Many of you out there may believe you can clean the oven yourself, however our service is completely different to what you can do on your own with the 'off the shelf' caustic products.
Ultimate Oven Cleaning will take all those dirty jobs off your hands and provide you with the highest standard of cleaning at a very competitive price.
Whether you appliance is old or new we can make them sparkle without any fuss. Our cleaning services include all ovens, ranges, AGAs, hobs extractors and microwaves.
We only use Non-Caustic, Non-Corrosive and Fume Free products in your home, unlike the oven cleaning products you will buy in your local supermarket. We will remove all the detachable parts of your oven and clean them in our specially designed heated dip tank in the rear of our vehicle, whilst deep cleaning the rest of the oven including glass doors and seals. This process normally takes 2 hours.
So go on, treat yourself to a Ultimate Oven Clean and join the many others who regularly use our kitchen appliance cleaning services.
Thank you Graham - What a top job you have done getting my oven back to it's former glory!, amazing work, you even worked quietly when you new a baby was asleep next door. Graham was extremely professional and I would recommend his services to anybody. Would not hesitate to use him again, going to foreword book my next clean for sure.
* My old oven was absolutely gross but after only an hour Graham had it sparkling.
Great job Graham. Many thanks. Oven was in a terrible state and Graham made it look new. Highly recommended.
Very impressed with Grahams Oven cleaning. Looks like I have had a brand new oven installed. Would definatly recommend and use again. Great service by Graham, arrived promptly, very friendly and appeared happy in his work . Thanks Graham, you have done a fantastic job!
Graham came a couple of days ago to clean my oven, having been recommended by my neighbour. Nice, pleasant guy who did a fantastic job. Can't believe the difference, looks like two new ovens! Don't know how he does it but must have loads of patience to get this result. Thanks millions Graham, will certainly recommend you to friends and neighbours!
Had my oven and hob cleaned by Graham. Fantastic job l am thrilled with the results. A professional job done by a really nice guy.See you next year.
Booked Graham to clean our oven and extractor on Tuesday 16th Feb he arrived at 9.00am as arranged. All I can say is Wow could not believe the result. A very professional service would have no problems in recommending him.
Graham is the ultimate professional and a really nice guy. He spent over 2hrs dismantling and deep cleaning our oven and hob leaving as new results ! I would have no hesitation in recommending Ultimate Cleaning Services to anyone and am so glad we waited to use Graham's ahead of others. The only downside is my wife now knows how clean our oven can be ! Bad news for me but great news for Graham !!! Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas, see you next year Graham.
Graham has done a fantastic job on my shameful oven. Graham works really tidily, leaving you no mess to clean up after him. My oven is like a brand new one and I'm really not exaggerating. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend his services. Thanks Graham and I promise not to leave it as long before booking in the next time.
Another outstanding job by ultimate oven cleaning. Used this company twice and would happily reccomend them to anyone. Top class service, oven looks like new and great price. Thanks very much ?
Graham came last week to clean what I thought was the most disgusting oven ever! The results were fab, its better than brand new!! So pleased with the service.
Just had Graham here to do my oven, hob and extractor fan, I cannot sing his praises highly enough. A pleasant,professional man, and what a job he did, my appliances now look as if they have just been installed from the supplier, fantastic!!!. Thank you Graham, see you next time. Highly recommended.
My oven and grill was literally disgusting. Hadn't been touched in over 2 years but looked as good as new in less than 90 minutes. More than happy to personally recommend. thanks again, Deb.
Graham came today on time to clean my oven....couldn't believe the result.....like a new oven!!! So efficient and swift. All mess cleaned up. Wonderful....Please book him...he is a star !!!
Thank you so very much Graham for the totally professional cleaning service you provided for me. My new oven had been left by my tenant in filthy condition and you have restored it back to its former glory. Thank you so very much.
Graham cleaned my oven and hob and it looks brand new I am so pleased with it definitely would recommend.
Graham, many thanks for a fantastic job this morning. I'm new to the area and as well as now having a sparkling oven I got some great tourist information! A great job with a friendly service - I'd be happy to recommend anybody to invite you into their home. I look forward to doing business with you again.
Brilliant, did not believe my old oven could look brand new again.
Excellent professional service transforming a neglected oven back to its best . Thank you.
Graham came this morning and has done a fantastic job on the oven and hob. It looks like it's brand new! Graham was proffesional and I would recommend his services to anybody. Would not hesitate to use him again.
Graham was very friendly and did a superb job. This was my first time getting an oven professionally cleaned. And I am really glad I did.
His knowledge at how best to deal with different types of ovens was very impressive. Particularly his speed at taking the oven door off the hinges and splitting it in order to get into the nooks and crannies which are otherwise impossible to reach.
His heated chemical tank is an excellent idea since it leaves your oven racks looking like brand new. These are the sorts of innovations you get with a professional that your average person at home (using supermarket supplies) cannot compete with.
I look forward to using his services again - and I will be recommending Graham to friends and family.
I thought parts of the oven were beyond help and it now looks like a brand new oven. Unbelievable service and to a standard I could never have hoped to achieve with standard domestic cleaning products.
Superb job Graham. We were really pleased with the results. The oven looks like it just came out of the showroom !! Many thanks for your excellent (and speedy) response and service. We know who to come to in future. Highly recommended.
We found Graham on-line and it's the best thing we've done! Both oven and extractor were in dire need and are now as new. Possibly even better than new. I cannot praise him enough. This was a wonderful birthday present for my wife and now she doesn't even have to wait till June for it! Thank you again, Graham and see you next year, I hope.
Wow! We are truly delighted with our brand new looking Aga. Thank you Graham.
I found Graham's advert in a local publication and decided to give his company a try.
It was the best thing I could have done. His work was exceptional- neat, tidy, precise and, above all, the end result was amazing, it looks like a new oven.
Graham was also very helpful in giving tips on how to use the oven to its maximum potential. He is also a really nice guy.
Graham was recommended to me by friends and I knew he was good, but nothing prepared me for the end result. My double oven is sparkling and looks brand new - straight out of the showroom clean! I am so impressed! Graham was really nice, very professional and very particular- no fuss, no mess. I will most definitely use him again and will be recommending him to my family and friends. Thank you, Graham!
Graham has cleaned oven, hob and extractor fan at both mine and my daughter's houses this week. She has recently moved house and was considering buying a new cooker. She doesn't need to now thanks to the wonderful job carried out by Graham. Nothing is too much bother for him - he's a really nice bloke and completely pfofessional in his work. Have already recommended him to friends and wouldn't hesitate to do so again.
Thank you Graham once again for a fantastic service. The oven was left shining and looking brand new. I have no hesitation in recommending to family and friends!
Wow thanks Graham what an amazing job my cooker is sparkling. Professional pleasant prompt and a perfect job what more could you ask. I would not hesitate to recommend Graham to any one.
I'd never had my oven professionally cleaned, but after talking to a friend who has their oven cleaned regularly, I decided that maybe it was time I got someone in to do mine. I found Graham's website, the testimonials were encouraging, so I decided to go for it! Graham came to clean my 8 year old cooker, and he left me with what looks like a brand new one- it is absolutely immaculate, and as some of the other testimonials stated, it is much more efficient. The service he provides is excellent, and I'll be using this service on a regular basis in future. The cost is well worth the job that Graham does, and I have no hesitation in highly recommending this company.
Just as the name says, Ultimate. Wouldnt think my oven is ten years old, it looks so good. worth every penny. Can't stop telling everyone. Very pleasant service, wouldn't hesitate to use it again.
Graham had a mammoth task facing him today when he arrived to clean a cooker that had not been properly cleaned for probably over 20 years. The before and after pics are something to behold! Graham got stuck in and it was sparkling at the end, I can't get over the difference. Graham was very pleasant and cheery throughout. A great service provided, we will be using Ultimate Oven Cleaning again and I will heartily recommend Graham to my friends & family. I wish we had used Graham's service years ago!
Excellent job. Value for money with very high standards of oven cleaning - my kitchen was left immacualte afterwards, no mess. Took my oven apart to make sure every nook & cranny was degreased. Very impressed and would definitely use again.
Grateful thanks Graham for a superb job of turning my cooker into a new looking one. My wife and I are more than delighted with the result. A skilled craftsman with an extremely pleasant personality. Highly recommended.
Seriously, this guy is good! Graham came today, on time and made a fantastic job of both my oven and combi-oven. Very rare to find someone as good as he is. Ovens are absolutely spotless! 10 out of 10!
Thank you Graham - I am over the moon with the service you provided! Our oven looks brand new! I actually can't quite believe how good it looks, I will never be wasting my time and money trying to clean it again myself. Graham was friendly, professional and efficient - a lovely guy providing an outstanding service. I'll certainly be recommending you to my family and friends and we'll see you next year!
I had graham come and do my oven and the results were amazing. It was like a new oven. Graham is friendly and professional.
I am beyond impressed! Our oven was a disgrace and now it looks brand new - I am genuinely amazed! I'm sure tea cooked quicker and I didn't have to open to door to see it was ready! Can't recommend your service highly enough - very happy and great value for money!
Great service, great results & a really nice bloke. I have recommended him to several people, and all have been as happy as myself.
I have used Graham now for over a year and the reason why is, it's a 5 star service from a great guy who does the best job every single time. It is better than magic.
I have referred Graham to friends and family who have also used his services.
I will use no one else now or in the future and I will continue to refer and highly recommend Graham to anyone.
Spot on, great value for money.
Graham has just left my place having done everything his site said he would. No fuss, a professional approach and high standard of workmanship, such a refreshing change.
Thank you Graham, we'll be doing business again.
Thank you Graham for an absolutely fantastic job you have just done on our oven - I never knew it could ever be so clean again: it's like new! A great service and a fantastic result - I'm very hapy to recommend, and will certainly use again.


