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Jojoba oil or almond oil? There are so many oils to choose from, how are you to know which is best?
Jojoba and almond oil are very similar in many ways, but you're likely to prefer one over the other.
Keep reading to find out how these oils compare. We cover everything from their similarities to differences to which is best for skin, hair and more.
What Is Almond Oil?
People believe that almonds are nuts, but they aren't. They're actually a seed that comes from the fruit of the almond tree, or Prunus dulcis.
Almonds are healthy, and people will eat them by themselves, as well as ground them into flour or milk.
Almonds are a good source of oil because they're rich in fat. Like jojoba oil, almond oil comes in two different forms: refined and unrefined.
We create refined almond oil with high heat and harsh chemicals. Manufacturers prefer refined almond oil because it's cheap and easy to make. This oil is good to use for cooking because it's resistant to heat, but it is also devoid of most of its nutrients.
Extraction of unrefined almond oil occurs without any heat or chemicals. Instead, producers press the seeds, allowing the oil to keep all its nutrients. Unrefined oil is more expensive, but it has more benefits for the body.
Benefits Of Almond Oil
Almond oil is a great product that has many uses.
Almond Oil Strengthens & Moisturizes Hair
Almond oil contains nutrients such as vitamin B7. It strengthens hair, makes it softer and can help it grow back thicker.
It also forms a protective barrier over the hair surface that locks in moisture. The barrier also keeps the hair safe from heat and sun damage as well as pollution.
Almond oil also has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. It can prevent and treat dandruff.
Almond Oil Is Great For Skin
If you have dry skin, you can use almond oil to lock in moisture. You can also use it to reduce the presence of scars and wrinkles. Best of all, it contains vitamin E which repairs damaged skin.
Read more almond oil benefits here.
What Is Jojoba Oil?
Jojoba oil comes from the seed of the jojoba plant, Simmondsia Chinensis.
Despite calling it an oil, jojoba oil is not an oil at all. Instead, it is a waxy ester. The importance of this is jojoba oil's composition.
Because it is a waxy ester, it is almost identical in composition to sebum. Sebum is the oil that our body naturally produces. Jojoba oil mimics sebum, so is easier to treat the body.
Like almond oil, jojoba oil comes in refined and unrefined forms. Refined jojoba is also created with heat and chemicals, while unrefined jojoba is not. Unrefined jojoba oil is also better for your health.
Benefits Of Jojoba Oil
Jojoba oil has many of the same benefits as almond oil.
Jojoba Oil Is Great For Skin
Jojoba oil is a great moisturizer that works by trapping moisture in the skin. It forms a protective barrier over the skin which locks in this moisture. The barrier also protects the skin against the sun and pollution.
You can use jojoba oil to treat infections. It has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Because it mimics sebum, it is great for cleansing the face and reducing acne.
Jojoba oil is the perfect product for skin because it does not contain allergens and is very gentle.
Jojoba Oil Strengthens & Moisturizes Hair
Jojoba oil forms a protective barrier over hair that locks in moisture. It also protects hair from the heat, sun, chemicals, and other pollutants.
You can even use jojoba oil to treat dandruff because of its anti-fungal properties.
Read more jojoba oil benefits here.
Almond Oil Vs Jojoba Oil
Jojoba or almond oil: which is better?
Jojoba and almond oil are very similar, so neither is really better than the other. Yet, they do have some noticeable differences. Let's dive into those here to see which is better for each situation.
Similarities Between Jojoba Oil And Almond Oil
Of course, jojoba and almond oil are different in some ways, but they have many similarities.
They Moisturize From The Outside
Many people use oils because they penetrate the skin and moisturize deep within. Castor oil is an example of this. But, jojoba and almond oil don't work this way.
Neither oil penetrates the skin well. They moisturize from the outside rather than the inside. They attract moisture from the surroundings and lock it into the skin.
The oils create a protective barrier over the skin. The barrier traps the moisture and keeps the skin hydrated.
They Reduce Signs Of Aging & Protect Skin
Both jojoba oil and almond oil are rich in vitamin E. . Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects the skin from free radicals. Because of this, both oils reduce the signs of aging like wrinkles and dark spots.
They also help to heal dry or damaged skin. They promote the production of new skin cells and reduce inflammation.
They Have Anti-Fungal Properties
Both oils have antifungal properties that can treat infections of the feet.
What Are The Differences Between Jojoba And Almond Oil?
Although almond oil and jojoba oil are alike in many ways, they also have several differences.
Nut Allergies
No, almonds are not nuts, they're actually seeds. Still, almonds are classified under the category of "tree nut" and are an allergen for many people. If you have a tree nut allergy, you should never use almond oil in your cooking or on your body.
Jojoba oil is not known to have any allergens. It's thought to be safe for any person, and the risk of allergic reaction is very low.
Almond oil is one of the best oils you can use for cooking because it's exceptionally healthy.
Jojoba oil is not digestible, so you should never eat it. It can cause GI upset.
Oil Vs Wax
Almond oil is a true oil while jojoba oil is actually a waxy ester. The composition of jojoba oil is like sebum, so it tends to react better with skin.
Almond Oil Vs Jojoba Oil For Skin
Jojoba oil is far better than almond oil for use on the skin. Almond oil isn't bad, but you shouldn't use it if you have sensitive skin, eczema, or psoriasis.
But, jojoba oil is very gentle. It is safe to use on even the most sensitive skin, including the face, and around the eyes.
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Almond Oil Vs Jojoba Oil For Face
Jojoba oil is also going to be better for the face than almond oil. As I mentioned above, almond oil isn't great for sensitive skin, so it isn't the best oil to use on your face (depending on your skin type).
Jojoba oil is great for use on the face because it mimics sebum. It can regulate oil production and cleanse your skin. It can also end dryness and reduce the signs of wrinkles.
Yet, if you have "normal" skin and want to give almond oil a try, you can. It has many similarities to jojoba oil. Just be sure to do a small patch test to see how your body responds.
Jojoba Oil Vs Sweet Almond Oil For Face
If you're going to use almond oil on your face, you should only use sweet almond oil. Bitter almond oil isn't suitable for the face.
Still, jojoba oil is better than almond oil, especially if your skin has special needs.
Sweet Almond Oil Vs Jojoba Oil For Acne
Jojoba oil and almond oil both have a comedogenic rating of "2". This means that they are both unlikely to clog pores and cause acne.
Yet, more people have reported a problem with acne after using almond oil than when using jojoba oil. This is likely because jojoba oil mimics sebum, so your face is less likely to react to it.
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Jojoba Oil Vs Almond Oil For Hair
Neither jojoba nor almond oil seems to be better than the other for hair. They both contain properties that can protect your hair from sun and heat damage. They both strengthen and thicken your hair. They both reduce frizz. And, they both have antibacterial and anti-fungal properties that can treat dandruff.
If you have curly hair, jojoba oil might be better. That's because hair uses sebum as a natural moisturizer. Curly hair tends to dry out more because the sebum cannot work its way through the curls.
Jojoba oil acts as a substitute for sebum, so when you use it to moisturize your hair, it prevents it from drying out.
Sweet Almond Oil Vs Jojoba Oil For Hair
Again, bitter almond oil should not be used on the body, so sweet almond oil is the only kind you would use for your hair. Neither sweet almond oil nor jojoba oil seems superior to the other.
How About Using An Almond Oil And Jojoba Oil Mix For Hair?
Mixing both almond oil and jojoba oil together can be a great way to get the benefits of both of these products. Here's a recipe you can use on your hair.
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You can then spray over your hair and scalp as needed for added moisture.
So who is the winner of almond vs jojoba oil? It really depends on what you are using the jojoba and sweet almond oil for and your personal preferences.
They are both very similar, but there are a few key differences.
Jojoba oil is better for dry skin and treating acne, but they both work great for hair. Also, if you're planning to cook, you'll definitely want to stick with almond oil.
Find all my guides to almond products here and jojoba oil here. You can also read about exactly how to store jojoba oil here, all the great jojoba oil substitutes here, how it compares to rosehip oil here, grapeseed oil here and read everything about sweet almond oil here.


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Giant plumes of red dust were once again seen billowing around the base of the infamous Sidmouth cliffs this morning.
The landslide was photographed by two separate eyewitnesses, one near the beach and another further afield at the Sidmouth Hotel & Spa.
This appears to be the first significant cliff fall in a month after a local resident spotted debris falling down the cliff face back in July.
Devon Live has reported on numerous cliff falls within the town over the last few months.
In May, the area was subject to five separate cliff falls, with three taking place within 24-hours.
