Nivag Collectables: Wedgwood - Basalt on Cane Jasperware: Slavery Dish - Am I not a man and a brother?
Slavery Dish - Am I not a man and a brother?
A Wedgwood round tray in black on cane jasperware produced to commemorate William Wilberforce and the abolition of slavery 1833 embossed with the words 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER ?'.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1822 and also the death of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), the Parliamentary leader of the abolitionist campaign, Wedgwood issued a black on cane colour Jasper round tray (measuring 11cm/4.25 inches).
The round tray reproduces the decoration and wording of the slave medallion modelled in 1787 by Hackwood from the seal of the Slave Emancipation Society. Josiah Wedgwood was himself an active supporter of the Society and produced several hundreds of the medallion. Many were made in black on white Jasper but other combinations were also produced.
The dish has been previously owned but is first quality and in very good condition. The dish is stamped on the base "Wedgwood Made in England"
A very similar piece was featured on the Wedgwood Documentary programme.


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Владимир Данилович Кравченко () — советский передовик горнопромышленного производства, машинист горных выемочных машин шахты «Капитальная», г. Осинники Кемеровской области, Герой Социалистического Труда (1982).

Биография
В 14-летнем возрасте, окончив 7 классов, поступил в горнопромышленное училище (ГРПУ № 5, позже СГПТУ № 45), получил специальность машиниста горновыемочных машин. После окончания училища был направлен на 6-й участок шахты «Капитальная», начальником которого был Пётр Арсентьевич Перминов. Два года Владимир Данилович работал помощником машиниста врубовой машины. Два года его портрет висел на шахтовой доске почёта. «Лучший помощник машиниста врубовой машины Кузбасса» — его первое почётное звание.

После службы в Советской армии попал на участок, которым руководил Леонид Андреевич Малыш. Вскоре на пласту Кандалепском-3, в лаве, где молодой специалист Кравченко работал комбайнёром, был установлен Всекузбасский рекорд: за 31 рабочий день добыта 21 тысяча тонн угля. Вскоре состоялся второй рекорд.

В эти годы он окончил заочное отделение горного техникума города Осинники. Работал на врубовых машинах, на ЛГД, на «Донбассе» различных марок, осваивал комплекс КП-87. Каждый момент освоения более мощной техники отмечен новыми рекордными цифрами добытого угля. В 1978 году — 457 тысяч тонн угля было выдано бригадой (рекорд шахты «Капитальная»). За десятую пятилетку бригада Б. П. Старунова, в которой комбайнёром и звеньевым был Кравченко Владимир Данилович, выдала 1 миллион 668 тысяч тонн угля. В день открытия XXVI съезда КПСС добыча бригады составила 1670 тонн угля. Почти три суточных плана.

В 1982 году за достижения высоких показателей в выполнении планов, социалистических обязательств по добыче угля, проявленную трудовую доблесть ему было присвоено звание Герой Социалистического Труда с вручением второго ордена Ленина и золотой звезды «Серп и Молот».

В последние годы работал на участке № 12 бригадиром. Ему доверили внедрить, впервые на шахте, комплекс I КМТ. И после отработки лавы бригаде Кравченко было предложено перейти в другую лаву с разворотом комплекса на 180 градусов. Разворот предполагалось осуществить впервые в угольной промышленности страны. 10 сентября 1985 года приступили к эксперименту, и закончился он раньше намеченного срока — 17 декабря 1985 года. А проведённая техническая операция позволила уменьшить объём монтажно-демонтажных работ и увеличить коэффициент непрерывного использования оборудования.

Награды и звания
 медаль «Серп и Молот» (26 августа 1982);
 дважды Орден Ленина (19 февраля 1974; 26 августа 1982);
 медаль «За трудовое отличие»;
 Полный кавалер знака «Шахтёрская слава».

Память
Средняя общеобразовательная школа № 13 г. Осинники носит имя Героя Социалистического Труда Кравченко Владимира Даниловича.

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Источники
 Музалевский М. В. Герои Социалистического Труда. Биобиблиографический словарь. — : РИЦ.