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After a holiday let with a difference? StayCotswold tickled our extremely pert Muddy noses when we snooped it out – their holiday homes are so picture-perfect they had us dancing around the Cotswold stone luxury like Cameron Diaz in that house-swap movie when Jude Law was still hot, before we even shut the front door. These fantabulous cottages (I say cottages, but some of them could take on Downton towers) reach across the Cotswolds from Moreton-in-Marsh to Malmesbury, the perfect places to stay if you're off to explore Stow-on-the-Wold, Bibury or the Slaughters, or just to chillax in the outstanding gorgeousness of the area. Plenty of StayCotwold's houses are dog friendly, and they range from the bijoux to the astronomic, just in case you were planning on bringing the whole tribe.
The friendly lot at StayCotswold not only offer a bespoke personalised service but they'll also provide you with bags of ideas for what to do, where to eat and how to find the best secret hidden gin bars in the area (yes, there are some), to make your holiday tip-top. They are on hand for longer lets and also offer a Property Search Company if you're looking to buy, scooping out the perfect home for you so you don't have to do the hard work.


The fixture between Melbourne Victory, the reigning Hyundai A-League Premiers and Champions, and Adelaide United, the current Westfield FFA Cup holders, will be LIVE on FOX SPORTS and is one of three Quarter Finals to be played in Victoria.
Spread across two super Tuesdays on 22 and 29 September, the opening night of the Quarter Finals will also feature Hume City hosting their third straight game of the Westfield FFA Cup when they take on fellow PlayStation 4 NPL club Oakleigh Cannons at ABD Stadium. Both matches will kick off at 7.30pm AEST.
Then on match night two (29 September) it's Heidelberg United's chance to claim a Hyundai A-League scalp when they take on Melbourne City FC at Olympic Village in West Heidelberg at 8pm AEST before last year's finalists Perth Glory go up against Western Sydney Wanderers FC at Dorrien Gardens in West Perth (kick-off 6.30pm local, 8.30pm AEST).
As well as showing the Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United clash, FOX SPORTS will also broadcast the match between Heidelberg United and Melbourne City FC, while providing updates and crosses to the other two matches.
The Quarter Finals between Perth Glory and Western Sydney Wanderers FC, and Hume City against Oakleigh Cannons will also be streamed online at www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/ffacupondemand and Apple TV via FOX SPORTS Now.
Ticketing information for the four matches will be released soon. Visit http://www.theffacup.com.au/tickets for details.


The common name "carpet moth" gives you the impression that this moth is a potential pest, feeding on the rugs, carpets, and other fabrics in your house. A lot of moths have the word carpet as part of their common name, and some of them are household pests. But I think in this case, the word carpet refers to the pattern and coloration of the wings. The "toothed" part of the name apparently refers to the bump in the lower part of the dark brown strip across the middle of the wing.
These moths spend the winter as pupa, emerge in the early spring, lay eggs and feed as caterpillars until the early summer. Then they pupate and emerge for a second generation in mid to late summer. The caterpillars feed on a variety of plants.


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Q: Promise.all does only return resolved promises when used with async/await I am trying to do some dynamic data modeling with async/await.
I have two endpoints the first will return an array of objects.
These entities in the array have children which are to get from another endpoint.
So the result I'm trying to achieve is similiar to:
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  let levelTwoData = await Promise.all(
    levelOneData.map(async (e) => {
      let response = await fetch(
        `APIURL{e.parent.ID}`
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      let responseJSON = response.json();
      e["children"] = responseJSON;
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    })
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What I am expecting:
children: {Array(26)}

What I am getting:
children: Promise {<resolved>: Array(26)}

I am somehow overtseeing something in my Promise.all chain, so I am only getting resolved
Promises in my data object, any tips on how to get plain data in there? Or how to mutate
an array of resolved promises to actual data?

A: Change this:
let responseJSON = response.json();

to this:
let responseJSON = await response.json();

response.json() is asynchronous and returns a promise.  You were just putting that promise in your result without ever waiting for it.

