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DWP faces judicial review after mentally ill man found 'starved to death'
Over one million on Universal Credit have money deducted to repay debts
Covid pandemic could lead to tens of thousands more liver disease cases in 2021
Foodbank use in Scotland triples in seven years
Tories must scrap 'debt-inducing' five week Universal Credit wait in New Year
Updated: 24th February 2020
Soaring funeral costs forcing low-income families into the arms of loan sharks
Posted By Steven Preece
Press ReleasesSteven Preece - 8th January 2021
Errol Graham starved to death in June 2018 after the DWP stopped his benefits.
Universal CreditSteven Preece - 7th January 2021
Government urged to make Universal Credit advance payments non-repayable.
Press ReleasesSteven Preece - 21st December 2020
Family of woman who took own life after DWP stopped benefits seek second inquest into her death
DWP under scrutiny over its role in the events that led to Jodey Whiting's death.
PovertySteven Preece - 19th December 2020
Jacob Rees-Mogg under fire after accusing Unicef of 'playing politics' by offering to feed hungry UK children
Tory grandeur described the announcement as "a political stunt of the lowest order".
Food banksSteven Preece - 11th December 2020
Our social security system is broken and foodbanks are increasingly expected to pick up the pieces
"A charitable food aid system is being further embedded with every week that passes", says charity.
Everyone wants to give their loved-ones a good send-off when their life comes to an end, but the ever-rising cost of funerals is forcing some families into taking desperate measures that can have a huge impact on their financial security for years to come.
An investigation by The Mirror reveals how the rising scourge of "funeral poverty" has resulted in some families turning to high-cost lenders, and in some cases even loan sharks, in order to afford funeral costs, with the growth in so-called "paupers funerals" seemingly fuelled by inadequate benefits support.
Lindesay Mace, of the Down to Earth service, part of charity Quaker Social Action, told The Mirror: "A client, and this won't be a solo case, went to a loan shark and as a result was facing having to pay back that money within two weeks or they would have to pay double what they had borrowed."
According to The Mirror, around one in eight say they cannot afford the cost of their loved-ones funeral and an estimated 90,000 families are taking out loans each year to help cover the bill.
Recent research by the insurance firm Sunlife found that funeral costs have rocketed by 62% in only a decade and more than double 2004 prices.
The Mirror reports that some council-run crematoriums continue to hike up prices. For example, Cardiff City Council have increased prices by eleven times the rate of inflation – an 14.3% rise in the last year alone.
Cardiff Council blamed "unprecedented cuts" to council funding and said it tries to keep price rises "to a minimum".
The Church of England have expressed concern at the relentless rise in the numbers of people who are being pushed into debt.
Rev Andrew Dotchin said low-income households are being "punished for their poverty", recalling the memory of one family who were prevented from witnessing their loved-ones funeral.
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While those in receipt of benefits can get help with funeral costs, in the form of a Funeral Expenses Payment, it rarely if ever covers the full cost and payment delays have left some distraught families reeling.
Ms Mace said: "We had cases where the funeral has taken place six, nine months after the death."
Father Simon Moss claims he had to turn to crowd-funding to help pay for his son Darren's funeral, who died aged 29 in 2017.
"No one expects to arrange a funeral for their son", he said. "We had to find £2,700 for a basic funeral."
He continued: "We were lucky to be granted £1,300 from the DWP but had to crowdfund for £1,400. We got the last amount in the car to the wake."
Left in serious financial distress, the 65-year-old from Sunderland was helped by the charity Christians Against Poverty.
Mum of four Lisa Reece had to raid her savings to pay the £2,500 cost a basic funeral for her husband Robert, who died of prostate cancer – aged just 45 year's of age – last November (2019).
"When you've got children and younger people you're not expecting it", she said. "You haven't got the money for extortionate things.
She added: "It was a shock. Without the savings I would have had to rely on someone else until I paid it back."
Kate Woodthorpe, of Bath University's Centre for Death and Society, said funeral poverty is often "hidden" because most families somehow "find a way" to cope.
Meanwhile, the Competition and Markets Authority has threatened to to cap prices to prevent future rises from "hitting people at their most vulnerable".
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Q: Geometric Progression using Recursion (Java) I have an assignment for class where I need to write a method which calculates a Geometric progression for n integers using recursion.
The value of n is received from the user.
public static float Geometric(float n)
{
    if(n==0)
        return 1;
    else
    {
        if(n == 1)
            System.out.println(n);
        else
            return (n * Geometric(n-1));
    }
}

The code works fine, until the value of n exceeds 34. Then, the method starts returning wrong answers. I'm assuming it has to do with the maximum value that a float can hold.
Is there a way to calculate/store values that exceed the maximum value of the primitive data types?
It seems to me that recursion isn't a good way to calculate a geometric progression, but maybe I'm just missing something. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

A: Welcome to StackOverflow!
For dealing with massive numbers, you can try looking at BigDecimal or BigInteger class. There is also another StackOverflow question (Finding the factorial using recursion with the BigInteger Class) that should be quite similar to your case

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Investor prospects for the majority of European Union sovereigns took a hammering in the first months of the year, with recovery prospects deteriorating in light of the China-led financial volatility and other, more familiar fiscal concerns.
Among the 16 EU borrowers downgraded by experts taking part in Euromoney's country risk survey were Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, the Netherlands and Poland.
Another to feature was France, with its risk score downgraded to 68.7 out of a maximum 100 points, adding to its seemingly never-ending downward trend.
Struggling to regain the confidence of investors, waning sentiment towards France pushed the country further down in Euromoney's global rankings, to 26th out of 189 countries surveyed, and into the bottom half of ECR's tier-two category, symbolizing an A- to AA credit rating.
France is presently rated AA/Aa2, but seems over-rated compared with Slovakia, which equivalently appears under-rated on an A+/A2 rating, and is improving in the survey.
The French economy is picking up, but slowly. GDP increased at an average quarterly pace of 0.3% in real terms during the second half of 2015, nudging year-on-year growth up to 1.4% in Q4, but it remains vulnerable to setbacks.
Investor confidence is moreover still impaired by the slow pace of structural reform and the negative imagery of the terrorism attacks in Paris leading to a state of emergency and contributing to the rise of the far-right.
Slovakia by contrast is booming and is largely sheltered from these threats. Significantly, it is not a major target for Islamists, and remains highly attractive to auto manufacturers, not least due to an improving business environment cemented by membership of the euro.
Its risk score rose to almost 70 points in Q1 2016 for the first time in three years, nudging the country higher in the global rankings to 24th, thus leapfrogging France and closing in on Estonia and the Czech Republic.
Gurdgiev believes much of this is accounted for by investment, which is rising as a share of GDP in Slovakia, but is relatively stagnant in France.
"There are also differential rates of growth in exports of goods and services, with Slovakia expected to outperform France on this measure in both 2016 and 2017," he says.
Slovakia's relative merits do not stop there.
Although both countries will most likely see some modest fiscal improvements, French success is less certain because of missed fiscal targets, the slow pace of reform and the political cycle – with elections due in 12 months' time.
"Slovakia already runs relatively lean and value-for-money-focused public spending policies," claims Trinity's Gurdgiev.
This entails larger deficits in France than in Slovakia relative to their economic size, and crucially France has a larger primary deficit, leaving it with less fiscal wriggle-room that is highlighting a deeper problem than the headline figures suggest.


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Looking through Lace
Last Free on: 12th Jun 17
...I would highly recommend this novella to anyone who wants a thoughtful, intelligent Sci-Fi story which cleverly takes a position that everyone can relate to and neatly expands upon it. ...
Toni Donato is sent to join a first contact mission as the only xenolinguist available in nearby space to assist in translating the new language of the planet. As she begins the job she faces hostility from hew new boss and some distrust from the locals. AS she looks further, Toni finds her own culture and understanding at odds with in understanding the riddles in front of her and to solve them may mean putting aside everything she has grown knowing.
This is an excellent Sci-Fi story written by Ruth Westhold told in a classic style. The plot unfolds cleverly as more clues are given to both the understanding of the language and the situation in which the protagonist finds herself. The plot is well executed and everything mentioned has good reason with no wasted words in pulling the reader through the story. The characters grow through the course of the story, the decisions and interactions neatly chronicling their changing feelings and attitudes despite the short length of the story.
I would highly recommend this novella to anyone who wants a thoughtful, intelligent Sci-Fi story which cleverly takes a position that everyone can relate to and neatly expands upon it.
Reviewed by Angel for Bookangel.co.uk
Alien Abduction
This very short story may be of interest to fans of alien abduction stories, but there's not really much new here for those already familiar with the genre
An interesting piece of future history describing societal fall viewed through social media and, unusually, written in second person.
Sand Runner
An enjoyable sci-fi action read suitable for all but the youngest, with a heroine you won't forget and a world that comes to life on the pages.
rz3300 (11 September 2016)
Well that sounds very intriguing. I have always wanted to consider myself a linguist, although I am not really sure what it takes to qualify there. Anyways, first expeditions and unraveling secrets and issues of language and culture definitely gets my interest up, and my ears perked up. Sounds like a good one.
Bookangel (20 March 2017)
Absolutely incredible, five stars. ...this short story held me spellbound from start to finish. Then I turned to the front page and read it again. *Continue reading...*
What's Beyond the Gate?
Neuro-Linguistic Programming: A Practical Guide to NLP

