Home Article Child-Adoption Family Social How to Adopt a Baby?
In this article I will provide you some effective tips for adopting a baby. When you are considering adoption, just begin by reading different kinds of adoption as well as deciding which one meets your requirements, then start the process of getting an excellent match for your family as well as welcoming a baby into your house.
If you are really thinking to adopt a baby or if you are planning to adopt a baby within the next few days, then I will suggest you to think about adopting from a domestic company or agency. This will be helpful for you. For your kind information, domestic adoption companies in the Florida, US work with birth moms to get adoptive moms and dads. Prospective adoptive moms and dads submit necessary details about themselves to the adoption agencies, who after that pass the details to the birth moms. If a birth mom shows her interest, the whole adoption process is facilitated by the adoption agency. This is the thing actually. Overall, the process is not too difficult.
If you are planning to adopt a baby from a domestic adoption agency, open adoptions are considered as the most popular route. This simplifies prospective moms and dads meet as well as form a relationship with the birth mom (and often the birth dad), and sometimes keep in touch after the baby is born. Most of the families feel that this process takes the mystery out of adoption. At the same time, this process also makes it feel quite natural for all parties involved. So adopting a baby from domestic agency means it's a type of open adoption.
A few adoption agencies still conduct closed adoptions. In this kind of adoption, the adoptive moms and dads have zero relation with the birth mom, and the baby has zero relation with the birth mom after he / she is born. Since closed adoptions are not much popular than they used to be, it can be tough to discover a company or adoption agency and birth mom willing to facilitate one.


Keep the birds in mind as you embrace the warmer weather this season.
As we welcome the long, Memorial Day weekend, please remember to keep an eye out as baby birds are beginning to hatch. When visiting the beach, looking out for chicks becomes that much more difficult as many of the tiny hatchlings are camouflaged by sand and rocks. With summer approaching, I remind you to share the shore with these vulnerable species, such as the state endangered Piping Plover.
Respect protected areas and signs. Birds, eggs, nests and chicks are well-camouflaged and disturbance by people and their pets can cause birds to abandon their eggs and young.
Avoid disturbing groups of birds that are nesting or feeding. If birds take flight, call loudly or act agitated it means you are too close.
Always aim to keep your dog on a leash and away from the birds. Shorebirds perceive people and pets as predators.
Please don't leave trash or fishing line on the beach. Take your trash with you and place in an appropriate trash container. Trash attracts real predators such as gulls, crows, raccoons and foxes. Fishing line entangles and kills birds.
Join us in these efforts, and take the pledge to Be a Good Egg. You will be rewarded with the spectacle of wild birds and the excitement that unfolds with every nesting season.
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Do Alligators Roam At Night?
What is the best time of day to see alligators?
What time of day are alligators more active?
Do crocodiles like to eat humans?
Is it safe to kayak with alligators?
What do you do if you see an alligator?
Can alligators climb fences?
What are alligators favorite food?
What do alligators do at night?
Will a 9mm kill an alligator?
What are alligators afraid of?
What to do if an alligator is in your yard?
How old is an 8 foot alligator?
Do alligators hide in rain?
What time are alligators active?
How do you scare an alligator away?
Do baby alligators stay with their mothers?
Why are alligators so mean?
What attracts an alligator?
Where is the best place to see alligators in Florida?
Do you get wet on an airboat?
Is it safe to swim with alligators?
Afternoon may be the best time to spot them during the rainy season while they are out and about.
If you are thinking about an airboat ride in the late afternoon, you will probably see more alligators (check out our nighttime airboat rides).
Primarily, alligators choose the dusk or night hours for their feedings..
Alligators are most active between dusk and dawn. Keep pets away from the water (at least 10 feet from the water's edge).
The two species with the most well-known and documented reputation for preying on humans are the Nile crocodile and saltwater crocodile, and these are the perpetrators of the vast majority of both fatal and non-fatal crocodilian attacks.
In a few incidents, alligators have actually bitten canoes and kayaks, resulting in minor injuries to people and damage to their boats. The best way to protect yourself if you are paddling is to keep your hands and feet inside the boat and to be cautious and aware when entering or leaving the water.
In the unusual event that you find yourself squaring off with a gator, wildlife experts offer these four tips:Run. If you happen to lock eyes with an alligator on land, forget running in a zigzag. … Fight Back. If a gator grabs hold of you, there are a few things you can do. … Smack the Snout. … Gouge the Eyes.
Yes, alligators can climb fences. Just in case you were wondering. Florida television station WJAX-TV in Jacksonville on Sunday posted a video of a large gator climbing over a fence at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. … The gator landed on the other side of the fence and promptly strolled away.
Juvenile alligators eat primarily insects, amphibians, small fish, and other invertebrates. Adult alligators eat rough fish, snakes, turtles, small mammals, and birds.
They mostly sleep in the sun during the day and feed at night, when they can only be detected by the red glow of their eyes. They will usually be in the edges of water where they can hide in the reeds or head for deeper water.
Yes, a 9mm will kill a gator. My baby sister killed a 9 footer with one when she was 9. Brain-shot is the way to go, simply because it's a sure target and the fastest way to put them down.
Adult alligators eat rough fish, snakes, turtles, small mammals, and birds." … "The person is the last thing a gator wants to go for — they're afraid of human beings," Hanna told Fox News.
If you're that close to an alligator, back off and run away, Ross said. He noted that the idea of "running in zigzags" is a myth. Just run in a straight line, directly away from the alligator, Ross said.
Growth then slows slightly until age 10, when the alligator reaches approximately 8 feet in length. However, after 10 years, a female gator will have reached full size (9 feet), and a male alligator's growth rate will slow considerably, growing less than an inch per year.
When they are cold, they sunbathe, and when they are hot, they go for a swim. This means on a rainy day you may not see as many alligators on land, however, alligators are rather curious creatures which means they will swim up to a boat just to check it out even in the rain. … Birds will also be out in the rain.
Alligators are most active between dusk and dawn, so plan accordingly to reduce chances of running into them.
Running away is a good option and a distance of around 20 or 30 feet is usually all it takes to get safely away from an alligator. "They are not made for running after prey," he said. Making a lot of noise can also scare off a gator before any attack begins.
Although they are known as ferocious hunters, mother alligators are very caring toward their young in the beginning stages of their lives. After spending 9-10 weeks protecting her eggs, she stays with the hatchlings for at least the first year of their lives.
Bobby Boucher : Mama says that alligators are ornery… 'cause they got all them teeth but no toothbrush. … Student : Alligators are aggressive because of an enlarged medulla oblongata. It's the sector of the brain which controls aggressive behavior.
When fishing in fresh waterways, the bait and fish, or even birds flying and landing nearby can attract alligators. Never throw fish heads, bait, etc. into the water from your boat, dock or shore. My father rescued an injured bird from a lake.
The Everglades Alligator Farm is a great stop for travelers heading to the Florida Keys who want to take an airboat ride and see a wildlife show. While the Everglades are teeming with gators – about 200,000 – there are many other spots to have a safe encounter.
You won't get wet, but if you go when it's cold outside, bundle up!
Do not allow your dogs or children to swim in waters inhabited by alligators, or to drink or play at the water's edge. To an alligator, a splash potentially means a food source is in the water. It is best to avoid swimming in areas that are known habitats for large alligators but at the least, never swim alone.
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Q: Can't upload an image or pdf on codeigniter I can't upload an image or pdf on my codeigniter
This is my view