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Hundreds evacuated a college library, fearing a gas leak. It was a durian.
A cut Musang King durian is shown by a vendor during the International Durian Cultural Tourism Festival in Bentong, Malaysia, on Nov. 25. (Sadiq Asyraf/AP)
By Amy B Wang
Add "cause for a university evacuation in Australia" to the long list of reasons that durian may be the world's most maligned fruit.
About 3 p.m. Saturday local time, Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade sent out an alert about a chemical hazard at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
The smell of gas had been reported in a library on campus, the fire department said. A hazardous-materials team was dispatched to the scene to investigate "potentially dangerous chemicals" stored in the building. Amid fears of a gas leak, Victoria Police evacuated about 500 students and teachers from the library.
It's tough to say whether the culprit was more or less frightening than what the alerts portended.
"After a comprehensive search, firefighters identified the smell was not chemical gas, but gas generated from rotting durian, an extremely pungent fruit which had been left rotting in a cupboard," the Metropolitan Fire Brigade said in a statement titled "Rotten afternoon on campus," just to drive home the point.
"The smell had moved around the building via the air conditioning system," fire officials added.
Durian, for the uninitiated, are popular in many parts of the world, especially in Southeast Asia, but seldom eaten with such fanfare in the United States.
Everything about the fruit would seem to signal "STAY AWAY" to a human's survival instincts: Its tough outer rind is covered with thorns so sharp that farmers often wear helmets when they harvest them from the trees.
And that smell.
"Best described as … turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock," the food writer Richard Sterling declared, according to Smithsonian magazine.
"It's like your freezer when you don't clean it out," one man said in a BuzzFeed video in which people tried durian, deemed "the smelliest fruit in the world," for the first time.
Durian are just about synonymous with their repulsive odor, which (to be fair) has whiffs of sweetness that are immediately overwhelmed by notes of corrosion and rancid egg. (They are banned on Singapore's subway system, as well as some hotels and trains in Asia.)
But fans of the stinky fruit swear by the sweet-yet-savory taste of the durian's mushy pulp, which can be scooped out and eaten raw or used in a number of Southeast Asian recipes, especially in desserts.
As for the rotting durian left behind in a Melbourne university library cupboard, fire officials said Environment Protection Authority Victoria would handle its disposal.
This gorilla doesn't like getting his hands muddy, so he walks like a human, zoo says
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Exploding hoverboards prompt Overstock.com to stop selling them
December 10, 2015 by Jordan Valinsky
While it doesn't make much business sense to suddenly stop selling one of this Christmas seasons' top-selling gifts, that's what Overstock.com is doing announcing yesterday that it's halting the sales of hoverboards.
Safety concerns, like a recent spate of viral videos showing the transportation devices suddenly exploding into flames, prompted the decision.
"Customer safety is always our top priority," Overstock said in a release. "With the continued emergence of news reports highlighting safety concerns with 'hover board' self-balancing electric scooters, we have made the decision to remove all similar products from our website as a precautionary measure."
The company said it's contacting customers who have bought the devices, offering them a refund.
Overstock's decision comes after a wave of news reports highlighting how unsafe the gadgets can be. The hoverboards, which don't technically hover because they have wheels, are powered by lithium ion batteries that are prone to overheat. Also, some of the boards are powered by counterfeit batteries that could be even more dangerous.
The devices have been caught on camera exploding while people are riding it, as seen in this local news report:
Yet, that hasn't deterred customers from snatching them up. EBay said on Cyber Monday that it sold 7,500 scooters, translating to 1 every 12 seconds. The boards are expected to be the hottest and "hardest-to-get" gift this year.
But the backlash has begun. The New York City Police Department has declared them illegal to ride in the city. British Airways said it won't allow the gadgets on its planes and CES organizers aren't allowing hoverboards onto the show floor next month.
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POLITICIANS have united in paying their respects to Peter Sutherland who died after losing a lengthy battle with illness.
President Michael D Higgins said he had learned of Mr Sutherland's death with great sadness. He particularly praised Mr Sutherland's advocacy on behalf of migrants.
Mr Sutherland died at St James's Hospital, Dublin, having never recovered from a heart attack suffered in September 2016.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also paid tribute and expressed his sympathies to Mr Sutherland's wife, Maruja, his children, Shane, Natalia and Ian, his 10 grandchildren, and other family members.
The Taoiseach noted his work as EU competition commissioner from 1984 to 1989.
"His work on the Open Skies policy helped make low-cost air travel across the continent possible and opened up Ireland to its tourism success," Mr Varadkar added.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said he met Mr Sutherland on many occasions when he was enterprise minister and later foreign affairs minister. He said Mr Sutherland had played an important role in Irish public life and internationally.
"He was a champion of free trade and fair competition and had a keen intellect and understood the changing nature of global trade and economy," Mr Martin said.
"Peter's dedication to public service was not only confined to his work here in Ireland. In his capacity as European commissioner for competition he revolutionised competition and trade laws. For example, the liberalisation of the EU aviation sector owes much to his work as EU commissioner," the Fianna Fáil leader added.
Businessman Denis O'Brien, who is the majority shareholder of Independent News and Media, which publishes Independent.ie, said he was very saddened to hear of the death of Mr Sutherland.
He said: "Peter was one of the most outstanding personalities in modern Irish life. A man of great intellect he was peerless in every role from Attorney General through to European Commissioner and subsequently as WTO negotiator and then as chairman of Goldman Sachs International."
Mr O'Brien said the former Attorney General was the commentator that business leaders most sought out and listened to on the subject of Brexit.
"He will be a major loss as Ireland faces into Brexit as he was one of the most brilliant minds available to the business community in Ireland on this topic.
"Everybody is deeply saddened that he has been taken far too soon," said Mr O'Brien.
Labour leader Brendan Howlin said Mr Sutherland was a giant on the international stage. "While we may have had political differences, his commitment to internationalism and multilateralism through his career was deeply felt," Mr Howlin said.
Former Fine Gael Taoiseach and ex-EU ambassador to Washington John Bruton said Mr Sutherland's stance as EU competition commissioner often brought him into conflict with Commission president Jacques Delors and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. "He was unafraid and stood his ground, and vindicated the independence of the Commission," Mr Bruton said.


My name is Marc Gold and I am the director of the 100 Friends Project. I have been operating this nonprofit charity for the past 19 years.
The idea is very simple. Every year many people contribute to the project and I take the money to Third World Countries and look for the neediest people I can find. I then put the money to work in the most compassionate, appropriate, culturally compatible, constructive and practical manner possible. You put the donation into my hands and I put the funds directly into the hands of the needy individual or family, or a small trusted grassroots organization helping them.
100 Friends has been able to provide assistance to thousands of needy people in many countries. I have now completed twelve humanitarian missions and dispensed over $250,000 directly into the hands of needy people all over the world. I try to find people who are not being assisted by anyone else. I make sure that the person needing the help really receives it. The donor puts it in my hands and I put it in the hands of the needy for housing, medical expenses, education, living expenses, small business development and many other purposes. I report the results back to the donors and answer any questions they may have about the process.
I am writing this letter to express my highest and full support of the citizen initiated American World Service Corps congressional proposal. I can speak with a special authority and expertise on the topic because for the past 19 years I have been doing exactly what this proposal intends to accomplish in the real world in many countries. I am only one person, but what I have been able to accomplish for thousands of poor people has been simply phenomenal.
If enacts, this proposal would drive a stake through the heart of the propaganda that comes from Al Queda and other terrorist cells that seeks to portray us as "the enemy". And this proposal is cost-effective and would make a powerful statement all over the world. It would also be a fantastic opportunity for young people to manifest their ideals in a troubled world.
If you have any questions, please feel to contact me at any time.
Below are some links that describe my work.


