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Is this procedure performed at UC and if not, where is the closest facility (aware of The Norman Parathyroid Surgery Center, Tampa, FL)? Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Yes, this procedure is done at UC by members of the Otolaryngology department.
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The Student Prince In Heidelberg
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Comments: Featured a company of 150
music by Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly

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NEW YORK (AP) — Dairy farmers who sell hand-crafted cheese at New York farmer's markets say the state is taking the art and the ease out of artisanal cheese.
Under a new interpretation of food-processing regulations by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, vendors at open-air stands must sell only pre-wrapped cheese, rather than cutting off a wedge from a wheel of cheddar or gouda.
Cheryl Huber, assistant director of New York City's Greenmarket, which runs farmer's markets in all five boroughs, said Greenmarket learned of the reinterpretation last winter.
The rules say that open-air vendors can only slice their cheese to order if they have an enclosed space and a three-compartment sink with hot and cold running water.
"We have been in many conversations with the state and look forward to further discussion," Huber said.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Agriculture and Markets did not return several calls and emails Tuesday seeking an explanation for the change.
But cheese vendors said the state rules are hurting their business.
"Who wants to buy pre-packaged artisanal cheese?" said Eran Wajswol of Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, N.J., who sells at several New York farmer's markets. "For us it was what I call a game ender."
Wajswol said that after inspectors shut down his stand at the Union Square Greenmarket last month, he tried pre-wrapping more than a dozen kinds of cheese.
"Sales were down 70 percent," he said.
Then Wajswol tried to comply with the law by trucking in a sink with hot and cold water powered by electricity. But, he said, city officials shut off the power in Union Square. So now Valley Shepherd is bringing a generator to heat the water.
Other vendors are wrapping their cheese in plastic even though, they say, plastic is bad for the cheese.
"The cheese quality goes down the drain within 12 hours," said Jody Somers of Dancing Ewe Farm in Granville, N.Y. "Our customers are really unhappy with the whole plastic pre-packaged cheese."
Jonathan White of Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse in Milford, N.J. said he sent an email to regular Greenmarket customers "apologizing for the loss of cheese intimacy."
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Perfectly satisfactory cruise with just a couple hick-ups: Queen Victoria Cruise Review by pzimmer746
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Perfectly satisfactory cruise with just a couple hick-ups
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Southampton
Embarkation was smooth. Food quality and service in the Britannia dining room were very good, though short of being excellent. However our dinner one night at The Verandah restaurant was truly one of the finest we've had on land or sea! Remarkable! One peeve I had related to the "Coffee Card" , or whatever it is called. You pay about $ 35 and are entitled to ten coffee drinks at the Carinthia Cafe and other venues. The first day I wanted to use the card for a large iced coffee the waitress asked me for an extra $ 1.00 or so, saying the included coffee drinks were regular size only. That to me defeats the purpose of having the cards and not having to have your room card swiped, a receipt signed, etc not to mention it gives one the impression of being nickled and dimed. I tore up the card and forgot about having my coffee drinks for the length of the cruise.
Our shore More excursions were very good by and large. St.Petersburg turned out to be a tour de force, however. We had booked a two-day, small group shore excursion and it turned out to be a marathon. We saw as much as can be included in such a tour, it was truly comprehensive. The flies in the ointment were Russian immigration, which took forever to process the hundreds of travelers coming off the ship and getting back on at the end of the day and St. Petersburg traffic. Tour members that had booked evening activities and came back to the ship to change and for a bite didn't have time to do both before having to run off. Also, at the end of the second day when everyone was tired and the group was already late the suggestion was made to leave off the ride on the metro during the rush hour and to forget about the visit to a flower/gift shop but the tour guide would not hear of it, so we ended up being over an hour late getting back to the ship. The Soviet mentality is still alive and well.
We think Cunard ought to look at the possibility of staying in port longer, beyond the customary 5 or 6 pm departure and giving passengers the opportunity to partake in evening activities in port.
Finally, the quality of the evening entertainment in the Royal Court Theater was below par. The Cunard singers and dancers were of poor quality, their shows lacked any type of pizzazz. There were a couple of other acts that were good. Less
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Sophie RoachModel Female Reading, England, United Kingdom
My MM URL: http://www.modelmayhem.com/sohuiii
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About me:
I have been working as a model for over 6 years and have experience in a variety of genres. I pose like a fashion model, but I don't like to be pigeonholed as one. Lingerie, alternative, tattoo, beauty, commercial, avant garde and everything in between – I enjoy being versatile and like a challenge.
I'm happy to work with photographers and creative's regardless of their experience – everyone starts somewhere.
I am a professional make-up artist first (both beauty counter work and freelance) and can do my own face (and others) to an exceptional standard. I specialise in high end beauty and avant garde/conceptual. As I also work in a beauty retail environment – I can create a look quickly, which means more time to shoot. I am happy to use another artist if it's more suitable – I can even give you recommendations!
I do prefer using hair stylists for a more polished look. I can only do the basics to the standard of my make-up.
I have access to a lot of wardrobe given enough notice. I am sponsored by a few brands/designers that are happy to pull something from current collections or make custom pieces. Styling is my favourite part of the creative process – I personally have a huge wardrobe. Chances are if you want something specific – I already have or can get hold of it.
Please note I will only shoot for specific latex designers that I have a good working relationship with.
I have set prices but do offer discounts for half/full days. Rates are available on request. I will work to budgets.
I do take selective TFP which is usually for people who I have a great working relationship with. But please don't let that put you off asking! If I like your work and/or the concept of the shoot I will say yes without hesitation – especially if you are willing to contribute to travel costs.
I am willing to travel anywhere to shoot providing my travel expenses are covered. If the shoot is more than an hour away, I generally get the bus to avoid high costs and make it easier for everyone involved.
I arrive fresh faced (unless requested otherwise) and in loose clothing to avoid unnecessary marks.
I take direction well but feel free to leave me to my own devices – I am very aware of my own body and know what looks good for my figure.
My levels are up to topless – please respect and do not push this under any circumstances. I will work up to nude for long standing collaborators who have known for years, but it is something I will voice if I am comfortable with it. No exceptions.
• Ear lobe piercings (both ears).
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Weird, wonderful science on show at Open Day
People from around the Top of the South are once again invited to step into the weird and wonderful world of science, as Cawthron Institute opens the doors to its stunning Glenhaven Aquaculture Centre next month (Sunday 10 February).
Cawthron Institute, a world–recognised independent researcher, held its first open day at the Glen's purpose built multi-million dollar research facility in 2011 – to an overwhelming public interest.
"Right now it's an exciting time at the Glen, we're moving to a whole new phase in shellfish breeding. We believe that we've made very substantial breakthroughs in breeding oysters and mussels that will significantly enable the growth of the aquaculture industry and help develop business for marine farmers. At the Glen, visitors will see the technology and facilities which enable the production of spat for shellfish farmers. It's the equivalent of being able to supply land farmers with livestock" says Cawthron Institute Chief Executive, Professor Charles Eason.
