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Tony Bellew takes his next step on the road to world light-heavyweight title contention when he meets Colombian danger man Edison Miranda at London's Alexandra Palace in front of the Sky TV cameras on Saturday night. One of British boxing's most engaging characters, Bellew has been given the big build up by the network in the run up to the fight. The popular Liverpudlian recently featured on Ringside's Ones To Watch show and the Sky boxing team clearly feel that Bellew can continue to bring increasingly steady and solid boxing mixed with KO power to our screens.
Although criticised in some quarters as a fluff piece for Sky's "house" fighters, the Ones To Watch show gave viewers a unique insight into Carl Frampton, Kell Brook and Bellew, who showed a hands on approach when it comes to dental hygiene by timing his sons as they brushed their teeth. Bellew's part of the show showcased a different side to his personality, allowing viewers to see a relaxed family man a million miles removed from the fighter who once yelled "I'm a smashing machine" after a stoppage win.
It was good to see this aspect of the boxer as the two sides of Bellew's personality create an interesting dichotomy that is matched by his fighting style. He was vulnerable in the past yet looks to have struck a balance between attack and defence and the transition is become as seamless as the transformation on fight nights, when Bellew goes from a chatty, warm and friendly character to a focussed and determined fighter.
Bellew, 17-1 (11), will see both sides of his boxing game in this 12 rounder and although Miranda has dismissed his British foe as a stepping stone en route to enticing Carl Froch into a fight, Bellew has promised that the 31-year-old former world middleweight title challenger known as "Pantera", 35-7 (30), will know all about him once the dust settles on the night.
"He is talking a great fight," said Bellew when speaking to BoxingScene. "If world titles were given out for talking then he'd be a multi-weight, multi-talented world champion. It is good because I've never wrote him off or thought he was finished, I know what he's about and have seen his kind come and go.
"I need just need to use my brain, my skill and ring generalmanship, and I know I will. Listen, you don't knock out the likes of Howard Eastman and beat people that he's beat like Allan Green without being able to box a bit, but there's different levels in boxing, you're either an out-and-out slugger, a boxer or someone who can do both. Edison's a guy who will try to get me into a war, but I have height, reach and ability over him at light-heavyweight – I plan to use my strengths to combat his strengths. That is how I will win this fight."
It would be easy to make a lazy comparison between Ovill McKenzie, who floored Bellew twice in their fist encounter only to be stopped on his feet in round eight after a heavy knockdown before losing a wide decision in their rematch, and Miranda. They both are stocky, solidly built guys who load up on shots. Indeed, if Miranda has seen the McKenzie fights, especially the early rounds of the first encounter, he may be expecting his opponent to leave plenty of openings.
"If I'm totally honest I don't think he's watched me and thinks I'm just an English bum who he can walk through," said Bellew. "If he has watched me, then I hope he has watched the McKenzie fights because there's not really enough of what I'm really about for him to see. If he watched the first couple of rounds of the second McKenzie fight he'll think it is boring and stop watching. If he watches the first one, and I hope he has done, then he's in for a nasty shock because Ovill put me down the first time then came into the second one thinking it was going to be the same fight – and you saw what happened to him.
"There's points to prove in this fight, things to show people and we're nearly there. I believe I'm learning all the time. I never believe that any fighter is the finished article so I'm putting things into play all the time and want to put something into the sport and show how good I am. I think I've shown how good I can be, but not how good I will be just yet. I will show that, though.
"Everyone will see what Tony Bellew's all about in this fight. I'll just go out, use my brain, be me and will look good. It is what I wanted. Make no mistake, I picked Edison Miranda. I know who he is and what he's about, he didn't know me, so I've just got to go in there now and do it. All I can say is that he will find out who Tony Bellew is on Saturday night. He doesn't know me now, probably doesn't respect me, but will find out."
Now free from his managerial contract with Frank Warren, Bellew is fighting on a Matchroom card in a one fight deal he struck with Eddie Hearn in order to get an outing under his belt before sorting out his long-term future. The 29-year-old sounded content and happy with his current situation.
"I am, yeah," said Bellew. "I've got a fantastic team around me, without them I wouldn't be fighting. I'm happy, relieved because some fighters get wore down by it all. For the first time in my life, I could see why some fighters walk away from the sport and have enough, but I'm mentally strong and won't back down to anyone or anything. I'm in boxing for the long haul. This is all I know, this what I do and come Saturday you'll see what I'm about again."
Warren, though, has stated that he recently tried to offer Bellew a fight with Wales's WBO champion Nathan Cleverly, who won a majority decision over the current British title holder in October of last year. Bellew refutes Warren's claim, he hankered long and hard for a rematch in the aftermath of the fight only to declare that he was putting it, and his association with Warren, behind him in order to forge his own path to the top.
"The best thing for me to say in reply to that is if Frank has made me an offer then make the offer public like he did with Carl Froch," said Bellew. "They haven't made me any offer whatsoever. Frank has my email address, my advisor's address and my solicitors details. If he made me an offer then make it public, Frank, because I've not heard any offers from you. It is all about timing, all I'll say is release the amount of the offer like you did for Carl Froch and the date you proposed the fight for."
That's Tony Bellew, it was bullish yet articulate fighting talk all round from the three-time ABA heavyweight titlist, British and Commonwealth title holder at 175lbs, world title challenger, family man, warrior and amateur dental hygienist – win, lose or draw, Miranda is likely to find out that "Bomber" is locked and loaded for action come the first bell.
As for the fight itself, it is likely that Bellew will box early on in the contest and then see if he can apply the finish, as Larry Holmes used to when he would, "Get them drunk and then knock them out". If Miranda proves too hardy for this then Bellew has shown that he is happy to get a decision win under his belt if the occasion dictates. Either way, everything is set up perfectly for Liverpool's loquacious light-heavyweight hope.
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Turkey Vows More Steps Against Germany After Armenian Genocide Vote
Turkey has vowed to take further measures after Germany's lower house of parliament passed a resolution to label as genocide the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago.
Turkey has already recalled its ambassador in Berlin for consultations following the vote on June 2.
Speaking on June 3, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that Germany had made a "historic" error, which it should rectify.
However, he did not specify what further measures Ankara may take, and added that no one should expect bilateral ties to "deteriorate entirely."
Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I, an event viewed by many scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.
Turkey disputes the description. It says the toll has been inflated and considers those killed victims of a civil war.
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SPEAKER TOWNSHIP — The Michigan State Police from the Sandusky post report a 16-year-old Melvin teen is listed in critical but stable condition at a Saginaw hospital following a two-vehicle accident late Tuesday afternoon.
According to Sgt. Doug Rogers of the Michigan State Police post in Sandusky, the crash occurred around 5:34 p.m. on Brockway Road (M-19), 1 mile north of Galbraith Line Road.
The driver, Jenifer Winn, 16, of Melvin, was heading south on the shoulder of the roadway in a 2004 Ford Focus. A vehicle driven by Nicholas Yaek, 19, of Richmond, driving a 2001 Ford pickup truck, approached the Winn vehicle.
Rogers reports the accident occurred when Winn made a U-turn in front of Yaek. Yaek reportedly had reduced speed as he approached the Winn vehicle just prior to impact, which likely prevented more serious injuries.
Winn sustained serious injuries and was transported to McKenzie Hospital, then taken by FlightCare to St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw where she remains in critical but stable condition.
Winn's passengers, Justine Chandler, 16, and Jennifer Philburn, 26, both of Melvin, sustained non-life threatening injuries and were treated and released at McKenzie Hospital. Yaek also was treated for minor injuries at McKenzie Hospital and released.
The crash remains under investigation. Rogers reports seat belts were worn by all involved in the crash.
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Andres Villas-Boas is committing managerial suicide by attempting to take revenge on the Chelsea old guard which backfired spectacularly when they were beaten 3-1 by Naples in the Champions League last 16 first round clash on Tuesday.
When details of Chelsea's team sheet were revealed there was widespread disbelief.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp said: "It has all the makings of managerial suicide."
Graeme Souness added: "If Cole is 90 per cent, he's still better than Bosingwa at 100 per cent."
Chelsea players were up in arms against the young Portuguese manager even before their Naples defeat for relegating Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Essien were dumped to the bench.
But it was a gamble which he may have to rue after having lost skipper John Terry for up to two months just hours before kick-off.
Villas-Boas was left clinging to his job desperately as Chelsea threw away the lead given them by Juan Mata to slip to a nightmare defeat.
Two goals from Ezequiel Lavezzi either side of an Edinson Cavani strike left Chelsea facing a second leg mountain to climb at Stamford Bridge next week but it was the selection decisions that put Villas-Boas under fire.
