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Dr. Lianna Titcombe will have the opportunity to participate in Dr. Alan Wolfelt's full day workshop this week, "The Art of Campanioning the Mourner: Care versus Cure". Dr. Wolfelt is a noted author who has written more than 50 best-selling books, educator, grief counselor, and founder and director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. "Mourning in our culture isn't always easy. Normal thoughts and feelings connected to loss are typically seen as unnecessary and even shameful. Instead of encouraging mourners to express themselves, our culture's unstated rules would have them avoid their hurt and 'be strong.' But grief is not a disease. Instead, it's the normal, healthy process of embracing the mystery of the death of someone loved. If mourners see themselves as active participants in their healing, they will experience a renewed sense of meaning and purpose in life." Dr Alan Wolfelt

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Many people want to know what pharmacy technician training involves before deciding whether to enroll in a course or program. The curriculum depends on the institution, the textbook used, the instructor who teaches it, and the state in which you wish to practice. However, each class will have a few concepts in common:
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy Calculations
- Pharmacy Law
- Compounding (Sterile and Nonsterile)
- Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacology is the study of drugs and how those drugs affect the human body. When studying drugs, people in the pharmacy world often refer to the drugs' ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) processes. Those who study pharmacology need to have a basic background of anatomy (the study of a structure) and physiology (the study of how a structure works). This is so that when ADME processes of the drug are mentioned, a person will be able to understand what the person is referring to.
Pharmacy Calculations
Pharmacy calculations section involves learning about the math that is involved in calculating quantities of medications dispensed and added to various dosing systems. This is an important part of pharmacy practice as patient safety relies on accurate calculation of his or her medication. Topics covered include but are not limited to calculating prescription quantities (everything from written prescriptions to IV medication orders), day supply, and conversions between various systems of measurement (metric, household, apothecary, and avoirdupois). This area of study also includes math that is used in running the pharmacy that is often referred to as business math.
Pharmacy Law
This part of the curriculum is just as important, if not more important, than math. Pharmacy practice relies on federal and state laws. In order to be in compliance with the law, a person has to know the law. In order to know the law, the person has to learn the law. In addition to ensuring patient safety, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians make sure that the laws are being followed when prescribers write prescriptions or medication orders.
Compounding refers to mixing of two or more ingredients to create a product different than the original, individual products. Sterile compounding refers to mixing of various IV products and eye solutions, whereas non-sterile compounding refers to mixing of products that are used in ways other than the intravenous or the ophthalmic (eye) route.
Pharmacy Practice
This area of the curriculum may vary but includes the dispensing processes for medications in various pharmacy settings as each setting has different requirements and or processes in place in how the medication gets from the pharmacy to the patient. This section may also include insurance billing, which is a huge part of pharmacy practice in retail settings as technicians are oftentimes the insurance billing experts. This section also addresses workflow as it pertains to various pharmacy settings to ensure that the product is prepared and delivered to a patient in a reasonable amount of time.
As one can probably see, the curriculum is extensive and covers a broad range of topics. The more you can learn, the better off you will be. I wish you all the best in your journey.


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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Worms, Worms and Yes... More Worms!
Dear Sarah, Hannah, Joshua and Julia,
Today, while I was in another room, I heard a blood shrieking scream. My heart jumped out of my chest while I thought to myself, who could that be? I was thoroughly surprised to find out it was Julia crying with a high pitched scream because she hardly ever cries and is such an easy, happy baby. Then, I hear Sarah shouting, "MOMMY JULIA HAS WORMS ALL OVER HER!" I thought, "Worms? What is she talking about?" I ran to the living room. Sure enough, Joshua was pouring the fish food titled, "Freeze Dried Blood Worms" all over her body. She was sitting on the couch and was covered from head to toe with this nasty fish food that looked like sand from our sandbox. I then picked her up and shook the worms off her and immediately told Joshua that was a No No and he was not to pour fish food on people. Next, all on his own, he went to his crying twin sister and gave her a huge hug and held her until she stopped whimpering. Last, we put the worms back in the container and vacuumed the rest up that was on the couch. Now, I am reminded of why I didn't want a pet while having 4 children ages 5 and under. But when Daddy's work was getting rid of their fish tank, we thought it would be the perfect Easter present this year for you to remember Jesus is Alive and rose from the grave just like the fish is alive. I love you sweet children.
P.S. Today is the first day that Joshua and Julia have said their big sisters names more clearly. Hannah sounds like NaNa and Sarah is Rahrah.
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Statistiques de Houle pour Cape Elizabeth, Été: Toutes Houles – Tous Vents
This chart describes the combination of swells directed at Cape Elizabeth through a typical northern hemisphere summer, based on 8738 NWW3 model predictions since 2006 (values every 3 hours). The wave model does not forecast wind and surf right at the coastline so we have chosen the best grid node based on what we know about Cape Elizabeth. In this particular case the best grid node is 22 km away (14 miles).
The rose diagram describes the distribution of swell sizes and directions, while the graph at the bottom shows the same thing but lacks direction information. Five colours illustrate increasing wave sizes. Blue shows the smallest swells, less that 0.5m (1.5 feet) high. These happened only 0.5% of the time. Green and yellow represent increasing swell sizes and highest swells greater than >3m (>10ft) are shown in red. In each graph, the area of any colour is proportional to how often that size swell happens.
The diagram indicates that the prevailing swell direction, shown by the longest spokes, was W, whereas the the dominant wind blows from the WNW. Because the wave model grid is out to sea, sometimes a strong offshore wind blows largest waves away from Cape Elizabeth and offshore. We combine these with the no surf category of the bar chart. To simplify things we don't show these in the rose graph. Because wind determines whether or not waves are surfable at Cape Elizabeth, you can select a similar diagram that shows only the swells that were predicted to coincide with glassy or offshore wind conditions. Over an average northern hemisphere summer, swells large enough to cause good for surfing waves at Cape Elizabeth run for about 100% of the time.
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.


