It's the least we could do for a dog who was the quintessential perfect dog in our eyes. From day one, he never gave us any problems. He was always obedient, loyal, loving and certainly courageous and brave, likely the bravest dog I will ever know. But most of all, he was a caretaker who had seen our family through so many trials and tribulations. From a young puppy all Tucker ever wanted to do was run like the wind, and that dog had more fun just running around in circles than any dog I'd ever had. He loved to chase, be chased, and most of all loved to fetch a ball over and over again. When he tore his cruciate ligament at a year and a half, his crazy running days were over. Being the cautious mom, I didn't want him to re-injure his leg, or God forbid, injure the other leg which is always compromised after that kind of surgery. So we'd let him run a little bit, here and there, but no more full out sprinting unabashedly. But being the compliant dog he was, Tucker accepted that rule, always sensing the fear in my voice when I'd call for him to stop! So for the past 8 1/2 years Tucker has not been able to do any carefree sprinting but I know he always missed it and longed for the day he'd get to do it again. Today at 5:15pm, Tucker got his wish. We said our goodbyes and helped him pass over the rainbow bridge, releasing him to the heavens where I am sure he is running and playing right now as I type. He has his little green jolly ball in his mouth and is laughing his head off while he runs, jumps and plays like he did as a puppy.
I know this may come as a shock to most of you. About a month ago, Tucker had a relapse of his ruptured disc injury. He woke one morning wobbly and over the next day or so he lost the ability to walk again. We, too were hurt, shocked, and felt betrayed by this occurrence, but tried to remain positive that he'd be able to fight back once again. We didn't want to worry everyone, so kept this information mostly to ourselves. We kind of had to do that for our own sanity. Rehashing it over and over again would have been too hard. So Mike and I would have to carry him outside to eliminate, and hold him up with just our strength since he had none. But we were committed to keep doing so as long as necessary for him to get better. Unfortunately that was not in the cards this time. Over the past few weeks rather than getting stronger, Tucker was growing weaker and weaker and wasting away, his muscles experiencing severe atrophy. Even worse, his gums were growing pale, he was losing the will to eat, and his organs appeared to be failing. I had promised him that I would fight as long as he was willing to and this morning he gave me the clear message, as only a dog who loves you and is connected to you can do, that he was ready to rest.
I know I shall never have another dog like him, and truthfully, I'm okay with that. He was that one in a million dog and boy am I lucky to have had him in my life for 10 years. He was magnificent and majestic and together we were like peas and carrots, a comfortable, dynamic pair. I never felt better and more confident in a competition than when he was by my side. Oh God how I will miss my Beauty. His presence in our lives was just so incredibly strong. Our home will not be the same without him. Pup 'N Iron will not be the same without him, but I am glad that he will be forever immortalized in all that Pup 'N Iron is, from our logo, to all the little white hairs that will linger within our walls forever. I know I will shed many tears. Today my eyes are so swollen I don't know how they will ever return to normal size, but along with the tears I will cherish the memory of all that he was and celebrate the magnificent, majestic dog that will live on in my heart. To Tucker: I love you my beauty. I will miss you forever. I will honor you for the rest of my life. To my friends: All I ask is that each of you who have had the opportunity to meet and know him, please write a good memory you have of him so I can read them over and over again. And when you see me, tell me more good memories of that beautiful, magnificent, majestic dog who now is running with a big smile on his face.
So please join us in the celebration of the life of the dog who was and always will be the inspiration behind Pup 'N Iron and our desire to promote loving, mutually respectful relationships between dogs and their people. We are so grateful that God allowed us to find him on that little Mennonite farm in Madison County ten years ago. We shall never, ever forget this magnificent, majestic being who surely is an angel now who we will count on to watch over our family as we continue to go through life on earth.
"Dear Beauty, we will see you again. And when we do we will play tug, and fetch and you can run til your heart's content. Wait for us sweet boy at the bridge, we will be there in God's time."
OH Laurie!!! I'ts been a while since I've been but I didn't know about Tucker!! I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm greatful to have met him. He was wonderful and I know you will miss him dearly!!! Hope to see you soon!!
Craig was just reviewing the website trying to find the next great class for Milo, and saw your message. Craig told me to get the tissue box, and he was right. I so wish we had the opportunity to meet him. Thank you for sharing your heart and life with an obviously wonderful dog. You were gifts to each other. I know the decision you made was difficult but truly the most generous and selfless thing you can do for someone you love - to let them go.
My neighbor who watches Milo calls him her daily Milo therapy for whatever is troubling her. If you ever need an extra Milo smile and snuggle, you let us know....we will be happy to bring him by.
Our sympathies to you and your family.
I have been a little out of touch, and I just found out today about Tucker. I am so sorry to hear this. If you remember last fall, Abby and I had the pleasure of competing in UKC Open with you and Tucker. As I told you then, it was our privilege and I felt that we were in the best company possible for competition.
I wanted to let you know how sorry I am, and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope to see you sometime soon. Hang in there.
Laurie, I heard about Tucker and wanted to let you know, I'm thinking of you. I had the privledge to meet Tucker only once but knew right away he was quite special. I'm sorry for your loss.
I heard about Tucker and wanted to let you know, I'm thinking of you. I had the privledge to meet Tucker only once but knew right away he was quite special.
I'm so very, very sorry to hear your sad news of Tucker. He was a wonderful, dear, sweet, and very charming gentleman, and truly, I cannot imagine you without Tucker by your side.
I do have very good memories of Tucker. The first has his being the "greeter" at PNI--very enthusiastic, always happy, and always with a smile on his dear face. The second is his working with you in class--you both were such a great team and both were so happy and content with each other and in each other's company.
I am so sorry you have lost your special angel and know you and your family are going through a very rough patch. Hope it helps to know that you all are in the thoughts and prayers of all your friends, who miss Tucker, too. You were very fortunate to have him, but he was very fortunate to have the love, care, devotion from you and your family all these many years.
Laurie, I'm so sorry to hear abou Tucker. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but I know you loved him very much. We will be thinking of you during this hard time.
Laurie, I'm so sorry for your loss. I remember Tucker being the greeter behind the desk when I brought Cleo for Boxer play group. We miss everyone at Pup and Iron. I keep saying when things calm down we will be back. Tucker was always there every Sunday to great us. I know you will miss him.
I don't believe I ever met Tucker but he sounds like he was a wonderful gift in your life. I'm sorry for all the pain and sadness you are experiencing right now but thank goodness you were able to share a good part of your life with a wonderful dog and friend.
I know Tucker was your 'heart' dog and its ever so hard to lose your heart dog. He was a grand guy, sweet, happy, goofy, handsome, always there for you and for us to smile with and to enjoy. He will be sorely missed but I know that angel will be watching over PNI and all of us with a wagging tail. And he'll be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge. Brandy Clymire and the Cavalier pack.
I know Tucker was your 'heart' dog and its ever so hard to lose your heart dog. He was a grand guy, sweet, happy, goofy, handsome, always there for you and for us to smile with and to enjoy. He will be sorely missed but I know that angel will be watching over PNI and all of us with a wagging tail. And he'll be waiting for you at the Rainbow Bridge.
Brandy Clymire and the Cavalier pack.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Every time I tried to think of what to write, my eyes just teared up ... like they're doing now. It's so ironic that you and Mike were going through this with Tucker while you and Andrew were lighting up the small screen. And yet, if I recall correctly, it was because of Tucker being unable to particpate that you and Andrew were given this wonderful opportunity. It's as if Tucker was saying to Andrew, well, I've taken our mom as far as I can, it's your turn now.
Whenever I think of Tucker, several words come to mind. Graceful. Elegant. A gentleman. Regal. Proud. A truly beautiful dog. Thank you for sharing him with us ... he will be missed.


