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Welcome to FoodDrinkEurope's first edition of its quarterly E-Newsletter. Broadly circulated, it aims at informing members and stakeholders about the latest developments in our organization. It is also an opportunity for us to launch FoodDrinkEurope's new tag line. Read more
FoodDrinkEurope Congress is approaching! From 29 June to 3 July 2015, the European Food and Drink Week at EXPO Milano will serve as the background for FoodDrinkEurope's next Congress to be held at the EU Pavilion of the Universal Exhibition. EXPO 2015 will focus on "Feeding the planet, Energy for life" and will run from May through to October in Milan, Italy. Read more
Following an eventful round of parliamentary hearings which saw one nominee being rejected by MEPs (Slovenia's Alenka Bratusek), the new European Commission took office as scheduled, on 1 November. The 'Juncker Commission', led by former Luxembourger Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, will differ from its predecessor the Barroso Commission in a number of important respects. Read more
On 23 September, the Agri-Food Chain Coalition, of which FoodDrinkEurope is a member, presented its 'Food for Thought' vision to MEPs at a well-attended reception in the European Parliament. The Vision, which was first presented to EU agriculture ministers earlier in the year, outlines a clear set of policy recommendations to meet the challenges and unleash the full potential of the agri-food sector. Read more
On Sunday 21 September, FoodDrinkEurope joined the European Commission's Agriculture stand at an event that takes place every year in the centre of Brussels at Place des Palais, called 'Bruxelles Champêtre'. Read more
The High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain met for the last time under its current mandate in October. It has been a very active period for the members of the High Level Fourm, whose representatives (Sherpas) also met in September to discuss the achievements of the Forum and set the objectives for the expected renewal of its mandate. Read more
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Snappy Tom Tuna with Sardine Chunk 400g
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Our tasty selection of flavours all containing REAL fish pieces and real chunks of meat create the perfect taste and texture your cat will love. With added Taurine, Vitamins and Minerals, Snappy Tom provides the real nutrition they need to get through their day & have real fun.
Sardine, Tune Red Meat, Gelling Agent, Vitamin Supplements (A, D3, E, Pantothenic Acid, Niacin, Vitamin B1, B2, B6, K3, Folic Acid, Biotin), Trace Minerals (Choline, Zinc, Iron, Manganese, Iodine, Selenium), Taurine, Permitted Food Color
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Crude Protein- 10.0% (min), Crude Fat- 2.0% (min), Crude Fibre- 1.0% (max), Salt- 1.0% (max) (Naturally Occurring)

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Here is a classic example of Big Pharma controlling what doctors get to hear during "continuing medical education". Big Pharma pays big money to have their logos appear below that of McGill, a presumed institute of higher learning that is tacitly approving of their drugs and the methods they use to promote them.
There is always the meaningless disclaimer about how the grants are "unrestricted". Just try inviting a speaker who is at all critical of Big Pharma and see how fast the grant disappears.
How much does the McGill Faculty of Medicine receive? How much of the money goes into undergraduate education? Is the money also influencing what gets taught to medical students?
Write to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Richard Levin, and try to get his answers. Lots of luck.


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First up, congratulations to Bernadette Walsh, who won our second prize of the Quilt-A-Long (QAL) by linking up a photo posted on our Facebook page to last weeks linky. A fat quarter bundle of Tilda fabric from Giddy Goats Craft is on the way to you!
You can link up any progress on the QAL every week to enter the draw for our brilliant prizes. For our schedule, see the QAL tab at the top of this page and the last weeks posts, on choosing fabric for your block here and cutting and starting to piece our block here.
Over the coming weeks we are going to be exploring the colour wheel and making this block, the Rainbow Rose, in your choice of 2 sizes to make either a 40" x 40" baby quilt or a larger lap or bed quilt 80" x 80".
This weeks post is sponsored by The Quilt Shop Tuam, who have sponsored a prize of fat quarters to the vaule of €20 to a lucky winner who links up to this weeks post on piecing the corner sections of our Rainbow Rose.
To win this bundle, link up a photo, instagram or flickr image, or a blog post of your progress on the Rainbow Rose block by clicking the blue linky button at the end of this post. Random number generator will choose a winner to be announced next week! The linky will be open until midnight next Tuesday and the winner announced next Wednesday when we move onto piecing the corners of our block!
Ready for some more piecing?
For the corners of the Rainbow Rose block, we will need approximately 4 prints per corner. You can go scrappy and use all different fabrics or you can use the same prints to make up the spikes on the outer corners as in the diagram below as a guideline if you wish.
To make the corners:
1. Take 6 background fabric (BGF) squares 5" for the baby quilt or 10" for the larger quilt. As per previous you can starch the squares before further cutting to make handling the bias edges easier. Cut in half along the diagonal to make 12 triangles.
2. Take 4 coloured squares per corner, 5" for the baby quilt or 10" for the larger quilt. Cut in half along the diagonal to make 8 triangles for each colour (32 triangles in total).
Each corner will need:
You will have 1 coloured triangle left over - put that aside for the centre star next week.
3. Make the Half Square Triangles.
There are 3 coloured HST paired up with background fabric shown as A pieces in the diagram. The remaining triangles are paired by placing two coloured triangles together marked B.
It helps to lay them out first and decide on how you want the colours to look for your corner pieces.
4. Place the matching triangles right sides together and sew along the diagonal edge with a 1/4" seam.
6. Arrange the pieces in columns as shown:
- Column 1 is made up of a background fabric rectangle and an A Half Square Triangle.
- Column 2 is made up of a background fabric square, a coloured square and a B Half Square Triangle.
- Column 3 is made up of a an A Half Square Triangle, a B Half Square Triangle and the remaining A Half Square Triangle.
8. Finally sew the columns together to complete your corner block.
9. Repeat for all 4 colors so you have 4 corner blocks as shown.
10. Trim to 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" for the baby quilt and 27 1/2" x 27 1/2" for the bed quilt if necessary.
Exploring the Colour wheel
In colour theory, Hue is a term that is used with saturaton and brightness to describe a colour that is displayed on your monitor (HSB) or sometimes Hue, Saturation and Luminence (HSL) or sometimes lightness. In paints and pigments, hue is taken to mean the pure form of a colour on the colour wheel without any white or black added to it.
Add white to a colour and you get a Tint. Adding white to red gets you pink! Adding white to a hue tends to lighten it and de-saturate it – think Pastels. Colour schemes using tints usually evoke a feeling of softness and gentleness.
Add black to a colour and you get a Shade. Shades tend to darken and can result in rich, intense colours. Think of a rich deep garnet ring or a dark blue sapphire!
If you add white and black together you get grey. Adding grey to a hue gives you a Tone. Think dusty colours. I must admit fabrics with a lot of grey tones in them are the least used in my stash, so I think I will try harder to get them into my next project!
As you have seen in our first weeks post on selecting fabric, in order to get colours to blend going around the colour wheel, you need to include some tints, tones and shades. Pink is a tint that has a colour name all to itself. I like to think of light blue as sky blue or baby blue. In painting, an artist quite often chooses a dominant colour and an accent. When choosing your next fabric pull for a future project, try a palette of blenders in your dominant colour and remember to add a shade to give some richness, and an accent colour to add a bit of pop!
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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second MC : Hello everyone, I'm Jordan, I will be learning Korean culture and language with you all. Did you enjoy the video? What do you think about the relationship of the two people? That's right! They met for the first time and they were asking about each other's names and nationalities. It was the first time for Minji, the Korean student, to meet Jenny, the foreign student. That's why she asked about her name and nationality. If a Korean asks you the same questions how are you supposed to answer? Today we're going to learn how to tell others our name and nationality in Korean. Now then, let´s learn together step by step.
Today's expression
Today we're going to learn how to tell others our name and nationality in Korean.
Watch the video to see how to say the phrases you watched in the previous step. In the next step, you'll get to practice these phrases.
