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Next up for COVID Vaccines: Kids Under 12 + More
The Defender's COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines.
Children's Health Defense Team
Next up for COVID Vaccines: Kids Under 12
CNN reported:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for people age 16 and older. Approval for youths ages 12-15 is expected to follow soon.
"I don't think it'll be long before they extend it to 12 to 15 — maybe within a few weeks to a month or so," said Dr. Bob Frenck, director of the Vaccine Research Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
Parents are already clamoring to hear more about approval or authorization for children under 12, however. Studies looking at that are underway.
NIH Director: Vaccine Approval for Kids Unlikely Before Late 2021
Politico reported:
One of the federal government's top public health experts on Tuesday predicted it is unlikely children under the age of 12 will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine before late 2021, contradicting the speedier timelines offered by other Biden administration officials.
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna are currently studying the shot's safety and efficacy in younger children and infants, with Pfizer expected to deliver the results of its trials for 5-11-year-olds to the Food and Drug Administration sometime in September.
New CDC Studies Point to Waning Immunity From Vaccines
Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show fully vaccinated Americans' immunity to COVID-19 is waning as the more-transmissible Delta variant continues to spread across the country.
One study, which focused on frontline health care workers, found that vaccine effectiveness declined by nearly thirty percentage points since the Delta variant became the dominant strain in the U.S. The analysis also concluded that the COVID-19 vaccines were 80% effective in preventing infection among the frontline health care workers.
Caught in the Crossfire Over COVID's Origin
In the early days of the pandemic, scientists reported a reassuring trait in the new coronavirus: It appeared to be very stable. The virus was not mutating very rapidly, making it an easier target for treatments and vaccines.
At the time, the slow mutation rate struck one young scientist as odd. "That really made my ears perk up," said Alina Chan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Chan wondered whether the new virus was somehow "pre-adapted" to thrive in humans, before the outbreak even started.
"By the time the SARS-CoV-2 virus was detected in Wuhan in late 2019, it looked like it had already picked up the mutations it needed to be very good at spreading among humans," Dr. Chan said. "It was already good to go."
New Evidence Points to Antibodies as Reliable Indicator of Vaccine Protection
NPR reported:
When Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke recently at a White House briefing about the need for COVID-19 booster shots, buried in his slideshow of charts and data points was a little-noticed scientific paper that offers evidence for a reliable way to predict how much protection a COVID-19 vaccine offers.
The study appeared on a preprint server earlier this month without much fanfare, but many interested in the future of COVID-19 vaccines had been eagerly awaiting the results.
The researchers were looking for markers in vaccinated patients' blood that would indicate protection against COVID-19, what's known as "correlates of immunity." What the team of scientists found were neutralizing antibodies — proteins made by the immune system that are known to disarm the coronavirus.
Where Do Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Stand on Full FDA Approval?
CBS17 news reported:
While the FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is welcome news for public health officials hoping it boosts vaccine uptake, it's just one of the three COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. So far, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson are still under Emergency Use Authorization.
Back in June, Moderna announced it would start "rolling submission" of data to the FDA for approval over the coming weeks. Moderna said it would request a Priority Review. This designation would call for the FDA to make a decision within six months rather than the typical 10-month waiting period.
Pfizer started that process in May and the FDA made a decision four months later. It means Moderna's full FDA approval could come as early as next month.
Biden to Receive a Classified Report on The Origins of COVID-19
Today marks 90 days since President Biden ordered a systematic review into the origins of the coronavirus. Many scientists believe that the virus likely came from nature. But an alternative view is that it leaked from a laboratory in China, a theory that had been dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory until recent months. Joining us to discuss what this report might say is NPR's science and security correspondent Geoff Brumfiel.
The NFL's COVID Reality: Unvaccinated Players Are a Liability
Yahoo!News reported:
For months, the NFL's vaccine stragglers have clung to the nebulous need for more. More data, more research, more approval.
Now they'll need more excuses.
That's what Monday's biotech news brought, by way of the FDA's approval of the Pfizer vaccine. It's a development that is sure to be followed in the coming months by other approvals in the space, just as it's sure to be blown off by some NFL players who refuse to get vaccinated. But this time around, players won't be able to lean on the lack of an FDA approval, leaving some to continue grasping at their own nebulous concoction for why they refuse an added layer of protection from COVID-19.
Carnival Calls Circumstances of Passenger's COVID-Related Death 'Disinformation'
Newsweek via MSN reported:
Carnival Cruise Line is calling the circumstances of a COVID-related death that occurred to a cruise passenger last month "disinformation" after suggestions were made that the passenger contracted the virus on board.
"Regrettably, there is a fair amount of disinformation about the circumstances of this matter," Carnival said in a statement. "The guest almost certainly did not contract COVID on our ship, and she was assisted with expert medical care on board and was ultimately evacuated from Belize after we provided a resource to her family."


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Physiological Features of the S- and M-cone Photoreceptors of Wild-type Mice from Single-cell Recordings
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Photoreceptors of Nrl −/− Mice Coexpress Functional S- and M-cone Opsins Having Distinct Inactivation Mechanisms
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Enoch Mpianzi's death reopens old wounds for two other families
China facing flood, landslide risks amid heavy rain: weather bureau
China's National Meteorological Center said the rain would hit regions like Yunnan and Tibet in the far west and then move east.
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SHANGHAI – Large parts of China are expected to face torrential rain and thunderstorms until Thursday, with some regions at risk of flooding and landslides, the country's weather bureau said on Tuesday.
China's National Meteorological Center said the rain would hit regions like Yunnan and Tibet in the far west and then move east. Yunnan and Guangdong on the southeast coast were facing rainfall of 100-160 millimeters.
Heavy rain is forecast to reach Inner Mongolia, northern China and the northeast by Friday, it said.
The state-run bureau urged local governments to take action to cut off hazardous external power sources and work to prevent floods, landslides and mudslides in vulnerable regions.
Typhoon Ewiniar hit southeast China last week, causing landslides that killed five people, according to the Xinhua news agency. Around 73,000 residents have been relocated, and total economic losses stood at nearly 300 million yuan ($46.88 million), Xinhua said.
China virus death toll jumps to 17, officials say avoid epicentre city
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Toronto police cleared in death of man Tasered eight times in bathtub
Toronto Star 23 Mar 2017 at 09:41
Rodrigo Almonicid Gonzalez died in 2015 after an incident involving more than 10 police officers including a tactical squad. (Family photo)
Thu., March 23, 2017
Ontario's police watchdog has cleared Toronto police in the death of a man who died after he was Tasered eight times by police in his bathtub.
Tony Loparco, director of the Special Investigations Unit, said in a news release Thursday that there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any officers in connection to the Nov. 7, 2015 death of Rodrigo Almonacid Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, 43, a part-time cleaner at a hospital and father of two,that began after he locked himself in the bathroom, prompting his wife to call police to his family's apartment in the west end.
