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Cancellation of When The Lights Go On Again
It is with regret that we have had to take the decision to cancel our production of 'When The Lights Go On Again', which was due to have been performed at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, this May. This decision was not taken lightly and ...
Competition to join online West End Masterclass
Following the success of our previous West End Masterclasses, with leading lady Helen Hobson and Choreographer Ben Clare, we are delighted to be running the third session in the series next week. On Tuesday 3rd November, we will be joined by West End Director, Alastair ...
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In an effort to give some clarity and certainty to our audiences and members alike during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are rescheduling our planned productions now, rather than waiting for government announcements regarding the lifting of restrictions. Our forthcoming production dates will now be ...
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2014? Sarah and Adelaide then Annie!
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Despite being in the throes of early rehearsals for our November Empire production, BOST has already chosen and made preliminary arrangements for the 2 Musicals we will be bringing to you next year.
To follow the magic and romance of our upcoming The Slipper And The Rose, we will present the "Broadway Fable" GUYS AND DOLLS. Last seen on a BOST stage in 1995, this big American Broadway show provides a huge contrast as it tells Damon Runyon stories around the colourful lives of gangsters, gamblers and members of a Salvation Army mission who all shared the same patch of New York in the 1950s. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, this uplifting, humorous and happy musical was an instant success, winning all 5 Tony Award nominations in 1951, including Best Musical.
BOST will stage GUYS AND DOLLS, 15th–17th MAY 2014, in the Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton.
Our Empire show the following November will be the family favourite, ANNIE. It will be approaching 12 years since BOST last performed this touching tale of the exploits of the feisty, charismatic red-headed orphan. With well-known songs and characters, not to mention the dog, Sandy, it is no wonder that the original 1977 Broadway production was nominated for 9 Tony Awards and won 6 of the categories, including Best Musical.
Look out for ANNIE,our Pre-Christmas Spectacular, running 19th-22nd NOVEMBER 2014
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Q: Change all the int type to another type using #define for large program I want to change all my int type in my program to support arbitrary position integer. I chose to use GMP.
I am thinking about is it possible to do a #define to replace all int to mpz_class.
I start by a small program
#include <iostream>
#define int long long int
using namespace std;

int main(){
    // .... code
}

The compiler is already complaining about main have to return an int type.
Is it possible to add exception to #define? or this is a really bad idea to do so?

A: Redefining a keyword is prohibited iff you include any standard headers. Here, you included <iostream> so your program is ill-formed.
Otherwise, knock yourself out! Wait, no, don't, because this would still be really silly.
Instead, refactor your code to use some new type called, say, my_integer (but with a much better name):
typedef int my_integer;

Then, when you want to change from int to mpz_class, you just change the definition of my_integer:
typedef mpz_class my_integer;

A: use main without int like this:
#include <iostream>
#define int long long int
using namespace std;

main(){
    // .... code
}

A: The simple answer: although technically possible you are not allowed to #define any of the reserved identifiers.

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BLUE RIVER, Ore. - There isn't much around Tokatee Golf Club near Eugene.
Spend a sunny weekend afternoon at Tokatee, and it will make you wonder where the golfers are coming from.
Located at the base of the Cascade Mountains, a winding, two-lane highway along the Mackenzie River takes you west towards Eugene. Or head east into the mountains about an hour and a half towards the Bend high desert.
In just over 40 years of operation, Tokatee Golf Club has earned quite the reputation in Lane County. The Ted Robinson design is set at the base of the Cascade Mountains and weaves through tall pines with the Sisters Mountains as a backdrop.
Todd Sweeney and Kelly Fitzgerald, both residents of Eugene, say Tokatee is their favorite area golf course.
"It's always our first choice if we have the time to come here," said Sweeney. "It's more picturesque with the mountains, and the greens are nice and true.
"It's a lot flatter in Eugene."
The drive back to Eugene along the Mackenzie River, in fact, leads you out of the mountains and back into more rolling countryside but absent of the best snow-capped peaks, which can be seen in the distance from some points on a clear day.
Golfers finding haven in this pass through the Cascades from Eugene is nothing new. In fact, that's how the course was founded. N.B. Giustina, a lumberjack from Eugene, took a liking to golf in his 40s, and one day in 1962, found and purchased a prime, 160-acre piece of land to build it. Construction began in 1964 by Robinson, and the first nine holes were open for play in 1966. To this day, the Giustina family owns and operates Tokatee.
Though playing at the base of the mountains, the golf course itself is mostly flat, but it is hardly boring. After three straight-forward, confidence-swelling holes to begin the round, Tokatee tightens up in a hurry. Suddenly, the beautiful skinny pines stop becoming aesthetic and start getting penal.
On the par-4 fifth hole, trees guard the entrance to the green on each side, so the narrow fairway is even cut in half, as you must find the left side in order for a clear shot in.
The par-4 seventh is another especially tight hole, where sunlight seldom hits the fairway thanks to the tall pines on either side.
"I don't know what it is about this hole, but I can never hit the fairway," remarked Fitzgerald.
The back nine is highlighted by a solid par-5, 3, 4 finish. The 17th is the shortest hole on the course, played also from the most elevated tee box and over water.
Tokatee is a Eugene-area favorite, thanks to its scenic views of the Sisters Mountains and value, at just $42 for 18 holes. Because it's relatively flat and an old-school design, the course is walker-friendly, something most Oregonian golfers favor.
The best stretch of holes is when the fairways are their tightest, guarded closely by stunning pines. No.'s 4 through 8 are especially scenic - as well as difficult to hit the right landing areas.
There isn't a whole lot going on around Tokatee. Your best bet is to head into Eugene.
The Valley River Inn (800-543-8266) is located right in the heart of Eugene, across the street from the Valley River Shopping Center. But on the other side of the hotel is the scenic Willamette River and an outdoor pool and gardens, making for a quiet and scenic escape from the action. It also has 24-hour recreation facilities, from a fitness center to swimming pool, whirlpool and sauna.
The restaurant, Sweetwaters on the River, features a full menu of Pacific Northwest cuisine and a list of microbrews to choose from set overlooking the river.
The Inn's conference facilities, with over 15,000 square feet of meeting space, attract a wide range of events, from corporate and outdoorsmen events to greyhound dog lovers, such was the case during the time of my visit.


Please call our office at 850-249-5414 to request a membership agreement. Or fill out the simple form below and we will contact you with the next steps.
Return your completed agreement to our office along with payment of your choice.
Once you have completed these two easy steps you will be given your first appointment and a welcome kit!
You are also welcome to set up a complimentary in-person informational visit with Dr. Myra to see if our practice is a good fit for you.


Herro Solicitors provide leading retail lease advice.
We view leases from a retail and commercial perspective.
We focus on key lease issues which are important to retailers - some of which are long-term issues, and may not be apparent at the time (for example we consider the procedure for assignment - if the tenant wishes to sell its business later on) as many clients focus only on the rent and rent reviews but fail to appreciate the impact of many other longer term issues that can arise.
We can offer tenants significant assistance in negotiating terms which some tenants do not realise are on offer from landlords. We then ensure that the agreed terms are incorporated in the Lease.
We are determined, professional and persistent in negotiating on behalf of clients.
We have extensive experience in what amendments should be obtained and whether Landlords will negotiate on these issues.
We work with retailers to increase their knowledge of the Retail Leases Act.
We work co-operatively so that in future transactions, some steps can be taken by our clients themselves and that we only attend to those matters that require our involvement. We consider it our role to assist the in house knowledge of our clients and to keep improving procedures to make the process as efficient as possible, whilst at the same time, obtaining a positive outcome for our clients.
In summary, we provide professional, expert Lease advice in all aspects of Lease transactions. We work with you to provide the level of assistance that is cost effective for you and we have expertise to provide a high level of assistance and advice which frequently results in a more valuable Lease for our clients.