Vicki Lomas reported the August landslip to DevonLive at 9.04am on Sunday morning, when she was out with her husband.
Vicki, who regularly visits the seafront for her early morning walks, explained that she managed to get pictures because this cliff fall was in fact the second of three that happened in a very short space of time.
"Ten minutes previous to this fall myself and my husband witnessed a smaller one.
"Then we saw this and 15 minutes later we saw another.
"All three happened whilst we were watching the lifeboat being launched out on the sea."
The nature of the lifeboat launch is unconfirmed but the aftermath of the cliff fall was also filmed by Andy Howell a guest at the Sidmouth Hotel & Spa.
You can watch his video from this morning at the top of the article.
Mr Howell and his wife who are both from Plymouth were not expecting their weekend away to feature such dramatic scenes.
Talking about the event, he explained:
"We stayed in the hotel last night. We were just sat in the Upper Deck restaurant having breakfast at about 9am when my wife pointed out the rocks falling down the cliff, so I took a couple of photos and videos.
"My wife also noticed there were people on stand up paddle boards in the sea very close to where the rocks fell."
Andy later went down to the Eastern end of Sidmouth sea front and reported that the sea water near the shoreline was red following the debris tumbling off the cliff.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) are aware of Sidmouth's cliff's which are known to collapse.
Back in June, a spokesperson for EDDC said: "Cliff falls are a natural and unpredictable occurrence along the East Devon coast, this is because the rock from which the cliffs are formed is soft and therefore prone to rock falls and landslides, which can happen at any time, although heavy rainfall can trigger incidences.
"The Beach Management Plan (BMP) cannot, however, stop cliff falls. In fact, many of the recent cliff falls are beyond the area the BMP will protect, occurring further East on National Trust land."
Although there are concerns that the number of cliff falls in the town have increased, EDDC are unable to confirm whether this is true or not.
A spokesperson adds: "It is difficult to say [if there has been an increase or decrease] as cliff falls aren't recorded by a central body.
"It is good practice when on the beach to stay well clear of the cliff base and to keep an eye out for fresh fall material or water running down the cliffs, which may indicate an area that is weakened and loose.''


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The newest MOBA game that you can play right now is not like the others out there. And one of the main reasons for that is the fact that you'll be using Pokémon in this game. This MOBA game is titled Pokémon UNITE, an action multiplayer game published by The Pokémon Company. It's a 5v5 MOBA game where you get to use Pokémon during battle.
But having Pokémon as your heroes in this MOBA is not the only thing that's unique and new in this game. The conditions for winning matches are also different here. In a typical MOBA, your team needs to destroy the main building inside the enemy base to win the match. That's not the case with Pokémon UNITE. The winning team will be the one that has the most points when the timer ends.
The game also features other new things that might confuse new players. To help with that, this blog post will be a Pokémon UNITE guide. We'll provide tips and information about the game that will help your gaming experience.
What's Different with Pokémon UNITE?
As mentioned above, the conditions for winning in Pokémon UNITE are different since the winning team is the one with the most points. Matches are 10 minutes long, which means you'll have 10 minutes to score as many points as you can. To score points, you'll need to acquire Aeos energy and then dunk it on your opponent's goal post. There are 3 goal areas on your opponent's side, and you'll score points whenever you dunk the Aeos energy you acquire.
To acquire Aeos energy, you just need to defeat wild Pokémon found in the arena. They drop Aeos energy, which you can pick up, head towards the opponent's goal, and dunk it. You can also steal the Aeos energy from your opponent by defeating them. But this also means they can also steal the ones you acquire if you're defeated.
Aside from the objective to win, you can also semi-customize the skills that your Pokémon has. When you start, you'll have 2 active skills available. Each skill will branch out two powerful skills and you can choose which one you'll use as you level up. This gives some flexibility on the kind of skills you want to have on your Pokémon. You can also evolve your Pokémon as you reach certain levels. Lastly, you will also have the ability to purchase and equip items on your Pokémon that you can bring to battle. This can be a big boost and give you an edge during the matches. Now, let's now look at some tips for playing the game.
Tips In Playing Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE is a unique and interesting MOBA game that any player will enjoy playing. To further help your experience and performance during matches, read the tips below.
Remember to Complete the Tutorial
Even if you're already knowledgeable in playing MOBA games, it's best that you still complete the tutorial of Pokémon UNITE. This is where all the basics about the gameplay will be explained and shown. If you skip it, you likely won't have an idea of how the game would work when you start playing in the matches. So, make sure you play through the tutorial, so you won't look lost when you actually start playing.
Be Familiar with the Arenas
Pokémon UNITE currently features 4 different areas you can use in the game, though 3 of those are only available in Quick Battle. Each arena has a unique layout, as well as different locations of the wild Pokémon. It's best that you're familiar with these arenas prior to battling. This will help you greatly during the match. When you're in the lobby, you can use this opportunity to study and be familiar with the arena in the game. Familiarize yourself with its layout, the location of the wild Pokémon, where the goal zones are, as well as the base of each team. You should also be aware of where berry's spawn, so you'll know where to go to heal.
Don't Forget about the Super Jump Platform
Each base in the map will have a Super Jump pad that will spawn inside. The pad will allow you to launch to specific locations in the arena. This can be very helpful if you want to get to a certain location quickly. This can help you enter and participate in a battle, or to go near an opponent's goal post that's unguarded. The proper usage of this platform can help turn the tide of the battle.
Be Smart When Purchasing Items
One of the main differences Pokémon UNITE has with other MOBA games is the fact that you can equip items. You can equip permanent ones that you can take with you in any battle or 1-time items to use in battle. You will use Aeos Tickers or Aeos Coins to purchase items. When you're purchasing items, it's important that you're really smart about them.
Read carefully about what the item does before purchasing it. See if the item can be very helpful or not. An example of an item that can be helpful would be the Float Stone. The item will increase the movement speed of your Pokémon whenever it's not in battle. The Shell Bell is another item that is very useful since it restores some HP when your Pokémon successfully lands a move.
Final Thoughts
Pokémon UNITE is a fun, exciting, and interesting action MOBA game to play. But properly playing it, especially for beginners, can be a bit of a chore. But with the information and tips provided in this blog post, you won't have to worry about looking lost or not knowing what to do when you play.


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We are happy to introduce the FJC community to the new faces and new roles that will bolster our team as we respond to the urgent needs of the nonprofit community.
Tim Nicol has been promoted to Senior Manager, Finance & Investments. Tim joined FJC in 2015 and has become an integral part of our finance team, overseeing a breadth of FJC's financial operations and stewarding relationships with multiple financial institution partners. Please join us in congratulating Tim as he grows into a broader management role.
Karina Xelo has been promoted to Grants Administrator. Karina started with FJC in 2019, as Administrative Coordinator, and she was known for years as "the voice of FJC" for donors and partners calling our office. We are thrilled that as Grants Administrator, Karina has stepped into an even more critical donor-facing role, coordinating the Board-approval of weekly grant recommendations and troubleshooting grant disbursements.
Please also welcome two new staff to FJC:
Rachel Goldman, Program Assistant for the Fiscal Sponsorship Program, joined FJC soon after graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in History from Clark University, where she studied health systems and the challenges of implementing effective programs in underserved communities, including mental health. Rachel is passionate about writing, and her published work has covered topics as varied as long form essays, playwriting and analyses of popular culture.
Jasmina Uka, Administrative Coordinator, earned a BA in Political Science and minor in Legal studies with a Manga Sum Laude distinction at the City College of New York. Throughout her time in college, Jasmina has been active in various voluntary clubs and programs, serving on the Alumni Board of the S Jay Levy Fellowship, which supports students with strong academic performance records and pronounced career aspirations. Jasmina has seen firsthand the impact of non-profit organizations and looks forward to accelerating her non-profit career at FJC.
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The Milwaukee Bucks may not enter the NBA D-League as early as previously anticipated, according to Racine mayor John Dickert.
Dickert has been a vocal support of an arena plan in downtown Racine. The proposal calls for the construction of an arena and an adjacent hotel, with the venue serving as home to a Bucks' D-League team and potentially a minor league hockey squad in the USHL.
One of the main issues in Racine has been funding, as Dickert is still working to close the gaps on the cost of the project, which is expected to cost $46 million. The Bucks had been believed to be eyeing entry to the D-League for the 2017-18 season.
However, as he tries to pull together funding for the project, Dickert says he has not heard from the Bucks, and wonders if their timetable for joining the league has changed. More from The Journal Times:
"It holds it up only in the sense that we have to know whether it's that piece or another team or we go to the third resource, which is additional events," he said. "We just would like to get an idea of which ones fit into that."
