Ice Cream. That's all I've been able to think of since painting my nails in these pastel hues from Eve Snow London's new range of nail polishes. It's not as if I need much motivation to daydream all day about a 99 with a flake, but this is just silly. I can't look down without wanting to lick my nails, send help!
I'm missing my favourite flavour from my "nearly neopolitan" though. Sad face.
British-made Eve Snow London launched last month, and is the work of Yvette Snowden who wanted to create a range of beauty products with added blends of vitamins and nourishing ingredients. These added ingredients include: vitamin E, argan oil, and ginkgo biloba whilst the formula remains free of formaldehyde and dibutyl phthalate. It should be noted, however, that this isn't a Big Three Free formula as these nail polishes unfortunately contain both toluene and formaldehyde resin.
I found that both of the colours I tried (Opium & Pixie*) applied smoothly and dried quickly to a shiny finish. The 10ml polishes also behaved kindly to my attempts at a bit of nail art without dragging and achieved opacity in a couple of coats.
That polish looks so gorgeous – I love the healthy ingredients.


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Ibrahim Abdul Razak (ur. 18 kwietnia 1983 w Akrze) – ghański piłkarz grający na pozycji ofensywnego pomocnika.

Kariera klubowa
Karierę piłkarską Abdul Razak rozpoczął w klubie Liberty Professionals FC. W 1999 roku zadebiutował w jego barwach w ghańskiej Premier League. W tym samym roku odszedł do duńskiego Aalborga, jednak nie rozegrał w nim żadnego meczu.

W 2000 roku Abdul Razak trafił do Włoch i grał w amatorskim klubie SSD Castelfiorentino. Następnie w 2001 roku został zawodnikiem Empoli FC, w którym rozegrał 3 mecze w Serie B. W sezonie 2002/2003 był wypożyczony do francuskiego drugoligowca, AS Saint-Étienne. W 2003 roku wrócił do Empoli, ale ani razu nie zagrał w Serie A.

W 2004 roku Abdul Razak został zawodnikiem izraelskiego Maccabi Netanja. W 2005 roku awansował z nim z drugiej do pierwszej ligi. W 2006 roku był na krótko wypożyczony do Hapoelu Ra'ananna, a następnie wrócił do Ghany i w latach 2007–2008 grał w Liberty Professionals FC. Wiosną 2009 był piłkarzem egipskiego El-Ittihad El-Iskandary.

Latem 2009 Abdul Razak ponownie trafił do klubu izraelskiego, którym stał się Hapoel Akka. Zadebiutował w nim 12 września 2009 w meczu z FC Aszdod (0:1).

W 2011 roku Abdul Razak przeszedł do Hapoelu Beer Szewa. W nim swój debiut zanotował 29 stycznia 2011 w spotkaniu z Bene Sachnin (1:1). Następnie grał w zespołach Vissai Ninh Bình, Imereti Choni oraz Al-Najma SC.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Ghany Abdul Razak zadebiutował w 2001 roku. W 2002 roku został powołany do kadry Ghany na Puchar Narodów Afryki 2002. Na tym turnieju wystąpił w 4 meczach: z Marokiem (0:0), z Republiką Południowej Afryki (0:0), z Burkina Faso (2:1) i ćwierćfinale z Nigerią (0:1). W kadrze narodowej od 2001 do 2006 roku rozegrał 24 mecze. W 1999 roku wraz z reprezentacją U-17 zajął 3. miejsce w Mistrzostwach Świata 1999. Z kolei w 2001 roku z reprezentacją U-20 wywalczył wicemistrzostwo świata na Mistrzostwach Świata 2001.

Bibliografia

Reprezentanci Ghany w piłce nożnej
Piłkarze Liberty Professionals FC
Piłkarze Aalborgu BK
Piłkarze Empoli FC
Piłkarze AS Saint-Étienne
Piłkarze Maccabi Netanja
Piłkarze Al-Ittihad Aleksandria
Piłkarze Hapoelu Akka
Piłkarze Hapoelu Beer Szewa
Piłkarze Al-Najma SC
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 2002
Urodzeni w 1983
Ludzie urodzeni w Akrze

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I have been fortunate not to be plagued by flashbacks to harrowing and terrifying events. I am exceedingly thankful for that.
Was it when a parade of armed robbers who had already gained entry to our house in Nigeria some 18 years ago before asking us to open the door as a gesture of cooperation or when three happy Moroccans kicked me as a rag doll just over a year ago?
In both cases my life was at serious risk, though the first was in company of family and in the latter, I was alone.
The armed robbers carted away every valuable they could find, and when the sergeant asked the colonel to shoot us, he retorted that we have been very cooperative and so there was no need to do us harm.
I think it was 3 hours after that event that my legs literally gave under me, the sudden realisation that it could have been a lot worse.
However, when I got beaten up by those fellow African brothers in a well-lit street in Amsterdam, the moment I got up, I just said to myself – many do not get up from events like this, I have gotten up and I am fine, I would walk away from this and put it all down to experience.
The next day, I went back to the scene of the incident that I could not get the police interested in because I wanted to report it event at the Police Station outside the hospital where the only emergency first aid service in Central Amsterdam is (more to the East really) rather than the one closest to the scene of the crime.
Go figure! I needed treatment first, but do not do logic with the police, sometimes law enforcement is not about the common sense approach to issues but donkeys driven as monkeys who see, speak and hear all evil and give no good.
However, this represents the bane of our Western societies where people after a few drinks and fuelled on drugs can attack, injure if not kill fellow human-beings, unprovoked and unintended.
So, imagine what went through my mind when, suddenly in Cologne four Turkish guys pulled down another man and were kicking and punching him without restraint. Then a broken bottle and another; no flash-backs just plain horror as I watched tongue-tied.
What really amazes me is just how anyone can really enjoy kicking another man ferociously and be ready to do such serious harm with a broken bottle and not even recoil at the thought. I probably live in another world – I prefer it there.
The contrasts between Cologne and Amsterdam might just reveal the changes in society and community, where in Amsterdam people might their own business so much so that things can happen unchallenged around them that they are inured to the evils and wrongs of others.
Some might call it tolerance, but I think it is utterly intolerable.


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Traeger vs Rec Teq – 2021 Comparison
Home » Reviews » Traeger » Traeger vs Rec Teq – 2021 Comparison
When it comes to grilling machines, Traeger Grills is one of the most popular brands. However, the market keeps getting competitive and better grills with new features frequently pop up.
The Rec Teq is one of those competitors, and they have a lot in common. This article will compare the Traeger vs. Rec teq and look at some of their key features.
RT-700 vs Traeger Timberline 850
Traeger brand overview
Rec Teg brand overview
Comparison between the Traeger and Rec Teg grills
Before diving into the comparison of Traeger and Rec Teg, it is worth looking at some of the other popular grills in demand and why people love them. Here are three of the most popular grills.
The RT-700
The RT-700 is a top-quality grill and worth every penny you spend on it. As advertised, these grills stand out true to their features and specs and deliver top-quality grilling results.
The RT-700 focuses on top-quality materials like stainless steel that make them robust and stand the test of time.
The components of the RT-700 are robust and built with easy accessibility, such as drip pans, smoke cap, self-cleaning mode, etc.
You will not find a better deal than the RT-700 when it comes to warranty. The company offers a whopping six years warranty which is unmatchable.
Latest Price On Recteq
The Traeger Timberline 850 is another premium quality grill loved by many people. It comes with fully loaded modern tech features, and the built quality is top quality. Here is what makes them stand out.
The Traeger Timberline 850 comes with fully stainless steel built along with three grates and enough room for any cooking.
It comes with WiFi technology and an app to control the grill.
The best feature is using a sensor that monitors the pellets, which you can control remotely.
Traeger is a world-class brand that sells some of the best grill machines. The brand is named after its founder Joe Traeger who patented it in 1986. He revolutionized the grilling industry with his 100% wood-smoked barbecue idea and has been a top brand ever since.
Things, however, took a turn in 2006 when their patent expired and the fierce competition from other brands took off. Despite the competition, the Traeger brand continues to be one of the most sought-after premium grilling machines.
Where are Traeger grilling machines manufactured?
Initially, the manufacturing base for Traeger grills was in the US. But after going international, the manufacturing shifted to China.
Types of smokers they make
Traeger makes wood pellet grills for natural taste and flavor.
What is the Traeger brand known for?
Traeger is famously known for their wood pellet grills
Rec Teg is a brand started and founded by two friends, Ron Cundy and Ray Carnes, in 2009. Initially, they started making single grills with wood pellets. But they eventually started exploring other ideas, and today, they have nine different grills that you can choose. Along with the RECTEQ ICER brand, they also have a string of other products, including sauces, merchandise, accessories, etc.
Where are Rec Teg grilling machines manufactured?
Like most other companies, once they went international, Rec Teq shifted their manufacturing to China. But everything else, including the design, is sent from the headquarters in the USA.
Rec Teg makes wood pellet grills as well as gas-powered grills.
What is the Rec Teq brand known for?
Rec Teg is famous for its premium quality wood pellet grills that stand the test of time.
These two brands are no doubt the best you can find in the market. But what are the differences, and is one better than the other? These are some of the things discussed below by taking a look at some key factors.
First, if you look at the price of these two, you can see a big difference. For example, the Traeger 850 pellet grills are close to about 1800 USD compared to the Rec Teq RT-700 wood pellet grills that can cost you about 1200 USD.
Built-wise, you can expect the best from these two brands. The grills are robust, and you can use them for a long time. The only difference when it comes to construction is the type of materials they use.
Traeger brand uses coated steel and porcelain coating on the grates. On the other hand, the Rec Teq grills use high-quality stainless steel on every component.
Both Traeger and Rec Teq perform well when it comes to temperature control. However, the Rec Teq grills come with advanced PID (Proportional, Integral, Derivative) technology to maintain a steady temperature.
The Traeger grills have a 150-450 Fahrenheit temperature range, while the Rec Teq grills have a 200-500 Fahrenheit range. The difference is not much, but it gives the Rec Teq a light edge over Traeger when it comes to grilling performance.
For cooking space, both these brands have a wide selection of grills that can suit your needs. You can find everything from small, medium, to large grills.
The Rec Teq grills don't come with a pellet purge system compared to the Traeger grills. But the Rec Teq grills have a bigger hopper which offers a longer smoking time.
There is a big difference in terms of the warranty. The Rec Teq wins with their six years warranty compared to Traeger's three years.
The Traeger and the Rec Teq grill come with all the modern features such as Bluetooth connectivity, remote control for WiFi, and mobile apps through which you can control the grill.

