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Over the last few days, since I started using my Inspiron 3520 with Windows 10 on it after a hardware issue that arose a while back from my own doing, I barely did anything on the laptop before it started acting all crazy and all. I did have to do a hard Shutdown quite a few times when it seemed to freeze up on a black screen or at other times before this all started, but I'm assuming that had nothing to do with it... though it couldn't have helped.
I've tried multiple times to do a System Restore, only to keep coming up with an error code 0x80070005, because of some anti-virus program installed/currently running, when I have more than one installed (which I know shouldn't be done, but dunno which work or not at any given time). And now, I can't even do one to before this all started, as I've repeatedly kept trying to do while disabling certain services in Windows Task Manager. Because I tried uninstalling some Windows C++ Redistributable programs from other people who've had the same problem, where with some programs or whatever, I keep getting a "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect." message. And after I attempted installing the files I downloaded to fix this problem, I got the SAME message as I do for the programs that refuse to run.
So did I do/see something wrong in what I needed to do? As at this point, I feel like my only option is to reset my PC to its default settings (but keeping what files I have installed), even though I might lose certain programs that despite the fact they shouldn't still be working, they do and doubt I can use them again after resetting the PC if I back them up and reinstall them (like McAfee, even if I have another Virus protection program that is still being paid for afaik). But I think this is the only I can fix whatever issue is causing it, as well as hopefully get back what programs I already (or rather, the only ones it would let me do so with) deleted. As I dunno what is causing said issue on apps/programs to prevent me from installing downloadable files like the C++ Redistributable files I downloaded, if that's not the issue or even installing one I didn't already have. I tried looking at my Windows Event Viewer to see if it'd tell me anything, but it didn't do so, when I redirected it to be examined through the Internet.
And I did maybe also try upgrading my Windows 10 earlier, before I interrupted it when I needed use of my laptop during a live television event earlier for something that I didn't even get. But I dunno if that would even help at this point. So... thoughts?


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In performance: Alice Coote
There were a lot of bucolic songs on this program. The moon was featured prominently and frequently in the texts as were forests, boats and early-morning outings. Their settings, as one might expect, were simple and sometimes folk-like, and Coote never overwhelmed them. She used her considerable resources with consummate musicality, building scenes with the subtlety of a painter rather than the vividness of an opera singer. Her softest lines spoke powerfully, and she was able to ratchet up intensity without ever becoming aggressive.
Most of that period's big guns were represented -- Elgar, Quilter, Stanford, Warlock and Vaughan Williams. But there were also pieces by relative unknowns -- Maude Valerie White, Graham Peel and two whose songs were particularly appealing, Liza Lehmann and Ivor Gurney. Gurney's "Lights Out" ended the evening with a quiet unresolved cadence, and in "From the Diary of Virginia Woolf" by Dominick Argento (the only non-Edwardian on the program), Coote sang with exquisite dramatic timing.
Bradley Moore accompanied with assurance and attention to balance and detail.
-- Joan Reinthaler
Joan Reinthaler
| November 7, 2010; 11:44 PM ET
Categories: local reviews
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For me, Alice Coote's recital was one of those rare, totally transporting experiences that I will remember for a long time. In fact, I plan to hear the program again when she performs it in Philadelphia on November 19th.
I agree with Joan Reinthaler's review, of course, but my own would be even more enthusiastic, echoing much of the long, detailed--and printed!--review that appeared after her performance of the same program last April in San Francisco. (You can find the review easily by googling Alice Coote, San Francisco, review, if clicking on the following link doesn't work:
I can hardly wait to hear her CD of Mahler and Schumann lieder, and the reviews of her performances in operas by Handel, Richard Strauss, Bizet, Monteverdi, and others have whetted my appetite to see her in that medium. You can get a good idea of her performance with orchestra in an astonishingly beautiful Brahms' Alto Rhapsody (check it out on YouTube.)
Thanks Vocal Arts DC for bringing so many wonderful singers to Washington; I've been attending these concerts for many years, and Coote, for me, was one of the very finest.
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Seal joins in the fun with dogs
A cheeky seal pup follows a dog off the beach of Schouwen-Duiveland in the Netherlands.
The two dogs, Bolle and Coco, were surprised by the boisterous seal pup, who tried to join in their fun after they took to the water to cool off after a long walk.
The extraordinary scene was captured by keen photographer Anneke van de Kassteele, from the Netherlands


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When it comes to babies and marriage, Kelly Clarkson is going to be more of a Kerry Washington than an Olivia Wilde.
A little more than a week after marrying Brandon Blackstock in an intimate ceremony in Tennessee, the American Idol winner shared some frank plans about the couple's future.
"I want babies!" Clarkson said during a radio interview with Valentine in the Morning on Wednesday. "Everybody keeps saying, 'What do you want for Christmas?' And I'm like, 'I want to be pregnant.'"
See more: 10 Things You Should Know About the First Year of Marriage
How does Blackstock feel about his new wife's baby fever? The Nashville-based talent manager is "excited about all the [baby-making] practice," Clarkson said, before adding that she wants to have two children "around the same age." Clarkson already has some practice being a mom: Any little ones they have will join Blackstock's two children from a former marriage.
As for the couple's sudden decision to scrap plans for a big wedding and elope with just Blackstock's children in attendance, Clarkson said, "Everybody was actually very understanding...Nobody was really mad. Everybody was really supportive. It was the perfect thing to do. It was so amazing."
See more: Five Essential Finance Tips for Newlyweds
Luckily for their other family and friends, the gorgeous wedding video Clarkson shared on Twitter last week does their wedding day justice. The short and sweet video, set to "Heavenly Day" by Patty Griffin, certainly made us feel like we were there—and we don't even know them! Besides, they can interrupt their family planning and pull a George Lucas by throwing a second wedding celebration.
Whatever they choose to do, Clarkson's children will get to hear some beautiful lullabies. Lucky kids!
—Terri Pous
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Automated Information Flow using Office add-in, Office 365, Trello and Azure Logic Apps
At Cognit we use Harvest for time reporting. In this system you can also create invoices based on these time reports. When the invoices are created we can send them with a wizard like experience via email to our customers.
So every month there is an information flow where we send an invoice with an email sometimes containing some additional information. This is nice to have archived together so that we can go back and se what was sent, even if we where to switch to another time reporting system. What we also need to do is to send the invoice to our accountant later together with other invoices and financial documents.
To deal with this and other tasks in our daily work we use a kanban workflow in Trello. We use it a lot of reasons, it's simple and easy to understand, flexible, integration friendly and just helps us get stuff done. We use it inhouse and with clients whenever possible. Kudos to Trello for making an awesome tool!
With this in mind I set out to automatate this information flow to support this small but important process.
The Solution
**Step 1
- from the Harvest to Office 365 Document Library**
First off we simply use the built in support from Harvest to send the invoice to the customer and simultaneously sending a copy to our own mailbox. We then have the email with the invoice attachment sitting in outlook.
From here we use our custom built Outlook Add-In enables us to with one single click(!) save the email and it's attachment to a folder within a document library.
The first goal - archiving the invoice and the belonging email together - is now achieved.
Step 2- From an Office 365 document library to a task in form of a Trello card
Then you might think - "Tasks? You should be using Office 365 Planner"! Well, no - we don't use the Office 365 Planner for tasks. Even if the UI looks promising, it is still lacking some vital stuff for easy overall task management.
Anyway - at this stage we have a file (the invoice) that needs to be handled in a document library, but at a later point in time. That file will not be found when we want it unless we assign a task in someway to a person / role to handle this document.
This is where we are running Azure Logic Apps. The Azure Logic App monitors this document library and if a file is created it creates a Trello task containing a description and a link to the document. This means that even if we have 10 000 documents in this document library - we will still find it since we created a deep link in Trello. This underlines a couple of the points I made in the my "Search" presentation at SSUG last year, among other things:
"Findability != Search", and the a little bit more provoking first slide in the presentation -
"Learn to hate searching".
Great! As the person that sent the invoice - I can let that go - I've done my part and it's being followed up in Trello, if a colleague would need to read the email that was sent - it's all there in the SharePoint document library.
Step 3- Finalizing the information flow
Ok, the time has come to send this months invoices to the accountant. We open the trello task(s), open the document library folder, mark the document and add it as an attachment to the email that will be sent to the accountant together with other financial documents.
Visual Overview
Here is a visual overview of the process and the involved systems:
Final thoughts
Notice how the number of customizations made in Sharepoint is ZERO.
Could the flow be built in other ways? Could it be improved? Indeed it could, this is just a sample of a solution where we create business value and a more pleasant work day for involved parties by connecting already existing services and functionalities and adopting it to our specific company process.
It's so awesome to be able to use the best of breed of systems connecting them in a decoupled fashion.
This little thing is a win for us, but imagine the value you can create in larger companies.
If you have questions or need help supporting your business process, feel free to contact us any time. We love and know this stuff.
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DAC Collection Artist Information
Varujan Boghosian
American sculptor
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500088210.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Varujan Boghosian:
|Varujan Boghosian
|Orpheus, ca. 1958-1959
|Woodcut on Asian wove paper
http://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/art35232 is a persistent link to this page with no user-session information.