Today's Dialogue
* 민지(Minji): 이름이 뭐예요? (What's your name?)
* 제니(Jenny): 저는 제니예요. (My name is Jenny.)
* 민지(Minji): 제니 씨는 어느 나라 사람이에요? (Where are you from, Jenny?)
* 제니(Jenny): 저는 영국 사람이에요. (I'm from the UK.)
* 민지(Minji): 지금 어디에 살아요? (Where do you live?)
* 제니(Jenny): 런던에 살아요. (I live in London.)
Now then, let´s learn together step by step.
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Nance, Wyoming put away Boise State 65-54
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Larry Nance Jr. scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Wyoming pushed past Boise State 65-54 for its seventh-straight victory on Saturday night.
Josh Adams chipped in 16 points and Riley Grabau added 15 for the Cowboys (15-2, 4-0 Mountain West), who shot 53.7 percent from the field. Nance was 8 of 11 from the field, blocked four shots and dished out four assists.
Derrick Marks finished with 16 points and James Webb III hit 5 of 7 3-pointers to total 15 points for Boise State (10-6, 0-3), which was outrebounded 30-19. No other players had more than seven points as the Broncos lost their fourth straight.
Nance hit a jumper, a pair of layups and two free throws while Adams and Alan Herndon each sank 3-pointers during a 14-7 run that made it 57-47 with 2:39 remaining. Grabau hit eight free throws in the final 1:34.


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Custom created wallpaper is something that is one-of-a-kind which allows you to take your own art work, photos or drawings and have it printed to hang on your walls. In the case that you do not have your own artwork to provide, you can find designs online or choose from a gallery at one of the many retailers who customize wallpaper. If you would prefer to have a large wall mural with a few smaller, select images as a background, this too can easily be achieved. If you happen to be in the process of restoring your old home and would like to replicate a period wall covering, you just need to type a relevant keyword in any search engine and you will get ample number of searches to choose one of your choice. So, hurry and go change your wallpaper with flower wallpapers. You can use any design you find appropriate and have that made into wallpaper that will match with your home's overall décor.
If a room is small, consider a wallpaper with a mural scene with a horizon line in the distance. If a ceiling feels too high, wallpaper will make it feel lower down. If your wallpaper is extremely colorful (more than four colors), then anything you hang should be very very simple: a mirror, a simple photograph. On the other hand, if the wallpaper is simply one or two colors, you have more liberty to hang intricate, colorful objects. Whatever the objects, make sure their colors match not only the wallpaper but the rest of your room.
Finally, choose your wall composition– where to hang your objects. Each wall and room is different, but overall, you will need fewer objects than you normally would hang. Wallpaper attracts attention on its own; you don't want to over-do it with hanging objects.


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It is illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, driving under the influence is one of the common offenses that are perpetrated by licensed drivers all over the world. These types of offenses are pretty common in the United States. As far as statistics of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows, in 2006 alone, there have been around 1.4 million arrests for drunk driving offenses. Both safety officials and law enforcement agree that the number of arrests that are being made for these types of offenses is still not enough. The actual number of these offenses is actually much higher and many of the offenders do not get caught.
If you have been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol or some other mood altering substance, you may have to face serious consequences. These offenses come with various possible penalties that you may have to face. However, there are some legal options available for the offenders as well. A DUI attorney can help you out in such a situation. He/she will fight the charges you are facing and will try to get those charges dismissed. The lawyer may also be able to get you a favorable plea bargain. Also, if you decide to go for a jury trial, your lawyer will aggressively represent you in court. There are a number of possible ramifications of drunk driving charges, which is why you need to plan a strong defense strategy soon after being charged with this type of offense.
First and foremost, you would need to learn about your legal rights and your lawyer can educate you on the matter. When preparing a defense strategy for DUI cases, lawyers generally check the initial interview taken by the police. They would try to point out if the police made any errors or violated the rights of the driver. During DUI arrests, the rights of the driver are often violated. This can be used when defending the charges that you are facing. As a driver, you have some rights and if any of these rights were violated when making the arrest, it will be used in favor of you in court.
Therefore, you need to get in touch with the DUI lawyers in Las Vegas if you are facing such charges. However, before you hire a lawyer, make sure the legal professional has enough experience in defending individual charged with driving under the influence.
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The definitive four CD collection featuring Soul Music from the Legends, Ben E. King, The Temptations, The Drifters and The Platters.
All the tracks are performed by the original artists as shown in the listings below. Some tracks may have been re-recorded at a later date and in this case it's possible some tracks featuring groups may not include all the original band members.


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If you knew punk like I did in the 1980's, you should watch this if for no other reason than to see how much the punks of today have fucked it up. At the same time, there is a punk spirit still alive in this film that makes the film worth watching. It's as violent as hell, so much so that is has been labeled as horror. I myself don't agree it fits in that genre.
"[imdblive:plot]" -IMDB
IMDB Rating: [imdblive:rating]
The band is slumming it. I heard Michael Stipe talking about the early days of REM when they were in a van on "tour" of little America. They survived on bags of potatoes and beer. It's the romance of the things that sounded so fun. I this film you see this same scenario only things aren't going as well for this band as they did for REM.
There is some sort of scuffle in the venue they play and somehow, someone gets stabbed. The film grows in violence from that point to a raging crescendo of blood and gore that in some metaphorical way might be considered a video to a Sex Pistols song. Unfortunately for me, I got bored. Even though the cause was justified, the violence just seemed to predictable. The things we find below in within this jam house are also a bit predictable.
A lor of people were telling me the same thing about this film, so I'm surprised I felt the urge to see it. It's not a bad movie per se but I just didn't find anything worth running to the laptop over to share. For that reason, I don't recommend Green Room unless your watchlist is about played dry and there's nothing else really to watch.


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Reading the newspaper, Los Angeles Times, is my first schedule of the day after I wake up in the morning while drinking my coffee or eating my cereals. We have a subscription of the newspaper and it is being delivered not later than 7:00 AM every day infront of the house which is cheaper than buying the newspaper on a daily basis. At the news stands, the newspaper costs 50 cents (Sunday Edition costs more) and it has 116 pages in it with good stories, balanced news, nice pictures, and a separate section for advertisements.
For today's edition, two stories caught my attention and I am sharing these with you. The first one is about the "San Diego Highwayman" and the second one is the "1908 London Olympic Marathon Controversy".
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The Beatles were a rock and pop music group formed in Liverpool in the year 1960. They are probably the most popular and successful group of all time. The band members were: John Lennon (rhythm guitar, voice), Paul McCartney (bass, voice), George Harrison (solo guitar, voice), and Ringo Starr (drummer, voice). Initially their musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and skiffle. Throughout the years their musical style and clothing evolved, making them trend setters. Between 1962 and 1970 The Beatles sold over 400 million records worldwide. Vote and help decide which albums were the greatest.
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So beyond, perhaps, the ability to fly anywhere in the world, what would you want your superpower to be?
Probably time travel. I'd love to see what it's like in the medieval times—it wasn't a great time to live as a woman, but it would be so interesting. Or to see what it's going to be like in the next 100 or 200 years.
