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Speech and language therapist
Speech and language therapy is an exciting and varied career. It offers you the chance to make a difference, a high degree of flexibility and excellent employment prospects. You'll work with patients every day to help improve their care and their lives.
If you enjoy science, education, social sciences, languages, linguistics and medicine, speech and language therapy could be the right profession for you.
"It was humbling to be able to see the difference you can make as a speech and language therapist to someone's life when they are at their most vulnerable." Max Elswood, student speech and language therapist.
Working life
Speech and language therapists provide life-changing treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing.You'll help people who, for physical or psychological reasons, have problems speaking and communicating. Patients range from children whose speech is slow to develop, to older people whose ability to speak has been impaired by illness or injury. It also includes treatment for those who have difficulty with eating or swallowing.
What you'll do as a speech and language therapist
You'll see a huge variety of patients and help them with many different issues as a speech and language therapist. Some examples of things you might work on include:
- helping adults and children with learning difficulties communicate with others
- helping people overcome their stammering
- helping adults with speech difficulties as a result of head, neck or throat cancer
Variety is one of the most exciting things about being a speech and language therapist. As well as seeing different patients and conditions you'll also have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team in a range of settings from hospitals to community clinics to the homes of patients.
You'll also help children with:
- mild, moderate or severe learning difficulties
- physical disabilities
- language delay
- specific difficulties in producing sounds
- hearing impairment
- cleft lip and palate
- stammering
- autism/social interaction difficulties
- dyslexia
- voice disorders
- selective mutism
- mental health
- developmental language disorder.
You'll help adults with:
- communication or eating and swallowing problems following neurological impairments and degenerative conditions, including stroke, head injury, Parkinson's disease and dementia
- voice problems
- mental health issues
- learning difficulties
- physical disabilities
- stammering
- hearing impairment
You would also work closely with teachers and other health professionals, such as doctors, nurses and psychologists. They may also supervise the work of speech and language therapy assistants.
How to become a speech and language therapist
To become a speech and language therapist you'll need to train and study at degree or postgraduate level. Entry requirements vary depending on where you'd like to study. You can find the speech and language therapy course to suit you using our Course Finder tool. A degree apprenticeship standard has also been approved.
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Speech and language therapists in the NHS work standard hours, which are likely to be around 37.5 a week. You'll usually start at band 5 of the Agenda for Change pay scales.
Elsewhere, your hours will depend on where you work. You may work evenings and weekends to suit private clients.
You may have to travel between client appointments.
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While studying, you may join the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. You'll have to keep their skills and knowledge up to date with annual continuing professional development (CPD). The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists helps qualified speech and language therapists to keep up to date with the latest research, and runs courses, conferences and seminars where therapists can exchange ideas and update their skills.
Freelance therapists can join the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice, which also runs courses and conferences.
You may choose to specialise in a particular area of practice such as cleft and lip palate, people with swallowing difficulties or learning disability. Other options include teaching or research.
You could also take courses in advanced clinical practice or move into management, either within speech and language therapy services or general management. As head of a local speech and language therapy service you would be responsible for a team of staff and for managing a budget.
Some speech and language therapists set up their own practice, on their own or with other professionals. They take on private clients, sometimes alongside NHS work. There may be opportunities to work overseas.
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In November 2018, there were 16,505 speech and language therapists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Most NHS trusts advertise their vacancies on NHS Jobs. Some advertise on their own websites. You can find a list of NHS organisations NHS Choices.
If you're applying for a role either directly in the NHS or in an organisation that provides NHS services, you'll be asked to show how you think the NHS values apply in your everyday work. The same will be true if you are applying for a university course funded by the NHS.
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Tanis (born 2358) was an Ocampa male, who was elected by his ancestors to live with the Caretaker's mate, Suspiria. Tanis lived until he was fourteen years old, exceptionally old for an Ocampa, whose average life span was only nine years. He believed his longevity was owed to Suspiria's nurturing. Tanis' father lived to be twenty.
However, Tanis himself lacked compassion that the Caretaker's Ocampa had displayed, and he thus regarded the crew of USS Voyager, with their lack of psychic powers, as little more than pets. Tanis urged Kes to leave Voyager and live on an Ocampa space station, where he could teach her how to use her psychic abilities and she could live with her own kind. When Neelix tried to intervene, Tanis attacked him. Tanis was ordered to deliver Voyager to Suspiria, who wanted revenge on the crew, as she believed they had killed her mate. Kes became aware of the plot and attacked Tanis with her psychic powers, which also disabled Suspiria. When Suspiria returned to her home of Exosia, Tanis followed her there. (VOY: "Cold Fire")
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What makes people do what they do and believe what they believe? In the following essay I will trace the differing explanations of why people do what they do of three influential anthropologists. The ideas of the relationship between beliefs and behaviors varies significantly among Ruth Benedict, Claude Lévi-Strauss and Edmund Leach. All three of them believed that meanings and values were contextual and historically produced. However, they differed in what they believed was the relationship between a person's thoughts/beliefs and behaviors/actions. Continue reading
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Individual and Society: The contrasting views of Benedict, Geertz and Wilson
What is the relationship between the individual and his or her society/culture? Does a person's culture and society determine his beliefs and behavior? Or do the individual beliefs and behaviors based on self-interest, collectively comprise a culture and determine the cohesion of a society? In this paper I will compare and contrast the views of Ruth Benedict, Clifford Geetz and David Sloan Wilson on the relationship between people and their culture and society. Continue reading
Keeping it together: Why some societies & cultures cohere & some persist
Why do some social groups or societies persist for generations and others disappear in only a few generations? How is the integration and coherence of a society developed and maintained? Benedict, Gluckman, Barth, and Wilson all believed in specific mechanisms that sustained traditional values and societies over time. In this paper I will compare and contrast the various explanations for cultural coherence and longevity put forth by Ruth Benedict, Max Gluckman, Fredrik Barth and David Sloan Wilson. Continue reading


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Nominations for our Cosmo Blog Awards 2012 with NEXT are now closed and we've had some seriously good entries. It'll be tough to draw up a shortlist but we'll let you know who made the cut on 16th July. To celebrate this we thought we'd share with you some fun and surprising facts about the blogging world in 2011.
It's a big, BIG world
At the end of 2011, there were 181m blogs worldwide according to research by NM Incite. That's a lot of blogs, especially if you take a look at how quickly that number grew. In 2006 there were less 40m blogs, so in just six years the blogosphere has grown by almost 150m!
Howdy partner!
You've guessed it, the majority of blogs (over 50%) are US ones. After that around 25% of blogs are in Europe and the rest are scattered in the rest of America and the world.
Working 9 to 5
Or not. Some hardcore bloggers spend hours a day updating their blogs, but the majority is a little more laidback than that. In 2011, a survey by Socialmediatoday showed most blogs were updated 2-3 times a week, and when asked, most bloggers admitted to devoting 1-3 hours of their weekly time to maintaining it.
This is a man's world
While Beyonce yells convincingly that women 'rule the world', it seems that when it comes to the blogging world, men do! They account for 2/3 of bloggers (source: Rightmix marketing).
Growing at the speed of light
As we pointed out before, in the past few years, the blogosphere has been expanding quicker than you can say 'I created a blog!' In the past year alone, 3 million blogs were created every month, so we can expect to have at least 217m by the end of this year.
We are young
The newer generation is, let's face it, a bit more tech-savvy than the older. So it comes as no surprise that 60% of bloggers are aged 25-44.
Unfair advantage?
Ever thought your blog wasn't as good as so and so's witty one? Well don't feel too bad, because chances are they've got a way with words as they've been a writer for a living. 35% of bloggers have been journalists, writers or producers within newspapers, magazines, TV or radio.
Forget gardening! Blogging is the perfect hobby
Blogging is quite the popular hobby it seems! According to a Technorati survey, 60% of bloggers have taken up blogs for recreative purposes. The remaining 40% bloggers are professional, corporate and entrepreneurs who partly or fully rely on their writing for a living.
Walking on sunshine
When asked how blogging affected their life, 54% of bloggers said blogging had definitely improved their personal life, by boosting their self-esteem and creating new friendships. We'll drink to that!
It's all about social media
If you've got a blog but no Twitter or Facebook profiles, then you're doing something wrong! A staggering 82% of bloggers surveyed in 2011 used Twitter, and 89% were on Facebook. Most of them used the social media to let friends and followers know about updates to their blogs.
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The Giorgio Armani Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show in Milan, Italy attracted some high profile celebrities earlier this week. Actress Megan Fox and her husband actor Brian Austin Green were spotted at the fashion event. Hollywood heartbreaker George Clooney also brought along his girlfriend Italian model Elisabetta Canalis.
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Megan Fox and Cristiano Ronaldo Acting In Armani Ad
The just-released short films by the designer label… and whoa, for both Armani Jeans and Armani Underwear, show Megan fox (24) and Cristiano Ronaldo (25) unknowingly teasing hotel staff with their toned physiques.