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Adventures By Disney offers authentic experiences in some of the world's top destinations - all with Disney quality, safety, and service.
General Tours, the best in affordable touring, without the crowd. Small group escorted journeys with never more than 16 guests.
CIE Tours International has provided quality vacations for 79 years in Ireland, and now also offers exciting tours of Britain, Italy and Eastern Europe.
The Globus family of brands has been the leader in world-wide escorted tours, travel packages and river cruises for more than 80 years.
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Trafalgar's award-winning guided vacations take guests deep inside worldwide destinations, providing an exclusive insider's view on the local people, places and cultures they encounter.
A & K Experience inspired travel with the Abercrombie & Kent signature blend of luxury, authenticity and adventure through 62 worldwide offices.
Tauck's enriching guided tours, small ship cruises, river cruises and family travel take you to all seven continents.


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I used a few files from My Scrap Chick to make this cute reindeer box. I used a reindeer head from Santa & Friends and added it to the Pumpkin Box. I needed to make it a certain size for a customer to fit her treats inside so I decided to use that box, but My Scrap Chick has an adorable Reindeer Belly Box already created!!
The printed eyes are also from My Scrap Chick and are FREE here!!


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Maserati Plans Two New Sports Cars in the Near Future
It looks like in the upcoming years, the Porsche 911 is going to gain a lot more competitors. The latest one will come from Maserati and will be revealed sometime in 2016.
Contrary to previous rumors, this new sports car won't be a mid-engine model; instead, we are going to see "a front-engine model in a 2+2 configuration, with more compact dimensions than the GranTurismo." The new model is currently known as the "Shamal" (or GranSport) and will only be offered with V-6 engines. It will be priced somewhere in the $110-$150K area and will be offered as a direct competitor to the Porsche 911, Jaguar F-type and Audi R8.
The new model will be built on a lightweight modular aluminum structure and the base version will deliver about 300 horsepower, while the top version will go up to 400 horsepower. An MC Stradale version will also be offered with an output of about 450 horsepower.
Also, sometime in 2015 we are going to see a new sports car launched by the Italian company in the form of a successor for the current GranTurismo.
The GranTurismo successor will be built on the same platform as the upcoming Ghibli sedan and will be a little bit lighter than the current generation. Under the hood, we will see a Ferrari- designed 4.0-liter bi-turbo unit with the output ranging from 460 horsepower in the base version and up to 600 horsepower for the MC Stradale version.
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text: It was day one of our workshop. After a morning of theory we climbed on board a bus with model brides and grooms and headed to a park somewhere in downtown Philadelphia. It was rather a frustrating afternoon for Cliff as he was desperately wanting sunlight so that we could put to use what we learned in the morning. All we got was fleeting sun, however I think it was enough to demonstrate his point which is to embrace the sunlight for fabulous photos. Here are some of my favorte images from the day.


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Belle Noire (AKA Belle Noir, Bella Noire) is a well-rounded adult performer who grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Always involved in artistic endeavors, she performed as a ballerina and in musicals when she was in school. While attending college in North Carolina, she was discovered by a few photographers who realized what a natural she is in front of a camera. From modeling for drawing classes, to working in an adult video store, she found herself surrounded by nudity, and she took to the life like a fish to water. She stands 5'4", and her curvy body measures 34-26-33. The C-cup boobs that she exposes from time to time keep her fans busy unbuttoning their pants as quickly as they can.
You can catch Belle in bed with Adriana Chechik in a few movies, including a sexy clip for Cheer Squad Sleepovers 11, and Amateur POV Auditions 10, where they share two cocks. The cumshots are flying all over the place in that scene, and both of the babes make sure to swallow all the evidence before Katie Jordin arrives on set to get into, and out of, her work clothes. Belle is one to watch, and her future in the industry is bright.


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Preview of THE TERROR-
Chapter One
Lat. 70°-05' N., Long. 98°-23' W.
October, 1847
Captain Crozier comes up on deck to find his ship under attack
by celestial ghosts. Above him – above Terror -- shimmering
folds of light lunge but then quickly withdraw like the colourful
arms of aggresssive but ultimately uncertain spectres. Ectoplasmic
skeletal fingers extend toward the ship, open, prepare to
grasp, and pull back.
The temperature is –50 degrees Fahrenheit and dropping
fast. Because of the fog that came through earlier during
the single hour of weak twilight now passing for their day,
the foreshortened masts – the three topmasts, topgallants,
upper rigging, and highest spars have been removed and stored
to cut down on the danger of falling ice and to reduce the
chances of the ship capsizing due to the weight of ice on
them – stand now like ice-sheathed, rudely pruned and
topless trees reflecting the aurora that dances from one dimly
seen horizon to the other. As Crozier watches, the jagged
icefields around the ship turn blue, then bleed violet, then
glow as green as his childhood hills in northern Ireland.
Almost a mile off the starboard bow, the gigantic floating
ice mountain that hides their sister ship Erebus from view
seems for a brief, false moment to radiate colour from within,
glowing from its own cold, internal fires.
Pulling up his collar and tilting his head back out of forty
years' habit of checking the status of masts and rigging,
Crozier notices that the stars overhead burn cold and steady
but those near the horizon not only flicker but shift when
stared at, moving in short spurts to the left, then to the
right, then jiggling up and down. Crozier has seen this before
– in the far South with Ross as well as in these waters
on earlier expeditions -- and a scientist on that south polar
trip, a man who spent the first winter in the ice there grinding
and polishing lenses for his own telescope, had told Crozier
that the pertubation of the stars was probably due to rapidly
shifting refraction in the cold air lying heavy but uneasy
over the ice-covered seas and unseen frozen land masses. In
other words, over new continents never before seen by the
eyes of man. Or at least, Crozier thinks, in this northern
arctic, by the eyes of white men.
Crozier and his friend and then-commander James Ross had
found just such a previously unDiscovered continent –
Antarctica – less than five years earlier. They'd
named the sea, inlets, and landmass after Ross. They'd
named mountains after their sponsors and friends. They named
the two volcanoes they could see on the horizon after their
two ships – these same two ships – calling the
smoking mountains Erebus and Terror. Crozier was surprised
they hadn't named some major piece of geography after
the ship's cat.
They'd named nothing after him. There is, on this October
winter's dark-day evening in 1847, no arctic or antarctic
continent, island, bay, inlet, range of mountains, ice shelf,
volcano, or fucking floeberg which bears the name of Francis
Rawdon Moira Crozier.
Crozier doesn't give the slightest God-damn about
this. Even as he thinks this, he realizes that he's
a little bit drunk. Well, he thinks, automatically adjusting
his balance to the icy deck now canted twelve degrees to starboard
and down eight degrees by the bow, I've been drunk more
often than not now for three years, haven't I? I'm
still a better sailor and captain drunk than that poor, unlucky
bastard Franklin ever was sober. Or his rosy-cheeked lisping
pet poodle Fitzjames, for that matter.
Drunk ever since Sophia had . . . .
Crozier shakes his head and walks down the icy deck forward
to the bow and toward the only man on watch he can make out
in the flickering light from the aurora.


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Most of you know we be Jewish. Every Friday night, dinner is served with wine, both ritually and celebratory (the joy of Shabbat). Though the naked kidz don't get to hang out with me for the ritual part, they do benefit from the celebratory; getting to have a special treat when I return from services. I often pour me a glass (or two...three) of wine and the boyz, and I snuggle before we sleep for the evening. Jake often tries to sample my drink (he thinks every open cup is an invitation for him to have a drink) so I always have to keep my hand on my glass or get him a bowl of goats' milk or ice cream to distract him from mine. But now that deception may be over.
You never have to drink alone again, because now you can drink with your cats. At least in Japan you can, because a Japanese company called B&H Lifes has begun selling wine made specifically for cats.
This special feline libation is called "Nyan Nyan Nouveau." As Kotaku reports, "Nyan Nyan" is the Japanese equivalent of "meow meow." (Oh hey, remember Nyan Cat?) This cat wine doesn't contain any alcohol, but it does contain juice made from Cabernet grapes, along with catnip. So just accept it. It's wine. For cats.
Nyan Nyan Nouveau costs 399 yen (or $4) for a bottle, and the company is only producing a thousand of them, so you should probably act fast.
POSTSCRIPT: this article was from an October 2013 publishing. Assuming they make more, the Chinese bought it up or made a version. If you have a friend/family in Japan, China or Taiwan, have them look it up at PARAPET To Cheers.


