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Coordination impairment
Alternative names
Lack of coordination; Loss of coordination; Incoordination and irregularity of voluntary movements; Movement - uncoordinated; Ataxia; Clumsiness
Uncoordinated movement is an abnormality of muscle control or an inability to finely coordinate movements, resulting in a jerky "to-and-fro" unsteady motion of the trunk or the limbs.
Smooth graceful movement results from a fine balance between opposing muscle groups. This balance is coordinated by a portion of the brain called the cerebellum.
Diseases that damage the cerebellum, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves (which connect from the cerebellum to the muscle groups) can interfere with the fine tuning of muscular movement and result in coarse, jerky, uncoordinated movement. This condition is called ataxia and is easily seen in the jerky "to-and-fro" motion of the trunk and unsteady gait of an affected person.
Ataxia may appear as a congenital defect, or following a simple viral infection such as chicken pox. It may also appear following encephalitis, head trauma, and diseases affecting the central nervous system or spinal cord. Appearance as a genetic disorder, or as a toxic reaction to drugs, medications, alcohol or environmental toxins is also possible.
Common Causes
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Vertebral abnormalities (such as compression fractures of the back)
- Poisoning
- Alcohol or other drug intoxication
- Drugs such as aminoglutethimide, anticholinergics, phenytoin (in high doses), carbamazepine, phenobarbital and tricyclic antidepressants
- Alcoholism
- Post-infectious condition (typically following chickenpox)
- Hereditary condition (congenital cerebellar ataxia, Friedreich's ataxia, ataxia telangiectasia)
Home Care
Take safety measures around the home to compensate for difficulties in mobility that are inherent with this problem. For example, avoid clutter, leave wide walkways, and avoid throw rugs or other objects that might cause slipping or falling.
Other family members should encourage the affected person to participate in normal activities. Family members need to have extreme patience with people who suffer from poor coordination. Take time to demonstrate ways of performing tasks more simply, and taking advantage of the afflicted person's strengths while avoiding weaknesses.
Call your health care provider if
- There is unexplained incoordination.
- Incoordination lasts longer than a few minutes.
What to expect at your health care provider's office
The medical history will be obtained, and a physical examination performed. In emergency situations, the patient will be stabilized first.
Medical history questions documenting uncoordinated movement in detail may include:
- When did it begin?
- Is it continuous or do episodes come and go?
- Is it getting worse?
- What medications are being taken?
- Is alcohol used?
- Are illegal/illicit drugs being used?
- Has there been any exposure to something that may have caused poisoning?
- What other symptoms are also present? o Weakness or paralysis o Numbness or tingling or loss of sensation o Confusion or disorientation o Seizures
The physical examination may include detailed neurological and muscular examination.
Diagnostic tests that may be performed include:
- Blood tests (such as a CBC or blood differential).
- CT scan of the head.
- MRI of the head.
- Romberg test. o The patient is asked to stand erect with the feet together and the eyes closed. If the patient loses balance, this indicates a loss of the sense of position and the test is considered positive.
Referral to a specialist for counseling may be indicated.
After seeing your health care provider, you may want to add a diagnosis related to uncoordinated movement to your personal medical record.
by Simon D. Mitin, M.D.
Medical Encyclopedia
All ArmMed Media material is provided for information only and is neither advice nor a substitute for proper medical care. Consult a qualified healthcare professional who understands your particular history for individual concerns.


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A partial ruling from a state judge in Minnesota in the Starcaps case has the NFL crowing this morning.
NFL public relations head Greg Aiello commented: "Minny Judge Larson has tossed most of the player state law claims in the Star Caps case.
"Today's decision, along with the federal court decisions in this case, properly rejected virtually all of the claims asserted against the NFL's program on performance enhancing drugs."
Virtually, but not all. Two rulings remain that could in the end result in a permanent legal shield against Starcaps suspensions for Vikings players (and by league extension, all players including two current Saints).
Aiello's statement ended with "We are confident that we will prevail on the remaining two claims."


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Umm, that's easily addressed and doesn't exactly preclude the bus from consideration on it's own.Megumi wrote:One more thing should be mentioned: the demonstrator Citaro was equipped with a Voith 4-speed gearbox which is not good at high-speed services as it makes the engine sounds noisy, such as any routes via the southern busway like 111, 150, 140, 130, etc. Most services via the busway are utilising ZF gearbox except some CNG buses (MAN CNG bendy), but it doesn't matter because the CNG engine is fine in high engine speed and even they need high engine speed for better torque.Swift wrote:So now that we know that any regular length bus put on a 14.5m route is likely to fill up too quickly, is there any other reason on offer why drivers would hate it?
Sounds like someone is trying to discredit the bus for being fully shipped here and not produced by a beloved local body builder.
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On July 25th at the QVCC Willimantic center, ESL students and Liberty Bank Executives enjoyed lunch together. ESL scholarship recipients shared their unique stories on their QVCC experience and how scholarships helped them to receive an excellent education. QVCC would like to extend a special thank you to our friends from Liberty Bank.
