and Forever). The fragrance includes exotic tropical florals including strelitzia and butterfly bush. The composition starts with the refreshing notes of freesia and cactus sap, while the note of white pepper adds some drama to this melody. Exotic flowers smell like honey. Base note includes sandalwood, cedar, velvety musky notes with a splash of rose water. The perfume was launched in 2004. It also won a 2005 FiFi award.'
Today perfume comes in a gold/bronzy colour box with the name written down the front.
It also comes wrapped in cellophane.
50 mls eau de parfum spray.
Contains 70.7% ethanol (alcohol).
Made in Poland.
On the tab it cautions that it is flammable.
The box is lined with cream card.
The bottle is a very heavy square glass bottle, with a thick base.
The base of the bottle measures 2 x 2 inches - with the cap being another 1.5 inches.
It has a gold colour spray button and the cap is transparent plastic in an irregular oval shape.
The cap feels good quality plastic and the perfume itself is a golden colour.
£14 full price. When I bought mine there was a small bottle free with it.
===My Opinion===
I have had this perfume before but only in smaller bottles. You can smell it before you spray and the first time I used it I put on two squirts. This was a mistake as it is quite strong and for a while it was quite overpowering - so in future only used one spray.
This is quite strong to start with but soon mellows down to an inoffensive fragrance.
It is floral without being too sweet or sicky and I would say it is the sort of perfume that you could wear that is noticable without being overpowering.
It smells expensive and sort of 'classy' and refined.
I often dislike some Avon fragrances as they all tend to smell the same and some smell - dare I say it - cheap.
I am not very good at describing fragrances but would note the freesia that is mentioned as one of the top notes and possibly the sandalwood and rose as the base notes - I would not say it was at all musky myself.
However I do not think people would recognise this as an Avon fragrance and I know some people who use this on a reguar basis. Both the fragrance and the bottle feel good quality and I would be happy to give this as a gift to anyone.
The little bottle versions of these perfumes are also really cute and are just right for your handbag.
The perfume is not so light as to be just for summer or too heavy so as to be only for winter.
I would definitely recommend this perfume, it is long lasting (I can still smell it on myself after 8 hours) and one you could probably safely give as a gift. The packaging and feel of he bottle make a definite cut above other Avon perfumes.
So if you have tried others and been disappointed why not give this one a go, you may actually like it - and if you don't you can always get your money back.
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5 stars.
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Avon Today for Her is a fragrance which I purchased several months ago after firsting trialling out for a week from my friend. After that time, I still couldn't get enough of it so had to buy a bottle, and I've had no regrets about the purchase...
Instead of the usual 50ml bottles that most Avon fragrances come in, Today for Her comes in a 30ml bottle, but still costs around the £12 mark. The reason it's the same price, but you get less of it will become apparent later in this review, but I still think this is a reasonable price for the bottle overall.
The bottle is very pretty, and doesn't look cheap like some Avon fragrance bottles can. This Eau de parfum could easily be mistaken for a far more expensive brand than Avon, so they have successfully achieved their desire to create a more upmarket scent, which matches the higher price per ml. The bottle itself is quite chunky and make out of clear glass through which the pale gold perfume is visible through. The lid is an usual crystelline rough oval shape, which is unusual but I think works well on top of the pump action spray.
According to Avon, Today for Her Eau de parfum is "A shimmering oriental blend of golden fruits and opulent florals, surrounded by decadent amber and vanilla woods." I actually have to agree with Avon's description - half of the time I don't have a clue why Avon describe their fragrances as they do, but with this one, I completely agree with them in that this perfume has a definite oriental feel to it.
On first spray, it's very strongly floral and is almost a little overpowering, but after a very short while the scent settles and a softer, sweeter and less nose tickling array of scents come through. The notes are hard to pick out for me, but are officially fressia and cactus sap for the top notes, exotic flowers and honey in the heart (at least I picked up on the sweeter, softer aspect of the honey) and cedar, sandalwood, musk and rose water for the base notes.
I can't smell the rose water, but the musk and woodiness to the base are very nice and quite obvious, and combined with the last bit of the flower notes, this is a very nice fragrance from start to finish, if a little strong at first.
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Less is definitely more with Today for Her, and you only need a little to be smelling sweetly all day. This is another of the Avon Eau de parfums that actually does it's job and packs more of a punch than an Eau de toilette, which is great. For an evening out, a few sprays of this and you'll be fine for the entire evening and won't need to reapply. If wearing during the day, it should last the whole working day for you, as it does for me which I'm happy about.
I am a fan of this perfume, and think it's staying power and woody floral, oriental scent are a winning combination. You don't need to use much of it, which is why it comes in 30ml bottles instead of 50ml, as it goes such a long way, and over the months I've been using this, I'm very happy with it. I use it 3 or 4 times a week and I've hardly made a dent into the 30mls, so it goes a long way.
I received this as a gift from my best friend last Christmas and it's now one of my favourite perfumes, i have the Gold limited edition 30ml bottle which costs £12 from the Avon website.
If you are buying the 30ml don't be surprised at the bottle being small, even with the lid on it's not even as tall as a mobile phone. The price is really good for the length of time this perfume last despite the size of the bottle, i use it most days and i still have half a bottle left since receiving it at Christmas.
It comes in a small cubbed glass bottle with a kind of off oval shaped clear plastic lid and a gold box.
I've had quite a few compliments while wearing this perfume which has led to others buying it after finding out what it is. It is quite a strong perfume and lasts most of the day.
