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BETHESDA, Md. -- A panel of pediatricians and pediatric ethicists met Wednesday to discuss the ethically complicated issue of testing new drugs in children.
The Pediatric Ethics Subcommittee of the FDA's Pediatric Advisory Committee debated whether administering smaller-than-normal doses of investigational drugs to children as part of the early part of FDA review is ethical.
Their conclusion: Yes, in many cases.
During clinical drug development, large numbers of molecules are developed to identify the most promising candidates for further development. Those molecules are tested in vitro, then eventually in animals, and then generally a single molecule is tested in healthy human volunteers. But before human studies can begin, drug companies must submit an investigational new drug (IND) application to the FDA outlining their plan to test whether the drug is reasonably safe in humans.
Those studies often involve giving a small dose of the drug to determine how it is metabolized in kids, provide information on how the drug works in the human body, or to select the most appropriate candidates in whom the drug might work best.
Those early studies are not meant to provide any therapeutic benefit, which creates an ethical dilemma, especially when kids are involved.
Is it ethical to test a potentially risky investigational drug in children when no benefit is expected?
Under FDA regulations, children cannot be enrolled in early exploratory trials unless there is only a "minimal risk" or a "minor increase over minimal risk" for harm.
But administering an investigational drug to kids is generally not considered "minimal risk," so the caveat is that children with certain diseases or disorders can be enrolled in the early dosing trials if the research is "likely to yield generalizable knowledge about the subjects' disorder or condition that is of vital importance for the understanding or amelioration of the subjects' disorder or condition."
And panelists at Wednesday's meeting agreed that it would likely present no more than a minor increase over minimal risk to enroll kids with a disease or condition into an exploratory trial testing a small dose of the investigational drug to treat their given disease or condition. However, if the same trial was run on healthy kids, the issue gets more complicated, the panelists said.
For instance, if children with cancer are included in an exploratory trial testing an investigational cancer drug, they won't get an immediate benefit from the drug -- the dose is too small and that's not the point of that particular trial. But they might benefit down the road if the drug is approved as a treatment for their specific type of cancer.
But a healthy child is unlikely to benefit from that drug.
One panelist argued that it shouldn't make a difference whether the child is healthy or not. The risk is pretty much the same and the benefit -- a potential cure for cancer, for instance -- can help all children.
Wednesday's meeting was actually called in response to a case where a researcher submitted an IND to the FDA proposing a trial involving healthy children. He wanted to see how children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease metabolize enzymes and proposed collecting blood samples in healthy kids and kids with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease after giving them a drug cocktail of caffeine, omeprazole, losartan, and midazolam.
Robert "Skip" Nelson, MD, PhD, senior pediatric ethicist in the FDA's Office of the Commissioner, said he teaches his FDA pediatric reviewers that a red flag should go up anytime they read a protocol that calls for "healthy kids."
The protocol was scheduled to go before a federal panel -- the same panel that met Wednesday -- but the healthy children were removed from it, making a panel hearing on that protocol unnecessary. But Nelson said he still wanted to convene the panel of pediatric experts to discuss whether healthy kids should be included in such trials, and to have a more general discussion about the role of children in drug trials.
The committee spent a good part of the day discussing whether healthy kids should be a part of early drug trials, but didn't come to any conclusion.
That could cross a line that hasn't yet been crossed in drug development, said Nelson said.
Not too long ago, there was a sense in the research community that children needed to be protected from medical research, but that's been replaced by the view that children need to be included in clinical trials and be protected "through" research, according to an FDA presentation at Wednesday's meeting.
Today, the medical community better understands the importance of testing how drugs work during specific phases of the development process.
"Kids are not just little adults" is a common saying among pediatricians, meaning you can't just give children smaller doses of medications tested and approved for adults.
Without proper pediatric studies, "children may not benefit from and may even be harmed by drugs that are available to adults," concluded a recent report published in Pediatrics that called increasing pediatric studies a "moral imperative."
In some cases, pharmacies won't dispense certain drugs for children, even if they're ordered by a pediatrician, said panelist Athena Zuppa, MD, pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
"We're not providing the same level of care to kids who are not well as we are to adults," said Zuppa.
According to an FDA presentation at the meeting, a three-pronged basic ethics framework guides clinical research:
- Children should only be enrolled in a clinical trial if the scientific and/or public health objectives cannot be met by enrolling adults who can provide informed consent.
- The risks to the child of participation in a trial must be either "minimal" or "minor increase over minimal," unless there is a direct benefit to the child.
- Children should not be placed at a disadvantage from being enrolled in a trial, either through excessive risks or by failing to get necessary healthcare.
A summary of the subcommittee's discussion will be reported to the FDA Pediatric Advisory Committee on Monday, May 16. Nelson said the FDA will eventually update its guidance on pediatric trials, but that process could be lengthy.


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American Horse Trail Road Trip, Stop Two: Lexington, Kentucky
Road Trip Starting Point: Driving the American Horse Trail
Lane's End, Three Chimneys and WinStar Farm are home to horse racing's recently retired superstars-like 2010 horse of the year Zenyatta, Derby winner Big Brown and the only two-time Breeders' Cup Classic winner Tiznow, respectively. But tours are limited (these horses have work to do in the breeding shed), so check their websites for times. Impersonate a prospective buyer or breeder though (a la Count Homer Simpson at the Bentley dealership), and you'll find more relaxed visiting hours.
While Churchill Downs is the country's most celebrated racetrack, Lexington's Keeneland, might be its best. A shrine to the sport, with a backdrop of a barn resting on lush green pastures, Sullivan described it as "an oasis from the businesslike atmosphere and general skeeviness that still cling to many American tracks." While its annual meets are in April and October (neither of which overlap with Churchill's races), its auctions are a spectator sport onto themselves. Pro tip: Sit on your hands lest you commit yourself to buying a $16 million unraced horse.
Thoroughbred racing, of course, is just one aspect of equine sports. The Kentucky Horse Park, in the northern part of Lexington, is home to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event annually in late April, which includes cross-country, dressage and jumping. The rest of the year, a ticket to the park includes admission to the International Museum of the Horse, the American Saddlebred Museum, a horse-drawn tour and equine presentations. For $25, visitors can saddle up for a guided 35-minute trail ride that's suitable for maiden riders.
The hour-long walking tours are more frequent-daily at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Old Friends, a retirement home for "thoroughbreds whose racing and breeding careers have come to an end." There you'll meet and learn about its 137 residents, who've won every major race save Derby, earning more than $90 million in the process (how's your career going?). Like many human retirees, these horses have plenty of time to be social.
This area isn't just horse country though, it's bourbon country too. If you're looking for a distillery with a horse connection (or just want to sip good bourbon), visit Woodford Reserve. It's the official bourbon of Derby, it sponsors the race that immediately precedes Derby (the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic-a major race in its own right and televised nationally on NBC) and the distillery itself used to be a home for (largely unsuccessful) racehorses. April through October, soak up some of that bourbon you sampled with a picnic on the porch overlooking the distillery and Glenn's Creek. Wallace Station's sandwiches also are popular with the horse-and-bourbon traveling set. Guy Fieri declared its The Big Brown (Griddled on the bun, with ham, bacon, tomato and white Cheddar Mornay) one of his top 5 burgers. And while Fieri's tastes are sometimes called into question, this burger's popularity shows that he might be correct.
If Keeneland isn't hosting races or auctions, you can always bet on a race at a different track via its drive-thru wagering window. But, as the signs throughout the track say, "When it's no longer a game, there is help!"