Liberty Bank provides scholarships for English Second Language students. The majority of our ESL students are older non-traditional students who have jobs. Many of our students are single parents/head of household and if employed, they are receiving minimum wage to support themselves and their families. Students join the ESL program to advance themselves in the English language to attend college, advance in their employment, or help their own children with English. Liberty Bank's scholarships helps students to successfully complete their ESL courses allowing them to further their college goals.
Thank you Liberty Bank you generosity makes an incredible impact.
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
- 2014-present, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, University of Lynchburg
- 2011-2014, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, University of Lynchburg
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- Adjunct Instructor, Southern Union State Community College, Opelika, AL
- Field biologist, U.S. Department of Defense (Panama), Illinois Natural History Survey (Illinois), Conservation Research Foundation (Idaho), Hastings Natural History Reservation (California), Brookfield Conservation Park (Australia)
- PhD, Animal Biology – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
- BA, Biology with Honors – University of Chicago, 1993
Styrsky, J. N. and J. D. Brawn. 2011. Annual fecundity of a Neotropical bird during years of high and low rainfall. Condor 113:194-199.
Brawn, J. D., G. Angher, N. Davros, W. D. Robinson, J. N. Styrsky, and C. E. Tarwater. 2011. Sources of variation in the nesting success of understory tropical birds. Journal of Avian Biology 42:61-68.
Styrsky, J. N., C. Guyer, H. Balbach, and A. Turkmen. 2010. The relationship between burrow abundance and area as a predictor of gopher tortoise population size. Herpetologica 66:403-410.
Styrsky, J. N., J. D. Brawn, and S. K. Robinson. 2005. Juvenile mortality increases with clutch size in a Neotropical bird. Ecology 86:3238-3244.
D. Robinson, J. N. Styrsky, and J. D. Brawn. 2005. Are artificial bird nests effective surrogates for estimating predation on real bird nests? A test with tropical birds. Auk 122:843-852.
Styrsky, J. N. 2005. Influence of predation on nest-site reuse by an open-cup nesting Neotropical passerine. Condor 107:133-137.
Professional Affiliations
- American Ornithologists' Union
- Central Virginia Environmental Education Alliance
- Cooper Ornithological Society
- Ecological Research as Education Network
- Ecological Society of America
- Virginia Herpetological Society
- Virginia Society of Ornithology
Teaching Areas
- Earth and Environmental Science I and II
- Ecology
- Introductory Biology
Professional Interests
I am interested in a wide range of ecological questions, particularly in the areas of life-history, population dynamics, and reproduction. My previous research with tropical forest birds focused on: clutch size evolution; effects of climatic conditions on annual fecundity; nest-site selection; and parental care behaviors. I also have studied similar questions in a variety of terrestrial habitats throughout North America, Australia, and Panama.
Currently, I am investigating the effects of habitat on the abundance and distribution of Belted Kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon) along the James River in Virginia. This project combines my longtime interest in bird populations with my developing interest in aquatic ecosystems. I am particularly excited by this project because it is a collaborative effort with the non-profit James River Association (JRA) and involves citizen scientist volunteers and high school students participating in a summer JRA expedition course as a critical part of the data collection process.
Finally, I encourage undergraduate students to participate in research and am very interested in the independent projects they develop for their Ecology lab. Some note-worthy projects from previous semesters include:
- Effect of social environment on the behaviors of domestic horses
- Effect of temperature and rainfall on duration of frog calls
- Effect of tree size and bark type on the distribution of poison ivy vines
- Tree size preferences of beavers in urban and rural locations


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In her introduction to this substantial story collection, Jane Gardam remembers an incident from her student days.
She had been to a lecture on "The Short Story" by L A G Strong, at that time a well-known writer and critic, and summoned up the courage after it to follow him into the same railway carriage when they both went back to London, and to start a conversation with him in spite of his looking "tired and dejected". She says she was so painfully self-conscious that it was "like removing all my clothes and belly-dancing". Hearing that she wrote, he kindly told her to send him something, which she did. "Silence. Silence for two weeks. Then a letter typed in blue ink, 'Jane, you are a writer beyond all possible doubt.' "
The ecstasy of that moment must have been intense, because it still sweetens the sharp pang of envy it inspires in this reader.
Thus began a career that at present adds up to 19 works of adult fiction, eight of them collections of stories, three books for children, one non-fiction book and one described simply as "Illustrated". Gardam announces that the final novel in the trilogy called Old Filth is her last book (the present one is a retrospective anthology of her favourite stories), but it is hard to believe that such a fund of energy will let her rest.
Her range is very wide. She reports that L A G Strong advised: "Write about everything – even linoleum", and she does. Very occasionally one feels that she does so too easily: being witty and sharp can skid into wryness or – once or twice – give a too-neat little twist to a story's tail. And at the other extreme of her range she loses this particular reader by going too far into fantasy.
But this is almost certainly a matter of personal taste: just as some people are tone-deaf, I am unable to "get" the fantastic, so it is very likely that the two stories I balk at, "The Zoo at Christmas" and "The Green Man", will be to other readers among the most enchanting. In the first of these the descriptions of the animals in the zoo are wonderfully vivid – "the great bison, their mountainous necks like deformed oak trees … the lemurs' little black faces wrapped in granny swansdown" – but when they escape to worship Christ on Christmas Eve (visible, of course, only to the eyes of an innocent child, vide Hardy's poem "The Oxen", which opens this story) – at that point, I turn off.
