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Being involved parents of an autistic child, my wife and I go to many different groups and meet lots of other parents of children with PDD (Pervasive Developmental Delay) or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). I am used to the barrage of pseudoscience and misinformation from well-meaning parents (e.g, anti-vaccination, chelation, gluten-free diets, etc), but I have always expected that professional Occupational Therapists (OTs) would steer us towards evidence-based treatments. They have certainly been critical of many of the common autism myths, like the vaccines and autism non-connection. Unfortunately, my expectations were overly ambitious, and I let my skeptical guard down.
Our older son is very sensitive to loud noises and gets upset quite easily. He seems to have a lot of sensory issues both tactile and auditory, and addressing sensory issues is a large part of what OT therapies work to alleviate. Our OTs recommended that we try some Therapeutic Listening® therapy, which plays somewhat dissonant synthesized music that sounds like back-masked music rapidly oscillating in volume. I was a bit skeptical, but we tried it anyway because (1) they lent us the special headphones and CDs, (2) I didn't think it would hurt, (3) I didn't have the time or expertise to look into the research, and (4) multiple OTs told us to try it. Besides, it seemed a bit plausible that people sensitive to noise could be desensitized by listening to something dissonant and random on a regular basis, and we are REALLY struggling with these noise sensitivity issues at home.
It wasn't until my 5-year-old broke these rather unremarkable Therapeutic Listening® headphones and we needed to replace them that I took some time to look into this. These headphones, with the construction and sound quality of a $30-50 pair, are sold for a whopping $145! They are one of only two approved headphones for this program, and they seem to only be sold through one place, Vital Sounds.
Being a bit of an audiophile before kids, I looked into the specifications and features to see what made them special. Of course they advertise meaningless features like "BioNetic design", and other things that are wholly unimpressive like "9.8-foot single-sided OFC (oxygen-free copper) cable" and "Supra-aural, semi-open aire design". The only thing that is somewhat unique is that they have a frequency range of (18-30,000 Hz), whereas most headphones stop at 20,000-22,000 Hz on the upper-end. Since humans can't hear above 20,000 Hz normally (nor can CDs play sounds above that frequency), this isn't such a remarkable feature to go up to 30,000 Hz. In fact, Sennheiser made almost the exact same headphones for about $50 with a 14-21,000 Hz range, (quite suitable for humans), which does not have the 150 Ohm impedance that makes them useless on portable devices.
Being annoyed at having to pay $145 for headphones that are worse in many ways (except that dogs may be able to appreciate them more) than my $50 Sony headphones, I dug a little deeper, where the non-sense only grew. You find some web sites saying you can't even copy the CDs and have to play off the originals. It is said that this is about sound quality, but the writer obviously lacks an understanding of what it means to copy digital information. However, I could see an incentive from the company that sells these CDs for $60 a pop to propagate such a myth. Needless to say, giving little children original CDs is a bad idea. Of course, you can buy their lossless encoded versions on SD cards that can be used by certain music players at a premium, but they warn against ripping CDs to your own players because any compression could make them ineffective (regardless of whatever other magic is used to get 30,000 Hz sounds recorded onto a CD). Considering the open air design of the headphones and the fact that you are supposed to do listening therapy while performing other tasks, I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between even highly compressed mp3s and lossless encodings. This says nothing of higher quality, lower compression formats like 256kbs ACC.
The more and more I read, it just sounded like a couple of companies want to sell overpriced CDs and headphones, by controlling the distribution of "approved" devices for their therapy. A further red light was the range of things this therapy was claimed to help, such as, "improved bowel and bladder function". More troubling, many of the sites promoting this therapy promote other quack therapies and misinformation to parents of autistic children with a strong emphasis on anecdotes and personal experience. All of this made me wonder about effectiveness of this "scientific" therapy in the first place, setting aside the over-priced hardware and non-sense about audio electronics.
The best, and one of the only sources of skeptical information, I found was at a blog called Autism Street. It is there that I learned that there have been Cochrane reviews and other meta-analyses of this whole field of therapy for autistic children, reviews which find no support for the claims of the companies selling these or the OTs promoting them. Sadly, the best support I found for the therapy was a student paper that basically acknowledged all these issues, but argued that we can't rule out that there isn't some effect on a special subgroup and lamely argued that more research is needed.
Needless to say, I am frustrated that tax dollars pay for this pseudoscience and disappointed in what I have discovered about some Occupational Therapy modalities. But I learned several things, and I can make some lemonade from these lemons.
First, pseudoscience can cost you money, even when you never expect it to. Sometimes "just trying" something will hurt. For example, your child could break the over-priced pseudoscientific contraption at the chiropractor's office. This is irrespective of the fact that most times you cannot "just try" something to reliably infer that it "works" in any sort of controlled and unbiased way.
Our OTs are great people, but it seems like their field is infiltrated by a fair amount of non-sense. So I don't really know what to believe from them anymore, and I certainly dismiss the less plausible things they say even more readily now. This should have been no surprise, as we see this in many other health care fields. Nurses have therapeutic touch, and OTs have Therapeutic Listening®. I was talking to a good friend who is a physical therapist, and he was telling me how he is endlessly fighting against crazier non-sense infiltrating his field on an almost daily basis. So this whole thing reminded me, in a personal way, that a therapist does not a scientist (or even critical thinker) make.