More than 10 police officers responded, including a tactical squad carrying a battering ram and shields, and the incident culminated in the repeated use of two conducted energy weapons, better known as Tasers.
Gonzalez was later rolled out on a stretcher, his head was rapidly moving from side to side, according to time-stamped surveillance video obtained by the Star in 2015. He was admitted to St. Joseph's Health Centre and died the following day.
The two unnamed Toronto police officers at the centre of the probe refused to participate in the SIU interview and did not provide the watchdog with copies of their duty notes, as is their legal right.
The civilian watchdog's investigation included a review of a 12-minute audio recording that captured the police negotiation, security footage, medical records, data from the two Tasers used, and a post-mortem report that included a toxicology report.
According to Loparco, the SIU — which probes deaths, serious injuries and allegations of sexual assault involving police in Ontario — did not immediately take over the case because Gonzalez had suffered no serious injuries that required treatment, and toxicology tests showed the presence of cocaine. The police watchdog began investigating after Gonzalez's death.
According to the probe, police responding to a "panicked and frantic" 911 call, upon entry, could hear noises coming the bathroom and were concerned there was a woman inside being assaulted. "As such, the officer drew his gun and demanded the bathroom door be opened. There was no response."
An officer was ultimately able to force the door open slightly and could see that Gonzalez was alone, grasping a toilet lid above his head. Other officers soon arrived.
According to the SIU, a witness told police Gonzalez "had gone on a rampage, smashing everything in the apartment, and that he had recently consumed cocaine."
Toronto's police's Emergency Task Force (ETF) arrived because Gonzalez was barricaded; one of the ETF officers then began negotiations. When Gonzalez would not open the door, officers from the ETF drilled a hole, and told the SIU they saw him inside with blood on his hands, face and head.
Concerned he may be harming himself, police forced their way into the bathroom to arrest Gonzalez under Ontario's Mental Health Act.
One officer holding a riot shield approached Gonzalez, and claims he could see that he was holding a four- to six-inch screwdriver — a claim contested by Gonzalez's family in a lawsuit filed against Toronto police last year.
"The officer raised his shield for protection and shoved Mr. Almonacid Gonzalez backwards, causing him to land on his back in the bathtub which had four to six inches of water in it. Mr. Almonacid Gonzalez began lashing out and punching the officers," according to Loparco.
Two of the officers then Tasered Gonzalez a total of eight times. Police then handcuffed him, arrested him under the Mental Health Act, and took him to hospital.
Loparco said there were no concerns with officer conduct until the ETF forced their way into the bathroom, but said their conduct inside was difficult to assess because the audio recording "only offers limited insight into the precise details about what happened."
He noted that officers are "unclear" on a vital detail: whether Gonzalez was holding an object that could be used as a weapon. Only one officer made that claim.
Loparco also said the multiple firings of the Taser while Gonzalez was wet and in a pool of water "initially caused me great concern."
"However, the post-mortem report has assuaged my preliminary concerns with respect to the physiological effects of the CEW use" on Gonzalez, namely that the cause of death was determined to be complications of acute cocaine toxicity.
According to the SIU, the post-mortem report did not indicate that the Taser used played a role in Gonzalez' death.
"While it is worrisome that there were eight separate discharges by two different (Tasers), some of which overlapped with one another, the evidence establishes that (Gonzalez) was able to struggle through the pain and continue to resist the officers. This would provide a basis for subsequent discharges," Loparco said.
Loparco concludes there is no evidence to attribute Gonzalez' injuries or death to the use of excessive force by the police, meaning no charges will be laid against the officers.
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Welcome to Dosbarth Tegid Mawr.
Our topic this term is Super Me Super You. We will be finding out about ourselves, our family, our locality and much more.
We will be focusing on the Read, Write, Inc. phonics. First we will learn all individual sounds and begin to blend them together to read. Alongside this we practice forming each letter. To strengthen our finger muscles ready to write we do 'Funky Finger Gym' activities and dough disco.
We also share lots of stories and encourage speaking and listening opportunities every day.
Using a range of resources we will be exploring lots of counting and number recognition games. Form numbers correctly. Match objects to numbers. Understand and use the language of position: over, under, behind, in front of, beside etc. Begin to read simple number sentences that use + and = signs. Recognise the relationship between addition and subtraction in a practical context.
Indoor shoes – black pumps with Velcro fastening. These can also be used for PE.
My P.E. kit - white shorts, white t–shirt, black pumps. This will stay in school until half term.
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Snack Money is currently £2.50 a week. Please pay on a Monday morning in an envelope labelled with your child's name.
Please ensure your child is here by 8.50am. If they are ill, please notify school as soon as possible on 01978 353760.


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I'm thinking, but I have no idea what is cause.
I'm wondering I'm mistaking how to use database? or how to use file?
please tell me how to fix this.
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A: I'm not sure, but this line of code looks like a problem:
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And maybe that will help...

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The marketing faculty at Oxford Brookes University has produced a video that shows year one marketing students using the MyMarketingExperience simulation. Feedback from lecturers and students has said that MyMarketingExperience helps students get a better understanding of marketing through direct experience and this supports and improves student outcomes and develops their marketing, team and employability skills.
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Marketing simulation was a positive change from the usual coursework/exam.
The simulation was a good way to apply lecture material to a real life situation.
The simulation was innovative and very interesting.
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Sexual Harassment Claim Against Juul is Just One of Many Lawsuits
January 8, 2020 Category: Sexual Harassment
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-operated devices that are used to inhale an aerosol-filled pod. These pods usually contain nicotine but they don't have to. They may only contain a flavor or other chemicals. They are also known as vapes, e-cigs, hookas, vape pens, e-vaporizers, or electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS).
As of 2019, Juul, an e-cigarette company, accounted for over 70% of sales for all e-cigarettes in the U.S. With this success comes a lot of notoriety. The company has faced backlash for its marketing practices, ease of access to minors, and its product safety.
Even more recently, the company has faced human resources issues. The latest lawsuit against the company claims the company retaliated against a former employee for reporting sexual harassment. This case is one only one of the several lawsuits that have been filed against Juul in the past year.
The Lawsuit
Former Juul supply chain manager Kai Yin "Carrie" Chuang filed a sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination lawsuit against Juul. She claimed that three male co-workers made several separate unwanted sexual advances. They also made suggestive comments, touched her inappropriately, and, in one instance, asked her to sleep with one of them. She turned down this offer.
Ms. Chuang claims that she reported these incidents to several executives and managers of the company at different times. The company did not take any action regarding her complaints. Instead, Ms. Chuang claims that the company retaliated against her by spreading false rumors that she had accepted bribes and been in a sexual relationship with a vendor.