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Reviewing Grante's earlier recording (1993, on Altarus) of the Chopin/Godowsky Études, Gramophone said, "Few pianists would or could take on this assignment. The difficulties are outlandish and immense, yet Carlo Grante's surpassing ease and aristocratic musicianship remain unruffled and superb... These records seem ripe for selection among the most outstanding of the year." The periodical Classical Piano hailed Grante as "One of the two main pianistic discoveries of 1993..."; while CD Review said in 1994 "He copes with the unspeakably demanding technical requirements of Godowsky's writing as if its difficulties didn't exist-as for him they obviously don't." And Fanfare called Grante in 1994, "A pianistic superman... and certainly, an artist one is avid to become more acquainted with."


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Regulatory considerations to keep pace with innovation in digital health products | npj Digital Medicine – Nature.com
npj Digital Medicine volume 5, Article number: 121 (2022) Cite this article
Rapid innovation and proliferation of software as a medical device have accelerated the clinical use of digital technologies across a wide array of medical conditions. Current regulatory pathways were developed for traditional (hardware) medical devices and offer a useful structure, but the evolution of digital devices requires concomitant innovation in regulatory approaches to maximize the potential benefits of these emerging technologies. A number of specific adaptations could strengthen current regulatory oversight while promoting ongoing innovation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated interest in digital health, with an unprecedented rise in investment in and use of digital tools as medical devices to diagnose, treat, and manage a wide array of medical conditions1. Looking to fill the need for access to care beyond the capacity of video visits, asynchronous telehealth and largely self-help patient-driven digital solutions are moving from consumer novelties towards regulated therapeutic products. Behavioral health has become an inadvertent leader given the mounting burden of mental illness, insufficient access to care, and the relative ease of offering mental health care services via remote sensors and screens2. The rapid uptake of such digital tools points to an area ripe with opportunity to improve and complement existing health care services and reach historically underserved populations. But to fully realize the benefits of novel digital offerings, concomitant innovation in regulatory pathways is necessary.
The FDA currently approves and regulates digital treatments that meet the definition of software as a medical device (SaMD). The International Medical Device Regulators Forum defines SaMD as "software intended to be used for one or more medical purposes that perform these purposes without being part of a hardware medical device"3. Applications of SaMDs include diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and prevention of disease. In the United States, SaMD products are primarily regulated through the traditional approaches used to approve lower-risk medical devices, including the de novo and 510(k) pathways. The de novo process is typically used for novel low-risk medical devices (e.g., Class I and II) and requires "reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for the intended use." If sponsors can show substantial equivalence to one or more already marketed devices (i.e., a "predicate device"), they can submit a 510(k) application, which does not require additional safety or efficacy data. The agency may also exercise "enforcement discretion" for certain devices deemed to pose a low risk to patients or designed to help patients manage their disease without providing specific treatment or treatment. Other products are not regulated by the FDA, such as the vast majority of consumer medical apps, as these products are intended to help individuals maintain general fitness, health, or wellness, and do not meet the definition of a medical device.
Given the novelty of digital tools that meet the definition of SaMD, many will utilize the de novo pathway. reSET®, for example, is a prescription product that offers web and app-based support for patients with substance use disorder. It is available only by prescription as a prescription digital therapeutic, or "PDT", and provides 12 weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as an adjunct to standard outpatient therapy to increase treatment retention and abstinence. The company's website touts impressive clinical trial results and highlights many of the advantages of this therapeutic, including easy accessibility and customizable treatment sessions. However, a 2020 report by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review questioned the quality of the trial design and noted that the results for the pre-specified primary outcomes did not demonstrate benefit4. The de novo clearance for this therapeutic has since been used as the basis for FDA clearance via the 510(k) pathway for two additional PDTs: reSET-O®, an adjunct therapeutic for patients with opioid use disorder approved in 2019, and Somryst®, a digital CBT therapy for patients with insomnia, approved in 2020. Neither of these products required clinical trial data as part of the FDA clearance process.
Digital tools that meet the definition of a SaMD, but are considered to pose only a low risk to patients, qualify for enforcement discretion and can be made available without active FDA oversight. Examples include software that supports patients to maintain coping skills, engage in behavioral techniques (e.g., CBT), remember to take medications, or receive alerts if their smartphone's geolocator detects they are in an environment deemed to be unsafe based on their profile (e.g., an individual with alcohol use disorder in a bar). The digital health company Big Health currently releases its mental health and insomnia apps tested in randomized controlled trials through this regulatory scheme. However, without requirements for safety and efficacy data, other companies may make their products available without (rigorous) premarket testing.
The third category, consumer health and wellness apps, are not regulated by the FDA. It is estimated that in 2020, over 90,000 new digital health apps were released, with the majority focused on "wellness management"5. As many apps in this space make claims that may be easily interpreted as medical6, understanding which apps are targeting wellness vs. formal medical management may not always be straightforward for clinicians and patients7. For example, an app offering CBT could fall outside the FDA's scope if it aims to promote or encourage healthy … activities generally related to a healthy lifestyle or wellness, but the same app could qualify for enforcement discretion if it instead offers to help users maintain their behavioral coping skills by providing a "Skill of the Day" behavioral technique8. When a similar CBT app is used in yet a different manner, for example, as an FDA-approved PDT, it may be regulated by the de novo or 510(k) pathway, as is the case with reSET®. This example illustrates how products with similar functions may potentially qualify for different regulatory pathways, highlighting the importance and challenges of maintaining and enforcing clear distinctions between regulatory categories and their respective regulatory requirements. It also underscores how there is room for interpretation in where categorical boundaries lie.
An important consideration in the regulation of digital products and one that is needed to clearly separate unregulated products from those that have formal regulatory clearance or approval is evidence generation to measure the safety, effectiveness, and potential benefit(s) of these products. Currently, the state of evidence for digital health tools has led leaders in the behavioral health space to conclude that "FDA clearance, which focuses on safety and minimal effectiveness thresholds, does not provide adequate information for decision-makers"9. Concerns over the effectiveness of digital products is also evident in a 2022 systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials for unregulated behavioral health apps, which found that the strength of evidence diminished as the rigor of the study increased10.
Rigorously studying digital interventions will require addressing new considerations in study design, including digital placebo effects, digital literacy, health equity, and the generalizability of studies to account for real-world implementation and use. For example, studies that utilize a control group that does not also use technology often report large effect sizes, likely due to a digital placebo effect11 Adding a digital placebo, a version of the same app that is missing the "active ingredient," is an underutilized approach that may help better identify effective apps10. For example, Novartis acquired the rights to an app for schizophrenia that had completed two successful but uncontrolled pilot studies demonstrating initial efficacy for improving symptoms. However, when Novartis tested a modified version of the app in a larger study that included a digital placebo, they found no differences between the study arms12. Many digital health apps today are complex multimodal interventions and identifying the active ingredient, let alone an appropriate control group remains challenging. Still, identifying active ingredients and their mechanisms of action is important for designing studies that can evaluate digital products.
A consideration in assessing real-world implementation is actual uptake and engagement with digital tools. Data from market research companies suggest that 95% of users stop using a mental health-related app within two weeks13. Given such trends, it is unsurprising that some companies have been reticent to share their engagement data. The 2017 introduction of the NASSS (non-adoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, sustainability) framework14 underscores that these challenges are not new. While most drugs and devices approved by the FDA are well tested for the human body or clinical use setting, the variety of potential user environments and myriad use cases for digital tools is far greater. Regulators could consider the implementation and environmental factors that must be in place for optimal effectiveness, such as staff training or access to modern smartphones. This information would help clinicians, patients, and policymakers best evaluate if a product will be useful for specific cases.
To increase real-world evidence for SaMDs, in 2019, the FDA introduced the Digital Health Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program, which aims to evaluate software in a more responsive manner through a focus on developer excellence, review pathway determination, streamlined review, and real-world performance. In 2022, the FDA reports the program is still in its pilot phase and now undergoing simulation testing under different scenarios. While aspects of real-world performance are embedded in Pre-Cert, specific details around these metrics remain to be defined. These details are important considerations; when members of our authorship team attempted to simulate use of the Pre-Cert Program, we found it challenging as apps were not easily matched to simple risk or clinical use functions15. Going forward, steps to ensure transparency in the implementation of Pre-Cert, such as standard definitions for user metrics or a public database of app engagement rates and adverse effects, would be useful.
While the potential of harnessing real-world evidence to assess the effectiveness of digital prodcuts is often discussed, there are numerous challenges to consider, including missing data and the validity of digital endpoints16,17. For example, when evaluating an app designed to improve mobility after surgery, what should be done with time periods during which no movement data are collected by sensors, not because of the recovery process or because the patient was at rest, but because the device was turned off, was malfunctioning, or the user was not carrying it? Even for less technical approaches that do not involve sensors, there are many cases where simple assessment tools, such as patient-reported outcomes, are reported differently when the same data are collected digitally vs. in person. For example, patient-reported scores for depression and anxiety are not always the same when assessed in different formats as some people may report more severe symptoms to an app vs in person18. Relatedly, standards for defining digital biomarkers are still under development (e.g., what constitutes a "step" from a step counter) and determining the validity of digital endpoints remains challenging. Given that smartphones can generate millions of data points per person per day, using clearly defined digital biomarkers is critical to ensure the efficacy of different tools can be compared. While no standard will be perfect, moving forward with one established definition would at least enable real-world data to be better utilized in the evaluation of digital health tools today16.
Increasing the use of real-world data from digital tools must also be considered in light of evolving risks beyond current regulatory applications. In the United States, privacy policies for many digital products are insufficient to support the systematic collection of digital data that would be required to implement a robust infrastructure for real-world evidence generation. In February 2022, Crisis Text Line, which offers suicide prevention services, came under national criticism when it was revealed that its privacy policy enabled the transfer of all text message data to a for-profit company selling insights from that data. While Crisis Text Line is not a digital tool, it offers an example of the types of privacy issues plaguing digital health products more broadly. Sharing text message data is not illegal under current regulations and at risk of misuse in the digital health space. A 2021 review of 20,911 apps in the medical and health and fitness categories in the Google play store found that 28% offered no privacy policies and 88% included code that could potentially collect user data19. One notable example of a privacy violation occurred with a popular fertility tracking app—one of the most downloaded in 2019—that shared user data, including information on menstruation and pregnancy, with third-party marketing and analytics companies, despite manufacturer assurances that data would only be used internally to support app services. These activities prompted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to intervene in January of 2021, ordering the company to notify users of this privacy breach and to obtain users' explicit consent for any future data disclosures20. More robust safeguards will need to be developed along with measures for enforcing compliance before real-world data can be fully leveraged for post-marketing and regulatory use.
While new approaches to ensuring rigorous and transparent regulation of digital health tools will increase public trust and clinical acceptance, there remains the concomitant challenge of ensuring that apps falling outside of regulation are not harmful. In the United States, this will require efforts beyond the FDA, which are beginning to emerge. For example, in 2021 the FTC released a policy statement that digital health apps must follow certain regulations related to notifying consumers about data breaches20. Growing concerns about privacy risks and false claims from apps in the wellness space have galvanized interest in new legislation aiming to bring more protection and additional transparency to this currently unregulated space. While outside the FDA's current scope, addressing privacy risks and degradation of trust in the digital health space may be necessary to ensure the FDA's vision for the development and regulation of safe and effective digital tools is realized. New solutions like provider organization-specific digital formularies could help patients and clinicians focus on safe and validated digital tools21, with some large healthcare organizations already embracing the concept and creating their own 'digital ecosystems', such as Kaiser Permanete22 and the United States Veteran's Adminstration23. These digital formularies appear highly utilized22,23, even though they focus on apps that fall beyond the scope of active FDA regulation.
Digital health tools are rapidly expanding in scope and adoption, but patients and clinicians struggle to select digital health tools in an environment with inconsistent regulation and sparse information on evidence and uptake. It is encouraging that US policymakers at the FDA are already defining standards and best practices, but more work is needed, including further clarity on regulatory standards coupled with greater transparency around unregulated digital health tools. As a first step, patients and clinicians should be able to readily understand if a product is regulated—and for those products that are regulated, it should be clear that they have been held to an appropriate evidentiary standard in the process. Further, patient-centered controls, such as the types of additional privacy and security requirements that have been put in place for Germany's regulated digital health apps may be appropriate for the types of SaMD tools that collect and store sensitive health data16. A rigorous and well-defined framework for regulating these novel digital tools promises to encourage patient-centered innovation and to catalyze manufacturers to conduct high-quality research in support of safe, effective, and evidence-based products.
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Torous, J. et al. The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality. World Psychiatry 20, 318–335 (2021).
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Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. Digital Health Technologies as an Adjunct to Medication Assisted Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder: Final Evidence Report. (2020).
IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science. Digital Health Trends 2021: Innovation, Evidence, Regulation, and Adoption. (2021).
Larsen, M. E. et al. Using science to sell apps: evaluation of mental health app store quality claims. npj Digital Med. 2, 1–6 (2019).
Essén, A. et al. Health app policy: international comparison of nine countries' approaches. npj Digital Med. 5, 1–10 (2022).
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Goldberg, S. B., Lam, S. U., Simonsson, O., Torous, J. & Sun, S. Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials. PLoS Digital Health 1, e0000002 (2022).
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Ghaemi, S. N., Sverdlov, O., van Dam, J., Campellone, T. & Gerwien, R. A smartphone-based intervention as an adjunct to standard-of-care treatment for schizophrenia: randomized controlled trial. JMIR Formative Res. 6, e29154 (2022).
Baumel, A., Muench, F., Edan, S. & Kane, J. M. Objective user engagement with mental health apps: systematic search and panel-based usage analysis. J. Med. Internet Res. 21, e14567 (2019).
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Alon, N., Stern, A. D. & Torous, J. Assessing the Food and drug administration's risk-based framework for software precertification with top health apps in the United States: quality improvement study. JMIR mHealth uHealth. 8, e20482 (2020).
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Mordecai, D. et al. How Kaiser Permanente created a mental health and wellness digital ecosystem. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.20.0295 (2021).
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J.T. has reieved support for app evaluation work from the Argosy Foundation.
John Torous
Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, USA
Ariel D. Stern
Digital Health Center, Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany
Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Ariel D. Stern & Florence T. Bourgeois
Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP), Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Florence T. Bourgeois
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
All three authors wrote (F.T.B., A.D.S., J.T.), edited, and approved the manuscript. All read and approved all revised versions as well.
Correspondence to John Torous.
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Torous, J., Stern, A.D. & Bourgeois, F.T. Regulatory considerations to keep pace with innovation in digital health products. npj Digit. Med. 5, 121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00668-9
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Prepare to be ferried to an unfamiliar realm on the bony back of despair.
Author Dustin LaValley takes us down face first with rapid-fire flash fiction in the form of ODDS AND ENDS: AN ASSORTMENT OF SORTS. Already associated with the dark and bizarre, LaValley expands his repertoire to experiment with form and literary introspection.
These harrowing meditations on the nature of the world—and the very purpose of humanity—not only provide chills, but strangely the effect of this read is vastly disproportionate to its length, leaving us with scars to contemplate for a long time to come.
Look for ODDS AND ENDS, due out this month, from Raw Dog Screaming Press.
Artwork by Jody Rae Adams.