More importantly, it made me realize how much it helps to share these things, and that there is something that even I can do. This whole event has caused me to gather my thoughts, think about the problem and engage in skeptical activism as a new blogger here at Science-based Parenting. My hope is that others can learn from my mistakes, and maybe, just maybe, someone will find this blog entry when they are investigating this dodgy therapy.
Finally, I learned that Sennheiser has a really nice guy working in the parts department who is sending me a free part to fix the headphones.


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We love fitness and we LOVE Beyonce. So shopping Beyonce's athleisure collection with TopShop was inevitable. We got to The Grove a little after 10AM when it opened this morning and already a few items had completely sold out, (namely the long line mesh tanks and the parka). Not surprising since they had a special VIP shopping event the night before (hey, why weren't we invited??).
We didn't walk away empty-handed though, because we were able to grab a few of our first choice items, like the short sleeve mesh jerseys ($58), tanks ($28) and pullover hoodie ($52). There are still a lot of items left, especially the more expensive pieces like the jackets, pants, and the "reflective" stuff. Also, the friendly staff was continuously re-stocking. They've told us that they have "a lot in the back." However, be forewarned that mediums and larges are pretty much all gone (same for online). Maybe because we spotted quite a few men shopping this collection as well. Right now the majority is all small, x-small and xx-small, but even the smalls were running low by the time we left. Another thing to keep in mind, some things run larger/smaller than others, so it's best to try it on before buying, regardless of the size tag. Also, strangely, some prices are lower in store than online so be sure to check your receipts and tags to make sure they didn't overcharge you, like they did to us.
If you want a piece of this action, hit up Topshop or select Nordstrom stores NOW, or shop online where you may be able to score something in your size. Also, stores may still be re-stocking throughout the weekend, so check back often if you don't find what you're after. Good luck!
–Handbag Honey
When we heard that Stone Cold Fox was having a HUGE moving sale past Saturday, and everything, including vintage pieces and photo shoot props, would be sold, we could not wait! Moreover, word on the street was that prices would start at just $2! Sadly, we planned poorly for this one. We got to the one-day sale around noon and the line literally wrapped around the corner. It was about a 4-hour wait, and we just did not have the strength or patience to wait this one out. People lined up EARLY. We spoke to a couple of the lucky ones that got in as they were leaving. They got there around 8AM and didn't get into the sale until about 11AM. There were 3 rooms, filled with "good stuff" and the prevalent price point was $30. Oh well, whatever.
If you were lucky enough to get into the sale, let us know what you got so we can live vicariously through you.
–Handbag Honey
We could not miss L'Agence's sample sale yesterday. It took place at a different space this time, and EVERYTHING was $10! We also learned that at their samples-only sales (like this one), everything is $10 and there's no tax. L'Agence also has a productions/ samples sale (where samples and production overruns are sold) and there is tax. Also in the latter, there are obviously more sizes and everything is not picked over or damaged/ unfinished. Also, there was a sale preview on Friday (good to know for next time). However, we stopped by around 10AM (about 2 hours into Saturday's sale), and there was still a lot left. This was the scene when we got there:
This time around, we entered what looked like to be their headquarters office, which was lined with racks and racks of samples. Some were showroom samples, so they were labeled and in "like new" condition with no flaws. However, most of the items were unlabeled prototypes and many had unfinished hems, safety pins or other damages. There was certainly a lot of dreck to sort through but if you had the time and the patience, you could've uncovered some real gems here. We found business/casual tops, skirts, pants, jackets and dresses, evening dresses, coats, knits, and even shoes and boots(!). Dresses (retail up to $600) and eveningwear (retail up to $800) were all just $10! We found black leather over-the-knee boots and suede half boots, also just $10! Among the myriad of dresses, below are some of the ones we spotted, along with retail pricing to give you an idea of the huge deals to be found. This sale was definitely worth the driveby!
–Handbag Honey (stock photos via Lyst)
Sorry for being so MIA, dear readers, but there really hasn't been that much going on worth posting. So we've been sitting here, you know, just eating. However, now that Spring has sprung, sale season is starting to pick up again. This weekend we'll be hitting up a few of the sales listed below. Hope to see you guys there!
Fred Segal Santa Monica is throwing their biggest sale of the year. They've marked down select inventory 50-75% off! This is just at the Santa Monica location. 420 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90401; Monday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-6. Parking available. No end date posted but this sale will probably go on until everything is gone!
The Trend Station LA is hosting a pop-up sample sale this weekend only starting tomorrow (March 18-20)! Save 50%-80% on mens and women's fashions by Hale Bob, Joe's Jeans, American Retro, Frame Denim, Black Orchid and more! Lab Art, 217 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles 90036; Friday to Sunday, 10-7. Cash and credit cards accepted. Street parking only.
Stone Cold Fox is having a HUGE moving Sale this Saturday, March 19, only! You can expect to see clothing, shoes, and photo shoot props from all past seasons marked 40-80% off! We hear that prices will start at just $2 and top off at $50! 1135 E. 5th St., #9D, Los Angeles 90013; 11-5. Cash and credit cards accepted.
The now almost legendary L'Agence four-hour sample sale is back this Saturday, March 19! Save 60%-95% on samples, damages and past seasons women's apparel (that regularly retail up to $400), marked down to a mere $10!. 2301 E. 7th St. Bldg. A, 4th fl., Los Angeles 90023, 8AM-12PM. Cash and credit accepted. Parking available.
