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Our wilderness is under an unprecedented attack from Trump and anti-conservationists in Congress. Help us fight back.
Congress is working on a deal to fund our government for the coming year, but this fundamental congressional obligation may be hijacked by anti-conservation interests.
On Nov. 4, Bishop struck out at our nation's most important parks conservation program, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, (LWCF).
The revised Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act (PLREDA) was reintroduced into the Senate this week with strong bipartisan support.
The report, released by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B.
From the awe-inspiring contours of the Grand Canyon to the Everglades' sweeping "river of grass," national parks are among the iconic landscapes that define America.
The last Congress was a mixed bag for conservation, but it ended with a big victory, as Congress protected over 1 million acres of public lands (thanks in large part to the members and supporters of Th
The U.S. Senate is debating its fiscal year 2016 budget resolution, a process that will include amendments affecting important programs that support forests, parks and conservation priorities.
After years of neglect by the federal government, our country's conservation programs are in serious need of restoration.
In the bipartisan poll, versions of which are sponsored annually by the Colorado College State of the Rockies project, voters in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Montana said that n
Show the Trump administration Americans don't support plans to destroy this epic wildland.


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Mother and daughter hit as car mounts kerb in north London
A mother and her baby daughter were hit by a car when it mounted the kerb in a north London street.
Both are said to be in a serious condition following the collision in Finsbury Park at 21:00 BST on Friday.
They were hit on Green Lanes by a Corsa whose driver fled the scene with a male passenger.
Two cars, the second a Seat Ibiza, are thought to have collided at the junction with Hermitage Road. Police said five men were in custody.
The Metropolitan Police said the injuries suffered by the woman, who has not been named, and her daughter who was in her pram, were not life-threatening.


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[BD Review] 'Found' Showcases Great Acting, Disturbing Story
These days, it's almost expected that a best-selling book gets turned into a film/TV series. Sometimes (not to slight the author's efforts), it doesn't even have to be a best-selling book, as in the case of Todd Rigney's "Found". Granted, I'd previously never heard of Todd Rigney or read any of his previous independently-published work (go figure), but I figured that there must be something in this book that caught director Scott Schirmer's attention. Why else would he make a film based on this book? Suppress your cynicism, folks. Found is a disturbing little gem that is definitely a surprise.
Marty is your exceptional fifth grade student. He gets good grades, keeps quiet, and on the side, has a love for horror movies. Unfortunately for Marty, he's bullied relentlessly at school, and his parents aren't exactly the most supportive. Even Marty's only friend, David, has started to become embarrassed being around Marty because of bullying by association. Marty also has an older brother named Steve, who shares the same fascination and love of horror as he does, even showing Marty his first horror movie. However, Marty soon discovers that Steve carries a dark secret with him, starting with the ever-changing severed head in Steve's bowling ball bag.
In spite of being shot on a shoestring budget, Schirmer manages to bring out some good performances, particularly from Gavin Brown, who plays our protagonist. Brown is able to accurately portray a boy who is juggling a myriad of emotions and feelings, and do it in a realistic way. Often, I hate it when films (horror and otherwise) cast young actors who are in over their heads, and are nothing more than vehicles for plot advancement and almost devoid of acting chops or character. Thankfully, that's not the case in this film. Complementing Brown's performance is Ethan Philbeck as Steve, who delivers some truly creepy moments while also throwing in a few humourous ones to broaden the character. While he does feel a bit forced in parts, Philbeck still delivers an admirable performance.
Speaking of the two brothers, the chemistry between Steve and Marty really feels genuine. Well, as genuine as a younger brother and his serial killer brother can get. Brown and Philbeck really do come across as siblings, displaying emotion and attachment to one another that really does remind me of my relationship with my younger brother. I'm not a serial killer, mind you, but you get what I'm saying in regards to the seemingly authentic bond between two brothers who show concern for one another.
On the downside of things, the film does show it's low-budget roots in a few ways. While the gore is delightful and at times very realistic, the initial shot of Marty with the severed head kind of took me out of things as it didn't look all that convincing. Shooting close-up shots didn't help things, either. In spite of Philbeck and Brown's performances, their parents (Louie Lawless and Phyllis Munro) tended to be on the stiff side, and delivered dialogue that really sounded more rehearsed than natural. Lastly, the final act of the film does threaten to take you out of things thanks to the over-the-top violence, since it really comes out of nowhere. It's definitely a squeamish part that makes my inner gorehound happy, but at the same time, it feels a little out of place with what's happened so far.
Nonetheless, a few missteps doesn't hinder this indie gem in the slightest. The narrative is excellent, with some serious commentary on family dysfunction and bullying, with showcasing some excellent acting by a couple of promising young actors. Kudos to Scott Schirmer for taking the leap and putting the right people in place to create a creepy and striking film. If you're in the mood for an intelligent horror film that impresses on a variety of levels, Found is definitely that film, and deserves to be seen at least once.


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Hi Doc,
I am HIV+, CD4 count is 1014 37%, and VL is undetectable. I was just diagnosed positive for HSV-2. The doctor is recommending valtrax, yet I found this website that claims that their herbal mix would cure the HSV. Here is the link. http://www.isthereaherpescure.com/buynow.htm Do you think this is valid and worth the money or a bunch of nonsense?
Response from Dr. Young
Hello and thanks for posting.
There is no cure, herbal or otherwise, for herpes virus infection. The site and it's products are bunk.
Drinking aloe vera
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Bubbly Babes Honor Bubble Bath Day
The internet is the greatest place on the face of the planet. It is an encyclopedia of everything in this world. If you want to know where was the largest french fry ever cooked, go to the internet. Largest ball of yarn? Internet. Most people to cram into an elevator? The internet knows.
We can even look up interesting facts like who came up with the idea for the bubble bath. Apparently, Charles Lamburn Stuart, a chemist from Scotland, came up with the idea to entertain his daughters back in 1899. Little did he know we would still be celebrating its birth, over 100 years later.
Now here we are, enjoying the busty bubbly babes that love to bathe in bubbles on January 8th each year for National Bubble Bath Day. It is just like Charles had imagined it would be.


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The Battle of Britain display team have put on some fantastic shows over the years and we are delighted to have the opportunity to try and help them prolong that success in our own way with the customised clothing we provide the RAF and the MoD as a whole.
Durham, County Durham (PRWEB UK) 11 July 2014
They may have not seen competitive action for more than half a century, but the combat and transport aircrafts that played a pivotal role during the Second World War and still taking to the skies on a regular basis as part of the eye catching events carried out by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight display team. Recently, the UK's leading suppliers of printed and embroidered clothing, Workwear Express, were able to produce a range of embroidered clothing and other garments to be used within the display shows that the team carries out each year at numerous locations throughout the UK.
In total the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight team comprises of one iconic Avro Lancaster Bomber, six Supermarine Spitfires, two Hawker Hurricanes, one Douglas Dakota and two de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunks. With an impressive list of historical aircrafts on show, how did the display team come to be as we know it today? Well following the second World War it became somewhat of a tradition for a Spirfire and Hurricane to fly over London as part of the VE Day celebrations. Over the years this contingent grew and grew, comprising of more iconic aircrafts in commemoration of the honours achieved by the RAF. This eventually resulted in the RAF Battle of Britain display team being formed in 1957.
The ability for the RAF to run a number of air shows across the country has been high on the public agenda recently after the Ministry of Defence vowed to carry out a full review into the necessity of all air shows following the suspension of the RAF Waddington international air show in Lincolnshire. However, despite the MoD's undecided future in regard to air shows, public support for the entertaining events has been unwavering with thousands signing an online petition in a bid to try and keep the air shows alive for many years to come.
Workwear Express have had the pleasure of providing a range of garments for the Ministry of Defence, of which the RAF is part of, since early 2013. This has included everything from polo shirts and t-shirts to bags and other garments, all proudly boasting the departmental logo to which they are required, which in this instance was the Battle of Britain display team.
Since first launching in 1990, Workwear Express has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of printed and embroidered clothing, providing a garment range that boasts over 6,000 unique garments, to a customer base in excess of 50,000 customers in the last 5 years alone. In addition to working with governmental departments, the Durham based company also provide garments for small businesses, charitable organisations, large brands and even televisions shows, having provided garments for Big Brother, The X Factor and Geordie Shore in the past.
The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial display team were provided with a number of Russell shirts containing the BBMF logo carefully embroidered on to the left breast. The garments were customised using Workwear Express' in-house embroidery facilities which contain over 100 unique heads and enable the North-East outfit to be able to produce more than 60,000 embroidered garments each week. As part of their promotional strategy, Workwear Express filmed the garments being embroidered with the BBMF logo and placed the video on to their YouTube channel which you can find here.
Andrew Ward, Managing Director of Workwear Express said: "The Battle of Britain display team have put on some fantastic shows over the years and we are delighted to have the opportunity to try and help them prolong that success in our own way with the customised clothing we provide both the RAF and the MoD as a whole."
With more than 45 display shows carried out by the RAF BBMF alone this year, there promises to be plenty of opportunities for the team to demonstrate the enjoyment and sense of national pride these events bring to thousands of spectators every year. Workwear Express will no doubt be looking forward to potentially providing more garments for the governmental department in the future along with the countless high profile clients the company works with on a daily basis such as Greggs, Money Supermarket and John Lewis.


