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The Power of a Great Marketing Plan/
Guest Post by Danielle of InsieMama
You've started a business, now what? You need a marketing plan. A solid marketing plan is essential for growing your business. It's the difference between surviving in business and being a thriving entrepreneur.
I'm Danielle and I've been a corporate Marketing Strategist for 15 years. One of the mandatory aspects of a marketer's job is marketing planning, however some in the corporate world see the process as a boring template filling exercise. In reality, it's an incredible opportunity to develop focus and inject inspiration into a small business!
A strong, well thought out plan can help you:
Identify where to allocate your resources
Ensure you deliver against the strategic objectives for your business
Choose, prioritize and focus on the ripest areas of opportunity
Identify what you are trying to achieve and how to achieve it
Set realistic and measurable expectations
Marketing Planning = The Secret Sauce!
Simply put, marketing planning is the "secret sauce" that gets you from strategy to action. It helps you to make choices so that you can win with your business.
Ready to create your marketing plan? Follow these five steps and you'll be on the path to accelerated business growth!
The 5 Key Steps for a Winning Marketing Plan:
1. Positioning /
This first step answers the question "Where to play?" I highly recommend reading Roger Martin's "Playing to Win" if you are interested in a deeper understanding of positioning strategy. In this step you must identify who your ideal consumer is and dig deep beneath the surface here. Your positioning should clearly outline your vision for your business or, as I like to ask my clients, "What does winning look like?" I also go a step further and ask clients to quantify success. What is the overall business objective that would deliver the win? Positioning also includes your brand. For example, what does your brand stand for? What is your brand personality and values?
2. Situation Analysis /
A thorough situation analysis is essential for laying the foundation for an impactful plan. Spending time on this stage will make the planning process much easier. There are many ways that you can do this, but personally I appreciate the simplicity of a good SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunity, and threats) tool. When examining your strengths and weaknesses, focus on the internal aspects of your business. The opportunity and threats portion should concentrate on the external. If you are struggling with completing a SWOT, ask for help from a fellow entrepreneur, your customers or someone close to you that sees your business in action. I always suggest to clients to have at least one person provide input for the SWOT, as they often see your business differently.
3. Goal Setting /
The input for goal setting is the output of stage 2, and I recommend getting down all the possible goals and then making the hard choice of your top 3. Choices are tough here, but choices must be made. These top 3 should genuinely move your business forward, should deliver your overall business objective and should always be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely). My approach to goal setting is that it also should include behavioral and attitude change. I find that clients struggle here to clearly articulate goals, so here's an example of what I mean:
Get millennial moms concerned with the impact of chemicals on their family, to swap their grocery purchased bathroom cleaning products, for our homemade options, by convincing them that our non toxic cleaners can be as effective in cleaning soap scum and lime scale as the chemical options, but without the potential "nasties".
The above example takes time to construct and a very clear consumer understanding; however can you imagine the focus that having three clearly articulated goals like this could give you?
4. Action Planning /
This is the part that all of my clients love, as they get to brainstorm the activities to deliver against the goals! If my client likes structure I like to use a framework like the 4Ps (product, price, packaging and placement) to help structure their creativity. If a structured approach is not helping, we often brainstorm together and really push ourselves to be creative! This usually involves a ton of post-it notes and candy!
5. Evaluation /
It's essential that once you have made the choices on which actions your will implement to set measurements. How can you know if you are being successful if you don't set measurements? These can be metrics like numbers of downloads of an opt-in or a financial measurement. It doesn't have to be complicated… In fact simplicity is my preferred route, however a metric must be set! Evaluation is also about ensuring that you learn and refine along the way. This will guide you on what needs to change and what you need to continue or do more of.
Let's Get Started!
I would love to hear your feedback on your experiences of implementing the following the five steps I've outlined above. If you need additional guidance or a plan created for you, check out InsieMama for my online resources and customized marketing plans. Happy planning entrepreneurs!
Danielle founded InsieMama to bring world-class marketing skills, learned over 15 years building brands in the corporate world, to help grow small business. She motivates clients to continually raise themselves, and their businesses, to a higher standard of performance through targeted marketing consultancy tools, processes and sessions. Danielle is a Military spouse with two small boys and has lived all across the world. She brings this Global experience to her clients through best-practice marketing. When she is not building small businesses or spending time with family, she is an avid yogi and runner.
You can connect with Danielle on Instagram @insiemama, facebook, or via InsieMama.


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The AgBMP Loan Program provides needed funding for local implementation of clean water practices at an extremely low cost, is unique in its structure and is not duplicated by any other source of funding.The AgBMP loan program provides 3% loans through local lenders to farmers, rural landowners, and agriculture supply businesses.
This project will finalize HSPF watershed model construction by incorporating internal phosphorus loading in modeled lakes, run a suite of implementation scenarios and generate a GenScn project containing model output. The consultant will produce HSPF watershed models that can readily be used to provide information to support conventional parameter TMDLs. The consultant will deliver all modeling files for baseline and implementation scenarios and provide a GenScn project containing model output.
The purpose of this project is to identify effective irrigation and nutrient management best management practices and technologies and the barriers that prevent irrigators, producers, and other agricultural partners from adopting them in Otter Tail County. The primary goal is to reduce nitrate in areas where groundwater is susceptible to contamination as mapped by The Minnesota Department of Health by identifying effective BMPs and addressing the barriers to their adoption.
This project supports monitoring and assessment activities by MPCA EAO staff and includes lab analysis, equipment, fieldwork, data management, and interpretation expenses associated with monitoring and assessment activities.The ambient groundwater monitoring network describes the current condition and trends in Minnesota's groundwater quality.
This project will provide a better understanding of nitrogen fertilizer management on irrigated, sandy soils that are common in central and west-central Minnesota.
This project will provide the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and analyze relevant data, identify pollutant sources, hold a stakeholder meeting, and gather information towards the future development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan.
This project will support the monitoring of reaches where there are data gaps, incorporate new data and relevant data, continue identification of pollutant sources, complete load duration curves, coordinate and encourage participation in stakeholder meetings. The information gathered during Phase IIB will be utilized towards the development of a Draft Restoration (TMDL) and Protection Plan (Plan).