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D. A. Campbell
The American Review of Public Administration
Over 250 new nonprofit organizations were founded in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. This study explores the characteristics of those organizations, the role they played and founders' motivations. The creation of new organizations is compared to the Disaster Resource Center's typology of organized responses to disaster. The study finds that classification of the organized response to recovery efforts following 9/11 requires a different typology and identifies two elements…
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Organic and Sustainable: The Emergence, Formalization and Performance of a September 11th Disaster Relief Organization
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, spawned 252 new nonprofit organizations. We know little about these organizations, including how they emerged, formalized, met constituents' expectations…
Resilience in Recovery? Understanding the Extent, Structure, and Operations of Nonprofits Meant to Address Disaster Survivors' Unmet Needs
M. Meyer, Mason Alexander-Hawk,
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Kenneth Anderson Taylor
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Climate change is increasing the likelihood and magnitude of disaster impacts. The nonprofit sector's ability to address disaster survivors' needs will become an increasingly important aspect of…
The Role of Nonprofits and Civil Society in Post-disaster Recovery and Development
Fatih Demiroz, Q. Hu
This chapter examines the role of nonprofits in disaster recovery and development from a collaborative emergency management perspective. This chapter discusses the strengths of nonprofits in helping…
The 2011 flood in Minot (North Dakota, USA) and the role of faith-based and nonprofit groups in hazard event response and recovery
Christopher L. Atkinson
Preventing and Preparing for Disasters – the Role of a Swedish Local Emergent Citizen Group
Nicklas Guldåker, K. Eriksson, Tuija Nieminen Kristofersson
International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
Disasters such as the storms that affected Sweden in 2005 and 2007 showed that citizens initially conducted a large part of the disaster response, such as clearing roads, giving psychosocial support…
A survey of social media use in emergency situations: A literature review
Najeeb G. Abdulhamid, Daniel Azerikatoa Ayoung, Armin Kashefi, Boyce Sigweni
Review of literature on the use of Social Media in emergency response operations reveals that previous studies overlooked the interfacing challenges between formal and traditional aid agencies and digital humanitarians on the other.
Cheating the Fates: Organizational Foundings in the Wake of Demise
I. Walsh, J. Bartunek
A process model of how former members of defunct organizations found new organizations to sustain valued elements of their former organizations is developed.
Formation and lifespans of emergent recovery groups in post-katrina new orleans
Samantha Montano
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A crisis volunteer 'sleeper cell': An emergent, extending and expanding disaster response organisation
S. Carlton, Sylvia Nissen, Jennifer H. K. Wong
Efficient Large‐Size Coordination via Voluntary Group Formation: An Experiment
Chun-Lei Yang, Maolong Xu, Juanjuan Meng, Fang-Fang Tang
Efficient coordination in large groups is a fundamental issue in economic organizations. We consider the weak‐link game with the feature of economies of scale that is necessary for voluntary…
Beyond the Liability of Newness: Nonprofit Organizations in an Emerging Policy Domain
S. M. Chambré, N. Fatt
The number of new nonprofit organizations has grown considerably. New organizations influence public policy. The early years of a new organization are a time of "imprinting," as well as…
Emergent Groups in Established Frameworks: Ottawa Carleton's Response to the 1998 Ice Disaster
J. Scanlon
In his book, Organized Behavior in Disaster, Russell Dynes classifies organizations that respond to emergencies four ways – regular, expanding, extending and emergency. He bases this on an analysis…
Civil Society, Differential Resources, and Organizational Development: HIV/AIDS Organizations in New York City, 1982-1992
S. M. Chambré
This article addresses two practical and theoretical issues: the role of nonprofits in the implementation of social policies and studies of organizational development. It considers two questions: (a)…
New Yorkers Respond to the World Trade Center Attack: An Anatomy of an Emergent Volunteer Organization
William R. Voorhees
In the aftermath of the New York World Trade Center attack, an emergent group of citizen volunteers organized to provide needed supplies to the workers at Ground Zero. The emergent-group phenomenon…
The Role of Nonprofits in Disaster Response: An Expanded Model of Cross-Sector Collaboration
Gloria Simo, Angela L. Bies
In this study, nonprofit involvement in cross-sector collaborative efforts for post-Katrina and Rita relief, recovery, and rebuilding are examined. Using Bryson, Crosby, and Stone's model as a…
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Administrative Failure and the International NGO Response to Hurricane Katrina
Angela M. Eikenberry, Verónica M. Arroyave, T. Cooper
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent failure of government agencies and public administrators elicited an unprecedented response by international nongovernmental…
The Evolving Role of the Public Sector in Managing Catastrophic Disasters
N. Kapucu, Montgomery Van Wart
This article focuses on the emerging role of the public sector in dealing with catastrophic disasters. An empirical analysis of the 9/11 response operations provides a detailed case study with an eye…
Terrorism, Homeland Security and the National Emergency Management Network
W. Waugh
On September 11, 2001, officials and agencies that are part of the national emergency management system orchestrated the responses to the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and the fires at…
The Demography of Corporations and Industries
H. Rao, Glenn R Carroll, M. Hannan
Most analysts of corporations and industries adopt the focal perspective of a single prototypical organization. Many analysts also study corporations primarily in terms of their internal…
Collaboration and Leadership for Effective Emergency Management
W. Waugh, Gregory Streib
Collaboration is a necessary foundation for dealing with both natural and technological hazards and disasters and the consequences of terrorism. This analysis describes the structure of the American…


"The Lynel this horn once grew upon surely misses it. It's exceptionally hard—so hard that most blades cannot scratch it. Throw it into a stew with critters to make elixirs."
The Lynel Horn is a material found in Breath of the Wild. They can be obtained by defeating Lynels of all types found scattered across the Overworld. They can be used to enhance various pieces of armor in the game, for example the Barbarian Helm. This item can also be exchanged with Kilton, at his shop which only appears at night, the Fang and Bone, for 20 Mon each.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is unsure what impact new Nauruan laws limiting medical evacuations for asylum seekers will have on Australia's transfers regime.
The Nauruan government has reportedly enacted new laws limiting medical evacuations and banning remote assessments after legislation passed making it easier for asylum seekers to be taken from offshore processing.
"It's not quite clear what they've done and how that will play out," Mr Morrison told 3AW on Tuesday.
"What's happened in Nauru is a good example of what happens, and how Labor didn't think through what playing around with border protection laws will do."
Labor leader Bill Shorten also had not seen the new Nauruan laws but respected the country's right to make them.
"If they're passing laws which they feel are necessary, that's up to them - they are a sovereign government," he told reporters in Canberra.
Mr Morrison reiterated government claims that 265 asylum seekers rejected by the United States could come to Australia under the new regime.
"In a lot of these cases they won't have serious criminal convictions but they may well be facing charges for such convictions and not have been sentenced," the prime minister said.
"What Labor did to the laws means there is no ability for us to stop those transfers."
Under the changes, which were delivered in a historic parliamentary defeat for the government, two doctors will be able to recommend asylum seekers currently on Manus Island and Nauru for medical transfer.
The home affairs minister will have 72 hours to make a decision on whether to agree to a medical transfer.
Those who are transferred to Australia would be kept in immigration detention.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said the people barred by the US could "most certainly" come to Australia under the laws passed last week.
Despite the new system only applying to people already in offshore processing centres, Mr Dutton is adamant the move could restart boat arrivals.
"Do you think in a village in Indonesia that people are going to understand the nuance?" he told Sky News on Tuesday.