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Events By Category: "Concert/Performance"
Faculty Recital: David Bjella, Cello and Hannah Sun, Piano
Jan. 18, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Rehearsal Hall: Auditorium
Join professor of cello David Bjella and visiting assistant professor of piano Hannah Sun for an evening of cello and piano featuring the music of J.S. Bach, Joan Tower and Samuel Barber. Bach's Solo 5th Suite will be performed along with Tower's tribute to the Quartet for the End of Time-Tres Lent, and the powerful Sonata by Barber for cello …
CANCELED: Faculty Recital: Nora Lee Garcia, Flute
Jan. 25, 2022 at 7 p.m. until 8 p.m.
UCF Flute Professor, Nora Lee Garcia, presents a recital. Nora Lee Garcia is one of the most highly regarded flutists in the concert world today. As a Powell Flutes Artist and Professor of Flute at the University of Central Florida, she is in demand throughout the United States, Europe, and South America as a soloist, chamber artist, and teacher. Free …
Indecent (Recurring Event)
Theatre UCF: Main Stage: TH 6
Indecent is a battle cry for resistance — an emotional, unfettering tale of the transformative pull of art, revealing that storytelling can be the light in the darkest of times. Indecent, written by Paula Vogel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, is a deeply moving and liberating story based on the true events surrounding the play God of Vengeance by Sholem Asch, …
Guest Artist Recital: Brad Ulrich, Trumpet with Jesse Cook, Trumpet
Assistant professor of trumpet Jesse Cook presents a recital with Brad Ulrich, professor of music from Western Carolina University. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with "technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato and real imagination." Brad Ulrich has performed and taught across the United States and in Russia, Canada, England, Ireland, …
Flying Horse Big Band Concert
Jan. 28, 2022 at 8 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Nicholson Auditorium: NSCM 101
The Flying Horse Big Band performs an on-campus concert. This event will feature a wide variety of music and a band full of talent, under the direction of UCF Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Rupert. Thanks to a generous supporter, tickets for the Flying Horse Big Band Concert and all students jazz concerts on the UCF Campus will be free …
Jazz Chamber Groups Concert (Recurring Event)
Feb. 1, 2022 at 8 p.m. until 9 p.m.
UCF's two Jazz Chamber Groups present a concert. These small groups (quartets to sextets) perform music appropriate to the level of musicianship in the group. Repertoire and improvisation skills are the main focus of these groups. Free admission, no ticket required.
Feb. 3, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
32nd Annual UCF Clarinet Day
Feb. 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the 32nd Annual UCF Clarinet Day! This year's performing groups include the Orlando Youth Clarinet Choir, led by Jesus Lopez, and the Licorice Sticks Clarinet Orchestra, led by Rick Kissinger, with their energetic and exciting approach. At the end of the day, there will be a mass clarinet choir reading session — everyone is included! Learn …
Flying Horse Big Band at the Central Florida Jazz Society
Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts
The chart topping Flying Horse Big Band is part of the Jazz Program at the University of Central Florida School of Performing Arts. Under the direction of saxophonist and American jazz musician, Jeff Rupert, the Flying Horse Big Band performs at festivals and concert halls regionally and nationally. Tickets available from Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts: https://bbcfa.ticketleap.com/central-florida-jazz-society-presents-ucf-big-band-feb-13/
Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert
Student Union: Pegasus Ballroom
Join the UCF Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for an incredible evening of music featuring some of the highest caliber musicians at UCF. Free admission, no ticket required. Location is tentative.
Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine (Recurring Event)
Feb. 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Theatre UCF: Black Box: TH 6
Undine Barnes Calles, a successful African American publicist, sees her fabulous life at the top of an agency in New York City begin to crumble before her very eyes as she faces a series of unfortunate events, from a money-embezzling husband to an unexpected pregnancy. Undine is suddenly standing on the edge of complete financial and social ruin, and is …
UCF Chamber and Symphony Orchestra: Open Dress Rehearsal (Recurring Event)
St. Lukes Lutheran Church
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Russian concert in aid of Ukraine
Next Saturday's performance of Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil in St Mark's Church, Broomhill, will be dedicated to the people of Ukraine. The Chorus released the following statement:
"In common with people from around the globe, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus has been shocked by the news coming out of Ukraine. The hostile invasion of a nation by a neighbouring country has rightly been condemned by people of all nationalities all around the world. The Chorus would like to join those voices in condemning the Russian invasion. We also feel it is important to emphasise that none of these terrible events is the fault of the Russian people, nor of the many Russian artists who have bravely criticised the actions of their government. And equally, none of it is the fault of Rachmaninov or Tchaikovsky, whose beautiful music we present on 12 March. The international language of music, so important to the identity of Russia and Ukraine, can perhaps speak more powerfully to us than words. It's in this spirit that we offer this concert as a symbol of our solidarity and friendship with the Ukrainian people. There will be a retiring collection for the Red Cross Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal."
The Chorus started working on Rachmaninov's haunting All Night Vigil during the lock-down, rehearsing online from their own homes following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, for a performance that was scheduled to take place last year but which had to be postponed. The Chorus had already decided to dedicate the performance on 12 March to the memory of Margaret Staniforth, a much-missed second soprano who had been a member for many years until her death in 2019. Her widower Kim will attend the concert as an honoured guest, and is pleased that the concert will also be offered in friendship with the Ukrainian people.
The programme will begin with beautiful but rarely-heard songs by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, sung by Plymouth-born mezzo-soprano Charlette Badham accompanied by Chorus pianist Rachel Fright, with the All Night Vigil after a short interval.
Tickets cost £15, under-16s FREE, and are available online, from Chorus members or at the door on the night


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Your coffee order may tell whether you're liberal or conservative • Earth.com
Your coffee order may tell whether you're liberal or conservative
Earth.com staff writer
Tensions between liberals and conservatives in the United States are higher than they've been in years. And with these tensions comes name-calling, online trolling, and disagreements over seemingly insignificant issues.
Enter; a new study from the University of Pennsylvania, which has used its wealth of resources to determine that liberals drink lattes – a coffee beverage of European origin – more than conservatives. Beyond this finding, the researchers postulate that this is because liberals are more open to globalization, whereas conservatives tend to have a more nationalistic attitude and avoid foreign products.
The study involved a survey of 1,500 Americans, 1,000 of whom were coffee drinkers. Researchers collected data about participants' coffee preferences, household income, gender, zip code, political ideology, and attitudes towards globalization.
Results showed that members of both political ideologies were equally as likely to drink coffee, however, almost twice as many liberals preferred lattes to regular brewed coffee. Only 9 percent of conservatives would pick a latte over normal coffee, while 16 percent of liberals were more likely to reach for a latte. Additionally, these numbers show that the vast majority of both liberals and conservatives still prefer regular brewed coffee to lattes (thank goodness).
Researchers took this much-needed analysis a step further, and suggested that the latte drinkers' attitudes toward globalization may be behind the fact that more liberals drank lattes. Because economic nationalism is linked to rejecting products that are "un-American" or foreign – and lattes carry an Italian heritage – an aversion to globalization can be linked to an aversion to lattes.
Ironically, almost all coffee is produced outside the U.S., so if you're drinking coffee, you're taking part in globalization. And because of the high milk content of lattes – many of which contain American-made milk – buying a latte contributes more to the American economy than purchasing a brewed coffee.
So next time you're in line at your favorite local coffee spot, feel free to let your political ideology influence your morning cup of joe. It seems only right that divided as we are as a nation, we should make our caffeine fix as political as possible.
By Connor Ertz, Earth.com Staff Writer
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A recent request from the SSWUG email newsletter asked how we as DBAs approach and handle application/service consolidation on your SQL Server servers. I have a pretty strong feeling and approach to this topic and emailed my experience to SSWUG…..and to my surprise (for the 2nd time I just heard from another DBA friend of mine), I was "published" in the daily SSWUG newsletter. Even further to my surprise, my entire email reply was included in its entirety. Thanks SSWUG!!
And just in case the link doesn't work someday, here's the text of the originally posed topic and my response.
Who Shares Your Database Server?
Many small businesses and often times large businesses find it difficult to have servers deployed for a single purpose. They may be constrained by hardware and software costs, or not have the necessary skills to configure servers according to best practices.
For example, Microsoft encourages the use of integrated security for Sql Server. Best practices teach us that your Domain Controller and Sql Server should reside on different instances of Windows Server. Already we have two servers.
IIS running on Windows, or even Apache, are often best when run on a different server. This is especially true if the web server faces the Internet. In that case, you will most likely have a firewall between your web server and all your internal hardware, and therefore can't share windows with Sql Server. Even web servers that are for internal purposes only should not share resources with your database.
Other products also compete for resources that are often used in conjunction with Sql Server. SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS all may require significant memory, disk or CPU resources. Many businesses also have Mail servers, application servers, etc.
We have a decent number of dedicated SQL Server instances (hundreds) to support all of the different business applications utilized in our environment. Server sprawl and SQL Server "Silos" as they've been labeled by the Systems Admins, have become more prevalent over the last few years, and to accommodate, most of our web/application/support service servers are run in VMs. We also run our SSRS and SSAS installations on dedicated servers because the required resources to do what they're intended to do without causing performance grief.
I've always been a firm believer that you must hold your ground on providing the most appropriate environment for your SQL Server databases to perform within if you have any chance of meeting rigid SLAs (written or not, expressed or implied), and rarely, if ever, allow any other applications that consume even remotely moderate amounts of memory to be run on my SQL Servers. I've seen too many departmental SQL Servers struggle to breath with IIS\Exchange on them and just don't allow it unless there's no other way, and I document my stance early on.
SQL Server requires certain things. CPU, Memory, Storage. I rarely run into CPU issues with todays (and even yesterday's) processors. I rarely spec a server with less than 4GB of RAM and usually much more, but there are a ton of configuration options/needs there. The I/O subsystem usually is where I have to compromise most, but that's a whole different conversation. But right now we're talking about role/application consolidation, and to me it comes down to how much RAM and CPU is available for SQL Server with at least 30% overheard (with a little flexibility). If there's anything left in a departmental/dev/test server, we'll talk about it. If it's production, fuggeddaboutit!