For example, i have a scarf i wear out most days and it smells of my perfume but because of the warmer weather i leave it in my bag and it doesn't get worn or topped with fresh perfume. It hasn't been worn for a while, yet it still smells of my perfume and now my bag faintly smells of it too. It's deffinately a less is more perfume and that's why the small bottle lasts so long.
According to Avon:
A shimmering oriental blend of golden fruits and opulent florals, surrounded by decadent amber and vanilla woods.
The top notes are apparently freesia and cactus sap.
The heart notes are 'exotic flowers' and honey.
The base notes are cedar, sandalwood, musk and rose water.
I'm not an expert on notes and picking all the different flowers or musky elements out but you can deffinately smell the floral and vanilla notes. I have no idea what cactus sap is supposed to smell like though and anybody i ask seems just as puzzled.
To begin with it's quite strong and in your face, normally it makes me sneeze, but once the heart and base notes start to come through it smells very floral with a backing of vanilla and what i can only assume is the musk. It's a perfume that lingers and is deffinately one to use if you want people to notice and remember a signature scent on you.
It would be a lovely floral perfume for women ranging from young adults to the mature woman, considering i wear it and my mother was one of the people to ask what it was.
If you're not sure about buying before you smell it, you can buy the little vials on ebay from Avon Reps for a small price or I'm sure you can ask your Avon representative to bring samples to you house.
Deffinately one I'll be buying again.
Every birthday and Christmas I get an Avon perfume from my mam, and Today was a fragrance I was given a couple of years back. I recently had a bit of a clearout and found a barely-used bottle of this perfume, so have been using it up.
The bottle this comes in is a heavy glass cube, with a sort of angled round lid. Personally I think the lid spoils the look of the perfume a little bit, and I think I would have preferred a squarer lid to match the shape of the bottle.
This fragrance was launched back in 2004 and was part of a trilogy of fragrances. This is the first of the trilogy, the second was called 'Tomorrow' and the third 'Always'.
The top notes (the notes of the fragrance you can smell when the perfume is first sprayed) are supposedly freesia and cactus sap. I've a fair idea of what freesia smells like, but cactus sap? That's a new one on me!
To me, when first sprayed the freesia scent is quite overwhelming. It's a very strong floral and although pleasant, I think it's a little overpowering, and far too old-fashioned for my liking. I've very mixed feelings about the scent actually, because on the one hand I like it, but on the other hand I think it would be more suited to something like a scented candle rather than being something I want to wear!
Once settled on the skin for a while, the middle or heart notes begin to emerge. They are 'exotic flowers' and honey. I wouldn't necessarily say the smell is like honey myself, but I can see why they say that as it's a very sweet, rich scent. The floral smell is still very prominent and seems to become fresher and crisper at this point.
The base notes are cedar, sandalwood, musk and rose water. Although I can detect some woody tones, the floral scent remains fairly strong and dominates until the scent completely fades.
Overall this is quite a heady floral scent. It's an alright fragrance - not totally horrible and I'm still happy enough to wear it - it's just quite strong, and its not something I think I'd want to wear every day.
Being so strong it does last extremely well and will last pretty much eight hours which is fairly good.
It's hard to say whether this is more a daytime or a night time fragrance. I think ultimately that would have to be the wearers choice, but as it's a little bit heady I'd suggest perhaps night time would be more suitable.
I also think this may appeal to an older age range. The scent is quite strong and as I said the rich floral makes it smell a little old fashioned, as well as the fact it's quite heavy so I don't think it would appeal to younger girls.
A 50ml bottle of this costs £12 from Avon which is very reasonable considering it's an Eau de Parfum, rather than Eau de Toilette.
Overall, I'd have to say that I wasn't overly keen on this perfume. Like I say the scent is nice, but I feel it would have been better suited to something other than a perfume. Either that or they should have watered it down a little bit because the floral is far too strong for my tastes.


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Connecticut voters support allowing doctors to legally prescribe lethal drugs to help terminally ill patients end their own lives, a Quinnipiac University poll released today finds.
"Public support for allowing assisted dying in Connecticut is a very personal issue, crossing partisan, gender and age lines," Douglas Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac University poll, said in a statement.
The poll found support to be 61 percent to 32 percent.
Quinnipiac also found voters to be closely divided on whether they would ask a doctor to help them take their own life. Thirty-nine percent said no in all cases, while 33 percent said they would if they were terminally ill and another 12 percent would if they were terminally ill and in pain.
On another emotional issue, Connecticut voters favor the death penalty 57 percent to 34 percent when asked a simple "favor or oppose" question.
However, voters are divided 47 percent to 47 percent on whether they approve or disapprove of a 2012 law that replaces the death penalty with life in prison with no chance of parole.
Women approve the new law 50 to 43 percent, while men disapprove 52 - 43 percent.
"Support for the death penalty has dropped 10 points in three years, from a high of 67 percent to a low of 57 percent. Perhaps this is a case of opinion following policy, as Connecticut abolished the death penalty in 2012," Schwartz said. "As we've seen in our past polls on the death penalty, when voters are given the choice of the death penalty or life in prison with no chance of parole, support for the death penalty drops. When asked the question this way, voters are evenly divided."


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Detachable changer and extra-large parent organizer for essentials
Changer includes an extra, zip-off machine washable cover for easy cleanup
Changer snaps on/off easily and stores on the side of playard
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" Brand: Dove / Type: Hand Wash / Suitable for: Hand / What it does: Purifies, "
Dove produce a range of hand, skin and hair care products for women. The brand falls under the Unilever umbrella.