And so, too, in the long and elaborate story "The Green Man", the mythical creature shifting uneasily between being a solid figure and "a tree, a scarecrow, a saint, a devil or 'that old guy on the farm; bit out of his element these days. Belongs to the past.' " No doubt it is my loss when I fail to see the point.
But "Hetty Sleeping" – that is a marvellous story, because there is little Gardam doesn't know about being in love, or any of the other vicissitudes of ordinary life. When she engages deeply with such matters, as she often does, her funniness does not cease to sparkle, but she moves as surely as she entertains.
Towards the end of the collection we come face to face with Old Filth, the central figure in Gardam's famous trilogy whose readers must by now be innumerable: the "useful and dependable advocate who would never have made judge in England" and who cheerfully accepted the joke title standing for Failed In London Try Hong Kong. Old Filth is now widowed and has retired to live a quiet life in Dorset, where he conducts himself with dignified resignation, until … can it be true? Yes it is. The person who has moved into the house next to his own – a house just as secluded, but still next door – is Terry Veneering, the one man in the world he truly detests.
All the trilogy's readers will instantly perceive the horror of this situation; others must just accept the fact that it is appalling. And it is made a great deal worse when, on a stormy winter night, Old Filth clumsily locks himself out of his house and there is nothing for it but to totter off through the snow in his bedroom slippers and knock on Veneering's door. This is a very funny story, but it is turned brilliantly, and with no resort to sentimentality, into a keenly moving study of old age. Gardam could indeed write well about linoleum if she wanted to, but what she excels at is writing about the human heart and mind.
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Information for 11068IIED
International trade in biofuels: Good for development? And good for environment?
IIED Briefing, 2 pages
The piece calls for international trade barriers, especially subsidies, to be relaxed to enable developing countries to reap the benefits of the biofuels trade, and for certification schemes to take account of the real environmental and social conditions in such countries. Biofuels have been promoted as a means of creating jobs and wealth in developing nations, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the industrialised world, where demand for biofuels is set to skyrocket to meet ambitious targets. But current trade regimes are not fit for encouraging synergies and sorting out trade-offs. Any benefits from biofuels trade could be undermined if the sector continues to expand without improved policies and international coordination
Publication information
- IIED code: 11068IIED
- Published: Jan 2007 - IIED
- Theme: Sustainable markets
- Series: IIED Briefing Papers
- Languages:
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Athlete: Kam Chancellor
Sport: NFL Safety
Number of Gross Fingers: 1
Overall Grossness Rating: 7/10
Playing football in a -25 degree wind chill is not great for your skin.
Just ask Kam Chancellor.
Chancellor, a safety for the Seattle Seahawks, posted a video on his Instagram in 2016 showing off his gnarly, frost-bitten, cracked fingers.
The cause? The freezing cold playoff game he'd played in Minnesota three weeks earlier.
The Seahawks' prevailed by a score of 10-9 in the coldest home game in Vikings' history. Chancellor racked up three tackles and a crucial forced fumble, despite the fact that his fingers felt like popsicles.
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This simple pendant was originally the bowl of an antique French mustard or egg spoon.
The teardrop shape lends itself well to being a pendant & two balls handcrafted using reclaimed vintage silver have been added for detail.
The pendant sits on an 18 inch silver curb chain
It is 4.8cm long
Weight 6.2 g
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The Gira Control Clients 9 and 19 are touch screen PCs for controlling the KNX installation via the Gira HomeServer 3 or the Gira FacilityServer. Its equipment with microphone and loudspeaker allow the devices to be used as home stations for audio-visual door communication, too. The functions of the door intercom are simply integrated into the Gira Interface via a plug-in for the Gira HomeServer 3 or Gira FacilityServer.
The Gira Control Client is linked to the Gira door communication via the Gira DCS-IP-gateway, which converts the signals of the Gira door communication system to the network protocol level (IP). In this way the Gira Keyless In
Fingerprint, Transponder and Keypad components can be integrated, and intelligent links of any type can be created with the functions of the KNX system. For example, opening the door can be coupled with
switching on the light or heating.
In addition, it is also possible to use the Gira Control Clients as a home station aided by special software, the DCS Communicator, even without the HomeServer 3 and FacilityServer. Functions such as creating user groups, distributing rights or personalising ringing tones open up flexible possibilities for individualisation.
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Spinach Saute
(Ispanak Kavurma)
500 g spinach, roots cut off*, washed several times, drained
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp crushed tomatoes, canned
1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated
4 tbsp beef broth or chicken broth or water
1/2 cup yogurt + 1 garlic clove, smashed with salt
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper
Boil the spinach for 5 minutes, drain. Squeeze it with your hands to get rid of excess water. Then chop it on a cutting board.
Saute the onion in a medium-size pot with olive oil and salt until the colour of the onions turn to light brown. Add the spinach, crushed tomatoes, nutmeg, chicken broth and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes at medium-low heat. Turn the heat off.
Let it cool down for a few minutes. Arrange on a serving plate. Place the yogurt with garlic on top. Heat up the olive oil in a small pan, add in the red pepper and then turn the heat off. Don't burn the pepper! Pour all over the yogurt sauce. Serve with any kind of beef or chicken dish.