        Upload Gambar
        <input name="foto" type="file" class="form-control">

This is my controller
 function form_pendaftaran_act(){
    $nik = $this->input->post('nik');
    $nama = $this->input->post('nama_anggota');
    $gender = $this->input->post('gender');
    $ttl = $this->input->post('ttl');
    $email = $this->input->post('email');
    $notelp = $this->input->post('notelp');
    $alamat = $this->input->post('alamat');
    $pendidikan = $this->input->post('pendidikan');
    $status = $this->input->post('status');
    $tinggi_badan = $this->input->post('tinggi_badan');
    $berat_badan = $this->input->post('berat_badan');
    $uk_baju = $this->input->post('uk_baju');
    $uk_celana = $this->input->post('uk_celana');
    $posisi = $this->input->post('posisi');

    $this->form_validation->set_rules('nama_anggota','Nama Anggota',
    'required');
    $this->form_validation->set_rules('email','Email','required');

   if($this->form_validation->run() != false){
      $config['upload_path'] = './assets/upload/';
      $config['allowed_types'] = 'jpg|png|jpeg|pdf';
      $config['max_size'] = '2048';
      $config['file_name'] = 'gambar'.time();

      $this->load->library('upload', $config);

      if($this->upload->do_upload('foto')){
        $image=$this->upload->data();

      $data = array(
        'nik' => $nik,
        'nama_anggota' => $nama,
        'gender' => $gender,
        'ttl' => $ttl,
        'email' => $email,
        'no_telp' => $notelp,
        'alamat' => $alamat,
        'pendidikan' => $pendidikan,
        'status' => $status,
        'tinggi_badan' => $tinggi_badan,
        'berat_badan' => $berat_badan,
        'uk_baju' => $uk_baju,
        'uk_celana' => $uk_celana,
        'posisi' => $posisi,
        'gambar' => $image['file_name']

         );

      $this->m_office->insert_data($data,'anggota');
      redirect(base_url().'member');
      }else{
        $this->session->set_flashdata
        ('alert', 'Anda Belum Memilih Foto');
      }
    }else{
      $this->load->view('member/header');
      $this->load->view('member/form_pendaftaran');
      $this->load->view('member/footer');
    }
      }
    }

My problem is i can't upload the image or pdf. After i click submit on my view, the web just viewing a blank white screen. But, before i add the image configuration script, the web was doing well

A: You have to make sure the form has the enctype specified or no files will upload.
<form action="/route" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">

        Upload Gambar
        <input name="foto" type="file" class="form-control">

</form>

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Baker Electric Home Energy No. 607 on the 2016 Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Baker Electric Home Energy is pleased to announce it ranked No. 607 on the Inc. magazine exclusive 2016 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies – the Inc. 5000.
Baker Electric Home Energy's rank of No. 607 this year is up from No. 1926 in 2015. Baker achieved its rank this year by attaining a three-year growth rate of 645 percent with 2015 revenue at $48.9 million. Baker Electric Home Energy was No. 20 out of the nation's top energy companies and No. 15 out of the San Diego area companies on the list.
"The Inc. 5000 list stands out where it really counts," says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. "It honors real achievement by a founder or a team of them. No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great – usually from scratch. That's one of the hardest things to do in business, as every company founder knows. But without it, free enterprise fails."
"This national achievement puts Baker Electric Home Energy in great company — especially when you consider that there are more than 6 million employer-based, private companies in the U.S.," said President Mike Teresso. "Everyone at Baker is extremely proud to be an honoree on this prestigious list. We're very excited about the exponential growth of our company and the renewable energy industry as a whole. Solar is making a difference in people's lives and the world, and we feel fortunate to be a part of that."
According to Inc., firms must be U.S.-based and privately owned to qualify for inclusion. Revenue requirements for the newly released ranking were at least $100,000 in 2012 and at least $2 million last year.
The 2016 Inc. 5000, unveiled online at Inc.com in September, is the most competitive crop in the list's history. The average company on the list achieved a three-year growth of 433%. The Inc. 5000's aggregate revenue is $200 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 640,000 jobs over the past three years, or about 8% of all jobs created in the entire economy during that period.


Credit card delinquency rates fell at major U.S. lenders in November as fewer consumers fell behind on their bill payments, signaling that they are recovering from the stress of the financial crisis.
But consumers are also avoiding racking up more debt on their credit cards, even during the holiday shopping season, in a sign that lenders will be struggling to rebuild their businesses for some time to come.
Credit card lenders Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Discover Financial Services and Capital One Financial Corp. said the rate of late payments fell to their lowest levels this year in November.
Delinquencies are the first sign that consumers are having trouble paying their bills and indicators of future losses. The steady decline in delinquencies this year at the top U.S. credit-card lenders signals that American consumers have recovered from the worst of the financial crisis.
Overall losses ticked up slightly at some lenders, including JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, although they were still much lower than their charge-off rates at the beginning of 2010. Losses — and loans — on credit cards usually rise at the end of the year, as consumers splurge during the holiday shopping season.
But they are reluctant to take on more debt this year. Only 16.3 percent of consumers polled used credit cards over the Black Friday weekend this year, down from 30.9 percent last year and an all-time low, according to a survey by America's Research Group and UBS.
Lenders file monthly credit-card performance reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bank of America, the largest U.S. consumer bank, still has one of the nation's worst credit-card loss rates, but it fell to 9.92 percent in November from 10.15 in October and more than 13 percent at the beginning of 2010. The company's delinquency rate in November fell to 5.47 percent from 5.6 percent.
At the other end of the spectrum, JPMorgan Chase's delinquency rate fell to 3.68 percent in November, from 3.81 percent in October. Its charge-off rate edged up to 7.16 percent in November from 7 percent.
Discover, which lends directly to consumers but also competes with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. to process credit card transactions for banks, said delinquencies fell to 4.15 percent in November from 4.34 percent in October. Its overall losses also fell, to 6.72 percent in November from 6.83 percent.
Capital One said accounts delinquent for at least 30 days fell to 4.26 percent in November, from 4.45 percent in October. Its charge-off rate rose to 7.56 percent in November from 7.26 percent, but was still much improved from over 10 percent in January.
Citigroup Inc. and American Express Co. are also expected to report the monthly performance of their credit card portfolios later on Wednesday.
Shares of the six major lenders were mixed Wednesday morning, with American Express up about 1 percent at $46.64 and Capital One down about 1 percent at $41.68.