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New Delhi, May 13 (UNI) A strike by junior and resident doctors in support of the anti-quota stir by students affected services in five premier government hospitals of the capital for the 2nd day today.
Senior doctors, who also have threatened to join the agitation soon, were seen manning emergency units of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the Safdarjang, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Maulana Azad and the Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narain Hospitals.
The strike was in response to a call from the Indian Medical Association. The IMA has also called a ''medical bandh'' in Delhi on Monday.
Hundreds of medical students had clashed with police yesterday as they tried to march towards the Prime Minister's North Block office in protest against the Government proposal to reserve 27 per cent seats for OBCs in centres of higher education.
The protesting students say the reservation move is anti-merit and would push back India's development.
Meanwhile, the All India Minorities Front has demanded arrest of the striking doctors. In separate letters to the Prime Minister and the Delhi Chief Minister, Front President S M Asif also said that the Government should invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) and dismiss striking doctors for conduct unbecoming of public servants.
Public money spent on their education and training should be recovered from the doctors, he said.


The internet dominated technology news in the personal lines sector this year, Among the new launches was Gosure.com , a subsidiary of Columbus Financial Services. It made the news by announcing it was to slash the cost of travel insurance by 20%.
Gosure.com's launch coincided with that of Inspop.com but was not quite as high profile. Inspop.com spent more than £5m on a national cross-media advertising campaign which included television, radio and newspapers.
Inspop.com said it expected to win 500,000 motor, 150,000 homes, 50,000 travel and 30,000 health customers in the first 12 months. The online intermediary then teamed up with broker Quoteline Direct to sell motor and home insurance on Inspop's site.
Other partnerships in this sector included Richard Branson and the AA who offered motor and household on his virgin money.com site.


GT6 Opponauts: Pretend We're Friends PSN ID list?
Anyone interested in pooling a list of PSN IDs of Opponauts who play Gran Turismo 5/6? I'll friend anyone on the list for the sake of getting automated online leaderboards and ghost replays of each others' laps. I will also periodically re-share this post as a reminder and a way to accrete more names.


When future historians look back on American governance during the early decades of the twenty-first century, they will have many tragic and troublesome episodes to dwell on: the hanging chads of Palm Beach County, the invasion of Iraq, the passage of the Patriot Act, the Citizens United ruling, the Republican-controlled Senate's refusal to grant Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland a hearing, and the election of Donald Trump and his subsequent dumbing down and demeaning of the Presidency.
It is a ludicrous situation, and one that makes a mockery of the idea of the Senate as a highfalutin deliberative body. No major bill in recent history has been railroaded through the upper chamber in such a manner—conceived of and written in secret, and subject to no markups or committee hearings. If McConnell were to succeed in getting some sort of bill passed, it would be a travesty.
About the only thing that can be said for the lawmakers who brought things to this juncture is that they have been pretty open about their intentions. Indeed, they appear to wear their cynicism with pride.
The motion to proceed passed. Now they're voting on all kinds of versions of a health care bill to see which one sticks. The GOP can do this because it has its own propaganda machine (Fox News, Breitbart, Drudge, Rush, Alex Jones), and can spin this travesty as a victory.


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Councillors call for urgent support for foodbank ahead of a 'bleak Christmas' straight out of a Charles Dickens novel
Councillors in one of Sheffield's most deprived communities are calling for donations to support an inundated foodbank, as demand for support rises 'exponentially' ahead of Christmas, due to recent covid-19 restrictions.
The Spires Foodbank located at 600 East Bank Road in Arbourthorne provides a lifeline for over 90 families each week and has seen demand soar as Christmas Day fast approaches. Since the pandemic started the Spires has supplied over 1 ton of food per week.
In a bid to bring some festive cheer to some of the most vulnerable families in Sheffield, volunteers at the foodbank will be packing bags containing all the ingredients for a Christmas Day lunch, so that residents don't miss out.
Councillors delivered their own donations of food to the foodbank and are encouraging others to do the same, with members of the public being asked to donate food including nappies, period products or cash to the foodbank.
Councillor Ben Miskell said: "It's going to be a bleak Christmas for too many families in Arbourthorne. Food poverty is really biting and foodbanks like the Spires are providing an invaluable service to some of the most vulnerable in our city. That's why we are sounding the alarm and asking for more support urgently from the public."
Donations can be received by the Spires Foodbank at its East Bank Road base between 9am – 1pm on Tuesday 22nd and between 9am and 2pm on Wednesday 23rd December.
Andrew Keel Foodbank Co-ordinator for the Spires said: "We've seen demand for support from families rise exponentially throughout the pandemic and many residents in Arbourthorne are really struggling this Christmas. We would be so grateful for any donations ahead of Christmas Day and into the New Year."
Councillor Sophie Wilson said: "It's heart breaking to see people waiting in line to receive their food parcels from the Spires. This level of poverty is Dickensian and should be consigned to the history books, but whilst it exists in our city we need people to support food banks like the Spires this Christmas."
Councillor Jack Scott went on to say: "Many residents in Arbourthorne are really struggling. Some people have said that Covid-19 doesn't discriminate, but we know that's untrue as the poorest and most vulnerable members in my ward have been hit the hardest and continue to take a hit in the run up to Christmas."
More information about Spires foodbank can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/spiresfoodbank
Cllrs Sophie Wilson, Jack Scott and Ben Miskell alongside volunteers at the Spires Foodbank on East Bank Road, Arbourthorne'
Cllr Jack Scott, Sophie Wilson & Ben Miskell with food donations