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Black atheists matter: how women freethinkers take on religion
Christopher Cameron
In Charlotte NC. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty
is an associate professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and the founder and president of the African American Intellectual History Society. His forthcoming book on black freethinkers explores African-American humanism, agnosticism and atheism from the late-18th century to the present. He lives in Charlotte.
Edited by Sam Haselby
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Christianity has played a central role in African-American life from the late 18th century to the present. Black churches raised funds for fugitive slaves, served as schoolhouses, and provided space for political meetings and activities, among other functions. Leaders of black congregations such as Richard Allen or Daniel Payne were often leaders of the broader black community. The spiritual messages of redemption and justice appealed to a people who experienced the brutality of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation laws. However, while many black churches were radical advocates for political and economic equality, others remained conservative institutions that failed to challenge the status quo. This conservatism helped give rise to an increasingly vocal and influential group of African Americans – the new black atheists.
Who are the new black atheists and what is behind their recent growth? First, let's briefly look at the 'old' black atheists.
As long as people have proclaimed the existence of God, others have rejected the idea of a deity. Among African Americans, the earliest evidence of atheism and agnosticism comes from 19th-century slave narratives. Peter Randolph's Sketches of Slave Life (1855) and Austin Steward's Twenty-Two Years a Slave (1857), for example, posit that the brutality of slavery drove many blacks to become atheists. Likewise, prevalent proslavery religion turned many enslaved blacks away from Christianity and religion in general.
The Union victory in the Civil War and passage of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolishing slavery convinced many skeptical blacks that perhaps a just God was indeed looking out for their interests. But the nation's retreat from reconstruction, from protecting the rights of its black citizens, and the onset of Jim Crow, gave new life to black atheism, which grew sharply in the early 20th century.
This growth coincided with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s. Urbanisation, technological advancements and growing opportunities for education promoted secularism among black intellectuals such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen and Richard Wright. This secularism included atheism but also a commitment to improving human life through reason rather than faith. The Renaissance did not precipitate black atheism so much as foster the rise of an increasingly self-conscious secular community. Rather than attend church on Sunday mornings, black freethinkers gathered in A Philip Randolph's parlour in Harlem to discuss socialism, labour politics, anti-imperialism and solutions to the race problem.
This early secular community differs from the new black atheists of today in their acceptance of Christianity and their lack of evangelical zeal to promote atheism. Black freethinkers such as Hurston and Hughes did not wish to disabuse black Christians of their religious ideals. They simply felt that religion was not for them. Hubert Harrison, a black socialist freethinker in Harlem during the 1910s and '20s was an exception. He saw it as his duty to bring freethought to African Americans, whom he believed should be most desirous of jettisoning Christianity because the religion had historically strengthened both slavery and Jim Crow.
Black freethinkers also played significant roles in the Civil Rights movement. Its leaders such as James Forman, Eldridge Cleaver and Stokely Carmichael rejected Christianity, which they associated with Martin Luther King, Jr's strategies of nonviolent resistance. Notably, however, the 1960s generation saw themselves as political activists first and freethinkers second.
It was only in the 1990s that black freethinkers began to build their own institutions. For decades, many had participated in the Ethical Culture movement, in Unitarian Universalism, or other organisations hospitable to freethought. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and the American Humanist Association were also notably not Christian. But it wasn't until 1989, when Norm Allen, Jr founded African Americans for Humanism, that there was an explicitly secular organisation for blacks. Black Atheists of America and, more recently, Black Nonbelievers Inc, as well as local groups such as Black Skeptics Los Angeles, soon followed.
New black atheists are not content to personally reject religion but instead have a goal of spreading freethought to the broader black community. For example, the author Sikivu Hutchinson and the founder of Black Nonbelievers, Mandisa Thomas, argue that religion hurts the black community by promoting sexism, patriarchy and homophobia. They claim that black churches have failed to address drug addiction, housing inequities, health disparities, lack of employment opportunities and other pressing social problems facing black Americans. Rather than adopting religious solutions such as abstinence-only education to a problem such as teenage pregnancies, black atheists call for more sex education and access to birth control.
Today, new black atheists are more likely than ever to be women. While there have been prominent black women freethinkers such as Hurston, Larsen and Alice Walker, until recently it had been much more likely for men to openly embrace skepticism, rather than women. New black atheists reject the politics of respectability that have held sway in the black community since the early 1900s. These politics demand that black women must be chaste, temperate, industrious and socially conservative. Above all, they must be religious. They must always portray the race in the best light.
With women leading the contemporary freethought movement, the politics of respectability and its sometimes anti-feminist tendencies are being undermined. As Hutchinson notes in her book Moral Combat (2011), 'for many black atheist women, atheism's appeal lies in its deconstruction of the bankrupt mores, values and ideologies that prop up patriarchy, sexism, heterosexism, racism, white supremacy, imperialism and economic injustice'.
Feminism is an essential part of the new black atheists' humanism. New black atheists think that it is not enough to deny the existence of God, teach evolution in schools or fight for the separation of church and state. They want to bring worldly solutions to practical problems. Many have embraced Black Lives Matter (BLM), a secular movement that is notably unaffiliated with black religious institutions and ideology. In doing so, they believe they will improve the lot of blacks in particular but also promote a more just, democratic and less racist American society.
As the black atheist Sincere Kirabo posits of BLM: 'There's a social activist movement underway continuing the unfinished business of the Civil Rights movement era. Want to make a difference? What we need is grit and involvement in the struggle, not a tribe satisfied with the empty promises of scriptural white noise. Please, for the sake and love of our own futures: abandon your fabled white messiah. Wake up. We are our own salvation.'
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date Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Daily Creative Writing Practice - And Then He Punched [Short Story]
My daily practice of bringing depth to simple sentences...
And Then He Punched
He knew everything was close to being lost, as did the crowd as they roared with a collective delight, man's inner sadomasochism showing through as they sensed blood, sensed that within moments he would be just another crumpled body dragged to the side. Another victim of what they called Blood Sport, a hushed game known only to the underworld, that would pit one warrior against another in a carnal display of anything goes combat.
The winner would walk away with £ 50K in cash and their name forever immortalized. While the loser would face the very real possibility of a bloody death. In the realm of the underworld, acknowledgement of the sport was considered taboo and those who were given the special invite of attending such battles were placed under the tightest of rules.
But right now they screamed and cursed from the tops of there lungs in anticipation of who would win. There wagers no longer 50/50, odds now dangerously in favour of one than the other.
They knew he'd taken a devastating spin kick only just managing to get his guard up in defense. But the price was that now his right arm was numb, the heel of his 6ft plus opponent had caught him in between the meeting point of the two muscles of his right biceps. He couldn't stop his arm hanging limply to the side if he wanted to.
Worse still was that his opponent the dreaded Onslaught sensed his weakness, saw the falter in his resolute. So advanced on him, grinning bloodied teeth as he wrapped the barbwire tighter around his shovel like fists. Blood dripping from his massive hands, but he cared not as he knew that within moments he would be reining champion yet again. That he'd be the bloody king of the bloody sport. 10 victories 0 losses. A great record to retire on if he wished too.
He watched as the massive behemoth walked towards him with surprising agility. His bloody remains of flesh left on the brutes barbwire. Acted as a reminder of just what he'd got himself into.
Being a victim of modern day slavery since birth, he'd come up hard, he was feed fists for lunch and kicks for dinner. Love was lost on him as he'd been considered just property, something there for people to do with as they pleased. But he'd always had more resolve than they'd realised as he quietly would work on honing his own body. Through the dead of night, when all was quiet and when all were asleep. He'd practice punching his fists to the stone floor, kicking his feet to the stone wall, over and over, again and again. Until his feet were bloody and his hands were numb.
His life was pain from birth, physical pain was just a different type of pain, something he found easier to manage. A thousand push-ups a thousand sit-ups. Pain turned his malnourished body into something strong and wiry with an embattled spirit. A spirit that was now tired of being a slave, that was now tired of giving in to the desires of others and so with a wooden spoon, he went to the task of freeing himself.
Hard-driving the wooden spoon into the skulls of his captors, blood and brain matter dripping from his makeshift weapon, as he rubbed some of the messy human goo into his own flesh. He remembered hearing the voices from a film as he was locked in his stone prison, the voice stood out to him, as if talking directly to him the voice in a full battle cry spoke of "bathing gloriously in the blood of enemies." That day he took his first bath. No man nor gunshot was able to stop him, he was powered by rage, powered by the battered ghost of his mother. Completely consumed to bloodlust.
His earlier actions as if by destiny had led him to this battle, the most important of all. As this battle was the battle in securing his future. Giving him a fighting chance in a world where people like him were used as just expendable labour. And mothers like his, as cheap throwaway thrills for men long indulged in the ills of hedonism.