Getting married soon? The ongoing Claire Pettibone sample sale which started today goes until Saturday, March 19 (by appointment only). Save 40%-80% on bridal gowns in lace, gothic romantic dresses in full length and tea length sample dresses and accessories. 7415 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles 90036. (310) 360-6268. Cash and credit card accepted.
The ongoing Gogosha Optique Spring Sale goes through the end of the month, March 31. Save 30%-70% on past seasons unique designer frames and eye glasses. Find frames by Anne et Valetin, Mykita, Theo, Oliver Goldsmith and more. 3208 1/2 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 90026 and 8238 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles 90048. Cash and credit card accepted.
Lastly, the ongoing Marika Activewear sample sale ends tomorrow, Friday March 18. Save 65%-85% on women's activewear by Marika, and Zobha priced at $4-$10 (regularly retailing from $24-$85). 5553-B Bandini Blvd., Bell 90201; 10AM-3PM. Cash and credit card accepted.
– Handbag Honey (photo via www.mudbunnies.com)
Even though this limited time collaboration from Christophe Lemaire (formerly Creative Director of Hermes) and Uniqlo reportedly sold out in a few hours, you can actually still get the wool overcoat at the Beverly Center for just $19.90! It was originally priced at $189.90 and did we already mention that this collection SOLD OUT fast? As of today, there were only a few extra smalls, smalls and one medium left in black only. (Also, if you're still jones-ing for some J+ (Jil Sander collaboration), we spotted a couple of black wool blazers (medium and extra large only) also for $19.90.)
If you missed out on Lemaire's first collection for Uniqlo, fret not, the sequel is coming soon to select Uniqlo stores this Spring!
– Handbag Honey


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Breast-Pumping Moms Humiliated While Flying
Have you ever had to pump on an airplane or carry breast-pumping paraphernalia through security? While moms have the right to do both and are even supposed to be provided with privacy when they pump on an airplane, it looks like some airline and TSA personnel are unaware — or not on board.
In one recent violation of regulations, an American Airlines flight attendant monitored mom Dawnella Brahos throughout her flight to prevent her from using the breast pump she was carrying. In another, a TSA worker in Hawaii told mom Amy Strand that she couldn't bring the cooler that came with her pump through security unless she was also carrying breast milk. In order to keep the cooler, which is expensive to replace, Strand resorted to pumping in the airport bathroom, in public.
Although both American Airlines and the TSA have apologized, Christian Science Monitor reporter David Clark Scott advises breastfeeding moms who are traveling to know their rights: "Moms and Dads," he writes, "bookmark the TSA page, and carry it with you on your phone. Just in case."


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Each collection is a family of fabrics, sharing the same material, type of weave and character. Clear yet subtle patterns and inviting textures are results of a dialogue between designer and loom.
Inspired by the era of luxury ocean liners, the distinctive geometric patterns of the Normandie collection complement both modern furnishing and traditional interiors. These sturdy fabrics are suitable for upholstery and furnishings, as well as for kitchen linens and other home accessories.
We adapted the aesthetic of our popular Normandie collection to meet the stringent performance requirements of public projects. Specifically created for the needs of contract industry these durable and flame retardant fabrics will last time and add character to any public space. For hotels, restaurants, offices and more - not to mention coordinated looks for the home.
The Raita fabric was born in 2019. Raita means stripe in Finnish. As opposed to woven the pattern in this fabric is printed on a light linen plain-weave. It matches our previous collections in its colours and in the calm atmosphere it brings.
The patterns in the loom collection are derived from the very essence of Johanna Gullichsen's design, her logo, which is originally inspired by the shape of the weaving loom. We are proud to introduce the collection, inspired by Venice and modern urban architecture.
In PURE bath and hand towels graphical patterns meet sophisticated colours and the quality of linen. 100% linen. Woven in Finland.
Savoy Collection provides simple sophistication to your everyday living. The fabric is suitable for table and kitchen, as well as for soft furnishings. This material will become even more sumptuous over time, providing a lifetime of beauty and functionality.
As the butterfly seduces with its bold colours and juxtaposition of patterns, the Collection Papillon also entices with its distinctive palette. Papillon fabrics are suitable for upholstery, soft furnishing and fashion accessories. Three colour schemes are available.


