text: Heart Health High Blood Pressure Treatment Taking CoQ10 for Blood Pressure By Karen Shackelford, MD linkedin Karen Shackelford, MD, is an emergency medicine physician with years of experience helping patients dealing with blood pressure issues. Learn about our editorial process Karen Shackelford, MD Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD on September 18, 2019 facebook linkedin Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist. He is Verywell's Senior Medical Advisor. Learn about our Medical Review Board Richard N. Fogoros, MD Updated on November 21, 2019 Print More in High Blood Pressure Treatment Causes & Risk Factors Diagnosis Living With Prevention Low Blood Pressure Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a substance that can help boost the conversion of food to energy. Found in most cells in the body, CoQ10 is a very powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants are chemicals that oppose free radicals, damaging oxygen ions that damage cell membranes and DNA, sometimes causing cell death. Free radicals are widely believed to contribute to aging , in addition to a number of health conditions like cancer and heart disease. The use of an antioxidant can neutralize free radicals, reducing or preventing cellular damage. CoQ10 is thought to improve heart-related conditions, like high blood pressure, by increasing the production of energy in cells, neutralizing free radicals that cause cell harm, and preventing the formation of blood clots. Moment Editorial / Getty Images CoQ10 and Blood Pressure Among the cardiac conditions that may be prevented or treated with the use of CoQ10 supplements are heart failure, heart attacks, and high blood pressure. In fact, The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database has rated CoQ10 as "possibly effective" for the treatment of hypertension. Some experts believe hypertensive patients may have a deficiency of the enzyme. There have been several clinical studies of CoQ10 that suggest a beneficial effect in lowering blood pressure, although these studies suggest a period of treatment lasting 4 to 12 weeks is necessary before a benefit is evident. A review of studies in the Journal of Human Hypertension suggested that CoQ10 may help lower systolic blood pressure by up to 17 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by up to 10 mm Hg without significant side effects. What Is the Ideal Blood Pressure? Possible Side Effects No major side effects have been reported with CoQ10 use. Some users have reported an upset stomach. Since studies have not determined safety during pregnancy, CoQ10 supplements are not recommended for use by pregnant women. People with diabetes should be aware of the potential of CoQ10 to lower blood sugar and should consult their healthcare provider before using this supplement. Interactions People who take blood thinners like Coumadin (warfarin) and Plavix (clopidogrel) should alert their doctor before taking CoQ10 supplements as the supplement may increase the risk of bleeding and easy bruising. CoQ10 may decrease the efficacy of certain chemotherapy drugs, so people undergoing cancer treatment should consult with their oncologist before using CoQ10. On the other hand, a number of small studies have shown that CoQ10 may reduce cardiac toxicity associated with daunorubicin and doxorubicin, two chemotherapy drugs are known to have a high risk of heart damage. If you decide to take CoQ10 to lower your blood pressure, you should be aware that some medications can lower CoQ10 levels in your blood. These include statin drugs used for the treatment of high cholesterol, fibrates like Lopid (gemfibrozil), and tricyclic antidepressants like Elavil (amitryptiline), Sinequan (doxepin HCl), and Tofranil (imipramine). Dosage and Preparation If you are taking a blood pressure medication, the addition of CoQ10 supplements may allow you to decrease your dosage of other antihypertensive medications. It's important to talk with your doctor before adding CoQ10 or any supplement to your regimen. Careful monitoring will help you safely optimize the use of this supplement. COQ10 should only be taken by adults 19 years of age or more. Recommended dosages range from 30 mg to 200 mg daily. Most experts agree that soft gel capsules are absorbed better than other types of supplements. CoQ10 is fat-soluble, meaning that it needs fat in order to be absorbed and metabolized. For optimal results, take the supplement with a fat-containing meal rather than on an empty stomach. Can CoEnzyme Q10 Prevent Migraines? A Word From Verywell If you have hypertension, supplements may be helpful in reducing your blood pressure numbers. Although extensive research is still lacking on the effects of many supplements on blood pressure, there is evidence to show improvement with the use of CoQ10 supplements. If you are considering the use of a supplement, be sure to tell your healthcare provider. Some supplements may interact with medications you currently take. It's important to have all the facts and to monitor your blood pressure carefully when making any changes in your treatment regimen. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Looking to start a diet to better manage your high blood pressure? Our nutrition guide can help. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Verywell Health uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Rahman K. Studies on free radicals, antioxidants, and co-factors. Clin Interv Aging. 2007;2(2):219-36. Zozina VI, Covantev S, Goroshko OA, Krasnykh LM, Kukes VG. Coenzyme Q10 in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: current state of the problem. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2018;14(3):164-174. doi:10.2174/1573403X14666180416115428. Ho MJ, Li EC, Wright JM. Blood pressure lowering efficacy of coenzyme Q10 for primary hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;3:CD007435. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007435.pub3. Sood B, Keenaghan M. Coenzyme Q10. Updated October 1, 2019. Greenlee H, Shaw J, Lau YI, Naini A, Maurer M. Lack of effect of coenzyme q10 on doxorubicin cytotoxicity in breast cancer cell cultures. Integr Cancer Ther. 2012;11(3):243-50. doi:10.1177/1534735412439749. Golomb BA, Evans MA. Statin adverse effects : a review of the literature and evidence for a mitochondrial mechanism. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2008;8(6):373-418. Additional Reading Belardinelli R, Muçaj A, Lacalaprice F, et al. Coenzyme q10 and Exercise Training in Chronic Heart Failure. Eur Heart J. 2006;27(22):2675-81. Hodgson JM, Watts GF, Playford DA, Burke V, Croft KD. Coenzyme q10 Improves Blood Pressure and Glycaemic Control: A Controlled Trial in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002;56(11):1137-42. Rosenfeldt F, Hilton D, Pepe S, Krum H. Systematic Review of Effect of Coenzyme q10 in Physical Exercise, Hypertension and Heart Failure. Biofactors. 2003;18(1-4):91-100. Rosenfeldt FL, Haas SJ, Krum H, et al. Coenzyme q10 in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis of the Clinical Trials. J Hum Hypertens. 2007;21(4):297-306. doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1002138 Al-Hasso. Coenzyme Q10: a review. Hosp Pharm. 2001;36(1):51-66.


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News Corp. Abandons BSkyB Bid
Deal a casualty of 'News of the World' hacking scandal
News Corp. has decided to drop its bid to acquire satellite company British Sky Broadcasting, the media conglomerate announced today.
The news came during a marathon discussion in Britain's House of Commons on the subject of whether Rupert Murdoch's company should be allowed to move forward with the bid in light of the News of the World hacking scandal. All three major parties in Parliament were poised to vote against the takeover later this afternoon. Murdoch had been scrambling to save the deal as it crumbled under the weight of the hacking allegations, but public pressure finally proved too much.
As Britain's lawmakers debated the deal, News Corp. issued a statement: "News Corporation ("News Corp") announces that it no longer intends to make an offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC ("BSkyB") not already owned by it."
Chase Carey, deputy chairman and COO, commented, "We believed that the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation would benefit both companies, but it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate. News Corporation remains a committed long-term shareholder in BSkyB. We are proud of the success it has achieved and our contribution to it."
News Corp. will keep its 39 percent share in BSkyB, but will have to pay BSkyB a break fee of around £38.5 million for walking away from the deal. As the news broke, BSkyB's share price dropped by 2 percent.
"This is a victory for people up and down this country who have been appalled by the revelations of the phone hacking scandal and the failure of News International to take responsibility," Labour leader Ed Miliband said in a statement. "People thought it was beyond belief that Mr. Murdoch could continue with his takeover after these revelations . . . Nobody should exercise power in this country without responsibility."