It was payback for criticising Villas-Boas who held a clear-the-air meeting on Sunday to get their honest opinions on their poor results.
Lampard and Essien were forthright in their views — but it was Cole who spoke out most strongly, according to The Sun.
The England left-back told AVB: "I came here to win medals and trophies, but I'm never going to do that with your tactics".
Cole is also unhappy as he feels "like a robot" with Villas-Boas telling him exactly how to play, rather than giving him freedom.
Chelsea's players were infuriated when their three team-mates were put on the bench for speaking out ahead of the Champions League clash.
The boss even told Cole "you made it personal".
England star Cole was further angered when he saw his manager on TV claiming that he had been left out over concerns that he was not fully fit.
Cole insisted he was 100 per cent ready to play and has the last laugh when he was called into action after 12 minutes following an injury to Jose Bosigwa while Lampard came on late in the match.
Villas-Boas did not attempt to explain his team selection and insisted he would be in charge for the second leg.
"Whatever explanations I gave you would be fantastic if we'd won but are now useless given the result of the game, so there's no point," said the Chelsea manager.
"We wanted two hard-working midfielders sitting in front of the defence. That's not to say that Lamps could not do it, for sure he could, but that was the decision we took.
"It was technical decisions. You can have your opinion but it was based on what was the best team in my thoughts.
"I had a conversation with Ashley and Frank. Normally, through the players that they are and the players with the experience they have, they felt they could have helped the team.
"That's perfectly understandable. Of course, they were disappointed but they were decisions they have to accept and move on."
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The Browns have reportedly agreed to a four-year deal with Karlos Dansby that will pay the linebacker $10M in the first year.
Reports also have Cleveland signing former Niners safety Donte Whitner to a deal worth $7M/year over four years.
Continue reading "Reports: Browns land Dansby and Whitner, are interested in Revis"
According to multiple reports, the Broncos have agreed to terms on a new two-year deal with pending free agent WR Andre Caldwell.
Adam Schefter says Caldwell's deal maxes out at a very reasonable $3.45M over two seasons; the soon-to-be 29-year-old made $1.8M over the course of his previous two-year deal with the Broncos.
The former Bengal caught 16 passes in 2013 for 200 yards and three scores; he added two receptions for 26 yards in the postseason.
No real reports had linked Michael Johnson to Denver, but some speculative articles suggested he'd be a logical fit.
Still, his expected five-year, $43.75M deal with Tampa Bay will impact the Broncos' efforts to add another pass rusher, whether it be Jared Allen or someone else.
A slew of transactions have occurred/are occurring on Monday as the commencement of the 2014 league year and free agency loom tomorrow (4pm ET).
Here are the notable pre-deadline moves so far:
Safety Louis Delmas, who had drawn interest from Denver following his release by Detroit, has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Miami.
The 2009 second-rounder can reportedly make up to $3.5M this season; he did not visit Dove Valley.
Denver is said to have expressed interest in Panthers safety Mike Mitchell and will reportedly pursue Cleveland's T.J. Ward.
Broncos guard Chris Kuper, whose career was derailed by a gruesome leg injury suffered in the last regular season game of 2011, has decided to retire.
The 2006 fifth-rounder started 79 of the 90 games he played in over his eight seasons with the team, but only dressed for 11 games over the past two seasons.
As expected, the Broncos have tendered restricted free agents Chris Harris (second round, $2.187M) and Mitch Unrein (right of first refusal, $1.431M), and nontendered Trindon Holliday.
Additionally, the team tendered exclusive rights free agents Tony Carter ($730K), Duke Ihenacho ($570K), and Brandon Marshall ($495K).
According to PFT, the Broncos have opted not to tender return man Trindon Holliday as a restricted free agent.
Had Denver tendered Holliday at the lowest (Right of First Refusal) level, his 2014 salary would have been $1.431M, a steep increase from his 2013 salary, which was $480K.
Instead, the boom-or-bust player will be free to sign with any team, for a salary that we believe could be as low as $570K.
The Broncos announced their release of Champ Bailey on Thursday afternoon. Said John Elway in a statement:
This was a difficult decision for our team with everything that Champ Bailey has meant to the Denver Broncos and this community over the last 10 years. Without question, he's among the best cornerbacks to ever play the game and one of the finest players in the history of the Broncos. You couldn't ask for more in a player than what Champ brought to this team. His combination of elite talent, class, leadership and competitiveness made him one of the all-time greats.
D'Qwell Jackson has agreed to a reported four-year deal to join the Colts; according to PFT, Jackson will get $11M in guarantees (probably not all full guarantees) as part of a $22M contract.
Jackson had visited Denver, Tennessee, and Miami, and had reportedly drawn interest from Arizona and Minnesota as well.
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Joseph Edward Schmidhammer, 79, Lancaster OH Obituary 5/28/04
Joseph Edward "Joe" Schmidhammer, 79, of Lancaster, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Crestview Manor.
He was born Dec. 30, 1924, in Dennison, the son of the late Raymond C. and Adele (Ullrich) Schmidhammer. Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps serving in World War II. He was a life member of the China-Burma-India Hump Pilots Association Inc. and a member of the Lancaster Glass Management Club.
He began his career as a certified public accountant with Lancaster Colony Corp. and retired as vice president and controller of Lancaster Glass Corp., working for 21 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Lois Tarrantelli; and brother, Raymond P. Schmidhammer.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jean Schmidhammer, whom he married Feb. 17, 1950; daughters, Jill (Ron) Estep of Stewart, Ohio, and Joanna Stemen of Lancaster; son, Jon B. Schmidhammer of Westerville; grandchildren, Shannon, Nicole, Allison, Noah, David and Ronnie; brother, Gerald I. (Betty) Schmidhammer of Union, Ky.; sister-in-law, Mary Lou of New Jersey; and many nieces and nephews. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
There will be no services. Contributions may be made in Joe's memory to Immaculate Conception Church-School, 206 N. First St., Dennison, Ohio 44621.
Arrangements are by Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home and Crematory, Canal Winchester. Online condolences at www.spencefuneralhome.com.
Originally published Tuesday, June 1, 2004, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH


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What is the difference between a housefly, an armored snail and an unborn baby? Answer: only one of these creatures is valued enough to be protected by law. That special status goes to the armored snail. It's an honor shared by many (hundreds) of insects, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals and even plants listed by the Federal Government as "endangered species."
The A List
It's tragic beyond words that the kangaroo rat and a variety of mice and bats rate higher than unborn humans. Never mind that only within our species beat the hearts of children of God, complete with souls that will last forever. Pre-born human babies simply don't make the A list.
For those that have not fallen prey to the logic — or rather lack thereof — of our pseudo-enlightened age, the evil of such reality cannot be described. It can only be felt in the depths of our beings. This thought crossed my mind the other day as a housefly breathed its last under my swatter. In some circles, the lives of unborn babies are of no more valued than this fly, I realized.
It was likely that such a thought crossed my mind because it was day one of the Forty Days for Life campaign to end abortion that just ended on November 2. People in 179 cities in 47 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and two Canadian provinces took part in the third national (and beyond our own borders) 40 days of prayer and fasting, constant vigil and community outreach to end abortion. My heart is never far from the pro-life issue and it rejoices at the energy Forty Days has infused into the pro-life movement (http://www.40daysforlife.com/).
My fly-inspired thought gave me the idea to look at the list of those living things that our government actually does protect. Did you know that there are 22 different crustaceans, 57 insects (mostly beetles and butterflies), and 12 arachnids included on this list? Do any of you even care? Probably not. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for preserving nature. We ought to be good stewards of all that God created.
We may even find a cure for cancer one day with one of the beetles. More likely, some of the plant life on the list (over 700 in the flowering plant category-much, much less for lichens and conifers) could be used in a cure for something. But the real source for cures will come from one that is not on the protection list. It will come through a human, regardless of the additional plant or animal matter involved in such a discovery. It will come from a human that was allowed the right to live and use God's gifts for the good of humanity.
Answers to many of society's ills have been vested in the minds of babies. Those with the opportunity to survive will impact our world while the gifts of the others will be lost to us all. Call me sentimental, but I pick the baby over plants and critters every time.
Erring on the Side of Caution
As I scanned the lists, I was struck by two thoughts. One: how does anyone know which clams or arachnids are really endangered? Think about it. Hidden populations could be anywhere. Who searches out the nooks and crannies frequented by clams and arachnids and determines their numbers to be deficient? Same with lichens, frogs, snakes and mice … or most of the listed save larger creatures like the grizzly, polar bear and wolf. And even then … For instance, just last month, researchers stumbled upon an estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas cleverly hidden in a swamp in equatorial Africa. This doubled the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide.