Dickert said he hasn't heard from the Bucks in a few weeks and doesn't have any concrete sense of their decision timeline, although he speculated they are no longer targeting playing in the 2017-18 season, which gives them more time to make a decision.
The mayor also said that the hotel and convention center part of the project are his main priorities, with the arena and possible sports tenants ranking third.
On November 23, The Journal Times reported that the Bucks were holding off on announcing final plans for the D-League. At the time, it was believed that time constraints could limit the Bucks' chances of joining the D-League by November 2017, when the 2017-18 season will begin.
In addition to Racine, the Bucks have been considering Sheboygan and Oshkosh as possible host cities for the team.
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What are TMJ disorders?
TMJ disorders are named for the temporomandibular joint, which is the intersection where your jawbone (mandible) and your skull (the temporal bone, specifically) meet near your ear (1). A soft disc made of cartilage and highly innervated tissues act as a barrier between the bones, and multiple small, short muscles on top of this joint allow for movement (2). With all of these small moving parts working together, the jaw is able to open and close, move forward and backward, and side to side (2). The mixture of mobility, so many different moving parts, and the innervated tissue running through the TMJ creates the potential for many avenues of injury and pain. Pain often comes from dysfunction in the muscles that control jaw movement, dislocated jaws or discs, and inflammation (1).
The most common symptoms of TMJ disorders are (1):
Pain in the jaw joint or muscles on the side of the face
Pain in the face, jaw, or neck
Jaw locking and/or reduced mobility
Popping, grating, or clicking when opening or closing the mouth
A difference in the way your teeth fit together that causes discomfort or pain
What can cause TMJ disorders?
Causes of TMJ disorders (TMD) and pain vary, and in fact, do not always have a singular root cause. Trauma to the jaw, arthritis, night clenching or teeth grinding, and disc erosion or displacement are the most commonly attributed causes (3). However, for many people, symptoms can appear with any obvious origin (1).
Another possible link to the development of temporomandibular joint disorders is female hormones, though the exact role they play is not known (4). Women are 1.5 - 2x more likely than men to develop TMJ problems, and women of reproductive age (20 - 40) bear the highest risk (4).
Diagnosis of TMD
Because the root cause is often unknown or multi-factorial, there is generally an element of difficulty in identifying temporomandibular joint disorders. Due to this lack of clarity, there is not currently a widely-used test to diagnose TMD. Usually, it is recommended that your doctor assess your symptoms, become familiar with your medical history, and examine your head, jaw, neck, and face to determine the severity of the symptoms listed above (1).
Conventional Treatment Options
Doctors often recommend the most conservative, easily reversible treatment plan possible. Surgery on the temporomandibular joint is generally aggressive, invasive, and unsuccessful and can even cause irreversible harm and new dysfunction (1). Even for those with persistent TMJ disorders, simple treatment is generally recommended to minimize the pain. Conventional treatment recommends (1):
Using anti-inflammatory compounds combined with a stabilizing splint or bite guard for a short period of time
Practicing jaw exercises and stretches to increase jaw mobility
Changing to a diet of softer foods
Icing the jaw area
Avoiding extreme jaw movements like singing or yelling, chewing gum, and wide yawning
Mandibular devices (custom made mouthpieces) aimed at improving TMJ alignment.
The conservative treatments listed above can reduce discomfort, but if these do not help, many people are hesitant to turn to surgery given its low rates of effectiveness. This has led to an increase in people looking to alternative options to help heal their TMJ pain and finding that regenerative medicine is an incredible resource for those with TMD.
What is Regenerative Medicine?
Regenerative medicine seeks to treat the root cause by creating functional, living tissue that can repair the existing damaged tissue, allowing the body to heal itself. Beyond that, it doesn't require surgery and is free of any long-term risks. Regenerative medicine includes stem cell therapy, ozone clot matrix, and pulsed electromagnetic therapies, all of which can be used to treat TMJ disorders.
Stem Cell Therapy
We all have stem cells in our bodies, but over time their ability to reproduce, repair, and heal our bodies drastically decreases. However, when ethically donated stem cells are injected into the body (more info on stem cell therapy here), they can recruit and revitalize your existing stem cells to work more efficiently to repair damaged tissues.
Given that one of the most common known causes of TMD is disc displacement that leads to tissue degeneration, stem cell therapy's focus on tissue repair, regeneration, and growth makes it a great candidate for TMJ disorders and pain (5). While at this time the FDA has not approved stem cell therapy and it is still considered experimental, multiple studies have shown that stem cell therapy can regenerate degraded cartilage in the jaw joint and improve overall joint function (6, 7). This can make a huge difference to those suffering from TMD. Instead of simply minimizing further damage or acting as pain management, stem cell therapy can truly reverse the damage and bring actual healing in ways that conventional treatment cannot.
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) and Ozone
Blood platelets contain a few types of growth factor proteins that each signal for different types of repair in your body. With PRP therapy, your blood is drawn and the platelets are separated from other blood components by a centrifugation process. After this, ozone and B vitamins are added in, and then this mixture is injected into the TMJ area.
Ozone works by safely tricking your body into thinking that it is injured. This triggers the production of antioxidants and an immune response, both of which encourage your body to heal the area more fully than it had previously. It also prevents tissue damage and cell death, prolonging the health of existing tissue (8). The PRP provides growth factors to support the work the ozone is initiating.
Ozone and PRP therapy have both shown positive results in the treatment of TMD (8, 9). In one study, 87% of patients receiving ozone therapy had either a full recovery or improved TMD symptoms (9). For those receiving conventional treatment (NSAIDs and muscle relaxants), only 33% showed any improvement, and none of those patients made a full recovery (9). Similarly, PRP injections can improve pain, increase joint stability, and improve mandibular motion (10). The growth factors in platelet-rich plasma mentioned above can actually restore a degraded TMJ disc and prevent inflammation that can cause pain, damage, and further reduced mobility (10). Ozone and platelet-rich plasma work together to create clear improvement for those suffering from TMJ-related disorders.
Ozone Field Therapy
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy is a type of regenerative therapy that revitalizes damaged tissue by restoring our cells' magnetic charge to healthy levels. In terms of TMJ, PEMF therapy has been proven to help with pain relief, improve mandibular range of motion, and is actually one of the most effective means of pain relief when compared to other conventional treatments (including low-level lasers, dry needling, and anesthesia) (11). While PEMF is clearly effective on its own, it also helps facilitate the healing process started with the therapies listed above.
At TCIM, we use PEMF therapy in conjunction with the other three therapies listed in order to approach healing from every angle possible. In instances of TMJ pain and disorders, this multi-step treatment can bring real relief, healing, increased range of motion, and improve your overall quality of life. If you would like to hear more about any of these therapies, determine if any of them could be right for you, or talk to someone about your TMJ pain, please reach out to us. We are more than happy to schedule an appointment to talk through therapy options and get you on a path toward regenerated health and healing!
Jonathan Vellinga, M.D. is an Internal Medicine practitioner with a broad interest in medicine. He graduated Summa cum laude from Weber State University in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and completed his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Upon graduation from medical school, he completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Michigan. Dr. Vellinga is board-certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine.
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Four more hugely popular players from the 1980s will be back at Cheltenham Town on Saturday.
Mark Boyland, Clive Boxall, Neil Goff and Chris Townsend are all guests for the FA Cup second round tie against Port Vale.
They follow last week's appearances from Anton Vircavs and Nick Jordan, who were given such a warm welcome back to the club they served with distinction for so many years.
Boyland is widely regarded as one of the best strikers to represent the club, scoring more than 100 goals across three spells.
He was leading scorer during the 1984/85 Southern League Premier Division title winning campaign under the management of John Murphy, who is now a long-serving director at Whaddon Road.
Boyland is one of only five players to reach a century of goals for Cheltenham, along with Dave Lewis, Gerald Horlick, Jimmy Smith and Jason Eaton.
Townsend, sometimes referred to as the 'Welsh Whippet' during his playing days, may even have been capable of giving Alex Addai a run for his money in a foot race.
He burst onto the scene at the end of the 1985/86 season with four goals against Nuneaton and three against Wycombe Wanderers.
Townsend, also known for his curly blond hair, scored 27 times the following campaign, including a brace in a memorable victory at eventual Conference champions Scarborough, who were then managed by Neil Warnock.
He was also Welsh 100 metres champion and is undoubtedly one of the most rapid players ever to represent the Robins.
Goff was a midfielder, who also played for Newport County and Gloucester City.
Alongside Boyland, Goff and Boxall were important members of the 84/85 squad, which secured promotion to a national division for the first time in Cheltenham's history, pipping King's Lynn to the title.
