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This finer recycled cotton washes extremely well, but only in COLD WATER! Hot water will cause shrinkage. Any stains can be sprayed with commercial stain removers. It is best to wash the item on a short washing cycle in a washing machine or by hand. DO NOT SOAK ... this may cause discolouration of the natural fibres. This raw material washes well on a short cycle in a washing machine and dries quickly. Dry flat or in the original shape of the product.
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If you are an almond farmer in the Central Valley of California, where 80 percent of the world's production is grown, you had a problem earlier this spring. Chances are there weren't enough bees to pollinate your trees. That's because untold thousands of colonies — almost half of the 1.6 million commercial hives that almond growers depend on — failed to survive the winter, making this the worst season for beekeepers in anyone's memory. And that is saying a lot, because bees have been faring increasingly poorly for years now.
Much of this recent spike in bee mortality is attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious condition where all the worker bees in a colony simply fly off as a group and never make it back to the hive. Scientists have been studying this odd phenomenon for years and they still aren't sure why it is happening.
But a slew of recent studies have pointed an accusing finger at a class of pesticides, the ubiquitous neonicotonoids (neonics for short), which include imidacloprid and clothianidin, manufactured by Germany's agro-giant Bayer, and thiamethoxam, made by Syngenta. The neonics, the world's leading insecticides, are applied on a whopping 75 percent of the farmlands in America, according to Charles Benbrook, research professor at Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Neonics are a so-called systemic pesticide. That means that they are taken up by the plant's vascular system and get impregnated into all parts of the plant that an insect encounters, including the leaves, seeds, nectar and pollen. Corn and soybean seeds are typically coated with the pesticide before planting. Fruit trees and many vegetables are sprayed.
Few researchers believe that the neonics alone are to blame for the bees' troubles, which appear to result from a perfect storm of contributing environmental factors. Pollinators have been called the canaries in the coal mine for ecosystem health. The declining numbers of both wild species and domesticated bee colonies worldwide is regarded as a troubling barometer of the state of the environment, reflecting habitat loss, the spread of agricultural monocultures, infestation by viral pathogens and bee parasites like the Varroa mite, climate change and even electromagnetic radiation, which seems to interfere with bees' homing ability.
But the neonics, which contains a chemical related to nicotine that attacks an insect's nervous system, have been demonstrated to kill bees — and especially the queens — when applied in high enough doses. And a growing body of research suggests that at sub-lethal concentrations, these agro-chemicals mess with their navigation, foraging and communication abilities, throw off their reproductive patterns, and weaken bee immune systems, making them susceptible to sudden colony collapse.
One study published by scientists at Purdue University in 2012 showed high levels of clothianidin and thiamethoxam in bees found dead near agricultural fields. Other bees at the hives were observed exhibiting uncoordinated movement, tremors and convulsions, all signs of insecticide poisoning.
In yet another study conducted by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health, which I reported on in Reuters last April, researchers actually re-created colony collapse disorder in several honeybee hives simply by administering small doses of a popular neonic, imidacloprid.
These and other recent studies led the European Union to call on Monday for a provisional ban on neonics for two years to see what impact this has on Europe's endangered bees. The use of the pesticides had already been temporarily suspended in Germany, France and Italy.
The vote in Brussels was split (15 of the 27 EU countries voted for the ban). The British Newspaper the Observer said that there was "a fierce behind the scenes" campaign to prevent the ban. The paper reported that agricultural multinational Syngenta, facing what it called "serious damage to the integrity of our product and reputation," threatened to sue individual European Union officials involved in publishing the damning report about the dangers of neonics. The U.K. voted against the ban, alleging that the science is inconclusive and that barring the pesticides would be hugely expensive and potentially cripple food production.
Pressure has been building in the U.S. to restrict the neonics. A coalition of beekeepers and environmental groups filed suit in March against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to ban the pesticides, saying that the agency didn't consider the impact of the pesticides on vital pollinators. The American Bird Conservancy published in March a review of 200 studies on neonics, including industry research obtained through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, which concluded that the neonics are lethal to birds and other wildlife and to the aquatic systems on which they depend.
These threats to wildlife are significant, but the world's attention is rightly focused on bees, which are responsible for pollinating nearly a third of our food supply. These industrious insects are in serious trouble. And if their decline continues unchecked, we humans may soon be in trouble too.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A mysterious malady that has been killing honeybees en masse for several years appears to have expanded drastically in the last year, commercial beekeepers say, wiping out 40 percent or even 50 percent of the hives needed to pollinate many of the nation's fruits and vegetables.
A conclusive explanation so far has escaped scientists studying the ailment, colony collapse disorder, since it first surfaced around 2005. But beekeepers and some researchers say there is growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, incorporated into the plants themselves, could be an important factor.
The pesticide industry disputes that. But its representatives also say they are open to further studies to clarify what, if anything, is happening.
Beekeepers with Big Sky Honey worked with hives used to pollinate almond groves in Bakersfield, Calif.
In a show of concern, the Environmental Protection Agency recently sent its acting assistant administrator for chemical safety and two top chemical experts here, to the San Joaquin Valley of California, for discussions.
In the valley, where 1.6 million hives of bees just finished pollinating an endless expanse of almond groves, commercial beekeepers who only recently were losing a third of their bees to the disorder say the past year has brought far greater losses.
Following a now-familiar pattern, bee deaths rose swiftly last autumn and dwindled as operators moved colonies to faraway farms for the pollination season. Beekeepers say the latest string of deaths has dealt them a heavy blow.
Bret Adee, who is an owner, with his father and brother, of Adee Honey Farms of South Dakota, the nation's largest beekeeper, described mounting losses.
"We lost 42 percent over the winter. But by the time we came around to pollinate almonds, it was a 55 percent loss," he said in an interview here this week.
Mr. Dahle said he had planned to bring 13,000 beehives from Montana — 31 tractor-trailers full — to work the California almond groves. But by the start of pollination last month, only 3,000 healthy hives remained.
Annual bee losses of 5 percent to 10 percent once were the norm for beekeepers. But after colony collapse disorder surfaced around 2005, the losses approached one-third of all bees, despite beekeepers' best efforts to ensure their health.
Nor is the impact limited to beekeepers. The Agriculture Department says a quarter of the American diet, from apples to cherries to watermelons to onions, depends on pollination by honeybees. Fewer bees means smaller harvests and higher food prices.
Almonds are a bellwether. Eighty percent of the nation's almonds grow here, and 80 percent of those are exported, a multibillion-dollar crop crucial to California agriculture. Pollinating up to 800,000 acres, with at least two hives per acre, takes as many as two-thirds of all commercial hives.
This past winter's die-off sent growers scrambling for enough hives to guarantee a harvest. Chris Moore, a beekeeper in Kountze, Tex., said he had planned to skip the groves after sickness killed 40 percent of his bees and left survivors weakened.
"But California was short, and I got a call in the middle of February that they were desperate for just about anything," he said. So he sent two truckloads of hives that he normally would not have put to work.
Bee shortages pushed the cost to farmers of renting bees to $200 per hive at times, 20 percent above normal. That, too, may translate into higher prices for food.
Bill Dahle, the owner, described a startling loss of honeybees last year.
Precisely why last year's deaths were so great is unclear. Some blame drought in the Midwest, though Mr. Dahle lost nearly 80 percent of his bees despite excellent summer conditions. Others cite bee mites that have become increasingly resistant to pesticides. Still others blame viruses.
But many beekeepers suspect the biggest culprit is the growing soup of pesticides, fungicides and herbicides that are used to control pests.
While each substance has been certified, there has been less study of their combined effects. Nor, many critics say, have scientists sufficiently studied the impact of neonicotinoids, the nicotine-derived pesticide that European regulators implicate in bee deaths.
The explosive growth of neonicotinoids since 2005 has roughly tracked rising bee deaths.
Neonics, as farmers call them, are applied in smaller doses than older pesticides. They are systemic pesticides, often embedded in seeds so that the plant itself carries the chemical that kills insects that feed on it.
Older pesticides could kill bees and other beneficial insects. But while they quickly degraded — often in a matter of days — neonicotinoids persist for weeks and even months. Beekeepers worry that bees carry a summer's worth of contaminated pollen to hives, where ensuing generations dine on a steady dose of pesticide that, eaten once or twice, might not be dangerous.
Research to date on neonicotinoids "supports the notion that the products are safe and are not contributing in any measurable way to pollinator health concerns," the president of CropLife America, Jay Vroom, said Wednesday. The group represents more than 90 pesticide producers.
He said the group nevertheless supported further research. "We stand with science and will let science take the regulation of our products in whatever direction science will guide it," Mr. Vroom said.
A coalition of beekeepers and environmental and consumer groups sued the E.P.A. last week, saying it exceeded its authority by conditionally approving some neonicotinoids. The agency has begun an accelerated review of their impact on bees and other wildlife.
The European Union has proposed to ban their use on crops frequented by bees. Some researchers have concluded that neonicotinoids caused extensive die-offs in Germany and France.
Neonicotinoids are hardly the beekeepers' only concern. Herbicide use has grown as farmers have adopted crop varieties, from corn to sunflowers, that are genetically modified to survive spraying with weedkillers. Experts say some fungicides have been laced with regulators that keep insects from maturing, a problem some beekeepers have reported.
Bees on a honeycomb pulled from a hive at Big Sky Honey.
Eric Mussen, an apiculturist at the University of California, Davis, said analysts had documented about 150 chemical residues in pollen and wax gathered from beehives.
Experts say nobody knows. But Mr. Adee, who said he had long scorned environmentalists' hand-wringing about such issues, said he was starting to wonder whether they had a point.
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Dr. Gordon Frankie said native bees have preferences, and knowing what they like can improve the health of your garden.
"If they have a choice, they'll go after native plants," said Frankie, a professor and research entomologist at UC Berkeley. He and Steve Gentry, a founding member of the Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association, teamed up for a recent Lafayette Library Foundation Science Cafe presentation.
Frankie's point — that local gardeners hoping to attract Agapostemon texanus or Xylocopa varipuncta, two local native bee species, should include native plants in their gardening plans. And mulching should be done lightly because 70 percent of all native bees nest in the ground and can't burrow through materials heavier than soil.
A project at Frog Hollow Farm and other Brentwood farms is demonstrating the impact of placing native plants between crop rows.
Urban areas are ideal for bees, Frankie claimed, because of the diverse food supply they offer. The Oxford Tract Bee Garden he and his team of researchers planted allows them to monitor and categorize bees' attraction to native and nonnative plants. A 10-city survey across California is providing a detailed picture of the bee population. San Diego, he said, is the worst city for attracting bees.
"It's their gardening culture: No one is using diverse, floral plants," Frankie said.
Gentry, known by local residents as "Bee Man" — although he is considering an upgrade to "Emperor of Bees" — began the popular event's 60-minute talk with a bucket.
Within five minutes, Gentry had advocated (beeswax is used for lubricants in cosmetics, candles, wax-resist dyeing and food preserving), acknowledged ("We have some hindrance about eating insects, but watch a bear break into a bee's nest. He'll eat the whole thing," he said), and advertised (pollen is the new superfood, with protein, enzymes, vitamins and minerals, according to Gentry).
He also shared a 30-year-old epiphany he had while watching a black bear and her two cubs demolish a rotted tree while feasting on termites.
"I wasn't the first person to see natural things. Forty thousand years ago, hunter-gatherers watched bears, bees and insects, too. The timeline is long," he said.
Skipping through honeybee history, from Middle Eastern origins to monks in monasteries needing dependable light sources to small farmers before World War I who kept just enough hives to feed their families and pollinate their crops, Gentry landed on the contemporary world's bee dilemmas.
Frankie, whose business is less about keeping bees and more about watching them, asked the Science Cafe audience of gardeners, beekeepers and general science fans a series of questions.
Delighting at stumping his listeners, he said 1,600 bee species were attracted to California's 5,000 flowering plants, drawing a hefty percentage of the United States' 4,000 total bee species.
The University of California Press will publish Gordon Frankie's findings in a forthcoming book, "Native Bees and Their Flowers in Urban California Gardens." Bee appreciators who don't want to wait can find information at http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/index.html and diablobees.org.
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PAN Will Be Generated Automatically If A Taxpayer Uses Aadhaar For Filing Returns: CBDT
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By PTI Last updated Sep 2, 2019 - 3:31 PM
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department will automatically issue PAN to a taxpayer using Aadhaar number for filing returns as part of a new arrangement to link the two databases.
According to a notification issued by the CBDT on August 30, a person who furnishes Aadhaar, as they do not have PAN, "shall be deemed" to have applied for allotment of PAN and they will not be required to apply or submit any more documents.
The rule has come into effect from September 1, it said.
The notification said the tax department will "obtain demographic information of an individual from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)" for allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN), a ten-digit alphanumeric identifier issued by it.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) frames policy for the tax department.
CBDT chairman P C Mody had told PTI in an interview in July that the department would "suo motu" allot a fresh PAN to a person who files I-T Returns (ITR) with only Aadhaar as part of a new arrangement to link the two databases.
"In cases where Aadhaar is being quoted and PAN is not there, we could possibly think on the terms of allotting a PAN to the person (who is filing income tax return)."
"The law provides that the assessing officer can suo motu allot PAN. So, if Aadhaar is being quoted without PAN, I give him the PAN. It becomes linked," the CBDT chairman had said.
Mody was asked if the Income Tax Department-issued PAN will be dead after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech on July 5 announced that PAN and Aadhaar are being made interchangeable as the government will allow those who do not have PAN to file I-T returns by simply quoting their Aadhaar number and use it wherever they are required to quote PAN.
Linking of the two datab
ases is now compulsory and backed by law, the CBDT chief had said.
While Aadhaar is issued by UIDAI to a resident, PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number allotted by the tax department to a person, firm or entity.
Aadhaar holds all vital information of an individual such as name, date of birth, gender, photo and address, and also biometrics.
The same set of information is required to get a new PAN.
As per data, over 120 crore Aadhaar numbers have been issued in the country and about 41 crore PAN numbers have been generated.
Out of these, more than 22 crore PANs are linked with Aadhaar.
Section 139 AA (2) of the I-T Act stipulates that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate their Aadhaar number to tax authorities.
After the Supreme Court upheld the section 139AA, the government in March this year declared that the deadline for linking PAN-Aadhaar was available till September 30.
The apex court, in September last year, had declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme was constitutionally valid and held that the biometric ID would remain mandatory for filing of I-T returns and allotment of PAN.
The latest notification said the tax department will be "responsible for evolving and implementing appropriate security, archival and retrieval policies in relation to furnishing or intimation or quoting or authentication of Aadhaar number or obtaining of demographic information of an individual from the UIDAI, for allotment of permanent account number and issue thereof".

