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[prMac.com] Toronto (ON), Canada - December 3, 2007 - Zevrix Solutions announces the release of BatchOutput PPT 1.0 for Microsoft PowerPoint, the last component of its robust suite of output solutions for Microsoft Office on Mac OS X. BatchOutput provides advanced solutions for demanding enterprise and office publishing environments through automation of printing and PDF output.
BatchOutput PPT is a new addition to the Zevrix BatchOutput family of products. BatchOutput is also available for Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe InDesign. With BatchOutput, users only need to select the files they wish to output and adjust the settings, and BatchOutput will do the rest automatically. And because BatchOutput can run in the background, it enables users to output large print jobs efficiently without monopolizing a workstation.
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The pursuit of lower cholesterol levels is practically a national pastime at this point. As everyone knows, a good diet, lots of exercise, and statins are your best bets for winning the HDL/LDL numbers game. But what about all the other weird techniques people are trying? Some of those work too, as it turns out.
Although many of the ideas below have small effects on their own, Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD, section head of preventive cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic, says they're great when put together. "You may get 5 or 10% here and there, but when you add them up you get something effective," he says. Of course, you shouldn't forgo your traditional medication for these alternatives. "I'd recommended these ideas when a patient can't get to their goal levels with diet and a statin prescription—which sometimes happens when a person's cholesterol is really high to begin with, or if their body doesn't tolerate the medication well," he says. Consult with your doctor before you make any changes to your cholesterol-lowering strategy.
A study recently presented to the Endocrine Society found that onion extract lowered total cholesterol in diabetic rats. A handful of other studies in the past few years also found onion to be effective in reducing both LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) and blood sugar. The catch is that all of the research was done on rats—not people—and scientists are still unsure how well onion extract would work on human cholesterol. Deepika Gopal, MD, a cardiologist at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, believes both onion and garlic have cholesterol-lowering properties although she, like other scientists, isn't sure why. "In the Indian culture, we believe spices have healing properties," she says. "And onion and garlic are both very useful in lowering cholesterol, based on what we've seen in Indian cooking." Bottom line, onion could help with your cholesterol (it certainly has helped a few rats), but don't expect miracles.
Yeast rice, which is pretty much what it sounds like—a type of yeast grown on fermented rice—contains a compound called monacolin K, which is the same compound found in a statin called lovastatin. Like the medication, monacolin K blocks the liver from creating the cholesterol your body needs to protect your cells. With a lack of naturally produced cholesterol, the liver turns on its LDL receptor that pulls bad cholesterol out of the blood. Studies have shown red yeast rice taken in pill form can reduce LDL cholesterol by 10% to 30%.
Laxatives won't just get your bowels moving, some can also help lower cholesterol—but only if you take them the right way, Hazen says. Soluble fibers found in laxatives like Metamucil block the absorption of cholesterol into the blood. "The powder will semi-solidify like Jell-O that doesn't set all the way," says Hazen. As it makes its way through your stomach and intestines, that jelly-like substance picks up cholesterol, keeping it from getting absorbed. Since Metamucil grabs cholesterol from food, and not cholesterol your body produces, Hazen says it's only effective when taken with a big meal. Besides blocking cholesterol absorption, Gopal says soluble fiber like Metamucil has secondary effects that can also lower cholesterol, like making you feel full longer so you cut down on fatty snacks.
Studies have found that eating tofu and other soy products in moderation reduces LDL cholesterol, and has either no effect or a positive effect on breast cancer tumors. Harvard Medical School doctors say eating about 10 ounces of tofu or 2½ cups of soymilk a day can reduce bad cholesterol by 5 to 6%. Tofu also contains phytosterols and is a low-cholesterol protein, so replacing meat with tofu at least one night a week cuts the amount of cholesterol in your diet, says Nivee Amin, MD, a cardiologist at the Perelman Heart Institute of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The plant version of cholesterol, called phytosterols, actually improves your cholesterol levels by substituting the cholesterol in your body, according to Hazen. Phytosterols act similarly to soluble fibers like Metamucil. "They bind up some of the cholesterol in the food that you eat so it's metabolized by the body," says Amin. Also like Metamucil, phytosterol supplements are best taken with food. Hazen recommends trying a phytosterol spread, similar to butter or margarine. You can also take phytosterols like a vitamin or add them to your diet through foods like fruits and vegetables, nuts, and whole grains like oatmeal.
A daily glass of red wine isn't going to do anything for your LDL. However, it has been found to increase levels of HDL cholesterol (the "good" kind). "You can compare HDL to Liquid Draino," says Gopal. "It actually cleans out your arteries. So the higher your HDL, the better your total cholesterol." But this doesn't mean you can grab a bottle of wine and go to town. Drinking alcohol in excess is still bad for you, and "excess" might be less than you think. The Mayo Clinic recommends no more than one drink a day for women and for men older than 65. Men under 65 can have two drinks a day. But if you don't drink, there's certainly no reason to start now. "I would always caution people about alcohol because it has side effects," says Amin. "In some people it can worsen heart failure; in others it can worsen liver disease." But if you already drink every day, she recommends you follow the guidelines and talk to your doctor.
The bitter white rind on oranges contains pectin, a fiber that can also lower LDL cholesterol by 7% to 10%, according to a study from doctors in the Netherlands. It works like phytosterols and Metamucil to bind up cholesterol in your diet before it gets absorbed. Luckily for us, pectin can also be found in apples—which are way tastier than orange pulp. Both apple and citrus pectin are also available as a supplement at most drugstores.
The licorice candy you're used to isn't actually licorice at all—much of what's sold in candy stores won't do anything to get rid of cholesterol (sorry). It's licorice root that you want, which can be taken in pill form. A handful of small studies have found licorice root both reduces LDL cholesterol and fat buildup, but more research is needed to determine why and how well it works. Licorice root can interact dangerously with other medications like insulin, laxatives, and contraceptives, so talk to your doctor before you try it out.
A bergamot is like a cross between an orange and a lemon, and though it just recently hit the cholesterol-lowering market as a supplement, you've likely encountered it in other forms: Essential oil from Bergamot rinds gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive taste and is also used in many perfumes. But instead of pectin being this fruit's cholesterol-fighting superpower, researchers believe a high concentration of five flavonoids makes it an effective treatment. Two of the flavonoids (also in grapefruit) have been found to inhibit LDL cholesterol from depositing plaque in the arteries. And two others, called melitidine and brutieridine, exhibit statin-like properties. Research is just preliminary, but so far bergamot has proven to reduce LDL cholesterol by about 27% and also raise HDL cholesterol.


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We're sure Steve Guthrie has been a mover and shaker his whole life. We know it's true about his time with us. He first joined the PeopleService team in 1995. His intense work ethic and commitment to excellent service led to his promotion to region manager in 2012. Steve's experience with every aspect of the water and wastewater industry makes him a valuable asset to the company and to all of the partner communities he serves. His region, which spans both Iowa and Missouri, is thriving and he has many success stories to share. "There are a lot of great things happening in Missouri right now. One new project I am particularly excited about is the contract we recently signed with the communities of Urich, Drexel, Centerview, Chilhowee and the expansion of our contract with Creighton, Missouri," said Steve. "All five communities will share a depth of PeopleService experts. This is a new approach that is expected to drive efficiency and leverage expertise for these communities. We will monitor how this approach works and apply the learning to future contracts and partnerships in the region." Steve's success and enthusiasm for his work comes from his deep understanding of how important that work is, and we appreciate that!