I brought this hand wash from Asda for £1.84, you get 250 ml of the product for this price.
The hand wash comes in a neat little bottle which sits very nicely on the hand basin, it has a pump at the top (which is also the lid) that you push to dispense the product into your hand. The pump is great as it means you dont use too much or too little, you get about a 50p sized amount in your palm per pump.
The cream lathers up very well, it is thick in texture and feels very creamy, it does wash of easily and doesnt leave a film on your skin.
It smells very fresh and comforting, a laundry type smell, reminds me of a baby smell! The smell does stay on your hands which is nice for about half an hour after you have washed them.
I use the bottle after every hand wash and it lasts for about 2 -3 weeks, so its very good value for money.


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Class sizes have risen by an average of just under one student per classroom in New York City's public schools.
According to figures released Tuesday by the Department of Education, class sizes in elementary school rose about 3 percent this year, from 23.7. to 24.4 students per classroom.
Middle schools increased to 27.1 students per class, up from 26.8, and high school class sizes rose to 26.8 students from 26.4.
City Department of Education spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said the department "fully anticipated that class sizes would rise modestly" as a result of nearly $1.7 billion in state and federal budget cuts.
She said the increase was below what was initially projected.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott predicted last May that average class sizes would rise by two students this year.


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Labor Daze is the 28th episode of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
King Dedede decides to open a factory to manufacture goods, while giving the workers free Dedede-branded merchandise in a rare gesture of generosity. People become obsessed about the whole scheme and the
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Tiff comes to work with Tuff, Kirby and Lololo and Lalala, and convinces them that it's weird that everyone's working for Dedede, and they jump onto the assembly line! They see that King Dedede has tricked them into building a monster, and the Robot Ice Dragon attacks. Luckily, Kirby sucks up some icy wind and becomes Ice Kirby!
After the factory explodes, Tiff, Tuff, Kirby and Professor Curio are outside checking some trees. Kirby picks a flower, and a bee stings him.
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- There are very many references to the Charlie Chaplin classic film Modern Times, such as the machines that feed while you work, even having almost the same exact dishes as the movie, and Kirby getting stuck in the gears, as does Charlie Chaplin in the film.
- In the original, upon seeing the environmental destruction caused by the factory, Tiff says it will be a 'silent spring'. This is a reference to the book Silent Spring which documented the detrimental effects of pollution on the environment.


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Lancaster Bombers took to the skies above Chronicle Country this weekend as the Shuttleworth Collection held its Flying Proms airshow.
More than 4,000 people attended to watch the Collection's aircraft fly to a concert performed by the National Symphony Orchestra.
Una Watts, Shuttleworth's general manager said, "It was a pleasure to see so many people come to enjoy this wonderful event, and to support the Collection in keeping its vintage aircraft flying."
And there will be a second chance to see the stars of the show – the two visiting BBMF and CWHM Avro Lancasters. They are scheduled for a flypast over Shuttleworth this Sunday, August 24 at approximately 2.30pm.


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the Symbol Editor is invoked. I wanted to find out if it is possible to determine which product is starting (e.g. Allegro PCB Editor or Allegro Symbol Editor) and only load the custom menu relevant to that product, and if so, how would I do that? Do I need to have three different SKILL files, one that figures out the product and then calls the appropriate SKILL menu file?
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Unresolved: New law on minority schools might work for Greek but not Armenian children
Istanbul deputy education director Nedat İlhan told the Hürriyet Daily News that Turkey has diplomatic relations with Greece but not with Armenia, and Armenian immigrants come to Turkey illegally. The children of illegal Armenian immigrants will still not be able to attend school regardless of the changes in the regulations.
The regulations concerning private schools in Turkey and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne allow only for Turkish citizens to attend minority schools. A clause stipulating the children of Turkish citizens can attend only their own minority community's schools was removed in the new regulations that appeared in the Official Gazette on March 20, however.
Some 15,000 Armenian citizens are currently residing in Turkey as illegal immigrants, according to the Armenian Foreign Ministry's data. Their children cannot attend minority schools in Turkey both due to their illegal status and the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne. They were granted the status of "guest students" some two years ago, however, so they may now attend schools but cannot receive any diplomas or report cards.
Some 70 "guest students" attend the Armenian and Anatolian Greek minority schools in Istanbul, although many illegal Armenian immigrants choose not to take advantage of the new "guest student" policy, as they prefer not to reveal their identities.


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Frozen Pizza Recall: 10 Million Pounds of Rich Products Corp's Foods
Rich Products Corporation announced Thursday that they were going to voluntarily recall roughly 10 million pounds of frozen pizza and other frozen food products. They believe the food could have been contaminated with E. coli O121, scientifically referred to as Escherichia coli O121 bacteria.
Reports indicate that the company suspects the contamination occurred in their production facility in Waycross, Ga. The company stated that products containing the Farm Rich and Market Day labels could be contaminated and are focusing on those specific products containing the "Best By" dates ranging from January 1, 2013 to September 29, 2014.
The company's official website explains that their decision to start the recall was a result of the Centers for Disease Control revealing there was a total of 24 cases of E. coli reported in 15 states.
"While Rich Products is unaware of any illnesses associated with the products included in the expanded recall, its unwavering safety commitment to its customers caused it to take this action," reads the company's website.
Even though the infections have yet to be traced back to the company, its CEO decided that it would be better to err on the side of caution and initiate the recall of their products.