* You can make Spinach Root Salad with the roots.
Makes 2 servings.
Meal Ideas:
- Yogurt (Plateau) Soup, Tenderloin in Parchment Paper, Macaroni and Cheese, Roasted Red Pepper Cheese Rolls and Semolina Dessert.
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1. What is the difference between" Look Dev mode" and "Render preview mode"? As far as I noticed both do the same.
2. Tools and Sidebar regions (T and N key) doesn't go over the 3d view but scale the view and restart the render. This is opposite to how it works (Regions go over 3d view and does not restart render) in official Blender 2.8 build.


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He was reared in Wales and went to the same school that produced Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams.
His dad wanted him to play for the Principality and help the Dragons breathe fire on the land of St George.
Mako Vunipola, however, had other ideas.
And this Sunday is given the chance to book a place in England's team for next week's likely Six Nations title decider - against Wales.
Saracens prop Vunipola is one of five changes made by Stuart Lancaster to his unbeaten side for the fourth leg of a potential Grand Slam.
The 22-year-old already has seven caps to his name, but will start a Test match for England for the first time at Twickenham this weekend as the championship resumes.
"I'm definitely ready to do a job for the team," the New Zealand-born, Red Rose-wearing Polynesian, declared.
Seated beside him was brother Billy, also in the England squad, though he will have to wait a while longer for his chance.
That both of them are members of Lancaster's crack elite squad is remarkable given that not very long ago they were over weight and over there - in Wales.
Vunipola snr, a hooker who won 32 caps for Tonga, brought his family to Britain when he signed to play for Pontypool.
"First of all," said Fe'ao, "I tried to discourage them (from playing rugby as a career). I wanted them to study hard and try to become lawyers or doctors or teachers.
"Then I tried to convince them they should play for Wales, out of loyalty because, as a family we had ended up in the UK because of Wales.
"Not only were they were determined to play rugby, they said they wanted to play for England - and I couldn't change their minds."
The next step in the process was getting them into shape, as each was 20 kilos overweight.
Once again they, and in turn England, owe a debt of thanks to Wales.
"England Under-18s had a Welsh strength and conditioning coach called Neil Taylor," said Billy. "He told us we needed to shed a few pounds if we wanted to play at a high level.
"We knew ourselves it was holding us back, the problem was we'd starve ourselves by not having breakfast or lunch then come home and eat as much junk food as we could get."
That is now behind them.
Mako has made it to the summit while Billy, who has starred this season for Wasps in the No.8 shirt of his inspiration Lawrence Dallaglio, is on the final climb.
Recalled alongside Mako to face Italy this Sunday are half-backs Toby Flood and Danny Care, hooker Ton Youngs and back row James Haskell.
The Italians have never beaten England anywhere, let alone at Twickenham.
But they received a major boost yesterday when captain Sergio Parisse was freed to play after his ban for insulting a referee was cut on appeal.
ENGLAND: A Goode; C Ashton, M Tuilagi, B Barritt, M Brown; T Flood, D Care; M Vunipola, T Youngs, D Cole, J Launchbury, G Parling, J Haskell, C Robshaw (capt), T Wood.
* QUALIFIED bus mechanic Paul James is ready to answer Wales' SOS to 'save our scrum'.
Bath prop James will replace crocked Gethin Jenkins against Scotland on Saturday and he will help repair the pack, which has spluttered so far.
James, who studied as a mechanic, said: "Scotland have done really well in the scrums. We know it's going to be tough."


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Middle Eastern restaurants in Paris
Where to eat Lebanese, Moroccan, Turkish, Kurdish and more
Any feature on 'Middle Eastern cuisine' has to begin by confronting that problematic term. To the newbie, the cuisines of Morocco, Lebanon and Kurdistan all too easily merge into one aromatic morass of mezze and grilled meat. But in reality, they differ – at times subtly, at times blatantly – on everything from taste in condiments to table etiquette. To make matters simple, we've decided to split our fave Middle Eastern joints into three broad categories: North African, Asian, and 'street food'. If there's one thing they all share, it's a convivial emphasis on sharing and socialising – in our eyes, an essential ingredient to a damn good meal. So call up your mates and get ready to discover the best Levantine nosh and Maghrebian grub that Paris has to offer.
Moroccan, Tunisian and Algerian
L'Homme Bleu
L'Homme Bleu's simple, welcoming ambiance is the perfect background for the restaurant's superior Maghreb cooking. Here, cooks busy themselves in the kitchen while the meat grills slowly on the fire and regulars jostle for space – it might not look like much from the outside, but the full tables tell you all you need to know.We ate a plate of couscous mined with grilled lamb brochettes and merguez sauasage (€18) and a chicken tagine (€15). To balance it all out, a dish of crisp vegetables and preserved lemon, all washed down with a couple of glasses of Boulaouane Moroccan wine. The grains are fine and light, the sauces scented and full of flavour, the meats are the real deal – and if you have room afterwards, you can snack on sweet pastries (€2.50 each) from the neighbouring bakery, La Bague de Kenza. Overall, a warming, authentic shot of Maghrebian warmth in Oberkampf.