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Set up in 2003 by Mary Binks, an Australian woman then living in Indonesia, today MCK is run by a small group of volunteers based in Jakarta and Hong Kong who raise and manage the provision of funds to cover the cost of medical treatment for children from poor families.
Our goals
To ensure that Indonesian children from financially disadvantaged families have access to the medical treatment they need and to help them go through a difficult time with dignity.
Why is this help needed?
Indonesia has no free public health care system like the National Health System, for example, in the UK. Although there is a government-sponsored insurance system for the poorest in society, it is a complex and time consuming process. As a result many families give up on the system, either because they are afraid that they will subsequently be found ineligible and therefore liable for all medical costs, or else because they cannot afford to pay for treatment during the critical days and weeks during which their insurance scheme applications are considered (insurance is not retroactive). Even for those eligible for assistance, not all types of medicine and treatment are covered. As a consequence many families go into chronic debt and delay or simply stop medical treatment because the financial burden is too great.
Who we help, and how…
Children with cancer
The core of MCK's work, since 2003 we have provided financial support for the treatment of hundreds of young cancer patients at two leading children's cancer hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia: Dharmais and Cipto hospitals.
Children with infectious diseases
At the request of Cipto hospital doctors, since 2007 MCK also covers costs of treatment of children with illnesses such as tetanus, HIV, tuberculosis, acute diarrhea and malnutrition.
Babies in the neo-natal care ward at Cipto hospital
Since 2007, MCK has assisted with treatment costs for hundreds of babies in the unit whose parents were unable to pay their bills. Failure to pay means some babies cannot be taken home and they are abandoned at the hospital.
Officially Registered
MCK is officially registered as a social welfare organisation. Registration number: 072/BKKKS-DKI/Sket OTBH/10/2017
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text: Apr 9, 2016 Author Class Home Browse by education issue, legislation, search our understanding base for any topic, even chat with us reside! A correct to education has been produced and recognized by some jurisdictions: Given that 1952, Article 2 of the very first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the proper to education. We maintain strong relationships with schools and market partners, which includes two college-based teacher education centres of excellence. The Medical assessment camps are organized via NRHM, PHC camps, Block, civil hospitals, Healthcare Colleges, medical trusts and educational rehabilitation institutions of Maharashtra. Folks, who are against the notion, repeatedly state the query that why sex education is offered so much value when there are also many other concerns connected with juvenile delinquencies such as drugs, drinking and aggressive bullying. Art education offers array of coaching in numerous fields such as Sculpting, Image creating, Graphic designing, Textile designing, Style designing and production, Ceramic production, Pottery production, Basketry and Cane fabrication, Leatherwork productions and a lot a lot more. As this is a specific style of teaching, aimed at gifted or sophisticated students, with a degree of flexibility and customization not discovered in standard curriculums, teachers will want to discover the very best techniques to perform inside the Montessori structure, and apply their educational background to this style of teaching. John Locke 's work Some Thoughts Concerning Education was written in 1693 and still reflects traditional education priorities in the Western planet. The demand of annulment of sex education from the schools is highly conservative. Our educational games and modules include English and Literacy activities , Crucial Stage 1 Maths and Key Stage 2 Maths , MFL, KS1 and KS2 Science and Find out English.


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Partner, Financial Planner
As a Financial Planner, Bob Crew "turns the complex and confusing into easy and understandable" in several areas, including charitable giving, estate planning, planned giving and financial planning.
"Financial freedom and clarity is not an impossible dream," Bob says, "but it does take intentionality to achieve."
Years ago, a question stopped Bob and his wife in their tracks: "Are you managing your money, or is it managing you?" Now he's the one asking his clients that same question, and other thought-provoking questions such as, "How much is enough?" and "What does God want you to do with the excess?" Bob enjoys collaborating with clients who are motivated to reach their goals.
Bob received his Bachelor of Arts degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University and his MBA from the University of Kansas. In the financial industry since 1986, he also enjoys being a member of the Financial Planning Association, the CFA Institute and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning. Bob is married to his wife, Sharon, has two daughters and a dog. As a family, they love watching KU basketball. Bob also enjoys smoking meat, doing is own yard work, and just being with his family.


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I would like to make a video with songs in the background. I'm mostly interested about classic music, but other genres as well. I know of Creative Commons. However, I was wondering if there are recordings of famous songs available for free (perhaps, old recordings?).


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- She looks great, and so do you! There were some cute dog costumes on our street this year. Next year I'm having dog treats as well as candy.
- Great idea!
- we gave out dog tricks and people treats!
and i am still waiting for your agility posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The essence of language is also music, phonetics, metrics, atmosphere, mood. Poesie ist ein Zustand der Sprache, Helmut Heissenbüttel has said. Poetry is only one way of using language, but is characterized by a nuancing of expression. Poetry is a question of concentration, a language inside a language, where the crystals are packed closely together.
Poetry is not a mystical act, but taking Helmut Heissenbüttel's idea further: An anti-grammar, an anti-syntax, a strange passion, a phonetic, acoustic and rhythmic possibility, which plays a part in determining linguistic expression. Poetry is an acrobatics of sound, an orientation in the world. Poetry is a life-form. Poetry is.
As Helmut Heissenbüttel emphasizes, poetry builds on the visual power of language, its musicality and ability to suggest, but also just as much on the area of meaning, of semantics. Poetry's density of meaning is not a wish to block interpretation, but an attempt to open the way to multiplicity.
All creation also contains elements of destruction. Even though words cannot be cleared out of the way, the everyday use of language must be broken down for poetry to come out of it. Rather than something being destroyed, it is more correct to say that elements are separated from one another so that something can be built. The old meanings are what fall apart. Deconstruction in language is therefore not a purely disintegrative movement, but is equally a constructive device.
At some stage in their work all poets will experience phases of linguistic scepticism:
Language that cries so loudly
that there is only One leaf
to all the forests in the mountains around
One drop of the lake
whose shiny calm the body at any moment
may plough into furrows of silver.
If I want to travel beyond this experience of the limitations or inadequacy of linguistic expression, I must discover language's liberating potential. Language is the prison in which I have complete freedom to tear down walls. Linguistic scepticism is a continuous and at times cynical insistence, not a stage that is prematurely "overcome". The line between imprisonment and dignity is sometimes a surprisingly fine one.
Poetry is not a refuge for emotions. Every conception in language is hard work. This aspect of the poetic is developed in Rilke's 'Requiem für Wolf Graf von Kalckreuth':
- O alter Fluch der Dichter,
die sich beklagen, wo sie sagen sollten,
die immer urteiln über ihr Gefühl
statt es zu bilden; die noch immer meinen,
was traurig ist in ihnen oder froh,
das wussten sie und dürftens im Gedicht
bedauern oder rühmen. Wie die Kranken
gebrauchen sie die Sprache voller Wehleid,
um zu beschreiben, wo es ihnen wehtut,
statt hart sich in die Worte zu verwandeln,
wie sich der Steinmetz einer Kathedrale
verbissen umsetzt in des Steines Gleichmut.
If the poet is to transform himself into words, language must be taken beyond the place where it is used every day. The language of art is therefore different from the one in which we communicate. In poetry the words must have an existence beyond their ordinary meaning, and, like the logic in a bird's wing, enter into complex relations where musical and acoustic phenomena have precise equivalents with semantic values.
translated from Danish by David McDuff
Over the Water I Walk (IV) - 1
Over the Water I Walk (IV) - 2
Over the Water I Walk (IV) - 3
Over the Water I Walk (IV) - 4
Over the Water I Walk (IV) - 5
Note: the posts with the translated text of Chapters I, II and III can be accessed here, here, and here.


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Trip Itinerary
4:00 pm: Pick-up time. Drive to destination.
4:45 pm: Travel to important sites related to King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia.
- Al Manhk Park
- Al Masmak Fort
- Al Muraba Palace and Darat King Abdulaziz
8:00 pm: Tour ends
Included in the trip
A Haya Tour bus is provided.
English speaking guide.
Pick-up/drop-off point – Alia Plaza m Thumamah road and Abi Bakr
Special advice
We recommend bringing comfortable walking shoes for this trip.