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Sumner Cunningham enlisted with the 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment in November 1861, when he was barely 18. He was so tiny that the barrel of his rifle was shortened to render it easier for him to carry and aim. He was captured at Fort Donelson in February 1862 and imprisoned at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indiana. Exchanged after six months, he went on to be part of several well-known battles: the siege of Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin, and Nashville. Ill and battered in Confederate losses at Franklin and Nashville, Cunningham deserted in December 1864. His most important contribution was establishing the magazine the Confederate Veteran in the mid-1890s. Serving to unite "the Veterans, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and other Southern patriotic organizations," it was the medium for raising money for memorials for the Confederate dead. Cunningham was instrumental in fundraising for the Sam Davis monument on Capitol Hill in Nashville. He led former Camp Morton prisoners in fundraising for a bust of the camp's commander Col. Richard Owen, now housed in Indiana's capitol. The Confederate Veteran allowed veterans to tell their recollections of battles, events, and influential figures. Cunningham's recollections of Franklin and the death of Gen. Otho Strahl are especially poignant. Positioned near The Carter House, Cunningham aided Gen. Strahl in reloading weapons for shooters atop the earthworks when they took on a disastrous volley. The wave of bullets cut down the men on the earthworks. Upon word from Strahl, Cunningham "took position with one foot upon the pile of bodies of my dead fellows, and the other in the embankment, and fired guns which the General himself handed me." Another volley struck the man to Cunningham's right and hit Strahl in the neck. The general fell forward, and Cunningham assumed he was dead. Cunningham asked the man next to him where he had been hit. Thinking the question had been posed to him, Gen. Strahl "raised up and said he had been shot in the neck…." After the battle, Gen. Strahl was one of six Confederate generals who had perished.
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- Captured at Fort Donelson, fought at Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville
- Founded The Confederate Veteran magazine, wrote poignant memoirs
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Who was in the line-up?
A pen and ink drawing of Edward VI's christening procession and font from around 1560, is a remarkable record that can help us to discover what the procession looked like, and who was in it.
We've split this pen and ink drawing into multiple frames so that you can identify who was in the procession. These have been identified in order of importance, starting from the least important. It is worth noting that the artist would have drawn groups of people representatively, for example, in Figure 2 there would have been dozens of choir boys not just the four represented here.
Figure 1 ©The College of Arms, London
The font, a temporary huge structure built for Hampton Court's chapel, was designed to elevate the christening font so the courtiers could clearly see the ritual being performed. Henry VIII's inventory includes:
"A font chased with men, beastes, and fowles, half gilte, with a cover gilte, poiz together cciiij [281] oz.'
Figure 2 ©The College of Arms, London
Figure 3 ©The College of Arms, London
The procession, or cortege, was led by 80 knights, gentlemen ushers and squires, walking two by two and carrying candles. Behind them came the staff of the Chapel Royal, the choir (four boys walking from the left of Figure 2), the dean and the chaplains.
Figure 4 ©The College of Arms, London
Figure 5 ©The College of Arms, London
Figure 6 ©The College of Arms, London
Figure 7 ©The College of Arms, London
The King's Council followed, and the foreign ambassadors and their retinues.
Figure 8 ©The College of Arms, London
In Figure 8, first from the left is Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Figure 9 ©The College of Arms, London
Sixth from left is Henry Ratcliff, 2nd Earl of Sussex - carrying the basin and a towel which the godparents used to wash their hands. He is supported by the Lord Montague, standing next to him.
Following on, fourth from left is the Earl of Wiltshire, the father of the late Anne Boleyn, and third from the left is the Earl of Essex, both with towels draped about their necks. The former with an unlit candle and the latter, the Earl of Essex, carrying an ornate gold and bejewelled box of salt – 'a Salt of gold richly garnished with pearl & stone'. Salt plays a part in the ceremony as an exorcism - driving out the evil spirits before the christening.
Next came Princess Elizabeth, second to the left, future Queen Elizabeth I, carried by two lords, one of which was Edward Seymour. Princess Elizabeth was around four years old at the time of the christening. This picture was drawn 30 years later, which is why she is depicted as an adult.
Figure 10 ©The College of Arms, London
Prince Edward followed. The new prince was clearly marked out as the centre of attention as he was carried to the Chapel Royal under a canopy of gold cloth, supported by six gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. Edward was carried on a cushion by the Marchioness of Exeter (who we met in Step 1.13) and assisted by the Duke of Suffolk. Edward's christening robes trailed behind, carried by the Earl of Arundel. Following him were Edward's nurse and the midwife.
Figure 11 ©The College of Arms, London
Behind the canopy was the Lady Mary, Henry's eldest daughter who was now 21, followed by her ladies and gentlewomen.
Anne Boleyn had made Henry promise to never see his elder daughter, who had been declared a bastard when Henry's marriage to Katherine of Aragon, was annulled. Now, with both Anne and Katherine dead, Jane promoted reconciliation between Henry and his daughter, and this was Mary's first public appearance. It's really a dramatic statement, even if she has to be referred to as 'the Lady Mary' and renounce her status as a princess. Mary's presence was a triumph for the faction at court that favoured a return to Catholicism.
In the Chapel Royal, the prince was crowned 'Edward, son and heir to the King of England, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester', but where were the royal couple? Strangely, but according to protocol they did not partake in either the procession or attend the christening itself. With Mary and Elizabeth supporting his train, he was carried back to the Queen's apartments where his proud parents were waiting to greet him.
The christening procession was recreated in 2015 as part of the 500th anniversary of the building of Hampton Court. The celebration was also part of a BBC programme with Lucy Worsley and David Starkey called Britain's Tudor Treasure: A Night at Hampton Court. You can view a short clip of this on the BBC website. Please note, unfortunately this clip is only available for UK viewers.
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Does Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE work? – The Sheffield Hallam University Report
After 2 years of exceptionally positive feedback from schools using Jigsaw as their chosen PSHE programme, I was very eager to see if the outcomes could be measured in an objective way. The Sheffield Hallam Centre for Education and Inclusion Research was commissioned to conduct an impact study with over 100 Jigsaw schools during the academic year 2015-2016.
Under the excellent leadership of researchers Clare Wostenholme, Ben Willis and Martin Culliney, and grateful to the 101 schools, 195 teachers and over 812 children who took part in the study, the work was done and I am delighted to share with you the Executive Summary showing the findings.
Please do take a few minutes to read the summary, and by all means send me your thoughts and experiences.Download the PDF
You are welcome to receive a copy of the Full Report. Just email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact your Jigsaw mentor and we will send it to you by email or in hard copy.
We always hold children's well-being and learning at the heart of our work and I am delighted that JIGSAW WORKS!
Very best wishes,
Jan Lever
Creator and Director: Jigsaw PSHE Ltd


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In their daily practice dentists frequently have patients showing signs of stress-related oral manifestations in different forms. Stress-related aetiology of oral changes are still not investigated enough, and present a subgroup of psychosomatic diseases which had been recognized in medicine a long time ago. Recognition of such psychological or emotional disturbance needs deep evaluation "per exclusionem", and is beneficial for both the patient and clinician. Psychological management should be taken into consideration when treating patients with these psychosomatic disorders. Therapeutic approach comprises different forms of psychotherapy and medication as well.
Smartphones are ubiquitous, but it is still unknown what physiological functions can be monitored at clinical quality. In medicine their use is cited in many fields (cardiology, pulmology, endocrinology, rheumatology, pediatrics as well as in the field of mental health).
The aim of this paper is to explain how the use of mobile application can help clients to improve the index of their focus, concentration and motor skills. Our original developed application on Android operating system, named "neurogame" is based on an open source platform to enable assessment and therapeutic stimulation, focus and concentration with the ability to monitor the progress of the results obtained in a larger number of participants (normal subjects as well as patients with different disorders) over a period of time.
Whilst nowadays the predominant focus is on the pharmacological treatments, there is a rapidly growing interest in research on alternative options that will offer help in many cases of disorder management in terms of mobile application games.
In order to have some kind of "norms", we evaluated a group of healthy population. Obtained results will serve as a database for comparison the future results. This article displays the results obtained as database.
The ability to adapt to stress and adversity is a central facet of human development. Coping can be defined as a set of cognitive and affective actions that arise in response to a particular disquiet.
The aim of this research was to evaluate coping patterns used to mediate anxiety and stress level in two groups of patients: orthodontic and dental.
Psychometric instruments applied in the research are: Sarason's anxiety questionnaire, Stress-test for children, as well as A-Cope questionnaire.