The Cultured Shellfish Programme at Cawthron Institute is researching the resilience of Pacific oysters to the Ostreid herpes virus and research is being led by Cawthron Institute Senior Scientist Achim Janke.
"We have identified oyster families with a very high survival rate when exposed to the oyster herpes virus, which decimated stocks in 2010. Visitors to the Open Day will have the opportunity to learn about this research and talk to the scientists that are at the forefront of this programme," says Achim.
Cawthron Institute has been contributing research and development expertise to the aquaculture sector from its Glenhaven base since 1991, opening the country's first oyster hatchery there in June 2009, and a multi-million dollar extension in 2011. The Aquaculture Centre now provides a shared space for research, education and learning for Cawthron Institute scientists, the aquaculture industry and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
Visitors will participate in guided tours of the laboratories and hatchery areas, where they'll meet the scientists that are leading cutting edge research, and be offered the opportunity to ask questions about their work and how it relates to every-day life.
They will explore the startling scientific world of aquaculture, learn how to see inside a mussel shell and find out if scallops have eyes.
Last year the tours became full very quickly and due to this popularity the 2013 event will be for pre-booked guests only. Reservations will be made on a first come – first served basis.
Students interested in a future in aquaculture will not only be able to get a taste for working in the industry, there will also be an opportunity for students to talk with a tutor from the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology which runs a highly sought after Aquaculture Diploma Programme.
The Open Day will be held at the Cawthron Institute research facility at The Glen on Sunday February 10th with 45-60 minute guided tours departing every 10 minutes. Tour bookings are essential, (non-booked visitors will not be permitted on-site) please phone Cawthron Institute on 03 539 3217 or email Cawthron Institute Community Educator - email@example.com to book a place.


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'Science Guy' Bill Nye speaking at UF on Nov. 21
Published: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 4:39 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 4:39 p.m.
Bill Nye, the quirky scientist, comedian and author with the trademark bow-tie and his 1990s PBS show "Bill Nye the Science Guy," is returning soon to the University of Florida.
Nye has been booked by the student-run ACCENT Speakers Bureau for a Nov. 21 appearance at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. ACCENT is paying Nye $40,000, ACCENT Chairman Daniel Landesberg said.
He last spoke at UF in 2007, Landesberg said.
Nye is a frequent guest on talk shows, and regularly talks about global warming. A video he put on Youtube attempting to debunk creationism and warning that it threatened American education last year went viral. Twitter rumors soon started circulating that he was dead.
The event will start at 8 p.m. It is free and open to the general public.
Student tickets will be available at the Phillips Center box office at noon the day before the show, and to the general public after 5 p.m. the day of the show, ACCENT said.
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NCsoft is set to launch a large content update for the recently released Guild Wars 2 later today. Titled Shadow of the Mad King, the free update will not only include 80 pieces of content, much of which will be available from here on out, but also some Halloween-themed material that will only be available from now until October 31.
Players can look forward to a new four-act arc based around the Mad King, with the first act launching today, as well as Halloween-themed crafting recipes, decorations, costumes, and tonics, as well as a host of new events, mini-games, and puzzles.
For more information on Guild Wars 2, check out our review.
In Tyria, legend states that 500 years ago, a tyrannical Krytan king was slain by his own people, those who had suffered greatly during his reign of lunacy. It is said that this king's body was chopped into pieces, and his spirit was banished to the Underworld. While many think him capable of returning to the mortal realm, he hasn't been seen for more than 250 years.
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American Imports
Some of our products are imported from America, via a distributor. The distributor which we use has strong environmental policies, uses 100% renewable energy, offsets their travel and uses only reused packaging. Despite this, importing from such a distance was a difficult decision for us to make: much of the importing is done by plane.
Sadly, there is little we could do in the end if we wanted to be a "proper pet shop" - the products that come from America are simply not all available from UK suppliers at this time. Even more sadly, the best products over in the USA, the beautiful hemp and bamboo collars for example, are fartoo expensive for us Brits... and the dont even have a distributor over here.
However, we deeply and sincerely hope that by setting up Ethical Pets we will eventually encourage and reinvigorate Britishdesign and manufacture of Ethical Pet products. If you would like to set up an Ethical Pet business, please, get in touch!
Animal Based Imports from The Netherlands
Our meat pet food, Yarrah, is imported from the Netherlands. There is a no other alternative available up to the same standard. This situation is actually quite complicated, and it took us a while to make our choice:
As vegans, we were uncomfortable about selling meat, and so set to work researching who had the highest welfare standards. At first, it seemed as if even the most ethical British pet food companies were not interested in, for example, slaughter house policy or CCTV provision. Even organic food producers, who will usually strive for very high welfare standards, didn't seem very knowledgeable - unfortunately there is no obligation in the UK for "organic" pet food to actually be organic, therefore, unless the company actively looks into it, there is no way to tell if the added ethical benefits of the "organically certified" slaughter process (e.g. food and water/short wait in the slaughter house) are adhered to.
So we looked further afield, and Yarrah seemed to be the answer, when I asked them about the welfare during slaughter, I was informed that they even do an annual audit of all the slaughterhouses AND the farms they use! While they do not specifically look into human or animal welfare issues, they have photographic evidence of the higher quality of life assured by the organic certification - and ALL their slaughterhouses use CCTV.
However, their ingredients are sourced at carefully selected producers from throughout the world so there are additional food miles involved.
We would really have liked to have sold only British meat, and some day soon, when British legislation changes and companies will be legally obliged to prove their products are Organic, the British companies might move a little closer the the standards that Yarrah so carefully keep....
In the mean time, however, it seems wholly unacceptable to be called Ethical Pets while buying meat from companies who have no slaughterhouse policy and don't check and double check that the animals used to make their food are well treated in life - and in death.
Therefore, for now, the food-miles must regrettably stay.
Vegetable Based Imports from The Netherlands.
Antos treats are made in the Netherlands too: by feeding your dog meat-free treats, you can reduce your carbon paw print a lot. While shipping from abroad is not ideal, it is still arguably better for the environment than using meat unnecessarily, and the dogs love them just the same.
At Ethical Pets, we bank with The Cooperative Bank, because of their high quality Ethical Policies. When we return our ethical policy customer preferences questionnaire to them, we always rank animal welfare as very high, along with weapons and human rights etc. We also refuse to set up direct debits (excepting for internal bank transfers such as minimum credit card payments) because we believe that this strips the power from the consumer and hands it to the companies, often compounding poverty.
We use Moneybookers (Skril) for our payment gateway, and have a Mastercard associated with that account. Both Mastercard and Moneybookers have good ethical ratings with corporate critic.