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DIPG Support
A Diagnosis of DIPG can be devastating, but it is important to know that you don't have to go at it alone. There are various foundations and organizations that provide financial, family, and medical support to patients and parents battling DIPG – and a majority of these organizations were started and are run by the parents of children who battled DIPG.
In addition, we have created a guide to help you navigate the beginning of this journey and inform you of where to go next.
Financial Support
Battling DIPG puts a heavy burden on families. From medical bills to travel, it can all be overwhelming. Various DIPG Collaborative partners offer financial assistance to families of children with brain cancer and are listed below.
Reflections Of Grace Foundation offers financial assistance grants to families of children with brain cancer.
The Love, Chloe Foundation offers financial assistance to families in Central Kansas. This support is available to children undergoing treatment for any form of cancer.
Aidan's Avengers family support program provides financial support to families of children diagnosed with brain tumors in PA, NJ, DE, MD and NY.
The Brooke Healey Foundation is a New Jersey based organization dedicated to fighting DIPG and other pediatric cancers. They fund research through the DIPG Collaborative, help families directly, and award scholarships.
Family Support
In addition to raising funds for pediatric cancer research, The Cure Starts Now offers a variety of programs to help both families and patients in the battle against DIPG.
DIPG Warrior is The Cure Starts Now's way to support your family and friends through awareness, support, fundraising and more than anything, honoring your DIPG Warrior. The program is free to ALL DIPG families whether they are currently battling or not.
The Monkey in My Chair program provides a monkey kit to children battling cancer. The kit helps the child receiving treatment, as well as their classmates cope with the situation; while also providing tools to teachers to better manage your child's re-entry to school.
The DIPG Warrior App helps families battling DIPG by creating a single location to update family members, connect with other families battling or who have battled, and receive the latest information on clinical trials and research.
Medical Support
Receiving a diagnosis of DIPG and going through treatment are difficult for patients and their families. The Cure Starts Now, in collaboration with the DIPG Collaborative members, completely fund the DIPG Registry and the European SIOPE Registry. The DIPG Registry and website provides information about ongoing and planned research, as well as contact information for DIPG experts if you or your doctor would like to arrange a consultation.


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Please attribute any use of these videos or stories to National Council on Aging.
6 Steps to Prevent a Fall
Watch and share this 90-second video to educate older adults about simple steps they can take to prevent a fall. Available in English and Spanish.
You Have the Power to Prevent a Fall
Evidence-based falls prevention programs help older adults learn how to address their fear of falling and what they can do to improve or sustain their strength. This video highlights four of these programs: Tai Chi, Stepping On, A Matter of Balance, and the Otago Exercise Program.
Medication Management Tips and Strategies
Watch and share this Facebook Live video of NCOA talking with a pharmacist about medication management tips and strategies to avoid medication misuse and abuse.
Navigating Outdoor Fall Hazards
Watch this Facebook Live video to identify and take steps to overcome the falls risks in your community.
18 Steps to Fall Proofing Your Home
More than 75% of falls take place inside or in close proximity to the home, but your home doesn't have to be an obstacle course of potential falls. Some simple and quick changes will easily help reduce your risk of falling. Watch this Facebook Live video to learn 18 steps to fall proof your home.
2017 Falls Free® Video & Story Contest Winners
Congratulations to the 2017 Video & Story Contest winners! This year's winning videos include positive depictions of older adults engaged in a variety of falls prevention activities. As a special addition, we included stories as part of this year's entries which help showcase the enthusiasm for and benefit of participating in evidence-based falls prevention programs. Special thanks to the many contestants and judges.
First Place
Winner: Cobb Senior Services; Marietta, GA
"Under the beautiful skies and quiet serenity of Hyde Farm in Cobb County, Georgia, 80 older adults came together for their first Pop Up Tai Chi class in support of fall prevention awareness. The gathering provided a free, innovative way for Tai Chi and falls prevention methods to be promoted in the community. Pop Up Tai Chi was sponsored by Cobb County Senior Services, Parks and Recreation, and Cobb Libraries to show that inspiration for healthy aging can be found in unexpected places."
Second Place
Winner: The Mather; Evanston, IL
"At the Mather in Evanston, IL, the motto is "Ways to Age Well." Residents can take classes to learn to prevent falls in their lives, including: Better Balance, FUNctional Fitness, Gentle H2O, and Tai Chi/Qi Gong. Balance training is incorporated into every classes to ensure that in addition to maintaining overall fitness, residents can work specifically on balance. Yearly fitness assessments provide a benchmark. Many residents say that all of this work pays off because they are in the best shape they have been in years."
Third Place
Winner: Phoenix Health Education and Wellness Center; Dalzell, SC
"Each day 10,000 baby boomers turn the age of 65 in what is considered the largest population group to reach retirement age in our nation's history. Joseph Whiting, a Board Certified Tai Chi instructor is doing his part to help boomers age well. Joseph delivers evidenced-based Tai Chi for fall prevention programs in South Carolina. Nearly 100 people have taken his Tai Chi class to improve their balance and movement and learn to integrate mind with body, intelligence with intention. Tai Chi is one of several evidence-based exercise programs proven to effectively reduce the occurrence of falls. In a 2007 study, Tai Chi was shown to significantly reduce the risk of multiple falls by up to 55 percent."
View the 2016 Falls Free® Video Contest Winners
Congratulations to the 2016 video contest winners! Over 25 video entries in which partners across the country showcased their enthusiasm for falls prevention were submitted. This year's winning videos include positive depictions of older adults engaged in a variety of falls prevention activities. Special thanks to the many contestants and judges.
First Place
Winner: Partners in Care Foundation; San Fernando, CA
Second Place
Winner: Area Agency on Aging, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; Rockville, MD
Third Place Tie
Winner: The Oasis Institute; St. Louis, MO
Third Place Tie
Winner: YMCA Healthy Living Center, YMCA Greater Des Moines; Clive, IO
View the 2015 Falls Free® Video Contest Winners
Congratulations to the 2015 Falls Free® video contest winners! Over 30 videos were entered in the contest, and competition was extremely tight. Many thanks to everyone who submitted entries, to our judges, and to GSK for supporting the contest.
First Place
Winner: Putnam Aging, Saint Albans, WV
Second Place
Winner: New Hampshire Falls Risk Reduction Taskforce, Lebanon, NH
Third Place
Winner: Chinese American Service League, Chicago, IL
Honorable Mention
Winner: John Corona, Fairlawn, NY
Honorable Mention
Winner: Eskaton (Dovos Media), Carmichael, CA


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Congressman Charlie Rangel made an election day appearance on Good Day New York this morning and he jokingly fretted about the job prospects of his main opponent today, State Senator Adriano Espaillat. Mr. Rangel discussed Mr. Espaillat's employment situation when he was asked why he seems so confident in a race where Mr. Espaillat is seen as a formidable candidate due to the newly redrawn Upper Manhattan congressional district's Latino majority. If elected, Mr. Espaillat would be the first congressman of Dominican descent.
"I'm not working any harder today than I've worked last month, last year or every year since I've been in the Congress. I service my district. I'm at places, I go to community events ive worked with the City Council….This isn't a love affair. I produce and that's what people want from their public officials," said Mr. Rangel, explaining the source of his confidence.
"Besides, I don't even know the people running against me–except one of them," Mr. Rangel said of Mr. Espaillat. "He's a very, very ambitious person and, since he's said that he's not running for any other office, if he loses, I hope I'll be able to find him some employment somewhere."
Mr. Rangel continued by repeating his accusation Mr. Espaillat is hedging his bets in the race by simultaneously circulating petitions to run for reelection to the Senate, where he began serving last year. Mr. Espaillat has countered that charge with an accusation of his own by claiming Mr. Rangel of using 'fake' petitions to smear him.
"He just got on the Senate. I endorsed him for the Senate and he told everybody that's what he wanted to do. A couple of months later, he changes his mind and says he wants to run against me," Mr. Rangel said. "Then he also is filing that he wants to run again for the State Senate. So, he should at least be mature enough to know. Which job does he really want?"