She was fired in December 2018. Her termination was due to her allegedly stealing company data. In her complaint, she denies this charge and further alleges that she was falsely imprisoned by the company.
During her termination meeting with a senior human resources director, she was told she was not allowed to leave the building when she attempted to go to her car after being fired.
Other Juul Lawsuits
Former senior vice president of global finance Siddharth Breja recently filed his own retaliation lawsuit against Juul earlier in 2019. He claims that he raised concerns that a shipment of e-cigarette pods was contaminated. Instead of issuing a recall or investigating the matter, the company fired him.
In October 2019, a mother filed a wrongful death claim against the company on behalf of her son. This lawsuit is the first in the nation to attempt to make an e-cigarette company liable for the death of a consumer. The suit claims that the son tried vaping and instantly became addicted. He then developed breathing problems and was found unresponsive in 2018. He later died.
In November 2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the state was filing a lawsuit against Juul. The state alleges that Juul used deceptive marketing practices and failed to warn consumers that the pods contained nicotine.
Juul further deceived customers by claiming the e-cigarettes were a safer alternative to regular cigarettes. Finally, the state alleges that Juul illegally sold its products to minors both in-person and online through third-party sellers.
Five Bay Area schools also filed separate lawsuits against Juul in December 2019. These suits claim that the company specifically and illegally targeted minor customers who were under the age of 18. The school districts are seeking damages for this false marketing. School districts in Kansas and Missouri have also filed similar suits.
Ms. Chuang's sexual harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination suit is just one claim against the company. As Juul comes under heightened security, more and more allegations are being made including other retaliation claims, wrongful death, deceptive marketing, and targeting minors illegally.
These cases matter because it shows that Juul is having both internal and external problems. Ms. Chuang's sexual harassment claims were allegedly ignored by company human resources.
On top of that, she further claims that she was retaliated against, held against her will, and had false rumors and allegations made against her. Additional retaliation claims from another former employee show that this issue may be systematic.
Externally, the company is facing lawsuits regarding how it markets and to whom it sells its products. There have been some government policies aimed at combatting these issues. The tobacco purchasing age was recently raised from 18 to 21 and the federal government banned some popular vaping flavors. Both of these changes are aimed to protect consumers, but they will also end up making sales more difficult for Juul.
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Our tour guide Martin was quite knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. Not your normal Copenhagen tour, it brought us to such areas as the meat packing district (which is now a trendy hipster area). I really enjoyed the hot dog/beer pit stop along the way. We then went to part of the town that Christiania is in. Outside tours are apparently not allowed inside Christiana so he brought us near an entrance and told us all about it and then we were able to explore it on our own. My only knock is that the entrance that he brought us to was a side entrance that there wasn't much near. When we went inside, we really didn't know where to go (which did offer an opportunity for exploring though). The main entrance as it turns out was just around the corner. It would have been better if he mentioned where the main entrance was.
Alan was an excelent guide that gave us a lot of insights about copenhagen's hidden neighbourhoods! Worth attending this tour since it has nothing to do with the mainstream touristic tours; it is much more realistic on what copenhagen has to offer to its residents and visitors.
Loved our tour and tour guide! Got to see a different side and learn parts of its history of Copenhagen that a more conventional tour wouldn't provide.
Got a little preachy at times, especially regarding prostitution. It was too cold to stand for long periods of time. On the positive side, we ended up, later, going to a couple of great restaurants in the Meatpacking area. We discovered them as part of the tour.
The tour was more than we've expected and our guide was very informative, funny and despite the bad weather have managed to made us feel really interested in the stories of all the neighbourhoods and interesting parts of Copenhagen we've visited. A really good one, totally recommend it!
They gave us the wrong meeting point and forgot to tell us it had been changed, and we ended up mislng the tour!
This was an informative, interesting walk around familiar areas of Copenhagen with historical, cultural and social highlights that I had not discovered on my own independent wanderings - with a very special final stop!
If you want to see the parts of Copenhagen not in the normal tours and sights to see, this is the tour for you. You will get a little history of how Copenhagen has tried to deal with homelessness, prostitution, and drugs. You'll also find out about the development of the city. But be prepared for a LOT of walking! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and sensitive to participants ability to keep up, waiting for folks to catch up before talking, not a common practice.
Interesting to learn how Copenhagen deals with social problems. The tour description indicates that we'll get to see a homeless shelter. We did not -- but we did go to an area of the town where there are some and the services they offer were described. Also, the tour no longer actually goes INTO Christiana. You can do that on your own. The tour description needs to to updated. Also, they do not have a very systematic way of keeping track of who has actually paid so they had to re-check and count the number in the group a couple of times. Maybe have a better way to keep track?
I bought this for my mom while I was working. She said they toured the less glorified and real-people part of the city. The biggest disappointment was that the tour guide did not return the group to the meet-up location, just left them somewhere and the group had to find their own way back. My mom was not with anyone, ended up taking a taxi back from a sketchy neighborhood. Very unprofessional and I would suggest you not do this alone in case your guide ditch you, too.


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What do the longest lived cultures in the world have in common?
* Sardinia, Italy: One team of demographers found a hot spot of longevity in mountain villages where men reach the age of 100 years at an amazing rate.
* The islands of Okinawa, Japan: Another team examined a group that is among the longest lived on Earth.
* Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: The Nicoya Peninsula was the subject of research on a Quest Network expedition which began on January 29th, 2007.
* Family – Family is put ahead of other concerns.
* No Smoking – Centenarians do not typically smoke.
* Plant-Based Diet – The majority of food consumed is derived from plants.
* Constant Moderate Physical Activity – Moderate physical activity is an inseparable part of life.
* Social Engagement – People of all ages are socially active and integrated into their communities.
* Legumes – Legumes are commonly consumed.
Some of the oldest living humans ever actually did smoke. I remember reading about one guy that picked up smoking at age 70 and then smoked for 30-40 years. Jeanne Calment, the oldest recorded human ever, "gave up smoking at the age of 117, only five years before her death." (from Wikipedia) I've repeatedly heard France, Japan, and the Greek Islands as producing the longest living people. A lot of the Greeks claimed to drink olive oil.
What do the longest lived cultures have in common? A really good growth medium, maybe?
Greaaaat, I get to live to 100 surrounded by farting family. Kill me now.
how about sunshine and gardening? if you are in an urban center, i think you really have to add a meditative practice to detox and destress.


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Chris Luzniak will begin teaching mathematics in the Upper School at Columbus Academy at the start of the 2021-22 school year. A native of Cleveland, Chris is thrilled to be returning to teach in Ohio after having taught secondary mathematics for the past 15 years in both New York City and Los Angeles. Chris holds a M.S. in mathematics from the University of Connecticut and a M.Ed. from New York University. An advocate for student-centered math education, Chris works with math teachers across the globe to develop rich and engaging math lessons for students. His book Up for Debate! is currently published by Stenhouse Publishers. Chris and his partner, Ray, live in Hilliard with their dog Fitz, where they enjoy cooking, board games and completing the New York Times crossword puzzles.