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Mall je ulice v londýnském obvodu Westminster. Vede od Buckinghamského paláce (od památníku královny Viktorie) po Admirality Arch u Trafalgar Square. V neděli, o svátcích a při konání ceremoniálních akcí bývá uzavřena.

Na jižní straně ulice se rozprostírá St. James's Park a na severní straně se nachází Green Park, St James's Palace a Clarence House. Na východní straně se kříží s Horse Guards Parade, kde se odehrává střídaní stráží.

Mall byla vytvořena jako ulice pro pořádání ceremonií, po vzoru podobných ulic v jiných městech, koncem 19. a začátkem 20. století. Součástí výstavby této ulice byla i obnova fasády Buckinghamského paláce a stavba památníku královny Viktorie.

Během oficiální návštěvy hlavy cizího státu, panovník a návštěva projíždí v doprovodu stráží po Mall, která je ozdobena státními vlajkami Velké Británie a vlajkami státu z něhož pochází návštěva.

V průběhu oslav zlatého jubilea královny Alžběty II. se zde shromáždilo více než milion lidí, aby vzdali hold své královně a její rodině, která je pozdravovala z balkónu Buckinghamského paláce.

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Ulice v Londýně
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Q: I am trying to make a script which updates wallpapers. It is giving my OSError This is a snippet from my code:
def set_background(image):
    ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoW(20, 0, image , 0)

def set_wall(message):
    img = Image.new('RGB', auto.size(), color = (66, 70, 82))
    fnt = ImageFont.truetype('C:\\Windows\\Fonts\\consolab.ttf', 40)
    d = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
    d.text((250, 330), message, font=fnt, fill=(171, 220, 255))
    wall_path = 'E:\\pranil\\python\\jee_wallpaper.png'
    img.save(wall_path)
    set_background(wall_path)

while True:
    if datetime.today().second == 0:
        message = calculate_rem_time()
        set_wall(message)

The error I am getting is:

OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: 'E:\pranil\python\jee_wallpaper.png'

How to solve this error?
EDIT:
I solved the problem..I just added time.sleep(1) between img.save(wall_path) and set_background(wall_path)

A: Change the wall_path to
wall_path = 'E:\pranil\python\jee_wallpaper.png'

A: OSErrors are usually caused by system related errors (eg. file not found, disk full, etc.). In your case your file paths look wrong. Try copying and pasting the file paths of the image files by right clicking the file and then select properties. Copy and paste the file path listed in Location: C:....
https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/io/file-path-formats


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Q: How to label clusters of rows based on matches using True/False? Using this R function I am able to see the matching ratio for row clusters:
# Matching ratio function
match_ratio <- function(x)
  cbind(x, match_ratio = rowMeans(mapply(`==`, x[1, -1], x[, -1])))

I would like to also label each cell value as True if they match in the row clusters and False if they do not.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.
Sample input is
ID  Var1  Var2
1   East  Juice
1   East  Soda
2   West  Apple
2   East  Apple

Sample Output would be
ID  Var1   Var2
1   True   False
1   True   False
2   False  True
2   False  True

So the clusters are based in ID.  1 is a cluster as is 2.

A: a dplyr method:
library(dplyr)

df %>% group_by(ID) %>% mutate_all(funs(n_distinct(.) == 1))

     ID  Var1  Var2
  <int> <lgl> <lgl>
1     1  TRUE FALSE
2     1  TRUE FALSE
3     2 FALSE  TRUE
4     2 FALSE  TRUE


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Home / 2020 Index / United States, Department of State
United States, Department of State
Score: 63.2
2020 Good
The US Department of State (State) is responsible for the implementation of US foreign policy and supports US foreign assistance programs, including those of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It leads on the design and implementation of the Foreign Assistance Dashboard (ForeignAssistance.gov) and is responsible for coordinating and publishing all US agency IATI data, excluding USAID and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). State became an IATI member in 2011 and first published to the IATI Registry in 2014.
2018 Fair
2014 Poor
Organisational planning and commitments 14.4 / 15
Finance and budgets 16.7 / 25
Project attributes 15.5 / 20
Joining-up development data 16.7 / 20
State moved into the 'good' category for the 2020 Index ranking it third out of the five US agencies we assessed. It moved from quarterly to monthly publication to the IATI Registry for the 2020 Index. State published just over 70 percent of data searched for in the 2020 Index to the IATI Registry.
State published most of its finance and budget indicators in the IATI format, which made this one of the highest scoring components, although it was missing project budget documents. Total organisational budgets were only two years forward-looking. Other financial indicators, including commitments and disbursements and expenditures, although improved from 2018, were not always available.
For joining-up development data, State did well in providing aid type, flow type and grant type but was missing key documents on procurement such as contracts and tenders.
State published all project attributes to the IATI Registry. However, descriptions, sub-national locations, and titles failed quality checks because they were not detailed enough or could not be found.
State published data for all organisational planning and commitments indicators to the IATI Registry. State added its full country strategy documentation, which it did not provide in 2018.
We did not add points for any of the performance indicators. Although State published some reviews and evaluations to the IATI Registry and on ForeignAssistance.gov for the first time this year, they were not detailed enough nor could we consistently find them. State did not publish objectives, results or pre-project impact appraisals at all.
State should work to improve its project level data quality. With the lack of basic information, such as full titles and descriptions, project level budgets, sub-national locations and performance documents, a user will continue to have difficulty finding useful project level information.
State should work to improve the publication of contracts and tenders which were largely missing.
It should start to publish financial data and documentation on its activities and publish three-year forward-looking budgets where possible.
It should publish its performance objectives and results, and work on publishing more detailed evaluations.
Score: 14.4 / 15
Format: IATI
Publication status: Always
Format: Machine readable [1]
Contracts publication status: Sometimes


A minor can be valuable when associated with a major in agricultural education, agricultural economics, plant science, nutrition and food science, business, economics, computer science, rangeland resources, and in other disciplines where the animal industry has direct or indirect involvement.
Requirements for specialty or emphasis area minors are listed below. The same departmental standards applying to the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences major also apply to all minors.
The following is a listing of courses for the minor emphasis area. A specific course may not be used to fulfill the requirements of more than one ADVS minor.
Transfer students must have a minimum of one 3-credit upper-division course in residency with the approval of the ADVS academic advisor.
10 elective ADVS credits with approval of the ADVS academic advisor.