"When it became apparent to us that, despite the expertise of the USDA, the FDA, the scientific community and our own experts, identification of a specific cause was not going to be a simple or short process, we decided to act proactively to expand the recall," Bill Gisel, the company's current president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
Health experts revealed that symptoms related to E. coli contamination include abdominal cramps, diarrhea and blood in the stool. They added that the average recovery time is between 5-10 days, with children and the elderly having a higher risk of experiencing health complications.


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A run-down scout hut is now ready to receive new members after a £10,000 overhaul.
Members of the community, including local businesses and councillors, rallied round to fund and carry out a refurbishment of the car park area at Leyland St Mary's Scout Hut in Fox Lane.
Richard Lea, president of South Ribble Rotary Club, which also contributed, said: "The scout hut was a mess.
"It was overgrown with weeds and often waterlogged so wheelchair access was almost impossible, fly tipping was a constant problem and there was nowhere suitable for outdoor activities for the scouts.
"Group scout leader Jackie Lee and secretary Roy Ripley set about seeking help from many groups and individuals in the community and now they have a lovely tarmac area all around the hut with proper drainage."
Jackie said: "It's great now for the scouts and has made the whole area so much more pleasant and usable."
Those who contributed were the South Ribble Partnership, The Harris Charity, County Councillor Michael Green, former County Councillor Mike France, the Community Payback Scheme and the Rotary Club of South Ribble.
The work was supported by South Ribble Council's Estates Department and was sponsored by Mark Coxhead of JCs Country Farm Produce and Ian Hodge of Complete Tank Solutions, with Matthew Cleece and B Smith and Son doing most of the work.
Roy Ripley added: "We are so proud of our newly refurbished scout hut and we can now welcome more members."
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We have 8 dogs and a cat. Well, we actually have 1 cat, 2 male dogs and 6 puppies that are 2 1/2 week old!
I'm looking for some help with the whole puppy process,as it is all new and rather surprising to me. We took in a stray on Jan 1st for a 2 week trial period, after which we decided to keep her. The day I decided it was time to take her in to be spayed, she had her 6 puppies starting at 10:30 that night!
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filter mini review 45mm f1.8 with polaroid vari ND
For anyone who is interested.
I bought a ~$30 variable ND filter from Ebay a few weeks ago as I wanted to try shooting some of my faster lenses wide open in daytime... I bought this one with the 37mm thread
So I took it for a spin today with my wife and son. I had seen a review online on youtube where it was described as basically, terrible. Thankfully I had already bought it and here is why.
It does shift the colour a bit when closed right up, however the AWB of the EPL2 seemed to cope pretty well. It does soften the detail a bit, but when shooting people that isnt a crime and it only cost $30.
It is easy to use, wide open you get the 4000 blinking at you at ISO 200, I just rotated it until I got to about 1/500 and started shooting.
It doesnt take the lens cap so be warned. I had a lot of fun with it and for $30 who cares if we loose the crispness in the hair if we really want that effect.
So here are a few real world shots, followed by a bench as we left the park. I have a shot with the ND filter off as well to show the colour difference as well as my 5min attempt to correct.
Who would this filter be good for? People who would like to shoot wide open in daylight and dont mind a bit of detail loss.
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A couple more with 100% crops
A bench to judge detail loss:
This is the original:
And a 100% crop you can see the detail lost:
Colour corrected to get closer tot he Jpeg:
And shot with it off, and the lens stopped down to avoid blowing it out just for reference:
Personally, for $30 I think I have a winner
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TALLINN - Estonian police last year confiscated a record amount of narcotic substances and criminal incomes, but more drug-related deaths at the street level took place than ever before, reports Postimees.
160 people died last year because of causes connected to narcotic substances. This is the highest this indicator has ever reached in Estonia. This gives Estonia the top position among European Union states in regard to drug-related deaths in relation to population figures – in Estonia, eight times more people die a year because of drugs than in the EU, on average.
In the year 2001, 38 people died of drug overdoses in Estonia. That year, a thorough 'National strategy of preventing drug addiction till the year 2012' was completed that ended last year. "Despite this excellent drug strategy, we have to admit that we have failed," said central criminal police major Risto Kasemae, meaning the whole state under the "we."
Polls show that the number of young people experimenting with amphetamines has fallen in recent years, cannabis use has stabilized and the number of injecting drug addicts has fallen too. All these are rather indirect evaluations, and information about the spread of drug addiction is very uncertain – for example people working in the sphere say there are 5,000-20,000 injecting drug addicts in Estonia.
Last year, law enforcement confiscated more fentanyl, the favorite substance of injecting drug addicts, than in earlier years. Altogether 1.5 million euros of criminal revenues were confiscated, which is by around a half more than in 2011. While in 2007, 330 drug-related criminals were sent to jail, in 2011 this number was 561. Thus, while the police say that its work seems to improve in every aspect, still more drug addicts die each year than in preceding years.


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Exactly 26 years ago, Joanna Gleason was completing her first week of previews in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale-inspired musical Into the Woods. Gleason went on to win a 1988 Best Actress Tony Award for her funny yet grounded portrayal of the Baker's Wife, and she's currently prepping an autobiographical cabaret show debuting on October 9 at 54 Below. During a recent chat with Broadway.com, the stage favorite sounded an enthusiastic note about Rob Marshall's long-awaited film version of Into the Woods.