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365 days = 365 photographs..rules of engagement; 1.I have to take a photo each day, no matter where I am and what I am doing. 2. Post it, when possible. Not all the places I will be visiting have access to the web; yes I know it is hard to believe but there are still some places like that exist, and they are amazing. 3. No photos from your film library can be used or posted..remember it isn't about the destination, but the journey that takes us there..enjoy. :)
Monday, April 1, 2013
Day 362 – Copperlode Dam.
Cairns water supply comes from Copperlode Dam located up in the Lamb Ranges just west of the CBD. A long winding road heads from suburbia through rainforest, breaking out onto the top of the mountain range. It sometimes goes by the name of Lake Morris too, after city engineer Mr F Morris who was assigned to find a suitable area for new water supply, for the city in 1935. Once found and paperwork complete; budget was 3 million, by the time it was completed in 1976 it had blown out to 6.5million. It is a beautiful place to rest and relax, after a wee stroll up the hill. :)
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April 20, 2014
The Impact of the Resurrection
by COD
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is God's affirmation of total acceptance for His payment against the penalty and power of our sin. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is God's guarantee that Christ's sacrifice for sin was accepted. The death of Christ would mean absolutely nothing, if He remained in the tomb. The penalty and power of sin would continue to be our greatest dilemma, if the bones of Jesus still remain in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb. But fear not, He is risen! As a result, the penalty of sin has been paid and the power of sin has been defeated for all those who believe in Jesus Christ alone. Today, I want you to think with me concerning the outcome of our life if the resurrection never happened; but you also need to think with me the outcome if the resurrection did happen. It is important for you to decide who you will follow; Jesus or your skeptical unbelief.


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With a large number of broadband providers out there in the market today, it is not an easy task to decide which internet broadband comparison site offers you the best value for your money. That welcomes the idea of internet broadband comparison whereby you can compare different broadband plans so that you can settle for the most ideal. The best thing to do in this case is to find a reputable broadband comparison website which will guide you through everything that you want to know.
What is the role of broadband comparison websites?
These websites can tell you the information that you need with regards to different broadband service providers who are operating in your area. On top of that, they will let you know about the different packages and deals that every internet service providers offers in order to ensure that you are completely informed before
making any conclusions. There is no doubt that many people are boggled by the large number of options that are currently in the market and therefore it is only good to try and make use of such websites.
The true essence of broadband comparison
Through internet broadband comparison, you will be able to look at the various broadband deals that are currently in the market and also inspect the bundles that are on offer. Many service providers in various parts of the world also offer home services and television services in order to complete the package. Usually, the more the services you bundle into your contract the better the price that you will get at the end of the
day. As such, this is a viable option for a large number of households.
Get the best value for your money
Considering the fact that there are many broadband internet providers out there in the market today, you might be confused in choosing the most ideal one. That is because every company is vying to lure you to buy from
them. It is only through the help of internet broadband comparison that you will be able to compare these similar services and find the one that offers you the best value for your money.
Consider factors such as;
- Rental line
- Data allowance
- Speeds
All these are factors that are important if you want to get a good sense of internet connection and the best value for your money.
Price comparison tool
A feature that is common with most internet broadband comparison websites today is the price comparison tool. This feature comes in handy when you would like to weigh different factors before making a decision.
With such tools, you will be able to analyze internet speeds and see the areas that it is fastest. In the end, you will be able to settle and sign up for the company that offers you the fastest.


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This post will address one of the messages we received from our readers. The main concern is that the phone won't charge properly and the battery seems not to be able to hold the charge for long. The phone in questions is a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 5 Lollipop firmware.
Our reader, name not provided, has gone as far as replacing the battery in her device to no avail. The new battery, like the old one cannot hold the charge for long, according to her. So, battery issues have already been ruled out.
We will now focus in determining why the phone is having a hard time charging its battery and why the device drains the power quicker than before. Other issues she mentioned is the "touch light," which, I assume, is the back light of the screen, randomly turns on and off.
For you to be able to understand the problem better, here's the actual email message from our reader…
"When charging the device seems to surge, I don't know how else to explain it. When connected to a computer to charge, I get a pop up every 30 seconds or so like I would when first connecting the device. When connected to a powerstrip at home my touch light will randomly turn itself on going through the 3 brightness levels then off then on again.
I have replaced the battery (when on battery power only the device will randomly open the all running programs I typically access from the bottom left two intersecting boxes).
Neither battery seems to keep a charge for long which is part of what lead me to thinking it was more of a battery issue than anything else. One of the charging cables I'm using is factory, the other is not. Does not change the behavior.
I am interested to hear your thoughts, my local provider can't offer a better solution than to replace it…. I've had this one less than a year. Thanks for your help."
If you have other concerns or problems with your phone, visit our Samsung Galaxy S5 Troubleshooting page as we've listed hundreds of problems we already addressed before. Find issues related to yours and try the solutions we provided. If they didn't work for you, then feel free to contact us by filling up this form accurately.
Let's try to troubleshoot each problem our reader cited…
"When charging the device seems to surge, I don't know how else to explain it. When connected to a computer to charge, I get a pop up every 30 seconds or so like I would when first connecting the device."
The term "surge" is unclear but I guess she meant that the phone couldn't charge normally or properly like it did before. If it was charging properly, then there won't be an issue if the device is connected to a computer. It will charge, albeit slowly, and won't disconnect and/or reconnect from time to time.
I believe that our reader meant that the computer was prompting her that a device was connected when she said "get a pop up every 30 seconds or so like I would when first connecting the device." Basing on that statement, we can confirm the charging process is interrupted every 30 seconds or so.
At this point, the possibility that it is a charger issue has already been ruled out since she already tried connecting the phone to a computer with the results. As to the possibility of a cable problem, it's also been ruled out when she said in the later part of her message that "One of the charging cables I'm using is factory, the other is not. Does not change the behavior."
Therefore, it is now safe to assume that the problem is with the device. There's a possibility that it's just the USB or utility port that has a problem; it may be loose or something. But it's also possible that the phone suffered liquid damage.
According to our reader, when the phone is "connected to a powerstrip at home my touch light will randomly turn itself on going through the 3 brightness levels then off then on again." This behavior is very common if there are some remnants of liquid left inside the phone touching some components. Also, the charging IC is among the first components that will be greatly affected if liquid finds its way into the phone.
But the bottom line is that it's a hardware issue and while we want to help our readers fix their problems without going to a tech, this case needs proper and immediate attention. So, I suggest you take what your provider is offering you and enjoy the replacement unit or you can ask their tech to take a look at it if it can be fixed without much of a hassle on your part.
About the batteries draining quickly, I believe it's still related to the charging problem. If you can have the phone fixed to charge properly, this problem will also be fixed for sure.
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A trust is a legal relationship where one person manages funds for the benefit of another. The person who creates the trust is known as the settlor, and the person overseeing the administration of the trust is referred to as the trustee. The people receiving under a trust are known as beneficiaries, and these types of trusts are referred to as beneficiary trusts. In Florida, beneficiary trusts often are created for the purposes of avoiding probate and speeding up the transfer of property after death. Probate is the process by which the property of a deceased person is collected and distributed according to his wishes under a will or according to Florida law if no will is present. This process requires the involvement of the court and, depending on the size of the estate, it can take several months for heirs to receive an inheritance.
Notice Requirement
When the settlor of a beneficiary trust dies, Florida law requires that the trustee file a Notice of Trust with the Probate Court in the county where the settlor lived. The notice must contain the name of the settlor, the settlor's date of death, the title of the trust, the date of the trust, and the name and address of the trustee. The actual trust instrument is not filed with the court, and the notice serves to alert existing creditors possessing outstanding claims against the estate. Under Florida law, in the event that administration expenses and debts are not covered by the estate, assets in a beneficiary trust may be used to satisfy these claims.
Effect on Claims
Under Florida law, if no probate action has been opened, creditors of the deceased person have two years from the date of death to file their claim. However, if probate has been opened, creditors usually have three months from the date a notice of probate is issued. For this reason, even if all of the deceased person's assets can be administered through the trust and without probate, some people elect to submit a trust to probate to take advantage of the more limited time frame for claims against the estate.
Contesting Terms
Although the trust document need not be filed with the Probate Court for the purposes of trust administration, its contents may become the source of a separate legal action. An example would be a dispute over the individual appointed to serve as trustee after the settlor's death. Oftentimes, the settlor of a beneficiary trust also serves as the trustee, and upon his death, another person is appointed to take over this duty. This is known as the successor trustee, which can be a source of contention among family members. This is particularly true if the trust document is unclear regarding the appointment, or if the person named is not competent to handle the job. In these situations, the trust would be admitted to the Probate Court for a judge to resolve the matter.