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Denver To Begin Defense of Super Bowl This Evening
Published on September 8th, 2016 4:12 pm EST
The Denver Broncos will begin the defense of their Super Bowl championship later tonight when they play host to the Carolina Panthers, the team that they defeated in last year's Super Bowl clash.
Denver will have a significantly different team this season, as Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler have both left the team (Manning retired, Osweiler signed with the Texans). The Broncos managed to retain a number of the key pieces to their team, including the likes of Von Miller, who will be looking to anchor another ferocious defense. Much like last season, the Broncos will be relying on a combination of defense and running to win the Super Bowl.
The Carolina Panthers, for their part, will be looking to recover following a spectacular season that ended in resounding disappointment.
After posting a 15-1 record, the Panthers went to the Super Bowl expecting to win. The team faltered in the big game, leaving the likes of Cam Newton and Greg Olsen to try and pick up the pieces in the offseason. The Panthers will benefit from the return of Kelvin Benjamin to their line-up, though their defense has been significantly weakened by the surprise departure of Josh Norman, who is one of the top corners in the league.
In short - both clubs have Super Bowl aspirations once again this year, though both teams have significant question marks - the Broncos on offense, while the Panthers need to answer questions on defense.
Bookmakers are expecting a fairly low scoring contest, as the over/under line is set at 41 points:
Over 41 points, -105
Under 41 points, -115
The Panthers, display playing on the road, are three point favourites to win tonight:
Carolina Panthers, -3, -105
Denver Broncos, +3, -105
Here are the money line odds:
Carolina Panthers, -150
Denver Broncos, +130
The Broncos will be charged with the nearly impossible task of stopping Panthers QB Cam Newton, while the Panthers will need to deal with the likes of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders.
This is a great way to start the season - finally, real football is back!
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South Africa to Canada, an international student athlete's first year experience
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First-year University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) student Ruvimbo Vambe was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. She grew up with two…
#SaveVarsityEagles: UTM varsity sports cancelled for the foreseeable future
Athletes and student are angered by the cancellation of varsity sports and have quickly taken action. A meeting with the Dean has been set and students are hoping for mutual agreements, otherwise protests may be taken to the next level.
Elisa Nguyen	 November 29, 2021 December 6, 2021
CW: Suicide, mental illness, depression On November 10, the Department of Recreation, Athletics & Wellness announced that the University of…
The Owl House loses its happy ending
Disney's villainous choice takes away an important show for LGBTQ2s+ representation.
Lexey Burns	 November 29, 2021 November 29, 2021
Spoiler warning: this review discusses all seasons of The Owl House. Is anybody else waiting on the highly anticipated third…
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Theatre Erindale's latest production immerses audiences in a political setting that is all too familiar.
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With a stunning soundtrack and powerful performances, this successful adaptation has everything to love about musical theatre.
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VIP lab tours for child patients is healthcare innovation of the year
Malcolm Robinson, scientist and founder of charity Harvey's Gang, named overall winner at Advancing Healthcare awards
Malcolm Robinson came up with the idea of giving child patients VIP tours of the labs where their blood samples are analysed. Photograph: John Behets
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Tue 24 Apr 2018 07.14 EDT
A biomedical scientist has scooped top honours in the annual awards for therapists and health scientists for his idea of giving child patients VIP tours of the laboratories where their blood samples are analysed.
Malcolm Robinson, from Western Sussex hospitals NHS foundation trust, came up with the scheme when Harvey Buster Baldwin, then aged six, kept asking questions about the process. Robinson gave him an explanatory tour and arranged for him to have a child-size lab coat, cardboard security pass and goody bag.
A boy with leukaemia visited my lab – I had no idea what it would start
Harvey lost his fight with the disease two years later, but by then other children were clamouring for the VIP touch. A charity, Harvey's Gang, was set up and has organised laboratory tours for more than 200 youngsters in 50 NHS trusts.
Robinson, who told his story in an article for the Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network, was named overall winner of the 2018 Advancing Healthcare awards at a ceremony at Chelsea Harbour, London, as well as winner of the biomedical scientist of the year category.
Other winners of this year's awards, for which the Guardian was media partner, included Lucy Junni and Lobke Marsden, from Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS trust, who landed the "realising potential through creativity" category for their initiative – also featured previously by the network – in customising radiotherapy masks to make them less intimidating for children.
The Guardian award for innovation in mental health went to the Hertfordshire-based May Contain Nuts theatre company, a drama group formed five years ago to help people living with mental health problems explore their issues and to improve public understanding of such problems.
Parmjit Dhanda, a former Labour MP who now chairs the Allied Health Professions Federation, representing 158,000 health workers, told the awards ceremony that allied health professionals (AHPs) held the key to better partnership working across the NHS. However, their profile as a group was so low that most people would respond with blank stares if asked about them.
"I think most politicians would also be left scratching their heads when asked about the roles of AHPs – and those of healthcare scientists as well," Dhanda said.
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Full list of winners
Overall winner and Health Services Laboratories biomedical scientist of the year – Malcolm Robinson, Western Sussex hospitals NHS trust
Chroma award for realising potential through creativity – Lucy Junni and Lobke Marsden, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS trust
Faculty of Public Health and Public Health England award for contributions to public health –Janet Cooper, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent partnership NHS trust
Health Education England and National Institute for Health Research award for research champions – Jackie McRae, St George's University hospitals NHS foundation trust
Macmillan award for leadership and innovation in cancer rehabilitation – Rachel Barlow and Hannah Edwards, NHS Wales and Wales Cancer Network
Institute of Biomedical Science award for inspiring the biomedical workforce of the future – Katie Berger and Ian Davies, University hospitals of North Midlands NHS trust and Staffordshire University
Scottish government award for improving quality: measuring and demonstrating impact – Alison Peebles and Ingrid Bell, Impact Arts
Viapath award for innovation in healthcare science – Jonathan Ashmore and Cormac McGrath, NHS Highlands and Belfast health and social care trust
Welsh government award for prudent healthcare – Catherine Chin, Betsi Cadwaladr, University Health Board
NHS Employers award for outstanding achievement by an apprentice, support worker or technician working alongside an AHP or healthcare scientist – Dan Clay, North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS foundation trust
Northern Ireland award for maximising resources for success – Rachael Moses, Lancashire teaching hospitals NHS foundation trust
Scottish government award for driving improvement, delivering results – Mairiead MacLennan, Lisa Logan and Stephen McGlashan, NHS Fife
Guardian award for innovation in mental health – May Contain Nuts Theatre Company
Chamberlain Dunn Learning award for rising stars – Martha Waters, Manchester University NHS foundation trust; Jade Goddard, Derbyshire community health services NHS foundation trust; Luke Gurney, Frimley health NHS foundation trust; James Duggan, Music Therapy Works; Grace Smith, Hampshire hospitals NHS foundation trust; Richard Cubbons and Ellis Goldspink, both George Eliot hospital NHS trust; Robert Palmer, Cardiff and Vale University health board; Rachael Holmes and Jessica Beacom, both South Eastern health and social care trust; Emma Inman, Charlotte Lawson-Wright, Catherine Fitch, Christella Lucas, Caroline Swinburne, Charlie Flint, Sophie Mawhinney, Noelle Adames and Alice Nicholas, all Chroma; Catherine Blanchard and Francesca Brown, both Essex partnership University NHS foundation trust
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Texas wind farms deploy radar so birds, not feathers, can fly
By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers
Wind on the Texas coast is tempting for energy companies. Unlike other parts of Texas - the nation's No. 1 wind energy state - the coast has breezes that blow consistently on summer days, when energy demand peaks. But there's risk, too.
Millions of birds funnel through the Texas coast before they head north along the Central Flyway, one of the great bird migration routes between South America and the Arctic. This was the first year that wind farms were operating there during the spring migration.
One study near the coastal wind farms in Kenedy County, near the Laguna Madre, found that at the peak of fall migration in 2007, 4,000 birds an hour passed in a one-kilometer-wide band.
The two companies that run the first wind farms on the coast, Iberdrola Renewables of Spain and Babcock & Brown of Australia, recognized the risk bad weather could bring. Most migrating birds fly high above the range of turbines, many of them at night. But they don't fly through clouds and storms, and when bad weather rolls in, migrating birds fly down to wait it out.
The two companies voluntarily installed radar developed for the military and NASA to prevent collisions with birds by aircraft and the space shuttle. It's the first time this radar has been used anywhere in the world to shut down wind turbines if a large number of birds is headed toward them.
Conservationists said it's a good step, but they're still concerned that the companies haven't given permission to outside groups to check for bird fatalities during the migration period in April and May. Legal efforts to block the wind farms on the coast failed last year, and the federal government and Texas, like most states, don't regulate wind farms.
"We want to support wind energy wherever it goes, but we want to make sure it's safe for wildlife," said Andrew Kasner, the director of bird conservation for Audubon Texas.
"Most of the neotropical migrating birds that use that part of the flyway are already low numbers," he said. "So any impact that has the potential to take hundreds of birds in one instance or more can really be a problem for some species."
Some of the neotropical migrants (those that live in the tropics of the Americas and West Indies) that pass through are ones conservationists worry about protecting - species such as warblers (blue-winged, golden-winged, cerulean), grassland birds such as LeConte's Sparrow and others such as the Painted Bunting. Among the many others are threatened or endangered shorebirds such as the Least Tern and species of concern, such as the Long-billed Curlew.