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Maine Cottage Low-Carb Chocolate Bars Are Maltitol-Free
Filed under: New Product — @ October 6, 2006
Maine Cottage understands the need for low-carb chocolates
Last year I issued a challenge to sugar-free, low-carb chocolate companies to wake up and stop using cheap inferior sugar substitutes like the sugar alcohol maltitol which has caused many a bellyache for low-carbers who consume it.
Well, one company has taken me up on my challenge and is offering chocolate that is 100% maltitol-free. YEAH! They are Maine Cottage Foods with their new premium low-carb chocolate bars. This company is fully committed to using the very best ingredients possible, including the more expensive sweeteners like erythritol and oligofructose, to provide their customers with a quality chocolate bar that they won't regret having eaten it hours later.
The fine folks at Maine Cottage Foods are committed to helping the low-carb community as well as diabetics enjoy the tasty goodness of chocolate without all the carbohydrates and sugars that dominate the ingredients in most chocolate bars nowadays.
They come in four outstanding flavors for your enjoyment:
1. Milk Chocolate
2. Dark Chocolate
3. Chocolate Crisp
4. Mint Chocolate
So if it doesn't have any sugar or maltitol, Jimmy, then what's it sweetened with and what else is in it that makes it so special? GREAT QUESTION! In addition to erythritol and oligofructose, these chocolate bars from Maine Cottage Foods also have the ever-popular ACE-K and Splenda in them to bring out the sweetness of the chocolate liquor, real cocoa butter, and milk fat.
Mmmm…the taste of these bars is simply magnificent! Of course, I love my chocolate and always appreciate being able to try some new ones. I'm still a big dark chocolate fan, so that one appealed to me the most. The crisp bar really tasted like a Nestle Crunch bar. Too bad Nestle can't get a clue and make a sugar-free version of their famous bar! The mint bar was a refreshingly cool after dinner treat.
Our friends at LO-CARB U have made the Maine Cottage low-carb chocolates available to you. Click here if you would like to place an order to try them for yourself.


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At a court hearing Wednesday, the lawyer for former New York Giants lineman Luke Petitgout called the man his client is accused of slugging in a jealous rage a greedy opportunist.
Petitgout, donning a blue suit, pink tie and 4 o'clock shadow, looked downcast as he stood beside his lawyer Dennis Ring at an appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on the misdemeanor assault raps.
"From the beginning the complainant in this case appeared not to be cooperating with the police or the District Attorney's office," Ring said after the brief appearance. "Mr Constantinides, after consulting with some kind of civil attorney, has apparently found Jesus, which I believe is a result of his hope to obtain some kind of civil judgment against my client."
The disgraced athlete stormed into 48 Lounge in a jealous rage and punched John Constantinides, 43, of Queens, then slapped his wife Jennifer in front of other patrons June 5, authorities said.
This was the second brush with the law in less than a year for the 6-foot-6, 310-pound ex tackle, who was also busted last August when he allegedly assaulted Jennifer during a disastrous wedding-anniversary celebration.
He was accused of smacking her in the head with her own purse and shoving her out of their car in the Meatpacking District where they were celebrating 13 years of marriage.
Jennifer, 37, has finally had enough of her mercurial hubby, who last played for the Giants in 2006, and filed for divorce last month.
"Most important thing in my client's life are his three daughters and for their sake he has absolutely no interest in litigating a matrimonial action in the press," Ring said before taking a dig at Jennifer. "We'd hope his wife would feel the same way but sadly it doesn't appear so."
The mother of three booted her estranged hubby from their home in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, sources said.


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You can join CAP as a cadet if you are at least 12 years old and before your 19th birthday. Cadets can stay in the program until they turn 21 as long as they have not entered active duty and are enrolled in a school.
FAQs for Teens
No, you do not have to join the military, but many choose to do so. Cadets who earn the Billy Mitchell Award may enter the Air Force at an advanced grade (E-3) if they choose to enlist. The service academies and ROTC also look favorably on CAP experience. Approximately 10% of the USAF Academy cadet corps got their start in CAP. But no matter what career you choose, the skills you learn in CAP will be invaluable.
Annual dues and uniform expenses will total about $100.00. You can check www.capmembers.com/dues to find out the total amount of dues for your area. Additionally, some local squadrons charge unit dues. Your local squadron can provide more information about any unit dues and those would be payable directly to the unit. Other fees will be required for weekend activities and summer events.
To get the most out of the cadet program you should participate regularly. Like any other activity, you'll get out of CAP only what you put into it. Most squadrons meet weekly for about 2 1/2 hours, and offer special activities on the weekends and during the summer.
You will have the opportunity to fly in a CAP plane and possibly a military aircraft. CAP doesn't teach you to fly, but you can compete for scholarships that will help pay for your pilot's license.
Yes. See our scholarships page for details.
Civil Air Patrol does not preclude membership due to medical conditions or disabilities. However, participation in certain activities may be limited depending on the condition, illness or disability.


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This amazing root has been proven to be more effective at reducing pain than pain killers. It's been proven to be more effective at improving digestion than over the counter medications. It's also been proven to reduce symptoms of nausea.
Health Benefits of Ginger:
Ginger root has been used for thousands of years for its health benefits.
- One of the #1 benefits of consuming ginger is that it reduces inflammation.
A recent medical study from Denmark in the Journal of Arthritis found that consuming a small amount of ginger is more effective at reducing pain and inflammation symptoms that pain medications given by general practitioners today.
- Ginger is powerful for improving digestive function.
- Psoriasis, eczema, acne, and skin blemishes are warning signs of inflammation in the digestive tract.
- Ginger contains prebiotics, a specific type of fiber that causes good bacteria (probiotics) to grow.
- Ginger is very effective at reducing symptoms of nausea.
Uses of Ginger:
- Ginger essential oil can be rubbed topically, behind the ears to reduce symptoms of nausea.
- Consuming ginger tea is beneficial for those suffering from any type of inflammation, including arthritis and diabetes.
- Boil ginger for 30 minutes, combined with green tea.
- Add fresh ginger root to smoothies.
- Grate fresh ginger root into ethnic dishes and desserts.
- Juice fresh ginger root.
Sources – Dr Josh Axe.


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Agriculture as it relates to growing vegetables and fruits is better for the environment and the overall health of humans on several fronts. First, there is no cruelty to animals from mass meat production. Mega farms commonly house chickens and pigs in large enclosed spaces rather than roaming free in a field. Eating vegetables and not meat reduces the carbon footprint on the planet--instead of feeding vegetables to animals, try eating the veggies first!
Unless meat is the only source of food for someone, animals should not be used for food as meat. In the case that meat is the only source, it is likely that they live in a hunter-gatherer society and keeping those animals in captivity is not likely. It is better to use animals for products like milk and cheese which are not violent methods.


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15th October 2017
Issued:Sunday 15 October 2017 2345
Valid:Monday 16 October 2017 06:00 to Monday 16 October 2017 23:59
MET Eireann has issued the following wind warning for Ireland; "Ex-Hurricane Ophelia is forecast to track directly over Ireland during daytime Monday. Violent and destructive gusts are forecast with all areas at risk and in particular the southwest and south in the morning, and eastern counties in the afternoon. Also heavy rain and storm surges along some coasts will result in flooding. There is potential risk to lives."
The following useful numbers may be helpful in the event of you needing assistance - Emergency Contacts
An Garda Síochána (on Twitter @GardaTraffic) has this evening (Sunday) noted the status RED warning extended across the country. Haulage companies and drivers of high sided vehicles take note. See http://www.garda.ie
Council operated facilities:
Due to the status red weather alert all County Council Parks, Libraries, Recycling Centres, Sports and Community Facilities will be closed to the public on Monday 16th October.
Please note the following advice;
1. All unnecessary travel should be avoided on Monday while the storm is passing.
2. Don't travel in Red level warning areas during the height of the storm unless absolutely necessary, and take due care if travelling in all other areas. Listen to local radio and national media broadcasts regarding the current weather situation.
3. High seas predicted, the public are advised to stay away from coastal areas during this period.
4. Very strong winds are predicted making driving conditions hazardous, especially for the more vulnerable road users, e.g., cyclists, pedestrian's, motorcyclist and high sided vehicles. Road users should pay particular attention to the risk posed by fallen trees and flying debris.
5. Given anticipated weather conditions, tomorrow should be no bike day.
6. Power outages are likely to occur in certain parts of the country, with contingency planning activated by the ESB.The ESB is advising the public to stay away from fallen cables that may have broken due to the high winds. ESB Emergency Services can be contacted at 1850 372 999.
7. Bus Éireann's schools transport services will not be operating in counties covered by Red level warnings. Because of the duty of care owed to children and to avoid the risk arising from travelling, the Department of Education and schools is instructing all schools to act on the Departments advice and remain closed. Crèches and Montessori facilities should also remain closed tomorrow.
8. People are asked to check in on isolated and vulnerable neighbours today in advance of the oncoming severe weather conditions and again after the worst of the event has passed. 9. People are advised to remove patio furniture, rubbish bins and any loose items from around buildings, which can be turned into missiles by the wind.
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The Glasgow club night will also welcome Maya Jane Coles, Paul Ritch and Norman Nodge to The Arches later this month.
Founded by long-running Scottish techno duo Slam, the monthly party has been one of The Arches' flagship nights since 1998. Known for bringing big names in house and techno to Glasgow, Pessure has assembled a wide-ranging lineup for its bext birthday party. Joining Slam at the top of the bill is hard-edged Chicago house legend Green Velvet. Quartz Records boss and Cocoon Hero Paul Ritch has been booked for a live set, as has DJ Yoda. Hypercolour-affiliate Maya Jane Coles and Berghain 06 mixer Norman Nodge will also DJ. Locals Vitamins and Animal Farm will round out the night.
Tickets to the event are available here on RA.