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Paedophilia and child sexual abuse are phenomena that are not well understood, despite the level of concern that they elicit. Sexual victimization is considered to take place when there is a sexual encounter between children under the age of 13 with a person at least five years their senior, and encounters of children aged between 13 and 16 with persons at least 10 years older[334].
The NSPCC describes abuse and neglect collectively as forms of maltreatment of a child. Somebody may abuse or neglect a child either directly by inflicting harm, or indirectly, by failing to act to prevent harm. Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or community setting; by those known to them; or, more rarely, by a stranger. They may be abused by an adult or adults, or another child or children[335].
UK policy identifies 4 types of child abuse[336]: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. Much of the emphasis in research, policy and guidance is on more vulnerable and marginalized groups of children and young people and in terms of sexual violence focuses on sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse, with more recent attention to intimate partner violence[337] and to gangs and groups[338].
Any estimates of abuse and exploitation are problematic. There are wide variations in reporting due to lack of standard definitions of abuse or what counts as an upper age limit, lack of agreement over the age difference between abuser and abused, different sample selections, and different forms of data collection. For example, in 1998 the number of incidents in England and Wales was placed at between 3,500 to 72,600[339]. A study in 1994 that examined 21 countries in 1994 suggested that between 7 and 36% of women and between 3 and 29% of men had suffered sexual abuse during childhood[340].
Until the 1970s professionals did not consider child sexual abuse a significant social problem. In 1984 the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) noted a 90% increase in reported cases of child sexual abuse. Concern has developed in the following ways during different historical periods:
- 1985-1987: a focus on abuse within the family
- 1987-1989: a focus on paedophile rings
- 1986-1990: a focus on child murder cases
- 1990-2000: a focus on doubting cases, especially from 1994 with discussion taking place around 'false memory syndrome'.
- 2000-2013: cases of 'celebrity abuse', for example, by Michael Jackson, Gary Glitter, Jimmy Saville, and abuse in the Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church[341].
The common media representation of a paedophile is of an anti-social drifter who lives on the fringe of society but abuse is much more likely from someone that the child knows[342]. The vast majority of sexual abuse cases involve family members or acquaintances rather than strangers[343]. Focusing on abuse by strangers may distract attention from the key problems young people face in relation to abuse. Concerns about sexual abuse and sexualization also often focus on the appearance of young girls as sexually available[344] but the relationship of appearance and sexual offending is difficult to determine[345]. The idea that sexualized media or goods have the capacity to 'condition' an individual to develop paedophilia is not supported by evidence. Research suggests that paedophiles' attraction to young people is based upon their perception of the psychological and social qualities of children rather than their anatomical properties[346]. Treating 'sexualized' media may distract from a recognition of the factors that are known to be connected to child sexual abuse and focusing on children's appearance may become a form of blaming them, rather than focusing on the perpetrators of the abuse.
Rates of child sexual abuse appear to be either remaining constant or declining. UK research has suggested a decline in serious forms of contact sexual abuse[347]. However, the most recent NATSAL survey suggests that non-volitional sex where people experience having had sex against their will is not uncommon and experienced particularly by young women aged 18 and young men aged 16[348]. This is an essential area of enquiry which warrants further research.
Young people, media and sexualization
334. Glaser, D. & S. Frosh, S. (1988). Child Sexual Abuse. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
335. NSPCC, (2010). The definitions and signs of child abuse. http://www.nspcc.org.uk/inform/trainingandconsultancy/consultancy/helpandadvice/definitions_and_signs_of_child_abuse_pdf_wdf65412.pdf336″ DCSF (2010). Working Together to Safeguard Children, http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151715/https://http://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/00305-2010DOM-EN.PDF
337. DfE (2013). Working Together to Safeguard Children, http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/statutory/g00213160/working-together-to-safeguard-children
338. Children's Commissioner (2013). 'If only someone had listened': Office of the Children's Commissioner's Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups Final Report, http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_743
339. Grubin, D. (1998). Sex offending against children: Understanding the risk (No. 99). Home Office, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.
340. Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18(5), 409-417
341. For discussions see See La Fontaine, J. (1990). Child Sexual Abuse. London: Polity Press; Nava, M. (1992). Changing Cultures: Feminism, Youth and Consumerism. London: Sage; Nava, M. (1988). Cleveland and the Press: Outrage and Anxiety in the Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse. Feminist Review, 28, 103-121; Jenkins, P. (2001). Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a Contemporary Crises. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Levine, S. B, & Risen, C. B. (2004). The crisis in the church: dealing with the many faces of cultural hysteria. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 1(4), 364-370; Lee, J. (2005). Pervasive Perversions: Pedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse in Media/Cultures. London: Free Association Books; Lee, J. (2010). Celebrity, Pedophilia and Ideology. New York: Cambria; Berkowitz, E. (2012). Sex and Punishment – 4000 Years of Judging Desire. London: The Westbourne Press.
342. Jackson, S., & Scott, S. (1999). Risk anxiety and the social construction of childhood in Lupton, D. (Ed.) Risk and Sociocultural Theory: New Directions and Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 86-107; Kitzinger, J. (2004). Framing Abuse: Media Influence and Public Understanding of Sexual Violence Against Children. London: Pluto Press.
343. Radford, L., Corral, S., Bradley, C., Fisher, H., Bassett, C., Howat, N. & Collishaw, S. (2011). Child abuse and neglect in the UK today, http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/ research/findings/child_abuse_neglect_research_PDF_wdf84181.pdf
344. See for example the 2007 APA report http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/girls/report.aspx which states 'Younger girls imbued with adult sexuality may seem sexually appealing, and this may suggest their sexual availability and status as appropriate sexual objects' (APA, 2007, 3).
345. Howitt, D., & Sheldon, K. (2007). The role of cognitive distortions in paedophilic offending: Internet and contact offenders compared. Psychology, Crime & Law, 13(5), 469-486.
346. Goode, S.D. (2010). Understanding and Addressing Sexual Attraction to Children: A Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society. London: Routledge.
347. Radford, L., Corral, S., Bradley, C., Fisher, H., Bassett, C., Howat, N. & Collishaw, S. (2011). Child Abuse and Neglect in the UK Today. London: NSPCC.
348. Macdowall, Wendy, et al. (2013). Lifetime prevalence, associated factors, and circumstances of non-volitional sex in women and men in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). The Lancet, 1845-1855.


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While the word "targum" means translation in general, it usually refers to the Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible. After the Babylonian exile, most Jews spoke Aramaic as their first language, so translation became necessary to understand the Biblical readings. Many of the Targum contained interpretations or explanatory notes in addition to the literal translation.
This body of work includes:
Targum Onkelos (Onqelos) on the Torah (composed originally in 2nd cent. CE Eretz Israel but tradited and studied primarily in Babylonia). It is generally quite literal in its translation, but expansive in the poetic sections.
Targum Pseudo-Jonathan (know as Targum Jonathan in rabbinic bibles, but referred to as Yerushalmi I in Jastrow's dictionary of rabbinic Hebrew and Aramaic); an eighth century CE composition incorporating earlier midrashic and targumic material
Targum Yerushalmi : a targum used in Eretz-Israel and the west, built on the basis of Onqelos but adding extensive midrashic exposition, finalized only in the Byzantine era (Jastrow: Yerusalmi II). Prior to the 1950's it was known only from fragments preserved in what are called the "fragment targums" and in fragmentary pages from the Cairo Genizah. At that time a complete 16th century manuscript of the entire torah in that tradition was discovered in a library at the Vatican, now referred to as Targum Neophyti.
The Prophets:
Targum Jonathan, roughly contemporary with Targum Onqelos but with extensive interpretive material. These texts are especially noteworthy as representatives of rabbinic theology.
The Writings:
Targums to Psalms and Job, are quite similar in nature and origin to Pseudo-Jonathan on the Torah.
Targum Song of Songs and the so-called Second Targum (Targum Sheni) to Esther, are rich storehouses of midrash.
The remaining texts (excepting Targum Proverbs which was a Judaized version of the Syriac Peshitta to that book) are generally thought to have a Palestinian origin, but much remains to be studied.
Do a title browse search under the part of the Bible you want, and add Aramaic and the name of the Targum. For example:
Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Aramaic Onkelos
Includes the Hebrew texts of the Tanakh, Talmuds, early commentaries, codes, and many responsa. Searching is allowed from anywhere, more features are available (saving, printing, etc.) from the HUC campus or through the Jewish Studies Portal.
This Lexicon includes every dialect of Aramaic from the 9th century BCE through the 13th century CE.
Translated by C.M. M. Brady, this text is based upon the text of MS Urb. 1
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Today I want to show you a very special skill that I have perfected over the years. It is called: Procrastination!
Many of you have probably heard of this and some might even have made their own experiences but beginner or not this video might teach you a thing or two.
Now I am a strong believer in learning by doing so grab your latest assignment and let's get started!