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Your adventure begins with pick-up at your hotel to the Airport. After boarding your Airplane, you're up and away, over the austere yet dramatic expanse of the Mojave Desert, and the colossal Hoover Dam. You'll get the ultimate bird's eye view of Lake Mead, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. After about 45 minutes in the air, your plane lands at Grand Canyon West, on the Hualapai Indian Reservation. Here, you'll do what was once considered impossible: get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with an exhilarating helicopter flight to the canyon floor.
You'll get up close and personal with the Grand Canyon's rugged cliffs and hidden alcoves, before touching down at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, where pontoon boats wait to take you on a short leisurely cruise up the Colorado River and back. After your river ride, it's time to re-board your helicopter and fly back rim side, where motor coaches are ready to resume your tour of Grand Canyon West. Your first stop is Eagle Point, site of Arizona's newest and most exciting attraction, the Grand Canyon Skywalk! This horseshoe-shaped glass platform juts 70 feet past the canyon's edge, giving you the spine-tingling sensation of walking on air hundreds of feet above the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
A barbecue lunch is served at Guano Point, and every single table has a view of the Grand Canyon! Named for a now defunct mining operation, at Guano Point you can still walk around the promontory to view remnants of a tram line and other implements that still remain. Eventually, it's time to head back to Las Vegas.
Transfers to and from the North Las Vegas Airport from selected hotels; Flight to and from the Grand Canyon West Rim with views of the Las Vegas Valley, Lake Mead and Hoover Dam; Helicopter flight to the bottom of the Canyon; Pontoon Boat excursion on the Colorado River (approximately 15-20 minutes); Skywalk admission; Motor coach shuttle, stopping at points of interest; Light Meal.
Hours of operation
Available: Daily; Departure & Arrival Times: Guest is required to call 24 hours prior the tour to reconfirm.
Total tour duration is approximately 7 - 8 hours.
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2021 - Taste of Britain & Ireland
14 Days/13 Nights
Trip Highlights:
Call (651) 731-8026 for more information or to book today! Mention code 15106653
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- Offer valid through 12/31/2020
- Duration
- 14 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
|Day 1
|London Arrival - Panoramic Tour : Tour begins 2:00 PM at your London hotel. Take a panoramic tour of central London to see famous landmarks including Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament. Enjoy a welcome drink with your group before dining independently.
|Day 2
|Independent Exploration in London : Discover London's attractions on your own with an open-top, Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour. Enjoy a choice of routes and walking tours. You might visit the Tower of London to view the Crown Jewels, or visit Kensington Palace, former home of Princess Diana. The evening is free to explore and dine on your own. (B)
|Day 3
|Windsor Castle - Bath : Take a panoramic tour of Windsor before visiting Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the Queen's official residences to see the State Apartments and St George's Chapel, the site of Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle. Enjoy some free time for lunch and then travel to Bath. Visit the Roman Baths for a tour to discover why these hot mineral-rich springs have been popular since Roman times. (B, D)
|Day 4
|Cotswold Drive - Shakespeare's Birthplace - Liverpool : Take in the gentle hills of the Cotswolds, renowned for its pretty cottages and colorful gardens. Stop in a typical lovely old village in the region. Visit Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon to see an exhibition about his life and work, before walking through the house where he was born. Travel on to Liverpool and spend an independent evening exploring its rich pop-music history with dinner on your own. (B)
|Day 5
|Lake District - Scottish Evening : Travel through the Lake District, a region that inspired Beatrix Potter's children's books. Embark on a cruise along Lake Windermere, England's largest natural lake. Over the Scottish border, stop at the Famous Blacksmiths Shop in Gretna Green before traveling towards Edinburgh. Enjoy a traditional dinner and ceilidh at your hotel in Edinburgh. (B,D)
|Day 6
|Edinburgh Castle - Panoramic Tour : Explore central Edinburgh, including the 200-year-old "New Town" with elegant Georgian houses and the Royal Mile where medieval houses are clustered closely together. Tour Edinburgh Castle to see the Crown Jewels of Scotland and the Stone of Destiny. The rest of the day is free to explore and dine on your own. On August 7 - 21 departures, experience the world famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (B)
|Day 7
|Glasgow City Tour - Ferry to Ireland : Travel to Glasgow for a city tour. Enjoy some free time in the city for lunch on your own. Proceed on to Cairnryan on Loch Ryan and take a short ferry ride to Ireland. (B, D)
|Day 8
|Belfast - Titanic Belfast - Glyde Inn : Take some time this morning to explore central Belfast on your own. Then learn all about Belfast's shipbuilding history and the ill-fated RMS Titanic at Titanic Belfast where you can experience the history of this ocean liner through interactive displays. In the evening, stop at The Glyde Inn for a drink and dinner with entertainment. (B, D)
|Day 9
|Independent touring in Dublin : Tour Dublin independently, on the Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour. Use your voucher to visit your choice of one of Dublin's top attractions: Guinness Storehouse, Teeling Distillery, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, or GPO Witness History. In the evening, dine at one of the many restaurants or pubs that Dublin has to offer. (B)
|Day 10
|Blarney Castle - Killarney : Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the famous "Stone of Eloquence" then drive through Macroom and into the mountainous scenery of Killarney. After dinner at your hotel, you might want to find a "singing bar" for some entertainment. (B, D)
|Day 11
|Dingle Peninsula - Kate Kearney's Cottage : Visit the Dingle Peninsula, made famous by the movies "Ryan's Daughter" and "Far & Away." Take in spectacular views from Slea Head at the western tip. Enjoy some free time to explore Dingle on your own. Later, head to Kate Kearney's Cottage for an Irish night featuring dinner and traditional entertainment. (B, D)
|Day 12
|Foynes Flying Boat Museum - Cliffs of Moher - Doolin : Visit Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, which recalls the early days of air travel. Foynes is the home of Irish coffee, so you'll learn how to make one and enjoy a sample. Ferry across the River Shannon Estuary to view the Cliffs of Moher. Later explore the village of Doolin for lunch on your own. Take a brief panoramic tour around Galway's city center with a local guide. (B, D)
|Day 13
|Galway - Rathbaun Farm - Dalkey : Begin the day with a gentle walking tour of all the important sights of Galway. Visit Rathbaun Farm to watch trained dogs herding sheep and enjoy tea and scones. Stroll around Dalkey, an elegant suburb of Dublin, home of such luminaries as Bono and the late writer Maeve Binchy. Spend the night in an elegant castle hotel in Dublin and enjoy a special farewell dinner. (B, D)
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- Apex City of Bath Hotel
- Hilton Liverpool City Centre
- Malmaison Edinburgh
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Visions of a MacBook touch
Macworld 2008 is right around the corner, and for tech pundits like me this means that open season on prognosticating has arrived. The pursuit of Apple leaks this time of year is a perk that comes with Apple fanboyism. The practical among us will wonder why we bother, but the answer is simple — it's fun.
As someone that watches the industry with an eagle eye, I convince myself each year that I might get some predictions right, but those are just my delusions. In reality I only ever one or two small bits partially right. Like a fantasy sports fan that thinks he or she could manage a successful pro sports franchise, this is really just spare time fun with sports elements replaced by tech (and Apple specifically).
So with that disclaimer out of the way, among other predictions, I think we will see the 'MacBook touch' unveiled this January.
If you have used an iPhone or iPod touch you might understand the enormous potential of this type of device — I think Apple understands it now even if it was first caught by surprise. Multi-touch is going to be huge and pervasive in the Apple lineup. It is just getting started.
Artist's Conception
This upcoming device will be a 10- to 12-inch tablet formfactor PC whose appearance will be similar to the iPod touch (only bigger). It will have a glass front with black trim (with a single 'Home' button) and a matte aluminum posterior.
Input will primarily be through multi-touch, but it will have host USB for attaching a keyboard.
The interface will be OSX 'light' — the embedded version of the Mac OS rather than full Leopard.
The MacBook touch wilOS Xl be simplified and fast. It will not have any moving parts, instead relying on 32 or 64 GB of flash memory. Like an iPod Touch, there will be almost zero start up time.
I expect the CPU will be an Intel ARM or low power X86 chip (more likely the latter as Intel attempts to displace ARM in the lower power device space). The clock-speed will be 1.0-1.2 GHz to keep temps down and avoid the use of active cooling.
Battery life will be long, 6 to 8 hours.
I predict its wireless capabilities will be 802.11x, Bluetooth, and possibly a 3G data service from AT&T designed just for it.
I will close by saying the MacBook touch will be a companion device. It will not replace a desktop, but it might replace a notebook for many people. It will be the fully realized version of a device that Bill Gates described to the media several years ago prior to the launch of Tablet PC.
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Global and Chinese Mobile Phone Camera Module Industry Report 2014
28 May, 2014, 13:13 BST
DUBLIN, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8586d7/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Mobile Phone Camera Module Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.
The Global and Chinese Mobile Phone Camera Module Industry Report 2014 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global mobile phone camera module industry with a focus on the Chinese situation.
The report provides a basic overview of the industry including classifications, applications and industry chain structure. Mobile phone camera module manufacturing processes and technologies are also discussed. Mobile phone camera module industry supply and demand figures and cost price and production value gross margins are also provided.
The report focuses on key industry players providing information such as capacity production, price, cost, profit, gross margin and company product specifications. Cost analysis is also carried out. Finally the feasibility of a new 50 Million Units/Year investment project is assessed and overall research conclusions offered.
With 253 tables and figures the report provides key statistics on the state of the industry and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the market.
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter One Mobile Phone Camera Module Industry Overview
Chapter Two Mobile Phone Camera Module Manufacturing Process and Technology
Chapter Three Mobile Phone Camera Module Production Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast
Chapter Four Lens and Sensor Production Supply Sales Demand Market Status and Forecast
Chapter Five Mobile Phone Camera Module Lens Sensor Key Manufacturers
Chapter Six Mobile Phone Camera Module Cost Analysis
Chapter Seven China 50 Million Units/Year Mobile Phone Camera Module Project Investment Feasibility Analysis
Chapter Eight Mobile Phone Camera Module Research Conclusions
Companies Mentioned:
- Anteryon (Netherlands)
- Asia Optical (Taiwan)
- COMPLEX MICRO INTERCONNECTION (Taiwan)
- COWELL (Korea)
- Career Technology (Taiwan)
- FOXCONN (Taiwan)
- FUJINON (Japan) DIOSTECH (Korea)
- GALAXYCORE (Shanghai China)
- GSEO (Taiwan)
- GuiXin Magnetoelectric
- HYSONIC (Korea)
- Hynix (Korea)
- Ichia (Taiwan)
- Jin Cheng Tai
- KANTATSU (Japan)
- KOLEN (Korea)
- LG INNOTEK (Korea)
- LITEON (Taiwan)
- Largan Precision (Taiwan)
- Mektec (Taiwan)
- Nvidia (USA)
- OPCOM (Taiwan)
- OmniVision (USA)
- Pixelplus (Korea)
- Primax (Taiwan)
- Qualcomm (USA)
- Renesas (Japan)
- SETi (Korea)
- SHICON (Japan)
- SONY (Japan)
- STMicroelectronics (Switzerland)
- STsemiconductor (Switzerland)
- Samsung (Korea)
- Samsung SEM (Korea)
- Sankyo (Japan)
- Sekonix (Weihai China)
- Sharp (Japan)
- Sunny Optical (Zhejiang China)
- Toshiba (Japan)
- Truly (HongKong)
- Vimicro (China)
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8586d7/global_and
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Share Your Photos From Far, Far Away
Everyone sees the world differently.
While the countless photos of historic landmarks may seem redundant, they represent something more to travelers: an experience. And sometimes the most exceptional photos of the world are the most unexpected.
For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we're asking for your most memorable photos from far, far away. These could be shots you snapped while on a globetrotting vacation or a brief road trip across your state or province. Send us your picture by following the steps below and be sure to let us know where it was taken. Our guest curator will pick some of the most inspired submissions to feature on Mashable.
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This week's guest curator is Murad Osmann, a music video producer who has built up his following on Instagram by putting a unique spin on travel photography. Osmann's series "Follow Me," features his girlfriend leading him by the hand through the world's most iconic landmarks. He recommends selecting photos for the challenge by channeling your creativity.
In this photo, Osmann focuses on a quiet, empty street instead of a signature landmark:
Submit your photos by Monday, April 22, at noon ET. Osmann will choose the top submissions, and the winners will be featured on Mashable, as well as on our Facebook album and Pinterest board. We can't wait to see your photos!
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At Dental Dreams we are committed to expanding access to quality dental care for families and welcome all forms of dental insurance, including PPO and Medicaid.
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Australia—a backpackers paradise!
Hundreds of thousands of backpackers flock to Australian shores every year because of its great weather, beautiful scenery and its distinctive culture. Backpacking is a big industry in Australia, with a wide array of budget accommodation and tours available country-wide so this is why Australia is very appealing to backpackers looking for that Australian Outback adventure.
The competition in the market shouting benefits and discounts to travelers whilst it is advisable to have that general plan or idea what you really want to see or go before you leave for Australia. If you've ever thought of backpacking, there are a number of things you'll need to know and here are top tips for backpackers travelling in Australia:
1) Hostels Are Magical Places:
Hostels are not the dingy, dirty, creepy places that Hollywood movies and popular culture makes them out to be. In fact, most Australian hostels are an excellent option for the budget-conscious and solo travelers. Hostels have an atmosphere of their own; people are always ready to explore the sites, make new friends and indulge in nightlife. In Australia, most hostels have their own in-home bar with deep discounts, theme nights and activities. Hostel staffs are also a great resource – they'll let you know what's going on in the city and what cheap activities are around. Last but not least, for those job-searching or looking to buy a car or some camping supplies on the cheap, check out the hostel communication boards. Hostels are the best place to meet some new friends, get a fairly priced room, and make tons of memories!
2) Utilize Public Transportation:
Cabs in Australia are overpriced. Most of Australia's major cities (especially Sydney and Melbourne) have excellent public transportation systems with trains, trams and busses at the ready to take you where you need to go. Take the extra time to look into the local public transportation system and ask for help if you're confused. You will save yourself hundreds if you take advantage of the public transportation available.
3) Watch Foreign Transaction Fees:
Credit and debit cards are quickly gaining popularity among the ways to spend and use cash. However, a 3% foreign transaction fee will be added to every purchase you make with a credit or debit card that does not wave foreign transaction fees. Do some research and perhaps apply for a travel friendly Visa or MasterCard before your trip, both which are widely accepted in Australia.
4) Stick To a Budget:
Australians enjoy a high minimum wage, a great economy and standard of living; which means some unexpectedly expensive prices for travelers. Lots of travelers' under-budget themselves; don't let this happen – start by doubling the amount of money you think you'll need (seriously), do a lot of research for transport, food, and happy hour deals (they totally exist…especially if you're a student) and take advantage of the abundance of free activities in cities. Setting aside a lot of time to research and budget beforehand will 100% be worth it in the long run.
5) Take Pictures (With You In 'Em!):
Don't be embarrassed about looking like a tourist in Australia – most people are! If something catches your eye, capture it forever! Most people will gladly take a picture of you if you ask nicely. Investing in a selfie-stick for your Australian adventure also might not be such a bad idea.
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Terrorism Suspicion Hangs Over Pakistan's ISI
Terrorism Suspicion Hangs Over Pakistan's ISI
India has accused Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency, the ISI, of planning the Mumbai train bombings that killed almost 200 people this past summer. Meanwhile, a leaked British defense ministry memo alleges that the ISI has been indirectly helping al-Qaida.
CIA: the CIA, Britain's MI6, Mossad in Israel, and you'll come to the ISI. This is Pakistan's revered and feared intelligence service. But ISI has been attracting unwanted attention lately, due to mounting suspicions that it actively supports terrorism.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly is in Islamabad. She's been asking current and former ISI leaders whether there's any truth to the allegations.
MARY LOUISE KELLY: ISI has long stood accused of meddling in the affairs of its neighbors, but in recent weeks the charges have been unusually pointed and public. A memo by a researcher in Britain's defense ministry has made waves, charging that ISI is indirectly helping al-Qaida. And a new study from the Rand Corporation finds ISI is tipping off the Taliban about the movement of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, as well as training new Taliban fighters at camps inside Pakistan.
Xenia Dormandy, former director for South Asia at the National Security Council, says, no question, within ISI there are allegiances to the Taliban.
XENIA DORMANDY: You have to remember that the United States financially supported what was the Mujahadeen at the time - became the Taliban when the Soviets were in Afghanistan - and we did so through ISI. So essentially, we financed a decade plus of support for building relations between the ISI and the Taliban. It would be ludicrous for me to think that all of the people who had spent much of their careers building support are now going to turn around on the people that they used to work with. So I think there's clearly going to be support from some individuals in ISI. I think the interesting question is, how far does it go? So, is this an institutional support for the Taliban, or is this individual support for the Taliban?
LOUISE KELLY: To try to answer some of these questions, we're headed now to ISI headquarters in downtown Islamabad. We're just driving up now. It's a big, sprawling compound in the middle of the city. We're just pulling up to the gates. Behind the gates lies the manicured lawn and marble steps up to the building that houses many of the 10,000 employees of ISI. That's short for Inter-Services Intelligence.
ISI's leaders would not agree to be quoted by name or to speak on tape, but they did offer, over two hours, an account of ISI's track record in fighting terrorism. They confirm close cooperation between ISI and U.S. intelligence. For instance, they say both the CIA and the National Security Agency have people embedded with counterterrorism units of Pakistan's army. The teams are stationed in the border areas where top al-Qaida leaders may be hiding.
The officials also scoff at reports that ISI, which is part of the army, operates as a rogue agency outside the control of President Pervez Musharraf. That's no so, says Lieutenant General Javed Ashraf Qazi. He's a former head of ISI.
JAVED ASHRAF QAZI: ISI is very much a disciplined organ of the state. It cannot go against the state policy. It's a totally false perception that ISI is a state within a state and so on and so forth. It has never been. It is not.
LOUISE KELLY: Qazi ran the ISI from '93 to '95, just as the Taliban were coming to power in Afghanistan. He has a complicated history with that movement, and has been called the Taliban's founding father. But General Qazi is now back in government; he is Musharraf's education minister. And over tea one recent evening in his home high above the hills outside Islamabad, he was sounding a moderate note. Qazi denies that ISI has ever had a direct military alliance with the Taliban, and he snorts at recent accusations leveled by Pakistan's archenemy, India.
ASHRAF QAZI: Let me, at the outset, use the word nonsense.
LOUISE KELLY: The issue is whether ISI was behind the train bombings that killed almost 200 people in Mumbai, India, this summer. Some in India have said it was.
ASHRAF QAZI: And yet, no evidence was provided. The Indians said, we'll provide the evidence, and then they backed out. Let them provide the evidence if they feel that.
LOUISE KELLY: This is true, actually. India has since backed down and conceded the evidence implicating ISI is not, quote, "clinching."
And yet, President Musharraf himself admits there are problems. Musharraf told an interviewer last month that the Taliban might be receiving aid from retired ISI officers - among them, possibly this man.
HAMID GUL: Hello. Welcome, how are you?
LOUISE KELLY: General Gul.
GUL: Good morning. How are you?
LOUISE KELLY: Good morning. How do you do?
Lieutenant General Hamid Gul. Gul ran the ISI during the '80s, at the height of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He retired 14 years ago, but he's still quoted regularly by newspapers here in Pakistan, usually promoting an anti-government, anti-American view. Gul avoids direct questions about whether he or current ISI officers support the Taliban today. But he does offer this view about ISI as an institution.
GUL: The institution and the military is an extension of the society. And if there is a dominating sentiment in the society, it is wrong to say that the institution will not be affected by that. And that sentiment is pro-Taliban; it is not against them.
LOUISE KELLY: Back at ISI headquarters, a senior official presented with this view shrugs. Then his eyes turn steely. If we were secretly helping the Taliban and al-Qaida, he asks, do you think we would get all the support we do from your CIA?
Mary Louise Kelly, NPR News, Islamabad.
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Say it nicely.
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Just got off the phone with poison control. They're more concerned about our alcohol intake than that the beer bong was last cleaned with pine sol.
So one buddy got tackled at the urinals by national guard members and was arrested. Another had sex in a port o potty with possibly the drunkest girl I've ever encountered. The rest of us blacked out and won a few bets. So yes, the derby did meet our expectations.
As soon as he told me I had a 'pretty laugh' I knew I'd be putting out more than I had originally planned.
I think I am the only girl in the world who would be proud of these scars from rug burn.
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text: Politics 9 June 2010 The DIY-ers Sign-up Surly is the queue; there is no sense of fellow feeling here. Seething and resentful, the men with the potted plants and bargain packs of self-driving wood screws are not united by their labours but divided by their desire to get to the checkout first and then outside to negotiate a car park where unruly crowds ram lengths of skirting into Vauxhalls. This is one of the busiest bank holidays of the year and the surge of weekend nailers and drillers is threatening to overwhelm the medium-sized DIY store. Those teenagers at the tills who haven't taken the precaution of getting stoned are wide-eyed with panic, and the manager, an eight-foot-tall youth coated with pimples, dances between the aisles misdirecting the lines until they merge into one über-queue. Holding an everlasting light bulb, I join the melee between a man carrying a polystyrene plaster-effect rose ceiling feature and two young women - students, I suspect - who have come for a cheap saucepan set and are now discussing whether to splash out on a small cactus for the windowsill. But the debate that really matters is in the minds of the men around us. Their eyes swivel as they assess which of the other men are tradesmen and which amateurs. Which of them, in the fullest sense, are men? Is it the burly blokes with bags of cement and fingers flattened from years of hammering? Or the paler, slighter men, holding wrong-for-the-job packs of wall plugs and floating shelves that - though their partners do not know it yet - will fall as surely as the glory that was Rome. This contest is given stark illustration by two men in front of the students who stand adjacent in their respective queues. One of them is covered in dust and has keys that dangle from a ring attached to his belt. He pushes a big flatbed trolley loaded with plasterboard and timber. The other man wears clean jeans, a V-neck and pushes a standard metal trolley; it is lightly loaded with two lengths of metal curtain rail that stick out awkwardly at the front. Deliberately or not, the dusty man is encroaching on the other's route and the man in the V-neck, annoyed, starts to nudge back. Affronted by this slight, the dusty man pushes harder and a bout of trolley wrestling ensues. The students move away and I step behind them as things are heading towards violence. Then the queues move and the man in the V-neck yelps happily as he moves to the till. He is met by the pimpled youth: "I'm afraid this till is closed now, sir." The reaction of the man in the V-neck is sudden. Turning angrily, he pivots on his left foot, his trolley swings and a curtain rail slides off, becoming a javelin that takes a chunk from the back of the dusty man's leg. Not a big chunk, but enough, everyone notes as he screams, to hurt. Michael Hodges writes the Class Monitor column for the New Statesman. He was named columnist of the year at the 2008 Magazine Design and Journalism Awards for his contributions to Time Out. Subscribe For more great writing from our award-winning journalists subscribe for just £1 per month! SUBSCRIBE More