We also bank with the Cooperative for our personal accounts too; for more info see investments and savings.
Big and Small Companies
At Ethical Pets, we like to work with small companies, local companies and family run enterprises. It's always nice to talk to the owner directly, plus this keeps money circulating which benefits everyone.
When we must work with a bigger company or distributor, then that's okay - as long as the big company is making an effort to be ethical. We feel it's good to encourage ethical behaviour in all sizes of business.
The more difficult choices have been when a large company sells only one ethical product/range. Here we just have to do our best; in the end, the more ethical pet supplies get sold, the stronger the market for them will become. Mostly, it seems better to sell than to not.
It's a tough call to chose between biodegradable bags (made from corn) and degradable plastic (such as Biothene).
Corn based bags take land away from food production in a world were we have starving people; you can't recycled them and they don't last as long as plastic, so are harder to reuse. Plus, if you send them to landfill they might not degrade very well and can produce methane (Biodegradation without oxygen = methane). Also, there is a high proportion of GM corn used, or so we have heard.
Degradable plastic can be made from recycled plastics and it does not produce methane in landfill if/when it decomposes; but like all plastics, it is still made from fossil fuels. Accounts of what is left after degradation vary wildly too: some say just inert minerals and some say that there isn't even such thing as degradable plastic. The only really ethical option is recycled cardboard... but you cant scoop your poop with that!
Poo-bags: In the end, we decided to start with stocking degradable poo bags because most will go into landfill - and methane is a much bigger threat than CO2. These are only partially recycled at the moment, which is frustrating, but we are looking for alternatives.
Postal Bags: We also have some degradable postal bags which degrade, AND are made from recycled plastic. They can be reused many times too. Where possible, however, we will use card and paper to pack - at least at first when we don't have millions of orders to wrap. Hopefully there will be a solution to this problem soon... if anyone wants to make some postal bags/poop bags made from WASTE plant material, we would buy them by the lorry-load!
At Ethical Pets, we only use Free, Libre and Open Source Software (With a preference for free over open source where possible). Sometimes these types of software are called Linux. In addition to this, we only use file types which company with Open Standards.
Free software guarantees four fundamental freedoms for the user: the freedom to use; study; change and distribute the software for what ever reason/purpose the user wishes.
Common examples include Firefox web-browser, Libre Office/Open office and Ubuntu the Operating system - but there are literally millions of options out there.
We use Firefox, chromium, and Midori (web browsers)
Fedora and Crunchbang (operating systems)
Thunderbird (Email client)
G.I.M.P (like photoshop),
Libre-office (word processing, spreadsheets etc)
Scribus (publishing)
Document Viewer (for PDFs, can be created in Libre-office)
Pidgin (like MSN)
Ink-Scape (vector)
KDEnlive (video editor)
Wordpress (blog) and Prestashop for our actual web-shop.
We use mainly Free Software because:
a) It keeps money away from unethical companies and their appalling labour practices and patenting activities
b) There is no "small print" regarding use for business etc
c) Propriety software (non-free software) is only licensed to you, and so you must abide by the publishers rules, even if those rules are wrong like saying you can't share with people (even poor people or citizens of Iran or Cuba). With free software you can share it with anyone you like!
d) Using free software helps to break the monopoly of some big companies, which are being used to exploit charities, educational establishments, government institutions and those in poorer countries too - free copies to start with, and then you have to pay or lose everything!
e) It's MUCH more sustainable - you can share with and help anyone you like, and you can keep old computers in use for a very very long time.
f) Open standards allow anyone and everyone to work together, regardless of wealth or software vendor. In the physical world open standards like the voltage in our plug sockets or the width of our train tacks make the world function smoothly: the same rules apply in the digital world.
If you would like a disk with some of this wonderful software on, please let us know and we will pop one in with your order!
Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels.
Our own supplier is Good Energy, the only 100% renewable energy supplier. We also have a gas oven, for which we pay a small bill to British gas: we hope to replace with an electric one sometime in the future.
We also have a coal and wood burning fire; we mostly use un-reclaimeable wood to burn, but use coal (smokeless) when it gets very cold.
Our energy bills are less than average for our sort of household - even though we work from home, and we make efforts to reduce them further, by not heating the hot-water tank unless we need a full tank, switching off and not using standby and we have all energy saving bulbs.
Our parents houses, when we work from them, use other conventional suppliers but also try to reduce their usage.
Environmental Impact
We make sure, to the extent of our knowledge and the extent of availability, that the products we sell are sustainable and of low environmental impact, and that the companies producing them have good policies. We would also like to encourage our customers to reduce pet food waste and to consider feeding a vegetarian or semi-vegetarian diet. We will try our best to balance growing our business and promoting our products with encouraging sustainability: we do feel that a big part of this is selling better quality long-lasting products which won't need replacing as often.
Fossil Fuels
Lupine Collars
Our Lupine collars are made from nylon, which is made from fossil fuels: it is the same stuff used in climbing ropes. While we would prefer to avoid the use of fossil fuels, realistically there are currently no other eco-minded collars available in the UK. The Lupine range is extremely durable and is therefore more efficient; plus the collars are made in a small American factory with excellent labour standards. As it stands, they are the most ethical product that we can offer.
If anyone would like to set up a small business manufacturing hemp or bamboo webbing collars in the UK - please let us know. We are keen to sell these products, but the American imports are about 20-25 pounds per collar!
For a discussion of fossil fuels in our packaging and poo bags, please see biodegradable.
For a discussion of Fossil fuels in our electricity and gas, please see Electricity, gas and other fuels.
We oppose fracking.
In our products.
Some of our products contain organic honey. Though we are still asking around for some really good scientific proof, we assume that organic honey is helping to support the dwindling bee population (rather than making things worse). While we are aware that some bees can be killed by, for example, being squished in the hive lid, it seems generally more important to support the bee population where possible than to defend individual bees from accident or injury. We are particularly concerned with the honey issue though, so if anyone has any really good information about the affect of organic/high welfare honey production on bees please let us know.
In our personal diet.
Anna will eat honey sometimes, if it is organic (and preferably local). Joe doesn't really like honey much and is undecided about weather vegans should eat honey. We do not buy products with honey in them, unless the honey is certified organic. We are always careful to boil jars which have contained imported honey, as they can spread disease, and we try and buy as little intensive farmed food as we can afford - to try and protect bees and wildlife from the bad things associated there. While we are aware that many vegans do not consider honey to be acceptable as part of a vegan diet, we have to follow our own rational though, and so far, honey seems to be okay in moderation.
Investments and Savings
Currently we have savings with the cooperative bank and the Post Office (Bank of Ireland) and have invested money in the Phone Coop. From December we will have investments with Ethical Consumer too. We have saved with Lloyds TSB in the past.