Well, he was no throwaway thrill and he'd show every last one of them, who thought they were above him and could do with him as pleased. He'd show them that he could bring each and every one of them to their begging knees. Starting with the hulking mass in front of him. The hulking mass named Onslaught, who was taking further confident strides towards him, his face grim as his aura set on bringing death. Of releasing another unfortunate soul into the realm that no man knows but all men go.
He lifted his massive hand covered by barbwire. Sharp and bloody. Aiming only, in pushing his whole fist through the head of his foe.
Without thinking he done what he'd always done, did the only thing that he'd ever known to do. Which was to survive. Surviving through all things, through all situations even when the odds were stacked impossibly against him. When the odds themselves, if given a chance, would off bet against him. But he remembered, like how he always remembered the sad look to his mother's eyes. Her constantly tired and drawn in face. But her words with strength that she constantly repeated. To "Never give up!"
He dropped to one knee and flashed a punch hard and fast into the stomach of Onslaught. He struck with everything he had, he struck like how he'd struck the stone floor, over and over again. Never stopping never relenting, waiting for a chance, an opportunity where he could simply be free. Free of enslavement. Free of judgment. Free to simply live as anyone of his fellow humans on Gods green lands.
His fist split more than just the innards of Onslaughts stomach. It split into the minds of spectators. Their foreheads sweaty with fear that they hadn't felt for decades. As they knew that their actions of past would be the cause of the eventuality of their soon to be demise.
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Davies, John
Historical Tracts . . . To Which Is Prefixed a New Life of the Author, from Authentic Documents
Printed by William Porter, for Mess. White, Gilbert [etc.], Dublin, 1777.
Contemporary tree calf, the covers abraded, else a fresh copy
The Address Of the Honourable the House of Commons: Presented to His Majesty On Thursday the 25th day of April, 1689. With His Majesty's Answer Thereunto. Wing E2514. Folio
Printed by Charles Bill, and Thomas Newcomb [etc.], London, 1689.
The official and sole London printing of the Commons address offering full support (with William's acceptance) for a declaration of war on France, following the arrival of James II from France in Ireland in mid-March, with war in fact declared May 7
?Original self wraps, disbound, title (verso blank) plus two pages, three folds, one manuscript notation, clean with ample margins; the Taussig copy
Parliament, English Law, military law, IRELAND, FRANCE
Buckland, Patrick
Who Governed Northern Ireland? The Royal Assent and the Local Government Bill 1922
The Irish Jurist, Dublin, 1980.
Printed stapled wraps, a very good copy, pages 325-340; from Volume XV new series 1980, Part 1
Robert J. Spjut, David R. Lowry &
A Bill of Rights for Nothern Ireland
University of Warwick, Warwick.
Good Condition Original Stapled Printed Wraps; 57 pages
New Ireland Forum The Economic Consequences of the Division of Ireeland since 1920
New Ireland Forum, Dublin, 1983.
Original Printed Stapled Wraps: Great Condition 16 pages
Walsh, Thomas
History of the Irish Hierarchy, With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious. Compiled from the Most Authentic Records, Foreign and Domestic
D. & J. Sadlier & Co., 164 William Street [etc.], New York, 1857.
Original embossed cloth, badly worn, ex-library; a working copy
IRELAND, Ecclesiastical Law
Hadfield, Brigid
The An glo-Irish Agreement 1985 - Blue Print or Green Print?
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly Inc., Belfast, 1986.
Printed stapled wraps, a very good copy, pages 1-28 from Vol. 37 No. 1 Spring 1986
The Declaration of William and Mary, King and Queen of England, France and Ireland, To all Their Loving Subjects in the Kingdom of IRELAND . . . Given at Our Court at Whitehall this 22th Day of February, 1688 [1689] [etc.]. Wing W2507 [three copies in ESTC]
Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb [etc.], Lodnon [sic], 1689.
William's immediate, unsuccessful effort to defuse the Irish rebellion as James arrived from France, followed by the siege of Londonderry, the battle of the Boyne, and the Articles of Limerick, "show[ing] how precarious was the Revolution settlement"
Broadside measuring about 12x14 inches, lightly browned, several folds, the margins cut close (legibility preserved), quite sound; the Taussig copy
IRELAND, Glorious Revolution, legal ephemera, Broadside
An Account of All the Gaols, Houses of Corrections or Penitentiaries, in the United Kingdom . . . As Far As Relates to Scotland. Ordered by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 16 March 1819. Folio
N.p., London, 1819.
Arranged by county, reporting particulars for over eighty institutions, including the number of prisoners, their gender and whether under or over seventeen, whether debtor or criminal, and the allowances of food, money, and clothing, inter alia
Modern cloth-backed marbled boards, the fore-margins cut close, but the sense preserved, else a very good copy, 21 pages; three copies in OCLC
prisons, IRELAND, SCOTLAND
The Royal Ulster Constabulary A Report on the Complaints Procedure
National Council for Civil Liberties, London, 1975.
Original Stapled Printed Wraps Good Condition some discoloration and a small tear on cover; 15 pages
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1973.
Original Printed Stapled Wrapped: Good Condition some staining on the back
Boyle, Kevin
Police in Ireland Before the Union : I
Printed Stapled Wraps, a very good copy, pages 113-137; from Volume VII new eries Part 1 Summer 1972
trials, criminal law, Michigan, Discrimination, IRELAND
Spjut, Bob
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1975 Memorandum on Certain Legal Aspects Curtailing Civil Liberties
Original Printed Stapled Wraps: Good condition 8 paged
Hamilton, F.A.P.
The Law Relating to Charities in Ireland: With Forms, Precedents, and the Statutes Connected Therewith. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged
E. Ponsonby, 116, Grafton-Street, Dublin, 1881.
The principal work of Pollock, King's Inn barrister (and grandson of Chief Baron Pollock), and the received edition of the first comprehensive treatise on the Irish law of charities, bringing together (and analyzing) the Acts of 1844, 1867, and 1871
Original brown cloth, gilt, quite worn and somewhat stained, a number of annotations, some substantive (including two inserted leaves); sound
poor law, IRELAND
Diplock, Lord chrmn
Report of the Commission to consider legal procedures to deal with terrorist activies in Northern Ireland
Original Printed Stapled Wraps: decent condition some chipping on spine 42 pages
Redmond, Mary
The Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act 1976 and the Constitution
Printed stapled wraps, a very good copyy, pages 1-35; from Volume XIII new series 1978, Part 1
IRELAND, criminal law
Meriton, George
An Exact Abridgment of all the Publick Printed Irish Statutes now in Force . . . Together with An Abridgment of such English Statutes . . . as have been Enacted and made since Sir Edward Poyning's Law, relating to the Kingdom of Ireland [etc.]
Printed by and for Andrew Crook [and two others], Dublin, 1700.
First edition of the first comprehensive abridgment of the Irish statutes and those of England applying to Ireland, compiled by the prolific English lawyer who had removed to Ireland and been granted a law degree from the University of Dublin
Contemporary calf, rubbed, front joint cracked but holding, a sound clean copy, with the imprimatur leaf; the Taussig copy
IRELAND, Abridgements
The American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice Report to the House of Delegates Recommendation Resolves that the American Bar Assosication: Urgest the Supplementay Extradition Treaty with the United Kingdom, signed on June 25, 1985, b
American Bar Association, 1985.
Good Condition;14 pages stapled
banks, Bench and Bar, Commercial Law, IRELAND
The Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons Assembled in Parliament, to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, Presented by the Right Hononourable [sic] The Lord Marquis of Halifax . . . with His Maiesties Most Gracious Answer [etc.]. Wing E1186
Printed by James Partridge, Matthew Gillyflower [and one other], London, 1689.
The mutual exchanges of support between Parliament (its legal status now regularized) and William as the Irish revolution gained force, with the Dutch having declared war on France and England to do so in early May; one copy in ESTC in North America
Order to print leaf + title + 2 + 7 pages, disbound, some light browning and some staining to the lower margin, else clean & complete; the Taussig copy
Glorious Revolution, English Law, military law, IRELAND, Holland, FRANCE
Spjut, R.J.
The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Bill A Law to Curb Reliigious and Political Employment in Northern Ireland
Original Printed Stapled Wraps: Good condition 20 pages
Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules (Northern IIreland) 1969
Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Belfast, 1969.
Original Printed Sewn Wraps a bit chipped else a very good copy; 116 pgs
IRELAND, infants
An Account of All the Gaols, Houses of Corrections or Penitentiaries, in the United Kingdom . . . As Far As Relates to Ireland. Ordered by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 16 March 1819. Folio
Arranged by county, reporting particulars for over ninety institutions, including number of prisoners, their gender and whether under or over seventeen, whether debtor or criminal, and the allowances of food, money, and clothing, inter alia
Modern cloth-backed marbled boards, the fore-margins cut close, but the sense preserved, else a very good copy, 21 pages; no copy in OCLC in the USA
prisons, IRELAND
Bonner, David
Combat ing Terrorism in Great Britain: The Role of Exclusion Orders
Stevens & Sons Limited, New London, 1982.
Printed stapled wraps, a very good copy, pages 262-281; from Public Law Summer 1982
Sweet and Maxwell's Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Seven Volumes [complete]
John Rees, London, 1989-91.
Still the pre-eminent legal bibliography of the English-speaking world and the former British Empire, excluding only this country post-Independence, with individual volumes devoted to Ireland and Scotland; each volume also available separately
Bibliography, roman law, SCOTLAND, English Commonwealth, IRELAND, CANADA
Stacey, Robin Chapman
The Road to Judgment, From Custom to Court in Medieval Ireland and Wales
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1994.
A most ambitious attempt to examine societal transformation from custom to court via the institution of personal suretyship, providing in the bargain a most welcome recapitulation of the fast changing world of Welsh and Irish legal scholarship
A very good copy in a slightly torn dustjacket
MEDIEVAL, IRELAND, WALES
Bourke, Angela
The Burning of Bridget Cleary
Viking, New York, 2000.
A sound copy in the dustjacket
trials, 19TH CENTURY, criminal law, IRELAND
Campbell, John
Speeches of Lord Campbell, At the Bar, and in the House of Commons; with an Address to the Irish Bar as Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Adam and Charles Black, Booksellers to Her Majesty, Edinburgh, 1842.
Original green embossed cloth, gilt, very worn, spine snagged, stamp removed from title, sewing loosening; a working copy
biography, trials, IRELAND