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When you think of Olive Oil you may think of sautéing, baking or whipping up a quick DIY salad dressing. However, this oil goes way beyond the kitchen. Get beautiful with some olive oil today.
Reduce the appearance of Fine Lines & Wrinkles
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is packed with antioxidants that can prevent wrinkles and improve the appearance of your skin. Trade in your chemical-laden make up remover for a cotton ball dabbed in a small amount of olive oil! Eye make-up? Gone!
Soothe Dry skin
Forget expensive lotions; olive oil is great for dry skin. It's loaded with skin-loving goodness and is a natural humectant, meaning that it will attract moisture to barren, cracked skin. Olive oil has also been known to improve skin disorders like eczema and psoriasis.
Strengthen Nails
Do you suffer from dry and brittle nails? Give yourself an at-home spa nails treatment! Warm some olive oil, dip the tips of your fingers in and relax. Wait five minutes, rub your cuticles and wash your hands. The olive oil will penetrate deep into your skin and strengthen your nails while simultaneously promoting healthy nail growth.
Get hair that shines
Last but not least, let's get to how olive oil can work wonders on your mane. Massage some olive oil into your scalp and comb it through your hair. Focus on the ends of your hair if it's really dry or color treated. Leave on for 10 minutes. Have really dry hair? Put on a shower cap and add some heat with a blow dryer. Dandruff sufferers should leave the cap on overnight for a deep condition treatment.
Related Posts:
- 3 DIY Homemade Hair Masks
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- 20 Uses for Tea Tree Oil
- Hair, Skin and Nail Supplements
- New Brand Spotlight: Dr. Jacobs Naturals
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I like to make blankets for other people, and I especially like to make sure that any babies that are born receive a little blanket gift. I have only missed a couple of friend's babies, I think, and that was because I had a newborn of my own.
I'm most comfortable working with a large selection of bright "rainbowy" colours, as you've probably seen from my projects page. These are particularly good for when people don't want to find out whether they are having a boy or a girl: can't go wrong with a rainbow ripple!
Sometimes though I do like to make blankets that are "boy colours" or "girl colours" (as much as I dislike colour "rules" and the idea that colours are limited by gender, you know what I mean by "boy colours"). The Pink Daisies Blanket, and the Boaty Blanket, and the Honey and Roses Blanket are examples of this.
Stylecraft recently released four new colours in their Special DK range, a lovely orange (FINALLY) called Spice and a gorgeous deep blue teal called Petrol. I really wanted to incorporate these into the blanket I intended to make for the newest baby in Andy's family. My first instinct was to use it as part of the colour combo in the photo above: Petrol, Cream, Parchment, Camel, Cloud Blue, Spice and then whatever that brown one is called. Walnut? Dark Brown? I can't remember.
Unfortunately my first attempt at using them was shockingly horrific and I'm a bit embarrassed to even show you the photo! It's like some awful awful remnant from the seventies.
Subsequent ideas using these colours were also big fat ugly failures.
I tried a different combination, swapping the brown for the green "Meadow". I liked this incarnation more, but the friends I discussed it with didn't really think it worked. By this point I had been thinking about the colours so much I couldn't even tell what looked nice anymore!
Then I thought, perhaps I will do a blanket of just five colours and repeat them only once, with big blocks of colour a bit like this blanket by the Purl Bee that floats around Pinterest every so often.
But then when I tested this idea, all I could think of was the French flag!
I tried out all of these colour combinations but none of them really clicked for me. The bottom left had potential though, which led me to the colours I actually used:
Petrol, Aspen, Sherbet, Denim, Parchment and Spice.
Just a little blanket, perfect for the car or in the pram. 30 squares using the Elmer Squares pattern, joined using this method and then the border is made from two rounds of Aspen (UK treble stitches) and one round of Petrol (UK double stitches) in the back loops only. It's suffering a bit from curly edges, this can be rectified by steam blocking it with an iron as per the instructions in this post here (near the end.) I haven't done this yet though!
I wanted to take some beautiful photos of this blanket but the weather and light quality has been awful here lately, and I need to get this posted off soon, so these photos will have to do. (Annoyingly, the best light in the house is in TTB's bedroom, but as I can only take photos of crochet projects during naptime I can't take them in his room!)
I'm really pleased with the colours I decided on in the end. A couple of friends commented about the placement of the squares, and how they couldn't have made it themselves and kept two oranges in the same column, or had the "denim/petrol/denim" together on that bottom row. Personally, I think that with a small blanket and a small palette you are limited in the number of ways you can arrange the squares without it looking like a pattern. I wanted it to look random and the decision to put two oranges in the same column was deliberate. Anyway, I'm happy with it and hopefully it's new owner will be too.
Oh and because someone usually asks, I used a 4mm hook because it's dk weight yarn. You can buy Stylecraft Special DK at Wool Warehouse (this is my affiliate link).


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Clearly, the dramatic, worldwide rise in food costs is the food story of 2008 (so far). Today the New York Times checks in with a comprehensive look at the crisis the rise is causing in poor countries.
Related: France plans to increase its global food aid. (AFP)
Also related: The president of Brazil says biofuels are not to blame for rising fuel costs. Brazil is a major producer of biofuels. (Guardian)
The USDA claims it doesn't require more inspectors or better technology to oversee the nation's meat supply. (Baltimore Sun)
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If you are pregnant there are lots of ways you can make sure you and your baby stay healthy.
Being open about your drug and alcohol use during pregnancy is a personal choice, but it means you and your baby will get the best possible health care.
Find out more about drug and alcohol use during pregnancy:
The Women and Newborn Drug and Alcohol Service (WANDAS) is a specialist team based at King Edward Memorial Hospital that cares for pregnant women experiencing drug and alcohol issues.
The WANDAS team is made up of a number of health professionals, including:
WANDAS will help you and your baby become and stay as healthy as possible during your pregnancy.
Social Work Department
Psychological Medicine Department
Drug Information Line
The Alcohol and Drug Support Service operates four 24 hour, statewide telephone support lines providing confidential counselling, information, advice and referral:
Contact can be made by phone, email or online Live Chat.
View the phone numbers and email addresses on the Mental Health Commission (external site).
Live Chat can be accessed at Alcohol. Think Again (external site), Drug Aware (external site) or Mental Health Commission website (external site).
Resource and support information used with kind permission from Anex (external site) 95 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053.
Women and Newborn Drug and Alcohol Service Western Australia
This publication is provided for education and information purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical care. Information about a therapy, service, product or treatment does not imply endorsement and is not intended to replace advice from your healthcare professional. Readers should note that over time currency and completeness of the information may change. All users should seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional for a diagnosis and answers to their medical questions.