Who decides which of the creatures — of which most of us have never seen or care to see — make the list? How can the scientists, biologists, and various friends of the planet know for sure that there aren't colonies of the various species across the miles upon miles of uninhabited land that makes up the bulk of this planet? The answer is that they can't be sure. If we can lose a hundred thousand gorillas, we can lose track of anything. But just to be on the safe side, some scientists have deemed an assortment of creatures and plants need to be protected — just in case.
Given their desire to err on the side of caution, this brings me to my second thought. Maybe someone should tell the wildlife gurus that this philosophy is not all bad. As a matter of fact, it's very good to error on the side of caution. So why not be consistent and extend it to include babies? Are unborn babies really alive? Do they possess an eternal soul? Can they feel anything in the womb? Does it matter to society whether they live or die? Well, if you happen to be a scientist who questions some of this, why not err on the side of caution just like you do with Monito geckos, cavesnails and Santa Cruz long-toed salamanders (not to be confused with the other 12 protected salamanders)?
When in doubt, protect it. Right? It boggles my mind, as I'm sure it does yours, that a person can face up to a $25,000 civil fine and $50,000 criminal fine, plus imprisonment, for knowingly violating the Endangered Species Protection Act. Yet, there are no penalties for ending the life of a baby before it has had a chance to be born.
The True Endangered Species
Given the viability of some human populations, perhaps the Endangered Species Act is an avenue we can use to preserve the lives of babies destined for abortions. For instance, take a look at Europe. Two years ago the BBC did a 3-part report on Europe's declining population. With a shrinking working population, Europe is discovering that dipping below replacement level does not bode well for society. One German minister recently warned of the country "turning the light out" if its birth rate did not pick up.
As reported in the BBC:
Many European countries already have policies in place — some more explicitly pro-natal than others.
Sweden, stressing gender equality rather than stating directly that it wants to boost birth rates, provides a mixed package of higher pay for women, flexible working for both parents and high quality childcare.
France, meanwhile, is positively proud of its avowed pro-natalism, providing a series of tax and cash incentives for those having babies.
Other countries have also started toying with the idea of straight payments. Poland, where the population has fallen by half a million in the last six years, has recently passed legislation that will see women paid for each child they bear.
In Italy, where the population could shrink by as much as one third by 2050, one town has started offering couples 10,000 euros for each newborn baby.
This article is not going to morph into an "I-told-you-so" towards zero-population advocates. The point here is to keep the horror of abortion alive in each one of us; never to forget the devastating effects it has on us all. It is to demonstrate clearly the insanity of deeming pre-born human life outside the reaches of government protection. If a piece of lichen can be protected, we should certainly be able to muster the same passion for babies. God created each tiny baby and we need them all.
Thirty-five years of legalized abortion has wearied many a pro-lifer. What a blessing for the fervor to be renewed and hope rekindled through Forty Days for Life. Yes, the world has gone insane in many ways. But there are still enough of us with all our marbles to know that every human life is of value beyond knowing. Little by little, prayer by prayer, vigil by vigil, the truth of this message will be heard and felt across the land.


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I have been using & loving this product for over a year now, I always ordered from an international source before I discovered with much relief that Adore began to stock it. The only thing I'm disappointed about is the 250ml bottle...could you please look into getting the 500ml?
I can't begin to explain how much I adore this cleanser.
Considering the price, I do not use it to remove all my make up.. So I stick to my Simple Wipes (which I also adore!) to take most of it off. When I am done with them, my skin looks like there is nothing on it, but then I get the Bioderma on there and it just wipes away that extra bit of dirt, oil and make up! So I always go to sleep with the cleanest skin possible!
Worth. Every. Penny
I cannot live without Bioderma. This is the BEST cleanser ever! It not only removes all dirt/make up but it feels amazing on the skin. Even though this is not really targeted at acne I think that because it cleanses your skin so well.. It definitely helps!
I have been battling with acne for years, I have taken all sorts of medication/antibiotics & have tried everything out there to clear my skin but this has been AMAZING.. I have only been using it for about 2 weeks (morning & night) and my skin is pretty much clear!!!! I am definitely re purchasing this product, it is the best investment I have ever done!
Thanks Adore Beauty for making this available in Australia :)
I really like this product because I feel like it gets all of my makeup off. Make sure u use a few cotton pads to ensure you have taken all of your makeup off. The reason why I didn't give this cleanser is because it doesn't take your eye makeup off very well. Especially your mascara, so you will need more makeup remover for that. Also, I found it making my skin feel a bit sticky after I use it so I tend to use it before I jump in the shower and then I wet my face in the shower to remove the sticky feeling. I had really bad acne and it has stopped my daily boils from appearing so it must be doing something. However, I do use other great products with this one too so the mixture of great products and definitely working for me.
Loooove this! I did put expensive as a con as it depends where you get it from and access eg needing to payfor shipping etc. however, i think adore beauty has priced it reasonably. At first i thiught, it seemed overhyped. Felt and looked like water, no scent...which are all things I appreciate...but the clincher was how well it worked. I don't wear a lot of makeup bases so maybe thats why it was hard to appreciate at first but I do like my eye makeup and this just melted through the best of my shadows/liners/various mascaras...definitely a bioderma convert!:)
I wish I had known about this product in my twenties, I sent it to my daughter immediately I saw the effects, it is excellent, a French pharmacies product recommended by the amazing lisa Eldridge .
Cleans the skin beautifully and has significantly lessened the breakouts in my trouble areas
You know how annoying it is when you've just spent far too long taking your makeup off...but it's still there? I can totally forget about that now!
Bioderma Crealine is a miracle product, don't let the fact that it just looks like water fool you! My oily sensitive skin is loving this, and the fact that I'm 100% makeup free with ease. Must have.
Great cleaner for sensitive skin. Makes skin feel smooth and fresh without stripping the good oils. Only downside would be the cost, but you get what you pay for, and I'm happy to pay a little more knowing my skin won't be irritated!
I'm very lazy when it comes to a cleaning routine (usually do it in the shower) so this is great at night - it's so easy to wipe all my make up or tinted moisuriser off at the end of a long day. I have sensitive skin and it has been fine, no drying or redness.
I heard so many beauty gurus raving about this product that I had to try it. I'd been suffering from acne and bumps all over my face for over 6 months and was prepared to try anything. Now, I don't KNOW for certain that this product did anything, but when I combined using Bioderma, an oil-free moisturiser, and a salicylic face scrub my skin has COMPLETELY cleared up. I'm on my second bottle of Bioderma and I would't go back! It's great at removing the left over bits of makeup and just getting rid of the dirt of your face at the end of the day. Only downside is the slightly-off smell, but I got over it very quickly!
Just wish it was available in the 500ml.
Recently purchased this cleanser & i LUV it!!!!!! my skin is very sensitive - prone to redness - dryness across cheeks & am also prone to hormonal breakouts! this cleanser has done amazing things for my skin! skin is clear no breakouts - redness has calmed down - no dry skin & smooth! this is the only cleanser im using morning & night & to remove makeup. i also bought the crealine AR anti-redness cream & use this after cleansing & the results have been soooo good!! if you have sensitive skin i highly recommend this cleanser as its so gentle but effective!!!
I used sebium cleanser before this one and want to give crealine a try. It cleanses well without drying my face out. However, using this alone still doesn't complete clear my face so I alternate between sebium and this product. Overall a great product and would purchase more.
I bought this to use on a recent trip overseas. I dispensed some into a small container to use on and between long flights and it was amazing! I would use this followed by a toner and moisturiser and my skin stayed hydrated and clean. I also use it on tired nights rather than doing my usual routine. It is gentle, removes makeup and dirt and doesn't leave my skin feeling tight or aggravate my acne, I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who will listen!
I tend to use this on nights I'm wearing a heavy layer of makeup because it takes it off like its nothing. It's also perfect when I'm very tired and don't want to bother using my regular cleanser. I need only a cotton bud soaked in it to remove my most waterproof of eyeliners. It feels as gentle as water on my extremely sensitive skin. It is quite expensive but, if used sparingly only when wearing particularly stubborn makeup, it is worth it.
Great product. This make up remover works so well and is really gentle on the skin.
I have used this to remove quite a heavy make-up after a night out and it is so quick and easy to use , especially for eye make up . I probably wont use it every day ..but use it when I need an extra really good cleanse...all in all I am pretty impressed
This is beyond fabulous! I have used a lot of cleansers over the years but never with the same results! It just wipes the makeup off. No second goes and my skin feels divine. I really didn't think it would live up to the claims but it does. Miraculous. I read about it on Paula Joye's Blog.