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Page 3: Product Development
Research and development play a vital commercial role creating better products through improving operational processes and helping the whole business focus upon its customers.
Artistry products are the result of years of research, development and testing, supported by modern manufacturing principles. Amway's research is proactive, taking the lead in a market by researching the newest ingredients in the industry for continuing development of new formulae using state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques.
This case study focuses upon how Amway has recently injected life into the product life-cycle for its Artistry range to maintain this proactive position and keep ahead of its competitors.


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Update (6:53 p.m.): Hawai'i Police report that Hawi Road, makai of Highway 270, in the North Kohala District, is still closed as a standoff in the area continues.
Residents in the immediate area have been asked to leave the area.
The incident allegedly stemmed from a landlord-tenant dispute. The suspect allegedly shot a gun at and/or towards the landlord earlier today.
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The Hawi Road, makai of Highway 270, in the North Kohala District is closed due to police activity.
The Hawai'i Police Department asks residents to avoid the area.
HPD has confirmed that a woman has fired shots in the area and a police standoff is currently happening.
Big Island Now will update this story as more information becomes available.
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Police staff to take strike action on Friday in a dispute over pay.
Staff including 999 call takers, police community support officers and scenes of crime officers will take part in the planned 24-hour stoppage from 7am.
Talks are being held to try and avert the strike, which was called after Unison members rejected a one per cent pay offer.
The union had asked for a rise of three per cent, or £500 each, whichever amount was highest for its members.
Unison national officer Ben Priestley said: "Industrial action is a last resort and the initial talks with the employers were encouraging.
"We are hopeful that we can resolve the dispute and avoid any disruption."
A strike was first called on December 22 but was suspended by Unison so negotiations could be held.
Mr Priestley added: "The rules around industrial action mean we have had to call another strike day to ensure we are still able to take strike action should the talks break down."


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I'm so excited to be part of the launch exhibition, 'Looking for U', of a new gallery which opens tonight in London... West London. With so much happening in East London already art wise, it's a big change to hear about a new art venture that aims to bring "some of the most cutting-edge and uncompromising contemporary art London has to offer, as well as an exclusive selection of international talent." to a new part of the capital, Chiswick W4.
"We seek to give voice to artists everywhere. We will be working closely with both undiscovered talent and established artists alike. We believe that art should be inclusive. Art should be celebrated. Art should be undivided."
This is exactly what these guys are about, they are passionate and sincere about art and it shows, I've seen them work hard preparing for tonights grand opening and genuinely care about the artist and their work. Their hard work and drive is sure to show tonight as they unleash some amazing art works to a public which have only seen snippets of whats planned through an empty retail space window and across social media platforms in the weeks leading up to this, keeping people keen, curious and interested.
Carlos Martyn Burgos, Daniel Stepanek, Danny O'Connor, Ed Haslam, Emil Olsson, George Morton-Clark, Januz Miralles, Jake Wood-Evans, Jonny Burt, Michal Mozolewski, Ryan Hewett, Snik.
With a DJ set from Hot Creations new signing, the talented Tom Dinsdale.
Gourmet nibbles by Joe & Seph's Gourmet Popcorn.
September 5th, 2013 – September 14th, 2013
Launch Exhibition: Thursday 5th September 6-11pm
46 The Unit Turnham Green Terrace, W4 1QP
Nearest tube: Turnham Green Station (2 minute walk)


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Mattress Bag (Queen)
Use the Mattress Bag to help protect your queen mattress. Secures it from being torn or damaged during a move.
Protects your mattress against moisture, stains, dirt, and water damage.
An excellent item for allergy sufferers and those sensitive to dust.
These bags provide see-through protection in attics, basements, garages, and remote storage units.
Mattress Size: 244cm x 153cm x 34cm


