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UK needs 50,000 bariatric procedures a year
The NHS should significantly increase rates of bariatric surgery to 50,000 a year, closer to the European average, to bring major health benefits for patients and help reduce healthcare costs in the long term, according to a paper published in The BMJ. The paper states that between 2011-12 and 2014-15, the number of bariatric operations performed on the NHS fell by 31% - from 8,794 to 6,032, and less than 1% of those who could benefit get treatment. This is in stark contrast to provision in many European Union countries, as the UK currently ranks 13th out of 17 for EU countries and sixth in the G8 countries for rates of bariatric surgery. This is despite the UK having the second highest rate of obesity in Europe, and sixth internationally.
In the paper, 'Why the NHS should do more bariatric surgery; how much should we do?', the authors examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery and examine the barriers to access.
"Increasing surgery rates to 50 000 a year, which is closer to the European average, could have major benefits for patient health and reduce direct healthcare expenditure within two years."
With regards to the effectiveness of surgery the cite the Swedish Obese Subjects study (SOS), which reported weight loss being maintained for 20 years, with glycaemic control improved for at least ten years after surgery. In addition, surgical patients were more likely to go into glycaemic remission of diabetes and fewer patients progressed from pre-diabetes to diabetes. This study also noted that the average weight loss was 25-35% of body weight (usually at least 15 kg) after one year for patients who are severely obese and 15-25% after 20 years. This is compared with an average 7% weight loss achieved by patients undergoing an intensive lifestyle weight management programme or weight loss drugs.
Furthermore, data from the UK National Bariatric Surgical Registry showed that over 3,000 patients with diabetes who had bariatric surgery (between 2011 and 2013), some 65% had acceptable glycaemic control without medication after surgery.
The authors also state that bariatric surgery is cost effective compared with non-surgical treatments and a UK health technology assessment concluded that bariatric surgery for patients with BMI≥40 results in an incremental cost effectiveness ratio for of between £2000 and £4000 per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained over 20 years. In addition, the diabetic and patients with BMI 30-39 the incremental cost effective ratio was £1367 per QALY gained. This is substantially below the £20,000 per QALY threshold for cost effectiveness used by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). They also argue that the cost of surgery is justified as a diabetic will need prescriptions, this costs alone is recouped within three years of surgery
According to guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, surgery should be considered for the "severe obesity in whom all non-surgical measures have been tried without achieving or maintaining adequate weight loss" – this equates to some 1.6 million people in the UK who have a BMI>40.14.
In addition, there are another half a million people with diabetes and other obesity related disease with BMI≥35. An extra 60,000 people a year reach a BMI40 and the number of people with type 2 diabetes has also increased by 60% over the past decade (to 3.3 million or 5% of the adult population), with 9.5% of adults predicted to have the condition by 2030 (190,000 new patients each year). Despite this, bariatric surgery procedures have reduced dramatically in the UK, with no NHS operations in Northern Ireland and few in Wales and Scotland.
"Given the severity of the problem, it seems urgent to consider the potential barriers to surgery," the authors note.
They state that one of the key barriers to surgery is the tiered pathway approach to surgery, under which general practitioners (GPs) are unable to refer patients directly to surgical services (Table 1).
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Easy access to high calorie, inexpensive food
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In addition, the thresholds for surgery are unclear varies between regions despite NICE guidance, and the disparities in care are only likely to increase as from April 2016 local commissioning groups are free to pursue other obesity treatment strategies. This means that chances of treatment depends not on a patient's need, but on their location.
"Increasing surgery rates to 50 000 a year, which is closer to the European average, could have major benefits for patient health and reduce direct healthcare expenditure within two years, in addition to cost savings in the future from reduced treatment costs," the authors write. "To achieve this health workers need to leave prejudice behind, promote bariatric surgery, and offer it to people who are unable to succeed with non-operative measures…In addition, GPs and commissioners need to recognise the health benefits gained from bariatric surgery (and the cost savings). This will facilitate better provision of secondary care services. We recommend combining provision of secondary care medical and surgical management so that patients have access to surgical assessment earlier."
"Provision of more surgery also requires better long term support and nutritional follow-up (key to the success of surgery)," the authors write. "Development of obesity or metabolic care services for surgical follow-up in general practice could also improve care for people not wanting surgery…However, a renewed active focus on this large group of patients could limit future costs of treating complications related to obesity and diabetes."
The authors of this paper were, Mr Richard Welbourn (Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK), Professor Carel W le Roux, (Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland), Dr Amanda Owen-Smith (University of Bristol, Bristol), Dr Sarah Wordsworth (University of Oxford, Oxford) and Professor Jane M Blazeby (University of Bristol).
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Backup in Windows 8 is tricky. It's not similar to usual file-and-folders or disk-to-flash-drive backups: there are system files "locked" by Windows 8 operation system, so simple "copy-paste" backup software will not work. There are built-in tools in Windows 8 for making backup of the operation system, but they are not ideal in many situations.
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Large disk space and time-consumption. Windows 8 backup usually takes a lot of space. Thus, you need a big disk to fit it and a considerable time to complete the backup. If you are going to do a cloud backup, you will also need fast Internet connection.
Because of that, differential backup technologies are becoming much more relevant for Windows 8 backup - it's a good way to save a lot of space and time. But that technology is not presented in Windows 8 by default.
A special software for restoring. Windows 8 as well as other operating systems can be saved directly while working (even system files) with a built-in Windows 8 backup software.
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No "System Image Recovery". Windows 8 has a new solution for a backup called "File History". In Windows 8.1, old Windows backup tools are no longer presented.
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The Ring-necked Duck is a small to medium-sized diving duck with distinctive white bill markings and a short crest that gives its head an angular profile. The species is native to North America, but sightings outside of the continent are increasingly common. Migratory throughout its range, this duck nests at generally low densities in subarctic deltas, taiga, boreal forest, aspen parkland, and to a lesser extent, prairie regions. Its breeding range expanded east of the Great Lakes beginning in the 1930s and westward into Alaska and Yukon Territory during the 1980s.
Ring-necked Ducks winter inland along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic Coasts of the United States. Historically they were probably dispersed in small flocks (10–40 birds) across available wintering habitat, but recently they have become more concentrated (>500 birds) at some wintering sites because of habitat changes. During summer and winter, Ring-necked Ducks prefer shallow, freshwater wetlands with stable water levels and abundant emergent and submerged or floating plants. Migrants are found on shallow lakes with dense stands of emergent or submergent vegetation and on temporally flooded areas with abundant moist-soil vegetation.
Ring-necked Ducks are believed to be seasonally monogamous, but genetic studies to confirm this are lacking. Individuals pair during spring migration in Mar and Apr and persist as pairs until early incubation. They nest in flooded or floating emergent vegetation within 200 m of open-water feeding areas. Only the female provides parental care, incubating eggs and generally remaining with the young until they fledge.
This species dives for its food (in shallow water) and has a more generalized diet than do other North American diving ducks of the genus Aythya. Except possibly during breeding, diets of male and female are similar, consisting mostly of plant foods (seeds and below-ground plant parts). Generalized feeding habits probably facilitate colonization of new areas and occupancy of habitats such as bogs that have low productivity compared to wetlands used by other North American waterfowl.