A friend recently recommended this product to me and it has done wonders for my skin. I have definitely seen an improvement in tone and overall clearness off my skin in the 3 short weeks I have been using it. I still wash my face with a mild face wash and am always surprised by how much dirt/make up comes off on the cotton ball after giving my face the once over with the bioderma afterwards. It's a great product and recommend it to anyone and everyone!
best cleanser I have ever used it does not dry the skin or make it feel uncomfortable like every other product I have ever used.
This is absolutely with out a doubt fabulous. AMAZING for complete makeup removal (including eye makeup) with no irritation, no residue and it feels just like water on my skin.
I have heard about Bioderma being a favourite with models at fashion week due to all the makeup and products on their skin. So many French ladies swear by this brand and now I am on board. THANK YOU Adore Beauty for stocking this in Australia. Love it.
I really like how gentle this make up remover is. It's gentle yet it still gets all my make up off at the end of the day. I suffer less from breakouts and blackheads :)
Love, love, love this product, little bit pricey for a student but would definitely buy again and again. I use this every night to remove my makeup and cleanse my skin and after two weeks of use my skin feels much less oily and I haven't yet had a breakout :)
This is a very gentle makeup remover that didn't irritate my skin or burn my eyes. After using this product my face didn't feel stripped or dry. While it does seem small for the price it only takes a few drops to remove both my face and eye makeup.
It also works beautifully as a cleanser for my quick morning routine, this product has definitely become an essential to my skin care routine.
As a person with oily and very sensitive skin, this product has become my saviour as I have noticed a lot less redness and irritation on my skin.
A wonderful product that a can't recoment highly enough.
My sister bought this for christmas! I was hesitant at first because no many how many products say it's for sensitive skin, I ALWAYS get a reaction from it. I must admit, I got a bit cranky that she bought this for my christmas present. UNTIL I used it! I'm beyond happy with it!
I just read the other reviews, and I agree with the fact that it doesn't leave my skin dry, not oily, NOTHING it's like a nice clean slate of skin that feels refreshed!
Now I'm on the hunt to get other products!
I use this product as a makeup remover and it is fantastic. It's not oily at all so you're not left with a greasy face and it doesn't leave my skin feeling dried out either. For eye makeup removal I soak a cotton round with the Bioderma hold it on my eye for 30 seconds to a minute then wipe my eye makeup straight off, no rubbing! I have dry sensitive skin and this stuff leaves my skin feeling great. I used to order Bioderma from overseas, I'm so glad that Adorebeauty now stock it, so much quicker and easier to get.
Love this stuff and will continue to re-order!!
Very gentle on the skin and super easy to use.Love it
I was worried that this product was all hype no substance but it is a great product. I am always lazy taking my makeup off at night but find this a breeze - it seems to remove everything so quickly and has left my skin feeling soft and not upset.
If only it was as cheap to buy here as it is in France...
I recently purchased this cleanser as a make up remover and it is the best thing ever, even my skin looks clear and softer. I hate oily make up remover and I've tried so many and this one will be my life cleanser because it's just like water and you don't need to wash your face after use. Love this stuff, I hope never get discontinued
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Angel Cake with Strawberry Sauce, light, fluffy, airy, delicious!
Spicy green mint chutney tossed in rice and topped with a tomato and nectarines.
A veritable deluge of soft and chewy shrimp, scallops and smoked salmon, your satisfaction is guaranteed in every bite!
Pocket size pies filled with yummy jam and finished with a buttery crumble topping.
Butternut Squash and Apple Soup - a perfect savory soup for make-ahead meals and a busy week. Enough to freeze for later too! (Who cares if it's not fall?!)
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One Pot Pasta, the easiest, most amazing pasta, even the pasta gets cooked right in the pot!
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Nuovi Spaghetti alla Carbonara, a classic carbonara deconstructed
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Orange Saison Sour Cream Ice Cream. No eggs, no stove top, super easy, super delicious.
South African Doughnuts, gooey, sweet, very sticky, crisp outside, tender inside
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Spicy Cilantro Mango Wild Rice Salad.
Baked Pickle Chips that have all the crunch, flavor and fun of the traditional fried variety.
Easy Rasam Soup, a sourish soup with tomatoes, good-for-you spices and generous cilantro
Maple Roasted Pecans. Sweet, Salty, and Spicy!
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Dill-icious Cocktail! Fresh dill and cucumber muddled with tequila and lime juice and topped with club soda - so light and refreshing!
Tebasaki / Japanese fried chicken
Simple Juicy Cheeseburgers, the fast way to get both a deeply browned crust and a melt-in-your mouth patty!
Beer, Vodka and Raspberry Lemonade come together to make the most refreshing cocktail for summer sipping
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Pavlova Pie, with raspberry meringue, cream, loads of summer fruit, easy, impressive dessert!
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Cheese and Onion Rolls, made with vegetarian suet, flaky pastry stuffed with cheese, onion, lightly flavored with smoked paprika
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Texas Bittersweet Tea Cocktail: Averna, grapefruit, sweet tea.
Loco Moco, one of Hawaii's most popular dishes, glammed up with caramelized onions, mushrooms
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Last Christmas was something of a milestone for my family; it was the year my parents decided my brothers and I - who are all in our 20s and 30s - were finally too old for Christmas Stockings.
We were crushed. Everyone knows that stockings are one of the best bits about Christmas, right down to the stupid satsuma in the toe and the walnuts that no-one eats.
Unable to take the whining, my wonderful boyfriend commissioned a gorgeous, bespoke stocking from Little Ark to put my presents inside. I was beside myself! It's such a thoughtful, touching way to present Christmas gifts and perfect for appealing to everyone's inner child (as well as, you know, *actual* children) and sense of festive tradition.
I shall be leaving it out again this year to see what Santa brings...
In case any of you are after some gift inspiration, here are a few things I'm hoping for, or will be putting in my girlfriends' stockings this Christmas.
Handmade personalised Christmas stockings by Little Ark, made to order by former Saville Row designer, Nancy Heighway, £29 each. Contact her on email@example.com for more information.
Clockwise from top left: Philosophy's Eggnog, The Gingerbread Girl and Marshmallows for Toasting 3-in-1 shampoo, shower gel & bubble bath. Pixi's Fake Awake Kit, Mii Illuminating Face Base SPF 25, Benefit I'm Glam Therefore I Am make up kit, Pixi Ultimate Beauty Kit, Philosophy's Hands of Hope hand and cuticle cream tree decoration and Tinsel Town glittery berry scented shower gel and lip shine gift set, Laqa & Co. nail pen in BMX Bandit red, Marks & Spencer Smoky Eye kit, and Mii lip liner in Intrigue.
One of my absolute favourite skincare brands, Philosophy, always has a ton of Christmas crackers - I'll definitely be snapping up some of these festive shower gels that also make wonderful shampoo and can be used as bubble bath, £14 each at Selfridges. Their Hands of Hope hand and cuticle cream, £9 and Tinsel Town Stocking Stuffer with a glittery berry showert gel and lip shine, make wonderful festive gifts and are also good for Secret Santas.
Laqa & Co nail pen isn't a nail art pen, it's a high shine nail polish in pen form. Super useful for the cack-handed among us and with such pretty packaging. £9.50 each exclusively from Selfridges.
Christmas is a good time to get products you'd like to try out - I'm dying to give Mii's Irresistible Face Base with SPF 25 mineral foundation (£21) a whirl as it appears to be a powder that thinks it's a cream. Their 'Intrigue' lip pencil (£8.95) also caught my eye - lip liners seem to be on the rise again and this shade is the perfect neutral. Both available from www.miicosmetics.com
Make up kits are super handy to keep in your desk drawer at work and are something Benefit and Pixi do particularly well. Benefit's new I'm Glam Therefore I Am set £29.50 at House of Fraser, is packed with party make up whilst Pixi's Ultimate Beauty Kit has every shade for eyes, lips and cheeks you could need all for a pocket friendly £20. I love their 'Fake Awake Kit' £19 too - great for healthy-ing you up on Christmas morning.... Both available from www.pixibeauty.co.uk. M&S have also come up with their own range of Essential Colour kits with helpful application guides, for just £7 each, including the Smoky Eye kit pictured here.
Clockwise from centre: Lazy Oaf burger socks, Ugg exposed shearling earmuffs in chestnut and classic style in berry, knitted Ugg earband with ruched shearling, Tartan earmuffs, texting gloves and bow belt, all by The Scotland Shop.