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text: Sony Film Unit Full-Year Profit Up Due to Weak Yen 11:14 PM PDT 4/29/2015 by Gavin J Blair FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME AP Images Sony Pictures Entertainment Studios - H 2014 The hack suffered by Sony Pictures Entertainment at the end of last year cost the company a total of $41 million, up from a previous estimate of $35 million. Sony Corp.'s film unit recorded a full-year operating profit of $488 million (?58.5 billion) on Thursday, up 13.4 percent on the previous year in yen terms - driven by the weakening of the Japanese currency against the U.S. dollar. The result came on a 5.9 percent revenue gain for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in yen, or a 4 percent drop on a constant dollar basis, to $7.3 billion (?879 billion), with the weak yen again playing a key role. Michael Lynton, CEO of SPE, said in November 2013 that the entertainment operations would generate $8.4 billion in the fiscal year that ended in March, with operating income of around $630 million. Hits such as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and 22 Jump Street helped boost Sony Pictures earnings following major flops such as After Earth and White House Down that hit its revenue and bottom line in the previous financial year. The hack on SPE at the end of last year, widely believed to have been ordered by North Korea in revenge for the Seth Rogan comedy The Interview, has cost the company $41 million so far in damages and investigation expenses, up from a previous estimate of $35 million. Read more Nepal Earthquake: Japanese Sound Engineer Killed in Everest Avalanche "The television program production business continued its strong performance," said Kenichiro Yoshida, CFO and vice president, before predicting that the pictures division would likely register a loss in the first half of the current year due to the scheduling of the film slate. For the final quarter of the year, to March 31, the Pictures segment logged operating income of $383 million (?45.5 billion) on sales of $2.48 billion (?295 billion), which was up 9.7 percent in yen terms, but down 6 percent on a dollar basis. Overall, Sony Corp recorded a full-year loss of $1.05 billion (?126 billion) on revenue of $68.5 billion, compared to a loss of $1.25 billion in the previous year. Sales fell more sharply on a dollar basis, but the effect was reduced by the weak yen. Operating income at Sony Music jumped 17 percent to $491 million on revenue of $4.5 billion, but flat in dollar terms. Strong sales of albums from One Direction and AC/DC helped maintain revenue. The games division logged operating income of $401 million (?48 billion) boosted by strong sales of the PlayStation 4 console, which has comfortably outperformed its rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo. Read more Japan Box Office: 'Cinderella' Logs Hollywood's Biggest Opening of 2015 Sony's troubled television manufacturing business recorded an operating profit of $70 million (?8.3 billion) on sales of $7.02 billion (?835 billion), the first full year of black ink in the division since 2003, noted CFO Yoshida, speaking at Sony's Tokyo headquarters. Sony forecast operating profit for the pictures division in the fiscal year to March 2016 of $8.58 billion on sales of ?1.02 trillion yen, up 16 percent on the year that ended last month. The conglomerate predicted profits of $568 million (?68 billion) for the year to March 2016, which would be its best results since 2008. The company will resume paying dividends to stockholders, starting with ?10 (8 cents) per share this year, after it canceled payouts in 2014 for the first time since Sony went public. Sony shares closed down 1.4 percent at ?3,640 ($30.68) on the Tokyo market, compared to a 2.5 percent drop for the Nikkei 225 index, before the earnings announcement. Updated April 30, 05.40 a.m. A previous version of the article incorrectly stated that the previous estimate for costs related to the hack was $15 million, which was the cost booked in the third quarter. The Hollywood Reporter regrets the error. Twitter: @GavinJBlair FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Gavin J Blair email@example.com @thr


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New Resources Developed to Help Mentors Encourage Growth Mindsets
City Year and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership have released new resources designed to help mentors encourage growth mindsets in the youths they work with.
The Growth Mindset for Mentors Toolkit, piloted this year by 200 City Year AmeriCorps members in Columbus, Ohio, and in Miami, will be refined with feedback from those early adopters to help make it more valuable to other mentors, the organizations said in a blog post about the work. In the pilot phase, 98 percent of mentors agreed or strongly agreed that the resources were "valuable to their role as mentors to struggling students," that post said.
As I explained recently, "people with growth mindsets recognize that the brain can grow and change through effort, and they embrace failures as opportunities for developing new strategies and approaches to learning content and concepts they find challenging." Stanford researcher Carol Dweck believes this viewpoint can help students become more engaged in the classroom and overcome stereotype threat that may keep them from succeeding.
Growth mindset work is a natural fit for mentors, leaders of City Year and MENTOR wrote in their blog post.
"We believe that applying a growth mindset to mentoring relationships can help student development in many ways: cognitively, by helping inform their decision-making process; socially and emotionally, by helping them manage and deal with emotions and conflict; and in identity development, by modeling behaviors and showing students what they might be able to achieve in the future," the post says.
The resources were developed as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Mentoring Mindsets Initiative in cooperation between the two organizations and Stanford's Project for Education Research that Scales, or PERTS Lab.
The toolkit includes 12 online lessons that explain growth mindset research and how it applies in mentoring environments. Check it out here.
Related reading:
- Nurturing Growth Mindsets: Six Tips From Carol Dweck
- Teachers Nurture Growth Mindsets in Math
- CORE Districts to Share Social-Emotional Measures to Inform Accountability Plans
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- Commentary: Why a 'Growth Mindset' Won't Work
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Scenic Gondola Ride
Even if you aren't skiing or riding, you can still experience one of the greatest views of Lake Tahoe with a Scenic Gondola Ride. Get on the Gondola in the Heavenly Village and have your camera ready - the 2.4 mile ride will leave you breathless. Stop at the Observation Deck for panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains.
Warm up with a hot coco and grab a snack at Cafe Blue. When you've soaked in all of the scenic beauty you can handle, get back on the Gondola to complete your ride to the top. At the top you'll reach Tamarack Lodge, which has cold drinks, good eats and great views.
Non-Holiday Prices:
Adult: $64
Teen/Senior: $50
Child $39
Holiday Prices:
Adult: $75
Teen/Senior: $60
Child $49
**If winter Gondola Tickets are sold out online, you can still purchase them in person, day of.**
Tubing & Mini Tubing
Feel the rush of snow tubing without any of the hard work! Our tubing hill is over 500 feet long and has a convenient magic carpet to take you and your tube back up to the top.