We do not invest (directly and as far as we know) in anything unethical by our own personal standards. The only time we have knowingly invested money in anything not vegan in meat is by investing in our own company, which sells some Yarrah products (see meat) and by paying our web-developer, who is is not vegan. By investing with the coop, we know no money has been given to animal testing facilities or weapons manufacture etc, but cannot guarantee that the money is all veganly spent.
Having consulted both the Cooperative Insurance, and Ecclesiastical Insurance, and found that neither could not offer a policy for our sort of company, we got a quote for a local broker at Buckland Harvester. They found us cover with International Insurance Company of Hanover via Oxygen Insurance. Hanover have extensive ethical policies regarding, governance, employees, social commitment, environment and reporting - all viewable on their website
Manufacturing standards/Supply Chain
We always ask our suppliers about where and by whom their products are made and would not sell the product had we not had a satisfactory answer.
For non food products: we favour products made directly/on site by the company selling them, as these have the most guaranteed standards of manufacture. Next we prefer products made in the UK, because these are less likely to be made in sweatshops/by children and we are more familiar with what UK law offers workers. The same applies for products made in the USA. We never supply products where there is no assurance of good standards in the supply chain.
For food products: we prefer vegetarian foods, because they do not have any slaughter houses in their supply chain. Slaughter houses have notoriously bad working conditions and rely heavily on vulnerable migrant workers - meat food, from a human rights perspective, should really be avoided where possible. Because not all pets can/will eat vegetarian food, and not all owners are convinced of its qualities (try as we might!) we supply the most ethically produced meat food that we can, from one very trusted company - Yarrah - who audit their slaughterhouses in person. While Yarrah do not audit specifically for human rights issues, they do visit in person, which seems a better guarantee than no audit at all.
As vegans, we found the decision to sell meat very difficult, even though (due to the specific needs of one cat) all four of our cats eat meat. It really was a whole new dilemma to consider actively advertising and promoting the sale of meat based products.
Even if we put the obvious welfare issues aside, there are also many human rights issues relating to slaughter houses that plagued us; partially due to the mental and emotional stress of the work and partly to the high numbers of seasonal workers and migrants employed.
However, as an ethical company, we understand that it is our responsibility to help a wide range people to shop ethically, including those who cannot or do not choose a vegan diet for their pet. Within the spectrum of meat foods available there is a huge variety in the ethical standards, and even within the "Ethical" range, there seems to be a lot of complexities. We really wanted to help people who need/wish to feed their pet on meat, but care about how the food is made, to cut through the jargon and sales tactics so they can actually make a difference with the money that they spend... and we really do believe that we have found the most ethical option that there is. Therefore, in the end, the welfare of animals is improved. Its not perfect, but its better.
We will, however, really try and encourage people to by vegan foods - even if not exclusively. This is not just about animal welfare, but about many aspects of the world and environment; we eat too much meat in the west, its very wasteful and polluting and the planet and it's people are suffering because of our greediness. Dogs in particular, don't really need to eat meat exclusively - just like people! So please do consider switching to half and half or a complete Vegan diet : )
We love organic.
Organic food is better for the environment: destroying the planet is such an obvious false economy... how are we going to feed ourselves when the soil has lost all its nutrients and all the bees are dead!?
Organic is also better for people; there are human welfare standards included in organic certification - its not just about chemicals.
Organic is better for animals; not just the insects and birds, not just the ecosystem, but for the farm animals and, of course, for your pet. Slaughter is regulated and nasty additives are prohibited. Essentially: its all good!
We also love conservation grade and stock free farming too,but there are not any pet products from these farming method yet: watch this space!
Postage and Packaging
We use degradable recycled plastic bags to pack most food orders, and recycled cardboard, paper and bubble wrap for the rest. Please see biodegradable for more info. We hope to invest in degradable bubble wrap soon. Please reuse all your packaging. You can even send it back to us if you want.
Postage Costs
We try not to make profit on the postage. However as a small company we do not always get the best rates. We try to spread the costs as much as we can so everyone gets the best deal.
We chose well established couriers for the majority of our items. This is usually via My Hermes. We take parcels to a local drop off point to avoid further road miles.
We also use royal mail where we can, mostly for small lighter items, as they have established routes (and we like nationalisation!).
When we are a bigger company and can get cheaper postage by bulk buying, we will think about going solely with royal mail for environment reasons, but for now, its too expensive (for you and for us!)
Personal life; Diet, Shopping, Animals and Charity Giving.
We are both vegans, and have been so for nearly 3 years. We have both been vegetarian for almost all of our lives before that. We are vegan because we don't want animals to be killed or treated badly, so, we make some exceptions in our diet that some other vegans might disagree with very strongly: for example we sometimes eat eggs from (and ONLY from) hens kept by a family member. The hens are wholly out of the farming system, will not be killed when they stop laying, and have a large and wonderful garden to live in, which includes both woodland and lawn.
We also try and buy organic as much as we can, and try and buy soya which is certifiably not from the rainforest - but can't always afford this. Our coffee and tea is always fair trade, we usually buy fruit rather than fruit juice and we buy very little imported fresh food. We opt for dry over tinned beans where time permits.
For more info see honey.
Mostly we shop in charity shops (but not those charities that fund animal testing). We buy our toiletries and cleaning products from The Coop, Superdrug or Sainsburys - so they are non-tested and BUAV approved. They new stuff we do buy is as ethical and local as we can make it.
We have a lot of pets and they are all rescue animals. We don't buy animals from breeders and try and look after the ones no-one else wants. One day we hope to set up an animal sanctuary, particularly one that can neuter and care for unwanted roosters.
Charity Giving
Anna tries to give 10% of her wages to charity, all of which are non-testeing organisations. A variety of charities have been donated to, from Hillside Animal Sanctuary, to the BUAV, Bookaid and the local church. We also give to Macmillan etc, to help with cancer whilst avoiding the more unethical side of research.
Pets v Companion Animals
Anna, being all Northern, prefers the word pet: it's a term of endearment up here and not a term of subjugation! Joe, being more radical, and less Northern, prefers companion animal as the name for the animals who live with us.
While we are aware that the term companion animal can encourage humans to see their animal friend as more like an equal, and less like object, we are also aware that the term can confuse and alienate people who are doing their best to be ethical and love their pets very much anyway. We really want to encourage a broader uptake of ethical "pet" shopping for the benefit of all animals, and so have decided that for now, the most widely understood term will best help us achieve this.
We use the Phone Coop for our internet and land-line, but our web-shop server is on another provider. We have one mobile with the Phone Coop and one with Giffgaff (who have a reasonable corporate critic score and are cheep enough for Anna's magical motor-mouth!)
Privacy Policy
All information we receive will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. However it is necessary to pass on certain details to the delivery company. We also will automatically add you to our monthly online newsletter. If you do not wish to be receive this it is very simple to unsubscribe using the link on the bottom of the email.