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Vegan nutrition
Vegan nutrition refers to the nutritional aspects of vegan diets – diets which include no animal products.
While a well-planned, balanced vegan diet is suitable to meet all recommendations for nutrients in every stage of life, improperly-planned vegan diets may be deficient in vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, iodine, iron, zinc, riboflavin (vitamin B2), long-chain fatty acids EPA and DHA, and omega-3 fatty acids.[1]
Doctors Dean Ornish, T. Colin Campbell, John A. McDougall, Michael Klaper, Caldwell Esselstyn, Michael Greger, Joel Fuhrman, and Neal D. Barnard claim that high animal fat and protein diets, such as the standard American diet, are detrimental to health.[2][3][4] They also state that a lifestyle change incorporating a vegan whole foods diet could not only prevent various degenerative diseases, such as coronary artery disease, but reverse them.[5][6][7][8][9] A number of documentary films, such as Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, Planeat and Forks over Knives, focus on the purported health benefits of plant-based diets. Although there is general consensus amongst doctors advocating plant-based diets, Joel Fuhrman and Michael Greger have disagreed with Campbell and Esselstyn on the use of nuts and seeds.[10]
Some athletes, such as Brendan Brazier, follow a vegan diet, including raw veganism.[11] Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fibre, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and phytochemicals, and lower in calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B12.[12] Because uncontaminated plant foods do not provide vitamin B12 (which is produced by microorganisms such as bacteria), researchers agree that vegans should eat foods fortified with B12 or take a daily supplement.[13]
The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada state that well-planned vegan diets can meet all nutrient requirements and are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence.[14] Poorly planned vegan diets may be low in vitamin B12, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, iron, zinc, riboflavin (vitamin B2), and iodine.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 deficiency is potentially extremely serious, leading to megaloblastic anemia, nerve degeneration and irreversible neurological damage.[15]
Evidence suggests that vegans who are not taking vitamin B12 supplements do not consume sufficient servings of B12 and often have abnormally low blood concentrations of vitamin B12.[16] This is because, unless fortified, plant foods do not contain reliable amounts of active vitamin B12. Vegans are recommended to do one of the following dietary options:[17]
- Consume fortified foods 2-3 times per day to get at least 3 micrograms of vitamin B12,
- or take 1 vitamin B12 supplement per day to get at least 10 micrograms
- or take 1 weekly B12 supplement to get a least 2000 micrograms.
Proteins are composed of amino acids and essential amino acids cannot be synthesised by the human body. A 1994 study found a varied intake of such sources can be adequate.[18]
Omega-3 fatty acids
Vegan diets can be low in omega-3 fatty acids (O3FA). Major vegan sources of O3FA include algae, hempseeds and hempseed oil, walnuts, flaxseeds and flaxseed oil, olive oil, canola (rapeseed) oil, avocado and chia seeds. However, diets lacking generous amounts of sea vegetables (seaweed) generally lack a direct source of long-chain O3FA such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Vegan diets, like the standard American diet, may also have a high ratio of O6FA to O3FA, which inhibits the conversion of short-chain fatty acids such as alpha-Linolenic acid (ALA), found in most vegan O3FA sources, to EPA and DHA.[1] Short-term supplemental ALA has been shown to increase EPA levels but not DHA levels, suggesting poor conversion of the intermediary EPA to DHA.[19] DHA supplements derived from DHA-rich microalgae are available,[1] and the human body can also convert DHA to EPA.[20]
There is only weak evidence that omega-3 benefits cardiovascular health,[21] and although omega-3 has previously been thought useful for helping alleviate dementia, as of 2016 there is no good evidence of effectiveness.[22]
While there is little evidence of adverse health or cognitive effects due to DHA deficiency in adult vegetarians or vegans, fetal and breast milk levels remain a concern.[19] EPA and DHA supplementation has been shown to reduce platelet aggregation in vegetarians, but a direct link to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which is already lower for vegetarians, has yet to be determined.[23]
It is recommended that vegans eat three servings per day of a high-calcium food, such as fortified soy milk, almonds, hazelnuts, kale, collard greens, Chinese greens, and take a calcium supplement or other calcium-fortified foods as necessary.[1]
Many studies have examined possible correlation between veganism, calcium intake, and bone health. The EPIC-Oxford study suggested that vegans who consumed 525 mg or less of calcium per day have an increased risk of bone fractures over meat eaters and vegetarians, but that vegans consuming more than 525 mg/day had a risk of fractures similar to other groups. Overall, the entire group of vegans had a higher risk of fractures.[24] A 2009 study of bone density found the bone density of vegans was 94 percent that of omnivores, but deemed the difference clinically insignificant.[25] Another study in 2009 by the same researchers examined over 100 vegan post-menopausal women, and found that their diet had no adverse effect on bone mineral density (BMD) and no alteration in body composition.[26] Biochemist T. Colin Campbell suggested in The China Study (2005) that osteoporosis is linked to the consumption of animal protein because, unlike plant protein, animal protein increases the acidity of blood and tissues, which is then neutralized by calcium pulled from the bones resulting in hypercalciuria. Campbell wrote that his China-Oxford-Cornell study of nutrition in the 1970s and 1980s found that, in rural China, "where the animal to plant ratio [for protein] was about 10 percent, the fracture rate is only one-fifth that of the U.S."[27]
Calcium is one component of the most common type of human kidney stones, calcium oxalate. Some studies suggest that people who take supplemental calcium have a higher risk of developing kidney stones, and these findings have been used as the basis for setting the recommended daily intake (RDI) for calcium in adults.[28][29][30]
One study reported a "potential danger of iodine deficiency disorders due to strict forms of vegetarian nutrition, especially when fruits and vegetables grown in soils with low [iodine] levels are ingested."[31]
It is recommended for vegans to eat iron-rich foods and vitamin C daily.[32] In several studies, vegans were not found to suffer from iron-deficiency any more than non-vegans.[33][34][35][36] However, due to the low absorption rate on non-heme iron it is recommended to eat dark leafy greens (and other sources of iron) together with sources of Vitamin C.[37]
It is recommended for vegans to eat food rich in choline, as plant based sources of choline are limited.[38] Soy lecithin, cauliflower, spinach, wheat germ, firm tofu, kidney beans, quinoa and amaranth are vegan sources of choline. The Adequate Intake (AI) of choline is 425 mg (milligrams) per day for adult women; higher for pregnant and breastfeeding women. The AI for adult men is 550 mg/day.[39] Choline deficiency can lead to health problems such as liver damage, a result of liver cells initiating programmed cell death (apoptosis), as well as an increase in neural tube defects in pregnant women.[40] In a study, 77% of men, 44% of premenopausal women, and 80% of postmenopausal women developed fatty liver or muscle damage due to choline deficiency, showing that subject characteristics regulate the dietary requirement.[41] Choline deficiency has also been associated with hypertension in rats.[42] There is also some evidence that choline is an anti-inflammatory as well, but further studies are needed to confirm/refute findings.[43] In order to avoid these problems, it's important to meet the adequate intake, especially since many multivitamins do not contain enough choline.[44] Although many animal products, like liver and egg, contain high amounts of choline (355 mg/3 oz and 126 mg/large egg, respectively), wheat germ (172 mg/cup), brussel sprouts (63 mg/cup), and broccoli (62 mg/cup) are good sources of choline as well.[40]
See also
- 1 2 3 4 For an overview, see:
- American Dietetic, Association; Dietitians Of, Canada (2003). "Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada : Vegetarian Diets". Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 64 (2): 62–81. doi:10.3148/64.2.2003.62. PMID 12826028.
- Key, Timothy J.; Appleby, Paul N.; Rosell, Magdalena S. (2007). "Health effects of vegetarian and vegan diets". Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 65 (1): 35–41. doi:10.1079/PNS2005481. PMID 16441942.
- For vitamin D and calcium: Appleby, P; Roddam, A; Allen, N; Key, T (2007). "Comparative fracture risk in vegetarians and nonvegetarians in EPIC-Oxford". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61 (12): 1400–6. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602659. PMID 17299475.
- For iron: "Iron deficiency—adults". Better Health Channel. Government of Victoria, Australia. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
High-risk groups such as vegetarians, adolescent girls and women athletes need to eat iron-rich foods each day (combined with foods that are high in vitamin C). …Vegetarians who exclude all animal products from their diet may need almost twice as much dietary iron each day as non-vegetarians. Sources include dark green leafy vegetables—such as spinach—and raisins, nuts, seeds, beans, peas, and iron-fortified cereals, breads and pastas.
- ↑ Segelken, Roger (2001-06-28). "China Study II: Switch to Western diet may bring Western-type diseases". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ↑ "China-Cornell-Oxford Project On Nutrition, Environment and Health at Cornell University". Division of Nutritional Sciences. Cornell University. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ↑ Barnard, Neal D. (2007). Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes. New York: Rodale. pp. 40–50.
Set aside animal products
- ↑ Ornish, D.; Brown, S.E.; Billings, J.H.; Scherwitz, L.W.; Armstrong, W.T.; Ports, T.A.; McLanahan, S.M.; Kirkeeide, R.L.; Gould, K.L.; et al. (1990). "Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?". The Lancet. 336 (8708): 129–33. doi:10.1016/0140-6736(90)91656-U. PMID 1973470.
- ↑ Goldhamer, Alan C.; Lisle, Douglas J.; Sultana, Peter; Anderson, Scott V.; Parpia, Banoo; Hughes, Barry; Campbell, T. Colin (2002). "Medically Supervised Water-Only Fasting in the Treatment of Borderline Hypertension". The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8 (5): 643–50. doi:10.1089/107555302320825165. PMID 12470446.
- ↑ McDougall, John; Bruce, Bonnie; Spiller, Gene; Westerdahl, John; McDougall, Mary (2002). "Effects of a Very Low-Fat, Vegan Diet in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis". The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8 (1): 71–5. doi:10.1089/107555302753507195. PMID 11890437.
- ↑ Esselstyn, Caldwell B (1999). "Updating a 12-year experience with arrest and reversal therapy for coronary heart disease (an overdue requiem for palliative cardiology)". The American Journal of Cardiology. 84 (3): 339–41, A8. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00290-8. PMID 10496449.