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Motherhood, as God designed it, seems lost in today's world. Culture and media do not validate the importance of Motherhood. They do not understand that when children are not trained, disciplined and encouraged, there is no future adult generation with Godly charter. We have prayed for a movement of moms from all over the world to rise up. Godly women are answering the call to commit to His purpose; to bring righteousness in their lives, in their homes, and in the lives of their children and to support their husbands. They are inspiring other women in the spirit of a Titus 2 women; to encourage, train and equip other women to read God's Word, to love the Lord, the please Him, and in finding those pleasing ways of his, they will in turn have the courage and life and faith in their homes to build a Godly generation for His purpose.
These women believe that when a woman is isolate or feels alone, because of messages of media, culture, sometimes in your own church, that what you are doing as a mom isn't important. Moms then become targets of Satan. But, when a woman has a mentor or when she is in a small group, or has a friend to walk with her and to show her what is really true, what's really biblical, they can then, begin to change the world. Christ isn't just a theological thought to know, He is an organic God, a living God who has art and beauty and a heart for you. --- Sally Clarkson (MomHeart Leader Intensive Training 2010)
Debra Giles is a Conference Leader with A Mom's Heart in Illinois Ministries. She has served as speaker, mentor, and support group leader for the past seven years. Debra has been married to her best friend Joe for 23 years, mother of six, and a grandmother of ten grandchildren. She has a true heart for women's ministry and is passionate about helping ladies in their walk with Jesus. A primary goal for Debra is to equip sisters in Christ with greater tools and survival mechanisms so they can become better wives and mothers.
Debra enjoys hiking, going on long drives with family, and especially treasures her daily alone time with God. Her "just for fun" activity is being around people! Debra's church family is the Fairview Heights church of Christ where she has been actively serving for 20 years. A part of her ministry there includes conducting annual Mother-Daughter Teas. Debra's focus is to serve our Lord Jesus. When asked, "What inspires you to help women?" Debra replied, "I told God, 'I'll be your girl!'" She has been on this journey ever since. Please join us at this year's 2017 Ladies Retreat. Be encouraged by the messages brought by Debra as she helps to "Renew Your Heart & Find Hope in Christ"!
Heather Ashe, of Indiana, PA, has been married fifteen years and has three children, 13, 9, and 5. God has used motherhood as a spiritual training ground to grow and transform her in ways she never imagined possible. Heather has attended two MomHeart Leadership Intensive Trainings and serves her community by hostessing a weekly play group in her home and bi-monthly MomHeart meetings. Every day she is reminded of her need for her Savior and Lord and is so glad He will never let her go! Her desire is to write and speak to encourage women to trust God and bloom where they are planted. Heather can be found at lifeinthevalley.org.
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Take a look into Mossamo's story.
Like every artist with potential and considerable talents, this Canadian born musician and entrepreneur has more than paid his dues, survived some hard times, honed his skill and most importantly, over the past nine years carved a niche with his skill and style, allowing his music and message to be heard. As with most, if not all, creative performers, bringing all the components and variables necessary to take ones music to another level, are finally together, and Mossamo's music library is ready to expand full throttle. With a resume that has already seen the smooth and elegant emcee get solid attention with his 4 album releases: Strictly A Class, Hit and Run, Shorty Rock wit ME, and Dance Floor Virginz, which have been selling strong numbers via the net through CD BABY and all other digital distribution channels onto the world wide market. Add that to being nominated for two international awards for best Hip hop Album (Strictly A Class), and best Hip hop song (Mo Love), next song writing for artist in other countries, T.V and film placements, and numerous radio tracks being added to commercial radio. This matched with many live shows and countless nights of rocking the M.I.C at jam-packed nightclubs, constantly winning over the crowd, which was there more times than not to douse the new entertainers fire or reduce him to clone status which lead to opening spots for Ashanti, Snoop Dogg, Coolio, Ice-T, and Young MC, as well as an appearance on Much Music.
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We all know that the prices on items for sale online can change dramatically over time, and a number of startups have attempted to provide consumers with simple ways to get price alerts when items they like go on sale. But most of these sites just email you when your item drops in price — they might not give you the full data on how that price has changed.
Nifti, a new company launching on Thursday, allows consumers to get alerts on prices, but what's maybe even more interesting is that it lets you check out the price history for a ton of differet items across the web. Consumers can just add the Nifti bookmark to a page, and then track the price of that item from their Nifti dashboard, where you can see just how crazy pricing really is.
For example, here's a shirt that someone saved that's fluctuated widly in price over the past month. The red line shows the price the person wants to purchase the shirt for, and the green shows how the price has actually changed:
The company's co-founders said originally they just planned to create a site with traditional price alerts, but they found that consumers kept coming back to check how certain items were doing — they actually wanted to track items over time. So they added charts and graphs to show this data, letting you set the price you want to purchase the item for, and then seeing how it fluctuates. Setting a price alert is as simple as adding the Nifti bookmark to your browser, and adding an item when you see it on the web.
"They kept coming back just because they were curious how things were behaving," co-founder Nathan Sharp told me.
They said customers are primarily using the site to track big ticket items like furniture or home improvement items, since tracking a price over time lends itself to something you don't need immediately (in other words, it's not the place for impulse shopping.) Even if you're not interested in tracking your own items, it's kind of entertaining to check out the company's "browse" page, where you can see some of the wildest shifts.
Users can also purchase the items from Nifti, which makes money through an affiliate model on some of its partner sites. The company has $800,000 in seed funding from investors including Google Ventures.
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A child rapist described by a Kelowna judge as a "monster" will spend seven years behind bars after terrorizing a 10-year-old girl for more than a year.
After pleading guilty in May 2015 to sexual interference of a person under 16 and making child pornography, 47-year-old Steven Walsh was sentenced Friday in Kelowna court.
Walsh was arrested in November 2012. Police found over 100 pornographic videos and pictures of a child he knew.
While the relationship he had with the victim is protected under a publication ban to protect the identity of the child, Walsh was in a position of trust.
"The videos must be experienced to fully understand the full measure of the crushing depravity of it," said Justice Mark Takahashi. "There are no words to describe the despair one felt for the child and the loathing to Mr. Walsh."
Walsh had applied to have his charges stayed, due to the trial taking too long. While it took 49 months, Takahashi attributed the majority of the delays to Walsh, who went through five different lawyers.
The victim has been devastated by Walsh's abuse.
"The child in this case wants to kill herself in her humiliation and shame," Takahashi said.
A doctor's pre-sentence psychological assessment found Walsh to be a low risk to reoffend, and even described him as not a pedophile. Takahashi rejected the assessment.
"How can a person who is a low risk to reoffend repeatedly victimize a child in a sexual way? This defies belief."
Walsh told the assessing doctor he thought the victim performed sex acts on him because she saw it "brought him happiness."
He will be added to the National Sex Offender Registry.
Walsh has been free on bail for the four years his trial proceeded and received no credit for time served.
After sentencing, Walsh was handcuffed and taken away by the sheriff as several people in the viewing area hugged and cried.


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San Diego Chargers
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The San Diego Chargers are an American professional football team. They are part of the NFL, American Football Conference (AFC) and play in the AFC West Division. The team is based in San Diego, California.
The Chargers were one of the charter members of the old AFL and won four AFL Championships.[1] The team moved to San Diego in 1961.[2] The team was in the Super Bowl in 1994, however, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 49-26.[3]
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I've somehow managed to stay sane just taking everything one day at a time (or one hour at a time). Surprisingly, I haven't gotten too overwhelmed, which is somewhat uncharacteristic for me when dealing with stress. :-) I will be happy to see May arrive, because our weekends look free and I can get back into the swing of things.
During the kitchen remodel, we got in the habit of eating out most meals. Once the appliances were hooked back up and we were free to use the kitchen, I thought I would be motivated to cook, but I wasn't. I finally had time to sit down yesterday and look through recipes and plan out some meals. I made a big, much-needed grocery store trip. I definitely feel more motivated now that I have a fully stocked kitchen and some dinner ideas up my sleeve!
I definitely am planning to be more mindful of cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other house chores. I've let these things fall to the wayside a bit during these crazy weeks. No more excuses! :-)
I'm excited for things to hopefully settle down here soon. I think (and hope) we're wrapping up all major house projects for the year. I have a ton of blog posts to write, so you should be seeing more frequent updates.
Our house is looking very Spring-y. The azaleas look great....for now. Unfortunately those blooms never last very long.
While I love this season, I'm ready for some hotter days.
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Rudolf Nordström, AKA Mr. Tophat, moves forward from last year's A Memoir From The Youth EP with a cosmic and wondrous Pt. 2. The Junkyard Connections owner and Karlovak co-founder has kept himself relatively quiet after a nicely prolific 2016, yet this follow-up 12-inch most certainly delivers on the promise of his previous release for Munich-based label Public Possession. Premiering exclusively here at If-Only is Mr. Tophat's sprawling, elven-plus minute B-side cut, aptly titled 'Fin'.
Screeching, transmission-like samples bubble up from the track's surface immediately, and the complex variety of sounds that emerge as 'Fin' progresses lend the whole affair a distinctly psychedelic feel. A warped sample of 'Drive' by The Cars – one of many – dissipates as quickly as it appears. Pleasant analogue-sounding electronics eventually lay at the forefront of Mr. Tophat's sonic landscape, which are once again laden with the complementary bleeps, bloops and generally strange FX which make this song such an intriguing and imaginative curiosity.
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I am thankful to have had two lovely swims on warm days this November, the last swim taking place on November 14.
I am thankful to have seen a beautiful American flag only in shades of blue. I was riding my bike, and it was raining, so I was not able to stop and take a photograph.
I am thankful to have ridden by bike from Framingham, MA to Worcester, MA, and, on another occasion, from Framingham, MA to Littleton, MA. I am thankful to have discovered downtown Westborough on one of those rides.
I am thankful for the fresh snow we had the other day.
I am glad I have taken the opportunity to read Barkskins, by Annie Proulx, Nutshell, by Ian McEwan, and Razor Girl, by Carl Hiaasen.
I am thankful for poetry and music, and for the communities I have participated in.
It's been a hard time for a lot of us this month. The cold is setting in. I might have stopped swimming outdoors for a while. Or not. I am still hopeful. Hopeful for sunny days. For the warmth we feel inside, both literal and figurative. I want to have hope we are not becoming a country that denies basic human and civil rights, and that we are not moving backward when it comes to supporting alternative and renewable energy. For now, I hope.
And with that, I am hoping you enjoy my latest batch of photos. There were some great ones I missed, though. Like the "smart car" I saw last night. Filled like a cocoon, so you could not see out (or in) the rear or side windows, while a woman drove it around.
Ghost Bike, Porter Square
When someone dies in a bike accident, the ghost bikes appear. This bike is for Joe Lavins, who died riding through Porter Square. I drove through this intersection. It's particularly lethal, since the bike path disappears right at that corner.
Crazy Lights
First Snow to Stick
We had a lovely snow when rain was forecast. First light, first snow.
Hopkinton, Last Light
I went to Hopkinton State Park and rode my bike around. I saw the swimming area is practically a puddle due to the drought, or possibly they drained it past the dam. Here are some photos.
Ride through Westborough and Grafton to Worcester (Holy Cross)
Experimental Lighting
Pumpkins, Halloween, experimental lighting.
Walden Pond, First Swim in November
Last Fall Holdout, Framingham, MA Nov 18
Dennis Brennan Band CD Release
Dennis, Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Richard Gates, Billy Beard. Chris Cote in the interval.
Art Opening, Factory Gallery Mark
There is a gallery in the CommCreative Marketing Agency in Framingham. Here are some photos as well as photos outside the gallery at night.
Backyard Concerts in Brighton: Ann Marie and Band and Aaron Shadwell
Some Poets
gathered for Kim Garcia's book(s) launch.