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Saturday, 8 June 2013
A rare sunrise
It was chilly, but oh so pretty. Balloons and all!
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Polenta chips
Baked polenta chips
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup dry polenta
- Small handful Parmesan cheese (next time I would add more
- Chopped fresh parsley (grabbed from pot outside, unmeasured
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Other spices to taste - I added Chilli flakes and paprika
- In a large saucepan, combine milk, chicken stock, and butter; bring to rolling boil. Slowly whisk in polenta.
- Turn down heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until polenta pulls from edge of pan. (I know this sounds confusing, and I had no idea what "pulls from pan" means, but it REALLY DOES!)
- Mix in cheese, parsley, salt and pepper & whatever spices you are adding.
- Spread polenta evenly over a cookie sheet, and refrigerate until cold.
- Preheat oven
- Transfer polenta to cutting board and cut into sticks.
- Place on baking tray, spray with oil and bake in oven until crispy.
I served this with a salad and a dipping sauce made of geek yoghurt and chilli jam. It was yum! As I mentioned above next time I'd add more cheese, as I couldn't taste it at all. And don't worry, there will be a next time soon!!
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
RIP blender
Ugly it may be, but for the last decade this blender has served me mighty fine smoothies, soups and cocktails. I've had no complaints.
However all good things must eventually come to an end. Although the blades still rotate, not much blending has been happening lately. My smoothies have been far from smooth, so finally I have bitten the bullet and decided to farewell ye olde ugly blender.
A parcel arrived on my doorstep not long ago.
Inside, a shiny new blender. Of course its red.
Now its no longer smoothie weather, but I've made 2 soups alone this week. Let's see if this one lasts 40 years. Somehow I doubt it!!
Monday, 14 March 2011
Rhubarb Jam
Even though I've only been about 4 times, I've already got myself a little routine. Must buy items are baby cos lettuce, tomatoes, blue cheese and a piece of brownie. Other items are negotiable, depending on what's in season.
One of the suprise items this time was a lovely looking bunch of rhubarb. I made part of it into a galette, and the other 2/3 I used to make my first ever jam.
I was going to say it was as easy as pie, but truthfully it's even easier. I adapted this recipe from taste.com.au to use part of the bunch of rhubarb, and a heap less sugar. I'm not really a jammy person, and would prefer mine on the tart, rather than the sweet side. I had no idea if these adjustments would effect the setting, but it didn't seem to make any difference. I love the way there are only 4 ingredients, and no fancy setting or gelling agents (is that normal for jam? I have no idea!)
Rhubarb Jam recipe
Preparation Time10 minutes
Cooking Time30 minutes
- 2/3 bunch trimmed rhubarb, washed, coarsely chopped
- 300g caster sugar (I used a combination of raw sugar and caster sugar, since I was running low)
- Juice of 1/2-1 fresh lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Combine the rhubarb, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a large glass bowl. Cover and set aside to infuse for a few hours or overnight, depending on how patient you are.
- Transfer the rhubarb mixture to a large saucepan. Place over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Use a large metal spoon to skim any froth from the surface. Cook, stirring, for 25-30 minutes or until the jam jells when tested (see note).
- Spoon the hot jam mixture into clean, dry jars. Seal and invert for 2 minutes. Turn upright and set aside to cool.
- To test if the jam is ready, place 1 teaspoon of the jam on a chilled saucer and place in the freezer for 1-2 minutes or until cooled to room temperature. Lightly push the jam with your finger. If the surface wrinkles, it's ready.
- To sterilise glass jars, wash the jar and lid in warm soapy water and rinse. Transfer to a baking tray lined with baking paper and place in oven preheated to 100°C until dry. Use straight from the oven.
There you go, easy as!!! Next time I would try replacing the lemon juice with orange juice and reducing the sugar even more.
Here's how I enjoyed my first tasting: for breakfast on pancakes with yoghurt and coffee. Mmmmmm.
I've never made scones before, but I'm tempted to learn just so I can taste this jam on a warm scone with cream. Yum!
Monday, 7 March 2011
43things: do a triathlon
Unfortunately I've been without internet access for the last month (and yes I did feel like I was missing a limb). Life did not end, nor did it stand still. In fact for the last 6 weeks I've been training for a mini-triathlon and finally did it yesterday.
And since I'm sitting here typing this, that means I lived to tell the tale. What's more, I even enjoyed it!!
Six weeks ago I made a big decision. Despite it nearing the end of summer and triathlon season, I wanted to achieve this goal. Its been on my list for over a year now, and if I ever wanted to make this happen, I just had to get in there and do it.
There were 2 main things that helped my motivation. Getting back to the pool and swimming laps, and realising my other goal of swimming 1km without stopping. Sure I'm not fast, but I can swim and I do feel safe and confident in the water. Whilst I was at the pool doing laps one day, one lane was closed for a group called Tri-alliance. I picked up one of their brochures and that got the ball rolling…
Another thing that helped move that ball along was a friend of mine talking about doing a triathlon as well. We live on opposite sides of the city, so couldn't train together, but we decided to both sign up for a mini-triathlon – The Gatorade ActiveFeet race at Elwood Beach which involved a 300m swim, 10km cycle, 3km run.
Just before Christmas we both made the decision to sign up for the March race, giving us adequate training time after Christmas and New Year's festivities were over. It also gave me time to sign up for Tri-alliance's Try the Tri 6 week program. Not having done anything more competeitive than the Sydney City 2 Surf (and that was many years ago now!), joining this program was one of the best decisions I ever made.
It wasn't all smooth sailing. I missed over 2 weeks of sessions due to illness, and couldn't make every session due to work commitments. But I made enough to learn the basics of transitions, to improve my running (although I still have a long way to go), to experience open water swimming, and I even had fun in the process.
After the first session I was a bit intimidated. We literally spent 1.5 hours learning how to get on and off a bike. It was hard! And I was sore for days afterwards. And I'm still not very good at it!
I was suprised to discover that comparatively speaking, swimming was my strongest leg. I know it's an indiviual sport, but I couldn't help but noticing that whenever we practised transitions, or did running training, I was always dead last. By a long shot. Never the case swimming though. I have to admit that gave me a mental boost, for if I was consistently coming last in everything, I think my competitive side would find that difficult to cope with.
But enough about the training, how about the race itself!!
I was a bit panicked waking at at 5:30am yesterday and realising it was still pitch black. I had planned on carrying my gear in my bike basket and riding to the race, however I can't attach both my basket and my light to my bike. A last minute repacking ensued, and I rode down to Elwood beach, still with plenty of time to spare.
After checking in my bike and setting up for transition, I made my way to the Tri-alliance tent to wait there with the other people I'd been training with. It was lovely to be around other first-timers in the same boat along with more experienced athletes and coaches. At 6am it was a chilly 12 degrees. We had to leave our shoes in the transition area and I hadn't thought to bring a spare pair. As a result my feet were in agony from the icy grass.
During Saturday's training session I was dismayed to find that the water temperature had dropped signficantly. I am a wuss when it comes to cold water at the best of times. Also being one of the few people without a wetsuit, I was even more freaked out. Since we were only doing a small pre-race swim, I couldn't even force myself to get in the water. I was worried that if it didn't warm up overnight I'd be too wussy to do it for the actual race the next day! But luckily the water temperature had warmed up (and was warmer than the 12 degree air!).
The race itself was amazing. The swim was both my favourite part, and the most stressfull. Being accidentally kicked and having people pulling and swarming around you can be stressfull. Luckily the ocean was flat as a tack, so currents and waves didn't add to this stress.
As always my transition time was slow. I think I am the slowest person alive to put on shoes! It didn't help that my feet were deadened by cold. In fact I didn't get back full sensation in my feet until halfway through the run.
The cycle leg was fine, I think I could have pushed it harder than I did though. I hadn't done enough 10km length cycles to properly gauge how long and how hard I had to work for. I was also conscious of saving my legs for what I knew would be my toughest leg: the run.
I'm not a natural, nor a fast runner. But I can get myself into a slow rhythm and just plug away. And plug away I did. My legs sure felt it from the riding, but I was just happy not to have to stop and walk. Towards the end, I even got a comment from someone on the sidelines about how I was still smiling. With 100m to go, my deadened legs made a final sprint for it. At the finish line, I didn't even see the clock, so I had no idea what my time was.
I got my results in the mail today, and here they are:
- Swim – 08:55, 26/68 in my age category, 368/599 overall
- Transition 1 – 02:23
- Cycle – 23:25, 40/68 in my age category, 396/599 overall
- Transition 2 – 01:15
- Run – 18:04, 48/68 in my age category, 482/599 overall
Overall stats: 54:01, 42/68 in my age category, 142/239 females, 428/599 overall competitors
Not bad, but definite room for improvement!
Things I would do differently next time:
- Swim – Ideally wear a wetsuit. Yes this would involve buying one.
- Transition 1 – need to be at least 1 minute faster. Shouldn't have worried about socks (most of the sand had come off anyway). Do more training in shoes only to make sure this would work. Also shouldn't have bothered putting on a dry singlet, it only got wet!
- Cycle – could have pushed harder, especially the first half. Also getting a proper road racing bike might help too!
- Transition 2 – don't bother drinking my own water this time. Plently of water stations along the running route.
- Run – faster faster. More practice!!
Despite the room for improvements, I'm happy with my race, and more than happy that I got off my butt and did something I'd wanted to do for ages. It didn't cost a lot of money, and the only new equipment that I bought were elasticated shoe laces ($10) and tri shorts ($30 from the 2XU factory outlet). Of course the gadget-geek in me is already plotting away at future purchase ideas - a wetsuit and maybe even a new bike too!
Speaking of room for improvement, the St Kilda race is on in only 2 weeks. Whilst part of me wants time to recover, another part of me wants to give it another go. Another part of me is also afraid of how much colder the water will be in 2 weeks. Another part of me thinks that part of me is a wuss. Which part will win is yet to be determined!
Regardless, my new goal is now to to a full-length Triathlon when the season starts again at the end of the year!
Sunday, 30 January 2011
43things: Swim 1km without stopping
Image from http://www.msac.com.au/aquatics/lap-swimming
I have to keep pinching myself in order to believe I actually achieved this goal. And so quickly too.
Honestly I don't know how it happened. I've been to the pool about 1-2 times per week for the last few weeks. Prior to Tuesday, the most I had swum without a quick break at the end of a lap was 200m.
Somehow on Tuesday it happened. I was aiming for 300m (6 laps). I was still feeling good after 6, so thought I would be ambitious and aim for 10. By 10 I was still ok so aimed for 12, then 15…By the time I reached 16 I was determined to make the 20, so I did.
It was more by accident than any specific traning or pre-planning. Maybe it had something to do with not having done any other exercise for 48 hours beforehand, so my arms and shoulders were fresh.
As exciting as that was, it's a bit scary. I've raised the bar now.
Today I'm a bit tired, a bit hungover, and a bit sore from a training session I had yesterday. However its 35 degrees and I need to cool down. I'm about to head to the pool. I'm afraid I won't be able to swim 6, let alone 20 laps without stopping, which will make me a fraud.
But even if I do stop and take breaks, I know I'll get to 1km. I don't always have to swim without stopping, just because I have before. Sometimes I'll want to have a drink. Sometimes my goggles will leak or fog up. Sometimes I'll be lazy and hungover.
And while it's not perfect, I have to remind myself it's ok. Just making the effort and getting out there and doing it is a great thing!
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Thursday, 20 January 2011
43things: Get a bike and start bike riding
I'm finally marking this goal as done! I've had my bike for over a year now. I'm by no means an expert cyclist and in that time I wouldn't say its gotten the biggest workout ever, but I am using it!
In the last week alone I have ridden to:
- Port Melbourneto meet friends for dinner & drinks
- Step into Life class
- Sandringham beach and back with friends for a swim
I don't know if I'll ever be an everyday communter. That will probably depend more on proximity to work and shifts, but I'm enjoying what I'm doing for now. I already have dreams of other bikes I'd like to get – cruiser, racer, vintage road bike…..but that's a story for another time and place!
Me on a recent ride taking a cheesy self-portrait