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United Biscuits owner pladis has reported a sales boost from a field sales and merchandizing fixture initiative for its McVitie's biscuits brand in UK convenience stores.
The company introduced its convenience and impulse strategy 'Better Biscuits, Best Sellers' initiative in March this year.
It hopes the project will drive total biscuit category growth by up to £88m ($115m) in the next five years.
The strategy is an extension of the company's multimillion c-store program 'Better Biscuits, Better Business' launched in 2014.
The extended initiative from this March has resulted in a 28% sales boost in trials across ambassador and field sales visited stores, said pladis.
Turkish conglomerate Yildiz Holding consolidated its United Biscuits, Godiva Chocolatier, Ulker and DeMet's Candy Company busineses into a $5.2bn global company named pladis in June this year.
Part of the trials featured a McVitie's display stand, the width of a packet of biscuits, which pladis said helped stores grow biscuit category sales 4.8%, equivalent to £700 ($914) more per store annually.
The company now hopes to roll out more than 1,000 stands across stores in the UK.
It will also expand its c-store initiative with NPD and price-marked packs.
New products include a price-marked £1.50 ($1.96) McVitie's Chocolate Digestive range and a 89p ($0.77) McVitie's Biscuit Barrel range.
Pladis said the price-marked offer represented a "more competitive headline price" and said its new case size - containing three free packs (15 packs for the price of 12) - allowed retailers to improve margins.
Pladis introduces price-marked packs for its McVitie's Digestives range.
Its Biscuit Barrel range includes classic biscuits ranges such as Custard Creams, Bourbons and Shorties. These come in 250-300 g packs, a larger size than has previously been available for these lines, said plaidis.
The company's program has also seen field sales teams paying visits to 9,000 retailers across the UK every four to eight weeks, offering advice on merchandizing and providing displays.
Pladis said the field sales program had achieved a 20% sales lift for core ranges in independent and club stores.
Its field sales teams will now concentrate on offering support for recent NPD such as McVitie's Nibbles, Jacob's Cracker Crisps and the new price-marked packs.


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\section{Introduction}

As we enter the era of the 13 TeV LHC, it is increasingly important that parton distribution functions and their uncertainties are well understood.
Already for a number of key LHC measurements PDF uncertainties are of equivalent size to the experimental uncertainties~\cite{ForteWatt}, and this situation will get worse as more data is collected, and as the size of other theory uncertainties (e.g.~from the scale) are reduced.
To face this challenge, new global determinations of PDFs have recently been performed: NNPDF3.0~\cite{NN30}, MMHT2014~\cite{MMHT}, and the upcoming CT14.
Due to improvements in the methodology and theory used by the various fitting groups, discrepancies between their results highlighted previous benchmarking exercises~\cite{pdfbench} have reduced, resulting in many cases in improved agreement between the new sets.
This better agreement has also led to the development of combined PDF sets~\cite{cmcpdf}.
However, it is still important to test statistically that the methodologies used to perform the PDF fits are valid, and produce a result which is unbiased.

As part of the NNPDF3.0 analysis, we performed a large number of closure tests on our fitting methodology.
As described later in this contribution, these tests involved fitting a set of pseudo-data generated from a chosen PDF set, with the aim of assessing whether fit successfully reproduced the supplied underlying law, up to statistical fluctuations.
Results of many of these closure tests were presented in the main NNPDF3.0 paper~\cite{NN30}; in this proceedings I will present a number of additional results, specifically of closure tests using reduced datasets, and for LHC observables.

\section{NNPDF3.0}

NNPDF3.0, our latest PDF determination, was released in October 2014~\cite{NN30} and features new data from the LHC and HERA, and a completely updated analysis code and methodology.
Amongst the new data included were HERA-II structure function data from both H1 and ZEUS, and HERA combined charm production cross-section data.
Adding to the LHC data already included in the NNPDF2.3 analysis~\cite{NNPDF2.3}, NNPDF3.0 introduced a large amount of the released LHC run-I data, including many new processes important to PDFs.
We added the ATLAS 2.76 TeV inclusive jet data with systematics fully correlated to the previously included 7 TeV ATLAS set, which increases the impact of both sets in the fit.
Also new were the $W+c$ data from CMS, which provide important information on the strange PDFs, and data on the total top pair production cross-section from both ATLAS and CMS, making use of the recent result for the full NNLO calculation~\cite{rojo:top}.

For this new determination we also renovated our fitting methodology.
The NNPDF3.0 fits were performed using a completely new code, written in C++ and optimised for the computational intensive hadronic calculations required for our fits.
The genetic algorithm we use to perform the minimisation was updated, with a new mutation approach which makes use of the structure of the neural networks to improve both fitting speed and results.
We extended the number and kinematic range of positivity observables we used in the fits, in order to better constrain unphysical negativity in the PDFs.
As I will discuss further in Section~\ref{sec:cv}, NNPDF3.0 also features an improved form of cross-validation, which prevents over-learning in the neural networks but with a reduced chance of under-learning due to premature stopping of the fit.

The NNPDF3.0 sets are available on {\sc\small LHAPDF}~\cite{LHAPDF}, with determinations at LO, NLO and NNLO for multiple values of $\alpha_S$, and also for a number of reduced datasets.
More details about the new data included and the new methodological features are available in the paper~\cite{NN30}.

\section{Closure testing}

One of the central features of the NNPDF3.0, which was also central to the development of the new methodology, is the use of closure tests.
The basic idea of these tests is to perform a fit where we know the underlying `correct' answer, and so allowing us to directly evaluate how accurate our fits are.
This technique was used in NNPDF3.0 both to validate our results and to test improvements to the methodology.

In order to perform a closure test, first a set of pseudo-data is generated using a chosen input PDF set.
The pseudo-data we used was based on the NNPDF3.0 dataset, using the same covariance matrix but with central values based on the theory value from the PDF set, fluctuated according to the experimental uncertainties.
Different central values can be obtained by using different random seeds in this process, so the closure test is repeatable.
There are also a number of different options at this stage.
For instance, a variation on the standard closure tests can be done where the pseudo-data central values are generated without statistical fluctuations, i.e.~are set as the pure theory value from the input PDFs.
This provides an environment to test the neural network minimisation where over-learning is impossible, and features can be evaluate purely on the goodness-of-fit they obtain.
Once the pseudo-data is generated with the chosen settings, a PDF fit can be performed with it in exactly the same way as with the real experimental data.

Given how the pseudo-data is generated, it is automatically perfectly consistent with the theory used to generate it, and so the precise theoretical choices (perturbative order, quark mass thresholds, value of $\alpha_S$) do not affect the results as long as the same settings are used in both cases.
For the closure test presented here and in~\cite{NN30}, we use the default NNPDF3.0 NLO settings.
One related issue is the use of positivity constraints in the closure test fits.
If these are not satisfied by the input PDFs, including them in the fit could introduce some tension between them and the pseudo-data.
On this basis we do not include the positivity constraints where this is the case.

\section{Cross validation}
\label{sec:cv}

One key improvement in the NNPDF methodology introduced for NNPDF3.0 is improved cross-validation.
The idea of cross-validation is simple: in order to prevent the neural networks from over-learning, split the dataset into two halves, training the networks with one while monitoring the quality of the fit to the other, validation, set.
While the $\chi^2$ is improving to both the training and validation sets, this means that the neural network is correctly learning the underlying law, while when it improves for the training set and deteriorates for the validation set, the neural networks are overfitting.
In previous analyses, we have monitored the validation $\chi^2$ during the minimisation and stopped the fit when it started to increase.
However, the validation $\chi^2$ is subject to a substantial amount of noise, and this approach could lead to the fit being stopped too earlier, resulting in under-learning.
This was the case even when approaches to reduce the noise, for example smoothing the $\chi^2$ over several generations, were used.