Obtained scores confirmed important level of anxiety, and moderate stress level. It was shown that coping mechanisms used for moderate stress and anxiety were productive and influenced the scores for the stress level and anxiety to be diminished.
As far as our knowledge is concerned, this is the first study for coping styles in children in our country.
Personality correlates in patients with eye diseases have bidirectional influence. It is possible that personality variables lead to behaviours that may influence the cause of eye problems, but the opposite is also possible, that eye problems could have a direct effect on personality.
The aim of this study was to evaluate personality traits in patients with glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and cataract using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.
Obtained results showed similar personality profiles in patients with glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and cataract. However, extraversion and neuroticism were higher in patients with diabetes, while the psychopathic traits are the highest in the group of cataract.
Age and gender of patients do not influence the scores obtained on the questionnaire confirmed with one way ANOVA. Not significant difference in parameters (tested with Student t-test) was obtained between groups.
It is proposed psychological evaluation to be included in the assessment of more serious eye diseases for helping patients to adjust and adapt to the condition and treatment.
The potential use of modern mobile devices for medical purposes is huge. Digital mental health tools have mostly tended to use psycho-educational strategies based on treatment orientations developed and validated outside digital health.
The aim of this study was to test the availability of our own original app named "Neuro-game" for evaluation of reaction time in different neuropsychiatric patients. Reaction time is strongly related to the executive brain functions.
The examined sample comprised of 135 neuropsychiatric patients (with epilepsy, depression, general anxiety, psychosis and ADHD) compared with matched 50 healthy persons.
We showed that the average reaction time in neuropsychiatric patients compared with healthy people is not notably different. However, we found significant differences in total hits, total misses and total tries in the performances of ill persons.
The crucial differences in obtained scores are confirmed for age and gender issues.
The most important differences are found in the number of hits, misses and tries in the group of depressed, followed by psychotic and ADHD patients, while anxious ones showed pretty normal parameters.
All tested parameters are remarkably different for the epileptic group vs. healthy people.
The T-test for epileptic vs. healthy people showed noteworthy differences for total tries, total misses, and total hits, but the average time reaction did not differ significantly.
In comparison with other psychometric assessments, this approach by using mobile phones seemed more practical, available anywhere (not only in medical settings), less time consuming and quite interesting for all ages.
Introduction: Vision is the most important sensorial part of the human information system. Visual loss leads to reduced ability to perform routine activities of daily living and can be a risk for stable mental health.
Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the incidence of depression in patients treated in an ophthalmological outpatient clinic. To our knowledge this is the first study of its kind in our country.
Subjects and method: The number of evaluated patients was a hundred; mean age 41.6 ± 15.9 years, with different educational levels and common ophthalmological disorders. For the assessment of the level of depression the Beck Depression Inventory was used. Patients were divided into two groups: serious ophthalmological diagnoses where we expected psychological problems (N = 65) and the simplest ones (N = 35) as a control.
Results: Obtained results show that the levels of depression correlate with the diagnoses. Patients in the first group (serious ophthalmological diagnoses) showed moderate depression in 12% and severe in 13% of patients. It was shown that the most depressed were the patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration and proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as well as glaucoma and cataract. The second group showed BDI scores of normal values. The level of depression is positively correlated with age and the level of education (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Depression is an important mental problem in ophthalmological practice. It is usually unrecognized and untreated. Depression could be the risk factor for treatment and prognosis of eyes diseases. Some measures for mitigation of psychological problems are proposed.
In this review we present some data about the use of mobile phones in medical practice. The results of over hundred studies cited in PubMed during the last few years have been discussed. The article gives background connected with a project in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts referring to a personal mobile phone application named "Neurogame" which is currently constructed to evaluate motor skills related to attention and concentration in different samples of people.


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Occupational Therapy (OT)
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists defines OT as the provision of support which empowers people to overcome the barriers preventing them from taking part in certain activities or occupations.
For children and young people, OT is particularly targeted at helping those with a physical or learning disability to develop independence in a range of daily activities and practical tasks to ensure they can live their life to their full potential. This may include support around functional activities such as eating, going to the toilet, playing, walking and running, writing, playing games and sports and keeping clean.
The service works with a range of needs including children with Down's syndrome, physical disabilities, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, and autism where there are functional concerns, up to age 18.
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 020 8586 6480
- Website
- ELFT - NHS - Occupational Therapy
Where to go
- Name
- West Ham Lane Health Centre
- Address
84 West Ham Lane
- Postcode
- E14 4PT Get directions
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- 0-18
- Referral required
- Yes
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Parent / carer referral, professionals. Must be reigstered with a Newham GP.
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A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer who uses a young female hitchhiker as bait to lure victims on a desolate Australian highway.
Who doesn't love a good old Ozploitation film?!
Infact Quentin Tarantino has been on record stating this film is his favourite Ozploitation film and I don't blame him as this flick is easily one of the best of this genre.
I remember watching this film solely because Jamie Lee Curtis was cast in it, after the likes of "Halloween", "The Fog" and "Terror Train" she was a hot property in the Horror genre.
Director Richard Franklin and writer Everett De Roche give us a highly suspenseful and gripping story that leaves you on the edge of your seat, they deserve more praise for this than what they got.
The film often draws resemblance with Hitchcock's style, especially with "Rear Window", to draw any comparison to hitchcock is a huge compliment and one this film rightly deserves.
"Road Games" is a film that's been somewhat forgotten overtime, that isn't helped by the fact it's a rare film to find.
If you want to see the "Road Games" trailer then just click on the video below:
Miscellaneous facts about the film:
Jamie Lee Curtis said she felt a certain amount of hostility and prejudice while on set, being one of the two "token Americans". One of the crew members even approached her and asked, "What is it like putting Australians out of work?"
With a budget of 1.8 million Australian dollars, Roadgames was, at the time, the most expensive film to be made in Australia.
In the original script the name of Quid's dog was suppose to be Bosco. However when Stacy Keach told Richard Franklin that Bosco was actually a chocolate drink in America the name of the dog was changed to Boswell.
Stacy Keach learned to drive a 16-gear semi truck for the role of Quid.
The Executive Producer billed in the opening credits is named Bernard Schwartz. This is Jamie Lee Curtis's father Tony Curtis real name.
The nickname of Jamie Lee Curtis' character 'Hitch' is a homage to director Alfred Hitchcock, whose films inspired Roadgames.
This film has frequently been compared to Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), which isn't just coincidence. Director Richard Franklin gave writer Everett De Roche a copy of the 'Rear Window' script while working on their previous film Patrick (1978). After reading the script De Roche suggested to Franklin that the open highways of the Australian outback would be an ideal place for a similar suspense story. He then proceeded to write 'Roadgames'.
Originally an Australian actress was cast for the role of Hitch, but the producers pushed for an American actress to be cast instead. Franklin then visited friend John Carpenter on the set of The Fog (1980) where he met Jamie Lee Curtis and later thought of her for the role of Hitch.
The story that Quid tells Hitch while camping is actually the true story of that particular filming location. The camp scene was shot at a ruined old telegraph station that used to serve an Australian town that was destroyed by a plague of rabbits many years earlier.
Richard Franklin and Everett De Roche developed the character of Quid with Sean Connery in mind for the part. Of course the film's budget wouldn't allow it.
Originally the climax of the film was supposed to be somewhat more elaborate about re-introducing the characters of Frita, Sneezy Rider, and Captain Careful. Originally during the chase through the streets of Perth, Sneezy Rider and Frita were supposed to be randomly wrecked by Quid's truck, the motorcycle sliding under the trailer in an elaborate stunt. Then Captain Careful was supposed to re-appear towing a new boat only for Quid to destroy that boat too. However pressure to wrap the shoot forced these scenes to be cut from the film.