We are completely spoiled. No milking cows in the morning to have milk for breakfast. As a matter of fact, we have many options. Soy, Almond, lactose-free, full-fat, lower-fat, fat-free, chocolate, hazelnut, even pumpkin spice when the time is right. No more chasing a chicken around, killing it, plucking it, boning it, and butchering it when it is time for dinner. We just go to the store and pick out the parts we desire! If we want salad, there it is in a bag, washed and ready to eat. Veggies to munch on? Yep, all cut up and packaged to throw right in the picnic basket. And the grocery stores just keep making it easier and easier! Deli sections with ready to cook (or already cooked) meals, fresh breads and sandwiches already wrapped just waiting for a plate. An Olive bar, salad bar with steaming soup, chicken wing bar, sushi counter, and even a Starbucks—all in the Fry's Marketplace one mile from my home. And Click List, where were you when I had babies??? Seriously, there is no room for argument, we are completely spoiled.
Oh, and don't forget the companies that deliver boxes of fresh ingredients, with a recipe, and all you have to do is open and follow directions for a fresh, hot meal. Alexa, Smart phones/TV, Amazon prime even got one-upped by 2-hour delivery! Let's talk online shopping for a minute…oh my goodness, my favorite. Am I complaining? NO! The blessings abound! So many wonderful tools, it all makes living a healthy lifestyle so easy…right?
We know so much and have so much at our disposal. And yet we live in a time when obesity is an epidemic in the United States. Diabetes and heart disease kill moms, dads, brothers, aunts, sisters, grandmas, cousins, friends…not just numbers on a graph…people, loved ones, every day. Maybe you are still sitting on the fence trying to decide if it is worth the effort to lose the weight you want to. Maybe you are dragging your feet on your annual checkup even though you've been having shortness of breath. Maybe you just can't cope like you used to be able to and would be embarrassed if your co-workers knew how much you drink. Please hear me, the time for change is now.
This is some crazy stuff! Did any of these people expect to be injured or killed as they put their pants on yesterday morning? Doubtful. There are many variables that we have no control over. But what about the variables we can control?
We can enjoy the Fry's' amenities and eat more healthfully.
We can decrease our stress.
We can have open and honest relationships.
We can exercise on a regular basis.
We can forgive and let go of bitterness.
We can have meaningful hobbies and play.
We can learn and grow and heal destructive patterns.
It is easy to get overwhelmed if we try to change fifteen things at once! So, I usually pick one or two areas to focus on and then set some goals, short-term and long-term. I also like to hang a carrot out there…something I want or would enjoy that I can shoot for. A trip, a tattoo, dance lessons, plastic surgery…something you'll work for! We are created to work and crave, we just need to get moving in the right direction and then we're golden!
I'm so inspired by watching the Olympics. However, sometimes I look at my own life and think, "they are so disciplined and so driven, and I can't even stay away from chocolate for a week". Then comes a choice. I can sulk, feel sorry for myself, and beat myself up while I eat chocolate covered pretzels, OR I can be motivated by their accomplishments, put some gum in my mouth, and draft a plan! Creating a healthy lifestyle is a day to day journey. The choices keep coming and the struggle is real, especially when curve balls come and hit you in between the eyes. But please step towards health. No one is guaranteed tomorrow. That's legit. So, come with me! Make some goals, find some friends for the journey, and create the life you want. It might take some time. But next week, you'll be glad you started today! Come on…beat yesterday…you got this!


Spanish-born mezzo-soprano Clara – a former member of BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist – was an Independent Opera / Wigmore Hall Fellow 2009/11, and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied.
Clara made her BBC Proms debut in 2013, performing Falla's Three Cornered Hat with the BBC Philharmonic under the baton of Juanjo Mena. Other recent highlights include a recital at the Musée D'Orsay with Dame Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson, Ravel's Chansons Madecasses with the Nash Ensemble, Rossini's Giovanna d'Arco with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Ravel's Sheherazade with the Orquesta de RTVE and the BBC Philharmonic, Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic under the baton of Alexander Shelley, Mozart's Requiem with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding, Bach's Mass in B minor with the Real Filharmonia de Galicia under Antoni Ros Marba, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle with the BBC Singers, Rossini's Stabat Mater with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid under Alberto Zedda and Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the BBC Philharmonic.
Highlights of the 14/15 season include her debut at Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse as Aurora (Vive's Doña Francisquita), appearing as Rosina at the Teatre Principal de Palma, opening the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia's season, singing Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Berlioz Les Nuits d'ete with the Orquesta de Valencia.
Clara's first solo recital disc of Spanish songs was released in 2010, a second disc, Heroines in Song, is expected to be released this season. She recorded Montsalvatge's Cinco canciones negras with Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic in 2012 and features on their recent disc of music by Turina. She sings the role of Elena (Carnicer's Elena e Malvina) in a forthcoming release with the Spanish National Orchestra.


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Public Release: 20-Dec-2017
UTA researchers focus on pain management in older adults
University of Texas at Arlington
IMAGE: Robert Gatchel, UTA Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Nancy P. and John G. Penson Endowed Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and director of UTA's Center of Excellence in Health & Chronic... view more
Credit: UTA
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are focusing their attention on pain management in older adults, a segment of the population which presents a specific series of challenges to health providers.
"Pain is prevalent and often undertreated among older adults," said Robert Gatchel, UTA Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Nancy P. and John G. Penson Endowed Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and director of UTA's Center of Excellence in Health & Chronic Illness.
"With 20 percent of Americans expected to be 65 or older by 2030, the development of new and effective pain management strategies is a necessity, especially given that 75 percent of people in this age group have two or more chronic conditions such as heart disease, arthritis or diabetes, which complicate the taking of pain medications," he added.
In a new review paper published in the EC Anesthesia Special Issue 2017, Gatchel and UTA psychology doctoral student Kelley Bevers analyze the challenges of using opioids, anti-depressants, anti-inflammatory drugs and topical and injectable agents to treat pain among the elderly.
"The side effects of opioids, such as nausea and dizziness, can lead to an increased risk and rate of falls and subsequent injury, particularly among the older population," Gatchel said. "Older adults are also more prone to physical side effects from these drugs, such as liver and kidney problems, and need both careful evaluation and routine testing of organ function for follow-up care."
The review also analyzes concerns about using anti-depressants for pain relief among this population. Cognitive impairment such as dementia or Alzheimers can affect the adherence to and consistency of the consumption of anti-depressant medications among older populations. An erratic or sudden cessation of medication can lead to complications such as suicidal thoughts or behaviors, depression or mood imbalances. In addition, other medications that the patient may be taking such as steroids, hormonal supplements and anticonvulsants can exacerbate or worsen these depressive symptoms. Gatchel suggests that a thorough medical history needs to be considered prior to beginning antidepressant treatment among this patient group and detailed follow-up is needed.
Another widely used pain medication group are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories sold under well-known brand names such as Advil, Motrin or Aleve. While these drugs are effective for treating musculoskeletal pain, they pose particular challenges for use in older adults, including drug interactions with certain medications such as aspirin and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly used to treat depression, as well as increased risk of peptic ulcers and compromised organ function when taken over the long-term. Gastro-protective drugs can reduce the risk of ulcers and toxicity, but are currently only being prescribed in about 40 percent of older patients taking anti-inflammatories, according to a nationwide register-based study.
Topical creams, transdermal patches or injectable medications are also available for those unable to take medications in pill form or who have an acute, localized pain. Topical creams can be effective for pain near the body surface such as superficial muscular pain but may not be sufficient to penetrate the body for other conditions. Gatchel's review explains that transdermal patches often demonstrate the same problem, though morphine can be administered in patch form allowing for a steady release and adsorption of the medication without the need for an intravenous setup or oral medications. Other medications are also available in injectable form, but are usually reserved for emergency situations.
"Pain management in older adults is a complex and multi-faceted issue," Gatchel concludes. "Older adults face unique challenges that can further complicate general concerns, so complete medical histories including current medications are essential for effective and safe pharmacotherapy. Each major medication group presents advantages and complications to pain management and must complement other medicinal needs, so thorough screening is essential."
Earlier this year, Gatchel was awarded the American Psychological Foundation's 2017 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology. His research is a clear example of UTA's focus on health and the human condition within the university's Strategic Plan 2020 Bold Solutions|Global Impact.
Louisa Kellie
louisa.kellie@uta.edu
@utarlington
http://www.uta.edu
EC Anesthesia Special Issue 2017
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE
Robert Gatchel, University of Texas at Arlington (IMAGE)
https://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2017/12/Gatchel%20pain%20story.php
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BRISTOL Apache's run in the British American Football Association Division Two Play-Offs has come to an end at the semi-final stage after being defeated 33-27 by the Berk- shire Renegades at Filton.
With only one loss between them in their 22 matches this season, this game had many supporters drooling in anticipation in what, on paper, had the signs of being a classic encounter.
The hype certainly lived up to its billing and those watching in Bristol never knew how the game was going to finish until the end of the fourth quarter.
Reaching the Conference Final would have resulted in automatic promotion to Division One for the Apache but, despite coming from be- hind, it was a late touchdown which denied their celebrations and ended the Bristol team's season with their only loss of the year.
Bristol now have plenty of time to sit down and reflect on what turned out to be a frustrating semi-final and a missed opportunity with costly mistakes – a rarity this season – seeing them fall just short. The Renegades took a quick lead only for Bristol to hit back and take an 8-7 advantage. The Apache started to up the tempo but took a knock when the Berkshire side scored another touchdown to take a 14-8 lead into the half-time break.
Although behind, the Apache were confident of making the necessary changes to show why they were favourites to take the matchup, but another blow saw the Renegades extend their lead to 20-8 early in third quarter.
Any nerves from the Bris- tol team were soon extinguished as some terrific team work saw the Apache score two quick touchdowns to put them 24-20 up.
It was now looking like Bristol would be the ones making their way to Leeds for the final but two late touchdowns broke the hearts of the Apache players and saw the Renegades take a surprise win.
For Apache coach and player Jon Walters it was the end in more ways than one as he announced his retirement after the game and he will no doubt be sorely missed.
Bristol can certainly hold their heads high and feel proud of what they have achieved this season. They will be back even stronger next year.
For the Renegades they now face the tough task of defeating hot favourites the Wembley Stallions, who defeated the Portsmouth Dreadnoughts, 33-6, in the other semi, at the John Charles Sports Centre in Leeds with the winner being crowned this year's Division Two champions.