Located at the top of the Gondola, our tubing hill is the perfect winter family activity. Riders must be more than 42 inches tall to ride- shorter riders and young children can come enjoy our mini-tubing hill adjacent to the main hill in Adventure peak.
Tubing: $41
Mini Tubing: $29
**Tubing activities sell out early in the day, please plan ahead if you are participating in our winter activities.**
**Tubing, mini-tubing or any additional winter activities are NOT included with the purchase of a Gondola sightseeing ticket.**
**Tickets can be purchased at Heavenly Mountain Resort ticket windows.**
Tubing - for guests who meet the activity requirement of 42" and above and there is only one person/guest per tube.
Mini Tubing - for guests who meet the activity requirement of 42" and below and is only one person/guest per tube.
Ridge Rider Mountain Coaster
This gravity-powered alpine coaster will exhilarate you and your family as it coasts through forest and natural rock formations. As always the views are incredible and the memories will be too! The coaster sleds fit up to two riders, so you can enjoy this activity with others.
Participant Requirements
- Driver w/ Passenger: 16+ years old
- 54"- 84"
- Max weight 330 total lbs
- Enclosed footwear with secure heel strap
- 3+ years old
- Minimum 38"
- Must be a head height shorter than driver
- Combined max weight 330 total lbs
- Enclosed footwear with secure heel strap
**Ski boots are permitted**
All Day: $45
1 Ride: $30
The winter guided UTV tour will leave from the top of the gondola traverse to Blue Sky Terrace stopping at points along the way to discuss Lake Tahoe, environmental interpretation aspects, along with rare photos opportunities. Winter guided UTV Tours can ONLY be purchased at the top of the gondola.
Safety and Instructions:
Guided UTV Tours are inherently risky. Participants must have appropriate awareness, physical ability, and dexterity to participate. They must also exercise good judgement, act responsibly, and obey all oral and written instructions.
Daily Operation:
Pricing: $41 per person
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Minimum Height of 42"
8 years of age or older
Wearing a fully enclosed athletic shoe
Must be able to hold onto the handhold
Conditions Barring Participation:
- Recent injuries, reoccurring injuries, or past surgeries
- Heart Conditions
- Seizure disorders
- Blood thinning disorders or high doses of blood thinning medications
- Pregnancy
- Intoxication from legal drugs, illegal drugs, or alcohol
Each vehicle can transport 5 participants. Tours can accommodate between 5-10 participants (split between two vehicles) based on the daily inventory inputted. Special accommodations can be considered with advanced notice.
Meeting Point:
Looker's left of the Ridge Rider Coaster – 5-10 minutes prior to the tour time.


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Dear friend of oceans, lakes and the life on board.
You do not need toxic anti-fouling paint anymore
Instead you clean your hull with brushes while the boat is in the
water. It is effective, fast and cleans the hull on both sail and power
boats and makes boating more environmentally friendly, more
convenient and cheaper.
A. Stops 100% of toxic leakage from a boats anti-fouling paint
During April-May every year Swedish boat owners uses about 500 000 kg of toxic antifouling. How much is used in the rest of the world we don´t know yet. This bottom paint is leaking toxins harmful to plants, animals and humans and it is a great source of added copper and other metals in the oceans, lakes and ship yards.
The method of hull cleaning is very environmentally friendly because boat owners stop painting their hull. Instead they clean their hull by regularly visiting a boat wash station.
Through this method boat owners can immediately end 95% of toxic leakage from their hulls, in three years, 100%, forever!
B. Comfortable and Cheap
The boat owners do not need to buy anti-fouling paint nor do they need to clean the boat from algae, barnacles and other fouling that ineffective paints has not stopped. Instead of hours of painting and cleaning, it takes only approx. 15 minutes to clean the hull in the boat washer. It costs about 50 Euro to wash a seven meter boat once.
C. About the Company
Boatwasher Sweden AB provides a comprehensive concept for mechanical cleaning of boat hulls to replace the use of toxic antifouling paints.
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MARK Hilliard saw 29 years in his job turn to dust on the fateful day a year ago when then Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt called time on Longbridge.
Having joined the car maker as a fresh-faced 16-year-old, he saw his #28,000-a-year job disappear, and is now earns just #9,500 working in a school lab.
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The 6ft 4in gentle giant was one of an intake of 120 apprentices back in 1976 when MG Rover was still British Leyland and mass meetings and strikes were the daily diet on the news.
His dad told him he should get an apprenticeship when he left Dame Elizabeth Cad-bury School, Bournville. Whereas most of his mates went to work at the Cadbury's chocolate factory, Mark tried other options.
Longbridge was one. He had a phone call on the Friday telling him to start at Monday's induction - it was as simple as that.
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He was presented with a barometer from the company at a party at the Botanical Gardens to celebrate a quarter of a century at the plant.
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"From the early 80s, it really seemed as if it was slowly dying. When Phoenix came in there was a big lift, but then confidence drained from the management all the way down."
On the night the death of Longbridge was pronounced, Mark and wife Lorraine could only watch the minister's announcement with "almost disbelief".
Although younger brother Kevin had bailed out of the car plant after 15 years, just before BMW took over in 1994, the company's closure also hit Mark's brother-inlaw, who was thrown on the dole with him.