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Assistant Restaurant Manager Francois Chateau has been with Gauthier Soho for four years. His professional attitude and natural character with the customers has proved a highly successful combination. Here he speaks to James Lewis, shedding light on his life at Gauthier Soho and providing an interesting insight into to the industry from a service point of view.
JL: What made you get into the hospitality industry?
FC: I was born in Bordeaux. I moved to Paris at a very young age, where my mother ran a small restaurant on a boat on the River Seine. My father was in the military so we moved around a lot.
At one point we went for a few years to Ile de la Reunion, a tiny French island near Madagascar.
Finally we moved to Cognac, where my mother taught at a local catering school.
I wasn't so good at conventional school, so I spent most of my time helping my mother with the students at the catering school. I loved it there.
So hospitality was always your aim?
No, Actually I tried different things. Engineering was an option. But catering was the thing I felt most comfortable with.
What made you want to come to London?
I was working for a fantastic restaurant, with a great team. I learned so much there, the staff were extremely experienced and lived and breathed years of knowledge. But I realised I needed to speak English to advance myself in the industry. So London was the place for me.
There's a huge demand for catering staff in London at the moment, and here in the UK some employers have the feeling that foreign staff work harder or are more motivated. Do you agree with this?
It's not only a UK thing. In France it's the same. In my home town many of the local French staff are lazy and demanding, expecting special treatment, not wanting to work hard. Maybe it's the fact that when you are away from home, you have a purpose. Your attitude is you are there to work.
To be honest, for me this is great. If people are lazy then it means more opportunity for me.
Also, I don't have many distractions here. In France I would go kite-surfing or skiing at the weekend. Socialising with my friends etc. Because of my hours I get maybe one night out a week.
Are there any downsides to living in London?
The cost of living is high. My friend and I choose to live in a nice place, around Borough Market. It's beautiful and convenient but very expensive.
From a non-British point of view, what do you think of the industry? How easy is it for non-British workers to find employment?
It's very easy. The London hospitality industry is booming. There is a huge demand. Probably 10 or more jobs for every worker. When I hear people saying 'there is no work' or asking for money from the government I wonder what planet they are on. The only thing you need is an attitude to work hard.
What do you think of the phrase 'fine-dining'? Do you think it is still relevant in the restaurant scene today?
I think there is always a need for a place where you go to feel a bit special. 'Fine-dining' is not a good expression, it sounds dated. But the truth is restaurants that really focus on the comfort of the customer will always find business. People remember the experience for all the right reasons and go back to them.
Gauthier Soho is an example of this. I hear a lot of places are taking the 'informal' route, which is great, but the market is becoming saturated with this. It's not so special for me.
Which of London's restaurants do you like best?
I go a lot, mostly on Sundays and Mondays. Of course I'm a fan of places that celebrate a bit of luxury. My favourites have been The Waterside Inn, Sketch, Hibiscus, The Square, Kitchen W8, Pollen Street Social. For a less formal occasion I like Brindisa. All very good restaurants.
What do you think makes Gauthier Soho an attractive place to go?
Well, apart from the good looking staff, I have to say the price is a huge part. We offer the diner the kind of service, luxury, comfort, space, familiarity found at places much, much more expensive. People like to feel special, really looked after, and we offer this for an extremely reasonable price.
You can come here and have lunch, 3 courses, wine, Champagne, water, bread, canapés, amuse bouches, pre-desserts, petits fours, coffee and all the little touches you would expect at a grand hotel in Monaco, but you pay £45. £45! I know restaurants in London where a course of Dover sole costs this alone.
Would would you say was the key to successful service?
Regulars. At Gauthier we do more than anywhere I've ever known to focus on keeping regular customers. It's true that with regulars you do half the work, they already know they love you. But the thing is, you have already done three or four times the work to make them regulars. Over time you build a relationship, just like a friend. I really consider them friends. Some are very generous, I've been given gifts, invitations to holiday around the world, all sorts of things. It's very flattering.
What's the secret to building the relationship?
Anticipation. If the customer wants to be left alone, leave them alone. If they want conversation, give them that. Most people want to be recognised, so remember this. Remember their little peculiarities and special requests.
I always say, the ultimate luxury is to not have to ask for things. For somebody to know already what you want.
It's crazy, you work all your life to be able to afford expensive things, yet the things you really appreciate are free.
You're becoming known for your Cognac list. Tell us about it.
I'm from Cognac and yes it has become a special passion of mine. I've built a small but very interesting Cognac list, involving some of my favourites. Some of the makers are even old friends of mine. It's funny, Cognac. Such a globally known but tiny little town, with so many well known producers. The Cointreau family & Remy Martin, Courvoisier, Hennessy, Martell , Frapin. And not just brandy. Grey Goose Vodka comes from Cognac. Did you know that?
No, I didn't. So anyway, any last words for the readers?
Yes, of course. Come back and see me soon.
Francois is on twitter @chateaufrancoi1