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Film Independent at LACMA goes 'Up in Smoke' on July 25
"It will make you feel very funny" was the tag line for Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong's 1978 hit comedy, "Up in Smoke."
The granddaddy of stoner movies, "Up in Smoke" has become part of popular culture and influenced drug-fueled slacker comedies over the last three decades.
Now Film Independent at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is paying tribute to the Lou Adler-directed comedy that Variety described as a "mixture of fitful slapstick and toilet humor," July 25 at the Bing Theater.
Marin is scheduled to appear in conversation at the screening.
The film finds Cheech and Chong as -- guess what? -- a pair of stoners who set out on the road to find freedom and some righteous pot. Stacy Keach, Tom Skerritt, Strother Martin and even Edie Adams are along for the irreverent ride.
Reviews were decidedly mixed, but Pauline Kael wrote in the New Yorker, "This piece of stoned-hippie foolishness, starring the comedy team Cheech and Chong, who wrote the script, is fairly consistently funny."
The R-rated film was one of the biggest hits of the year, earning more than $44 million, placing 14th on the Box Office Mojo chart of slacker/stoner films. Last year's "Ted" is No. 1 in the genre, with more than $218 million.
"Up in Smoke" was the most successful of the eight films Cheech and Chong made.
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Home	World Missions	Ministries Unite to Plant New Radio Station in Mongolia
Ministries Unite to Plant New Radio Station in Mongolia
by Michael Ireland June 8, 2019
written by Michael Ireland June 8, 2019
MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA (ANS) – Two ministries have partnered together to help establish an FEBC Family Radio Station in Mongolia.
Guidelines International Ministries is working with the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) Mongolia to create a station in Choibalsan, Eastern Mongolia.
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A Mongolian woman listens to FEBC radio
From its newly-furnished studio, FEBC is now broadcasting 24/7 to the Choibalsan community. The station is known as FM 104.5 Family Radio.
"We are utterly thankful to the Lord and to Guidelines for our brand new FEBC Gospel station in Choibalsan city!" said FEBC Mongolia director, Batjargal "Bat" Tuvshintsengel.
"This is what can happen when the Body of Christ works together," Guidelines president, Bonnie Sala, pointed out. "It's a joy and privilege to share in the story of what God is doing in Mongolia."
Choibalsan is the fourth-largest city in Mongolia with a population of over 44,000 people.
Predominantly Buddhist, with close proximity to the Chinese border, the city has a history of being resistant to the Gospel.
Guidelines devotionals programs have been translated and broadcast by FEBC Mongolia since 2016. These practical messages are distributed in 16 languages throughout the world, including places where listeners may be unreached, new to Christianity or living with persecution.
Guidelines also partners to help establish Christian radio stations that empower the local church and provide humanitarian assistance.
More information is available at www.guidelines.org.
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I've talked about the best vitamins for women to take in general, but what about the prenatal vitamins a woman needs when she's pregnant? When you compare a woman's multivitamin to a woman's prenatal vitamin, the prenatal vitamin typically contains more folate and iron. A woman's increased nutritional needs during pregnancy are the result of two things: the physiologic changes of the mother and the metabolic demands of the fetus.
Is it possible to fulfill all of your nutritional needs during pregnancy with a healthy diet alone? Read on to find out more about the most important nutrient needs during pregnancy, and I'll also tell you what to look for when choosing the best over-the-counter prenatal vitamins.
Iron-deficiency anemia is extremely common in pregnancy. When you're pregnant, the amount of blood in your body increases until you have almost twice as much as normal. This causes your body to require more iron to make more hemoglobin for all that extra blood. You also need more iron for your growing baby and placenta.
Although an iron deficiency is the most common reason for nutritional anemia in the world, folate deficiency is considered as the second most common cause and often co-exists with iron deficiency, which is one of the reasons folate is so crucial to a healthy pregnancy.
Pregnant women can be low in omega-3 fatty acids, especially when omega-3 foods aren't consumed on a regular basis. If you don't eat fish or other foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, then your health care provider will likely recommend omega-3 fatty acid supplements in addition to prenatal vitamins.
If you're a pregnant vegetarian and don't consume animal products, then the nutrients that you'll likely need to supplement include vitamin B12, zinc, iron and omega-3 fatty acids like DHA. (4) You can look for supplements that contain these vitamins plus DHA from a vegetarian source like algae.
Folate (aka B9 or Folic Acid): 600 micrograms–800 micrograms per day before conception and throughout pregnancy. Folate is a B vitamin that helps prevent neural tube defects as well as serious abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord. Folate is preferable over folic acid, which is the synthetic form of folate commonly found in many fortified foods and supplements. It's commonly recommended to start supplementing with folate three months before conception. Folate can also help prevent anemia.
Iron: 27 milligrams per day. Iron is essential for the delivery of oxygen to the baby and prevents anemia in the expecting mom. Iron can also help prevent premature delivery.
Calcium: 1,000 milligrams per day. Calcium helps build your baby's bones and prevents bone loss in the mother. Calcium also helps your circulatory, muscular and nervous systems run normally — all the more reason that calcium deficiency is dangerous for pregnant women and their unborn children.
Vitamin D: 600 international units per day. Vitamin D also helps build your baby's teeth and bones. Levels also affect a pregnant woman's blood pressure, immunity, mood and brain function, which is why you want to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
In general, you can opt for a prenatal vitamin that contains all of these key nutrients plus many others. Prenatal vitamins now come in a variety of forms, including tablet, capsule, chewable or powdered drink mix. Another new option on the market is gummy supplements like vitafusion PreNatal.
Whichever one you choose, the best prenatal vitamins are those that are whole food-based, gluten-free and non-GMO. When you take a supplement that's derived from whole foods, your body is more likely to have an easier time digesting and using the nutrients in that supplement.
Organic prenatal vitamins are easily available at stores and online these days as well. You can also find prenatal vitamins with DHA included so you can have less prenatal pills to consume on a daily basis. Most experts recommend consuming 200 to 300 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid known as DHA per day. (6) Eating fatty fish at least twice a week is another way to satisfy your omega-3 fatty acid needs without supplements.
Folate-rich foods: Leafy green vegetables, asparagus, citrus fruits, dried beans and peas are all great sources of naturally occurring folate.
Iron-rich foods: Lean red meat, poultry, fish, beans, dark leafy greens, artichokes and prunes are great sources of iron. Dietary iron is absorbed more easily if iron-rich foods are eaten with vitamin C foods, such as citrus fruits and tomatoes.
Calcium-rich foods: Yogurt, kefir, goat cheese, sardines, white beans, sesame seeds, okra and collard greens are all great sources of calcium.
Vitamin D-rich foods: Some good choices include mackerel, salmon, whitefish, sardines, portobello mushrooms (exposed to UV light) and eggs.
When Is Diet Enough? Or Is It Ever?
So, what if you want to get all of your nutrients from real foods and skip the supplements? Every pregnant woman is different, but generally speaking the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that all pregnant women take 600 micrograms of folate and 27 milligrams of iron daily. It does specify that the 600 micrograms of folate daily can come from all sources, but it may be hard to get the recommended amount from food alone. (8) That's why folate supplementation is the No. 1 recommendation for pregnant women.
Opinions do vary, but many experts believe that even pregnant women with superior nutritional profiles should opt for a complete prenatal vitamin to cover any gaps in their diets. You can ask your health care provider for a thorough blood test that will show you if and where you have any nutrient deficiencies. This can help guide you toward the best prenatal supplements for your specific needs.
You also might be wondering if diet is enough because your prenatal vitamin makes you nauseous or aggravates your morning sickness, both of which are known to commonly happen to pregnant women. One way to prevent this is to take your prenatal vitamin with food, which is a good idea even if you don't get nauseous when taking it on an empty stomach.
Most pregnant women are typically concerned with getting enough nutrients, but it's also just as important for the health of your baby not to overdose on nutrients either. Many prepackaged and vitamin-fortified smoothies, bars, and other food and drink products might seem like healthy choices when you're pregnant, but that might not always be the case.
You might think the more vitamins and minerals I get, the better for my baby. However, when you're already taking a prenatal vitamin and eating an overall healthy diet, it's especially important to keep track of any other added nutrients in your diet.
While excess water-soluble vitamins, such as folate and vitamin C, are excreted through urine, fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E and K are easier to overdose on. For example, too much vitamin A has been shown to cause birth defects, including malformations of the eyes, skull, lungs and heart. (11) So choose your food and drink wisely because you certainly don't want to overload yourself or your developing baby.
Prenatal vitamins can cause nausea or aggravate morning sickness. If this occurs, you should try taking your vitamin during a meal. If that doesn't help, you should talk to your doctor about taking chewable vitamins in place of the large prenatal vitamins.
There are many drugs that can interact with prenatal multivitamins. Be sure to tell your doctor about any other medications as well as natural supplements you currently take.
Less serious side effects of prenatal vitamins include dark stools or constipation (as a result of the iron content) or mild nausea. Most women experience constipation from iron, but you can combat it by drinking plenty of water and eating lots of fiber. Prunes and figs can also provide natural constipation relief.
Talk with your doctor if you experience any of these, and definitely tell your doctor right away if you notice any other additional or more serious side effects.
A high-quality prenatal vitamin can be a helpful addition to an overall healthy diet. Before and during pregnancy, folate has been shown to be the most important supplement to take during pregnancy, but all vitamins and minerals are important to the health of a pregnant woman and her developing child, most of which can be obtained from healthy food choices on a daily basis. However, some nutrients like folate, iron, calcium and vitamin D are especially important to the development of a fetus but can be harder to get at needed levels from diet alone. That's when supplements can be helpful in filling in common dietary gaps.
In general, most health care providers recommend a prenatal vitamin for the duration of your pregnancy. It's a smart idea to have your nutrient levels checked to see exactly where there are deficiencies, if any. Once you obtain this knowledge via blood work, you can make more informed and more health-promoting decisions when it comes to your diet and prenatal supplements. Blindly taking supplements or having an overly excessive intake of nutrients is not good for a pregnant woman and can actually have negative health consequences on her baby.
Always focus on improving your diet through whole foods as much as possible and look at prenatal supplements as secondary insurance to optimize your health and the health of your little one.