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Russia is sending troops to North Korea to defend the country against the United States. This after the incident in Syria where tomahawks missiles of the United States hit some targets after Pres. Bashar Assad, personal friend of Vlademir Putin, dropped chemical bombs to its own people who are rebels. Russia was utterly irked at America. Independent analyst described the issue as a provocation by Russia to engage the United States into a fight. Whatever language we use, tension between America and Russia is escalating, I hope the two countries remain sober and peace will prevail.
Filipino fishermen in Panatag reported sometime ago that they were driven away by Chinese coastguards who fired water cannons at them. Just this week, a group of top Philippine officials and military officers visited Panatag to see what they can do to convert the area into a tourist spot or attraction. The same thing happened and they were driven off by the Chinese coastguards. To begin with, Panatag is within our territory and has always been part of our historsy. And notwithstanding judgment from the UN permanent arbiters, China displayed its hard head position and even rejected the move.
To my mind, Panatag which is ours should be occupied by our troops. Soldiers should be deployed, put up a tall flag pole wih our flag flying high and maybe we can bring there some homeless people from Metro Mania to live there for good. We should help them develop agriculture and raise domestic animals, go into fishing and everything. For all purposes, we shall have lawfully established possession and certainly ownership beyond any cloud of doubt.
If we notice, there are a lot of young boys and girls in our country who died to drowning in rivers, lakes or anywhere. This should alarm us and introduce in our educational system swimming as one of the subjects. We c an lives of young people. Believe it or not, my grandchildren in Texas who are as old as six or so years old are expert swimmers. The older ones won in many swimming competitions and I don't think it is impossible to adopt this training to our country.
Bohol province used to be a very peaceful island until the day the bandits known as Abu Sayaff landed in Inabanga town and did their business. Thanks to our police and military some of the invaders were riddled with bullets and landed in funeral parlors. In the second encounter three more Abus bandits were also killed. I wish to warn all the bandits in the country to think about it because our law enforcers are better trained and proven to be fighters with guts. You want to stay six feet below the ground, you may go ahead.
A total of 36 members of the Maute Groups were killed during a 3-day gunfight with the military while only three soldiers were wounded,More than ten thousands civilians in Wao, Lanao del Sur have evacuated to safer grounds as Maute Terrorist groups entered their barangays early while running away yesterday. Some of them have contacted the military for assistance. As of this writing the Maute groups were retreating after the third day of fierce gun battle with the military where the rebels suffered at least 15 members killed.
This one is something for Riply's Believe It Or Not…. A 42-yeear-old lady police officer was madly in love with a 20-year-old member of the Abu Sayaff Groups. This is definitely bad – – very bad but things happened. And just like any woman in love, she obeys the young man's desire that included military action. Like any love story, nothing is impossible. This romance irkd natrally the chief of the Army and ordered the imprisonment of both.


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From too Visible to Invisible: A Comparative Analysis of Latina Youth in the US and UK
Cano, Veronica E (2015) From too Visible to Invisible: A Comparative Analysis of Latina Youth in the US and UK. PhD thesis, University of Sheffield.
Sampson's (1998) 'Latino Paradox' has provided an alternate perspective to the anecdotal claims linking immigrants and crime. However, Latina youth of first and second generation not only encounter different barriers, but interpret these barriers differently based on their own experiences with the majority culture. Pressures on Latinos from prevailing social attitudes influence Latino/a youth's experiences and life choices. This study addresses the relevance of culture on ethnic identity formation and its protective elements against offending behaviour among young Latina women in the US and UK. I explore issues around culture, ethnic identity and mother-daughter relationships; however, this study is not about the narrow question of delinquency but larger social processes of which delinquency is part. As such I apply general strain theory and ecological systems theory to set the theoretical framework and contextualize the effects of socio-environmental factors on Latin American girls' youth identity. In addition, the model of acculturation is used to expound on the influence of environmental factors on Latina youth identity in western nations like the US and UK. My research aims were explored through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with both youth and parents. For the Latina girls in my study family, specifically the mother-daughter bond was influential in their life choices and pathways. Mothers' level of acculturation was indicative of the degree of culture transfer in the home and of the mother-daughter bond, a bond that maintained traditional Latin American values of familismo and respeto. As such for the Latina girls in my study culture, passed through the mother-daughter bond, functioned as a protective factor against risk taking behaviours and a pathway to delinquency across American and British contexts. The comparative element highlighted the importance of family support in Latina youths' lives against the backdrop of negative prevailing social attitudes of Latin Americans in the US.
The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield)
Veronica E Cano
Filename: Veronica E. Cano (2015) From too Visible to Invisible_A comparaitve analysis of Latina Youth in the US and UK_Edits.pdf
Description: PhD Thesis


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Alendronate is recommended as a treatment option for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women who are confirmed to have osteoporosis (that is, a T-score of −2.5 SD or below). In women aged 75 years or older, a DXA scan may not be required if the responsible clinician considers it to be clinically inappropriate or unfeasible. When the decision has been made to initiate treatment with alendronate, the preparation prescribed should be chosen on the basis of the lowest acquisition cost available.
What was measured: Proportion of patients aged 75 or over with a record of a fragility fracture on or after 1 April 2014 and a diagnosis of osteoporosis, who are currently treated with an appropriate bone-sparing agent.
What was measured: Proportion of patients aged 50 or over and who have not attained the age of 75, with a fragility fracture on or after 1 April 2012, in whom osteoporosis is confirmed on DXA scan, who are currently treated with an appropriate bone-sparing agent.
Teriparatide is recommended as an alternative treatment option for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women: • who are unable to take alendronate and either risedronate or etidronate, or have a contraindication to or are intolerant of alendronate and either risedronate or etidronate (as defined in section 1.6), or who have a contraindication to, or are intolerant of strontium ranelate (as defined in section 1.7), or who have had an unsatisfactory response (as defined in section 1.8) to treatment with alendronate, risedronate or etidronate and • who are 65 years or older and have a T-score of –4.0 SD or below, or a T-score of –3.5 SD or below plus more than two fractures, or who are aged 55–64 years and have a T-score of –4 SD or below plus more than two fractures.
What was measured: The proportion of fracture liaison services in England and Wales that were able to recommend the initiation of teriparatide.