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June's life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one—and a secret one. She is trapped like a butterfly in a net.
But then June meets Blister, a boy in the woods. In him she recognises the tiniest glimmer of hope that perhaps she can find a way to fly far, far away from her home and be free. Because every creature in this world deserves their freedom… But at what price?
One of the people I think knows me and my reading tastes very well is my sister and fellow blogger, Chrissi Reads. She often shoves books into my hands, begging me to prioritise it on my next Chrissi Cupboard Month (which I do twice a year) and over the years, I've learned to listen. I know that this book deeply affected her and she warned me it might destroy me also. Yet I still wasn't prepared. I read parts of this book one-handed as I couldn't help but put my other hand over my mouth in disgust, in disbelief and indeed, in terror for what our main character June, suffers in her life and how it affects her going forward as a young adult. It's a horrific story with trigger warnings for physical and emotional abuse and I hesitate to say I enjoyed it but it was one of the most powerful books I have read in a long time.
This is the story of June, a mixed race young girl who lives with her white father, his new wife, Kathleen and her daughter Megan and attends a predominantly white school. June's mother had died some years earlier and she is still struggling to cope with the grief from her loss but unfortunately, has bigger problems to deal with. This encompasses feeling like a complete outsider in her own family, feeling neglected, ugly, insignificant, unimportant and trying to cope with the way that her voice is always quietened and never allowed to be heard. June is stuck in a terrible situation with an archetypal evil stepmother and a wicked stepsister who becomes an accomplice in her mother's crimes and her situation is not helped by a hapless, blind father who refuses to see what is right in front of his nose. Her only joy in life comes from a new friend she meets, Blister who begins to make her feel that her own self-worth is something that should never be beaten down or compromised.
I don't really want to say too much about the plot as always, this book is something you just have to discover for yourself. It broke my heart over and over again in different ways and made me so furious as June continues to suffer and her suffering is constantly ignored by the people who are supposed to be there to protect you. Of course, I thank my lucky stars that I have never been in these horrific circumstances but I have had a few personal experiences with bullies when I told someone "in charge," what was happening to me and I was either ignored or not believed and it's a very emotional, almost life-changing thing to go through. There's a few scenes in particular in Paper Butterflies that were almost too difficult to read, are still vivid in my mind and occasionally I had to put down the book for a little break as it just got overly sickening and I was close to tears. As I mentioned before, this is an intense and powerful read and it reminded me somewhat of A Little Life in its brutal honesty. It's strange to say, this was a gut-wrenching, harrowing read but it's one that I simply have to give the "big five," as I don't think I'll ever forget it.
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I've never heard of this book before so thank you for bringing it to my attention; it does indeed sound like one of the most harrowing reads! And I love the title! Fab review, and Im wondering if I'm brave enough to read it, haha!


