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Americans appear to be finally falling out of love with cosmetic surgery after a new report revealed that the number of operations dropped by 18 per cent last year.
The new reluctance to have a facelift, a tummy tuck or a breast enlargement marks a dramatic turn away from procedures that a few years ago seemed almost commonplace.
Figures collated by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that 1.9 million operations took place last year, down from 2.1 million in 2005.
One big factor cited by many plastic surgeons is the recession. As with many areas of the American economy, the biggest downturn since the Great Depression has hit many high-end consumer industries. Purely cosmetic operations, such as nose-shaping or breast enlargements, often cost thousands of dollars and are not usually covered by health insurance.
"I believe that one can credit the downturn of the economy for the decline in surgical procedures," said Dr Elliot Jacobs, a leading New York plastic surgeon.
But some say there could be something in the zeitgeist, too. Over the past decade, plastic surgery saw a massive boom. Something previously seen as the province of Hollywood royalty trickled down to the middle class. It became the subject of numerous TV shows, such as Nip/Tuck.
It was not just soap opera that fell under the surgeons' spell; reality TV shows got in on the act, too. Programmes such as Extreme Makeover and The Swan gave ordinary people a chance of free operations. The shows were not without controversy, especially The Swan -- hosted in 2004 by Ireland's Amanda Byram -- whose premise was to transform a contestant into a more beautiful person. However, both shows have been cancelled, and this year Nip/Tuck also broadcast its last episode.
Nor are celebrities immune from criticism about the plastic surgery they have undergone. Many stars receive frequent sniping in gossip columns for having operations deemed too obvious.
Recently reality-TV star Heidi Montag was on the end of an avalanche of criticism after she revealed she had had 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day.
Dr Michael Hall, a plastic surgeon in Miami Beach, said that an age of excess in the industry had come to an end, mirroring wider society. "When it comes to plastic surgery, people are now using more common sense."
However, while full-on surgical operations might be falling, the number of non-surgical cosmetic procedures is steady or rising.
There are other changes, too, reflecting both cultural and economic trends. Dr Richard Baxter, a plastic surgeon in Washington, noticed a marked decrease in the size of breast implants as the economy started to go downhill. Before the recession, fewer than a third of Dr Baxter's clients chose a B cup implant; now about half pick a B. "People have turned to more natural-looking things," he said.
The question concerning the industry now is what the longer-term trend will be.
"Has the plastic surgery bubble burst? I doubt it. As long as a woman or a man has a mirror available, there will be a continued interest in plastic surgery," said Dr Jacobs.
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Many companies nowadays cater for clients' demand as much as they can, or to the best of their abilities. In this regard, they require high quality consulting services to maintain their customers. Information technology consulting entails advising companies how to put information into proper use to achieve their goals. Hiring a professional IT Consulting Company is usually a hectic process. The same applies to starting any consulting business. However, technology has made it easier for individuals to venture into the consulting business making finding a great consulting company… tricky.
Obviously, companies want to hire the best in the industry; they want to hire experts. Experts bring in a new touch of skills that the company lacks. In other words, they may invent new ways to carry out different tasks that may in turn generate jobs for the company.
Companies need additional achievements. Apart from daily tasks, companies should be able to address their own difficulties and create solutions for the same. This means that consultants are required on a temporary basis to offer their skills. This saves costs as well as retaining workers. Companies require extra advice from non-employees. This calls for consultants who have earned immense experience from day-to-day work. A company consultant is as good as a family doctor therefore.
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2. Review the billing details of the company. Before diving into any agreement, stop to check the company's payment system. In the same way don't be quick to reveal your billing details. You can proceed to accept the contract once the negotiations are through.
The contract should however contain detailed information. This includes milestones, the payment schemes, and deadlines and hours the job will take. This way you will be on the same page.
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If the consultant is an independent contractor, you may want to have control over him. This way there will be a guarantee that he will perform the duties well. Create an Intellectual Property address to protect the company from the flaws of the consultant.
When choosing a consultant go for a realistic individual. One who can withstand the company's challenges. Such individuals have previously exhibited exemplary skills in their previous jobs. Do not be afraid to try out consultants recommended to you by friends and colleagues. Technology has revolutionized how we view things. Now almost any business entails programming, downloading and installing aspects. We cannot afford to run from this.
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A Purity of Devotion to Christ
I think it is time to introduce another study that is especially designed for DepartingUPC. What I want you to see in this study is the simplicity of salvation and how that Satan tries to blind people to this very fact.
This is Bible Study DU014 - A Purity of Devotion to Christ.
The apostles all preached the same message of salvation. It can be summed up in this statement: "And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." To call upon the name of the Lord means to recognize the work of the cross and to appeal to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. It is as simple as that.