Wind turbines everywhere can be trouble for birds, "but so far, passerine (the largest order of birds) mortality has not been high enough at any one particular site to be necessarily significant to the populations, although there may be cumulative effects," Kasner said. "That's why the coast is a concern, because of the potential to have a foggy, stormy day when thousands are flying through there. They'll already be limited in their ability to maneuver and detect any danger in front of them."
Tall buildings, communications towers, electric lines, pesticides and cats kill far more birds than wind turbines do. A recent U.S. government study found that global warming already has had an impact on the abundance and distribution of birds and could lower some species' chances of survival.
Although conservation groups such as the National Audubon Society support wind power as a way to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, they've also warned that wind farms need to be placed with care for birds and bats. Wind power could grow about tenfold by 2030, if the country is to reach a goal of getting 20 percent of its electricity from wind.
Iberdrola Renewables, the second largest wind energy provider in the U.S. after NextEra Energy Resources, has plans at all its facilities to protect birds and bats, said company spokeswoman Jan Johnson. She said it also must follow regional rules, regulations of some states and the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes it a crime to kill a migratory bird.
"When you have voluntary principles and use them in a plan, you really take a step to mitigate your risk," Johnson said.
There was no need to shut down this spring because there was no bad weather, said Gary Andrews, the chairman and chief executive officer of the radar maker, DeTect of Panama City, Fla., during a visit to the wind farms in May.
Iberdrola's wind farm has 84 turbines, which produce 202 megawatts of energy, enough to power 70,000 south Texas homes, and it plans to expand on the coast. Babcock & Brown's turbines are expected to generate up to 283 megawatts per year.
The American Wind Wildlife Institute, an industry-supported group, is working on guidelines for turbine use.
"These companies really want to do the right thing," said the group's president, Kraig Butrum.
There's no good estimate of the number of bird deaths from turbine collisions nationwide _ "It really does range wildly, to be candid," Butrum said.
Michael Fry, a scientist who directs conservation advocacy at the American Bird Conservancy, said the worry about bird and bat deaths would increase as the number of wind turbines across the country increases.
Fry agreed that the Texas coast is particularly a problem because it's the most concentrated area of migration in the country. Most of the risk, however, is for resident birds, he said.
There's great uncertainty in the numbers killed at wind turbines anywhere because dead bats and birds are hard even for trained searchers to spot, Fry said. Others never get counted, because ravens, skunks and other scavengers eat them first.
Experts on bird migration plan to meet soon to try to come up with ways to predict where birds are concentrated and at risk of colliding with wind turbines in bad weather, Fry said.
Some places that see large numbers of migrating birds include the Great Lakes shores, the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains and central California.
The worst known bird kills at wind farms have been at California's Altamont Pass, where some 17,000 raptors have been killed in 25 years.
There's also concern about whooping cranes, with only about 400 left. Many of these cranes migrate between Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas through the wind corridor of the central U.S. and into their breeding grounds in Canada. Fry said they're vulnerable to collisions with power lines, but little is known about the risk from turbines.
In other places, wind farms reduce bird habitat.
The risks to bats also are still being studied. Iberdrola Renewables helped fund research at its Casselman wind farm in southwest Pennsylvania in October that showed that turning off the turbines during low wind periods reduced bat deaths by 53 percent to 87 percent, with only a marginal loss of income. The research is continuing.
State of the Birds _ report and video: www.stateofthebirds.org/
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The dog that died on an Air France-KLM jetliner bound for L.A. this week was a healthy, happy puppy heading for his new home … according to the devastated family now demanding answers.
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We're told Bear was chosen specifically because the breed is known for being strong and protective but gentle, and the family has 6 and 7-year-old children.
Oshan says the dog had no known health problems and was fine when he boarded the plane, and also doesn't have breathing issues like the French Bulldog that died on a United Airlines flight last year.
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NO FIRE SALE
Petrotrin chairman denies OWTU's claim on refinery
Petrotrin chairman Wilfred Espinet.
THERE are no buyers waiting on the sidelines to buy Petrotrin's refinery, which is scheduled to cease operations in the company's restructuring process.
Concerns have been expressed about the future of the refinery, which has seen several expensive upgrades over the years, but chairman Wilfred Espinet denied outright yesterday that the refinery is for sale.
Asked if there had been expressions of interest in it, in an interview on I95.5 FM, Espinet said no.
"Nobody indicated any interest of any sort to purchase the assets of Petrotrin. I have no idea. I don't know a soul who have any interest in doing it."
He explained that across the region and in South America, approximately 15 similar plants have been closed over the last few years and he can only imagine those may be up for sale. So there is no rush by anyone to get their hands on the asset at Pointe-a-Pierre.
His denial comes amid speculation that the refinery has already been sold or that it is to be sold in a "fire sale."
On Tuesday, president general of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget, after Espinet announced the planned closure and job cuts, also questioned the plans for the refinery when it ends operations.
"Will they just mothball it, when it has the capacity to produce, at the very least, fuel for the local economy? They feel people foolish. Somebody else will come out of the wings and propose a cheap sell to restart it, operate and then sell back to you – your own patrimony," Roget told workers at Beaumont Hill.
Espinet reiterated that the decision was in keeping with government's mandate to make Petrotrin sustainable and profitable. He said previous administrations failed to take into consideration the fact that Petrotrin was a commercial company operating in a very competitive environment. He blamed bad management over the years for the "black hole" into which Petrotrin has sunk.
"As time went on, we had a lot of bad management in terms of capital expenditure which loaded the company with debt. Many of the capital-expenditure projects went on to the company's books without it producing any real benefits to the company.
"What you ended up doing was carrying that expenditure with no revenue to support it. So your revenue you were getting had to pay for loan interest you borrowed to do those capital projects."
He identified two of these projects at the failed World Gas to Liquids and Ultra Low Sulphur plants.
Addressing Petrotrin's $8 billion debt repayment, due in August 2019, Espinet said this could have implications for TT's sovereign debt.
"That bond payment is not guaranteed by government explicitly, but it is implicitly guaranteed by government. The bond-holders expect government is going to pay if Petrotrin can't – which it can't in its current state.
"Now the rating agencies that rate Petrotrin are at us every day. Unless we can demonstrate to them we have the capabilities of renewing our debt, refinancing our debt or paying it off, they would downgrade us."
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We talk a lot about enhancing the relationship between people and their animals, and how amazing it is to have a special connection, but we rarely talk about the emotional trauma when people's animals die. In Canada, where I used to live, there was a real understanding that when a pet dies, the people need time to process it; sometimes they take time off work or go to a counselor, and this was considered fairly normal. Here in Chile, however, there is much less of that understanding. There are no special euthanasia rooms in clinics and no time given for grieving.
When I first moved to Chile 8 years ago, I had terrible chronic back and neck pain that was aggravated by our move here from British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. It is a long trip, and there was a lot of packing and moving to do beforehand! When I got here, I found out about a woman who was an exceptional massage therapist and had studied acupuncture- so in desperation, I made an appointment. I didn't speak a word of Spanish and Edith didn't speak a word of English, but somehow we managed, and at least we apparently had a mutual love of animals evidenced by the presence of her lovely poodle "Rex" in her house, who was her loyal companion. Edith became my "go-to" savior for back pain, and I became her "go-to" veterinarian for Rex's every need. He was a healthy boy whose owner always had his best interest in mind.
One night at about 9 pm, I received an urgent message from Edith. Rex had been vomiting blood and was lethargic. The GAAP Clinic is only open during the day since we do not have an x-ray machine and other critical equipment to deal with emergencies; so we always refer to larger hospitals in these cases. I told her to go immediately to the nearest emergency clinic. The next day she updated me- Rex had been admitted and appeared to have some kind of neurological problem. Throughout the day he worsened, and that night, Rex died in hospital.
I went to see Edith knowing the bond that she had with him. Understandably, she was devastated. We hugged, she cried, I cried. Rex was so sweet and he was so much a part of her life. The way she used to wander through the house chatting with him, crooning, waggling her finger at him when he was naughty and sending him to his little bed when she had a client to attend to. Without him, it was so quiet, so lonely. I felt terrible leaving.
We sent a few messages back and forth over the next few days and she said she was ok. Then I didn't see her for a while…until my next appointment about 2 months later.
I went to her house and we started chatting right away. She told me that the loss of Rex had really hit her hard. In Chile, where the human – animal bond is sometimes rather loose, it can be hard to explain to friends and family what a huge hole a pet can leave in your life. Dogs often live outside in the backyard, or loose in the streets, so it is hard for other people to understand sometimes, why the grieving takes so long and can be so profound. Edith was suffering in silence and alone….so she decided to seek professional help. As soon as she started the therapy, she started working things through, and her dreams took on a fantastic theme. Edith started to dream of horses: wild, beautiful, galloping, manes streaming in the wind…and sometimes she was one of them. Her therapist recommended finding a friend with a horse, so that Edith could just quietly connect with an animal again, but sadly, Edith could not think of a single friend with a horse.
And so began the love affair between Edith and Dulce. Every Saturday, Edith comes to visit, armed with carrots and hugs. She takes Dulce for a walk to find greener pastures and then grooms him. I have listened to Edith talking to him, and it is in the same way that she used to talk to Rex, with that mock admonishing tone as he nuzzles her pocket to steal yet another carrot. When she thinks no-one is watching, she hugs his big goofy head and tousles his forelock gently as he leans on her shoulder.