The new approach does not attempt to stop the fit, and instead allows it to continue for a preset large number of generations.
The best generation, in terms of over- and under-learning, is then selected from all seen during the fit as the generation with the lowest validation $\chi^2$.
This technique therefore prevent overfitting by taking as the final result the set of networks which has the best fit to a set of unseen data, while avoiding the previously mentioned issues with the standard stopping approach.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{plots/distances_evol_CV_vs_FL}
\caption{\small
PDF distances between closure test fits with and without cross-validation.
The closure test fits were performed using pseudo-data based on MSTW2008.
}
\label{fig:diffdistance-cv-fl}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{plots/dchi2cv3}
\caption{\small Ratio of $\chi^2$s of closure test fits with and without cross-validation and the MSTW PDFs used to generate the closure test pseudo-data, for fits with reduced datasets.
Each fit has a dataset which has been randomly reduced to a specified percentage (100\%, 50\%, 25\% and 10\%).}
\label{fig:dchi2cv}
\end{figure}

We can look at the impact of the new cross-validation on the NNPDF fits in closure tests.
Fig.~\ref{fig:diffdistance-cv-fl} shows the distances between the PDFs from a closure test fit using look-back cross-validation compared to a comparable fixed length fit.
The distance is here defined as the absolute difference between the closure tests in units of the combined PDF uncertainty on each mean.
The closure test fits shown here were both performed using pseudo-data generated using the MSTW2008 PDFs.
The distance between the two fits is generally below five for all PDFs, indicating that there is only a slight difference above what we would expect based on statistical fluctuations.
These results tell us that that the introduction of look-back cross-validation has only a small impact on the full NNPDF3.0 fit.
This indicates that whatever overfitting is present in the NNPDF fits is small, possibly because of the large size of the dataset used, which has a high level of redundancy.

However, there are still several reasons to include cross-validation in the final NNPDF3.0 settings.
It is possible that the tests we have used are not precise or comprehensive enough to detect all over-learning, and some could remain in the fit.
Also, we would like to use the same methodology for all fits, including those with reduced datasets where over-learning may be a larger problem.
Fig.~\ref{fig:dchi2cv} demonstrates this by showing the $\chi^2$ ratio between the closure test and MSTW PDFs in fits where only a random subset of the dataset is used.
For large datasets (100\% and 50\%) there is little difference from including cross-validation, while in small datasets without cross-validation the $\chi^2$ is significantly smaller than the MSTW ideal, indicating over-learning.

\section{Closure testing LHC observables}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/pheno_inclusive_nnpdf30_closure}
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/xsec_lhc7_diff_nnpdf30_Wc_2}
\caption{\small (left) Comparison of closure test based on NNPDF3.0 pseudo-data to NNPDF3.0 for various 13 TeV LHC processes. (right) Same but for $W+c$ at different rapidity values.}
\label{fig:ctnnpdf}
\end{figure}

The closure test results presented in~\cite{NN30} generally looked at the reproduction of the underlying PDFs at the level of the $\chi^2$ to the included experimental data and of the PDFs themselves.
However, we can also look at how well LHC observables are reproduced in closure tests.
Fig.~\ref{fig:ctnnpdf} shows calculations of a variety of LHC observables using a closure test fit based on NNPDF3.0-derived pseudo-data, compared to similar values calculated with the NNPDF3.0 PDFs themselves.
The left-hand plot compares inclusive cross-sections for vector-boson production (computed with {\small\sc Vrap}~\cite{vrap}), top pair production ({\small\sc top++}~\cite{top++}), and Higgs production by gluon-gluon fusion ({\small\sc ggHiggs}~\cite{ggHiggs}), while the right-hand plot shows the differential cross-section for $W^++\bar{c}$ production.
In most cases the closure test result is consistent with the input PDF value at the one-sigma level.
The largest difference is seen for the $ggH$ cross-section, where the closure test is about two standard deviations from the NNPDF3.0 value.
This level of difference is unsurprising given the statistical fluctuations in the closure test, as we expect, and have explicitly tested for the PDFs, that the one-sigma band contains the theory value in 68\% of cases.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/xsec_lhc7_diff_levels_DYhM}
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/xsec_lhc7_diff_levels_JetCent}
\caption{\small (left) Comparison of the uncertainties in closure test fits performed with different levels of statistical noise for the data-points of the 7 TeV ATLAS high-mass Drell-Yan dataset. The uncertainties are shown for each fit as a ratio to the central value of the fit. (right) Same, but for central points in the ATLAS 7 TeV inclusive jet dataset.}
\label{fig:ctlevels}
\end{figure}

We can use LHC observables to look at other closure test results.
Fig.~\ref{fig:ctlevels} compares the uncertainties obtained for ATLAS high-mass Drell-Yan and central inclusive jets in closure test fits performed with different levels of statistical noise.
This allows the different contributions to the PDF uncertainty to be disentangled; for instance the uncertainty obtained in the fit without any statistical noise can be identified as the extrapolation uncertainty, due to the limited resolution of the data.
Differences between successive levels of noise then provide an estimate of the functional uncertainty, from the existence different equally-probable PDFs, and finally data uncertainty, the propagation of the data uncertainties to the PDFs.
The results in Fig.~\ref{fig:ctlevels} are qualitatively similar to those found in~\cite{NN30} looking at the PDFs themselves, with the data uncertainty generally dominant, though with sizeable contributions from functional and extrapolation sources.
A more precise description of the different sources of uncertainties is given in the NNPDF3.0 paper~\cite{NN30}.

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Photomicrograph of Shigella sp. in a stool specimen
Kingdom: Bacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Shigella
Castellani & Chalmers 1919
S. boydii
S. dysenteriae
S. flexneri
S. sonnei
This article is about the bacteria. For the disease, see shigellosis
Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore forming rod-shaped bacteria closely related to Escherichia coli and Salmonella. The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella also cause disease in other primates, but not in other mammals.[1]
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Shigella species are classified by four serogroups:
Serogroup A: S. dysenteriae (12 serotypes)
Serogroup B: S. flexneri (6 serotypes)
Serogroup C: S. boydii (23 serotypes)
Serogroup D: S. sonnei (1 serotype)
Group A–C are physiologically similar; S. sonnei (group D) can be differentiated on the basis of biochemical metabolism assays.[2]
Shigella infection is typically via ingestion (fecal–oral contamination); depending on age and condition of the host as few as ten bacterial cells can be enough to cause an infection. Shigella cause dysentery that results in the destruction of the epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa in the cecum and rectum. Some strains produce enterotoxin and Shiga toxin, similar to the verotoxin of E. coli O157:H7.[3] Both Shiga toxin and verotoxin are associated with causing hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Shigella invade the host through epithelial cells of the large intestine. Using a Type III secretion system acting as a biological syringe, the bacterium injects IpaD protein into cell, triggering bacterial invasion and the subsequent lysis of vacuolar membranes using IpaB and IpaC proteins. It utilizes a mechanism for its motility by which its IcsA protein triggers actin polymerization in the host cell (via N-WASP recruitment of Arp2/3 complexes) in a "rocket" propulsion fashion for cell-to-cell spread.
The most common symptoms are diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and straining to have a bowel movement. The stool may contain blood, mucus, or pus (e.g. dysentery). In rare cases, young children may have seizures. Symptoms can take as long as a week to show up, but most often begin two to four days after ingestion. Symptoms usually last for several days, but can last for weeks. Shigella is implicated as one of the pathogenic causes of reactive arthritis worldwide.[4]
Severe dysentery can be treated with ampicillin, TMP-SMX, or fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin.
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^ Hale TL, Keusch GT (1996). Shigella: Structure, Classification, and Antigenic Types. in: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al, eds.), 4th ed., Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
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Friedhelm Konietzka, né le  à Lünen et mort le  à Brunnen, est un footballeur et entraîneur allemand naturalisé suisse en 1988.