Quid is towing a "freezer" trailer with a Thermo King refrigeration unit (the "TK" logo can be seen on the trailer in several scenes). These refrigeration units are powered by a separate (and very noisy) engine attached to the trailer the size of a small car engine and they operate basically 24/7 to keep the contents of the trailer close to freezing point. Not once in all the scenes Quid's truck is parked do you hear the refrigeration operating.
The wire that the killer uses as a weapon in the film is actually a thick guitar string.
The American distributors wanted Richard Franklin to cut the 360 degree pan shot of Quid talking on the phone in the roadhouse. They felt the shot was too long and added nothing to the story. Franklin, however, refused to cut the shot.
The ruins where Quid camps for the night are of the Eucla Telegraph Station near the Western Australia border. It is true that after the rabbit plague in the 1890s the sand dunes encroached on the town and it was abandoned but it was re-established about 4km north at it's existing site. At it's peak it had a population of 98 not 700 as quoted by Quid.
In the Gents washroom scene at the roadhouse you can see in several shots behind Quid graffiti on the wall that clearly says "don't root abos mate". This has either gone over the heads of the US film crew or left in the final cut as a sick joke. Root is Australian slang for having sex and abo is slang for Aborigine now known as Indigenous Australians.
Quid leaves Melbourne, Victoria one morning and on the same day, after all his mis-adventures, stops at Yellowdine Roadhouse in Western Australia to call the police. This is impossible because Melbourne to Yellowdine is about 3100km or about 1900 miles. Without stopping it takes about 32 hours to drive a truck between these two locations.
All Quid's encounters with Police are in Western Australia. In 1981 all traffic enforcement was carried out by a separate division formed within the police force called the "Road Traffic Authority". The cars they used had "RTA" logos on the sides (not POLICE as in the movie). The police cars in the movie also have white on black state of Victoria registration plates. All RTA cars in Western Australia had blue on white WA registration plates with the prefix 'RTA' and three numbers.
Jamie Lee Curtis character Hitch, mentions The Boston Strangler, and that her father is 67 in the same sentence. Interestingly, her real Dad Tony Curtis, played The Boston Strangler in the movie of the same name.
In the scene halfway through where they stop to use roadside toilets, the men's room has a sign outside with a picture of Fred from The Flintstones TV cartoons, the ladies'room has one of Wilma.
The speedometer in Quid's truck is calibrated in miles per hour. All vehicles sold in Australia after 1972 had speedometers calibrated in kilometers per hour.
When stopped in Western Australia by the Police, Quid is asked for his driver's log book. In 1981 both interstate and local truck drivers were not required to maintain a log book in Western Australia consequently if you were stopped by the Police they would never ask to see your log book.
Although there is a scene with Quid's truck descending Greenmount Hill at night into Perth with the distinct view of the "City of Lights" (as astronaut John Glenn named it in February 1962) in the background the rest of the movie is filmed in an industrial area of Melbourne, Victoria.
Towards the end of the movie as Quid approaches Perth in Western Australia he passes a sign that reads "Perth 40". Being 1981 this would mean he was 40 kilometers from the center of Perth. Even in 1981 40km from Perth City was well and truly a built up area with street lights and houses along Great Eastern Hwy yet Quid is clearly still driving in the 'bush'.
The film's ending was an afterthought. The distributors wanted the film to have a more shocking conclusion, so the production went back to shoot the final scene at the butcher's shop. Richard Franklin however, dislikes this ending, feeling that it was too tasteless.


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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is an island part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. The country occupies two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola on the east end, while Haiti occupies the western part of the island.
Spanish is the official language of this country which counts approximately 9.5 million inhabitants. The capital, Santo Domingo, is populated with 3 million inhabitants and is situated at approximately 3 hours by car from Punta Cana.
A valid passport is required for everyone visiting the Dominican Republic. The passport must be valid until the date of expected departure from the country. Before you leave, ask your airline company about its requirements related to passport validity, which may be more stringent than the country's entry rules. Canadian and American tourists must also be in possession of a return airline ticket.
All travelers entering through Punta Cana airport must have a tourist card. Some airline companies include them with their tickets. If your airline does not distribute them on-flight, you will have to purchase one tourist card per person, for a value of 10$ US per person. Plan cash money as customs do not accept credit cards.
When leaving from Punta Cana airport, a departure tax of 20$ US per person is requested. Most airline companies include it in the fare of the ticket. Before travelling, ask your airline if you will need to pay your departure tax locally.
The Dominican Republic has a tropical climate. The average temperatures are between 71.6 F (26 Celsius) in winter and 86 F in summer (30 Celcius).
No particular vaccine is required by law when traveling to the DR.
We recommend sun block and mosquito repellant.
You also can bring medication for Turista (traveler's diarrhea).
Drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration (be careful: tap water is NOT drinkable)
Currency and Exchange Rate
The national currency is the Dominican Peso (DOP or RD$).
Most tourist sites also accept Euros, American dollars and Canadian Dollars. The exchange rate for 1 US dollar is around 58 RDS.
To call from Canada or the US to the Dominican Republic:
Dial 1 in front of the number
To call from Dominican Republic to Canada or the US:
Dial 1 in front of the number
To call from France to the Dominican Republic make +1
From the Dominican Republic to France call +33
Costs vary depending on the long distance operator.
US Embassy
Canadian Embassy
Find useful information from the Canadian embassy:
French Embassy
Belgium Embassy in the Dominican Republic is in Cuba http://cuba.diplomatie.belgium.be


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The Whys and Hows of Planning and Building Your Dream Kitchen
Take a deep breath.
Just imagine. You smell fresh baked bread, homemade cookies, or roasted turkey and dressing.
The timer dings hopefully; the oven door opens and releases the scent of wonder. Even the subtle grinding of the smoothie blender is beautiful.
The subtle drip of brewing coffee gets you out of bed. The soft clink of wine glasses motivates you to leave the couch and TV to talk to your family. The opening of the refrigerator brings everyone, dogs included, straight to one room.
Where is all this magic possible?
The kitchen.
It's the heart of the home, the most important room in the house. The kitchen is the place where it happens, whatever "it' is to you and your family.
Just the word "kitchen" is enough to evoke smells and tastes and feelings unique to the room with the stove and the sink.
But what if your kitchen doesn't inspire such love? What if your kitchen is not the room where everyone flocks but the room that everyone avoids?
What happens when your home is missing its heart?
Tearing up just thinking about it?
Yeah, me too.
But even a heartless home is not without hope. A dream kitchen renovation will not only revive your flatlining house, it will bring the love and the joy back into cooking, eating, and home ownership.
Take control of your home and your happiness today. Learn how to update your kitchen on any budget, how to include the most important elements of a dream kitchen in your DIY plan, and how you can really make it happen.
The future is now. The home and the kitchen that you have always dreamed of is within reach.
Are you ready?
Can You Hear It Beating?
The kitchen is the heart of the home. It's the congregation point, the center, the soul.
But why?
No matter what you have in your current kitchen or what your dream kitchen looks like, chances are, you want it to be something special. From their days as logs around the fire pit to their current iterations as tiled oases in the chaos of modern life, kitchens have been central to our existence as long as people have been walking the earth.
The basics
The first and most important reason that a kitchen is the heart of the home is in its very purpose: the food.
Kitchens nourish physically and have the opportunity to nourish spiritually and emotionally as well.
Just as the heart pumps blood through the body and keeps it moving and grooving, the kitchen provides the food that gives the body energy to carry on.
Ever wandered into the kitchen not really looking for anything specific but found comfort in the arms of a cookie or a family member? That's nourishment, my friend. A good kitchen, your dream kitchen, can provide that feeling for everyone.
Kitchens also have the potential to change your life. The food you eat literally transforms who you are; if your food is made with love and a view of the future, your kitchen can change your life.
More than chores
No one likes cleaning the kitchen.
OK, well, not very many people like cleaning the kitchen.