Ring-necked Ducks are potentially vulnerable to intensive hunting (overharvest) and prone to ingesting spent lead shot. Population estimates are imprecise because the species is difficult to census and much of its current breeding range is not included in areas traditionally surveyed for waterfowl. Nonetheless, the continental population is considered stable or increasing. Curiously, the breeding distribution expanded and the population increased during the 1980s and early 1990s, when populations of most other North American ducks, especially prairie-nesting species, were in decline. During the 2000s, continental Ring-necked Duck populations have been stable, but higher than their long term average since 1955.
The species has been studied extensively on breeding areas in Maine (Mendall 1958), Minnesota (Hohman 1984a, CLR, CMH), and Michigan (Sarvis 1972), and at wintering sites in Florida (Jeske 1985) and South Carolina (Alexander 1980c). Generally well understood are diet, molts, body mass and composition changes in the annual cycle, nesting parameters, and nonbreeding behavior. Information is lacking, however, for fall and spring migrants and from core breeding areas in the Canadian boreal forest and wintering sites along the central Gulf Coast. In general, life history and demographic aspects are less well known for this species than for other North American Aythya (except the Greater Scaup [Aythya marila]), the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), prairie-nesting waterfowl, and Arctic-nesting geese), but Ring-necked Ducks are better studied than seaducks and mergansers.


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How to Determine an Xbox's Versionby Spanner Spencer
The Xbox is a sixth-generation console designed and built by Microsoft. During its manufacturing lifespan, the Xbox underwent several iterations of hardware design. Version 1.0 represents the original hardware configuration. The final hardware revision was version 1.6B, bringing the total number of variations in the internal design to eight. Understanding which version of the Xbox hardware you have can be useful when making modifications or enacting repairs. By examining the serial number, you can determine the model and manufacture date without having to open the casing.
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Turn the Xbox upside down and locate the serial number sticker toward the rear of the console. The sticker will contain a bar code, a 20-digit product ID number and a 12-digit serial number.
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Determine the date of the Xbox's manufacture by examining the last five digits in the serial number. The first of these digits is the year in which the console was manufactured. For example, "3" indicates it was built in 2003. The next two digits represent the week it was manufactured. For example "348" indicates a build date of week 48 in 2003.
Step 3
Determine at which of Microsoft's four factories the Xbox was built by examining the last two digits of the serial number. "02" represents Mexico, "03" is for Hungary, "05" is for China and "06" is Taiwan. For example, a serial code with the last five digits of "34805" indicates the Xbox was built in week 48 of 2003 at the Chinese factory.
Step 4
Determine the manufacturing line within the factory by checking the first digit of the serial number. Each factory had six production lines, represented sequentially by number. For example, an Xbox with a serial number of "4****** 34805" indicates the Xbox was built in week 48 of 2003 on production line four at the Chinese factory.
Record the manufacturing date and location of the Xbox, and compare it to the chart in the Xbox Versions Howto Web page (see References) to determine the exact model of the console hardware.
- The "Crystal" special edition Xbox, which featured a transparent case, is always version 1.5 or 1.6 of the hardware.
- The "Halo" special edition Xbox, which had a translucent green case, is always version 1.2.
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CRIMINAL is the newest installment in Karin Slaughter's popular series, which continues to explore the complex relationship between Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agent Will Trent and physician Sara Linton in the context of a gritty and intriguing yet literary police procedural. Slaughter keeps on fulfilling and surpassing the promise of each of her books with the arrival of her latest work. Yet, even with that track record, CRIMINAL is something special --- an ambitious novel that spans decades and explains much while setting in place elements for future volumes.
"CRIMINAL is full of surprises, whether you have followed Slaughter's work from the beginning or are encountering her Atlanta environs for the first time. Her portrayal of 1970s Atlanta puts you in the moment in a way that perhaps only George Pelecanos has matched with his portrayal of Washington, D.C. in the mid-1970s."
Moving back and forth in time between the mid-1970s and the present, the book explores two of Slaughter's most intriguing and enigmatic characters while demonstrating how the actions, errors, omissions and events of the past can affect the present with devastating impact. Back in 1974, Amanda Wagner, deputy director of the GBI and Trent's immediate superior, was one of the first women in the Atlanta Police Department, which was roiling under the heat of social change. Wagner and her partner, Evelyn Mitchell, found themselves tasked --- more on their own than officially --- with investigating a brutal crime in one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. Their superiors do not seem to care if they make an arrest or not, an attitude that makes the two all the more determined to bring the perpetrator to justice, even as they are seemingly obstructed from doing so --- deliberately and otherwise --- from every direction.
Interestingly enough, 1974 is also the year in which Will Trent was born. Trent was consigned to a children's home at an early age when his father was tried and imprisoned for murder. In the present, he is drawn to the now-abandoned site of his former institutional residence, and encounters Wagner, who is there on a mysterious errand of her own. The relationship between Trent and Wagner is somewhat prickly, given that the Bureau is investigating the disappearance of a young woman, and Wagner is keeping Trent off the case. Trent is drawn to the investigation, given that the missing girl bears a striking resemblance to Trent's mother. Linton has continuing difficulties and frustrations with Trent's inabilities to open up to her, even as he finds himself falling more deeply in love with her.
The combination of secrets from the past and violent events of the present are on a collision course, one that will result in new revelations and understanding, even as lives hang in the balance, particularly as someone from Trent's past enters his life after an extended absence. By the time the book reaches its startling conclusion, things will never be the same.
CRIMINAL is full of surprises, whether you have followed Slaughter's work from the beginning or are encountering her Atlanta environs for the first time. Her portrayal of 1970s Atlanta puts you in the moment in a way that perhaps only George Pelecanos has matched with his portrayal of Washington, D.C. in the mid-1970s. However, it is the manner in which Slaughter slowly ties the past with the present in ways that can be discerned only gradually that makes this thriller the winner that it is.
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Du muesst dein Leben aendern. That line hits every reader hard between the eyes. I have been, and continue to be, no exception. (The rest of the sonnet also inspires awe.) I've been working on my own poem, in response to seeing the statue itself in 2007, but also in response to my long-standing complicated relationship with Rilke. Even back in college, I was infuriated and transported: yes, he certainly was that good; and, jeez didn't he just know how good he was.
Recently, though, I've been considering how that line is invariably translated:
You must change your life.
I mean, that was how I had always understood it. And change your life would mean, does mean, what it sounds like: leave the life you are in and make yourself a new one. Sort of the aesthetic-spiritual version of the beginning of the mid-life phase.
It occurred to me, though, that there is another German word that is frequently translated as "change", namely, wechseln. So, why wouldn't Rilke have used that word instead? particularly as it covers a champs lexique more in the direction of "switch" or "replace", namely, the usual interpretation? It seems to me that aendern points more towards "alter", "amend", "modify", that is, to transform your life, whether by adding what is missing or by clearing away the impediments.