How we talk about our current political climate will shape how fiercely we fight Trump's terrifying policies. In the last week alone, Trump's slew of executive orders has left our world infinitely less safe. As frightening as it is, we need to be ungovernable. We need to talk in terms that inspire action, sustain hope, and turn our valid rage into vessels of change.
Herewith, three ways to rethink where we are and what we can do.
We are now living in a fascist state. And it's important to call it what it is because it reminds all of us how high the stakes are when we take to the streets, pressure our politicians to have a heart, and advocate for grassroots change.
Resistance and protest are reactions against an unjust act or regime. Protection is a positive affirmation of what we value, what we hold sacred.
When we call ourselves protectors, we cast our role as fulfilling our responsibility to the community that sustains us—not for our personal benefit, but for the benefit of all.
I value resistance. I think the terms embodies the kind of work we are doing right now to fight for our precious earth and fundamental human rights, But if we are always "reacting" as Korten argues, we risk losing steam. We have to rebuild at the same time as we resist. And that's what I love about seeing our work as protecting rather than protesting—it reminds us of what matters most.
George Lakoff has it right in this essay on semantics. When any politician argues for the removal of regulations for short-term profit, they are really removing protections that keep us safe from harm.
We have the power to shift the narrative. To tell a story of resilience and renewal and resistance. And that begins by truly reflecting on the words we use and the power that they can gift us.


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Background/Purpose: The highest prevalence of severe fatigue in rheumatic diseases is observed in FM1. Physical fitness and subjective well-being have been suggested as resilience resources that can help to deal with FM symptomatology2,3. The present study aimed to examine: (i) the independent association of overall physical fitness and subjective well-being with fatigue, and (ii) the combined association of overall physical fitness and subjective well-being components with fatigue in FM.
Methods: We used data from the al-Ándalus project, which is a population-based cross-sectional study. A total of 420 women with FM, who met the 1990 ACR FM criteria, were included in the present study. Fatigue was assessed with Multidimentional Fatigue Inventory. Physical fitness was measured with the Senior Fitness Test battery. The scores of each physical fitness test were transformed to standardized z-scores ([value-mean]/standard deviation) to compute an overall physical fitness score. Subjective well-being was assessed with two questionnaires: the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (for positive affect and negative affect) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (for satisfaction with life).
Results: Based on preliminary analyses to identify potential confounders, all analyses of the present study were adjusted by age and body fat percentage. All partial correlations between overall physical fitness, positive affect, negative affect, and satisfaction with life and fatigue dimensions were significant (all, p≤.004). Linear regression models showed that: (i) overall physical fitness was independently associated with general fatigue and physical fatigue (both, p<.001), (ii) positive affect was independently associated with lower scores at all fatigue dimensions (all, p<.001), (iii) negative affect was independently associated with reduced motivation and mental fatigue (p<.001 and p=.01, respectively), and (iv) satisfaction with life was independently associated with mental fatigue (p=.046). Analyses of covariance showed statistically significant combined associations of overall physical fitness and positive affect with general and physical fatigue (all, p<.001).
Conclusion: Findings of the present study highlight the significance of the association of physical fitness and positive affect with fatigue of women with FM. Further research, using longitudinal data, testing the causality of the present findings is required. References: 1Overman, CL et al., Clin Rheumatol. 2016;35(2):409-15. 2Estévez-López, F et al., Qual Life Res. 2015;24(8):1865-73. 3Sturgeon, JA and Zautra AJ. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013 Mar;17(3):317. Funding: The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (I+D+i DEP2010-15639, I+D+i DEP2013-40908-R, BES-2014-067612, and BES-2011-047133) and of Education (FPU12/00963 and FPU13/01088).
Disclosure: F. Estévez-López, None; A. Soriano-Maldonado, None; I. C. Álvarez-Gallardo, None; V. Segura-Jiménez, None; M. Rodriguez-Ayllon, None; M. Herrador-Colmenero, None; M. Pulido-Martos, None; R. Geenen, None; A. Carbonell-Baeza, None; M. Delgado-Fernández, None.
Estévez-López F, Soriano-Maldonado A, Álvarez-Gallardo IC, Segura-Jiménez V, Rodriguez-Ayllon M, Herrador-Colmenero M, Pulido-Martos M, Geenen R, Carbonell-Baeza A, Delgado-Fernández M. Independent and Combined Association of Overall Physical Fitness and Subjective Well-Being Components with Fatigue in Fibromyalgia [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016; 68 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/independent-and-combined-association-of-overall-physical-fitness-and-subjective-well-being-components-with-fatigue-in-fibromyalgia/. Accessed April 22, 2019.


Donegal Town BC have started a new session for those looking to start playing basketball and for those who want to play ball regularly. we hope to get as many young players playing the game from around the south of the county. With Session on Monday Wednesday and Fridays this will really help raise the standard for all the players as 3 v 3 is the best way to hone the skills of the game while still playing games. We will have 4 sections going on each night meaning we can have around 32 players involved at any one time. This is a great game for fitness levels while also gaining the confidence needed to play the game long term.
We are hopeful that we can get the game into all the National Schools locally and in turn players will come along and join the club to play in our club 3 v 3 leagues from now until September with a break in June.
Anybody paying membership and joining now will have membership until this time next season. That means they can join in our team trainings and try out for our teams which play in the North West Leagues.
This is for next seasons u14s for players born 2004 and 2005.


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JoAnne Skelly: Apples versus crabapples
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JoAnne Skelly
My friend Will asked me about the relationship between apples and crabapples. He wondered if apples were hybrids of crabapples. I had thought they were different, but after extensive research, I found that their hybridization goes back thousands of years and crossed many countries and even continents.
According to Sunset Western Garden Book, apples are "probably natural hybrids of Malus sylvestris (the European crabapple) and Malus pumila, also known as Malus domestica (the common apple). In a PLOS Genetics article, 2012, A. Cornille and coauthors write that their research proves the apple's primary gene pool comes not only from Malus domestica, but also from the crabapple species Malus sieversii (the Central Asian wild apple) with Malus sylvestris being a major secondary contributor after the apple was introduced in Europe.
No matter what exact crabapple species the domestic apple is derived from, we know it hybridized over a long period of time with contributions from various wild species. Apples distantly related to the domestic apple appeared in the Near East over 4,000 years ago corresponding to the first recorded use of grafting (Cornille, et al.). The Greeks and Romans later introduced these apples to Europe and North Africa where they crossed with the European crabapple. The resulting domestic apples then made their way to the United States with the European colonists.
These common cultivated apples are now found in gardens and yards throughout much of the United States and the temperate world. They also naturalized in the wild. Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) supposedly played a legendary role in this. There are now 7,500 known cultivars and varieties, which sounds very impressive. However, the numbers are down from over 10,000 varieties historically. Ten of the most popular cultivars make up over 90 percent of production in the United States (Oregon State Extension)
Although anyone who has ever bit into a crabapple knows how tart they are, some crabapples are grown for edible fruit from which jams, jellies and even pickles are made. Occasionally, crabapples are added to apple cider to give it a tang. Crabapple fruit vary in size, depending on the variety. However, most crabapples are grown for their spectacular spring floral displays with flower colors ranging from white and pink to red or magenta.
I found the genetics research on apples and crabapples fascinating. It tells the story of the apple's extensive travels around the world to become a favorite fruit. It's fun to be a plant nerd.
JoAnne Skelly is Associate Professor & Extension Educator, Emerita at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. She can be reached at skellyj@unce.unr.edu.