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+ Policy issues September 2017
I Policy issues
1 The Government has published a position paper "Continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK". This proposes 4 principles: goods placed on the Single Market before exit should continue to circulate freely in the UK and the EU, without additional requirements or restrictions; compliance activities prior to exit should not be duplicated after exit; to ensure goods in circulation comply with product legislation there should be continued oversight of goods; and if goods are supplied with services, any restriction on services should not impact on the sale of goods.
+ CAP support details / payments September 2017
1 Updated greening rules have been published by the European Commission which will be effective from January. The EFA buffer strips option can now include field margins; a complete ban on the use of Plant Protection Products on Ecological Focus Area fallow land, catch and cover crops and nitrogen-fixing crops has been introduced. The ban applies from the time of sowing of the crop and includes seed dressing. The EFA option now includes trees in a line. Catch crops must be maintained for a minimum of 8 weeks with effect from 20 August 2018 and retained until at least 14 October 2018.
2 An NFU survey has found that 55 per cent of farmers employ assistance in completion of Basic Payment applications while 14 per cent still have outstanding issues relating to 2015 and 2016 claims.
3 Defra has published an updated version of the Countryside Stewardship Manual as affects Woodland Management Plans.
+ Grants / regulations / legislation / environment September 2017
1 The European Regional Development Fund has provided £3 millions to create the Vet Hub 1 project, a facility based at the University of Aberystwyth to undertake research into protecting animal and human health.
2 A report, published by the Eating Better Alliance, has called upon the Government to tax meat and dairy products as a means of persuading consumers to adopt a more plant-based diet to encourage higher standards of animal welfare and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
3 A consortium comprising James Hutton Institute, Scottish Agricultural College, Fera Science, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, BIOSS and Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research has been awarded £250,000 to undertake research into blackleg.
4 Kettle Produce has been awarded £279,000 by the Scottish Government to construct a 4,500 tonne vegetable storage facility.
+ Other matters of farm finance and tenure September 2017
1 Iowa State University has criticised the crop insurance programmes in the US and Canada in advance of consideration of such a scheme by the UK Government. It has suggested that subsidies effectively pay the bulk of the premiums, the administration costs and the bulk of the claims. As a consequence farmers are cropping marginal and environmentally-sensitive land. In Canada the scheme has led to monoculture reducing the environmental benefits of crop diversification.
2 Research undertaken by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute has suggested that, if the UK relied upon World Trade Organisation rules following Brexit, producer prices in the dairy sector would increase by 30 per cent, pig prices would rise by 18 per cent, beef by 17 per cent and poultry by 15 per cent. However, exporting sectors would lose out with sheep prices falling by 30 per cent and barley by 5 per cent.
3 In 2015/16 there were 537,000 businesses registered in rural areas of England, representing 24 per cent of the total. Those businesses employed 3.5 million people, representing 13 per cent of all employed persons. Agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 15.3 per cent of rural businesses followed by professional, scientific and technical services at 14.9 per cent, wholesale and retail trade including vehicle repair businesses at 13.2 per cent and construction at 11.3 per cent. The main employers in rural areas are education, health and social work at 17.4 per cent, wholesale and retail trade including vehicle repair businesses at 13.2 per cent and manufacturing at 11 per cent.
4 The Association of Labour Providers has reported that 48 per cent of its members have reported a decrease in labour supply while 50 per cent have reported a deterioration compared to a year earlier.
5 The value of home produced vegetables rose to £1.3 billions in 2016, up 7.5 per cent on 2015 despite a fall of 5.2 per cent in production. The value of field vegetables rose by 12.1 per cent to £990 millions but the value of protected vegetables fell by 3.8 per cent to £353 millions. The value of home produced fruit fell by 3.7 per cent to £670 millions.
6 The Agricultural Price Index for all outputs rose by 13 per cent in June compared to a year earlier but fell by 0.9 per cent compared to May. The index for inputs rose by 5.2 per cent compared to June 2016 and by 0.8 per cent compared to May.
7 A study conducted by the Prince's Countryside Fund has revealed that consumers think farmers' annual earnings range from £46,000 - £75,000.
8 Agrii is to fund a 5-year programme to help Farming Community Network support farming families suffering difficulties.
9 BNP Paribas Real Estate has acquired Strutt and Parker.
+ Product prices September 2017
A. Crops
1. Wheat prices, particularly feed, weakened this month as the market absorbed the harvest information as it occurred. Harvest-halting rains have taken their toll on grain quality in some parts of Europe, particularly Germany (and to a lesser extent the UK), leading to expectations of an increased feed wheat crop and tighter milling tonnages; the milling premium has exceeded £15 per tonne in many parts of the UK already and could push higher. Barley prices have stood up well in the declining wheat market but similar concerns, that malting quality will have been affected by rains, remain. Meanwhile pulse prices continue to tail off as many growers have chosen to move crop early. High wheat yields in the Black Sea region are suppressing export markets, countering the effect of weak Sterling; plus the concerns over the US maize crop, previously propping up prices, have now dissipated. The Sterling / Euro exchange rate took another large hit this month, dropping as low as 93.1 p per € before a very late (partial) recovery led to a close of 92.1p per € (2.7p lower than the July close). The US$ / Sterling exchange weakened to 78.2p per $ before recovering in the latter stages to close 1.2p weaker overall at 77.3p per $.
Crude oil prices, fluctuated around a similar level, with Brent crude dropping to $50.27 per barrel before improving to close 15c down overall at $52.38 per barrel. LIFFE feed wheat futures dropped across the board throughout most of the month but recovered in the latter stages to close on a rising trend. In late August, deliveries for November 2017, 2018 and 2019 stood at £140/tonne (-8), £147/tonne (-3) and £150/tonne (-3) respectively.
Average spot prices in late August (£/tonne ex-farm): feed wheat 130 (-6); milling wheat 144 (-1); feed barley 118 (+1); oilseed rape 319 (+15); feed peas 142 (-9); feed beans 151 (-9).
2 The average potato price opened the 2017 season on a relatively positive note at £173/tonne but tailed off thereafter, dropping to £155 by late August. In reality the average price has been heavily propped up by contracted tonnage, as the free-buy price, having opened the season at £135/tonne, had dropped to £102 in the same timeframe. Many maincrop varieties are yet to start harvest, but late rains mean that early desiccation of crop in an attempt to limit tuber size is increasing. Blight remains a material issue to those crops still growing.
2017 crop prices for grade 1 in late August: Maris Piper opened the season at between £160 and £195 per tonne. Desiree opened at £230 per tonne (a small, early sample).
B. Livestock
1 Cattle prices, whilst volatile, were positive this month. The average finished steer price, from its opening position of 195p/kg lw, dropped back to 193p/kg before peaking at 199p, dropping back to close the month at 198p/kg lw (up 3p/kg in the month, sitting 10p/kg above the closing average a year earlier). The average finished heifer price followed suit by dropping back early on but it improved by a smaller margin without dropping back to close the month 3p up overall at 211p/kg lw, 9p above the price a year earlier. The average dairy cow price became increasingly volatile but stayed positive, peaking at £1,367 per head, dropping to £1,177 before closing back up at £1,353 per head (£945 at the end of August 2016).
2 The average new season finished lamb price (SQQ live weight) fell further this month on the back of the same long term downward trend in UK demand, but also as a result of surplus old season animals coming to market late. From an opening price of 196 p/kg lw, the average price dropped back by a further 12p/kg to a low of 184p, before a small recovery led to a closing average of 189p/kg lw (7p/kg down in the month and15p/kg above the average a year earlier).
3 The average UK all pig price (APP) appeared to plateau this month as the reduced supply, reduced export demand and Sterling weakness all played against each other. From the opening position of 167.7p/kg dw, the price peaked at 168.5p/kg before spending most of the month at 168.2p/kg dw where it closed (up 0.5p/kg, to sit 30.0p/kg above the closing average a year earlier).
4 The UK average milk price for July, published in late August, showed a change in fortune in the form of an increase to 27.78ppl (up 1.03p) to sit 6.99ppl above the price a year earlier. In the context of the 'EU28' farmgate milk price, no new information has been quoted since the rankings for May, published in July, plotting the UK average milk price at 19th with an average of 26.73ppl (versus a EU28 weighted average of 28.90ppl).
+ Other crop news September 2017
1 Because of hot weather, the European Commission's Mars agricultural meteorological service has reduced its corn yield forecast by 0.31 tonnes/ha to 6.83 tonnes/ha, below the 7.07 tonnes/ha achieved in 2016.
2 UK wheat stocks at the end of June stood at 1.4 million tonnes, down 48 per cent on a year earlier. The stock of barley was 510,000 tonnes, down 34 per cent. The stock of maize was 280,000 tonnes and that of oats 8,000 tonnes.
3 Latest figures indicate the area of wheat in England in June was 1.64 million hectares, down 2.5 per cent on 2016; the area of winter barley was 361,000 hectares, down 4 per cent; the area of spring barley was 478,000 hectares, up 15 per cent; the area of oats was 120,000 hectares, up 17 per cent; the oilseed rape area fell by 3.8 per cent to 522,000 hectares; while the uncropped arable area fell by 11 per cent to 193,000 hectares.
4 In the 3 months to June, the milling, starch and bioethanol industries used 1.885 million tonnes of wheat, up 10 per cent on the same period a year earlier, of which 1.62 million tonnes was home produced. Brewers, maltsters and distillers used 477,000 tonnes of barley and 154,000 tonnes of wheat, up 0.4 per cent and down 16 per cent respectively.
5 The Agricultural Price Index for all crop products rose by 6.7 per cent compared to a year earlier but fell 3.2 per cent compared to May. The cereals index was up 26 per cent but down 0.1 per cent on May, the wheat index as up 30 per cent but down 0.1 per cent on May while the potatoes index fell by 21 per cent and by 11 per cent on May.
6 Production of animal feed in June rose by 9.8 per cent for cattle and 8.6 per cent for sheep compared to a year earlier but fell by 6.1 per cent for pigs. The usage of wheat grew by 3 per cent while the usage of barley grew by 42 per cent.
7 BASF is to sponsor trials involving the growing of white mustard as a companion crop to oilseed rape to reduce the levels of cabbage stem flea beetle.
8 Tim Lamyman of Lincolnshire has set a new world record with a yield of 6.47 tonnes/ha of large blue peas.
9 Scotland's Rural College and Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture have identified a shift in potato cyst nematode species being found in seed and ware soils. Globodera pallid has become the dominant species with Globodera rostochiensis less so, while there is only a limited supply of ware varieties resistant to G. pallid.
10 A strain of potato blight, EU37, which has proved resistant to blight fungicide fluazinam, has been found at two locations in Kent.
11 The home production of vegetables contributed 54 per cent of the total UK supply in 2016, 4.6 per cent down on 2015 while total production has remained fairly constant over the last 20 years. Home production of fruit contributed 17 per cent of the total supply, down 3.4 per cent on 2015. Home produced apples increased their share of the market by 6.8 per cent to 42 per cent.
12 Northern Ireland mushroom supplier Hughes, based in Country Tyrone, is to open a production facility in East Yorkshire.
13 Southern Salads, based in Tonbridge, has appointed administrators.
+ Other livestock news September 2017
1 Outbreaks of TB have been confirmed in East Cumbria, for the first time in 30 years, and on the Isle of Skye.
2 A joint report by the European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has confirmed that the use of fluoroquinolones in food-processing animals is a major contributor to anti-biotic resistance in humans.