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Architecture and Asceticism: Cultural Interaction between Syria and Georgia in Late Antiquity
CISGLA
Start date 1 November 2012
End date 31 October 2017
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Final Report Summary - CISGLA (Architecture and Asceticism: Cultural Interaction between Syria and Georgia in Late Antiquity)
The project had three distinct strands, each to be examined by a different member of the team and these differing aims and objectives were then brought together through the medium of the project website. The PI looked at the over-arching issues raised by the question of how Syria and Georgia interacted with each other from the evangelisation of Georgia in the fourth century CE until the region broke with the non-Chalcedonian Syrians and Armenians to join with Constantinople in the early seventh century. The Postdoctoral Associate explored the material culture of Holy Land pilgrimage, with particular reference to pilgrimage souvenirs and the PhD student explored the military architecture of the Romano-Byzantine eastern frontier to look at how permeable (or not) this barrier was in late antiquity, with a view to understanding the conflicts between the Byzantine and Persian Empires in this period.
The PI has completed her monograph titled Architecture and Asceticism: Cultural Interaction between Syria and Georgia in Late Antiquity and is currently in the process of commissioning maps and agreeing illustrations for the volume with her editor at Brill. It has been agreed that it will be published under an open access licence and is on course to be published Spring/Summer 2018 according to capacity in Brill's print schedule. In addition the following articles and book chapters by the PI are in press and will be published in 2018 with an acknowledgement of the support of the ERC as all draw to some extent on research undertaken for this project:
'Religious Expression in Art and Architecture', A Companion to Religion in Late Antiquity, Blackwell
'Syria', The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology, OUP
'The Material Culture of the Syrian Peoples in Late Antiquity and the Evidence for Syrian Wall Paintings', The Syriac World, Routledge
'Cultural Imperialism at the Borders of Empire: The Case of the "Villa of the Amazons" in Edessa', Journal of Semitic Studies, Special supplement on honour of John Healey on the occasion of his 70th birthday
This is in addition to the translation of an academic article from Georgian to English that the PI published during the project as an illustration of her growing facility with the language.
The Postdoctoral Associate has published two articles during the last five years – one was a summary of her PhD findings and the other was related to her work on this project. She has contributed a database of pilgrimage tokens in the British Museum to the project website and has gained permission from the museum to publish these artefacts for the first time through the site, which is a great achievement and an excellent resource for scholars in the field. She has currently written the introduction and three chapters of her monograph but has not completed the book due to issues after the birth of her first child in autumn 2016. She has struggled to return to work since her maternity leave and is currently receiving medical help for these issues. The PhD student has also been unwell over a period of many months, but is now writing his conclusion and is on course to submit the thesis in early 2018. We have agreed that once this process is complete, the thesis will be posted in its entirety on the project website as a resource for all researchers interested in the fortifications of the eastern Roman frontier between the Black Sea and the Syrian Desert. In the future the PhD student may use some of the data generated by his PhD research to write extended case studies on some of the sites he visited for his fieldwork.