"Longbridge was like my family home. When it was on TV, that was the point when we actually knew," he said. "But I had been there so long living with it that it came almost as a relief. I had been trying to get out for a while and had even put in for voluntary redundancy more than a year before.
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Rules of redundancy meant there was no point in him working for the first 12 weeks.
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Lorraine was working as a practice nurse about 30 hours a week and was able to extend her hours to help make good some of the shortfall.
"Financially, it was not crippling, but I was with people in the job centre who were really under the cosh such as a couple who both worked at Longbridge and had booked to go to America."
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Landmark bus agreement renewed to improve services across West Midlands.
Bus passengers across the West Midlands can look forward to even higher standards of service and reliability thanks to a landmark agreement being renewed.
Members of the West Midlands Bus Alliance gathered for the signing at the Coach & Bus UK Show at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. The aim is to build on the success of the first two years of the Alliance and ensure further commitment from its partners towards continuing enhancements to the bus network across the region up to 2020.
Cllr Roger Lawrence, lead member for transport for the West Midlands Combined Authority, said: "Four out of five public transport journeys made here are by bus – that's an enormous number of people. "The bus network is of fundamental importance to this region which is why continuing investment in the network by ourselves and operators is so important. In doing so we will enable people to go about their lives supporting and contributing to the local economy and creating a vibrant and integrated region. The bus alliance has been a great success and I welcome the further improvements that will be brought under this new agreement."
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· £3.5 million successful funding bids to improve vehicle emission standards
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· £550,000 investment from the owners of Merry Hill shopping centre Intu, to modernise the bus station
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Ramona reveals to Hollywood Life.com exclusively that she thinks Drita is using her kids as props on 'Mob Wives.'
Mob Wives star Ramona Rizzo is not a fan of fighting on national television even though she got into a bloody battle with Drita D'avanzo and Karen Gravano during the Jan. 8 episode. But while this was Ramona's first televised fight, it was Drita's second time to draw blood on the hit VH1 series. Ramona tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Drita needs to learn to keep it under control, especially because Drita is a mother to two young girls.
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The average person is walking the planet in a daze wandering aimlessly nowhere with their attention focused on socially publicized propaganda and popular belief systems, which directs, controls, and governs their lives. Most of us spend our entire lives searching for the truth and looking everywhere for answers. There are answers waiting to be discovered, but the answers are evading you because of your desire to find those answers in material artifacts, socially accepted norms, unconscious behaviors, and many other conscious inhibiting forces.
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In Defense of FiringTimothy D. Terrell
Due to the weakening economy, the red-hot job market appears to be at an end. Employers are already handing out pink slips, giving rise to complaints about the "injustices" of the market system, particularly among younger workers whose careers have been furthered by an unusually long economic boom.
Few recognize that being hired, fired, and rehired is a natural market process that can gradually lead them to the job that is best suited to their particular talents. Fewer still will understand that government intervention into the hiring and firing process is likely to make employers and workers worse off.
It is difficult not to be resentful after being fired, but a worker who wishes to be more attractive to future employers will take each dismissal as an opportunity to learn. The famous free-market economist Henry Hazlitt remarked about when he first started out to get a job, "I remember I had no skills whatsoever. So I would get a job, and I would last two or three days and be fired. It never surprised me or upset me, because I read the [New York] Times early in the morning, went through the ads, and I'd practically have a job that day." Each time he was fired, Hazlitt learned something new, until he finally attained the job at the Wall Street Journal that propelled him into a stellar career as a writer on economic issues.
An employer who has the complete freedom to hire and fire can put just the right person in the right job, boosting productivity and profits, and helping lower prices. If this crucial trial and error process is restricted in any way, employers find themselves stuck with unproductive employees, and workers are not encouraged to take jobs that make the most of their abilities.
Contrary to the beliefs of many union advocates, preserving free-market principles in labor markets protects employees and puts more people to work. Mises states it best when he says that in the market economy, "the employer is not the employee's lord. He is simply the buyer of services which he must purchase at their market price." Like every other buyer, an employer has discretion. But too much arbitrariness in hiring jeopardizes profitability. This incentive system protects the worker from systematic abuse.
Furthermore, a firm that has complete freedom to fire faces much lower risks when taking on new employees. Employers are much more willing to take chances with young, inexperienced workers if they know there's a low-cost way out. This gives marginal workers an opportunity to prove themselves and boosts employment in the whole economy. If employment opportunities are to grow and the expansion of the economy is to be sustained, lawmakers and courts must preserve the employer's freedom to fire.
An employer's absolute freedom to hire and fire is a critical element in a growing, active economy. But politicians, bureaucrats, and judges have collaborated to annihilate this freedom through misguided antidiscrimination regulations and lawsuits.
Sexual harassment or racial discrimination claims, often groundless or frivolous, can turn into costly debacles for employers when faced with an unfavorable court ruling. Even a successful defense can be ruinous. Because the average cost of defending a discrimination lawsuit is so high ($60,000), employers will often settle out of court. Thus, any employee who happens to fit into a legally recognized "disadvantaged" group is effectively given legal permission to extort settlement money from his or her employer.
While an employer runs incredible risks to remove even the most incompetent person from his payroll, employees and customers can "fire" with impunity. Any job is by nature a two-sided deal. If the employee is at any time dissatisfied with the work environment or the pay, he is free to renegotiate with his boss or to "fire" him by quitting. Similarly, customers regularly "fire" merchants by discontinuing business with them and replacing them with others who better satisfy their needs.