"The movie is in great hands," Gleason said. "I think the casting of Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife is brilliant. I'm a huge fan of hers. All of us are very possessive of that material, but I've seen so many productions of it since I was in it, and they've all been terrific. I'm very excited to see the movie."
The Broadway vet laughed when asked what advice she would offer Blunt, who co-stars with Tony winner James Corden as the Baker and Meryl Streep (in a Devil Wears Prada reunion) as the Witch. "I would say, 'Honey, you don't have to ask anyone for advice!' She is a majorly gifted actress, and I would just tell her to follow her instincts."
For more from Gleason on her forthcoming cabaret shows (with additional dates on October 16 and 23), check back on Broadway.com on October 7 for a What's Up? Interview. For now, savor this clip of Gleason and her Broadway co-star and "close friend" Chip Zien performing "Maybe They're Magic" in Into the Woods, which was preserved on video for American Playhouse.


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Health Statistics NSW: getting the right balance between privacy and small numbers in a web-based reporting systemJames P. Scandol A B and Helen A. Moore A
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NSW Public Health Bulletin 23(2) 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB11047
Published: 28 March 2012
Health Statistics NSW is a new web-based application developed by the Centre for Epidemiology and Research at the NSW Ministry of Health. The application is designed to be an efficient vehicle for the timely delivery of health statistics to a diverse audience including the general public, health planners, researchers, students and policy analysts. The development and implementation of this web application required the consideration of a series of competing demands such as: the public interest in providing health data while maintaining the privacy interests of the individuals whose health is being reported; reporting data at spatial scales of relevance to health planners while maintaining the statistical integrity of any inferences drawn; the use of hardware and software systems which are publicly accessible, scalable and robust, while ensuring high levels of security. These three competing demands and the relationships between them are discussed in the context of Health Statistics NSW.
Health Statistics NSW (HSNSW, www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au) is a new web-based reporting application developed by the Centre for Epidemiology and Research, New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health. This application was developed to replace the electronic version of the report Health of the people of NSW—Report of the Chief Health Officer (known as the eCHO report) which has been published as a web-based report since 2000 and as a printed report since 1996. The main incentives for converting the eCHO report, which consisted of a series of around 1000 static web pages, into an interactive web-based application were:
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to assist users download data and reports through improved download and report compilation functions
to expand the content, update data and maintain the report through the use of modern business intelligence software, infrastructure and technology.
Many Australian (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, aihw.gov.au, Public Health Information Development Unit, www.publichealth.gov.au and the Australian Bureau of Statistics, www.abs.gov.au) and overseas health agencies (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/DataStatistics/ and the World Health Organization, www.who.int/research/en/) now incorporate some type of web-based data query system into their main agency website.1 The rapid development of web-based technologies in the past 20 years has seen such sites evolve from simple tables of data to hosting complex web-based applications that allow significant user interaction including the production of dynamically generated graphs and maps. For example, new map-based reports using InstantAtlas™ (www.instantatlas.com) are used by the Victorian Department of Health (www.health.vic.gov.au/healthstatus/atlas/) and to report the Australian Early Development Index (maps.aedi.org.au/IA/2011/region/105/atlas.html).
This trend of improving the technologies that support these types of websites is likely to continue into the foreseeable future with significant investment into the Australian internet infrastructure by both private and public institutions (for example the Australian National Broadband Network, www.nbnco.com.au).
This article describes the three competing demands that were considered when designing the HSNSW application, configuring the content and then deploying a system which was suitable for release to the public. These demands were: consideration of the public versus the private interest when reporting health statistics; recognition of statistical signals versus noise when reporting at small spatial scales and on rare conditions; and building data systems that are secure but still highly accessible. An expanded consideration of these issues was presented in the report Privacy issues and the reporting of small numbers.2
1. Public versus private interest
The implementation of evidence-based policies and planning for health services requires the collection and management of data. Development of performance indicators from these data supports our understanding of whether particular policies and programs are achieving their goals; there is also significant public interest in performance reporting. Further, all levels of government require the use of timely data for the planning of clinical and public health services.3,4 In the field of health however, we must be particularly cognisant that these data are collected from individuals and that there are significant legal and ethical reasons why the privacy of these individuals cannot be compromised. Consequently the over-arching challenge when presenting health statistics is to develop robust reporting strategies that ensure that both private and public interests are met.
Within the NSW health system, the key legislative instruments to protect the privacy of citizens are the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) which regulates personal information in the public sector; and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW) which regulates personal health information. The Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 is supported by detailed statutory guidelines which cover particular applications of health data. All relevant laws and policies are explained in the NSW Health Privacy Manual.5
A critical aspect of privacy legislation when using health data is the de-identification of the data. De-identification in the context of public reporting must be interpreted more broadly than simply removing names and addresses from records because it is about the potential of re-identifying an individual from the final publication of that data. The steps required for effective de-identification in this context are not necessarily simple and require consideration of the condition being reported and the population from which observations are drawn. Much emphasis in public reporting is usually placed on the number of people reported and simple threshold rules are defined. However, expert groups such as the Statistical Information Management Committee6 argue that the size of the underlying population (which may be defined as the population in one geographic area or a sub-group such as the Aboriginal population) becomes more important when the probability of re-identification is considered.
Consequently when HSNSW was configured, standard rules were used to guard against re-identification (such as designing tables to minimise the number of cells with denominators less than 1000 people and individual counts less than five people). Such steps are crucial to ensure that private interests are not compromised to achieve the public interests associated with statistical reporting.