- ↑ Barnard, N. D.; Cohen, J; Jenkins, DJ; Turner-Mcgrievy, G; Gloede, L; Jaster, B; Seidl, K; Green, AA; Talpers, S (2006). "A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes". Diabetes Care. 29 (8): 1777–83. doi:10.2337/dc06-0606. PMID 16873779.
- ↑ "The Diet Wars: The Time for Unification Is Now" (PDF). The McDougall Newsletter (Volume 11, Issue 8). August 2012.
- ↑ Berry 2007, pp. 604–605:
- "Despite the seeming hardships a vegan diet imposes on its practitioners, veganism is a burgeoning movement, especially among younger Americans. In the endurance sports, such as the Ironman triathlon and the Utramarathon, the top competitors are vegans who consume much of their vegan food in its uncooked state. Even young weight lifters and body builders are gravitating to a vegan diet, giving the lie to the notion that eating animal flesh is essential for strength and stamina. Brendan Brazier, a young athlete who regularly places in the top three in international triathlon events and who formulated Vega, a line of plant-based performance products, said of his fellow vegan athletes: 'We're beginning to build a strong presence in every sport.'"
- Also see Nijjar, Raman. "From pro athletes to CEOs and doughnut cravers, the rise of the vegan diet", CBC News, June 4, 2011.
- For other examples of Ironman triathlon athletes who are vegan, see Scott, David and Heidrich, Ruth. "Vegetarian/Vegan Ironman and Ironlady", European Vegetarian Union News, issue 4, 1997.
- ↑ Craig, Winston J. "Health effects of vegan diets", The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89(5), May 2009, pp. 1627S–1633S (review article).
- ↑ Mangels, Reed; Messina, Virginia; and Messina, Mark. "Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)," The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011, pp. 181–192.
- Mangels, Reed. "Vitamin B12 in the Vegan Diet", Vegetarian Resource Group, accessed December 17, 2012: "Vitamin B12 is needed for cell division and blood formation. Neither plants nor animals make vitamin B12. Bacteria are responsible for producing vitamin B12. Animals get their vitamin B12 from eating foods contaminated with vitamin B12 and then the animal becomes a source of vitamin B12. Plant foods do not contain vitamin B12 except when they are contaminated by microorganisms or have vitamin B12 added to them. Thus, vegans need to look to fortified foods or supplements to get vitamin B12 in their diet."
- Herbert, Victor. "Vitamin B12: plant sources, requirements and assay", American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 48(3), September 1988, pp. 852–858.
- "Vitamin B12", Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, accessed December 17, 2012.
- Norris, Jack. "Vitamin B12: Are you getting it?", Vegan Outreach, July 26, 2006: "Contrary to the many rumors, there are no reliable, unfortified plant sources of vitamin B12 ... [There is an] overwhelming consensus in the mainstream nutrition community, as well as among vegan health professionals, that vitamin B12 fortified foods or supplements are necessary for the optimal health of vegans, and even vegetarians in many cases. Luckily, vitamin B12 is made by bacteria such that it does not need to be obtained from animal products."
- ↑ "Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: vegetarian diets", Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Summer 2003, 64(2), pp. 62–81 (also available here).
- ↑ C., Robert; Brown, David (2003-03-01). "Vitamin B12 Deficiency". 67 (5): 979–986.
- ↑ Krajčovičová-Kudláčková, M.; Blažíček, P.; Kopčová, J.; Béderová, A.; Babinská, K. (2000). "Homocysteine Levels in Vegetarians versus Omnivores". Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 44 (3): 135–8. doi:10.1159/000012827. PMID 11053901.
- ↑ "What Every Vegan Should Know About Vitamin B12". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ VR Young and PL Pellett (1994). "Plant proteins in relation to human protein and amino acid nutrition". Am. J. Clinical Nutrition. 59 (5 Suppl): 1203S–1212S. PMID 8172124.
- 1 2 Sanders, Thomas A.B. (2009). "DHA status of vegetarians". Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 81 (2–3): 137–41. doi:10.1016/j.plefa.2009.05.013. PMID 19500961.
- ↑ Bouchez, Colette. "Good Fat, Bad Fat: The Facts About Omega-3". WebMD.
- ↑ Colussi G, Catena C, Novello M, Bertin N, Sechi LA (2016). "Impact of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on vascular function and blood pressure: Relevance for cardiovascular outcomes". Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis (Review). doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2016.07.011. PMID 27692558.
- ↑ Burckhardt M, Herke M, Wustmann T, Watzke S, Langer G, Fink A (2016). "Omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of dementia". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (Systematic review). 4: CD009002. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009002.pub3. PMID 27063583.
- ↑ Mezzano, Diego; Kosiel, Karin; Martínez, Carlos; Cuevas, Ada; Panes, Olga; Aranda, Eduardo; Strobel, Pablo; Pérez, Druso D; Pereira, Jaime; et al. (2000). "Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Vegetarians: Normalization of Hyperhomocysteinemia with Vitamin B12 and Reduction of Platelet Aggregation with n-3 Fatty Acids". Thrombosis Research. 100 (3): 153–60. doi:10.1016/S0049-3848(00)00313-3. PMID 11108902.
- ↑ Appleby, P; Roddam, A; Allen, N; Key, T (2007). "Comparative fracture risk in vegetarians and nonvegetarians in EPIC-Oxford". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61 (12): 1400–6. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602659. PMID 17299475.
- ↑ Ho-Pham, L. T; Nguyen, N. D; Nguyen, T. V (2009). "Effect of vegetarian diets on bone mineral density: A Bayesian meta-analysis". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90 (4): 943–50. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.27521. PMID 19571226.
- ↑ Ho-Pham, L. T.; Nguyen, P. L. T.; Le, T. T. T.; Doan, T. A. T.; Tran, N. T.; Le, T. A.; Nguyen, T. V. (2009). "Veganism, bone mineral density, and body composition: A study in Buddhist nuns". Osteoporosis International. 20 (12): 2087–93. doi:10.1007/s00198-009-0916-z. PMID 19350341.
- ↑ Campbell, T. Colin. The China Study. Benbella Books, 2006, pp. 205–208.
- ↑ Brody, Jane E. (May 8, 1990). "Huge Study Of Diet Indicts Fat And Meat". The New York Times.
- ↑ Junshi, Chen; Campbell, T. Colin; Li; et al., eds. (1990). Diet, lifestyle, and mortality in China: a study of the characteristics of 65 Chinese counties. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-261843-6.
- ↑ Byers, Tim (1992-05-15). "Book Reviews: Diet, lifestyle, and mortality in China: a study of the characteristics of 65 Chinese counties". American Journal of Epidemiology. 135 (10): 1180–1.
- ↑ Remer, Thomas; Neubert, Annette; Manz, Friedrich (1999). "Increased risk of iodine deficiency with vegetarian nutrition". British Journal of Nutrition. 81 (1): 45–9. doi:10.1017/s0007114599000136. PMID 10341675.
- ↑ "Iron deficiency—adults".
High-risk groups such as vegetarians, adolescent girls and women athletes need to eat iron-rich foods each day (combined with foods that are high in vitamin C). ... Vegetarians who exclude all animal products from their diet may need almost twice as much dietary iron each day as non-vegetarians. Sources include dark green leafy vegetables—such as spinach—and raisins, nuts, seeds, beans, peas, and iron-fortified cereals, breads and pastas
- ↑ Larsson, CL; Johansson, GK (2002). "Dietary intake and nutritional status of young vegans and omnivores in Sweden". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76 (1): 100–6. PMID 12081822.
- ↑ Messina, MJ; Messina, VL (1996). The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets: Issues and Applications. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.
- ↑ Craig, WJ (1994). "Iron status of vegetarians". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 59 (5 Suppl): 1233S–1237S. PMID 8172127.
- ↑ Ball, MJ; Bartlett, MA (1999). "Dietary intake and iron status of Australian vegetarian women". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 70 (3): 353–8. PMID 10479197.
- ↑ Hallberg, L; Brune, M; Rossander, L (1989). "The role of vitamin C in iron absorption". International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Supplement = Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Supplement. 30: 103–8. PMID 2507689.
The key role of ascorbic acid for the absorption of dietary nonheme iron is generally accepted. The reasons for its action are twofold: (1) the prevention of the formation of insoluble and unabsorbable iron compounds and (2) the reduction of ferric to ferrous iron, which seems to be a requirement for the uptake of iron into the mucosal cells.
- ↑ Entry for "Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt" in the USDA Nutrients database
- ↑ http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/SummaryDRIs/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/Nutrition/DRIs/DRI_Vitamins.ashx[]
- 1 2 Higdon, Jane (Nov 2003). "Choline". Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Fischer, Leslie M.; DaCosta, Kerry A.; Kwock, Lester; Stewart, Paul W.; Lu, Tsui-Shan; Stabler, Sally P.; Allen, Robert H.; Zeisel, Steven H. (May 2007). "Sex and Menopausal Status Influence Human Dietary Requirements for the Nutrient Choline". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Kratzing, C.C.; Perry, J.J. (1 Dec 1971). "Hypertension in Young Rats Following Choline Deficiency in Maternal Diets" (PDF). The Journal of Nutrition.
- ↑ Paraskevi, Detopoulou; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Antonopoulou, Smaragdi; Pitsavos, Christos; Stefanadis, Christodoulos (5 Sep 2007). "Dietary Choline and Betaine Intakes in Relation to Concentrations of Inflammatory Markers in Healthy Adults: The ATTICA Study". American Society for Nutrition. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ McCord, BreAnn. "Multivitamins Lack Choline". Beloit College.
Further reading
- John Robbins (1987) Diet for a New America
- Michael Klaper (1987) Vegan Nutrition
- Dean Ornish (1996) Dr. Dean Ornish's Programme for Reversing Heart Disease
- John A. McDougall (1996) The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (2002) Healthy Eating for Life to Prevent and Treat Cancer
- Joel Fuhrman (2003) Eat to Live
- T. Colin Campbell (2005) The China Study
- Michael Greger (2005) Carbophobia!
- Will Tuttle (2005) World Peace Diet
- Neal D. Barnard (2007) Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
- Caldwell Esselstyn (2008) Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
- Barnard, Neal D; Cohen, Joshua; Jenkins, David JA; Turner-Mcgrievy, Gabrielle; Gloede, Lise; Green, Amber; Ferdowsian, Hope (2009). "A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: A randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89 (5): 1588S–1596S. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736H. PMC 2677007. PMID 19339401.
- Jacobs, David R; Gross, Myron D; Tapsell, Linda C (2009). "Food synergy: An operational concept for understanding nutrition". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89 (5): 1543S–1548S. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736B. PMC 2731586. PMID 19279083.
- Fraser, Gary E (2009). "Vegetarian diets: What do we know of their effects on common chronic diseases?". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89 (5): 1607S–1612S. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736K. PMC 2677008. PMID 19321569.