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#NephJC Chat
Wednesday Sep 27 8 pm BST, 12 noon Pacific
Note day: *Wednesday* Sep 27 9 pm Eastern
2017 Jul 15. pii: S0272-6386(17)30781-3. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.05.018. [Epub ahead of print]
Treatment of Uremic Pruritus: A Systematic Review.
Simonsen E, Komenda P, Lerner B, Askin N, Bohm C, Shaw J, Tangri N, Rigatto C.
PMID: 28720208 Fulltext is Free (at AJKD)
Also read the excellent AJKD blog post from Paul Phelan here
Itching, harmless - or a minor and irritating symptom as it sounds, can seriously impact quality of life. Especially if it is chronic and doesn't go away - read about some unfortunate cases in this long read from Atul Gawande (go on, click the link, read it and come back. We will wait - and promise it is very good). Patients and caregivers, and to a lesser extent nephrologists, are aware of the pervasive symptom of "itchiness" in those with reduced kidney function. Indeed, it is among the priorities identified by the SONG-HD initiative from the patient perspective. Uremic pruritus affects up to 46% of hemodialysis patients. Eighteen percent find itching to be severe according to a recent DOPPS study. To belabor the point, anywhere from 1 in 5 to as many as 1 in 2 patients have itchiness and we seriously underestimate the problem.
The pruritus is usually symmetric, involving the skin of the back, face and arms. Interestingly it does not exhibit a skin lesion, of course until the scratching begins. Needless to say, the undulating symptom is directly related to a dialysis patient's quality of life, sleep ability, and is associated with mortality.
The pathophysiology of the pruritus is currently unknown, although there are several hypotheses. Uremic neuropathy and nerve inflammation are possible pathogenic mechanisms. Dry skin, high phosphate levels, and hyperparathyroidism are usual suspects. Increased μ-opioid receptors in chronic kidney disease is also implicated. There are various therapeutic options, with variable efficacy and adverse effects, and teasing these out was the purpose of the current systematic review.
This was a systematic review limited to randomized controlled trials of patients with CKD stage 3 or higher, comparing any intervention versus placebo, and targeting pruritis. The outcome was an assessment of pruritis, which is usually done with a quantitative change in pruritus intensity on a visual analogue, verbal, or numerical rating scale. Not surprisingly, there was considerable heterogeneity in design, treatments, and outcome measures, which did not allow for a quantitative synthesis in the form of a meta-analysis.
Study Selection
One hundred and fourteen trials were identified as suitable for review out of 823 records. Forty-four met criteria set out for inclusion. The overall patient sample size totaled 2,293 patients with 39 different therapies. Most trials were small in size with only 3 including more than 100 patients. All studies included patients 16 years or older. Additionally, every study included hemodialysis patients with 3 studies containing peritoneal dialysis patients. Because pruritus is a subjective complaint, patients rated their symptoms on a visual, verbal, or numerical scale.
The most popular and successful treatments historically have been with the medications gabapentin and pregabalin. Nine trials used one or both of these medications. These trials showed a statistical significance for the medication when compared to placebo. None of the trials examined long-term effects, with the longest trial last only 12 weeks. Common side effects of these neuromodulators included drowsiness, dizziness, and somnolence.
Other interventions with more than 1 or 2 trials were mast cell stabilizers, phototherapy, and dialysis prescription changes.
Given the 39 different treatment comparators, there was a wide range of effectiveness. Treatments that include a statistical significance of symptoms compared to placebo or control included: cromolyn sodium, oral zinc, broadband UV-B light, high-flux hemodialysis, high-permeability hemodialysis, montelukast, nalfurafine hydrochloride, cholestyramine, thalidomide, GLA-enriched cream, capsaicin cream, pramoxine lotion, "Chinese herbal" cream, and acupressure. These positive outcomes have not been compared to each other robustly enough to recommend one treatment over the other.
Treatments that did not show a statistical significance included: There was a significant risk of bias - and trial reporting was such that this was unclear in many cases (see figures 2 and 3 from the article for details).
The authors and this #NephJC reviewer agree that quantifying effectiveness of each treatment is highly selective and subject to bias. Given the variety of symptoms and treatments leading to improvement, a positive or negative outcome is highly variable. Use of these treatments is almost impossible to do with blinding. Patient blinding between acupuncture and pill based therapy is impossible without direct comparison.
Side effects were also varied and relative to the treatment prescribed. Very few patients or providers would be surprised that sunburn or tanning occurred with UV light therapy.
Currently in the ESRD community it is most accepted that gabapentin is the "leading" effective therapy with the most amount of trial data. The other 38 treatments studied are also effective in many patients, indicating that repeated transitioning of therapies is appropriate when relief is not achieved with monotherapy.
We welcome the experience with each of these treatments and the subjective biases of physicians, providers and patients in this debilitating condition.
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Dangerous chemicals threaten our water, air, land and ultimately the health of all living beings. Many are knowingly released into the environment, causing disease, mutation and stunted fertility. Even newborn babies enter the world contaminated with poisonous chemicals inherited from their mothers. The slow accumulation of such substances in the environment, food chain and our bodies is a serious problem. Greenpeace does not oppose the use of chemicals, but is against the release of dangerous ones, especially when there are safer alternatives.
Fortunately, the tide is turning towards the elimination of such substances. In 2007, the world's most progressive chemical legislation entered into force for EU countries. The EU law, called REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals), requires firms to be more transparent regarding the chemicals they manufacture and use. It is based on a precautionary principle, shifting the burden of proof regarding for safety onto manufacturers and importers, and it provides for restrictions and phasing out of dangerous chemicals.
If properly implemented, REACH will result in the replacement of the most dangerous chemicals with safe/r alternatives. The proof of its effectiveness will be in how well and how quickly phase outs occur, pursuant to commitments to make chemical management safe by 2020. The impacts of REACH stand to be felt in the wider world too, with non-European manufacturers and governments aligning their policies to Europe's. In the coming years, additional dangerous substances will be added to the REACH phase out process.
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Italy will take over the six-month presidency of the council of the European Union in July 2014. During these months, a number of important environmental and energy issues will be at the heart of European politics.
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I really enjoyed photographing this bunch and such a gorgeous time of year. We opted for my husband's family farm in the Nestow area which really was a perfect setting for this session. This family was a fun group and really great (and funny) kids. Oh, and can't forget their adorable puppy who really co-operated well.
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Extracurriculars are always an add-on to your profile. Any achievements at the state or national and international level are considered important. Working for social causes such as for an NGO or charity trusts on a regular basis
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University of Utah (U of U) is a public flagship university founded in the year 1850. This university is known for its computer art, computer animation and allied fields which has led to a number of applications for the course on Games Development. U of U is also very active in the athletics scene in the US and has consistently done well in all sports.
*Average tuition fee is only an indicator of the estimate annual cost for MBA/Management courses at Utah. Course specific tuition fee may vary and it's best to refer to the university's [official website]. An estimate of the average tuition fee at University of Utah in Indian Rupees is INR 20,82,000 as of 13 Nov 2019.
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The campus is spread over 1500 acres in Salt Lake City which is the capital of Utah. The city is a hub for mining, steel, refining and other oil and gas related activities. Being located in a moderately industrialized city with a good urban environment will definitely be a deciding factor for you while applying.
U of U has a picturesque campus spread over 1500 acres. There are two major libraries namely the J. Willard Marriott and S. J. Quinney library. There is a Presidents circle with a number of buildings named after previous college presidents. The primary student activity centre is the A. Ray Olpin University Union, and campus fitness centres include the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Complex (HPER) and the Nielsen Fieldhouse.
There are 32 buildings or dorms for on-campus residents. Off-campus living options are available which are close to places from where you can find transport to the university. As in most cases students prefer staying off-campus here as well. A single room would cost about $650 as monthly rent.
The weather at University of Utah (U of U) is really cold so much so that people come here for winter sports. There is bit of excessive snowing and sometimes you do find it difficult to move around. Also, it is reported that the weather is slightly sporadic. As a footnote, we would like to say that the 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, this should give you SOME idea about the weather here.
Another big plus point here at University of Utah is the faculty. Students across all disciplines have great things to say about their professors. All of them believe that the professors are well-read, deeply into research and easily approachable outside class to discuss various relevant issues like research and projects. Similarly positive reviews on the course curriculum and program flexibility have been obtained from students.
University of Utah being a public research university, there is every chance that a student with a decent above average profile can get some scholarship or assistantship.
Salt Lake City, the location of the university is an industrial city with a number of Fortune ranked organizations like Huntsmann Corporation, Sinclair Oil Corporation and organizations like eBay and Adobe having offices near and around. Keeping all these in mind and the fact that there are a number of career fairs in Utah, you shouldn't be worrying too much about the placements.
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We are currently in the middle of one of the infamously long gaps between Grand Theft Auto releases. With Rockstar's next announced project being Red Dead Redemption 2, it's unlikely that the sixth Grand Theft Auto game will be coming out any time soon. As is always the tradition between GTA titles, people are speculating about which city(s) should be the setting for the next installment-- well, which fictionalized version of which city, anyway.
Even though the GTA franchise has existed for nearly 20 years now, across five main numbered installments and nearly a dozen more major entries, spin-offs, and side games, it has taken place in a surprisingly small number of different cities. Liberty City-- GTA's approximation of New York City-- has been the most frequently-used locale, with others including versions of Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. The only real-life city to ever be used by name in a GTA title is also the series' only location outside of the United States so far: London.
Between hardly ever going international and largely sticking to the East and West Coasts, there is a lot of unexplored territory to take future GTA games, both within and outside of North America. There are a number of cities that would make for fantastic GTA backdrops-- and others that probably wouldn't be a great fit for the series.
Here are 8 Cities GTA Should Go To Next (And 7 That Need To Be Avoided).
15 Should go: Detroit
A lot of people associate Detroit with its high crime and poverty rates, as well as the decline of its position as a major hub of the automotive industry. While those factors certainly makes for fertile territory for GTA to explore, there is a lot more to the city than its negatives.
Detroit is also a major hub for music-- seen as a pioneer in both Motown and techno music-- and has a proud sports tradition. Geographically, it is located on the Detroit River, is home to the only international wildlife refuge in all of North America, and has a tunnel that connects it the Canadian city of Windsor-- which could provide an opportunity for jaunts into another country altogether, something that few major U.S. cities can provide.
In terms of time periods, a GTA Detroit game could take place today, but it might be more interesting to set the game during the 1960s, where the city was still a giant in the car industry and Motown was at its peak. It would be a chance for a 1960s GTA game that doesn't go the obvious route of hippies and psychedelia.
14 Shouldn't go: Washington, D.C.