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1.Half a Million LED Christmas Light Display Breaks World Record
Australian man takes Christmas light decorations to the extreme, breaking the world record with other half a million LED Christmas lights strung around his property, according to Digital Trends.
David Richards of Canberra, Australia has covered his property with so many lights his house is no longer visible. Taking over a month to set up, 502,156 lights were strung up around Mr. Richards and his family's property. The spectacular display has earned them the prestige of most number of Christmas lights in the Guinness World Record book.
With half a million lights decorating his home, Mr. Richards' electricity bill will likely skyrocket an additional US $2,300 (NT $68,000). However, aside from wanting to break a world record, the decorations are also in part to raise money for charity. The family was able to raise US $71,000 in 2011.
"I have always loved Christmas. Having the Christmas lights with the community coming in and sharing it is a time when you get to know people you probably should know better," said Mr. Richards.
2.[Update] Nichia Expands LED Patent Litigation Against Everlight in U.S.
Nichia Corp. of Japan announced that it has filed a new complaint in its multinational patent infringement dispute against Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.of Taiwan. In an amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on November 22, Nichia accuses Everlight, Everlight's subsidiaries Everlight Americas, Inc. ("Everlight Americas") and Zenaro Lighting, Inc. ("Zenaro"), and Zenaro's distributor Zitroz LLC of infringing four Nichia patents regarding light-emitting diodes ("LEDs").
Nichia and Everlight are currently involved in patent disputes in several countries, including the United States, Japan, and Germany.
Nichia developed the key technologies used to make white LEDs, is the world's leading manufacturer of LEDs, and for decades has been a leader in LED and laser diode technology.
3.J.P. Morgan Forecast Increased Bargaining Space as LED Lighting Demands Surpass Backlight in 2014
The industry is focusing its attention on LED lighting market growth performance in 2014. The demand for LED lighting will surpass that of LED backlight during the beginning of 2014, according to a recent report by J.P. Morgan. The dispersed LED lighting market is rewriting market game rules. LED manufacturers are hoping to overcome consumer congestion which led to limited bargaining space. With the arrival of a new era in LED lighting, manufacturers hope to enjoy more stable gross profit performance and larger space for price negotiations.
LED lighting demand is estimated to surpass that of LED backlight in 2014. LED product price drops have contributed largely to increased consumer usage, said the financial service firm. Current payback time for commercial luminaries A19 and PAR28 has already been reduced to a year or less. LED bulb price has room to drop 30 percent by 2015 which will attract more consumers to replacement LED bulbs economic benefits. The LED industry welcomes the new lighting era. J.P. Morgan forecasts penetration rate in Nov. 2013 will reach around 11 percent, and only reached 5 percent last year. LED lighting penetration is hoped to be over 20 percent before 2015.
LED lighting demands will bring structural changes to the LED industry, said J.P. Morgan. The LED lighting market is more dispersed than the LED backlight market where consumers are highly concentrated. The top three global lighting manufactures Philips, Osram, and GE make up 30spercent of the global market share. This dispersed nature if the LED lighting market will bring more revenue and bargaining space than LED backlight products in the past.
4.Samsung to Bring Life back into LED Business
It is no surprise with LED lighting demand on the rise that Samsung Electronics would want to begin strengthening their LED business. According to Business Korea, Samsung has begun recruiting LED professionals on December 1st both domestically and internationally.
This sudden move towards LEDs has sparked the industry's interest. Samsung has begun to recruit professionals in a wide variety of fields ranging from technology, R&D, marketing, LED modules, and finished goods.
Although the company's LED business was considered as one of five future growth engines for the company, due to business never fully prospering, a rumor sprung up around July that Samsung planned to sell 50 percent of the business to Japan's Sumitomo Chemical.
5.Rise in LED Demand to Spur Sapphire Substrate Sales
Currently 80 percent of sapphire applications are used in sapphire substrate while the other 20 percent is for non-substrate materials, according to Chinese-language online media Finance.com.cn estimations. Sapphire that is used in substrate is mainly applied in LED lighting and Si On Sapphire (SOS) related products, with LED lighting accounting for over 90 percent. Therefore demands from LED lighting directly affect sapphire substrate and is the market's main focus.
Demand in LED is expected to rise in 2014 and sapphire substrate is hoped to follow suit. LED lighting products price drops are anticipated to continue, where some products have already reached prices equivalent to CFL which is spurring a rapid increase in LED lighting demands. This year will also see a global move towards banning incandescent luminaries. EU, Japan, and other regions have already begun implementing these new standards in 1H13. Other regions are projected to carry out related standards after the end of the year advancing LED lighting demand penetration rates which is estimated to continue drive sapphire substrate material demands back up. The Chinese media estimatedthat sapphire substrate supply to demand ratio in 2014 to further increase to 91 percent supply is hoped to improve.
iPhone application is opening up a new application venue for sapphire substrate. If new Apple products launched in 2014 use sapphire substrate in protect covers, 2014-2015 has a possibility to reach 40 million in sales generating RMB 120 million (US $19 million) in profit. This will drive up sapphire substrate demand to 97.14 million pieces a year, 29.14 pieces a year for 2-inch equivalent making 2014 almost equal to the lowest volume amount for the entire LED application market for sapphire substrate. According to these statistics, the sapphire substrate market is hoped to grow larger than five times.