DJ Coublon – "My Way" Ft Iyanya MP3.
Award WINNING Nigerian DJ, DJ Coublon blows up the air with new premiered single labelled "My Way" with Mavins Records Act Iyanya.
The Self Produced track "My Way" by DJ Coublon & Iyanya is available for full download below, Don't forget to share.


The Rainbow Planner Core Kit is a complete printable calendar system. This colorful kit includes a 2 page per month spread, which goes from now through December 2015. It also includes daily & weekly printables and a notes page. Finally, organize your Rainbow Planner with monthly binder tabs or label your own with the blank tabs, which are included. Just print and cut them out. I used clear packing tape to attach them to the pages, then cut around the tape. Complete your home management binder by adding this kit to the other 9 Rainbow Planner "add on" kits (sold separately).
Pictured below are the notes & daily printable pages.


There are currently no Emerald Ridge Puyallup, WA notable alumni listed. Be the first to add an ERHS famous alumni.
This section is to remember Emerald Ridge High Puyallup, WA alumni who have passed away.
There are currently no memorials for Emerald Ridge Puyallup, WA alumni.
This site has been created for the former students of Emerald Ridge located in Puyallup, Washington.	If you are an alumn of Emerald Ridge you should register now in the alumni directory. We also encourage you to interact with the rest of the alumni on this site. You can find old friends, share photos and stay updated on the latest school news. You can share memories of those activities that you were involved with at Emerald Ridge HS and you can view other alumni and read what other former students have posted about the time they spent at Emerald Ridge.
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Join us in our 13th year of Youth Basketball! NWYB is specifically geared toward the new, developing, and advancing elementary school player. Our philosophy is to teach players the FUNdamentals of the game in a caring and fun manner. Our goal is to give players an excellent foundation and the experience to enjoy the game at all levels while emphasizing team work and sportsmanship. The coaching staff is led by the King Philip Varsity coaches, Amy Siggins (girls) and Dave DeStefano (boys). The KP Varsity players will be helping along with assistant coaches. Each year as players improve their skills, the program changes to accommodate these new levels. Boys and girls play on separate teams.
In additions Grades 3-6 have one 40-45 minute practice on the following Thursday evenings: 12/13, 12/20, 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24 Make-up evening 1/31. All practice sessions are held at KP Middle School.
Pricing will increase $10 per player on November 1.
Uniform size is required when registering. Each player receives a reversible top and shorts. If you are unsure of the size, ORDER UP!(shorts have drawstrings).
Come with us for another exciting NWYB/King Philip day at the Celtics as they play the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, December 23 at 6PM.
Best news!! If your child is one of the first 50 NYWB players to purchase a ticket (must have adult accompaniment), they will be included in either the high five tunnel or being on the floor during the National Anthem. KP Varsity Boys play at half time!
Tickets go on sale on-line Monday, October 15 at 6PM. Cost is $80/ticket.


Industry and Trade Minister Premila Kumar has commended Total Fiji for helping promote entrepreneurship in the country.
Three young entrepreneurs have been given funding and will be get coaching to start their own business under as part of the 'Start-upper of the Year' challenge.
Kumar says such initiative is a morale booster.
Total Fiji Managing Director Kazi Rahman, says 400 applications have been received and two hundred approved.
This year's three winners received $30,000, $20,000 and $15,000 respectively to manage their start-up businesses.


Grace Montenegro, MD, Joseph Frenkel, MD, Margaret Shields, Gerald Marks, MD, John Marks, MD. Lankenau Medical Center.
Single port (SP) colorectal surgery has been characterized as a gimmick with limited applicability in regards to procedure, disease and patient characteristics. Although theoretically attractive for patients, there is question if SP procedures can safely be performed and if it offers any disadvantages or advantages to multiport (MP) laparoscopic colorectal surgeries. We hypothesize that SP is at least equivalent to MP surgery, and can be a safe alternative. Moreover, we intend to examine SP for the full spectrum of colorectal procedures.
Case-matched retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of a single colorectal surgeon to compare perioperative outcomes in single port vs. multiport laparoscopic surgery (SP/MP) for total (5/5), right (24/24) and left (51/51) colectomy, stoma (3/3), and TME (12/12) surgery was performed. Case-match (SP/MP) included preoperative diagnosis, disease location, procedure, BMI (25.6/26.2kg/m2; 17.2-38.7), age (60/60, 19-88 yo), gender (53/53 women), history of previous abdominal operation (50/47%) and pelvic radiation (12/12%). Perioperative outcomes, morbidity, mortality, local recurrence and 5-year survival for cancer patients were analyzed. Subset analysis was performed for surgery type. Statistically significant differences were identified using Student's t-Test.
Case match of 159 SP cases with 1617 MP found 95 matches for analysis (SP/MP). Preoperative diagnoses included diverticulitis (46/46), cancer (27/27), polyps (14/14), ulcerative colitis (3/3), colonic inertia (2/2), rectal prolapse (2/2) and volvulus (1/1). There was lower mean EBL in SP (109/177cc, p=0.03) but no difference in transfusion requirement (0/1). Decreased OR time for SP left colectomy (206/244min, p=0.01) with a trend to shorter for SP found in all procedures (217/249min, p=0.05). 99% SP and 98% MP had no intra-operative complications. Complications included enterotomy (0/1), lost needle (1/0) and presacral bleeding (0/1). Conversion to open was equivalent (0/1), with 6.3% of SP requiring additional ports. Mean largest incision was smaller for SP (3.1/5.2cm, p=0.01). There were no differences in specimen length (27.9/31.3cm, p=0.42). Overall LN harvest for SP compared to MP did not show a difference. There were no differences in return of bowel function (flatus (POD 2/2) and bowel movements (POD 3/3)) or length of hospital stay (POD 4/4). There were no differences in perioperative morbidity (12/17%, p=0.55) such as anastomotic leak (1/1) or delayed morbidity such as wound infection (1/0) or incisional hernia (0/1). There were no mortalities. There was no difference in local recurrence, distant metastasis or overall 5-year survival (cancer patients only) between SP and MP.
Single port is a safe alternative to multiport laparoscopic colorectal surgery across the full array of procedures, in equivalent patients. This study demonstrates SP has less blood loss, smaller incisions and is quicker in left colectomy, and trends to quicker across all procedures. Conversion and morbidity rates are equivalent to MP, without compromise in quality of surgical technique. No differences in discharge criteria were shown. While proper training is essential, concerns regarding the inability to use SP laparoscopic colorectal surgery safely are unfounded. These issues will require further study as SP laparoscopic colorectal surgery is practiced more widely.