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Susanna Reimer - Reddekopp
June 7, 1919 — April 28, 2017
Altona Sommerfeld Mennonite Church
Susanna Reimer Reddekopp was born Susanna Enns on June 7, 1919 in the village of Kleefeld. Her parents were Peter and Helena Enns. She was the oldest surviving daughter of 13 children.
In the early years of her life the family moved extensively but later came to settle in the town of Altona. She was baptized up on the confession of her faith by Bishop Toews in the Sommerfeld Church.
Mom told us of a time when she was 30 years old, sitting on the swing wondering what life would hold for her. If she would ever marry and have children. As the Lord sees and knows all, Mom met John Reimer from the 1-6 district and after a short courtship they married on May 18, 1952. Most of their lives were spent in Altona and surrounding area. They were blessed with eight children; Susie, John, Jake, Peter, Bill, Cornie, Mary and David. Through the years as the children married, the family grew to 39 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
Dad and Mom enjoyed travelling whether it was in the local area or a longer distance. They enjoyed frequent visits to friends and family. Mom and dad were married 40 years when dad went home to his Lord in 1992.
Mom enjoyed many things in life. She loved to serve a meal or faspa for friends and family. Her cinnamon buns and apple pie were well known. She enjoyed flowers, puzzling, and coffee with friends. But her greatest love was found in the Lord Jesus.
In 1998 Mom married Peter Reddekopp and our family grew again. We were blessed with nine step brothers and sisters; Isaac, John, Peter, Jake, Elizabeth, Mary, Cornelius, Ann and Abe plus their spouses and numerous grandchildren. Unfortunately this union was not to last long and dad Reddekopp went to be with his Saviour in 1999.
Mom's journey in life was filled with joy and laughter, heartaches and tears, disappointment and victories. Her strength came from a deep belief in her Lord. Her greatest desire was for the family to know the Lord and walk in his ways. She was our prayer warrior spending many hours praying and praising her Savior. On her deathbed, she would point up to heaven and tell her grandchildren and great-grandchildren "That's where I want to see you". Mom peacefully went to sleep on April 28th and joyfully met her Savior.
She was predeceased by Dad Reimer in 1992, son Peter in 1981, Dad Reddekopp in 1999, her parents Peter and Helena, stepmom Anna, 7 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Mom is survived by sister Helen, brother-in-law Peter Nickle, sister-in-law Susan Graham, daughter Susie and Cornie Teichroeb, son John and Donna Reimer, son Jake and Justina Reimer, daughter-in-law Eva Giesbrecht, son Bill and Betty Reimer, son Cornelius and Susan and Reimer, daughter Mary and Henry Peters, son David and Anna Reimer, 39 grandchildren, 83 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
Special thank you to the staff at Eastview Place and the nurses and doctors at the Altona Hospital. Thank you to Wiebe Funeral Home, and all the friends and family who express their condolences.
Funeral service on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Altona Sommerfeld Mennonite Church, with burial at the Schoenthal Cemetery.
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Dc Comics The Phantom
The Phantom is a superhero who debuted in comic books published by DC Comics in August 1941. The character was created by Lee Falk, who also created Mandrake the Magician.
The Phantom is the 21st in a line of crimefighters that began with his ancestor, the Phantom Eagle, in 1536. The Phantom is a costumed hero who wears a purple bodysuit with a white skull on the chest, and a white cape. He is armed with a sword and a pistol, and is a skilled acrobat and swordsman.
The Phantom has appeared in several comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as in a crossover with Batman. He has also been featured in a number of animated television series and movies.
The Phantom was created by Lee Falk, who also created Mandrake the Magician. Falk was a writer and syndicated columnist who created the Phantom to compete with the popular comic strip characters Superman and Batman.
The Phantom made his debut in comic books published by DC Comics in August 1941. The character was featured in a series of comic books titled The Phantom, which was published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1953. The series was later renamed The Ghost Who Walks, and was published from 1953 to 1988.
The Phantom has also been featured in a number of crossover stories with other DC Comics characters, including Batman, Superman, and the Justice League of America.
The Phantom has also been featured in a number of animated television series and movies.
1 Who is The Phantom in DC?
2 Is Phantom a DC or Marvel?
3 Why is The Phantom Purple?
4 Is Phantom Stranger a hero or villain?
5 Is The Phantom the first superhero?
6 Why does The Phantom wear a mask?
7 Who is the oldest super hero?
Who is The Phantom in DC?
The Phantom is a mysterious vigilante operating in the DC Comics universe. He has been around for many years, and his identity is still a mystery.
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The Phantom first appeared in 1936, in a comic strip called The Phantom Detective. He was a mysterious masked vigilante who fought crime in the city. The character was popular, and he soon began appearing in other comics as well.
In the 1940s, The Phantom became a member of the Justice Society of America, and he continued to fight crime in the DC universe. He has remained a popular character over the years, and he is still a mystery to many fans.
Who is The Phantom in DC? This is still a mystery, but he is a popular and iconic character in the comics universe. He has been around for many years, and he is sure to continue fighting crime in the DC universe.
Is Phantom a DC or Marvel?
The Phantom is a comic book superhero that has been published by both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He has appeared in both DC and Marvel comics, and has been a part of team-ups between the two companies.
The Phantom was created by Lee Falk and first appeared in comics in 1936. He is a masked crimefighter who operates in the fictional African country of Bangalla. The Phantom is the latest in a line of heroes who have operated under the name "The Phantom".
The Phantom has been published by both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He has appeared in comics published by both companies, and has been a part of team-ups between the two companies.
The Phantom has been published by DC Comics since 1991. He has appeared in comics such as "The Phantom" and "Phantom Lady".
The Phantom has been published by Marvel Comics since 1974. He has appeared in comics such as "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Avengers".
The Phantom has been a part of team-ups between DC Comics and Marvel Comics. In 1996, he teamed up with DC's Batman in "Batman and The Phantom". In 1999, he teamed up with Marvel's Thor in "The Phantom and Thor".
Why is The Phantom Purple?
The Phantom Purple is one of the most popular strains of marijuana on the market. It is a cross between two popular strains, Granddaddy Purple and Blueberry, and it is known for its intense purple color and sweet, earthy flavor.
People love the Phantom Purple for its mellow high and its strong, sweet flavor. It is a great choice for people who are looking for a mellow, relaxing high. The Phantom Purple is also known for its medicinal properties, and it is often used to treat anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.
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The Phantom Purple is a relatively new strain, and it is quickly gaining popularity among cannabis users. If you're looking for a mellow, sweet strain of marijuana, the Phantom Purple is definitely worth a try.
Is Phantom Stranger a hero or villain?
Phantom Stranger is a mysterious DC Comics character who has appeared as a hero and a villain. His true identity and motivations are unknown.
Some believe that Phantom Stranger is a hero, while others believe that he is a villain. His true nature is a mystery. He has displayed both heroic and villainous traits, and his true motivations are unknown.
Phantom Stranger first appeared in comics in 1952. He was initially depicted as a villain, but his role later changed to that of a hero. He has since appeared in various DC Comics titles, and has been involved in both heroic and villainous storylines.
Phantom Stranger is a powerful and enigmatic figure who possesses many magical abilities. He is able to travel through time and space, and can manipulate the elements. He also has a deep knowledge of the occult.
Phantom Stranger has been involved in many important DC Comics storylines. He was a key participant in the " Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event, and was also involved in the "Blackest Night" and "Brightest Day" storylines. He has also fought alongside other DC heroes such as Superman and Batman.
However, Phantom Stranger has also been involved in some villainous storylines. He was responsible for the creation of the supervillain team the Suicide Squad, and he has also fought against other DC heroes such as Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.
So is Phantom Stranger a hero or a villain?
That is a difficult question to answer. He has displayed both heroic and villainous traits, and his true motivations are unknown. However, overall it seems that Phantom Stranger is more likely to be a hero than a villain. He has fought on the side of good more often than he has fought on the side of evil, and he possesses many heroic qualities.
Is The Phantom the first superhero?
The Phantom is a comic book superhero who first appeared in a newspaper comic strip in 1936. He is the first superhero, and he has been in publication longer than any other superhero.
The Phantom was created by Lee Falk, who also created Mandrake the Magician. The strip ran from 1936 until 1994, making it one of the longest-running comic strips in history. In addition, there have been several movies and television shows based on the character.
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The Phantom is a masked crimefighter who protects the people of the fictional country of Bangalla. He has a number of superpowers, including strength, agility, and the ability to fly. He is also skilled in martial arts.
The Phantom has been a popular character for generations, and he is often considered the first superhero. He was the first character to wear a mask and cape, and he was one of the first characters to have a secret identity. He has also been influential in the development of other superheroes, including Batman and Superman.
Why does The Phantom wear a mask?
The Phantom is a masked vigilante who first appeared in a comic strip in 1936. His identity is a mystery, and he wears a mask to protect his identity. There are several theories about why The Phantom wears a mask.
One theory is that The Phantom wears a mask to protect his identity. He is a vigilante who fights crime, and he doesn't want anyone to know his identity. Another theory is that The Phantom wears a mask because he is shy and doesn't want anyone to see his face.
A third theory is that The Phantom wears a mask because he is a superhero who wants to protect his secret identity. A fourth theory is that The Phantom wears a mask because he is a super-villain who wants to protect his secret identity.
The truth is that no one knows why The Phantom wears a mask. It is a mystery.
Who is the oldest super hero?
There is no one definitive answer to the question of who is the oldest super hero. This is because the term "super hero" can be interpreted in a number of ways. The oldest super hero could be the very first superhero character to be created, or the oldest superhero currently active in the comic book world.
The first superhero character is widely considered to be Superman, who made his debut in 1938. However, there are a number of superheroes who pre-date Superman, including characters such as the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician. These characters were created in the early 1930s, and some may consider them to be the first true superheroes.
Currently, the oldest active superhero is probably Batman, who made his debut in 1939. There are a number of other superheroes who are older than Batman, including characters such as the Flash and Green Lantern, but Batman is the oldest one who is still currently appearing in comics.