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Words: In conversation with Nick Loosely
Everybody Eats is an Auckland-based, charitable dining concept which aims to help solve three huge problems: food waste, food poverty and social isolation. Working almost exclusively with commercial surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfill, Everybody Eats enlists the help of volunteers to transform this food into 3-course, restaurant meals and invite the local community to dine on a 'pay-what-you-feel' basis. We talked to Nick Loosely, Founder of Everybody Eats, to understand the intent, formula and success behind this growing social initiative.
Why did you start Everybody Eats?
In essence, I wanted to use food as a tool to solve and raise awareness of social and environmental issues - these key issues being food waste, food poverty and social isolation.
Are people resistant to the idea of eating food that would otherwise be sent to landfill?
The perception of 'yucky food' is always going to be a problem, but all we can do is illustrate that the produce we use and the meals we prepare are quality. There are no food safety issues we really need to adhere to any more than a normal restaurant, but we are very careful due to the nature of the food we work with. Most of the food we access is fresh fruit and veg which is pretty straightforward and safe compared to meat and dairy. With processed, packaged and value-added products, we tend to be working with those past their Best Before dates.
Have you had to break down any stigma in the community around the 'pay what you feel' model, and the 'haves' eating next to the 'have nots'?
The reality is that our concept is novel and not everyone grasps it. There will always be the people in need wondering why there are people that don't look like they are struggling eating 'their' food. And there will always be 'haves' not wanting to eat with us because they think they are taking food away from those in need. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Without paying customers we cannot feed vulnerable people, it's that simple.
Although we don't see them, there are also those that think we shouldn't feed people in need with food that would otherwise go to waste, because it is perhaps degrading. I think we have done a good job of showing how good this otherwise wasted food is and what can be done with it. There is nothing degrading about eating at Everybody Eats, it is something for the whole community.
The community who dine at Everybody Eats are from very diverse backgrounds. What does it mean to you that every person is treated with respect, dignity and given the world class service they deserve?
Diversity, inclusivity and bringing people together are at the very heart of what we do at Everybody Eats. As a privileged Pākehā who loves eating in restaurants, what I am trying to do is give everyone that experience - even if it's just for a few hours of the day, or once a week. People like me tend to take a lot of our experiences for granted. Every day when we buy a coffee, for example, we are treated with respect by people who, in most cases, do respect us. For homeless people and those society has left behind, they don't often have these experiences.
When we ask our customers why they love Everybody Eats, they usually don't even mention the food, they talk about how welcome they feel, the friends they've made around the table and how positive it is to be treated with dignity and respect by people they don't otherwise come in contact with. Seeing people week in, week out whose spirits are raised because they feel valued and part of the community is everything.
Volunteers are key to the success and longevity of the Everybody Eats model. Why do you think people and organisations are so keen to get involved and give back?
We've been successful attracting and retaining volunteers for a few reasons. People are pretty keen on food; they love an opportunity to work with chefs - who seem to enjoy a degree of celebrity these days - and most of our volunteer roles are very straightforward and manageable.
Our systems were designed by professionals with experience not only in hospitality, but also volunteering. Everyone knows chefs tend to work long, hard hours, so when top chefs started putting their hands up to help on their days off, I started to ask why. In short, a lot of chefs associate more with the blue collar, everyday people they are feeding at Everybody Eats than those they are cooking for in their restaurants. Everybody Eats is a chance for them to use their skills to help others.
What has been your biggest challenge with the development of Everybody Eats in Auckland?
The concept of Everybody Eats was built on years of professional experience in business and restaurants, rigorous academic research, and my own experiences as a volunteer - so there haven't been too many surprises. That's not to say it hasn't been hard work, but I did know what I was getting myself into.
It has been harder to grow than I anticipated, but that is partly because as an organisation we are not focused on growth for growths sake, and want to ensure that what we are providing is making a tangible difference in the community. I'd rather have one permanent restaurant doing amazing things, than 5 that had lost track of what they are there for.
Do you see this 'pay as you feel' model working on a larger scale, or being adopted globally to tackle social issues?
I think people are going to need to get used to giving and receiving different amounts of money depending on their situation. As income inequality grows and machines take over our jobs, I have no doubt there will need to be a UBI (Universal Base Income) or something similar. In the same vein, I think privileged people should be comfortable paying more to support those that haven't been dealt such good cards.
What keeps you motivated and encouraged to bring meaningful change to our Auckland community?
As part of this work I am exposed to a lot of people that are struggling in Auckland and it's really sad. Not only do they not have enough of the right food to eat, but some aren't treated fairly, others don't get on with their community or are extremely isolated. I am motivated by the need for us to find ways for people to understand each other, to build empathy and support one another.
What's been your biggest 'warm fuzzy' moment at Everybody Eats?
About 2 years ago I was closing the door after service and a man came up to me and abruptly handed me a handful of tightly rolled $20 notes. I said 'what's this for?', and he replied with tears in his eyes 'when I was hungry and couldn't afford food, you fed me. Now I've got some money, I want to repay you'. I tried to keep talking with him, but he was finding it too emotional so turned and walked away. He gave $1,000, which in the context of what we do, is quite a lot. My guess is he would have eaten 10 times with us prior to that, meaning he was paying a very generous $100 per meal. This gesture told me that he understood the concept, the idea of community and the necessity for people to be generous in order to support those who can't be.
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Yahoo tennis is one of the best tennis flash games around, in this fully 3d tennis game you will play the normal tennis game against a smart computer opponent. Try not to miss the ball or you might lose the game. This tennis flash game also offers the possibily to play on normal grass or on clay.
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Every registered centre is allocated a regional representative; a dedicated contact for your local area who can support you in delivering ASDAN courses.
Programme Advisers are available throughout the working week to discuss your curriculum needs and offer advice on the delivery of ASDAN courses.
Training for practitioners delivering ASDAN courses is available through high quality workshops in a variety of locations throughout the academic year.
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As the Lockdown began in India, there was a dog shelter in a remote village on the outskirts of Pune which was facing tremendous hostility from the local residents. The conflict was ongoing since 2018 and the Corona pandemic just added fuel to the fire. Bidit Roy, our founder and a documentary filmmaker was filming the NGO (Make New Life) since 2019. He was in constant touch with the founding couple - Suvarna & Arun Pasare - who reside along with the animals and operate the shelter. Several cases of aggression against the shelter were reported to him and even to the local law enforcement agencies. Sadly, the relief provided were all short lived. Bidit knew something had to be done as the lives of the couple and their 130+ dogs & cats were in grave danger. Team MYOM regrouped after 3 year hiatus and decided to take up this Mega project of rescuing the dog shelter and the couple.
After an excruciating 5 months of efforts, Make New Life was relocated to a safe location in Kasarsai, near Hinjewadi. The shelter is still under construction as incessant rains and power outages has hampered the progress. But it has brought much needed relief to all our fellow earthlings and their parents Suvarna & Arun.
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The Ketto fundraiser raised around 2.8 lac over one half month in combined donations from India and overseas donors.
With the generosity of hundreds of donors, volunteers and well-wishers the Pasares continue to provide their love and care to hundreds of stray animals at their new abode in Kasarsai, peacefully.
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Last Tuesday evening, a group of 60 people came together to share a dinner at a lavishly set table in Sydney's Carriageworks.
Davenport Campbell are proud to have styled the event, the first of the Dinner series by We Are Table. The evening was a great success with 30 seats paid, 30 seats donated to domestic violence survivors and service providers. There are thousands of women living in safe houses around Australia and the aim is to let them know that they are loved, and that a whole community stands with them.
On the evening Two Good Co. also celebrated the launch of the 'Two Good Care' campaign. The campaign is an initiative by social enterprise 'Two Good' that delivers lovingly-prepared lunches and luxury care packs to women's shelters and soup kitchens. Whenever you buy a beautiful Two Good Care Pack, 'Two Good' will donate another pack to a woman living in a safe house.
"The Two Good Care campaign is a beautiful, simple, honest initiative that has the capacity to touch the lives of many women and children who are seeking refuge from domestic violence and abuse. Powerful gifts often come in small packages and these thoughtful products are not only lovely to use, but are also made of wholesome, natural ingredients. They allow us to take a small moment to care for ourselves with kindness and gratitude, knowing someone else is receiving the same" says Elizabeth Debicki, Australian actress and Two Good ambassador.
If you want to help support Two Good and the 'Two Good Care' initiative click here to #loveanothermother and purchase a Two Good Care pack from Two Good Co. for your mother this mother's day.
Click here to read more about the event published in the Huffington Post.