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It's been a year to remember for Woodlands and Hill Brow owner Alison Lee. One of its three homes, the 40-bed Woodlands care home was rated Outstanding by the CQC shortly after it celebrated the group's 40th anniversary.
Woodlands & Hill Brow was founded by Alison's mother Gillian in order to look after her grandmother. Establishing a strong and stable management team has been key to Woodlands' success with manager Vicky Ayling having been with the home for 17 years.
Staff training is key for Alison and her team who achieved Investors in People Gold status in 2013. Staff are incentivised through competitive wages, annual bonuses and a monthly 'staff achiever' award.
Alison's homes are shining examples of how to provide thoughtful, innovative and personalised care. Simple touches designed to provide person centred care at Woodlands include a quiet area in one of its corridors for one resident who simply enjoys watching passing traffic. A TV camera has been set up in a bird box so that residents can watch birds as they feed in the dining room. A packed activities itinerary includes animal petting sessions.
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Expect very cold, very white winters in Winnipeg. Average temperatures can fall to a bone-chilling -16°C (4°F) in January, so wrap up warm. Summer sees highs of 20°C (68°F), but it comes at a cost: a lot of rain! If you are travelling in the summer months, you will definitely need your umbrella.
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Last December a silly but rather splendid survey was published in which people listed fifty things that they considered essential signs of a successful life. Having a holiday home was top of the list which also included flying first class, owning a TV larger than 55 inches, having a picnic hamper, electric gates for the garage and using a log burner.
Lurking at 48th place out of the 50 was the surprising entry 'On first name terms with the local Vicar'.
Should there be any Marlborough News Online readers worried about their status and afraid that they have not made it all, perhaps some anxiety can be assuaged by the assurance that you have got Number 48 in the bag – please do call me Andrew!
The survey, conducted by the home improvement company Synseal, is clearly a frivolous piece of work, but December is a month of many such Top 50 lists, from books to wine, to best selling toys and music.
The lists vary from year to year and only rarely would an entry remain in place twelve months later, for ours is a society that loves the new and gets bored very readily.
One thing of which people never seem to tire is the Christmas Story. Somehow it can withstand any number of re-tellings and manage to speak to us afresh each year without being repetitive. Presumably this is because the story connects with something that lies within all of us and therefore allows us to find our own place within it.
The birth of a baby is an everyday occurrence but one that awakens the profoundest sense of awe and about which it is impossible to be cynical. Birth speaks of new beginnings, endless possibilities, immense love and also considerable vulnerability.
The promise of peace on earth and a person who embodies it, is something which resonates with our deepest longings, in the same way that a mother with nowhere to give birth touches some of our greatest fears. A family fleeing for safety from a despotic ruler makes the Christmas story horribly contemporary.
So it is that the Christmas story has a power of its own as it awakens our dreams and rekindles our hope. No wonder that it has been said that Christmas belongs to everyone. No wonder the story has a staying power all of its own.
The lists come and go and last year's signs of success may well be different this December, but even if 'Being on first name terms with the local Vicar' has dropped out of the top 50, please do continue to call me Andrew!


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Fraud remains a big threat to businesses, and new technologies are creating new ways for employees to embezzle and rip off their company.
"The 2012 Marquet Report on Embezzlement" shows that the number of major embezzlements in the past year is staggering, up 11 percent in 2012 compared with 2011. The average size is also increasing at an alarming rate, $1.4 million in 2012 compared with $750,000 in 2011. This is happening not just to large companies and financial institutions, but also at a variety of Main Street businesses. What qualifies as a major theft depends on the size of the company. A relatively minor theft could be enough to take down a small firm. Firms can help themselves by knowing what to look out for and having a policy that will cover them in case things go wrong.
Fraud is responsible for an average loss of 5 percent of revenues annually across the U.S. economy, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Employees across the country are actively stealing from their employers right now. If an employee started to steal from a firm today, on average it would take 18 months for the theft to be discovered. A major embezzlement can go undetected for nearly five years. And it could be even worse. Rita Crundwell was stealing from her employer, the city of Dixon, Ill., for 24 years to fund her show horse business, and she ended up with a whopping $53.74 million. What can companies do to find out if an employee is taking money from the firm?
What to Look Out For
One of the traditional measures to weed out potential damage is the pre-employment criminal background check. But what about a mid-employment background check? If an employee is arrested after being hired, this could be the only way for management to find out. This is how one company found out its employee had been arrested for assault – the employee continued to show up in the office while serving his time on the weekends.
Reference checks are another perennial risk management technique to protect against hiring unsavory characters in the first place. But, sophisticated reference scam websites are now providing anyone (willing to pay the price) with contact numbers where operators will confirm that somebody previously "worked for them" and provide official-looking reference letters. How strong are your background and reference checks? Is your due diligence vendor aware of these scams, and is the vendor taking the required steps to ensure it does not fall prey to such scams?
What You Can Do
There are simple measures to check for fraud before it happens or becomes a habit for employees, starting with some simple data analytics.
Benford's Law (also known as the First-Digit Law) has shown a normal distribution of the first digit in any data set. Any particular figure will start with 9 about 5 percent of the time, but is six times more likely to start with 1 (30 percent of the time). Reviewing financials with this in mind can help spot irregular figures in vendor payments.
In a case recently where an employee was writing checks to cash or himself, every one of the checks was for a round figure ($25,000, $500, etc.). Data analytics software can catch this kind of trend. By the way, this brazen employee was originally making the checks out to "cash," but when he didn't get caught, he started making them out to himself. Before being caught, he was including his full name and address as the payee (maybe his bank was getting suspicious when the business checks didn't include his address). He had taken advantage of a known glitch in a popular accounting software package that many small businesses use and that allowed him to enter a transaction to the ledger and change the payee name before printing the physical check. This could easily have been caught if the business had been matching the payee on the canceled checks with its general ledger.
More specifically, review employee expense reports with an eye out for any duplicates in amounts, vendors, dates or other key fields. If you limit this to a single employee's expenses, you could miss duplicate expenses from multiple employees (two employees submitting the same expense for the same date and vendor). Also be aware that there are websites out there peddling phony expense receipts. There is even a site that will let you request a total dollar amount (say $1,500) and it will give you a single sheet with valid looking receipts that add up to that amount. Other sites offer an entire fictional travel itinerary with flights, car rental receipts, and hotel invoices – anything for a price.
Verify Vendors and Account Numbers
One of the more "effective" embezzlement techniques is vendor fraud.
The Marquet Report shows that in 2011, vendor fraud accounted for only 5 percent of major embezzlements but 13 percent of the amounts stolen – meaning that the average per incident was much higher than other fraud techniques.
Vendor fraud is where an employee sets up a phony vendor in the accounts payable system and begins submitting invoices for this vendor. Most often the invoice is for "consulting services."
For instance, a company recently had an invoice for more than $20,000 for "consulting services" to create a PowerPoint presentation. Can you imagine seeing this PowerPoint presentation that cost $20,000? It must have been truly amazing.
Watch out for vendor names that are identified only by initials or provide a P.O. box as the only address. Both are common tricks employed in hiding fraudulent payments.
Data analytics also may help identify vendor fraud. In one recent example, an employee changed bank account information for the vendor to his own account. It turned out he was having his payroll sent to the same bank account. Employers should review vendor files and payroll records to look for duplicate account numbers, phone numbers and street addresses.
Insurance Coverage
There's a wide variety of crime coverage available on the market, but it's important to get coverage that matches the needs of your client's business or that of your agency. A policy that doesn't cover computer and funds transfer fraud, vendor theft or the theft of clients' property for a professional services firm will leave you exposed to some of the fastest-growing financial crimes. You also need to have the right limits – it can take time for a fraud to be detected and your losses will keep growing.
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European Chemicals Bureau - guide01 May 2008
by eub2 -- last modified 02 May 2008
On 29 April 2008, the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre celebrated 15 years of contributing to a high level of protection for workers, consumers and the environment through the identification of dangerous chemicals. The ECB has contributed substantially to the new chemicals regulation, REACH, which entered into force on 1st June 2007, which aims to improve human health and the environment while strengthening the competitiveness of the chemicals industry. The ECB officially hands over its experience to the newly created European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki on 1st June 2008.
Established in 1993, and employing around 60 people in 2007, the European Chemicals Bureau has carried out the scientific and technical work needed to implement EU legislation related to chemicals.
Towards the Bureau: the beginnings
In 1990, the establishment of ECB arose from the development of the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances, commonly known as the EINECS Database. It was the success of the EINECS project which prompted DG XI (now DG Environment) to seek further support from the JRC to implement the industrial chemicals legislation. As a result, the European Chemicals Bureau came into being in 1993.
The Bureau in full operation
During the late 1990s, the ECB assumed an increasingly important role in the assessment and control of the risks posed by chemical substances. It has helped EU citizens in their daily life, contributing to providing occupational, consumer and environmental protection against toxic chemicals.
At that time, the areas of work of the ECB included:
- Classification and labelling of dangerous substances (Directive 67/548/EEC)
- Testing methods (Directive 67/548/EEC)
- Notification of New Substances (Directive 67/548/EEC) and their risk assessment (Directive 93/67/EEC)
- Data collection and risk assessment of Existing Substances (Regulation (EC) 793/93 and 1488/94)
- Export/Import control of dangerous chemicals (Regulation (EC) 2455/92 and subsequently Regulation (EC) 304/2003)
In due course, two new areas of responsibility were added to the tasks of the Bureau: the technical implementation of the Biocidal Products Directive in 1998, and computational toxicology in 2001. Finally, the new REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) legislation gave ECB another important task: development of guidance documents and tools in support of the REACH regulation.
In full operation, the ECB coordinated the activities in its main areas, chairing more than 400 meetings with Member States' Competent Authorities and other stakeholders, and helping reaching consensus, counting a network of 3000 participants.
Classification and labelling
Classification is an important means to identify the intrinsic properties of dangerous chemicals and the subsequent measures for control. It is directly linked to labelling which is one of the key ways to communicate information on hazards. The ECB's work has been essential to the scientific and technical preparation of the Commission's proposals to update the list of dangerous substances for which harmonised classification and labelling have been agreed at Community level, as well as updating the classification criteria. The official inventory of classification and labelling for hazardous substances with toxicological and eco-toxicological potential currently lists about 3400 entries, corresponding to around 7900 substances.
"Existing chemicals"
An important area of the ECB's work is data collection, priority setting, risk assessment and risk reduction for chemicals on the market before 1981 (known as "Existing Chemicals"). Substances on a priority list are required to undergo an in-depth risk assessment. To assist risk assessment, a guide was developed in consultation with industry and stakeholders. This document is complemented by the EUSES (European Union System for Evaluation of Substances) decision support software.
New substances
With the directive on the notification of "New Substances", i.e. chemical substances introduced to the EU industrial market after September 1981, a new notification scheme assessing pre-marketing hazards for novel substances was introduced. The scheme required collection of notification dossiers for new chemicals, and conformity control and logging of their summaries (SNIFs) in the New Chemicals Database. The database currently registers about 8000 notifications, representing about 6000 substances. The ECB has managed the notification scheme since April 1995, and it ensures conformity control of all SNIF files. In total, it receives, processes and exports about 400-500 notifications per year.
Coordination of standard testing methods
Another significant area of work is coordination of standard testing methods in which the ECB acts as the central input source for the Commission in the OECD Test Guideline Programme. The list of standard test methods which comprises detailed protocols for physico-chemical properties, toxicity and eco-toxicity today includes almost 100 methods.
Import and export information exchange of dangerous chemicals
The EDEXIM database listing notifications on the international trade of dangerous chemicals within the EU Member States, third countries and the United Nations contains details on 400 import and 5500 export notifications.
Towards REACH and IUCLID 5
Following research by the ECB and discussions between the Commission, the European Parliament, and stakeholders, the Commission proposal for a new chemicals regulation was released in 2000, and the "REACH" regulation entered into force on 1st June 2007. It provides for a coherent legislation, replacing about 40 pieces of existing legal text.
The overall objective of REACH is to improve human health and the environment, while strengthening the competitiveness of the chemicals industry. It also aims to improve communication and risk management in the entire chemical supply chain, and to replace particularly dangerous chemical substances with safer alternatives.
The ECB has in the past five years worked towards implementing online management and archiving of relevant material for REACH. IUCLID (International Uniform Chemicals Information Database) 5 is the software tool used to gather data and prepare dossiers for the new European Chemicals Agency. It is a global standard application which was developed by the Commission in close cooperation with the chemicals industry and Member States. The application is available to download for free via the ECB website. At the beginning of 2008, the IUCLID website had 8400 registered users and the IUCLID 5 software had been downloaded around 6900 times from worldwide users.