Bud started shooting registered targets in 1963. He has been involved with the Munith Gun Club since 1960 either as an officer or director. This year Bud will be attending his 35th consecutive Grand American.
Bud has been on the Michigan Trapshooting Association Board of Directors since 1989, 4 years as President. He was instrumental in improvements to the MTA, and influenced State laws and ATA policies.
When anti-gunners tried to shut down the MTA, Bud got politicians involved. The Michigan politicians passed a law that protected gun clubs.
The ATA target year used to run from January 1 – December 31. Bud had a discussion with MTA delegate, Joe Loving, requesting ATA start the target year on September 1. He reasoned that the World Series is held at the end of the baseball season and, since the August held Grand American is trapshooting's World Series, our target year should end after the Grand American. Because of this ATA change, those trapshooters living in colder climates have more time to register targets in good weather and have them count in the new target year.
Before Bud's time, we parked only on the east end of the MTA grounds and either walked or road a wagon to the west end to shoot. Bud was instrumental in opening up the west end for car traffic thus making it easier for shooters who shot on those trap fields.
Bud was involved in negotiations with VeVay Township that opened up the use of our MTA grounds for events other than trapshooting. This allows us to improve revenue on the use of our beautiful MTA grounds.
While Bud's most significant contributions have been in the administration of the MTA, he has had success as a shooter. Bud has won trophies in Michigan, at the Grand, and in Florida. Bud has been on the Michigan All-State Team several times.


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D.W. Poppy Secondary will begin accepting new registrations on Monday January 15 for students wishing to enroll in grades 9 to 12 for the 2018/19 school year and for any students wishing to enroll in grade 8 who do not currently attend one of our elementary feeder schools.
We will be accepting registrations for both students who live in our catchment area and out-of-catchment students. All registrations must have all of the required paperwork in order for them to be considered complete and in order for students to be placed on our waiting list.
In catchment students MUST register before March 31 to be guaranteed a spot at Poppy for 2018/19. In catchment students who register after March 31 will be placed on a waiting list.
Once registrants have all the required paperwork, it should be dropped off at the main office during office hours (7:45 am to 3:30 pm). In-catchment students will be processed in late February and early March and will be contacted to set-up an appointment to meet with one of our counsellors prior to or immediately after spring break. Out-of-catchment students will be added to the out-of-catchment waiting list on a first-come, first-serve basis starting on January 15. Out-of-catchment registrants WILL NOT be contacted until the beginning of June at the earliest and should be registering in their catchment or current school as there is no guarantee that we will be able to take any out-of-catchment students for the 2018-19 school year.
If you have any questions about the registration process, please contact the school at 604-530-2151.
Additional registration documents such as our course planning guide and course selection forms are available under the 'Course Planning' tab in the 'Student Life' section of our website.


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motor things like computer software programs that modern businesses need.
other financial assets in an efficient and profitable manner.
well beyond the scope of an introductory microeconomic principles course.
ideas underlying optimal stock market portfolio construction.
the capital asset pricing model, which is used to evaluate stock prices.
of a stock portfolio that best diversifies your investment risk.
Okay, let's start with this big picture.
we are engaging in an exercise in capital budgeting for our business.
is whether any given investment is worth pursuing.
to the firm with its net cash flow contributions.
decrease the stock price of the company.
individual stock and setting stock prices?
Based on risks presented by investing in those companies.
the capital asset pricing model, illustrated in this video.
the expected return on a security based on it's level of risk.
what the required rate of return on a company stock must be.
an investor to add that stock to a well diversified portfolio.
R sub E, on the individual security has two components.
which is a way of measuring the time value of money.
as you take a few minutes to study the various elements of the model.
When you're ready, let's work our ways through each of the components.
this is what investors expect to earn from the individual stock.
down, from the expected return and that is the essence of risk.
substantially from the expected return for any number of reasons.
clinical trials and go bust.
might find a big new oil reserve and its stock price may boom.
good surprises unsystematic or diversifiable risk.
that we shall soon describe when I discuss the beta term in our model.
But first, the risk free rate.
R sub f is indeed the so-called risk-free rate of return.
possible return that could be had from an investor that has no risk at all.
bond issued by a stable government like that of the United States.
This is a measure of broad business cycle or macroeconomic risk.
their products or services fall.
macroeconomic risk is called, in the finance profession, systematic risk.
Now here's the interesting thing about the beta.
also known as volatility, of an individual company or a particular industry.
industry in question will rise and fall exactly with the broader stock market.
question will move at a faster pace up or down than the broad stock market.
with a beta greater than 1 will fall more than the broader market.
greater risk for that company than investing in the broad market.
examples include autos, and housing, and restaurants and steel.
portfolio entirely in cyclical industries when a recession hits.
That's where non-cyclical, or so-called defensive industries come into play.
less risky defensive industries have betas less than 1.
That is, their stock prices rise and fall at a slower rate than the broad market.
And examples include industries like food, pharmaceuticals and health care.
easily cut back on new purchases of cars and houses during a recession.
They still must eat and have their medicines, and get medical care.
There is the term that is multiplied by the beta.
security relative to this broad market.
Okay, let us do a quick example.
using the capital asset pricing model.
the company stock, and an expected market rate of return of 10%.
to add this to our portfolio?
Let's pause now as you work this problem out.
by the math of the capital asset pricing model, is simply this.
The risk-free rate is 5%.
broad market return of 10% and the risk-free rate assumed to be 5%.
In this math does indeed give us 15%.
the expected return will be lower.
And that is, of course, because the level of risk is lower.
risk of a company or industry is also called diversifiable risk.
asset pricing model allows us to think about diversifying risk.
the statistical concept of correlation.
fall together, those profits are said to be positively correlated.
tend to move in the opposite direction, that's negative correlation.
would be positively or negatively correlated?
the very essences of managing risk through diversification.
company are likely to be negatively correlated because of weather conditions.
while the umbrella company is likely to suffer heavy losses.
If, however, it's a very rainy year, the situation reverses.
market speculation and diversifying the stock portfolio.
And here is the deal, by way this example.
the highest profit in an investment for your high-flying hedge fund.
So, you invest all your funds in a suntan lotion company.
you will earn a big fat return on your investment.
you will lose big, and that's the essence of risk.
you no longer work for a hedge fund with a big appetite for risk.
just wants to earn a reasonable return without risking a big loss of capital.
assuming your only choices are the suntan lotion company or the umbrella company?
Let's pause now as we think this through.
both the suntan lotion and umbrella companies.
In this way, you effectively hedge your risk.
big if your weather forecast is wrong.
and your weather forecast turned out to be correct.
This is indeed the essence of risk, and here's the key point.
or even a forecast with a high probably of failure.
It becomes a risky gamble rather than an intelligent speculation.
And that's not a smart thing to do with your money.
in this module, I'm giving you just a small taste of a really important topic.
two additional critical factors of production, labor and capital.
day, and begin learning about how the news drives the stock market, and vice versa.
And it can also be very profitable, only if you speculate intelligently.