3 Figures for May show new herd incidents of bovine TB falling by 4 per cent in England compared to a year earlier with falls of 4 per cent in the High risk area and 25 per cent in the Low risk area but a rise of 2 per cent in the Edge area. There were falls of 20 per cent and 3 per cent in Scotland and Wales respectively. The number of herds not officially TB free rose by 4 per cent in England with increases of 4 per cent in the High risk area and 5 per cent in the Edge area but a fall of 28 per cent in the Low risk area. There was a rise of 12 per cent in Scotland but a fall of 6 per cent in Wales.
4 CCTV is to be mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England in every area where live animals are present and with unrestricted access being available to official vets.
5 Defra has announced that standards for farm animals and domestic pets are to be raised by modernising statutory animal welfare codes to reflect advances in medicines, technology and the latest research and advice from vets. The first to be updated will cover chickens bred for meat.
6 Breed inventory figures for pedigree animals for 2016 have been published. For cattle, data was collected for 25 of the 38 native breeds. The largest number of female registrations was 6,600 for the Jersey breed, down 6 per cent on 2015, indicating a breeding female population of 24,000. For sheep, data was collected for 37 of the 59 native breeds. The largest number of female registrations was 69,000 for the Swaledale breed indicating a breeding female population of 165,000 but this is 78 per cent down on the population in 2002. In pigs, the number of pedigree British Landrace and Large White in 2002 were 5,500 and 6,500 respectively whereas today both breeds can barely muster a few hundred.
7 Prime cattle slaughterings in July fell by 0.8 per cent compared to a year earlier to 156,000; beef and veal production fell by 1.9 per cent to 71,000 tonnes; sheep slaughterings fell by 4.2 per cent to 1.055 millions; mutton and lamb production fell by 4.2 per cent to 23,000 tonnes; and pigmeat production fell by 2.6 per cent to 70,000 tonnes.
8 The Agricultural Price Index for pigs rose by 35 per cent in June compared to a year earlier and by 1.5 per cent on May while the index for sheep and lambs rose by 16 per cent and by 4 per cent on May. The index for milk was up 34 per cent on a year earlier but fell by 0.1 per cent on May.
9 In July, milk production fell by 3.7 per cent compared to June to 1.186 million litres but was up 1.8 per cent on July 2016.
10 Muller has increased its standard litre price by 0.31ppl to 29ppl and will increase further to 30ppl in October.
11 In June, dairies used 888 million litres of milk, up 2.7 per cent on a year earlier but down 5.7 per cent on May. Of the total, 48 per cent was used in liquid milk production, 26 per cent in cheese production, 2.1 per cent in butter production and 1.9 per cent for cream.
12 Barber's is to increase its standard litre price to 29.80ppl in October and to 30.30ppl in November.
13 Morrisons is to dedicate its Milk for Farmers range to a specific group which have signed up to additional welfare requirements including commitment to 120 days grazing.
14 Muller has launched a Muller Direct Futures contract whereby Muller Direct farmers can commit up to 25 per cent of their milk to an indexed contract linked to the UK Milk Futures Equivalent.
15 Butterfat and protein levels in July remained unchanged from the previous month at 3.96 per cent and 3.24 per cent respectively. Both were up 0.02 per cent on July 2016.
16 Romania has reported a case of African Swine Fever in pigs. Cases in wild boar have increased in the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and East Russia while outbreaks have occurred in domestic pigs in Poland.
17 Public Health England has suggested that 150,000-200,000 British consumers may have been infected with Hepatitis E from German and Dutch pork products.
18 A criminal investigation has been launched following the discovery of high levels of insecticide fibronil in Dutch eggs which have been sold throughout Europe. Fibronil is banned for use in the production of food for human consumption.
19 The only case of H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the past few months has been in a white mute swan in Norfolk. Outbreaks have continued to be reported in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Italy.
20 In July, commercial layer chick placings fell by 0.4 per cent compared to a year earlier to 3.8 million chicks; broiler chick placings rose by 6.1 per cent to 99.9 million chicks; turkey chick placings rose by 10 per cent to 2.2 million chicks; turkey slaughterings rose by 9.4 per cent to 1 million birds; broiler slaughterings rose by 14 per cent to 107 million birds; and total poultry meat production rose by 12 per cent to 182,500 tonnes.
21 Defra is seeking views on its draft statutory code of practice for the welfare of meat chickens and meat breeding chickens. Consultation closes on 6 October.
22 In the 3 months to June 7.5 million cases of eggs were packed in the UK, up 3.9 per cent on the same period last year and 1.7 per cent on the period to March. The average price rose by 2.6 per cent and by 0.2 pr cent on the period to March. However, the production of egg products fell by 18 per cent to 22,100 tonnes and by 3.4 per cent on the period to March.
23 Southern England Farms, a leading Cornish vegetable grower, is investing £5 millions in a free-range egg production facility.
24 Cleveland Meat has gone into administration with the loss of 68 jobs.
+ Inputs / Supply business September 2017
1 Rothamsted Research has entered into a strategic framework agreement with Bayer to improve collaboration in scientific areas that will support the development of customised agronomic solutions.
2 The Agricultural Price Index for energy and lubricants rose by 8.4 per cent in June compared to a year earlier but fell 0.1 per cent on May. The index for straight feeding stuffs rose by 8.6 per cent and by 1.7 per cent on May.
3 The European Commission is to investigate the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer.
+ Marketing September 2017
1 Vegetable exports in 2016 rose by 13 per cent, compared to 2015, to £109 millions, the highest on record, with an increase of 1.7 per cent in volume. However, imports rose by 11 per cent in value to £2.3 billions and by 5.1 per cent in volume. Fruit exports rose by 17 per cent to £116 millions with a volume increase of 9.3 per cent. However, imports rose by 18 per cent to £3.6 billions and by 4.4 per cent in volume.
2 Grocery inflation rose by 3.3 per cent in July following a 2 month period at 3.2 per cent.
3 The Office of National Statistics has revealed that online food spending has increased by 14 per cent year on year and now commands 5.3 per cent of total consumer spending. In July food sales rose by 2 per cent but online food sales grew by 13.9 per cent.
4 Nielsen has reported growth of 4 per cent in the organic market in the year to June with fruit up by 12.6 per cent, vegetables 1.9 per cent, salad crops 7.9 per cent, milk 2.9 per cent, butter 9.2 per cent and eggs 4.9 per cent.
5 Seven businesses in England and Northern Ireland have secured the right to export pork to China, potentially worth £200 millions in export sales annually.
6 Lidl's market share has increased to 5.2 per cent in the period to 13 August, overtaking Waitrose in the process.
7 A new trade deal has been agreed with the Philippines to supply beef which could generate exports of £34 millions over the next 5 years.
8 Research by Euromonitor International indicates that China will overtake the US as the world's largest dairy market within 5 years.
9 Application has been made for Protected Geographical Status for Ayrshire New Potatoes/Ayrshire Earlies and Vale of Clwyd Denbigh plums.
10 WT Hill & Sons Imports has been exporting cherries grown by GH Dean & Co Ltd in Kent to Spain and Dubai.
11 Agrial, which owns Florette, has bought the salad arm of My Fresh Prepared Produce, based in Wigan.
+ Miscellaneous September 2017
1 People born in mainly rural areas in 2013-15 are, on average, expected to live 2 years longer than those born in urban areas. The average life expectancy in 2013-15 was 79.4 years for men and 83.1 years for women in England.
2 In 2016/17 there were 8.6 house building completions per 1,000 households in predominantly rural areas compared to 5.3 completions in predominantly urban areas. Of the total, 7.1 house builds in rural areas were by private enterprise compared to 4.4 house builds in urban areas. In rural areas the average lower quartile house price was 8.3 times the average lower quartile earnings compared to 7 times in urban areas excluding London.
3 The NFU has bought FEC Energy, a business which helps farmers buy and sell energy, generate heat and electricity, use energy more efficiently and reduce the burden of energy regulation.
4 The 2nd edition of the Farm Office Handbook has been published by the Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators.
+ Postscripts September 2017
Insults with class!
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." "That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy." – Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." – Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." – Clarence Darrow
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." – Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." – Mark Twain
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one". – George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill. "Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second ... if there is one." – Winston Churchill, in response.
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." – Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." – Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." – Paul Keating
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." – Forrest Tucker
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." – Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." – Oscar Wilde
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." – Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho
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You can lead a horse to water and the tax tribunal too!
Following on from the case concerning Inheritance Tax relief on holiday letting premises, where the taxpayer failed in the claim, comes a ruling from the First-tier Tribunal where the taxpayer succeeded in a claim for Business Property Relief for a livery business. In both cases the matter was whether or not the business was "a business which consists of mainly holding investments."
The case of the Estate of Maureen W Vigne dec'd concerned a livery comprising 30 acres which was, to all intents and purposes, a DIY livery. In this case, the owner provided additional services including the provision and administration of worming products, the provision of hay during winter months, the removal of manure from sectioned pasture and the general daily monitoring of the health status of the horses.
The tribunal took note that an application had been made to the local authority for planning consent for accommodation for the livery manager although this had been unsuccessful.
Despite the tribunal acknowledging that the profitability of the business was modest, to say the least, it held that it was not one of "mainly one of holding investments."
This case is unlikely to set a precedent. The amount of tax involved was not material but, when taken with the multitude of DIY liveries across the UK, could have a material effect on the UK Exchequer. The activities undertaken by the livery owner would be no more than would be undertaken by any reasonable provider of DIY livery.
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UK inflation boosted by belated food pick-up
Today's news of a further rise in UK consumer price inflation to 3.0% in September supports the case for the MPC to raise interest rates in November but does not provide additional hawkish information relative to the August release.
CPI inflation averaged 2.82% for the third quarter as a whole versus a projection of 2.68% in the August Inflation Report. The MPC then expected a further rise to 2.75% in the fourth quarter; current trends suggest an average of 3.0%.
CPI inflation just made it to 3.0% in September: the unrounded figure was 2.96%.
The rise from August was driven by food inflation, which jumped from 2.3% to 3.4%. A post last month noted that CPI food inflation was unusually low relative to producer output price inflation of food products, which reached 6.0% in July and remained elevated at 5.5% last month. A further rise in CPI food inflation, therefore, appears likely.
The September data collection date preceded a 12.5% increase in the British Gas standard electricity tariff on 15 September – this will lift annual inflation by a further 5-10 basis points in the fourth quarter.
Core prices are still rising at an above-target pace. The core measure monitored here excludes energy, food, alcohol, tobacco and education, and adjusts for historical VAT changes. Seasonally adjusted, core prices rose by 0.2% between August and September and at a 2.6% annualised rate in the latest three months – see chart.
As previously discussed, the claim that the inflation overshoot is entirely attributable to sterling weakness has become more difficult to sustain following data revisions showing unit labour cost growth of 2.4% in the year to the second quarter.
The view here remains that the rising inflation trend stems from a significant pick-up in money growth from 2011, with this faster expansion subsequently contributing to the fall in the exchange rate – see previous post. Annual broad money growth appears to have reached a peak in late 2016 but has usually led inflation turning points by at least two years historically, suggesting that upward pressure will persist in 2018.