If customers could be threatened with a lawsuit for discriminating against a former grocer, we would call that absurd. If employees could be compelled to continue work under threat of legal action, we might even call that slavery. But employers, who are misconstrued as powerful masters of endless financial resources, are forced to shell out to anyone who claims victimhood.
Returning the absolute right to fire to employers would increase wages and profits for almost everyone (though unscrupulous trial lawyers and bureaucrats might see gloomier days). In the current litigious environment, every employer has to self-insure against the possibility that each new hire will turn into an unfirable incompetent.
By hanging the threat of a lawsuit over his boss's head, an employee might achieve greater job security, but this security isn't free. Because the employer must set aside a certain amount for legal defense, employee wages and company profits will both be lower. In fact, increased legal expenses may so reduce the company's profits that the firm is forced to lay off workers en masse or even shut down, leaving the worker unemployed.
Recovering the freedom to fire can help fit the right workers to the right jobs, give new opportunities to inexperienced workers, and boost employment, wages, and profits. But reclaiming that essential freedom is not as easy as passing a new law or revoking old laws (though legislative changes need to be a part of the solution). Because much of the problem arises in thousands of bad court decisions every year, the solution must begin in the courts.
Courageous juries aware of the doctrine of jury nullification can set aside decades of poor legal precedent to return hiring and firing power to employers. Judges refusing to condone employer harassment can toss frivolous discrimination cases out of their courtrooms. Finally, when the courtrooms are no longer places of extortion, the bureaucrats and politicians who promote all kinds of employer harassment should be given an opportunity to find more productive employment.
Timothy D. Terrell is assistant professor of economics at Wofford College and an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute (firstname.lastname@example.com). Further Reading: Ludwig von Mises, Human Action, Scholar' s Edition (Auburn, Ala.:Mises Institute, 1998), pp. 308 11, 629.


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Over 210 job seekers attended the first Avondale Job Seekers Movement event on Thursday evening, February 21, 2013. Participants listened to job placement specialists from the Urban League, Cincinnati Works, CIRV, the Ridge Project, and others provide specific steps to landing a job. Unemployment in Avondale at 17% is about 3 times that of the City of Cincinnati. The evening provided participants with information as well as Hope that they can exercise through their Faith, as they are waiting for things to change in their lives. Earl Blanks, Executive Director of Shelton-Reid, Inc. told the crowd that "We believe in you… we believe that you have some skills, talents, interests that if developed can be used to provide sustainable employment for you and your family. He cited Ephesians 2:10 " we are His masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which were planned by Him before the beginning of time". Blanks urged participants to "partner with their Creator/ God" in sharpening their skill sets and finding employment opportunities. Participants received a free hot meal. Another Job Seekers Movement will be held within 3 months to assess how well the participants fared in obtaining employment.TEST
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The finding raises the prospect of cancer treatment that could be capable of destroying many different types of cancers across the population.
A harmless virus is used to deliver genes into the T-cell to modify them to recognise and target cancer cells.
Scientists have discovered a new type of cells that can recognise and kill most types of cancer, raising hopes for a universal cancer therapy.
Researchers at Cardiff University in the UK suggested in a new study that they have discovered a new type of immune cells called T-cell that can be used to treat a wide range of cancers compared to currently available treatments.
Although the researchers behind the discovery published in the Nature Immunology journal emphasise that testing is still at an early stage because it is yet to be tested on living patients, this discovery offers hope of a ''one-size-fits-all'' cancer therapy. In laboratory studies, immune cells equipped with the new receptor were shown to kill lung, skin, blood, colon, breast, bone, prostate, ovarian, kidney and cervical cancers.
Tests conducted in the laboratory on mice and in human cells lab suggest the world could be on the verge of replacing tailor-made treatment for different cancers.
The finding raises the prospect of cancer treatment that could be capable of destroying many different types of cancers across the population.
"Previously, nobody believed this could be possible," said Professor Andrew Sewell, the lead author on the study from Cardiff University's School of Medicine.
The immune system is the body's natural defence against infection and T-cells are an essential part of man's natural immune system as they are vital in hosting an immune response against infection. T-cells have "receptors" on their surface that allow them to "see" at a chemical level.
"We're the first to describe a T-cell that finds MR1 in cancer cells — that hasn't been done before, this is the first of its kind," research fellow Garry Dolton told the BBC.
Cancer has become the leading cause of illness and death globally, and especially in Kenya, with as many as 133 people being diagnosed every day, as the scourge of cancer grows in the country.
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Governors last year called on President Kenyatta to declare it a national disaster.
While looking for "unconventional" and previously undiscovered ways the immune system naturally attacks tumours, the scientists stumbled upon a T-cell inside human blood that can scan the body to determine whether there is a threat that needs to be eliminated.
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Although it is said to be too early a stage to say if it would work or translate into actual medicines for patients, Lucia Mori and Gennaro De Libero, from the University of Basel in Switzerland, said the research had "great potential".
"We are very excited about the immunological functions of this new T-cell population and the potential use of their TCRs in tumour cell therapy," they said.
Currently, available cancer therapies are only useful for some forms of leukaemia, and do not work for solid tumours, which account for most cancers.