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Benji and Zoe Marshall's home
A seamless transition from old to new make this Melbourne home a designer's dream
Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski put their luxury Melbourne love nest on the market
5 key rules for decorating a heritage property
Three ways to keep your bathroom renovation costs down
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Reconfigure, rethink, then renovate - by Shelley Tustin
Shania Shegedyn
An impulse buy worked out surprisingly well for Melbourne couple Catherine and Matthew back in 2010.
The couple were looking to move on from their little inner-Melbourne terrace, but this Edwardian home didn't quite meet their picture of an ideal family home. Frustration levels were high as they missed out on yet another house, before the real estate gods finally deigned to smile on them. "This area has a strong heritage and we fell in love with the consistency of all the old Edwardians, and the streets lined with beautiful, established trees," says Catherine of the suburb in Melbourne's east.
Catherine and Matthew loved the home's impeccably preserved facade, but the interior had been previously renovated by people with very different tastes. A refurbishment was always on the cards and the couple dived in, somewhat reluctantly, three years later. "Neither of us have any skills in that area and I wouldn't say either of us were confident about visualising a finished home," explains Catherine. "We went in feeling quite daunted."
The couple brought in Linda Simons from LSA Architects. "They knew what they wanted, but the existing plan was so disjointed, they didn't know how to get the result," remembers Linda. Addressing the lack of flow to the outdoors was high on the agenda, as was reclaiming some garden space for their three kids to play in. "This is one of the few renovations where we actually made the rear room smaller," says Linda.
The slight reduction in the home's footprint and the removal of a double garage, creating clear lines of sight inside and out and visually expanding the living room to the fence line. The remainder of the renovation to transform the house into a functional, modern family home then fell easily into place.
Half of a second bathroom was sacrificed to make a handy butler's pantry, while a second formal sitting room was converted into a walk-in robe and ensuite.
"When we altered the layout, it was so much more logical and useable that the space appears larger."
Linda Simons Architect
Decorating the interiors is a process Catherine has opted to tackle over a period of time. "It's been a gradual process," she says. "I'm quite wary of making mistakes!" But, having now successfully transformed this lovely house, has the reluctant renovator been converted to the joys of the process? "It was stressful at times, and I wouldn't want to be one of those people who does it every three years," she says. "But yes, I learnt a lot and I could definitely do it again!"
The modern sits easily with the traditional in Matthew and Catherine's Melbourne home, which has been decorated over time – and with the couple's three children, Clara, James and Patrick, in mind. Freedom sofas that have survived the baby and toddler years are paired with new pieces such as the 'Tripod' coffee table from Dwell in the living room. Even the floor covering – a wool flatweave 'Subi' rug from The Rug Collection – was a practical choice. "It's comfort for my kids, who are often lying on the floor watching TV or doing homework, drawing or doing puzzles at the coffee table," says Catherine, pictured opposite, with James, left, and Patrick.
Initially, Catherine had some trouble visualising the square island this kitchen needed, yet she and Matthew are thrilled with the result. "There's a lot of bench space and you can have multiple people in the kitchen doing things at once," she says. Masses of cabinetry in Dulux White On White 2-pac provide all the storage the family could wish for. The window splashback is now one of the zone's highlights, as is the butler's pantry, which is this busy homeowner's secret weapon: all that is visible from the main kitchen is a set of shelves in a timber-look laminate to echo the real timber veneer in the public spaces. Around the corner hides a second fridge, sink and less-than-chic appliances. "That's where I have all the plastic lunch boxes, kids' drink bottles sitting out to dry, the magnets and school notices on the fridge, microwave and those sorts of things," explains Catherine.
"The kitchen has amazing storage and lots of work space – it's perfect for all of us to be in, eating, cooking, cleaning, talking"
"The newer part of the house is Dulux White On White, but I didn't feel comfortable doing these old, traditional rooms in a strong white," says Catherine, who decided on Dulux White Duck for the front section. The timber floorboards were in great shape – if a bit too orange for Catherine and Matthew's taste. "We stripped them back and used a grey stain to tone down the orange," says Catherine, who has hung a couple of inexpensive prints found on Etsy and two larger pieces from United Interiors to lift the simple palette. A 'Stephanie' face vase from Stone and Grain makes a chic addition on the coffee table.
Period details and original leadlight windows are the key features in this bedroom, neatly dressed with linen from Sheridan and Provincial Home Living, and with an upholstered bedhead completing the look of understated luxury. Carpet was a must for Catherine. "I love carpeted bedrooms," she says. "I've had both and I don't think I could go back to floorboards in a bedroom." Godfrey Hirst Waffle wool carpet in Fawn has a similar look to this.
The biggest change for the parents' suite involved converting a small adjoining room into a walk-in robe and ensuite. "After not having an ensuite for a good few years, that was lovely," says Catherine. Glass mosaic tiles sourced from Signorino above the marble vanity are a point of difference from the look of the main bathroom. A large mirror, running the width of the room, makes the space feel larger.
Catherine splurged on a marble and 2-pac vanity, chosen to match the kitchen, but kept the rest of the fittings in the main bathroom simple and practical. Twin Caroma basins from Reece complete the vanity, while Catherine scouted Melbourne for just the right bath, a Moda 'Mia' freestanding model from ACS Designer Bathrooms. Neutral-toned porcelain tiles from National Tiles capture the fresh and clean look the couple desired, while a pendant light from About Space draws the eye upwards.
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Presentation of A Socio-Cultural Study of Suicide Attempters among Chinese Immigrants in NYC. Friday, April 11, Auditiorium, Hunter College School of Social Work, 129 E 79 St, NYC; from 10 AM-12:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. For further information and to RSVP, please contact: nycaamh@yahoo.com.
The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and Hunter College invites you to the forum: Advocating Health For all: A Forum to Improve the Health of All Newyorkers by Reducing the Health Burdens of Immigrants. April 17, 2008, from 5 PM to 6:45 PM (followed by a reception) to be held at Hunter College, School of Social Work, Auditorium, 129 East 79 Street (between Lexington and Park Av.) in Manhattan.


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L'isoniazide è il principale antibiotico antitubercolare; agisce inibendo la sintesi degli acidi micolici, componenti essenziali della parete cellulare del batterio Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Fu sintetizzata per la prima volta nel 1912 ma la sua attività antibiotica fu scoperta solo nel 1951 e ben tre industrie farmaceutiche tentarono senza successo di brevettarla. La principale di esse era la Roche, che lanciò un farmaco a base di isoniazide, il Rimifon, nel 1952. L'introduzione in clinica dell'isoniazide permise, per la prima volta, di considerare la tubercolosi una patologia curabile.

Non viene mai usata da sola nel trattamento della tubercolosi per evitare l'insorgenza, altrimenti rapida, di forme di resistenza. L'isoniazide ha anche proprietà antidepressive, ed è stata una dei primi antidepressivi scoperti.

L'isoniazide è disponibile in compresse, sciroppi e forme iniettabili (intramuscolari o endovenose). L'isoniazide è disponibile in tutto il mondo, è economica e generalmente ben tollerata. È prodotta a partire dall'acido isonicotinico, il quale è ottenuto dalla 4-metil-piridina.

Sintesi
L'isoniazide può essere sintetizzata mediante idrolisi basica della 4-ciano-piridina a dare l'ammide, seguita dalla sostituzione dell'ammoniaca con idrazina.