There is nothing to add to that. There is nothing to take away from that. Water baptism is given so that we can publicly testify that Jesus Christ has indeed saved us and that He is our very Lord and Savior. (Water baptism is a rite of covenant just as communion is a rite of covenant.)
Let's follow this through with a couple of examples from Acts. First the story of Philip and the eunuch. The Lord was already preparing the eunuch's heart for his entrance into the kingdom of God. When Philip finds the eunuch he is reading from Isaiah 53. He asks Philip for help. Philip joins himself to the chariot. He begins at the very place where the eunuch is reading, and he preaches Jesus to him.
Here is the clincher. The eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?" Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." The eunuch responded, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
After the eunuch was baptized, he went on his way rejoicing. But did you catch it? The eunuch's salvation was based on one issue alone. He believed in Jesus Christ. He believed with his heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Paul said that our salvation is based entirely upon the issue of believing and confessing. Water baptism then became the open testimony of his faith in Jesus.
Listen carefully to what Paul said: "But what does it say? 'The word is near you, in your heart and in your mouth', -- that is, that is the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED." (Caps for emphasis only. Cf. Rom 10:4-13 NASB)
Paul said 'this is what we [the apostles] preach.' Paul also said to the Galatian churches that if a man preaches any other message, he is to be cursed. (Devoted to destruction. Cf. Gal 1:6-9)
Stop and think about it --- What does the UPC preach as salvation? Not only do they not preach what the apostles preached, but they actually discourage their members from reading the epistles. I'll let you bring this to its proper conclusion. It is possible that the UPC preachers who are (intentionally) preaching a false gospel, could be placing themselves under a curse? How often have you heard UPC ministers rant from the pulpit about preaching another gospel? Who is the guilty party?
Now let's go to a second example. Paul and Silas are thrown into prison. When it appears that all the prisoners will go free because of an earthquake, Paul actually stops the jailer from killing himself; "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."
When the jailer falls down before Paul and Silas, he cries out, "Sirs, WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?" (Caps for emphasis only.) Again we hear the same response, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." It was only after Paul instructed them more fully in the way of the Lord that they were baptized.
At what point were they saved? The fixed point of salvation never changes. And it is this fixed point of 'believing in Jesus Christ' that the enemy keeps striking at. The more Satan adds rules and conditions the more the simplicity of the gospel erodes away.
Now I must take this a step further. When a person is first saved, they begin their walk with a great sense of joy and of freedom. It is so wonderful to be saved. But after awhile something begins to happen to our joy and freedom, and we often are unable to recognize what is happening. I use to say to my wife when I was a young minister, "Honey, I feel like I'm caught in a net and I don't know what it is."
What was the net? It was the net of false doctrine. Paul explains it in his second letter to the Corinthians. Again listen carefully -- "But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ." (Cf. 2Co 11)
The apostle does not stop there. He warns about the preaching of another Jesus. Listen again: "For if one comes and preaches another Jesus WHOM WE HAVE NOT PREACHED, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or ANOTHER GOSPEL which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully." (It would help to read the entire chapter.)
What I really want you to see is the statement, 'the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.' The entire Christian walk wraps itself around this statement. All of our consecrations must wrap themselves around this one statement. All of our fears and confusions in life will disappear if we will wrap ourselves up in this statement.
Perhaps this will help you understand why there are so many hurting people in the ranks of Pentecostalism.
Perhaps this will help you understand why it is so important to study the Scriptures for yourself. David said, "The unfolding of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple." (Ps 119:130)
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George Lakoff dissects the war on terror
Monday 30 August 2004
Just in time for the Republican National Convention, esteemed linguistics professor George Lakoff talks about the way slogans frame the debates over policy: Linguistics professor George Lakoff dissects the "war on terror" and other conservative catchphrases. In particular, he faults the Democrats for letting Republicans choose memes through slogans, and not fighting fire with fire:
Conservatives have branded liberals, and the liberals let them get away with it: the "liberal elite," the "latte liberals," the "limousine liberals." The funny thing is that conservatives are the elite. The whole idea of conservative doctrine is that some people are better than others, that some people deserve more. To conservatives, if you're poor it's because you deserve it, you're not disciplined enough to get ahead. Conservative doctrine requires that there be an elite: the people who thrive in the free market have more money, and they should. Progressives say, "No, that's not fair. Maybe some should have more money, but no one should live in poverty. Everybody who works deserves to have a reasonable standard of living for their work." These are ideas that are progressive or liberal ideas, and progressives aren't getting them out there enough.
What progressives are promoting is not elite at all. Progressives ought to be talking about the conservative elite. They shouldn't be complaining about "tax cuts for the rich," they should be complaining about "tax cuts for the conservative elite," because that's who's getting them.


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|1. "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig
Book Review: The book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence. This book is ideal for one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence.The authors offer a free online course at Stanford University on artificial intelligence.This course provided by the author on artificial intelligence is "one of three being offered experimentally by the Stanford computer science department to extend technology knowledge and skills beyond this elite campus to the entire world."