Le Petit Bleu
A well-kept little gem of a secret: Le Petit Bleu doesn't look like much, but it is absolutely delightful. A Moroccan canteen tucked away in a Montmartre back street, they serve perfect couscous, tagines and grills in enormous portions – it would be difficult to find better in the city. Above all, the value for money is incredible, with couscous dishes at around €10. It's open until 1am, but the space is tiny, so be prepared to queue or to get your couscous to go (one will easily feed two hungry men). This restaurant serves one of Time Out's 50 best dishes in Paris. Click here to see the full list.
Les Comptoirs de Carthage
This unpretentious family-run restaurant located near the Carreau du Temple offers fusion cooking mixing French, English and Tunisian styles. Sitting at one of the few tables in the small, brightly-coloured room feels a bit like being in a hippie aunt's collection of rugs, braided wood lamps, blown glass, copper artefacts and jewels, but it all comes together in an agreeable jumble. The service is laid-back and affable, so you almost feel like you're in someone's home.Well-seasoned and creative dishes are cooked with organic ingredients, and the menu changes regularly according to what is available at market and l'humeur du chef, and are wonderuflly cheap. There are several plates at €12, like tender citrus-marinated turkey with basmati rice and vegetables or stuffed peppers with sundried tomato sauce, or the house special of eight-vegetable couscous with dumplings for €14.Think of reserving in advance as it's always busy (you can take away if necessary). In summer, the pretty tree-shaded terrace opens up, doubling the venue's capacity.
La Grande Mosquée de Paris
Some distance removed from the Arabic-speaking inner-city enclaves of Barbès and Belleville, this vast Hispano-Moorish construct is nevertheless the spiritual heart of France's Algerian-dominated Muslim population. Built from 1922 to 1926 with elements inspired by the Alhambra and the Bou Inania Medersa in Fès, the Paris mosque is dominated by a stunning green-and-white tiled square minaret.In plan and function it divides into three sections: religious (grand patio, prayer room and minaret, all for worshippers and not curious tourists); scholarly (Islamic school and library); and, via rue Geoffroy-St-Hilaire, commercial (café and domed hammam).La Mosquée café (open 9am-midnight daily) is delightful - a modest courtyard with blue-and-white mosaic-topped tables shaded beneath green foliage and scented with the sweet smell of sheesha smoke (€6). Charming waiters distribute thé à la menthe (€2), along with syrupy, nutty North African pastries, sorbets and fruit salads.
Lebanese, Syrian and Armenian
Maison de la Culture Arménienne
Would it be as much fun eating here if it wasn't so hard to get to? Of course not. The double-take at the unmarked door at 17 Rue Bleue, the struggle with the entryphone (you don't need to punch a number, just push the call button), the bemused scamper across the quiet internal courtyard, the furrowed eyebrows at the signs in Armenian script and the shoulder-shrugging climb up a twisting staircase in the direction of the smell of food – it all adds up to a meal out with the thrill of finding a genuine hidden treasure. Especially when what could be an unnerving journey ends with a brilliantly sunny welcome from the proprietress of the canteen at La Maison de la Culture Arménienne, who clucks over you and calls you chéri as she trots back and forth from kitchen (manned by her husband) to dining room. It's not a high-end operation, of course, but the basic dining room with its trinkets and Armenian flags, the jolly tables of regulars swapping stories and above all the cheap, good food all add up to a place of particular charm. Armenia's peculiar history and geography give a certain romance to its cuisine. A country of green plateaus and grey-blue mountains, its national symbols are the apricot and the pomegranate – at once rich and fresh, colourful and filled with symbolism. Persecution by the Turks before the First World War and uneasy relationships with Russia and Azerbaijan today mean that Armenians have a huge and varied population in diaspora; their food is one of many fier
Liza Soughayar's restaurant showcases the style and superb food of contemporary Beirut. Lentil, fried onion and orange salad is delicious, as are the kebbe (minced seasoned raw lamb) and grilled halloumi cheese with home-made apricot preserve. Main courses such as minced lamb with coriander-spiced spinach and rice are light, flavoursome and well presented. Try one of the excellent Lebanese wines to accompany your meal, and finish with the halva ice-cream with carob molasses.For brunch, coffees, teas and fruit juices are served with dishes such as hummus, tabbouleh, baba ghanoush or the arabieh salata – a salad of lettuce hearts, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions. Or you could try foul, a stew of beans and chickpeas, manakish, mini pizzas, grilled chicken with basmati rice and traditional Lebanese mezze.
Daily Syrien
Don't be put off by the newspapers in the window – this unassuming restaurant-cum-newagent, in the middle of the hip rue Faubourg Saint-Denis, has a class all of its own. The Middle Eastern menu is cooked by Ahmad, who grew up in Nawa in southern Syria and emigrated to Stockholm before coming to Paris with the idea of sharing the cooking of his homeland: hummus, salad, pickles, kibbeh ras (ground beef with pine nuts), falafel, labneh (strained yoghurt) with olive oil, mtabbal (aubergine dip), tabbouleh and more. A falafel sandwich 'extra' is put together as you watch: €5 for falafel, hummus, grilled aubergine, cauliflower and chips, or a vegetarian platter (€11), with vine leaves, mtabbal and great tabbouleh. For meat-eaters, shawarma: marinated beef or chicken with garlic and lemon for €5. The Daily Syrien: cheap, choice and very cheerful.