American Horse Trail Road Trip, Stop Three: Northern Virginia
Previous Stop: Louisville, Kentucky
Looking for more road trip ideas? Visit our Great American Road Trips home page.

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Riding with Friends
by Pearl
CJ always likes riding the train into Tokyo, but it's even more fun when riding with a friend.
This trip led us into Ginza where we had lunch at a cafe, took a few pictures, and let the boys enjoy the wonder of the area.
I love watching these two together.
It is such a blessing how each kiddo finds someone special to connect with each place we go.
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Dr. Davis has a special interest in interventional musculoskeletal procedures, such as vertebroplasty, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and spine injections. He also carries expertise in extremity and spine hardware and sports medicine imaging, particularly the hip and knee.
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A biomechanical approach to interpreting magnetic resonance imaging of knee injuries. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am . 2014 Nov;22(4):621-48
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Upper extremity injuries in young athletes. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol . 2012 Sep;16(4):269-79
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Re: How to compile this module?
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- Subject: [mg80934] Re: How to compile this module?
- From: Szabolcs <szhorvat at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:17:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: University of Bergen
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P_ter wrote: > I have some code in a Module and I would like to compile it so that Mathematica does not give complaints in execution: > > The following is compiled by Mathematica: > myC = Compile[{{lst, _Integer}, {W, _Integer}}, > Module [ {i, j = 1, len = Length@lst, s, res}, > Reap[For[i = 1, i <= len, i++, > While[lst[[j]] - lst[[i]] <= W && j < len, j++]; > Sow[j - i]]; res] > ], {{res, _Integer, 4}} > ] > If Mathematica executes: myC[lst,2], it gives a message that the argument lst at position 1 should be a machine-size integer. > Can anyone help? There is something in your code I do not understand: what is the purpose of that stray 'res' at the end of Reap? The first problem is that 'lst' is a 1D list of Integers, so instead of {lst, _Integer}, use {lst, _Integer, 1}. The second problem is that Reap and Sow cannot be compiled (IMO they were not really meant to be used with this procedural style of programming). You can see this if you check the InputForm of the compiled function (InputForm[myC]). One solution is to use AppendTo instead. (See this page: http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/kernel/Symbols/System/Compile.html ) This function works: myC = Compile[{{lst,_Integer,1},{W,_Integer}}, Module[{i,j=1,len=Length@lst,ols={}}, For[i=1,i<=len,i++, While[ lst[[j]]-lst[[i]]<=W && j<len, j++ ]; AppendTo[ols,j-i] ]; ols ]] Now I just wish I could figure out how to prevent Mathematica from treating 'ols' as a vector of Reals without initialising it to {0}. Specifying its type in Compile does not seem to work. Szabolcs


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Skip to 0 minutes and 12 seconds RICHARD SMITH: How soon it will take health systems to get back to normal will of course depend on the scale and length of the outbreak. But I think perhaps more important is thinking about whether we want them to get back to normal. Actually we'd rather these health systems became considerably better and improved through this dark time they're going through. If not, it's just a matter of time until we're here again. But what's important is we utilise what's happening here and now to leverage continued investment in health systems so that this doesn't happen again.
Skip to 0 minutes and 48 seconds So rather than health systems return to normal, we should make sure that they actually move on to become better and stronger than they were before the outbreak. A good example where health systems became stronger through initiatives around a global disease burden would be polio. Polio eradication– the initiative, the launch and expenditure of time and effort and resources and emotions that went into that was very significant because it impacted on health systems in a very positive way, which left them stronger and more able to deal with other forms of infectious disease than just polio. So it was looking at improving the skills of the health workers, the infrastructure of the health systems themselves.
Skip to 1 minute and 34 seconds We would hope that the Ebola outbreak does something similar, that the immense resources from the national governments and the international community– international aid agencies– is not simply going to be left to rust and wither– as often has been the case in the past– or was removed and reallocated somewhere else, but actually is integrated much more into the health system that it's currently in and leaves it in a much stronger position to prevent, really, these sorts of outbreaks occurring– or occurring to the same magnitude– through very early identification and preventive measures. Creating strong health systems requires access to adequate numbers of health workers, well-skilled health workers, access to essential medicines– all those sorts of aspects, of course.
Skip to 2 minutes and 26 seconds But strong health systems can only be founded on strong economies. Somehow the health workers, the pharmaceuticals, the hospital beds, and all the rest of it will need to be paid for. And that can be paid for from development aid– and that creates dependency of countries on the international community– or it can be paid for from economic growth. And that's why it's very important that we think of health systems not just in an isolated sense and the aspects related to them being improved, but also that at its most basic there needs to be resources to pay for strong health systems. Where do those resources come from? So a critical element of a strong health system is a strong economy.
Skip to 3 minutes and 13 seconds When it comes to Ebola, what's important is continuing to strengthen the health system aspects around health workers, infrastructure, and the things that we see and then use every day that the international community is investing in, but also that they continue to invest in those areas to support development of the countries' economies. Perhaps the most important role that donors and the international community can play as we go forward to strengthening health systems is actually to keep Ebola on the agenda for much longer than it would naturally be. Clearly outbreaks come and then eventually, hopefully they go quickly, but they do go. And as usual, agendas move on to something else.
Skip to 4 minutes and 2 seconds What's important is why we've had such a large outbreak of Ebola this time, and we didn't in previous occasions. A lot of that is around prevention and the importance of health systems as a preventive measure rather than a treatment vehicle. It's very important that we use Ebola, and the international community continue to use it and to refer back to it to make it clear why prevention is important, why investing in a health system for prevention is important. The amount of resources that have currently and in the future will be spent on trying to deal with this outbreak probably outstrips the sum that would have been required in previous years to allocate to strengthening these health systems.
Skip to 4 minutes and 53 seconds The laboratory services, the surveillance, the health workers, the primary care– strengthening those elements to prevent an outbreak like this. And that's the typical dilemma we have, or the paradox we have around prevention and treatment, of course. From a national level through to the international level it's much harder to gain traction to prevent something happening than it is to deal with something that has happened. Internationally, if infections are controlled, those countries which don't invest in them can benefit as well. The problem, of course, is that no one has an incentive to invest in them when they don't happen. It's important that we therefore have international cooperation and agreement to fund things which are going to benefit everybody.
Skip to 5 minutes and 39 seconds And infection control surveillance are absolutely the most critical global public goods for health which should be invested in by national governments as part of their own national health systems and in terms of their own national health security– not as part of aid or development, but in addition to aid and development.
Strengthening health systems
Looking ahead, it is essential to ensure that health systems are strengthened to prevent similar crises from happening again and to support broader aspects of health for the people of West Africa. Building strong health systems requires a range of actions, including economic and social development.
In this video, Professor Richard Smith emphasises the importance of using what is happening in the outbreak to leverage investment in health systems in the future. As Sierra Leonean lawyer Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff puts it1: 'I don't think we want things to return to normal at all in terms of the health system in Sierra Leone; I think that would be the worst outcome. After the outbreak we have to have a new health system.'
What's needed to strengthen a health system?
There is a good understanding of what is required to strengthen health systems. The World Health Organisation (WHO) summarises the five key elements required2: leadership, information systems, health workforce, financing, supplies and service delivery. Planning for the strengthening of health systems is already underway. There is a focus on ensuring coordination across the different countries, reflecting how disease threats, like Ebola, are a threat to the entire region.