Highland heritage looks are a strong look right now as well as being festive so add a touch of tartan with this bow belt, £36 (also available as a headband, £25), or furry lined Earmuffs, £35 both from The Scotland Shop (www.scotlandshop.com) which also does these fun stripy texting gloves, £17;
As a proper 80s girl, I've always been a massive advocate of earmuffs but these snuggly sheepskin earmuffs, both £75, and knitted earcuff with ruched shearling, £65, all from UGG (www.uggaustralia.co.uk) take some beating.
Give some fast food foot fun with Lazy Oaf's new burger socks, £8 (www.lazyoaf.co.uk) - matching jumpers, hats and various other hamburger style sides also available.
Clockwise from top left: Cowshed essential oil room diffusers, Suck UK heart shaped hole punch, Sainsbury's Sergeant Pepper-style pepper grinder, Pac Man oven mitt, Coca-Cola straw dispenser, Diptyque Mimosa special edition candle in Selfridges' yellow, Next polka dot cutlery, Bombay Sapphire with House of Hackney keepsake gift bag.
I've always loved the smell of Cowshed's products and recently got one of their room diffusers to help with kitten smells. I was looking for something that wouldn't smell too strong or synthetic and the essential oils in these diffusers ensure a beautiful, subtle fragrance that smells totally natural. The Wild Cow Invigorating version with lemongrass, ginger and rosemary, is my favourite. £36 each from www.cowshedonline.com
Suck UK is one of my go-to brands for gifts. Quirky, unique and always useful, their products are guaranteed to raise a smile whilst their flagship store in London's OXO Tower always leaves my bank card thoroughly exhausted. This twist on a classic hole punch creates heart shapes holes and the little hearts can be used as table sprinkles or put inside wrapping paper for a special packaging touch. £10 from www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk
One for the Beatles fan in your life - Sainsbury's Sergeant Pepper style pepper mill, £12.99 (currently in store only) - how cute? Whilst 80s classic - Pac Man - makes oven gloves fun, £15 from www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk. On another retro tip, this Coca-Cola straw dispenser, £31.99 from the Coca-Cola Shop at Selfridges, is more for my kitten who's a mad straw fan. Not a traditional cat toy I'll grant you, but looks like hours of stylishly packaged fun for her to me.
Diptyque's special edition Mimosa candle in a Selfridges' yellow votive, £40, is great for adding a pop of colour to any room, not to mention the divine smell.
Strange but true, I don't like metal handled cutlery so was drawn to this 16 piece 1950's style red and white polka dot cutlery set, £12 from Next. Admittedly not everyone's idea of a great stocking filler but, as with so many things, it's all about knowing your audience.
This top notch Bombay Sapphire gin in a stunning keepsake satin gift bag by House of Hackney, makes a pretty boozy gift, £34.99 exclusively from Selfridges (in store only).
Clockwise from top left: Little Bu nail varnishes and gift set, Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, The Body Shop Berry lip tint, Aromatherapy Associates Overnight Repair Mask, Toni & Guy Creative Extreme Hold Hairspray, Kid Robot x Skull Candy Mix Master headphones, Toni & Guy Creative Glamour Moisturising Shine Spray and Serum, Yes To Blueberries Age Refresh Intense Firming Repair Moisturiser, Kid Robot x Skull Candy Agent headphones, Carmex squeezy tube lip balm in Mint.
Cruelty-free company Little BU makes quick drying, water-based, on trend nail colours that wash out of clothes (and, more importantly for us night time nail painters, bed linen)! £9.95 each from Harrods, and www.iluvlittlebu.com where gift bag sets are also available
A real beauty classic that needs no introduction, Clarins' Beauty Flash Balm, £24.75 from Debenhams, is still the best skin primer out there for my money, whilst Christmas wouldn't be the same without something from The Body Shop. Their fruity Delipscious Berry Crush tinted lip balm brings a bit of 'just bitten' colour to your lips, £8.
You may already know of my love for Aromatherapy Associates products, particularly their Nourishing Face Oil; this award winning Overnight Repair Mask is another absolute must have for tired out, fed up festive skin to help you look better than you feel. Using a variety of natural oils and botanical ingredients including frankincense, strawberry seeds and rose to rehydrate, tighten and smooth, it basically does exactly what it says on the minimalist plastic tube. £46 from www.aromatherapyassociates.com
Hair products are always handy stocking fillers - I like the new Toni & Guy range which gives affordable, professional quality in slick, modern packaging. Pictured here, the Creative Extreme Hold Hairspray which in a totally fickle way I have switched my Ellnett for because I prefer the packaging, Glamour Moisturising Shine Spray and Serum Drops for glossy locks. Available from www.boots.com
My poor Skull Candy low riders are almost worn out yet still draw admiring comments from randoms in the street so I couldn't be happier that they've teamed up with the best kidult toy store in the world, Kid Robot, to produce these new headphones. The Kid Robot x Skull Candy Mix Master headphones (black) and the Kid Robot x Skull Candy Agent style (blue), will be available from 2 December in store and from www.kidrobot.com as well as various Skull Candy stockists. Read more about the collaboration on the Kid Robot blog, Kronikle.
The new Yes to... Blueberries Age Refresh range of natural yet effective skincare packs an organic fruit-filled, anti-oxidant punch perfect for weary partied out skin. This Age Refresh Intense Firming Repair Moisturiser is really rich and creamy and I was relieved to find it has a subtle, fresh scent so you don't end up with a face that smells like a breakfast muffin. Bonus. £19.99, available from Victoria Health.
This squeezy, mint flavoured lip balm is yet another hero product from cult lipcare brand Carmex, £2.69 from Boots and various other stockists - I'm dying to try their new tinted lip balms sticks too - chic, cheap and cheerful - you can't go wrong.
Clockwise from top left: Dark Horse tassel earrings, Urban Outfitters' studded stretch cuff; gold ring, leather purse and silver folded metal ring all from Cos, Glitzy Secrets' Bouquet of Grace headpiece, Hobbs Unlimited's Celeste star brooch, Trish McEvoy handbag sized No. 9 Blackberry & Vanilla Musk perfume, Timex geo digital watch, Accessorize Regal hair clip, Urban Outfitters' Peace hoop earrings.
Tassels are totally trending right now and these fab Dark Horse tassel earrings, £27 at EC One, also incorporate the fade look with their black to grey dip dye. LOVE. www.econe.co.uk
Rock your outfit up or Peace out with some great pieces from Urban Outfitters' jewellery collection. I'm loving the studded stretch cuff, £24, and Peace hoops, £12. They're also carrying this great 1980s inspired metal strapped Timex T80 geo digital watch, £75, that also comes in leopard or zebra print. Grrrr. www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk
Cos can do very little wrong. H&M's more grown up sibling store brings simple, edgy yet accessible Scandi design aesthetics to the High Street at great price points. I love these slick metal rings, E.15 and fresh lemon curd coloured leather purse, E.39, for stocking fillers. www.cosstores.com
For a more vintage feel, costume jewellery specialists, GlitzySecrets.com have a range of intricate, elegant sparkles for all budgets, perfect not just for Christmas but also for accessorising next season's 1920s / Great Gatsby style fashions. Bouquet of Grace headpiece, £64.50.
Hobbs Unlimited's golden Celeste star cluster brooch, £39, is a chic way to pin down scarves on blustery days.
Delicious or cloying? Trish McEvoy's No. 9 Blackberry & Vanilla Musk perfume splits people like Marmite but for me this sophisticated, fruity blend is one of the most wonderful scents around. I particularly love this handbag sized 15ml version, £30 from Selfridges.
This Accessorize Regal hair clip, £6, is a modern use of iconic scarf designs popularised by the likes of Hermes etc - very 'Queen's Christmas Day stroll around Balmoral'. If you missed out on the Versace x H&M collection this is a small and pretty consolation albeit in less garish colours.


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Solskjaer backs Norwegians to shine
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident his Norwegian contingent has what it takes to thrive in English football.
Solskjaer has already acquired compatriots Magnus Wolff Eikrem and Mats Moller Daehli from Heerenveen and Molde respectively.
And striker Jo Inge Berget, 23, will make it a trio of Norwegian signings when he completes his own move from Molde on Friday.
The trio all worked with Solskjaer at Molde and all share an agent with the former Manchester United striker.
They may not have been the big name signings some Cardiff fans would have hoped for, but Solskjaer has no doubts over the qualities of Eikrem, Daehli and Berget.
"We are talking about three full internationals I have brought in for a very cheap price compared to what they give us," he said.