Recreational anglers are sounding the alarm over a proposal to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFP) that would crack open the door for the commercial longline industry to fish in conservation zones created in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
"While there are undoubtedly legitimate uses for EFPs, in this case they are a thinly veiled excuse to introduce longlining, under the guise of a bycatch studies or other research, back into areas that were justifiably closed to such gear," said Chester Brewer, chairman of the CCA National Government Relations Committee.
Adding insult to injury, the announcement from NMFS states that some EFP applicants are likely to request some form of compensation fishing to offset the expenses for vessel owners participating in the "research" efforts.
Send in your comments to keep these areas free from longlines.


If your activities are not producing the desired effect then you need to review and perhaps try a new direction… and in order to review you need to know where you started & where you are now!
I then had to decide which Twitter account to use… using an existing account & simply changing its name means that the existing following adds immediate credibility for visitors landing on the Twitter page for the first time… increasing the chances they will follow & join in our competition!
Spent 4 hours on this, it's going to take longer than anticipated… will have to accept I will not get to all companies but it will be a good tester… noticed 4 new followers so far & we now have 1816 followers, so -5 due to the 60+ tweets that went out!
Great idea Jon, would be interested to hear the results when thing slow down my end.
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Everybody sweats. And guess what? It's actually incredibly healthy for you to sweat! Not only does your body excrete toxins when you sweat, looking after your kidneys and brightening up your skin, but it literally saves your life by preventing your body from overheating. So how come we're all so worried about being sweaty? It all comes down to discomfort. Stale sweat can be smelly, which obviously none of us want, and in all honesty it can feel super gross to feel moist fabric touching your skin whenever you move. And while logically we can remind ourselves that sweating is totally normal, there is no arguing with a set of sweaty knickers and their potential to chafe.
In swoop Knix, with their totally innovative underwear which is quick-dry, has some sort of magical anti-odour powers and they are super stretchy to boot. There are no underwires in any of their underwear, which is basically a direct message from heaven in my book. And it isn't just your standard bra and pants that they offer – I was immediately drawn to the Knixwear tee as soon as I visited the website, keeping in mind my tendency to sweat when anxiety strikes. All of their fabric absorbs up to 3tsp of liquid, so that dreaded trickle down your back will never interrupt your day again – and this makes the knickers ideal for light period days.
So what about the brand? As any long term reader of She Might Be will know, we are huge on only promoting brands who we feel fit our ethos. While the sizes don't quite reach the top of our desired range, they definitely have a wider spectrum than most retailers of even standard underwear – and of course, there is always room to grow! My favourite thing that struck me immediately with this brand was the actual images they used. Close ups of wobbly bums and stretch-marked thighs tell me that this is a brand who loves their customers exactly as they are and don't want them to change anything, 'cinch in' any part of themselves, 'flatten' or 'enhance' – they just want you to be comfy exactly as you are. And that is a brand I can get on board with.


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Mormon Church Is Against Massive Settlement Plan in Vermont
by Alicia Freese
A rendering of a NewVista community.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — also known as the Mormon Church — has come out against David Hall's plans to build a 20,000-person settlement in Vermont.
Hall, a wealthy engineer from Utah and a member of the LDS Church, says his futuristic proposal is inspired by a document drawn up by the religion's founder, Joseph Smith. But he has maintained — and church spokespeople have confirmed — that the church itself is not involved in the effort.
Hall's vision for mega-villages — or "NewVista communities" — has unnerved residents in the central Vermont communities where he has amassed more than 1,000 acres. He's also been buying property in Utah, alarming residents there as well.
The church declined to weigh in on the merits of the project when asked about it last spring. But on Tuesday it took a stance, telling the Utah newspaper Deseret News that it does not support Hall's plan. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins confirmed the decision to Seven Days on Wednesday.
"This is a private venture and is not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in any way," Hawkins said in a statement. "The Church makes no judgment about the scientific, environmental or social merits of the proposed developments. However, for a variety of reasons, we are not in favor of the proposal."
The church did not immediately respond to a request to elaborate on its statement.
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Professor Dominic Wells joins Ethicor Scientific Advisory Board
CHESTER, UK – Jan 20, 2016 – Ethicor Pharma is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dominic Wells to its Scientific Advisory Board.
Professor Dominic (Nic) Wells qualified from Cambridge University as a veterinary surgeon in 1984 together with a first class BA in Applied Biology. After several years in general practice in Nottinghamshire he attended the University of Wyoming in the USA. There he studied comparative exercise physiology and obtained his PhD.
Returning to the UK in 1990, he took a temporary lectureship at the Royal Veterinary College in London. In 1992 he was appointed to a full lectureship. In 1995 he moved to the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, now part of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. He was appointed Professor at Imperial College in October 2005. In January 2010 he moved back to the Royal Veterinary College as Professor in Translational Medicine.
Nic has been involved with neuromuscular diseases since 1990 and has extensive experience working with transgenic mice and other laboratory animals. He has been involved with a number of workshops examining welfare and best practice in animal research as well as the TREAT-NMD standardisation efforts for analysis of results in the animal models of neuromuscular diseases.
His research over the last 18 years has focused on DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) and the generation and analysis of genetically modified mice. Nic's laboratory is examining the factors influencing the efficiency of local and systemic administration of novel medications in animal models of DMD. He has an excellent understanding of the role and limitations of pre-clinical models for a range of conditions.
Nic recently retired as chairman of the TREAT-NMD Advisory Committee for Therapeutics (TACT); established in 2009, TACT is a unique multi-disciplinary international group of well recognised academic and industry drug development experts as well as representatives of patient foundations, who meet twice a year to review and provide guidance on the translation and development path of therapeutics programs in rare neuromuscular diseases with large unmet need, such as muscular dystrophies and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The confidential and comprehensive review provides recommendations including go-no-go milestones.
About Ethicor Pharma Ltd
Ethicor Pharma is engaged in the development and supply of unlicensed medicines to meet the requirements of patients who fail to respond to authorised treatments. Such products are often known as 'specials'. Whilst these medicines are unlicensed, they are subject to rigorous quality standards imposed by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which ensures they are made in suitable and controlled manufacturing facilities. They are stable, fit for purpose and subject to effective recall and monitoring systems. Ethicor supplies therapy options for patients with unmet clinical needs, by developing and making available a range of high-quality, stable formulations of established compounds with an acceptable shelf life, including liquids for children, solid dose and topical presentations, and injections. Ethicor also supplies an ever-expanding range of novel, patent-protected products for use under specials guidelines.
Ethicor contracts out the manufacture of all finished products to suitably authorised manufacturers Worldwide, and to UK contract manufacturers with valid UK Manufacturer of Specials licences (MS). This ensures superior quality products and packaging, and full compliance with regulatory requirements.
About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
DMD is the most devastating of the muscular dystrophies. It is a genetic disease that primarily affects boys and young men. The hallmarks of DMD are skeletal muscle weakness, followed by respiratory distress and heart failure. As a degenerative disease, it inevitably leads to premature death, most commonly through respiratory failure but now increasingly through heart failure.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This announcement may contain, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated as a result of a number of factors. The company is developing several products for potential future marketing. There can be no assurance that such development efforts will succeed, that such products will receive required regulatory clearance or that, even if such regulatory clearance were received, such products would ultimately achieve commercial success.
Full News Story: https://pressreleasejet.com/newsreleases/2016/professor-dominic-wells-joins-ethicor-scientific-advisory-board/
Company Name: Ethicor Pharma Ltd
Contact Person: Richard Drury
Email: rd@ethicorpharma.com
Website: www.ethicorpharma.com
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Matt joined Sovereign Centros Group in 2018 and works as a Leasing and Asset Manager across key shopping centre assets within the Sovereign Centros portfolio.
Prior to Sovereign Centros, Matt worked in the Asset Management team at intu Properties PLC responsible for intu Lakeside and intu Watford.
Having studied at Manchester and Reading, Matt has four years' experience in the property industry.