This matters only if you take poetry personal, as a possible source of words to live by, and I do, I have done, I still do. And, there is a big difference between the prospect of getting yourself an entirely new life, and the notion of modifying the life you have been able to contrive so far. And I'm still working on the dratted poem.
The above photo, btw, is a very stolen shot of the archaic torso of Apollo, from an exhibition of Praxiteles's sculptures at the Louvre. I am convinced that this sculpture is the one that inspired Rilke.


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Aerial images of landscapes and scenes around Britain. The photographs feature in a Royal Geographical Society outdoor exhibition, which will be in Bath city centre from 28 September until early 2011.
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The second day of my holiday here, I borrowed the anthology Scottish Poems (ed. John Rice) from the Shetland Library in Lerwick.
A Cormorant in Oils by Gordon Meade
Imagine a month
Without washing. Lank hair
Matted on your brow. Skin, grey
And pocked, an ox's jowl.
Imagine eating
When every mouthful tastes
Of gall, and swallowing clogs up
Your throat with oil.
Imagine a bird,
Once a pirate in blacks,
Now, a beggar in a clotted sack.
And don't imagine, see it,
Approach it,
Get within six feet of it.
Then, see it try to open plastered
Wings and fly. See it fail,
Hobble into
The sea and dive. Watch it
Surface over twenty feet away, and
Know, its only future is to die.
A late night discussing this with Professor Bain, who is inclined to try and disprove the existence of God after a few drinks. As far as I remember, this is the kind of ground we covered:
As Richard Dawkins has said:
"We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in – Zeus, Thor, Baal, Apollo, Ceres, etc., etc. Some of us just go one god further …"
I think that's a nice way of putting it. Understanding that God does not exist is simply a matter of maturity. We all believe and want to believe in god(s) and other made up fairytale creatures when we are young. That's just the way it is, the way we are constructed mentally. Then when (if) we get older and mature, we start seeing it's not that simple.
The reality we find ourselves in is infinitely more complex. God is nothing but a human subconscious invention that makes it easier for us to grasp the complexity of the world we are dropped into. Such mythical creatures and stories do have immense value as they help us focus emotionally and psychologically, but they are nothing but simplifications, and if they are mistaken for realities, things can get very nasty, and they invariably do.
It is also obvious that gods don't exist in the way a lot of people picture them because they are so much like us. At an earlier stage in human cultural evolution, that seemed to make sense, but we now know that our world is so much bigger than we are.
So cultural evolution and personal maturing are actually very related phenomena. We all go through the same stages in our personal evolution as our species in general did over the ages, only much faster, in about 20 years or so. A lot of people get stuck along the way and stay simple, immature minds, and they still need that kind of childish spirituality, usually for the rest of their lives.
It is very easy to prove that all the gods that people have enshrined culturally are nothing but human inventions and definitions.
Beyond that, it is impossible to absolutely disprove the existence of God but also absolutely irrelevant. Beyond that, we aren't talking about the subject any more because it is impossible to define what that word or concept is supposed to mean. You can think of it as a placeholder for the power of nature, for the spirit of the cosmos, whatever, those are all just human definitions and cannot approach what they try to express.
That stage of consciousness is actually already there in most more complex religions, when they tell us that we are not supposed to picture God in any way. But people still do, if not in actual pictures, then in their definitions what God is and wants and all that. In doing that, they act completely against the expressive commands of their religion. But they still do, because they simply can't grasp what is meant by it, and there are still a lot of people who are stuck at that stage.
This pic was taken around 6 p.m. The Professor was in a fairly advanced state of refreshment.


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What's the most important lesson you've learned from the SparkPeople Coaches? Never Give Up!
Thursday, September 24, 2009 2 comments
Every day is a new day, a clean slate. Each morning when you rise out of bed you have a second chance to make the right choices. Not just with food and exercise but with life in general. Yesterday is the past and it's over and done with. No ... Read more
What motivates me most: I do!
Thursday, August 27, 2009 3 comments
It's so easy to just sit back and watch the world go by. I'm an introvert by nature and I have depression; so doing nothing is perfectly fine by me. I have learned over the years that one really needs to step outside their comfort zone and liv... Read more
New Motiviation!
Thursday, July 30, 2009 4 comments
I'd like to introduce everyone to my new motivation! She came into the world on 28 Jul 09. I'm way to young to be a grandmother but she's so precious. I have a hard time wi... Read more
The scale is my friend? The scale is my friend. The scale is my friend!!!
Thursday, July 16, 2009 0 comments
Yesterday at work I was talking to co-worker, who just happens to be a personnel trainer, about SparkPeople. I told him about how I'm tracking my nutrition and exercise even though it's something I have a very hard time doing. He asked me abo... Read more
A Little Progress
Friday, July 10, 2009 0 comments
Today when I ran my nutrition report I was surprised to see that I met all my goals!! Finally some positive progress, this really made my day. Since I started this journey in Jun I've been having a hard time with the food diary, always going ov... Read more
Day 24: A Bit Despondent
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1 comments
So I've been at this for 24 days now and try as I might I'm not seeing the numbers on the scale. Maybe that's because I'm afraid of my scale. I think it's possessed. It won't budge from my current weight. On one hand I haven't gained any weig... Read more
Test Your Self-Control
Thursday, June 18, 2009 0 comments
On Feb 25, 09 Lent started. I decided to once again give up desserts/candy. Lent ended on Easter Sunday and I decided to see how long I can go without eating desserts/candy. Honestly, I was afraid that I would eat everything piece of candy in ... Read more


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Monday, October 18, 2010
Carl Cooks: Torta di Risotto Sounds Fancy But Is Actually An Easy No Risk Risotto Dish
It's time to acknowledge another one of my favorite cook books called "New Vegetarian" by Celia Brooks Brown. If you think all vegetarian dishes are just boring steamed veggies and slimy tofu, think again. Celia accurately tags her food as "bold and beautiful recipes for every occasion." Among the many great recipes in this book is a hearty Torta di Risotto. This dish is a very substantial side or paired with a green salad can completely stand on its own as an entree. It is also an excellent main course when you have any vegetarian guests. Best of all it is the least intimidating risotto recipe ever so don't be afraid of this sometimes temperamental ingredient.
2 medium zucchinis
3 garlic cloves
2 handfuls of fresh basil leaves
1 cup Arborio Rice
16 oz. chopped plum tomatoes
1 tbl. balsamic vinegar
1 tbl. brown sugar
1/4 cup toasted breadcrumbs
1/3 cup olive oil
4 oz. Mozzarella Cheese
4 oz. Fontina Cheese
2/3 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
Slice zucchini length-wise into 1/8" strips
Brush strips with olive oil/S&P
Heat grill or grill pan on high
Cook just long enough to get char marks and set aside
Chop garlic cloves & basil
Cut the mozzarella and fontina cheeses into 1/2 inch cubes
Heat oil in saucepan and add garlic until soft & fragrant
Add tomatoes,vinegar,sugar, S&P
Simmer about 10 minutes until thickened
Stir in the chopped basil
Bring about 2 cups of water to boil
Add some salt to the water
Add rice and bring back to boil
Simmer until rice is tender and water is absorbed (about ten minutes)
Combine rice into the saucepan with the tomato mixture
Fold in the cubed and grated cheeses
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Prepare 9x5x3 loaf pan by oiling lightly & bread crumb dusting
Pour 1/2 of the rice mixture into the pan
Layer the grilled zucchini
Cover with the remaining rice mixture
Top with sprinkling of remaining bread crumbs
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden and bubbly around the edges
Cool for at least 15 minutes
Run a knife around the edges to free it from the loaf pan
Place on a serving plate, invert pan, tap on the pan to release it
Cut into 2 inch slices for serving
As I mentioned this dish is rich and delicious enough to stand alone as an entree. The surprise element is the unexpected layer of grilled zucchini in the center but you could easily substitute another vegetable and I bet asparagus would also be a great choice.