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Not all property is created equal. Investing in the right kind of property can boost returns by over 100%.
"Is this guy for real?" you might be wondering. I can't say I'd blame you because Landlords have taken a bit of a beating over the last year or so.
First, the lovely people over at Number 10 decided to hike up our stamp duty payments. Then, I s'pose over a G&T after work, they continued chatting and decided our mortgage interest tax relief should go too.
In January they introduced tighter lender criteria for buy-to-let landlords. And – because that obviously wasn't enough – they're about to introduce a load more red tape for landlords to tackle, all of which are scaring property investors off.
Yet here I am dropping in on Landlord Blogger, suggesting you can still get a very attractive return on property.
But please bear with me!
Not all property is created equal. If you know where to invest your money, there are some sizeable returns waiting to be had.
Different properties offer different returns
As you probably know, different properties can be let in different ways, and each offers different rental yields. The list of options is fairly lengthy, but most people investing in residential property go for one of the following
- A single let (the traditional buy-to-let)
- An apartment (technically still a single let, but with important differences)
- A holiday let
- An HMO (a single property let to three or more separate tenants, such as young professionals or students)
The difference in return for each makes for some surprising reading.
Returns from single lets
Single lets sound like a property let to a single person. Not so.
Single lets are actually a property let to just one family unit. That could well be to a single person (and, presumably, her three cats) but it could also be a couple or a family with children. The key point is that contractually there is one tenant.
Letting to just one family unit makes single lets relatively passive investments. If you're willing to use an agent -and thus accept a slightly lower return- single lets require very little management whatsoever (although you still have legal obligations as landlord).
On the flip side, letting to one family unit almost always artificially caps your return.
Ultimately, rents are determined by supply and demand – and demand itself is determined by household income. When letting to a single family unit, household income is typically restricted to no more than two wage earners, which limits the rent they can afford, and your yield in turn.
Yields have been a consistent 5 – 6% over the past 8 years.
Source: Mortgages for Business Complex Buy to Let Index
Don't get me wrong, compared to even a generous saving account, a return of more than 5% might seem pretty attractive. But why stop there?
Returns from leasehold apartments
Leasehold apartments are a lot like the single lets described above, only with one key difference: you don't actually buy the entire property. Instead, you buy the right to lease the apartment on a long-term basis from whoever owns the building the apartment sits within.
This creates the potential for maintenance issues to be outside your control.
Also, the length of the leasehold ticks down as time goes on. Renewing it is a legal right, but it costs money. Whilst the value of the property itself may appreciate, the value of your leasehold, if let to run down substantially will depreciate until you pay to renew it.
If that all sounds pretty terrible, leasehold apartments come with benefits.
For a start, they can be a little cheaper to acquire (making them more accessible to investors). Generally speaking, they're smaller and newer so don't always need a great deal of maintenance.
So long as the location is right (think major cities with strong economies) tenant demand can be high – which makes void periods infrequent and capital growth strong on what is, again, a relatively passive investment.
That all makes leasehold apartments a viable option if you're just setting out but there's a definite trade off.
If you're lucky, yields from a leasehold apartment can outstrip those of standard single lets, but when it comes to maximising rental yields, your capital can work harder elsewhere.
Where specifically?
Returns from holiday lets
Although they're rarely regarded as mainstream investment vehicles, holiday lets actually crank things up a notch.
Bag yourself the right holiday let and you can expect gross rental yields to jump up more than a percentage point or two.
According to Second Estates, The average income for a week in peak season is now £1,200. But remember that's gross, and this sector is seasonal- don't expect that week in week out. Overall however the average income from a typical holiday property is just over £22,000.
Why is this?
Management of holiday lets is fairly intensive. If you're changing sheets and greeting new guests every few days (or, more likely, paying someone to do so on your behalf), the market is going to reward your additional effort/outlay.
Plus, the weak pound following the Brexit vote and recent election brings a double whammy bonus to the holiday property investor: More Brits on staycations (up 24% according to Sojern) and more foreign tourists attracted by the strength of their currency (up 19 % according to Visit Britain). The demand side of the equation is increasing faster than supply.
Airbnb has of course popularised the short term letting phenomenon and also brought it out of the typical tourist spots and into the 'regular' towns and cities. There are even now management companies dedicated to running your Airbnb profile and taking care of check-ins and check-outs for you.
Now, one of the major benefits of a furnished holiday let is that the mortgage interest relief (the removal of which has spoiled the party for so many) still stands. This is a significant tax benefit not to be overlooked…although you would probably be wise not to rely on that forevermore given the recent changes.
But there's more risk with holiday lets. Such short term letting periods coupled with the potential for seasonal lulls can result in unpredictable and potentially substantial void periods.