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Anyway our protagonist, NCIS Special Agent Jethro Gibbs, has to take down his former commanding officer as a Marine. This Colonel found his way onto the FBI's most wanted list, however, this Colonel believed he found a conspiracy as he attempted to retrieve some cash from the regime of Saddam Hussein. Another twist is the return of a dead junior officer who died in Desert Storm and it is believed by this Colonel was faked.
This show is known for its twists near the end of the episode. There was no conspiracy, it was all in this Colonel's head. The dead junior officer, a Lieutenant, never returned he passed away in Desert Storm. As this realization hits the Colonel, the Lt. was fading away right before his eye. The unfortunate part of this is that the Colonal assaulted and caused the death of a number of people and it was due to paranoid-schizophrenia.
Caitlin asked Gibbs why the Colonel was fixated on this Lieutenant and I've got an idea in my own head. This was a young officer who didn't understand why he was a casualty. Perhaps that touched the Colonel in a way that would be the focus of the mental illness he would be diagnosed with.
I wonder if this episode caused many of us to evaluate where our state of minds are?


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As a child I remember reading with my parents, growing up in a family of teachers we always had books in our home but one of my favorite memories is bedtime reading. There is nothing better than being cuddled up in bed, listening to your parents read you a night time story, tucking you in & then getting a good night's sleep. When I became a parent myself, I knew I wanted to share the joy of night time story time with my children as well as make reading an important part of their lives.
As parents it's our responsibility to nurture our children, teach them & love on them, reading daily is a great way to do that. Whether your snuggling up with a book on the couch or in bed after a long day, it's a great way for everyone to slow down, focus on each other, take a break from distractions like phones or electronics & just enjoy the time together.
Start out early, before my children were even holding up their own heads we were reading together, picture books are perfect for little ones, then over time we added to our collection. Personally my children love Eric Carle & Dr Seuss books, Big Brother C loves rhyming books, it's something he's grown found of over the years. It's important to start reading early on, most toddlers & preschoolers absolutely adore story time, it's a great way to teach new words, encourage learning in general, as well as help develop basic speech skills. Most local libraries have a free toddler story time at-least once a week, that is a great way to encourage social skills, introduce new books & even check out a few library books to take home if you wish.
When your reading to your children or with them, try to read books that interest them, or might encourage them. If your unsure of what style of books your child enjoys, take him/her shopping with you, if that doesn't work, pick out a few that you think would interest them & hold onto the receipt. If it doesn't work out, you could always return or exchange the book. Sometimes when I bring a new book home it will take two or three times of reading through it with my children before it becomes a regular book that they ask for. Whenever I stop by my local book store, I try to search for books suggested for my children's ages, most stores have several shelves labeled for each age/category.
It's important to express to your children that reading is fun! It's not a chore or a task, I wouldn't recommend forcing it either, it should be an activity that everyone loves! It doesn't have to be expensive either, we love shopping at Half Price Books, especially their sales or discounted rack! Even better, when we have birthday parties or family members ask what to get my children for gifts instead of toys, I suggest books, recently my daughter received a kids magazine subscription from a family member, she absolutely loves it! She receives a new magazine once a month, when it arrives, we sit down & read through it together, we talk about all of the animals that are being featured that month, shapes, hands on activity ideas & more! Some people or children may sigh at the thought of a book or magazine subscription for a gift, but I personally think it's a great idea!
Every night at story time, my children pick out two to three books each that we will read that night, it just casually became part of our bedtime routine & it's been a great bonding experience for all of us. Even though Big Brother C is non-verbal, he loves story time, if I had to rate his favorite activity of the day, that would be in his top 3 easily. He has always enjoyed reading, just within the last year he's been able to bring me his favorite books, point out his favorite letters & say them aloud (like "O" or "Y"). I can't tell you how many times a day, he brings one of his favorite rhyming books for myself or one of his therapist to read with him.
Reading to your children has so many benefits, the list goes on & on. Whether your child is 4 months or 11 years old, it's important to encourage reading in your family. It develops conversation, it could develop a lifelong love for reading, it brings you closer together, it could expand your child's vocabulary, even open up a new world for your child to explore.
How do you encourage reading in your home? What are some of your children's favorite books or authors? Do you include story time in your bedtime routine?


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I modified Purrfect Annie and Kitty by removing the kitten and replacing with balloons, cakes and a present. I posted a masking technique on the Delectable blog the other day showing how to combine several images if you are unsure how to do this. Tried to do the hair differently this time but it ended up looking rather grey - a little old lady she looks here LOL
Quite a copious use of glitter on there but as it's for a 40th I thought I would give it a little sparkle. I used Basic Grey papers, Rub-ons and elements, All My Memories rub-ons, K&CO Que Sera SEra Gold pearls, K&Co Wild Raspberry Floral Accent. Annie was coloured in with Copics.
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Put these dates in your diary: 19 February, 19 March, 16 April, 21 May, 18 June, 16 July, 20 August, 17 September, 15 October, 19 November and 17 December.
Join us every month for a good old fashioned all-in community get together over a cup of tea (or coffee!), delicious savoury and sweet treats….and yes there will be scones with jam and cream!
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SSFL contamination is also made up of some very nasty chemicals including some that have contaminated soil and groundwater as well as emit toxic gas from the ground and water.
One of these chemicals is trichloroethylene, or TCE, which is a solvent and degreaser. Over 1.73 million gallons of TCE were used at Rocketdyne to hose down the inside and outside of rocket engines after the tens of thousands of rocket tests that were fired at the lab.
Until 1964, this solvent was allowed to sluice into the ground where it contaminates the water today. Half a million gallons of TCE are estimated to contaminate the groundwater at the site, and some of the contamination has migrated offsite. TCE is toxic at miniscule concentrations–its permissible concentration in water is 5 parts per billion. DTSC data from 2004 shows SSFL groundwater containing up to 79,000 parts per billion (ppb) of TCE, 15,800 times the EPA's "maximum contaminant level" of 5 ppb.
Boeing used to have a system of "air-stripping" towers that would clean the water of 10 gallons of TCE a year, meaning that it would have taken 50,000 years to clean the water.
The off lab property well with the highest TCE concentrations found in a 2004 DTSC report was several hundred yards away from the entrance to SSFL. The RD-38 had a TCE reading of 690 ppb in 2003.
TCE soil concentrations at the site are also extremely high. At the Alfa rocket test stand, TCE was found at 1,820,000 ppb in the soil, 34,340 times the 'preliminary remediation goal' of 53 ppb for dirt.
Dioxins are among the most toxic chemicals known and are dangerous at extremely small concentrations.
There were so many dangerous chemicals used at Rocketdyne that it is hard to list them all. One of the worst, though, was monomethylhydrazine (MMH), used as a rocket-fuel propellant at the lab in very large quantities.
The Center for Disease Control says that MMH is a potential human carcinogen which enters the body through inhalation, ingestion, skin or eye contact. The highly reactive reducing agent is prone to fires, explosions and "may ignite spontaneously when spread on a large surface or when in air and in contact with porous materials such as soil, asbestos, wood or cloth or with oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide or nitric acid."
MMH was found to be carcinogenic in lab animals. The workers at Rocketdyne who were exposed to hydrazine from the rocket test stands had elevated rates of dying from cancer than Rocketdyne workers with lower exposures, as found in an April 1999 UCLA study. The comprehensive report found that Rocketdyne workers who had high MMH exposures were about twice as likely as other SSFL workers to die from lung and other cancers.
Excessive deaths from cancers of the bladder, blood kidney and lymphatic system were also observed, as well as lung cancers. The chances of dying from one of these cancers were also highest among those who worked in the high-exposure positions during the 1960s, when Rocketdyne's use of MMH was at its peak. But considering the various amounts of different types of toxic chemicals used on the test-stands, UCLA couldn't determine absolutely that MMH was the cancer culprit rather than some other toxic material at the site.
No introduction to chemical pollution at Boeing's Santa Susana Field Laboratory would be complete without including perchlorate, a rocket fuel oxidizer used extensively at Rocketdyne. As a result, perchlorate has contaminated both soil and water on site and apparently off site as well. A significant number of monitoring wells, as well as two supply wells, have had perchlorate detected in them.
Perchlorate interferes with thyroid function and is especially dangerous to fetuses, babies, and children. The white powder, also found in fireworks and road flares, causes thyroid iodine deficiency that in turn limits the gland's ability to produce a hormone essential to neurological development. "On average, children of iodine-deficient mothers have 5-to-13 fewer IQ points compared to children of mothers with iodine-sufficient diets," according to a 2005 report by the Environment California Research and Policy Center. "Reduced thyroid levels in the first few weeks of life for pre-term and low birth-weight babies are associated with increased risk of neurological disorders, including the need for special education by age nine."
These three toxic chemicals, out of thousands used at Rocketdyne, illustrate the problems the community has had in getting the Responsible Parties (responsible for the pollution, that is), to clean up the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Each contaminant, in its own way, also illustrates the lengths that the RP's will go to abscond from their responsibility to clean up their deadly mess.
No, the problem hasn't been solved. Not by a long shot. Now, the company is suing the State of California, you and me (if you live in the Golden State), to get out of the cleanup obligations it had previously agreed to.
That's why the Rocketdyne Cleanup Coalition has been in active existence since 1989 and has accomplished such great deeds in the face of seemingly overwhelmingly powerful forces. And if it takes 21 more years to get this cleanup job done right, we will be there to do just that.
But it sure won't be easy. The toxic legacy of Rocketdyne has left a trail of documentary proof of the need to clean up Rocketdyne. Indeed, dozens of hazardous wastes have been burned over the decades which are documented in Witches' Brew of Toxic Chemicals Burned by Rocketdyne in Open Pits. This 5.6 mb, 184 page PDF listing some of the toxic chemicals burned in open air pits at the site is required reading for understanding the severity of the chemical contamination caused by Rocketdyne with little or no regard for the communities around the giant site.