Recycling and Recycled
Household and office
We recycle basically everything in our house, even awkward stuff like plastic films and CD's. We also compost.
We are aiming to switch from sustainable-virgin printer paper to 100% recycled soon, but need to save some money for a bulk order as its expensive stuff.
Our packaging is mostly recycled, all except bubble wrap - we are also saving up for a more ethical alternative to bubble wrap. Even the degradable plastic bags are made from recycled stuff. Please reuse or return all of the packaging that comes with your purchase.
All of our office equipment was recycled. We also buy almost exclusively second-hand (recycled) household goods, furniture, clothes, white goods etc. We also give items away on free-cycle when needed. When we do buy new, we try to by good quality products, use them well and pass them along if we don't need them any more.
Many of our products are recyclable, and most come with recycled packaging etc. We find that ethical companies make a lot of effort with this.
Testing on Animals
Some animal foods and most animal medicines are tested on animals in an invasive and often deadly way - None of our products are tested in this way; the only way they are tested is to see if the animal likes them etc.
Vegetarian and Vegan
As we are both vegans, we try to encourage our customers to feed their pets on a vegan diet where appropriate. Exceptions include cats with urinary issues, and pets with specific health problems which could be affected: these animals should generally be fed on meat food of a very high quality (Low quality meat food, and food made with slaughterhouse leftovers needs added artificial supplements in the same way that vegan food does).
We believe that it is better to provide an ethically sourced non-vegan pet food (so it is easily available) than is to not provide this option (so potential customers would carry on buying unethical foods and contributing to the suffering of farm animals and pets). For more information see meat.
How You Can Help
Feedback and info
This document is work in progress, and will always be so. We feel that we can never be ethical enough, so if you have information to help us improve, please let us know.
Make a product
We are very keen to supply British made products where possible, and would love to try and support new ethical companies or diversifications - especially for products like collars and toys, which are mostly imported at the moment. Please contact us if you would like us to stock your product, or you are thinking of setting up a company, and we will gladly chat about it with you and see how we can help!


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owest Gold Ltd. is a Canadian gold company focused on fast-tracking the development of its 100% owned, Bradshaw Gold Deposit ("Bradshaw") (formerly named Frankfield East), part of its North Timmins Gold Project (NTGP). Gowest is also exploring additional gold targets on the 110-square-kilometre NTGP land package it controls and continuing to evaluate acquisition targets in the vicinity of the Pipestone Fault area, part of the prolific Timmins, Ontario Gold Camp. Currently, Bradshaw contains a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Resource estimated at 2.1 million tonnes ("t") grading 6.19 g/t Au for 422 thousand oz Au and an Inferred Resource of 3.6 million t grading 6.47 g/t Au for 755 thousand oz Au. Further, based on the Pre-Feasibility Study (conducted by Stantec Mining) (see Gowest release dated June 9, 2015), Bradshaw contains Mineral Reserves, using a 3 g/t Au cut-off and a gold price of US$1,200 / oz, totalling 1.8 million t grading 4.82 g/t Au for 277 thousand oz Au.
Gowest boasts a highly experienced and capable management team and board with a proven track record of success in all key areas including finance, exploration, mine development, business development and gold production.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/4/2014 (1224 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Free Press ★★★
Michael Hutchinson, Jets: Beaten only once for the second consecutive game and picked up his first win by stopping all three shooters in the shootout. Controls rebounds well and there is a calmness about his game.
Chad Johnson, Bruins: Lost in a goaltender's duel, but was very solid for the Bruins.
Blake Wheeler, Jets: Set up the equalizer with a perfect drop pass to Evander Kane and sparked his team when it needed it.
First Period
1. Boston, Marchand 24 (Smith, Krejci) 10:12.
Penalties -- Jokinen Wpg (hooking) 4:47.
Second Period
No Scoring.
Penalties -- Caron Bos (hooking) 3:04, Tangradi Wpg (roughing) 10:17, Krug Bos (holding) 10:17, Pardy Wpg (hooking) 12:48, Stuart Wpg (high-sticking) 14:59.
Third Period
2. Winnipeg, Kane 18 (Wheeler, Enstrom) 18:03.
Penalties -- None.
No Scoring.
Penalties -- Jokinen Wpg (holding) 4:20.
Shootout -- Winnipeg wins 1-0
Boston : Smith miss, Spooner miss, Marchand miss.
Winnipeg : Little goal, Jokinen miss.
Referees -- Paul Devorski, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen -- Kiel Murchison, Bryan Pancich.
Attendance -- 15,004.
Jets boss Paul Maurice may be considered for a coaching role with Canada's entry at this year's world championship in Belarus May 9-25, according to a source from Hockey Canada.
If the Phoenix Coyotes don't qualify for the playoffs, Dave Tippett would be the head coach with Maurice serving as an assistant. But if the Coyotes are in, Maurice could potentially take on the head coaching chores for Canada. New Jersey Devils head coach Pete DeBoer is also in the mix.
-- The Bruins are now 40-6-2 when scoring first.
-- Boston is 7-1-6 vs. the Central Division.
-- Bruins centre Patric Bergeron did not dress, nor did captain Zdeno Chara and Chris Kelly as Boston attempts to save some wear and tear on its troops before the start of the playoffs. By not dressing, Bergeron had a 12-game point streak (10G, 6A) snapped.
Devin Setoguchi did not dress for Thursday's game after being giving a leave of absence by the team for a private matter.


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phillysco wrote:I just received the Nakiri today.
This is just a first impression, as I have not used it yet.
At first glance it looks like a Tamagahane, it's very western looking with a metal bolster and western handle.
The handle is a GORGEOUS mahagony, very well finished, with polished nickel silver rivets.
The nakiri blade looks like it's stainless, disguising that very lethal HAP 40 voodoo steel edge, It's very nicely polished.
Mine does not appear to have any fit or finish issues. It's a real looker!
The spine has minimal distal taper, the grind looks good, and the edge is thin, just the way we like em
With a pinch grip, it feels a little handle heavy. I am not sure if you guys in the trade would want to prep for a few hours in a row
with this one, it might feel tiring.
For us home cooks though, this Kohetsu feels like a winner!
I think for professional use, you guys might want to wait for the WA handled ones to come out, as those handles will probably be a little lighter and make the knife more blade heavy.
The edge OOTB is very sharp. I do not think anything more than an initial stropping before first use.
If I get a chance to use it this weekend, I will add to this post.
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chefknivestogo wrote:More like 2 days. They're in the air.
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According to Al-Qabas newspaper, Mr. Faisal Ali Al Mutawa, Chairman of the Board of the Bayan Investment Company, warned from the rising housing shortage in Kuwait since the government may not be able to fulfill its commitments in the future.
Mr. Al Mutawa estimates the current housing shortage at 2,000 houses per annum. He added that the government is currently able to provide 3,000 houses annually while the existing total demand stands at 5,000 houses.