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Botox (Botulinium Toxin) Injection into Bladder
What is Botox?
Botox is the brand name for a form of Botulinum toxin. When injected into the bladder lining, it inhibits bladder muscle contraction and can help with symptoms of urgency and urgency incontinence.
Who is suitable for Botox?
- Patients with a diagnosis of overactive bladder who suffer from a strong urge to pass urine (associated with urinary incontinence) that does not respond to medication. Botox injections may produce good symptom relief.
- Patients with neurological problems causing an overactive bladder and/or high pressure in the bladder. Neurological conditions that affect the bladder include:
- Spinal Cord problems
- Stroke
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- Parkinson's disease
It is a well-tolerated procedure, but the effect is temporary, and injection may need to be repeated after approx. 9 months.
Who is suitable for treatment with Botox?
Men or women with the symptoms or problems mentioned above may be suitable for Botox injection into the bladder. Generally, patients should have gone through a series of other treatments such as bladder physiotherapy and/or bladder retraining, have tried oral medication for their symptoms, and have failed these treatments before Botox is considered.
How is Botox given?
Botox is injected over a wide area of the lining of the bladder as a number of small injections. A fine needle is passed down a cystoscope to allow injection and can be performed local or general anaesthesia.
After the procedure
Most cases are performed as day case, with the occasional patient needing an overnight stay if there are other medical reasons they should not go home the same day. The effects of Botox are not immediate, and can take a week to be noticed. By 2 weeks, you should be noticing most of the benefits.
Special note on the possible need for intermittent self-catheterisation
Because Botox inhibits the action of bladder muscle, it is possible that the effect may be too much for your bladder, and that you may not be able to pass urine normally for as long as it takes the effect of Botox to wear off (this can be as long as 9 months). This is rare, but if it occurred, you would need to perform intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) (see ISC for males / ISC for females) for this period of time. It is usual for you to be taught ISC before you have Botox to ensure that, in the rare event that you were affected in this way, you would be able pass a catheter yourself.
Potential side effects and complications
All procedures have the potential for side effects. Although these complications are well recognised, the majority of patients do not have problems after a procedure.
Risks of the anaesthetic need to be discussed with the anaesthetist who will be looking after you during the operation, and who will visit you beforehand.
There are specific risks with this surgical procedure, and these will be discussed with you before your procedure. As a guide to complement that one-on-one discussion with your surgeon, these include:
- A burning sensation and/or a small amount of blood in the urine for a short period afterwards
- Infection in the bladder requiring antibiotics
- The injection may not help your symptoms
- Temporary insertion of a catheter if you are unable to pass urine immediately after the injection. You may then need to spend a period of time performing intermittent self-catheterisation (see ISC for males / ISC for females)
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- Delayed bleeding requiring removal of clots or further surgery
- Injury to the urethra causing delayed scar formation
- Infection from the bladder causing sepsis
- Allergic reaction to Botox
- If Botox is inadvertently injected into a blood vessel, there is the possibility of effects on other organ systems
If you develop a fever, severe pain on passing urine, inability to pass urine or worsening bleeding, you should contact the practice immediately. If out of hours, please go to your nearest emergency department.
This information is intended as an educational guide only, and is here to help you as an additional source of information, along with a consultation from your urologist. The information does not apply to all patients.
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(So yes, it was a while ago we came back from Malta, but I've been to busy to write about it, at least about all days)
On our fourth day we visited Marsaxlokk, it's a traditional fishing village located in the south-eastern part of Malta with about 3500 inhabitants.The bay of Marsaxlokk is in the southest point of Malta.
It's about 40 minutes with public bus from the capital Valetta (public bus 81 or 85). It's a really nice trip there, filled with vineyards on both sides of the road.
Marsaxlokk is well known because of the many colorful and traditional fishing boats called luzzu. The painted eyes on these luzzus are believed to protect the boats from danger.
I was surprised about how small the village was, you walk it through in about 10 minutes haha (at least the central point of it). We were happy to find a street market along the bay with delicatess food, souvenirs and clothing. We bought a few traditional souvenirs and some more :) The Marsaxlokk Market has a long history. The market took place even before the sea side restaurants who sell delicious food especially the fish.
Then we thought about visiting Birzebúgga, which is close by. The bus only goes once per hour, so we had a stop at a small shore/beach nexto the stop and bath our feet (cold water) and picked some sea shells before heading there.
Birżebbuġa is a seaside resort not far from Marsaxlokk with a population of about 10.000. It is popular among Maltese holiday-makers, and it has some important archaeological sites, like Għar Dalam and "Borg in-Nadur". It also has an artificial sandy beach commonly known as "Pretty Bay".
We were really hungry when we got there, so we looked around on a few of the restaurants by pretty bay and chose one. And boom, delicious food!!! I had a veggie burger and Duilio had a big plate with different typical Maltesean traditional foods. I've never seen him so happy! He said it was the best he ever tasted, haha.
With our stomaches full we went to the beach and fell asleep right there. Lovely. The beach is a really nice beach for Malta (which has very few beaches with white sand), but the view is only nice from one side, if you look at the other side, you see big cargo ships and a big main power station just there. Quite interesting, but not paradise-alike, haha.
Well home, we enjoyed our last night on our balcony in Sliema. You know one of those moments when you really enjoy and love life? That's how we felt.