This post is part of a series called Understanding and Working with Data in WordPress .
Taxonomies are what takes WordPress beyond a simple blogging platform and into the realms of a CMS.
But how are they stored in the database?
Taxonomies and terms are a powerful WordPress feature which let you add much more flexibility to your sites. They are related to two other content types: posts and links, and the database structure means that this is a one-to-many relationship, where one post can have multiple terms across multiple taxonomies, and one term can be assigned to multiple posts or links.
I'll start by defining them, as like so many things in WordPress, the terminology can be confusing!
A taxonomy is a system of categorizing or classifying things, normally hierarchically. The most famous taxonomy is the Linnean Taxonomy which is used to classify living things.
In WordPress, taxonomies are used to classify your data and group it into sets and subsets.
Categories and tags are a bit like posts and pages in that they are the same type of content (taxonomies) but behave differently by default, in that categories are hierarchical and tags are not.
The link category taxonomy works in a similar way to tags and could theoretically be used for any object type, but by default it is not displayed in the post editing screen and is in the link editing screen if links have been enabled.
You can also add as many extra taxonomies as you want using custom taxonomies. These then behave in a similar way to categories and tags, and have terms. Each of your taxonomies then has the same status as any of the built-in taxonomies. This is similar in a way to a comparison between posts and custom post types.
Each taxonomy will have terms you use to sort your data. A category is just a term in the category taxonomy, and a tag is a term in the tag taxonomy. When you create taxonomies, you will then create terms for your taxonomies either via the WordPress dashboard or using the wp_insert_term() function.
Terms can be very powerful when combined with custom queries: you can create custom template files in your themes or plugins to display posts with multiple terms, sort by terms, identify terms across taxonomies and much more.
Let's take a look at each of the tables and how it works.
term_group is a field that isn't currently used by WordPress so you can safely ignore it.
In many WordPress installations, there will be one record in the wp_term_taxonomy table for each term in the wp_terms table, but in some cases you will have more than one record for each term. This happens when you create two terms with the same name and slug in different taxonomies, and means that you could create a query to output posts with that term in multiple taxonomies.
This means that the relationship between these two tables is one-to-many: one record in the wp_terms table can be linked to multiple records in the wp_term_taxonomy table, but each record in wp_term_taxonomy is only linked to one record in wp_terms.
term_order is the order in which terms were added to an object. This is only used if you specified the sort argument to be true when you registered the taxonomy - the default is false and the default value for this field is 0.
Because each object can be related to multiple records in the wp_term_relationships table, and so can each term, this creates the many-to-many relationship.
The relationship between objects (i.e. posts and links) and terms is a very powerful one, partly because it's the only many-to-many relationship used by WordPress.
Understanding how this relationship works and where the key data is stored will help you understand how taxonomies and terms work, and to use the functions associated with them.


