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#import "BNCTestCase.h"
#import "BNCURLBlackList.h"
#import "Branch.h"

@interface BNCURLBlackList ()
@property (readwrite) NSURL *blackListJSONURL;
@end

@interface BNCURLBlackListTest : BNCTestCase
@end

@implementation BNCURLBlackListTest

- (void) setUp {
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].URLBlackList = nil;
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].URLBlackListVersion = 0;
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].blacklistURLOpen = NO;
}

- (void) tearDown {
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].blacklistURLOpen = NO;
}

- (void)testListDownLoad {
    XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"BlackList Download"];
    BNCURLBlackList *blackList = [BNCURLBlackList new];
    [blackList refreshBlackListFromServerWithCompletion:^ (NSError*error, NSArray*list) {
        XCTAssertNil(error);
        XCTAssertTrue(list.count == 6);
        [expectation fulfill];
    }];
    [self awaitExpectations];
}

- (NSArray*) badURLs {
    NSArray *kBadURLs = @[
        @"fb123456:login/464646",
        @"twitterkit-.4545:",
        @"shsh:oauth/login",
        @"https://myapp.app.link/oauth_token=fred",
        @"https://myapp.app.link/auth_token=fred",
        @"https://myapp.app.link/authtoken=fred",
        @"https://myapp.app.link/auth=fred",
        @"fb1234:",
        @"fb1234:/",
        @"fb1234:/this-is-some-extra-info/?whatever",
        @"fb1234:/this-is-some-extra-info/?whatever:andstuff",
        @"myscheme:path/to/resource?oauth=747474",
        @"myscheme:oauth=747474",
        @"myscheme:/oauth=747474",
        @"myscheme://oauth=747474",
        @"myscheme://path/oauth=747474",
        @"myscheme://path/:oauth=747474",
        @"https://google.com/userprofile/devonbanks=oauth?",
    ];
    return kBadURLs;
}

- (NSArray*) goodURLs {
    NSArray *kGoodURLs = @[
        @"shshs:/content/path",
        @"shshs:content/path",
        @"https://myapp.app.link/12345/link",
        @"fb123x:/",
        @"https://myapp.app.link?authentic=true&tokemonsta=false",
        @"myscheme://path/brauth=747474",
    ];
    return kGoodURLs;
}

- (void)testBadURLs {
    // Test default list.
    BNCURLBlackList *blackList = [BNCURLBlackList new];
    for (NSString *string in self.badURLs) {
        NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:string];
        XCTAssertTrue([blackList isBlackListedURL:URL], @"Checking '%@'.", URL);
    }
}

- (void) testDownloadBadURLs {
    // Test download list.
    XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"BlackList Download"];
    BNCURLBlackList *blackList = [BNCURLBlackList new];
    blackList.blackListJSONURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"https://cdn.branch.io/sdk/uriskiplist_tv1.json"];
    [blackList refreshBlackListFromServerWithCompletion:^ (NSError*error, NSArray*list) {
        XCTAssertNil(error);
        XCTAssertTrue(list.count == 7);
        [expectation fulfill];
    }];
    [self awaitExpectations];
    for (NSString *string in self.badURLs) {
        NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:string];
        XCTAssertTrue([blackList isBlackListedURL:URL], @"Checking '%@'.", URL);
    }
}

- (void)testGoodURLs {
    // Test default list.
    BNCURLBlackList *blackList = [BNCURLBlackList new];
    for (NSString *string in self.goodURLs) {
        NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:string];
        XCTAssertFalse([blackList isBlackListedURL:URL], @"Checking '%@'", URL);
    }
}

- (void) testDownloadGoodURLs {
    // Test download list.
    XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"BlackList Download"];
    BNCURLBlackList *blackList = [BNCURLBlackList new];
    blackList.blackListJSONURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"https://cdn.branch.io/sdk/uriskiplist_tv1.json"];
    [blackList refreshBlackListFromServerWithCompletion:^ (NSError*error, NSArray*list) {
        XCTAssertNil(error);
        XCTAssertTrue(list.count == 7);
        [expectation fulfill];
    }];
    [self awaitExpectations];
    for (NSString *string in self.goodURLs) {
        NSURL *URL = [NSURL URLWithString:string];
        XCTAssertFalse([blackList isBlackListedURL:URL], @"Checking '%@'.", URL);
    }
}

- (void) testStandardBlackList {
    BNCLogSetDisplayLevel(BNCLogLevelAll);
    Branch *branch = (Branch.branchKey.length) ? Branch.getInstance : [Branch getInstance:@"key_live_foo"];
    id serverInterfaceMock = OCMPartialMock(branch.serverInterface);
    XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"OpenRequest Expectation"];

    OCMStub(
        [serverInterfaceMock postRequest:[OCMArg any]
            url:[OCMArg any]
            key:[OCMArg any]
            callback:[OCMArg any]]
    ).andDo(^(NSInvocation *invocation) {
        __unsafe_unretained NSDictionary *dictionary = nil;
        __unsafe_unretained NSString *url = nil;
        [invocation getArgument:&dictionary atIndex:2];
        [invocation getArgument:&url atIndex:3];

        NSLog(@"d: %@", dictionary);
        NSString* link = dictionary[@"external_intent_uri"];
        NSString *pattern1 = @"^(?i)((http|https):\\/\\/).*[\\/|?|#].*\\b(password|o?auth|o?auth.?token|access|access.?token)\\b";
        NSString *pattern2 = @"^(?i).+:.*[?].*\\b(password|o?auth|o?auth.?token|access|access.?token)\\b";
        NSLog(@"\n   Link: '%@'\nPattern1: '%@'\nPattern2: '%@'.", link, pattern1, pattern2);
        if ([link isEqualToString:pattern1] || [link isEqualToString:pattern2]) {
            [expectation fulfill];
        }
        else
        if ([url bnc_containsString:@"install"]) {
            [expectation fulfill];
        }
    });
    [branch clearNetworkQueue];
    [branch handleDeepLinkWithNewSession:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://myapp.app.link/bob/link?oauth=true"]];
    [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:5.0 handler:nil];
    [serverInterfaceMock stopMocking];
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].referringURL = nil;
    [[BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper] synchronize];
}

- (void) testUserBlackList {
    BNCLogSetDisplayLevel(BNCLogLevelAll);
    Branch *branch = (Branch.branchKey.length) ? Branch.getInstance : [Branch getInstance:@"key_live_foo"];
    [branch clearNetworkQueue];
    branch.blackListURLRegex = @[
        @"\\/bob\\/"
    ];
    id serverInterfaceMock = OCMPartialMock(branch.serverInterface);
    XCTestExpectation *expectation = [self expectationWithDescription:@"OpenRequest Expectation"];