2. Data signals versus noise
HSNSW includes partial functionality to drill down into increasing levels of data granularity (the fineness with which data fields are subdivided). For example, when looking at hospitalisation admissions, it is possible to examine the pattern of these admissions across Local Health Districts, or to develop a time series of admissions for a particular Local Health District. This functionality was included because many potential users of the system requested straightforward access to data about their Local Health District. This approach works well but it very rapidly becomes apparent that there are limitations to how far you can drill down into the data before the numbers of individuals being reported become too small to meet two important criteria: privacy and statistical interpretability. Firstly, as noted above, there are privacy issues that cannot be compromised. Secondly, as Steel and co-workers discuss,7 small numbers are subject to much larger relative variation over time or between groups, which makes any inferences drawn from these numbers less reliable. It is important to recall that the reason these statistics are being reported in the first place is the public interest associated with evidence-based policy and decision making. If the inferential value of these data is degraded, then the justification for their publication can become compromised.
Perhaps the most transparent approach to this issue is to estimate the variability of any published statistics (which may require additional statistical assumptions). If the relative variability exceeds some particular threshold, then such statistics should not be published. Where practical, this approach was used in HSNSW, but in other cases, simple techniques such as averaging or more sophisticated statistical methods such as Bayesian smoothing8 were used to ensure that patterns, and not observations from individuals, were being presented. Judgments based upon threshold rules of sample size and relative variability, which were checked by subject matter experts, were used when configuring indicators for HSNSW to ensure that there were adequate data for any meaningful statistical inferences. Options to drill down into these data were not provided if such subsets of the data were subject to excessive variability (e.g. for mesothelioma deaths, which are very rare events). If analysts, planners or policy developers require such data then there are alternative options for accessing this information within secure, non-public environments (such as SAPHaRI).9
Note that technologies designed for data drill-down such as data-cubes (which can be thought of as a multi-dimensional extension to a spreadsheet table) have primarily been developed for commercial applications. For example, a sales manager may want to see patterns of sales across the nation, but he or she may also want to know what type of widget a particular salesperson sold yesterday. Such datasets and applications are not associated with the privacy and inferential issues that are so important to the health data being presented with HSNSW. Although HSNSW does use data-cubes to efficiently access large volumes of data, decisions about the level of data granularity available to the public are made well before the data are transformed into cubes.
3. Data security versus accessibility
The underlying technical architecture of HSNSW is complex and the details are beyond the scope of this article. There are, however, two major components of the system: indicator calculation; and reporting and analytics. The algorithms used for indicator calculation process unit-level or semi-aggregated data into defined health indicators on secure internal workstations. These processing steps are implemented using existing and well-tested processes within the Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Ministry of Health. Any data with potential privacy issues are therefore subject to strict security protocols within the Ministry. None of these privacy-sensitive data are stored on publicly-facing servers.
In contrast, the web-based reporting and analytics solution imports the text output from the indicator calculation steps described above, builds data-cubes, handles user interaction and renders tables, charts, maps and portable document format (pdf) reports, spreadsheets and images. These functions are completed on other servers which are publicly facing and are isolated from any servers which contain privacy-sensitive data.
This system thus enables the delivery of population health indicators to the public without any privacy-sensitive data being stored on public web servers. This design required some duplication and inefficiencies (from a systems-design perspective), but these are justified to meet the dual objectives of secure health data and accessible health indicators.
Web-applications such as HSNSW are complex systems which require consideration of a diverse range of issues in their design, implementation and configuration. Many of these issues require a trade-off between users' wishes and the responsibilities of the data reporting specialists. For example, people want access to data, but cannot be given access to all data because of very justifiable privacy issues. People need access to information about their area, but should not be provided with information that is not suitable for drawing valid statistical inferences. Computer systems need to be deployed that provide public access to the data, but these systems must be designed in a manner that cannot increase risks to personal privacy.
The authors contend that HSNSW strikes the right balance with these inter-related competing demands for the benefit of publishing a diverse range of population health indicators using a new web-based data query system. These issues are discussed in more detail in the report Privacy issues and the reporting of small numbers2 that was prepared in conjunction with the initial release of HSNSW. Readers may also find the article by Lawlor and Stone10 of interest as these authors provided an overview of tensions between data protection and informing public health.
The authors wish to acknowledge the following staff from the Ministry of Health who worked on the development of the HSNSW application: Lina Persson, Nicole Mealing, Mark Cerny, Hanna Noworytko, Christian Allen, Sarah Thackway, Kerry Chant, Dejan Mirkovic, Greg Thompson, Sachida Ghimire and Dudley Collinson. The authors are also grateful to the two reviewers whose comments improved the manuscript.
References[1] Rudolph BA, Shah GH, Love D. Small numbers, disclosure risk, security, and reliability issues in web-based data query systems. J Public Health Manag Pract 2006; 12 176–83.
[2] Centre for Epidemiology and Research. Health Statistics NSW: Privacy issues and the reporting of small numbers. Sydney: NSW Department of Health; 2011. p 18.
[3] COAG Reform Council National Healthcare Agreement. Performance report for 2009–10. Sydney: COAG Reform Council; 2011.
[4] Government NSW. NSW 2021: A plan to make NSW number one. Sydney: NSW Government; 2011.
[5] NSW Health. NSW Health Privacy Manual, Version 2, PD2005_593. North Sydney: NSW Ministry of Health; 2005. p 75.
[6] Statistical Information Management Committee (SIMC). Guidelines for the use and disclosure of health data for statistical purposes. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; 2007. p 16.