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Is Lip-Augmentation Is Suitable for You?
If you think that lip-augmentation is all about enhancing lip-volume only, then you are wrong. Sometimes, the lip-size reduction is included under the same cosmetic process. Both lip size and shape can be easily maintained with lip cosmetic surgery. Choosing the best surgeon will be the wisest decision in this respect.
If you are not happy with your lip structure, then you can choose this option as the best solution. You can now flaunt your lips naturally without any artificial appeal. Both artificial and natural elements are being injected into your lips, and you have to make the best selection out of these two options.
One of the main goals of lip-augmentation is an enhancement of lip value and beauty.
You can now receive a great smile with this procedure.
Lip defects, especially lack pulpiness, unevenness and others can be effectively repaired by this process.
Youthful and natural pout can be enjoyed for a long time.
Ageing-lines around the lips can be easily eliminated, and thus your smile looks much more attractive.
Lipstick lines can be reduced along with the enhancement of lip-volume with the lip-augmentation process. If you think that your desire for getting beautiful lips will make you eligible for this cosmetic procedure, then you are wrong.
This is because innumerable factors need to be determined in this respect ad some of the most prominent ones are lip condition, medical considerations, benefits and complications associated with the concerned process and other related ones. Breastfeeding condition or pregnancy needs to be avoided.
If you are already undergoing any treatment for any serious or chronic diseases especially skin diseases, then you will lose your eligibility for having this procedure. Only healthy lips can be treated well with this cosmetic surgery. This surgery is suitable for only adults who have crossed 18-years. You should not have any existing issue of allergies or infections.
Preexisting allergies need to be disclosed so that the doctor can take the right decision accordingly.
Before applying anesthesia, you should disclose to your surgeon that whether you have got breathing issues or not otherwise you might experience chronic allergic reactions.
Since lip-augmentation is of varied types, therefore you should ask your doctor which type is suitable for satisfying your requirement. Make sure that the option your surgeon has finalized is safe for your lips.
Only those lip-augmentation products need to be used that have been approved by FDA. This is because FDA-approved products are considered as safe.
Both cosmetic and medical requirements should be considered before making a section of the most suitable option.
The volume of filler components or elements can be decided by the treatment timing.
The lip-augmentation process is not complicated at all rater it hardly takes few minutes to get completed. But the patients should take necessary precautions before and after the treatment to realize optimum effectiveness without inviting any side-effects.
Everyone loves looking younger. We believe that the younger we look the prettier, we will look. Stereotypes of beauty are different in different parts of the world. We can never feel bad for the process of ageing because that is how it is designed. The process of our life is made in such a way that all of us will get old, and your body will wither away. But that's days people look a lot older for their age. Due to the various patterns of our life, we don't take care of our body, and our health deteriorates on a large scale. Our skin loses its glow, and we tend to look a lot older for our age.
Do not use too many cosmetic products.
Get enough sleep every day.
Our body has a moisture content of about 60%. Without water, our body can not process many things that happen inside our body. We need to drink at least 3 litres of water every day as our body constantly loses water. When we drink plenty of water, our skin stays healthy, and the water gives it a nice glow. When our skin is healthy, it gives us a younger look. If we do not drink plenty of water, our skin tends of shrink, and we look a lot older than what we are.
Fruits and vegetables are one of the best food you can eat. The fruits and vegetables are rich in nutrients and vitamins; our skin requires many vitamins and minerals to be healthy. Vitamin D and vitamin K are very good for your skin, and it makes your skin look a lot better.
Exercise is one of best things to do to keep your body healthy. You feel a lot more active and healthy, your body feels a lot less fatigued, and your heart pumps out more blood thus, keeping your skin healthy.
Cosmetic and makeup products may make you look good temporarily, but in the long run, the chemicals used in the product can harm your skin. You can use little amounts of cosmetic products, but huge amounts can cause skin allergies and rashes. You may get used a particular product that you have to use every day, and it will be very difficult for you if you do not use that product.
Adequate sleep is required for your body to take rest and work the following day. Without enough sleep, you will become more tired and will not be active. You may end up getting black marks on your face, and that may make you look a lot older than your normal age. Thus, getting enough sleep is required for healthy skin.
Yoga is an art form that is practised globally focusing on the long list of health benefits that it can cater to. In a world that is running crazy behind artificial remedies, if there is one thing that people practice patiently then it is yoga. Yoga not only improves the internal health but also improves the external look and makes your skin glowing.
So if there are natural ways to keep your skin glowing without having to visit the parlour, then you must give it a try. These yoga postures involve a lot of facial muscles, which most of the times go unnoticed, that gives the skin a glowing look.
Surya Namaskar as it is traditionally called, or simply Sun Salutation is the most renowned form of exercise that is globally practised, despite being an Asian form of devotion.
Padmasana: The person takes the form of a lotus and performs this yoga. Lotus is believed to be a flower with a lot of cosmic power in it. This will induce energy and restores power.
Dhanurasana: It is one among the three main back stretching exercises. This yoga involves a lot of stretching that it brightens you up if it is done during the early hours of the day.
Facial exercises instantly wake up your face and help you to stay fresh all throughout the day.
Most of these facial muscles are connected to other parts of the body and thereby they have an impact there too.
Facial Massaging also involves other techniques like touch therapy. The moment you touch the facial muscles, the organs that are related to these muscles work better. Touch therapy is simply an act of stimulation. This stimulation helps the organs function better than before.
Facial exercises give your face a better shape. It improves the blood flow. This is the reason why the face glows when facial exercises are done on a regular basis.
Most of these exercises are flexible and are user-friendly. While one version of the exercise makes your face look chubby, the reverse version will narrow down your face.
The best part is that even simple exercises like breath in and breath out can have an impact on your health.
Mississippi has recently moved regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from the state insurance commissioner to the state pharmacy board. Pharmacy representatives have sought similar regulatory changes in other states. Giving state pharmacy boards (which are typically comprised of practicing pharmacists) regulatory power over PBMs creates a significantconflict of interest for board members because PBMs are market adversaries of pharmacists. In a new article accepted for publication in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Emory University Law School Associate Professor Alexander Volokh reviews the potential legal exposures of state pharmacy boards and their members resulting from anti-competitive regulation of PBMs.
State pharmacy boards comprised of practicing pharmacists are an example of "private regulation," where governments have turned over some or all of the role of regulating an industry to private parties, including participants in the regulated industry. In his article, "The New Private Regulation Skepticism: Nondelegation, Due Process, and Antitrust Challenges," Professor Volokh uses the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy and several other real-world examples of private regulation (e.g., North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, Amtrak) to expound on the recent trend of state and federal courts ruling against private regulatory organizations.
As Professor Volokh explains, the "new regulation skepticism" provides several useful tools for aggrieved parties to challenge instances of private regulation. The first such tool is the "non-delegation doctrine," a federal and state principle that looks at whether the legislative branch has impermissibly given away its legislative powers. In particular, Professor Volokh notes that there are state court non-delegation doctrines (e.g., in Texas) that could render illegal some types of delegations of power to private parties – particularly where the private delegate has a pecuniary or personal interest that could create a conflict with his public function.
The second and more powerful tool for challenging private delegations is the U.S. Constitution's Due Process Clause. Professor Volokh reviews several U.S. Supreme Court cases and notes that delegating "coercive power to a private parties has long been held to be a potential violation of due process." He states that "delegation of power plus pecuniary bias is a due process no-no." He specifically notes that the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy's regulatory proposal (since withdrawn) to impose a fiduciary duty on PBMs could have been problematic under the Due Process Clause because of Board bias. Also questionable would be Board exercise of discretion to require submission of sensitive financial information. As Professor Volokh explains, "biased rulemakers can often be challenged, unless their role is limited to enforcing commands they didn't create by suing violators in courts they don't operate." A PBM or other party adversely affected by such regulation could "obtain money damages … against the board members" for a due process violation.
The third tool for challenging private regulation is federal antitrust law which Professor Volokh states "is available to guard against the anticompetitive dangers of 'industry regulating itself.'" While states are immune from antitrust liability under the "state action" doctrine, that immunity might not extend to agencies "depending on their degree of privateness." Once an antitrust violation is established, the "standard remedy is treble damages." In looking at the antitrust laws as they might apply to Mississippi Board of Pharmacy example, Professor Volokh raises concerns about the Board's discretionary authority to require additional financial information and its attempt to impose a fiduciary duty. The fact that all of the Board members must be licensed Mississippi pharmacists that the Governor chooses from a list submitted by the Mississippi Pharmacy Association would be enough to make the Board "private" for purposes of state action immunity in the view of the Federal Trade Commission (one of the federal antitrust regulators).
Pending in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in northern California is a case involving an effort to bring a biosimilar drug to market without making use of the "biosimilars pathway" included in the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). Depending on the outcome, patients could soon be able to obtain less-expensive versions of an important drug for treating arthritis and psoriasis.
Sandoz would like to make a biosimilar version of Amgen's drug Enbrel, but it wants to be sure that doing so does not violate Amgen's patents. Accordingly, it sought a declaratory judgment from the courts that its drug would not infringe two Enbrel patents and that those patents are invalid and unenforceable. Sandoz filed the declaratory judgment proceeding prior to seeking FDA approval for the biosimilar drug. Amgen countered that the declaratory judgment proceeding contravened the BPCIA biosimilars pathway adopted by Congress which requires, among other steps, that the proposed biosimilar first be submitted to the FDA.
The Court of Appeals decision in this case could have significance well beyond Enbrel. According to the FDA Law Blog, two additional declaratory judgment cases have been filed involving other biosimilars. We have written previously about how delays in bringing biosimilars to market are causing billions of dollars in wasteful, unnecessary drug spending. We have also discussed some of the efforts by biotech companies to impede cost-saving biosimilars. For the sake of patients and payers, we can only hope that the court will decide in favor of Sandoz.
Drug re-patenting is making waves in the pharmaceutical market. This practice allows drug manufacturers to continue enjoying a sales monopoly while dramatically reducing research and development costs. In the 1980s, the European Patent Office (EPO) passed patent laws to protect new uses of known drugs. Many other countries, including the United States, have followed suit and established similar laws. As more blockbuster drugs approach their expiration dates and fewer patentable new drugs funnel down the commercialization pipeline, pharmaceutical companies are facing critical financial challenges since losing patent protection means losing market exclusivity. Drug re-patenting, then, is an attractive alternative for extending much desired market protection and retaining exclusive shares. It is much easier and cheaper for a company to find new uses for an old drug than to develop a new drug from scratch. The cost of developing new uses for existing drugs or failed drugs is 40% cheaper than coming up with something completely novel. That is $400 million in savings considering the average $1 billion price tag for new drug development.
Re-patenting is becoming the new buzzword among pharma companies. Only one in 5,000 discoveries makes it to market, and of those, many do not recoup the cost of their research and development. A three-year patent extension for the popular allergy drug Claritin was estimated to be worth a billion dollars to its manufacturer, Schering-Plough. Under current patent laws, multiple strategies can be pursued in re-patenting old drugs. These include changes in dosage regimes, formulations, and routes of administration. Other avenues incorporate use of stereo selectivity / chiral switches (i.e. a chemical mirror image of the drug), the treatment of a new patient group by the current method of use, or utilizing a combination of two or more old drugs into one which is then marketed as a new product. The question is, however, whether the re-patent applications truly meet the goal of improved patient outcomes or are simply disguises for extending price monopolies and preventing generic competitors from entering the scene.
In practice, pharmaceutical companies are sometimes more interested in creating minor modifications to existing drugs than developing new breakthrough medications. Such modifications require significantly less investment while offering good returns. From 2000-2007, 667 new drugs were approved by the FDA and of those only 75 (11%) were novel products that offered a significant advancement. Over 80% of these were so called "me-too" drugs: ones developed based on something already known and structurally similar to the original. A 2007 ABC News analysis looked at two kidney-dialysis drugs from Abbott Labs, Calcijex and Zemplar. The former was about to lose patent protection when the much-trumpeted latter came onto the scene and received a 15-year patent even though Zemplar did not show clinical superiority to Calcijex.
Another example is the asthma treatment called Albuterol. After it was re-patented, Albuterol's price jumped from $15 to between $50 and $100 per inhaler. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in the U.S. with 40 million people affected. Currently there are no generic asthma inhalers available in this country. Asthma care costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $56 billion each year when hospital visits are included. Similarly, re-patenting of other older drugs used for birth control, gout and insulin increased their costs dramatically.
Patents provide the necessary legal protection to encourage an innovative pharmaceutical market. The market needs these drugs to thrive. But in turn, the pharmaceutical industry must also provide affordable treatments to patients who need them to survive. A successful market has to achieve a fine balance between the two but oftentimes, that balance is missing. The challenge for regulators as more blockbuster drugs near their patent expiration dates is how to restore the desired market equilibrium so patient outcomes can continue to improve at an affordable price.
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