The club have responded to recent claims that the regular visits from players from the past was set to end.
"Contrary to recent reports, we are really happy with the way the Former Players' Association has grown over the last 18 months, and we're looking forward to more of the same in the future," a statement said.
"We recently took the opportunity to review the initiative with the sole aim of improving it for all concerned so we're really sorry to see Simon Goodwin take a step back at this time.
"We thank him for his significant contribution to the FPA and hope he can bring some of his experience to it again in the future.
"Our former players have been, and always will be warmly welcomed back to the club and we're thrilled to see four more fans' favourites return this weekend.
"They helped shape the club we have today and that will never be underestimated by anyone here."
Two more Robins greats will be back on Saturday in the form of Vale goalkeeper Scott Brown and their physio Chris Banks, who was club captain throughout the managerial reign of Steve Cotterill.


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Slip and fall accidents are a leading cause of injury for Americans, resulting in average costs of $30,000 to $40,000 for medical expenses per accident.
Slip and Falls Are Common and Costly
Each year, approximately eight million Americans suffer slip and fall accidents, and at least one million victims suffer injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital emergency room. Whether falls happen in the workplace, in the home, or outdoors, costs related to medical treatments are significant. Average costs for slip and fall accidents range from $30,000 to $40,000 per fall. If injuries are severe, medical costs can rise to as much as $48,000 or more.
Slip and fall accidents are common among all age groups. Depending on the victim's age, overall health, and severity of the fall, injuries can vary from mild to severe. Common injuries include:
- Bruises and lacerations
- Fractured and broken bones
- Spinal and disc injuries
- Head trauma
- Concussions and brain injuries
- Organ damage and internal bleeding
Falls among elderly adults over the age of 65 account for the largest number of severe injuries and deaths. In nursing homes and long-term care facilities, more than 60% of residents suffer at least one fall each year. Although falls among the elderly account for most fall-related deaths, most non-fatal falls are among workers and young people. Slip and fall accidents are the second-most common cause of non-fatal injuries for children, teenagers, and young adults.
Workplace Slip and Falls
Workplace slip and falls account for a large percentage of both non-fatal and fatal injuries. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports show that falls are the leading cause of death for construction workers, and the most frequent cause of non-fatal injuries for healthcare, retail, industrial, and factory workers. In the United States, medical expenses and workers' compensation costs associated with occupational fall injuries amount to about $70 billion each year.
Pursuing Settlements and Claims
In many cases, slip and fall accidents outside of the workplace result in settlements. A slip and fall attorney often negotiates a settlement for damages with an insurance company, rather than filing a personal injury lawsuit in court. Depending on the severity of injuries, the average slip and fall settlement is between $15,000 and $45,000 and usually includes costs of medical expenses, rehabilitation, and lost income.


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Every day, your life may seem normal. You live your days as usual, but the next day changes you forever. This may be a common occurrence for a lot of us. Maybe you turned a corner and met the love of your life. Or maybe, when you turned the corner, you met an unfortunate accident with a blow to the head. And now, you suffer from TBI. What may seemingly be a normal day can be a significant incident that will change the way you see your life ahead.
What is TBI?
TBI or traumatic brain injury occurs when the head is hit, bumped into, or jolted. It can be very similar to other brain injuries and may vary according to severity. While there are minor injuries, there are also those that cause disability and death. Brain injuries heal differently than injuries in other parts of the body. Recovery is based on certain mechanisms that a person has to undertake.
A symptom of TBI is that the person doesn't even realize that he or she has been injured in the brain. Part of the reason why is because our brain doesn't have pain receptors like other parts of the body.
What are the symptoms of TBI?
Symptoms of traumatic brain injury develop late. Meaning, it may take days or weeks after the injury to appear. The mildest type of symptom is a concussion, which can cause headache, nausea, neck pain, dizziness, tiredness, and ringing in the ears.
Moderate or severe TBI can also have those symptoms, along with a headache getting worse or not going away, repeated vomiting or nausea, inability to awaken from sleep, slurred speech, convulsions, weakness or numbness in the arms or legs, and dilated eye pupils.
What causes TBI?
Traumatic brain injury is caused by a wide range of things, but the most common cause is motor vehicle accidents. It is considered number one in the top three causes of TBI. It is followed by firearms and falls.
What are the effects of TBI?
Traumatic brain injury can be classified into two: mild and severe. A mild TBI is usually characterized by loss of consciousness, confusion, or disorientation for less than 30 minutes. If it goes beyond that given time, it's classified as severe brain injury and may cause disability or even death.
How is TBI treated?
There are general methods to prevent or treat traumatic brain injury. Although most minor brain injuries don't really require hospitalization, it can still allow pains to persist like a chronic headache. If severe head trauma occurs, there are a few things you should remember:
- Keep the person still and steady until medical help arrives.
- Any bleeding must be stopped with pressure on the wound using sterile gauze or clean cloth.
- Keep your eyes and ears open for signs of circulation, such as breathing and alertness.
This is first aid. However, recovering from brain injury is a different story. There are a number of therapies available everywhere. Such therapy for traumatic brain injury is offered by Intrinsic Home Care, Inc., Companion Care in Illinois and Personal Care in Indiana. We offer professional care for your loved one suffering from any type of brain injury.
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ODB++ vs. Gerber, what is the best solution?
Is it better ODB++ or Gerber file, for sending PCB design data to manufacturing? There should be no doubt about the answer because ODB++ is the format officially indicated by IPC standards and recommended by all software manufacturers. Yet most electronic designers still rely on the old dear Gerber file, probably out of habit. But it is a costly habit, because of the inefficiency involved in adopting an obsolete standard like Gerber, which contains nothing but the geometry of the PCB layout.
The ODB++ standard created by Valor Computerized System LTD in 1992, is a common language of the public domain, totally free and free to use. In 2008 ODB++ has been approved as the only official standard by IPC for data exchange in the electronic supply chain. All the CADs present today on the market can generate this format for free for their users, which all the major production applications can and must manage, thus removing any possible ambiguity in the interpretation of the data, often a source of misunderstanding and errors.
Structure of an ODB++ file
ODB++ data is stored in a hierarchy of data and folders, as in the diagram below.
This structure is compressed into a single file with a .tgz extension for submission, but the current IPC 2581 standard requires that the database be contained by default in a single XML file.
Advantages of the ODB++ format
Using the ODB++ format has several important advantages, which can be summarized as follows:
- is a public domain, IPC-certified format;
- guarantees security in data transfer and interpretation;
- is a transversal format with respect to all PCB and assembly manufacturers;
- integrates information not included with classic production sets:
- layer stackup;
- netlist;
- variants and unassembled components;
- panel information;
- complex drilling structures.
- Free viewers are available, at odbplusplus.com/design/.
In addition, because the format is open, you have total control of what design content to exclude from the data package when the ODB++ output is generated and protect your IP.
To get direct information on how to best use the ODB++ format to send your project into production, you can contact our technical support.


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Attorney Randall J. Craig received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, where he was a recipient of the Langroise Scholarship two years in a row. Mr. Craig was also placed on the Dean's list for his outstanding academic achievement, and was awarded a clerkship to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. After Attorney Craig graduated from law school, he became the youngest Vice President in the Office of General Counsel for Security Pacific Corporation in Los Angeles. Mr. Craig is currently the leading attorney at his Scottsdale criminal defense firm, the Law Offices of Randall J. Craig. He has been practicing law for over 20 years, and his background includes work as a former prosecutor. This unique background gives Attorney Craig an invaluable perspective of both sides of the criminal justice system. When an individual decides to work with Attorney Craig, he does everything in his power to protect their rights and build the strongest defense possible. For more information about retaining the representation of Attorney Craig, contact the Law Offices of Randall J. Craig.
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This granny told one fish tale too many.
Daily News – A 64-year-old Ghanaian woman was sentenced Friday to more than 27 months in prison for smuggling heroin into the U.S. stuffed inside dried fish.
Rose Amanor was nabbed at Kennedy Airport with three kilos of heroin, and failed to convince a federal jury in Brooklyn that she had been duped by her son into bringing the bag of fish to New York City.
Amanor faced up to 6 1/2 years behind bars and her lawyers begged for mercy citing her advanced age and poor health, requesting a sentence of time served so she could return to Africa.
But Federal Judge Eric Vitaliano, a native of Staten Island where heroin overdoses outpace murders, said punishment was in order for Amanor, citing "the incessant number of fish stories" she has told authorities.