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Charles Stewart Mott (June 2, 1875 – February 18, 1973) was an American businessman, a co-founder of General Motors, philanthropist, and the 50th and 55th mayor of Flint, Michigan.
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Where is C.S. Mott's Farm?
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A: It appears that overriding the tap gesture recognizer for the chart can work. This question has some answers based on someone who was looking for a similar solution.

A: You can attach your own gesture recognizer to LineChartView and use method getHighlightByTouchPoint to get information about the selected point.
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The 3rd Cycle of the project "A new leading class for the South Mediterranean Countries" consist this year of a two week residential workshop on Mediterranean studies, plus a distance learning phase.
In particular the program consists of a 2 weeks training course, from 20th October (arrival 19th October) to 31st October (leaving 1st November) parallel and integrated with that of the International Hall of Residence, targeting young people coming from MENA countries.
Given the purpose to create bridges across Mediterranean countries, some parts of the program will be also joined by young students and professionals from other parts of Italy and Europe.
During the 2 weeks of staying in Italy, participants will have the opportunity to participate in trainings on team building, personal development, leadership and intercultural communication/dialogue, learning about local development through case studies, lectures, workshops and visits, attend academic workshops dealing with economic, political, cultural and social situation in their countries participate on some official events where they can have the chance to introduce their personal point of view on their context.
Recruitment is restricted to male and female between the ages of 22 and 30. Candidates must have obtained a university degree on Humanities, Social Science or Technical field and a very good knowledge of written and spoken English language is required.
To participate in the selection process it is necessary to send the Application Form (Attachment 1), supported by all the documents mentioned, by the 7th September 2014.


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Pippa thrilled at brother Cian's Olympics call-up (The Herald)
MODEL Pippa O'Connor has revealed her delight that her brother Cian O'Connor is to get another shot at Olympic gold.
The Herald, Kevin Doyle – 14 July 2012
The showjumper has been handed a last-minute place on the Irish team seven years after being stripped of his medal from Athens.
Pippa told the Herald today that Cian has "worked so hard" for his chance at redemption in the London games.
O'Connor's gold medal was taken from him by the sport's governing body after his horse, Waterford Crystal, failed a drugs test.
He has now been handed unexpected late call up after Denis Lynch was dropped.
Lynch's horse Lantinus was disqualified at the recent Aachen Show after failing a hypersensitivity test.
Pippa told the Herald she was "absolutely delighted" for him.
"He's worked so hard to get here so it's great to see him get this opportunity," she said.
She is now hoping to make it to London to see him compete in the Games.
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a) Breakfast: just one You-tiao (doughstick) at 90 cents to be soaked deep in a cup of piping-hot coffee-gao (thick kopi) ($1). The You-tiao dripping with the aromatic thick kopi was so nice and melted really into my mouth. I have not had this combination for a long time and just spending less than $2 on this simple but nutritious meal is simply rewarding before I set off for a busy work day filled with meetings after meetings.
b) Lunch: as I had to rush for another meeting with my bosses; I settled for a mixed vegetarian lunch comprising vegetables, pumpkin and some meat. At just $2.80. Not at a hawker centre but at an industrial-area canteen.
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Getting equal
By Dan Parton
Learning Disability Today, September, 2013
People with learning disabilities die on average 16 years earlier than their non-disabled peers, but to tackle this inequality will require changes in healthcare and it has to be led by the government.
The scandal of avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities has been described as being on a scale with what happened at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, but taking place every year. The Confidential Inquiry into the Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities, published in March, concluded that people with learning disabilities die 16 years sooner on average than the general population and more than a third of these deaths are down to people not getting the right healthcare.
Mencap chief executive Jan Tregelles' damning assessment above of the report – which the charity says equates to 1,200 avoidable deaths every year – summed up the anger that many felt within the sector. But the findings of the Confidential Inquiry, while shocking, were not a surprise. That healthcare inequalities exist for people with learning disabilities was no secret, as reports such as Mencap's 2007 publication Death by indifference and its follow-up 74 Lives and Counting have shown.
Indeed, going back to the late 1990s, Baroness Sheila Hollins – now a crossbench peer and emeritus professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London – undertook research into this in three London boroughs. She found that adults with learning disabilities were 58 times more likely to die before the age of 50 than the general population and that more than half would die of respiratory diseases, compared with only 15% in the rest of the population.
"To me what is more shocking is that we have known this for a long time and it has taken this long for it to be taken seriously by the NHS," Hollins says. But, despite the Confidential Inquiry's findings, the government's response, thus far, has been lukewarm. Its response to the report, published in July, made a variety of recommendations, but, crucially, did not make any commitment to set up a national mortality review body – a key recommendation of the Confidential Inquiry.
"It is shocking that… we are still no closer to establishing a national mortality review body," says Hollins. "This is absolutely needed because despite all the initiatives that has taken place there has not been very much improvement [in mortality] over 15 years. The case has been really well made as to why a national mortality body… to investigate avoidable deaths is needed."
Better training for healthcare professionals
For Hollins, another area that needs to be tackled in order to eradicate health inequalities for people with learning disabilities is the training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
"The Inquiry found that people with learning disabilities were presenting to the NHS at the same stage of their illness as other people but received fewer tests and less treatment and that's why it is
thought people were dying earlier. That is shocking.
"It seems to me that this is because doctors and nurses don't have the right skills and knowledge about what they are required to do under laws [such as] the Mental Capacity Act and the Equality Act. That means that all medical and healthcare courses must teach how to treat people with learning disabilities equally and how to communicate with them effectively."
Hollins added that some courses focus on the medical aspect – the causes of learning disabilities and such like – rather than the more practical aspects of dealing with patients.
"What is required is that they know how to communicate, how to treat people with respect, how to ensure they're not discriminating – unwittingly, often – against people because they aren't making appropriate provisions for people to use their services.
"Also, they need to understand the requirements under law that they make reasonable adjustments so that people with learning disabilities can access services as other people do and can get the same outcomes from treatment as other people."
Role of learning disability nurses
Hollins adds that specialist learning disability nurses also have a key role to play in hospitals, to provide specialist knowledge and support, but conceded that there is a shortage of such professionals in acute settings.
"Most learning disability liaison nurses in hospitals are only part-time," she says. "Yet people with learning disabilities need that support 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
Helen Laverty, health lecturer in the faculty of medicine and health sciences at the University of Nottingham, and a registered learning disability nurse, agrees that there are not enough learning disability nurses in mainstream hospital settings. "While we would love for there to be health facilitators in every DGH [district general hospital], we know there are not."