"They are long-term value for money.
"Of course the haven't played in the Premier League but they are all full internationals and I know them because I have had them before.
"I know their personalities."
Of Berget, who completed a medical on Thursday, Solskjaer added: "He is a forward, only had four or five months left on his contract so he came on a very good deal for us.
"He knows the way I want to play. He is a secondary forward. He is strong, very intelligent and clever and scored against England in the Under-21 European Championships. So he will do well for us."
Another man expected to complete a move to Cardiff is Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha.
The 21-year-old has made just four appearances for the Red Devils this season, one of which came in the Community Shield win over Wigan.
A move to Cardiff would allow the England cap to gain regular first-team action, but Solskjaer insisted, contrary to reports, that the player has not had a medical.
''You have to ask Manchester United,'' said the Bluebirds boss. ''He is a Manchester United player. I cannot comment about players who are not Cardiff players. Nothing has been concluded.
"I can confirm he has not had a medical for Cardiff. I can say that. I don't know what he has done with other clubs but he has not had a medical with Cardiff."
Press Association Sport understands Cardiff are also close to completing a deal for Wigan defender Ivan Ramis as Solskjaer continues to strengthen his squad with the Bluebirds currently bottom of the Premier League.
Wigan manager Uwe Rosler later confirmed Cardiff had had a bid for Ramis accepted, with the defender set to discuss personal terms.
"There have been a couple of clubs who met the asking price and we gave Ivan permission to talk to them, that's all I can say," said Rosler.
"One is well documented. One is Cardiff."
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There is irony in doing research on women engineering faculty members, and being a woman faculty member in engineering. One side of my brain tells me that the research says women (and men) who self-sacrifice for their students and colleagues burn themselves out, and instead should figure out how to say no more often; the other side of my brain tells me, "You've worked through the last 2 weekends and are tired, but your 4 students and postdoc need work plans from you before you leave for a conference in Europe on Friday, and you have 2 reviews for IJEE due Friday, and you have to read another student's dissertation by Thursday morning, and there will be more edits to do on the annual report, and oh by the way you have 2 paper drafts due really really soon, so you really had better get working on them."
Another irony is that it is sometimes this ADVANCE grant – a grant focused on figuring out ways to help more women be successful at faculty careers in STEM – that is helping to burn me out at the moment. 🙁
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Moody's Investors Service has assigned a first-time issuer rating of Aaa to the San Antonio-based North American Development Bank and to its upcoming initial 10-year bond issue.
The development bank is jointly owned by the governments of Mexico and the United States and finances environmental and other projects in the border regions of the two countries.
The outlook on the new ratings is stable. Moody's Aaa rating is based on NADBank's capitalization, including a substantial amount of callable capital, the expectation of additional shareholder support should it ever be required, the high level of liquidity required by the bank's liquidity policy and the involvement of the U.S. Treasury and the Mexican Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público in loan approvals and other aspects of management.
To date, the bank has not issued bond debt, but it is now in a period of rapid loan growth and intends to issue debt over the next few years to support its lending programs. Moody's expects that the amount of debt will be moderate in relation to the bank's capital.


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Free For All Winner x5
Came first in Free For All 5 times.
Not A Scratch x10
No damage taken in 10 1 vs 1 matches.
Bandit Reputation
Achieved "Bandit" reputation with an outlaw.
Outlaw Reputation
Achieved "Outlaw" reputation with an outlaw.
High Streak Ender
Ended an outlaw's 10+ winning streak.
Outdrew Outlaw
Defeated an Outlaw in 1 vs 1 Ranked Deathmatch.
Outdrew Death Bringer
Defeated a Death Bringer in 1 vs 1 Ranked Deathmatch.
50 Showdowns
Played 50 competitive matches.
Achieved a win/loss ratio of 2 (Outlaw or Higher).
Death Bringer Reputation
Achieved "Death Bringer" reputation with an outlaw.
100 Wins
Won 100 matches.
Death Bringers
Reached "Death Bringer" status with 5 outlaws.


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Breaking Medical News and In Depth Medical Stories
(June 26, 2008 - Insidermedicine) Welcome to Insidermedicine's If I Had, where we get a chance to ask an expert what they would do if they had a medical condition.
On a recent trip to Palo Alto, we met up with Dr. Sanjeev Dutta, MD, MA, FRSC(C), FACS, who is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Dutta is also the Surgical Director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
When should one worry about abdominal pain in a child?
If I had a child with abdominal pain, the first thing I would do is just watch for a short period of time. By short period of time I mean a few hours. Worrisome things are if the abdominal pain is persistent, if it is becoming localized to one area of the abdomen. So at first the child complains of a belly achiness but then says; "my pain is really starting to go to just the right side, the lower right side, and it's just staying there." Feel free to examine your child, press on the belly, ask where it hurts. If it is hurting in one specific place, that's a worrisome symptom. If the pain is not getting better, if the pain is getting worse, and if the pain is staying in one particular location, those are all things that I would consider reasons to go see a doctor.
How urgently should I seek medical attention?
Well I think that you can never go wrong with the adage of seek medical attention as quickly as possible. And that would be my advice because as a parent you are not a doctor and you are not expected to doctor your child. What you are expected to do though is get appropriate help when they need it. And I think that if you are worried about their abdominal pain you should go see a doctor as soon as you can. Other worrisome signs are things like vomiting. Particularly if their vomit is green in color. We call that bile vomiting, and that's a very concerning sign, surgeons, we would want to see that child as quickly as possible. Any blood in the stool or severe diarrhea are also concerning. Any one of those things, if they are not getting better, or they are getting worse, need to be seen by a doctor.
In the emergency room, which diagnostic tests should be ordered?
In the emergency room, one of the main diagnostic tests is the doctor having a thorough review of the history and examining the child. I think that is critically important. And by review of the history, what I mean is give the doctor as much information as you possibly can. You can never give too much information. Particularly with a child as the child is not able to communicate as effectively as an adult may be able to. As the parent you're that child's voice, so give as much information as possible in terms of the history. Once the doctor has examined the child and has taken the history, then he will probably elect to some sort of blood work, and some sort of imaging. Blood work typically means a small amount of blood is taken and they look at the white blood cell count, which is a measure of infection. With imaging typically it starts with an x-ray of the abdomen and that often progresses to either an ultra-sound or a CT scan of the abdomen.
What are the indications for surgery?
That's a complex question because there are so many different reasons why we might do an operation. And there are so many different diseases that can cause abdominal pain. But in general we will do an operation when we have confirmed with the history and the tests that we've done, or we have a high suspicion that there is a some sort of problem in the abdomen that is not going to get better with medicine alone. That is sort of the very vague or broad answer to your question. Operations what they do is help the body to heal. By removing a part of the body or by rearranging it a little bit we are able to help the body heal itself.
How has abdominal surgery changed? What can patients expect post-operatively?
I think that the biggest way that surgery has changed is once again the approach that surgeons have to an operation as I have mentioned, big surgeon, big incision, used to be the way that surgeons would think. By that I meant that by making a big incision, by doing a big operation somehow you are a more competent surgeon. I'm glad to say, delighted to say that is completely not the case anymore. I think that we can still be sensitive to our patients and to the quote "trauma" that we give to out patients by being minimalistic in our approaches but still maximally effective in our operations. This brings us to minimal access surgery, which is an area that I concentrate on very heavily. Finding new ways to do big operations in the body without leaving any big incisions.
If I had a child with acute abdominal pain…
If I had a child with acute abdominal pain I would watch them for a couple of hours, two or three hours. If they are getting worse, the pain is becoming localized to one part of their abdomen, or they are simply not getting better, they are not able to take in water and fluids, then I would seek medical attention immediately.


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I feel the need to vent.
I've received three calls today from long-term employees who were fired out of the blue and have no idea what they are going to do with themselves. Again I say it. Never stop making yourself more employable, and keep your eyes open for the writing on the wall that you may be about to lose your job.
I've written before about how you must continually be improving your employability, so this time I will focus on how to recognize the warning signs that you may be getting the boot.
The company implements extreme cost-cutting measures.
First understand that the signs may not have anything to do with you, but rather the overall economic health of the company. If you see the company is struggling, then you should assume that a reduction of the staff will soon follow.
In the traditional office environment, things like overtime, company lunches, free soft drinks and other perks will disappear. In the retail setting, just look at the shelves. A struggling store will cut back on inventory. There will be a hiring freeze, and the company could be encouraging a staff reduction with severance packages.
You have seemingly become incompetent.
Alternatively, the signs could have nothing to do with the economic health of the company, but rather how you are suddenly being treated.