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Take a walk down "TOAD ROAD" this fallMovies/TV,News Michael Gingold
With his take on MANIAC currently in theaters, Elijah Wood is helping spearhead the U.S. release of another exploration into the heart of human darkness, Jason Banker's award-winning TOAD ROAD.
Artsploitation Films has announced that it will debut TOAD ROAD in theaters this coming October, followed by DVD, VOD and other digital platforms. The movie is set in a small Pennsylvania town and delves into its troubled, drug-infused youth culture—and what happens when some of them decide to explore the titular trail, which allegedly leads to the seven gates of hell. Banker wrote, directed and shot the movie, which stars James Davidson, Sara Anne Jones (who, tragically, died of an accidental drug overdose last September), Whitleigh Higuera, Jamie Siebold and Scott Rader. After TOAD ROAD's world premiere at last year's Fantasia festival in Montreal, where it won Best Director and Best Actor for Davidson, Wood and his SpectreVision partners Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller came aboard as executive producers when Wood saw the film while helping select movies for Los Angeles' Nightmare City horror festival.
"We created our company to explore and expand the definition of the horror genre," Wood says. "TOAD ROAD's blend of documentary and nightmarish hallucination speaks to this perfectly. It provides a unique and disturbing portal into self-destructive behavior that barrels horrifically out of control. We're proud to present this extremely powerful and resonant film."
Adds Artsploitation vice president Brian Sokel, "There is a nihilism and decay present within the characters of TOAD ROAD that makes the film mesmerizing. The horror comes not from just a mystical location and inevitable conclusion, but a very real, very dark place in each of their hearts. It's a unique film that must be seen." See the trailer below, and look for in-depth coverage of TOAD ROAD in a future issue of Fango.


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Not sure its 1.0, but definately for 1.1/2.0, whichever is next. Use case: We (RNIB, www.rnib.org.uk) print large print bank statements for our customers. I had to pass when a chance came up to use XML/XSL-FO because a simple requirement could not be met. The table of date/item/amount has, at the top of each page a 'sum' of transactions to date. NO NOT IN THE HEADER. fo:marker won't do it. In the body of the content, I needed a simple calculation to say 'transactions to date' . XSLT allows me to calculate it, but XSL won't allow me to add the content at the right time. We need interaction with the formatter. Requirement. That it be possible to interface with the formatter to insert content as and when 'top of new page' is true. Syntax down to you, I envisage something like <fo:if test="top-of-page"> <fo:block/> </fo:if> I want the conditional block to be available as and when the formatter has determined that a new page is 'about to start', so I can get my odd bits in at the right place. If I'm not clear in the requirement/use case, please come back to me with questions. I would appreciate an acknowledgement. Regards DaveP AC RNIB.Received on Saturday, 30 December 2000 11:52:13 UTC
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Xiaoxiao Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Due to the needs of the church's work, I was reallocated to another place to fulfill my duty. At the time, the gospel work at that place was at a low ebb, and the situation of brothers and sisters was generally not good. But because I was touched by the Holy Spirit, I still took on everything that was entrusted with full confidence. After accepting the entrustment, I felt full of responsibility, full of enlightenment, and even thought I had quite a bit of resolve. I believed I was capable and could perform this job well. In reality, at the time I had no knowledge whatsoever of the work of the Holy Spirit or my own nature. I was living completely in self-satisfaction and self-admiration.
Right when I was brimming with self-pride, I met a brother at a host family who was in charge of the work. He asked me about the situation regarding my work, and I answered his questions one by one while thinking: He will surely admire my work abilities and my unique insights. But never did I expect that after listening to my responses, he not only did not nod in appreciation, he said that my work was inadequate, that personnel has not really been mobilized properly, that I haven't achieved any results, and so forth. Watching his dissatisfied expression and listening to his assessment of my work, my heart suddenly felt cold. I thought: "He says my work is inadequate? If I haven't achieved any results, then to what extent will I have to go for it to count as achieving results? It should be good enough that I haven't resented this rotten task and was willing to take it on, and yet he says I haven't done a good job." I was very defiant in my heart and felt so wronged that tears nearly started falling. Those defiant, dissatisfied and rebellious things inside me shot straight to the surface: My caliber can only achieve this much; I've done my best anyway, so if I'm inadequate then they might as well find someone else…. My heart was feeling extremely uncomfortable and I was at a loss, unsure of what to make of it, and so I was unable to hear a word he said after that. In those few days, my situation went from brimming with self-pride to feeling depressed and disheartened, from being very pleased with myself to having a stomach full of grievances. A sense of loss engulfed me. … Amid the darkness, I remembered God's words: "Peter sought to live out the image of one who loves God, to be someone who obeyed God, to be someone who accepted dealing and pruning …" ("Success or Failure Depends on the Path That Man Walks" in The Word Appears in the Flesh). What about me? All someone did was criticize me a little, say my work was not good enough, and I felt upset and wanted to quit my job. Is this a person who is willing to accept dealing and pruning? Is this seeking to love God like Peter? Isn't what I have revealed what God resents? Not wanting others to say I didn't do good enough and only wanting to receive the praise and recognition of others—isn't that the basest of pursuits? In that moment, I had a ray of light in my heart, so I opened up The Word Appears in the Flesh and saw such a passage: "It would be best for you to devote more effort on the truth of knowing the self. Why have you not found favor with God? Why is your disposition abominable to Him? Why are your words loathsome to Him? You praise yourselves for your little loyalty and want reward for your small sacrifice; you look down upon others when you show a bit of obedience, and become contemptuous of God upon performing some petty work. … A humanity such as yours is really offensive to speak of or hear. What is praiseworthy of your words and actions? … Do you not find this laughable? Surely you know that you believe in God, yet you cannot be compatible with God. Surely you know that you are unworthy, yet you remain boastful. Do you not feel that your sense has become such that you no longer have self-control? How can you with such sense be fit for association with God? Now are you not afraid for yourselves? Your disposition has already become such that you cannot be compatible with God. Is your faith not preposterous? Is your faith not absurd? How will you deal with your future? How will you choose the path to travel down?" ("Those Incompatible With Christ Are Surely Opponents of God" in The Word Appears in the Flesh). God's words shot through my essence like a sharp sword, rendering me speechless. I was deeply ashamed and overcome with embarrassment. My reasons and my inner struggles vanished like smoke in thin air. In that instant, I experienced the power and authority of God's word deep in my heart. Through the revelations of God's word, I finally got to know myself: In the fulfillment of my duty I did not constantly strive for perfection to achieve the best results in order to satisfy God, but was instead content with the status quo and felt very pleased with myself. God says, "… man will ever be as infants before God." Yet, I not only failed to recognize that my own situation would be resented by God, I even felt wronged when someone criticized me. I really was ignorant and unreasonable! I was always looking for praise for doing a little work, and as soon as it wasn't received, all my energy would be gone; I sulked petulantly when my efforts were questioned instead of appreciated. At that moment, I saw my face of hypocrisy. I saw that the fulfillment of my duty came with demands and transactions and was full of impurities. It was not for satisfying God or repaying His love, but for ulterior motives.
In the past, when I saw God's word expose the baseness of man's humanity, it never used to shine through in my heart and I suspected that God's word was exaggerating. It was only through God making it manifest that I had an awakening: To be able to fulfill my duty today is God's great exaltation and His great love. Yet I did not cherish it or treasure it, and instead I pursued things that had no value and no meaning—being praised by people, celebrated by people, noticed by people, and to have standing in people's hearts. What meaning do these things have? God says man lives not only by relying on food, but also the words expressed through Christ. But what was my life reliant on? I lived by relying on people's attitude toward me and how they saw me, and I often worried about personal gains and losses because of such things. A few words of recognition or praise or a few words of comfort or consideration would make my energy multiply; a few words of criticism or a negative facial expression would make me disheartened and lose the power and direction of my pursuits. Then why do I ultimately believe in God? Could it be just for the sake of people's approval? As God's words revealed, what I cared about was not the truth, not the principles of being human, and not God's painstaking work, but what my flesh loves, things that have absolutely no benefit to my life. Can another's enthusiasm toward me prove that God praises me? If I cannot be compatible with God, then aren't my pursuits still in vain? Thank God for enlightening me! From my own revelations I then thought of Christ's being, of how Christ came to work on earth to save mankind. But what is mankind's attitude toward God? He is holy and honorable, the glorious God Himself, but who really treasures God, who lets Him have a place in their hearts, and who truly gives glory to God? Apart from rebellion and resistance, all man presents is blasphemy and rejection, and yet Christ never makes a fuss with mankind or treats people in accordance with their transgressions. He silently endures their devastation and oppression, without ever resisting, but does anyone ever express praise from their heart for Christ's humility, His kindness or His generosity? By comparison, I saw more and more of my own narrow-mindedness, how I fussed over things, how I always hoped to be praised by people or be valued by them, and other selfish, despicable and shameless behaviors. Even with such lowly character, I still saw myself to be as precious as gold. No wonder God says human sense has reached the point where it has become difficult for mankind to control. God's words have utterly convinced me. At this time, a kind of longing and attachment for Christ—the Master of all things—generated spontaneously in the depths of my heart. I couldn't help myself from praying to God: "Oh God! Your disposition, essence, and goodness makes me endlessly envious. Who can compare to You? What You have expressed and revealed among us and everything You have shown to us are all manifestations of Your beauty, Your virtuousness, Your righteousness and majesty. Oh God! You have opened up my heart and made me ashamed of myself, making me bow my face to the ground. You know deeply of my pride, my vanity. If not for Your wonderful orchestrations and arrangements, if not for the brother You sent to deal with me, I would have forgotten who I am long ago. Stealing Your glory yet feeling proud of myself—I really knew no shame! Oh God! Thanks to Your revelations and protection, I managed to see my true self clearly and discover Your loveliness. Oh God! I no longer want to be negative, and I no longer want to live for those lowly things. My only wish is, through Your chastisement and judgment, Your strikes and discipline, to know You, to seek You, and moreover through Your dealing and pruning to fulfill my duty so I can repay You!"
Recommend: The Books from The Church of Almighty God: Help you to know Almighty God.