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When Cornelia Sittel is not thinking up the next internationalization tool that will make the lives of both software developers and translators easier — or boating off the shores of Cape Cod — she leads the localization team at Salesforce Commerce Cloud in the Boston area. After working for over a decade in various software quality assurance management roles, Cornelia returned four years ago to the career she originally trained for, and built a localization team and processes at Demandware (Salesforce Commerce Cloud since 2016). Her team is proud to enable the global reach of Commerce Cloud's world-class eCommerce software suite. An educated linguist fluent in several European languages, Cornelia's main interests include internationalization engineering, automated quality assurance, speech technologies and machine translation.


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Rays homer 3 times off Kyle McPherson
By Charlie Wilmoth Mar 26, 2013, 1:36am EDT
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Kyle McPherson struggled again in his most recent spring training start, allowing three home runs (to Shelley Duncan, Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria) as the Rays beat the Pirates, 6-2.
The Pirates didn't do much offensively, either, getting just eight hits, including two doubles. And the three available relief innings went to Vin Mazzaro and then two guys (Brooks Brown and Kris Johnson) who aren't even in camp anymore, so there isn't much to talk about on any of these fronts.
At this point, it would be a great shock if McPherson made the team -- not that the other candidates for the back of the rotation have been much better.


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Lindsay Wyles, Centre Manager
Lindsay has been the Centre Manager since the start of 2019. She is your first point of contact for enquiries and bookings. With a background in social work she is incredibly personable, and brings a smiling face to all users of the Centre. Her dog Meg can often been seen keeping her company in the office. When Lindsay isn't at work she is often to be found painting or studying for her accountancy qualification.
Vivien Barr, Chair of the Trustees
For over 30 years Vivien has been a member of The Arts Society Painswick (formerly PADFAS), which meets in The Painswick Centre most months. She was elected a Trustee in 2018 and Chair of the Trustees in 2019, and can often be seen attending Wick-Flix screenings or helping out at the Fish & Chips nights.
Allyson Davis, Trustee
Judie Hill, Trustee
Martyn Smith, Trustee
Martyn moved to Painswick in 2001, and has worked largely in Finance throughout his career, sixteen years of which were with Dyson. He volunteered to become a Trustee when the Centre was looking for someone with finance experience. Martyn sits on the Resources & Maintenance and Fundraising subgroups, and is using his experience to help the Centre develop financial sustainability in the long term.
Dawn Tyson, Trustee
When she moved to Painswick in 2012 from a tiny rural community in Scotland, Dawn became just as involved in The Painswick Centre as she had been at her old village hall. She quickly went from willing friend and volunteer to minutes secretary and then Trustee, via a brief period as Centre Manager. Dawn is always willing to get her hands dirty and get on with any job that needs doing so is an invaluable asset to the Centre!


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Conocyathus gracilis är en korallart som beskrevs av Stephen D. Cairns 1998. Conocyathus gracilis ingår i släktet Conocyathus och familjen Turbinoliidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Ranking the Seattle Mariners Uniform Combinations
By Curtis Christianson
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 02: Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners reacts after his two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on October 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /
#5 Mariners Sunday Cream Uniforms
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 03: Tyler Anderson #31 of the Seattle Mariners pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on October 03, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /
The fifth best Mariners uniform combination is the most recent jersey added to the mix. The Mariners added the cream home jerseys in 2015 to give a nod to the history of the Seattle Mariners, as they are meant to be a current take on the early days of the Mariners with the cream/yellow and royal blue. The royal blue certainly stands out compared to the typical navy blue used.
It is a good look, but seems a little odd at times. The fact of having the different color scheme entirely is a bit strange. The Mariners certainly can pull it off, but it is not as good as the navy, northwest green, and white color scheme that is used on a normal basis. Another thing that drags this color way down, is that the players have fancy gear, protective equipment, or gloves that are made to look special with the blue or northwest green colors and it looks totally mismatched on Sundays. This is something that they should work on to fix.
The Mariners do a good job of not overusing these jerseys, as they are only worn on Sunday home games, but the colors are overall a bit too far distanced from the normal colors to be one of the three best uniforms.