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Татра T3 е най-често срещаният чехословашки трамвай. Производството на тип T3 започва от 60-те до 90-те години на 20 век предимно в завода Смичов край Прага.

Технически параметри

 Дължина (без съединител): 14 m
 Широчина: 2,5 m
 Височина: 3,05 m
 Тегло на празна мотриса: 16 t
 Максимален брой пътници: 100 (95 за T3SU)
 седящи: 23 (36 за T3SU)
 правостоящи: 87 (59 за T3SU)
 Максимална мощност: 4 х 40 kW
 Напрежение: 600 V DC
 Максимална скорост: 65 km/h

Модификации
Трамваите Tatra Т3 са се произвеждали в следните модификации:
 Tatra Т3SU – използват се в страните от бившия Съветски съюз
 Tatra T3SUCS – използват се в Чехия
 Tatra T3D – използват се в Германия
 Tatra T3YU – използват се в Сърбия (бивша Югославия)
 Tatra T3R – използват се в Румъния
 Tatra T3RF – модернизирани трамваи Tatra Т3, които се използват в Руската федерация

Разпространение
От 1961 до 1999 г. са произведени 13 963 мотриси (включително и модификациите T3M, T3R и T3RF). Произведени са 125 служебни (аварийни) мотриси.

Босна и Херцеговина

Чехия

Хърватия

Латвия

Германия

Румъния

Русия

Словакия

Украйна

Узбекистан

Реконструкции и модернизации
В началото на 90-те години започва масова модернизация на вогоните от тип Т3. Първите осъвременени вагони са в Либерец. На базата на тази основна реконструкция се появяват вагоните Татра T3G, Шкода 02T и Татра T3M. Последните са трамваи с малки подобрения. Основната цел на реконструкцията е подобряване и осъвременяване на вагоните както в техническо, така и в естетическо отношение.

 Татра T3M – тиристорно оборудване TV1
 Татра T3G – тиристорни оборудване TV8 с GTO
 Татра T3R – тиристорни оборудване TV8 с GTO, нов дизайн
 Татра T3M.3, Татра T3T, Татра T3M.4 – оборудване с TV14 с IGBT транзистор
 Шкода 01T, Шкода 02T, Татра T3M.0, Татра T3M.04 – оборудване на Skoda с IGBT транзистор
 Татра T3R.E – моторните асинхронни оборудване TV Europulse
 Татра T3R.P също Татра T3P – оборудване TV
 Татра K3R-NT също Татра K3R.NT – оборудване TV, и нова нископодова секция съчленена с два вагона от тип Т3, които се монтират между нископодовата секция
 Татра T3S – TV14 тиристорно с транзистор IGBT, нов дизайн
 Татра T3Mod – асинхронни оборудване EVPÚ Nová Dubnica
 Татра T3AS – асинхронни оборудване EVPÚ Nová Dubnica, нов дизайн
 Татра KT3 – оборудване TV, и нова нископодова секция съчленена с два вагона от тип Т3, които се монтират между нископодовата секция, нов дизайн

Модификации
 Татра T3M.2-DVC – тиристорно оборудване TV1
 Татра T6A5.3 – тиристорно оборудване TV14 оборудван с тиристори IGBT, каросерия от T6A5, образец само Прага
 Татра T3R.EV – асинхроно оборудване Europulse TV, нов дизайн
 Vario LF, Татра T3R.EVN, Татра T3RN.EV – трисекционен, втората секция е нископодова, асинхроно оборудване TV Europulse, нов дизайн
 Татра T3R.PV – тиристорно оборудване TV, нов дизайн
 Татра T3R.PLF, Татра T3R.PVN – тиристорно оборудване TV1, трисекционен, втората секция е нископодова
 Татра T3R.SLF – оборудване Ganz, стрисекционен, втората секция е нископодова

Вижте също

 Трамваи Татра
 Обозначения на трамваи Татра

Трамваи на Татра

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Manganese deficiency could mean that calcium cannot stick to bone and cause osteoporosis. This can happen in the presence of sufficient calcium in the body. Manganese is extracted from bone when there are unmet needs for it in the brain, kidney, liver, and pancreas. Manganese deficiency could also play a role in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and senile dementia. When compared to people with osteoarthritis, people with osteoporosis have a far higher incidence of senile dementia.


Mr. and Mrs. Collins were both widowers in their mid 50's when they met walking their dogs. After a few years, they decided to marry and move in together. This left one problem: They had two houses full of possessions and aimed to fit it all into one house.
Though Mrs. Collins put up a good fight to move him into her Meriden house, the couple settled on his house, which had slightly more space — and a yard for their dogs. In order to seal the deal, Mr. Collins agreed to clear out one of his rooms to give his new bride space for a knitting studio.
As such, we first picked up one load of things at his house, before moving on to clearance hers. The couple also decided to get rid of a few pieces of his furniture and replace them with some of hers.
Once the particulars of who was keeping what were sorted, the Meriden property clearance went quite smoothly. We were able to gather all of Mr. Collins refuse in a single trip, and finish filling up the first load at Mrs. Collins now-old house.
Mrs. Collins had some carpets pulled up, and was delighted to find hardwood floors underneath, which could be refinished to increase the resale value of her house.
The house was tidy and modest, which made this Meriden clearance particularly easy.
The Collins' had originally considered getting a storage locker for their excess belongings, but were very pleased with our Meriden house clearance service. Rather than spending money every month to house items they had no place to put, they felt like they were getting a fresh start for their new lives together.
Mr. Collins said he would always recommend our house clearance service and walking your dog in a different neighbourhood every now and then.