    OCMStub(
        [serverInterfaceMock postRequest:[OCMArg any]
            url:[OCMArg any]
            key:[OCMArg any]
            callback:[OCMArg any]]
    ).andDo(^(NSInvocation *invocation) {
        __unsafe_unretained NSDictionary *dictionary = nil;
        __unsafe_unretained NSString *URL = nil;
        [invocation getArgument:&dictionary atIndex:2];
        [invocation getArgument:&URL atIndex:3];

        NSString* link = dictionary[@"external_intent_uri"];
        NSString *pattern = @"\\/bob\\/";
        NSLog(@"\n    URL: '%@'\n   Link: '%@'\nPattern: '%@'\n.", URL, link, pattern);
        if ([link isEqualToString:pattern]) {
            [expectation fulfill];
        }
        else
        if ([URL bnc_containsString:@"install"]) {
            [expectation fulfill];
        }
    });
    [branch handleDeepLinkWithNewSession:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://myapp.app.link/bob/link"]];
    [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:5.0 handler:nil];
    [serverInterfaceMock stopMocking];
    [BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper].referringURL = nil;
    [[BNCPreferenceHelper preferenceHelper] synchronize];
}

@end


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Q: Unreasonably large negative number when using =NETWORKDAYS() Hi there I am trying to use the =NETWORKDAYS formula in Excel to calculate the number of workdays passed between two dates minus public holidays on a separate sheet. When I enter the correct formula I get an unreasonably large negative number like -29221 workdays between 2017-04-28 to 2018-04-24. I've tried to change the NumberFormat of the cells, ignoring public holidays etc. but I still get these numbers. Am I doing something wrong?
Here's my formula:
=NETWORKDAYS(2018-4-24,D2,PUBLIC_HOLIDAYS!E44:E61)

Couldn't find anything on the internet that would solve this.

A: 2018-4-24 probably isn't being read as a date value, insert it into a cell and change to general to get it's "value" or use it in Date() like so:
=NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2018,4,24),D2,PUBLIC_HOLIDAYS!E44:E61)

A: Static date is being read as text. Enclose it in quotes or use date function. Consider these options:
=NETWORKDAYS("2018-4-24",D2,PUBLIC_HOLIDAYS!E44:E61)
OR
=NETWORKDAYS(DATE(2018,4,24),D2,PUBLIC_HOLIDAYS!E44:E61)
If it still doesn't work, check the cells that you're referencing. Make sure you're referencing dates or its equivalent value and not some random numbers.
Hope this helps..

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Warner apologises to Siraj, Team India
Sydney [Australia], January 12 (ANI): Australia batsman David Warner on Tuesday apologised to Team India and Mohammad Siraj after the visiting party had to endure racial slurs from the Australian crowd during the Pink Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Indian team on Saturday lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the SCG racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj over the second and third day of the Sydney Test.
"It was great to be back out on the park again this week. Was not the ideal result for us but this is what Test cricket is all about. 5 days of tough cricket and well done to our guys for working as hard as we could, congrats to India in the way they fought hard for the draw, and that's why we love this game, it's not easy," Warner wrote on Instagram.
Racism is not acceptable,Warner apologise to Siraj, Team India, says racism is not acceptable"Move onto Brisbane now for the decider and what a place the Gabba is to play at. I'd also like to say sorry to @mohammedsirajofficial and the Indian team as racism, and abuse is not in any way acceptable or tolerated anywhere at any time, and I would expect better from our home crowd," he added.
The crowd did not stop on day four of the ongoing Pink Test as Siraj along with Rahane had a word with umpire Paul Reiffel regarding the unruly behaviour of the crowd. Visuals on television indicated that there were some words spoken for Siraj who was fielding near the boundary rope. Both the umpires then had a word with each other and the police then asked a group of men to leave the stand.
The third Test of the four-match series between India and Australia ended as a draw on Monday. Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari batted out 258 balls to help India walk away with a draw and head into the final Test at the Gabba, with the series level at 1-1.
Speaking about crowd behaviour at the SCG, Rahane on Monday said: "See, we have lodged a complaint, officials are looking into the matter now. I spoke to match referee and umpires about what had happened, whatever happened on the field was not acceptable at all, it should not happen anywhere in the world, we were really upset about it."India and Australia will now lock horns in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba, Brisbane beginning January 15. (ANI)