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Have you seen the ads for BSNL and Tata broadband connections, in which Preity Zinta and Kajol try to convince us that their respective internet connections are the best? Kajol tells us that she uses Tata Indicom, and urges us to do the same. Obviously, Kajol's vast knowledge of xDSL technologies and frequency bandwidths easily qualify her as an expert on broadband internet connectivity. So naturally, she is the person to consult if you are looking to get a broadband connection at home. And, if you want to get a landline connection, who better to guide you than Preity, who after painstakingly analysing the merits and demerits of all the other available options in the market, has arrived at the conclusion that BSNL is the best.
Look at these mobile phone adverts. Pay special attention to the people who are using the phones being advertised. Is this what mobile phone companies think their customers look like? Maybe.
Whereas in reality, the people who actually use these mobile phones look like this:-
Why then, are normal ugly people not featured in these ads? Don't ugly people form images on negative photographic film, and hence cannot be used in photo shoots? Are mobile phone companies which use good looking models in their adverts eligible for generous tax concessions under The Income Tax Act, 1961? Are Good looking models cheaper than the bad looking ones, so it is cheaper to produce an ad with good looking faces? Are ugly people rare to find? Is it far easier and quicker to find a good looking girl instead?
Maybe the beautiful models look like and represent the targeted demographic segment for the mobile phones, and since companies are forever competing with each other to grab the biggest possible share of the market, it stands to reason that a vast majority of people in India are extremely pretty girls.
Or maybe it was pure happenstance that for a long time went unnoticed. ("Hey!! By the way, did you notice all our ads have had pretty models in them?" "Whoa! Yes!! It had absolutely slipped my attention!")
But I think its because the people in the ad agency figure that people who watch the ad think that because a good looking girl uses the phone, they should also use it. A pretty person is more persuasive than an ugly person. That should obviously be true, because the last time I checked, Priyanka Chopra had convinced more people to buy toilet soaps than Stephen Hawking had.