/ Should You Use Visual Aids?
Should You Use Visual Aids?
1. Visual images were frequently used by Jesus to illustrate the word he preached.
1. It shows a lack of confidence in the word preached.
I think the turning of a sermon into a lecture is a very real danger and anything that pushes towards that should be at the very least critiqued heavily. After having said that however, I think that visual aids can be helpful, but the preacher must never become dependent on them. Many of us will be called to preach at least on occasion in venues and churches that do not have the technological hook-up to run PowerPoint slides. If that is the case, one should still be ready and able to handle the word just like all of other preachers have done through the ages.


I thought about writing a blog post about overthinking. Then I thought more about it and wondered if I would have enough ideas for an entire post. But then I thought, many people, including myself, suffer the ill-effects of thinking too much. I started to ponder how ruminating contributes to anxiety, depression and avoidance of action. Then I started to question whether this was definitely the best topic to write on. As you may have guessed, I ended up making the decision that this blog post might be a good idea after all.
Certain situations make overthinking much more tempting. We often know, deep down, we have to do something, but we continue to think about how much we do not want to do it. Simple chores such as cleaning the bathroom come to mind, but so do more complex ones like studying for an exam or researching elder care options for a parent. If we can acknowledge for ourselves that the tasks may not be especially appealing, but we know they ultimately must be done, we can reclaim some of the energy that overthinking threatens to drain from us. Moving more quickly to action can also free up mental energy needed for the more difficult decisions we might face.
Overthinkers become masters of the negative "what ifs". Imagination is a gift, but it can turn against us when we create scenarios that start with "what if" and end with something of dreadful proportions. As a student, it might be "What if I get a bad grade in this class?" or as an employee, "What if I fail to meet expectations and my job is in jeopardy?" Or even as a parent, "What if my kids never move out of the basement?" Not only do we drain ourselves of precious energy, anticipating things that may never happen, we also reduce our abilities to handle difficulties when we actually encounter them. More than likely, the challenges we face will be different than our "what if" scenarios anyway, similar to preparing for a multiple choice test and showing up on exam day to find essay questions instead. Our imaginations are perfectly capable of creating good visions when we let them. Letting ourselves visualize our goals allows us to actually work toward the positive and fulfill the dreams we have for ourselves.
Overthinking issues beyond our control can be one of the most frustrating ways to spend our valuable time. Perhaps you awaken a bit early, and start running through that laundry list of worries that are beyond our ability to directly change. Maybe you are concerned about your teenager's group of friends and the questionable influence they might have. Turning that thought over and over again in your mind causes anxiety and reinforces a sense of helplessness. Instead, try and structure your thinking in order to reduce the negative impact of these thoughts. First, recognize the concern comes from an understandable and worthy intent —loving and wanting the best for your teen. Next, let yourself see what you want for your teen — a positive and healthy group of friends. Then ask yourself what steps you can actually take to try and get there — talk to your teen and express your views, listen to and acknowledge their feelings, and encourage them to get involved in beneficial activities where they can meet potential friends. As a result, hopefully instead of recycling worried thoughts, you now have things to think about that are worthy of your energy and can give you a more positive focus.
It is not easy to avoid the pitfalls of overthinking. Just as we do not go out and complete a marathon the first time we run, we will not limit unproductive thinking without practice. We have to focus more on what is within our control and try to achieve a better balance between thought and action. Better mental fitness will not eliminate unpleasant tasks or life's unpredictable challenges, but hopefully it will help us conserve energy we can use to enjoy life's unlimited gifts.


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CIPSRT Launches New Guide to Help Support PSP Experiencing Mental Health Issues
To view or download the guide, click here.
Many Public Safety Personnel (PSP) feel alone when facing mental health challenges. Their concerns about stigma can prevent PSP from reaching out for support. Co-workers can be a source of support since they understand the pressures and stressors of PSP work. However, many co-workers don't know where to begin helping someone struggling with mental health issues. That is why the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment, in partnership with the clinical team at PSPNET, has developed a new guide called How to Support a Co-worker Experiencing Mental Health Issues.
How to Support a Co-worker Experiencing Mental Health Issues was developed based on feedback from the CIPSRT Public Safety Steering Committee and suggestions from PSPNET clients who wanted to understand how to share their mental health journey and support others who may be facing similar challenges.
The new guide identifies the signs to look for in a co-worker who might be struggling and then offers ideas and strategies to support them. Talking about mental health is challenging, and the stigma in PSP organizations can make having mental health conversations difficult. Co-workers are an essential source of support that can break thru the barrier of stigma that can exist within PSP organizations.
"Co-workers are often amongst the first to notice when someone is struggling, and because of the nature of their work, PSP are more likely to open up to peers who understands their situation. We designed this guide to make those conversations easier," said Dr. Jody Burnett, Clinical Research Associate with PSPNET.
For more information, please get in touch with our Knowledge Manager Emilie Kossick, Emilie.Kossick@uregina.ca.
CIPSRT (Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment), located at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, serves as the Knowledge Exchange Hub to help current public safety personnel, their leaders and their families to maintain and improve their mental health and well-being.
PSPNET is offering and evaluating internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy, also known as ICBT, specifically tailored for current and former Public Safety Personnel (PSP). PSPNET is now accepting PSP residing in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Saskatchewan interested in therapist-guided ICBT. Self-guided ICBT is available to all PSP in Canada.
Virtual Town Hall: Implementing workplace mental health interventions in public safety organizations