While Rockstar hasn't shied away from taking on just about every facet of American culture imaginable, the company hasn't typically taken on politics too directly in the GTA games. Maybe they want to avoid any more political heat than they already get-- a game about killing the U.S.'s top politicians, fictional or not, probably wouldn't go over too well-- or maybe they fear that politics are too timely of an issue and would make the games feel dated too quickly. Either way, a GTA that takes place in Washington, D.C. would have to be more or less all about politics, and that's exactly why it should be avoided.
Most of us play video games to escape the things that terrify us in the real world. There's no need to list here the various political nightmares that are occurring across the world right now; all that matters is that none of us really want to relive those in the very video games we play when we need a break from all that.
13 Should go: Chicago
Chicago has long been one of the most-requested GTA cities. The major Midwestern metropolis has historically been overlooked as a backdrop for fictional stories, at least when compared to New York City and Los Angeles. With its iconic downtown surrounded by extremely diverse neighborhoods, all sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, there's no denying how interesting of a game world it would be to explore.
However, while a GTA Chicago should still be done, several factors have reduced its appeal as a potential setting. Mainly, Ubisoft's Watch Dogs, which already offers a beautiful and incredibly well-realized version of the city in video game form. There is also the matter of the major upswing in movies and TV shows over the last decade or so that have taken place in Chicago, making it a city that borders on being overused. And while Chicago's well-noted mafia past would make for great gaming, there is already an entire Mafia series of open-world games that explore all that.
All that being said, a GTA in Chicago could still be awesome-- it's just a little less special of a concept now than it might have been a few years ago.
12 Shouldn't go: New York City
Maybe it goes without saying that Rockstar shouldn't return to Liberty City yet again, but it's tough to fully trust that the developer isn't planning to do so. Even after already having four different GTA games that at least partially took place in the NYC-esque city, Rockstar brought the franchise into the HD era by returning to Liberty City with Grand Theft Auto IV. Seeing as how the next GTA will likely be as big of an evolution to the franchise as GTAIV was, it's easy to worry that Rockstar might be tempted to deliver yet another re-invention of the city it is so fond of.
NYC is one of the world's greatest cities, no doubt about it. It makes for a wonderful setting for video games, movies, TV shows, comic books, novels, songs, and so on. There's just way too much world out there for GTA to revisit it for what would essentially be the ninth time.
11 Should go: Shanghai
There are far too few video games that take place in China, especially modern-day China. This seems a little short-sighted, as China is a country that is home to over 500 million gamers. When a game is set in China, it's typically Hong Kong.
Shanghai's neon-colored metropolitan area and the surrounding historic regions, full of structures from the country's imperial history, would make for a more visually-interesting GTA game. The combination of modern technology and traditions that go back to ancient times-- you might see rickshaws taking people across a street with a building that looks straight out of Blade Runner behind them, for instance-- is unlike almost anywhere else in the world, and that anachronistic clash could make for a lot of really unique missions and setpieces.
There's also the matter of the most recent AAA game to take place in Shanghai: Kane & Lynch 2, a game so bad that the website Destructoid gave it a 1 out of 10.
10 Shouldn't go: Tokyo
A lot of video games are created by companies that are located in or near Tokyo, Japan. It's not hard to see why so many games take place there--not to mention it's just a super cool city. Still, being a bit overused as a video game setting in and of itself wouldn't necessarily preclude it from being a GTA locale. It certainly didn't stop the series from taking all those trips back to NYC, after all.
What ultimately makes Tokyo a city that GTA should skip is Sega's Yakuza series. For seven mainline games so far, the open-world action games have taken place largely in Tokyo's Kabuchikō district. If there were only one or two Yakuza games-- or it was a series that has since come to a close-- it wouldn't be as big of a deal for GTA to tread similar territory with a future installment. But since Yakuza is a long-running series that shows no signs of stopping, a GTA Tokyo would likely come out concurrent to the latest Yakuza game. It would just feel entirely too redundant.
9 Should go: Rio de Janeiro
Much of this list is about GTA avoiding cities that have already been done in similar video games. With that in mind, it may seem odd to suggest that the series go to the same location as 2012's Max Payne 3.
For one thing, Max Payne 3 is a fairly linear action game that seldom let players stray from predetermined paths. Rio felt more like a backdrop than a city that the game took place within. The city's unique setup of having towering skyscrapers and upper-class tourist destinations overlooking a maze of cluttered slums would not only make for an extremely interesting game world to explore, it would also present all kinds of interesting story elements that involve the push and pull between the city's super rich and the extremely poor, crime-ridden areas.
The other thing is, Rockstar-- which also made Max Payne 3, coincidentally-- reportedly sent developers to Rio, taking photographs and doing research for the game. So a lot of that work would already be done for a GTA Rio--they'd just have to further flesh out the world beyond the selected streets and buildings Mr. Payne traversed during his adventure.
8 Shouldn't go: Dallas
Dallas would make for an extremely interesting game world, with its vast dusty deserts, crisscrossing train lines, beautiful forests, and proud cowboy traditions. We already know that because we all played the masterpiece that is Red Dead Redemption.
Yes, that part of the country during the Old West era is vastly different than the Texas of today. But when you step away from the major urban centers of Texas, which largely look and feel similar to any other major urban center, what gives that part of the country its personality is the surrounding deserts and countrysides. All of that was already done with RDR and will also be done with its upcoming sequel.
Setting a GTA-style game in the modern counterpart to an area where an existing and an upcoming GTA-style game are already set-- just during a different era-- would feel like too much retreading of the same territory.
7 Should go: Boston
Boston is a big city with even bigger personalities-- personalities that would easily fill a GTA cast with fun, over-the-top characters. There are so many facets to Boston that GTA could take on: its rabid sports fans, its strong Irish community, its love of drinking, its Ivy League colleges, its old buildings that hearken back to colonial America, and so much more.
In addition to being a city that an entire GTA could easily be built around, Boston could also be one of multiple cities represented in a San Andreas-style take on New England. That entire part of the country has been completely ignored by the franchise, and there is a lot there that can be done in terms of the interplay between the various regions of New England. If Rockstar decides to go that route again and take on a whole region rather than just one main city, New England is a great choice and Boston the perfect anchoring city.
6 Shouldn't go: Las Vegas
Las Vegas seems like a perfect fit for GTA-- being able to visit strip clubs, rob casinos, and cruise down streets lined with gaudy flashing signs and Elvis impersonators, the city of sin is a great locale for GTA. But it's already been done, and done very well, in a previous installment.
GTA: San Andreas ambitiously took place in three different cities: Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco), and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). In fact, the section of the game that took place in LV was one of that game's most exciting areas, especially in the awesome casino robbery that spanned multiple missions. It might not have been quite as deep of a "Vegas experience" as a game that is all about Las Venturas could be, but the city, and the best GTA-appropriate aspects of it, were represented well enough that Rockstar doesn't need to go back to that well anytime soon. Especially following GTAV, which went back to Los Santos, the next GTA game shouldn't be yet another place from San Andreas already.
5 Should go: Seattle
While San Andreas already explored the early-90s, it largely ignored a pretty major cultural movement that was beginning to take hold a few states north: grunge. GTA doesn't typically bring back characters from previous games, but as CJ has been one the series' best protagonists, we wouldn't mind them making an exception and having a storyline that somehow includes him. At the same time, GTA Seattle could be all about the burgeoning grunge movement, and in that way that only GTA can, they could expertly pay tribute to it and lampoon it all at once. Just imagine how epic that soundtrack could be! As Rockstar loves to take on consumerism, having a GTA set in Seattle could also provide fertile ground for a biting send-up of Starbucks.
Another angle that GTA Seattle could take is to follow the TV series Portlandia's lead and skewer hipster culture, both of the '90s and today. Even people within hipster culture typically recognize the comedic potential of the lifestyle, and setting a game in the Pacific Northwest puts things right at the heart of all that.
4 Shouldn't go: London
Longtime GTA fans know that Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas were all locations in the original game. The franchise has spent its subsequent games largely just revisiting locations that were already established in its early 2D days. What has been ignored since the jump to 3D, however, is London-- the setting for GTA2's two expansion packs.
After having seen the original trio of GTA cities redone in 3D, fans have naturally wanted Rockstar to follow that up by going back to GTA2's London. This would be a mistake. With the GTA games largely being developed by a British creative team, they are perhaps too "close" to that region to be able to give it the outside-looking-in skewering that they do so well with American culture. This is perhaps why GTA's previous London jaunt went all the way back to the swingin' '60s, as it is an easy era to parody and let Rockstar off the hook with giving their mocking current culture.
Beyond all that, GTA has repeated locations enough already-- they need to do something new next time. London not having been done in 3D yet shouldn't make it an exception to that.
3 Should go: Dublin
Big modern cities, quaint little towns, miles of rolling emerald hills-- you'd think that Dublin would be the setting for countless games. Sadly, very few games have taken place in Ireland beyond sports titles and old-school adventure games. The only modern game that takes place entirely in Ireland is the PS3 game Folklore-- and that's an exaggerated version full of magic and monsters.
GTA is just the series to make this right. It would be able to cover the many interesting geographical features of Ireland, with Dublin as the primary urban center. Sure, being able to visit pubs is a given, but there is so much more than can be done to represent the people and culture of Ireland. Whether Rockstar wants to venture into dangerous territory by covering the longtime struggle between the north and south or would prefer not to go there, there is still plenty of ways to have a GTA game set in Dublin be full of all of the interesting story elements and set pieces that make for a great experience.
2 Shouldn't go: Paris
Sometimes, GTA should avoid choosing a city for no other reason than another similar game already nailed it. In the case of Paris, the criminally underrated open-world action game The Saboteur did Paris so well that GTA would just be playing catch-up.
Set in WWII-era Paris, The Saboteur was more about espionage and taking down an oppressive regime than a GTA Paris would be, but still-- anyone who wants to play an open-world game in Paris should just play The Saboteur rather than vie for GTA to go there. Far too few people played that game, and all a GTA Paris would do is make even fewer people go back and rediscover The Saboteur, which is almost reason enough for Rockstar to leave the city alone. Even just in Europe, there are so many other underutilized cities that GTA can explore without going places other great games already have.
1 Should go: Amsterdam
There's obviously a lot more to the city of Amsterdam than marijuana cafes and its red-light district, but those two things are definitely a pretty strong starting point for its potential as a GTA setting. Having two things that are typically the basis for criminal activity in other GTA games and have those be legal and/or tolerated in Amsterdam would give the game a whole new dynamic, and would take away some of the easy cliches that GTA games often fall back on. Amsterdam would be a great GTA setting because of what is legal there-- nbut for reasons that aren't as obvious as you might think.
With the historic and beautiful geography of the city and its diverse mix of cultures, Amsterdam would be the ideal candidate for the next GTA game, especially if Rockstar chose to venture outside the United States. Sure, they'd probably use the opportunity to make irreverent, cringe-worthy jokes about Anne Frank and Vincent Van Gogh's severed ear-- but it wouldn't be GTA without that type of thing, right?
What city do you most want to see in the next Grand Theft Auto game? Let us know in the comments!