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St Peter's has a congregation that varies in age from youngsters under one to those over ninety years; and who are still actively taking part in the various activities. We aim to be a caring, sharing community that encourages each other and demonstrates the love of God out into the wider population of Carlton Colville and where ever we may roam.
We are a Church of England parish church with an open evangelical tradition with a variety of worship styles. There are a number of house groups for getting to know our neighbours, pray together and complete Bible studies. We also have a variety of activity groups that cover the ranges of age groups.
The first Rector is recorded as William de Weston, appointed in 1326. It is thought that there had probably been a Saxon Church on the site; as, in those days, such appointments were usually for just such situations. There have been a total of forty-one subsequent appointments ranging through tenures of just two years up to one of sixty-one years.
One of those with a longer stay as Rector, William Hale Andrews, was reported in some local newspapers, as having had the whole church rebuilt from ground level at his own expense. The roof is definitely of Victorian vintage as is the pulpit, choir stalls the reredos and also things no longer in view, such as the pews and tessellated tiling on the floor. However, other evidence would indicate a large but partial reconstruction; the join can be clearly seen on one of the external walls. You cannot always rely on newspapers to state the whole unembroidered truth.
The building has been more recently modernised with a floor being raised to the height of the outside outside ground level in an effort to allow access for wheelchairs and those with mobility problems. The pews were found to be, mostly, in poor condition. So the seating throughout is modern upholstered chairs. Towards the back of the seating area, youngsters have their own crèche area to share with parents or grandparents.
A more complete history can be found in a locally produced booklet. Copies are available at the back of the church.