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Skip to 0 minutes and 7 seconds Hi, I'm Harry Fletcher-Wood and I'm an Associate Dean at the Institute for Teaching. The research is very clear that assessment is crucial to teaching. If I'm not assessing I may be teaching but I can never know what students are learning and the evidence on feedback is that it's one of the most powerful things we can do to help students improve, but it's also particularly hard to get right. I think we often mix up feedback and marking. Feedback is like a thermostat; it changes what the radiator does so we reach a desired temperature. For example, if I write comments but students don't act on them, don't understand them, don't even read them then I'm marking but I'm not giving feedback.
Skip to 0 minutes and 46 seconds I'm a thermometer, not a thermostat. Conversely, if I notice students struggling with a particular idea, pause the whole class, highlight the issue and students correct their work then I'm giving feedback but not marking. I probably don't need to emphasise that feedback is both more effective, and at least in this example, more efficient than marking. I think assessment and feedback suffer from what Doug Lemov would call endemic problems; predictable, inherent difficulties. For example, how can I know what all my students have understood? How can I know what everyone's thinking during the lesson? How can I help every student improve?
Skip to 1 minute and 19 seconds These are difficult because every student will be in a slightly different place and because we can't get round the whole class at once and because our time is limited. I think we're still wedded to some quite inefficient assessment practices. Responsive teaching means being crystal clear what it is you want students to learn, finding out exactly what they've understood and adapting your teaching accordingly. If I can tell someone the key idea I want students to recall from the lesson, for example knowing the causes of the English Civil War.
Skip to 1 minute and 47 seconds If I have a way of finding out whether they've got it, some kind of task which encapsulates the lesson like a single summary answer and if I then review what students have written and learned and adapt my next lesson accordingly; realising, for example, that students have misunderstood the king's role and so reviewing that then I'm teaching responsibly. Short-term, there are disadvantages to changing. If I've been doing something happily for a while, change is going to upset my routines and my students. But longer-term, we can save a lot of time and get the same results or better ones through change.
Skip to 2 minutes and 20 seconds For example, if I use a hinge question to find out what students have understood and adapt the lesson accordingly, I can pinpoint students confusions and help them before those misconceptions become embedded. Students need to see what great work looks like if they're going to create it themselves. That means both seeing the finished product and seeing how it was put together. I think technology makes that a lot easier, whether it's using a visualiser to examine an exemplar piece of work or reviewing and improving an existing example live in front of the class.
What does research tell us about feedback and assessment?
In this short video, Harry Fletcher-Wood, Associate Dean at the Institute for Teaching helps us to further unpick the research evidence we've engaged with this week on assessment and feedback.
His thoughts will add to your clarity ahead of taking a look at the school case studies to accompany this week's learning.
Key takeaways:
- If you're not assessing then you might be teaching, but you can never know what pupils are learning
- Feedback is powerful, but only if it translates into learning for the pupils
- Responsive teaching approaches can help us to make assessment and feedback more effective
- Technology might be able to help with more efficient and effective assessment and feedback approaches
When you've watched this video and made any notes to record key learning points, click the 'Mark as complete' button below and then select 'Next' to read an article from Harry Fletcher-Wood about one approach to providing feedback.
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Loan Officer Compensation and Anti-Steering Under Changes to Regulation Z
One of the major concerns under the new Dodd-Frank Law was the payment of commissions to mortgage loan officers. The issue was that loan officers would often place borrowers into higher interest rate products to make additional compensation for themselves. As such, Dodd-Frank ordered changes made to Regulation Z to address the ways mortgage companies generally and loan officers specifically were compensated.
Attached is a link to the above online course that I presented live on June 28th detailing these changes to Regulation Z. The course is free and runs for about an hour. Attorneys who watch it will receive 1 Continuing Legal Education (i.e. CLE) credit. To watch it, Lawline.com requires attendees register for a "FREE" Lawline account. http://www.lawline.com/cle/free-course.php?c=1566&s=f8d10e2a36326147eef8748b411f4ef5 .
Alternatively, at the Lawline.com learning center, the course is broken up into 35 short parts (i.e. 1-2 minutes each). These parts can be viewed for free without registering for a Lawline account. Each part has a separate heading so someone can pick and choose which ones they would like to see. The link to this can be found at http://learn.lawline.com/?cid=1566&title=Mortgage-Loan-Officer-Compensation-and-Anti-Steering-Under-Regulation-Z. Note, the CLE credit will not be given to attorneys who do not view the course in its entirety!
As always I am available to discuss, consult, answer questions, etc. with respect to this or any other mortgage topic.