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All NFP practitioners in the UK are warmly invited to attend the UK:NFP Conference.
Our 2015 conference took place on Saturday 14 November, in Leamington Spa.
Natural Family Planning in the UK is delivered by a number of groups, working independently and providing a range of different methodologies and approaches.
This is beneficial in that it provides users with a range of choices and options; but it also makes it more difficult for practitioners to communicate the options, and to inform the public, medical staff and opinion formers about the benefits of Natural Family Planning.
Our first UK NFP conference was held in 2012, bringing together representatives of many of these organisations. The impetus to continue meeting was clear, and we organised further conferences in 2013 and 2014; a 2015 conference is now open for booking.
The conference is aimed at people actively involved in the field: teachers, researchers, promoters and those with a professional interest.


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Wife – Mother – Other
For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
~Genesis 2:24
Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also … praises her.
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…and let her works praise her in the gates.
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Dear Molly,
I encourage you to always remember your God-given priorities as a married woman. You, from the day of your wedding ceremony, have the high privilege to be called "wife." This is your first title, and always your first responsibility, before any other relationship. In God's eyes, this position is a high place of honor. The marriage relationship is meant to be a beautiful representation of God's commitment of everlasting love to His people. He desires your marriage to Ryan to display this kind of sweet love. Realize your devotion to Ryan will ultimately bring glory to the Lord. So keep Ryan top priority – love him well, with the love of Christ.
Secondly, Lord willing, you will be given the title "mother." With this role you will experience a broad spectrum of emotions – from inexplicable delight to absolute exasperation, from endless energy to sheer exhaustion, from sweet moments of bliss to enduring trials of teething and tantrums. Mothering will take all of your day and some (years) of your nights. How then do we keep "wife" as number one priority? Realize that keeping your husband first is not defined by amount of time spent in each role; it's a matter of the heart. Your heart needs to stay devoted to your husband as you love your children. He needs to know where he stands with you, and so do your children, for that matter. I have read, and do believe it is true, a child will find a strong sense of security in their parents' love for each other. In this case, they are never forced to "pick sides." Realize Ryan, who will have earned the title "daddy," will be one of your greatest assets in your mothering. Parenting is a partnership. I encourage you to "lock arms" with him and walk this road together prayerfully. Children are gifts from God … enjoy your gifts, created by your love, together.
The third priority is using any other gifting God has uniquely blessed you with. Do not feel pressure to seek this "other" out, especially while the kids are young. God will let you know what and when and how to serve Him. Again, keep your heart deeply devoted to your husband and your children. Do not allow this "other" gifting to take your best emotional and physical energy from you. The world will tell you just the opposite; the "other" is more rewarding and satisfying. But listen to the Lord. He says an excellent wife is worth "far above jewels." Stay on the route of richness found in Him – wife, mother, other.
Love, Chris
A woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.
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Status Report: MESSENGER Sets Course for Earth Flyby
June 23 ,2005
A short maneuver today kept MESSENGER on track for its Aug. 2 flyby of Earth - the major gravity assist that starts the next leg of the spacecraft's journey toward Mercury.
Mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., verified the start of the maneuver within 48 seconds, when the first signals indicating spacecraft thruster activity reached NASA's Deep Space Network tracking station outside Madrid, Spain. The maneuver, which started at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and lasted just over 174 seconds, slowed the spacecraft by about 2.5 miles per hour (1.1 meters per second). At the time MESSENGER was about 8.9 million miles (14.3 million kilometers) from Earth, moving around the Sun at nearly 69,200 miles (110,720 kilometers) per hour.
[Click here to see graphics of MESSENGER's configuration during the maneuver]
Today's was the fourth trajectory correction maneuver since MESSENGER launched last Aug. 3. Early post-maneuver analysis shows that MESSENGER is on track for a closest approach some 1,458 miles (2,347 kilometers) over Mongolia in central Asia on August 2 - though the team has two opportunities in late July to carry out another small course correction if necessary.
The Earth flyby sends the spacecraft toward Venus; the first of two Venus flybys is planned for October 2006.
Animation Premieres on the Web: Wonder what MESSENGER will "see" as it flies past Earth, or as it zips past Venus and Mercury later in its historic flight? Check out the latest summer blockbusters on the MESSENGER Web site's animation page. The QuickTime movie files show views from MESSENGER, or from above Earth, Venus and Mercury as the spacecraft flies by and, eventually, settles into orbit around the innermost planet in 2011.
Scholarship Winners: Congratulations to the winners in the second annual MESSENGER scholarship competition! Anna Rothenbaum of Oak Park, Ill., topped the group with a $1,250 scholarship. Kyle Wilkins of Durham, N.C., earned a $750 award, followed by Daniel Asselin of West Springfield, Mass., who won $250.
The MESSENGER scholarship program was created to expand interest in the MESSENGER mission and to support continuing education. College-bound high school seniors are eligible; winners are selected based on grade-point-average and a short essay on what we'll learn from the first mission to orbit Mercury. Watch the MESSENGER Web site for details on the 2006 competition later this year.


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This was a while ago but it is honestly one of my favorite shoots with Sarah! As I have mentioned in the past.. Cara Delevingne is my favorite model. The photoshoot is a mix of skater, princessy, sequins/ sparkly things and Cara if that is possible. That is what was going through my head as I created the looks. I had been envisioning radio hats with my beaded and sequin pieces and then it all meshed together. This photo shoot was one of my more dangerous so I hope you like it because we were risk takers, all for fashion of course. The sunset that day was crazy almost like an explosion on North Ave Bridge. Sticking to my trendish thing I made sure to incorporate layering socks over our tights! I hope you like this different vibe and style! My look: Radio hat, Topshop sequin dress, Club Monaco button down shirt, Urban Outfitters tights, Jeffrey Campbell heels, Ralph Lauren socks vintage jewelry. Sarah's look: Radio hat, Forever21 dress and necklace, Vintage sequin jacket (my new love), Betsey Johnson belt, DKNY tights, Zara socks, and FHR heels.
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Models: Sarah and Chloé
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A number of Mid Ulster residents have reported being scammed by a "bogus Sky salesman", whose boxes stop working within weeks.
The con man, who's around 5ft 8 with short black hair, brown eyes and aged between 25-30, is understood to source victims in different ways.
As well as referrals from new customers - yet to be let down - he operates on buy and sell sites and a 'Sky box' page on Facebook.
The black BMW driver has also been said to arrive uninvited on the doorstep, dressed in a suit, clip board in hand to sell an unbelievable package - which turns out to be just that.
Casting a wide net, we have had reports of victims from Dungannon to Dungiven, and he has also been working in many towns in between.
Three of his victims spoke to the Mail about their experiences in the hope their story will stop others falling into the same trap. But all of them feared reprisals as he knows where they live, and asked to remain anonymous.
'He said he was out with Sky and could do me a better package for £295'
"He came to my door one evening," one said, "he was suited and booted and said he was out with Sky and could do me a better package for £295 and that if I could do a one-off payment on Paypal and recommend a couple of my friends I could get it for £195."
Another customer, whom the con man contacted via such a recommendation, said: "He said he worked on behalf of Sky so I let him come to my house. He fitted me up a box and I gave him £195.
"Everything was all rosy for about two weeks and the next thing it crashed. So I sent a message to say 'will you come back and fix it? There's a problem', he wasn't having any of it."
These tales could be the tip of the iceberg, as the trio knew of another 10 people who have fallen fowl of this man - but none told police.
When asked why, one explained how he threatened them, saying: "You don't know what organisation I work for."
Another said: "For fear the police could charge me... he said to me on Facebook, you report away to the police if you want - they'll just do you for defrauding Sky."
All three were unable to get their 'Sky box' fixed and none got their money back.
"I think the money's gone - let's be realistic about it," one customer said.
"This fella is not going to stop."
Sky to investigate
Both the PSNI and Sky said they were unaware of the "bogus Sky salesman" reportedly operating in Mid Ulster and South Derry, but since being notified by the Mail, Sky has indicated that they will be investigating this case and will work with police to take action if required.
They told the Mail: "We investigate reports of fraudulent activity concerning Sky.
"Customers who are worried about bogus salesmen should contact Action Fraud."
Sky said it has not been using door-to-door sales men since June 2014, so if someone approaches your home offering a deal on their products you should contact Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk
Consumers can buy official Sky products to watch Sky TV from Sky.com/Shop or at one of only four official providers throughout Northern Ireland. Check online for details.