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Shanghai is one of China's 13 megacities. Practically everything is mega here – including the shopping options. One of the local shooting stars is down apparel manufacturer Bosideng. I was impressed by the rapid development of this company – and the way it communicates.
At the Bosideng store in Shanghai's, I am first asked to visit the back office, where I take a look at the in-depth account of the company's history with a distinct appreciation for the company's founder Gaodekang. In a museum-like presentation in the back office, featuring the first sewing machine and a bicycle exhibit, the multiple award-winning entrepreneur plays a key role in Bosideng's success story.
It all began in 1976 with eight simple sewing machines and a bike, which the company's founder Gaodekang used back then to personally deliver the first down jackets to his customers. By its own account, manufacturer and retailer Bosideng is China's largest retailer for down apparel today, featuring approximately 7,500 retail outlets in the domestic market and now also one in London. Its core brands include "Bosideng","Snow Flying", "Kangbo" and "Bengen". The brand portfolio of the corporate group offers a large variety of goods that caters to different customer segments.
However, due to increased competition from brick-and-mortar retail and e-commerce, Bosideng recorded a drop of about six percent in the past fiscal year, down from prior double-digit sales gains. Recently, a serious competitor called Uniqlo from Japan, for instance, is making huge strides in conquering the Chinese market and attracting customers with lower prices.
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Nevertheless, the company wants to stick to its pricing policy, according to a Bosideng manager. He adds that the quality of his company's products is clearly superior. Instead, customers are knowingly attracted to the numerous stores of the fashion retailer with an extensive product expansion. The product choices at this point include non-seasonal casual wear for fashion-conscious men and women. In addition, the company wants to grow by proactively acquiring non-down apparel brands.
Bosideng intends to battle the impressive growth rates of the e-commerce market with an online presence on Alibaba's own platform Tmall, which is very popular in China, and by adding its own logistics and a comprehensive omnichannel strategy. Andy Zhao, Managing Director of GFK North East Asia, sees the success of the Chinese online market at least partially aided by the significantly lower prices. Many products are up to 20 percent less expensive online than they are at the store, Zhao stated at the C-star Conference in May.
For its present logistics, the company admittedly no longer gets by with just one bike but it still is a perfect tool to communicate the success story.
Author: Ute Holtmann, EHI, October 2016