Il est surnommé Timo en référence à sa ressemble au maréchal soviétique Semion Timochenko.

Biographie

Timo Konietzka devient le tout premier buteur de l'histoire de la Bundesliga en 1963, inscrivant un but lors de la première journée de championnat face au Werder Brême (2-3).

En 1967, il signe le contrat avec le club suisse de la deuxième division FC Winterthour, déclinant les offres d'Inter Milan et du Real Madrid. En 1971, il devient entraîneur-joueur de FC Zurich avec qui il gagne la Coupe de Suisse en 1972. Après sa carrière de joueur, il travaille à partir de la saison 1973-1974, en tant qu'entraîneur et gestionnaire entre autres pour le Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Uerdingen, le FC Zurich et le Grasshopper.

En , on lui découvre un cholangiocarcinome. Il se tourne alors vers l'organisme d'euthanasie Exit (EXIT Vereinigung für Humanes Sterben Deutsche Schweiz) situé en Suisse dont il est membre depuis 2001. Il meurt à son domicile après une prise de barbiturique : le pentobarbital de sodium.

Palmarès joueur
 Championnat d'Allemagne : 1966
 Coupe d'Allemagne : 1965

Palmarès entraîneur
 Championnat de Suisse : 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
 Coupe de Suisse : 1972, 1973, 1976

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  Timo Konietzka parle de la mort 2011

Footballeur international allemand
Joueur du Borussia Dortmund
Joueur du TSV Munich 1860
Joueur du FC Winterthour
Entraîneur allemand de football
Entraîneur suisse de football
Entraîneur du Grasshopper-Club Zurich
Entraîneur du BSC Young Boys
Entraîneur du Borussia Dortmund
Entraîneur du FC Zurich
Entraîneur du KFC Uerdingen
Entraîneur du FC Lucerne
Naissance en août 1938
Naissance à Lünen
Décès en mars 2012
Décès dans le canton de Schwytz
Décès à 73 ans
Mort par suicide assisté en Suisse
Naissance dans le Troisième Reich

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Hanon Systems Expands Engineering Capability in China
New center in Shanghai focuses on engineering applications and requirements for automakers operating in China
SHANGHAI, China, Dec. 13, 2016 – Hanon Systems (KS:018880), a leading global provider of automotive thermal solutions, is enhancing its ability to serve vehicle manufacturers in China by opening a new engineering center in Shanghai.
Located in Shanghai's Songjiang district, the new 3,612 square meter multi-story facility will serve as the engineering epicenter of technical collaboration for application engineering and system evaluation supporting Chinese automakers and global vehicle manufacturers operating in China.
"Supporting customers is a top priority and China is an important market to Hanon Systems," said In-Young Lee, president and chief executive officer of Hanon Systems. "We are pleased to open this new engineering center in Shanghai to provide automakers with local technical expertise and testing capability to better support the growing China market."
The engineering center also is equipped with state-of-the-art test equipment to provide in-house design verification, product validation and in-process testing. Specific test capability includes noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) evaluation; air handling performance and durability of heating, ventilation and air conditioning modules; and thermal system component testing for electric vehicles.
"Hanon Systems is well-positioned to support the demand for new energy vehicles (NEV) in China with a suite of products that are proven with global vehicle manufacturers and designed specifically for NEV architectures," said Dr. Kwangtaek Hong, chief technology officer of Hanon Systems. "This new engineering center is a testament to our commitment to support the China market and the NEV trend."
Hanon Systems is relocating its Shanghai technical staff from an existing site approximately 25 kilometers in distance to the new facility in the Songjiang district, which has the capacity to accommodate additional resources to support growth based on business and customer needs.
The Shanghai center is one of 14 engineering locations supported by four global technical centers that are responsible for developing advanced technologies, core product development and global standardization of new technologies. Hanon Systems' global technical centers are located Daejeon, Korea; Kerpen, Germany; Nový Jičín, Czech Republic; and Van Buren Township, Mich.
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More than five decades have passed since Pakistan achieved independence from India. Still, Pakistan remains a backward country because more than eighty percent of Pakistan's population is illiterate. Pakistan is not a vast country but its eighty percent population consists of villages, however, to achieve cent percent literacy has not been possible.
After independence, there has been a considerable increase in the number of schools and colleges and the number of students who have acquired education in these institutions has also increased tremendously. However, most of our people are still illiterate and they can not afford to send their children to school. There is extreme poverty and also lack of awareness about the importance of education. There is a slow increase in the rate of literacy.
Many programmes were launched to educate the adults of our country. The need and importance of adult's education was, therefore, felt immediately after independence. These programmes aimed at making the illiterate masses of Pakistan aware of the value of education. Teachers were sent to the homes of the learners, incentives were given to the learners who have explained the importance of education. The help of highly dedicated persons was sought to implement such programmes of adult literacy. Also, the help of radio, T.V. and various village development unions was taken on a large scale to make the programmes a success. People in large numbers came forward to render help to the learners and the learners also cooperated. But unfortunately, the results were not well satisfactory.
There is, however no doubt that the Adult Education programmes have borne some fruit. Many people in cities and villages have taken advantage to some extent of it. Some people living in villages are now able to write their names and read bits of Urdu because to educate eighty percent of the total population of the country is not an easy job. But contrary to the people of villages, people in cities have taken full advantage of such programs, they are now able to read newspapers and keep their personal accounts. Illiteracy can be eradicated by coups educating new and old generations both. Though such programmes have not been able to gain much popularity among the masses of the countryside, the results have not been very disappointing. Pakistan really needs Adult Education Movement. It can certainly achieve massive success if the government and non-government bodies come forward and extend their wholehearted support.
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Zorénci  je manjša vas v Sloveniji.

Geografija
Povprečna nadmorska višina naselja je 165 m.

Pomembnejše bližnje naselje je Črnomelj (5 km).

Sklici in opombe

Viri
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Zunanje povezave
 Statistični urad Republike Slovenije, Popis prebivalstva, gospodinjstev in stanovanj 2002

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This image was taken near the summit of Mt Wellington. It shows a rock covered with lichen Placopsis 'flowers' behind a small mountain (actual) flower. The picture came out rather nice, but when I took it, it was a bit of a throwaway effort.


Established in 1987, the SOCIETY FOR REDOX BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE is a professional organization comprised of scientists and clinicians investigating redox biology, a unifying theme in the pathophysiology of human diseases.
WVU's Eric E. Kelley, Ph.D., and the University of Minnesota's Laura Niedernhofer, Ph.D., have published a new study in Redox Biology that could change the way we look at aging in humans. Through a new discovery of the main driver of aging in cells, their research shows that it may be possible to slow the aging process. In the 1950's, Denham Harmon published a groundbreaking theory correlating antioxidants and aging, but since then there have been few findings that validate directly this theory. This new study provides that validation which has been missing.
SfRBM's Senior Awards Committee has announced that the recipient of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award is Daret St. Clair, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky, for her seminal work on the role of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) in cancer development and therapy.
A recent breakthrough by Dr. Thomas Michel of Harvard School of Medicine has shown that insulin impacts the body in a unique way. The study, recently published in FRBM, unveiled an entirely unexpected mechanism whereby insulin-dependent generation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in cardiac myocytes controls heart contractility and critical cell signaling pathways. These research findings have direct implications for our understanding of diabetic cardiomyopathy, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with diabetes.