Today we are going to introduce you one of the very best third-party App Store for Apple iOS running devices and also it's 'Cydia'. In the current past, Cydia has come to be a growing number of renowned among iOS individuals with the remarkable new growths in Cydia. So in this write-up, we are most likely to talk about some best ways to Cydia Download in your iDevice easily. Before we heading to Cydia Download, we will certainly clarify you much more regarding iOS Jailbreak as it's the finest means to obtain Cydia Download in your tool.
Jailbreak is a procedure of getting to your iDevice software program by going via the limitations as well as restrictions of your device manufacturer. It's simply the best way to gain real ownership of your device as well. As all of us recognize Apple is the most protected mobile Operating System worldwide, and as a result of that you have a lot of limits when you utilizing iOS and Jailbreak will help you to break those restrictions as well as surpass those limitations that I stated above.
What is Cydia? & Reason Why We Recommend it.
Cydia is one of the major factors why individuals Jailbreak iPhone. In other words, Cydia is the App Store for you once you jailbreak your iOS. This amazing third-party App Store was developed by one of the most well-known iOS developer Mr. Jay Freeman in 2008. Cydia is known as the first secondary App Store for Apple iOS and iOS users can download this awesome App in their iDevices by Jailbreak iOS for free. Cydia also includes thousands and thousands of different third-party Apps, Tweaks, Themes and even Ringtone Markers. This variety of Application was one of the major reason why users start to fall in love with Cydia and today more than 50 million iOS users using Cydia as their main App Store as well.
Apple App Store is your default application store as well as Cydia is a third party application Store which you can get by Jailbreak iOS.
Contrasted to Apple App Store, Cydia consists of so many new things such as Tweaks, Ringtones, and also Themes.
Cydia also allows you Paypal as well as Amazon settlement kinds to purchase from Cydia and it's a significant advantage of Cydia Download on your gadget.
The majority of the points inside Cydia was denied by Apple App Store so Cydia includes the substantial number of points compared to the Apple App Store.
Cydia is 100% reversible however App Store is irreversible.
As we understand Cydia Download is among the well-known subjects these days. There are few means to Cydia Download in your iDevice as well as the jailbreak is one of the popular approaches amongst every one of them. There are so numerous ways to Jailbreak iOS, as well as programmers and hackers around the world, developed many sorts of Jailbreak tools to Jailbreak different variation of iOS. I have actually discussed several of the world's most well-known jailbreak tools below.
You can conveniently discover those approaches by merely browsing in your web browser and also as all of these devices are 100% cost-free you can easily Jailbreak and Cydia Download on your tool without investing a single cent.
Cydia was developed by Jay Freeman(Saurik) and I would certainly such as to thanks him for establishing such an impressive third-party App store for 100% totally free as well as all the copyrights on Cydia most likely to him as well.
Can we download Cydia from App Store?
No. Even it installs and work as a normal iOS App, Cydia is not just a normal App. iOS jailbreak is the only single way to get Cydia on any iOS platform and you have to go through a system optimization process to download this amazing third-party App Store on your device.
Yes. Cydia is a 100% free third-party Application.
Can I get Cydia on my iPad?
Yes. Cydia is developed for iOS running devices and it will work on any iOS running device including iPhones, iPads, and iPods as well.
What is the best way to Cydia Download?
As Cydia is combined with iOS Jailbreak, you must find a proper jailbreak tool to download Cydia on your device. There are so many jailbreak tools developed by different hackers and developers all around the world. Ex. Instant Jailbreak, CydiaPro etc.
By admin March 30, 2017	Comments Off on Is Pangu Jailbreak iOS 10.3 and Pangu iOS 10.3.1 Possible?
Within each and every iOS updates the jailbreak lovers hope to receive a cracking tool to blast the firmware and enjoy the freedom within their iDevice. As a result of that now most of the jailbreak lovers are hoping to use Pangu iOS 10.3.1 with the release of the minor firmware update several weeks ago. Actually, this firmware edition is released with the built number 14E304 and around 30MB of size. And it has the focus to enhance the security features and some bug fixes. Not only that within this Apple has again joined the 32-bit device users to iOS 10 journey. Therefore, now iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4 and above and the 6G iPod touch and later devices users able to use this fantastic tool.
If any iDevice users wish to upgrade his/her beloved device to the latest version, then you can do it through OTA, or iTunes update. And here is the guide for you to know about iOS 10.3.1 and its inner features.
Latest updates on Pangu Jailbreak iOS 10.3!
Pangu is a free and most advance iOS jailbreaking tool which is developed by the Pangu team which is highly capable of providing jailbreak solutions for various iOS devices including iPod, iPad and iPhones. It is Chinese developing team and they have introduced their fist tool on the 23rd of June in the year of 2014 by providing a complete jailbreaking solution for the iOS 7.1 on all IOS devices and also for the 4th generation of Apple Television.
Actually this first tool was also supported for the iOS 7.1.2 and this only because of team has suspected firmware will be used by the apple to patch up the vulnerabilities which are used in the tool.
But after the v9.3.3 they have got much popular in the jailbreaking world and we have to talk about them again because of the newest beta member of the iOS 10 version , iOS 10.3 which was released to the public before 3 days ago.
So at the time that w all are talking about the jailbreak possibility of iOS 10.3 all iOS users are also hoping a solution from the Pangu team to have a Pangu Jailbreak iOS 10.3. But unfortunately Pangu 10.3 unofficial jailbreak tool is only available as iOS 10.3 developer version. According to some reliable resources at this time the jailbreak is taking places as a Tethered jailbreak but Availability of Cydia is still not confirmed.
So we have to understand that the Pangu jailbreak is still not available for the public users. Actually at this time the jailbreaking world is spinning slowly by taking time to provide complete jailbreak solution for the iOS 10.3. But we can hope for jailbreak update maybe as a Yalu and Pangu semi tethered jailbreak for the iOs 10.3 and we also hope this will not take much time as other previous versions.
But the problem is Apple company is now offer a big cash prices for the most of the experienced hackers who are working in the jailbreak community for reporting bugs to the Apple mobiles Company.
So this gives out a chance for the hackers to work with the Apple Mobiles than hardworking in jailbtreaking community. So most of the great and skillful are hackers are retiring from the jailbreaking.
But many iOs uses have kept their trust on pangu team that they will not accept those Apple Mobile's invitations by putting jailbreak Community into danger. Therefore we are expecting a newest jailbreak update from our beloved Pangu team as Pangu Jailbreak iOS 10.3.
The china jailbreak developers first release 23 June pangu 1.0 version to jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 and then they release the latest version in iOS jailbreak world pangu 1.1.0 to jailbreak iOS 7.1.2 on this week. so pangu latest versiln support with both of MAC OS X, windows and we called this pangu 1.1 version an "pangu English version".you can free download pangu 1.1 jailbreak tool using our pangu download links. you can used our pangu jailbreak seep's guide and pangu jailbreak video guide to jailbreak your Apple iOS 7.1.2 devices.
Click "Jailbreak" Button to iOS 7.1.2 jailbreak Process.
The most impotent thing is you need to change date on your idevice – to 2014 June 2.
So, now you have to see PanGu app.. on your home screen, then click it to proceed.
Then your Apple idevice will auto.. rebooting, please do not close pangu1.1.0 jailbreak process .exe & disconnect your idevice.
Done, pangu1.1.0 jailbreak process was completed but device reboot again now you can see Cydia 1.1.12 icon already installed on your Apple idevice.
Pangu v1.1 update was released few days ago for both Windows and Mac users. Actually the big news here Pangu download for Mac as Mac users were left without a usable version after the initial Windows Only version of Pangu 1.1 was released.
Windows users should be happy too, as version 1.1 of Pangu brings with it English text that makes it easier to follow along in the Jailbreak process. The update also gets rid of the nefarious check box that allowed pirated software to be easily installed on your device. Pangu download 1.1 is a streamlined version of the original tool. If you've been on the fence about using it, then perhaps this latest update will console your concerns. Check inside to view our Step by Step Jailbreak guide.
Plug in your iDevice to your computer's USB port.
Open "Pangu 1.1.exe" on your Windows computer. You may see a blue error box, if so click more info and click "Run Anyway". The Pangu app should open.
Once your iDevice is detected by the app, click the "Start Jailbreak" button.
Pangu will ask you to go to Settings / General / Date & Time and disable the "Set Automatically" toggle. You will then need to set the date to June/02/2014.
Once the date is set, the Jailbreak process will begin automatically. after a little while, Pangu will ask you to open the Pangu app icon on the Home screen of your iOS device. Tap the Pangu icon to launch the Pangu app and tap the "Continue" button.
The Jailbreak will continue process. You will be asked to unlock your iDevice after it reboots.
Once Jailbreak is Completed, You should see Cydia on your Home screen.
Open "Pangu.dmg" on your Mac and double click the Pangu icon to run the application.
Once your iDevice is detected by the app, click "Start Jailbreak" button.
Once the date is set, the Jailbreak process will start automatically. Finally, Pangu will ask you to open the Pangu app icon on the Home screen, Tap the Pangu icon to launch the Pangu app and tap the continue button.
Wait patiently, and the Jailbreak will continue process. You will be asked to unlock your device it reboots.
Congratulations! you now have an untethered jailbreak iOS 7.1.x. Pangu should automatically set your date setting in Settings / General / Date & Time back to "Set Automatically".
Pangu jailbreak tool developed by Pangu team. Pangu is an untethered jailbreak tool for both iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1. This jailbreak tools compatible with many idevices. Pangu tools released for windows and Mac OS. Pangu tools recognized by iOS hackers to jailbreak iOS 7.1.1. So there is nothing to worry about using Pangu jailbreak tool.
All these devices are compatible with iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1. Pangu is supported with these devices. Snowbreak, Geeksnow and Cyberelevator tools are supported with iPhone 4 (A4 chip) only. But Pangu develop team achieved their target successfully. They have introduced Pangu download tool for jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 on any Apple devices.
Pangu can jailbreak iPhone 5s devices. iPhone 5s jailbreak is really hard target to achieve because Apple company blocked unauthorized tools with it. Pangu developer team solved this from after big process. They have successfully jailbroken iPhone 5s with iOS 7.1.1. You can have complete idea about it from the video below.
Not only that, but also they have tried to jailbreak many iOS 7.1.1 devices. It is supported with iPad air jailbreak also. They have successfully tried it with iPad air. It is really work with it.
Other good news is iPod touch 5 also can be done by Pangu jailbreak tool. So thats why they are introducing Pangu tools to jailbreak iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1. You can also jailbreak iOS 7.1 with Pangu.
Download Pangu is just only available for windows and Mac OS only. You can visit the link below to download Pangu and get more details about it.
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The creation and use of color cursors is discussed in the chapter on cursor utilities in Inside Macintosh: Imaging with QuickDraw.
If you're building an application that uses color cursors, you may encounter some quirks present in Color QuickDraw. This Technote provides solutions to a few common problems.
To avoid system errors or crashes while using a color cursor, incorporate the following information in your application development.
If your cursor is, for example, 15 pixels tall and 9 pixels wide, you might be tempted to use these values for the bounds.bottom and bounds.right, respectively, in your cursor's pixel map. Don't. When the cursor's image needs to be expanded (that is, when you specify a two bit-per-pixel cursor and the mouse pointer is on an eight-bit screen) the SetCCursor trap rounds the width of the pixel map in such a way that you'll get only the space required for a 15 by 8 pixel map allocated for the expanded cursor data. When the cursor's image is expanded into this too-small expanded cursor data handle as a 15 by 9 pixel map, something in your heap will get munched.
To avoid this problem, always specify the pixmapHandle^^.bounds to be 16 by 16. This will cause SetCCursor to properly allocate the expanded data area. Since the amount of data drawn for a cursor is specified by the cursor's pixel values and 'clut' resource, trying to save a few bytes by making the bounds rectangle smaller than 16 by 16 won't be very helpful anyway.
If you load a color cursor's color table from a 'clut' resource using GetCTable, make sure that the 'clut' is marked non-purgeable while the color cursor is in use. If you don't take this precaution, bombs will occur if your 'clut' gets purged at an inopportune time.
For more information, see Inside Macintosh: Imaging with QuickDraw, "Cursor Utilities."
A documented side effect of SetGWorld is that the device parameter will be ignored when you pass in a GWorld port. So, if the current port is a GWorld port, the save-restore code in SetCCursor will always make the current device that of the GWorld.
One place where this is especially dangerous is when the current port is a disposed GWorld. DisposeGWorld sets the current GDevice to a safe device, but doesn't affect the current port. If you then call SetCCursor before a valid port has been set, then SetCCursor will cause the current GDevice to point at the disposed GDevice, and the system will crash shortly afterwards.
Ensure that your port and device always match. Never allow a situation where the port and device can be mismatched. This helps cure many problems unrelated to color cursors.
Never dispose of the current port without setting a valid QuickDraw port first. Drawing to a disposed port or device will most likely result in a crash.
SetCCursor is documented as moving memory. In 7.5.2 and later, SetCCursor makes calls to CopyBits and other QuickDraw routines. Never, ever call SetCCursor at interrupt time! Calling SetCursor at interrupt time is still allowed, however.
The warning about purgeable 'clut' resources added.
Warnings about SetCCursor changing the GDevice, and SetCCursor moving memory added.