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A climbing, annual or perennial vine that is vigorous in growth habit up to a few dozen feet. In frost free climates it can overwinter and produce for multiple years. Flowers are monoecious, but both male and female flowers are born separately on single plants, so only one plant is
A climbing, annual or perennial vine that is vigorous in growth habit up to a few dozen feet. In frost free climates it can overwinter and produce for multiple years. Flowers are monoecious, but both male and female flowers are born separately on single plants, so only one plant is required to produce fruit. Fruits are oblong in shape and can grow up to 6-9" and weigh up to 10-15 pounds. A single plant is said to be able to produce up to 50 fruits. The fruits are noteworthy for their long storage life. Once mature fruits develop a hard rind that lends itself to extended storage.
Not frost hardy. Can be grown as an annual in long summer season climates.
Growing Environment
Quite easy to grow. Growing requirements are similar to standard melons. The vines need regular water, full sun and room for growth. They will climb, but are easily grown as ground trailing plants. The plant seems to show more tolerance to disease than many standard melons and has subsequently been used as a rootstock in some areas.
Exclusively by seeds.
Mature fruits have a sweet flavor and are used in desserts and beverages. Immature fruits can be cooked as a vegetable. Both the flowers and young shoots are eaten as leafy greens. The protein rich seeds are also eaten and are used to make palanquetas, a Mexican confection.
Native Range
Native to the Americas, though the exact range is unknown. Today it is spread through much of tropical America and is popularly cultivated from Mexico through Argentina.
Cucurbita ficifolia, which has many common names in English, is a type of squash grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. Although it is closely related to other squashes in its genus, such as the cucumber, it shows considerable biochemical difference from them and does not hybridize readily with them.
Like most members of the genus Cucurbita, C. ficifolia is a climbing vine that is an annual in temperate climates and a perennial in tropical zones. Unlike some other Cucurbita species, it does not have swollen storage roots.[10] The plant stem can grow five to fifteen meters and produces tendrils that help it climb adjacent plants and structures. It may root from the leaf axils,[7] unlike most other curcubits. The vine can become semiwoody if left to grow perennially, although most commercial plants are annual. Its leaves resemble fig leaves, hence its most common name in English – fig-leaf gourd – and its Latin species name (C. ficifolia which means fig leaf). The fruit is oblong, resembling a watermelon, with wide black seeds. In stark contrast to other Cucurbita, its fruit is highly uniform in size, shape, and color.
The plant is monoecious with imperfect flowers (meaning its flowers are either male or female but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by insects, especially bees. The color of the flowers is yellow to orange.
The fruit is oblong with a diameter of eight inches or 20 centimeters, weighs eleven to 13 pounds (5 to 6 kilograms), and can produce up to 500 seeds. Its skin can vary from light or dark green to cream. One plant can produce over 50 fruit. The fruit can last without decomposing for several years if kept dry after harvest.
Origin and distribution
It is native to the Americas, although the exact center of domestication is unclear. Linguistic evidence suggests Mexico, because of the wide use of names based on the Nahuatl name "chilacayohtli" as far south as Argentina. However, archaeological evidence suggests Peru because the earliest remains have been found there. Biosystematics has been unable to confirm either hypothesis.[12]
Archeological records show that it was the most widespread variety of Cucurbita in the Americas, cultivated from northern Chile and Argentina to Mexico.[13] Now it is grown as far north as southern California. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Europeans introduced it to the Mediterranean regions of Europe (specifically France and Portugal) as well as India. From there it has spread to many other parts of the world and picked up more names.
The fig-leaved gourd grows in temperate highlands at elevations up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).[14] It is often used as a grafting rootstock for other less resistant cucurbits. C. ficifolia can be propagated through planting seeds and by layering. Tendrils can grow into roots if anchored into the soil, and can propagate new plants once cut, which can be moved to new sites. Because it is not very resistant to frost, it is often planted after this risk has passed. Established plants, however can withstand short overnight frosts.
The flowers, leaves and tender shoots are used in Mexico and other countries as greens. The most nutritional part of Cucurbita ficifolia is its fat- and protein-rich seeds, which can vary in color from white to black. They are used in Mexico to make palanquetas, a sweet similar to peanut brittle. The fruit has several uses as food. The immature fruit is eaten cooked, while the mature fruit is sweet and used to make confectionery and beverages, sometimes alcoholic. The fruit is low in beta-carotene, as can be seen from its white flesh, and is relatively low in vitamins and minerals, and moderately high in carbohydrates.
In Europe: In Spain this squash is used to make a jam known as "cabello de ángel" (angel's hair), "cabell d'àngel" in Catalan, that is used to fill pies, sweets and confectionery. In Portugal, where the fruit is known as "chila" or "gila", it is still used extensively in the production of traditional Portuguese sweets and confectionery; it was also used as a crop for non-human consumption in order to feed pigs.
In Latin America: In Chile and Argentina, jam is often made out of the fruit of "alcayota" or "cayote". In Costa Rica, it is traditional to make empanadas stuffed with sugared "chiverre" filling at Easter time.
In Asia, the pulp strands are used to make soup, quite similar to shark fin soup, hence the name "shark's fin melon". The cultivation and this usage feature briefly in the film Grow Your Own. Across Asia, eating this melon is also said to help people with diabetes. Several scientific studies have confirmed its hypoglycemic effect.[15] It is used effectively to treat diabetes due to its high D-Chiro-Inositol content.
The vine and fruit are used for fodder. Because of its ability to keep for a long time, the ripe fruit was taken on voyages on ships, and used for food for livestock on board.
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The state-owned Tunisian Airlines ( Tunis air) will lay off 1,700 workers over the next two years due to financial difficulties, according to a report by the Tunisian official news agency on Friday. This is the first public company in Tunisia to declare its intention to lay off workers, following the toppling of the former […]
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Hezbollah chief makes rare appearance, warns U.S.
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Suspected anti-Islam filmmaker questioned
A man purported to be a filmmaker involved with the anti-Islam video sparking violent unrest in the Middle East and North Africa was escorted by deputies from his Cerritos, Calif., home shortly after midnight Saturday morning, NBCLosAngeles.com reported. Media and law enforcement had been staking out the home at the end of a cul de […]