Strengthening a health system requires many things, including health workers, surveillance and supplies. A strong economy is also necessary for the system to be properly funded. Global institutions, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and key international donors, were central to policies that led to weak economies in West Africa and elsewhere3. Recognising the role of global health architecture in creating vulnerability to Ebola means we must ensure that actions within countries to strengthen health systems and economies are linked with global reforms. Key institutions, such as the WHO, World Bank, and IMF, can then play a supporting role in these processes.
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I intended to by a Broadband Tank Op but I could not find this on the webpage anymore.
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text: On 12 November 2018, Lorna McGregor attended an International Expert Conference on Human Rights of Older Persons. The conference took place in Vienna and was organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection. Lorna spoke on the panel discussing 'Robotics & Automation – Implications for Human Rights'. See here for further details of the conference programme.


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How small and insignificant the mustard seed is! It's so small that even a bug or a bird would hardly notice it. And that little seed doesn't have faith in itself when it goes into the ground. Surely it doesn't think, "I may look small now, but you watch, in a few years I'm going to be really big." It just goes into the ground and does what it's supposed to do, and it becomes a huge tree.
As a seed, it didn't feel a lot of worth in its own greatness. It probably sat down there on the ground, looking at the huge things around it, and felt really small. But our Master said that the Kingdom of Heaven is going to be like that. He was comparing something as vast as the Kingdom of Heaven to something as tiny as the tiniest seed.
He must have felt as small as a mustard seed Himself at times. And His followers were just a little rag-tag bunch of men that were barely making it. They had not gone to any fancy schools, or even studied much at all. Yet our Master had the sense that the whole universe was resting upon His shoulders, and upon those who would follow Him. And who was He? He was just nothing but a mustard seed.
Maybe one of those little seeds just happened to have been caught in a gust of wind that blew by our Master as He sat there, considering these deep things. And He picked it up on His finger and examined its smallness. He may have thought, "Oh, this little insignificant seed…" And then came that horrible, depressing doubt from the evil one, "So, who do you think you are, anyway? What high hopes do you have? You are as insignificant as that little mustard seed! Give up now; you'll never become a tree. You talk about the universe and the stars, righteousness and ruling, many awesome things, but who do you think you are? You're just nothing!"
But somehow that little seed just does what little seeds do, and ends up turning into a great and mighty tree. One plants, another one waters, but it's our Father who makes it grow.1 So all the little seed has to do is be obedient and fall into the ground and die. That's all. There is no way he could get organized enough to plan out how he's going to become the huge tree that he wants to be. He just has to die. And then our Father makes him into what he's destined to be.
It is so encouraging that our Master compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a mustard seed. I'm sure He looked around at His rag-tag bunch of followers and wondered sometimes… It got very hard for them, and He saw Peter puzzling, and John struggling, and people falling away, and at one point He said to them, "Are you going to leave Me, too?" But they said, "Where would we go? You are the only one who has the words of eternal life."
And so there they were… just a little, tiny mustard seed…
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Dutch producer Feiertag has teamed up with UK-born singer David Harks (Safetalk) on new single, 'Bunraku'.
Production of the electronic track is slow and steady, with a combination of light synths and hooks, all mirrored by David Harks' echoey vocals.
'Bunraku' is out now on Boogie Angst.
Sounds like: Yoke Lore, Safetalk, Yellerkin, Miike Snow
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The beautiful and fragrant rose is the most revered of flowers. Long a symbol of love and beauty, it gives the gardener more than a pleasant aroma and exquisite countenance. Rose hips are small fruits that follow the bloom and have several benefits. Rose hips are high in vitamin C, boost the immune system and have anti-inflammatory properties that help relieve arthritis joint pain. The gardener misses much who does not take the time to harvest the crop that follows the blossoms. Learning when and how to harvesting rose hips is easy with a little forethought.
Care of the Rose Bush
Bear in mind that rose hips are food and use care when treating the bush for pests and disease. Avoid chemicals and opt instead for nontoxic remedies. It may require research to find eco-friendly alternatives to the more easily obtained chemicals. These nontoxic cures for pests and diseases are becoming more popular as people become more health conscious. Deadheading is an accepted practice to keep the plant blooming and looking good. It is a practice to avoid if rose hips are desired. Deadheading removes the unsightly bloom but also the potential hip since the fruit forms behind the flower.
Harvesting Gear
Good quality, sharp pruning shears are necessary. It is much easier to make sure clean cuts with sharp clippers than to struggle with shears that merely bend the branch. Protective clothing is another must- have to avoid bloody scratches from the numerous thorns. Wear strong gloves that thorns cannot penetrate. Safety glasses will protect the eyes as closed toed shoes or boots will safeguard the feet. Do not forget to wear long sleeves.
When to Harvest
It is easy to tell when to harvest rose hips. Begin to watch the bush in autumn for the changes that will signal harvest time. The hips will begin to turn color from green to orange, red or purple depending on the variety of rose. They will feel soft, but do not wait until they are wrinkled to harvest them. Flavor is enhanced by cold temperatures so wait until just after the first frost. Birds love rose hips so harvest at the first good opportunity. We have had several frosts, and the hips from our wild rose bush are just now ready to be carefully plucked from the amongst the thorns.
How to Harvest
Suit up and gather your shears and buckets to hold the harvested crop. Begin work on the outside of the bush clipping the closest hips. Continue around the bush gleaning the fruit that is easiest to reach. Working further inside the bush requires some thought and skill. Use care when reaching into the bush. Pull inner branches out to snip off the fruit.
Preparing for Storage
Remove the stem and blossom end of each rose hip. Discard any that are blemished or mushy. Rinse, drain and blot them dry. Cut each one in half and remove the seeds. They are now ready for further processing. Knowing when to harvest rose hips and gathering the bush's bounty ensures that winter's bleakness will be cheered by rose hip tea, jams and syrups.
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David Hannant: Some end-of-season reasons for Norwich City fans to be cheerful...ish
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And so Daniel Farke's first season in charge of Norwich City - which, in effect, ended in about March - is finally actually over.
It ended, as we are all trying to forget, with the most dismal of climaxes, a 5-1 defeat littered with the kind of schoolboy errors we have sadly grown used to seeing over the past few seasons.
The inquest into why City's season was quite so mediocre is well, well under way. Words like transition, change and work in progress have been uttered so much that - to me- they have lost all meaning.
So instead, of going into this myself, I'm going to grab the largest, longest and strongest scraping tool I can, delve deep into the barrel and start scraping for a few reasons to be cheerful. That is, aside from the glaringly obvious one that this fairly wretched season can very much be consigned to the history books.
• James Maddison
Let's start with the obvious shining light of the otherwise murky campaign.
Throughout the campaign, Madders has been an absolute joy to watch. When he hit his stride he would just glide around the pitch and gave us more than a few moments to savour.
One of these in particular was the icing on my 30th birthday cake - the spectacular effort to seal Derby Day glory was the perfect birthday present - ta, Madders.
It's hard to recall a season in which one player has had such an individual say on the season's outcome. Even Darren Huckerby's maiden campaign - which all but guaranteed promotion - can really compare - as sensational as Hucks was that year, he had a lot more going on around him than Madders had this year.
One only has to look at exactly where we would have been without the magical midfielder.
His goals alone - 15 in total - earned us 16 points. Considering three of these came in a game we lost anyway, this says a lot.
Without them, survival would only have been by the skin of our teeth - we'd have been 19th on 44 points.
And then you have his assists. These provided an additional 10 points, meaning, without James Maddison's contributions, City would have finished the campaign rock bottom, with fewer points than even the dismal Sunderland.