Nanopowders of nickel ferrite doped with cobalt were synthesized by co-precipitation using a 3 % KOH solution as a precipitant. The effects of different annealing regimes on the composition and particle size of Ni1-xCoxFe2O4 were studied. It was established that with annealing at t = 1000 °C for 2 h single-phase products were formed with a crystallite size of 30–50 nm. The saturation magnetization and the coercive force increased as the content of the dopant increased from 50.3 emu/g and 51.94 Oe for NiFe2O4 to 80.45 emu/g and 848.32 Oe for CoFe2O4.
Keywords: ferrites, spinel, nanocrystals, coprecipitation, magnetic properties.


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    if not _solutions_cache.has_key(length):
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    return _solutions_cache[length]

def _init_cache(cache_size):
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The Firm Business Brokerage has been running on all cylinders!
The end of a quarter is a great time to buy or sell a business, and the end of Q1 in 2018 certainly proves that. Cortney Sells and the team at The Firm Business Brokerage orchestrated five transactions in the last five business days of March. A dog daycare, a vending service, a translation company, a spa, and a printing company all changed hands within five business days. To celebrate, the staff enjoyed Easter weekend with their families and will be back working hard on Monday to close the next five!


Plumbers come together globally to initiate, educate and promote the importance of how we should maintain a safe and sanitary water conditions around the world.
There is nothing more important than having access to safe drinking water and a good standard of sanitation to sustain good health.
In Australia, we shouldn't take for granted the access we have to a supply of clean and safe water and the quality drainage system that remove waste water from our properties. As an individual we should all take actions to reduce water wastage, invest in products that conserve water and make every effort to avoid contaminating water or damaging drainage systems.
Currently 1.1 billion people lack access to a safe clean water supply and 2.6 billion do not enjoy the use of effective sanitation systems. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 3.1 million children die each year as a result of diseases that could have been prevented if only their families had access to basic facilities.
World Plumbing Day (WPD) is an international event created by the World Plumbing Council to highlight the important role that plumbing plays in the health, protection and sustainability of communities in both developed and underdeveloped countries.
The World Plumbing Council bring together plumbing associations globally , including Australia to identifying affordable and efficient ways of providing sanitary conditions to all people and create a sustainable disease free environment for future generations to live a long and happy life.
With this in mind, we hope you will appreciate the individuals who choose to follow a career in plumbing. Not everyone is up to the challenge of getting down and dirty to unblock our sewers, drains, repair pungent pipes and crawl through insect infested spaces beneath properties and inside cavities to install new services to meet your everyday lifestyle needs.
The Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre (PICAC) in Brunswick is runs a series of events on Friday 11 March 2016 to mark WPD, raise awareness and discuss solutions. This year's event is set to be bigger than ever. Click here to attend.


My beloved rice cooker finally gave up on me. He died.
It was wonderful six years with Mr. Rice-cooker.
So I decided to take him apart if I can find some useful parts for noise.
I saved these remembrances (also the inner pot, which is not in pictures) for the future. Spring is always useful. This thick metal thingy makes faintly dried metal sound when I hit.
An inner pot remind me yokai (Japanese folklore spirit / monster), "narigama".
I drew my version of narigama, based on the painting by Sekien Toriyama.
So much fun to sketch yokai.
I found out interesting facts about narigama.
The origin of this yokai comes from the ritual at Kibitsu Shrine, Okayama, divining fortune by sound of the pot cooking rice.
Yokai and noise are related often.
Making noise with the rice cooker has deep significance… I guess.
When I was replacing the pick-up for my instrument, The metal nuts got stuck in the important part.
I tried hard to remove them, but only to find they got stuck and stripped even more.
I was about to cry, but instead I drunk sake and went to bed.
The next day, I tried with a socket wrench with my Ryobi….
But amazingly, I ended up having enough "grip" to loosen the nut on the other side.
What a relief! The picture shows my struggle… Look at the left nut how I beat that up!