The Everest Region is located in the northeast of Nepal. The most visited part of this region is Solukhumbu district, home of the legendary Sherpas and the highest peak of the world, the Mt. Everest at 8848 meters. To the north of solokhumbu is Everest National Park; while to the east is the Makalu Barun National Park. The major ethnic groups that live in the Everest region are Sherpas, Rais, Tamangs, Brahmins and Chhettris. Diverse range of wildlife and vegetation are seen in the region. Animals to be sighted are mountain goat, musk deer and barking deer in the forests. Birds included Implying Pheasant (Danfe), ravens, crows, coughs and snow pigeons. The best time to visit is spring and autumn.
Day 01: Arrives in Kathmandu. Pick up from airport and transfer to hotel. Short briefings about the programe and late evening dinner invite. Overnight at hotel.
Walking about 5 hrs. The trail starts from the easy walk but is little bit difficult walk cause of high altitude. After 3 hrs walking distance, the trail starts to climb up to the Memorial Camp and continue to Lobuche. Visit to Italian Research Camp, views of many mountains including Nuptse, Pumori (7165m), Khumbu Ice Fall etc.
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Walking in the Khumbu valley alongside of Khumbu Glacier and after Ghorakshep walking along the glacier or some time on glacier too. Hard catching breathes and spends some time at EBC than back to Ghorakshep.
Overnight at teahouse lodge / camp.
Quite easy and short walk leads us to Zonglha, we do rest hole day to get ready to cross Chola-Pass next day. Overnight at teahouse lodge.
Just 2 hrs walking distance over the glacier take you to the Gokyo and explore around Gokyo Valley. Overnight at teahouse lodge.
This is the day for explore round the areas. Wake up early morning to hike up Gokyo ri (5483m) for 360 views including Everest and Makalu.
Walking about 5 hours. Now we take easy way to walk down from Gokyo to Machermo and to Dole with stunning views of Mt. Khangtega, Mt. Thamserku and Gokyo Valley. Overnight at teahouse lodge.
Walking about 5 hours. After breakfast we descend down to the Phortse Thengnak through the beautiful Gokyo Valley, now we have to climb about 1 hour to the Mong-La, where we can see spectacular views of Ama Dablam, Thamserku and other mountains and easy walk to Namche Bazaar..
Day 18: Namche – Phakding (2600 m) now trek back to Phakding.
Day 19: Phakding – Lukla (2800 m), about 3 hours walk will finishied our great journey to the highest mountain. Overnight at teahouse lodge.
Fly back to Kathmandu. Free day. Overnight at hotel.
Day 21: Fly back to Kathmandu.
Free day for shopping. Overnight at hotel.


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I have just gotten Elvie to stop crying and go to sleep and am sitting for a couple of minutes in the silence. It is late for the boys–usually they are up by this time–but they must be especially tired to be sleeping late. And as if on cue, that thought is followed by the appearance of Ephraim, bleary-eyed and bed-headed, dragging his blanket over to where I sit. We exchange our good mornings, huge and kisses; he goes back out, and Clive comes in for the same morning treatment. After he wanders towards the bathroom, I get up to get Anselm out of his crib, where I can already hear him protesting his brothers' absence.
When everyone is changed, dressed, hugged and with teeth brushed, we head downstairs for breakfast, a chatty row of ducklings still clutching their favorite blankets and talking about oatmeal. We eat–I'm last because I'm waiting for my coffee to finish–and one by one they ask to be excused and trot off upstairs. Once they are all squared away with toys and a show so I can focus on another day of packing, I hear Elvie begin crying from the other room.
Some days are just like this. Not every day–yesterday wasn't–but some days I seem to bounce from child to child to child to child, kindergartener to preschooler to toddler to infant, in a sweet and essential cycle of hugs and kisses and meals and ouchies and nursings and what's this? and where's that? and sorries and forgivings and several other words I could also make up right this moment. There's no exasperation in days like this (well, except for when Elvie is inconsolable for no apparent reason) but it certainly feels very busy.


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Ubinas volcano, Peru
Volcan Ubinas, seen here from the west, is Peru's most active volcano.
A small, 1.2-km-wide caldera that cuts the top of Ubinas gives it a truncated appearance.
The upper slopes of the stratovolcano steepen to nearly 45 degrees.
The steep-walled, 150-m-deep caldera contains an ash cone with a 500-m-wide funnel-shaped vent that is 200-m deep.
Holocene lava flows are visible on the volcano's flanks, but historical activity, documented since the 16th century, has consisted of intermittent minor explosive eruptions.
A small, 1.4-km-wide caldera cuts the top of Ubinas, Peru's most active volcano, giving it a truncated appearance.
Ubinas is the northernmost of three young volcanoes located along a regional structural lineament about 50 km behind the main volcanic front of Peru.
The growth and destruction of Ubinas I volcano was followed by construction of Ubinas II volcano beginning in the mid-Pleistocene.
The upper slopes of the andesitic-to-rhyolitic Ubinas II stratovolcano are composed primarily of andesitic and trachyandesitic lava flows and steepen to nearly 45 degrees.
The steep-walled, 150-m-deep summit caldera contains an ash cone with a 500-m-wide funnel-shaped vent that is 200 m deep. Debris-avalanche deposits from the collapse of the SE flank of Ubinas about 3700 years ago extend 10 km from the volcano.
Widespread plinian pumice-fall deposits from Ubinas include one of Holocene age about 1000 years ago.
Holocene lava flows are visible on the volcano's flanks, but historical activity, documented since the 16th century, has consisted of intermittent minor-to-moderate explosive eruptions.
PHOTO SOURCE: Photo by Norm Banks, 1988 (U.S. Geological Survey). courtesy of the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, used with permission.


Helen Sewell is a professional psychological astrologer, having gained a diploma with the CPA in the late 1990s. With over 25 years client experience, she now has a busy international private practice in East Sussex. Helen is also a Relate-trained couple therapist and has found astrology to be a particularly useful tool when addressing relationship issues if clients request this. Over the years, Helen has taught astrology to various groups including deputising as tutor for the beginners class at the CPA. She joined MISPA at its inception in 2015.
Being passionate about astrology she has put a lot of energy into informing people about its validity as a worthwhile tool in helping to deepen understanding of the human condition and as a mirror to world events, providing a road map to what can sometimes be bewildering experiences. With this in mind, as well as addressing astrologers Helen often speaks to groups and presents at conferences around the world where the audience have little or no knowledge of astrology, to wave the flag for this often maligned art. Helen's work has been featured in several magazines, and she has appeared on numerous radio shows and her presentations on Sky's Edge TV and YouTube have been watched by many people.


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Scevoli named elite salesmen
PARSIPPANY: USG Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of building products, has announced that Fred Scevoli of Parsippany is among its elite group of top salespeople who have demonstrated outstanding performance, relationship building and a commitment to excellence.
Scevoli is among 33 sales professionals named to the USG President's Club, a status earned by only 8 percent of USG's sales team. Some of those honored this year have been with USG Corp. for more than two decades; others have been with the company less than two years, according to a press release from USG.
"I'm a floor covering professional by trade, and I really love the opportunity to work with contactors out in the field on a regular basis," said Scevoli, who has worked with USG for 13 years.
Job fair for summer employees
SEASIDE HEIGHTS – As part of its search for summer employees, the borough will host a job fair from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Saturday on the Boardwalk at Webster Avenue, according to a news release from the state Department of Labor.
Employers will interview applicants on the spot for numerous open positions, which include arcade workers, bartenders, cashiers, counter help, deli and stock clerks, food preparation, game and ride operators, lifeguards, parking lot attendants, sales, and waiters and waitresses.
Applicants 16 years and older must bring two forms of identification. For more information, contact Christine Karaska at 732-793-5060 or christine.karaska@dol.state.nj.us.