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The Rolling Stones, through its tour, has reigned the Top-Grossing Tour of the Year 2005 list by Pollstar
The year 2005 seems has been a glorious period for The Rolling Stones as the band has made amazing concert ticket sales income of $162 million through its tour during the whole year, therefore scored number one on the list of Top-Grossing Tour of the Year and also that of All Time according to year-end data from the concert trade Pollstar. Another celebrated band, U2, followed right behind with $138.9 million in 78 shows from its Vertigo tour, while Celine Dion took the third place, garnering $81.3 million with 155 performances.
Arranged in a row, the rest positions up to the 10th rank were filled by Paul McCartney, Eagles, Elton John, Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews Band, Neil Diamond, and Jimmy Buffett.


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Authored by Jeffrey A. Berkowitz, Darrel C. Karl, and Linda J. Thayer
On June 5, 2000, the Federal Circuit reversed the lower court's summary judgment decision in Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp., 48 USPQ2d 1274, 1277 (N.D. Cal. 1998) ["Reiffin I"] and remanded the matter to the Northern District of California court for further determination as to whether the claims of the two patents at issue (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,694,603 and 5,694,604) are invalid for failure to comply with the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. Reiffin v. Microsoft Corp., No. 98-1502, 2000 U.S. LEXIS 12191, at *7 (Fed. Cir., June 5, 2000)(per curiam)["Reiffin II"]. In its per curiam opinion, the Court concluded that the lower court had erred by deciding whether the patents contained an adequate written description based on the original application filed in 1982, even though Reiffen had not claimed the benefit of the earlier application under 35 U.S.C. § 120. The Court stated that because the earlier date was not claimed, in this case, only the specifications of the later applications were relevant for purposes of § 112, ¶ 1.
In the coming months, the lower court will now revisit the issue of validity with a restricted focus on the later-file specifications of the two patents, both of which have the same specification and presumably share some content with the parent 1982 specification. The '603 patent claims a memory product storing multithreaded software, and the '604 patent claims a method of multithreaded operation and a multithreaded system. In 1985, Reiffin filed a continuation of the 1982 application and, in 1990, filed a continuation-in-part application of the 1985 application that contained additional text and modified claims and described the system as a "multithreaded computer application." Both the '603 and '604 patents issued on December 2, 1997—the '603 patent from the 1990 continuation application and the '604 patent from a continuation of the 1990 application that was filed in 1994. The claims of the '603 and '604 patents were amended several times during the lengthy prosecution. The validity determination on remand will likely hinge on whether the additional material in the 1990 application that was not present in the 1982 application provides sufficient detail to meet the requirements of the written description requirement of §112, ¶ 1.
This determination will bring the lower court back to the same question-what is the appropriate test for determining the sufficiency of the written description under § 112, ¶ 1? Only this time the focus should be on the 1990 application as opposed to the 1982 application.
Additionally, the lower court will turn its attention to the validity of the claims of the '603 and '604 patents in view of prior art to the 1990 application.
In Reiffin I, the lower court clearly applied what it called the "omitted element test," which was purportedly "reiterate[d] and clarifie[d]" by the Federal Circuit in Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp., 134 F.3d 1473, 45 USPQ2d 1498 (Fed. Cir. 1998). Reiffin I, at 1278. The district court found that the 1982 specification described four elements and, after concluding that none of the claims of the two issued patents contained all four elements, held all of the claims invalid for failure to comply with the written description requirement. Id. at 1279. Although the Federal Circuit court recognized that the district court had misconstrued its Gentry Gallery decision as establishing or supporting a "omitted elements test," the Court as a whole surprisingly declined to comment, choosing instead to decide the case solely on the narrow issue of the lower court's use of the 1982 specification. Reiffin II, at *12.
In an enlightening concurrence, however, Judge Newman chastises the Court's per curiam opinion, astutely observing that it is "singularly mischievous" for it leaves the lower court in "procedural and substantive limbo." Id. at *12-*13 (Newman, J., concurring). Judge Newman characterizes the proposition that a patentee must include "in every claim each and every element" of the invention for the claims to be valid "not a correct statement of the law." Id. at *14. Citing two well-known treatises on the subject,1 the concurrence expounds that section 112, ¶ 2, requires only that a patentee "distinctly claim" the subject matter of the invention but does not "require inclusion in every claim of every element that is part of the device or its operation." Id. The concurrence points out that the cases cited to by Microsoft and relied upon by the district court as supporting an "omitted elements" test were misunderstood and cautions against confusing cases voiding improperly-broadened reissue claims for omission of an element when considering the validity of original claims. In summary, Judge Newman stated that the Gentry Gallery decision did not "create a new requirement of claim content, or change the long-standing law and practice of claim drafting," but merely followed controlling precedent from the Supreme Court dating back to 1945. See id. at *16, citing Special Equipment Co. v. Coe, 324 U.S. 370 (1945).
Judge Newman's clarification that the creation of an "omitted elements" test out of either §112, ¶ 1 or any of the Court's prior decisions is incorrect, comes not a moment too soon. Since the district court's decision in Reiffin I in July 1998, other district courts had begun to repeat and therefore perpetuate the myth of an "omitted element test" by citing to Reiffin I. For example, although acknowledging that the Federal Circuit had not yet referred to the "omitted element" analysis as a bona fide "test," the District Court of Delaware nonetheless found claims of a patent invalid under § 112 for omitting essential elements, citing as support Reiffin I and crediting Gentry Gallery as the origin of the analysis. See Purdue Pharma v. F. H. Faulding and Co., 48 F. Supp. 2d 420 (D. Del. 1999); see also Pipe Liners, Inc. v. Pipelining Prods., Inc., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17271 (D. Del., October 22, 1999). Other courts and technology journals had also begun to describe Gentry Gallery as "announcing an omitted element test."2
Since Gentry Gallery was decided in January 27, 1998, the Federal Circuit has itself cited to Gentry Gallery seven times, although only five times in published opinions and only once on the issue of written description. Still, despite attempts by lower courts to interpret it otherwise, the Court has presented consistent views on written description. In Johnson Worldwide Assoc., Inc. v. Zebco Corp., 175 F.3d 985 (Fed. Cir. 1999), the one subsequently published opinion dealing with written description, for example, a three-judge panel declined to overturn the lower court's interpretation of the patent claims and instead agreed that the specification "provided ample support for the breadth of the term 'heading.'" Id. at 993. The Court distinguished the case at bar stating that, in Gentry Gallery, the Court limited the claims to one location for the control means based on unambiguous statements in the written description that described the location of the claim element as "the only possible location" and found that other variations were "outside the stated purposed of the invention." Id. By contrast, in Johnson Worldwide, the term "heading" was used interchangeably throughout the written description in terms of both the direction of the motor and the boat, and therefore there was no reason to limit the claim to one meaning or the other. Id.