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Heal Your Self with Writing
This accomplished writer's "focused journaling" exercises encourage self-discovery.
Catherine Ann Jones' first book, The Way of Story: The Craft and Soul of Writing, inspired creative writers to complete short exercises in order to gain deeper personal insight. Heal Your Self with Writing is a natural next step, using the same methodology to encourage anyone to follow "a step-by-step journey of discovery" through a process the author/playwright calls "focused journaling."
Jones combines large doses of psychology, philosophy, and spirituality (influenced by her stays in India) with numerous writing exercises ranging from simple: "focus on what about you has remained the same. Write a few lines about that" to complex and involved: "the challenge is to transpose a negative situation or feeling into a positive one. … Take your time, contemplate then write down each response, allowing it to be as long as it needs to be."
The exercises are sprinkled throughout each of eleven chapters structured around personal challenges, such as "Balancing Thinking with Feeling" and "Integrating the Opposites: Standing in the Light, Facing the Dark." The author also includes a chapter about focused journaling. Unlike ordinary journaling, which involves writing about anything, focused journaling, writes Jones, "is looking directly at your Self and mirroring what you think and feel about how you view the world, specific subjects, events, and people." The exercises accompanying this chapter are particularly intriguing. One exercise, for example, asks the reader to identify three people they know. Then, writing as if the reader is each person, he or she is to identify that person's desire, what they did to achieve that desire, and the "price paid" for following that dream or desire. Finally, the reader is asked to write down their own response to what this person says.
Some readers, particularly those for whom writing does not come easily, may tire of so many writing exercises, but Jones believes strongly in focused journaling as a process that leads to discovery. On the whole, the exercises do seem to be geared toward the reader's own enlightenment, which could be just the motivation one needs to keep plugging along. Writes the author, "Remember always that the solution to any challenge lies within and all that is needed rests dormant, waiting for you to tap into infinite wisdom."
In the end, Heal Your Self with Writing is a book that should be of considerable value, whether or not the reader actually completes all of the exercises. Catherine Ann Jones skillfully and adeptly weaves so many messages of positive reinforcement and eye-opening introspection into this manual that the text alone is sure to inspire reflection and instill reassurance. Still, the reader who is willing to work through the exercises will likely be rewarded by a whole different level of self-understanding.
Reviewed by
Barry Silverstein
Disclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. The author of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. No fee was paid by the author for this review. Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. Foreword Magazine, Inc. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.


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Those who survive will think to themselves that it could have been worse.
Awful though some images of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami truly are, other images taken during the quake appear to show that things could have been even worse.
Even though the quake--U.S. Geological Survey Seismologist Lucy Jones told CBS News--was 30 times stronger than the devastating 1906 quake in San Francisco and 3.000 times more powerful that the Northridge quake, many buildings seem to have remained intact.
Another report in the Atlantic suggests that Japanese building codes and engineering practices have become ever more rigorous, given the reality of living in an area so prone to tremors.
The New York Times reports that, in its view, the difference in the death toll would be in the thousands, had something of this magnitude occurred in a densely-populated city in another country.
The Times says that it isn't just skyscrapers, but seawalls that are designed according to some of the most stringent building codes in the world. Some, however, reportedly say the seawalls offer a false sense of security, partly because they obscure the ocean.
Communities along the Japanese coast are reportedly more prepared than most. Even such details as pathways to higher ground are often clearly delineated so that people can escape quickly.
Indeed, the footage I have embedded (from Shinjuku, Japan) shows that buildings swayed, just as they are designed to do, without appearing to suffer any structural failure.
The fact that someone felt brave enough to shoot this footage shows a confidence that might not have been felt by those in other parts of the world.


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Vietnam has confirmed the death of nine crew members aboard a search plane that went missing ten days ago during a rescue mission for a missing fighter jet.
The Vietnam Coast Guard aircraft was reported missing on June 16 during a search for a Vietnamese fighter jet that crashed off the coast of north-central Thanh Hoa province.
The jet, Su-30MK2, had two pilots on board, one of whom, Major Nguyen Huu Cuong, was rescued. Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quang Khai, 43, was killed.
Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan from the Vietnam's People Army told a press conference on June 24 that "according to Major Cuong, the fighter jet had problems in the cockpit and the two pilots ejected."
The cause of the crash of the rescue aircraft, CASA 212, is still being investigated, Senior Lieutenant General Tuan added. "However, weather conditions coupled with the low altitude the plane was flying at are thought to be the causes," he said.
The fighter jet crashed at a site 33 nautical miles from Thanh Hoa province's Hon Me Island while the search aircraft went down 15 nautical miles to the south-east of Bach Long Vy Island off the coast of northern Hai Phong city.
The Ministry of Defense is searching for the black boxes from both aircraft. Rescue teams have recovered four of the dead from the rescue aircraft.
On June 24 a rescue vessel commanded by Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, carried out search and rescue operations near Bach Long Vi Island.
More bodies were recovered, together with pieces of wreckage.
Nearly 40 ships of the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and fisheries units are involved in the search, according to Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
Airbus, the maker of the rescue aircraft, is cooperating with Vietnam to identify the reasons behind the incident. On June 21 it asked for data from the black box and cockpit recordings to be transferred to Airbus's office in Madrid.
Senior Lieutenant General Tuan expressed his gratitude to Vietnamese fishermen as well as other countries that helped Vietnam in the search for the two planes.


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SAN DIEGO – Dee Gordon walked, ran and walked again, and the Dodgers followed.
Gordon used his improving on-base skills and always-electrifying speed to lead the Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Petco Park.
In the third inning, Gordon singled up the middle to score the Dodgers' first run of the night, then stole second and advanced to third on an error. Hanley Ramirez drove him in with a sacrifice fly.
Gordon walked in the fifth to give Ramirez the opportunity to drive in another run. Then, in the eighth, Gordon walked and advanced to second on a Yasiel Puig base on balls. Adrian Gonzalez drove him in for an insurance run.
Right-hander Josh Beckett (5-4) lowered his 2014 ERA to 2.28 – sixth-best in the majors – with another superb performance. He struck out eight while allowing only six baserunners in seven scoreless innings.
The Padres didn't get a man past first base off him all night. But in relief, left-hander Paul Maholm and right-hander Brandon League allowed three runs in a two-run eighth inning, giving San Diego a shot against Kenley Jansen in the ninth.
But Jansen locked down his 21st save.
The Dodgers (41-35) have won six of their last eight games. With National League West leader San Francisco on the verge of securing a victory in Arizona, the Giants are likely to stay four games ahead of the Dodgers in the playoff race.