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Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro: A Worthy Successor?
Shivank Goyal
Technology7 min read
As the competition for the segment heats up, Xiaomi has released three new phones in its mid-range segment. It seems Xiaomi is on a roll to cement its position as the smartphone king of Indian smartphone space. It is releasing a new phone every month, which goes on to show how serious it is about the market. This month it has released the Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi 6, and Redmi 6A. The Redmi 6 Pro introduces the notch to its mid-range lineup, but underneath has an old Snapdragon 625 chipset. This time around, it has to compete with a more powerful Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, which has a Snapdragon 636.
The design of the Redmi 6 Pro is similar to other Xiaomi phones released this year. The metal unibody design remains the same as the phones in the past year. The camera placement and the antenna lines are placed similarly; hence, the customers will not have any doubt that it is a Xiaomi. The phone remains durable, which is better than putting a shiny glass back on the phone.
Then there is Xiaomi embracing the notch upfront. There is a rather large chin at the bottom as well. The notch houses the front camera, the proximity sensor, and the earpiece. The notch is big and it does not matter if we like it or not, it has become a "feature" of smartphones, high end or budget.
The Redmi has a 4000mAh battery, which makes the phone a little thicker than normal. It also adds some heft to the phone lending a good grip to it. Overall, the phone is compact, durable and functional.
The Redmi houses a 5.84-inch IPS LCD panel with a full HD+ resolution. It has a 19:9 aspect ratio due to the notch. The screen is the same as other mid-range offerings by Xiaomi, that is to say, it remains rich and vibrant. However, a major drawback of this device is that it does not stream HD content on Netflix and Amazon Prime due to lack of Widevine L1 DRM standards. The video playback is also letterboxed due to the notch.
The phone has a blue light filter, which is always nice to have. It also supports the Tap-to-Wake feature. The screen is good for viewing YouTube videos. Overall, it is a good phone to have if you enjoy watching content on your smartphone.
Performance and Software
The Redmi 6 Pro packs a Snapdragon 625 chipset coupled with 3/4 GB RAM and 32/64 GB of onboard storage. The chipset is decent but it is not that exciting anymore. It is, however, power efficient, which is ideal for a phone in this range.
The phone remains responsive and decently fast. However, you will have to wait a few seconds before you app loads as the cpu isn't all that powerful. If you like to keep multiple apps open in the background, then you will not find this device suitable to your needs. The apps need to load every time you switch to them if multiple apps are open. The thermals are good. The device does not get too hot even in taxing workload.
If you like to play PUBG or Fortnite, then this phone is certainly not for you. It runs on the Adreno 506 GPU, which is a dated chip. It will let you play these games but on the lowest settings. You will have to tweak around with the settings to suit your gaming needs. The games do get choppy after some time.
The Redmi 6 Pro runs on MIUI 9.6. It is a heavily skinned Xiaomi version of Android. However, Xiaomi claims to have made some improvements underneath to make the UI more responsive. The phone also supports gesture-based navigation, which takes a little time to get used to but is easier to use once you get the hang of it. Xiaomi has also promised MIUI 10 upgrade and an Android 9 Pie update later this year.
The device comes with a dual camera setup. The main sensor is the 12 MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture lens. The secondary camera is the 5 MP unit to capture depth information. The setup also supports EIS for videos. Upfront you have a 5 MP sensor with a f/2.0 aperture lens.
The camera performs decently for its price range. The daytime photos are sharp and crisp. There is no visible shutter lag and the autofocus locks on quickly. HDR needs to be switched on manually as it takes a good 1-1.5 seconds to capture HDR shots. The phone struggles in low lighting conditions. As it does not have OIS, the shutter lag is longer so you need to hold the phone longer in position to capture the shot. The portrait mode works decently and the blur on the edges is consistent.
Selfies are vibrant, as there is no pixel binning like in some other offerings by Xiaomi. The results are decent though, with lower resolution.
One of the highlights of the phone remains the battery, which is 4000mAh strong. It will last for a day with moderate usage. However, if you are an avid gamer and like to play PUBG and Fortnite for long sessions at a time when you will need to plug in the phone in the day. There is a lack of Quick Charge technology so you need to keep it plugged in for a longer time.
The Redmi 6 Pro is a reliable and a functional phone within a budget. However, there are good competitors in this range now as well. The Zenfone Max M1 Pro is a worthy rival. Only this time around, Xiaomi has brought with it a "Notch". Whether you like it or hate it, it is there. The phone is easily recommended if you have a tight budget.
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The Burakumin descendended as part of the outcasts from Japan's feudal system. The name Burakumin means "hamlet people." During Japan's feudal days the Burakumin were placed into two groups; the eta "defiled ones/filthy commoners" or the hinin "non-humans." The eta held jobs which revolved around death. Shinto/Buddhist religions identify death with defilement; therefore, the Burakumin were identified as defiled. The second hinin group included ex-convicts, prostitutes, beggers, and low-level entertainers. The group was identifited as the lowest of the low in society.
In the early 18th century the Burakumin were given several social rules about what they could wear, where they could go, and how long they could be out. In 1871 the "Emancipation Act" was passed that abolished the feudal system, but no laws were passed to end the discrimination against the Burakumin. In the 1900s several groups formed to fight for Burakumin rights.
Today many Burakumin have assimilated into Japanese culture; however, there are still around 4,000- 6,000 Burakumin communities (depending on which source you use). The total population in these communities is around 1-3 million people. The settlements are located in mainly rural areas. The Burakumin face some discrimination in marriage and employment. The discrimination is mostly seen in the western areas of Japan.
The Burakumin trained their own Buddhist and Shinto priest and also produced unauthorized practitioners of both religions and other folk religions. The Burakumin used diviners and ceremonial performers. Early Christian missionaries were drawn to the Burakumin because of their evident needs and persecution. During this time some became followers of Christ.
* Pray that the Burakumin would find their identity in Christ.
* Pray for a church planting movement among the Burakumin communities.
* Pray for Japanese hearts to change so that discrimination toward the Burakumin would be eliminated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BurakuminView Burakumin in all countries.


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Eliseo Diego (July 2, 1920 – March 1, 1994) was a Cuban poet praised for his lyric poetry, and short stories. He was born in Havana and died in Mexico City. Diego, the father of writer Eliseo Alberto, won the Mexican Juan Rulfo Prize in 1993.

He published his first collection of poetry, En las Oscuras Manos del Olvido ("In the Dark Hands of Forgetting"), at 22. He was part of the Cuban literary group Origines in the 1950s. Praised as a lyric poet and writer of short stories, he was also a translator of fairy tales, and some of his poems were directly based on fairy tales. For Diego, fairy tales were also instrumental in the literacy education of the Cuban population after the 1959 Cuban Revolution.

References

External links
 Finding aid for the Eliseo Diego Papers

20th-century Cuban poets
Cuban poets
Cuban male poets
1920 births
1994 deaths
Cuban translators
20th-century male writers
20th-century translators
Cuban expatriates in Mexico

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The word "Frāga" was first used in the 10th century by Arab-speaking Jewish merchant from Tortosa in Catalonia, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Tartushi, when he visited the capital city of the Kingdom of Bohemia and called it Frāga (Prague). The boots called Frága are a reminder not only of the history of Prague but also of the age-old desire of people to travel and explore new horizons, geographically and psychologically. At the same time, the collection reminds of the skills of Czech craftsmen since the Middle Ages.