Meccanismo d'azione
L'isoniazide è un profarmaco e deve essere attivato da un enzima catalasi perossidasi che nel M. tuberculosis è chiamato KatG. KatG accoppia l'acido isonicotinico in forma esterificata, derivato dall'attivazione dell'isoniazide, con il NADH per formare un complesso acile-NADH. Questo complesso lega saldamente la enoil-ACP reduttasi nota come InhA, in questo modo bloccando l'azione dell'Acido grasso sintasi. Questo processo inibisce la sintesi di acido micolico, necessario per la parete cellulare dei micobatteri. L'attivazione di KatG produce diversi radicali, tra cui monossido di azoto che si è dimostrato importante anche nell'azione di un altro profarmaco antimicobatterico: il PA-824.

L'isoniazide ha attività battericida nei micobatteri in rapida replicazione mentre è batteriostatico nei micobatteri a lenta crescita.

L'isoniazide, inoltre, si comporta da induttore enzimatico del citocromo P450 epatico e da inibitore enzimatico delle MAO.

Metabolismo
L'isoniazide raggiunge la concentrazione terapeutica nel plasma e nel liquido cerebrospinale. Il farmaco è metabolizzato dall'enzima N-acetil transferasi epatico e l'efficacia dell'acetilazione varia a seconda della popolazione. Esistono due isoforme dell'enzima, e a seconda della forma espressa dall'individuo si distinguono:

 acetilatori veloci che metabolizzano velocemente il farmaco (più comuni tra giapponesi ed eschimesi);
 acetilatori lenti che metabolizzano il farmaco in più ore, diventando fortemente suscettibili agli effetti collaterali.

Ne segue che la curva che descrive l'emivita del farmaco nella popolazione avrà andamento bimodale con picchi ad una e tre ore. I metaboliti sono escreti per via renale ma la dose prescritta in genere non necessita di correzioni nei pazienti affetti da insufficienza renale.

Dosaggio
La dose standard di isoniazide negli adulti è di 5 mg per chilo per giorno. Se prescritta in modo non continuativo (due o tre volte la settimana, possibilità non remota nei paesi ove la TBC è oggi più diffusa) la dose è di 15 mg/chilo. Il dosaggio può essere ridotto negli acetilatori lenti onde evitare gli effetti tossici. La dose raccomandata per i pazienti in età pediatrica è compresa tra gli 8 ed i 12 mg/chilo/die.

Effetti collaterali
Occorre cautela e monitoraggio stretto nei pazienti con insufficienza epatica, renale e predisposta a neurotossicità (gravide, diabetici, infetti da HIV) in cui gli effetti collaterali possono essere più gravi;
Gli effetti indesiderati si manifestano a livello:

 Sistemico: esantema, febbre;

 Epatico: necrosi multifocale a ponte che determina ittero e che risulta più frequente in pazienti con malattia epatica da HBV e Alcol; va monitorata con le Transaminasi ematiche;

 Sistema Nervoso: nevrite periferica per carenza farmaco indotta della vitamina B6 o Piridossina (ne induce il metabolismo perché sono analoghi) che determina parestesie ai piedi e alle mani, più raramente nevrite e atrofia ottica, contrazioni muscolari, atassia, torpore e ed encefalopatia tossica. La neuropatia è stata attribuita ad una reazione tra isoniazide e vitamina B6 che dà origine ad un derivato idrazonico. La vitamina B6 è un cofattore di enzimi coinvolti nella biosintesi di neurotrasmettitori, per cui un suo deficit si traduce in effetti indesiderati di tipo neurologico.Per prevenire questo tipo di tossicità i pazienti assumono opportune dosi di vitamina B6.

 Articolare: Artralgie bilaterali alle ginocchia e ai gomiti, patologia alle articolazioni interfalangee prossimali;
Nei pazienti che assumono la Fenitoina questa devo essere monitorata nel sangue perché l'isoniazide ne determina una riduzione del metabolismo e quindi ne deve essere adeguato il dosaggio;

Nei Pazienti HIV positivi trattati con terapia combinata le Rifamicine risultano più tossiche.

Terapia antimicobatterica
Nelle aree in cui il micobatterio è sensibile:
 Nei primi 2 mesi: Isoniazide, Rifampicina, Pirazinamide, Etambutolo o Streptomicina
 Nei successivi 4 mesi: Isoniazide e Rifampicina

Nelle Aree di resistenza o nei soggetti che non possono essere curati con i farmaci di prima linea:
 Farmaci di seconda scelta: Ofloxacina, Ciprofloxacina, Acido Paraminosalicilico, Etionamide, Amikacina, Kanamicina, Cicloserina.

Note

Bibliografia
 Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12ed. Mc Graw Hill. Online Version

Voci correlate
 Verazide
 Tubercolosi
 Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Antitubercolari
Medicinali essenziali secondo l'Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità
Inibitori della monoamino ossidasi

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'Advance Style' honors Broadway great Carol Channing
"Advanced Style," at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, explores the fashion choices of seven older New York City women.
'Advance Style' honors Broadway great Carol Channing "Advanced Style," at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, explores the fashion choices of seven older New York City women. Check out this story on desertsun.com: http://desert.sn/1tSmVis
Beth Roessner, The Desert Sun Published 9:40 p.m. PT Oct. 24, 2014 | Updated 10:38 p.m. PT Oct. 24, 2014
Carol Channing walks into the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs with Berndt Heidemaman, left, and Camelot Theatres general manager Matthew Christensen prior to the screening of a documentary, "Advanced Style" in Palm Springs on Friday. (Photo: Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun )
Clad in a white pant suit, a gold ram belt buckle and her signature glasses, Broadway legend and Rancho Mirage resident Carol Channing was the guest of honor Friday at the screening of a documentary that explores the link between aging and style.
"Advanced Style," which is being screened at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, explores the fashion choices of seven New York City women, and how their personal style has helped guide their paths as they've aged.
"I don't feel any different than when I first got a job in the theater," said Channing from the front row of screen No. 1. "You're either you or you're not and I think you're the same at any age."
Also in attendance was the film's creator Ari Seth Cohen who launched a blog of the same name in 2008. Cohen started the blog as a way of capturing the spirit of the older residents of New York City.He was so blown away by their confidence in style that he wanted to create a platform to share their stories.
Photographer and founder of style blog, Advanced Style, Ari Seth Cohen, leads Alice Rand of Palm Springs, left, and Molly Tanji of Palm Desert over to get their photograph prior to the screening of his new documentary, "Advanced Style" at the Camelot Theartres in Palm Springs on Friday. (Photo: Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun )
Film director Lina Plioplyte began filming not too long after the blog's creation. Soon, they had accumulated so much footage, they wanted to create a documentary.
"I wanted people to change their perception of aging, to make older women visible, share their stories, share their style and hopefully inspire others to have more fun in their lives," said Cohen.
Audience members filed in early for the 7:15 p.m. screening, several in glitzy gowns or elegant, large-brimmed hats.
Palm Desert resident Colleen Heidemann was extra excited for the screening, because she was a model in Cohen's book that published two years ago. She's on a mission to help women feel more valid, special and needed.
"I hear repeatedly from women that after the age of 60, they are simply forgotten and lost," said Heidemann, 66. "We have such a youth-obsessed culture that it's lovely that Ari is focused on the other side of that spectrum."
To find "Advanced Style" show times, visit www.camelottheatres.com or call (760) 325-6565.
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Ruth's Chris is a New Orleans-inspired Steak House that has offered award-winning fare dating back to 1965. What should one expect at Ruth's Chris Steak House? First and foremost, an enthusiastic welcome. Then, the distinctive sizzle of tender, custom-aged U.S. prime beef, broiled to a turn and presented at your table with a flourish. You can expect to take your time and be perfectly pampered. After an unforgettable Ruth's Chris experience, the word "sizzle" will take on a new and delectable meaning.
Ruth's Chris stands apart from other local steak houses because it brings with it a touch of the south. The legendary hospitality, service and quality separate it from the rest of the pack. A separate bar located downstairs, as well as any one of the three larger rooms upstairs, is often reserved for private functions or wine tastings. Oversized booths in the main dining hall are able to accommodate the larger parties wishing to sample the fare.
Ruth's Chris Steak House is also proud to offer appetizers, side dishes and desserts that are sparked from the southern influence. Diners can compliment their meal with a selection from the award-winning wine list, and most importantly, relax. As founder Ruth Fertel stated, "there's no better place to spend time with family, friends, and colleagues than Ruth's Chris Steak House."