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I have been granted a visa for Ireland
These documents are intended to assist applicants in their dealings with the Visa Section throughout the Visa application process. As such it is intended for guidance purposes only.They will be updated from time to time as procedures and policies change, therefore applicants are advised to refer to the up to date version of these questions on the website before submitting any applications or documents.
- Does this guarantee me entry to Ireland on my arrival?
- What is the latest date that I can arrive in Ireland with my Visa?
- How long can I stay in Ireland?
- I am in Ireland and have a C visa. I would now like to stay longer than 90 days. Is this possible?
- I have been issued with a D visa. Can I leave Ireland and return using this Visa?
Does this guarantee me entry to Ireland on my arrival?
The granting of a visa is in effect only a form of pre-clearance. A visa only permits you to travel to the State and seek entry during the validity period of the visa. It does not grant permission to enter or reside in the State; this permission is given by the Immigration Officer who has the authority to grant or deny such admission.
An Immigration Officer is entitled to question any person on arrival. If they are not satisfied with the bona-fides of any person, their documents, or their reasons for wishing to enter the State, they have the right to deny entry to any such person, despite the fact they hold a valid visa.
You are advised to carry supporting documentation related to the purpose of your journey in your hand luggage, for presentation to the Immigration Officer at the port of entry.
What is the latest date that I can arrive in Ireland with my Visa?
The dates shown on a visa are the dates between which you may seek entry to the State.
How long can I stay in Ireland?
If you have been issued with a 'C' visa, this will be determined by an Immigration Officer. However, 90 days is the maximum duration you will be allowed remain in the State on this type of visa.
If you have been issued with a 'D' visa, the duration of stay will depend on a number of factors, including, for workers, the renewal of employment permits, or for students, satisfactory attendance & progress at school/college. You must register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau who will decide on the duration you will be permitted to stay.
I am in Ireland and have a C visa. I would now like to stay longer than 90 days. Is this possible?
No. The maximum time you can stay in Ireland on this visa is 90 days.
I have been issued with a D visa. Can I leave Ireland and return using this Visa?
If the number of journeys indicated on your visa is '01' then you can only enter the State once on this visa. When you have registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), you can then apply for a 'Re-entry Visa'.
If you apply for a multiple entry visa, it will be valid from the date of issue until the expiry date on your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) or GNIB Card, or the expiry date of your passport, whichever is earliest.
This will allow you to leave and re-enter the State any number of times within the dates shown on your visa.
If you apply for a single entry visa, this will only be valid for one entry to the State within the dates shown on the visa, which will be for 90 days from the date of issue. (It will not be valid for the duration of your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) or GNIB Card).
To avoid having to apply for further visas for the duration of your permission to remain, you should apply for a multiple-entry visa.
Please check Re-entry visas for further information.
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I haven't written here a lot in the past few weeks, but only because so many exciting things have been happening in my life! I'm working on a few upcoming posts soon, including a run down of my most recent Supper Club menu, a few tapas style recipes using pantry preserves, and a peek into the amazing trip I took to Ireland with Jake a few weeks ago!
In the mean time, below are some great reads I've gotten into over the past few weeks, including many about creative farming and reflections on the future of our food systems. Happy Sunday!
Baltimore is a city that once supported many more people than currently call it home, and I'm often struck by the empty properties and even land that lie vacant throughout the city. Many urban farmers and communities in Baltimore are taking advantage of Baltimore's Power in Dirt initiative to reclaim and repurpose vacant lots, and I recently read about efforts in Pittsburgh to do the same. For Modern Farmer, Meg Thompson wrote about Pittsburgh residents who are Growing Hops in Abandoned Lots, then selling hops to city breweries for a truly local product. Now, I'm looking forward to trying my hand at my first hop bines this spring!
Agriculture is changing in a lot of ways as thoughtful growers are re-envisioning our market systems. I recently read What Happened to Traditional Floral Bouquets? By Deborah Needleman for the New York Times Style Magazine, an essay on flower farmers who are eschewing cheap, imported, lackluster flowers for seasonal and diverse floral arrangements and farms. I am glad to live in a time where growers are considering how to produce organic, unique products! In the Baltimore area, we're lucky to have Two Boots Farm, one such flower grower, and I also love to follow Chicory Florals, an urban flower farmer, for floral inspiration.
I haven't yet tried a meal kit service like Blue Apron, but the premise is interesting, and it seems like there's a lot of potential for people to have easy, nutritious meals they can learn from. Meal Kit Mania, Unpacked by Brian Barth for Modern Farmer and Who Grows Food for Blue Apron? And Barth's follow up interview with Alison Grantham of Blue Apron explores local, seasonal, and ethical challenges facing meal kit providers seeking to feed people well.
James Rebank's opinion, An English Sheep Farmer's View of Rural America, raises further encouragement to Americans to invest in their regional, self sufficient food systems. Rebank raises an interesting proposition, that either we can learn to provide for our communities, or brace further for the hardship that cheap commodity agribusiness has wrought.
Episode 2 of The Artisan Situation Podcast with Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm and Ploughman Cider, produced by Zachary Kaiser, delves in to how Wenk seeks to diversify his family's fruit farm, as well as how he considers different markets and products. It's an interesting look into the growth of a historic farm choosing to evolve, learn, and grow.
In 2015, I watched Paul Greenberg's keynote speech, at the New York Times Food For Tomorrow conference: The Future of Fish. Greenberg speaks and writes on how humanity has eaten fish in the modern era and the challenges facing us going forward. I finally got around to reading Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, an even more in depth education of the issues surrounding fish consumption. Greenberg's book is nuanced and thoughtful, and I appreciate the education about popular fish as well as alternatives to advocate for.
Finally, I've been interested in learning more about the world of wine for quite some time, but it's fairly intimidating to sort through all of the labels, descriptors, and price tags for wine without a good starting point. Eric Asimov provides an excellent Guide on How To Drink Wine in The New York Times Cooking section that has made me feel like I can jump in and start exploring without worry.


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Join us at The Orangery as we begin our 50th anniversary programme for our annual joint meeting with Wakefield Historical Society when the topic will be the new Archives building for Wakefield and the progress that is being made with the bid for funding for the proposed new development in Kirkgate.