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When I started this blog in 2007 I had just entered the blogosphere and looking for a place to write about anything I felt about putting on my little electronic paper. I was a young married southern girl without any children who hated my job and was continuously looking for something to make me happy in my little bit of quiet time. I quickly discovered blogging gave me that little bit of peace at the end of an otherwise crappy day.
I got to share what I was thinking, talk about my favorite hobbies (especially motorcycles), and chat with random people who discovered by blog and decided it was worth the read. I've met a lot of interesting people over the years, and I'm happy to say some of those people have become my favorite people to communicate with on a daily basis. Some even helped push me into my more "grown up" adult self that I am today.
As I have grown and changed through the years so has my blog. My earlier posts were full of random thoughts (hence the title, Everyday Randomness) about life in general. I've always loved to share my thoughts and opinions with others, and after awhile I discovered how much I love having the opportunity to tell others about products I've tried. My blog became a place to share product reviews as well as a platform I used to get feedback from others before committing to major purchases
These days product reviews are still a major part of this blog. I love to share my thoughts and learn what others think about products they have tried. After the birth of my daughter, Elliana, in 2009 my posts took on a more "mommy blogger" voice (although I loathe the term) because my life went in that direction. That's the great thing about a personal blog. It can be ever changing. I often look back at some of the posts I've written and see how much I really have changed over the years.
These days you will read about my family, my daughter in particular, and my struggles as I take on life as a first time mom. This blog has morphed into a blog about my family, and it's full of reviews of products that reflect my stage of life. You will find reviews about everything from children's toys to gadgets that we find make our life easier on a daily basis.
As my blog has changed into a family blog I have branched out and created another personal blog that pertains to my own personal thoughts and feelings with less family stuff. Feel free to stop by The Ramblings of Jenn Shuey if you feel like visiting that part of my life as well!
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Stackley on LCS: 'The Ship Works'
By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON — The Navy's acquisition boss told Congress the Navy is steadily working through the developmental issues in the littoral combat ship (LCS) and its mission packages, while the service's top surface warfare admiral said the fleet commanders are looking forward to more LCSs deployed in their areas of responsibility.
"The ship works," Sean Stackley, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, said in closing testimony Dec. 8 before the House Armed Services Committee. "We have reliability issues but we'll get through those."
Stackley was testifying along with Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces; Dr. J. Michael Gilmore, director, Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department of Defense; Michele Mackin, director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management at the Government Accountability Office; and Ron O'Rourke, specialist in naval affairs at the Congressional Research Service.
In her opening statement, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., attacked the LCS program, saying that it was "not just outrageously expensive, it's outrageously bad at doing its job. It's a dud. … We have a ship even the Chinese don't want to copy … The LCS is the Ford Edsel of the sea. … Today we need to have the guts to say that the LCS was a mistake."
Stackley said the LCS cost is one-third that of an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and that the cost, schedule and quality of the LCS ships has greatly improved since the block buy of 20 ships was approved by Congress in 2010.
"We are late, we understand that, but we are bringing that capability forward in an incremental fashion when it is ready," he said. "[With] every deployment, littoral combat ships are deploying with increased capability. Yes, we have changed the program as we go, but that is because we are learning. This is a new concept, concepts that were struck back in the 2001-2002 time frame. Now that we're out there operating and deploying, we're learning and we're improving."
Rowden also was optimistic about the prognosis for the LCS.
"It's an exciting time in our Navy bringing this capability into the fleet, the capabilities that it [the LCS] is going to deliver" he said. "We have a team focused on the issues, we're learning about the issues, we're learning about how to maintain it, and going forward I am 100 percent that we will tackle those issues and we will defeat them."
"We need to acknowledge that many problems that exist and fix them," said Gilmore, who has been highly critical of the development of the LCS, particularly the schedule, lack of testing, lack of reliability and lack of redundancy of systems, which impacts survivability. "I'm glad the Navy is now acknowledging these problems, but in the past that hasn't always been true."
He noted, for example, that in 2014 Navy officials said the LCS' Remote Minehunting System completed its reliability growth program and continued to test well.
"At that time, that simply wasn't the case. It was testing poorly. I hope the Navy reviews all of the test results that are available on board and provides the resources to fix these problems," he said.
"Concern with things like redundancy, I agree with Dr. Gilmore's assessment that we need to increase redundancy, particularly for critical systems, and we are going about that, first with the frigate design and looking at back-fitting that to the earlier hulls," Stackley said. "The mission packages are correctly selected in terms of warfighting gaps. We've got to deliver that capability regardless of what the platform is and we've selected the LCS platform to deliver those capabilities."
Mackin said her chief concern with the LCS program has been the lack of testing. She also noted that the cost per hull of the LCS has doubled since the initial estimate, but that the cost since then has more or less been gotten "under control."
O'Rourke noted that most of the LCS sea frame cost growth occurred prior to the block buy of 20 ships after the first four, which were funded by research and development funds.
Gilmore also was critical of the lack of testing of the mission package modules and of the ships' propulsion systems, and noted that of the three mission packages, only one — Increment 2 of the surface warfare package — has been deployed to date.
Stackley said some modules of the mission packages were mature, but that as the program developed others had to be canceled and replaced by other solutions.
Mackin criticized the frigate follow-on to the LCS, saying that the Navy still does not know what the frigate will look like; that as a modified LCS it was the "least-capable option considered," and that it would be 2018 before an independent cost estimate would be completed.
Noting that LCs production is "running quite a bit behind," she said, "there is no schedule imperative to add frigates to the pipeline right now."
O'Rourke said the truncation of the LCS/Frigate program to 40 ships from 52 and the down-select to one sea frame could make it more difficult to increase the size of the fleet if the new administration decided to do so.
Stackley, acknowledging that the Defense Department-mandated reduction in the LCS plan was budget-driven, pointed to an upcoming force structure assessment that may change the desired size of the fleet, noting that "all pressure on our fleet points toward the need for a larger fleet."
Rowden, whose surface force has deployed three LCSs to the Western Pacific to date, said the fleet commanders keep asking him, 'How many LCS can I get and how fast can you get them to me?'"