PURPOSE:The bowel and sexual function of colorectal cancer patients undergoing either sphincter-saving or sphincter-sacrificing surgical procedures may be impaired. A legitimate question is how these different surgical techniques affect the patients' quality of life.METHODS:Seventeen studies were identified that compared at least one of four aspects of patient functioning (i.e., physical, psychologic, social, and sexual) between stoma patients and non-stoma patients.RESULTS:Although the literature does not yield entirely consistent findings, some long-term effects of surgery can be identified: 1) both patient groups are troubled by frequent or irregular bowel movements and diarrhea; 2) stoma patients report higher levels of psychologic distress than do nonstoma patients; 3) although both stoma patients and nonstoma patients report restrictions in their level of social functioning, such problems are more prevalent among patients with a colostomy; 4) sexual functioning of male and female stoma patients is consistently more impaired than that of male and female patients with intact sphincters. Results of the current review were compared with those of other, related areas.CONCLUSIONS:Although nonstoma patients generally fare better than do stoma patients, they also suffer from physical impairments induced by sphincter-saving procedures (e.g., impaired bowel and sexual function). These impairments may become more prevalent as ultralow anastomosis is more frequently applied, resulting in bowel and sexual dysfunction and related psychologic distress. Well-designed studies are needed that examine whether quality-of-life benefits are to be gained by use of ultralow anastomosis compared with colostomy.