Laverty adds that this is not down to a paucity of trained learning disability nurses –more newly-qualified nurses go into the independent sector and nontraditional learning disability services than mainstream settings – it is more that health trusts are not commissioning the posts. "There are nurses out there hungry for the [learning disability liaison] jobs."
Yet learning disability nurses are highly effective in supporting general healthcare staff. "General nurses do amazing work in very difficult circumstances with the whole tapestry of humanity but if there is
a client group you feel less than confident with – and we know that unless you choose to work with and for people with learning disabilities then you do feel less than- confident working with them – then
people can end up getting sidelined, albeit often unwittingly.
"There are some very compassionate and caring doctors and nurses out there who need the help and support of a learning disability nurse to ensure their services are equitable," Laverty adds.
Health Outcomes Framework
Meanwhile, there are initiatives that have been developed to help healthcare professionals to assess outcomes for people with learning disabilities, including addressing health inequalities. One such initiative is the Health Equalities Framework (HEF). This is an outcomes framework based on the determinants of health inequalities that provides a way for services to agree and measure outcomes with
people with learning disabilities, including their effectiveness in tackling health inequalities.
The HEF was developed by the Learning Disability Consultant Nurse Network. Equality think-tank the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has worked with them on its development. Sue Turner, learning disability lead at the NDTi, explains the rationale behind the HEF: "When we started working with the pathfinder clinical commissioning groups last year one of the first things they asked for was an outcomes framework. They said they thought learning disability services are important but they couldn't prove what they were doing [was effective], they had no way of gathering evidence about them – and I think that's true across the board.
"In a lot of areas if you ask about the sort of information services are gathering it tends to be about numbers on caseloads and activity levels but little on outcomes. Generally when I ask staff what they are doing, they describe it in terms of stories and positive outcomes on an individual basis but the HEF gives people a better way of being able to articulate what they're doing as teams or services.
"We have used case studies with staff to identify how they were addressing various determinants of health inequalities. It showed that people are doing a lot more than they think they are. For instance,
if a health facilitator helps someone to access the doctor, who then deals with their health problem, that has lots of knock-on effects, perhaps with people being more confident about going out. It
demonstrates that there are a lot of other things going on."
Government direction
But initiatives such as this, on their own, will not deliver the change that is necessary to tackle the health inequalities people with learning disabilities face. For real change to happen government action
is needed, Turner believes. "We need clear messages from government that this [tackling inequalities for people with learning disabilities] is a priority because organisations are under such pressure – and there are a lot of new healthcare organisations out there, including CCGs – unless they are told learning disabilities is a priority it will fall off the agenda."
Turner adds that Norman Lamb has committed to meet the Confidential Inquiry team and that the government will produce an action plan. "It is positive that he went on record saying that because unless it is taken seriously by government I don't think we are going to get very far with local organisations. There need to be clear messages coming out from government that healthcare inequalities for people with learning disabilities are not acceptable."
For more information about the HEF see: www.ndti.org.uk/publications/other-publications/the-health-equalityframework-and-commissioning-guide1
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Homeopathy was introduced to South Africa in the late 1820's by missionaries from Europe, chiefly the Germans, although it is said that Dutch settlers may have brought it with them. A few reports of homoeopathic practitioners prior to the 1930's are available and it is mentioned in references that many lay people made use of homoeopathy using common homoeopathic texts of the time.
A number of pharmacists were reportedly carrying homeopathic remedies. The earliest reference to such was John Pocock, who owned a number of pharmacies in Cape Town circa 1847 and began to import large amounts of homoeopathic medicines in 1850. In 1857 John Pocock wrote the United Kingdom, asking that a homoeopath be sent to South Africa to be stationed in the Eastern Cape1. A number of practitioners (including Dr. Hugh Exton) came to South Africa and practiced homoeopathy, but it was with the publishing of a popular Dutch work on homoeopathic medicine in 1858 in Cape Town that interest in homoeopathy grew further. Dr. Smuts of Paarl became an advocate of homoeopathy and practiced it for some time2.
Following its establishment in Cape Town and after spreading to other parts of Southern Africa (including Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Zimbabwe), the first homeopathic pharmacy in the Transvaal was opened by Willem Last in1941. The Homeopathic Society of South Africa was started in 1949 by Barbara MacFarland who had studied homeopathy while in England. Also in 1949, Dr William Henry Lilley, emigrated from London to South Africa and in 1951 established the first formal homeopathic course for professional homeopaths. By 1953 the course had produced the first crop of non-medical practitioners. Dr Lilley was instrumental in the formation of the South African Naturopathic and Homeopathic Association3.
By the mid-1950's the few homeopathic medical practitioners present in South Africa joined forces with lay homeopaths to seek greater progress in the development of the profession. In 1956, the second group of practitioners graduated under Dr Bill Lilley, Tom Watson and other co-teachers. In that year the Lindlahr College was officially established. Lindlahr College ran a four year part-time course and graduated students in Homeopathy (D.Hom.), Naturopathy (N.D.), and Osteopathy (D.O). Dr Noel Puddephatt, who emigrated from England to South Africa in April 1963 and was one of the early teachers of both George Vithoulkas and Sheilagh Creasy, lectured at Lindlahr College in 1964.
In 1969, Dr Lionell Mathews started the South African Institute of Naturopathy and the International College of Osteopathy. He later established the South African Institute of Homoeopathy, where training was based on Brown Neil's Anglo-American College of Homoeopathy course and students graduated with a Diploma in Homoeopathy after three years. Dr Mathews developed the school further and during the early 1970's established the South African Faculty of Homoeopathy. The South African Faculty of Homoeopathy offered a four year course, graduating Homoeopathic practitioners with the D.Hom (Doctor of Homoeopathic Medicine).
The Homeopathic Medical College of South Africa (Johannesburg) was established soon after, as a four-year resident school. The three existing schools, Lindlahr, South African Faculty of Homoeopathy and Homeopathic Medical College of South Africa, were registered with the Ministry of Health in South and South-West Africa for the practice of homeopathic medicine. The courses allowed successful students to register and practice in South Africa as homeopaths, and were primarily run as part-time courses over four years.
By 1974 there were several colleges running, some of lesser repute. The Government stepped in, and under the Act of 1974, closed the colleges. The schools were given some time to close, which allowed enrolled students to complete their studies. By the end of 1982 all were closed.
In 1974, the government established a registration procedure for those already in practice, and about 350 homeopaths qualified, but it allowed no entrance to new practitioners. The register was re-opened in 1985. In 1982 a new Act, the Chiropractors, Homoeopaths and Allied Health Services Professions Act, (Act 63 of 1982) was passed, which established the Chiropractors, Homoeopaths and Allied Health Services Professions Council of South Africa as one of the five Health Professions Councils in SA. This council, under the said Act, provided statutory guidelines for education, allowing for new educational institutions to be established.