Though non-precedential by itself, the Newman concurrence clearly provides a roadmap for defining the intent of the Court's Gentry Gallery holding and the proper scope of the written description evaluation. Together with existing precedential opinions, there seems to be very little, if any, support for continued speculation on an "omitted elements" test. In summary, "neither law nor policy requires that the claim contain all the elements described in the specification." Reiffin II, at *7 (Newman, J., concurring)
Endnotes1 Irving Kayton, Patent Practice (6th Ed.) 3.1, 3.3 (1995); Ernest B. Lipscomb, III, 3 Lipscomb's Walker on Patents 290-91 (1985).2 See McGinley v. Franklin Sports, Inc., 75 Supp. 2d 1218, 1232 (D. Kan. 1999) (applying "omitted element doctrine" according to Gentry Gallery); Cindy I. Liu, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: B. Patent: 2. Patentability: a) Written Description: Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp.,14 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 123 (1999).Copyright © Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. This article is for informational purposes and is not intended to constitute legal advice. This memorandum may be considered advertising under applicable state laws.


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text: Culture 10 April 2000 Late Como Music - Richard Cook on the man who created casual Sign up for our weekly email * Bing Crosby created microphone singing, Louis Armstrong made it swing, Frank Sinatra made it the stuff of consenting adults. All three of them, though, might have to defer to another as the most enduring singer in pop. Perry Como has outlived all his peers and every fashion in popular singing. He was still performing until quite recently, although, at 86, even those gilded tones must have lost their creaminess now. Crosby himself called Como "the man who invented casual", some compliment from the singer who gave crooning a good name. Mysteriously, though, Como has been neglected in the CD era. His big and enormously successful discography for RCA has been largely consigned to compilations of one sort or another. The latest of them, The Definitive Perry Como Collection (Camden DeLuxe, 49 tracks) surely lives up to its title, even if it does show him at his worst as well as his best. Como's blamelessness might be the secret of his success. His marriage lasted 65 years. Even when he was a young man, singing with the Ted Weems Orchestra in the 1960s, he seemed avuncular, unflappable. His voice seems very deep, at times ready to rumble around some baritone area, but he was really a well-rounded tenor. He often sang very high notes with the same ease as he found in his bottom register. Listen to "I Know" (1959), a ludicrous piece of cod-opera, yet something given a little distinction by the way Como breezes through the sequence of big lines that crescendo the tune. If there were a moment of histrionics, it would fall apart, but Como's art is never touched by hysteria. "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" (1953) was his first big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It was a song he disliked, and insisted on singing only once, in order to get out of the studio quickly. It's not an easy song to sing. But his one-take rendition is flawless. He was right, though. It's an indifferent piece of hack songwriting, with a chorus of barking trombones and a platoon of backing singers that bup-bup-by-ah their way through their part. But it was this kind of novelty tune that RCA was giving to Como for his singles, and these were records that succeeded on a huge scale. It is not unfair to look back on this period as the worst years in pop music: the swing era dead, rock not yet dawning, R&B still trying to be born. American singers were being fed the worst kind of nonsense, Sinatra, Crosby and Armstrong included. Alone among these masters, Como treated each song with his placid, dignified commitment. "Chi-Baba Chi-Baba" or the awful "Zing Zing Zoom Zoom" have fortunately been left off this set, but "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" is, alas, here. When rock did come along, Como ironically scored a big success with the bewildering "Juke Box Baby" (1956), which sounds like a loathsome granddad eyeing up a tryout cheerleader. Going through Como's albums of the same period tells a different story, and it's a pity that this set only skims off a few tracks from albums such as We Get Letters, Como Swings, So Smooth and A Sentimental Date With Perry Como. What Como did on such records was drop the novelty fluff and sing the best of the American songbook, purveying a grown-up viewpoint that wasn't so far removed from Sinatra's worldly-wise American Man (he was, after all, only a year older than Sinatra). Where Sinatra suggested pain and the getting of wisdom, Como was an everyman who seemed to exude a likeable integrity. His singing was so smooth that a lot of the time he seemed to be lying down, but the effortless style and mellifluous tone are qualities which are peculiarly his: nobody else was ever so intensely relaxed. Is he due a revival? If genuinely pallid singers such as Andy Williams and Johnny Mathis can have their comeback, there's no reason why the greatest cardigan of them all can't have another day in the sun. The Definitive Perry Como Collection (Camden DeLuxe) is on general release Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 10 April 2000 issue of the New Statesman, The long war against democracy More


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WEYMOUTH'S community radio station is celebrating its first birthday with a family-friendly bash tomorrow.
AIR 107.2 FM will be celebrating one year of broadcasting on the FM dial with a huge free family Party In The Park at Lodmoor Country Park from 11am to 5pm.
There will be stalls, live music and some creepy crawlies too.
Bugfest will be bringing their Live and Deadly show to join in the fun and kids of all ages will be able to meet a host of different bugs including tarantulas, huge giant African land snails, Madagascan hissing cockroaches, giant African millipedes, scorpions, giant centipedes, bearded dragons, Burmese pythons and many more.
The community radio station's event is free to attend and everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic with them and join in the party.
The musical line-up includes: Lauren Bannon, 68:11, The Juke Box Junkies, Jess Upton, Steve Wilson & Robbie Macintosh, The Leggomen and the farewell performance of Danny and the Goosemen.
Station manager Carl Greenham said the station had experienced an amazing first year and thanked all the volunteers, Air Crew and listeners for their support.
He said the party was going to be a huge thank you to the community for all their support and he hoped everyone would come along and have a great day.
He said: "I am so proud that the Weymouth community have embraced their community radio station like they have. We receive so many positive messages and interaction with our listeners – it really does make it all worthwhile.
"Party In The Park will be a fantastic celebration of our year's success – I hope everyone can join us.
"We are really proud to announce that the party will be broadcast live on FM too.
"So if you can't join us in person, you can still listen to the fun on your radio.
"Thanks to everyone and here's to another great year on 107.2 FM."
Volunteer fundraiser and DJ Danny Adams said it would be a great day and a huge thank you to all their supporters.
He said: "It will be a real old-school how-it-should-be family festival."