So why is this a reason to be cheerful? On the surface, it's not, however, whether he stays or goes, we have been truly lucky to see such a special talent in our ranks.
• Wes's send-off
Speaking of special talents, thank goodness Wes Hoolahan didn't figure on Sunday.
For all intents and purposes, his send-off was perfect in every way.
The ovation was spot on, the match went along to the script and he received the kind of farewell players of his ilk deserve - and often are robbed of.
While it is sad to see Wes go - and were it up to me, he'd still be here next season - memories of his farewell will stick with me for a long, long time.
The mere fact his final appearance in yellow and green wasn't in an abysmal defeat away from home in a boost of sorts.
• We were never in danger
A lot has been said about how this season was a transition period, how we shouldn't expect a great deal, etc, etc, etc.
For many teams in transition, that would probably mean an almighty relegation scrap - kind of like the one Huddersfield fought in David Wagner's first season in charge.
The fact here is, we were never really in any actual peril or danger. The drop never really came into the equation.
Even with all the changes,it was still only really fine margins that stopped us from being in the promotion mix. For example, there were far, far too many draws - which going forward are far easier to turn into wins than defeats. Had we been able to turn eight of our 15 draws into wins, we'd have been preparing for the play-offs right about now.
There is still a fair way to go to be truly in contention, but it is perhaps not as much of an uphill battle as some may think.
• Saints get the job done
I mentioned earlier in the year that I had become a temporary Southampton supporter.
After winning the mother of all six-pointers at Swansea this week, the Saints are, but for a nine-goal swing - safe from relegation.
This, surely, increases the possibility of Harrison Reed being able to return next campaign.
Reed looked something of a rare breed this year - a loan player with the desire, commitment and work ethic of a contracted player.
If we could secure his services, even just for another year, I would be delighted.
• And last, but not least...
The season is finally over. Now let's all relax and enjoy England fluff up another World Cup!
Top 10 of 2017/18
Given this is my final column of the season, I've decided to list some of my top moments of the 2017/18 campaign. It hasn't been easy...
1. Wes's farewell - it had to be, really. 2. Oh no! How awful,. The BBC Radio Suffolk commentary for Timm Klose's goal against Ipswich will be replayed for decades to come.
3. Timm Klose's goal against Ipswich in general - a draw against that lot is never a good result, but if you have to, you may as well do it in the most heartbreaking of manners. 4. Maddison against Ipswich - it was my birthday, after all. 5. Zimbo's head-tackle against Wolves - wow! 6. Maddison's comedy squabbling with defenders over the ball against Preston - I still think I was the only person to clock that. 7. David 'Spud' Thornhill's cameo in the same game 8.Wes Hoolahan's one word reaction to Ipswich winning on his big day.
9. Jamal's late header against Chelsea away. 10. Josh Murphy's stunner against Villa - what a worldy..
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With this being my final column of the season, I feel it would be remiss of me not to take a brief moment to thank everybody who has taken time out of their days to read my City thoughts.
This has been my second season as a Norwich City fan columnist, having inherited it at the start of the 2016/17 campaign and I've really enjoyed all your feedback.
I'm sure this is true for all my fellow columnists, but I do greatly enjoy reading through your comments and responses - even those that don't necessary agree with where I'm standing.
And this is the beautiful thing about football in general - if you're a fan of it, you will have opinions on it, and no two are ever the exact same. This sparks debate.
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I hate to spread bad news, but most cleaning sales pitches are horrible. Sad to say, this may include the pitches you have been reciting to your own clients.
Many sales pitches are repeated so often they sound like gibberish to your customers. The customer quickly tunes you out and it quickly becomes obvious they just want you to begin cleaning, which is why they called you in the first place.
They simply don't want to hear your sales lingo. You can sound like a parrot if you keep reciting what many call "structured steps" to closing a sale. Not surprisingly, most savvy consumers easily see this.
This is probably one of the main reasons many sales pitches don't work.
Why do I say this? Let's be frank, the purpose of all sales pitch is to separate the client from their hard earned money, right? The reason you try to upsell additional services is to make an income, right? Sadly, this is the wrong motivation when it is the sole purpose of why you clean.
If this describes you, pay close attention. Your sales pitches may be one of the main reasons why you are not getting more additional sales.
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One thing is certain, the client will often resist saying "yes" to anyone trying to sell them unwanted and unneeded services.
When a technician or an owner operator uses a sales pitch that is centered on "What can I get from you?" it will no doubt ricochet as a self-center request. Sales pitches rarely concentrate on "How can I be of service to you?"
These objectives are polar opposites of each other. "How can I be of service?" means you are servicing a client with the sole objective of making a client happy.
On the other hand, sales pitches mean one thing to a customer. They think all you care about is your commission.
All this being said, you are in business to make money and you must honestly provide information the customer needs on additional products beyond cleaning, such as deodorizers and protectors. How to communicate this and make the sale and to do it effectively as a consultant — and not as a salesperson — will be considered in part two next week.
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Egypt: Feuding politicians spurn violenceComments
Rival Egyptian politicians have promised to end the current confrontation on the country's streets that has led to the deaths of almost 60 people.
An influential Muslim scholar managed to get the feuding groups around a table in Cairo, a feat President Mohamed Mursi has so far failed to achieve.
Leaders of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood called it a major advance.
Mohamed Saad el-Katani, who heads the Freedom and Justice party said: "This document clearly states the rejection of any type of violence and all those who attended the meeting from various backgrounds, ideologies and parties agreed to it all."
Leader of the opposition National Salvation Front, Mohammed ElBaradei added:" We came out of this meeting with some optimism even though we have a lot of challenges ahead, and each one of us believes that the fate of Egypt is on the verge of doom, and that each one has to deploy all his power to build trust among the different groups in Egypt."
Egypt has become virtually ungovernable two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
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Movie fans take a moment today to absorb the news that director and producer Tony Scott ended his own life yesterday by jumping off a bridge in San Pedro, Calif. The 68-year-old native of North Shields, Northumberland was among the first to make the leap from directing TV commercials and music videos to making films, along with fellow Brits Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, and his brother Ridley Scott. His magazine-slick visuals in such films as Days of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop II, and especially his biggest hit, Top Gun, helped define the glossy look of action thrillers in the 1980s. Also, his 1983 vampire film The Hunger, his feature filmmaking debut, was a landmark for gay film fans as one of those rare Hollywood films that depicted lesbianism back then. Scott left suicide notes to his loved ones in his car; apparently he had inoperable brain cancer and chose this exit for himself. I visited San Pedro a few years ago. The town has a thriving Croatian-American community; it's a great place to get ćevapčići, and it affords a lovely view of the Pacific.
I'll leave you with this clip from his 1993 thriller True Romance, his last film that truly felt cool. The coolness came chiefly from the script, which was written by a young indie troublemaker named Quentin Tarantino. In this clip, a retired cop (played by the late Dennis Hopper) has been taken hostage by an Italian-American gangster (Christopher Walken). The gangster wants to know the whereabouts of the cop's son. The cop, who's no fool, knows he's going to be killed at the end of the conversation regardless of what he says, so he launches into a monologue designed to taunt the gangster into killing him before getting the information out of him. If you're not familiar with the film, be warned: The language here is incredibly racist and offensive. It is also awesome, because Hopper delivers the speech not out of hate but out of love for his son, and because Walken laughs at the racial slurs even while taking offense, and because Scott uses the Flower Duet from Delibes' Lakmé as background music. (He used the same music for the Catherine Deneuve-Susan Sarandon vampire sex scene in The Hunger. What could that mean?) I watched this movie when it came out, and by the end I was laughing harder than Walken's character was. Other people can have their memories of Top Gun, but I'll remember Tony Scott by this demented scene.