But even if cooking and cleaning aren't your favorite, the kitchen gives you the opportunity to make it fun. The kitchen -- and especially your dream kitchen -- will give you endless options for creating family fun and memories that will last a lifetime.
Invite everyone into the kitchen to cut out sugar cookies. Ask every member of your family to choose a favorite dish to make for dinner. Brainstorm creative themed snacks to make to eat with your favorite movies. The options for family kitchen fun are endless.
You'll get messy, for sure, and you may create the occasional inedible plate of food. But the laughter that goes along with the experience will surely make up for any burnt smell or wasted ingredients.
All for one, one for all
This is the kitchen.
It's a room for everyone. All are welcome here, even the dog.
Your kitchen is the perfect place for everyone to gather, and your dream kitchen is the perfect place for family, friends, and new acquaintances to get to know each other in comfort.
A welcoming kitchen can be the perfect low-key room for people to mesh and talk and learn about one another without the pressure of the leather-bound study or the distractions of the TV-focused living room. Kitchens do it all.
It's not really up to you
Whether or not you love it, you've gotta have it.
So why not make your kitchen the best, most welcoming, most fun room in your home?
A super-fun and engaging bathroom just doesn't have the same appeal.
Whether you're living in a small efficiency apartment or an enormous 10 bedroom mansion, you need to have some type of kitchen. What you fill it with, though, that's totally your call. So make it your own.
It can make it or break it
The "it" being your day, your house sale, or your guests' experiences.
Chances are, you'll see your kitchen every day. Make it a room that will pump up your day, not bring it down. Your guests, no matter who they are or why they're visiting, will probably glimpse your kitchen, too. Even if the rest of your house is in disarray, a well-kept and uplifting kitchen can transform their impressions of your home and your life.
And a beautiful kitchen can really up that resale value. So don't take it lightly. A dream kitchen may not be all about you after all.
Who Gets the Job?
You're on board now, right? Your kitchen is ready for a makeover.
But every time you walk past the hardware store, you swear that the slabs of granite countertop and the boxes of screws are laughing at you. DIY kitchen? IDK.
Before you start knocking out cabinets and sledgehammering your countertops Property Brothers-style, consider your options. Sure, you can build your dream kitchen by yourself, but there are plenty of professional options for those of you who are less inclined to get your hands dirty (or just don't have a clue where to start).
You can DIY. Yes, YOU
Even if you know next to nothing about kitchens or carpentry or houses, there are some dream kitchen updates that you can make all by yourself.
Yes, really.
You totally can hire someone to do the whole shebang for you, but if you're like most of the world and would prefer to save a few bucks, here are some elements of your project you can take on solo. (AKA things you can make your kids do).
You can paint. He can paint. She can paint. Everyone can paint!
Buying your paint and brushes and using your own arms and hands and ladders to paint your kitchen walls is an easy way to save a ton of money. Consider using semi-gloss for the kitchen, but other than that, do your own research about brushes for your project and colors for your room. Kids can for sure help with this one, too.
Hardware updates
It might be a little intimidating at first, but you can figure it out. Really, you can.
With a little bit of investigation, you can discover the secrets of your cabinet hardware and even your faucets. Turn the water off before you replace the kitchen sink faucet and make sure you measure carefully before you buy your new accessories, but it won't take too much work or know-how to get the job done.
While you're at it, consider repainting or staining your cabinetry, too! See above for whether or not you need a painting pro.
Update appliances
Honestly, most of it is just a matter of unplugging, moving, and plugging in. Even refrigerators.
Research delivery and removal options, but consider waiving that installation fee for most of your basic kitchen appliances. Your checking account will thank you, and you'll feel pretty proud.
This also goes for installing a garbage disposal. You'll probably learn more than you ever thought you wanted to know about basic plumbing, but the directions on the disposal package should pretty much take you step-by-step through the installation process. Just don't turn it on with your hand stuck inside.
There are so many lighting options these days, the hardest part will probably be just deciding what you want, not the actual installation.
Choose an updated fixture, add some additional lights under your cabinets, or just change out the bulbs. Lots of lighting options to make it even easier to tell the difference between the salt and the sugar.
Seems hard, right? It's not.
Options abound when it comes to kitchen backsplashes, and they're all pretty user-friendly. Tiles and basic grout are popular and easy to install, but so are adhesive options. Wood, wallpaper, sheeting -- all legit.
One thing to think about, though: how will your electrical outlets play into the backsplash project? Make sure you factor them in when starting, or consult a professional electrician to move them around if that's what you need.
New floors
You really, truly can install your own new floors in your kitchen to give it a fresh, fun pop of color or cleanliness.
Research the type of flooring you currently have to discover how much work you'll need to put into removal (can you apply new flooring over what is already there? Can you just peel up the linoleum?) and choose a new favorite.
But Maybe Get a Pro for These Projects
And while you can certainly tackle your whole project on your own -- and if you do, more power to you -- but if you're unsure or don't want to take the time to learn, buy, and install, there are some projects that really might be better in the hands of a professional.
Complete restructuring
If walls are coming down and the sink is moving sides, it might be time to bring in the big sledgehammers. Or at least someone who has more experience using them.
Moving a fridge from one side of the kitchen to the other is one thing, but when electrical work, plumbing, and walls or load-bearing columns enter the mix, you might be better off consulting with a professional to make sure your dream kitchen is achievable, safe, and affordable.
Adding an exhaust fan
It doesn't sound very difficult, especially now that you're feeling confident about backsplashes and all that, but it's a little trickier than you might expect.
Adding an exhaust fan to your kitchen involves creating a way for the air to get outside, which might not be something you are (or should be) super comfortable doing yourself. You'll also have to seal it and potentially run new electrical lines, so it might be in your best interests to just hire out here.
Installing cabinets
Sure, you could do it. But should you?
Ultimately, the choice is up to you, but cabinetry is one area to splurge. Cabinet accuracy is pretty easy to mess up, and you don't want to have to tear out your brand-new DIY cabinets just because they're all kinds of crooked or weird-shaped. Consider measuring for cabinets yourself and just hiring someone to come in and install them instead of doing the whole thing yourself.
Installing countertops
It's generally just easier and faster to get someone else to do your countertops. The pros have the tools, the know-how, and the resources to get your countertop material faster and get them installed better than you can. It's just the truth.
Some exceptions? If you're getting into concrete counters and have access to some fresh concrete and want to mess with that, go wild. Also, if you're considering adding new laminate to your countertops, that's affordable and easy DIY. So you've got options.
What Comes First, the Dream Kitchen or the Egg?
Designing your dream kitchen can be overwhelming before you even pick up a hammer or your checkbook.
But it doesn't have to be. Take it step by step, take your time, and take it easy. After all, pretty soon you're going to have your dream kitchen!
First, make some big choices.
Now for the smaller, but still important, steps.
And then make it pretty.
The Floor's the Limit
Believe it or not, you have a lot of options when it comes to kitchen floor plans. The days of a square of linoleum, a stove in one corner and a sink in the other, are long gone.
And, as overwhelming as that might be at the beginning, it's actually a good thing.
Some of your kitchen floor plan is predetermined, like, by your house. But the sky (and your budget) is the limit. If you're willing and able, you can change your ineffective U-shaped monstrosity into a beautiful galley, or vice versa. No idea what that means? Read on, my friend, read on.
Get ready for this.
A U-shaped kitchen is shaped… like a U.
Mind blowing, right?
Sometimes the "U" is created by walls and/or windows, but sometimes the countertops and cabinets make up the "U" independently. A "U" typically has the sink beneath a window and the cabinets and countertops facing each other. To make a "U" kitchen feel more open, consider making one of the "U" sides a peninsula with hanging cabinets instead of a full wall.
Yep, looks like a "G."
Maybe it's even the O. G. It's not, but sounds cool, right?