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//  Copyright © 2017年 李磊. All rights reserved.
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#import "SACustomAlertView.h"
static const NSInteger buttonHeight = 40;
static const NSInteger height  = 40;
static const NSInteger alertViewWidth = 243;
static const NSInteger space = 12;

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        //算高
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        _customAlertView.layer.cornerRadius = 10.0;
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        _titleLabel.textColor = UIColorFromRGB(0x73C0BC);
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        UIView *lineView = [[UIView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, CGRectGetMaxY(_titleLabel.frame), _customAlertView.bounds.size.width, 1)];
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Air Products' (NYSE: APD) Materials Technologies segment has recently won the 2015 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Coating Industry in China for its Carbowet GA-series grind aids. This is the fifth consecutive year Air Products as a global specialty additives leader for water-based formulations has received this prestigious recognition.
The award-winning Carbowet GA-series grind aids are designed for a variety of coatings and inks applications involving a time-consuming pigment milling process. Offering an ideal balance of both wetting and stabilizing characteristics for milling and dispersion performance, these surfactants can help formulators improve both the dispersion milling process efficiency and formulation performance. Functioning through dynamic wetting and a form of dynamic stabilization, these products are used to overcome deficiencies in the dispersant or grind resin and can improve hiding power, as well as providing higher gloss, greater color and faster color development. The Carbowet GA-series grind aids have superior performance in many dispersion formulations such as TiO2, inorganic pigments, organic pigments and carbon black, among others.
Organized by Ringier Trade Media since 2006, the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards is regarded as one of the most influential industry awards in China. It recognizes key contributors to industry advancements through technological innovation, efficiency improvements or creating a new marketing opportunity.
This year, 50 products for the coating industry from 39 companies entered for the awards. The independent panel of judges comprising experts from China's authoritative associations, universities and research institutes eventually selected 24 innovative products across six categories: resins, pigments, additives, emulsions, machinery and equipments, and other innovative products/technologies. Air Products' Carbowet GA-series grind aids were among the winning additives.