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday his government will pursue bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy to encourage private investment.
"Japan won't have a future and won't be able to restore fiscal health without a strong economy," Abe told a news conference after taking office as the country's seventh prime minister in six years.
Abe has pledged to put top priority on beating deflation and taming the strong yen, which are dragging down the world's third biggest economy. He also wants to loosen the limits of Japan's post-World War Two pacifist constitution on the military and has vowed to take a firm stance in a territorial row with a rising China.
Reporting by Leika Kihara and Stanley White; Editing by Edmund Klamann


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Kate has appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and has experience with the Federal Courts rules and processes. She has also participated in alternative dispute resolution, including pre-trial conferences and mediation.
• Clarifying the Scope of an Auditor's Duty of Care, McLennan Ross Legal Counsel Newsletter, 2018
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So, it's Christmas day! I didn't get the moped I was hoping for (my parents tried, but the one they got for free from a friend just could have cost too much to fix up) but I did get a new boombox, since mine had burned up in an unfortunate kitchen fire. And, I got a really cool ephraim shirt that I wanted really bad. It has a little pirate looking ship with an iceburg on it and it says "formula for disaster" next to it. I now have at least 4 things I actually like wearing in the winter. Hooray. I also got the equivelant of a half dollar (100 dollar bill that is) in a card from my aunt. Plus a gift card to Target. I know what I want! It's no fun to buy things that you need, instead of want, but you know, I guess that's part of growing up!
December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!Posted by cincymusic under Christmas presents, coin collecting, ephraim clothing, half dollar, Merry Christmas!, pirate stuff
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December 19, 2006
Christmas presents!Posted by cincymusic under Christmas, holidays, liberty dollar, presents
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I can't wait for Christmas! I will readily admit-I may be almost 25 (3 weeks and counting) but I still love presents! I can barely sleep before major holidays. Dorky it may seem, my family has always made a pretty big deal about holidays, and who doesn't love dollars in their stocking? I love the traditions and the surprises and the anticipation! This year I am hoping for a moped, some cds, a pirate shirt, art supplies, and for enough money to get my brakes fixed.
December 6, 2006
DreamsPosted by cincymusic under cooking, dancing, destination wedding photography, dreams, goals, hiking, travel abroad, traveling, wedding photography
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So, I go to this group of women that meets once a week and we talk and pray and generally encourage each other and have a marvelous time together. But, anyways, we took time out on Monday night to write down all the dreams that we have for our lives. Big and small alike. Learning a language, hiking, traveling, cooking, dancing, writing, whatever it is we wrote them all down on one side of a piece of paper. Then we wrote down all the things that we see as stopping us from achieving those dreams on the other side of the paper. It's an incredible excersise, and I encourage you to try it with your friends! It showed so much about us as individuals, and we discussed how we can help each other accomplish these dreams. Well, I'm not saying I should try to be a destination wedding photographer or anything, but one of my dreams is to travel abroad and take pictures documenting each aspect of the trip. I'd love to then have a show and attempt to sell these photos when I returned to the states. One of the main things stopping me from doing this, however, is the fact that I would need a very nice camera to do any sort of justice to all that I see overseas. I don't know how I can ever save enough money to go abroad AND buy an incredible camera!!
November 9, 2006
Eastern EuropePosted by cincymusic under adoption, Bosnia, child neglect, eastern europe, foster parents, travel abroad
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When I was abroad this summer in Eastern Europe, I got to meet a family who had adopted a young Bosnian boy, and had a chance to hear their story. The mother was telling me how it broke her heart to see these kids in the orphanage-they get their diapers changed automatically 3 times a day, at specific times, and on Sundays, because it's the nurses' day off, they only get one change in 24 hours! This is obviously only the beginning of the corrupt system, and she would see the nurses' go through all the donations and take what they wanted before giving anything to the children. But, can you really blame them when their own children at home are going without due to low income? So, churches have begun to come in and are attempting to start foster care systems in these countries, but it is a difficult task when there is a 65% unemployment rate-who can afford extra children? It makes me thankful for things like the MRDD Guardianship program, and others like it. If you can-consider becoming a foster parent yourself!
October 30, 2006
Car seat coversPosted by cincymusic under bumper stickers, cars, pirate stuff, seat covers
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So, I have had these awful cow seat covers over my front seats forever, mostly because I can see them from really far away and find my car in the parking lot 😉 But, they are in really bad shape now, and I don't want to get rid of them until I have something else to make my car stick out from the crowd. I asked for new interesting seat covers for Christmas but my friends were saying that there are cooler things to add. They suggested a couple of pirate flags, but I don't know if I'm hard-core enough for that. What else could I do? Well, I have a lot of bumper stickers-maybe I should start loading my car up with them!
October 21, 2006
LifePosted by cincymusic under coins, collections, packrat, stickers, trolls
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I've never thought much in the past about collectible coins, but after my grandfather died, and left us a bunch, I began to get curious. As a kid, I collected everything! I collected trolls, cool pencils, pens, erasers, stickers, pencil boxes, the list never ends. But, as I get older, and I move around, and I have to lug that stuff with me, quite honestly, the fun of collections has worn off. I just don't want stuff that just sits around and gathers dust or sits in my attic! Anyways, the world has too much poverty left for me to spend my money on random junk just to say I have it. But, grandpa's old coins can make you money, where as trolls and pencils are pretty useless…ha 🙂
October 2, 2006
Pop culture is weirdPosted by cincymusic under pop art, Uncategorized, wallpaper
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When I think about how much pop culture has impacted society, it's so weird. I mean-you can take whole college classes, and become a professor of popular culture studies! In the 1950's, art that had pop culture references was just emerging, and it was hard to make the art snobs believe that it was indeed fine art. Thus emerged the era of Pop Art. Nowadays, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't consider popular culture, graphics, movies and commercials artwork. But, am I supposed to believe that this is a true artwork for my walls? Disney cars wallpaper? I can't do it.


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Visually, the Redmi 3S Prime looks nearly identical to the Redmi Note 3, especially from the front, where the glass is stretching edge to edge with a chrome finished border matching the color of the phone. Our gold sample had the bezels painted in gold, just like on the Redmi Note 3. The maker of the glass hasn't been confirmed but it is scratch-resistant and survived being scratched with a steel knife. You also get an oleophobic coating.
Above the display sits the earpiece with the front camera, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor. Below it are three capacitive buttons for navigation, which aren't backlit. Below the home key is a tiny RGB notification LED.
On the right side of the phone are the volume and power buttons. The buttons on the 3S are made out of plastic unlike the metal buttons on the Note 3, even though they look similar. On the other side is the hybrid SIM tray that holds one micro SIM in slot 1 and one nano SIM or microSD in slot 2.
On top of the phone are the headphone jack, IR blaster, and a microphone. On the bottom you get a microUSB connector and another microphone.
The back of the Redmi 3S Prime is largely made out of plastic with a thin aluminum coating in the mid-portion and exposed plastic bits at the top and the bottom. The camera and single LED flash are placed on the upper left corner. Below them in the center is the fingerprint sensor. Right at the bottom is the single loudspeaker with a little nib that raises the phone slightly so the speaker doesn't get blocked. The Indian unit also comes with a ton of markings on the bottom (in addition to those on the removable stickers) that cover nearly one third of the phone's relatively small backside and look unsightly.
The Redmi 3S Prime feels well built. The metal back gives it a sense of rigidity and it feels slightly sturdier than the Note 3. While it was easy to get the Note 3's display to pop up with a slight flex of the back side, the 3S requires a lot more force due to its smaller dimensions and would thus be more reliable. We did have some issue with the plastic creaking when pressed at the top and bottom but apart from that there wasn't a lot to complain about.
Audio jack on top microUSB 2.0 on bottom Hybrid card slot
One thing that separates the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime from the Note 3 is the size. Not everyone wants a big phone and the compact size of the 3S definitely makes it more suitable for those people. At 144g it's also fairly light and quite thin considering the 4,100mAh battery inside.
The Redmi 3S has a 5.0-inch 1280 x 720 IPS LCD of average quality. The 720p resolution is starting to show its age but at this price you can't really complain. The display calibration is a bit off and there is a distinct green color cast to it that is especially noticeable when you switch to this phone after using something else.
Another thing that's extremely bothersome is that Xiaomi decided to leave its Sunlight Display mode permanently enabled here, unlike on other MIUI devices where it is optional. What Sunlight Display does is adjust the display contrast based on the amount of ambient light and the image on screen. If the image is dark and you are in bright light, it boosts the shadows to make the screen more visible.
This is great if you're outdoors under the sun but having it permanently on means the display constantly adapts and changes colors even when you're indoors, which can be very distracting. Watching a video becomes annoying as the display changes color every time the shot changes. Even just going through the menus causes the display to constantly adjust itself. Doing any kind of image editing is also difficult as the screen adjusts to the image so you have no idea what you are looking at anymore. Only a serious oversight could have caused someone at Xiaomi to think a feature as severe as this needed to be permanently enabled and we hope it gets fixed promptly with a firmware update.
Xiaomi has also used a lower DPI setting for the 3S, possibly to compensate for the smaller display. This makes things look a bit too large at times, which means you see less content on the screen at once compared to something like the Redmi Note 3.
The screen offers very good viewing angles and a crisp image. The black levels are OK for LCD panels and, combined with the relatively high brightness, the Redmi 3s Prime achieved respectable contrast ratio.
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With an average deviation (DeltaE) of 7.1 the screen's color accuracy of the Redmi 3s Prime is about average. The colors are punchy, but if you want a more color accurate representation you may want to try the Warm Color option in Display Settings - it changes the color calibration to a very balanced one with an average DeltaE of 4.4.
Outdoors, the Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime is an above average performer regarding sunlight legibility. The glass on top of the display is reflective, but most of the time you'll have no problem viewing the screen content.