Vitaliano pointed out that cops must carry antidote kits to save overdose victims and if the "poison" Amanor was carrying had not been intercepted, it would have been "let loose to wreak havoc on young people."
"I find it totally incredible that Mrs. Amanor didn't know what it was that she was doing," Vitaliano said. "It certainly was a disrespect for the law, sitting in this courtroom and spinning this incredible tale under oath."
Amanor has served about 13 months since her arrest last year, and will be deported to Ghana after completing her time.
Amanor claimed she needed a Twi interpreter for the court proceedings despite the fact that English is the national language of Ghana, and when she was arrested she was carrying two Bibles, a dietary nutrition plan, and other documents written in English, and had received numerous emails from her son written in English.
Through the interpreter, Amanor told the judge: "I am asking you to have mercy on me so I can go home to my family and enjoy whatever time I have left with my family."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Bini told the judge that the government did not oppose a sentence that was lower than the federal guidelines, but did oppose giving her time served because she committed perjury on the witness stand and because of the large amount of heroin she was caught carrying.
Citywide in 2014, 458 people died from heroin overdoses, a 61% spike from the 284 in 2011.


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Help Will Come Tomorrow is a strategy-survival game set in 1917 pre-Bolshevik Imperial Russia. Civil War and Revolution are tearing the country apart and the people are scared. Will help ever come?
The story begins with a train being attacked and derailed, forcing four people from different backgrounds to come together and survive in the Siberian Wilderness – any other found survivors are being shot and killed. Those four survivors are randomly selected from a selection of characters, making each playthrough a new experience. From this point on, these four survivors must work together to build and maintain a camp in order to survive not only the attackers of the train but the many of forces at play; the harsh Winter weather, wild animals, hunger, exhaustion, sickness – they all play a part here.
Help Will Come Tomorrow comes with a rather hefty tutorial in which the amount of information given can feel pretty overwhelming at first , but when you actually start to play the game the mechanics will start to feel pretty natural. That's despite a lot of things which need to be kept an eye on.
Each character has their own personality, traits, and vitals. It's essential that you pay attention to these things in order to get the best out of your playthrough. Some characters will be better at different things, some characters will get on with other characters more so than others and therefore will work better with those characters. You must maintain each characters hunger levels, exhaustion levels, thirst, warmth, and even their well-being. It's incredibly difficult to keep these maintained, but nobody said survival was easy.
There are many things you can do in order to keep the survivors happy and safe and it all comes down to your camp. First things first, clearing the snow will allow you to build simple, yet effective structures. A fire to keep the survivors warm and to also cook food, a shelter for them to rest, a workshop to enable them to build tools and weapons, a quarantine post to help the sick, and a Palisades to shield from the wind and keep outsiders out. Of course, all of these things can be expanded on and upgraded in order to provide more but you will need the right equipment and supplies in order to do so.
This is where Exhibitions come into play. You are able to send the survivors outside of the camp in order to scavenge for supplies and to explore the surrounding area. You are able to send one or two survivors out to explore, but obviously, this doesn't come without its risks. Send a survivor out alone and they could get lost or your survivors could get attacked whilst out. It's important you look at the details surrounding a particular area and equip the survivors with the relevant equipment. Be careful though, the survivors only have a certain amount of action points per day, so prioritise what they need.
The best part of Help Will Come Tomorrow is the characters themselves – each night you are able to choose three subjects to talk about and this will slowly uncover each character's backstory and why they are who they are. It's really interesting and somewhat heartfelt, allowing you to become more attached to certain characters because of the things they have experienced and been through.
Help Will Come Tomorrow £17.99
Help Will Come Tomorrow is a challenging game that brings some fresh ideas to the survival genre. If only it had a little more variety to its gameplay – as it is, it feels too much like 'Groundhog Day the longer you play.


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On Christmas Day we ordered take-out from Mei Sum Dim Sum in Chinatown to take over to my mom's house for dinner. I placed our order about 45 minutes ahead of my desired pick up time, just in case they were busy or inundated with take-out orders. We found parking right in front of the restaurant on Nuuanu Avenue, and our order was just about ready when we arrived to pick it up. This is the first time I've picked up food from here so late in the day (4:30 pm). Usually when I come here in the mid-morning they are much busier and street parking is hard to find.
I ordered a small variety of dim sum dishes (pork hash, shrimp dumpling, potstickers, fried seaweed roll, look funn with shrimp), house special crispy fried noodles, and string beans with minced pork. Everything was tasty and it was a sufficient amount of food for three adults (with some leftovers for my mom to enjoy the next day).
Mei Sum is also open for dine-in. Call 808-531-3268 to place your order for take-out. visit their website at: www.meisumdimsum.com.
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Calling all Apple Fans!! Before you prepare to blow away your college funds, here are some features you need know about New AirPods Max.
1. The Crown
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A Digital Crown is affixed to the right cup which operates similarly to the crown on the Apple Watch. The purpose is to control volume, to pause/play or answer the phone, to skip forward and back on your song audio playlist and to connect to Siri.
There is also a rounded rectangular button for one function: turning noise cancellation on and off.
2. It knows when you are wearing it
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The AirPods Max is equipped with a tonne of motion sensors, so it can automatically detect when they are on a user's head. Just like how AirPods know they're in your ear too. You can set your AirPods Max to automatically pause if you remove the headphones, or even "when the user simply lifts one ear cup."
3. It connects to almost all Apple devices
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AirPods Max pairs most easily with theiPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Apple devices will automatically recognize their presence when logged in through iCloud. AirPods Max has more functions than just listening to audio, they can also be used with Siri and as a means of making/receiving phone calls (when paired with Apple devices).
These AirPods Max are scheduled to launch on December 15 in the US. Looks like we know what to add to our Christmas wish list! We just need to have one!


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The new season for the Gosnells Hawks Football Club started well with the three senior teams recording comfortable victories but the colt's team was easily defeated by Melville.
The league and reserve teams performed well l competing in a higher grade after promotion to C1 Division of the West Australian Amateur Football League this season. After an even start the Hawks took control of both games after half time largely due to superior fitness and commitment. The league side included several colts players from last year in Christian Agostino, Dmayne Brown, Eric Mitchell and Zane Savage and all acquitted themselves well in senior football. Final scores were Gosnells 13.16 (94) Melville 5.6 (36). Best for the Hawks were Levi Gallagher, Jayden Woods, Caleb Goodhew and Eathan Strahan.
The reserves fielded a new look team under coach Steve Davis with only six players from last year representing the club in this game. The new look team with new enthusiasm including former colts players Alex Goddard, Travis Sansom, Tim Hale, Bryan Lutter and Mitchell Withers was never in trouble and ran out easy victors. Final scores were Gosnells 18.11(119) Melville 5.4 (34). Best were Jordan Hayden, Brayden Watkins and Ryan Davies.
The thirds completed the hat trick with an easy win for new coach Sam Parker. Final scores were Gosnells 16.11 (107) Jandakot 2.2 (14). Dane McBride, Justin Abernathy and Kyle Wood (6 goals) played well for the Hawks.
The colts also fielded a new look team with only ten players from last year's Grand Final team present. Gosnells was unable to match it with a bigger and classy Melville team but coach Paul Clements is confident his team will show improvement in the next few weeks. Final scores were Melville 16.11 (107) Gosnells 2.3 (15). Trenayne Hodder, Stefan Little, Jack Phillis and Alex Robinson- Major played well.
This week the Hawks play Carlisle at Carlisle Reserve. The thirds have a bye.


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Ask & Answer: UX Group Discussions
October 7, 2015
Greetings, amUXers!
Next week we're doing a different, more collaborative format aimed at fostering discussion and making connections.
Instead of a single speaker/QA presentation, UXers will break into small discussion groups. Anyone can ask a question, get feedback on a current project or pitch an idea. Each topic will be time-boxed so everyone can bring a question to the (breakfast) table.
This is the perfect opportunity to get answers to those burning questions and dilemmas in the back of your mind like…
"How do I transition into user experience?"
"I have this app idea…"
"I want to be a full time freelancer. Now what?"
We'll be in the Polygon Atlanta space again this month. Coffee, breakfast and friendliness starts at 8:30am and breakout groups will form at 9am.


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Bishop Griselda Delgado del Carpio is a unique figure within the Anglican Communion.
The first female diocesan Anglican bishop in Latin America, she also leads the only autonomous diocese in the worldwide Anglican Communion: the Episcopal Church of Cuba.
Once a part of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church, Cuba was cut off from its parent province in 1967, following the tightening of the American embargo on Cuba. In the intervening years, Canada and Cuba have developed a special relationship through the Metropolitan Council of Cuba, with the Anglican Church of Canada providing financial and spiritual support.