Le Zyriab by Noura
A beautiful terrace on the roof of the Institut du Monde Arabe, which is remarkably quiet outside of lunch and dinner times. Le Zyriab by Noura isn't just a high class Lebanese restaurant, it's also a daytime café open to all. Elegant outdoor tables topped with parasols offer a sublime view over the Seine and the Ile Saint-Louis, with the Notre-Dame cathedral in the background. The staff are very friendly, happy to let you spend an afternoon reading on the cushion-strewn banquettes. Drinks aren't cheap, and given the price of a Perrier of a coffee (excessive at €6), splash out on something more interesting: the home made lemonade, a rose or jellab date syrup drink, or a strained yoghurt laban aryan. Pastis fans should try the Lebanese version, arak. There's also a good if expensive selection of whiskies of 12 years and older, plus Lebanese and French wines and champagnes.
Kebabs, Durums and Falafels
Chez Hanna
By noon on a Sunday there is a queue outside every falafel shop along rue des Rosiers. The long-established L'As du Fallafel, a little further up the street, still reigns supreme, whereas Hanna remains something of a locals' secret, quietly serving up falafel and shawarma sandwiches to rival any in the world. A pitta sandwich bursting with crunchy chickpea-and-herb balls, tahini sauce and vegetables costs €4 if you order from the takeaway window, €8 if you sit at one of the tables in the buzzy dining room overlooking the street. Either way, you really can't lose. This restaurant serves one of Time Out's 50 best dishes in Paris. Click here to see the full list.
Urfa Dürüm
Fashionable Paris has swooned for burger vans, hot dogs and tacos, but perhaps the best of the street food was always here; in a Kurdish sandwich shop.Hidden away in the heart of Strasbourg Saint-Denis, Urfa Dürüm is a tiny wood-panelled venue where you are greeted at the entrance by the owner, flour and rolling pin in hand, busily preparing the flatbread dough. Further inside, meat grills in the stone oven. On the chalkboard menu, there are two choices of house speciality: Lahmacun or Dürüm.Lahmacun is a small wrap prepared like a pizza with minced meat, tomatoes and onions, and rolled up with salad, red onions and a squeeze of lemon. Crunchy and delicious, it's hard to beat at just €2. You can have the famous Kurdish sandwich Dürüm with steak, chicken, lamb's liver (€6) or straight up lamb (€7.50). Just a few minutes' wait and it arrives perfectly cooked, wrapped in its flatbread, piping hot and accompanied by tomatoes, red onions, rocket, parsley and lettuce. No chips, mayo or harissa – this is to be eaten as it is. Since it's all superb, there's no need of any further extras. This restaurant serves one of Time Out's 50 best dishes in Paris. Click here to see the full list.
The best doner kebab in Paris? Perhaps not, but if the lunchtime queue outside this tiny dive on the Rue Batignolles if anything to go by, Istanbul is a strong candidate at least. The secret is the care that the two brothers who run it take over the preparation of the meat – no worrying unidentified matter in these kebabs. The beef is deboned and sliced anew each day, then marinated for several hours in a secret spice mix inherited from their grandfather, himself a restaurateur in Turkey. The rest of the preparation is standard, but the result is exceptional. For €5 you can get your hands on one of the French capital's legendary sandwiches – and its reputation is no accident.
Just minutes away from the Rue des Rosiers and the every-popular As du Falafel, Miznon has wisely decided to stick to what it does best – pitta sandwiches – rather than try and compete with its chickpea-cooking neighbours. The original restaurant in Tel Aviv has been wining over customers for some time, and the Parisian branch follows the same formula – a charmingly basic décor featuring lots of boxes of fruit and vegetables, the same warm atmosphere, the same dishes cooked under the direction of head chef Eyal Shani.It's a little more expensive than you might find elsewhere, but streets ahead in quality. The cooks, mostly Israeli natives, chop chicken and meat right in front of you at the sparkling clean counter. With a cup of free mint tea and some spicy sauces, you can get stuck into chicken pitta, lamb kebab and steak with things like grilled cauliflower or sweet potato, takeaway or eat in. If you are lucky enough to find a seat in the packed dining room, grab it quickly and enjoy the welcoming vibe.