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Home All the News Latest Golf News Parry for Aussie Open at Royal Sydney
Parry for Aussie Open at Royal Sydney
Defending Australian Open Champion Craig Parry and world number five Geoff Ogilvy have confirmed they will be starters when the tournament returns to Royal Sydney Golf Club later this year.
The official Royal Sydney announcement was made at a media conference this week. The 93rd Australian Open will run from December 11 to 14.
In a pre-recorded interview, Craig Parry said he was delighted the open was returning to Royal Sydney, as it is a course he loves, but, "It doesn't love me, though. I've never seemed to play well around there."
Golf Australia chief executive officer Tony Hallam announced the triumphant return this week and is confident the field will be brimming with the best of home-grown talent.
"We have every expectation that all of the leading Australian players will be back to participate at Royal Sydney in the 2008 Australian Open," Hallam said.
Hallam spoke to the nine Australians competing in the US Masters in Augusta last week and is confident the likes of Stuart Appleby, Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley will be back.
"We have the strongest group ever of Australian players, we have two in the top-10 (in the official world golf rankings), three in the top-20, 12 in the top-100," he said.
Hallam did not rule out attempts to secure selected non-Australian stars of the USPGA Tour and said moves to lure players of interest had already begun.
"We had about 30 international players last year and we certainly had some positive discussions last week," he said.
"But it's very early in the year in terms of their schedules but I think one of the discussions with a very leading player last week, he knew the Open was in Sydney, he knew where it was being played."
"The players are already talking about it."
Golf Australia could be looking for a new chairman of its Open championship, with the position recently vacated by Paul McNamee. McNamee has departed to take up the role of CEO at the struggling Melbourne Demons AFL club.
Hallam is reported to have said no decision had been made to replace McNamee.
"Paul has done a wonderful job over the past couple of years and he is leaving us as a good friend of golf and Golf Australia in particular. Paul's role was actually part-time, so there was a lot of work done around Paul by our team, and we're looking for them to step up into additional roles. At this stage, we are not specifically looking to replace Paul."
A replacement is definitely needed by Golf Australia for a major naming rights sponsor to replace MFS. The financial company is in dire straights with its shares suspended from the Stock Exchange.
World Number 4 Adam Scott and 2006 US Open winner Geoff Ogilvey have confirmed they will be joining defending champion Craig Parry at the 2008 Australian Open.
Unfortunately, Aaron Baddeley will miss the event. His wife Richellle is expecting thier first child in November and he has decided he will not be returning to Australia to play in any tournaments at the end of the year.
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A window fan cools the air and removes the odors to help maintain fresh air throughout the room. Sure, things from a common household appliance! But, window fans work much more than that! You can use them as a great supplement to your HVAC unit. Fitting most window sizes, these electronic products are among the early home appliances designed and developed to ease our daily life under all weathers. These fans come in various types and sizes and from different manufacturers. In this article, I'm going to share my insights into different window fan models so that you may favor yourself in the coming hot days.
Factors you should consider before buying!
Window fans are handy appliances which can cool the surrounding atmosphere inside our home. These small yet convenient tools maintain a steady circulation of air in order to keep the rooms cool and ventilated. If you're to buy the window fans, there are a few things you should consider. These are discussed below.
Window fans are explicitly built to ensure excellent cross ventilation. To simplify, when the window fans operate, it pushes in fresh air into the home. This forces the warm air within the home to pass out. This is how, through conventional currents, the window fans cool the home. Fans with better cross ventilation ensure effective cooling; saving more power. This emphasizes the reason why you should always look for fans with better cross ventilation.
Before purchasing a window fan, you must at first know the proper dimensions of your window. This will enable you to know exactly which size window fan you need. If you have a long window, you can buy a twin window fan. Otherwise, opt for a single fan.
Knowing the type of window fan you'll be purchasing is very important. There are two main types of fan – intake and exhaust fans. As the name suggests, intake fans pull cool air from the outside while the exhaust fans push the warm air out of your home. If you're looking for complete ventilation of your home, it is recommended that you purchase both the intake and exhaust fans.
This is another crucial aspect to notice. There are some fans that make noise when operating. This can be quite disturbing, and you won't probably like that. This is why always choose a fan with a running window and make sure that these are not making noise.
Window fans are usually very easy to install. However, fans from the top brands have quite a few parts that can be tricky to install. It is always good to know the process of installation so that you can do that installation all by yourself.
Until now, you've known all the factors that you must consider before purchasing a window fan. But wait, that isn't all! If you try to look up for window fans, you'll be amazed at the hundreds, if not thousands, of brands of window fans that are available to you. Some people get overwhelmed with the choices so much so that they can't decide as to which fan to buy.
Holmes window fans are very well known for their superior quality and powerful motors. Just like its predecessors, Holmes dual blade twin window fan is a fantastic fan with high power efficiency and powerful rotary blades. This particular window fan has two airflow setting – intake and exhaust. It's particularly helpful because it has a programmable thermostat which allows you to preset the time when you want the fan to switch between high and low speeds. This saves you time and effort. It's designed to fit almost every window, which means that you can essentially set these in any window you want.
The Holmes dual blade twin window fan is an excellent choice for anyone who wants a premium quality fan at an affordable price range. They offer a wide range of functionality, which makes it very handy. In addition to that, the 1-year lifetime warranty and the powerful motor ensures that it delivers tremendous rotating speeds and greater energy efficiency. All in all, it's a highly versatile fan that you can use in your homes.
Featuring a very powerful motor, the Lasko 2155A reversible window fan is a highly versatile window fan. It features a storm guard, which lets you close the window even though the fan is attached. The expandable side panels can be adjusted to a wide range of window size options. It's a window fan made specifically for the people who are very serious about ventilation. It packs the power and versatility – all in one unit!
Let's get it straight; the Lasko 2155A is an expensive window fan. Costing way above the average window fans, these mean serious business. This particular Lasko window fan has a very powerful motor which can deliver 3 different intake and exhaust speeds. The Blue Plus safety fuse technology along with the Storm Guard mechanism makes it an even better choice to make. Whether you're using it for your homes or for your workshop, you can always expect top-notch performance and excellent ventilation.
If you're looking for power and durability, the Air King 9166F whole house window fan is the best you may find. It has a shatterproof, corrosion resistant and rust proof body which ensures a longer lifespan for the fan. It packs a ⅙ Horsepower (120V) high-performance engine which can deliver 3 variable speeds. It's a premium product made only for those who want excellent performance!
The Air King 9166F is made specifically for the people very serious about the ventilation in their home. This product can also be used in commercial areas where it requires a very powerful motor. These fans are highly durable, which means that you'll not have to worry much about the fans. Although its functionality, it is costly. This may prevent many people from purchasing this product. However, the exceptional build quality and high-performance motor justify the price charged for the fans. If you're someone who's truly dedicated to the ventilation of your home or office, you can surely use them.
Bionaire is renowned for making top-notch vertical window fans in the market. The Bionaire twin window fan is the latest and greatest of all the Bionaire window fan lineup. With an advanced remote control mechanism, you can easily control this powerful window fan to draw fresh air from the outside and push the stale air from the inside. It has both manual and automatic controls, allowing you to choose between three-speed variation and electronic controls. The fan is perfectly designed to fit double hung, vertical-slider and casement windows. The five-year replacement warranty makes the Bionaire window fan an even better choice.
The Bionaire twin window fan is an excellent fan for all the households. It features a highly powerful motor with an advanced remote control mechanism which can deliver great ventilation for your house or workplace. This is why it is best suited for the people who want a premium window fan at an affordable price range. It is packed full of features, although Bionaire charges a minimal price for this beast. If you're looking for effective and energy efficient ventilation, the Bionaire twin window fan is the right choice for you!
Featuring a pair of 9-inch fan blades, the Avalon twin window fan is a high powered fan. It has a built-in thermostat and a Max Cool Technology that makes it a highly innovative fan. The window fan has 3-speed settings and can be reversed; both can work simultaneously as well. It features two expandable side panels that can be set to fit any window frame up to 37 inches wide. In addition to that, the fans are highly energy efficient and approved by ETL to provide utmost safety.
The Avalon twin window fan is a very powerful and effective fan. With its 9-inch blades, it's surely not a small window fan. The expandable side panels enable the fan to fit almost all window sizes. Other exclusive features include Max cool technology and ETL approval which gives the fan a huge boost up. This fan is convenient for people who want proper ventilation in their households without having to spend a ton of money on the window fans. If you're looking for a highly efficient window fan without burning off your wallets, the Avalon twin window fan is the perfect window fan for you!
Window fans are very handy appliances which can ensure proper ventilation of your home and workplace. Fitting windows of almost every size, these electronic products are designed and developed to ease our daily life in all weather conditions.
Purchasing a window fan will not only ensure proper ventilation but will also enable more cool air to come into the room. It also removes the stale, warm air inside the rooms. This is why they're so great.
When purchasing a window fan, you'll have to look at a few features that'll ensure you the maximum use of the fan. You must check if it has cross ventilation feature, what type of fan you're going to get, does it fit your window size or not, noise levels and ease of operations. The window fans we've enlisted in our top 5 were chosen depending on the 5 features, and we hope that it will help you choose the window fan that'll fit all your needs.
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Characteristics of Palliative Patients, Insights of Patients and Families, and the Impact of Estimated Survival Time on Therapy Decisions