If anyone was feeling sour about no. 4 Kansas heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks doled out an elixir in their opening-round game, dominating Northeastern from the opening tip to win 87-53.
The Jayhawks are on 🔥!
Odds makers have taken notice, jumping them up the queue in a pack of teams just outside the top-10 betting favorites at +3300 – this from a team given +5000 odds when the Madness kicked off.
Now, with a victory over 5-seed Auburn – who did everything they could to hand #12 New Mexico State a win on Thursday – and the 'Hawks could be staring down #1 North Carolina in the Sweet 16.
Is Kansas a worthy wager at +3300?
The usually-high expectations for Kansas were tempered earlier this month when they lost a Big 12 tilt in Norman against Oklahoma. The loss dropped KU to 11-6 in the conference, mathematically eliminating any chance at the regular-season title.
This is the first year the Jayhawks haven't at least shared the Big 12 crown since the 2003-04 season.
And their play was uneven for Kansas basketball – this wasn't a case where their stats may have shown a dangerous team on the horizon.
The Jayhawks ranked 131st in offensive rating and 102nd in scoring at around 76 points a game, while surrendering 70 points a contest (145th), and coming in at 78th in defensive rating.


Benjamin, P., Gruen, C. 2006-06. The Regulatory Efficiency of the CCMA: A Statistical Analysis of the CCMA's CMS Database. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 06/110. University of Cape Town.


7 Ways to String Lights in your Backyard!
Make your backyard a twinkly retreat with some quick and simple ideas using string lights!
This post has been sponsored by Wayfair Canada! But as always all thoughts, ideas, opinions and such are my own.
One of the nicest things about summer nights, is being able to sit out on the deck under all of our twinkly lights. There's just something so pretty about the light they cast…it almost feels as if we're sitting in our own little fairy garden.
The best thing about using string lights for lighting is how easy they are to hang. Pretty much anywhere you would like them, you can hang them. My favourite though, is to drape them along sort of droopy looking, as opposed to a straight line.
Last summer I put together the easiest patio light project and I still love it SO much. Above is a picture of the lights strung around our deck space, hung from wooden poles on each of the corners. I used to just go out and sit there under all the lights. Pretty pretty pretty.
This year I've added more string lights, but this time I have draped them all along our newly painted fence. It feels like a magic garden out here now. All. The. Lights.
There really isn't an easier way to add such pretty ambient lighting to a yard! I used the same hooks along the fence post, as I used for my project last year. The hooks are great because you can put up and take down the strings of lights when ever you need to. So pretty. You can find me here just chilling.
String lights along your fence.
Hang strings of lights from poles placed on the corners of your deck.
Run lights along your deck railing.
Hang lights back and forth along the inside your deck pergola or gazebo.
String lights in backyard trees.
String lights from a tree to your deck space, so your yard is lit up.
Hang lights on your patio umbrella.
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I was in Austin recently and they have all these little bars that are basically houses with lights like these in the backyard and I am dying to bring that home with me. I just haven't figured out how I am going to do it yet.
I LOVE lights like that…wooden poles and cup hooks are the easiest way to string lights across a deck space!
Oh my! String lights along your deck would BE AMAZING!!
Your lights look so pretty! We have similar ones along our back fence and they create a lovely ambience at night.


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Hindi Essay, Biography on "Maharana Pratap", "महाराणा प्रताप" Complete Hindi Nibandh for Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation and other classes.
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Live 8 will have to wait. I'm still looking through my folders.
What else are you holding out on us?
yeah! I want to know!!!!!!!!!
She had belts and didnt even know it.
But now I am the Lady in Waiting FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I might have to go to bed soon I'm so worn out!
Not happy about that are ya?
LADIES IN WAITING - KISS!
they are such pigs! What a gross song Great album though! Dressed to Kill!
Yeah that is kind of gross.
It's the best I can do for you right now.


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Activities are well underway now with the boys making the most of their Thursday afternoons.
A hugely varied list of options is available including croquet, badminton, athletics, gardening, golf, cricket nets, LAMDA, tennis, riding, board games, fives, M-Tech, carpentry, art and pottery.
Further pictures of the boys in action are here.