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Active Substance: octocog alfa
Common Name: octocog alfa
ATC Code: B02BD02
Marketing Authorisation Holder: Bayer AG
Active Substance: octocog alfa
Status: Authorised
Authorisation Date: 2016-02-18
Therapeutic Area: Hemophilia A
Pharmacotherapeutic Group: Antihemorrhagics
Therapeutic Indication
Treatment and prophylaxis of bleeding in patients with haemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency).
Iblias can be used for all age groups.
What is Iblias and what is it used for?
Iblias is a medicine used for the treatment and prevention of bleeding in patients with haemophilia A (an inherited bleeding disorder caused by lack of a clotting protein called factor VIII). It contains the active substance octocog alfa, which is the same as human factor VIII.
How is Iblias used?
Iblias is available as a powder and solvent used to make a solution for injection. The injection is given into a vein over several minutes. The dose and frequency of the injections depend on whether Iblias is used to treat or prevent bleeding, the severity of the patient's factor VIII deficiency, the extent and location of the bleeding and the patient's condition and bodyweight.
Iblias can only be obtained with a prescription and treatment should be under the supervision of a doctor who has experience in the treatment of haemophilia. For further information, see the summary of product characteristics (also part of the EPAR).
How does Iblias work?
Patients with haemophilia A lack factor VIII, a protein needed for normal clotting of the blood, and as a result, they bleed readily and may have problems such as bleeding into the joints, muscles and internal organs. The active substance in Iblias, octocog alfa, works in the body in the same way as human factor VIII. It replaces the missing factor VIII, thereby helping the blood to clot and giving temporary control of bleeding.
What benefits of Iblias have been shown in studies?
The effectiveness of Iblias in preventing and treating bleeding has been shown in a main study involving 62 patients aged 12 years or older with severe haemophilia A who were previously treated with other factor VIII products. The number of bleeds that occurred during Iblias treatment was calculated as 3.8 bleeds per year on average (mostly into joints). This compared with an average of 6.9 bleeds per year before Iblias treatment. Comparable results were seen in patients who continued to take the medicine after completion of the initial study.
About 70% of the bleeding events that occurred were managed with a single injection of Iblias, and about another 15% responded to a second injection; the response was considered good or excellent in around 80% of cases. In 12 patients who required major surgery during the study, control of blood loss was also rated as good or excellent by the patients' doctors.
A second study involved 51 children under 12 years of age previously treated with other factor VIII products, who also had 3.8 bleeds per year on average during treatment with Iblias (mostly related to injuries). Response to treatment was considered good or excellent in about 90% of cases.
Data from a supportive study also confirmed the benefits of preventative treatment with Iblias in reducing the number of bleeds.
What are the risks associated with Iblias?
Hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions are uncommon with Iblias, affecting from 1 patient in 1,000 to less than 1 patient in 100. If they occur they may include: angioedema (swelling of tissues under the skin), burning and stinging at the injection site, chills, flushing, itchy rash over the whole body, headache, hives, hypotension (low blood pressure), lethargy, nausea (feeling sick), restlessness, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), tightness of the chest, tingling, vomiting and wheezing. In some cases these reactions can become severe.
Patients may develop antibodies to hamster or mouse proteins; the medicine must not be used in patients who are hypersensitive (allergic) to octocog alfa or to hamster or mouse proteins. There is also a risk with factor VIII medicines that some patients will develop inhibitors (antibodies) against factor VIII, causing the medicine to stop working and resulting in a loss of bleeding control.
For the full list of all side effects and restrictions with Iblias, see the package leaflet.
Why is Iblias approved?
The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) decided that Iblias's benefits are greater than its risks and recommended that it be approved for use in the EU. Iblias has been shown to be effective in both preventing and treating bleeds, including managing blood loss during surgery, and can be used in all age groups. Regarding safety, the reported effects are in line with those expected for a factor VIII product. Further evidence of effectiveness and safety in patients previously untreated with factor VIII medicines, and further data on long-term use in children should be provided by ongoing studies.
What measures are being taken to ensure the safe and effective use of Iblias?
A risk management plan has been developed to ensure that Iblias is used as safely as possible. Based on this plan, safety information has been included in the summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet for Iblias, including the appropriate precautions to be followed by healthcare professionals and patients.
Further information can be found in the summary of the risk management plan.
In addition, the company that markets Iblias will complete studies to investigate the safety and efficacy of the medicine in patients who have not previously been treated with other factor VIII products, and to provide further evidence of the safety and efficacy of long-term treatment with Iblias in children.
Other information about Iblias
The European Commission granted a marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union for Iblias on 18 February 2016.
For more information about treatment with Iblias, read the package leaflet (also part of the EPAR) or contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Further information
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July 21, 2017
2017 PEI Lobster Quality and Handling Workshop:
There will be a FREE information and training session of best lobster handling practices on-board vessels, at the wharf, during transport and at the plants. Sessions are free; registration is not required and session is open to ALL who handle lobster.
6PM, Monday, July 24th, 2017 at the O'leary Legion.
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Even in the midst of well known programs such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters and others like it, Glenwood's Mentoring With Heart stands out in the crowd of mentoring programs.
A program that began in the early 2000s, Mentoring With Heart has flourished where similar programs across the country diminished.
COUNCIL BLUFFS - Portions of western Iowa are included in the state of Iowa's second regional approach to boosting recreational opportunities and natural resources.
Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the selection of the Loess Hills Missouri River Region as the Iowa Parks Foundation's second Parks to People Region. Speaking at a news conference in Council Bluffs Friday afternoon, Reynolds discussed efforts to address the future of parks, trails and cultural assets encompassing three western Iowa counties plus Lake Manawa.
TABOR - The Fremont-Mills Community School District's early childhood development and auditorium additions are nearing the finish line.
Construction began in November 2016 on the $6 million project. The early childhood development center on the building's east side, which will allow the cramped elementary school to grow and meet the community's growing pre-school demand, is two to four weeks from completion, according to Fremont-Mills Superintendent Chris Herrick.
Caleb Sanders won the heavyweight crown and the Glenwood wrestlers placed sixth as a team at the Ed Winger Classic at Urbandale High School Saturday.
Southeast Polk was the team champion with 200 points. West Des Moines Valley was second with 165.5. The Rams finish sixth with 110.5 team points.
Glenwood coach Brad Asche said he thought his team wrestled "pretty good" against a loaded field of ranked wrestlers in Urbandale.
The Glenwood boys basketball team took little time dispatching Shenandoah in a Hawkeye 10 Conference boys road game Friday.
The No. 3 ranked Rams (13-1 overall, in the conference) jumped out to a 27-7 lead and cruised to a 75-26 victory. The win is the Rams ninth this season by 20 or more points.
"This was a good team win," Glenwood coach Curt Schulte said. "We played well in all phases and 11 of 15 players scored."
Christian Stanislav led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points. Nate Mohr added 14 and Nate Kennedy 10.
COUNCIL BLUFFS - No field goals, four points and six turnovers.
That would be the statistical line for the East Mills girls in its Corner Conference tournament opener against South Page.
South Page 35, East Mills 32.
That would be the statistical result as the No. 6 seeded Rebels took advantage of the No. 3 seeded Wolverines' offensive struggles and out-scored them 12-4 in the final frame to advance to the conference semifinals.
Caitlyn Ward and Maddy Duncan scored 19 points each to lead Sidney to a 52-39 victory over Fremont-Mills in the Corner Conference Girls Basketball Tournament championship Friday in Tabor.
Sidney (12-4 overall, 9-0 in the conference) led 28-18 at the half before pulling away in the second half to win their third straight conference crown.
Ward grabbed eight rebounds and six steals to go with her 19 points.
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If you'd have told Fremont-Mills coach Steve Raymond his team would miss 17 free throws in the fourth quarter, he would not have given his team a betting chance of winning.
Good thing Raymond isn't a gambling man.
The Knights did in fact make just 3-of-17 free throws in the final frame, allowing East Mills to trim a 16 point lead down to three in the waning minutes .Raymond's squad hung on late in a 48-44 victory in the Corner Conference tournament third place game in Malvern.
MALVERN - A Malvern house and its contents were destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning, Jan. 2.
The house in the southwest section of the city, was occupied by Renee Lynn and her daughter Jayme. They were not injured in the blaze. They left the house after seeing smoke but lost all of their possessions.
The Malvern Fire Department, with assistance from firefighters from Hastings and Glenwood, were on the scene for most of the daylight hours on Jan. 2. Malvern firefighters returned Wednesday when debris started smoldering again.
Early voting began Monday at the Mills County Auditor's Office for the Glenwood Community School District's $3.7 million Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) that would help fund an overhaul of the Glenwood Athletic Complex. The special election is set for Tuesday, Feb. 6.
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No doubt, a lot of open-wheel racing afficionados were shaking their heads after the Grand Prix of Baltimore turned into a demolition derby on Sunday, but the "chaos" that prevailed on the debris-strewn downtown course was just what the event needed to capture our admittedly primative imaginations.
This is America. We don't like soccer. We don't like chess. We didn't even like real baseball until the steroid scandal shamed us back into it.
Let's be honest, we claim we want to support public broadcasting, but we'd rather watch Shark Week. So, yes, the purists probably didn't like the fact that the Grand Prix turned into a high-speed war of attrition, but the casual fans who are really the key to the success of the event are more likely to come back to next year's race (if they can find a suitable date) if it promises to be another fender-bending fiasco.