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Sri Lanka lost two wickets after taking a pounding from South African batsmen Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers on the second day of the third and final Test at Newlands on Wednesday. Sri Lanka were 149 for two at the close in reply to South Africa's 580 for four declared, a deficit of 431 runs.
Mithun Perera shot a four under par 67 to move into the lead by one stroke from overnight leader K. Prabagaran who was one under par 70 in the UTE-Cat Sri Lanka Open Golf Championship second round teed off at the Royal Colombo Golf course yesterday.
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has approved the Sri Lankan cricket squad for the forthcoming South Africa ODI series which is to be worked off from January 11 to 22.


IFTA nominated LGBT drama LILY, written and directed by Graham Cantwell, has won the Iris Prize Youth Award, presented at the annual Iris Prize Festival, a six-day celebration of LGBT film in Cardiff, Wales.
The film was nominated to participate in the Iris Prize Award by the GAZE Film Festival in Dublin. The Iris Prize, commonly dubbed the LGBT Oscars, is the largest short film prize in the world and is sponsored by the Michael Bishop Foundation.
LILY has had a very successful run on the international festival circuit worldwide, most recently winning the Best International Short Film Award at the Durban Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Irish Short at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, was nominated for an Irish Writers' Guild Award and won the Best Irish Short Award at the two biggest festivals in Ireland, The Galway Film Fleadh and the Audi Dublin International Film Festival, qualifying for Academy Award consideration in the process. The film was nominated for the Best Narrative Short Award as part of the Global Shorts Forum at the prestigious Savannah Film Festival and screened at many festivals across the globe, including the world-famous Rhode Island International Film Festival, billed as one of the top 10 international festivals in the US. At the Santa Fe Film Festival, LILY was awarded the Best International Short Film award and Director Graham Cantwell was honoured with the Courage in Cinema Award. The film also won the Best Female Short Film at FilmOut in San Diego, Best Irish Short at the Underground Film Festival and the Jury Award for Best Women's Long-Form Narrative Short in North Carolina. Lead actress Clara Harte was voted Best Female Actor at the Pune International Queer Film Festival in India.
Upcoming festival screenings include Taiwan, Barcelona and Kansas.
The film tells the story of Lily, a girl with a secret, on the cusp of becoming a young woman. With her best friend, the fiercely loyal and flamboyant Simon, she navigates the treacherous waters of school life. When a misunderstanding with the beautiful and popular Violet leads to a vicious attack, Lily is faced with the greatest challenge of her young life.
The film stars Gaiety graduate Clara Harte and introduces Dean Quinn in the leading roles of Lily and Simon respectively. Leah McNamara (Vikings), Amy-Joyce Hastings (The Callback Queen), Paul Ronan (Veronica Guerin), Aisling O'Neill (Fair City), and Lynette Callaghan (The Yank) come together as the supporting cast, alongside newcomers Hallie Ridgeway and Daniel Mahon.
LILY was produced by Sharon Cronin, executive produced by Film Venture, Filmbase and Powerscourt Pictures and was shot on location in Dublin. The film is internationally distributed by Network Ireland Television.


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Q: How to rename grails plugins? According to the documentation, if I have a plugin descriptor called WidgetGrailsPlugin.groovy, then running package-plugin will produce a plugin called grails-widget-<version>.zip.
Is there any way to override this? Ideally I just want it to generate a plugin called widget-<version>.zip.
And if not, is there any harm in me just renaming (manually) the plugin to be what I want? Or does Grails require the grails- prefix (if so, why and in what way(s))?

A: Burt makes a good point, why does it matter?
However, that said it doesn't matter if the zip file contains grails- in the file name or not. It can be named whatever you want really, but keep in mind you are breaking a Grails convention by doing that and going against the community at large.
The convention for the name of the zip file is determined by the PluginPackager (source on github) and can't be customized. So it's up to you to either manually rename the file or write your own Gant script that will package the plugin and rename it.
Good luck, and maybe think twice about breaking convention unless you have a very specific reason to do so.


So I just bought a pw 80 to fool around on. But whenever I try to kickstart it it doesn't start until I give it gas while I start it. And when I get it started it doesn't idle. I have to give it gas for a good 10 seconds before I can let go of the gas and it will idle. And when I'm in gear, if I stop and am not giving it any gas, it dies. I am not good with carbs at all so please explain with a lot of detail. Any help appreciated!
Mine had a similar issue. Pull the carb, and give it a good cleaning. I made the mistake of just dropping the bowl and needle, I had to redo everything again and this time clean the jets. I was amazed at how much gunk was still inside. Runs great now!