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There's endless statistics – and even more endless fretting – about 'the future of work'. Truth is, there is no one-size-fits all recipe for how work should evolve. So mostly for fun, we thought we'd take a snapshot of where our team's heads were at, right now. Guitars, gonads and Google all found a place. Best not ask. Just lean into this fully remote and asynchronously created, mercifully short, read.
My most successful digital working experience is the Content Writing Group, which I started with my friend and ex-business partner, Sonja. It launched at the beginning of lockdown, when everyone was feeling scared and adrift and working from home for the first time. It felt like a good idea to get people together to make space for focused writing, and to be among other people all working together. Because it was online people could join from everywhere, and one of our first members was Richard, a web accessibility expert who joined us from Canada. He still joins us every month, having his morning coffee in the break, while we're drinking afternoon tea. What started as an experiment has grown into a joyful thing. People get so much writing done, and that feeling of achievement is hugely positive. It also cemented in me a way of writing collaboratively, which I've bought to Cohesive. Writing had always felt like a private thing, something to be done in isolation, but doing it openly, discussing it, and understanding more about the process has broken down a lot of barriers and made it easier and more fun.
I really prefer working collaboratively in a team environment. I'm an extrovert so I get energy from other people and feel calmer in company. But due to current life circumstances I do find myself working from home or in a coworking centre most of the time these days.
The Cohesive Zoom calls do actually bring me a lot of joy. The Monday company-wide call is cool as it's great to see everyone and because we make time to discuss what everyone did at the weekend and make TV recommendations. The project calls are fun too, and valuable as I get more clarity when I say things out loud, rather than just ponder them silently. Also we have worked together for a while so we generally find something to laugh about. Last week we were laughing about men's instinctive reluctance to give their dogs the snip, and the secret pride we feel gazing upon their still-intact gonads!
Alice and I just have to accept there is no going back to the Monday to Friday office life, but we all have to be creative and make the extra effort to maintain that human connection. And by the way, Sharon's Creative Writing Group is very cool, you should give it a try.
It's no secret in the Cohesive team that remote working is not my favourite thing. I really see the value in having quiet, focused time away from the office to get things done, but I miss the 'ambient social life' of a buzzing workplace and the often mundane and pedestrian conversations about pets and dinner and commutes.
One of my favourite ways to work now is joining friends and old colleagues in cafes and libraries to co-work. Instead of going to a specified space, I can curate my company, catch up and share working time with people doing different things to me. It's the best of both worlds!
We need to change the narrative around the modern workplace. Let's stop harking back to 'lockdowns', banish the use of terms like 'remote working' and stop bitching about back to back zoom meetings. Instead, let's embrace the opportunity that we've been given and go grab that elusive work/life/work balance we've all been searching for. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an office-denyer. The format is still relevant, we just need to rethink its function. Let's make it a destination, celebrate our interactions with colleagues, cherish the small talk and delight in the connected human state.
Presenteeism, although no longer compulsory (in my mind it never was), is however still necessary and an essential ingredient in building culture, driving creativity and inspiring ideas. You cannot schedule spontaneity. You need to create the conditions for it to happen. That's the role I see for the evolved office of the future.
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Watching our clients embrace the whole 'digital working experience playground' is a great pleasure, sspecially when they talk to large audiences for an online event. They've been parodying genres like space exploration and sci-fi. Getting creative with new meeting room technologies and collaborative platforms. Using animations, music and video skits to create an engaging visual experience and keep the audience's attention. Though maybe holding virtual cocktail parties and seasonal pumpkin carving – fun at the time – have had their day.
We see clients playing with digital conversations, and not afraid to be daring: dressing up, having fun and having a laugh even when they're the butt of the joke. Has the digital working experience allowed for this boost of playful confidence, liberated expression and creativity? I think so, and I do know that I like watching it flourish.
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If you can sing 'Shallow' in the style of Lady Gaga, then we should chat. Because I can definitely play it – in the style of Bradley Cooper. Which is to say, most of the notes, mostly in order, most of the time. I'm sitting here at my work desk, and there's a guitar in arm's reach. It peps up my Zoom background, and more. Right now I'm wondering what my next sentence is going to be… Nope. So I'm gonna pick up that guitar, mangle a tune, and see what happens.
This has been the pattern of the new style of work for me. Mashing things up. Free-shuffling through the shades of creative inside of me, to find an easier route to being better at the craft I actually get paid for. It's the same story with the digital tools we're hammering daily. It may say 'Drive' on the tin, but for me it's also about 'Play'. Co-writing with someone, often in silence, is one of the happiest, most fulfilling games I know how to play. Give it a try.
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Lando Norris disagrees with Max Verstappen F1 tactics ahead of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
McLaren's Lando Norris says he accepts he's not as "tough on the outside" as Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who is currently caught up in an intense title battle with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. But Norris "doesn't think you have to be" tough to become a world champion. Norris has been one of the standout performers this season, picking up podiums, a maiden pole, and coming agonisingly close to a maiden Formula One win in Russia, but in recent races has fallen away from the top three in the standings, currently sitting fifth.
Regardless, the turn in McLaren's form has put them in good stead to hit the ground running in 2022, with Norris alongside Daniel Ricciardo once again.
When asked if his experience this season has him ready for a potential championship fight next season, Lando responded to journalists including Express Sport: "I don't know, I'm maybe not as tough on the outside as what Max [Verstappen] is, say.
"But it depends, I don't think you have to be, there are certain scenarios where it's good to be, but I don't think it'll always change the outcome to things, just looks aggressive from the outside."
With just two races to go before the end of the season, McLaren have also dropped behind in their fight with Ferrari for third place in the Constructors' Championship with the Italian team taking a 39.5 points lead going into the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
"I definitely feel much more confident that if I was to fight for a win suddenly in the first race next year, especially after being in the position I was in Russia, I think I'd feel very confident in that position," Norris added.
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"Of course I'd still be nervous and whatever but I think I'll be a lot more confident than if I didn't have the year I've had this year and experienced some of the things I've experienced this season. But I feel much more confident of knowing what I've got to do when I'm in that position. So I think from that side I'm ready for it.
"But I guess you never know how much better you're going to do, as a lot of it depends on the car and things like that. Sometimes you've got to be lucky, sometimes you're unlucky. I worked hard over the winter to make a lot of these improvements. One thing that made me very happy is seeing the improvements actually quite obviously have an effect and take place and show straight away in terms of results.
"Predominantly from a driver confidence, driver mentality point of view, I feel very confident. Whether that means we're going to do well or not [next year], we'll just have to wait and see.
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"From how I feel and what I've learned and things, then I feel like I can continue and make some improvements over the winter again and go into next year starting off how I feel like I've ended, which is still better than how I started this season. But the circumstances will just be so different in next year's car. Maybe you'll need different driving styles and things like that, as it's going to be a very different car."
But Norris believes they still yet have the fight in them to chase down Ferrari over the next two races to finish on a high in 2021.
"When they brought their power unit upgrade, for sure that has helped them," he continued. "They were very good on energy before and so they have a lot of deployment, which in some circuits doesn't make a massive difference and at some circuits definitely helps, because when we are clipping on the straight and we lose 20kph they just keep going.
"It makes a big difference in terms of how you can race them and overtaking and stuff.
"And of course they have a bit more power. Power is a lovely thing, it just makes you quicker, no downside. So definitely when they had that, they took a little step forward. I think it has been very close all season.
"I still believe we have done a better job as a team, I think there have been more races where they have been quicker but just made more mistakes than us, so they should be further ahead.
"But it is tough," added Norris. "If I look at it from the drivers' championship point of view, it's only just but I am still ahead of both of them.
"Of course I want the team to be up there, but I feel like I have done as much as I can to help out on that side of it."
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One Minute the guys are wrestling around in Joe's room. The next minute "The Book" has transported them back to ancient Rome - and face-to-face with one big ol' gladiator. Luckily, Joe, Sam, and Fred, The Time Warp Trio, have seen enough professional wrestling to make it through gladiator school.