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After reading Natasha Myers's new book, the world begins to dance in new ways. Rendering Life Molecular: Models, Modelers, and Excitable Matter (Duke University Press, 2015) is a sensory ethnography of protein crystallographers that is based on five years of fieldwork conducted between 2003-2008 at a research university on the East Coast of the US. "Protein modelers are the scientists to watch in order to see what forms of life and what materialities are coming to matter in the twenty-first-century life sciences," according to Myers, and the book bears out this statement. Those forms of life and materialities emerge from kinesthetic and affective entanglements created and navigated by the scientists in the course of their modeling work. Understanding that work – in part thanks to a thoughtful exploration of the notion of "rendering" that unfolds over the course of the book – helps us understand the ways that scientific knowledge is fundamentally embodied and gestural, and refigures scientific cultures as performance cultures. This is an exciting, inspiring book that is simultaneously a careful study of a particular local scientific culture, and a model for how to re-enchant our knowledge of the living world.
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Essential Women: Valerie Macaulay, Meredith Melling & Molly Howard
There are so few people who act on an idea or dream, and I am proud that I had the courage to take that on.
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When starting La Ligne, it was important to us that all of our pieces were truly versatile, timeless and wearable from season to season. There are pieces from the collection that our customers wear to both black tie events and to the airport. It was also important to us to found a direct-to-consumer business so we're able to own the entire customer experience and truly engage with the women who love our clothes. It allows us to hear directly from customers and adapt quickly.
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Valerie: My mother, hands down. She was a single mother who did not compromise on building a successful career or giving me an extraordinary childhood all the while looking chic and laughing or smiling. I hope that I can represent a quarter of that to my children.
Meredith: My grandmother on my mother's side. She was tireless, hearty stock, and everything was possible.
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I discovered that I thrive in unpredictable, risky and more uncertain environments. When you live and breath your job, your output is just better.
Both Cuyana and La Ligne were founded on the idea that luxury should be everyday, accessible and classic, so it felt incredibly natural to work together. This collaboration is inspired by our travels as entrepreneurs and the places our brands take us. Pack less and wear more—that's La Ligne x Cuyana!
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Photo-ageing presents itself in a number of ways, from premature fine lines and wrinkles, to broken blood vessels and spider veins on the nose and cheeks, freckles, age spots and pigmentation, loss of skin tone, and a more leathery complexion.
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It's starting to feel so real…In advance of the February 14th film release date, Ellie Goulding has launched the song she wrote for the Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
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The cep possesses a strong taste compared to any other mushrooms. This is why it is a mushroom very used in gastronomic recipes. It has an intoxicating and singular identity. It gives this little something which will lift most of your dishes.
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Rehydrate your ceps in some water or some warm milk. And so during at least 2 hours or if you can one night.
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At City Wide, our office regularly gives back to charity with both financial, and time spent support. On Wednesday this week our office volunteered for A Brush With Kindness through Minnesota Habitat for Humanity. This is the third time we have partnered with Habitat to help someone in our community and the second time that we have painted a house.
We had a great showing of people from the office with over 20 people onsite helping to paint the exterior of a house in Minneapolis. I somehow ended up on the roof of the car port with one of our CCM's, Jeff, painting the portion of the house above it. Little did I know when I volunteered for that job, I would need to be in a 4 point harness, strapped to a safety cable, which made painting a little more challenging. Initially it was nice on the roof as it was a little cooler out (especially for August), but by noon, we were roasting up there. However, we did have a lot of fun!
When we showed up onsite, the house was about 25% of the way painted, and our volunteer time was from 8am-4pm. However, with he crew that we brought, and the general competitiveness within the group, we had the entire house painted by 1:30pm and ended up leaving early as there wasn't anything left to do.
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Facing up to White Nose: Exploring a Cave in Stanton, MO
Caves are cool. Slipping out of a hot, muggy day into the cool environs of a cave is the pre-modern equivalent of air conditioning. What's more, caves are a world unto themselves, unique ecosystems akin to tropical reefs or desert floors. So it's no wonder human beings have always been fascinated by caves. But cave exploration in America may become a thing of the past if proper measures aren't taken to counter a growing threat.
I recently visited Meramec Caverns in Missouri for what may be the last time. The sprawling 4.6 mile cavern system near Stanton, Missouri is honeycombed with chambers, grottoes and cathedral-like rooms sporting an impressive array of stalactites and stalagmites, an underground river and plenty of cool rock formations. Add to that a neat-o history that features Jesse James, a fierce confederate guerilla attack on union mining operations, and a brief flirtation with TV notoriety and the cave is definitely worth the $20 admission price, but it may not be open for much longer.
Facing up to White Nose Syndrome
Meramec Caverns, while entirely welcoming to its human visitors, may soon become an inhospitable place for bats. In April 2010, the Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed the presence of White Nose Syndrome in Missouri bats. This little understood disease is a fungal growth that appears on the nose and wings of hibernating bats, waking them from hibernation and leading to over-activity that results in starvation.
White Nose Syndrome has already decimated bat populations in the northeastern US and eastern Canada. Left unchecked it threatens to spread across the continent. Six of twelve Missouri species are susceptible to the disease, and researchers haven't got a clue how to stop it. One thing is for sure, however; the folks who run Meramec Caverns don't want to discuss it.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The nightmare scenario for White Nose Syndrome is a major die-off of the North American bat population. Bats occupy a critical biological niche; they eat their body weight in insects every night. Remove bats from the mix and you get an exploding insect population, resulting in major crop loss, not to mention a whole lot more swatting and itching.
But like all things related to human impacts on the environment, about half the people in this country would just as soon bury their heads in the sand. As usual, those who prosper from the status quo are in no hurry to change things. Which is why when I asked my tour guide about the possibility of White Nose Syndrome in Meramec Caverns he told me that White Nose Syndrome had not appeared west of the Mississippi. This was either a case of being ill-informed on the subject (rather a major shortcoming in someone giving a cave tour) or a blatant lie.
The idea that the folks who run Meramec Caverns would want to dissemble on the subject is not surprising. Meramec Caverns has a long history of being a "show cave" and the thought of restricting human access puts them between a rock and a hard place – so to speak.
Innocence Gone to Seed
Human access has long been part of the story of Meramec Caverns.
As long ago as the 1890's the cave was used by locals as a place to cool off in the summer. Its large anterior chamber, nicknamed "the ballroom", was outfitted with a 50 ft x 50 ft dance floor and used to host community dances. In 1933 a savvy promoter named Lester Dill bought the cave to turn it into a tourist attraction. In the 1950s, during the post-war prosperity years as Americans took to the roads in increasing numbers, Meramec Caverns became a major attraction on old Route 66. Billboards popped up from Chicago to Amarillo beckoning tourists to Visit Meramec Caverns, and many did.
What those tourists saw then is pretty much what you see now. After passing out of "the ballroom" lit with a garish neon sign and outfitted with a faux cabin meant to represent the sort of cabin Jesse James would've resided in, you make your way deeper into the cave where you encounter a rather hokey statue of Jesse James and his brother Frank, standing guard over their treasure.
Meramec Caverns makes much of the Jesse James connection, highlighting the fact that James used the cave as a hideout and a place to squirrel away his ill-gotten gains, but the clumsy statuary and the ho-hum delivery of the guides does little to inspire historic reflection.