By 1987 Technikon Natal (Durban) started the first homeopathic course, a five-year full-time medico-scientific course in homoeopathy, based upon the medical curriculum. The practitioners graduated with a Masters Diploma Technology, Homoeopathy. In 1992, Technikon Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) also started a course in Homoeopathy. Both institutions (now Durban University of Technology and University of Johannesburg respectively) graduated practitioners with the Masters Degree Technology-Homoeopathy MTech Hom.
During the early 1990's Dr David Lilley, together with Dr Berkeley Digby, started a course of training for Medical Practitioners leading to membership in the British Faculty of Homeopathy MF Hom(UK). In 1996 Lilley formed the South African Homeopathic Medical Association (SAHMA), along with medical doctors who had completed the British Faculty of Homeopathy.
The South African Faculty of Homoeopathy was established in the late 1990's and continued until 2012 to award the MFHom(SA) and only permitted the enrolment of registered medical and homoeopathic practitioners.
The 1995, 1996 and 2000 processes led to a variety of qualifications to be included in the Homoeopathic register. In 1995, through an Act of Parliament, all persons registered as Practitioners in the TBVC States (Transkei, Bophutatswana, Venda and Ciskei) were registered under the relevant South African Professional Health Councils. In 1996 a process was launched to address problems of the past and "aggrieved practitioners" were afforded the opportunity to apply for registration. This process involved a two year post-graduate training program to ensure standards were upheld.
In 2000 the Chiropractors, Homoeopaths and Allied Health Services Professions Act was amended to become the Allied Health Professions Actea The amendments made it compulsory for medical practitioners to register as homoeopathic practitioners under the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). During the subsequent "Grandfathering" process, medical practitioners who held the CEDH from France and the MF Hom (UK) were registered. As of 2000, the only qualification permitting registration in South Africa as a homoeopathic practitioner is the MTech Hom or its direct Masters level equivalent4.
In order to practice as a homoeopathic practitioner in South Africa it is required that individuals register with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (AHPCSA). In order to do so, an individual is currently required to hold a 5 year Masters degree (MTech Hom) or equivalent thereof. At present, there are two tertiary institutions in South Africa that offer an MTech Hom qualification in homoeopathy: the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Durban University of Technology (DUT).
The MTech Hom consists of a five year full-time medico-scientific course including scientific and medical subjects as well as therapeutic training covering conventional pharmacology, all forms of homoeopathy as well as Homoeopharmaceutics and Jurisprudence, which are legal requirements for registration. The original construction of the programme was based on the then medical programme available for medical students.
Homoeopathic practitioners in South Africa have been required to hold statutory registration over the past 33 years, where the first registration of Homoeopathic and Chiropractic practitioners occurred as early as 1974. While the statutory Council with whom individuals were required to register has changed in name or composition, the timeline5 as demonstrated below indicates the complexity and length of time the profession has undergone regulation and growth.
1974 The Chiropractors, Homeopaths, Naturopaths, Osteopaths and Herbalists Act, Act 52 of 1974 was in operation for approximately six months, which provided a window of opportunity for the registration of chiropractors, herbalists, homeopaths, naturopaths and osteopaths who qualified for registration.
1975 The registers for chiropractic, herbalism, homeopathy, naturopathy and osteopathy were officially closed, which meant that existing registered practitioners remained registered, but no new registrations in any of these professions was possible.
1982 (1 August 1982): The Associated Health Service Professions Act, Act 63 of 1982 was implemented. This Act provided for the establishment of the South African Associated Health Service Professions Board and provided for application to be made to the Minister for the registers for chiropractic and homeopathy to be reopened.
1983 (6 October 1983): The SA Associated Health Service Professions Board wrote to the Minister and motivated a request that Act 63 of 1982 be amended to re-establish open registers for chiropractic and homeopathy and to provide for minimum education standards for registration in these professions.
1984 A national survey, "Investigation into the experience of the public with regard to the delivery of services by chiropractors, homeopaths, osteopaths, naturopaths and herbalists", was conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council into the general public's knowledge of and interest in chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy, osteopathy and herbalism. The HSRC found that at the time there was little knowledge and hardly any demand for naturopathy, osteopathy and herbalism services in South Africa. It was noted that the chiropractic course included elements of osteopathy and homeopathic course included elements of herbalism and naturopathy, but the only viable professions were chiropractic and homeopathy.
1995 Act 40 of 1995 was passed to amend the 1982 Act, changing the name of the council from the Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Council to Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Interim Council ("Interim Council"). One of the objects of the Interim Council was to make recommendations to the Minister of Health on the constitution of a new council. This change was precipitated by the move to include the registration of other modalities.
The 1974 registration process left many graduates unregistered and in 1996 the 20 year battle for registration of these practitioners was resolved with a special registration process that allowed them registration under special conditions, which included a two year council controlled upgrading process to ensure equitable standards.
1997 The term of office of the Interim Council was extended by one year (originally set up for a period of two years).
2000 The Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Amendment Bill 2000, extends the term of office of the Interim Council from 3 years to 5 years, with retrospective effect from 13 February 1999.
2000 The Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Council Amendment Bill 2000, which amends Act 63 of 1982, is tabled before parliament during 2000. It will establish the Allied Health Professions Council.
Currently, registration with the AHPCSA permits practitioners to diagnose and treat any condition as well as supply (including dispensing and compounding) applicable medicines to patients as required (as per section 1 (2) of the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act 63 of 1982).
Homoeopathic practitioners are also required to be licensed to dispense and compound medicines in accordance with section 22C(1)(a) of The Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965), read together with the Scope of Practice of a Homoeopathic Practitioner as provided for in terms of the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act 63 of 1982). As such, all practitioners are required to complete a course accredited and approved by the Pharmacy Council of South Africa for such purposes (Dispensing and Compounding course) and apply for such license with the Department of Health (DoH).
Due to the associated training of homoeopathic practitioners in South Africa, they are registered primarily as diagnosticians and as such enjoy a broad scope of practice and are included under primary health legislation such as the National Health Act, 2003 (Act 61 of 2003). Registered homoeopaths are currently not included in the public health initiatives of the country and are restricted to private healthcare services. It is the opinion of the homoeopathic profession that consideration be given to alterations to the scope of practice of homoeopaths, in order to facilitate their integration into the healthcare system as primary healthcare providers6, 7.
Medicines / Remedies relevant to a homoeopathic practitioner are listed as per Regulation 28 of the Allied Health Professions Act, 1982 (Act 63 of 1982).
As it currently stands, a homoeopathic practitioner may possess or have under his or her control, prescribe for a patient or supply to a patient and formulate, compound, prepare, manipulate or dispense a variety of crude substances (as defined), any homoeopathic substance, vitamins, minerals and supplements, injectable forms thereof as well as any schedule 0 product.