Before her consecration in 2010, Delgado was priest-in-charge of the Church of Santa Maria Virgen in Itabo, Cuba, for 22 years, where she pioneered a food security program. Originally from Bolivia, Delgado left for Cuba in the 1980s, after her work as an activist put her at odds with her native country's military regime.
Delgado is one of several international guests at General Synod 2016, and the Anglican Journal had a chance to sit down with her Friday evening, following her address to synod, to ask a few questions.
What is the biggest challenge facing the Episcopal diocese of Cuba today?
The biggest challenge is the formation of values in the younger generations, and that is why I am working with children and youth, adolescents and young people. Cuban society is not only secular, it is atheist, so for many decades and generations, there has been no sense of spirituality. Their vision is more technical, and more self-serving. They don't have gratitude, and they have no idea about anything about God or how that is involved in their life.
How do regular Cubans view the Episcopal Church of Cuba?
The Episcopal church is not very well known in the Cuban society—far better known is the Roman Catholic Church, and also the Protestant churches, like the Pentecostals, Methodists, Baptists and Adventists. But the most known are the Roman Catholics and Pentecostals.
Is that changing?
It is, because we are doing work at the local level, in the communities, and it is all in the service of the local people. So it isn't about asking that people come to the church to see that they are coming—that isn't what the focus is. We are showing that the church is interested in doing acts of service to the people. That is what we call community projects. The local people are also participating in these projects, and they are starting to think about how they can be involved in the life of the church. This is making them ask questions about their own interior lives: what is faith, what is the church, what has the gospel been saying for 2,000 years, because now there are these concrete things in their lives.
It's not only us—it's that God is at work in their lives. Because [people] are witnessing and participating and experiencing the work in their lives, they are starting to be involved…
It is only little by little that this is happening. The church is not hugely visible yet, but it's happening, little by little.
Does the Episcopal church have many ecumenical relationships with the other churches in Cuba?
Yes! It's very ecumenical. We are always bridging with the Catholics, the Pentecostals the Baptist church. For example, the Anglican cathedral in Havana has ecumenical events, and we have an ecumenical council for Cuba, so all of the events—either local or even international—of these ecumenical things are hosted in the Anglican cathedral. The cathedral has a building with a dormitory where visiting guests can stay.
You are the first female diocesan bishop in the Anglican church in Latin America. Does that come with special challenges?
Yes, it does. It is hard for the people to make the shift to see a woman in that place instead of a man. When I started, the people assumed that I must be a feminist, and some wanted me to be a feminist and some didn't want me to be a feminist. To try and keep that in balance is a challenge—if God has given me the responsibility to be a bishop, it is for everyone—men and women. But for many people, their assumptions about me weren't at that level. At the beginning, it was a challenge to keep a balance in all that.
Some people were saying, "She'll never be able to make it," so to fight against those negative forces was a challenge. Because Cuba is in a Latin American context, it is very macho. Even though Cuba isn't the same as other Latin American countries—Cuba isn't as connected with machismo because from the time of the Cuban revolution, the vision was equality between the sexes—even still, some machismo exists.
So with all of those challenges, you have to integrate that into your work as a bishop.
How would you like to see the relationship between the Cuban church and The Episcopal Church evolve? How would you like the relationship between the Cuban and Canadian church to evolve?
With Canada, there [are] many decades of us working together. We need to continue to build this relationship. There are new things that we need to do. In a different way, in a different manner, but it still has to continue.
With TEC—for our generation, it is all new. In the beginning, we were a diocese of TEC and the relationship was very, very strong, working together. We separated and some individual relationships were maintained. Some people from the States have been to Cuba, but not a lot. But there was nothing structured, and this is what is new. We need to build a new structure, and it is not only from one side—it is both sides working together for this. So it is not only for you to come this way, but how together are we going to do this? It is going to take time.
To choose the line that we are to follow is what we have to do. The church in Cuba has a great happiness about this. Continuing companionship with both the States and Canada, we are going to keep moving forward. The three of us can encourage each other forward.
I believe in this future.
André Forget
André Forget was a staff writer for the Anglican Journal from 2014 to 2017.


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Patricia Ryan
Published 10:58 am Friday, July 10, 2020
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Patricia Ryan, 92, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in Flat Rock, NC.
Pat was born March 18, 1928 to Joseph and Celia Ryan (O'Donnell) in Dublin, Ireland.
She emigrated to the United States in her early 20's and became a physical education teacher at Our Lady of Victory Academy in NY.
Pat retired to her cabin in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate NY but was drawn to the beauty of NC and eventually moved to Tryon and then to Hendersonville.
Pat formed long lasting relationships with most everyone she came in touch with due to her wonderful Irish way of touching everyone's heart. She had a deep love of nature and animals.
Her wishes were to support Foothills Humane Society – in lieu of flowers, donations in Pat's memory may be made to Foothills Humane Society, 989 Little Mountain Rd, Columbus, NC 28722.
A Mass of Christian burial and celebration of her life was held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Spartanburg, SC on July, 10th followed by interment at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Chick-Fil-A New Menu Healthy Options
The fried chicken giant hopes customers will flock to healthy new menu options
Chick-fil-A has built its name and business on fried chicken.
Some New Yorkers are so fanatical about those fried chicken sandwiches, in fact, that they waited for hours when the chain opened its first public location in the city late last year. But, apparently, a company can't survive on fried chicken alone: The chain is taking a page from healthier fast-casual chains and trying out grain bowls, like a Harvest Kale & Grain Bowl and an Egg White Grill Grain Bowl, Eater reports.
Egg White Grill Grain Bowl
The kale bowls are built on a base of red and white quinoa and farro, then topped with greens, roasted butternut squash, apples, nuts and chicken. Its breakfast counterpart combines the grain mixture with scrambled egg whites, cheddar and chicken. Both can be made vegetarian, but there's no word on whether there will be a quinoa-only gluten-free option. The company is also testing out some other healthy options, like a protein smoothie.
The last time Chick-fil-A updated its salad options was in 2013, and according to the company's vice president of menu strategy, David Farmer, "Since then, we've seen 50 percent growth in the salad category."
The bowls are being tested out in a few markets, including San Francisco, Sacramento, Tampa and Huntsville, Alabama. If they sell well, the items may be on Chick-fil-A menus nationally by 2018. With the kale craze in full swing for a couple of years now, will there be any kale left by then?


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POSTED BY March 14, 2013 12:37 pm COMMENTS (6)
In additions to my previous questions, I want to add that currently I am investing as follows :-
1) 18000 Monthly as S.I.P in 8 MF accross different sectors including Gold, Infra, equity, etc.
2) 8400 Monthly in PPF ( 100000 ) annually in PPF.
3) 15000 – 30000 in physical gold ( Annually )
5) 6000 Monthly in RD.
Further to above I am paying following as my Insurance premiums.
1) 15000 in Max Newyork Life endownment plan. ( Annually ) for 1 individual .
2) 29000 ( Approx ) in LIC in two different policies. ( Annually ) for two individuals.
3) 6000 in Mediclaim from Sundaram. ( Annually ) for 3 members covering 5,00,000 each
4) 13000 in Health Insurance from Tata AIG . ( Annually ) for 3 members covering 26,00,000 each.
With additional inflow of income I have surplus 7000 / Month extra, left to be invested more.
I want a good suggestion on where should I invest them wisely so that I can gain maximum benifit in terms of returns and also Tax benifits.
Should i opt for more SI.P in Tax saving mutual funds or should I invest in other tools ?
Also note I planning to purchase a 2000 Sq ft flat in Kolkata with a maximum budget of 70,00,000 including renovation cost as well. Currently I am staying in a flat with approx valution of 45,00,000 and want to swap it with new one after selling it.
I dont wan't to take major help from Home loan from bank as after calculation its seen that you end up paying 3 times the orignal loan amount to banks in long term.
Thus advice me the most fesible amount of loan that i should opt for and where should I park my income to fulfill the target of home as fast as possible as its known fact real estate prices will shoot by each passing time.
Also to simplfy for your suggentions my Approx annual Income is near about 10,00,000 annually, with a minimum monthly expenditure of around 35000 PM. Thus based on above data provided if anyone can suggest me any good options for more investments, or changing my current portfolio etc.
Thanks in advance.
Dear Ashal,
Thanks for your valuable reply. I know that for claiming tax benifit I have to make investment in her name and I have splitted the same accordingly.
I also don't believe in free lunches, I already have a paid financial planner, who had advised me above mentioned investments. I just wanted more feedbacks on same and further suggestions from forum if they can provide.