If you're purchasing with cash, you can run your property how you like. But, if you're relying on a mortgage there are a relatively limited number of mortgage products that cater to the holiday property.
Most buy to let mortgages expressly prohibit short term lets, so you can't simply purchase as a regular buy to let then pop it on Airbnb. Many apartment blocks also prohibit short term lets in the lease covenants (whether explicitly or implicitly).
Acquiring a holiday property is therefore something that needs careful consideration.
So where does that leave us?
Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)
A house in multiple occupation is a single property that's let to 3 or more tenants from different families – think houses shared by young professionals or students.
There is a renaissance happening in the HMO market at present. Well designed, high quality and high spec properties for discerning tenants are beginning to distance themselves from the average house share or 'student digs' of yesteryear.
For the most part, these tenants value the social connectivity and flexibility that come with sharing, or co-living as it is becoming known. Unwilling to settle, they rent out of choice, yet the quality HMOs they're after are in short supply.
With short supply and high demand the market is set for higher rents, but only if household budgets allow. Fortunately for all parties, HMO household budgets are abnormally high.
That's not necessarily because tenants are abnormally wealthy. Instead, it's because HMOs house a wage earner in each bedroom. That might mean five or six wage earners, for example, as opposed to the one or two associated with single lets.
Per tenant they pay significantly less than they would living alone, but still that lesser amount, multiplied by the 5 or 6 tenants in a HMO, can double a property's rental income compared to it's use as a single let.
It's a match that makes HMOs particularly attractive to both tenants and landlords alike:
Tenants get flexibility, companionship and lower rents. Landlords benefit from yields that outstrip those of a single let by almost 2:1.
Source: Mortgages for Business Complex Buy to Let Index
All that said, HMOs cost more to maintain, require more management and really do require you to vet tenants properly. A passive investment HMOs are not.
But for those with a taste for an active investment, – or for those willing to find and use a reputable agent – sizeable returns usually mean HMOs warrant serious consideration.
How to get a (much) better return on buy-to-let property
So let's compare the two ends of the spectrum. Over the past 8 years a single let has returned on average 5.7%. Over the same period an HMO has returned on average 9.6%. The right holiday let will do similar.
In my eyes, you're looking at almost doubling your return while reducing void periods with an HMO and for more information on how HMO's reduce void periods you need to read this).
Despite unfavourable government regulation, there are still clear and sizeable returns to be made from property.
The trick, of course, is knowing where to invest.
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Cannizaro, who was regarded as perhaps the best player in Tulane history, was hired by LSU in 2014 as the recruiting coordinator and hitting coach after a professional career in the major leagues.
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This LLC Owned, beautiful mocha colored hull, low hrs, just traded immaculate and virtually like new Cruisers Yachts 48 Cantius is now available for sale. This model has a great 2 salon 2 stateroom and 2 head layout with a large center line full beam master. The current owner bought this vessel new and equipped her with some great options and features. This Yacht is running the impressive Volvo Penta IPS 600's pod system, so consequently the vessel is very easy to dock with the added bonus of significantly more power less fuel and a cleaner quieter engine configuration. Some notable expensive upgrades is the Volvo dynamic positioning system, 2 receiver satellite TV system, retractable powered cockpit sunshade, and the Flir low light and night vision remote camera.
This vessel has been maintained and serviced by Volvo and when you take into consideration the multitude of additional options installed, coupled with the bonus that its owned in an LLC, then this Yacht is great value for money given it shows pretty well like a new Yacht.
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- Large Upper and Lower salons
- Twin Volvo IPS 600's Low hrs Diesel Pod drives with Joystick docking
- Volvo Dynamic Position System
- Volvo ACP, pod anti corrosion system.
- Volvo information and diagnostic display screen
- Twin Raymarine E120 series touch multi-functional helm displays
- Raymarine 48" HD open array radar
- Raymarine autopilot
- Raymarine/Flir remote controlled night vision camera with low light feature
- Raymarine VHF radio
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- Under water lights
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- 3 individual AC units and ones with dehumidify function
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- Windlass anchor with chain and line
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- Easy access to large engine room
- Pull out Sofa Bed in lower Salon
- LED Cockpit and interior mood lighting
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- Flush mounted speakers throughout
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- Double wide adjustable helm seat with bolster
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Boat Name
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Hull Shape: Semi-Displacement
Beam: 14 ft 6 in
Headroom: 6 ft 6 in
Dry Weight: 32700 lbs
Total Power: 870 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Year Built: 2014
Engine Model: D6
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Starboard
Engine Hours: 170
Drive Type: Pod Drive
Engine Power: 435 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Year Built: 2014
Engine Model: D6
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Port
Engine Hours: 170
Drive Type: Pod Drive
Engine Power: 435 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: (80 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (350 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: (50 Gallons)
Number of heads: 2
Manufacturer Provided Description
The 48 Cantius brings a visionary aesthetic to its revolutionary design. Featuring an optional wenge wood interior and integrated double salons that invite conversation and allows the sun to flood the lower salon with its looming radiance. Once you experience the 48 Cantius no other yacht in the world will feel as satisfying.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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New York City is one of the most vibrant urban areas in the world and home to some 15 million people. Densely populated, it is one of the world's commercial, cultural, and financial centers. Running along the main streets of Manhattan, especially in mid-town, is challenging, given the masses. But there is some unique and inspiring running to be had in New York. Our guide to running in New York City is divided into two parts: the island of Manhattan, and the other four "Boroughs" — Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
In Manhattan, there are four "must-do" runs: Central Park (numerous options); the spectacular run along the Hudson River Greenway, with views of the river, New Jersey, and the new One World Trade Center; the East River; and a run incorporating one of the bridges crossing over to Brooklyn.