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Book ahead to celebrate the Year of the Horse in one of our best Chinese restaurants this Chinese New Year (January 31). Paris has two main areas for Asian eating: Belleville and Chinatown in the 13th arrondissement, where you can sample excellent Thai, Vietnamese and other South East Asian specialities. Also check out our selection of Vietnamese restaurants in Paris – their Têt Nguyên Dán falls on the same day. Belleville Au Poivre du Szechuan Sichuan chilli is a fiery, lemony spice used in west China, Japan and Tibet, which has happily found its way to a laid-back, lime-green restaurant in Belleville, with a menu that stands out from the area's jazz standards of bo buns and egg rolls. Among innumerable dishes, we loved the crunchy caramelised pork, lamb with cumin, beef hotpot with chilli oil and wu xiang pork. Less so the spiced chicken, which was all bones,a and the make-your-own wok option, which had an excellent bouillon base, but the strange water-lily roots and fish balls lacked flavour. A shame, as overall the cooking is light and subtly flavoured, if not cheap (€8-€15 a dish). Watch out for the chilli – you'll be offered strong, medium or weak, and even the medium strength will blow your head off. Don't be too brave and risk ruining your meal. Wen Zhou The second Chinatown in Paris is in Belleville where, as in the 13th arrondissement, it's difficult to know where to get a good Chinese meal rather than. So note this one down in your smartphone: Wen Zhou, just before
Not always famed for its selection of restaurants offering spicy delicacies, Paris nevertheless hosts a healthy range of Indian restaurants to cure curry cravings. Try out our selection below, and let us know in the comments box if you think we've missed any out. Restaurants Saravana Bhavan A veritable institution, this 80 seat restaurant is in an entirely different class from the rest; a chain with branches in more than 10 countries, specialising in vegetarian dishes from Southern India. But this isn't a curried version of McDonald's, rather the squeaky clean surroundings and fresh ingredients put Saravanaa Bhavan above the neighbourhood's collection of greasy spoons. The attractive space is done out in design sofas, black tables and big windows, giving more of a Japanese vibe than anything else, though the metal drinking cups and flock of busy waiters feel more authentic... Muniyandi Vilas From the outside, there's nothing that sets Muniyandi Vilas apart from the scores of other Indian restaurants crowded around the Gare du Nord. It's small, a bit tatty, and the aroma wafting in from the kitchen a tad overpowering. Yet once you're sat at one of the cramped tables, the place begins to work its modest charm on you: smiling waiters, eccentric murals, cute metal cups. And by the time the dishes arrive, generous and succulent, you'll be glad you chose this place over the others. For a fistful of euros, you can order yourself a veritable feast: an impeccable cheese parotta (a sor
Everyone likes a slice of Italy – especially when it's topped with stringy mozzarella, fresh olives and tangy tomato sauce. These are our favourite restaurants in Paris for Italian cooking, from rustic trattorias to cutting edge chic. Come a Casa A meal at Come a Casa isn't for anyone with issues around personal space. But if you like cheese and wine and perfect pasta... Procopio Angelo Head to Procopio Angelo for masterful fresh pasta; everything in this restaurant positively sings Tuscany. Even the prices, which are as dolce as any vita... La Trattoria Pulcinella Italian fever has seized the north side of Montmartre's Butte: there's Trattoria Pulcinella on rue Eugène Sue... Il Prezzemolo An old Italian film is projected on the back wall, each table has a pair of scissors for cutting the thin-crust pizzas, and charming waiters... Swann et Vincent With its Parisian bistro allure, this tiny Italian restaurant offering classic transalpine cuisine is nothing if not convivial. Sugared olives... Al Taglio One of the first outfits in Paris to sell pizza by weight, now a popular practice, Al Taglio is an understated canteen with chic overtones... Pizza Chic An address which could only exist on the left bank, nestled into the busy streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés where 'chic' is a religion... Il Brigante The décor is minimal and the atmosphere supercharged, with the white-hatted and –aproned chef preparing and firing his ample pizzas... L'Epicerie Musicale Ideally situated on the Ca
Whether it's sushi, bento boxes or ramen noodles, Paris has an abundance of quality Japanese restaurants to choose from. From slick and stylish restaurants to traditional Osaka-style eateries, you can find great Japanese food across the capital. Check out some of our favourites below... Fine dining Asia Tee Kenji Asia Tee is just one small room and a few tables, with Japanese chef Kenji running a one-man show in the open kitchen and his welcoming family helping out front of house. Plus a small dog in his basket, who's part of the décor. Kenji cooks a homely Japanese menu that changes with the seaons, but with refined touches that he learnt at the Hôtel Impérial de Tokyo and working with Michelin-starred French chefs like Michel Rostang.Each dish is available in small and large, and there's a selection of set menus. For €45 you get three amuse bouche, three main plates (choose from six fish and three meat), soup, rice and dessert. We loved the perfectly roasted slices of lamb flanked by an interesting puree of green pepper and yuzu, with chips of lotus root, and the succulent sashimi exceed all expectations. You can also reserve in advance for a vegetarian version. The bigger hitter is the omakase menu at €78 (in Japanese, it means 'I leave it up to you'). Everyone at the table needs to agree to the menu in advance and give their preferences, then Kenji prepares an assortment of 10 small dishes per person. Asia Tee is full for dinner every night, so make sure you book ahea


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A chewy German roll that has a firm outer crust. These rolls are made with only the whites of the eggs and are great with soups, stews or just eaten as a snack.
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Reliance Cement forays into West BengalThursday, May 22, 2014 l Source: PTI
Reliance Cement Company (RCC) has made a foray into West Bengal, a market that has 14-million-tonnes per annum (mtpa) demand and potential to grow by 8 per cent in the coming years.
"West Bengal is one of the largest cement consuming states in Eastern India with total consumption of around 14 million tons per annum," Reliance Cement Company CEO Arvind Pathak said in a statement.