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Evening Quickies: Nice Mustache, Christy Turlington
- Christy Turlington is sporting a mustache on the May 2012 cover of Tatler, a British gossip rag. Alas, it's only drawn-on with a makeup pencil, but we still think Christy's 'stache looks badass. [NYMag.com]
- Cocaine was found in Whitney Houston's hotel room after she died, TMZ has learned. Houston's official cause of death has been ruled a drowning, but "white, powdery remnants" found in her room have been tested and came back as cocaine. [TMZ]
- As obsessed with the erotic BDSM novel 50 Shades Of Grey as we are? Find out more about the author E.L. James. [TIME]
- Jezebel.com founder Anna Holmes on race in "The Hunger Games" and all those racists upset at its black characters. [The New Yorker]
- Surprising Pinterest pages, like the one for the NRA. Perhaps they have an excellent sangria recipe and cute DIY tips? [HLNTV]
- NBC has picked up a sitcom about the first black First Family … well, a fictional first black First Family, anyway. [Clutch Magazine]
- Good news, creepy teachers in Arkansas: you can now have sex with your students so long as he or she is 18 or older. [Newser]
- How did George W. Bush know Barack Obama would win the 2008 presidency? His twin daughters were fans. [BuzzFeed]
- Students are selling ad space on their faces to cover student loan debt. [Nerve]
- Seven eco-friendly nail polishes for some slightly-less-toxic prettiness. [Ecosalon]
Contact the author of this post at [email protected] Follow me on Twitter at @JessicaWakeman.


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How to Lower Child Support Payments in Florida
Child custody in Florida is primarily focused on what is in the best interest of the child. Both parents are required to complete a parenting course when they are seeking a divorce. State laws encourage shared parenting and primary custody may be awarded to the parent who is more likely to allow contact between the children and the non-custodial parent. Florida laws allow for rotating custody where the children spend equal amounts of time with both parents.
Calculating Child Support
Calculating child support can be one of the most contentious issues the divorcing couple may face. Determining who gets primary custody and who must pay child support can result in a long drawn out battle between the spouses. When making a determination of how much child support is required, the state will take the following into account:
- How much each spouse earns in take home pay, which is their net income after certain allowable deductions, such as retirement payments, union dues or a previous order for child or spousal support from previous marriage.
- The number of children from the marriage
- What percentage of time the children will spend with each parent
After combining the net income of both parents, the amounts required to pay for the children's healthcare and daycare costs will be subtracted.
Lowering Support Amount
Only a court order can modify the amount of child support, however, payments can be reduced or increased if there is a change is either parent's circumstances. If either spouse's income has markedly increased or decreased, the child support amount may be modified. The court may raise or lower the amount by up to 5%. Some valid reasons for lowering child support can include:
- The parent paying support may have financial responsibility for other children who were not living with him or her after the support order was executed
- Variations in the parent's incomes due to seasonal work
- Temporary economic or medical hardship of the non-custodial parent
- If the non-custodial parent has been spending more time with the children and paying for additional expenses
- The income of the custodial parent has significantly increased
If the parent paying support loses their job or is forced to take a lesser paying job, the court may consider this as a valid reason for lowering their support payments. However, if circumstances change again and the non-custodial parent is doing well financially, the ex-spouse can file a petition with the court to increase support.
Advice From a Family Law Attorney
After the divorce has been finalized and child support obligations are in place, many people have questions that come routinely come up. Some want to know if missing a scheduled visitation will affect their right to visit their children in the future. Anytime you have legal questions, it's best to get professional advice from a lawyer who specializes in family law.
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It comes as new research shows that 86% of people in Wales are comfortable with a woman breastfeeding in public.
The Welsh Assembly Government is behind the scheme to help mothers identify safe and welcoming places to feed their babies.
Stars Tanni Grey-Thompson and Gabby Logan are among those backing the move.
The Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme, launched in National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, is aimed at any business or establishment open to the general public - including shops, community centres and restaurants.
Businesses which sign up for the scheme must pledge that breastfeeding mothers will not be asked to move or stop feeding and that all public areas will be non-smoking.
They will be issued with "Breastfeeding Welcome" stickers to show new mothers they are welcome to feed their babies.
Breastfeeding Co-ordinator for Wales Sue Sky said it has been scientifically proven that breastfeeding provides important health protection for both mother and baby.
"Breastfed babies visit the doctor less often that those who are bottle-fed, and are less likely to have heart disease when they get older. For mums, it reduces the risk of ovarian and breast cancer.
"Women should feel comfortable feeding their baby anywhere as nothing could be more natural," said Ms Sky.
"The scheme is about reassuring women that attitudes have changed and creating a supportive atmosphere for mums to give their babies the best possible start in life."
The scheme is being supported by TV presenter Gabby Logan, herself mother to 10-month-old twins Reuben and Lois.
"I would definitely encourage other mothers to breastfeed," she said.
"Not only do your children benefit form all the goodness of natural milk but it is a uniquely bonding experience," Ms Logan added.
"New mothers are much more mobile these days and local businesses should be encouraged to make mothers feel welcome to breastfeed on their premises."
Welsh children's minister Jane Hutt said Wales was "providing a lead" when it comes to the promotion of breastfeeding and support for women who want to breastfeed.
She said: "We hope this scheme will eventually result in a network of breastfeeding-friendly premises opening their doors to new mums all over Wales.


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Cape Town - The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) arrested a constable and a civilian on Monday for assaulting a man who was now in a coma, a spokesman said.
"The arrest was carried out today (Monday )," Moses Dlamini said in a statement.
"It is alleged that on February 21, the constable tried to arrest a robbery suspect in Kwanonqaba, Western Cape. The suspect stabbed the constable with a knife and ran away."
The constable then called for backup and went to look for the man.
After finding him, it is alleged the constable assaulted the man.
"The victim was taken to Kwanonqaba CID offices where the groundsman also assaulted him," Dlamini said.
His head was bashed against the brick walls of the office which led to severe head injuries.
The man was taken by ambulance to George Schuur Hospital. He had brain, head and spinal injuries.
The pair were expected to appear at the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on a charge of attempted murder.


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Well – on 1 October – in less than two weeks – it'll be Worldwide Photo Walk day. If you're looking for more details on a walk near you – look here – and if you want to know more about the Corvallis walk – check here for more details.
At the time of this post – there were over 1,000 locations worldwide – and almost 20,000 registered photo walkers.
Again – the cool part about this walk is that regardless of your skill level – you're welcome! Snap photos with your cell phone? Find a walk! Compose images and regularly hang your stuff in galleries? Come on out! You only take photos of your kids running around with your point & shoot – and occasionally on holidays? Seriously – what are you doing on 1 October?
This year – the Corvallis walk will include some of the early hours of the farmers' market. And so, even if you're not in Corvallis – hopefully you'll dig this article I recently read from ePhotoZine on shooting at the market.
And just for a bit of inspiration / brainstorming / thinking through what you might find at a market – here are a few galleries for you to flip through. Enjoy!


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Community Partner Database
The Center for Public Service maintains an up-to-date campus-community partner database and publicizes our partners' needs throughout the Tulane community. CPS staff members are available to help partners update their profile bi-annually.
Faculty Contact
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Community Partner Workshops
CPS staff offer workshops on leadership and professional development throughout the year focused on issues and themes identified by community partners. Please check our website for upcoming workshops.
Center for Public Service Showcase / Culminating Outreach Events
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