Hamzah Shatri, Rudi Putranto, Cosphiadi Irawan, Mizanul Adli, Dina Elita
BACKGROUND: chronic and terminal diseases require holistic therapy that covers the biopsychosocial aspect, and it can be found in palliative therapy. Patients who receive palliative therapy exhibit very diverse profiles. As such, researchers are keen to study the general characteristics of palliative patients. In addition, researchers will also assess the patient's and their family's insight that influences the success of the therapy and the impact of estimated survival time in making treatment decisions. METHODS: this research used cross-sectional descriptive analytic study and secondary data of 300 palliative patients who consult to Psychosomatic Palliative Team at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. The data were processed using SPSS version 25. The data processed included: sociodemographic characteristics, length of stay, incidence of death in hospital, DNR cases, the patient's and their family's insight, and the impact of estimated survival time on treatment decisions. RESULTS: most palliative patients were women (52.0%) aged 51 - 60 years (27.0%), unemployed (29.0%), and suffered from cancer (55.3%). In addition, the patients were generally treated for less than 1 month (83.6%), died in the hospital (37.3%), and consented to DNR orders (36.7%). These DNR cases are highly correlated to the family's understanding regarding the prognosis of the patient's condition (p = 0.022). The family's understanding of the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment goals (92.3%, 81.3%, and 87.7%) was better than the patient's (79.0%, 64.0%, and 69.7%). Furthermore, no link was found between the therapy choice (optimal, withholding, and withdrawing therapies) with the patient's estimated survival time (p = 0.174). CONCLUSION: female, elderly, and cancer patients most often get palliative therapy. The consent for DNR orders to palliative patient is notably frequent. Currently, the family's insight is much better than the patient's, which means that health care providers need to improve patient education and information. In addition, patients and families generally still opt for optimal therapy despite low estimated survival time.
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Shatri, H., Putranto, R., Irawan, C., Adli, M., & Elita, D. (2019). Characteristics of Palliative Patients, Insights of Patients and Families, and the Impact of Estimated Survival Time on Therapy Decisions. Acta medica Indonesiana, 51(2), 151-157.
Shatri, Hamzah ; Putranto, Rudi ; Irawan, Cosphiadi et al. / Characteristics of Palliative Patients, Insights of Patients and Families, and the Impact of Estimated Survival Time on Therapy Decisions. In: Acta medica Indonesiana. 2019 ; Vol. 51, No. 2. pp. 151-157.
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The Daily Star - STL hears about claim of responsibility for Hariri killing, June 24, 2015
Elise Knutsen
Less than an hour after the massive explosion that tore through the Beirut Marina killing Rafik Hariri and 21 others, an editor at Al- Jazeera's Beirut office received a cryptic phone call from a man she did not know. Speaking in what she believed to be a feigned Lebanese accent, the man hurriedly began reading a declaration claiming responsibility for Hariri's assassination.The editor testified before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Tuesday, telling the court about the cryptic phone call and the almost Hollywoodian events that unfolded later that afternoon in February 2005.
With her face obscured and her voice altered to conceal her identity from the public, the editor recalled the first phone call she received. The man on the other end of the line was speaking in "a high pitched tone and was tense," the witness told the STL.
"My impression was that he was trying to speak with a Lebanese accent but it was very clear that he was not Lebanese."
While he sounded like a native Arabic speaker, the editor testified that she was unable to determine the man's nationality.
The caller "just asked me to get a piece of paper a pen and he started reading a statement in classic Arabic," the editor told the court. "When I was unable to [keep up with his dictation], he started telling me, 'If you're not going to write quickly, I'm going to hang up.'"
The editor gave the phone to journalist Ghassan bin Jeddo, who was Al-Jazeera's bureau chief in Lebanon at the time.
Not long after the first call, Al-Jazeera received a second call, ostensibly from the same individual. The editor picked up the phone and the man on the other end asked her to pass the phone to someone else and she once again passed the phone to bin Jeddo.
After hanging up, bin Jeddo told the editor that the caller had informed him of a VHS tape stashed in a tree in Downtown Beirut.
Another Al-Jazeera employee was dispatched to the site but found nothing. Soon after, the editor recalled that yet another Al-Jazeera employee went to the location described by the mysterious caller and returned to the Al-Jazeera offices with an envelope. A VHS tape was discovered inside.
After loading the VHS into a player, the editor was faced with a bearded man seated before an Islamic flag.
"Relying on God, we decided to hand the just punishment to the agent of [the Saudi] regime and its cheap tool in greater Syria ... Rafik Hariri ... through carrying out this martyrdom operation," the man said, reading from a script.
The editor testified Tuesday that the script read by the man in the video was identical to the declaration the mysterious caller had begun dictating to her a few hours prior.
According to the prosecution, the video was part of an elaborate effort to throw Lebanese authorities off the scent of Hariri's true killers. The claim of responsibility delivered to Al-Jazeera was completely fake, the prosecution claims.
The man in the video was ultimately identified as Ahmad Abu Adass, a Palestinian who had recently disappeared under mysterious circumstances. While he claimed in the video that he was the driver of the truck bomb, his parents later told U.N. investigators that Abu Adass had never before driven a vehicle. No trace of Abu Adass' remains were discovered at the crime scene.
The court is scheduled to hear more testimony related to the delivery of the tape in the coming days and weeks.
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For two years, the Social Capital Project has documented trends in associational life—what we do together—and its distribution across the country. With this evidentiary base established, the Project turns to the development of a policy agenda rooted in social capital. Specifically, the focus will be to craft an agenda to expand opportunity by strengthening families, communities, and civil society.
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Over the past 50 years, the United States has experienced major shifts in geographic mobility patterns among its highly-educated citizens. Some states today are keeping and receiving a greater share of these adults than they used to, while many others are both hemorrhaging their homegrown talent and failing to attract out-of-staters who are highly educated. This phenomenon has far-reaching implications for our collective social and political life, extending beyond the economic problems for states that lose highly-educated adults.
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Although family life in America has become less stable over the last several decades, the majority of the American population still agrees that marriage provides value to individuals and society. Yet based on results from the 2018 American Family Survey, marriage and parenting fall low on the list of what respondents considered essential to a fulfilling life. And while Americans overall seem to think that childbearing should take place within marriage, marriage does not seem to be as important a prerequisite to becoming a parent as are other factors.
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I debated Alan Grayson...well, sort of...
Earlier this month, I debated the once-and-future Congressman (sigh...) Alan Grayson on Fox 35 Orlando regarding whether ObamaCare was at fault for announced layoffs at Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems.
Well, OK, I didn't really debate him in person. But we were both invited to comment on the story and I believe my analysis up very well against Grayson's predictable talking points:
MyFoxOrlando.com | Mike Synan | Is 'Obamacare' to blame for hospital system's job cuts?
Orlando Regional Healthcare systems announced it will cut two to three percent of [its] work force, beginning immediately, amounting to a reduction of 300 to 400 workers.
The hospital says all areas of operation will be affected including Orlando Regional Medical Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, plus Winnie and Arnold Palmer Hospitals for children and babies. In the company's press release, they cite a 20 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursements, and also blame "additional reforms that take effect over the next few years."
Conservative blogger Sarah Rumpf, of SunshineStateSarah.com, says that line says Obamacare is to blame.
"When you are trying to artificially control medical prices and artificially lowering the reimbursement rates, you don't actually lower the cost of medical care," she said.
Rumpf likens the Medicaid cuts to owning a deli.
"If you had a sandwich shop, and you were selling your sandwiches for 5 dollars, and the government came along and said 'no you're only allowed to sell your sandwiches for two dollars apiece', you would have to change your policies. You might have to lay people off, you might have to use cheaper bread."
Read the rest of the article here (includes video interviews with me and Grayson).
As expected, Grayson misses the point.
The issue here isn't that delaying medical treatment until it's an emergency makes health care both more expensive and less likely to result in a positive outcome (of course it does). Grayson laughs that he "[doesn't] think people are going to stop getting sick anytime soon." And that's exactly my point: people aren't going to stop getting sick (in fact, as the baby boomers retire, we'll have increased demands on our health care systems), so we need to be honest about the costs to provide health care to them,
What's happening is that the Democrats are pretending that adding more people to the Medicare/Medicaid system will mean that more people have access to health care, while simultaneously pretending that lowering the reimbursement rate for medical providers will have no adverse consequences.
For years, the Medicare and Medicaid programs have reimbursed medical providers at a lower rate - a much lower rate - than private insurance carriers. Add in the staff expense of dealing with complicated paperwork and government bureaucracies, and many doctors end up choosing to not accept Medicare/Medicaid patients.
In other words, these government programs that are supposed to be helping the elderly and the poor - those who are most likely to desperately need good, quality health care - make it harder for them to actually get access to that health care. If people can't get to a general practitioner easily and affordably, that's when they end up waiting until a health problem is an emergency and going to the emergency room.
ObamaCare only makes this problem worse. By further lowering the already bottom-barrel reimbursement rates, the number of medical providers who are able or willing to treat Medicare/Medicaid patients will be reduced even more, resulting in less doctors treating patients early, before their problems become emergencies, and leading to more emergency room care...at hospitals who have cut their staff because they too are under the pressure of reduced reimbursement rates.
If Congressman-elect Grayson would like to debate me in person any time on this topic or any other, I'm in! Have your people call my people. (Who am I kidding...I don't have people. Have your people email me at sarahrumpf at gmail dot com.)
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