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Ford's Breakaway SUV: The Escape
Ford is selling Explorers, Expeditions and Excursions at the rate about equal to that of ice cream on the Fourth of July. And when you take into account the number of F-Series trucks that it is selling, the company is clearly the leader in putting bodies on frames. But now it is making a slight shift in direction with its Escape: a compact sport ute with unibody construction. Here's a look.
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That's what H. Paul Linden, project manager, Compact Sport Utilities, Truck Vehicle Center, Ford Motor Co., says is the carryover at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant (Claycomo, MO), where the Contour/Mystique had been produced and where a truck like no other in the extensive line-up of the truck-producing leader is now being built: the 2001 Ford Escape.
According to Linden, the body shop and paint shop for the Escape are brand new because building sport utility vehicles is not like building sedans, with considerations and ramifications going all the way to the extent of a greater number of tire/wheel combos for the Escape as compared to the cars (which means that the delivery and attachment points had to be rethought for the Escape—and that's just one example of the difference).
Although the Escape is a truck, not a car, there is a difference between it and the rest of the vehicles in the Ford sport ute line-up that it is joining: the Escape has unibody construction, not body-on-frame, which is the way that Ford builds everything else, from the Explorer to the Excursion. Which means, in effect, that the Escape is, well, more car-like than anything else in the Ford line up.
All of which is beginning to sound somewhat confusing:
- Escape is a truck, which is replacing the car assembly in a plant where they are also making F-Series trucks
- Because Escape is a truck, there are manifold manufacturing considerations, all the way to requiring paint that is more chip-resistant than that used on sedans
- Escape is unlike a Ford truck, in that it has unibody construction.
International Engineering.
The Escape is an all-new platform for Ford: it isn't a variant of anything else that the company builds. It is, however, being shared withMazda, which will be offering a version called the "Tribute."
An interesting thing about the Escape and the Tribute. According to Keith Takasawa, chief platform engineer for the Escape, who began on what was then U204 in November 1996, the program is unique—at least so far as he is aware, and he's been in the business for more than 20 years—in that there were initially two separate groups of engineers, those from Ford and those from Mazda, both of which were working on small SUVs. Both teams had done advanced engineering on their vehicles, on chassis, powertrain, and the like. "The concepts were similar," Takasawa says, "but there were differences." So what happened is that in late '96 the two teams were consolidated into one and the two separate vehicles became a single platform.
Takasawa, who'd been on the Explorer program, says that the different aspect of this program is that ordinarily, when there are two teams from separate companies, one of the two companies has the lead, and personnel from the other are essentially additional resources, but with this program, there was a consolidation of engineers on the single platform. Takasawa and his crew moved from Dearborn to Mazda's offices in Hiroshima.
In addition to Kansas City, the vehicles are going to be built by Mazda in its plant in Hofu, Japan. The Kansas City plant will do all of the left-hand steering versions; Hofu will handle the right. The launch in Hofu will occur during the fourth quarter of 2000.
Structurally Sound.
Why unibody? Takasawa says there are a number of reasons. For one, it provides better package efficiency than body-on-frame. That is, the exterior dimensions are compact (overall length, width, and height are 173, 70.1, and 67 in., respectively; the wheelbase is 103.1 in.), yet the interior is size-able, at 133.9 cu. ft. (think Explorer-like). (The compact length and width are a result of a consideration of the driving requirements in places like Europe and Asia, which are generally more compact-aware than drivers in the U.S.)
Then, Takasawa points out, there is the rigidity that the unibody provides, which translates into safety.
According to Paul Linden, the disc drives were really humming as extensive computer-aided engineering (CAE) was performed to model the structure's crash energy management capabilities. He cites, for example, the front fender reinforcement that was designed, a boxed section that is a comparatively complex weldment. Its purpose is to direct crash energy both up to the roof and down to the lower rail frame. And, of course, each of the four doors is equipped with steel side intrusion beams.
Another aspect of the unibody: it permits a lower step-in height compared to conventional SUVs (yes, there are optional step bars available for the Escape, but ingress and egress are fine without them).
New By Design.
Although the Escape is an all-new platform, there is one aspect of the vehicle that is a carryover from other vehicles: the engine. There is the standard 2.0-liter, four-cylinder Zetec engine, which was fitted into the Contour/Mystique; there is the optional 3.0-liter, six-cylinder Duratec engine, which is used for the Taurus/Sable. Linden points out, however, that due to the application of these engines in the sport ute setup, there were necessary modifications, such as both being revised for better low-end torque and new composite intake manifolds for the Zetec and an improved oil pan (higher strength aluminum; deeper strengthening ribs) for the Duratec.
Other than that, the Escape is said to be all new. Paul Linden makes an interesting observation as to why this is actually necessitated by the architecture of the Escape: "Car parts aren't strong enough, and truck parts—because the trucks are body-on-frame—didn't fit." He adds, "Even the battery is new."
Apparently, the only sheet metal that is shared between the Escape and the Tribute is the roof.
On May 11, 2000, a week before Ford had journalists put the Escape through its paces on roads both paved and marginal, the Ford Motor Company held its annual meeting, during which SUVs became a point of some contention. This is because of observations in the company's own "Corporate Citizenship Report" that indicate that in terms of safety and the environment, the sport utes are not exactly the best of citizens.
However, it is worth noting that long before that report was released, there were plans for the 2003 model year Escape, which will be offered as a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). This will combine the four-cylinder gasoline engine with an electric drivetrain so that not only will there be improved fuel efficiency (calculated to be about 40 mpg in urban stop-and-go conditions), but also emissions that meet California's Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) classification and Europe's Stage IV emissions.