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In 2021 the LGBT National Help Center turns 25, that's twenty five years of offering support, care, affirmation, respect and love to those living in fear and isolation. Our founder, Brad Becker talks a little bit about our past and our future.
Call Me Mother Podcast
Journalist Shon Faye talks with the founder of the LGBT National Help Center,
Brad Becker on the history of the hotline, changes in the community and the growth in the community.
For more of Shon Faye's podcast, Call Me Mother, click the image to the right.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OR:YOU'RE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ME BY TAKING AWAY MY RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE!
There's been a lot of talk lately about "religious freedom", which its proponents describe as not forcing them to do something that is against their religious beliefs.
Sounds reasonable. But it's anything but.
So first let's be clear what I am not talking about. I am NOT talking about a person's right to hold whatever belief they have, religious or otherwise. If you want to think that being gay is an abomination that God will punish, well, that's sad, but you have every right to hold that belief. I am NOT talking about going to your place of worship and hearing and agreeing with your religion's attitudes towards sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
But here's what I am talking about. Someone taking those personal religious beliefs and using them to circumvent legally passed laws. So let's say you own an apartment building, or even a lot of them, and your religion says that gay people are the work of the devil. You can believe that, but if there's a law in your town that says you can't discriminate against LGBTQ people in housing, you shouldn't get a "get out of jail free card" and be exempt from those laws, and get to ban all gay people from all of your apartment buildings.
And here's how this idea descends into societal chaos really easily. Let's say someone holds the opinion that Christians are the work of the devil, so he won't rent any apartments to people of the Christian faith. Should that person be allowed to do that, and will the same people who champion religious freedom laws allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people be championing the right of the person who wants to bar Christians too?
Or let's say that my religion says that the color red is the work of the devil. It's Satan's color. So when I come to a red light, I'm not going to stop, because my religion says that it would be like stopping for Satan. So I get to go through red lights.
Sounds absurd. But who gets to decide which religious beliefs apply for exemption? And which religions? Is there an official list? Who wrote it?
Society only functions when we all agree to abide by our laws. Don't like the law, try to change it. But saying you have a religious belief doesn't give you any more rights than someone who holds no religious beliefs. Sorta what this country is founded on.
"Can you tell me what I am?"
Many of our callers feel a sense of urgency to find a label on "what they are". For some there is a sense of comfort in finding a label and a community that goes with it, but for others labels don't always make sense for them. Both of these are real and valid.
Self-identification can be tough and it can take time. It can require a lot of soul searching and allowing yourself to explore what your feelings may mean to you. What can be important is that you can allow yourself to feel good about yourself regardless of if you have a label or not.
For some people a label fits perfectly. They might wear their label, gay, or bi, or trans, pan, lesbian or what ever label they come to, on their chest with pride. But some, a label might not always fit, and that's ok.
You are free to explore and try on labels. Does it fit? If it doesn't you have the right to try on another one. Some people may also use more than one label for themselves.
Some people never pick a label because none of them feels right to them but instead explains their feelings. That's 100% valid too.
No one else can put a label on you, because no one else is in your head or your heart and knows you better than you do. You are the only person who can decide if a label is right for you or if it's not. And there is no time limit on figuring it out, you get to take as much time as you need.
At the LGBT National Help Center, we can't tell you what your label is. But what we can do is be here for you. We can talk with you about your feelings. You can ask questions, you can try out a label and see how it feels. You can reach out by phone, or online chat, or by email and we're here for you. We can't give you the answer, but we can be with you as you travel on this amazing journey of self discovery. We're glad you found us.


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July 31, 2019 BabakJoy2014
This testimony to the UN by Susannah Sirkin from Physicians for Human Rights about the bombing campaigns against civilians in Syria blows all of Assad's propagandists & apologists out of the water. The glaring distinctions between propaganda & forensic investigation of what is actually going on are laid bare in her powerful exposé & emotional condemnation.
http://webtv.un.org/watch/susannah-sirkin-phr-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east/6065662854001/?
Please take the time to listen & then compare her testimony to the shabby lies of Assad propagandist Vanessa Beeley in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watchtime_continue=242&v=_LTR2SUvt3c. It is of note that Beeley attributes her inspiration to her father Harold Beeley, a British diplomat directly involved in the partition of Palestine.
This is a heartbreaking account by Bilal Ahmad that gives insight into the emotional devastation caused by the forcible disappearance of loved ones. Kashmiris have lost between 8,000 & 10,000 of their young to forcible disappearances by occupying forces & Kashmiri human rights activists like Khurram Parvez play a leading role in the international fight against its use by nearly 50 countries.
https://freepresskashmir.com/2019/07/30/in-photos-ailing-parents-of-a-disappeared-person-their-withering-wait-and-unpaid-medical-bills/?
No one in the political arena is above criticism. That's the character of debate when understanding complex social & political problems is involved. Nevertheless, it's hard to criticize someone like Ali Abunimah when he plays such a central role in Palestinian solidarity. His political judgements however, outside of Palestine & Israel, are often quite conservative. On the issue of the Assad dictatorship & the Syrian Arab Spring, including the role of Palestinian refugees, his politics are hopelessly mired in Assadism.
Not to insult his intelligence, but it seemed he was too influenced by such people as Ben Norton & Max Blumenthal. In fact, his father Hasan Abu Nimah lost his home in the West Bank after the 1967 War, became a Palestinian resident of Jordan, & served as a
career diplomat for the Jordanian monarchy for many years until his retirement. He has written several articles about Syria, all of which take a strong Assadist position. It's likely that as a diplomat he had exchanges with the Assad dynasty & may even know them on a personal basis. What's unfortunate is that neither Abunimah has grasped the problems faced by Palestinian refugees in Syria who sided with the Syrian Arab Spring. Many have been disappeared, arrested, tortured, & murdered in Assad's gulag. Thousands have been displaced by regime & Russian bombing. Jordan long ago sealed off its borders to them as Turkey later did. The issue involved in their political blindness most likely has to do with class since Palestinian refugees in Syria could not go from being refugees into a diplomatic post.
Tulsi Gabbard did herself in with hard-core Assad propagandists several months ago when she characterized Assad as a 'brutal dictator' who used chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. Bartlett & Beeley & their disciples treat Assad like a demigod, not least of all because he signs their paychecks. Now Gabbard has blown it with the Medea Benjamin/Code Pink & Ali Abunimah type of Assadists by voting for H. Res. 246, the US House resolution which denounces BDS & swears fealty to Israel.
Not even a month ago, Abunimah was tweeting favorable comments about Gabbard like "I'm open minded about Tulsi Gabbard & skeptical about a lot of what's being said about her. Some criticisms are fair & some are smears." Days later he tweeted, "Tulsi Gabbard: end the wars & give everyone free, quality healthcare. What's not to like?" Since Gabbard has been a Hindutva nationalist, General Sisi supporter, Zionist, & anti-Semite for a long time, there's a lot not to like & it's hard to understand what took Abunimah so long to catch on though it's good he finally has. Now maybe we can catch him up to speed about Assad.
This photo of Gabbard with leading Zionists Miriam Adelson & Rabbi Shmuley from May 2019 was posted on Twitter & published in Haaretz & other media venues. What's not to get about her politics on Palestinians?
(Photo from Rabbi Shmuley's Twitter wall on May 5th, 2019)
"This Is My 21th Account I Created Today On 28/7/19. Dear Authorities Please Stop Censoring Me."
–message to Facebook from Kashmiri photojournalist Aasif Shafi
Rand Paul, a Republican dirt ball much publicly admired & honored by Assadist Vanessa Beeley, has offered to buy a ticket for Ilhan Omar to return to Somalia so she will be grateful to now be an American. We leave it to American Assadists who look to Beeley as an authority on Syria & the White Helmets to worm their way out of that dilemma. They weren't careful in their judgements so they are judged by the fascist company they keep.
The ruthless little stone pelter, three-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Rabee Alayan, who has one of the most high-tech, fully-loaded armies in the world up in arms. He could be sentenced to 20 years in an Israeli military prison for lobbing rocks at police & army jeeps. Israel should be facing Nuremberg charges for traumatizing a little guy like this.
Build BDS.
India has about 800,000 troops deployed to Jammu & Kashmir making it the most militarized region in the world with a ratio of nearly one soldier to every 15 residents. It's hard to imagine the psychological magnitude of such an overwhelming fully-armed & hostile presence. At the request of the J&K state government, India is now deploying & airlifting in another 10,000 paramilitary forces on top of 10,000 additional forces deployed last February & 40,000 recently deployed for the Hindu pilgrimage to Amarnath. It would be safe to call this a massive provocation & a threat to public safety.
We should be afraid for Kashmiris & outraged that they, for the most part, stand alone on the front lines of oppression without international support. It should be our commitment to, at the least, educate others about their struggle against occupation & colonialism &, at the most, begin to build an active solidarity movement to support their struggle for political power.
(Photo of Indian troops from Reuters)
This very powerful image is from December 15, 2018 when Indian occupying forces opened fire at unarmed Kashmiris (in the Pulwama district about 45 km south of Srinagar) marching toward the site where three militants had been killed in a hunt to kill operation. Eleven Kashmiri civilians died & over 200 were injured. Medical personnel treating the victims said all of the injuries were to the head, abdomen, & neck, proving the occupying army intended to kill the civilian protesters.
Nationalism is so corrupting & hateful that in response to this photo, a Hindutva creep posted a cartoon depiction of independence leader Syed Ali Geelani manhandling a small child, with the inscription: "The dangerous teacher in Kashmir: terrorism plus stone pelting equals azadi." Hindutva nationalism, Zionism, Assadism are on a continuum of political amorality that dehumanizes the oppressed. It's a fatal amorality if not silenced by political power, as the US Civil Rights Movement demonstrated so powerfully.
This photo is a Kashmiri woman grieving over a civilian during his funeral prayers at Prichoo village in the Pulwama district.
(Photo by Javed Dar/Xinhua)
Mehbooba Mufti & Omar Abdullah are going at each other on Twitter. As chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Abdullah introduced pellet munitions & in her tenure as chief minister, Mufti endorsed their use against unarmed protesters. Hopefully they'll clobber the hell out of each other since Kashmiris are done with them. May they rot in hell.