中国医科大学学报 ›› 2012, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 446–449.
Abstract: Objective Either severe acute pancreatitis or hypercalcemia crisis in hyperparathyroidism is a severe disease. The diagnosis is difficult and mortality is high in the patients with both conditions. Our aim was to study the clinical manifestations, mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of such cases. Methods A retrospective study was made on the clinical manifestations, results of laboratory and diagnostic tests and treatment of serve acute pancreatitis patients complicated with hypercalcemia crisis in hyperparathyroidism. Results At the attack of severe acute pancreatitis, blood calcium of four patients was lower or normal, while during the recovery, blood calcium increased, which indicates endocrine diseases. After being examined in PTH and ultrasonic or CT location, three cases were diagnosed as parathyroid adenoma and undergone resection. Two recovered, one died and another without operation also died. Conclusions Special attention should be paid to the clinical manifestations, results of laboratory and diagnostic tests and diagnosis of the patients with serve acute pancreatitis patients complicated with hyperparathyroidism.
刘维新,刘威羽,蔺虹名,周正,张庆敏. 急性重症胰腺炎合并甲状旁腺功能亢进高钙危象的临床分析[J]. 中国医科大学学报, 2012, 41(5): 446–449.
LIU Wei-xin,LIU Wei-yu,LIN Hong-ming,ZHOU Zheng, ZHANG Qing-min.. Clinical Study of Severe Acute Pancreatitis Complicated with Hypercalcemia Crisis in Hyperparathyroidism[J]. Journal of China Medical University, 2012, 41(5): 446–449.
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Okay, I don't want to play a game where you say "I deal 3 damage" and the opponent says, I block with 2 oh you got me..."
I want to play with my own invintive ideas, I've even came up with a few and if there has to be a judge .. SO BE IT I'd rather have a judge for a fun game than a numbers game.
What I was trying to say in my last post wasn't "I don't wanna do math" it was I want to play with my own moves. Having the game being Commical as it should be, not boring numbers only.
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I have two "My Google Docs" folders in windows explorer. One of them appears to be actively syncing with my Google Docs account, which I expect, but the other is just there. I have tried to delete it numerous times but it keeps coming back. Any suggestions?
My guess is you're seeing the same folder, shown both under "Favourites" and in your "Documents" folder.
No, that is not the case. These are both on a network drive. The drive structure looks like this.
It might be that someone else has shared the second folder with you, and keeps on re-sharing items inside it.
If you look on Google Docs in a web browser do you see this second folder? Is it shared?
I do not see anything shared with me in Google Docs.
Which of the two folders is selected to sync? You can see this by clicking on the Syncdocs taskbar icon and selecting preferences.
Phil, the problem schlieve faces this is akin to mine. Like schlieve, I have "acquired" more than one "My Google Docs" folder which I also would like to eliminate in the way and if I choose. Like other created folders, its contained files create a mess on my GDocs and then again in my local folder "My Google Docs".
@diligent: If you look at your Syncdocs Preferences, you can see the full path of the folder you are currently syncing syncing. The other ones may be associated with your previous setups?
The location that is syncing is S:\Documents\My Google Docs\. As I recall, when I installed Syncdocs the original sync location that was set up during installation was S:\My Google Docs\. This is the folder that I am trying to delete.
I would like to note a few other things. First nothing appears to sync with Google docs from the location I wish to delete. Second, both of these folder locations are on a network storage device, if that makes a difference.
Phil: I do look at my preferences. Please realize that there are very confusing multiple folders-files created by syncdocs.
Sorry, but I am beginning to think that the problems I and other similarly face are caused by syncdocs personnel's denial attitudes versus reality.
Do not mean to be rude but do mean to be realistic.
I don't think the fact that they are on a network storage device will make the two folders.
1. Originals Backup - where originals of Google converted docs are stored. This folder is not synced to Google.


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A new weapon against pancreatic cancer on the way ?
The drug is called Tamoxifen. It has no toxicity and its pharmacology is well known in oncology. Used for years with success to treat a common form of breast cancer, Tamoxifen prevents oestrogen – helping breast tumours grow - from reaching the cancer cells. In a new study, the team of researchers could demonstrate on mice that Tamoxifen also weakens the physical environment of solid tumours, such as pancreatic cancers and some forms of liver cancer.
explains Del Río, who has received EU funding through the European Research Council (ERC) to carry this research."This scaffolding regulates scar tissue development, inflammation, and immune responses - key hallmarks of pancreatic cancers".
Most solid tumours, like those seen in pancreatic cancer, are surrounded by a large amount of connective tissue. In this type of solid carcinomas, the connective tissue becomes stiff, as the so-called pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) exert pressure and remodel the tissue architecture. The stiff, scar-like tissue stands like scaffolding around the tumour, blocking chemotherapy drugs from reaching the cancerous cells. It also regulates how tumours grow and spread.
"By combining biophysical and cancer biology methods to look at the scaffolding in mouse pancreatic tumours, we have observed how tamoxifen, stops pancreatic stellate cells from hardening the connective tissue that surrounds the tumour. The mechanism of action is totally different to the one observed in breast cancer and involves molecules present in most types of cells, which suggests a potential broad range of applicability", explains Del Río.
Not only Tamoxifen tackles the tumour scaffolding, it also makes cancer cells most vulnerable: "The cells within pancreatic tumours are exposed to very little oxygen. To survive this condition, they release a specific molecule called hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF). Tamoxifen mechanically inhibits the production of this molecule, leaving the cancer cells vulnerable to low oxygen levels and more likely to die", says Dr. Del Río.
From cell cultures and mouse models, additional research is now needed before applying the drug to human patients."We must first investigate how giving tamoxifen alone or combined with other chemotherapy drugs during long term treatment affects survival and the spread of cancer. Nevertheless, developing new drugs is expensive and takes many years. Repurposing an established cancer drug for a different tumour type could help effective treatments reach patients much more quickly and cheaply".