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William Harrel "Hal" Toenes (October 8, 1917 – June 28, 2004) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in three games Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators in . Born in Mobile, Alabama, Toenes was a right-hander who stood  tall and weighed .

His career began in 1937 in the lower minor leagues and was interrupted by service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II; he missed the seasons of 1942 through 1945. Returning to baseball in 1946, he won 16 games the following season for Double-A Chattanooga and was rewarded, at age 29, with a callup to the parent Senators in September 1947. After a scoreless relief appearance on September 17 against the Cleveland Indians, Toenes was given the starting pitcher assignment three days later at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox. He went four innings, allowing nine hits (including doubles to Johnny Pesky and Dom DiMaggio, and a triple to Ted Williams), and was tagged with the eventual 7–2 Washington defeat. But he returned to face the Red Sox in relief seven days later at Griffith Stadium and hurled 1 innings of shutout ball in what would be his last MLB appearance. Altogether, in his 6 MLB innings pitched, he allowed 11 hits and five earned runs. He walked two and struck out five.

Toenes returned to the minors in 1948 and 1949 and retired in 1951 after sitting out the 1950 campaign. He died in Tampa at age 86 in 2004.

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Rózsa Tassi si è dedicata sin da giovane ai concorsi di bellezza, vincendo i titoli di Jász-Nagykun Farsang nel 1989 e quello di Queen of Hungary nel 1990 (davanti ad Éva Henger).

Nel maggio 1993 si sposta a Cannes per fare la testimonial di una linea erotica durante gli Hot d'or e conosce Rocco Siffredi, che la ospita nella sua residenza. Non essendo disponibile la sua partner per il film Il guardaspalle, di cui Siffredi era regista oltre che attore, lui le propose di sostituirla.

Il suo pseudonimo fu scelto per omaggiare un amico di Rocco Siffredi.

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Rosa ha sposato Rocco Siffredi nel 1993 con cui ha avuto due figli. Dal 1993 al 1997 ha lavorato sempre accanto al marito.

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 Il guardaspalle, regia di Rocco Siffredi (1993)
 Deep Cheeks IV, regia di Rex Borsky (1993)
 County Line, regia di Anthony Spinelli (1993)
 Anal Delinquent, regia di Rex Borsky (1993)
 Rocco e le Top Model del cazzo, regia di Rocco Siffredi (1993)
 Il Marchese de Sade - Oltre ogni perversione, regia di Franco Lo Cascio e Joe D'Amato (1994)
 Amleto - Per amore di Ophelia, regia di Luca Damiano (1995)
 Tharzan - La vera storia del figlio della giungla, regia di Joe D'Amato (1995)
 Tharzan 2 - Il ritorno del figlio della giungla, regia di Joe D'Amato (1995)
 Triple X 17, regia di Francois Clousot, Peter Backman e Scott Lucky (1996)
 Rocco e le storie tese, regia di Rocco Siffredi (1997)
 Rocco e le storie tese 2, regia di Rocco Siffredi (1997)
 Rocco lo stallone italiano, regia di Joe D'Amato (1997)
 Rocco lo stallone italiano 2 - La sfida, regia di Joe D'Amato (1997)
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Question: I inherited money from my mother and deposited it into our joint account, community account. They are now telling me that my money is community money and I have to split it with my husband. All because I commingled the account.
Answer: may or may not be true.
The example: Wife receives inheritance check from her mother's estate – say $10,000. Wife deposits the check into the joint account with Husband – the household account for example. This is the commingling. Wife immediately opens an account with her bank in her name and transfers the $10,000 from the joint account into her separate account. She has used the community joint account as nothing more than a clearing house. Her $10,000 inheritance is protected.
This rule of tracing applies best when the transactions are close in time – real close. Don't go to the court house, under this rule, a year later and say "hey, I used the joint household account as a clearing house." Not really going to work.
Clearing House or Identical Sum Inference Method – a pattern of identifiable withdrawals and identifiable deposits of separate funds to and from an account or accounts. This method of tracing is not as persuasive when the transactions are not close in time. McKinley v. McKinley, 496 S.W.2d 540 (Tex 1973); certificate of deposit case in Dallas Federal Savings. Latham v. Allison, 560 S.W.2d 481 (Tex. Civ. App. – Fort Worth 1978, writ ref'd n.r.e), a probate case where both H and W died. Traced but no parole evidence. Tracing failed. It is not enough that separate funds could have been the source of the deposit – must be proven that they are the source. Hanau v. Hanau, 730 S.W.2d 663 (Tex. 1987) – stock trade case from date of marriage through divorce. Emphasis placed upon the stock transactions took place the same day.
Clearing House or Identical sum Inference places strong emphasis upon same day transactions (close in time), meticulous records, and very very similar sums.


After four years of fertility research at the University of Birmingham I decided to hang up my lab coat in search of a more significant role in improving healthcare services. In 2013, whilst completing my thesis, I started my NHS career on the Graduate Management Training Scheme (GMTS). For two years I explored a range of different operational and strategic roles, locally and nationally with the aim of improving the delivery of healthcare services for current and future generations. Highlights include working at the Cabinet Office, with the radiology and pharmacy departments at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust to improve patient experience and flow through the hospital; and South Worcestershire CCG to improve the transfer of patients between hospitals, community providers and care homes.
Upon completion of the GMTS, I joined NHS England's strategy team working with NHS providers, commissioners and industry to trial innovations as part of the Test Beds programme. A Five Year Forward View initiative, I expected that my greatest achievement would be the discovery of a new digital technology. However, here I learnt the skills required to unite diverse teams over a common shared goal; improving patient experience and outcomes.
Recently, I joined Barts Health NHS Trust to lead on the surgical component of the Transforming services together programme. Here my enthusiasm, adaptability and commitment are required to turn clinician's visions for providing the best quality care for their patients into practice. Together my collective experience has strengthened my passion for improving patient care and ensuring a sustainable NHS.
In addition to my role I take an active interest in the development of future NHS leaders, mentoring GMTS trainees and actively participating in opportunities to promote careers within the NHS. In my spare time I attempt to bake masterpieces that I inflict on all!