"With ever-increasing industrial activities, real estate, construction and infrastructure, in addition to the onset of various industrial zones being developed in West Bengal, the market is expected to grow at the rate of 8 per cent over the next few years," he added.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group firm RCC has 5.8 mtpa cement-making capacity now. It has a 2 mtpa plant in Uttar Pradesh, 3 mtpa unit in Madhya Pradesh and 0.5 mtpa in Maharashtra. It sells the building material in key cities of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
The company now plans to expand its presence in northern markets of India and Nepal.


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April! Happy birthday to you April babies out there. I've seen some dope April fools pranks over the years, but this years' were dull. Maybe next year…
Making Building: on my list of favorite quotes from (books and movies) reminds me of the diary I used to keep back in my primary school days at Taibah Junior. I wonder what happened to that diary. Hmmm
Cooking: cinnamon oats, with banana and honey
Drinking: hot chocolate
Reading: Anne Karenina (Yes I'm still reading this and plan on finishing it) thank you very much
Wanting: to visit and explore more places. I feel like the world is a big town waiting for me to discover it. Sigh!
Looking: forward to going jogging later today…hopefully
Playing: more Ugandan music on my playlists, hoping someone will be kind enough to send me more jams by A-pass.
Deciding: to embrace situations as they come. I've been getting several rejections to my requests lately. "No. That's not how it's done. Or "No. That's going to be tricky." This just inspires me even more.
Enjoying: the scent of clean, fresh air after a rainy day, despite the cold which makes it easier for me to take walks
Waiting: for my avocado and honey mask to dry. I've got to get to the bottom of these frequent breakouts on my face! I'm looking into using some natural oils next. You guys have any recommendations?
Liking: that I'm opening up more and meeting all sorts of people; I used to be reticent and guarded-still am actually. The other day in the taxi I sat next to a lawyer who kept trying to bond with me, asking questions that ended up freaking me out.
Wondering: whether I could pull off learning a new foreign language within a year and if I'd sound cool
Loving: the way my hair feels after a good steam with a healthy treatment leave-in
Pondering: whether to get a second ear piercing
Considering: spending more time outdoors with friends, and being a little more open to getting weirder (than usual)
Watching: Community- it's still hilarious as ever, I like that they keep adding some diverse characters
Hoping: to make enjoyable memories and closer connections with new friends
Marvelling: at two birds outside my window chirping. Lately I've been reading up on the bird species in Uganda-fascinating stuff
Needing: to spend less time on Pinterest mostly checking out pastry recipes and fitness tricks –I'm having mixed feelings about fudge cake while picturing myself doing 30 lunges
Smelling: scrambled eggs
Wearing: white cotton socks and layers to keep warm
Following: Young and hungry season 2, I'm ready for another awkward love-rollercoaster between Josh and Gabby
Noticing: how perfect the weather is today seeing as its Easter Sunday
Knowing: it's better to keep moving forward after something doesn't work out whilst learning from failure and not letting fear control my decisions
Thinking: about the phone calls to make, emails to send, appointments that need to be made tomorrow
Admiring: photography constantly and the work of different photographers on tumbler, is helping me get inspired in every aspect of my life
Sorting: these pages I'd saved in to separate folders; you ever download a bunch of pages planning to read them later so they keep piling up?
Buying: more junk food than I'd like to, because I plan on burning the calories later he he
Getting: accustomed to a new thought process that involves following my intuitions, discovering new ideas that spur from my daily life experiences
Bookmarking: The Picture Of Dorain Gray
Disliking: the ease with which I eves-drop on people's conversations, hoping to randomly jump in.
Opening: a can of peanut butter
Giggling: at a funny picture of myself on Instagram: I'm warming up to posting more real-ish pictures if that makes sense. I guess it's part of accepting myself, "filterless"
Feeling: guilty that I didn't find time this week to return three books I borrowed a while back.
Snacking: on roasted g-nuts
Coveting: that I haven't been drinking as much water as I ought to and it shows
Wishing Trying: to figure out which general direction to go towards in my life / career & relationships
I hope this month brings you explainable joys, growth and delight in every aspect of your life. Are you enjoying the new month so far, anything exciting, some new plans? Tell mee…
Enjoy April and stay awesome,


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Picture this. Moroccan rugs line a blue and white tile floor. Plush, velvet curtains hang from the ceiling as you lounge on a pink sofa. You get up to peruse beautiful lingerie neatly organized in glass display cases. Doesn't that sound a lot like Paris in the 1920s? Well guess what? You have just stepped into Birdies Panties and Apothecary in Kansas City, Missouri.
Opened on Valentine's Day in 2003, Peregrine Honig and Danielle Meister set out to create a haven for women to celebrate themselves. The attention is in the detail and is also reflected in their collection of lingerie, swimwear, loungewear and beauty products. Some of the brands they carry include Mary Green, Huit and Lola Haze. Owner Peregrine says, "We curate pieces in our shop for comfort, realistic support, color, and material. An uncomfortable body does not function as well as a celebrated and honored one."
The shop is a big supporter of the art scene. They have hosted musicians and small performances in their dressing room area that doubles as a stage. The fun doesn't stop there. Once a year, they help produce the West Eighteenth Street Fashion Show. Up and coming designers show off their latest collections on an 80 foot runway that just so happens to run right in front of Birdies!
Birdies Panties and Apothecary
116 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone: 816.842.2473
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