As of July 2005, we have about 37 states and approximately 150 deaf chat coffee places. This is very summary — to see view full address, host name, email address, schedule, and map, please go to http://www.deafcoffee.com and click your state.
What an amazing accomplishment for two years old website.
We are continued looking into different ideas to keep it alive and well. By the way, we have some over left deaf coffee mugs – if you are interested to have one. Give me an email.
we also support all over USA & Canada, for more details, please visit our website at http://www.deafcoffee.com — we do accept advertising on our website & newsletter. Contact us and find out or look up at our website.
Last Saturday, DHH at Oasis Restaurant went very well – its crowd again as always. We had approximately 200+ during the evening. Lucky someone arrived early and got us nice big private room upstairs with bar. It ended up big full of deaf people drinking and chatting all night long.
As you know we are working hard to make DHH continue strong and successful these days. No questions about it. It's been one and half year since DHH DFW launched. Same time, its growing pain – I will explain more in this letter.
Basically, we DHH committee set up date and location where everyone can get together once a month. We do not have money or paperwork under DHH organization and we all are doing it for good cause to keep deaf community alive.
The problem we are facing – people didn't pay their unpaid ticket for foods and/or drinks. They either ran away or simply forgot about it. I was told they lost worth over $500 but I don't believe it at all.
Unfortunately, we have this challenge that we need to deal with it. Otherwise, it will make our deaf community look really bad. We committee are very much humiliated about this situation very much. It's been on going problem in the past few months that I know of. It was minor in the past. It was beyond out of our control.
So far as I know, we expect Oasis Restaurant and others restaurant/pub to follow it up with any individuals who did not paid for it just like anybody else. If you know someone who failed to pay, please report it to restaurant. Personally, I think they did bad job collecting the money from people who didn't pay.
We are willing to improve our procedure. We will contact manager and/or staff (as usual but this time we will mention about security measure) and enforce (nicely) them to do it differently because of thief concerns from the past. I think they should increase restaurant security protocol from their side but I can't guarantee.
It is same situation when some people bring children, underage, fighting, and other things; DHH is NOT responsible for all of it. We will follow restaurant's policy and that's it. We are not responsible for any inconvenience it may cause.
Hopefully, it will help keep it under control. If people continued abuse it, DHH probably should shut down period. It is ridiculous — really. We will have DHH committee meeting in few weeks before our next DHH DFW event. We will work it out and hopefully it will help keep it under control.
See you guys at DHH DFW at Sneaky's Pete on July 23, 2005.


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These past days I have been showing properties in some of the price ranges where you find homes that are well built and have pretty much all the major updates done but they are in dire need of cosmetics. It's becoming more and more evident as the years go by that the average buyer cannot look past the existing visuals of a home.
A home that I showed today is a prime example. It's a 1960's ranch in a popular neighborhood that has permanent siding, newer furnace and air, nearly new wiring and a semi-finished basement. For its time, it was a well built home. In showing the home to a gentleman and his girlfriend, I could tell they liked the neighborhood, the floor plan and the size of the home, but they just couldn't seem to get past the original kitchen and bath as well as the basement with the minimal finish.
I spent over a half hour giving them ideas for updating the kitchen, bath and basement, and after a while I could see they just weren't seeing the picture. In my estimation, about $15,000 would give them a kitchen to die for, a bath they would enjoy, and a basement they would find comfortable. With that said, after the suggested improvements, the home would be worth about $30,000 more than what they would pay for it.
I think there should be some evening adult education classes offered at NIACC that would educate the general public on improving existing homes to their tastes. It wouldn't be so much about educating people on costs as much as educating them to look past what is existing. After all, isn't it more enjoyable to start with a blank canvas when creating something for yourself?


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Scotland 'Lagging Behind' Parts Of UK On Drug Driving
The Scottish Conservatives have launched a campaign calling for a tougher stance on drug driving north of the border.
The party says improved legislation is needed to tackle the issue, with Scotland lagging behind other parts of the UK.
Its campaign follows similar calls from road safety charity Brake. It is backed by parents whose children have been killed by drug drivers.
It is an offence to drive while "impaired by drugs'' in Scotland, but there is no specific drug limit.
The Tories want a limit for legal drugs such as prescription medicines to be introduced alongside a zero tolerance approach to driving on illegal drugs.
Roadside drug testing kits should be introduced to effectively police drug driving, the party said.
The call is backed by parents including Janice Ward, whose 20-year old daughter Rachael was killed by a drug driver.
A zero-tolerance drug driving ban was introduced in England and Wales in 2015, making it an offence to drive after taking certain controlled drugs, both illicit and some prescription-only substances.
Since the ban was brought in, drug-driving arrests have soared in police forces across England and Wales.
Douglas Ross, the Scottish Tories' justice spokesman said: "The evidence is clear - drug driving is just as dangerous as drink driving. Yet in Scotland, the government has simply failed to respond to this menace on our roads.
"We need immediate action now to bring a halt to the growing number of deaths and injuries caused by people on drugs getting behind the wheel.
"That means improved legislation to tackle driving under the influence of all dangerous substances, and a zero tolerance approach to anyone foolish enough to drive having taken drugs.
"We must also give our police the resources and equipment to put this into practice.
"Quite simply, Scotland has lagged behind other parts of the UK in failing to tackle this issue. The SNP Government needs to take action without further delay.''
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "Scotland has long-standing legislation used by Police Scotland, prosecutors and our courts that makes it an offence to drive while being impaired due to drugs.
"We prioritised lowering the drink-driving limit in 2014 as evidence showed such a policy could help save lives.
"We are considering very carefully whether evidence shows that specific drug driving limits should be introduced in Scotland.''


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Q: Specific estimates about fuel consumption - Simple linear regression? I am working on a story problem for a project.
"You work for a small environmental foundation that wants to analyze fuel consumption. Your boss (in the year 2002) has asked you to help her analyze the 2001 data on highway fuel consumption to find out what a change in the tax rate does to fuel consumption. She has provided a datafile (labelled Fuel2001) that has data on the following variables:
Drivers Number of Licensed drivers in the state
FuelC Gasoline sold for road use (1000s of gal.)
Income Per capita personal income (year 2000)
Miles Miles of Federal-aid highway miles in the state
MPC Estimated miles driven per capita
Pop Population age 16 and over
Tax Gasoline state tax rate, cents per gallon
She wants you to produce an analysis that does the best job of helping her argue that higher tax rates lead to lower fuel consumption. But her initial analysis of the data (simply including all of these variables in a naive regression model) did not find that tax rates had a statistically significant effect. Is there anything that can be done to find out if there is a relationship? Write her a short memo on that subject including your analysis, including specific estimates of the relationship."
I'm supposed to present her with the best case possible to support her cause (raising gas tax to reduce fuel consumption), but I should also include the best model, for her information. I have transformed all the skewed variables by taking their natural log. I ran a bunch of different regressions in Stata until I found one in which tax was statistically significant. When I ran the same regression robust tax was no longer statistically significant.
What would you do and show (graphically, including tables or graphs)? What does it mean that the robust regression makes tax insignificant?
I know it would be helpful to have the data, but I can't figure out how to upload it.
Thanks in advance for any input.

A: So many people, myself included, learned statistics because someone handed them data problems that they didn't know how to handle.
First comment:  you've got a lot to learn, and running regressions without knowing what they mean is dangerous -- you may get caught with your you-know-what hanging out.
Second comment:  read Mostly Harmless Econometrics, by Angrist and Pishke.  It seems like what you need is a fixed effects model, or maybe a regression discontinuity, or anyway some econometrics-style identification strategy that will let you argue about causation rather than just correlation.
Third comment:  in stata, reg y x, robust means that the variance-covariance matrix is calculated as $\left(X'X\right)^{-1}X'\epsilon \epsilon' X \left(X'X\right)^{-1}$.  Do you know what that means?  If you don't, beware, and read up.  A good overview is given in section 20.20 of the Users Guide that comes with Stata and the references therein.  If you move onto a panel-data style analysis, you'll want to go further, and cluster your standard errors to account for intra-class correlation (look it up).
Last comment:  typically this kind of thing is presented in regression tables.  The stata "package" estout is helpful.
Last last comment:  you say "best" model.  That can mean a lot of things.  It can mean the model in which you can argue that your regression coefficients represent unbiased causal effects.  It could also mean that youv'e got the best-predicting model, according to Akaike's Information criterion or something similar.  What do you mean?