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TeamUP Co-Captain Wendy Garrett to Run Her 5th Boston Marathon
Posted by Deborah Overman | Apr 12, 2019 | Multiple Sclerosis, Pilates | 0 |
Allard USA TeamUP co-captain Wendy Garrett, pictured here competing in the 2018 Boston Marathon, where she finished fourth in her category despite harsh weather conditions.
Wendy Garrett, co-captain of TeamUP — a national team of athletes and others who live with foot drop paralysis—will be competing in her fifth Boston Marathon on Saturday, April 15.
Garrett, 40, is no stranger to accomplishing the unthinkable. From competitive gymnastics to running all six major world marathons, she has filled her life with numerous athletic achievements – even after a tragic accident left her without the use of her left leg, according to orthotics and prosthetics provider Allard USA, in a media release.
In 2008, Wendy's adventurous spirit led her to the opportunity of a lifetime when she was hired to coach gymnastics on the tropical island of Bermuda. Three years later, while riding to work on her motorized scooter, she was sideswiped by a car and left pinned underneath her bike. She immediately did not have use of her left leg, and despite her initial diagnosis of a sprained ankle, Garrett said, "I knew that my injury was far more serious."
Wendy returned home to Oregon and began an aggressive journey to find answers as to why she was left with a debilitating weakness in her upper body and the inability to move or control her left leg. But like many others experiencing leg-related mobility issues, the only solution doctors could provide was a heavy, clunky walking boot that limited her mobility even further.
Determined to find a solution that would allow her to return to her active lifestyle, Wendy continued to seek advice from doctors and specialists. It wasn't until her 25th attempt that she found a doctor who properly diagnosed her with an incomplete spinal cord injury at L4 and a spinal syrinx in her neck. This diagnosis pinpointed that an injury to the involuntary muscles in her leg prevented blood from circulating in that area, resulting in a condition called Foot Drop, the release explains.
Foot Drop is a form of paralysis that affects the foot and ankle and makes walking and running extremely difficult (if not altogether impossible) without proper bracing. While it is not known exactly how many people in the world have Foot Drop, the condition is thought to affect millions of people, as it is caused by a variety of underlying conditions such as spinal cord injury, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Multiple Sclerosis and Stroke. As challenging as these conditions are, it is the onset of Foot Drop paralysis that ultimately robs people of their mobility.
Through strenuous physical therapy, Wendy regained 75% of the use of her upper leg, which allowed her to be prescribed her first ankle-foot orthotic (AFO) brace made by Allard USA. From running marathons around the world to becoming a fitness instructor and every endeavor in between, Wendy's Allard ToeOFF brace has allowed her to slowly but surely rebuild the active lifestyle that was such a significant part of her life prior to her accident.
TeamUP co-captains support the "Get Back UP Today" movement, which is designed to inspire those with mobility issues to take back their lives. Through this exclusive platform, Wendy will now be able to share her story with others around the world to help them beat Foot Drop and "get back up today." She will even be running alongside Beth Deloria, the founder of who also has foot drop due to spinal cord injury, in Boston, per the release.
[Source: Allard USA]
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Ethics and Psychology: Episode 2: Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists - Where are we now?
Episode 2: Prescriptive Authority for Psychologists - Where are we now?
In this episode, John speaks with Robert McGrath, Ph.D. Bob is a psychologist and Director of the Masters in Science Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology at Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey. He is a tireless advocate of RxP for psychologists. John and Bob discuss the prescriptive authority movement as well as the benefits of a prescribing psychologists. Training issues, legislative advocacy, and the two states that granted psychologists prescriptive authority will be addressed.


When it comes to email marketing, do you apply data management to the inputs or just review the outputs from your campaigns. Too many people focus on the wrong data. They obsess over open rates, click-through rates, or unsubscribe numbers.
While all that data has its uses, it's also only part of the picture. Email clients can display your email in a preview window. The subscriber still reads the content but doesn't show up in your list of subscribers who opened the email. Some subscribers might not click the first time they look at the email, but they may come back to it weeks later. If they click the link after you checked the report, it skews the data.
Don't be a slave to data reporting. Focus on data management instead. It stops you from drawing the wrong conclusions about your audience. It also lets you build consistency in your marketing, leading to happier subscribers and more sales.
We'll address both in this post, but let's look at the importance of data management first.
Any email marketing platform gives you access to huge reams of data. What you do with that data determines your success.
Websand's first principle of email marketing is that using data enables you to send the right email to the right person at the right time.
It's all about what the subscriber needs, not you.
Using data management means you can check which messages go to the segments of your list. That's crucial. Sending messages to the wrong segments damages your brand and undermines the effectiveness of your emails.
And many marketers focus on getting more subscribers. But sometimes you need to slash the number and clean out email addresses. Sending emails to wrong or outdated addresses leads to deliverability issues like bounced emails. That skews your data too.
Ask users to update their details so they get the emails they want. Or clean out addresses that always bounce emails back. Some marketers create a segment of subscribers who haven't opened emails in the last six months. They email the user asking if they still want to be on the list. Letting the subscriber know you don't want to pester them lets them feel you care about them.
Make sure your email platform records consent correctly so you have a history of when subscribers signed up. And it should honour unsubscribes. You're breaking regulations to continue sending emails to people who have unsubscribed. With a good data management plan, those subscribers won't hear from you unless they sign up again.
Trying adding personal data to your records to better personalise messages. Allowing subscribers to enter their birth date lets you send birthday offers. Makeup firm Illamasqua sends subscribers exclusive discount codes as a birthday gift.
You could also use this form of data management to add locations to your records. That's helpful if you want to send a location-specific email. Say you have a new store opening in Basingstoke and you're planning a launch event. You might prefer to only email those subscribers in southern England who are more likely to go.
Build analysis into your data management schedule. While we said you shouldn't obsess over open rates and so on, it's worth checking your reports regularly.
You'll be able to determine which subject lines prompt higher open rates. Or perhaps there's a better time of day for sending your emails.
Social media scheduling platform CoSchedule studied several reports about the timing of emails. You might follow a post like that and schedule your emails for Tuesday and Thursday.
What works for others might not work for you. Understanding your email marketing data will help, you might find more subscribers open your emails on a Friday.
We recommend that you automate emails as much as possible. Set them up so subscribers receive them at the right point. Perhaps they bought a product you know runs out after 30 days. You'd set up an automated email reminder to buy a replacement 20 days after their order.
But you may still want to send newsletters too. You must manage your data to know when the best time is to schedule them.
So How Does Data Management Impact on Your Consistency?
Customers are more likely to buy from a brand when they know, like, and trust them. Regular emails can help them get to know you. Useful emails that serve a purpose help them like you. Consistency gets them to trust you.
Think about your circle of friends. Which one do you turn to when you need help or advice? It's the one who always comes through for you. The reliable one who consistently lends a hand. You turn to them time and again because you trust them. No one turns to the one who's a lovely person but bails at the last minute or stops replying to messages for weeks at a time.
Your brand needs to be that reliable friend to your customers to earn their loyalty.
Follow the data management principles above to build a consistent email schedule. Your emails will show up in the right inboxes at just the right point your subscribers need them. It's like you've anticipated their needs.
You don't want to be that company that only emails when you want something. Leave it too long between emails and subscribers could forget who you are.
Send emails to serve a purpose and give the subscribers something in return for opening them.
Use data management to build consistency and boost your email marketing success.
If you'd like to talk through your data management issues, pop a comment below. But if you'd like more help to manage your data and build consistency, we'd love to help so please get in touch.