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The Sandman Hotel Revelstoke is a full service hotel that features 173 comfortable guest rooms and suites, including kitchenette rooms. Features include 2 indoor swimming pools and hot tubs, fitness centre, Bar One Lounge, Denny's 24 hour restaurant, room service, complimentary high speed internet access, business centre and ample free parking. All rooms have fridges, microwaves, in-room coffee and cable tv. We are pet friendly.


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Squash ROCKS. Squash is delightful and so easy to prepare. Cut it in half and lay it face down on a baking tray lined with parchment paper coated with organic coconut oil. Bake on low [250* F] and forget about it for a while as you get some chores done around the house. When it's cooked through scoop out the seeds and then scrape out the delicious insides. Add it to soups, curries or just eat it on its own. YUM.
Squash does not have to be cooked immediately - it can be stored for up to three months without losing its nutritional value. It is fat free, saturated fat free, sodium free, and cholesterol free, but the really good news is that it is an excellent source of Vitamin A and a good source of Vitamin C. Talk about The A Team!!!
These two vitamins - A and C - when joined together are ready to kick ass when it comes to protecting our cells. Vitamin A keeps skin and mucous membrane cells healthy and that means they are more resistant to fighting off cancers and diseases caused by viruses. Vitamin C acts as a natural antihistamine when fighting colds and allergies; aids in collagen production; has anti-oxidant properties that fight against cancer and protects cells from damage and mutation; and best of all, it helps to keep our eyes and hearts healthier so we can see and feel the beauty that is all around us. WOWZA! We all Gotta' Delicata!!!


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Emily Bowes Court
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If you would like to apply, register for an account and complete the online application. Please have your student ID number (detailed in your course offer) ready.
Emily Bowes Court is a short tube ride away from Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion.
The accommodation boasts great outdoor space, with large-scale games, outdoor gardening space, a large communal television room and study areas.
Emily Bowes Court is next door to a gym, and is a 2-minute walk from Tottenham Hale Underground and rail stations, which provide easy access into central London.
Travel times
- Camberwell College of Arts: 51-minute tube trip / 1-hour bike ride
- Central Saint Martins: 21-minute tube trip / 32-minute bike ride
- Chelsea College of Arts: 30-minute tube trip / 56-minute cycle
- London College of Communication: 32-minute tube trip / 54-minute bike ride
- London College of Fashion: 18-minute tube trip / 47-minute bike ride
- Wimbledon College of Arts: 59-minute tube trip.
Please note travel times below are based on nearest college.
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Emily Bowes Court
Lebus Street
Tottenham Hale
London N17 9FD
Travel zone: 3
Nearest tube: Tottenham Hale
Nearest train station: Tottenham Hale
Virtual tours
Take a tour of Emily Bowes Court, its bedrooms, facilities and common spaces.
Emily Bowes Court Gallery
Prices and sizes
Tenancies at Emily Bowes Court are 41 weeks for a standard room and the following prices refer to the new academic year beginning in September 2019.
Standard rooms are £191 a week, £8,022 in total for a 42-week tenancy.
What's included
- Three-quarter sized bed and a generously sized study area and chair
- Ensuite bathroom
- Internet access in every bedroom at no extra cost
- Bike storage
- 24-hour staff presence
- Contents insurance
- Social Reps and Wellbeing Reps on site
Emily Bowes Court is managed by Unite Students, who work in collaboration with University of the Arts London. This hall is signed up to the ANUK code of practice. For more information visit: www.nationalcode.org


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…or tackling our poor highway safety performance now costing 15,000 fatalities a year compared to the safety rates leading nations like England, Norway and Sweden
Alert! U.S. streets unsafe for all who walk, bike and travel by car! With twice the fatality rate per vehicle mile of England, Sweden and Norway more than 15,000 die in the U.S. from poor safety performance. Once first in highway safety, the U.S. now ranks 15th (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development).
In different ways, sets of letters reflect policies and street designs the United States must adopt if we are to decrease the truly gruesome results of trying to get from here to there by foot, bicycle and car on our streets and highways—particularly for walking and bicycling modes increasingly in demand and growing as the historic carcentricity era slowly recedes into history following an undeserved overwhelming dominance for more than a century.
Ironically, car drivers complain about bicyclists and walkers clogging urban streets while they themselves and their passengers die at an alarming rate! Moreover, the changes in safety infrastructure addressing walk and bike safety—cycle track and roundabouts—directly reduce car occupant carnage too. Decision makers call this "win win."
AAA AAA (the American Automobile Association) truly gets it as the leading representative of auto interests for decades. Their recent study found the costs of vehicle accidents in large metropolitan areas were twice the cost of congestion and even in small metros were far higher than congestion costs. AAA simply calls for a White House Safety Summit and for that Summit to adopt a "0 Fatality Rate" policy and put the nation to work on highway safety in an effective way.
AARP With the U.S. in just a few decades experiencing an increase of their senior population growing from 10 to 20 percent, the American Association of Retired Persons, AARP, developed policies of interest to the older generation and when it comes to transportation "livable streets" and safe streets lead their policies. Seniors drive less and walk and, potentially, bike more. But obviously unsafe urban streets, AARP became a leader in the "complete streets" movement which in most cases means at least a recognition of the problem and minimal treatments to address the needs of the walk an bike modes. Still, AARP does take the unusual step of touting and strongly supporting intersection safety, particularly replacing traffic signals with modern roundabouts. Half of all senior driver deaths on American roads occur at intersections compared to less than a quarter of all fatalities—and roundabouts cut serious injuries and fatalities for car occupants and walkers as well as providing improved safety for cyclists. Seniors lack one physical element important for their safety, a decreased ability to judge approach speeds so important to merging and intersection entry decisions, a problem cured by the lower speeds and reduced conflicts afforded by the roundabout.
CROW The CROW "manual clusters all the knowledge about road safety in the Netherlands" and the aptly titled CROW "design manual for bicycle traffic", already popular in England, is quickly becoming the design guide of choice for street cycle design in the United States. The CROW bicycle design manual is critically important as it contains the design for urban and rural roundabout designs with pathing for cyclists which cyclists identify as the safest type of intersection. The Dutch design manuals only include single lane roundabouts—if more than a one lane roundabout is required then bike and vehicle modes are separated, far easier in a nation with no hills and valleys than the typical American landscape. Still a Swedish study does show that properly designed there is a safety gain for cyclists at a two-lane roundabout over a traffic signal—and less delay and other benefits.
These three sets of letters show some of the ways the United States need to go to bring safety to our streets for all modes. The French, for example, may have the best comprehensive highway safety programming in a nation with the highest number of roundabouts in the world. In 1970 France had a third higher rate of fatalities per vehicle mile than the U.S. but today their rate is a third less than the U.S. If the U.S. could attain the French highway fatality rate, 5,000 less Americans would die each year on the streets and highways. It is all about safe streets.


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