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Les Ballets De Monte-Carlo La Belle (The Sleeping Beauty)
March 3, 2018 @ 7:30PM | March 4, 2018 @ 2PM
A spellbinding reimagining of the classic ballet
Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, the premier dance company of Monaco that is known for its elegant, classical style, comes to the Auditorium Theatre with La Belle (The Sleeping Beauty), a dazzling and visually-stunning version of Marius Petipa's classic story ballet. Artistic Director and award-winning choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot has created an enthralling, fantastical adaptation of the original fairy tale, set to music by Tchaikovsky, in a production lauded as "absolutely sublime" by Dance Magazine.
Phone: 312.341.2300 | Box Office: 50 E Congress Pkwy


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Strathfield Hotel
Located opposite the busy Strathfield Railway Station and less than a 10 minute train ride to Sydney CBD or Sydney's Homebush Olympic Park, it's your next stop for lunch or dinner, drinks & live sports action.
The good old PUB meal is back! With mouth watering Chicken Breast Schnitzels to traditionally grilled steaks, plus all of your favourites. Don't forget to come in for our Lunch Specials, with meals starting from $11.
The Strathfield Hotel offers some of Sydney's best pub accommodation. Rooms are very comfortable and lovingly maintained.
What's on
See what's happening at Whelans Strathfield Hotel this week. Be sure to check here regularly for the latest news and promotions.
Contact us
27 Everton Rd Strathfield NSW 2135
Phone (02) 9747 4630
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Date Submitted: 21/07/2014
Booking ID: BE2AD
Reviewed By Traveller from Toronto, CA
Date of stay: 21st June 2014
Location: 5/5 - Excellent
Cleanliness: 5/5 - Excellent
Facilities: 5/5 - Excellent
Service / Staff: 5/5 - Excellent
Would you recommend this property to other travellers? Yes
Comments about this property
White Villa is a very bright, comfortable and spacious flat in a lovely, quiet, residential area of Baden. It is situated close to the woods, with its many walking trails, and to the center of town. It has a lovely large covered terrace where we enjoyed breakfast and an evening glass of wine. We would love to have stayed longer - and will definitely be back!
Tips for other travellers
Baden has everything! It is a beautiful town, rich in history, architecture, culture and culinary offerings. Vienna is very accessible for day trips or an evening out. Schoenbrunn Palace is a 30 min car ride and the tram from the center of Baden to the Vienna Opera House takes an hour and goes every 15 min. If you like to walk, the woods near the flat are full of trails (get free maps from the Tourist Info office). We enjoyed local wine and cuisine at the wine houses (Heurigen) in Baden and neighbouring Sooss and at several restaurants in the town. (Stay away from Cafe Central in the center of town - our only bad experience eating out.) If you like to walk - go to the historic Rudolfshof on the hill overlooking Baden for lunch - just head up the hill from the flat to the woods and turn right at the main path. (The way is marked.)Since we had children with us and hot weather, we also enjoyed a couple of days at the amazing public pool with its beach, sulfur spa water and water slides. (It is also within walking distance.)
Owner/Agent: Julia CorkhiII-GoettIicher (Tel: OO43 676 76O 6628) English / German speaking, Cancellation policy on booking page. All major credit and debit cards accepted.
Note: The property lies approximately 15 minutes walk downhill to the town centre. To avoid an uphill walk back, a taxi or rental car is recommended. There are plenty of taxi ranks in the town centre and the short journey costs around £3-£4.
Getting to Vienna:
Badener Bahn (Wien Localbahn) is quite slow so we recommend the half hourly Intercity service from
Baden to Wien Meidling (change for Schoenbrunn, Westbahnhof etc.) or Wien Hauptbahnhof for Vienna centre (U1)
Complimentary welcome pack:
+ Breakfast cereals and museli
+ Various provisions including tea, coffee, milk (high and low fat) pasta, bread.
+ Mineral Water (although cold-tap water is drinking water).
Option to order box of groceries and provisions Price upon request.
Property type: Apartment
Bedrooms: 3 double beds.
Bed linen and towels provided.
Living room: Space for 8 in the living room
Kitchen Dining Room: Space for 8 people
Open fire
Bathrooms: 1 bathroom(s) in main apartment
1 Shower in Sauna area (sauna bookable upon request)
1 WC(s)
Central heating
Cooker, Oven, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Kettle, Toaster,
Dishwasher, Clothes drier, Iron, Cutlery, Crockery, Glassware and cooking utensils.
Entertainment & facilities
Television, DVD, Satellite / Cable (UK / US Channels), CD,
Radio, Internet, Wifi, Outside quiet area, Balcony, Beautiful views, Private parking, External lighting
Not suitable for infants due to no stair gates
Not suitable for pets
Not suitable for wheelchairs
This is a non–smoking property
Located up an exlcusive residential hillside
Check-in & check-out times
Short bookings available subject to minimum charge during peak times, Earliest check in time: 4 PM, Latest check out time: 10 AM,
Local activities & attractions,
Swimming, Sailing, Boat hire, Wind surfing, Walking, Cycling with several bike hire shops, Mountain biking, Horse riding, Golf
Tennis, Sports centre, Historic Museum, Cinema / Theatre, Shopping, Theme park, Restaurant, Food shops and supermarkets
See below
for info on get-ting to and from
Getting To White Villa...
Please call or text Julia on 0043 676 760 6628 to check availability and for best prices. (Alternatively find us on Booking.com or Airbnb).
Enjoy your stay
"I don't think anyone would believe this is Austria. Without wanting to devalue such icons as Mozart, Strauss, schnitzels and Alps, the characteristics of this region could not be a further contrast from those stereo-typical pre-conceptions. We were gob-smacked.
"I'd recommend anyone, before you rush off to another place you've seen a million times, to just consider discovering something new and amazing like Baden, Austria, it's really got everything."
Natalie, Chichester, UK
Extract From Trip Advisor:
"Bright spacious flat in historic and beautiful Baden near Vienna"
5 of 5 stars
Reviewed August 8, 2014 for a stay in July 2014
White Villa is a very bright, comfortable and spacious flat in a lovely, quiet, residential area of Baden. It is situated close to the woods, with its many walking trails, and to the center of town. It has a lovely large covered terrace where we enjoyed breakfast and an evening glass of wine. The bedrooms were very comfortable and the neighborhood extremely quite - so a good sleep is guaranteed!
We are a family of 4 (children ages 9 and 13) and over the course of our four week stay my mother (age 70), my 16 year old niece and some friends (another family of 4) stayed with us for part of this time. The owners met us to hand over the keys and show us around. They were very accommodating and made a large, extra room and bathroom available so we could sleep 8 for the one week that we needed this...
Eva K
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Arriving at Vienna International Aiport (1 hour by train).
From Vienna airport, take a slope or a lift down one floor to the main station. Get straight onto a CAT train (every 15 minutes, buy ticket on train) which takes you directly into Wien Landstrasse indoor station. Follow the signs on foot to the "S Bahn" and take a fast train directly to Baden (every 30 minutes or so).One point is to buy this ticket BEFORE you board the train. Automatic machines are in the main station and are in English. Announcements are also in Englsh.
The trip takes around 30 minutes from there to Baden. Once there, take a taxi to Gamingerstrasse for around €5.00
Alternatively, we recommend a rental car from www.atlaschoice.com. We have very good experiences with them and all the companies they use. We have never had anyone falsely charged for extra damage found on the car and there are some real bargain rates and often good free upgrades on collection. It is motorway all the way from Vienna Airport to Baden and Gamingerstrasse is easy to find with our directions.
Bratislava International (Slovakia - superb new airport) Journey time to Baden approx 1 (picturesque) hr by rental car.
Linz International (Approx 2 hrs by high speed train plus local shuttle)
Salzburg International (Same as Linz but add an hour for longer high speed train service).
Advanced ultra-high-speed double decker train services, details available on www.westbahn.at (conveniently you pay for ticket on train).
Virtual Tour of train: http://www.kaemena360.com/360/Westbahn/WestbahnTour/
Upper deck of Westbahn ICE
All Westbahn Train accommodation first class standard, leather extra wide seats, air conditioned, free wi-fi and 240v socket on everyseat (bring your adapter!) flat screen TVs, cafes and restaurant, stewardess service.One price bargain tickets, currently €17.20 Linz to Vienna, €25 Salzburg to Vienna.
What People Say About White Villa
Special offer prices from only €79 per night based on 2 person occupancy. Standard rate from €99-109 with €12.50 supplement per additional person.