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Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-structuring
Canada: Lesson Five: Insolvency & Leasing – True Lease Vs. Finance Lease Remains An Important Distinction
by Ben Goodis and Eva Bellissimo
In Lesson 4 we discussed that in the common law provinces, all leases for a term of more than one year had to be registered in order to perfect the secured creditor's/lessor's interest in the asset being financed regardless of whether it was a true or finance lease.
Despite there being no distinction of a true or finance lease for purposes of the requirement of registration under the Ontario Personal Property Security Act (PPSA), there is an important difference in cases of insolvency or default. This distinction matters in two different circumstances:
When the secured creditor is selling the asset subject to the lease under Part V of the PPSA.
In cases where the debtor files for protection under either the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) or the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).
Default Remedies
Part V of the PPSA deals with rights and remedies of a secured creditor upon default. However, it is important to note that Part V of the PPSA only applies to finance leases, not to true leases.
57.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Part, this Part applies to a security interest only if it secures payment or performance of an obligation. 2006, c. 34, Sched. E, s. 19.
Case law has distinguished true leases from finance leases on the basis that a true lease does not secure payment or performance of an obligation.
The advantages of the non-application of Part V of the PPSA to true leases are as follows:
There is no requirement to send a notice to other parties who may have an interest in the assets subject to the lease before selling the assets.
There is no restriction as to any time period that the secured party needs to wait before selling the assets to a third party.
If the secured party/lessor desires to foreclose on the asset, it can do so without any restrictions and continue to bring a claim for damages against the debtor.
The secured party need not account for any surplus on the amount owed under the lease unless required by contract.
Bankruptcy / Restructuring
Section 65.1(4)(a) of the BIA and section 11.01(a) of the CCAA provide that, notwithstanding the commencement of the restructuring proceeding, a party may require immediate payment for the continued use of leased property after the BIA or CCAA filing.
However, the Courts have interpreted this provision narrowly to apply only where the lease in question is a true lease. This approach has been affirmed in a number of cases, including recently in the British Columbia Court of Appeal decision Integris Credit Union v Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation.1 The Courts have also applied a more stringent test for determining whether a lease is a true lease or a finance lease in the insolvency context than has been applied in other contexts, such as accounting or tax treatment.
In addition, in certain restructuring or receivership cases, the Courts have held that true lessors (or more specifically their collateral) are not responsible for sharing in the costs of the proceeding. However, the Court's approach on this issue remains mixed.
Common Traps
The fact that a lease is a 'true' lease and is not subject to Part V of the PPSA does not mean that it need not be registered under the PPSA. As noted in Lesson 4, all leases need be registered if greater than one year, regardless of whether they are true or finance leases. The application of Part V is separate and distinct from the requirement to register.
One secured creditor in a recent insolvency believed that since Part V did not apply to a true lease, the entirety of the PPSA did not apply to the lease and there was no obligation to perfect a security interest in the leased goods. This belief was wrong and the secured creditor was unperfected, resulting in a loss.
Part V of the PPSA deals only with remedies on default of a secured transaction, not with whether the PPSA applies generally. Lessors and other creditors are encouraged to consult the PPSA or seek legal advice to determine whether the PPSA applies to a specific transaction.
Lesson Learned: True lease vs. finance lease remains an important issue with respect to a creditor's remedies on default or insolvency, but generally does not determine whether the PPSA registration requirements apply to a specific transaction.
1. Integris Credit Union v Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation, 2016 BCCA 231, at para. 45.
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Big Head Todd & the Monsters giveaway
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Jack FM 105.9 Missoula…
is ready to get down and rock with legendary classic rock n roll quartet Big Head Todd & the Monsters as they make their way to the Wilma Theatre Sunday January 16th! Who else want's to come?! Jack wants to bring along a couple listeners for the fun, enter to win one of Jacks 3 pairs of tickets HERE, we'll pick winners Friday 1/14.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters have quietly become an American institution following three and a half decades of writing, recording, and touring (totaling over 3,500 performances). After countless sold out shows in amphitheaters and on the high seas, beaming their tunes to outer space (literally), earning the endorsement of everyone from Robert Plant to The Denver Broncos, and tallying tens of millions of streams, Big Head Todd and The Monsters cite the friendships formed in the crowd among their proudest accomplishments. Fast forward to 2021 and the Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr [vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica], Brian Nevin [drums, percussion], Rob Squires [bass, vocals], and Jeremy Lawton [guitar, keys, vocals, steel guitar]—continue to unite audiences.
Bad to the Bone!
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers…
The George Thorogood & The Destroyers performance at the Wilma on November 16, 2021 has been CANCELED. Here's a note from the artist:
"Unfortunately, a member of the GTD touring family has tested positive for COVID-19. So, for the safety of our band, crew, families, staff at venues and all our amazing fans, we will very regrettably need to cancel our upcoming show at The Wilma."
All tickets purchased online through eTix / logjampresents.com will be refunded automatically.
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Q: Measuring rectified voltage I am designing an analog circuit for motor control for that I need to rectify AC voltage using halfwave rectifier but I don't know how to calculate the rectified voltage in the given circuit below.
In simulation when I am measuring a voltage across R1 with DC voltmeter it shows 0V. But in web example, there is a formula for measuring a voltage Vdc=Vrmsx0.45 which is equal to 103.5V
Can you help and it will be helpful if the method is given for circuits like this

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OLIDUERO was awarded two golden "Cinves" at the prestigious competition held in Valladolid in March as part of the International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting.
CINVE is a unique competition which includes wine, spirits, and extra virgin olive oils and in which producers, cooperatives and olive oil mills participate.
Oliduero Secret Blend is a Premium extra virgin olive oil made with an exact proportion of different types of olives (Arbequina, Arbosana and Picual, among others) from Oliduero's olive groves in Castile-León, specifically in Toro, Zamora and in Pozaldez, Valladolid. The exact amount of each olive, as well as the number and varieties used to produce the oil, is a secret of the olive oil maker.
The oil has an intense aroma of vegetable notes, tomato plant, banana skin and ripe avocado. On the palate, it has a sweet entry and is oily with a noticeable spicy undertone.
Oliduero Ecológico is an extra virgin olive oil made solely from Picual, Arbequina and Arbosana olives from proprietary organic olive groves using mechanical procedures and cold extraction to maintain their organoleptic qualities.
This is an intense green oil with a slightly golden hue. It has an intense fruity green olive aroma with light vegetable notes. On the palate it has a broad, dense entry, with a balance between bitter and piquant notes, with almond touches and a long aftertaste.


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import {expect} from 'chai';
import decache from 'decache';
let express = require('express');

import {expressWs} from '../src/index';

function resetExpress() {
  decache('express');
  express = require('express');
}

describe('expressWs()', function() {
  it('should add a .ws() method to the given express app', function() {
    const app = express();
    const eWs = expressWs(app);
    expect(app.ws).to.be.a('function');
  });

  it('should add a .ws() method to Routers in the given app', function() {
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    const eWs = expressWs(app);
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    expect(router.ws).to.be.a('function');
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  it('should not add a .ws() method to Routers if the "leaveRouterUntouched" option is set', function() {
    const app = express();
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      leaveRouterUntouched: true
    };
    const eWs = expressWs(app, null, wsOptions);
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    expect(router.ws).to.be.undefined;
  });
});

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In further moves to combat the United Kingdom's gambling industry negatives, casino operators have recently been warned over forcing players to sign into non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). The agreements, if found to be in action, could now lead to the operators being on the receiving end of disciplinary action.
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) released a statement on January 31, stating that certain NDAs are potentially in breach of the conditions surrounding the licences that some casinos hold. This statement came following the regulatory body being alerted to various potential breaches from operators. Following on from this, the Commission went on to say that customers being silenced by a casino or other gambling institute is very much unacceptable.
NDAs will usually come into effect in the case of a settlement agreement, although each different operator has different types of these in action. Yet, it's still fairly common for players to sign such documents without knowing about it, after a dispute has been settled between themselves and the operator.
The Commission looked into this and found that NDAs had been inserted into the follow-up documents by some operators, and players have been silenced by such clauses after signing.
It's true that sometimes, those NDAs will be put in place to protect the operators and their casinos, as well as other consumers of their products. Yet, the Commission has its concerns that they are being placed into documents as a way of stopping any affected parties from being able to report issues that they have faced.
In the statement from January 31, it reads that some of the agreements could have affected consumers by not allowing them to report regulatory concerns to the Commission.
The Gambling Commission has no qualms about taking action against such operators, though. Last year was filled with news about online and offline casino operators receiving warnings, fines and more, due to failures when it comes to regulatory standards. It was mid last year when 32Red was handed a £2 million fine for its lack of social responsibility, for example.
To assist with reminding operators about the obligations they have, the Gambling Commission is working hard on the overhaul of its guidelines for alternative dispute resolutions (ADRs). It has already located five areas of such that can be improved, following a look into complaint procedures throughout the network of licensees.
The biggest issue that the Gambling Commission found was that there's a lack of guidance for those consumers looking to complain about an operator. To add to this, a collection of operators are also choosing not to accurately report any problems or complaints that they have received from their players. This is something that the UKGC is looking to combat following the newly outlined ADR guidelines published in November of 2018. Customer satisfaction and clarity for players is the focal point of this now.