Most times, the "G" kitchen doesn't have the little "G" tail, the walls, cabinets, and countertops just create a little three-walled oasis of a kitchen. A good "G" sized kitchen is at least 10 feet by 10 feet, and it's pretty easy to expand it and make it more open concept.
Getting sick of the letters yet?
The biggest pro of the "L" kitchen are the space and the open feeling it gives your kitchen and your home. Lots of times, an "L" kitchen opens out into an informal dining room, or gives easy access between the kitchen and living rooms. It's also pretty easy to add an island into an "L" kitchen design if you need more counter space or storage.
Galley Kitchen
Finally, a shape that doesn't rely on your knowledge of the alphabet!
But it does help if you know something about ships.
Just like the hallway-like galley on a ship, the galley kitchen has a tendency to be small, narrow, and not great for kitchens with lots of people or lots of foot traffic.
If you can extend the galley, though, to add a bartop eating space or widen it a bit to give you and your kitchen colleagues a bit more room, a galley might be the perfect kitchen choice for your home.
Kitchens with islands
The powers that be must have gotten tired of coming up with cool names.
A kitchen with an island can pretty much be any one of the previously listed layouts, it just, you know, has an island, too.
Islands come in all shapes and sizes and can provide your kitchen with just about everything you need. And just think of how cool you'll sound telling everyone you just bought your own island.
And if you're looking for a little more planning insight, watch this:
Fancy Features: Consider the Weird
When you're planning your dream kitchen, it won't take you long to get sucked down a rabbit hole of options.
Even if you're just planning a little kitchen remodel, the choices are endless: color? Style? Type? Manufacturer? And the list goes on and on.
While no one can make the decision for you (it's your dream kitchen, after all), there might be some decisions that are more worthy of your time than others.
Choose the countertop color that appeals to you immediately and don't spend weeks debating the style of garbage disposal. Use your time to research, consider, and install some of these fancy features instead.
Save the world, one dirty dish at a time
It's cool to be green these days. Bring the world-saving goodness into your kitchen, too.
Depending on where you look, you can find energy-saving appliances of all types: dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, faucets -- you name it, it probably comes in an energy-saving variety (look for the energy star label).
Be warned, these shiny new appliances might cost a little more than their power-guzzling counterparts, but the extra bucks up front will be worth it. Not only will you save money each month when it comes time to pay the utility bill, you'll drastically reduce that carbon footprint.
Light up your whole world
You don't think about it when the sunlight is streaming in, but there might be a day when you need to use your kitchen in the dark. That single-bulb modern overhead light might not do it for you those days.
If you're creating a brand new dream kitchen anyway, why not add some lights under the cabinets? Even if you're not completely replacing your cabinets themselves, this little lighting addition can revolutionize your kitchen: they will make the difference between day and night.
And sorry, but talk about choices. Under the cabinet lighting comes in so many varieties for every single budget, it's hard to even talk about.
Wire some electricity to hook up stable and permanent little light fixtures. Buy some click-on stick-on little numbers. Do something in between. It's your call, but adding more light will be super worth it.
More than a beach
If you're going with an island kitchen format (or are just considering adding an island to your kitchen itself), consider making your island do more.
Don't, like, force it, but maybe get one that already has a variety of capabilities.
Islands can be countertops, sure, but what if the top of your island was a built-in cutting board? Or what if it was full of shelves or drawers or hooks? What if you added a pot hanger to create a reachable extra layer? So many options.
Your island can even be more than kitchen space. If it's tall enough, wide enough, and surrounded by enough space, your island can become a homework space, a little eatery, or the perfect spot for a quiet moment amid the chaos.
You've got a wide range
Ovens, ovens, ovens. So many ovens.
This is a choice you should take some time making.
Some people love gas. Others induction. And still, others prefer a good old electric burner. The choice is yours, but unless you plan on building a dream kitchen every couple of years when you get sick of your range (or it breaks down because you went cheap), you really should consider your range needs.
Okay, done with the serious talk.
Pick a range that you'll want to come home to.
Tech-y updates
Technology has moved beyond the office and living room and into the kitchen.
And it's not necessarily a bad thing.
Smart homes and smart appliances are making it easier than ever for you to successfully navigate and control your world, and your kitchen can be right there with the rest of the house. If this is really your dream kitchen, shouldn't it be one you can see your future self enjoying, too?
Shove It
Storage is a big one.
Big in that you can never have enough.
Luckily, there are tons of new and improved ways to add storage to your kitchen without getting rid of your living room. And if you can include any or all of these storage options in your dream kitchen plans, all the better.
Cupboard door options
Unique cupboard options
Other storage spaces
It's All About the Money
Dream kitchen projects are expensive. Traditionally.
But with the right planning and know-how, your dream kitchen doesn't have to break the bank or even overtake the budget.
Before you even start determining how much money you have to spend on your kitchen project, know some numbers. Regardless of the overall amount of money you'll put into your dream kitchen, this is probably how it will all shake out:
Your final cost sheet might look a bit different, but this is a pretty good place to start. As you start making some big decisions, look back at the chart to see if it really fits.
For example, if your dream countertop is going to cost 75% of your total budget, you might have to settle with some DIY laminate until you can save some more bucks. Or make a trade -- maybe you'll go with the perfect counter, but save moving the sink for another day.
Can You Smell It?
Building your dream kitchen might not be as easy as watching someone on HGTV do it, but it will be so much more satisfying.
Just imagine coming home after a long day of work. You slump in the door, ready to collapse… but wait. What's that smell?
It's dinner.
It's ready for you.
Are you up for the challenge?
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Just recently I posted about my first buy of 2016, where I bought 46 shares of ManuLife Financial (MFC). So I had bought 46 shares of MFC at $20.24 during the first week of January. The stock boasted a 3.36% dividend yield, which means an additional $7.82 per quarter and $31.28 in annual dividend income. I had also lowered my average cost basis for this position from $20.38 from my first purchase to $20.31, and my MFC share count rose to 88. Then, markets decided to give just about every company a 3-8% 'discount' and I was fortunate enough to have some more spare capital to deploy along with some dividends so I once again bought more MFC last week.
So, seeing as how a company which I tend to lean towards picking up at any price under $21 was trading in the under $19 range, I grabbed another 47 shares at $18.77! Adding $7.99 in dividend income per quarter, $31.96 a year at a 3.6% yield. I now have a total of 135 shares of MFC and a new average cost basis of $19.77.
Now, while the market may have gone down even further, with MFC trading at $18.24, and even lower last week. For the next while I will be holding off on adding further to this position, as MFC now represents a 8.9% weighting in my portfolio. So I will be focusing on other holdings, most likely the banks or a beaten down REIT or energy company.
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I am thankful and grateful for this article. I am learning the hard way that not everyone is the right client. Unnecessary pain and damage to my rep. My mistake? Ignoring my intuition and previous experiences with the project manager…the individual chose me…I should not have chosen them. #lessonlearned.Reply
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Good one, Tai. Yes, too often people will take on clients who are not a good fit. I did once. HARD lesson learned, but today I'm VERY careful who I accept to work with.Reply
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Thanks for stopping by Jason. Some coaches say that applications deter potential clients. I think if you've established enough trust and credibility, the VIPs you attract that are serious about working with you, will respect your process and welcome the opportunity to ensure that the fit is right for both sides.Reply


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First time Article 40.5 of the Irish Constitution considered as defence against injunction to have house demolished
A recent judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Hogan in the High Court (4th October 2012) has raised a very interesting issue in terms of the weight that should be placed on Article 40.5 of the Irish Constitution in terms of deciding on an application by a local authority to seeking an order to demolish a dwelling built without the benefit of planning permission. Article 40.5 states that:
"The dwelling of every citizen is inviolable and shall not be forcibly entered save in accordance with law".