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In order to add an additional domain controller to an existing domain, DCPromo must be used to complete the task. The process will install the AD DS on the Windows Server, join the machine to the domain and replicate all partitions from the existing domain controller. The steps for running DCPromo to promote a server to DC have been well documented. They can be done either through the Windows Interface for user attended installation, or via an answer file for unattended installation. [1][2] This blog will focus on what really happens after the user input is taken and the real installation starts. Hopefully this can help readers have a better understanding of domain controller installation process, so that they can have effective debugging if any problem arises.
Preparing for AD DS Installation
- DCPromo starts by checking if the binaries for Active Directory Domain Services have been installed. This should be done when the AD DS role is added through Server Manager.
- The process validates the supplied paths for NTDS, including path for NTDS DIT path and System Volume Root Path (SYSVOL). The paths must be on an NTFS volume and a fixed hard drive.
- Time synchronization with the existing domain controller is forced.
- Stops and configures the Netlogon Service on the server to be promoted.
- Creates SYSVOL and copies the initial AD database to the installation path.
- Validates the user input parameter from the interface or answer file.
- Verifies the existing DS environment to ensure:
- The server name doesn't already exist in the existing site as a valid RDN
- The site specified by user parameter or automatically discovered exists
- Sets the credentials for the replication.
- Configures the local machine (Windows server) for AD DS installation:
- Sets DS configuration parameters in registry. The location is System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters. Some of the parameters including Root Domain, Configuration NC, etc. will be used in the next phase of installation.
- Configures the event logging categories.
Starting the AD DS installation
- Read DS configuration from the registry.
- Create the NTDS setting object for the new domain controller in the existing remote DC. The object can be added using the DRSR RPC interface.
- Start replicating Schema NC from the remote DC. After the replication is successfully done, the schema is reloaded.
- Start replicating Configuration NC from remote DC.
- Start replicating Domain NC from remote DC.
- Convert the machine account to a domain controller machine account so it can be replicated in the next step
- Do a domain NC Critical Only replication which replicates the system-critical objects only, as documented in 18.104.22.168 MS-ADTS[3]
- After replication of critical domain objects is completed, check to make sure there is no duplicated machine name in the updated DIT that has the same SAM account name. If so, it has to be renamed.
- Update Replication Epoch on the NTDS setting object.
- Set the computer's root domain name to the name of domain to join.
- Delete intermediate registry keys used during installation.
Once the installation is complete, the machine will be required to reboot in order to complete the entire installation. Again the process above is just for adding an additional domain controller to an existing domain, which is important in some interoperability scenarios when partners try to join a Windows domain controller into a non-Windows domain. We can leave the other domain controller promotion processes , such as creating the first domain controller in the forest, creating a child domain or creating a Read-only DC to the future blogs.
[1] "Steps for Installing AD DS", http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754438(WS.10).aspx
[2] "How to use unattended mode to install and remove Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2008-based domain controllers", http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947034
[3] "[MS-ADTS]: Active Directory Technical Specification", http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc223122(PROT.10).aspx


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The natural gas, used by consumers is the processed one which is free from any impurity and very different from the natural gas, brought from underground up to the wellhead. Though the processing of natural gas is less intricate than the refining and processing of crude oil, it is equally obligatory, before it reaches end users. The unrefined natural gas consists of impurities like ethane, propane, butane, pentane and some higher molecular weight hydrocarbons which are separated at refineries during the processing of natural gas to produce 'pipeline quality' of dry natural gas. But, before the processing procedure could be commenced, the detection of such impurities becomes integral.
EST Inc. has invented an advanced sensor technology to detect and quantify the unwanted components present in the raw natural gas within a minute, rendering help to the refineries by making the processing procedure easy. The zNose® can perform analytical measurements of volatile organic vapors and odors in near real time with part per-trillion-sensitivity, precision and accuracy.
In order to analyse the calibre of zNose®, a testing procedure was carried out. A sample of natural gas was collected from a local residence using a one liter Tedlar bag. Approximately 5 milliliters was extracted and analyzed by zNose® equipped with a one-meter db-624 column. After the 3 second interval, the sample was injected into the zNose®. A further interval of 10 seconds was maintained, before the column ramping which was done from 40° C to 160° C at 5° C per second.
zNose® also detects low molecular weight compounds. The detectability of low molecular weight compounds is dependent upon the temperature of the sensor crystal. During the testing procedure, the detector temperature of 20° C was used, which could also be as low as 0° C as the response for zNose® is limited to compounds with boiling points above 0° C. The lowest weight compound detected was 274 counts in the natural gas sample that had an index of 479 or slightly below C5 (pentane).
zNose® software allows the user to quickly calibrate the results and to easily create individual peak response factors and alarm levels. Once a peak file has been defined, and scale factors determined, the software automatically displays peak readings in the desired units e.g. ppm. Also, the referencing retention time to n-alkanes provides a convenient peak naming convention in cases where the actual compound is unknown.
Hence, EST Inc.'s advanced electronic sniffer, zNose® is capable of catering to all the requirements of detecting, quantifying and calibrating the unwanted components present in the raw natural gas. It proficiently performed five replicate measurements on the natural gas sample at 1-minute intervals that profoundly demonstrated the precision and retention time stability of the zNose®. Henceforth, zNose® answers the need for speed, precision, and accuracy in the chemical analysis of all sorts of odors, fragrances, and vapors. zNose®'s ability to create virtual chemical sensor arrays to monitor these compounds makes this electronic sniffer, a useful process monitoring tool. Also, its capability to perform hundreds of chromatographic analyses per day makes it a cost-effective solution to quantify the impurities of raw natural gas. Therefore, zNose®'s unique features make it a one-stop solution, worth investing for the natural gas quality check.


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Scott Atchison's role merits Star status
Because he does not pitch the high-profile ninth inning, Scott Atchison is going to have an uphill climb to make it to Kansas City for next month's All-Star Game.
That does not mean he's not qualified.
"I think he'll get mentioned, I think he should get attention and mention," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said before last night's game. "If you hit against him, you'd vote for him. I'd bet that."
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West U Installs New Wayfinding Signage
West U residents may notice some new signs around the city.
The City of West U has installed new wayfinding signage around city hall and the community building to help residents find what they are looking for.
Residents driving on University at Auden and Auden at Rice will notice new two-sided signs for drivers that say where buildings are in the city and how far away they are. There is also a pedestrian sign located between city hall and the fire station that shows a map of the city and where facilities are located.
Two interior signs were also installed inside city hall.
The project was spearheaded by West U Executive Assistant Rachelle Moody.
"We're really happy with the product," she said.
The city hired NEC to design and create the signs. The signs were installed this week.
The total cost of the project was $9,703. The city is currently working on digital signs for inside city hall.


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Jigsaw (2017) Blu-ray 1080p
736,390 views Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for ten years.
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016)
If there's one thing that the men of Rockford Texas love as much as their women, it's their guns. But when a gun incident at a neighborhood school spurs one stay at home mom, Jenna (Andrea Anders), to rethink Rockford's obsessive gun culture, life in this idyllic town is turned upside-down. Much to the chagrin of her husband, (Matt Passmore), Jenna ignites a movement by recruiting the women to withhold sex from the men until every gun in Rockford is vanquished. A wild and hilarious showdown ensues between the sexes. As tensions and libidos rise, the men and women of Rockford must decide what's really important: keeping the peace or getting a piece.


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Increasingly I am falling in love with textiles. I've always loved antique table cloths, lace collars, embroidered linen and let's not forget the occasional chintzy floral print, but lately I've been seeing the beauty in more simple, more humble linens. Soft natural cotton tea towels with red stripes or blue checks, vintage Irish linen bed sheets completely unadorned but so substantial and crisp despite 50 years of use, even dish cloths, the most basic of textiles but so much more wholesome than those yellow plastic sponges with the scourer on top (which I hate and the Boy is inexplicably attached to, every time he goes shopping by himself he comes back with a new packet.)
So I let out a little sigh of yumminess when I saw these gorgeous traditional African textiles over as Saipua. They're hand woven by women in Ethiopia and Swaziland then sold by Creative Women, a business based in Vermont who are intent on introducing traditional African textiles to a western market while promoting fair trade practises and supporting employment for women in countries where most women are unemployed or working in appalling conditions."Creative Women began in Ethiopia. It grew out of my experiences and travels. I saw sex workers training to be hairdressers, only to find there were no jobs available; I visited rehab centers where women were sewing and embroidering beautiful table cloths, but the only market for their products was a small bazaar for the ex-pats living in Addis Ababa. I realized that by finding markets in the US, an opportunity existed to improve women's lives and to maintain a centuries-old art form by introducing the West to the beauty of Ethiopian textiles"
Creative Women.
If you're lucky enough to live near Saipua (oh how I dream of living near Saipua) then please go and buy some immediately (and pop them in the post to Scotland? No? Well it was worth asking) and if not then check here for a list of stockists all over the US and Canada and a couple of solitary stores in Bermuda and Japan.
Beautiful textiles, ethically produced and supporting women in Africa. What's not to love?
All images courtesy of Creative Women and discovered via Saipua.