I know I had asked 2-3 querys at a time would have confused you. But all of them were quite straight forward.
1) I asked about 7 K further investment, and I needed straight suggestion on same.
2) I asked about some tax benifit instrument , and on cross question I had to further clarify why i needed one, instead of getting clear answer on particular tool or instrument.
3) I asked very straight question on 8 lac liquid fund, wheather I should switch to other fund or mentioned one is fine ? I needed straight answer rather than comments.
I appreciate your concern in thinking me as a novice with a intention of free advises, but may be not as silly as not hiring a paid financial planner. This forum is made for public to gather more advises on doubtful issues, thus made a request to mass in journal to help/advise if my planners planning and mine is safe and correct.
Thanks for your help though.
@ Ashal, Actually I am not showing my complete income and investments in one IT file, but have splitted in two, i.e other being my mothers. Thus I was wondering to include more tax saving instruments to reduce liablity if rquired.
Also note I am still confused regarding feasible options to park additional 7000 pm. As I am not keen to open another RD for same, will incereasing the amount of monthly SIP of my existing MF kitty will help ?
Also note I have around 8,00,000 invested in HDFC Cash Management Fund- Treasury Advantage Plan – Retail Plan (G) which is a liqid fund with tax benifits but moderate returns. Kindly advice if its a wise investment or should i park it in some other place.
If you could pay 50% or more for the house from your funds then you can decrease the loan liability and choose a low no of years and get rid of it quickly.
You are already investing 1L in PPF. So no need of ELSS MFs.
You need to list you financial goals and allocate your investments into short-term (less than 5Yrs) and long term goals.
Dont have more than 10% gold in your portfolio. So reduce investments accordingly.
Buy gold if you must via ETFs.
Simplify your financial life by evaluating your insurance polices (1 and 2) and see if you could make then paid-up or surrender them depending on age of policy and if you used them for 80C deductions
Reduce the no of MFs. Four or so should do. Avoid sector funds unless you understand and can evaluate them well. Stick to diversified equity funds.
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Facebook is using VR Education's moon-landing experience as a launch title for the Oculus Quest
The Apollo 11 VR application allows users to recreate the moon-landing.
FACEBOOK HAS SELECTED virtual reality company VR Education's moon-landing experience as a launch title for Oculus Quest headset, which makes its global debut today.
The Apollo 11 virtual reality (VR) experience allows the user to become Neil Armstrong for 45-minutes and recreate the moon-landing.
According to David Whelan, the VR Education co-founder, the company was approached a few months ago by Facebook – which acquired Oculus in 2014 for $2.3 billion.
Apollo 11 VR was one of the most popular VR applications when it was first released over three years ago and an updated version of the application has been released as Oculus launches its new headset.
The Oculus Quest headset intends to bridge the gap between the higher-end Oculus Rift headset, that retails at $399 and depends on a computer to operate, and the standalone Oculus Go that costs $200 and was launched last year.
The new headset retails at $399 and does not rely on a computer or phone to operate. Apollo 11 is available to download for $9.99.
This is the second time one of the Waterford-based company's experiences has been a launch title, with its Titanic experience used for the Oculus Rift three years ago.
Whelan said that Apollo 11 has gained large popularity and with this year marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, they agreed to make it available for the latest headset.
The experience uses the original audio from the event, with all the switches and dials within the cockpit mirroring those of the original spacecraft.
"We are very happy with the result, it actually looks very similar to the HD version available on PC," Whelan added.
Whelan compared Facebook's platform for Oculus headsets to the iPhone app store, where anyone can publish their VR games and experiences, but added that having Facebook pushing you in the store is a huge benefit.
Company's main focus
He explained the company's main focus is the VR education and training platform it has been building for the past few years, called Engage.
In March 2018 the company raised €6.7 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and on Euronext Growth, a market regulated by Euronext Dublin.
"These showcase experiences like Apollo 11 and Titanic are run-off projects that we publish to get people excited about virtual reality and its uses in education," Whelan said.
The company announced last week that it has entered a €210,000 deal with Korean education company D'Carrick, which has 1600 students, to use the Engage platform for virtual education.
"So they (the students) will get to do field trips through VR and use interactive objects to aid their education, as well as attend lectures and use the platform for remote learning," Whelan said.


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When my aunt Laura called from Canada and asked if my sister and I could visit, I did not know what to think. Going somewhere, completely new for the first time can be hard. My sister and I were traveling as minors, so that was also a struggle. During the flight, I met this lady that took so many pictures and i was happy that she had a taken one of my sister and I. When the plane landed in Toronto, Canada, I was so amazed and quickly realized how different everything was opposed to life in California. I was ecstatic that I would finally see all my family i have been dying to meet. Leaving behind my life here, to go somewhere else, was the best thing. Not knowing somewhere familiar to me was the worst thing.
As we went places, I would be in the car adhering my surroundings and figuring everything out. As I observed there were so many different ethnicity and cultures, I started talking to different people and asking everyone questions. Most of the people there appeared to be some of the most pleasant people I have ever met before. One of the things that intrigued me the most, was that you have to pay for the grocery carts. You insert a quarter, shop, and then you receive your quarter back after you return it. In California, if we would do that, we wouldn't have averaged about thousands of missing carts a year from various stores. Also, the milk you bought came in a bag. When you get home you punch a hole in the corner, and put it in a pitcher.
I did not like the weather. In California, it is usually very hot, but in Canada it was rainy and storming basically the whole trip. I was kind of letdown that i couldn't bring my whole closet, but I loved the shopping malls! Shopping is one of my favorite things to do, so when I came back at the end of summer i had all these different brand clothes. it made me feel proud of myself to be different.
My auntie Laura went to church a lot. In California, my mom is working so much that we never have the time to go to church. This was a experience that I enjoyed because I built a relationship I never thought I could build. Relationships last when you put the effort into making them. Now I have this stronger relationship with God that never would have if i didn't experience church that summer.
This trip inspired me to see everything. Where you live, isn't the only place there are interesting things, people and food. I want to explore all around the world. I wish to see the most beautiful things and meet the most beautiful and intelligent people. If I could go anywhere next, it would be somewhere tropical. I love animals, and I love the outdoors. I love learning new things and I learned so much from this trip. It was something that everyone needs to experience.
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8 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Telemedicine for Autism
Are you the parent of a child with suspected symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder? Are you looking to get them the health they need as quickly as possible?
Diagnosis for autism is critical to your child getting the resources they need for optimal development. Yet in today's climate, many parents are hesitant to visit a doctor's office because of additional health hazards that could be present.
One of the main benefits of telemedicine is that you get access to experts without exposure to germs.
Here's what you need to be asking about telemedicine for autism.
1. Is It Allowed?
In most states, telemedicine is permitted as long as your provider is licensed in the state in which you live. You may, however, need to establish a relationship in person first before telemedicine is allowed to begin. If you've never met with the doctor before, you may be required to be in a clinical site for an initial visit.
Make sure your doctor is comfortable using telemedicine for an initial autism diagnosis. They may want to see your child in person first and allow remote visits to continue later on.
For some families, however, safety from germs is a top priority. Talk to your doctor or a few different specialists first to find out about the kinds of options available in your area.
2. How Much Will I Pay?
Find out from your doctor how much telemedicine consultations are. In general, they're less expensive than in-person visits.
Many health insurance companies will cover telemedicine visits. Right now, twenty-six states have laws requiring insurance companies to reimburse healthcare providers for telemedicine services. Ten more are considering doing the same.
You should, however, check with your insurance company first before deciding to go virtual.
3. What Signs Should I Be Looking For?
At a young age, children with autism may show no babbling or back-and-forth gestures like smiling or eye contact. They also may not use any words or phrases by the time they're two years old.
Delayed language development, a preference for solitude, or intense reactions to sights or sounds are also signs to look out for as children grow.
If you suspect your child has a case of undiagnosed autism, let your doctor know what you're seeing at home so you can get the help you need.
4. How is Autism Diagnosed Through Telehealth?
Autism is easier to diagnose remotely than some other conditions because it doesn't require a physical test such as a blood test.
Rather, your doctor will look at a record of your child's developmental history and behavior. Children with ASD may have language difficulties or problems with developing relationships. They may get upset by minor changes in their routine or seem disinterested in others.
Your doctor will continue to monitor your child's behavior in terms of their milestones. These occur in playing, speaking, and behaving.
Your doctor will also complete a developmental screening and evaluation that will help them make the final diagnosis.
5. How Will Autism Get Treated?
If your child does get diagnosed with autism, you'll want to know how you can begin helping them develop optimally.