Friday, July 21, 2017 — Efforts to improve the lives of citizens through a robust free movement of people regime continue as regional integration stakeholders work towards the harmonisation of policies among OECS Protocol Member Sates.
The nineteenth meeting of the OECS Economic Union Working Group on Movement of People convened on Friday, July 14th 2017 at the OECS Commission, with representatives of OECS Protocol Member States joining virtually.
development of a strategy paper for advancing the implementation of the Free Movement of People Regime.
The harmonisation of ID cards and Border Management Systems are important security elements to ensure the safety of citizens of OECS Protocol Member States while moving within the OECS Economic Union Area (EUA). The OECS Commission will also work with stakeholders towards the establishment of a mechanism that allows for the portability of short-term social security benefits and the enhancement of labour market laws and policies across the OECS EUA.
The Commission anticipates that these efforts will improve productivity within the OECS labour market, which will in turn contribute to the enhancement of the global competitiveness of OECS Protocol Member States.
Regional Integration, which refers to the process by which neighbouring states enter into an agreement in order to cooperate through common institutions and rules, has delivered a number of benefits for the OECS across the economic, security, political and social arenas.
access to social services, including public healthcare and education services.
Under this Regime, these benefits are also extended to the family of citizens of an OECS Protocol Member State.
The next Meeting of the OECS Economic Union Working Group on Movement of People is scheduled to be held in October 2017.
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I asked Jesus to become my Savior at church camp before my 7th grade in school.
We came to Liberty looking for a place that had a good children's program for our daughters. Also, my brother-in-law & sister, Don & Janie Ruse, were members here.
I retired after working for almost 18 years in a school office. I wanted to do some volunteer work for the church, and Pastor Bishir suggested that I work in the office. I'm still volunteering and love it! I enjoy the people I work with and the work I do.
Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University.
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV): "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; / never will I forsake you."
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First Choice Books is part of a more than 60-year-old independently-owned and operated bindery company, which was founded by Rudolf Adamek in 1958. Adamek trained as a bookbinder in Poland before WWII, and started the business while with the Canadian military.
By 1988 the company was formally incorporated, and in 1993 then-owners Shy and Angel Riyasat added the self-publishing arm of the business, First Choice Books. Current owners Patrick O'Connor and Melanie Perkins purchased the combined companies in 2011.
The proud printer for several Poet Laureates, a winner of an Alcuin award for printing poetry and sponsors of writers' festivals and awards and members of writers' clubs and a national association of book binders is all within our abilities. We publish both fiction and nonfiction.
We moved to our new premises in 2016 which now occupies 4500 square feet. As a one stop-shop for self-published authors, we offer in-house digital printing in both black & white and colour, design services, and a full bindery operation which produces soft cover books, hard cover books, eBooks, websites and custom work. We continue to design and develop our own lines of printed products, including calendars, magnetic lists, and notebooks.
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With all of our operations under one roof, we offer affordable, effective and efficient professional publishing and printing services including eBooks. Our dedicated, knowledgeable staff are here to help authors every step of the way through the publishing process. We also offer website design.
These values are key to our success:
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One of the first rules of green business is to do more with less. Reducing waste is in the best interest of not just the environment, but our business and clients. Having an environmental plan saves money by reducing costs and thus the savings can be passed along to customers.
Some of the environmental guidelines we follow:
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Most lights linked to motion detectors so turn off automatically.
Building heated and cooled by ducted heat pump.
Employees and owners are making an effort to take transit, also to cycle and to walk to work – 54% of employees do this.
Use eco-friendly materials – can print on 100% recycled paper.
Introduced paperless system in the shop to reduce waste and save on printing and toner costs.
Recycle toner containers, used equipment and all byproducts of the publishing process (soft plastic, hard plastic, paper, metal, pallets, machinery, compost lunch leftovers, etc.)
All of the paper we use is FCS and, we maximize our print layout per sheet of paper, thus reducing paper waste substantially, while offering you great prices for printing your book.
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EUAM provides training for Ukrainian customs officers and will donate 323 drug detection kits to strengthen fight against drug trafficking
Due to Ukraine's geographical location as well as recent instability, the country is used as a smuggling route for drugs from Asia and Latin America to Europe. To strengthen the ability of staff in the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine to detect and analyse narcotics in addition to the substances which are used to make them (precursors), the EU Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM) organised two two-day training sessions from 26 – 29 September 2016. A total of 50 customs officers from the whole of Ukraine were trained. These sessions build on and reinforce support provided by other EU donors (EU Border Assistance Mission, EU Support Group for Ukraine, EU Delegation, Twinning projects, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internazionale Zusammenarbeit) as well as other international partners.
The training, which was delivered by Grzegorz Czerniewicz from the Polish Customs Administration, focuses on two interlinked components. First, how to detect and analyse narcotics and precursors, for example by conducting risk assessments and introducing new methodologies at borders. Second, how to use technical equipment to support this work. To this end, EUAM will donate 323 drug detection kits to assist customs officers carry out their duties. This will ensure that every regional Customs House in Ukraine will have 10-12 kits.
"As a result of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement signed with the EU, Ukraine's economy is expected to become increasingly integrated with the rest of Europe. Inevitably, criminals will also try and take advantage of the increased opportunities for trade to carry out illegal activities. We therefore welcome the fact that the State Fiscal Service has asked for international assistance to tackle the problem of smuggling of drugs, weapons and people," said Anastasia Zavada, Customs Services Officer at EUAM.
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FLHS News • June 1, 2018 • https://flhsnews.com/3023/feature/the-struggle-against-hate/
The Struggle Against Hate
Zariah Ramnarine, Reporter
What is hate? Hate is to feel intense or passionate dislike. It is a concept that happens constantly in our daily lives, whether we are adults, teenagers or even children. According to the Anti-Defamation League, the "the seeds of hate, once planted, can quickly grow from biased ideas to hate violence."
Recently the news has been filled with stories of bias, including the incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, where two black men were arrested while waiting for their friend to arrive. Police have also been notified because people of color were playing golf, staying in an AirBnb, shopping at a department store, touring a college campus, or even sleeping in a dorm.
While we hear of these incidents throughout our country, stories of bias and hate also happen to students here in Francis Lewis High School. Here are some of their stories:
Era Ashan, Sophomore
Era is a sophomore at Francis Lewis High School, and is Muslim and Bengali. She recounted stories of how her father, a taxi driver, was physically and verbally attacked after 9/11.
"My dad used to have a mustache back then and he didn't have the glass wall type thing to separate the driver and the passenger," said Era. "[The passenger] started making comments towards him talking about, 'People like you shouldn't be here, people like you corrupt America, and you don't belong here.' I remember the look on my dad's face when he told us. He, the guy had grabbed his mustache and he was pulling it and he was attacking him from the back seat. My dad drove to the police station and as soon as he got there they tried to stop him. But ever since then my dad didn't have a mustache."
Era also stated her sister also was the victim of hate crime while riding a subway in New York City.
"My sister told me how this one guy sitting across from them came up to them and he started saying these terrible comments like, 'You don't deserve to live, what are you laughing at, you don't deserve to laugh, why are you here, do you think your good enough to sit in the same train as us,' said Era. She then stated that the man spit on her sister. These incidents have had a profound effect on Ashan. She stated she now is fearful that people will reject her because of her religion. The fear of hatred goes beyond her too.
"Things like this are serious," said Era Ashan. "It caused wars, people died because of this, people are still dying because of this, so it's not ok to play around with things like that."
Stanely Zhou, Junior
Stanley Zhou, a junior at Francis Lewis, recently transferred to Francis Lewis High School, coming from China. During a vacation in Canada, Stanley and his friends were walking down the street, when a man across the way pointed and yelled out 'Chinatown is that way.' Even though, Stanley was devastated, he decided he wouldn't let that ruin his whole vacation.
"I feel like my life is worth more than, what he has because, his life is full of hate probably and I'm not," says Stanley Zhou.
Cassidy Vasconez, Sophomore
"Go back to your nasty country! No one wants you people here," said a stranger to Cassidy Vasconez, a sophomore at Francis Lewis, while she was speaking Spanish to her friend on the street.
"I felt like I was being judged about the type of person I am just based on my ethnicity, and I felt like my culture was offended," says Cassidy Vasconez.
No Place for Hate
These are only a few incidents, but how does Francis Lewis help students who deal with incidents of bias and hate? Francis Lewis has a No Place for Hate after school club, where students can go and talk to other students about the incidents that have happened to them. Students in the club listen and support their peers who come in to share their stories. They learn about how a joke can lead to a genocide, and they also, participate in other activities like National Don't sit-alone day.
"As you know in the world there is no way to end hate or else we wouldn't have it, generations before us have been trying," says Mrs. Pritchett, an advisor for the club. "We don't claim to be a hate free school, because that's the ideal of a utopian society. So we claim to be a school that addresses it. We know we can't stomp it out, but we can address it."