A: I don't really see a way to estimate it very well from the variation in cross-section data. Everything I know about this literature uses panel data (which may still be bad, but at least you can include fixed effects to control for unobserved time-varying consumption factors) or an instrumental variables with panel data (which is better, but may not identify the parameter you care about here because responses to unexpected oil shocks are different from tax increases or they may be weak or not exogenous).
The problem is that price and quantity demanded are jointly determined, which induces a correlation between price and the error terms that will bias estimates towards zero in a naive regression of quantity on price. I guess you can say that any coefficient you estimate with OLS will be biased downward. This may be the problem you run into. Or you might be able to do something simple, find that it agrees with more sophisticated results, and dismiss the objections on those grounds.
Another strategy would be to take some elasticity estimates from the literature, and use those to see what happens. In the short-run, the demand is going to be very inelastic, so you can assume the full burden of the tax will fall on the consumer. Then you can use your data to show how consumption would change.
There's a nice blog summary of the literature and the econometric issues here. In particular, there are links to two accessible papers. Hughes, Knittel, and Sperling  find short-run gas price elasticities of -0.034 to -0.077 in the first five years of this century, which means that a price increase of 1% will lower quantity demanded by between 0.034% and 0.077%. You can also try replicating their specification with your cross-section (using logged price and quantity). The Killian and Davis paper points out some issues with the first approach and find somewhat larger effects with the HKS method (-0.19% with state panel data) and much larger estimates using IV (-0.46% with stata panel data). You might use all of them in your simulations, and compare with your own estimates.

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Farnham Maltings, in Surrey, played a vital role when Farnham produced hops for making beer up until 1956. It was saved from demolition in 1969 when it was bought by the community and transformed into a community Arts Centre.
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The term – skydiving – is used for sports an air activity involving a freefall from height using a parachute. Skydiving is often used as synonymous with "parachuting," but sometimes, less commonly, skydiving parachuting are used together. The skydiving parachuting also does mean a freefall from height using a parachute.
The history of skydiving parachuting was created in 1797 by Garnerin's act of descending from hot air balloon with the help of a parachute. Andre-Jacques Garnerin (1769 - 1823), born in Paris, was the inventor of the frameless parachute. He was the first man who used a parachute for descending from height.
Skydiving parachuting has been commonly used by the members military & air forces since the early 1900s. In the World War I and the World War II, skydiving parachuting was frequently used for descending soldiers from aircraft. Gradually, the popularity of skydiving parachuting began to surge among the non military personnel. The early competitions of skydiving parachuting date back to the 1930s, and skydiving parachuting became an international sport in 1951.
Nowadays, skydiving parachuting is often used by military personnel, forest firefighters, and skydiving parachuting sports buffs, enthusiasts, and hobbyists. Skydiving parachuting is an extremely popular recreational activity and a competitive sport. Skydiving parachuting is the sporting activity full of fun, adventure, recreation, and excitement. Skydiving parachuting has also grown as a popular hobby in the western world. Skydiving parachuting is highly popular among adventure loving young boys and girls. Skydiving parachuting is a popular spot recreation activity of the Western Countries.
Often aircraft or airplane is used in skydiving parachuting, but these have come up a number of types of skydiving parachuting, which include Accuracy landing (landing as close as possible to a target), BASE jumping (from buildings, antennas, bridges, and cliffs), Blade running, Big-ways (formation skydiving with many people), Canopy formation (making formations with other parachutists while under canopies), Canopy piloting (swooping), Formation skydiving (making formations during freefall), Freefall style, Freeflying, Freestyle skydiving, Military Parachuting, Treejumping, Skysurfing, Vertical Formation Skydiving, Wingsuit flying (skydiving with a suit which provides extra lift), etc. These variations of skydiving parachuting are designed for the expert skydivers, but the beginners in skydiving parachuting are trained thru Tandem skydiving, Static line parachuting, Instructor Assisted Deployment, and Accelerated Freefall.
The hobby of skydiving parachuting is growing highly popular. The skydiving parachuting hobbyists are often looking for new destinations for skydiving parachuting. There are numerous fine destinations for skydiving parachuting in the world. The information about the skydiving parachuting destinations can be explored online.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using BusinessObjects;
using Caliburn.Micro;
using Common;
using PinballClient.CommonViewModels;
using PinballClient.CommonViewModels.Devices;

namespace PinballClient
{
    /// <summary>
    ///
    /// </summary>
    [Export(typeof(IGameState))]
    public class GameState: Screen, IGameState
    {
        #region Fields

        private ObservableCollection<SwitchViewModel> _switches;
        private ObservableCollection<CoilViewModel> _coils;
        private ObservableCollection<StepperMotorViewModel> _stepperMotors;
        private ObservableCollection<ServoViewModel> _servos;
        private ObservableCollection<LedViewModel> _leds;

        private string _playfieldImage;
        private IObservableCollection<LedShowViewModel> _shows;

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        public ObservableCollection<SwitchViewModel> Switches
        {
            get
            {
                return _switches;
            }
            set
            {
                _switches = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Switches);
            }
        }

        public ObservableCollection<CoilViewModel> Coils
        {
            get
            {
                return _coils;
            }
            set
            {
                _coils = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Coils);
            }
        }

        public ObservableCollection<StepperMotorViewModel> StepperMotors
        {
            get
            {
                return _stepperMotors;
            }
            set
            {
                _stepperMotors = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => StepperMotors);
            }
        }

        public ObservableCollection<ServoViewModel> Servos
        {
            get
            {
                return _servos;
            }
            set
            {
                _servos = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Servos);
            }
        }

        public ObservableCollection<LedViewModel> Leds
        {
            get
            {
                return _leds;
            }
            set
            {
                _leds = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Leds);
            }
        }

        public string PlayfieldImage
        {
            get
            {
                return _playfieldImage;
            }
            set
            {
                _playfieldImage = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => PlayfieldImage);
            }
        }

        public IObservableCollection<LedShowViewModel> Shows
        {
            get
            {
                return _shows;
            }
            set
            {
                _shows = value;
                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Shows);
            }
        }

        public List<Mode> Modes { get; set; }

        public List<string> Images { get; set; }
        public List<string> Videos { get; set; }
        public List<string> Sounds { get; set; }

        #endregion

        #region Constructor

        /// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        public GameState()
        {
            Switches = new ObservableCollection<SwitchViewModel>();
            Coils = new ObservableCollection<CoilViewModel>();
            StepperMotors = new ObservableCollection<StepperMotorViewModel>();
            Servos = new ObservableCollection<ServoViewModel>();
            Leds = new ObservableCollection<LedViewModel>();

            Modes = new List<Mode>();

            Shows = new BindableCollection<LedShowViewModel>();

            Images = new List<string>();
            Videos = new List<string>();
            Sounds = new List<string>();
        }

        #endregion
    }
}


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package com.mastfrog.webapi;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import com.mastfrog.acteur.headers.Method;
import com.mastfrog.giulius.Dependencies;
import com.mastfrog.util.preconditions.ConfigurationError;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Builds one element of a web api
 *
 * @author Tim Boudreau
 */
public class WebCallBuilder {

    private Enum<?> id;
    private Method method = Method.GET;
    private String path;
    private final Set<Class<?>> requiredTypes = new HashSet<>();
    private boolean authenticationRequired;
    private Decorators decorators = new Decorators();
    private Interpolators interpolators = new Interpolators();
    private boolean stayOpen;
    private boolean hasBody = true;
    private Class<? extends Interpreter> interpreter;

    public WebCallBuilder() {
    }

    public WebCallBuilder(Enum<?> id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    /**
     * Required - set the ID of this call
     *
     * @param id The id
     * @return this
     */
    public WebCallBuilder id(Enum<?> id) {
        this.id = id;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Set the HTTP method of this call (by default it is GET).
     *
     * @param method The method
     * @return this
     */
    public WebCallBuilder method(Method method) {
        this.method = method;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Required - Set the path template for this call. To do
     * simple substitution, you can delimit templated items with {{ }} and use
     * simple types whose toString() value is substituted in. So if you have a
     * class called
     * UserId whose
     * toString() method returns a useful representation of the ID,
     * then you can have a template that looks like, say,
     * /users/{{userid}}/dostuff and if a UserId is available when
     * the call is invoked, {{userid}} will be replaced. The templated text
     * should be the lower-cased
 type name of the type.
     *
     * @param path The path
     * @return This
     */
    public WebCallBuilder path(String path) {
        this.path = path;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Add a type which is required by something that will construct the call -
     * this might be a constructor argument to a Decorator subclass, or
     * something similer. Use this to ensure types that will be needed when
     * processing calls are bound correctly.
     *
     * @param type
     * @return
     */
    public WebCallBuilder addRequiredType(Class<?> type) {
        requiredTypes.add(type);
        return this;
    }

    public WebCallBuilder addRequiredTypes(Class<?>... types) {
        for (Class<?> type : types) {
            addRequiredType(type);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Mark this call as requiring HTTP basic authentication. To use Basic
     * authentication, do this and include a
     * BasicCredentials in the call context.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public WebCallBuilder authenticationRequired() {
        this.authenticationRequired = true;
        return this;
    }