In the case of Wicklow County Council -v- Fortune Justice Hogan was dealing with a situation where the defendant, Ms. Fortune, had constructed a small timber framed chalet approximately 70 sq. m. in size in a wooded area of high natural beauty in Lough Dan, Co. Wicklow. The Council had postponed enforcement proceedings pending a retention application by Mr. Fortune however when An Bord Pleanala ultimately refused permission for the house the Council made an application to the Circuit Court for an injunction to remove the dwelling. The Circuit Court found in favour of the Council and ordered that the site should be demolished. The case came before Justice Hogan on appeal to the High Court.
Justice Hogan noted in his judgement that this appeal from a decision of the Circuit Court raises "difficult and, in some respects, novel issues concerning the application of the Planning and Development Act 2000". One of the key issues related to the nature of the "inviolability" of the dwelling as provided for in Article 40.5 of the Constitution and to what extent, if at all, can this constitutional provision be invoked by the home owner by way of defence to an application for an injunction which would seek to compel him or her to remove an unauthorized dwelling.
As noted by Justice Hogan there was no real dispute but that the construction of the chalet was unauthorised and that the necessary planning permission for this structure is not in existence. The real question, therefore, is whether the court should exercise its discretion to grant an injunction to the Council seeking the removal of the house. In this regard Justice Hogan noted that the Article 40.5 defence appears to be the first time in which such an argument has been advanced in a case where a local authority makes an application to the courts for a house to be demolished. The importance given to considering this defence is evident from the view expressed by Justice Hogan that were it not for the constitutional argument, he would have been inclined to grant the injunction, albeit subject to a two year stay.
Ms. Fortune's argument was that no injunction could or should be granted as this would infringe the guarantee of inviolability (sanctity) attaching to her dwelling as provided for in Article 40.5 of the Constitution. Justice Hogan noted that if this were to be taken literally it would effectively mean that "residential planning control would be virtually meaningless". In his view
"The Constitution was not intended to bring about a situation where someone could profit from their own deliberate and conscious wrongful actions by asserting an immunity from legal action and appropriate enforcement by invoking Article 40.5".
However, he acknowledged that Article 40.5 affords a real protection which the courts must safeguard by word and deed. He added that it is not simply enough for the applicant Council to show that the structure is unauthorised or that the householder has drawn these difficulties upon themselves by proceeding to construct the dwelling without planning permission. Rather
"It would be necessary to go further and show, for example, that the continued occupation and retention of the dwelling would be so manifestly at odds with important public policy objectives that demolition was the only fair, realistic and proportionate response".
Justice Hogan gave examples such as where the dwelling jeopardised or threatened the rights or amenities of others or visibly detracted from an area of high natural beauty or presented a real and immediate traffic or fire hazard.
Given the novelty of the point and, in particular, the fact that the critical Article 40.5 issue was highlighted only in the wake of a recent Supreme Court's decision, Justice Hogan adjourned the question of whether this particular unauthorised dwelling should be demolished for further argument in the light of this judgment.
The final decision on this case will be watched with interest.Published on November 7, 2012 By:David Mulcahy · Filed under: Court Cases, Planning Legislation, Residentail, Rural Planning; Tagged as: article 40.5, Court, Fortune, irish constitution, Justice Hogan, Wicklow County Council


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Potty crime: Teens charged with burglary for mischievous act
Three teenage boys were taken into custody last week after police said they broke into Western Middle School in the middle of the night and urinated in an oven and defecated in a sink.
Police were called after a commercial alarm at the 1 Western Junior Highway school went off last Saturday, according to the police report. When officers responded, they found the three boys -- two 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old -- carrying a video camera, police said. Police determined the teens had entered through an open window and then carried out their potty deeds. Police said the entire act was filmed.
The teens' names were not released due to their age.
They were charged with third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief, and released to the custody of their parents.
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I totally miss the "My Mom the Style Icon" blog that celebrated mothers and their style. The last post was 2012; here it is five years later and I am still talking about it. My mother would have been 69 yesterday, so I wanted to dedicate today's post to one…No Comments + Read More


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HPI has partnered with Earth's Harvest, a non-profit corporation, to develop and make accessible to all people highly productive crops that provide high-quality, safe and more nutritious foods. Earth's Harvest promotes public education and humanitarian research focused on meeting the next generation's food needs.
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The effects of output task types on noticing and learning of the English past counterfactual conditional
Focus of the study: This study too tests the Output Hypothesis; however, it also looks at the interaction of pushed output with task type by comparing two kinds of tasks which are commonly used in the instructed SLA research. By using reconstruction and picture-cued writing task, the article aims to compare differential effects of these two types of tasks on learning of English past counterfactual conditional. This study questions whether there is a relationship between output task type and noticing and subsequently learning of a target structure. This study examines the effect of output and type of output tasks on noticing and learning of English past counterfactual conditional.
Instructional settings and participants: The study took place in a required-English course at a Korean university in Seoul. The participants were 52 intermediate-level undergraduate students, whose proficiency was determined by the Seoul National English Proficiency Test. The study was conducted over a period of approximately four weeks. 10 intact classes were randomly assigned as one of these three groups: experimental group 1= reconstruction (EG1), experimental group 2= picture-cued writing task (EG2), non-output or control group (CG).
Instrumentation and procedure: All groups in the study received first input and then were asked to work on a task. Whie this task was production-based for output groups, it was comprehension-based for the non-output group. The input was given through a reading passage including many instances of English past counterfactual conditonal. After reading the passage, the reconsrtuction group participants was asked to reconstruct the reading passage without looking the passage as correctly as possible. They were also told to underline important words or phrases to use the following task. The picture-cued writing task group was given 8 pictures and prompts under each picture. The participants were intructed to write a past conditional sentence combining two pictures. The nonoutput group worked on comprehension questions after reading passage and they wer not allowed to look back at the passage, either. To measure learning of the conditional forms, all groups were given a pretest and a posttests of recognition and production tests. In the recognition test, students listened and saw sentences and judged if the sentences were correct or not and if not, underline the mistake and correct it. In the production test, the students were given 3 contexts and they were asked to write sentences containing past conditionals.
Results and discussion: In terms of noticing, the three experimental groups did not differ significantly. However, the output groups triggered noticing significantly more than non-output group. For noticing measure, underlining method was used as in Izumi. This method should be taken into consideration for evaluating the effect of noticing on learning. Moreover, the output groups outperformed the non-output groups on the production post-test. The two output groups did not differ in terms of task type on the production test. Overall, this study shows confirming evidence for the noticing function of the Output Hypothesis and how it benefits learning of L2 structures and how output-taks promote learning in comparison to non-output tasks.


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Preliminary March data for Sydney's hotel market shows occupancy declined 1.3% for the month.
STR's preliminary March 2019 data for hotels in Sydney indicates lower performance.
Based on daily data from March, Sydney reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
• Supply: +2.7%
• Demand: +1.3%
• Occupancy: -1.3% to 87.2%
• Average daily rate (ADR): -6.8% to AUD230.94
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): -8.0% to AUD201.36
The absolute occupancy level would be the lowest for a March in Sydney since 2014. The decrease in ADR marks the first year-over-year decline in the metric for any March since 2009. STR analysts partially attribute the lower performance levels to a steady rise in supply and shifts in demand to lower average rate properties in submarkets of Sydney. Additionally, the year-over-year comparison was impacted by a high ADR event on 14-16 March 2018, when Sydney hosted the Australian-ASEAN Business Summit.
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Here is an update on another case we've been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group of dairy drivers were non-exempt employees entitled to overtime pay based on the omission of an Oxford comma from the state's wage and hour statute. Last Thursday, the parties agreed to settle the case for $5 million, pending Court approval, and the Maine legislature has revised the statute to include semicolons, which will likely make these drivers exempt from overtime going forward.
On behalf of Katz Melinger PLLC posted in Wage and Hour/Overtime on Monday, February 12, 2018.