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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Jan 24, 1943 – Sunday
FacebookRedditTwitterStumbleUponAs usual I went to 9:30am mass this morning. They built a boxing ring right in front of our altar so we had to move the altar. I played horse shoes all morning and in the afternoon we played the … Continue reading
Jan 23, 1943 – Saturday
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Every day life in North Africa
FacebookRedditTwitterStumbleUponDuring an interview, Chick discusses what every day life was like in North Africa. This audio is from an interview conducted by Uni High students Natalie Dullerud, Claire Dickerson, Michael Anukwu and Joaquin Malik, as part of the Uni Class … Continue reading
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Jan 22, 1943 – Friday
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President Roosevelt reviews the troops
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Letter Home – January 21, 1943
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Jan 21, 1943 – Thursday
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Jan 20, 1943 – Wednesday
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Jan 19, 1943 – Tuesday
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Jan 18, 1943 – Monday
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George, who previously held the Tarkington Chair of Teaching Excellence, has served as director of the law school's Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program since 2010.
George is professor of law and professor of political science. She earned her law degree at Stanford University after earning her undergraduate degree summa cum laude at Southern Methodist University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She also holds an M.A. in political science from Washington University in St. Louis.
After law school, George clerked for Judge Francis D. Murnaghan Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then joined the Washington, D.C., firm Miller Cassidy Larroca & Lewin, which specialized in white collar criminal defense, government investigations and complex civil litigation. Her first teaching post was at the University of Missouri in Columbia from 1996 to 2001. She then joined the Northwestern University faculty as a tenured professor in 2001, holding the Benjamin Mazur Research Professorship from 2002 through 2003. She joined Vanderbilt in 2003.
George is among the nation's leading scholars in the fields of judicial politics, the empirical study of litigation in Article III courts, and legal education. Her work is characterized both by the polish of her writing and the rigor of her empirical methodology. George's work has been published in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, North Carolina Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Supreme Court Economic Review and Vanderbilt Law Review, among others.
George is also an award-winning professor, having won the Hall-Hartman Outstanding Teaching Award four times in addition to receiving comparable prizes at Northwestern University Law School and the University of Missouri Law School. She and colleague Suzanna Sherry created The Life of the Law, a required class for all incoming J.D. and LL.M. students, and co-authored the course textbook, What Every Law Student Really Needs to Know: An Introduction to the Study of Law (Aspen, 2009). George also has written a contracts casebook and statutory supplement, K: A Common Law Approach to Contract Law (Aspen, 2012), with UCLA Law Professor Russell Korobkin.
The Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty was endowed with a $1.5 million gift by Charles B. (Charlie) Cox III '75 and his wife, Lucy, in honor of their family, which includes daughter, Allie Cox '11, a public defender in Chicago, and sons Charles and David Cox. Cox founded Lightning Trading, an options trading firm, in 2005. Cox has been a member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange since 1978 and is a past chairman of the CBOE Arbitration Committee, which adjudicates disputes between the exchange's members. He currently serves on the law school's alumni Board of Advisors. Before he began his career as an options trader, Cox worked for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. He has financially backed more than 50 traders, including his son David.
Cox was led to endow the Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty by his deep appreciation of the skill and commitment required to be an excellent teacher and mentor. "In our Board of Advisors meetings, Dean Guthrie emphasizes the importance of a great faculty," Cox said, "and one way to keep a great faculty is to endow chairs."
"I'm honored to be the inaugural holder of the Cox Chair and extremely grateful to Charlie Cox and his family supporting the law school and its faculty in this meaningful way," George said. "I look forward to continuing my teaching and research here at Vanderbilt."
"Professor George has advanced our understanding of federal courts in innumerable ways, giving us a more satisfying empirical sense of judges and judging and allowing theory to develop on a more solid foundation," said Lisa Bressman, associate dean for academic affairs, who holds the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law. "At the same time, she has shown deep commitment to teaching, winning repeated awards for her teaching and producing materials to help all law students better grasp Contracts, in particular, and to master law school, in general. She is truly remarkable, and it is fitting that she is recognized for her success the inaugural holder of this generous chair."