Our meeting starts at 7.30 pm and is open to all, members of both societies and non-members. The meeting is scheduled to end at approximately 9.00 pmRead More


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"Can you break physics and make this commercial read to time, please? Thanks!"
Conversation with producer mate about overwritten script, yesterday. Me: This is never gonna fit into 30 seconds Him: Maybe if we make the font smaller? Me: I could voice it in a really tiny voice? Him: Let's do that. HAAAAA. It's ridiculous, right? But trust me, this happens every…[Read more]


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TV Tropes is a really terrible thing, you know that? It can suck away your life minute by minute, page by page, in a way that Wikipedia can only dream to match. If you're a fan of categorization, and a scholar of the mechanics of story, then TV Tropes is truly the greatest drug.
It will also draw startling parallels between shows you like and shows you never thought in a million years you would ever tolerate for a second. Shows like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Over the years, TV Tropes has actually got me to watch a great number of movies and shows that I have come to enjoy heavily. I knew, going in, that if I found a show heavily linked in TV Tropes, that I would probably like it. Choosing to actually find out whether I would like My Little Pony is my own fault. I knew this was going to happen.
So, yes, I'm a fan now. God help me, it's a good show.
Not a horribly complex show, mind you, the 'deeper' readings prolific within the TV Tropes archives are taking things a little further than intended. This is popcorn entertainment at its best, and really, I'm okay with that. Not everything has to be Mass Effect levels of social commentary, or Battlestar Galactica style religious examination. Sometimes you can just have a show about colorful ponies having fun with magic and making friends.
I wonder when it was decided that to be a grown-up a person had to be jaded? I admit to a fair amount of belief in this concept myself, but watching vector animated magical ponies with my 2-year-old son, I sort of wondered if we'd all just gone horribly wrong. The world IS a pretty nefarious place, but it doesn't mean you have to BE nefarious to survive. It certainly doesn't mean all your entertainment has to be cynical and dark to be enjoyable.
Or maybe it's about balance. I'm playing Mass Effect 3 right now, which is a very dark game. I've talked about it a bit already, but if Star Trek is about showing us the glory of humanity out in a vast and unusual universe, then Mass Effect is about showing how small humanity can be in a universe that is just a little too full of life and just a little too small when the elder gods come calling.
In any case, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is a "reboot" (did the original cartoon ever have an ongoing storyline?) of the merchandising line and centers on a place called Ponyville, in the Kingdom of Equestria — yes, there is no creativity in the naming here. If you're not familiar with My Little Pony at all – and, yes, even if you're a guy you should at least have been passingly aware of your sister's collection of toys… you know, the ones that always got mixed in with your He-Man 'action figures' – each of the main characters is a pony and each has a magical ability (or heightened skill) that is represented in some manner by a colorful mark they have on their hind quarters. In pony-parlance, it's called a 'Cutie Mark.'
Yes, it seems like a very girly show. Bear with me for a minute.
The main character (at least in Season 1) is Twilight Sparkle. She's a unicorn – oh, yeah, there are also unicorns and Pegasus characters, as well as other animals including other breeds of horses – who talent is that she has vast amount of raw magical ability. Equestria is reigned over by a pair of binary gods named Celestia and Luna, and Twilight is apprenticed to Celestia to learn magic. However, Twilight is a bookish shut-in who lives in a library, and Celestria insists that she get out and learn to make friends. Thus, she is ejected from the castle – which is in 'Canterlot' – and sent to the commoner town of Ponyville where she meets the other principal characters and sets the stage for the remainder of the series.
Despite her odd situation, Twilight is actually our audience surrogate character because she's never been to Ponyville before and the only life she's ever really known is in her library and in training to the regent of their kingdom. So when she meets the Sugar-infected-super-happy-party-addicted-hyper-OCD pony called Pinkie Pie, she is thoroughly convinced that everypony in Ponyville is insane.
She's not all that wrong.
And it's fun! Yes, there are five main characters and each has a different temperament and power that conveniently compensates for their eccentricities. Yes, insane things happen in the name of friendship. Yes, every episode ends in 'lesson' about friendship that Twilight learns and mails back to Celestia in a scroll. Yes, nothing really happens between episodes 3 and 22. But that's okay!
Because the show light hearted, it's got characters who are fun to watch and gradually develop over the season, and because it's pretty self-aware, you can excuse the fact that 50% of episodes are just about growing up and accepting yourself.
Oh, also, it's pretty funny. I mean, this show was made by one of the people responsible for PowerPuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, two very entertaining shows that don't have on-going storylines but also don't debase themselves with gross or inappropriate humor. I'm pretty vocal about my dislike of Spongebob Squarepants, and I can say firmly that this show is nothing like that.
But it's definitely not for everyone. Certainly, I wonder if my son will continue to like this show when he realizes the feminine undertones (although, the creator explicitly stated that she wanted a show with female characters that don't obsess of typical girly things like makeup, boys, and fashion and so far she's succeeded). If he rebels and calls it girly… well, he'll be wrong. This isn't a girly show.
It's a show starring ponies painted in bright colors, but it's about being positive, friendly, and happy. And not just on the surface; not just being silly. Anyone can laugh, but being happy is harder. And My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic takes a pretty firm stance on this issue. You can laugh on your own – in fact, it's easy to – but happiness is rooted in community. Twilight Sparkle could very well be the most powerful magician in Equestria, but what use is magic if there's nobody to share it with.
And right now, I'm happy to share this show with my son.


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The ACT Scaling Test (AST) is a compulsary test for all ACT Year 12 students wishing to gain an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
The test is designed to measure a range of general skills considered to be releveant to success in a variety of courses and to studies at university.
The AST is run at your college over two days in September each year. In the case of documented illness (medical certificate required) or misadventure, students who are unable to sit at the time may apply to sit a second sitting later in the year. Special sittings can also be arranged intersate or overseas for students not in Canberra when the test is held, but applications must be received well in advance.
The ATAR is a percentile ranking used by universities to assist in the selection of school leavers for entry into undergraduate coures. It is used as an indication of a student's suitablility for study at univeristy level, and to allow universities to select appropriate numbers of students for each course.


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OmniFocus and calendar apps are complementary in nature. In addition to using a calendar to keep track of meetings and appointments, it's often useful (or even essential) to block off time to ensure that projects, actions and reviews get the time they need. The following apps complement or integrate with OmniFocus.
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An alternative to Apple's Calendar app for Mac and iOS that provides enhanced functionality, a natural language interface and OmniFocus integration (Mac).Learn More


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Your dose of chic intel has arrived. Read on for The Daily Front Row's roster of must-read tidbits…
Johnny Depp Is Dior's Newest Fragrance Face [Grazia UK]
The actor his making his fragrance campaign debut via a partnership avec the French fashion brand
Saint Laurent Ad Banned For Using An 'Underweight' Model [The Cut]
An ad featuring mod Kiki Willems splayed out on the floor gets banned in the U.K. because she looks too waifish
Instagram Announces Plans To Make Shoppable Ads [Fashionista]
Intel on the social media platform's foray into testing new ad formats
Promo for Caitlyn Jenner's E! Docuseries Revealed [E! News]
Deets on I Am Cait, the eight-part show set to broadcast later this summer
The World's Best Restaurant [Harper's Bazaar]
A look at the Spanish resto El Celler de Can Roca, ranked best on earth


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I absolutely love her SOOO much! She's perfect in every single way and I could not have picked a better artist to make her! She was a wonderful surprise and I think that was better than me knowing she was coming and waiting around for her. She's such a special baby to me and I cannot thank you enough for agreeing to make her for me :) – Kelli Maple
look who came today. I own a Reborn Sweet baby girl! Shaylen Maxwell she is darling and when I feel better I'll share better photos. She already has me smiling.