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CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD AGAINST THE PRESS / STUFF
Council Meeting: JULY 2018
Decision: Upheld in Part with Dissent
Publication: The Press
Ruling Categories: Accuracy
Headlines and Captions
Misrepresentation, Deception or Subterfuge
Unfair Coverage
1.This is a complaint that articles published in The Press breached Media Council principles relating to accuracy, fairness and balance, privacy, subterfuge and the use of photographs and graphics.
A majority of the Media Council upheld the privacy complaint on the use of one photo (7:2). The remainder of the complaint was not upheld.
2. The Canterbury District Health Board's executive director communications Karalyn van Deursen complained thatThe Press had breached a number of Media Council principles inarticles published on April 12, May 5 and May 12, 2018.
3. Accuracy, fairness and balance (principle 1) - it was particularly concerned about an article on May 12 under the headlineSeclusion for children 'potentially traumatising' and unacceptable.It was incorrect to state the use of seclusion for children and youth was increasing. Information provided was used selectively to paint a "catastrophic picture" when the number put into seclusion had reduced.
4. Privacy (principle 2) - it was particularly concerned about a photo and video footage used to illustrate an article published on May 5 under the headlineChristchurch's Hillmorton Hospital 'inadequate', unsafe and leaky. The Saturday morning that this story first appeared on press.co.nz there was a video which clearly showed a patient (identified by a manager) entering one of the mental health inpatient buildings. The video also showed a photo, taken without a patient's consent in 2017.The same photo had been the subject of a breach of privacy complaint the previous year.
5. Headlines and captions (principle 6) - it referred specifically to an article published on April 13 under the headlineDerelict state of Princess Margaret Hospital blamed for health care issues, escapes, quake risk.Many of the images used were out of date and some of the captions were misleading.WhileThe Press was not permitted to take photos of patient areas because of privacy breaches, it had supplied numerous photos to order forThe Press. They showed the mental health areas post refurbishment. They were light, bright and airy, with cheerful decals and artwork on the walls – nothing like the shotsThe Press used. The CDHB was particularly concerned about a photo taken in the old Princess Margaret Hospital which had never been used for mental health services, although the caption suggested it was. The photo showed a sash cord hanging down in a "noose" like fashion.
6. Subterfuge (principle 9) -After declining access to patient areas on the Hillmorton Hospital site, the CDHB again provided around 20 photos toThe Press. Most of these were to order with The Press providing a list of the shots they were after. Despite this,The Press, using a camera with a long lens, took and published a photo of a patient entering one of the units. This appeared in the first online version of the May 5 article headlinedChristchurch's Hillmorton Hospital 'inadequate, unsafe and leaky'.The general manager was horrified thatThe Press had published the photo of a patient without consent and without DHB permission to be on the ground. This photo was subsequently removed after much to-ing and fro-ing asThe Press questioned whether it was in fact a patient.
7. It referred to Mental Health Foundation guidelines for reporting on mental health issues which state that journalists could influence public opinion about people with mental illness in positive and negative ways. Handled well, reporting could change public misconceptions, educate people about mental health, encourage people in distress to seek help and support hope and recovery. But handled poorly, it made it less likely for people to ask for help, it misled the public about mental health care, reinforced misguided beliefs that people with mental illness were dangerous and increased feelings of shame and isolation for people experiencing distress. Coverage of mental health issues byThe Press was handled extremely poorly, in a sensationalistic manner and without respect for those in care or needing care.
9. Press editor Kamala Hayman rejected all the complaints.
10. She said the May 12 article on the seclusion of children was based on information provided by the CDHB with numbers (numbers of patients secluded and number of incidents) broken down by calendar year. The CDHB later provided data broken down by financial year but only for the number of patients subject to seclusion. It did not respond to a request for a matching data set showing seclusion incidents by financial year. This meant the new data was less complete and less useful and the reporter chose not to rewrite her story as it was less complete and had been provided after she had interviewed all parties and written the story. The story did not state seclusion rates were rising and had pointed out that use of seclusion had decreased from 96 to 29 between 2016 and 2017.
11. As for the claimed breach of privacy in the video published on May 5, Ms Hayman said this was taken from a public footpath. It showed the hospital carpark for four seconds and three people were visible – one a male cyclist, another a female in a blue tunic and the third was an older man carrying a red bag. From the blue tunic it could be reasonably concluded the female was a staff member. However, a typical viewer of the video would not be able to determine whether the two men were visitors or patients leaving after an appointment. The video was taken in a public place, with those visible engaged in normal activities and who would have no reasonable expectation of privacy. Care was taken not to show any individuals within areas that were not accessible to the general public.
12. As for a photograph showing a man smoking outside a room at Princess Margaret Hospital, the patient's face was sufficiently obscured they could not be identified by a general reader and the individual's privacy was protected. However, the CDHB' views were respected and the photo was removed from the online story and a note was added to its photo archives logging the CDHB's objection.
13. The editor challenged the claim that photos used in the April 13 article were out of date, inaccurate and that captions were misleading.A photo of a seclusion room taken in 2017 was re-used after the journalist, who visited the hospital days earlier, had seen the area pictured and confirmed it was in the same state. A hospital staff member had also stated it remained unchanged.
14. Referring to a hospital hallway photo she said The Press had chosen to use its own photo rather than a picture provided by the CDHB. It was a high-quality photo showing sunlight streaming through windows into a hospital corridor and it did not present a negative image of the hospital.
15. She also defended captions used on two other photos. One captioned- Empty wards and abandoned corridors in the non-operational part of the hospital, which has been deemed a quake risk -was factual.
16. The second, showing an old window with a sash-cord hanging down, was captionedToilet window near main reception area at Princess Margaret Hospital, where mental health services have been stranded since the rest of the hospital moved in 2016.The editor said this caption could be misinterpreted but was not inaccurate.The suggestion that it was noose-like and not appropriate in an article about mental health had not occurred to the paper's staff and she rejected any suggestion it was used to deliberately inflame or distress readers.The picture of a traditional sash window was an indication of the age of the facility and the CDHB had not objected to its use in a previous story when it was campaigning for money from the Health Ministry.
17. She challenged the CDHB claim that use of these photos was misleading as they did not show areas of the hospital used for mental health services. The story was about the Princess Margaret complex, not only its mental health facilities. It was based on a report which warned that unused areas at the facilities posed a risk to staff and patients.
18. In summary the photos used were relevant and accurately captioned and she did not accept their use was unfair, inaccurate, misleading or a blatant misrepresentation.
19. Ms Hayman said it had not resorted to subterfuge, misrepresentation or dishonest means to gain material for these stories. The footage showing several people in a carpark at Hillmorton Hospital was not taken with a long lens and none of the people depicted in it would have had an expectation of privacy. She accepted the CDHB statement that one of the people in the photo was a patient but a reader would not know whether any of those pictured were patients.
20. Responding to the claim that it had breached principle 11 (photographs and graphics) she said none of the photos showed distressing or shocking situations. The images used were accurate and appropriate.The Press was grateful for photos supplied by the CDHB showing areas at Hillmorton Hospital where the paper did not have its own and where it used its own photos, these were appropriate, relevant and did not breach Media Council guidelines.
21. Coverage of conditions at Princess Margaret Hospital helped inform the community about the situation facing staff and patients. This contributed to public concern about funding for these services and played a role in securing funding for new facilities to rehome the services. This was public service journalism that had helped ensure patients and staff would be housed in new facilities within three years.
21. This complaint raised numerous issues relating to three separate articles in which a number of illustrations were used to show conditions at the Hillmorton and Princess Margaret Hospitals. It was complicated somewhat by the range of complaints some of which were refined as arguments were exchanged and we will deal here with the key issues only.
22. The articles dealt with serious and important local issues and The Press went to considerable effort to ensure its readers were well informed. However, the CDHB was clearly troubled by the articles and we note that the complaint seems to have been spurred in part by mistrust and suspicion carried over from a previous experience.
23.We will deal first with the CDHB complaint that the May 12 article on the seclusion of children was inaccurate, unfair or unbalanced. This story used statistical information provided by the CDHB, explained the use of seclusion where the law says it can only be used as a last resort, the conditions in which children were held and the poor state of buildings which housed mental health services.The Press chose to use one set of data provided by the CDHB and made the decision on pragmatic grounds not to use a second set of less complete data which was supplied later. This article recorded the use of seclusion had decreased, albeit not as rapidly as might have been shown in the second set of data. The CDHB did not set out how the figures had been used wrongly and the complaint is not upheld.
24. The Media Council had some difficulty with the complaints relating to privacy.The CDHB has an understandable concern for the privacy of its patients and argues that it is irresponsible to publish photos that reveal the identity of patients without their consent. It also maintained that privacy was breached with footage taken outside the mental health inpatient unit because this area was not a public place where people gathered, it was an area where patients and families enter a facility.The Press said it took care not to show people in areas not accessible to the public. The video was taken from a public footpath, people photographed in the car park outside the hospital did not have an expectation of privacy and that readers looking at this video segment would not know any individuals pictured were patients.
25. The Media Council notes none of the people were shown close up. The person the DHB identified as a patient was shown very briefly, at a distance and he had his back to the camera. The image was so fleeting people would be hard pressed to identify him. It is stretching arguments to say this was not a public place because people did not gather there, but the key point was that the footage was taken and used in such a way as to make identification unlikely. The complaint relating to this image is not upheld.
26. More troubling was the use of a photo of another patient which had been taken a year earlier inside Princess Margaret Hospital.This photo, showing a rear view of a patient, was taken and used without the patient's consent and had been the subject of a previous privacy complaint. The CDHB said the patient was clearly identifiable to those who knew him whileThe Press said that the patient's face was sufficiently obscured that they could not be identified by a general reader and believed the patient's privacy had been protected.However, it had respected the CDHB view and removed the photo from its on-line story.
27. The Media Council principle relating to privacy states that everyone is normally entitled to privacy of person, space and personal information and these rights should be respected by publications.
That somebody is a mental health patient is clearly personal information and should be respected.The Press insists its photographers are experienced in photographing people who wish to remain anonymous. However, in this case the patient was identifiable by staff, at least.
28. The use of this photo, particularly as it had been the subject of a previous privacy complaint, was a mistake. WhileThe Press took down the photo it still does not concede it was in error. A majority of the Media Council believes it should accept it was in error and upholds the privacy complaint as it relates to this photo. Two members, Tim Watkin and Tracy Watkins, dissented from this decision.
29. As for the subterfuge complaint there is no clear case that The Press obtained information by misrepresentation or dishonest means. The CDHB supplied photos to order of areas where it was unwilling to allow aPress photographer to go and complained that The Press had improperly taken the footage mentioned above in paragraph 24.The Press was within its rights to take footage as it did from outside the hospital.
30.The CDHB and The Press were clearly at odds over the selection of photos of Princess Margaret Hospital, parts of which are derelict and parts of which are still, for the time being, used for mental health services.Some of the photos, which had been taken a year earlier by a Press photographer, were published in preference to more recent post-refurbishment photos supplied by the CDHB. To illustrate its complaint the CDHB referred to two similar photos of a corridor in the hospital, one taken a year earlier by The Press and the second by a CDHB photographer. The first is darker and could be described as gloomier while the CDHB supplied photo showed it brightly lit.The Press ran the photo it felt was most appropriate.
31. We take the point made by Ms Hayman that the CDHB had not objected to use of photos showing the age of the hospital when it was looking for funding. But it also wants to portray a more positive image of the mental health facilities which will continue to use parts of the hospital for another three years.
32. Whether the loop of sash cord shown in the photo was "noose-like" and therefore inappropriate is contestable. This is a question of judgement and sensitivity where the CDHB andThe Press both saw the photo very differently.The sash cord is not obviously noose-like, it was not seen that way by the editor and there was no intention to cause distress, although she acknowledged the caption could be misinterpreted.Selection of illustrations is a matter for an editor and it is not the Media Council's to second guess an editor's decision to use particular photos in preference to others.Complaints relating to the use of this and other photos showing the hospital buildings are not upheld.
33. The Mental Health Foundation guidelines for reporting on mental health issues, cited bythe CDHB, are useful but are not a code to which the Media Council has to refer to in its deliberations. However, we believe the CDHB has gone too far in using it to claim the paper's coverage of mental health issues had been handled poorly and that the articles were sensational and disrespectful of those in its care.
34. The articles were of public interest. They covered important issues and although a majority faultedThe Press on one point, the reportage was thorough and responsible.
Media Council members considering the complaint were Liz Brown, Jo Cribb, Chris Darlow, Tiumalu Peter Fa'afiu, Jenny Farrell, Hank Schouten, Christina Tay, Tim Watkin and Tracy Watkins.
Sir John Hansen took no part in the consideration of this complaint.