How Big is still Green?
Like many of you, I'm very aware that what goes on my skin, in my hair and on my floors and countertops, also goes down the drain and into the world! I distinctly remember a moment, while congratulating myself for using a great, organic body care product, that I looked at the label and realized that bottle had traveled about 3000 miles! Then I squinted and saw that Unilever was distributing the product and I was no longer giving my money to the small, eco-friendly company that I thought I was!
This New York Times article has me again pondering the crossroads of eco-friendly products and economies of scale.
But wouldn't I be better off spending less money and making less demands on the product delivery system and just settle for soap and water and a bit of olive oil? My green-conscience says, yes. My crow's feet say, no!
How do you make your product purchasing decisions? What do you think is worth having 'shipped in' and what do you make or get local? Should we be happy when great eco-products are brought to us by conglomerates? Or should we move on to a smaller producer who is not also involved with pumping harmful chemicals down our drains?
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As far as I know, there are only three brands of personal care products that are USDA certified organic to food grade standards… Dr Bronner's, Origins Organics (owned by Estee Lauder) and miessence certified organics.
Given how easily things are absorbed by our skin I want to be more careful about what I put on my body than what I put into my body!
I use Dr Bronner's baby soap and castille soap in the shower, and I use miessence for just about everything else, from shampoo to eye cream, to deodorant, toothpaste, and sunscreen.
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People under 30 risk going deaf from their headphones
By Nick McDermott, The Sun
June 4, 2018 | 3:50pm	| Updated June 4, 2018 | 8:20pm
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Under 30-year-olds are risking going deaf by listening to music too loudly through earphones plugged into their mobile phones.
They blast tunes directly into their ears at the same 120-decibels of a jumbo jet taking off.
Rosbin Syed, an audiologist at Central Middlesex Hospital, in London, said: "It's not hard to imagine what prolonged exposure to that noise is going to do. The sort of hearing loss we are treating today would have largely seen in the over 50s, 10 or 20 years ago.
"By the time people come to us the damage has been done. We can only advise on how to prevent further hearing loss."
Youngsters also risk damage at concerts and nightclubs where noise levels over 100 decibels can only be listened to safely for 15 minutes.
Action on Hearing Loss says 11 million Brits have hearing problems. The charity estimates the number will rise 40 percent to 15.6 million by 2035.
Research also shows more than half of Brits aged 18 to 24 reported a constant buzzing and ringing in their ears, as did one in ten adults.
Yet 40 percent of people are still unaware that loud music can lead to permanent tinnitus.
Syed called for warning labels on audio products and urged people to only to buy quality.
She added: "With some of the cheaper headphones you have to really crank it up which distorts the sound."
Ayla Ozmen, of Action on Hearing Loss, added: "If you're going to a gig, take earplugs. Modern ones don't ruin the listening experience despite what some people think."
"Noise canceling headphones are also good on personal music players when background noise is high, like on trains."
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A 48-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death for resisting robbery at her house here, police said Thursday.
Four persons allegedly killed the woman, identified as Huma, and looted cash and valuables from her house in Ambar Vihar colony on Tuesday night, they said.
The body was sent for post-mortem, police said.
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Can I Take Children's Tylenol While Pregnant?
Acetaminophen, the name of the drug used in Tylenol products, is a pain reliever that also reduces fever. Children's Tylenol is merely a smaller dosage of the same drug. Typically, doctors recommend Tylenol when patients have fevers or aches associated with colds, flus or sprains. For pregnant women, there is a concern of harm to the baby with any drug.
Tylenol is generally considered safe during pregnancy. While no drug is considered 100 percent safe during pregnancy, Tylenol is considered safe enough for the growing fetus. In the case of fevers, taking Tylenol is considered safer than allowing the fever to get too high, as fevers can be dangerous for the fetus.
The difference between adult Tylenol and Children's Tylenol is the dosage. Tylenol dosage is based on body weight, so Children's Tylenol is designed for those weighing less than the typical pregnant adult. So while it is safe to take Children's Tylenol during pregnancy, it probably won't be effective in reducing fever or pain. After all, Children's Tylenol usually provides anywhere from 15 mg to 30 mg per dose, where as regular Tylenol provides 500 mg per pill.
The best course of action while you are pregnant is to talk to your obstetrician about any medications you would like to take. She may have recommendations on dosages or alternative solutions that are the safest for the baby.


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Mitsubishi's all new mechanism for Semiconductors
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) and the University of Tokyo announced today what they believe to be an all-new mechanism for enhancing the reliability of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices in power electronics systems. The new mechanism was realized as a result of confirming that sulfur beneath the interface of gate oxide and SiC captures some of the electrons conducting in the device's current path, which increases the threshold voltage without changing the device's on-resistance. The mechanism is expected to lead to more reliable power electronics equipment offering superior tolerance to electro-magnetic noise, which is known to cause system malfunctions.
The research achievement was initially announced at The International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM2018) in San Francisco, California on December 3 (PST). Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric will continue refining the design and specifications of its SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (SiC MOSFET) to further enhance the reliability of SiC power semiconductor devices.
In their research, Mitsubishi Electric handled the design and fabrication of the SiC power semiconductor devices and analysis of sulfur's capture of electrons in the current path, while the University of Tokyo handled measurement of electron scattering.
Until now, it had been assumed that compared to conventional nitrogen or phosphorus, sulfur is not a suitable element to supply electrons for current conduction in SiC power semiconductor devices. Mitsubishi Electric and the University of Tokyo, however, focused on a different property of sulfur, namely, that sulfur in SiC inherently tends to capture electrons. Confirmation of this property was the basis of developing the new mechanism for SiC power semiconductor devices. Fig.1 Effects of sulfur beneath the gate oxide/SiC interface Fig.2 Relationship between SiC power semiconductor device's current and voltage.
A proper quantity and distribution of sulfur in the mechanism's SiC (Fig. 1, on right) blocks electrons near the interface to a certain extent and thereby increases threshold voltage without impacting on-resistance. A suitable atom offering such an electrical property has been strongly sought to realize devices that are not prone to malfunctioning due to the effects of external electro-magnetic noise. The new mechanism is more reliable in this regard than conventional mechanisms (Fig. 2) and still retains low on-resistance.
Background Power equipment used in home electronics, industrial machinery, trains, etc. are designed for maximized efficiency and minimized size. Mitsubishi Electric is accelerating the use of SiC power semiconductor devices in power semiconductor modules, which are key components in power equipment. SiC power semiconductor devices offer lower on-resistance than conventional silicon power semiconductor devices, but lowering their on-resistance too far reduces threshold voltage and weakens tolerance to electro-magnetic noise from the power electronics system. To overcome this problem, Mitsubishi Electric pursued the development of a reliable SiC power semiconductor device that is tolerant to electro-magnetic noise.
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John Podesta: Half-Greek Hillary Clinton's Campaign Chief
John Podesta has made front page news on Wednesday after his purportedly hacked email was released on the Wikileaks website. The chairman of the Hillary Clinton campaign purportedly used the phrase "Needy Latinos" in urging the presidential candidate to call certain Latino politicians and ask for their support.
On Wednesday evening, Podesta issued a statement saying that, inter alia, "It is now clear that the illegal hack of my personal email account was — just like the other recent, election-related hacks — the work of the Russian government. This level of meddling by a foreign power can only be aimed at boosting Donald Trump and should send chills down the spine of all Americans, regardless of political party."
The credentials of John Podesta are impressive. He has served as Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton and Counselor to President Barack Obama. He is former president and now Chair and Counselor of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
John Podesta was born in 1949 in Chicago. His mother, Mary Kokoris, was Greek-American and his father, John David Podesta, Sr, was Italian-American. He graduated from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he had volunteered for the presidential candidacy of Eugene McCarthy. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976. He is married to attorney Mary Podesta and they have three children.
In an earlier article in The New York Times Podesta had said that he loves to cook Greek dishes he learned from his mother.
In March, in an event hosted by "Greek-Americans for Hillary" he had said that "Hillary Clinton as First Lady, Senator and State Department Secretary had asserted the truly unique ties that bind the United States to Greece. She always thought that was very important and has worked hard for them."
In July, on the occasion of the visit of Archbishop Demetrios at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia he wrote on Twitter: "My Greek mother will be really happy that Archbishop Demetrios will attend the Democratic National Convention tonight."