[7] Steel D, Green J, Brown L. Best practice in small area analysis and reporting – literature review and guidelines. Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong; 2003. p 108.
[8] Lawson AB, Browne WJ, Rodeiro CL. Disease Mapping with WinBUGS and MLwiN. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons; 2003. p 292.
[9] NSW Health. Secure analytics for population health research and intelligence (SAPHaRI). Sydney: NSW Health; 2011.
[10] Lawlor DA, Stone T. Public health and data protection: an inevitable collision or potential for a meeting of minds? Int J Epidemiol 2001; 30 1221–5.
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Crewing services supplier to event production companies in the UK and Europe, Crewsaders, has issued a list of its staff's favourite venues.
Crewsaders team members work at hundreds of venues and 300 of the company's staff were surveyed at bases in Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester.
A best venue list was based on feedback on specific criteria relating to working in a variety of venues and live events.
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Don't miss the photography of Jay Mark Johnson.
Tonight – The 'timeline' photography of Jay Mark Johnson at Jai Gallery
Jai Gallery will present the opening of Jay Mark Johnson's solo exhibit "No Such Place," a series of space-time photographs, this evening from 6 to 9 p.m. "No Such Place" offers the opportunity to meet the born-in-Florida artist and view Mr. Johnson's timeline photography. Challenging the norms of visual perception, his conceptual photographs are "painterly, poetic and critically engaging." Jai Gallery is in the Exchange Building at Church St. Station in downtown Orlando. Call 407-921-0693 or visit jaigallery.net
Sept. 20 – Painter Catherine Haynes Stockwell celebrated at Eustis Museum
Catherine Haynes Stockwell (1895-1983) was a pioneer both as an artist and as an individual. Beginning her studies at Stetson University (at age 13), Mrs. Stockwell moved to Eustis in 1937. In a life filled with art, she completed more than 5,000 paintings on surfaces from cardboard to the backs of posters. Early 1900s landscapes, townscapes, and images of African-American families emerge. A retrospective, opening Sept. 20 and running through Oct. 27 at the Lake Eustis Museum of Art celebrates her legacy. Call 352-483-2900 or visit lakeeustisartmuseum.org
Sept. 20 – CityKidz! Buddy's Benefit for Children
Since 2006, CityKidz! Buddy's Benefit for Children has raised more than $1 million for youth programs in Orlando's Parramore community. These funds have helped open doors of opportunity to more than 2,000 young people, providing them with tutoring, healthcare, pre-school education, college assistance and more. The outstanding results have helped education achievement rates, while lowering the numbers on juvenile crime. The evening will include live performances and dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Contact Renee Jackson at 407-246-4299 or [email protected]
Sept. 20 to Jan. 11 – Eleven artists present 'Art from the Heart of Florida'
"Art from the Heart of Florida," set to open Sept. 20 and run through Jan. 11, is inspired by the diverse visual artists who call Central Florida home. The exhibit will present the works of 11 artists – including sculpture, painting and photography – in two venues: Crealdé's main campus and at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park. The opening reception will take place on Sept. 20 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Crealdé campus followed by a continued reception at the Hannibal Square Center from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Call 407-671-1886 or visit crealde.org
Sept. 22 – CommUnity mosaic unveiling in Apopka
ArtReach Orlando and the HOPE CommUnity Center will unveil a new interactive mosaic at the HOPE CommUnity Center on Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. The theme of the mosaic is to show how each member of his/her community has an impact on who we are and how our differences make our communities stronger and more vibrant. The new mosaic graces the entrance to the CommUnity Center, which is dedicated to the empowerment of immigrant and working poor communities. Constructed with donated items, it is embedded with QR codes and NFC chips, which tell the stories of the artists and the CommUnity. The Center is at 1016 N. Park Ave. in Apopka. Visit artreachorlando.org
Sept. 27 to Oct. 7 – Breakthrough Theatre presents 'Songs For A New World'
Breakthrough Theatre will present "Songs For a New World," a show that is part musical and part song-cycle with a theme about facing moments of decision in which each character transitions in a significant way. Composer Jason Robert Brown said of his show, "It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back." Directed by the talented duo of Wade Hair and Justin Scarlat, this musical is in good hands. Call 407-920-4034 or visit breakthroughtheatre.com
Sept. 27 – Mad Cow opens season with 'Other Desert Cities'
In the drama "Other Desert Cities" – by Jon Robin Baitz – Brooke Wyeth returns to her family home in Palm Springs to visit her parents after a six-year absence. A promising novelist, she announces the imminent publication of a memoir based on a tragic event in the family's history – a wound her parents do not want reopened. Not surprisingly, Brooke's parents fall into old habits and plead with her to keep their story quiet. Opening Mad Cow Theatre's 17th season on Sept. 27, call 407-297-8788 or visit madcowtheatre.com
Sept. 28 – Orlando Philharmonic's Opening Night
The not-to-be-missed Opening Nights of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Christopher Wilkins, are always big nights – with each Opening Night including a huge symphonic masterwork. On Sept. 28 at 8:30 p.m. the Philharmonic's program begins with Ron Nelson's bold but lyrical "Savannah River Holiday," followed by Mozart's dramatic Piano Concerto No. 20 performed by the brilliant Jon Kimura Parker. Finally Strauss's massive "Ein Heldenleben" ("A Hero's Life") will employ a "Mahler-sized" orchestra to explore the heroic themes inspired by Beethoven. For tickets, call 407-770-0071 or visit orlandophil.org
And Looking Ahead …
Oct. 3 to 9 – 'Mamma Mia!' – The smash hit musical with songs by ABBA
Seen by more than 50 million people around the world, "Mamma Mia" is celebrating its 12th year on Broadway. Meanwhile, the feature film is the most successful movie musical of all time. The story – woven around beloved hit tunes by ABBA – is about a single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island. She is about to watch the daughter she's raised alone get married, but the wedding guests provide their own version of love and romance in this celebration of mothers and daughters, and friends and family. Visit OrlandoBroadway.com or call 1-800-982-2787 or 407-704-6116.