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Summer Bird Watching
Galveston Island is one of the top locations in the United States for bird watching. The island offers a variety of habitats – beaches, wetlands, grasslands, woods, ponds, and bays. In fact, Galveston sits astride the 95th meridian, the center of the trans-Gulf migration route.
Birds visit Galveston en-route from and to Central and South American, north in the spring and south in the fall. Most pass through after taking a break for food and rest, but some species spend their summers on the island and breed locally.
The Nature Tourism Council offers a guide to the area's top birding locations. A map and seasonal checklist of birds sighted are also included. Click here to download a PDF version of the "Great Birding on & from Galveston Island Texas."
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The World Health Organisation warns that worldwide obesity levels have tripled since 1975, and calorie consumption is only increasing further. Shock tactics are plentiful, meaning we now exist in an age of heightened awareness and crescendoing concern for what we consume, and, as a result, attention is being turned to the packaging world. As nutritional experts find fault with bulk buy boxes and children's cartoon characters, more and more packaging manufacturers in the field of food are realising that pressure is mounting for them to adapt to the times and guarantee critical change.
Over-eating is off the scale, and critics find food packaging design to be, more often than not, culpable. Images printed onto packaging present a feast for the eyes, as dishes are doused in sauce, cake slices take up the plate, and cereal boxes show over-filled bowls. Photography on packaging can be grossly misleading, and obesity is resultantly being fuelled by the normalisation of enormous portions and excessive calorie intake. Refusal to take action renders recalibration of consumption norms inevitable, and the search for a solution is essential.
Nutritional experts campaigning for heightened awareness are at last starting to have an impact on the industry, meaning that brands are beginning to realise that bulk is not necessarily always best, and the single-serve 'snackification' trend is rapidly gaining ground. Indulgence is now limited by portion control packaging, as manufacturers explore options for blister pack and pouch customisation, shrinking packaging size down so that consumers can enjoy carefully controlled amounts.
Graze is perhaps most impressive in its innovation, tailoring e-commerce subscription boxes of conveniently packaged snacks to consumer preferences, triggering incremental sales by catering to customers' chaotic lives. Whilst obesity is consequently combated, so too is the parallel problem of food waste, as single-serve packaging minimises degradation otherwise caused by exposure to contaminants in the continuous cycle of opening and closing the packaging seal.
Obesity rates are escalating, and food packaging manufacturers find themselves rightly burdened with responsibility to react as the proliferating pandemic shows no sign of slowing down. Brilliantly bold packaging makes processed food notoriously enticing, and supermarket customers are left susceptible to deception as disparities between measurements, percentages, and portion size recommendations cloud truth with confusion. Whilst fears of demonising certain food brands with warning signs may be justified, using food packaging decoration in a standardised manner is, nevertheless, essential, as organising bodies finally understand that consumers deserve the right to make informed choices about their calorie intake.
The CIA World Factbook blacklists Chile with shaming statistics, as 28% of Chilean adults are found to be obese. Accusations of oblivion are, however, unfounded, as the Chilean government steps up to the mark, waging war against unhealthy foodstuffs in a campaign to curb skyrocketing data. Nutritional literacy is no longer necessitated as black stop signs are now branded boldly onto packaging of foods saturated in sugar, salt, calories, or fat, functioning as easy-to-spot signals alerting consumers to dietary dangers. Chile is being upheld as the country marking a watershed moment in the world of food packaging, and such an appraisal is well-deserved, as the nation does not stop at nutritional warnings, but instead transcends beyond, imposing strict restrictions on advertising and the sale of such products in schools.
As Brexit beckons for Britain, consumer groups too shine the spotlight on the possibility of positive change, an attitude distinctly removed from cries of concern regarding catastrophic consequences. Poised to exploit opportunities brought around by the divorce, the Local Government Association underscores boundless benefits ready to be reaped from making traffic light coding, currently voluntary under European Union law, mandatory following the split.Public Health Minister, Anna Soubry, warns of confusion caused by inconsistency in presentation of information, maintaining that a standardised scheme of colour coding will facilitate calorie control by dietary discerners and struggling shoppers alike. Taking their cue from their neighbours across the channel, as France adopts a five-colour palette, positioning products on a straightforward scale from A to E, British brands have introduced traffic light labels since persuasion by the Department of Health in 2013.A third of UK foodstuffs still lag behind, however, and nutrition experts call for this to change. Whilst red raises alarm bells, nutritious foods are marked green for go, a simple system indicating that harmonising nutrition labelling will undoubtedly enable clarity in comparison.
Pre-packaged goods and fast food remain firm family favourites for parents and workers rushed off their feet, yet unbeknown to many, their supper of choice may well be being served with a side of fluorinated toxins. Perfluoroalkyl substances have suffered a surge of recent bad press, polluting food products and increasingly becoming a cause for concern. Packaging manufacturers turn to PFAS for their water-repellent qualities, making them perfect for food-wrapper coatings, yet study in the field now links chemical contact with food to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Harvard University paves the way in the rush to research, and Associate Professor, Dr. Qi Sun, advises of dangers following findings of a clinical trial, demonstrating the worryingly positive correlation between PFAS blood levels and rapid weight gain post dieting. Washington has been quick to respond, passing bill ESHB 2658 into law, banning presence of PFAS in packaging for food, and urging research into safer alternatives.
Parents succumb to the power of pestering, and brands in the US are fully aware, shelling out a whopping $17 billion on marketing to children each year. Impulse buys are through the roof, yet campaigners condemn such advertising on moral grounds, pointing the finger at junk food branding, as obesity rates among children are escalating out of control. The placebo effect of packaging is not to be dismissed, as children repeatedly report higher taste ratings for foods in packaging with cartoon characters plastered on the side, and Australia is particularly concerned, as Public Health experts down under call for minimised appearances of Kellogg's Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam.
Chilean law has proven most severe, killing off caricatures such as Cheetos' Chester Cheetah altogether, and, whilst such legislation is accused by many for being too extreme, action should be taken to address the advertising of healthier foods, as mascots and cartoon characters would undoubtedly be better used here. Owners of Nestlé recognise their role of responsibility; serving more than one billion daily servings of food and beverages worldwide, Nestlé is depended upon to support family nutrition, and, with this in mind, the owners pledge improvement and change.
Experimental psychologist, Charles Spence, has leapt into the spotlight with his publication Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, examining multisensory experiences and how people perceive the world around them. The meeting point of cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and behavioural economics, Gastrophysics addresses the link between food and presentation, the power of the placebo effect, and how flavour can be magnified through the receptors of sight, smell, sound, and touch.
Spence's Gastrophysics theory may seem dauntingly abstract, yet the Oxford professor certainly provides food for thought. Healthy food brands exemplify how Spence's discoveries can be translated into powerful marketing strategies, using choice of colour to appeal to desperate dieters and calorie conscious consumers. Whilst green packaging is the perfect accompanist to organic food, rich in natural ingredients, Weight Watchers remains the prime example for brands choosing dependable blue to connote ideas of low-calorie options.
As concern for obesity rates erupts in the media, bulk buy packaging is no longer a la moda, and snack-sized servings instead take the lead, ensuring easier portion control and calorie regulation. Incessant campaigning fights for mandatory traffic light labelling, whilst pressure is rising for the chemicals in packaging itself to be changed, as links between PFAS and weight gain are increasingly stressed by the headlines. Experts cry for cartoon characters to be pushed aside, clearing space for experimentation with colour, in line with Charles Spence's Gastrophysics theory. Food packaging manufacturers are finally accepting their position of responsibility within the consumption chain, and we wait expectantly to see what this means for the future of human health.