The Medicines Control Council of South Africa (MCCSA) published proposed amendments to the Medicines and Relates Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965), in July 2011 for public comment for a period of 60 days. These amendments established the category of medicines, "Category D: Complementary Medicine" and included such medicines in the provisions of labelling and registration. Additionally, the MCC published Draft Guidelines relating to the registration of CAM products which specifically stipulated the criteria for safety, quality and efficacy of all medicines where comment was also required by end of September 2011. These documents appear to have established reasonable terms for registration for proprietary complementary medicine (CM) products based on those recommendations of the WHO and TGA7.
ACKNOLWEDGEMENTS: Prinsloo (2005) as significant contribution with amendments.
Dr. Neil Gower is a full time lecturer in the Department of Homoeopathy, University of Johannesburg and has been the National Secretary to the Homoeopathic Association of South Africa (HSA) since 2005. Neil continues to be in private practice and holds a specific interest in regulation of complementary therapies and their associated professions.
Thanks brother for sharing this lovely article about south Africa. It a good and formative.


Oola had the opportunity to chat with Gisela Bouvier, a registered dietitian, and ask her questions about nutrition and dietitians. She touches on how the line between healthy foods and unhealthy foods is blurrier than we think, how we can learn from one another's diets and journeys towards better health, and how technology can get in the way of eating properly. Read on to learn more from this nutrition expert!
Gisela: I am a bilingual wife, mom, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from Miami FL, now living in Southwest FL. I received my Bachelor's of Science degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from Florida International University in 2008 and my Master's of Business Administration degree from Saint Leo University in 2014. Over the past 10 years, I have been fortunate enough to have worked in a variety of Nutrition fields, including Acute Care, Long Term Care, Food Service, and Bariatrics.
Since September 2016, I have been the owner of Mindfully Intuitive Nutrition, a Nutrition Consulting company. The majority of my business is dedicated to Corporate Wellness programs, focusing on Mindful and Intuitive Eating. My approach in Corporate Wellness is an all-foods inclusive approach, focused on taking diets out of the office, and nourishment back in. I also host Mindful and Intuitive Eating workshops at local Universities and businesses and host Virtual Small Group Counseling seminars for women.
My passion is to help my clients find the tools that will work for them, without stress, rigid structure, or it only being short-term. Food and nutrition create memories, traditions, experiences, and moments, and my mission is for food to be enjoyed once again. I am also a Certified Spanish Interpreter and Certified Barre Instructor.
Gisela: Since high school, I suffered from an Eating Disorder (ED). I sought help, but no one could help cure me from ED. Senior year, I took a fitness and wellness class and thought it was my cure-all and thought: "I can help other women eat healthy and not struggle like I did. I am going to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist." However, as college began and so did other life circumstances, my Eating Disorder worsened. It was 2 years after I started working as a Dietitian that I sought help - this time for good. It was in inpatient treatment that I discovered Mindful and Intuitive Eating. The journey and healing were long, but lead me to where I am today.
When individuals are all seeking better health, but are all on different journeys and have different experiences, they learn from one another.
Oola: You specialize in Corporate Wellness and Group Programs. Can you elaborate on what that entails?
Gisela: I specialize in Corporate Wellness and Group Programs because I absolutely love the community that is created amongst groups. When individuals are all seeking better health, but are all on different journeys and have different experiences, they learn from one another. They share tools, resources, are relatable to one another, and hold themselves accountable. I guide and host my group programs, but the attendees are the ones who truly create it by vocalizing their needs and sharing their stories.
One of my favorite experiences was in my Corporate Wellness group. Three co-workers used the Hunger Scale to check in on their hunger levels every day before lunch. Then they checked in on their fullness at the end of their meal to ensure they had eaten adequately, without feeling overly full. The relied on each other to practice the tools they were learning in the program workshops.
Gisela: One of the greatest misconceptions people make is that they believe Dietitians are all going to put them on a diet or that we eat very rigidly.
I do not believe in "good" foods vs "bad" foods. No single food item is going to provide you with your most optimal health and no single food item is going to be detrimental to your health.
Oola: One day we read in the news that something is bad for us, the next day we read it's good. Is there a rule of thumb or method to use to figure out which to believe?
Gisela: I do not believe in "good" foods vs "bad" foods (or "whole" vs "processed," "natural" vs "junk"). No single food item is going to provide you with your most optimal health and no single food item is going to be detrimental to your health - it is all about overall lifestyle and balance. Further, the moment a food item is labeled as "bad," it becomes prohibited or restricted, which may hinder someone's experience around food.
Gisela: "Healthy" vs "Unhealthy" is very vague. What one may perceive as healthy, may not be healthy for someone else. For example: Red meat may be part of a healthy diet for someone who eats meat, while it may be considered very unhealthy for someone who follows a Vegan lifestyle.
Gisela: It is important to always pack snacks or a meal with you if you are traveling. If I am traveling on the plane and long-distance, I like to bring a fiber-rich and high protein meal with me to keep me fuller longer. If a full meal isn't for you, then snacks are always key to prevent over-hunger while traveling. Fruit, trail mix/nuts, granola/protein bars, and nut butter sandwiches can be great snacks to keep handy.
Gisela: The use of supplements has always been a big trend in American diets. The latest supplement craze is Collagen or Collagen Peptides, which is derived from animal sources and is said to improve skin, nails, and joint pain. Unfortunately, the research is still inconclusive of its long-term benefits or effects.
Gisela: I would keep Coffee in my diet but only because I prefer Cookies over Ice Cream any day, and I do not eat Bacon (due to preference, not restriction).
Any time you have the opportunity to disconnect from technology, sit at a table, and integrate all of your senses into your meal, do so.
Gisela: My greatest advice is to try to make mealtime as sacred and important as possible. Any time you have the opportunity to disconnect from technology, sit at a table, and integrate all of your senses into your meal, do so. This allows you to connect with your body's internal cues and recognize your hunger and fullness and what flavors and tastes you enjoy most.
If you do not like a certain food, do not eat it. Further, if you like something, do not restrict it. If you focus on including fruits, vegetables, and whole grains into your diet and honor your hunger and fullness, you can maintain a very healthy lifestyle.
Oola: Anything else you'd like to comment on while we have you?
Gisela: Remember that nutrition is not a One Size Fits All approach. None of us have the same likes, schedules, lifestyles, traditions, or regimens. Take time to think about what will help you in your health journey and always take it one day at a time, one meal at a time.
Awards: Miami Dietetic Association Young RDN of the Year 2010.


I just updated my Samsung Galaxy S5 with software updates pushed by T-mobile. Now I can't unlock my screen without restarting it. If I restart it, I can unlock it with my fingerprint. Otherwise, I can't use my fingerprint and it also will not provide me a keyboard to enter my backup password.