The Manhattan topography is very flat. Any hill options are generally in Central Park. And the fantastic subway system (called the MTA) can make getting to or from any run a snap. All of our routes are easily accessible by subway.
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The deportation of the Czech Republic
Deportation - the process of forced removal of a particular citizen outside of the state, as well as, in some cases denial to cross the borders of the state. Despite the fact that the migration policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government officials of the Czech Republic treat truly foreigners of Slavic origin (compared with its immediate neighbors) , but the last one use and even abuse this loyalty very often. Deportation migratory immigration prisons are filled with Czech immigrants with expired visas, lost passports, unpaid taxes, non-existent address of residence, fake bank cards and unpaid fines. The list is long, but it is the reality. In practice each of these disorders causes a criminal trial (examination), legal proceedings and the deportation of the Czech Republic.
The most common reasons for deportation from the Czech Republic:
- Inconsistency between a purpose of stay and real activity.
- Violation of the visa terms, untimely visa extension.
- Inconsistency between registered address and real living.
- Absence or non-compliance with terms of the contract of medical insurance.
- Fake or non-existent bank documents (card, account statement).
- Illegal social benefits on different basis (for example, a marriage).
Deportation from the country is not the worst consequence of the above violations. In some cases these offenses cause not only administrative, but also criminal liability, the trial court, and even imprisonment.
The consequences of deportation
Depending on how offense is one deportation from the Czech Republic can not be limited to the case. Negative consequences can be very different from a simple expulsion from the country for a period of more than 5 years and huge penalties, which the offender must pay after the expulsion, and even imprisonment in the Czech deportation prison, in which by the way, the offender pays all costs about 300 CZK (or 12 euros) per day, and these figures can be very impressive due to the speed of processing and the number of cases in the court.
How to prevent deportation
Our company has wide experience in cases connected with the deportation of citizens outside the Czech Republic. The only advice we can give to avoid this very expensive and a very unpleasant consequences of the process: check the information. When you register a company, when you start to pay taxes, when you want to change the status of residence permit (for example, with a student visa to work one) , when you register health insurance and order a certificate of clear record, always check the new information in a few reliable sources. If you are offered for a few days to prepare all the documents for getting a residence permit, or in 15 minutes to make a police clearance certificate for the signature and seal of the Ministry of Interior of your home country, please think over. It is not difficult to agree and do all this things - it will be difficult to avoid deportation with forged documents. In addition, a lot of companies in Prague offer this service as "a guaranteed return to the country after being deported." No organization can not provide any legal guarantees of return to the country after deportation. Legal practice shows that the return to the country is almost impossible, at least for 5 years after the deportation. One of the reasons that you should apply to our company in the case of administrative expulsion from the country is our honesty and clarity of relations with the law. All manipulations connected with the paperwork, the interaction with the trial lawyers, preparation of applications and appeals to the court, and many others made with you and, if you want you can check documents by your independent lawyer or attorney.
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No parent expects to hear the words "your child has cancer."
The news is a shock and can feel overwhelming. We want you to know that we understand, and that we will walk with you and your family on this journey.
The length of treatment for pediatric cancer can last up to three years. This is a long time, but even in the midst of cancer treatment, life goes on. Parents continue to work, children attend school, and developmental milestones are met. Our team works with families to accommodate and support as normal a life as possible. Appointments and treatments are scheduled around these activities whenever possible. We provide emotional and financial support and resources to parents, patients, and siblings. Our focus is always to do what is best for the patient and family.
Most treatment takes place in the outpatient cancer clinic at Dayton Children's. The hospital also has an inpatient cancer unit for lengthy stays and short stay/observation. We coordinate closely with a local facility for conventional and state of the art proton radiation therapy when applicable.
the first few days
The first few days after a cancer diagnosis are very busy and stressful as families try to comprehend what is happening to their child. Our team moves quickly to confirm the diagnosis, establish a plan of care and begins treatment.