As you penetrate deeper into the cave, you are shown spots where the cave enjoyed brief celebrity in the 1950's as the location for a bit on the Art Linkletter show and an episode of Lassie. But for anyone under the age of 50 these associations mean less than nothing and come off as filler meant to pad the guide's palaver.
The cave really only becomes interesting once they stop trying to fluff it up with celebrity associations and permit it to be what it is, a pretty spectacular example of dripstone mineral formation resulting in roomfuls of dramatic stalactites and stalagmites.
You proceed along a paved path beside an underground river and come upon the Jungle Room, a half-submerged forest of spires and columns theatrically lit. Then you ascend a flight of steps to the Wine Table, a chamber in which the stalagmites have flattened and accreted, forming Seuss-like stands.
Finally, you wind up at the Stage Curtain, an awe-inspiring cascade of stalagmites 70 feet high, an expression of natural processes occurring over thousands of years, impressive in its own right, but which the 50's-era hucksters at Meramec Caverns couldn't resist dressing up with a sound and light show complete with a recording of Kate Smith belting out God Bless America while your tour guide switches red, white and blue lights on and off by hand. Low rent and hokey, yes, but charming in that innocence-gone-to-seed way so common along Route 66.
But worth killing thousands of bats?
The Fate of the Cave State
Researchers have concluded that White Nose Syndrome, while not an airborne fungus, is transmittable by soil, which means that humans can pick it up and transport it on their clothing. Already the Missouri Department of Conservation has closed numerous caves on public lands and has been in talks with the owners of Missouri's show caves to develop an action plan, but judging by the response I got at Meramec Caverns, the initial response seems to be one of dissembling and obfuscation. Let's face it, cautioning tourists about the threat of WNS could be bad for business.
Missouri is home to more than a dozen notable show caves – the state is sometimes referred to as "the cave state" – so shutting these caves down would have a major impact on tourism. But doing nothing and handing out disinformation seems a recipe to bring them to that pass sooner rather than later.
If White Nose Syndrome is spreading as quickly as scientists fear it is, marching thousands of tourists through Missouri's caves without any precautions whatsoever is guaranteed to accelerate the spread. If the bat die-off reaches major proportions, the state and federal governments will have no choice but to close the caves down.
And then no one will be able to see where Jesse James hid his gold, or hear Bessie Smith singing God Bless America while the lights are switched on and off.
And that would be a shame.
My American Odyssey Route
Previous stop on the odyssey: Abilene, KS //
Next stop on the odyssey: Clarksdale, MS
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White Nose Syndrome in Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation. 28 May 2012. 15 June 2012.
Linder, Daniel; Blehert. "DNA-based detection of the fungal pathogen Geomyces destructans in soils from bat hibernacula". Mycologia 103. 18 March 2011. 15 June 2012.
Discover the History of the Caverns. Meramec Caverns. 15 June 2012.
|About the author: Malcolm Logan is a freelance writer who specializes in US travel and US history, designing driving tours, seeking out interesting destinations and exploring US adventure travel. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
|Image Credits:All images by Malcolm Logan, except Bats at dusk, Darklama; White nose bat, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.


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|Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Mariinksy Ballet's Raymonda - Oxana Skorik as Raymonda - Photo by Valentin Baranovsky
Russia's Mariinsky Ballet, one of the world's most influential and historically rich dance companies, returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts September 24 – 27, 2015 opening the Center's 30th Season with Raymonda. Raymonda has been called the "last grand ballet" of the 19th century. The choreography – filled with solos, duets and intricate ensembles – is by Marius Petipa to Alexander Glazunov's atmospheric and dramatic score. The ballet is set in medieval Hungary and tells the story of a beautiful young noblewoman who is conflicted by her love for her betrothed, the crusader knight Jean de Brienne, and a handsome Saracen warrior.
Performing with the Mariinsky Orchestra, this will be the company's eighth visit to the Center and the first time this masterpiece from the Golden Age of Russian classical ballet will be performed on the West Coast. Tickets to the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra performing Raymonda at Segerstrom Center start at $29 and are available now at SCFTA.org, by calling (714) 556-2787 and at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.


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For today's post I'm sharing a new to me planner range – the Webster's Pages Colour Crush Spring line. You might know that I'm a ring bound planner girl, so I picked up the platinum rose and blush and gold dot A5 planners, but these are also available as Travellers Notebooks too.
Webster's Pages have reps who sell on their behalf and often take pre-orders. I ordered these via The Ink Road which is a US shop, but there are some UK stores such as Mrs Brimbles also selling the Webster's Pages ranges.
Each planner comes in a box and with a charm. They are really well made and the inserts are super pretty! I actually switched from my Paperchase inserts because the Webster's Pages ones are not lined and have more space in the weekend sections which I prefer.
One thing I like is the amount of pockets on the inside cover. Lots of space for sticky notes, business cards and clips!
The dashboard and dividers are well designed and are great if you aren't keen on making your own as the tabs are blank.
And the paper quality is very nice. I used a Papermate Flair pen and there was no ghosting.
I'm always having a metallic moment, so I used some copper washi tapes from Unwrap Colour alongside some peach stickers from kikki.K to decorate. Sharing my weekly layouts on Instagram has been really great for motivating me to keep my planner looking pretty.
The only downside to ordering from The Ink Road was customs fees as the package came from the USA. However, Lara included some cute extras (cactus pen!!) which I wasn't expecting.
I also recently purchased some cute planner clips from Cherry Blossom In The Market Square to use as page markers.
My planner collection has really grown in the last 5 years! Some of these were gifts from brands, but I do think of them as accessories and like to switch them regularly – the joys of having a ring bound planner!
I'd definitely recommend the Webster's Pages Colour Crush Planners. So far I'm really liking them, even if they are ever so slightly bigger than my kikki.K and Filofax planners.
For those of you that are kikki.K fans like me, I'm told there is a rose gold planner being released next week as well as a lilac one with gold dots.
I also filmed an unboxing video for the Webster's Pages Colour Crush planners, so please do watch below if you like that kind of thing or you can find a link to the video here.
I have also been joining in some planner groups on Facebook lately and have noticed a few Planner Cons are being planned for the UK this year. After watching recent US Planner Con Geaux Wild, I think there are exciting times ahead for planner nerds to meet and share their passion.


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The government has backed a target set by the Hampton-Alexander Review in 2016 that 33% of board positions in public companies go to women by 2020. Figures released at the end of June show that while many FTSE 100 companies are on track, smaller companies are likely to miss this diversity target.
Launched in 2016, the government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review set FTSE 350 businesses a target of having 33% of all board and senior leadership positions held by women by the end of 2020.
Latest figures
Figures released by the Hampton-Alexander Review at the end of June 2018 show that just a quarter of FTSE 350 board positions are held by women, and there remain 10 boards with no female members at all. Under a third – 29% of FTSE 100 board positions – are held by women, up from 12.5% in 2011. In total that is 305 positions.
While the number of women on boards has increased to 25.5% in FTSE 350 companies, around 40% of all appointments need to go to women in the next 2 years for the FTSE 350 to achieve the 33% target.
Top of the class?
The FTSE 350 companies which are lagging behind have been urged to emulate the success stories of the 80-plus companies already at or beyond the 33% such as hospitality company Whitbread, alcoholic drinks company Diageo, and fashion retailer Next.