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There is a huge difference between the self-managed super funds and the self-managed super wraps. And, if you don't know what the difference is, then it is going to be hard to decide which one you should consider. These are some of the differences between the SMSF and the SMSW that you need to know.
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The self managed superannuation fund is very people to people who have retired. It enables you to manage, invest and also build your retirement savings the way you want. SMSF enables you to control and also plan for your retirement. To be a trustee you must be able to comply with the rules and regulations and accept to save a certain amount of …Read More
Many people that are interesting in Self managed superannuation fund are wondering if they should go for direct shares or if they should consider managed investment funds. There are many people that are considering buying shares, but because if this question, they don't know which one is best. Here is some information that might let you consider direct shares:
Might you want to have more control of your SMSF into your retirement account? At that point maybe designating you as the trustee of an SMSF is the best alternative, abandoning you with the basic leadership force of your interests in connection with the fund. Be that as it may, if the considered remembering these progressions to deal with your particular SMSF is …Read More
Taking time to elevate a family as a live-at-home-mum or having element-time employment to allow for worrying for a sick family member results in lack of contributions in those critical early and later years of Self managed super fund. Cash that could have been invested of their 20's or 30's that could have compounded year on yr up to retirement has been …Read More
Self managed superannuation funds offer the same tax cuts as conventional super subsidizes, however, altogether more flexibility of decision over the basic ventures. Case in point, they permit you to incorporate direct shares, business genuine property, portion warrants, and even some non-customary project resources, for example, craftsmanship, collectibles or gems as a feature of your speculation portfolio.
Alongside this flexibility comes responsibility. Keeping …Read More
Self-managed super funds give a method for sparing to your retirement. The distinction between a SMSF and different kinds of fund is that the individuals from a SMSF are generally additionally the trustees. This implies the individuals from the SMSF run it for their own profit and are in charge of following the super laws as well as duty laws. However, for this …Read More
When it comes to buying property in a SMSF, knowing the following this is essential:
A percentage of the potential advantages of purchasing property through a Self managed superannuation fund incorporate the way that the trust will pay a most extreme 15 every penny impose on rent from the property. On properties held for more than 12 months, the …Read More
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Supporting conservation efforts, the French government has provided 44,000 Euros to support the Amansuri Estuary, Mangrove and Swamp Forest Conservation Project in the Ellembelle District.
The project which will span 18 months, will give the Ghana Wildlife Society the opportunity to develop the ecotourism potential of Amansuri wetlands in areas such as Old and New Bakanta, Nzuleluenu, Ampain, Sanzule and Alabokazo in the Ellembelle District.
Speaking at the launch of the project at New Bakanta, the head of the community-based Natural Resource Management of the Ghana Wildlife Society, Reuben Otoo, said the project will involve biodiversity surveys, conservation education programmes, socio-economic surveys and demarcation of Amansuri wetlands as community reserves.
Mr Otoo said the project will make Amansuri estuary a preferred tourism destination for both local and foreign tourists.
He added that the project is an extension of the Amansuri/Amanzule Conservation and Integrated Development, project in the Jomoro District which was started in April 2000 with funding from the Netherlands Embassy.
Mr Otoo called for cooperation and support from the beneficiary communities to ensure successful implementation of the project, adding structures will be put in place to enable the community to own it.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post2119366262243847312..comments2018-10-16T06:35:11.302-07:00Comments on the patton house: will you do me favor?Ivey email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-37650903261607400392011-02-01T21:59:33.787-08:002011-02-01T21:59:33.787-08:00Meant to do this earlier, but there it is. Ivey,...Meant to do this earlier, but there it is.

Ivey, what you do is provide these little snapshots of your life and what's going on in that crazy brain of yours. The snapshots make us smile, which really comes in handy on those days where the smiles are scarce.

You link to cool stuff that inspires and amazes (still trying to figure out how to downsize enough to fit in those little houses you linked to) so that we don't have to spend valuable time looking for cool stuff that inspires and amazes.

Enough with the (gratuitous - no, but gratis!) praise. Here's what I'd like more of. When you have, oh I don't know, some post about a delicious soup - why not give the recipe? When you blog about making gifts for everyone for Christmas, why not a how-to from you? And maybe some follow-up stuff to interesting posts that have gone before, i.e whatever happened to your radical wardrobe change (and how exactly did you make it happen?)?

See what I mean? Maybe take it to the next level... That said, it might delete some of the spontaneity/snapshot-ness of the whole thing, so maybe I take it all back.

Just food for thought, but please don't stop.

President of your Italian fan club!

JenniferChristophhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-22509084635956571772011-01-26T05:36:00.312-08:002011-01-26T05:36:00.312-08:00Real life. Still life. I want more of that please....Real life. Still life. I want more of that please.Lindsayhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-6223731667262650282011-01-25T23:21:07.816-08:002011-01-25T23:21:07.816-08:00Ivey---I ran accross your post in FB and followed ...Ivey---I ran accross your post in FB and followed it over here. Since I didn't have an opinion, being this was the first time I read your blog, I read it a bit. Funny thing was, I just kept on reading. It's interesting, and you certainly have a way of making simple and sometimes mundane things...well, interesting. I bailed out when we reached the point of who you would, and would not like to see, running naked...

I would keep doing what your doing for sure, and you certainly are talented!Wade Grooverhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-32538969529060554882011-01-25T23:19:54.406-08:002011-01-25T23:19:54.406-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wade Grooverhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-73900789930183970692011-01-25T20:02:09.848-08:002011-01-25T20:02:09.848-08:00i love your blog because i like the pictures and t...i love your blog because i like the pictures and the graphics and the glimpse into your intimate world. i also like the irreverence because i have those thoughts and don't have the guts to share it with the blog world. (just my private journal.) i like your humor, and your eye and your willingness to lay it out there...i find it to be entertaining and comforting. i LOVED the hunks and how your train of thought got to them....i like everyday ivey, or i don't know what to call it, but keep doing it...annhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-56367209073519139522011-01-25T19:57:13.205-08:002011-01-25T19:57:13.205-08:00ok! you are all way too nice! thank you. you were ...ok! you are all way too nice! thank you. you were sposed to tell me the bad, too! i am grateful for your input and you have given me new insight!!! thanx girls!ivey pattonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-41486312516140225452011-01-25T19:42:39.180-08:002011-01-25T19:42:39.180-08:00Dear Ivey, Your blog makes me laugh, makes me cry ...Dear Ivey,
Your blog makes me laugh, makes me cry and makes me appreciate my family even more than I already do. Thank you for giving me a peek into your uniquely perfect, yet nutty world. It makes me want to stop and smell the roses and ignore the thorns along the way. Thanks for keeping an old pal smiling.
xo,
NancyNancy Ives Schroederhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-23957897498734662672011-01-25T18:00:36.520-08:002011-01-25T18:00:36.520-08:00I really have no idea how I stumbled across your b...I really have no idea how I stumbled across your blog, however, I like the others find it inspiring, humorous, encouraging & meaningful.. I love your style of writing and always can't wait to come back for more!! One of my friends had said something that made me laugh one day in regards to a blog title and it was "there's a rattle in my wine glass" and it struck me .. This is you. As we all enjoy the hilarious motherly stories, we also enjoy the adult ones just as much! Keep it up... It's awesome!tshae30https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-83179419596029761162011-01-25T16:22:31.553-08:002011-01-25T16:22:31.553-08:00HiIvey, I don't pop on nearly often enough.....HiIvey,
I don't pop on nearly often enough... but whenever I do I so enjoy your honesty, your humor, and the story you are telling in that moment.
You are an artist w/your words, in the way you live, in the way you parent. Continue being you!
I think if you could have someone in marketing &/or "branding" read your blog - that'd be helpful. A professional who could read it from start to finish and could see it from a marketing perspective.... (in exchange for some free advertising?) There is such an agency in Durango.... the owner is a Park mom named Chris something.
just an idea :)
You are amazing!
best,
xo NatalieNatty-Ghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-63337723132874368842011-01-25T15:45:08.929-08:002011-01-25T15:45:08.929-08:00Ivey - you are a great writer, and it is a pleasur...Ivey - you are a great writer, and it is a pleasure to read whatever you post. I read for the excellent writing and for the wacky humor but also because of the way you notice and remind me of the joy in the everyday things and the lovely way you embrace life and all of its quirkiness and messiness. I LOVE that. Thanks, XO, LisaLisahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-1998599593115540122011-01-25T15:10:16.950-08:002011-01-25T15:10:16.950-08:00I love your blog because it IS filled with the eve...I love your blog because it IS filled with the everyday, but a very funny everyday. So maybe earnest it isn't, but entertaining, witty, irreverent, often hilarious, it is. The hilarity of the everyday. When I read it, I see your little head in your profile pic to the side, and I imagine these funny things popping out the top. I personally would like more foul-mouthery. ;)Bunny Byrnehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-47508370073428387332011-01-25T15:06:21.424-08:002011-01-25T15:06:21.424-08:00I too love the whimsical stuff...they're alway...I too love the whimsical stuff...they're always tasty morsels of information that really enrich my day or simply make me glad. And your writing has a richness to it that I just love. And you are so damned funny! I would avoid using the "mom" word in the title...not sure why because I so appreciate all the parenting stuff that comes up...but as Carola said, it is so much more. I think what is especially nice about your blog is that it is obvious that you are genuinely enjoying what is going on around you, chaos and all,...and being a keen observer, you put into words what so many of us feel. Good luck! Keep it coming, please!katehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-4600279047906579252011-01-25T15:03:17.102-08:002011-01-25T15:03:17.102-08:00I totally agree with Lindsay! I read your blog be...I totally agree with Lindsay! I read your blog because you are real and you take everyday and make it a little more fun than I seem to make it. I literally laugh out loud when I read your blog. . .my two favorite posts are about "Sharon & Karen" and your first day of school post from this fall. You are real and funny and honest and whimsical and whatever! I go to your blog not for a subject, but just for your personality! Don't get too structured as you try and turn your blog into something else. I love what it is!Jamie Johttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-76996884816189300152011-01-25T14:54:00.130-08:002011-01-25T14:54:00.130-08:00I read your blog because you welcome the imperfect...I read your blog because you welcome the imperfections of everyday, dust them off or give them a good chat, and then high-five them on their way out (or bitch slap as the case may be). I read your blog because it makes me laugh out loud in the waiting room of the doctor's office and I don't feel the least bit unrefined. Keep it up. Love!Lindsayhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-86124249634696379192011-01-25T14:34:08.823-08:002011-01-25T14:34:08.823-08:00Hi Ivey-- Your blog inspires me to be creative whe...Hi Ivey-- Your blog inspires me to be creative whether it be cooking or clothing or whatever little ditty you come up with. I bought a cake stand after reading your blog the other day. Probably won't ever make a cake but it inspired me! Keep it up!Kimmy Kayhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502954261789197375.post-44395487826552751072011-01-25T14:26:42.049-08:002011-01-25T14:26:42.049-08:00hi again - emailed ya earlier - so here we are aga...hi again - emailed ya earlier - so here we are again - i like you perspective on things, and yeah the tangents - since I love the weird whimsy type things, and not a mom - I'd say keep it more encompassing than a mom website - because you are more than that even though it's where i am sure you're #1...pretty vague still, i know - leaves it wide open...but those are thoughts that came to mind! keep on woman!!Carola Rodinahttps://email@example.com