The vast majority of terminations are not wrongful under the law due to the at-will employment presumption. Nonetheless, that does not stop employees from suing for wrongful termination anyway, and those actions are costly to the company. Therefore, the company will want to build a package on you so that if you do sue, there is a paper trial showing that you were incompetent in your job. To that end, the following acts are red flags that you are being papered. Continue reading


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170504 day of prayer 1 kev
Pastor Timothy Muse of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, sings at the front of the collected crowd at the Firehouse Theatre for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday.
170504 Coterie 2 gayle
Rachel Irwin, accompanied by Ian LeRoy (not shown) entertain members and guests at the Coterie's 123rd anniversary party at the Alliance Country Club.
170502 Coterie 3 gayle
A floral arrangement at the Coterie 123rd anniversary party at the Alliance Country Club.
170503 jj vicars public kev
Musician J.J. Vicars at Jupiter Studio.
170503 Alliance street fix 3 gayle
David Sikora of the Alliance Water Distribution Department and other workers fix a part of Main and Linden on Wednesday.
170504 Coterie 1 gayle
Rachel Irwin and Ian LeRoy entertain members and guests at the Coterie's 123rd anniversary party at the Alliance Country Club.
170503 Alliance street fix 1 gayle
A crew from the Alliance Street Department fixes a problem where water collects at the south east corner of Main Street and Linden Avenue Wednesday.
170502 watson signing kev
Sherry Watson, Jared Watson and Scott Watson, with Coach Marikay Kuntzman and Athletic Director Mike Schott at the signing of Jared Watson to swim at Mount Union on Tuesday.
170502 MAR WB TRACK 3 Skol
Marlington's Sarah Taranto competes in the discus Tuesday afternoon in an NBC conference dual meet against West Branch.
170501 council mon 5 kev
Alliance City Law Director Jennifer Arnold answers questions for City Council during her report next to Safety Service Director Mike Dreger and Mayor Alan Andreani on Monday.
170501 council mon 3 kev
Citycouncilwoman Julie Jakmides at left and Councilman Larry Dordea at right, both responded and questions Pastor Nick Myers after his public speaks on Monday.
170501 council mon 4 kev
Alliance Safety Service Director Mike Dreger answers questions from Alliance City Council during his report during the meeting on Monday night.
170501 council mon 2 kev
Pastor Nick Myers talks during the public speaks about council and upcoming legislation.
170501 Coastal Warden 3 gayle
Employee at Coastal Pet Products sign up to volunteer at the Stark County Dog Shelter following a presentation by the dog warden and veteranian.
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From left, Stark County Dog Warden Jon Barber and Dr. Stacy Bridges, veteranian at the Stark County Dog Warden's Office and Shelter, talking to employees at Coastal Pet Products.
170501 council mon 1 kev
Jim Dyke at right, yells at Mayor Alan Andreani at Alliance's City Council on Monday after being told to contact him about complaints about employees.
170501 blessing box 2 kev
Free items available at the blessing box at the Rodman Public Library.
170501 Coastal Warden 2
Stark County Dog Warden Jon Barber talking to employees at Coastal Pet Products.
170403 woman dragged kev
Two men drag a woman from a pickup truck on Freedom Avenue on Monday evening, Alliance Police responded with medical units to the scene.
170501 blessing box 1 kev
Morgan Plavka and Joy Lanning of Alliance High School with the blessing box at the Rodman Public Library.
160714 rodman mystery 3 kev
Review Photo/Kevin Graff Megan Tennant, Mykah Kackley and Sam Tennant talk in character at the Rodman Public Library murder mystery event on Thursday.
170223 YMCA campaign 3 gayle
Standing in the gymnasium of the Alliance YMCA is director Nick Hanson and annual campaign chair Jessie Canavan.
Review Photo/Ed Hall Jr. Amanda Jones performing in front of the caboose Friday night in Alliance.
160714 rodman mystery 1 kev
Review Photo/Kevin Graff Teens at the Rodman Library take part in a murder mystery on Thursday afternoon.
Review Photo/Jeff Hendershot Members of the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts troop 271 carry a large American flag in Monday's Marlboro Memorial Day parade.
Review Photo/Jeff Hendershot American flags mark the grave of a U.S. soldiers during Monday afternoon's Memorial Day ceremony at Marlboro Cemetery.
Review Photo/Ed Hall Jr. Marikay Hagan Colbert, right, reading from soldier's letters Monday at the Alliance Memorial Day ceremony held at the Alliance City Cemetery.
Review Photo/Kevin Graff John Gross, Alliance's Safety Service Director, with the new 911 monument at Silver Park.
Review Photo/Kevin Graff Alliance Safety Service Director John Gross next to an old map of the city in his office.
Review Photo/Kevin Graff Alliance Safety Service Director John Gross next to his picture as an Ohio State Trooper at the beginning of his career.
170520 ACH Baby Shower 2 Skol
Jackie Oates comforts her baby Timothy, 3 months, Saturday afternoon.
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Shaniya Giles, 3, enjoys a cupcake at the Community Baby Shower Saturday afternoon at Alliance Community Hospital.
170520 ACH Baby Shower 3 Skol
A capacity crowd of new Mother's and Mother's-to-be were on hand Saturday for a community baby shower held in the McAllister room at Alliance Community Hospital.
170520 ACH Baby Shower 4 Skol
Micah Dixon, right, a DJ at Z 107.9 and host of Saturday's Community Baby Shower event, greets Toni Masselli and her twins, Oliver and Piper, 7 weeks.
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Turquoise Hatcher, a community health worker from the Alliance Family Health Center, speaks to attendees of the Community Baby Shower.
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Trenton Townes, 5, hold the flag as he leads the Pledge of Allegiance Thursday morning at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
170525 AELS Graduation 2 Skol
Matthew Owens, 6, throws a paper prop into the crowd during the class performance for parents at the Alliance Early Learning Center Kindergarten graduation ceremonies. At right is Kindergarten teacher Tracy Bowser.
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Alexander Newton, 5, sings during Kindergarten graduation ceremonies at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
170525 AELS Graduation 4 Skol
Amirah Rios, 6, sings during Kindergarten graduation ceremonies at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
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Luke Lineberger, 6, left, and Cole Clark, 6, join in the fun as they sing a song at Thursday morning's Kindergarten graduation ceremony at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
170525 AELS Graduation 6 Skol
The Kindergarten class of Tracy Bowser sing to parents and visitors Thurday morning at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
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The Kindergarten class of Tracy Bowser sing and dance Thurday morning at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
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From left, Tracy Strata, Francisco Rios and Isiah Devine, 3, enjoy the Kindergarten graduation program Thursday morning at the Alliance Early Learning Center.
170501 MAR NHS 1 Skol
The National Honor Society held their induction ceremony Monday evening at Marlington High School. The new members are; from left (Front row) Olivia Powers, Brooke Leonard, Sophia Bowe, Alex Aguero, Paige Gallina, Anna Brahler, Jesse Baylor, Bailey Balderson, Lindsey Buzaki, Erienne Ballard, Josie Galinis, Maria Ellesin, Ashley Baldwin. (Row 2) Miguel DePeralta, Aaron Raber, Alyssa Viscounte, Morgan Bosley, Brooke Howe, Kylie Pontius, Maranda Neff, Lettie Mitchell, Hannah Canale, Robin Campbell, Kyla Kackley, Brittne Weigand, Mia Owen, Madison Knapp, Zoey Peck. (Row 3) Samuel Morrow, Luke Grossman, Morgan Stocker, Krissy Tarter, Amy Toalston, Lauren Holbrook, Spencer Frase, Lane Knoch, Augie Warner, Ryan Vitale, Michel Krahl, Andrew Hoffmeyer, Noah Raybuck, Chris Pennell, Zach Dezenzo, Alex Carlile, John Paul Duerr. Not pictured; Andrew Adams, Madelyn Meyers, Chad Troyer.
170529 Memorial Day 1 Skol
State Rep. Christina Hagan giving the keynote speech Monday at Alliance City Cemetery.
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Maurice Hatcher singing "God Bless America" during Memeorial Day ceremonies Monday.
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American flags fly on a beautiful Spring Memorial Day as Alliance Mayor Alan Andreani, back left, speaks.


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'Weightless' teachers eye giant science leap
"Excited," "nervous," "terrified" — just three emotions described by a group of US teachers about to take a dizzying "weightless" flight all for the cause of science, naturally.
The 30 classroom professionals donned blue "astronaut" jumpsuits to defy gravity in the skies above California, in a project designed to help them capture the imagination of young science students.