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Young Adult Horror Authors To Read
Lanie Bryson
Where does a love for horror begin? Somebody showed you this new world and it drew your mind to the different horrifying ways of imagination. Here is a list of young adult authors who inspired newcomers to the world of the dark side.
Top 3 Evil Cars in Horror Movies
Believe it or not a haunted car actually sounds frightening. Some may think it's a stupid idea and it seems silly for a car to be haunted, but could you imagine the many ways you could be tortured or killed by a possessed vehicle.
Kathy Bates Horror Legend
Kathy Bates has been thrilling fans in film for years. And she has some pretty horrifying roles to her credit. She is known for embodying one of the most horrific characters in the genre of Horror.
Top 7 Scary Dolls in Horror Movies
Scary is always the number one priority and theme for every horror, psychological, and thriller movie. In this article, we will be talking about top 7 scary and creepy dolls in horror movies.
The Influence of Hammer Horror Films
Mindie Farpelha
Hammer Films revolutionized the gothic monster
John Carpenter's Vampires (1998): A Review
John Carpenter is a household name within the horror genre of cinema, releasing the Halloween (1978) series that would later influence filmmakers through their tones and styles.
Blood Red Sky (2021): A Review
The film Blood Red Sky (2021) released on Netflix this past month is everything anyone could want from a vampire film and more. While it is advertised as a thriller, it is truly a drama underneath the horror and violence occurring on screen.
Black Sheep (2006): A Gory Horror Comedy Review directed by Jonathan King.
A review of the hilarious horror comedy Black Sheep, written and directed by Jonathan King
Explaining Friday the 13th To A Newcomer
I think it's safe to say that if you are a horror fan, then you've seen the "Friday The 13th" films, or at least some of them…
Dead Talk Media Announces, "First Of Its Kind" Virtual Film Festival, CineXposè, Geared Towards the Horror Entertainment Genre
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Gobles Welcomes students from around the world
Left to right: Shan Huang, Eirik Eggemoen, and Sophie Sykora.
Three foreign exchange students joined the Gobles High School senior class last week. Shan Huang from China, Sophie Sykora from Austria, and Eirik Eggemoen from Norway will spend the rest of the school year here.
Huang, 16, is hoping to learn more about the American sports of soccer and softball. She's also hoping this experience will help her learn more about the United States while learning to do more on her own. "I want to be more independent and learn how to do things by myself," she said. Huang is staying with Deb Peterson's family.
Sykora, also 16, is staying with Pam Westcott's family. She hopes to experience the American way of life, including volleyball and cheerleading. So far, the hardest part of being a Gobles senior has been taking classes and speaking in English all the time.
Eggemoen, 17, wanted to live here after a recent U.S. vacation. He hopes this experience will help him to become fluent in English. He is also playing football. He's staying with Ann Jacus and her family, and plans to become a police officer or join the military after high school.
"Having foreign exchange students attend Gobles High School allows our students to see a world beyond the borders of our town," said Middle/High School Principal Phil McAndrew. "They get to learn about other cultures, customs, and begin to see people from all cultures as people who are not that different from us."
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We'd love for you to join us! We love to bring people together and show them that cooking is not only fun and a great way to connect, but essential for a healthy lifestyle. We are always whipping up something delicious in the Connecting Kitchen. Take a look at our upcoming classes.
Cooking together is the perfect recipe for building a better team! The Connecting Kitchen brings everyone together where team members (co-workers, family members, or friends) will laugh and learn and work together. Cooperation, respect, creativity, and a focus on a common goal build comraderie and strengthen relationships, creating bonds that will last long after you leave our kitchen.
As your coach, I will help you identify the areas in your life that are going well and put together a plan to address what's not working so well. Together we will explore what is going on with you! I will work with you to create a healthier diet, lifestyle, and mindset. By making small changes each week, step by step, you will gradually create the habits and the path to a vibrant and healthy life!


Hi, I'm Smiley! 🙂 I'm an emoji pillow that has been with an Uber driver since he began his rideshare experience. My driver's name is Michael, and he currently drives for Uber while he is a graduate student at the University Missouri St. Louis. Uber has done well for him, so while he's busy studying, driving, and providing all-around five-star service to everyone he meets, I'd like to positively share with you some of the stories of encounters that we have had every day. Some of these stories will be about the interesting people from all walks of life who have ridden with us, and others will be about life in general.
I hold an Associates Degree from the St. Louis Community College, May 2016 a Bachelors in Psychology from the University of Missouri St. Louis and am currently a graduate student at UMSL in psychological counseling. I have come to a peace that my life's challenges were in preparation for this calling.
As the Tank Commander (T.C.), she's Michael's partner in ridesharing and in life. While Michael handles the driving and getting to know people on the road, Rebecca works at home, molding the clay of his talk-to-text posts into recognizable shapes.
Here at Smiley Sharing, we focus on all things ridesharing in St. Louis (especially Uber right now, but we'll include other services as they become available in the area). Our primary focus is on the lighter side of ridesharing, and we publish a lot of ride-along blogs based on Michael's experiences as a rideshare driver.
Do you think you can help us? Can we please help you? Are looking for a personal driver? Need your own T.C. for your data needs? Need help getting started in your own rideshare business? Please share your contact info in box below and we will contact you to find out how we can serve you personally.


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Penthouse magazine targets Utah for declaring porn a health crisis
MICHELLE L. PRICE The Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's declaration of pornography as a public health crisis has created a backlash from sexually explicit publications, earning Republican Gov. Gary Herbert a mention on the latest cover of Penthouse magazine, which also sent copies of the issue to him and leaders in the Utah-based Mormon church.
The cover of the magazine's issue for July and August features an image of a model against an American flag along with a sardonic headline teasing the cover story about Utah's pornography resolution, passed earlier this year.
The magazine's editor, Raphie Aronowitz, admits the move was aimed to agitate.
"We wanted to show these guys that them imposing their views on us and bringing their values to our doorstep is just as irritating as us doing the same to them," Aronowitz said.
Jon Cox, a spokesman for Herbert, said the fact that the industry feels threatened by a resolution "meant to raise awareness of this problem shows you just how desperate they must be."
"If a magazine like Penthouse is taking you to task, that's always a good sign that you're on the right side of history," Cox said in a statement.
The governor's office said the copy was thrown away and Herbert did not read the article.
Utah's symbolic resolution passed earlier this year doesn't ban or regulate anything, but it's stirred some national discussion about pornography. Utah's stance was even incorporated into the official platform of the Republican Party during the national GOP convention in Cleveland last month.
Defenders of pornography contend that critics are pushing hyperbole and that sexually-explicit materials can be a safe outlet for some.
Aronowitz and Kelly Holland, CEO of Penthouse Global Media Inc., said they disagree with the notion that pornography is a public health problem and felt that Utah's government is enshrining values from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of several religious groups that's highlighted what they consider harms of pornography.
"This idea that you could cast masturbation as abhorrent behavior, which is really a lot of what we're talking about in terms of the Mormon church and the LDS, is so unhealthy," Holland said.
The LDS Church, a faith to which a majority of Utah residents and lawmakers belong, launched a website in 2013 devoted to helping its members overcome pornography addiction. Last year, the religion made a video to give children tips to avoid pornography.
A message left with the public affairs office of the LDS Church was not returned.
Utah Republican Sen. Todd Weiler, a Mormon who sponsored Utah's resolution, said he did not consult with or coordinate with the church on the resolution, but he did work with the Washington-based National Center on Sexual Exploitation and members of other faith groups.
"It's obviously not just Mormons that find pornography to be a negative influence in our society," he said.
Weiler thinks it's offensive and crosses a line to send the magazine to the faith and said the sexually-explicit magazines appear to feel threatened by his resolution.
The move follows a similar one by Larry Flynt, who sent copies of his Hustler magazine to all members of Utah's Legislature in June.
"If you don't want to pursue pornography, you shouldn't have to," Flynt said. "But you shouldn't be able to dictate adult reading habits are for other people."
Flynt said he felt the statement made in Utah's resolution was so far-fetched that he wanted to respond by "enlightening" legislators in Utah.
"They're so sexually repressed out there," Flynt said. "They need to get a life."


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Q: Prevent Mapbox studio from adjusting boundaries granularity depending on zoom level While editing a styles template in Mapbox Studio I noticed that no matter what opacity you choose for boundary lines, there's always a threshold, i.e. on zoom levels lower than one particular level some details are hidden. For example, if I switch on only state/province boundaries and set opacity constant (no dependance on zoom) that's what I get for zoom levels equal to 5.6 and 6.6 respectively

Is there a way to disable this behavior? So that showing/ not showing of a definite boundary type would depend only on current zoom level in a completely predictable way


Here's a band I've known about for a very long time but never got around to buying an album of theirs until 2010 when I picked up Jaws of Death and Seven Seals. I like both of those album but I haven't gotten around to reviewing them just yet. Anyway, Unbreakable is the band's ninth studio album and their third studio release from Frontiers Records (who've branched beyond melodic rock/AOR and have started to pick up a number of quality hard rock/metal acts over the last few years).
It would be unfair of me to say where Unbreakable ranks in the Primal Fear catalog but what I can say about this album is that I think it compares favorably to Jaws of Death and Seven Seals. What's good about this album is that it's full of anthems. "Bad Guys Wear Black", "Metal Nation", "And Then There Was Silence" and "Where Angels Die" will get stuck in your head. And any song that isn't a metal anthem is just powerfully heavy. "Strike" really rips from the get-go and was a great choice to open the album. Then there's the album's lone ballad "Born Again". Another catchy number.
It's not big revelation that Ralf Scheepers' vocal work is reminiscent of Rob Halford (just ask Judas Priest themselves) but it's on "Born Again" and "Conviction" that he really comes across as a younger version of the Metal God. "Conviction" is probably the most straight forward traditional sounding metal song on the whole album (with "Strike" coming in a close second) and it's a true highlight. Very Priest-like.
Unbreakable is sure to please Primal Fear fans and should please anyone who has an interest in bands like Priest, Maiden and power metal. It's a great album to kick off a new metal year in 2012!
Digipak pressing comes with the exclusive bonus track "Night of the Jumps".