Routine is critical when it comes to choosing the right treatment for your child. Many parents choose physical therapy, play therapy, or behavioral therapy to help their child develop interpersonal skills. Yet whatever you choose, it's important that appointments be consistent so that gradual improvements can continue to take place.
Through therapy, children can learn new skills that they can generalize to new situations. Often, rewards-based systems work well with autistic children.
Some therapies involve the whole family. Remote clinical services for autism are also available.
6. Where Can I Have Telemedicine Sessions?
When speaking with your doctor, you may discover that you need to carve out a quiet time and place regularly in order for sessions to continue.
If you're a busy parent with more than one child, you'll need to consider how telemedicine meetings will work while you're home. In some cases, in-person visits may be more productive.
7. Why Should I Choose Telemedicine?
Telemedicine isn't right for everyone. Ask your doctors what they have seen that makes it work well for other parents.
Some people like that telemedicine requires no sitting in waiting rooms. They also don't need to work out the child or elder care issues before they visit.
Still, other people are less comfortable meeting through a screen. You'll need to speak to your doctor about your individual needs and concerns.
8. What Resources Are Available?
Telemedicine visits tend to be shorter. It's important, therefore, to ask your doctor for websites or books where you can get additional information on autism diagnosis and treatment. If you're a working parent, podcasts are a great way to get information while you're commuting.
You'll want to make sure all of the recommended places are medically sound, so your doctor is a good place to start. You can also look online for quality support groups where you can swap stories and ideas with parents in the same situation as yours. You'd be surprised at how quickly you can learn from one another.
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Telemedicine for autism is about more than just convenience. It can be a great way to get the resources you need to help your child. With the right doctor and the right therapy, your youngster will be making great strides in no time.
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In a half-dark cellar of unfathomable size, Matthew Barney (1967) emerges as a demon from a primordial broth of urine and faeces. He climbs the stairs leading into Norman Mailer's house (1923 – 2007), through the room where the wake for the writer's death begins and enters the bathroom where he is sodomized by an old cadaveric (the pharaoh Usurmare). From the man's golden penis he spills out of the silvery sperm, who, traveling through the rooms, meets the prosthetic limbs of the actress Almee Mullins. These are the first scenes of the performance film with a considerable duration of almost six hours, with which Arte Fiera di Bologna decided to inaugurate its fortieth edition.
River of fundament (2014) is inspired by the book Norman Mailer's Ancient Evenings, a novel set in pre-Christian Egypt that tells of the soul in the passages from life to death to rebirth.
Gods and demigods, in the contemporary world of Barney, enrich the human existence of an ancient, almost forgotten sacredness. The symbology is varied and abundant, sumptuous and pornographic and the transition to another life is accompanied by baroque rites between orifices and feces, mechanical carcasses and car emblems. A Chrysler dealership in Los Angeles is the temple where the destruction and rebirth of the body is performed. And in the industrial area of Detroit, on the other hand, the angry Set cuts the car into fourteen parts by dissolving each piece in the furnace.
Death and resurrection follow one another in the eternal slow, perhaps even moving, flow of the putrid river that stagnates in its foundations. In this regenerative placenta the opposites join and the spirits wander in search of the way back.
The musical composition of Jonathan Bepler (1959) plays a primary role. Made of songs, voices, sounds, shots and improvisations, it gives structure to the images concatenating to them as if everything had been conceived for a single score. River of Fundament is a Wagnerian work not by duration, but by the proximity to that Gesamtkunstwerk so coveted by the American artist. Noteworthy detail, Barney has produced eighty-five sculptures for this film and who knows what else, thus increasing the difficulty of cognitive approach necessary to the immediate and total embrace of the project. The technical language has not really evolved particularly, zoom and slow camera turns, panoramic aerial shots are the same as the previous films. But it also breaks down the media habits by subjecting the viewer to an unusual comprehensive effort, bringing him closer to an operatic language and hence to his idea of the sacred. Before this vanishes forever from our existences or while it re-appears in forms sometimes extraneous to the point that we do not recognize it, here the sought-after scenes of River Of Fundament appear as "arias" wrapped in the magnificent representation of an endless epic liturgy.
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Jaroslav Klenovský is a pioneer in the documentation and preservation of Jewish heritage in what today is the Czech Republic. Based in Brno, he has worked since 1980 to protect and preserve immovable Jewish heritage, particularly in Moravia.
In addition to hands-on restoration and preservation projects, he has authored numerous books, monographs, articles and other publications.
In this personal essay Klenovský reflects on his nearly four decades of Jewish heritage work and describes his latest book — an encyclopedia of Jewish heritage in Moravia and Czech Silesia — and the current project creating digital dossiers of Jewish cemeteries in the region.
Looking back on four decades of Jewish heritage work
By Jaroslav Klenovský
I was born in 1954, and my interest in Jewish heritage and history goes back to my youth. When I joined the Monuments Institute in Brno in 1980, after graduating from the faculty of architecture at Brno Technical University, I soon discovered that Jewish monuments were an area of cultural heritage that was utterly ignored. Moreover, it appeared that the communist regime was trying to destroy these monuments slowly, by ignoring them and taking no action regarding their documentation or preservation.
It was then that I began to devote myself to this field, and I gradually became more and more involved.
My aim was to learn about the history and heritage of the individual pre-World War II Jewish communities in Moravia and to convey this knowledge to the public, in addition to carrying out day-to-day fieldwork documenting, maintaining and repairing property owned by Jewish institutions in Moravia. (Since 1993 I have been fully and professionally involved in the field, working for the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic and the Brno Jewish community.)
In the 1990s, after more than 40 years of silence, there was great interest in these issues among the general Czech population. And while this interest has dropped off somewhat in recent years, I am delighted that the Czech Republic remains a great friend of Israel and that there is little anti-Semitism among our population.
It is thanks to local interest and good relations between Jewish communities and Czech society at large that we have been able to rescue and restore so many Jewish monuments over the past quarter century.
I'm proud to have played a role in this process.
In addition to working on the restoration of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries in towns such as Boskovice, Dolní Kounice, Strážnice, Ušov, Ivančice, Třebíč, Rousínov, and Uherský Brod, among others, I have written dozens of articles, books, monographs, and other publications on Jewish heritage and history; I have worked on exhibitions and documentary films; I have provided texts for museums and designs for commemorative plaques, and I have worked on other projects, such as a Jewish heritage tourism map of the Czech Republic.
In January, I published what may be my magnum opus — a new book that summarizes my lifelong work, the Encyclopedia of Jewish Monuments of Moravia and Silesia.
The focus of this 400-page volume is a catalog of 128 localities in the territory of Moravia and Silesia where centuries of Jewish history have left material cultural heritage. I discuss sites and buildings that still exist as well as those that have been destroyed, and I supplement these specifics by four chapters dedicated to the general history of Jewish settlements, Jewish quarters, synagogues, and cemeteries in the region. My text is complemented by more than 1,200 contemporary and archival photographs, drawings, architectural plans, maps, and other material – a list of sites, including their German names, a glossary, and a basic bibliography and list of web addresses.
To date, the book, published by Grada publishing house, has only been issued in the Czech language, but I hope to be able to have an English edition, too.
My work – and the work of my colleagues – continues, with a major focus on the Jewish cemeteries.
Gravestones are subject to slow deterioration, even in cemeteries that are protected and maintained. Thus, following on from the restoration and repair phases of work, photographic, film, and other documentation remains a priority, not just on the part of Jewish communities and institutions, but for engaged individuals.
Transcription of the texts found on gravestones, preferably including quality digital photography, is a priority. This requires some skill, including knowledge of Hebrew. I'm proud to say that, working with computer expert Jaromir Hejl, I have been engaged in updating the Brno Jewish community web site with a new cemetery section including digital dossiers and databases of an increasing number of Jewish cemeteries in Moravia.
So far, out of a total of 80 burial sites in Moravia, 57 have been fully documented and made accessible on the web site. Full documentation for another 17 cemeteries is being completed for upload.
Documentation such as this may be the only way to preserve the cultural and historical information "hidden" in gravestone texts for future generations and stakeholders: historians, conservationists, and genealogists alike.
I'd welcome it if you visit our web site and take a look at what we've been doing – and I'd be most grateful for your feedback and suggestions!
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Architect Jaroslav Klenovský has worked in the field of Jewish heritage preservation since 1980. Based in Brno, he currently works for the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic and the Jewish Community of Brno, overseeing the documentation, restoration, and preservation of Jewish cemeteries, synagogues, and other sites.
Access the web page for Jewish cemeteries in Moravia dossiers and databases