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Moosbierbaum is part of the municipality (commune) of Atzenbrugg in the Lower Austria.

History
In 1913, the Škoda Wetzlar gunpowder factory was established in Moosbierbaum as a subsidiary of IG Farben AG. As a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II, Moosbierbaum had a chemical works which performed 60,000 tons/year of Naphtha dehydrogenation, and an adjacent refinery for the oil from Zistersdorf.

The only surviving structure of the chemical plant is the administration building, which now serves as a hotel and restaurant for the adjacent golf-course.

Singer contralto Hilde Rössel-Majdan was a native of Moosbierbaum.

References

Cities and towns in Tulln District
Cadastral community of Tulln District
Oil campaign of World War II


Whether you are an entrepreneur dipping your toe into the water for the first time or seeking to take your practice to the next level. The right power tool can make all the difference in the world.
I've put together a list of recommended tools to streamline your practice. Many of the resources listed on this page are the same ones I use in my business right now.
Some of the links are affiliate links, which means if you choose to purchase them I earn a commission. The commission comes at no cost to you. Please understand my primary purpose for recommending them is to make your life easier and successful, not to make a commission.
This is my getting things done tool. I have not found any other task management system that is more powerful or more flexible. Nozbe links across all my devices and with Google calendar, Evernote and Dropbox. I start every day prioritizing my task list in Nozbe.
If you're starting from scratch with WordPress.org you'll need a hosting service too. I recommend SiteGround. I have recently switched from BlueHost to SiteGround because of the affordability and the responsive customer service.
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Canva is a must have design app for non-designers like me. It's extremely user-friendly and provides you with hundreds of images to use for free. I use Canva to create blog images, giveaways, and Keynote presentations. With no time at all you'll be creating images to power up your brand.
Acuity acts like a superhero receptionist for your practice. Acuity allows business owners to automate appointment scheduling, create online forms, and accept payments all online. It's highly customizable, HIPAA compliant, affordable and integrates with multiple other business apps like Quickbooks.
Intake Q is a web-based online intake form and scheduling software. It eliminates paperwork by delivering intake forms and questionnaires that patients fill out before their first visit. It is HIPAA compliant, has the ability to send appointment reminders and create detailed patient notes.
WebPT is a web-based physical therapy EMR and documentation software. If you receive insurance payments especially from Medicare, then WebPT is a must. WebPT is intuitive and easy, allowing for a painless transition from paper to the digital documentation. It integrates with Therabill and StriveHub for a total private practice software solution.
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Geronimo the alpaca could soon be euthanised after court refuses appeal
Helen Macdonald has been battling in the courts to save her animal from "death row"
Alexander Brock
Geronimo the alpaca (Image: Helen MacDonald)
Geronimo the alpaca who has been living on "death row" could soon be put down despite an ongoing battle in the courts to save its life.
The alpaca's owner, Helen Macdonald, lost a High Court battle which ruled Geronimo would need to be killed after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in 2017.
Euthanisation plans were temporarily put on hold while Ms MacDonald, 47, launched an appeal to challenge the decision with the Court of Appeal.
However, she has been left "extremely disappointed" after the court refused her application to appeal the order.
Now the veterinary nurse's only option is to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in a last attempt to save her animal.
Geronimo the alpaca tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in 2017 (Image: Helen MacDonald)
In a statement, Ms MacDonald said: "It is with extreme disappointment that we must report that, on November 13, the Court of Appeal refused our application for permission to appeal the High Court's order.
"It is now almost five years since the last occasion upon which Geronimo could hypothetically have been exposed to bTB.
"Despite this, Geronimo appears, in the words of an expert camelid vet who recently examined him; to grow ever healthier.
Man dies 'after being detained while trying to break into cars'
"Given the overwhelming evidence pointing to Geronimo's ongoing good health, we will continue to use every avenue still available to us to resist his needless slaughter at the hands of a cruel and unreflective government."
Six-year-old Geronimo, who is said to be worth £30,000, was brought to the UK from New Zealand in August 2017 and has been kept in isolation ever since.
Veterinary nurse Ms MacDonald - an alpaca owner for 16 years - has fought a fierce year-long battle with Defra over the positive blood results in a bid to save Geronimo.
She managed to crowdfund £10,000 in legal fees to have her case heard in the High Court.
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John Doe believes in simplicity and basics. That's the reason we started to create this phone. In a time of waste and luxury it would be good to re-invent and re-design the cell phone.
We wondered why there was no simple but beautiful looking phone for sale. There are some simple phones special made for elderly. These phones only have huge buttons that is it. We saw an opportunity to design our own simple phone with a great design. Attractive design also for other target groups. Eldery are not the only persons who don't want the all singing, all dancing 'smart phones'. There is a number of people who want simplicity. Just a phone for calling.
Simplicity it the key, from this point we started designing the phone. We wanted to make the most simple phone ever, easy to use in every way. This means not only easy buttons and a clear screen but also a very strong battery. A battery for one month, this makes it very comfortable to have this phone with you while travelling or just have it with you for unexepcted moments for calling. An other feature to make the phone simple: the phone should work worldwide. Where ever you are or go this phone makes is all easier for you.
Besides all these important aspects of the phone technically, the phone should look totally different from any other phone. We wanted to make a goodlooking phone. Most designs of phones are very boring. Why?
Why not make a design that fits your mood and makes you happy.
Who is John Doe behind John's?
Above: Two of John Doe Amsterdam's commercials. Both broadcasted in 82 countries.