Did you resolve this in any way? I'm having exactly the same problem with my S5 now!


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Hillary, I don't think you want to bring up your emails now. Or ever.
The initial draft of Comey's 2016 statement said it was "reasonably likely" that hostile actors had gained access to Clinton's private email account. Moreover, the inspector general quotes FBI agent Peter Strzok as commenting on that "It is more accurate to say we know foreign actors obtained access to some of her emails (including at least one Secret one) via compromises of the private email accounts of some of her staffers". These facts were inexplicably left out of the final statement.
Reason enough not to let her anywhere near the levers of power.


My name's Jan and this is my website all about Torrevieja in Spain. Register now for free to talk about General Torrevieja discussion and much more!
HAS ANYONE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF USING LONG TERM CAR PARKING AT ALICANTE AIRPORT, IF SO PLEASE POST DETAILS.
I have used Plane Parking SL for several years now and have found them very reliable.
You would book them online and when travelling from Alicante would drive up to departures at the time specified by yourself, look out for one of the guys in a yellow top, hand your car over to them after signing the paperwork and off you go.
Then on your return your car will be delivered to you outside of departures after you have rung them to say that you have collected your cases. The price includes an external wash as well.
Many thanks Bill..... will pass this information on to my friend. Perhaps you can help answer another question? We have purchased a property in Torrevieja, but do not intend to move over permanently..... how do we approach the insurance side, and what should we do about Spanish car taxes and registration etc. Some people say it is ok to keep it all based in UK???
Regarding household insurance, I can personally recommend Casas Espania SL which is located on the La Siesta roundaboud next to Gran China restaurant, heading towards Quesada from Torrevieja.
As for a UK registered vehicle you are legally permitted to drive in Spain for 6 months (182 days) in any one year, after that you would need to get it registered in Spain along with adjusting or replacing the headlights. There are several people that can arrange for the re-registration for a reasonable sum, but to be honest with you if it were myself I would sell your car in the UK and purchase a Spanish registed one over here, unless you intend to drive to and from the UK.
We also use Plane parking first class service we have Dual parking Alicante/Murcia cannot praise them enough and I don't give praise out often.
Many thanks for your input Bill.. We have purchased a left hand drive here to keep in Spain. Will be driving it back and forth but generally it will be based in Spain. I assume we shall have to change it to Spanish reg plates. Any ideas re insuring the car there...... not sure how it works there?
Regarding insuring your car here in Spain, I have been with Linea Directa for the last 14 years or so and have always found them very good, they speak English over the phone as well which is very handy.
Many thanks for your comments. It eases my mind to think that a number of the companies come so highly recommended.


WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- The first major gene mutation associated with an increased risk for hereditary prostate cancer has been identified by scientists.
Men who inherit the mutation in the HOXB13 gene have a 10 to 20 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the study in the Jan. 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The HOXB13 gene plays an important role in the development of the prostate during the fetal stage and in prostate function later in life.
The discovery of this gene mutation may help improve understanding about the development of prostate cancer and which men may require early screening for the disease, according to the team led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the University of Michigan Health System.
The researchers analyzed DNA from the youngest prostate cancer patients in 94 families that had multiple cases of the disease among close relatives, such as fathers, sons and brothers. Members of four different families were found to have the same mutation in the HOXB13 gene. All 18 patients in those four families had the mutation.
The investigators then looked at 5,100 men who had been treated for prostate cancer and found that 1.4 percent (72) of them had the same HOXB13 gene mutation. The men with the mutation were much more likely to have at least one first-degree male relative (father or brother) who also had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
When they looked at a control group of 1,400 men without prostate cancer, the study authors found that only one of the men had the mutation.
The researchers also looked at data from men enrolled in studies of early-onset or familial prostate cancer.
"We found that the mutation was significantly more common in men with a family history and early diagnosis compared with men diagnosed later, after age 55, without a family history. The difference was 3.1 percent versus 0.62 percent," Dr. Kathleen Cooney, a professor of internal medicine and urology at the University of Michigan Medical School, and one of the study's two senior authors, said in a Hopkins news release.
"It's what we've been looking for over the past 20 years," added fellow senior author William Isaacs, a professor of urology and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "It's long been clear that prostate cancer can run in families, but pinpointing the underlying genetic basis has been challenging and previous studies have provided inconsistent results."
An estimated 240,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. While the HOXB13 gene mutation may account for only a small number of prostate cancer cases, it may provide clues about how this cancer develops and help to identify a group of men who might benefit from early or additional prostate cancer screening, the researchers said.


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NYONYA NOSH@Rumah Bebe is the in-house bake-cook shop, a small, sparkling culinary jewel amid the mass of eateries in the Katong area. Bebe takes a great deal of pride in providing tantalisingly flavourful home-made dishes, prepared the old fashioned way, from scratch, without the use of flavour enhancers. Using only the freshest and finest natural ingredients available in the market, she handcrafts all of her tarts, pastries, dumplings, cakes, spices and sauces, not to mention her luxurious dessert offerings as well as all of her other exquisite signature dishes. Whether buying for take-home or visiting for an eat-in, you may always expect to experience exceptional quality traditional Peranakan cuisine created to meet the very highest standards. Bebe rigidly adheres to this standard and proudly proclaims – "I will not serve any dish that I would not be happy to eat myself." Bebe's clientele consists of a broad cross section of fiercely loyal patrons ranging from local residents to foreign tourists, all of whom share a sincere love and appreciation for true home-made Peranakan cuisine served in a homey atmosphere.
Check out the daily specials signboard for a varied array of local delicacies including freshly-baked pineapple tarts, brandied sugee-almond cake, bluder tarpei, rempah udang and pang susi to name just a few. Popular items such as curry puffs (baked, not fried) can be sold out by mid-day and during festive season, pineapple tarts must be pre-ordered months in advance.
With the warm aroma of stove-cooked meals wafting through the shophouse, nothing feels more like home at Rumah Bebe. Beyond the "pintu pagar" is a lively scene, especially on weekends. People come in, bright and early with ready orders, to buy their breakfast, lunch or tea-time snacks. At her cafe nook with a single round table of six seating in a setting that is charmingly unmatched anywhere, Bebe serves her "master-dishes". With a team of staff, she whips up scrumptious dishes in the back kitchen and personally texts her customers her weekend menu, which changes frequently, based on the market availability of fresh produce. The Mee-Siam is truly memorable and Penang Assam Laksa is no ordinary matter, the Katong area has a reputation to have the best such dishes. Mere words are not enough to convey the delights of the quintessential Ayam Buah Keluak, the hearty Kuah Bakwan Kepiting or Nasi Ulam. You must simply try the Popiah and then again, don't miss the Hati Babi Bungkus, try Pengat Durian, Apom Bokwa or any one of the desserts.