-- Deborah Joyce Ray
Hi, the two girls arrived safe at home and both of them are very beautiful. Big warm hugs,
-- Guylaine
She arrived!! And is so insanely gorgeous!! I feel like I'm looking at a real baby!! Thank you for your beautiful work 💗💗💗
-- Jess Rose
WOW! Thank you so so incredibly much Shaylen! She is absolutely perfect in every single way! I cannot thank you enough. You completely nailed the brief of what i wanted her to look like, just from the few pics i gave you. Her tiny details are equisite, nothing has been overlooked, and omg her hair! Even her teeny tiny nails have little half moons and her skin and capillaries look SO REAL! She's tricked me a few times laying on my bed haha. Communications with you have been really easy and clear and nothing seemed like it was too much trouble (ie the tiny barely there millia and birthmarks) this whole process was such a joy. I can't thank you enough for my gorgeous baby girl. I'm so in love with her. I will definitely be back for more from you and have told all my friends about you!-- H.S.
Omg she is so beautiful. Incredible. Wow. Ah I can't believe how she turned out with that hair!!! Ahh audrey is gonna love her... Ahh you just raised the bar for sure... you're a truly amazing artist
Omg. I'm speechless. She is my dream Sally. Down to the earrings, and her rooting is amazing. I could cry. Thank you so much! She is seriously perfect, exactly what I wanted ... better even. I love her little birthmark, and her toes. She couldn't be any more perfect. You really nailed it! Thank you. If I sell my 5 or 7-ish extra babies so that I have space for another you will definitely be my artist of choice. Thank you so much Shay. I don't have enough words to say how far over and above the high expectations I had for her you went. I am in awe of your Sally, she's even sweeter than I would have hoped. Thank you too for your patience, especially with my indecision about her hair. You take the pain out of ordering a custom! I can't fit one more doll in my apartment but if/when I have re-homed a few of my less beloved dolls you will be the only reborn artist I'd consider for another.
-- Laura Keller ♡
Oh my goodness! I have been away most of the summer and I just got back home. I was too excited to do a box opening and pose these gorgeous babies. I have to say Shaylen Maxwell, you out did yourself. I love, love, love my babies!!!!! Everything about them is perfect! I am going to get back to work making my own babies while these two give me much inspiration. Thank you so much!
-- Janet H.
Wauuwww what a talent my baby boy reborned by the amaaziing Shaylen Maxwell wuw those details he is so so realistic <3 <3 <3 my little love. thank you
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Yesterday on my way home, I was listening to my iPod. My friend asked "What are you listening to Carl?" Then she suddenly grabbed my iPod and plugged the earphones into her ear. "What's this? This sounds old school." she laughs.
Actually, I was listening to Queen's Seaside Rendezvous that time. I know its 70's but what the heck? It's great. It's awesome! After that she added "Listen to something new." Of course I ignored that and kept listening.
After a short pause, I asked her back "What are you listening to by the way?" I saw songs by Rhinna, T-Pain, etc. I'm not saying those guys suck but what I've realized is that they're new. People are proud to use new things, to wear new clothes, to buy new products. Even though it's not really remarkable than what they have – but it's new.
"People think new is better"
What you should do is leverage this trait. When you're selling something emphasize that it's new.
Ever wonder why most cereals say "New flavor blah blah" but it was selling for more than a year? Perhaps the new and improved Tide formula? Think about it.
Since Freddie's anniversary just passed this Nov. 25 R.I.P. Freddie. Your songs will never stop playing.
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Important developments across People & Culture, Strategy, Platforms and Measurement.
People & Culture
Much has been written about the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Like Uber, this unwanted publicity has the ability to undermine all your transformation efforts and destroy employer brands. Will the company recover from this, only time will tell?
Platforms & Tech
Google this week was reported as having the most advanced in AI IQ. According to an article Google the IQ, outscoring SIRI by 2x.
The absolute IQ values they got the the AI were:
• Google 47.28
• duer 37.2
• Baidu 32.92
• Sogou 32.25
• Bing 31.98
• Xiaobing 24.48
Cloud Computing
All cloud players reported increases in cloud earnings, whilst seeing the overall cloud segment continue to grow. Amazon continues to lead the pack with both Microsoft and Google recognising revenue increases. http://www.businessinsider.com/google-amazon-microsoft-q2-growth-cloud-2017-8/?IR=T
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by Thomas Ferraioli | smallbusiness.chron.com
Opening a jumping castle, bounce house, or moon bounce business, is ideal for those who like to be around happy families. Your jumping castle business can take many forms, depending on how you want to run your business. You may want to run a rental company for birthdays and corporate events, rent space at fairs or flea markets and charge an admission fee, rent retail space as a permanent indoor amusement park or combine all three.
Step 1
Register your business with your state. Inflatable businesses, like other amusement ride operations, must comply with state and local safety rules and legislation pertaining to ride equipment and ride operators. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission keeps an updated list of each state's agency that oversees amusement rides.
Step 2
Purchase inflatable bounce houses. Choose several different kinds, such as straight bounce houses, castles with giant inflatable slides and obstacle courses. How many you purchase initially is dictated by how much financing you have. Insurance costs are determined by the number of bounce houses you own and how often they are rented, according to BounceHouseInfo.com. Owning too many bounce houses upfront could make your overhead too expensive.
Step 3
Market your services by advertising in local newspapers, yellow pages and creating an online presence. Rent space at flea markets and fairs. You can make money by charging an admission fee and use this opportunity to book private party rentals.
Step 4
Set up a separate phone line and an email account to stay in contact with customers. An office calendar allows you to keep track of rentals and bookings.
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Custom «Reproductive Health Services» Essay Paper
The areas of specific attention when it comes to adolescents' reproductive health services are the sexual and reproductive aspects. The reason for this is that the most transitional changes in young people are in these areas. If the changes occurring are not given the necessary attention they may cause health problems in the young people. One of the reason why it's important to focus on this aspect is the behavior of the young people which posses much danger to their reproductive health. From a distant, young adults and adolescents from appear healthy but this is not the case since research that has been conducted reveals that most of their engagements and behavior at that age is the main cause of premature deaths among the young adults. Some of the behavior engaged in by the young people which poses danger to their reproductive health includes; risky sex, all forms of drug abuse as well as sexual abuse (2).