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Michelin staff lose lbs for £s
Staff from Michelin are pictured presents cheques each for �209 to Mark McMahon (Fundraising Manager) Cancer Research and Stephanie Laverty (Charity Manager) Cash for Kids, money raised by a Pound for Pound challenge where the staff lost weight totaling 418lbs and Michelin donated �418 to the charities. INBT22-210AC
Workers at Ballymena's Michelin plant have shed 418lbs in weight during a fundraising '£ for lb' 12-week challenge.
Michelin Tyre PLC at Raceview Road was one of 30 companies across Northern Ireland who supported over 1,700 employees to tackle their weight and change their lifestyle whilst raising money for charity through Business in the Community's 12-week challenge.
Collectively, the 29 participating Michelin employees lost 418 lbs - the equivalent of almost 30 stone or the weight of two baby elephants - with some individuals losing over 28 lbs and raised a total of £418 for charity in the process.
They also received a special award for "the company with the highest number of people who lost 12lbs or more in weight".
Celebrating this achievement at an event held at the Michelin Ballymena site on Thursday, Personnel Manager Kathy Simpson said: "Michelin is delighted that so many employees participated in the £ for lb challenge and we are very proud of the achievement and commitment to the challenge and hope that this will the catalyst for a positive change to their lifestyle."
The money raised by the Michelin employees was equally divided between two charities, Cancer Research UK and Cash for Kids and their representatives were on site last week for the presentation of the cheques.
Thanks to Michelin and the other companies who took part, the £ for lb challenge raised over £19,000 for a range of Northern Ireland charities.