During your first visit to the clinic, you will meet with a hematologist/oncologist, nurse practitioner and others who can answer your questions and help you prepare for the days and weeks ahead. We will schedule necessary tests as quickly as possible, often on the same day. These tests can include:
- Blood tests
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- Bone marrow aspiration (taking a sample of bone marrow)
- Biopsy (surgically removing a sample of tissue to test it for cancer)
The multidisciplinary team will meet to talk about test results and create a treatment plan. Your oncologist will then spend time reviewing the plan with your family and answering any and all related questions. This treatment plan can include surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Depending on the type of cancer your child has and how advanced it is, we may recommend starting therapy the next day. In most cases, therapy begins within the week.
Dayton Children's oncology department is accredited by the National Academy of Surgeon's. We participate and consult with Children's Oncology Group for nationally recognized standard of care treatments as well as current available clinical trials. Your child will receive these nationally accepted standard of care treatments here at Dayton Children's, but we always support and encourage families to get a second opinion before starting therapy if they wish. We want you to do what you think is best for your family and child!
outpatient care
Patients come to our outpatient cancer clinic for physician appointments and procedures such as transfusions and chemotherapy. Our team takes care of:
- Scheduling appointments and tests
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- Requesting prescriptions and refills
- Educating families about at-home care
- Making referrals to other specialists as needed
Our nurses make sure that the clinic is a happy place! They take time to get to know each child—their interests and hobbies, what makes them feel scared, what eases their anxieties. We celebrate birthdays and everyday accomplishments; we laugh with families and sometimes cry together, too. Also, kids participate in a special program called Emily's Beads of Courage, which provides beads to patients as they progress through treatment. Each bead represents a different treatment or milestone, and is used to create a colorful necklace.
inpatient care
When patients need to be hospitalized, they are admitted to our dedicated hematology/oncology unit. This unit provides special care for patients receiving prolonged chemotherapy or recovering from a surgical procedure, or those who are ill and need round-the-clock care.
Every day during "morning rounds," one of our pediatric hematologists/oncologists will come to the patient's room with resident physicians, the charge nurse, other nurses and a nurse practitioner. The team will go over any test results, talk about what will happen in the day ahead and answer any questions families may have.
During their hospital stay, patients receive comprehensive care from our doctors and nurses. They may also interact with a:
- Psychologist
- Registered dietitian
- Social worker
- Child life specialist
- Chaplain
Volunteers often come by to spend time with children and play games. Family members are always welcome to take a break in the family lounge, which features a large-screen television, kitchenette and comfortable chairs. All hospital guests can take advantage of the hospital's free WIFI.
Discharge planning begins almost as soon as the child is admitted to the hospital. Our goal is to make sure families have everything they need when the child goes home, such as prescriptions, home care services and follow-up clinic appointments. If questions arise after the child is discharged, parents can call the clinic during regular hours. After hours, they can call the hospital operator and ask for the hematologist/oncologist on call.
education and support
Taking care of a child with cancer can feel like an overwhelming responsibility. Our team is here to share the load by providing support every step of the way. Our team wants to help with whatever needs families have. Do not be shy about asking!
Nurse practitioners as well as shift coordinators are the point persons for families whose child has just been diagnosed with cancer. They work with patients in the clinic and in the hospital's inpatient cancer unit and:
- Provide all education for newly diagnosed families to help them know what to expect and how to meet their child's needs at home
- Work with other nurses to organize multiple appointments and tests
- Coordinate discharge planning for inpatients
- Connect new families to "veterans" whose children are further along in the journey
- Answer emails and phone calls from parents who need information or additional support
- Talk to school nurses and teachers to make sure patients have what they need to be successful in school
- Coordinate referrals to other hospital departments, such as psychology, nutrition therapy, social work, child life and physical rehabilitation


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Since its founding in 2008, BOND's fundraising efforts have been focused on providing scholarships for Twin Cities post-secondary students and adults in need of specialized training for re-entry into the workplace.
Most regularly-scheduled BOND activities, even some of those that seem to be primarily educational or social, are, in fact, means through which the organization raises its scholarship funds. Attendees contribute one or two dollars to each book, short story or film discussion group they attend, and each bridge game and lunch or dinner group in which they participate. It all adds up.
Of course, there are also major annual fundraising activities, such as the annual Fall Book/Author event, a Spring bazaar and the annual garage sale, special-interest luncheons and teas, as well as the annual sale of dining discount cards and entertainment coupon books. Retailers such as Chico's and Herbergers partner with BOND to raise funds through designation of a portion of retail sales revenues on a particular date for the BOND Scholarship Fund and the sale of discount coupon books to store customers by BOND volunteers.
On an ongoing basis, members can purchase tribute cards as a special way to say "thank you," to send a "get well" wish, to offer condolences and to celebrate anniversaries, B'nai Mitzvahs and even friendships. All proceeds go to the BOND Scholarship Fund.