Must try harder…
The 10 FTSE 350 companies with all-male boards are stated to be:
- Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc
- Daejan Holdings Plc
- Herald Investment Trust Plc
- Integrafin Holdings Plc
- JP Morgan Japanese Investment Trust Plc
- On The Beach Group Plc
- Sports Direct International Plc
- Stobart Group Ltd
- TBC Bank Group Plc
- Ti Fluid Systems Plc
The 2018 Hampton-Alexander Report will be published on the 13 November 2018, a year after last year's report.
While the current focus is on gender diversity, it remains to be seen when and how racial diversity will move up the political agenda. The concern must be that a small cadre of "known" women secure lots of board positions as companies rush to meet their targets so, while the gender balance improves, other strands of diversity do not. This is recognised in Scandinavia (where there are quotas for female board membership) as the so-called "golden skirt" issue.


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Hey homies! Besterday is back with a dope new episode! Bianca Gracie's weekly pop culture nostalgia podcast will remind you of all the throwback one-hit-wonder jams you listened to on your Walkman and the classic Nickelodeon shows you craved.
This week, we are joined by Fuse's own features editor and K-Stop podcast co-host, Jeff Benjamin! The two fawn over the epic songs on Timbaland's sophomore album Shock Value, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this week. Kehlani, who recently dropped her debut SweetSexySavage LP, also stopped by to break down the '90s samples on the record. And as always, we also break down the latest news on upcoming movie remakes and music updates.
This week, we chat about:
—How Shock Value solidified Timbaland as an unstoppable artist (and why "Scream" with Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger deserves more recognition)
—Kehlani discussing the throwback vibes on her album, favorite '90s video and if she plans to get more tattoos
—Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime moment
—Elton John bringing Devil Wears Prada to Broadway
And, of course, we reveal our favorite throwback songs of the week!
Listen above now, and be sure to subscribe and listen on iTunes. Got thoughts on the episode or what you want to hear on the show next week? Chat with Bianca on Twitter or join the conversation using the #Besterday hashtag!
Find Bianca on Twitter at @BiancaEnRogue
Find Jeff on Twitter at @jeff__benjamin
To keep the Besterday spirit alive throughout your week, stream/subscribe to this playlist of our favorite throwback songs below (we'll continue to add with each episode):
Want even more Besterday goodies? Check out last week's episode that celebrates the cheesy mushiness of A Walk to Remember:


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Armistice Day: Nation falls silent to remember war dead
Video report by ITV News Correspondent Lucy Watson
The UK fell silent at 11am today as the nation marked Armistice Day.
A two-minute silence was observed and wreaths laid at the annual Western Front Association service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
Members of the Armed Forces and veterans of past conflicts attended a service of commemoration at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire.
The events mark the agreement signed between the Allies and Germany that led to the end of the First World War in November 1918.
Big Ben, that has been silent since August as it undergoes repairs, chimed 11 o'clock to begin the two-minute silence.
People in streets, squares and railway stations stopped to observe the silence that remembers those that died in the First World War and all conflicts since.
Among those remembering, 99-year-old Les Cherrington, of the Staffordshire Yeomanry Queen's Own Royal Regiment, who was the only survivor from his tank crew in the North African desert in 1943.
Mr Cherrington's Sherman tank was left a flaming wreck by a German field gun, but he managed to escape despite being badly burned and his left arm nearly severed by shrapnel.
After almost bleeding to death overnight in a slit trench, he was believed to be among the dead by a New Zealand soldier who came across him and only realised his mistake when Les shouted "water!"
Mr Cherrington, originally from Albrighton, Staffordshire, said of his lost pals: "I think more today of the mates I lost, and their families, than I do myself."I thank God every day that I'm still here."
The Queen and senior members of the royal family also paid tribute to the fallen at the annual Festival of Remembrance.
She was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, who attended despite officially retiring from public life.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke of York and the Princess Royal were also present at the event in London's Royal Albert Hall.
All were dressed in dark clothing as they watched from the royal box, with the Queen acknowledging the gathered servicemen and women with a wave.
Thousands of veterans were present for the 90th anniversary of the event, organised by the Royal British Legion, of which she is patron.


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For over 100 years, Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been preparing women and men for exciting and rewarding careers on land and sea. As the nation's finest co-ed maritime college, MMA challenges students to succeed by balancing a unique regimented lifestyle with a typical four-year college environment. As a member of the cadet corps you will live, study, sail, work and play in an atmosphere that encourages you to be your best.
Employer Handbook
Cooperative Education Employer Handbook
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Career & Professional Services
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) Cooperative Education (co-op) program provides employers with highly motivated and intelligent young men and women to work between terms of academic study. Co-op is a partnership between schools, employers, and students and is available for students in the following fields:
- Emergency Management (EM)
- Energy Systems Engineering (ESE)
- Marine Science, Safety & Environmental Protection (MSSEP)
- Facilities Engineering (FENG)
- International Maritime Business (IMB)
These programs were derived from the traditional licensed programs Marine Engineering (MENG) and Marine Transportation (MTRA) that also thrive at the Academy.
Our program integrate classroom study with planned and supervised work experiences producing students with a well-balanced background of theory, operational experience, and managerial ability.
As a co-op employer, you would benefit by employing co-op students in several ways, including improving staff efficiency and lowering recruiting costs by pre-screening and training potential full-time employees. Many employers also utilize co-op students for specific project work that cannot get done by regular employees. Students bring fresh ideas and recent classroom knowledge to job sites.
Co-op employers compensate co-op students with a fair wage. Some nonprofit organizations provide a stipend. Students are responsible for the tuition for co-op credit. Our co-op program runs during the winter and summer sessions. Please check website for specific dates under Career Services.
Employer Resources
Job Shopper
Employment opportunities can be posted directly to the Career & Professional Services Job Shopper webpage by employers. Create a Job post. We can also send job announcements directly to students via email.
Career Fairs
Career Fairs held on campus in April and October, give employers and students an opportunity to learn more about each other. Employers showcase their companies to students, and students make an impression in person. We hope you consider the Career Fairs part of your recruiting effort.
Employer Presentations
Career Services coordinates employer presentations and interviews on campus throughout the year for all majors. This is an opportunity for students to hear about your company. You can interview seniors for job opening or co-op candidates.
Employers, students, and alumni are encouraged to join the MMA Career & Professional Services site on LinkedIn.
Advisory Board
We have an advisory council of employers from various industries who help guide the Academy regarding co-op, job readiness and placement, training issues and other important topics.
Co-op Guidelines
Company and Supervisor Roles
- Provide training similar to that given to new employees to orient the student to the organization.
- Arrange a minimum of work hours in the student's field of study. (240 hours for EM, MSEP, FENG, ESE and IMB majors.)
- Offer guidance and supervision during the student's work experience.
- Provide fair compensation (or stipend) to student.
- Complete and submit the electronic form evaluating the student's co-op experience. The form will be sent to employers by e-mail; please confirm your email address as soon as possible. In some cases this is 20% of the student's project grade.
Student Role
- Work a minimum of 240 (EM, MSEP, IMB) or 280 (ESE, FENG) hours.
- Complete a project related to the co-op experience to earn six credits. Students must complete the project on their own time. Project outlines can be found on maritime.edu/Career Services.
- Keep a daily journal of your work experience.
- Dress professionally and act appropriately.
Description of Majors
Emergency Management
The Emergency Management (EM) program includes the concepts of hazard, risk and disaster. The risk management component explores risk assessment, control analysis, strategy, implementation and evaluation. The disaster component explores the different temporal stages in a disaster cycle. EM Graduates are prepared for a profession in the emergency management field. Students must complete two cooperative education experiences.