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How to Prune Zinnias
Zinnias are summer- and fall-blooming annual flowers prized for their brilliant colors and long stems that provide both curb appeal and beautiful bouquets. They are native to Mexico, withstand the summer heat with only occasional watering, come in a variety of sizes and shades and attract butterflies and birds to the garden. Zinnias can be started from seed indoors and then transplanted, or direct-seeded into well-drained soil. As long as the soil temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit at planting, blooms will mature in six to seven weeks.
Prune zinnia stems and blooms frequently to encourage thicker growth. Allow the plant to grow several inches before pruning. Prune back the stems using floral pruning shears. Plants purchased full size from a garden center should be trimmed back to about one-third of their height.
Cut mature flowers for bouquets or deadhead the wilted blooms throughout the growing season. Use floral pruning shears or simply snip off the head with your fingers. This will keep the plant producing blossoms at a steady rate.
Layer the heights of zinnia hedges by pruning the back plants more frequently than the front plants. This will add an attractive terrace appearance to the multicolored floral display. This effect can be enhanced by using short-stem zinnia varieties for the front and long-stem varieties for the back.
Things Needed
- Pruning shears
- Zinnias grown in geographic areas that experience cool and humid nights may develop powdery mildew. Avoid this blight by maintaining good air circulation around the plants, watering at the roots and planting mildew-resistant varieties.
- Plant in well-drained soil and full sunlight.
- Choose colors that coordinate with surrounding foliage and landscaping.
- The Zinnia angustifolia and Z. haageana species have shorter stems and smaller blooms and are not as useful as a cut flower.
- Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening; Rodale Press, Inc.
- Kansas State University: Zinnias
- Iowa State University Extension: Zinnias
Photo Credits
- Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images


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I'm sitting outside with my laptop and a clementine peel. It's raining, but not pouring. The precipitation is falling perfectly parallel to earth. The droplets are thin, misting the grass. It's Sunday. I'm listening to the new SALES song, "big sis." The electric guitar is as gentle as the rain. It creates a warm backdrop for singer Lauren Morgan, whose voice is so comforting, you'd think she was consoling you personally. Even when the rain picks up, I remain at unscathed.
I saw SALES a few weeks back at Uncle Lou's. The place had never been so packed; people were practically spilling out the front door. At one point, a gang of confused motorcycle-riding neanderthals wondered in, pushing their way through the crowd. The largest member of the collective, who didn't feel the need to prove himself by shoving small indie kids, stood at the back, gently swaying to the downtempo lulls that had engrossed him. That night, much like today, SALES calmed the storm — even though it was wearing a leather vest. Enjoy.


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Old Student News...
Senior Class Notes - October 2008, January 2009 and April 2009
October 2008
January 2009
April 2009
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My Experience in St. Kitts for the Leadership Program
The joys experienced on my trip to St Kitts can be described as simply exhilarating. Coupled with the excitement of visiting a new country and even being stuck in another, was the looming opportunity to bring to light the talent and intellect of The Bishops' High School and more so, my country, Guyana.
Even though we arrived one day earlier, my chaperone and Headmistress, Mrs. Isaacs-Walcott, did not skip a beat in keeping me fully enlightened on locations and sights around me so although my primary learning program had not begun, I was able to gain foreknowledge on what lay before me.
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Senior Class Notes - July 2008
This edition of the Senior Class Notes has a review of the Senior Interaction 2008
You can also check the album
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Senior Class Notes - April 2008
The April 2008 edition of the Senior Class Notes has a report of the outing to Prairie on the East Bank and photographs of that trip.
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A day of Fun and Games 2008
by Andrea Bryan
What started out as a little fundraiser has become a major event on the BHSOSA calendar. The fourth Annual Games Day and Food Sale was held on Saturday April 26, 2008 on the grounds of the Bishops' High School. In the heat of the midday sun, the students began to trickle in but as the day progressed, so did the attendance of past and present students. There was a long line to enter as the Headmistress skillfully opted to ask for 'contributions' instead of the price of admission. She managed to squeeze thousands of dollars out of unsuspecting alumni.
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Another good year for 'Bishops'
From the Sunday Chronicle of 20 April, 2008
THE Bishops' High School has recorded yet another year of outstanding achievement, according to Headmistress, Ms Elizabeth Isaacs-Walcott.
Addressing the school's annual prize-giving ceremony last February, Walcott said the institute continues to do well, not just academically but in all its co-curricular activities as well.
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This is my page- Sally Sookram now Sally Ramage
Since leaving Bishops, I have done so much, that I hardly know where to begin. A good place to start is my own webpage, which will tell you about my situation now.
BA (Hons) (Glamorgan), MBA (Glamorgan), LLM (Staffordshire), MPhil (Wolverhampton)
Criminal Lawyer, Tottel Publishing
Full Membership of:-
Society of Legal Scholars - SLS
European Corporate Governance Institute – ECGI
British Association of Women in Policing – BAWP
Chartered Institute of Journalists – MCIJ
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Tribute to Mavis Pollard
OUR TRIBUTE TO MAVIS POLLARD - Jan. 21, 2008
BHSOSA is today celebrating the life of yet another of its icons who has passed away; this time it is Mavis Doreen Pollard, our true comrade and true friend.
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Images from the Ordination of Mrs Maureen Massiah
Mrs Maureen Massiah nee Byrnwas ordained as a Junior Minister in the Presbyterian denomination. along with three others. They are described as Ordained Assistants. She was supported by the presence of many old students including her two sisters, Dr. Joycelyn Massiah (retired Head of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the Cave Hill Campus of UWI) and Dr. Marlene Joseph (a medical doctor in Antigua)
The Byrne sisters and the Headmistress, Mrs Walcott
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More Walkathon 2007 pictures
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