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Sensor alone doesn't make a camera. Sony proves it.
108: Well yes, Canon might no be as sexy as Nikon or Sony , but then the cams look pretty reliable, colours and wb are good, the lens line up is clear , pretty logic at least for me , and skip the mediocre to go from good to excellent .
Nikon and Sony sexy? The nikon looks like a samurai and the sony like a jukebox. I prefer the batman style of Canon.
Rooru S: So it is not 'real time' live view at 8fps. Still a slideshow but with added blackout effects...too bad Sony had to simulate stuff for marketing BS.
"It will be fun to watch all these fanboy haters suddenly start loving mirrorless tech when their cherished brands start incorporating hybrid systems."
It will be fun seeing you when you realize that hybrid systems aren't mirrorless. Fanboi.
stormycub: So... It produces great 4k, but overheats and s-log3 is worthless because it outputs at 8bit, making grading difficult. HD is really disappointing, so you're reliant on downsampling from 4k... the problem is that 4k doesn't allow for slow-mo, so all the fps/time-lapse functionality goes out the window... and then there's the rolling shutter. Ergonomics have always been problematic and there's no touchscreen, which would solve a whole host of those issues... Sony have crammed a boat-load of tech into this camera but it appears that many of it's selling points are hamstrung in one way or another....
And sony users are the biggest whiners.
Prognathous: So apparently Nikon is now buying sensors from Canon... :)
Canon sensors now are better than this... thing
(unknown member): Compare it to the D7200...
Nikon has the violet cast.
Favorable Exponynt: Groundbreaking for Canon means 2010 for Nikon
"That does not matter. Nikon Pentax, Sony (though they don't care to get the most out of their own sensors)."
They will, once Sony makes their sensors sony exclusive or if some feature that only those brands with own sensor fabs can produce become the must have.
Favorable Exponynt: Groundbreaking for Canon means 2010 for Nikon
Nikon doesn't have it's own sensors, so I don't see anywhere Nikon 2010.
cirtapfotos: ....This will not matter when Sigma Releases it's 85mm Art....will it? lol
"These new sony lenses, on term of "look" not mentioning sharpness, are on the same league of Zeiss and Leica."
I'm pretty sure, that zeis and leica lens owners beg to differ.
Paul B Jones: The irony is that for actual photography purposes, this is more than enough camera for the typical DPR gearhead.
For a begginer on a budget, this camera is more than enough. And it's competitive advantage, entrance into the eos system. Something the sony and nikon fanboys don't want to hear.
Canon still the best.
zigi_S: How can the phone get such a high score, when the photos look just awful?
The sensor seems capable, but the destructive noise reduction and oversharpening makes the camera worthless. Other companies like samsung and apple leave their images intact. And those images look good, even when they are taken with a smartphone.
TheDarmok74: Maybe I am blind but this is the umteenth Sony smartphone camera that gets high praises yet to me it looks like a crazy noisy image that had a lot NR done resulting in subpar IQ.
Compared to the S6, G4, Nexus 6 or OnePlus 2 this just seems blotchy and oversharpened.
Maybe Sony just doesn't hit my taste but to me it seems as though this sensor should have a lot less MP. Downsampling helps but is this the goal?
Well, to each his own.
Dpreview is losing credibility with "reviews" like these.
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Nuseed Americas and Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) are collaborating to deliver premium sorghum flour products to food companies and specialty providers seeking to meet the needs of health-conscious and gluten intolerant consumers. ADM will utilize Nuseed's recently established Wholis™ branded sorghum supply chain, which includes premium genetics, specifically located and qualified growers, and consistently contracted specifications, to ensure a consistent, quality sorghum grain, bred for food use.
Sorghum, an ancient grain originating in Africa and India, is commonly used in a variety of foods worldwide. In North America, sorghum acres are on the rise due to its environmental flexibility and drought hardiness. However, the grain is often overlooked in food applications despite its qualities as a nutrient-rich, whole grain, gluten-free flour.
"ADM is committed to helping our customers meet the growing demand for whole grain, gluten-free foods," said Brian Forster, general manager of Wheat Starch and Protein for ADM Milling, a subsidiary of ADM based in Overland Park, Kan. "Sorghum provides a strong nutrient profile and is gluten free. In addition, Nuseed sorghum is highly versatile due to its unique light color and neutral flavor."
ADM's Harvest Pearl White Sorghum Flour and Harvest Pearl White Whole Grain Sorghum Flour are sourced with grain provided by the Nuseed closed-loop network of growers in western Kansas, abiding by specific seed and grain quality requirements.
Nuseed, via its subsidiary Richardson Seeds of Vega, Texas, has been breeding sorghum in the United States for more than 50 years. Nuseed's investment in premium quality sorghum varieties for human consumption prompted the introduction of its Wholis network.
"Nuseed is working to develop opportunities beyond the seed sale," said Tim Birkel, Nuseed commercial director. "As we promote awareness of sorghum in the food chain, we understand the necessity for food companies to have a consistent supply of grain, bred specifically for use as a food product. The Wholis™ branded sorghum supply chain ensures a consistent, uniform, gluten-free supply of premium quality sorghum grain. We are thrilled to be working with ADM and believe our experience in sorghum breeding and agronomics will complement ADM's technical, milling and distribution capability."


text: I'm a recent DD-WRT convert to Shibby's version of TomatoUSB and I'm loving it. Since this project seems very alive and well, I decided to go through every setting and try and tweak it to my heart's content, since I can see using this firmware for a long time and want it as personalized to my network as possible. I've gotten to the QoS section. I've gone ahead and set up classifications and have successfully identified and classified all my important traffic. Some of the defaults were good like the services, and the web traffic, and then I went ahead and added some of my own like identifying bittorrent & usenet traffic for example. I can watch the pie chart and everything is being identified as it should. Now came the process of shaping the inbound/outbound traffic. I don't want to particularly set hard limits on certain traffic with min & max percentages. Instead, I want everything to have the potential to max out the bandwidth, and instead scale down on its own based on the priority of the classifications I have in place. I'm using 6 classifications, top priority to low priority: Important Services VoIP/Skype/Web Conferencing/IM Web browsing & video Slingbox & other not-so-important services Default class for anything that isn't caught with rules Bittorrent/Usenet If I'm away at work and have Bittorrent/Usenet downloads/uploads going, I want them to saturate my bandwidth, unless perhaps I connect home at lunch to watch the Slingbox, then I want that to saturate my bandwidth. Or once I get home and want to browse the web, I want that to take the priority and scale everything below it back. The only way I see to do this is to assign defined bandwidth limits. The problem here lies if I have to set my Bittorrent/Usenet classification to only use 1-50% of the bandwidth for example, then it will never max out and my downloads and uploads will be slow all the time. Ideally I'd like to just keep everything at no limit and just let the classification priority list set the policy. Unfortunately I've tried this and it doesn't seem to be doing any good. Would anyone like to jump in here and tell me what it is I'm doing wrong, or if QoS can even work this way? I've never really used it before so I'm just going off of my basic understanding of it and the sites and forums I've found online searching for similar issues. Thanks


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This is not the most subtle two footed tackle you will see and clearly the referee was having none of it. The offender is Southampton youngster who clearly gets caught up in the tasty atmosphere during this League One local derby with Bournemouth.
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A Study of Choruses, Choral Singers, and Their Impact
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In 2003, Chorus America commissioned this ground-breaking study of the qualities of adult choral singers, as well as providing the first participation figures for choral singing.
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The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries provide computers with productivity software and unfiltered Internet access for the use of the university community in support of academic research and study.
Reason for Policy/Purpose
This policy is required for the effective communication of university policies regarding computer use in the University Libraries.
Who Needs to Know This Policy
All patrons of the University Libraries.
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The following guidelines apply to public use computers in University Libraries facilities:
Violations of this policy should be reported to a library staff member at the nearest service desk. Individuals who do not comply with University Libraries policies may be asked to leave the library building. In some cases, University Police may be called to take charge of a situation involving non-compliance with library or university policies.
The Dean of Universities Libraries is responsible for the review of this policy every four years (or whenever circumstances require immediate review).
Library charge appeal forms available at the circulation desks or online at http://www.lib.usm.edu/services/forms/appeal_charges.html
Related Information
Children in University Libraries Facilities Policy: eduprod.usm.edu/institutional-policies/policy-acaf-lib-003
Technology Acceptable Use Policy: eduprod.usm.edu/institutional-policies/policy-acaf-it-010
Amendments: Month, Day, Year – summary of changes
11/01/11: Formatted for Institutional Policies website.
02/18/13: Formatted for template. Minor editing throughout.5/6/2013: Removed reference(s) to laptops.