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- You may be looking for the titular group.
The Roundheads was the sixth novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by Mark Gatiss, released 24 November 1997 and featured the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon.
Publisher's summary Edit
1997 BBC Books Edition Edit
"I tell you — we will cut off this King's head. Aye, with the crown on it!"
It is December 1648. Although victorious over the Cavaliers in the Civil Wars, the Roundheads are struggling to retain power. Plans are afoot to spirit King Charles from his prison, and the Doctor and his companions become embroiled in the intrigue...
Ben finds himself press-ganged and on board a mysterious ship to Amsterdam. Polly is an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King, and the Doctor and Jamie find themselves arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London under suspicion of conspiracy.
Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, manage to find Ben and Polly and still ensure that history remains on its proper course?
2015 BBC Books Edition Edit
With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison...
With Ben press-ganged and put on board a mysterious ship bound for Amsterdam, Polly becomes an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King. The Doctor can't help because he and Jamie have been arrested and sent to the Tower of London, charged with conspiracy.
Can the Doctor and Jamie escape, find Ben and rescue Polly – while making sure that history remains on its proper course?
An adventure set in the aftermath of the English Civil War, featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton and his companions Ben, Polly, and Jamie.
Plot Edit
to be added
Characters Edit
- Second Doctor
- Jamie McCrimmon
- Ben Jackson
- Polly Wright
- William Kemp
- Frances Kemp
- Colonel Thomas Pride
- Captain Thomas Culpeper
- Nathaniel Scrope
- Sir Grey of Groby
- Sarah Kemp
- Sir Thomas Fairfax
- Sir John Copper
- Christopher Whyte
- Benedict Moor
- Prince Rupert
- Captain Stanislaus
- Oliver Cromwell
- John Thurloe
- King Charles
- Captain Sal Winter
- Arthur Culpeper
- Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek
- Isaac Ashdown
- Richard Cromwell
- O'Kane
- Jem
- Hugh
- Spufford
- Sam
- Daniel Ancrom
- Jabez
- Petie
- Arkwright
References Edit
The Doctor Edit
- The Doctor mentions his granddaughter, Susan Foreman.
Individuals Edit
- Susan was very keen on the period of history of the English Civil War.
- Ben compares Jamie's voice to that of Bill Shankly.
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek is Gustavus van Leeuwenhoek's brother.
- Archbishop Laud and Strafford are mentioned.
Locations Edit
- The East India Docks are mentioned.
- Oliver Cromwell's father had an estate in Cambridgeshire.
- St James's Park is in London.
TARDIS Edit
- The Doctor manages to get lost in the TARDIS on his way to the library.
- The TARDIS has a copy of the book Every Boy's Book of the English Civil Wars.
Ships Edit
- Sal Winter's ship is called Demeter.
Notes Edit
- This story is the first historical to take place after the last on-screen regular historical, TV: The Highlanders.
- The novel was reprinted as part of The History Collection in February 2015, with a new cover and introduction by Gatiss.
Continuity Edit
- The Doctor reminisces about his first trip with Ben and Polly, when Ben kept demanding to be taken back to his ship because he would be late. (TV: The Smugglers)
- Ironically, Ben is forced to be a crewman at another ship, Teazer, which is a namesake of his ship, HMS Teazer. (TV: The War Machines)
- The Doctor again uses his ability to speak in a foreign accent (in this case, Scandinavian). (TV: The Highlanders)
- The Doctor induces sleep using hypnosis. (TV: The War Machines)
- The Doctor, Ben and Polly previously visited this same time period. (PROSE: The Feast)
- The First Doctor previously met Charles I's father King James I in 1605 and 1609, (PROSE: The Plotters, PROSE: The Empire of Glass) whereas the Second Doctor would later meet his son King James II in November 1688. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
- Ben mentions the Daleks (TV: The Power of the Daleks) and the Cybermen. (TV: The Tenth Planet, The Moonbase)
- The Doctor refers to the TARDIS' tertiary control room. (PROSE: Nightshade)
- When the Doctor and Polly recite a rhyme about the six wives of Henry VIII, they are unaware of his marriage to Amy Pond. (TV: The Power of Three)
- Prince Rupert travels with a pet monkey. When he met the Eleventh Doctor earlier in his life, he was accompanied by his poodle Boye. (COMIC: Dog of War!)
- Oliver Cromwell called Jamie his Scotch Cassandra when Jamie failed to predict the escape of Charles I. Cassandra created a lot of problems for Vicki, Steven and the First Doctor. (TV: The Myth Makers)
- As many of his other incarnations, the Second Doctor was imprisoned in the Tower. (AUDIO: Trail of the White Worm, The Marian Conspiracy, The Devil's Armada; TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- It was said that Charles I showed no fear before his execution. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
Additional cover images Edit
External links Edit
- Official The Roundheads page at Penguin Books
- The Roundheads at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Roundheads at The Whoniverse
- The Cloister Library: The Roundheads