Adolescent's reproductive risks are estimated to be very high in the developed countries in comparison to the developing countries. Despite the fact that most adolescents look relatively healthy it doesn't mean that they are safe because most of their behaviors and practices are unhealthy. For these reasons this paper is aimed at finding out if the adolescents reproductive services are effective in achieving there objects. Some of the methods that will be used in finding out the efficacy of adolescents reproductive health services include filling of questioners, interviews and literature review. Another area that will receive much attention is the diseases that are contracted during this age period and there cases. Since prevention is better than cure, and most of the adolescents ailments are preventable some time and attention will be dedicated to preventive measures.
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One of the main concerns of this paper is to find out if the reproductive health services for the adolescents are doing much in reducing reproductive health issues among the young adults and adolescents. Adolescents and young adults cover the young people from about age fourteen to twenty four. One of the reasons why this research is important is because about 60% of all deaths of young adults are as a result of reproductive health diseases that are acquired during the adolescent's years. It's true that the young people are the tomorrow's leaders, for that case it's important to secure their lives in order for these leaders to be healthy in the future. Some of the reproductive health issues being experienced by the adolescent's girls and boys include early pregnancies as well as sexual transmitted diseases. Also many young people are engaged in drug abuse for example cigarette smoking as well as intravenous drug use which are usually not done in a protective manner.
One of the major challenges being faced in this sector is that there are no reproductive healthy services meant for the adolescents and in any case if there are some then they are very few in comparison to the youth population which is very enormous. Some of the key players in ensuring reproductive health among the adolescents are the reproductive health department, health cares and the world health organization.
In the recent years ost of the research that has been conducted has been on adolescent's health. International and local organizations have been working on strategies which can be used to reduce the engagements of adolescents in misuse of drugs as well as engagement in activities that can put them at a high risk in contraction of sexually transmitted diseases. Drug addiction and STDS often lead to depression in young people and for this reason it is important to find out ways to prevent this in order to reduce suicidal rates among the youths. Resources needed for dealing with these issues are limited yet the setting of the community has much demand on effective health interventions among the youths. Much funding is needed for reproductive services that are effective to be put in place (1).
In the United States the health cares that are there at the moment have not been designed to meet the needs of this young people. Services that can help young people to develop good healthy habits as well as maintenance of there future relationships are lacking. Many adolescents end up with reproductive healthy issues because they are not able to access the necessary facilities. Many of the adolescents end up missing the preventive disease measures and other aspects that can play a major role in giving them healthy lives. One of the major contributors to adolescents health are the health care givers and because these people do not have the necessary services in place for them to accomplish this duty. It's clear that, there are no effective services in place to offer reproductive health services to the adolescents (6).
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Due to the many gaps in the health services meant for the youths some strategies have been proposed and they can help in solving this issue. One of the strategies is allowing the adolescents to take part in the available health initiatives. It becomes easy for the young people to identify themselves with the preventive reproductive health measures when they are involved in the activities of reproductive health. It's easy to identify the reproductive health needs of young people if it's the young people doing this work. Some of the benefits accrued by allowing adolescents to participate in their own initiatives include; implementation of relevant programs, the challenges associated with communication barriers can be broken and finally the publication of the health initiative programs becomes easy (3).
In the past many people considered the unhealthy practices of adolescent as a normal adolescent developmental stage. These judgments were made on the basis that, most of the young people often look healthy at this point of life. At times the health care justify themselves for neglecting their responsibility in ensuring adolescents are accessible to medical facilities. The results that were obtained about the adolescent's health issues stimulated the needed response and as a result there is marked change of the attitude on the issue. Some of the adolescent's behavior like illegal drug usage as well as excessive alcohol consumption has put the young people on the spotlight as far as reproductive health is concerned. Some of the areas being focused include the disadvantages of early engagement in sexual activity as well as the repercussions awaited. For example teenage pregnancy and other riisks like contraction of the HIV virus or other types of sexually transmitted diseases (5).
The objective of this research is to determine the efficacy of adolescent's reproductive health services. Some of the important questions that need to be answered during the research exercise are the as follows.
What fraction of the youths can access the reproductive health services?
How can provision of health service improve by allowing youths to take part in the reproductive health programs?
What percentage of young adults and adolescents have benefitted from the reproductive health cares?
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What are the adolescents take on adolescents health services?
The methodologies to be employed during this research include interviews whereby adolescents in colleges and high schools will be interviewed on the subject. Another way that will be used to obtain the required information is by filling of questioners which will contain five questions on the effectiveness of the reproductive health services meant for the youth. The remaining information will be obtained from review of written literature.
The proposed research question is determination of the effectiveness of adolescent's reproductive health services. Acquisition of the necessary information will take three months. Interviews and questioners will be very effective in this exercise since there is an opportunity of meeting the adolescents and young adults on individual basis.
The expected results will include the impacts that the adolescent's reproductive health services has heard on the young generation. Depending on the number of the adolescents that will be interviewed the relevant calculations will be made in order to determine the statistical information on the efficacy of adolescent's reproductive health services.
This research will greatly help to determine the current situation of adolescent's reproductive health services. This information is necessary for any further improvements in this field. Meeting the adolescents at the grass routes will steer much hope in them because they will come to a realization that there are people concerned about them. And this is important because they will be able to identify themselves with people who can be of much help during their difficulty moments. Once the organizations offering reproductive health service assess the results they will be forced to put the necessary services in place in order to fully serve the people they are meant to. Also the results obtained will be of great help in coming up with new strategies that will help in achieving the set objectives as well as solving some of the health issues facing the adolescents as well as the young adults. Some of the disadvantages include difficulties in getting accurate information. This is attributed to the fact that during interviews and filling of questioners some errors can be committed. At times people answering the questions are not sincere resulting to collection of false information. Financial challenge is bound to be another issue in the initial research stage (4).
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The GOP Health Care Posturing Continues
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Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 245-189 to repeal the nation's year-old health care reform law. The defeat was a pillar of the GOP campaign that swept them into power in the House this past November. Not surprisingly, the voting results were primarily along partisan lines, as are the various judicial rulings on the Affordable Care Act.
The Republicans, throughout election season and beyond, have maintained that, in the words of Florida Rep. Sandy Adams, "The American people have soundly, soundly rejected the Democrats' government takeover of health care."
However, according to the Washington Post, "Some 45 percent of those polled support the law, and 50 percent oppose it, numbers that exactly match their averages in Post-ABC polls going back to August 2009."
What those numbers don't reflect are the 13 percent who feel the bill doesn't go far enough in terms of reform. They are lumped into the opposition column, despite the fact that they actually favor reform. If those adjustments were made, polls would show that 58 percent support the overhaul with only 37 percent being against it. That number lines up with the 37 percent who also support repealing any or all of the original legislation.
Other statistical discrepancies also abound. Rep. Steve Southerland, also of Florida, is convinced that the so-called Obamacare bill means that "1.6 million jobs will be lost by 2014 due to this mandate." In fact, the bill that passed the House last night was titled "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act."
Southerland's talking point is based on a study done by the National Federation of Independent Business in early 2009 prior to the actually drafting of Obama's health care reform bill. Even the organization is distancing itself from that job-killing estimation: "It's old. We don't use it anymore because it was based on a hypothetical mandate," NFIB spokeswoman Stephanie Cathcart said.