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Q: 'static' UIButton ontop UIScrollview? I want to achieve a rather simple effect. A scrollView and a static button above it.
So far not problem. Unfortunately a problem occurs if I want to scroll the view "trough" the button. So start dragging inside the button will effect the button, not the scroll view.
Any ideas on how to achieve that?
Thanks a lot!
I think this approach won't work because touchesBegan is deprecated in UIScrollView … (Is this info true?)
Not the solution :-)
@implementation MySuperButton

+ (id)buttonWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
    return [[[self alloc] initWithFrame:frame] autorelease];
}

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
    if (self == [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
        NSLog(@"initWithFrame");
    }
    return self;
}

-(void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
    [super touchesBegan:touches withEvent:event];
    [self.nextResponder touchesBegan:touches withEvent:event];
    NSLog(@"[self nextResponder]: %@", [self nextResponder]);
}

@end

Unfotunately this does not work, yet. I think the next responder is a my UIView not my UIScrollView. Any ideas?
If my viewcontroller which is the nextResponder, passes the touches to the scrollView, nothing happens aswell.

A: Add the button not to the scroll view but to its parent view, and everything should work just fine. Touches on the button directly will get delivered to the button, and touches on the background (scroll view) will get delivered to the scroll view.
As the button isn't a subview of the scroll view it won't move with the background (which I suppose you mean with static).

A: I never played alot with the touch events and such, but i'll try to help with my basic understanding anyway.
Try setting the button's exclusiveTouch to NO. Not sure, but maybe enableMultitouch to YES as well.
If that doesn't work i'd try maybe subclassing UIButton, overriding the touch events and passing them to [self nextResponder] before/after [super touchEventX:]?

A: It's kinda hard to understand what you're trying to achieve. Do you want to scroll through the button or not?

So start dragging inside the button will effect the button, not the scroll view.

It's not clear if that's the behavior you want or the behavior you're trying to change.
If it's the former Eiko's answer is correct and if it's the later you should add the button as a subview of the scroll view and update its frame whenever scrollViewDidScroll: is called. I've never tried this, but it works in theory.

A: Move the whole Scroll View down by the height of your Button and shrink it's height by the same amount. Then put your Button above the the Scroll View - so it's not a child of the Scroll View.

A: If you add simple button in a view then if u touch on button. it will calls Action of it.
Sameway
If you add simple button in a ScroolView then if u touch on button. it will calls Action of it.
And if u touch on the empty area of scroolview then the delegate methods are called of UIScrollView.
If you put your finger on button and Drag it will obviosly effect on the scrollview. scrollview will drag 100%

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A recommendation that Clive Derby-Lewis be released on medical parole points to the seriousness of his illness, the Freedom Front Plus said on Tuesday.
"As in the case of Jackie Selebi who was offered the opportunity to die in peace surrounded by his own people, this last act of mercy should be awarded to any prisoner who is dying, regardless of who he is or the seriousness of his crime," FF Plus leader Pieter Mulder said in a statement.
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Derby-Lewis was jailed for his role in the murder, on April 10, 1993, of SA Communist Party general secretary Chris Hani. Earlier on Tuesday, Derby-Lewis's wife Gaye said the medical parole board had recommended he be released.
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In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry was the first black woman playwright to have a work performed on Broadway. She won the New York Drama Critics Circle award for that play, A Raisin in the Sun. She was only 29, and one of the brightest rising stars in the theater world.
Alas, that future was not to be: she died of cancer at 34 in early 1965. A Raisin in the Sun is one of only a handful of works she left behind — but what a play it is!
As with many writers' first works, she drew heavily on her own life growing up on the south side of Chicago in a period of racial turmoil (although when is Chicago not in a period of racial turmoil?) The play's underlying motivation of a black family's attempt to purchase their own home spotlights decades of housing discrimination in the city, with African-Americans contained in congested ghettos regardless of their means, and encountering resistance when they tried to move beyond them.
When her father purchased a house in a white subdivision in Woodlawn (at the opposite end of the same neighborhood where the Obama Presidential Center is being built) and encountered resistance from the neighbors, he sued and took his case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 1940 Hansberry v. Lee decision, the court ruled to weaken so-called restrictive covenants, which barred homeowners from selling to certain groups of people. (In Chicago in a slightly earlier period, they were also used against Jews).
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