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Costa brews up a storm at Data Strategy Awards
Costa Coffee has once again proved its ability to impress awards judges, as our 2011 brand of the year took the highest honours at Marketing Week's Data Strategy Awards 2013.
The high street coffee chain's triumphs – not only in the Retail and Loyalty Marketing categories, but also with the overall Grand Prix – are testament to impressive business growth that has been powered by a finely tuned data engine. Costa has turned itself into the UK's biggest coffee brand (by store number), and only looks set to grow that lead.
The tasks it has set itself in pursuing that growth have been no mean feat to achieve. In what Costa's own research has demonstrated to be a category where consumers are disloyal, the brand has sought to turn its coffee drinkers into enthusiastic brand advocates. Through its loyalty marketing, it has substantially increased the level of recommendations it receives from customers, while also increasing the average spend and number of visits by its 2 million Costa Coffee Club members by around half.
The marketing campaign sought to record customers' every point of contact with the brand, and then tailor individually rewarding messages via email. But as Costa itself admitted in one of its entry submissions, the reasons for its successes are hardly a secret: "It's not rocket science. When customers take out a loyalty card and give you their data, they expect you to speak to them as if you have understood every interaction they have had with you."
Of course, Costa isn't the only brand to show it is switched on to consumers' expectations around the use of marketing data. Other Data Strategy Award winners, including Argos, Littlewoods and Bank of Scotland, demonstrate to all the laggards and sceptics that it's possible to earn gratitude, not just suspicion, from customers by using personal data to communicate with them.
Among the more controversial data marketing techniques – in the popular imagination, at least – is behavioural targeting. Yet retailer Argos' win in this category proves that consumers can be receptive when the messages are right.
Argos used its 'single customer view' technology, which gives it an insight into each customer's interactions with the brand, to identify those people who have left its website with an abandoned virtual shopping basket. Argos has managed to increase both its sales and its email open rates by sending these customers emails with carefully selected recommendations of alternative products.
Littlewoods won the Best Use of Big Data award for an online display advertising campaign that set out to ensure the right consumers were shown the targeted ads most likely to be relevant to them, driving an increase in their effectiveness and also generating a huge return on the brand's investment. And Bank of Scotland entered what judges decided was the best innovation in data marketing this year, with a complete overhaul of its personalised direct marketing.
As data in all its forms becomes the fuel of marketing, brands such of these will be lighting the way in 2013.
Click here for a full list of winners.


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Rule 31
Four-Ball Stroke Play
All defined terms are in italics and are listed alphabetically in the Definitions section.
31-1. General
The Rules of Golf, so far as they are not at variance with the following specific Rules, apply to four-ball stroke play.
31-2. Representation of Side
A side may be represented by either partner for all or any part of a stipulated round; both partners need not be present. An absent competitor may join his partner between holes, but not during play of a hole.
31-3. Scoring
The marker is required to record for each hole only the gross score of whichever partner's score is to count. The gross scores to count must be individually identifiable; otherwise, the side is disqualified. Only one of the partners need be responsible for complying with Rule 6-6b.
(Wrong score – see Rule 31-7a)
31-4. Order of Play
Balls belonging to the same side may be played in the order the side considers best.
31-5. Wrong Ball
If a competitor is in breach of Rule 15-3b for making a stroke at a wrong ball, he incurs a penalty of two strokes and must correct his mistake by playing the correct ball or by proceeding under the Rules. His partner incurs no penalty, even if the wrong ball belongs to him.
If the wrong ball belongs to another competitor, its owner must place a ball on the spot from which the wrong ball was first played.
(Placing and Replacing – see Rule 20-3)
31-6 Penalty to Side
A side is penalized for a breach of any of the following by any partner:
• Rule 4 Clubs
• Rule 6-4 Caddie
• Any Local Rule or Condition of Competition for which there is a maximum penalty per round.
31-7. Disqualification Penalties
a. Breach by One Partner
A side is disqualified from the competition if either partner incurs a penalty of disqualification under any of the following:
• Rule 1-3 Agreement to Waive Rules
• Rule 3-4 Refusal to Comply with a Rule
• Rule 4 Clubs
• Rule 6-2b Handicap
• Rule 6-4 Caddie
• Rule 6-6b Signing and Returning Score Card
• Rule 6-6d Wrong Score for Hole
• Rule 6-7 Undue Delay; Slow Play
• Rule 7-1 Practice Before or Between Rounds
• Rule 10-2c Sides Agree to Play Out of Turn
• Rule 11-1 Teeing
• Rule 14-3 Artificial Devices, Unusual Equipment and Unusual Use of Equipment
• Rule 22-1 Ball Assisting Play
• Rule 31-3 Gross Scores to Count Not Individually Identifiable
• Rule 33-7 Disqualification Penalty Imposed by Committee
b. Breach by Both Partners
A side is disqualified from the competition:
(i) if each partner incurs a penalty of disqualification for a breach of Rule 6-3 (Time of Starting and Groups) or Rule 6-8 (Discontinuance of Play), or
(ii) if, at the same hole, each partner is in breach of a Rule the penalty for which is disqualification from the competition or for a hole.
c. For the Hole Only
In all other cases where a breach of a Rule would result in disqualification, the competitor is disqualified only for the hole at which the breach occurred.
31-8. Effect of Other Penalties
If a competitor's breach of a Rule assists his partner's play, the partner incurs the applicable penalty in addition to any penalty incurred by the competitor.
In all other cases where a competitor incurs a penalty for breach of a Rule, the penalty does not apply to his partner.


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Daniel is an expert in the issues of large scale, signal deployment, all-in-one systems. In correspondence with Chris Cooper relating to NSW LMBR he has said:
They are built to simplify things for the enterprise not the end users - even though they actually really believe its in everyone's best interest.
The basic issue is dependencies and the risks that those create. This is why your issue is partly a SIF issue.
The risk managers of these systems believe that there is more uncertainty in the integrations than the costs and restrictions of the enterprise approach. This is because there are not the examples in Australia and past experience is that that its just to hard to herd all the small vendors to agree on doing things one way that addresses the risks of a devolved model. In order for these enterprise architects with accountability for security, scalability, accountability, and robustness as their key deliverable (not end user features) to engage with a devolved model that model must meet those requirements.
As you yourself know trying to convince a small vendors that its in their interests to spend the extra money to put up a model that caters for these (security, auditibility, scaling, and robustness)


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Organizing your kitchen cupboards can definitely help make it easier to find things, plus you'd be surprised at how much more space you have! Before and after pictures included as well as tips for small spaces.
Another rainy Saturday got me thinking, it's about time I organized my cupboards! I'm a sucker for bulk foods. If you're like me and enjoy variety with what you eat, you can literally get little bits of everything without having to commit to buying the big product at the grocery store! Over time however it gets harder and harder to know what you actually have. I noticed when I would reach for one thing, a few other things would tumble out! Yikes!
So many spices and so little space!
See what I mean? I have so many spices that I don't even know what I have!
Spices are one of those things I like to buy when I travel. On my trip to India I bought a variety of spices and they came in small packages. Once I opened them, they stayed in the small package and were sealed with a rubber band. This is the end of that!
These magnetic spice jars have made my spice organizing so much better! They are easy to use, and easy to refill!
For the Sumac from Qatar I found a David's Tea tin.
One of the best things is the magnetic backing on these spice containers. Rather then putting them in the cupboard again, I simply stuck them on the fridge. Now it's easy to get what I need and I have more cupboard space!
Rice, quinoa, dried fruits and nuts
All things that are in abundance in my cupboards at any given time. Using these jars I got from the Dollarama, I found new homes for these items. Goodbye bulk bags!
I'm not much of a baker so you won't find many baking supplies readily available in my cupboards. That being said, I've been experimenting with different flours like coconut, almond, brown rice and white rice flours. Where to put them all?
I got a big jar and just put them all together. Again it's not something I use often so when I do, I'll have the time to sort through my flours!
Freebies and samples
Do you find samples and freebies getting lost in your cupboards, and when you stumble upon them, they've already expired?! I get so many samples from race expos and on race days, plus I'm a valued SampleSourcer! My best suggestion for these items, is to keep them visible! That way you'll remember to use them.
Now looking at my cupboards, I can't believe how spacious they look. Here is how they looked before and after.
It's as if there's more room for me to buy more stuff!! Thanks for stopping by the blog today!


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Melissa Nelson of Iowa was fired from a dentist's office because her boss felt that she was so attractive, working with her risked his marriage. She sued, but lost her legal battle last December. She is getting a rare chance to fight back now.
CNN's Poppy Harlow has details.
This is a dentist who had his mind on everything except his business. A competent, beautiful woman in the office will attract more patients – more patients means more business. I don't see this dentist being in private practice for too long.
Just my two cents!
if your that hot, go get a job somewhere else !!
i wish i nad such doctor
Do women know what "look attractive" means? Don't most ladies try to dress ATTRACTively? Women know guys are visually driven. It's Difficult to work 8 Hrs. [...]