On the back of her jumpsuit, teacher Michelle Luke taped a drawing made by her pupils at Manhattan Beach Middle School, southwest of Los Angeles, showing two figures taking a giant weightless leap into space.
But with only a couple of hours to go before the flight, her smile was still a little tense.
"I expect to see a lot of crazy things happening and do things that I've never done before," she said at Long Beach airport, south of LA, where defense group Northrop Grumman organized the science-boosting flights.
During the flight — in which a specially-decked out plane does a series of parabolic climbs and dives, the only way to experience weightlessness without going into space — the body is subject to 1.8 G forces.
That makes the body feel nearly twice as heavy as it is — the downside in the steep climb phase, before participants fly up off the floor, shrieking as they float around the cabin like astronauts in the International Space Station.
"I'm very excited, a little bit nervous," said Lewis Chappelear, who teaches engineering and design at North Hills High School, north of Los Angeles.
"I love roller coasters, I love being on boats, but I'm scared that I'm going to get sick. Although I heard that you do not get motion sickness when you're up there."
Indeed, trapped inside a windowless Boeing 727 with surfaces covered with bump-defying sponge material, the "astronauts" prefer to forget that the plane is climbing at an angle of about 45 degrees.
Once it reaches 7,600 meters in altitude it cuts the power, continuing upwards for another 1,000 meters before peaking and dropping into freefall, at which point the pilot re-engages the engines.
But floating in the air — for 20 seconds, when the aircraft is at the top of its parabola — helps them forget everything.
"It was a dream come true for me," said Amy Rafkin of Belvedere Middle School, who like her colleagues used the 12 parabola-topping weightless spells to carry out experiments which she can show her pupils.
With relatively brief periods of zero gravity, the experiments are inevitably simple: they include testing how various liquids or a gyroscope respond to the plane's changing environment.
Participants can also test Sir Isaac Newton's Laws of Motion, in activities recorded on video camera so teachers can use the taped experiences to help fire up the students' interest in the classroom.
"It shows them that science is actually applicable. Because in general, they sit in the classroom and say 'Oh great, but what am I gonna do with it?' But this is actual application of science in the real world," said Rafkin.
"And in our real world, we need scientists, we need engineers," she added.
Promoting science as a vocation is the main aim of the flight program, run by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, which has organized the zero-gravity flights for some 1,300 teachers over six years.
"We started this program as a way to give teachers a boost in the classroom. Really give young people the opportunity to see that science can be fun, that it can be cool," said Sandra J. Evers-Manly, president of the Foundation.
"We know that fewer and fewer young people are engaged in maths and science… Young people learn through the eyes of their teachers," she added.
For Chappelear, the teaching of science is a national problem, and the US educational system is not properly designed for the challenge.
"In the US, we are talking a lot about math scores, and English scores and our schools' responses to that is a test," she said.
"We have to get our kids ready for that test and when we look how well schools are doing, that's kind of the only measurement that we have… But those tests don't measure innovation and a lot of what science teaches."


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Often, people on this path become very dogmatic. When they have one Guru they say, "This is the only way." It's true; one has to be dedicated to the Guru. But to receive the blessing of all the masters, this is the best. People can see with their two eyes. With the physical eyes they see only the outside. But what is behind the Guru is the same light. The Guru will take your hand and bring you to a level where you can stand on your own feet. I don't mean that you don't need the Guru. He will always be there, but he will put himself in the background. Then the inner Guru will become more important. This is the greatness of a master.
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It is challenging to write fiction, based on actual history, than on pure imagination. The challenge is to be as close to history, but aided with literary license to reconstruct a storyline that maps out the narrative. The technique known as fictionalizing history is taken on board to plough the field of history and fiction to make something grow out of it.
Land Echoes (2014) is my first novel based on my grandfather, Holonia Jilaka, whose life inspired this book. Although not a biography the novel's timeline is based on the part of my grandfather's history.
I recorded my grandfather's story on tape when I was a UPNG student many years ago. The part that I was interested in was the part where he went to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in 1933 as a shepherd boy with the Catholic missionaries. He spent three years (1933-1935) in Simbu area before being discharged as a mission boy. He then joined the police force, taking his training in Rabaul depot under the instructions from Ludwig Somare and a sergeant from Buka. Kiap Jim Taylor recruited him into the police unit to make the historical Hagen Sepik patrol in 1938/1939.
My grandfather told me only part of the story. The rest I had to read and discover for myself. From the transcript I had of his story I began the writing project in December 1994/January 1995. At that time I was studying for my PhD in English at the University of Minnesota, USA. It was winter holidays but I could not return home.
To keep me busy and distracted from homesickness in the middle of Minnesota winter I decided to write five pages a day the early drafts of the novel, Land Echoes. I wrote every day without for two months, completing the first draft of the novel by the time February 1995 came around. I was quite happy with the self-productivity that winter. I think I completed around 500 pages of hand written notes.
I then started the process of typing the manuscript into my laptop. By the time classes started again I shelved the writing project for my PhD program. From time to time I returned to my manuscript in the next 20 years, even after my doctoral studies. I had some help along the way from colleagues and writers in PNG and Australia. I received documents, manuscripts, and books about the famous Hagen Sepik Patrol that Jim Taylor, John Black, and Pat Walsh, but only as sources of reference to contextualize the history that was made with the help Papua New Guinean policemen like my grandfather.
I was interested in highlighting the life of my grandfather against the early work of the Catholic Church in the Highlands and the Australian government's administration of the newly discovered highlands region of Papua New Guinea.
The only way I could make sense of this was to delve into history that I was born too late to know. I equipped the writing life with raw imagination to enter into the period beginning late 1920s and 1930s to juxtapose that with periods from 1960s to the 1970s. The challenge with a project such as mine was to make history interesting to read through fictional narrative, while making sure to remain close to actual events in history.
The following books helped me understand history before reconstructing them in this book: The Sky Travellers by Bill Gammage, They Went Out to Sow by Fr. John Nilles, SVD, A Short History of Wewak by Lorna Fleetwood, The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea by Fr. Theo Artes; The Bishop's Progess: A Historical Ethnography of Catholic Missionary Experience on the Sepik Frontier by Mary Taylor Huber.
Other materials that helped me reconstruct various historical moments in Papua New Guinea are hereby acknowledged: background on Ahuia Ova in PNG History Through Stories: Book 2 by Eric Johns, Sana by Michael Thomas Somare, Kiki: Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime by Albert Maori Kiki, and Murray, J. K., quoted in Downs, L., The Australian Trusteeship: Papua New Guinea 1945-75 (Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1980), p.39, cited in John Waiko. Papua New Guinea: A History of Our Time (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
It is challenging to write books about our pioneer citizens who worked very hard alongside Australians to build this country. Many of them died without being remembered. If an effort is made to remember them they usually are remembered as nameless policemen, teachers, cargo carriers, cooks, shepherd boys, translators, APOs, and 'haus-boi'. Many of them worked in coconut plantations and mines as labourers. The Papua New Guineans who helped in the administration had no books written about them.
The effort to write about my grandfather is to give some name and place in the early colonial history of Papua New Guinea. For me, writing this book for 20 years has taught me an important lesson: With the passing of every leader, whether of the past or present, a whole history of the person and this society goes with that leader. Papua New Guineans are so busy doing other things, but are not writing the books about Papua New Guineans who deserve to be known or rewarded for their contributions to the development of this modern nation of Papua New Guinea.
Writing a historical fiction challenges a writer to create outside of the comfort zone. I hope I have captured within the pages of the novel Land Echoes (2014) the essence of that challenge. I do hope that Land Echoes (2014) will encourage fellow Papua New Guineans to take up the pen to write the many wonderful histories and life narratives of our people.
Land Echoes is co-published by the UPNG Press and Manui Publishers and printed in the USA with assistance of Masalai Press in California. Once the book is launched it will become available to the reading public at the University of Papua New Guinea Bookshop.
For further information regarding the book you can contact the author: firstname.lastname@example.com


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The spa area is open from 16:00 until 20:00 and comes at extra costs.
Set in the centre of Alba di Canazei, Residence Cirelle is 300 metres from the Ciampac ski area and 2 km from Canazei. It features a spa area including sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub. Parking is free. Apartments are fitted with light-wood furniture and either carpeted or wooden floors. Each has a separate living room with LCD TV and a fully equipped kitchen. On site you will also find a games room with billiard, table football and videogames. The garden is equipped with free BBQ facilities and table tennis. Bikes can be rented for free at reception. The public ski bus stops 100 metres from the Cirelle Residence. The Sella Ronda ski area is 1 km away.