U.S. Marines reluctantly adopt a small mare to carry ammunition in battle during the Korean War, believing she will be too weak for the job. They soon realize their mistake!
Digitally colored pencil drawings capture the spirited mare and her military world in a khaki-tinted palette, while the straightforward, informative text is presented framed by various relevant documents and objects, lending the art a collagelike feel. Nicknamed Reckless, the mare has a passion for food—she loves chocolate and Coke, regularly joins the men for scrambled eggs, and even nibbles on poker chips. But it's Reckless' hard work that truly makes her a beloved member of the team, and after learning to cope with the noise of battle, she carries ammunition to the men through shellfire and flares, saving lives and helping win a battle that changes the course of the war. The only nonhuman to be awarded military rank—she's promoted to sergeant and receives two Purple Hearts—Reckless is eventually brought to the States through the efforts of the soldiers who loved her. This intriguing historical tale of an underdog highlights the connection between animals and humans, provides a view of the dangers of the battlefield, and has a subtle feminist slant.


As a long time amatuer erhu player, I'm very familiar with almost all, except "A Bunch of Flowers", of the pieces in this sacd. I own many redbook CDs for erhu music, but this is the first erhu SACD music I own. What I can say is the recording quality of this disc easily surpass anything else that I had. The recording successfully capture the warmth and unique tonality of the instrument. In case you're wondering about this, erhu has a darker and more human-like tone than say, violin. I prefer the multi-channel mix, as it gives a more spatial feel to the music. But the 2-channel mix is excellent as well.
The performance is first rate. As a musical instrument, erhu is not as refined as violin. It is not easy to even just produce clean and smooth sound with this instrument. In many recordings I had, even by those erhu masters, I can hear rough or slightly out of tune sound here and there. In this recording, I've yet to catch that. Yu also did a great job in expressing the emotions of the music with this simple 2-string instrument. Wheareas its the peace and leisureness in "Idyllic Tune", the sadness in "Weeping River of Sorrow", the cheerfulness in "Harvest of Grapes", and the grandness and strength in "Shanmenxia Gorge", Yu successfully conveys the emotions of these pieces. The accompaniments are great too. The chinese harp in the "Idyllic Tune" is sweet. In few cases, they may have overpowered the erhu a little bit, but most of the time, they're well balanced.
I confess that I am at heart a 'westerner' but my appreciation of music extends well beyond the borders of Europe. I adore the erhu and its music and most of this disc satisfies my desire to enjoy that sound on SACD.
This disc contains several works which include piano in the instrumentation, and to my western ears those works fall out of their native world and into a limbo between Orient and Occident -- not because of the presence of the piano, but because of the style of the music. To be blunt, they sound like 'western wanna-bees', i.e. unsuccessful emulations of 19th century European piano composition. I hope my criticism is not too tainted by my occidental bias, but when I order non-western music, I expect non-western music.


Everyone has the potential to love. There's already love within you. Yeah it's always been there. You find it, nurture it and eventually decide you're ready to share your love with others. Some people take a while longer realizing the love within. Don't waste time looking for love in others... find it in yourself first. Love is found on the other side of Love. Trust & Love yourself.
Here's a love poem from my book A Love Found.
That has yet to be.
Of when you'll be here.
Trusting that you'll reach me.
Thinking of the sight of you.


The Eagles had the sixth highest grossing tour in the world this year, and the third highest in North America with a gross of $166-million from 964,245 tickets sold according to Pollstar, the concert industry publication.
This makes the Eagles the biggest touring classic rock act for the year ahead of Roger Waters (131.3-million) at number-eight on worldwide chart, U2 ($126.2-million) at nine and The Rolling Stones ($116.6-million) at 10.
On the North American chart, Journey and Def Leppard were seventh with $97.8-million, and Bruce Springsteen's Broadway residency is ninth with $98.3-million.
Ed Sheeran was the top touring act worldwide with a gross of $432.4-million, and Taylor Swift topped the North American list with $277.3-million.