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"I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself."
Books and words are precious to me.
With the in between and down time that comes with my job, I read a lot.
Sometimes, it ends up being five books at a time because I am so easily distracted and smitten with new ones.
No, I do not have any kind of e-reader. Yes, logistically, it would make sense for me. But I just can't.
Here's why. (In case you were wondering).
I flew the red eye back from Los Angeles with a girl that loved to read just as much as I do.
Chris Cleave received a great deal of acclaim for his book, Little Bee (click for my mini review).
It was beautifully written, but I was glad to leave it behind because thematically it was so heavy.
Even in the several times I picked up Incendiary at the book store, I just couldn't bring myself to buy it because Little Bee left me so tired and sad.
But I had several hours to myself. And my new flight attendant friend offered it to me since she had just finished it. And I accidentally read it in its entirety in a little over four hours.
Cleave wrote Incendiary well before Little Bee in what he described as 'six insomniac weeks in 2004' right after his son was born and he found himself horrified by the world he was born into.
It seemed to have been written in a frenzy, about a woman that I found very hard to know. Her selfishness and detachment made it difficult to empathize with her as much as I wanted to.
The stunning prose I devoured in Little Bee was thrown to the wayside as the punctuation and grammar was neglected in order to portray the voice of a woman lacking in finesse and social graces, but well acquainted with grief. (It's similar to The Color Purple in that it takes a few chapters before feeling familiar with the dialect and voice).
While I appreciated Cleave's ability to write about such a grotesquely bizarre story of grief, I just can't recommend it. Instead of resolve, the characters unraveled and I closed the book feeling as if I'd been dragged through a saga that never had resolve. It was harrowing without hope, and I felt consistently alienated from the characters due to their lack of compassion for anyone.
Chris Cleave is a fantastically gifted writer. But boy wears me out.
I keep almost reading both of his books. And I'm glad I keep passing them up. Now what about Cutting for Stone? Tell me about it.
I am still working on Cutting for Stone. I seriously have to look up every other word in the dictionary, but it's a giant nerdfest for me and I love it. I will give you a more definite opinion once I finish.


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What is the thing that will actually work? Fossil Energy Or Solar Energy? | Ka Tei Solar Inc.
You could power the entire United States with, about, let's say, 150 to 200 square kilometers of a solar panel.
The entire United States.Take a corner of Utah.
There's not much going on there, I've been there. There are not even radio stations.
I don't have any fundamental dislike of hydrocarbons.
And using a non-renewable resource obviously will not work.
Investing in the solar resource is the thing that's really going to preserve the long-term future.
Not so much the oil and gas. I mean, that's a temporary thing.
In the future, we'll look back and by future, I'm talking about towards the end of the century. We will look back on gasoline powered cars the same way we look back on coal: As sort of a quaint anachronism that's in a museum.
Elon Reeve Musk – is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, investor, engineer, and inventor.
He is the founder, CEO, and CTO of SpaceX; a co-founder, a Series A investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Inc.; co-chairman of OpenAI; founder and CEO of Neuralink. Co-founder of Zip2; and founder of X.com, which merged with Confinity and took the name PayPal. As of May 2017, he has an estimated net worth of $15.2 billion, making him the 80th-wealthiest person in the world. In December 2016, Musk was ranked 21st on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People.
Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock. Since this source of energy is not renewable, unlike solar energy. Time will come that this fossil energy will no longer available so we need to find another safe, environmentally friendly and renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, the wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
In the Philippines, There was few renewable company that can help to eradicate the use of fossil energy resources and offers renewable resources like solar energy.


Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading insurance brokerage firm, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the assets of Florida Federal Insurance Company (FFIC), a Boynton Beach, Florida-based personal and commercial insurance brokerage firm. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, the FFIC operations will become a part of Hub International Northeast Limited. Makram (Mike) Kamel, owner and founder of FFIC, will transition his accounts to Hub and work with the firm moving forward as a referral source of new business opportunities. The FFIC team will continue to maintain a presence at its current location in Boynton Beach, Florida, while its customer service will be integrated into Hub's existing office in Plantation, Florida.
Founded in 2006, FFIC focuses on personal lines insurance, primarily homeowners' and automobile insurance, for customers throughout the South Florida region. Additionally, it also arranges commercial insurance programs. FFIC works with top-rated insurance carriers and specializes in providing coverage alternatives for difficult to place risks such as properties located along the Florida coast.
"The addition of FFIC to our team is in line with our efforts to further expand our presence in the Southeastern U.S.," said Thomas Schuh, Vice President of HUB's Southeast region.
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Thu., Oct. 23, 2014
Last-minute campaign money flying
Capitol footage in Otter campaign ad came from 'Add the Words' documentary
Confusion arises over Idaho candidate Sherri Ybarra's degree
BOISE – Sherri Ybarra, the Republican candidate for superintendent of schools in Idaho, claimed for months that she expected to get a doctorate in education in August. But in August, Ybarra had only been enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Idaho for one semester. That month, she received an educational specialist degree, not a doctorate.
Ybarra campaign on advanced degree: 'She changed her mind'
Wed., Oct. 22, 2014
Ybarra campaign: Change in course of study led to different degree, still planning to pursue doctorate
Idaho schools chief hopeful Ybarra earned specialist degree, not doctorate
Idaho schools chief hopeful earned specialist degree, not doctorate
Sherri Ybarra, the Republican candidate for Idaho state superintendent of schools, claimed for months that she expected to get a doctorate in education in August, giving her a top educational credential when she'd take office, if she's elected in November. But in August, Ybarra had only been enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Idaho for one semester. That month, she received an educational specialist degree, not a doctorate.
AdWatch: In rare move, Idaho Secretary of State candidate hits the airwaves
Otter seeks full panel review of gay marriage ruling
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter wants a larger group of judges to reconsider the recent decision that overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage. "I will continue defending Idahoans' self-determination and the will of Idaho voters who decided that traditional marriage is a core principle of our society," Otter said. The governor on Tuesday announced that he would file a petition seeking a review at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by an 11-judge panel. A three-judge panel made the earlier decision ruling that Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Otter and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden earlier requested that the 9th Circuit assign a full 11-judge panel to hear Idaho's case, rather than a three-judge panel. That request was denied. Wasden didn't join with Otter in Tuesday's petition.
Candidates for Idaho's top education job spar in debate
BOISE – Idaho's current state superintendent of schools – the first noneducator to hold the position – loomed large in the debate Tuesday night between the two educators vying to succeed him. "If you liked Tom Luna, you're going to love Sherri Ybarra," Democratic candidate Jana Jones said of her GOP opponent. "We can't afford to have another four years of a superintendent who is well-intended but ill-prepared."
Idaho schools chief rivals spar over Luna legacy
Tue., Oct. 21, 2014
Closing comments from Jones, Ybarra
Ybarra on voting history: 'That's my plan, is to repay Idaho' as schools chief
Schools chief rivals spar over state budget, funding for schools
Rivals for state schools chief debate how to improve student achievement
Jones in debate: 'If you liked Tom Luna, you're going to love Sherri Ybarra'
Dems decry Otter fundraising letter for GOP candidate with criminal domestic violence record
Labrador calls for ban on commercial travel from West Africa, Ringo says that's 'bordering on panic'
Belmont, Brannon square off in Kootenai clerk's race
Not long ago Jim Brannon was alleging Kootenai County voting irregularities in a lawsuit contesting an election loss. Now he oversees the elections division and is running to keep his seat as county clerk. His opponent, Larry Belmont, is a former longtime director of the Panhandle Health District who says he wants to give Democrats a reason to vote in a state dominated by the GOP.