EM Employment
Assistance with the preparation and revision of emergency management plans, strategic planning for disaster reduction, response to natural and man-made disasters, business continuity, toxicology, crisis communication, port and vessel security, and
data collection.
Facilities Engineering
The Facilities Engineering (FENG) program focuses on the aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering. Students learn both the theoretical and practical side of engineering. FENG students must complete three cooperative education experiences in order to graduate.
FENG Employment
Power generation stations, hospitals, high-rise buildings, and large building complexes such as industrial manufacturing or college campuses. Upon graduation, students often start at junior management positions in facilities departments such as HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning), electrical distribution, or mechanical systems.
Energy Systems Engineering
The new Energy Systems Engineering (ESE) program began in fall 2012 with the class of 2016. This program will prepare graduates for careers in the many varied segments of the fast growing energy industry in positions that provide for the engineering planning, design, and installation of various equipment and systems required for the generation, management and distribution of electrical power.
ESE Employment
The program will prepare graduates for careers in the rapidly growing conventional and alternative energy industries, including but not limited to positions in project design, planning, procurement, installation, testing, power distribution, and control.
Marine Science, Safety & Environmental Protection
The Marine Science, Safety & Environmental Protection (MSSEP) program prepares students for a wide range of government, non-profit and private sector careers in the fields of marine and industrial health and safety, environmental protection and environmental management. Concentrations are available in Marine Biology and Emergency Management. The program includes a breadth of practical coursework and experience. Students must complete two cooperative education experiences.
MSSEP Employment
Environmental protection, health and safety, social responsibility and stewardship, causes/effects, and potential solutions to environmental challenges. Career opportunities include: climate change, diminishing natural resources, environmental degradation, increasing demands for energy, economic development in developing countries, and safety officers (at sea and ashore).
International Maritime Business
The International Maritime Business (IMB) program prepares graduates to be well-versed in the foundations of general business with a special focus on the maritime industry for rewarding careers in the fields of management, logistics and transportation.
IMB Employment
Ship chartering/brokerage, LNG and oil commodities trading, finance, insurance, ship operations, ship agents, import/export, logistics, sales, traffic management, admiralty law, yacht management, equipment manufacturing, port terminal operations, personnel administration, international commodity trading, banking, shipping market analysis, and communications.


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About Me
Have you been wondering how to defend yourself in an upcoming DUI case in your state? If your answer is "yes", then you may be interested in taking a DUI course before you appear in court. I offer you an option on one of the best courses that will arm you with all the knowledge that you need. The courses that I offer in my school are the latest and the instructors make use of the most updated road incidents so that you may relate with them. Moreover, I have also been given the privilege of going round various states educating the residents on ways to ensure that they reduce the usage of alcohol and related drugs while driving. I may have come to your state before, but maybe when I was there, I did not have a school that offers DUI courses yet.
About DUI courses
However, I now offer you a chance of learning DUI courses from the comfort of your office or home. All that I will require of you is to have fast internet as well as access to skype so that you may receive some oral instructions from my professional instructors. You will be required to visit the school twice before you graduate. One of the times that I require you is during the submission of assignments and when defending your project, while the other time is a formal inspection of the students that are taught in my school. You are, however, not supposed to send a representative. You need to be here in person since the lessons are all about your safety and that of other road users.
Since there are various schools that offer online DUI courses, you might be tempted to think that I am here to just eke a living. While earning a livelihood is part of the existence of my school, I did not set it up for that sole purpose. I had you in mind. The content that is offered in my school is certified by the department of education. Moreover, my instructors are well trained to give you what you cannot find elsewhere.
Course Certificate
The certificate that we offer is universally accepted in almost all courts. I can confidently say that I offer the required number of hours that are needed for someone to say that he or she has successfully completed an online DUI course. My classes will not only teach you about the dangers of driving under the influence but they will also give you content that you can use to defend yourself in the court when called upon. Even though some courts do not accept online certificates, we have moved a step further and brought a campus to your doorstep.
Depending on the number of hours that you need to cover for your DUI course, my college is committed to ensuring that you meet all the requirements. I do not compromise on quality, neither do I offer any unit that has no significance to the subject matter.
Since I have signed some forms that require me not to release any confidential information to anyone, I will not release any of your information to a third party. I can only do this if you, the student, signs a form authorizing me to release any of your data to a third party of your choice. The website of my school and company has a form which you can download and fill so that I may have the legal backing to release your information to the person you choose.
Course Costs
The payment plans for the course are really flexible and should not give you a difficult time. All you need to do is to ensure that you have the entry fees. You can pay the rest as you go on with the course. I always ensure that you do not undergo any stress throughout the course.
As soon as you pay the registration fees, I will send you a message indicating that your profile is active. You will have access to the notes of the first lesson as well as the itinerary that you are required to follow so that you finish the course within the specified timeline.
Since I offer genuine certificates upon successful completion of the course, you are at liberty to make as many copies as you deem fit. My school is committed to giving you the best instruction to make you the best of sober drivers.


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Next word
It can be built into cellular phones, microphones, PDA's, remote controls and many other applications. The first units on the market are interfaces to the USB port.
3 in one telephone
In principle Bluetooth can give you a personal telephone. It can be coupled to the local phone net in the office. At home it couples to your regular private phone line, and when you are on the road it works like a regular cell phone.
Bluetooth adds new flexibility to private networks, where each unit is automatically coupled to the other units. It will be able to replace the not particularly successful infrared transfer (IrDA), which is currently used for communication between portable pc's and cell phones. But the expectations go far beyond this. We are talking about Personal Area Networks (PAN), where you have lots of portable equipment in your home. They can all be synchronized and communicate without the use of wires. Similarly the digital camera, scanner and printer can also be connected wirelessly to the pc. Here Bluetooth becomes a real smart, simple and inexpensive common denominator.
Bluetooth transmits radio waves at 2.45 GHz. They are transmitted with a power of 1 milli Watt (0 dBm) that provides a maximum range of 10 meters. The individual units can continually changes frequencies, which allow them to send and receive data under nearly all circumstances. Thus they are not sensitive to electric noise.
The whole Bluetooth is a tiny chip measuring 9 x 9 mm. Data can be transmitted + three voice channels (?). Each unit receives a unique 48-bit address from the IEEE 802 standard. So in principle they each have their own private network address wherever they are located. The units also have built-in security and encrypting functions.
Data transmission speed varies between 500 kbit and 2 mbit per second, so we are not talking about a high speed net.
Bluetooth is a gang of nine companies such as 3Com, Lucent, Microsoft and Motorola. So we are talking about some big guys behind this enterprise, and thousands of companies are already working on developing Bluetooth accessories.
Lćs om Bluetooth pĺ http://www.bluetooth.com.


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"Imagination is real because every perception of the world around us is absolutely colored by the narrative or image-filled lens through which we perceive. We are all poets and artists as we live our daily lives, whether we recognize this role or whether or not we believe it. " Thomas Moore
There is an old expression that intuition is a memory of the future. There is much help, support and guidance for expansion – a good week for discovery, for learning and for teaching. If you feel that your vision of the future has been limited in some ways this is the week to expand it through imagination, creativity and intuition. The many planets which are retrograde now indicate a time of inner journeying.
The planets forming a grand trine in earth signs provide and excellent influence to envision how to ground your higher dreams and aspirations in a concrete way to your everyday life.
There is also an planetary influence which indicates a time when illusions can be revealed or shattered – helping with evolution forward.
One of the Sabian symbols for this time is," A woman sprinkling long rows of flowers."
Sabian symbols quoted from Lynda Hill's 360 Degrees of Wisdom