Is there plans for a compatibility matrix for mobile/tablet devices?
I know mobile is intended to work with desktop and legacy browsers (like IE) but it'd be good marketing to show what dojo mobile supports. Hate to mention jquery, their compatibility page shows high on search rankings and there's nothing for dojo. It'd be a good selling point.
We have https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v8qDjhpy60KSj_e0DyS-Illm4hq7gASmK0hVaOUA7UU/edit#gid=0 though it is already a bit out of date.
Help would be appreciated in updating it and making it more interesting from a marketing perspective.


Have you ever been to hospital for one reason or another, you're lying in a bed and you find yourself surrounded by vegans? Those pesky vegans, always clogging up the health system!
The general perception of veganism is that vegans don't get the right amount of nutrients (as though people that often eat McDonalds do?) and are therefore weak and become sick a lot more frequently than a non-vegan would.
In fact, vegans are more likely to get all of their nutrients because they generally do more research about their food, therefore vegans tend to be healthier than non-vegans. In fact, for the first time since we got married, Wonderful Husband (non-vegan) got a cold last month and I (vegan) didn't.
Yea, I'm trying not to look smug.
But let's get to the serious stuff, this post isn't to simply brag about how healthy I am (because I'll get sick as punishment, it's just how the universe works) but it's about telling you that a plant-based diet is fantastic at preventing diet-based diseases as well as even reversing some of them.
The biggest cause of (human) death is heart disease (cardiovascular disease) and it absolutely blows my mind to know that heart disease is incredibly preventable. Having a healthy lifestyle is a super easy way to lower your chances of ever having heart disease. So it's not surprising that vegans have the lowest probability of developing heart disease, on account that, in general, a vegan diet is healthier than a non-vegan diet and vegans are more likely to eat far more fruit and vegetables than non-vegans. It's known that a diet which focuses on vegetables, whole grains, and legumes may even help to slow or reverse the disease itself.
Another strong contender is type 2 diabetes, the most common of the two forms of diabetes. One of the biggest factors in the onset of type 2 diabetes is diet. If you have a bad diet for long enough then you will probably have diabetes. If you have a healthy diet then you probably won't develop diabetes. Therefore it is not surprising that vegans are incredibly unlikely to develop type 2 diabetes and a plant-based diet is known to reverse the effects of the metabolic disorder.
Last year Lovely April was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was resigned to taking medication for the rest of her life. However, after some encouragement from her wonderful (and vegan!) daughter Kasia, she watched What The Health and decided to go plant-based. April is now doing amazing and you can check out her fabulous results on her blog here. She also documents her yummy food too!
Forks over Knives changed my life! It still inspires me each time I watch it!
Great blog as usual, I always enjoy reading these.
I have a question. Cliff recently prepared lunch for me and it was very nice but I couldn't help wondering how 'processed' the Linda McCartney range is, do you have any advice on this?
It's a good question and I've spoken to Dad about it in his hope to get healthier. Those sausages, like meat sausages, are incredibly processed, so they are not very good for us. However, they have less fat content and therefore less cholesterol than regular sausages.
This is all SO TRUE. I am totally on the same wave of thought with you. You do a nice job of presenting this sensitive concept with grace. Thank for sharing.
I'm not vegan but I do incorporate for vegan recipes into my diet. I need to experiment more with recipes!
Mega pun! I love puns, haha!
Interesting! Okay, you've guilted me… I feel like I need to go home and back purge my kitchen. Not to mention this is the second time I've heard on tha doumentarty. "What the Health"… and maybe I should go watch it! Also, I appreciate your humor!
Haha, your comment made me laugh!
Oh how interesting! The only vegans I've known have been chronically sick, but maybe that's unrelated to their food choices. We always say that immune systems are earned!
People can't help it when they get sick. Usually! I've rarely taken a sick day in my life, though whether or not I can attribute that to being a vegetarian I don't know. I work in an office with 2 other ladies. They've each taken sick days 10 to 15 times so far this year, though one has also taken days off due to a sick 2 year old son who is sick and the daycare won't allow sick kids. But still that does seem pretty high to me. And both of them eat meat. How's that for a theory. I started working there last September. Total sick days for me: 0.
Loving that you haven't had any sick days, Cheryl! That's great to hear.
I have heard about both documentaries but haven't watched them yet. I think I am going to have to!
I am not vegan but I make sure to get all my healthy fruit and veggies in! Having an alkaline environment in your body is so important in preventing diseases!
I've been considering going vegan because I am tired of being tired, sluggish, low energy etc… I just started watching a few documentaries. They really encouraged me because I now feel like I can really make the changes!
That's so amazing to hear, Angel. Which documentaries have you watched?
I can understand why you say about sluggishness, whenever I go to dinner with non-vegan friends, I tend to have far more energy than them after the meal. Also people that transition find they have a lot more energy.
It seems like people are eating meat more than ever before in history. Our ancestors didn't have easy access to meat for 3 meals a day. We need to incorporate more veggies and fruit into our diets in order to be healthier.
So true! Knowing what's in your food is half the battle!
Ah totally! I find that so many people around me have diabetes and when I suggest to them that they could maybe cut out dairy, it's like their eyes glaze over – I genuinely can't understand it but I guess I'm not in their shoes and maybe I'd feel different lol. Who knows?
Sometimes it is hard to make changes but determination to give yourself a good life you can sustain. Its a long struggle for some.
So many good reasons to become vegan! I really need to start changing my diet, thanks for the inspiration!
I am an occasional vegetarian, I love the Fork Over Knife, we tried lots of recipes from their website too. Definitely feel good after incorporating more of plant based diet!
I should try to start with one vegan day a week. Definitely better for health!


There are potentially around 5000 Alleyn's Old Boys who were of the right age to fight in World War One. So far around 1900 have been identified from the Edward Alleyn Magazine, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, School Admissions Records and School War Memorials.
The 1901 and 1911 census and War Office Service and Pension records have been used by the pupils to research the lives and civilian and military careers of Alleyn's Old Boys.
All the boys that have been identified are listed on this site, while those for whom more information could be obtained have more detailed biographies. Some of these include photographs.
If you know that your Alleyn's ancestor fought in World War One and you have more information about him then please contribute his story via the Send us your stories! page.
Click the images below to explore the individual stories of these former pupils.