    public WebCallBuilder authenticationRequired(boolean required) {
        this.authenticationRequired = required;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Add an interpolator which will replace some contents of the API call path
     * based on some object type. The actual interpolator instance will be
     * created on-demand.
     *
     * @param <T> The object type
     * @param <R> The interpolator type
     * @param type The object type
     * @param dec The iterpolator type
     * @return This
     */
    public <T, R extends Interpolator<T>> WebCallBuilder withInterpolator(Class<T> type, Class<R> dec) {
        addRequiredType(type);
        interpolators.add(type, dec);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Add a decorator which will somehow modify an HTTP request based on some
     * object passed into the call context.
     *
     * @param <T> The object type
     * @param <R> The decorator type
     * @param type The object type
     * @param dec The decorator type
     * @return this
     */
    public <T, R extends Decorator<T>> WebCallBuilder withDecorator(Class<T> type, Class<R> dec) {
        addRequiredType(type);
        decorators.add(type, dec);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * This call utilizes an open HTTP connection - don't close the channel when
     * the request is completed.
     *
     * @return this
     */
    public WebCallBuilder stayOpen() {
        stayOpen = true;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether to expect a response body. If false, the system may opt
     * to close the connection and call the callback as soon as headers have
     * been received.
     *
     * @param val
     * @return
     */
    public WebCallBuilder hasBody(boolean val) {
        this.hasBody = val;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Thing which interprets the response
     *
     * @param interp An interpreter
     * @return this
     */
    public WebCallBuilder interpreter(Class<? extends Interpreter> interp) {
        this.interpreter = interp;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Build a web call
     *
     * @return A web call.
     * @throws ConfigurationError if the id, method or path are not set
     */
    public WebCall build() {
        if (id == null) {
            throw new ConfigurationError("Enum id not set");
        }
        if (method == null) {
            throw new ConfigurationError("Method not set");
        }
        if (path == null) {
            throw new ConfigurationError("Path not set");
        }
        return new WebCallImpl(id, method, path, requiredTypes,
                authenticationRequired, decorators, interpolators, stayOpen,
                /*type,*/ hasBody, interpreter);
    }

    private static class WebCallImpl implements WebCall {

        private final Enum<?> id;
        private final Method method;
        private final String path;
        private final Set<Class<?>> requiredTypes;
        private final boolean authenticationRequired;
        private final Decorators decorators;
        private final Interpolators interpolators;
        private final boolean stayOpen;
        private final boolean hasBody;
        private final Class<? extends Interpreter> interpreter;

        public WebCallImpl(Enum<?> id, Method method, String path, Set<Class<?>> requiredTypes, boolean authenticationRequired, Decorators decorators, Interpolators interpolators, boolean stayOpen, /*Class<?> type, */boolean hasBody, Class<? extends Interpreter> interpreter) {
            this.id = id;
            this.method = method;
            this.path = path;
            this.requiredTypes = requiredTypes;
            this.authenticationRequired = authenticationRequired;
            this.decorators = decorators;
            this.interpolators = interpolators;
            this.stayOpen = stayOpen;
            this.interpreter = interpreter;
            this.hasBody = hasBody;
        }

        @Override
        public String name() {
            return id.toString();
        }

        @Override
        public Enum<?> id() {
            return id;
        }

        @Override
        public Method method() {
            return method;
        }

        @Override
        public String urlTemplate() {
            return path;
        }

        @Override
        public Class<?>[] requiredTypes() {
            return requiredTypes.toArray(new Class<?>[requiredTypes.size()]);
        }

        @Override
        public boolean authenticationRequired() {
            return authenticationRequired;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean expectResponseBody() {
            return hasBody;
        }

        @Override
        public boolean isStayOpen() {
            return stayOpen;
        }

        @Override
        public <T, R extends Decorator<T>> Class<R> decorator(Class<T> type) {
            return decorators.get(type);
        }

        @Override
        public <T, R extends Interpolator<T>> Class<R> interpolator(Class<T> type) {
            return interpolators.get(type);
        }

        @Override
        public Interpreter interpreter(Dependencies deps) {
            Interpreter result;
            if (interpreter == null || interpreter.equals(DefaultResponseInterceptor.class)) {
                return new DefaultResponseInterceptor(deps.getInstance(ObjectMapper.class));
            } else {
                result = deps.getInstance(interpreter);
            }
            return result;
        }
    }
}


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It's a refreshing yet characteristic beer, slightly dry, spicy, with a trace of malt and delicately bitter.
Brewed since 1383, Löwenbräu is still produced in Munich and is brewed according to the German Reinheitsgebot (purity law) that dates back to 1516. A genuine import, Löwenbräu is available both bottled and on draught in the UK as a 5% ABV. It's a refreshing yet characteristic beer, slightly dry, spicy, with a trace of malt and delicately bitter.