Between June 2009 and June 2010, BOND awarded $20,690 in scholarship funding to needy candidates screened by the Minneapolis Jewish Family and Children's Service and Jewish Vocational Service, and approximately $5,000 through Jewish Family Service of St. Paul. Also, the organization has made a commitment to provide financial assistance to women in the Jewish Domestic Abuse Collaborative toward the costs of training for re-entry into the workplace.
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A ewe that was tupped in a video made as part of the National Trust's MyFarm* project has, nearly five months later, given birth on camera too.
The Portland ewe, unimaginatively named '3462' after her tag number, shot to prominence after starring in MyFarm's 'RamCam' video.
RamCam saw Peacland Paolo, a Portland ram, fitted with a horn-mounted webcam as he went out for the tupping season at Wimpole Home Farm, the home of MyFarm, last November.
In his first tup, Paolo took a special shine to experienced ewe number 3462, one of 30 ewes in his field for the tup. The video has been viewed more than 18,000 times on YouTube.
As the end of the 145-day gestation period drew nearer, the MyFarm team moved the ewe into a lambing pen fitted with another webcam.
On Sunday evening, viewers on the MyFarm website saw the as-yet unnamed 'Son of RamCam' born into the world.
MyFarm Project Manager, Andrew Cock-Starkey, said: "First RamCam and now LambCam have been great fun and we hope people have enjoyed watching them.
"Though it's all done slightly tongue in cheek – and we've had lots of pun fun with titles like RamCam and EweTube – there is a serious message too.
"Carbon footprints, food miles and food provenance are becoming more and more important both to consumers and the industry.
"Most people have eaten lamb, still more will have heard of the lambing season at farms but I'd wager not many knew what the tupping season was.
"Through the MyFarm project we want to involve people in farming and where their food comes from.
"MyFarm members vote on key decisions that affect the future of the farm.
"If Paolo, ewe 3462 and their son help us teach people that British lamb born in the Spring is available to eat in Autumn, and not in the next few weeks as most people think, then they've done their job."
The lamb's birth was amongst the first at the home of MyFarm, Home Farm on the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. It signals the start of the farm's lambing season that starts on Saturday 17 March and runs through to Sunday 5 April. Home Farm is open to the public and is expecting around 40,000 visitors during the five week period.
Andrew Cock-Starkey added: "Lambing is a very busy but hugely enjoyable time on the farm and the farm staff work really hard to share the goings on with the public.
"It's quite a magical thing to see a lamb that's a few hours or even minutes old and lucky visitors may even see a birth for themselves.
"For those that don't we suggest they keep an eye our MyFarm webcams. We've had pigs farrowing recently and even a rare Bagot goat having twin kids all live on camera."
For more information on MyFarm visit www.my-farm.org.uk.
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Research Areas
The research problems that we work on sit in the field of computer science but in addition to this, we are interested in applications of our solutions in addressing problems of education, accessible healthcare, agriculture, and others that emerge in rural and poor areas of developing world countries. These problems typically require unconventional or radically different ways of thinking from the computational perspective. We are excited by work that involves testing our models, frameworks, and/or algorithms in the social or community settings concerned; working collaboratively with communities to design relevant, practical, useful, and sustainable solutions.
The work that we do here is mainly centred on facilitating secure and reliable access to patient data both from the healthcare provider's perspective and the patient's. We've worked on, and continue to, problems of enabling secure mobile storage of health care data, imagery for communicating with low literacy users, and social trust frameworks for the inclusion of trusted third-party users wanting to aid patients with problems accessing healthcare solutions.
Under this umbrella, we consider problems of education in Africa where specialised expertise is often lacking and aim to come up with solutions to facilitate access to external pools of expertise. Our research results in this area span mobile solutions for aiding learning, tele-education, and social networking platforms.
Crime Mitigation
In this case we are especially interested in the problem of crime report anonymization to protect the identities of users in order to encourage users to communicate incidents to law enforcement authorities, and also to facilitate sharing the data between different law enforcement authorities.
The Supervisors
Anne Kayem (Information Security)
Bryan DeRenzi (Human Computer Interaction, E-Health)
David Johnson (Networks)
Hussein Suleman (Information Retrieval, E-Learning, E-Health)
James Gain (Computer Graphics)
Maria Keet (Logic-based Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development)
Melissa Densmore (Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Computing, Networks)
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Articles on Surgery in Gastric Cancer
This section of the Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer Resource Centre focuses on the latest clinically relevant findings in the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. The peer-reviewed articles available here have been independently selected, and several commented upon, by members of the Editorial Board. Many of the articles are freely available for downloading.
Focusing initially on gastric cancer, these pages will provide new content each month to help you stay abreast of recent scientific developments in this area.
Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for gastric cancer in its earlier stages. Resection may be performed endoscopically if appropriate. When complete, resection offers the possibility of long-term survival, and in the absence of residual disease, the patient may need no further treatment.1
However, gastric cancer is rarely detected at an early stage, and for later stages of gastric cancer surgery must be preceded or followed by chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (perhaps combined with a targeted therapy).1 D2 lymph node dissection is indicated for medically fit patients, and gastrectomy may be radical or subtotal.1
Options for the surgical treatment of gastric cancer continue to develop, with key importance for patient outcomes. To stay abreast of the most recent advances and clinical trial findings in the use of surgery for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, please subscribe to our eAlert to ensure you are informed of all new content as it is published on this platform.
1. Cabebe EC. Gastric cancer treatment & management. Approach considerations. In Medscape: Drugs & Diseases. Available from: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/278744-treatment. Last updated 11 Nov 2015; accessed 7 Apr 2016.
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Gastrectomy in Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients
Yang JY, Lee HJ, Kim TH, Huh YJ, Son YG, Park JH, et al.Ann Surg Oncol 2016 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Yield of Staging Laparoscopy and Lavage Cytology for Radiologically Occult Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Gastric Cancer
Ikoma N, Blum M, Chiang YJ, Estrella JS, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Fournier K, et al.Ann Surg Oncol 2016 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Is Centralization Needed for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Patients With Low Operative Risk?: A Nationwide Study
Pasquer A, Renaud F, Hec F, Gandon A, Vanderbeken M, Drubay V, et al.Ann Surg 2016 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]
Treatment outcomes of hepatectomy for liver metastases of gastric cancer diagnosed using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
Tatsubayashi T, Tanizawa Y, Miki Y, Tokunaga M, Bando E, Kawamura T, et al.Gastric Cancer. 2016 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
The clinical significance of para-aortic nodal dissection for advanced gastric cancer
Morita S, Fukagawa T, Fujiwara H, Katai H.Eur J Surg Oncol. 2016 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Characterising timing and pattern of relapse following surgery for localised oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma: a retrospective study
Moorcraft SY, Fontana E, Cunningham D, Peckitt C, Waddell T, Smyth EC, et al.BMC Cancer. 2016 Feb 17;16(1):112.
Salvage Surgery After Chemoradiotherapy in the Management of Esophageal Cancer: Is It a Viable Therapeutic Option?
Markar S, Gronnier C, Duhamel A, Pasquer A, Théreaux J, du Rieu MC, et al.J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 20;33(33):3866-73.
Extent of Lymphadenectomy and Prognosis After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Lagergren J, Mattsson F, Zylstra J, Chang F, Gossage J, Mason R, et al.JAMA Surg. 2016 Jan 1;151(1):32-9.
Duration of Smoking Cessation and Postoperative Morbidity After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: How Long Should Patients Stop Smoking Before Surgery?
Yoshida N, Baba Y, Hiyoshi Y, Shigaki H, Kurashige J, Sakamoto Y, et al.World J Surg. 2016 Jan;40(1):142-7.
Prospective Study of Malabsorption and Malnutrition After Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Surgery
Heneghan HM, Zaborowski A, Fanning M, McHugh A, Doyle S, Moore J, et al.Ann Surg. 2015 Nov;262(5):803-8.


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I´ve ran some song lyrics through our psychographic classifyers and found some cool results that I don´t really know what they mean. I tested Love me do and Revolution by the Beatles and God of Thunder by KISS and here´s what I found out about personality type and mood (strenght within brackets:
Love me do: E (85) S (77) F (100) J (100) Happy (100) = The Socializers
According to Myers-Briggs in Gifts Differing they:
Value above all harmonius human contacts… and anxious to conform to all legitimate expectations.
Revolution: I (74) S (55) F (93) J (55) Upset (57) = The Nurturers
Carry responsibility especially well…are very hard working…and make an excellent adaptation to routine.
God of Thunder: I (73) N (96) F (97) P (90) Upset (93) = The Idealists
Value, above all, harmony in the inner life of feeling…have feelings that are deep, but seldom expressed, because inner tenderness and passionate conviction are both masked by reserve and repose…no desire to impress or influence others.
As far as I know John Lennon wrote both the lyrics and they wouldn´t as much reflect the author as, maybe, what type of audience are attracted to it. I´m a fan of Margaret Mark and Carol S. Pearsons marketing theory presented in the Hero and the Outlaw that says that a brand attracts different audiences. That makes me wonder if there are patterns to be found in for instance what bloggers that says they like the different songs.
I´ve two different approaches to the problem I´ve developed the Myers-Briggs personality type classifyers (can be found here and via Typealyzer) during a long time know and just recently started testing a Mark-Pearson Archetypes classifyer that looks directly at words in archetypical stories such as war Hero stories and hi-tech Magician stories for example. The latter needs more training data, but will probably be cool.
If you´re interested in helping out with researching this – send me an e-mail!