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Lysefjord or Lysefjordenis a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in southwestern Norway
Lysefjord is a Norwegian fjord in the North Sea, which is located in the Ryfylke district, east of the Stavanger city, in Rogaland County in the southwest of the country.
The The 42 kilometer long fjord is full of waterfalls, flora and fauna, spectacular geology and natural landscapes. From end to end, it measures 42 km with the rocky walls falling almost vertically over a thousand meters above the water. Due to the inhospitable terrain, the fjord is only slightly populated and has only two villages: Forsand and Lysebotn, located at opposite ends of the fjord.
Lysefjord , Walk on the famous rock formations of Preikestolen and Kjerag, and then challenge yourself on the 4444 steps ,
of the Florli wooden staircase and other lesser-known attractions. You get 740 meters above sea level in less than two hours.The longest wooden staircase in the world.
Preikestolen (The pulpit rock) is among the best known observation points in the world,
a naturally square 25 x 25 meter plateau with a view of the fjord that is as deep as the height of the mountain at some points.
Go further to the Kjerag Plateau with its famous round rock, a giant stone trapped in a crevasse.Kjerag in the southern part of the fjord, another mountainous plateau that rises 1,100 meters above sea level. If you are lucky, you will hear the sound similar to a shot that emanates from the rock, known as "The Kjerag Shot", and you will visit the Kjerag Rock, which remains in balance over the cliff.
facts : In November 2017, Tom Cruise hung on The Pulpit in one of the scenes of Mission Impossible: Repercussion.French writer Victor Hugo wrote the novel, Toilers of the Sea, in which he admires the scenery of the fjord after a visit here in 1866
highlights from the Lysefjord area :
Lysebotn is a village at the end of the Lysefjord.
Preikestolen (The pulpit rock) is among the best known observation points in the world.This guided trip will take you on one of Norway's most popular and spectacular hikes
the Kjerag Plateau with its famous round rock, a giant stone trapped in a crevasse,The five cubic meter glacial deposit is mysteriously suspended between two rocks.The practice of BASE Jumping on this site is legally allowed.
Lysevegen Mountain Road : The 183km 'Ryfylke' comes closest, running up the west end of Lysefjord as it winds its way through the south west of the country.Meanwhile, Lysevegen – Fylkesveg 500 (Fv 500), country road 500 – connects to Lysebotn, the town at the other end of the fjord, around 90km due east of Stavanger.
Florli 444 : Consider spending a day climbing the world's longest wooden staircase. The climb is long and strenuous, but provides great lookout points.
Access : Coordinates: 58.9405, 6.1202 / By car. You can rent it in the city of Stavanger or at the Airport . From Stavanger to the Kjerag, there are 139 km in 2h 20 minutes.
Nearby Attractions – Go next : Lysebotn is a village at the end of the Lysefjord / The village of Florli / city of Stavanger / Manafossen waterfall / Os (Hordaland) / Sverd i fjell – Swords in rock / Leirvik / Sandnes / Kristiansand.
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The RSPCA is struggling to cope with the high number of Queensland pets affected by domestic violence.
Its Pets in Crisis program was established 12 years ago to help DV Connect assist women and children who felt they couldn't leave violent homes because of their pets.
It provides temporary refuge to animals who cannot go with domestic violence victims to refuges.
Last year, the service cared for 236 pets, almost double the number (126) it helped in 2015.
Foster care co-ordinator Julie Herbert said the RSPCA was "struggling to cope".
"However it remains our long-term commitment to help address the disturbing links between animal abuse, child abuse and domestic violence," she said.
In 2016, the Pets in Crisis program looked after 147 dogs, 68 cats, nine kittens, four birds, four guinea pigs, three reptiles and one horse.
They spent a total of 7356 days in care and came at a cost of more than $230,000 to the RSPCA.


A woman on this block told me a while back that when she was growing up Park Slope extended right down into 30s. This neighborhood name/neighborhood boundary thing never gets resolved though, and is largely dictated by age and the number of years lived in the neighborhood. Certainly my purely anecdotal evidence suggests that longtime residents see the Slope extending south much farther than newer inhabitants do. This is even referenced in a rap song from 2003. Rapper Pumpkinhead, who grew up in the Slope, and died earlier this summer, makes reference to the neighborhood going "all the way to the 20s" (3:00 mark) in the song Park Slope. Different days, different names, different borders, different homes. DNAinfo ran a piece earlier this month about Pumpkinhead ((Robert Diaz), and the online petition to name the block at Degraw & Fifth after him.


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Former Doctor Who star David Tennant is back on our TV screens, in another run of adverts for Virgin Media's TiVo set-top box.
Tennant is portrayed as a horror movie fan in the latest series of commercials, but is seen being overwhelmed by the choice offered by his TiVo.
In a possibly more horrific development, Sir Richard Branson is also set to appear in forthcoming Virgin Media TV ads.
Richard Larcombe, brand and marketing director at Virgin Media, said: "David and Richard are a blockbuster duo so we're excited to have them back for our latest campaign, celebrating the unbeatable choice of movies and TV box sets available on Virgin Media TiVo.


FLV Player is a video player for Google video, YouTube video, MySpace video, Gofish video and etc. In brief, free FLV player used to play both local FLV files or downloaded FLV files.
Generally, what you need to do first is to open the playlist and click and drag the FLV files into the playlist. Then, you can click the files to play the movie.
Beside, you can easily control and organize the playback lists by using the click and drag.
Next, 4 different view modes are available in this version, which are single loop, one-by-one play, playlist loop and random. Lastly, we can easily adjust the audio volume during the play times.
For your information, PC user can refer to KMPlayer to play FLV files.
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Our guest blogger Theo Winters interprets behaviour styles of famous characters through the lens of DISC.
The incredible series Game of Thrones returns today, so it's the perfect time for Guest Blogger Theo Winter to explain to us how he uses popular characters from the show to highlight DISC principles.
He explores how motivation can create variances within the 4 personality profiles.
Love him or hate him, he's a case study unto himself! Guest blogger Theo Winters looks at The Donald from the vantage point of DISC. Is it his high D traits that make him so 'interesting' or is it his level of emotional intelligence (EI) that creates havoc for him? An interesting article on pairing EI and DISC traits when interpreting behavioural styles.
DISC: One of the world's most popular team building tools.....guest blogger Theo Winter shares his thoughts and insights on this behavioural assessment tool.


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Małe rzeczy – singel Sylwii Grzeszczak promujący jej solowy album Sen o przyszłości (2011). Utwór został wydany w dniu 17 czerwca 2011 roku. 31 maja 2011 roku piosenka zadebiutowała na POPLiście na miejscu 19 i spędziła na niej 13 tygodni. Singel stał się popularny i przez osiem tygodni z rzędu był najczęściej granym utworem w polskich stacjach radiowych, natomiast teledysk zajął 1. miejsce w notowaniu Polish Video Chart. Piosenkarka dzięki tej piosence odniosła również sukces w konkursie Koncert Lata Radia Zet i TVP2.

Występy na żywo
17 lipca 2011 roku podczas koncertu Hity na Czasie organizowanego przez stację Eska w Inowrocławiu, Sylwia zaśpiewała tę piosenkę szerszej publice.

Teledysk
Teledysk kręcono w czerwcu 2011 roku. Przedstawia on pałac w Mosznej, natomiast sceny w środku kręcone były w klasztorze cysterskim w Lubiążu. Za jego realizację odpowiada Grupa 13. Teledysk był oglądany blisko 30 milionów razy.

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