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The Nashes are a close-knit family. Tom is a popular teacher, father to two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend Lise is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure during class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school and community.
As hysteria swells and more girls succumb, a series of tightly held secrets emerge, threatening to unravel friendships, families and the town's fragile idea of security.
The Fever offers a chilling story about guilt, family secrets, and the lethal power of desire.
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The Fever has been chosen as one of the best books of the year by Amazon, Kirkus, LA Review of Books, Grantland, the Boston Globe, the Globe & Mail, the Sun Sentinel, the Village Voice, Parade Magazine, School Library Journal and is one of NPR's favorite novels of the year.
"The book to beat… in the "Is it the next 'Gone Girl'?" sweepstakes" —Janet Maslin, New York Times
"The lives of teenage girls are dangerous, beautiful things in Abbott's stunning novel… Abbott expertly ratchet[s] up the suspense…nothing should be taken at fact value."—Kirkus, Starred Review
"The Fever holds true to its title: It's dark, disturbing, strangely beautiful and utterly unshakeable. Megan Abbott has created a mesmerizing, modern portrait of teenage life today: Brutal crushes, competing allegiances and first-bloom sensuality, all magnified by the rush and crush of technology." —Gillian Flynn
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Deenie couldn't get the look on Lise's face out of her head.
Her eyes had shot open seconds after she fell.
"Why am I here?" Lise had whispered, blinking ferociously, back arched on the floor, her legs turned in funny ways, her skirt flown up to her waist, and Mrs. Chalmers shouting in the hallway for help.
It had taken two boys and Mr. Banasiak from the classroom next door to get her to her feet.
Deenie watched them steer her down the hall, her head resting on Billy Gaughan's linebacker shoulder, her long hair thick with floor dust.
"Deenie, no," Mrs. Chalmers said, taking her firmly by the shoulders. "You stay here."
But Deenie didn't want to stay. Didn't want to join the thrusting clutches of girls whispering behind their lockers, the boys watching Lise turn the corner, her skirt hitched high in the back, her legs bare despite the cold weather, the neon flare of her underpants.
"Deenie, I heard something." It was Gabby, sneaking up behind her in her sparkled low-riders. They never made any noise. "About you."
Gabby's face seemed filled with fresh knowledge, but there was no way she could know what Deenie had done the night before. Sean Lurie went to Star-of-the-Sea. People couldn't know.
"Did you hear what just happened to Lise?" Deenie countered, pivoting to look at her. "I was there. I saw it."
Gabby's eyebrows lifted and she held her books to her chest.
"What do you mean? What do you mean?" she repeated. "Tell me everything."
At first they wouldn't let her into the nurse's office.
"Deenie, her mother isn't even here yet," snipped Mrs. Harris, the head of something called facilities operations.
"My dad asked me to check on her," Deenie lied, Gabby nodding next to her.
The ruse worked, though not for Gabby, who, lacking my-father-is-a-teacher privileges, was dispatched immediately to second period.
"Find out everything," Gabby whispered as Mrs. Harris waved her out.
The nurse's office door was ajar and Deenie could hear Lise calling her name. Everyone could hear, teachers stopping at their mailboxes.
"Deenie," Lise cried out. "What did I do? Did I do something? Who saw?"
Peering in the open door, Deenie saw Lise keeling over on the exam table, her lips ribboned with drying froth, one shoe hanging from her foot. She wasn't wearing any tights, her legs goose-quilled and whiter than the paper sheet.
"She … she bit me." Nurse Tammy was holding her own forearm, which looked wet. She hadn't been working there long and, rumor was, a senior athlete with a sore knee had scored two Tylenol with codeines from her on her very first day.
"Deenie!" Head whipping around, Lise gripped the table edge beneath her thighs, and Nurse Tammy rushed forward, trying to help her.
"Deenie," she said. "What happened to me? Is everyone talking about it? Did they see what I did?"
Outside the nurse's office, Mrs. Harris was arguing with someone about something, the assistant principal's stern jock voice joining in.
"No one saw," Deenie said. "No way. Are you okay?"
But Lise couldn't seem to focus, her hands doing some kind of strange wobbling thing in front of her, like she was conducting an invisible concert.
"I...I..." she stuttered, her eyes panicked. "Are they laughing at me?"
Deenie wanted to say something reassuring. Lise's mother, vaguely hysterical under the best of circumstances, would be here any second, and she wanted to help while she could.
"No. Everyone saw your Hello Kitty undies, though," Deenie tried, smiling. "Watch the boys come now."
Copyright © 2014 by Megan Abbott
May 12, 2015
Paperback release
Back Bay Books
June 17, 2014
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"Thrilling...a gripping story fueled by razor-sharp treachery, jealousy, hormones, and the insecurities of teenage girls."
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"A terrific psychological thriller... A reminder of the great P.D. James adage that the most dangerous emotion is love."
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