Most analysts agree that the reform package will have little to no effect on jobs. If anything, some of them cite the wave of new hires at insurance companies and health care providers to help handle the influx of newly covered patients. Since the Affordable Care Act, some 200,000 jobs have been created within the health care industry.
When it comes to the deficit – another big GOP concern – repealing the reform bill would actually increase the deficit by roughly $230 billion over the next decade, according to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Conversely, the CBO found that the original legislation would reduce the deficit by $143 billion by 2019. In the second decade of its implementation – 2020 to 2029 – it will reduce the deficit by $1.2 trillion.
According to the Washington Post, Speaker of the House John Boehner's "repeal and replace" tactic demands that they reach into the GOP's "cupboard of health-care ideas, most going back a decade or more. They include tax credits to help Americans afford insurance, limiting awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and unfettering consumers from rules that require them to buy state-regulated insurance policies. In broad strokes, the approach favors the health-care marketplace over government programs and rules."
Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has pledged to not bring the measure up in his chamber of Congress and President Barack Obama has vowed to veto any repeal legislation that makes it as far as his desk, all of the back-and-forth may merely add up to an exercise in political posturing.
Check out Rep. Anthony Weiner and Ezra Klein on MSNBC last night discussing what the latest round of judicial activism means.
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Dems are language wimps
Why can't the Democrats come up with pithy language like the Republicans, who keep repeating "Obamacare"? I'd like them to start calling the Republican plan, the Boehner-McConnell Health Care Less plan.
Still searching for the right brainy quote.
Or: The Voucher Future The
The Voucher Future
The Jobless-Killing Bill (or in "moderate" language - the Jobless-Hurting-A-Lot Bill)
The Planless Plan
Broken Boehner's Bill (mispronouncing his name)
Insurance McCorporation Boeh-lout
Thanks for breaking down the
Thanks for breaking down the stats. i had heard they were bogus, but nobody I read explained why.
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JEN DE NESS QUARTET & GUEST CELLO DUO present "A little Sunday Night Delight"
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Shake off those 'end of weekend blues' and immerse yourself in a little Sunday Night Delight!
International Singer, Songwriter, Jen de Ness returns to the Ellington with another entertaining show. In an exciting new line-up, Jen de Ness Quartet (Vocals, Piano, Guitar and Sax/Flute) meet Jen de Ness New Cello Duo (Vocals, Piano and Cello)
You can expect a uniquely entertaining blend of Jen's soulful pop, bossa nova, and jazz originals, alongside reimagined versions of classic blues, pop and swing tunes. From Gershwin to Van Morrison, Ray Charles to Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee to Carole King this show is full of Joie de vivre through Jen's soulful original music meeting a celebration of reimagined 40's – 80's favourites. (with a dash of Cabaret!)
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Feds pick the YMCA Riverfront site for its federal courthouse
Federal officials announced in July that they intend to build a $137 million courthouse at the former Riverfront YMCA site in downtown Des Moines. Learn more about the timeline of events for the controversial location.
The federal government said Tuesday it intends to build a new courthouse at the former site of the downtown Des Moines Riverfront YMCA.
A final assessment identifies 101 Locust St. as the preferred site for a $137 million 230,000-square-foot federal courthouse. Hubbell Realty Co. owns the site and released plans Monday for a $75 million luxury condominium development there.
According to a news release, the General Services Administration has worked with city officials to address concerns about access to the riverfront. The courthouse will "complement the character and context of the surrounding structures and amenities, interact with the Principal Riverwalk in a way that facilitates pedestrian activities and outdoor recreation, and include publicly-accessible space," the news release says.
GSA initially chose the former YMCA property for the courthouse project last July, but the city stepped in because it wanted a landmark development for the site that would generate tax revenue and promote pedestrian activity to the river. Des Moines made a deal with Hubbell to make plans to develop the site by the end of this month.
The government will need to purchase the land from Hubbell, which purchased it for $4.77 million in 2016, or acquire it through eminent domain.
GSA will now go through the design process, with construction scheduled to start in fall 2019. The courthouse would open in 2022.
Full story: Would a federal courthouse do justice to Des Moines' riverfront? Hubbell says no.
From 2015: Watch from various angles as demolition crews start an implosion to bring down the former Riverfront YMCA building in Des Moines.
An earlier version of this story had the incorrect opening date for the courthouse. It is scheduled to be complete by 2022.


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The Urban Cleansingby Eyal de Leeuw | 07.10.15
After the long period of the Jewish holidays, the endless events, dinners and parties, it is time to clean up the system.
The balance between leading a hedonistic lifestyle in a city like Tel Aviv and being nutritionally conscious – is the essence of URBAN SHAMAN, a business established on October 2014 by Udi Sahar. Luckily for us, Udi has agreed to share some of his tips to healthy living in this post-holiday period and how to survive our ridiculously hyper-life.
Hi Udi, how are you?
Feeling amazing, honored to be featured on Telavivian!
What is your vision to healthy living?
An ideal urban "healthaterian" lifestyle should include a stress-free environment. Of course, complete serenity is difficult to achieve in a city like Tel Aviv with its constant hustle and bustle, and that is exactly what makes stress reliving activities mandatory on a daily basis. For example, practicing meditation daily, any mind body movement meditations (such as yoga, tai chi, chi-gong) 3-4 times a week, physical exercise such as running or swimming 3-4 time a week, and choosing cycling around the city as our main means of transportation.
Nutrition wise, I advocate for a balanced, predominantly organic, plant based, gluten-free diet for most people, preferably home-made by us or our loved ones. The act of eating should be a social one; it is important to share our meals with friends, family and lovers.
How did you get to Urban Shamanism?
I graduated from the Naturopathy and Clinical Herbalism program in Broshim Campus for alternative medicine in Tel Aviv University over 2 years ago. During my clinical internship year I worked with plenty of patients and realized that most people fear of changing their habits. Implementing those nutritional recommendations sometimes requirers extreme alterations to our urban, fast-paced lifestyle. What finally coalesced my business vision was spending almost a year in California, where I was inspired to make the healthy lifestyle accessible by providing the detox programs and meal plans directly to clients with an easy to follow set of instructions to make feasible incremental lifestyle changes.
So, what is your best advice on how to combine healthy lifestyle with our extreme urban conditions?
You have to prioritize your decisions, and take a stand by creating as clean and healthy environment as possible within the given circumstances of urban life. Choosing to buy mostly organic produce, cooking our own meals, being physically active, limiting our drinking nights per week, getting enough sleep, keeping hydrated with clean water – all of these are a great start…
What's next on your agenda?
Conducting research and keeping abreast with new discoveries and principles around healthy living is not going to be enough when trying to cater to our generation. I believe the key to really enforcing any lifestyle change is making it blend into your everyday schedule in a harmonious flow. Furthermore, I wish to encourage people to seek the healer within themselves so they become their own Urban Shaman, sensing what kind of plant based "medicine" will be most suitable for their needs.