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Pothashang News Service: Imphal, 25 January, 2019: The 9th National Voters' Day 2019 was observed today under the theme 'No voter to be left behind' at the City Convention Center, Imphal East, organised by the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur.
Manpur chief secretary Dr J Suresh Babu stating that electoral roll is the basic foundation of the election said the preparation of the electoral roll in fair manner becomes important in sustaining democracy in the country.
Urging the voters to check their names in the voters' list he said voters' participation is necessary in order to elect a good leader. He further said that voting percentage is also very critical and Manipur is lucky to be one of the highest polling states of the country.
Suresh Babu administered the National Voters' Day pledge to the attendees.
LM Khaute, DGP in his speech assured that state police department in collaboration with the central forces will take up requisite and elaborate steps for the security arrangements for the successful conduct of the upcoming Lok Sabha Election – 2019. It is important to ensure that all voters turn up to cast their votes to safeguard the democracy of the country, he added.
PK Singh, chief electoral officer, Manipur appealed to the voters to come forward for registration, correction, change of names and address in the electoral roll saying that the revision process will continue till the day of the nomination. He informed that in the upcoming election Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be used in all the polling stations in the entire country.
He said that the Voters Verification and Information Programme (VVIP) will be launched from New Delhi today. Stating that toll free voter helpline number 1950 is launched in the State, he said that Manipur has been positioned in the second place in the entire country in the implementation of the voter helpline number. After the massive success of the SVEEP campaign, he said the Election Commission of India handed over the charge for the national multimedia campaign of the Lok Sabha Elections – 2019 to the CEO Manipur.
Th. Chitra Devi, DC Imphal East and Harmeet Singh Pahuja, DC Ukhrul were felicitated for the Best District Election Officer for 2018-2019.
Shyam Lal Poonia, DC Churachandpur was felicitated for the Best District Election Officer 2018-2019 for the first level arrangement and execution of checking of EVMs and VVPATs and also for the best initiatives taken during Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign.
Felicitations for the Best Electoral Registration Officer were held for Suleiman Daulat Khan, ERO Patsoi and Konthoujam; L. Radhakanta Singh, ERO Heirok, Wanjing and Tentha; Kh. Lalmani Singh, ERO Karong (ST) and Mao (ST); Sonia Elangbam, ERO Keirao Bitra and Andro and Joel G Haokip, ERO Kangpokpi.
Hanjabam Bobby Sharma, AERO Karong (ST); Samson Huidrom, AERO Yaiskul and Wangkhei and T Joseph Lhungdim, AERO Henglep (ST) were felicitated for the Best Assistant Registration Officer. Md Ejaz Hassan, EO Ukhrul; D. Meidimbui, EO Tamenglong and L. M. Len Singsit, EO, Thoubal were felicitated for the Best Election Officer for innovativeness, punctuality and recognition for their contribution to the election related activities. 60 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were also felicitated on the occasion.
As part of the observance, 10 newly enrolled voters were presented Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC), felicitation was held for state icons for the SVEEP campaign, prizes were distributed to the winners of the State level lucky draw received Honda Activa, Samsung LED TV and Samsung refrigerator and winners from each 60 constituencies received MI A6 mobile phone.
Aheibam Prahlad, CEO and Creative Director, Fluorescence Communications Private Limited, New Delhi was also felicitated for multimedia designing of the SVEEP campaign. A photo exhibition was also held today.
MH Khan, additional chief secretary; major general KP Singh, IGAR South, Assam Rifles; Mahendra, DIG, Imphal Range CRPF, Ramananda Singh, Joint CEO, officials and staffs of the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, school students, among others attended the function.


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From remarks to the National Press Club in Washington by the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of American Express Company.
If we fail to take account of today's realities, we may find ourselves behaving like generals preparing for yesterday's war. We are in danger of addressing -- inadequately -- economic problems of the 1980s with assumptions and perceptions of decades past.
In the last few years, we have seen a new slogan rise to importance: Reindustrializing America. Two presidents as different as Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have embraced the idea -- as a way to provide more jobs, to cure productivity problems, and to make America more competitive in world markets.
Of course they are right. We do need more modern plants, better technology, more productive factories. Reindustrialization is necessary - urgently necessary. But it will not be sufficient alone.
Why? Because in recent years our American economy, for the second time in two centuries, has been transformed.
The 19th century, as you know, brought our first great transformation: from an economy dominated by agriculture to one dominated by industry -- by manufacturing and mining.
Now the mid-20th century has brought another transformation -- from an economy driven by manufacturing, mining, and farming to one in which services are centrally important.
* Your local bank or thrift institution, your insurance agent, stockbroker, lawyer, and doctor, for example.
* Hotels, restaurants, airlines, and railroads are services.
* The exploding information industry -- data processing, software development , news gathering, publishing, and broadcasting are services.
* Advertising, real estate, engineering, retailing, education -- all these belong to the service sector. So does government.
In 1979 -- the latest year for which we have full information -- manufacturing represented 23 percent of our GNP. The farming slice was 3.2 percent; mining, 2.9 percent.
Services, however, constituted 66 percent -- two thirds -- of our economic pie. More than seven out of every 10 American workers are employed in services.
And services are not just important in our domestic economy. Over the past 10 years, our balance of payments in services has been growing steadily - while the balance for goods has been declining. And our trade in services was responsible for the first overall surplus since 1976.
So services are a growing force in world trade. In fact, they now account for 20 percent of all world trade. And the United States is the world's largest exporter of services; last year, for example, from advertising to insurance to health care, our exports amounted to at least $60 billion.
Are service workers productive? Yes. Between 1967 and 1979, for example, productivity in goods increased by 10 percent. Productivity in services, however , increased by 20 percent. This was especially true in information-related businesses because of the revolution in computers and telecommunications.
In spite of this increase in worker productivity, the service industry has been a strong source of new jobs. Job growth in the service sector, in fact, is growing twice as fast as employment in manufacturing.
When it comes to job creation, by the way, it's interesting to consider facts like these: restaurants and hotels are especially important sources of jobs for minorities and women. For both, employment in tourism is high compared to other industries, particularly in our large cities.
But we are not acting at present as if we fully understand what services can mean to our domestic economy and our international trade.
When you think of unemployment, do you think -- first -- of factory unemployment?
When you think of tax depreciation and other incentives for investment in plant and equipment, do you think -- first -- of industrial plant and equipment?
When job training and vocational education are mentioned, do you think -- first -- of training for assembly-line jobs?
If so, you're not alone. Many of our lawmakers and policymakers have been thinking the same way. And so our tax laws, our employment and training programs , our economic policies, our plans to improve productivity simply don't take adequate account of the service industries, of their importance -- and their rich potential -- and of their unique characteristics, especially as they relate to job creation.
If we persist in viewing our economy through that single industrial eye, we will find ourselves misperceiving economic reality. In many respects, it appears that assumptions about the economy and monetary policy are based on an industrial economy rather than a service-dominated economy.
I advocate a total review not only of money supply measures but of all our economic indicators to reflect the economy as it is, not as it was.


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Patti Hansen: A Portrait
By Ivan Shaw
Foreword by	Karlie Kloss
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Imprint: Abrams Books
Trim Size: 9 x 12 1⁄2
Illustrations: 150 color photographs
Rights: World/All
Additional formats: Ebook
Patti Hansen: A Portrait gives supermodel Patti Hansen's short but incredibly influential career serious critical attention for the first time, following her transformation from a teenage model on the cover of Glamour to her reign as a dominating force in the pages of Vogue and on 12 covers. This luxe book catalogs the changing era of 1970s fashion and culture, documenting how Hansen served as muse to a crop of new, up-and-coming photographers including Arthur Elgort and Patrick Demarchelier while making influential editorial images with already well-established photographers such as Helmut Newton. A foreword by Karlie Kloss and contributor essays discuss Hansen's cultural impact and assess her influence, analyzing the new cultural norms and ideologies that allowed models to be seen as strong, independent, and sexually empowered. With new insight into Hansen's private life and gorgeous, exclusive images, Patti Hansen: A Portrait is a comprehensive tribute to a model and decade beloved by fashion fans and industry professionals alike.
"The beauty of the book, of course is the exquisite collection of images, but the educated reader will realize that this is not just a visual diary or timeline of Patti Hansen but rather an intimate telling of a young woman's rise to fame that has lasted far longer than most who are tagged unforgettable or 'supermodels.'"
— New York Journal of Books
Ivan Shaw is the director of photography at the Condé Nast archive. Formerly the executive photo director at Vogue, he also contributed to Around That Time.
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