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Griffen was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and is currently a student at Tufts University majoring in Political Science. Steadfast in his commitment to social justice, in early 2016, Griffen founded We Are Able in tribute to his father, Brad Saul, who passed away in December, 2015 after losing a life Long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. We Are Able is a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and promoting empathy and acceptance for people with disabilities while educating the public on proper disability etiquette. In addition, We Are Able is striving to empower young people to take change-making into their own hands.
An accomplished motivational speaker, Griffen was chosen to address 15,000 youth at the 2016 We Day Illinois, was named the 2017 We Day Illinois youth Co-Chair, and was featured as part of Allstate's Good Starts Young campaign at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Since the inception of We Are Able's success, Griffen has had the opportunity to be a Peer Advisor for the Obama Foundation Boston Training Day, a summer intern for Organizing For Action, a lead organizer for an affordable housing organization on Somerville, MA, and an intern for the Pete For America Campaign.
Griffen has received numerous awards and nominations in eluding being named a Newman Civic Fellow, a Tisch Scholar, an American Red Cross Community impact nominee, receiving the Young Leadership Award of Light, and selected to be on the steering committee for Boston401 legacy program.
Griffen is passionate in his belief that we are all able to be the change we want to see in the world.
Follow Griffen and his Change Making on twitter @griffensaul


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Julia Eisen-Lester
A native New Yorker, Julia Eisen-Lester is an established fine artist and teacher whose work has been exhibited widely in group, solo and juried exhibitions, as well as in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and the UK. She has been painting and making art ever since she can recall, having always felt compelled to express herself visually. Teaching comes naturally to her as she has the need to share her creative spirit with others, which is an extension of her art.
Julia founded The Art Studio Workshop in 1986 and has taught and directed the school since then. Additionally, she has taught at the Fieldston Ethical Culture School, the SAR Academy after-school program, and the JCC Scarsdale summer arts school.
Teaching Philosophy
Visual art has been a means of expression in every culture from prehistoric time to modern day. Based on findings of art on cave walls, pottery and canvas, it is clear that humans have always had a need to create, express and record through line and color. I believe that everyone should have the opportunity as well as the resources to have this creative experience. My goal is to create a safe haven where self-expression is encouraged but learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting are taught and valued. I create an atmosphere where my students are to able to share ideas in a relaxed, yet focused atmosphere and where peer critiques are welcomed and valued.
Amanda Ioco
Amanda is a graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2016 with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, as well as, a minor in Art History and Italian Language. Over the course of her four years in the program she has studied drawing, painting and printmaking through a variety of media as well as sculpture. She completed her senior thesis with a large-scale sculptural installation. We are very happy to have her here at The Art Studio Workshop!


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Roger Morneau's final book Beware of Angels chronicled the real-life account of a Bible study group that fell into spiritualism and ultimately murder. Our latest project, also titled Beware of Angels connects the Halstead murder case with other supernatural encounters. TV news footage, newspaper headlines and some of Roger's own comments about the book are included. Former occultists include a new age priest (Will Baron), the grandson of a high-ranking freemason (Mark Cleminson), a "secret" disciple (Holly McCutcheon) and an occult apprentice (Adam Hendron) who nearly committed suicide to join aliens.
The film contends that there is Truth that shatters the darkness, and that truth comes from one source. Our worldview about angels, death and the afterlife is based on the Bible.
Beware of Angels is a companion program to our feature film based on Roger's book Charmed by Darkness.


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The Koala Brothers - George's Big Race
The Koala Brothers - Series 2, Episode 06 - George's Big Race
Series Synopsis
Frank and Buster, the Koala Brothers, have a special mission in life: to help others in need. Their adventures take them all over the Outback and it's never too long before someone needs their help, even if that someone doesn't know it yet!
Episode Synopsis
Episode 06 - George's Big Race
George the Postman is persuaded to run a race with Archie. Archie, of course, being very sporty and into keep-fit, is very confident, and feels sure he'll win so George asks the Koalas for some advice.
Previous Episode Synopsis
Episode 05 - Plane Crazy Ned
When Ned gets a remote-controlled plane as a birthday present from his Aunty Mavis, Frank, Buster and Mitzi all offer to help him build and paint it. Ned declines their help, thinking that he can do it all by himself!
Future Episodes
- 9:55am Saturday, June 08 (R)
- 10:00am Sunday, June 09 (R)
- 9:55am Saturday, June 15 (R)
- 9:55am Sunday, June 16 (R)


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Biotin: A Promising Treatment for Progressive MS
After encouraging results from small studies, a large clinical trial is testing the safety and efficacy of high-dose biotin as a treatment for progressive MS.
For people with progressive multiple sclerosis, there's hope for a new treatment in the form of a high dose of biotin, a type of B vitamin.
In progressive MS, neurologic function gradually worsens over time as nerve fibers are damaged. Affecting about 1.3 million people worldwide, it can begin when MS is diagnosed (primary-progressive MS) or, more commonly, occur after an initial phase of relapsing-remitting MS (secondary-progressive MS).
So far, most MS therapies have targeted relapsing-remitting MS, and therapies that can slow or stop the development of progressive MS have been frustratingly elusive. Researchers hope that high-dose biotin could help to fill that gap.
Biotin is found naturally in meat, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, and some vegetables. However, the studies on biotin for MS have used much higher levels than you'll find in food. The study drug, called MD1003, comes to 300 milligrams of biotin per day — 10,000 times the amount recommended to meet nutritional needs. Such a high dose needs to be tested carefully to be sure it is safe as well as effective.
What Do Studies of Biotin for MS Show So Far?
Two studies from France have looked at MD1003 for progressive MS. The first, published in March 2015 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, was a pilot study of 23 patients, most showing some measure of improvement after taking the drug.
In a larger randomized controlled trial, published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal in November 2016, 154 participants received either MD1003 or a placebo for one year. Among the patients taking MD1003, 12.6 percent of them had improvements in their disability at the end of the year, compared with none from the placebo group.
That's a relatively small number — indicating that about one in eight people taking MD1003 saw improvements — but the researchers say it is the first drug ever shown to reverse progression of the disease.
Sharon Stoll, DO, an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, points to another benefit of MD1003 seen in the 2016 study. "The rest of the patients that were on the study medication didn't progress, which is significant. If you get someone on this treatment early enough in their secondary-progressive or primary-progressive disease state, it can stabilize their disease," she says.
Dr. Stoll was not involved in the 2016 study, but she is recruiting patients for an ongoing clinical trial of MD1003, joining investigators from 80 other study centers around North America and Europe. Together, they hope to enroll 600 patients with progressive MS. Participants will be randomly assigned to take either MD1003 or a placebo for 15 months, after which all participants will receive MD1003 for an additional year.
How Might Biotin Work to Treat Progressive MS?
A major cause of disability in progressive MS is the loss of myelin around nerve fibers. Stoll describes nerve fibers as being like electrical wires, with myelin being the insulation around the wires that allows signals from the brain to travel quickly to different parts of the body. "If that insulation is missing," she says, "the signal doesn't travel as fast, and because it doesn't travel as fast, you have weakness, you have numbness, and you have tingling."
There are a few ideas about how biotin might treat this problem. First, several enzymes involved in producing cellular energy require biotin to work, so increasing biotin might give nerve cells a boost of energy to send fast signals even with damaged myelin. A second idea is that biotin might increase the production of fats needed to make myelin, perhaps allowing neurons to repair that layer of insulation.
Balancing Benefits, Risks, and Unknowns of a New Treatment
While studies so far haven't identified significant risks of MD1003, the larger trial will be able to look more closely for adverse effects.
"Because this is a clinical trial, we're not 100 percent sure of what the side effects are going to be long-term," says Stoll.
But Stoll acknowledges that for people with progressive MS, waiting to start a new treatment can also be risky. "I always say 'use with caution,' but I don't shy away, because the risk of progressive MS is devastating. When you weigh the risks and benefits, I think the potential benefit is there, even though it's early on in the trial."
If you're interested in enrolling in the MD1003 trial, you can check the study's website to see if you qualify. The study drug can't currently be purchased, and Stoll says that while you can buy biotin online or from compounding pharmacies, the quality can vary.
In other words, always talk with your doctor about supplement options. Also, be sure to tell your primary care provider if you take high-dose biotin, as it can cause errors with some blood tests, including for thyroid hormone.
Dr. Stoll says the biotin study is just one of the exciting things happening in MS research. "I'm optimistic about where this field of MS is going. We're showing so much progress in such a short amount of time. I'm very hopeful."


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