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Günter Eich
Laureate 2019
FM Einheit
FM Einheit (Franz-Martin Strauß by real name) was born in Dortmund in 1958. He works as a composer, musician and music producer. Since 1979 he has been active as a musician in various German formations, including Abwärts and Palais Schaumburg. Since the early 1980s he has been a percussionist and member of the Einstürzenden Neubauten. In addition, he composed acting music for productions by Peter Zadek, Werner Schwab and Hasko Weber, among others. As a producer he worked for KMFDM and Goethes Erben. In addition, he presented numerous radio plays, especially together with Andreas Ammer.
Friederike Mayröcker, born on 20 December 1924 in Vienna, is one of the most renowned, productive and innovative German-language writers. She began publishing literary works in 1939, and poems in 1946; "Larifari", which appeared in 1956, was her first independent publication. She entered the world of radio drama together with Ernst Jandl and the play "Five Man Humanity", which was written for SWF in 1968 - an almost fifteen-minute piece which helped Germany's so-called Neues Hörspiel movement to spread. Her collaboration with Ernst Jandl resulted in a number of other radio plays in the following years, but she also began writing her own works. Often voiced by the author herself, these were produced together with directors such as Heinz von Cramer, Klaus Schöning, Ulrich Gerhardt and Götz Fritsch, and with composers including Gerhard Rühm, Mauricio Kagel and Pierre Henry. Back in 1969, when she was awarded the War Blinded Audio Play Prize for "Five Man Humanity", in an explanation of her expectations of the genre she commented that a radio play should "be acoustically satisfying, fascinating, appealing, i.e. the acoustic process must produce a very definite response in the listener, something that is not unlike the enjoyment of music, but that is triggered by words and noises instead of sounds."
Friederike Mayröcker has received many awards, including the Georg Trakl Poetry Prize (1977), the Else Lasker-Schüler Poetry Prize (1996) and the Georg Büchner Prize (2001). She was made an honorary citizen of the city of Vienna in 2015. The jury, chaired by Wolfgang Schiffer (former director of radio plays at WDR), paid tribute to Mayröcker's contributions to the genre. The panel felt that her own radio plays fulfil the requirements she set out in 1969, and that Mayröcker's "superior continuation of concrete poetry strikes an utterly unique pitch." The jury continued: "With plays such as 'The Embracement, After Picasso', her work has taught the sense of sound to see. And in the unique work of Friederike Mayröcker, that sense of sound has long since mastered the ability to sing."
Born on 29 June 1932 in Saalfeld, Thuringia as Richard Wolf, Ror Wolf is both a specialist and a universalist, impossible to confine to just one discipline: He writes literature, makes collage art, and writes and edits radio plays. Of himself, Wolf says, "I am basically a radio play writer who writes books from time to time." His artwork is accordingly diverse and includes pieces that he produced under Adorno, Horkheimer and others after leaving the GDR in August 1953 and studying literature, sociology and philosophy. His first literary publications appeared in 1958. After having worked as a literature editor for Hessischer Rundfunk for two years, Ror Wolf became a freelance writer in 1963. His debut as a novelist, "Fortsetzung des Berichts" ("Continuation of the report"), was published in 1964. His first radio play, "Der Chinese am Fenster" ("The Chinese man at the window"), was broadcast in 1971 and later became part of the trilogy "Auf der Suche nach Dr. Q." ("Searching for Dr Q"). With his ten live sound soccer collages produced between 1972 and 1979, Ror Wolf became a legend. He was awarded the Radio Play Award of the War-blinded for his radio play biography "Leben und Tod des Kornettisten Bix Beiderbecke aus Nord-Amerika" ("Life and death of the cornetist Bix Beiderbecke from North America"). In 2007, "Raoul Tranchirers Bemerkungen über die Stille" ("Raoul Tranchirer's comments on silence") was named Radio Play of the Year by the German Academy of Performing Arts.
"As a Jazz enthusiast and expert, Ror Wolf is a language virtuoso, equipped with an almost musical understanding of words. In addition to that, his wonderfully fanciful take on reality, in which ever-changing perspectives and means of expression make even the most improbable things possible, makes him one of the most fascinating explorers of the realms of tone, voice and sound. The manners of acoustic storytelling that Ror Wolf draws from the medium of radio by productively analyzing its terms and capabilities have influenced the styles of subsequent generations. In their timeless modernity, they are still vivid today; the artistic sophistication and subtlety of the arrangements fuel the high entertainment value inherent in every single one of the author's radio plays - plays that, on the whole, can be seen and heard as an homage to radio as a medium of the artistic word," the jury stated regarding the selection of the laureate.
The Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig awards the "Günter Eich Prize" 2013 to radio play author Jürgen Becker. "Jürgen Becker is one of the most renowned German radio play authors. If the Günter Eich Prize would be awarded annually and not in a two-year alternation with the Axel Eggebrecht Prize - Jürgen Becker would already be a laureate.", said Stephan Seeger, Director of the Foundation.
The Cologne-based writer Jürgen Becker (born 1932) is one of the most influential literary voices of German radio play who has significantly influenced the radio art with his numerous radio works which arose from 1969 until present. If Günter Eich is known for a specific "Eich sound", then you could also speak of a "Becker sound". By listening to the places and landscapes in which he lived, he became a historiographer of proximity. Thanks to Becker's accuracy and his own "language music" the seemingly long familiar everyday life becomes a radiophonic echo chamber in which collective history can be experienced in a new and concrete manner. Not least, the reunion with his East German places of childhood changed him into a poetic chronicler of German Reunification during the last two decades. The jury had to deal with a strong field of competitors. Several broadcasters and associations had proposed 18 candidates.
Hubert Wiedfeld
The Günter Eich Prize 2011 goes to the radio play author Hubert Wiedfeld, who lives in Hamburg. "Over more than four decades the material and form ideas developed by Hubert Wiedfeld have positively influenced and developed the German-language radio play", the jury justified the choice of the author and writer, who was born in Braunschweig in 1937.
Wiedfeld began producing radio plays in 1969. Before that, he completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk and worked in a juvenile detention centre as well as in a nursing home. His more than 30 published plays are based on his literary experiences. Today Wiedfeld is regarded as one of the most important radio play authors in the country. The jury judged: "His radio plays reflect contemporary German history - both large and small - in a way that is rarely seen in a radio play author". Wiedfeld's crime, dialect and social fiction games have been awarded the "Prix Italia". The jury included the radio play critic Eva Maria Lenz, the Leipzig journalist Linde Rotta, the editor-in-chief of the "Thüringer Allgemeine" Paul-Josef-Raue and the former head of the literature and radio play department at the Austrian Radio Konrad Zobel. The jury was chaired by Christoph Buggert, radio play director of Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting Company) until 2002.
The jury's statement: "Hubert Wiedfeld, born in Braunschweig in 1937, combined his life's work with the medium of radio in an impressive exclusivity. For more than four decades, the materials and form ideas he has developed have positively influenced and developed the German-language radio play. At the beginning there are the socially critical tones of the 1960s and 1970s, which Wiedfeld grounded through the introduction of self-experienced realities. The subsequent creative phase was characterized by a constant expansion of literary means of expression. In addition to excursions into the narrative patterns of detective history and science fiction, there are playful experiments with surrealist imagery. The great audio works of the last decade show the tools developed so far to their best advantage. Complex as well as poetically intensive attempts at an acoustic interpretation of the world emerge, which not least challenge the technical possibilities of the medium radio to the limit. Wiedfeld's radio plays reflect German contemporary history - in great detail as well as in detail - as is rarely the case with a radio play author. The Günter Eich Prize, awarded by the Sparkasse Leipzig Media Foundation, focuses on two areas. It is an author's prize and is awarded for a lifetime's work. In both respects, the decision for Hubert Wiedfeld seems downright compelling, it was made with a large majority. The author was proposed by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. The jury expressly points out that the same proposal in previous calls also came from Hessischer Rundfunk and Norddeutscher Rundfunk. This year's prizewinner was already shortlisted for the previous competitions".
Eberhard Petschinka
The 2009 Günter Eich Prize, awarded by Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig, goes to Eberhard Petschinka, born in Großmugl/Lower Austria in 1953. The jury's statement: "Anger and critical engagement also age. The literary executioners of each epoch must find their own language of form. The radio play author and radio director Eberhard Petschinka has succeeded in this in a convincing way. In his nearly 30 radio plays to date, he has put a large number of contemporary everyday myths to the test. With sound wit and analytical courage, questionable or ritualistic patterns of interpretation are explored and - if necessary - brought to collapse. Both as an author and as a director, he sees himself as a team worker who searches for witnesses or experts in the respective fields of experience that have been examined, whom he incites to complicity with his explosive mockery. In a working process that has been going on for decades, Eberhard Petschinka has harnessed the acoustic seduction strategies of our time for his ironic, biting purposes. A life's work that is still good for surprises is honoured."
Eberhard Petschinka, born in 1953, lives in Vienna. Writer, painter, author and director of numerous radio plays. His radio play "Krok" was awarded the Prix Futura in 1995; "Rafael Sanches erzählt mir das Lied vom Tod" (1999) received the Radio Play Award of the War-Blind and the Premio Ondas in Barcelona. For "Splitter" (1999) he was awarded the Basel Radio Play Prize. His play "Blutiger Ernst" premiered in 2001 at the Burgtheater in Vienna. Prose: "zcirkus DERwünsche" - awarded the Karl Anton Foundation Prize for Literature in 2001. 1999 turn to film ("Casanova Matador") and painting (invitation to the Biennale Concart 2004 in Bolivia and 2005 to the 4th International Art Biennale SIART, La Paz - Bolivia 2005). His radio play "Santo Subito" (MDR/ ORF 2007) won the Prix Europa as "Best European Radio Play of the Year" in 2007 and the world's most prestigious radio play prize Prix Italia in 2008. Members of the jury were the Leipzig-based author and journalist Linde Rotta; the long-standing head of the Word/Background Division at Swiss Radio DRS 2, Martin Bopp; the media scientist Hans-Jürgen Krug; the media critic and deputy head of the feature section of the Kölner Stadtanzeiger, Frank Olbert. The jury was chaired by Christoph Buggert, radio play director at Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting Company) until 2002. Further information on this year's winner Eberhard Petschinka can be found on his personal homepage at www.krok.cc.
Alfred Behrens
Alfred Behrens is the first laureate of the Günter Eich Prize. The jury's statement: "Alfred Behrens, born in Hamburg-Altona in 1944, has enriched the German-language radio play with refreshing and unconventional impulses for more than 35 years. As an important pioneer and pacemaker of pop radio plays, original sound radio plays, social science fiction and audio films, he has always sought new forms of expression in acoustic narrative with a high level of language and media awareness. His manuscripts and concepts do without the fast technical gag, rather they are imaginative research journeys through the acoustic patterns of experience of the medial world. Early on, Behrens decided to direct his work, too; his stories and life stories are audio works written with the microphone. Like few of his generation, this radio poet has remained a tireless exponent and innovator of the art of radio play to this day - and he also strives to pass on his knowledge and skills to younger generations of authors."
Members of the jury were the Leipzig-based author and journalist Linde Rotta, who initiated the creation of the Schreibwerkstatt Radio (Radio workshop); the media critic Frank Kaspar; the media scientist Hans-Jürgen Krug; Konrad Zobel, until mid-2006 head of the Literature and Radio Play Department at the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). The jury was chaired by Christoph Buggert, radio play director at Hessischer Rundfunk (Hessian Broadcasting Corporation) until 2002.
Andreas Ammer
Andreas Ammer, born 1960 in Munich, is an author and journalist. After studying German Language and Literature, Philosophy and History of the Natural Sciences, he received his doctorate in 1990. Since 1989 he has alternated as a freelance author, university lecturer, television journalist and director (including ARD broadcasting culture magazines and Spiegel-TV). Since 2003 he has been working as the producer of the ARD literary programme druckfrisch (hot off the press) and has also produced numerous radio plays and theatre productions, mostly with FM Einheit.


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'use strict';

describe('calcHistory', function () {

  beforeEach(module('calcApp'));

  describe('CalcHistoryController', function () {
    var ctrl;

    beforeEach(inject(function ($componentController) {
      ctrl = $componentController('calcHistory');
    }));

    it('should add calculation', function () {
      expect(ctrl.calculations.length).toEqual(0);

      ctrl.addCalculation({});
      expect(ctrl.calculations.length).toEqual(1);
    });
  });
});


There has a been a long misconception about social media especially for in the health care industry. I write this article to clear the air and bring forth the truth of home care agencies. Their relationship with social media has evolved in a similar way to other businesses. However, the main difference, is that social media is used more for connecting with their customers and health care providers rather than commercial usage.
It's recorded that 196 million people use social media frequently in the United States including Baby Boomers, Millennial, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha. Social Media includes YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and more.
A home care agency, that is confident in their ability to provide care services, will showcase it on social media. High ratings on social media show that the agency has a connection with their clients.
If a home care agency uses social media and stays up to date, consider them as an option especially if they have good ratings. A community of people who like a page show that the business understands its customers.