Soak up grand vistas instead of whizzing by them in a car.
Biking in Sentinel Meadow looking towards Yosemite Falls.
Even if you haven't hopped on a bike in years, you can't help but enjoy cycling in Yosemite National Park. While some park roads are too steep and narrow for cycling, the Yosemite Valley is perfect for a sunny afternoon of sightseeing on two wheels, stopping for a picnic by the Merced River.
Cycling around the valley also helps you avoid the headaches of traffic and finding a parking spot during the busy summer months. It can give you a different perspective on the scenery, letting you soak up those grand vistas instead of just whizzing by them in your car.
Bicycles are allowed only on paved park roads and 12 miles of the Yosemite Valley's multi-use recreational path. Cycling is prohibited off-road and on all hiking trails and footpaths. Convenient bicycle parking rack are found at many points of interest around the Yosemite Valley, including museums, nature centers, shops, restaurants, lodges, and trailheads. All riders under 18 years old must wear a helmet, as required by California law.
Didn't Bring Your Own Bike?
Rent a bike at the Yosemite Valley Lodge or in Half Dome Village. For more information, visit www.travelyosemite.com/things-to-do/biking/.


The Lambis, a type of sea snail, known as Spider Conchs may be the only "insects" you'll warmly invite into your home. Their unique, spiky exterior contrasts beautifully with its glazed, soft-colored interior. Common to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, these Spiders add an exotic splash to any of your beach-themed projects.
Scorpion Spider Conch Decorative Shell 3-4"


This article, aimed at doctors or those interested in writing open source healthcare applications, focuses on the two most significant open source software toolkits available for medical imaging processing and visualisation Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (ITK) as well as Visualization Toolkit (VTK). These have been the backbone of popular software like OsiriX, ITK-SNAP, ParaView and so on. Readers can learn more about these two toolkits, the differences between them and how to use or contribute to these projects.
In the medical software domain, constant improvements are required to find out new imaging analysis techniques and to develop custom applications. These types of software are often developed as public collaborations, and are then made available for use, alteration and redistribution. The overall intent in this article is to show the benefits of open source libraries for the rapid development of biomedical applications, and also to compare the different software.
In 1999, the National Library of Medicine (USA) was awarded a three-year contract to develop an open source registration and segmentation toolkit, which came to be known as Insight Toolkit (ITK). Segmentation is performed for the recognition and categorisation of data coming from medical instruments such as CT and MRI scans; images gained from these can be used to get yet more information, by the registration process. The kit has innovative algorithms to support multi-dimensional views.


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Oculus Launches VR Experience For 'Crow: The Legend' From Baobab Studios
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Oculus Studios has teamed with Baobab Studios for a bold VR experience for their animated feature Crow: The Legend which features the voices of John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu, and Diego Luna. The experience is set to launch next week on Oculus Rift and Oculus Go next week.
Crow: The Legend is a Native American origin story that follows the titular Crow (voiced by Legend), who, because of his vibrant colors and beautiful voice, is the most popular and admired animal in the forest. When the first winter arrives, the forest becomes a different place and Crow must decide if he wants to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends.
The experience, which is Oculus' most ambitious project to date, gives you an active role to play as the story unfolds around you. You are born "The Spirit of the Seasons," with the power to impact the weather and environment using Touch controllers.
"Crow: The Legend brings storytelling and music together in a way no one else has yet in virtual reality," said Legend." It's an incredible medium for inspiring a journey of self-discovery and finding your way in times to darkness. In light of what's going on in today's world, it's a message of deep meaning that people from all walks of life can embrace."
Eric Darnell, Baobab's Chief Creative Officer and Director of Crow: The Legend points out that you can wave your hands and make flowers grow, snows fall, and the winds blow. "You can even play the 'music of the universe' in much the same way a conductor conducts an orchestra, " he adds "Not only does this feel powerful, intuitive, and effortless, but it also helps the viewer focus on what really matters."
To bring this story to life and bring authenticity to the story, Baobab partnered with Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP). Sarah Eagle Heart, CEO of NAP, voices the character of Luna said: "We share this wisdom through storytelling, with tales passed down through many generations over thousands of years. We are emotionally, physically, and spiritually connected to these stories that teach us right from wrong, and provide a framework for how to live fulsome, compassionate, and engaged lives."
This article was printed from	https://deadline.com/2018/11/crow-the-legend-oculus-vr-baobab-studios-john-legend-oprah-winfrey-constance-wu-1202502352/


Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve. A progressive condition, glaucoma is characterized by buildup of excess fluid and pressure in the eye.
Currently, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms associated with glaucoma do not emerge until it has progressed to an advanced stage. Early diagnosis is critical to limit vision loss.
Glaucoma actually refers to a group of conditions that compromise the optic nerve, which is the nerve responsible for transmitting visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma is usually linked to a high level of intraocular pressure. Fluid builds up in the back of the eye and presses against the optic nerve, causing permanent damage. Once vision is lost, it cannot be recovered.
Glaucoma has earned the nickname of the "silent thief of sight" because there are virtually no symptoms or signs of the disease that precede vision loss. The majority of people with glaucoma will experience no noticeable symptoms of the disease until their sight is already compromised.
There are two main types of glaucoma: open-angle glaucoma and acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Open-angle glaucoma is progressive; the first symptom will be loss of peripheral vision.
Glaucoma is caused by increased intraocular pressure that results from fluid buildup in the eye. It is not always clear what prevents fluid from draining properly from the eye. Certain types of glaucoma are believed to be genetic; some people are born with an abnormally narrow drainage angle where the iris and cornea meet. Glaucoma is also linked to systemic diseases of the eye and use of certain drugs (like corticosteroids).
To treat glaucoma, it is necessary to reduce the pressure that has built up in the eye. This is achieved with eye drops, oral medications, laser surgery, filtering surgery, or with drainage implants.
If you experience a sudden decrease in vision, make sure to see your eye doctor immediately.


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Oceanic islands are islands that do not sit on continental shelves. The vast majority are volcanic in origin, such as Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.[11] The few oceanic islands that are not volcanic are tectonic in origin and arise where plate movements have lifted up the ocean floor above the surface. Examples are Saint Peter and Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Macquarie Island in the Pacific.
In March 2017, Travelers agreed to acquire UK-based Simply Business from Aquiline Capital Partners for approximately $490 million. Simply Business is a leading U.K. distributor of small business insurance policies, offering products online on behalf of a broad panel of carriers. It has more than 425,000 microbusiness customers covering more than 1,000 classes of business, and was named "Best Company to Work For" by The Sunday Times in 2015 and 2016. The transaction adds to Travelers' digital capabilities.[29][30][31]
In 2006, a Travelers commercial titled Snowball was nominated for an Emmy. Snowball featured a man, walking down a steep San Francisco sidewalk, who trips and knocks over a table of items at a garage sale. The man and the items roll down the street, forming a ball which gathers garbage cans, pedestrians, construction materials, motorcycles, light poles, and other items, in a manner very reminiscent of the familiar cartoon "snowball" effect or the cult video game Katamari Damacy.[45] The creators of the ad say it is simply based on the snowball effect, they have never heard of the game, and that the resulting similarity was a surprise to them.[46]
U.S. travelers have historically overlooked Mauritius in favor of other Indian Ocean destinations like the Seychelles and Maldives. That could all change, though, now that this remote, idyllic island some 1,200 miles off the African coast has become easier to reach. A flurry of new airline services launched at the end of 2017: KLM began servicing Mauritius from Amsterdam, and British carrier Thomas Cook Airlines introduced biweekly flights in November. Upon arrival, travelers can take in dreamy lagoon views from the newly reopened One&Only Le Saint Géran, fresh off a multimillion-dollar renovation. Every room and suite now has a private terrace or balcony, marble baths with cascade showers, and sophisticated teak, stone, and leather accents. Guests can also look forward to updated dining experiences — like lunch spot La Pointe, which grills fresh-caught seafood over firewood and coconut embers, or open-air restaurant La Terrasse, which offers Mauritian specialties. Unchanged at Le Saint Géran is its aura of exclusivity, thanks to the resort's unique position on a private peninsula jutting out from the island's eastern shore. —Melanie Lieberman


This week we will be learning about the Flamingo. Flamingos are large birds that are identifiable by their long necks, sticklike legs and pink or reddish feathers. Flamingos embody the saying "you are what you eat." The pink and reddish colors of a flamingo's feathers come from eating pigments found in algae and invertebrates.
There are six species of flamingo however here in Africa we have the greater flamingo which is the tallest species and the lesser flamingo, which is the smallest species. Both these species can be seen at the Paardevlei wetland right here on our doorstep.
Join us this Friday to learn more about the spectacular birds with their attractive pink plumage.


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