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Waltham Forest 5 v Men's 5th XI
The 5s continued their winning ways with a 3-1 victory at Waltham Forest.
Playing in change kit of red we took a deserved lead with an excellent field goal from Scot Reilley.
Waltham Forest 5s started the second half with much greater determination and put the Chelmsford defence under pressure which produced a equalising goal.Mark Clark was forced into several important saves to keep us on the game.
We began to play with much greater fluency and goal scoring chances came our way. Goals from Scot Reilley and Tom Ebden sealed the three points.Sent from my iPad


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Maybe It's Just Me
She made me laugh when we were on stage, because we'd often bump butts or collide into each other! This was in the beginning of our rehearsals, of course! We had things down to a tee for the performances!
She just always made me feel great. I will truly miss her. Which brings me to my dilemma.
With the past week being so stressful and scary with Little One being so sick, I ended up coming down with something. For the past two days, I've been feeling like [insert "four letter word that begins with an S and ends with a T" here]. Though I'm feeling a bit better and would really like to be present to celebrate the life of someone very special to me, I think it would be very selfish to go and share this awful bug with everyone there.
I got a phone call from a friend, asking me why I'm not going. When I said I didn't want to give everyone whatever it is I've caught, my friend sounded surprised and disappointed, and said, "Oh. You're not going?"
I explained again that I didn't want to get everyone else sick. She said, "Just don't shake anyone's hand and don't talk to anyone". I was thinking more on the lines of "Or don't breathe!!!"
As much as I want to be there, I would feel terrible if anyone else catches what I have. I know how awful I felt the past few nights. I would not want my friends to feel that sick. Basically, I was told that I worry too much and that I'm too cautious.
This brings me to the following question. Is it just me? Am I being a bit overly cautious? I don't bring my toddler to play group or other social gatherings when she is sick. I don't go to gatherings or other engagements when I'm sick. For some reason, others seem to think that it's okay to spread colds, viruses, etc. I'm one of those people who believes that if you're sick, don't share your germs with others. In other words, if you're sick, stay home!
What's the general consensus on this matter? To spread (germs/colds/viruses/etc) or not to spread? Stay home when sick or partake in social gatherings and activities regardless if you can make others sick? What do you think?
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- Robyn said...
Sometimes you have to be part of the germ-spreading world, but I don't think this occasion is one of those times. When I have a cold I still go to work unless I am feeling like that word you almost, kinda, sorta mentioned. Colds can last for a while so it's not reasonable to stay away from everyone during the entire illness.
I would say you have to do what YOU are comfortable with. I would probably feel guilty for not going to the memorial service, but it would really depend on how I was feeling. If you can hardly breathe, your head is stuffed up, you have a mega-headache and can hardly move, I would say it is not reasonable to go. If you have the sniffles and a little bit of a sore throat, you may choose to go.
I was invited out for a play date this morning and declined the invitation because of a bad sore throat. I may have normally gone, but the Mommy and little boy we were invited to go see both have poor immune systems and it would not have been right to bring whatever I am coming down with into their home.
It really is a judgement call on your part. Do what You feel is right. You can have your own memorial for your friend right where you are. You have already shared some wonderful things about her, maybe write a tribute to her and share it with other friends and family at a later date.
I hope you are feeling better soon and I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.
- January 08, 2011 12:00 PM
- C said...
Thanks for this comment! :) I agree. It's pretty unreasonable to stay home for the entire duration of a cold. It's just the contagious period I'd be worried about. You're right about it being unreasonable to stay away from everyone for the entire illness.
I do feel guilty for not being at the service right now. I keep looking at my clock and thinking, "I could be there right now". Then the congestion, massive headache, and all the other fun stuff remind me of why I'm not there.
I sent a note with a friend of mine so she could read it at the service.
I'm so sad that the world lost a TRULY wonderful person this past week. At the same time, I feel comfort in knowing she is at peace now.
- January 08, 2011 1:51 PM
- Jackie said...
bob was supposed to go today too.... but he didn't make it... i was hosting my little baby's 7th bday party and he stayed to help... choices are difficult.
- January 08, 2011 10:29 PM
- C said...
I'm still saddened that I was not able to make it. I didn't know you guys were friends with Karen too! Silly me. Bob is "THE" mechanic in town! EVERYONE knows you guys! :)
Hoping to see you in the New Year! LOL! It *will* happen. Maybe when your husband is under my van, fixing it...in front of the grocery store! xx
- January 08, 2011 10:37 PM
- C said...
Happy Birthday to your 7 year old!!! 7 already!? How did that happen???
- January 08, 2011 10:37 PM
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- January 09, 2011 3:20 AM
- Frau Guten Tag said...
I'm with you, if I'm sick (or if Joseph is sick) we are gonna keep to ourselves & stop the spread of the sickness, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AN AIR BORN TRANSMITTED SICKNESS, like the flu or chickenpox, etc.
And I have to say it really irritates me when others don't follow those rules. To me it's just common courtesy. If Joseph is sick he doesn't go to the nursery at church so the other kids don't get his sickness, yet I see other parents taking their VERY sick kids to the nursery. It really upsets me that they have such little consideration for others.
- January 10, 2011 4:32 PM
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