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Selenium Discovered to Be The Most Protective Nutrient For Women's Breast Health
Investigative Reporter, Gregory Ciola Interviews Health/Nutrition Historian And Book Author Christopher Barr
"The results for cancer prevention with 100 per cent Whole Food source selenium far exceeded any ever achieved with any other substance before or since whether drug, radiation, surgery, herb or nutrient." – Christopher Barr
Every October we are inundated with pink ribbons and promotional campaigns designed to bring more attention to breast cancer awareness. No doubt this is a dreaded disease that has taken the lives of many grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters and close friends. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we decided to feature one of the most powerful interviews we have ever conducted on this topic that can profoundly and positively make a huge impact on the lives of women.
Who is Christopher Barr you ask? Well, for starters, he has spent over four decades studying, writing, promoting and recommending whole food nutrition for better health. Barr is also the world's foremost authority on the micronutrient selenium and the protective role it plays in our bodies. Barr is the author of the book, "Selenium – One Cancer Answer 100 Years and Counting." His lifelong work on selenium has also afforded him the prestigious honor of speaking at the annual convention put on by the Cancer Control Society, so his words definitely carry weight and authority on the subject.
If you don't want to become another victim of mutilated breasts, lost hair, or possibly even death due to breast cancer, then you need to hang on to every word Barr utters below in this powerful interview about selenium.
GC: Chris, tell our readers the fascinating details about the trace mineral selenium and why it performs such an important role in the body?
The element selenium is referred to as trace because the amount needed per day is such a tiny amount measured in micrograms – that is a matter of parts per million. However, that tiny amount does so much more than much larger amounts of other nutrients for so many body functions.
The primary important role of selenium is protective in nature. That is also the reason that makes it so difficult to get people to take it. Much of what selenium does you can't feel while it is doing it, but if you don't have it, then you will feel it later and you won't like the feeling at all – especially if the feeling of dying of cancer is not a turn-on to you.
As to the protective nature of selenium, it is unequivocally the most protective of all nutrients. The biggest reason for this is that it is 50 times as potent an antioxidant as vitamin E. There are some other antioxidant nutrients as potent as selenium, but none of them function in as many areas as selenium, nor are they as easily available in the food supply or as inexpensive to obtain as a supplement. That is why I say that hands down selenium is unequivocally the most protective of all nutrients. There is more to selenium than protection though – much more.
GC: What are some of the symptoms that are caused by selenium deficiency?
Well, for starters, we could start right where life starts and where so many like for their life to continue as well. That would be fertility and sexual health. Selenium is concentrated in, and an important health factor for those organs related to beginning and maintaining life, such as a man's prostate and a woman's breasts.
More and more farmers are learning that if they don't supplement their animal feed with selenium then they have problems with animals getting pregnant and bearing live, healthy offspring. It is very common when I speak on the subject of selenium in rural areas that some farmer will come up to me after to tell me of the importance of selenium to animal reproduction of which they have personal knowledge. To develop this thoroughly would take a whole interview all by itself.
Moving on we could just mention the areas that the U.S. government admits to about the importance of this mineral on their National Institutes of Health (NIH) website on selenium that prints out to 11 pages. This includes the thyroid where selenium may be more important than the mineral iodine that most usually think of when the subject of the thyroid is brought up. I've personally known many who have ceased to need thyroid medications they have taken for many years after establishing a hearty selenium supplementation routine for several months.
Heart disease is also prominently noted by NIH as an area of selenium importance, especially as related to low-density lipoproteins (LDL) that are commonly called the bad cholesterol.
Rheumatoid arthritis is another condition noted by NIH as an area of selenium importance.
I would insert here that another major study on selenium noted dramatic results regarding selenium and osteoarthritis – specifically as it relates to the knees. This was a long term, 15 year study with almost a thousand subjects involving major American academia and government institutions that noted "… severity of their arthritis was related to how low their selenium levels were."
This was researched by the University of North Carolina in conjunction with UCLA, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Maryland and the Centers for Disease Control. The study was presented at the annual American College of Rheumatology, reported on their website and submitted to the media by press releases. Somehow not one of the major, mainstream (polluted stream) media sources covered it.
The NIH website on selenium also noted its importance regarding "severe gastrointestinal problems, such as Crohn's disease" as well as those "with surgical removal of part of the stomach" and additionally "other gastrointestinal disorders".
How's that just for starters? Dr. Gerhard Schrauzer noted the connection of selenium deficiency to Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Schrauzer has been a foremost expert on selenium for over half a century.
I haven't even mentioned the most notable, documented, thoroughly researched selenium area which is the Big C – cancer. I'll touch on that later although the dramatic successes of selenium with regard to cancer – both preventatively and as treatment — could take up a whole issue of your newspaper all by itself.
GC: Have any studies been done that validate the effectiveness of selenium?
Greg, you could fill up an entire one of your newspapers just listing the titles of the published studies that validate the effectiveness of selenium. The earliest information dates back over a century ago to 1911. Over 30 years ago an article titled 'Can Selenium Modify Cancer Risk' in the science journal 'Nutrition Reviews' listed more than 100 scientific citations in support of the positive assertions by the doctors who authored that paper clear back then. There have been countless studies since then.
GC: What role does selenium play with cancer?
The earliest roles for selenium with cancer were as a treatment as early as 1911. Very promising results were achieved with breast cancer treatment in the 1920s. Somehow modern medi$in ceased using this very inexpensive option after the 1920s.
Selenium research picked up again in the 1960s though primarily regarding cancer prevention. The results noted in this regard have been nothing short of astounding though these results rarely receive much fanfare, and even less attention from mainstream medical and media sources.
One double-blind, clinical study (what modern medi$in advocates as the "gold standard" for studies) on selenium supplementation of more than 10 years duration with more than 1,300 subjects reported 63 percent less prostate cancer, 57 percent less colon cancer, and 48 percent less lung cancer. Those are among the most common of all cancers. Total cancer incidence was more than 50 percent less among selenium supplement users than non-supplement users. The form of selenium used was a 100 per cent Whole Food source.
The results for cancer prevention with 100 per cent Whole Food source selenium far exceeded any ever achieved with any other substance before or since whether drug, radiation, surgery, herb or nutrient. The response from modern medi$in was decisively underwhelming. One criticism for not using less expensive — and much less effective – USP selenium such as selenate instead of the 100 percent Whole Food variety of selenium was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
There is a strong correlation to selenium blood levels and cancer incidence. The higher the blood levels of selenium the lower the cancer incidence. The lower the blood levels of selenium the higher the cancer incidence. You can graph it out on a nation by nation basis. The order of nation's average blood selenium levels is almost identical to the order of nations' cancer incidence with Japan the highest selenium blood levels and lowest cancer incidence, and the U.S. almost the lowest selenium blood levels and almost the highest cancer incidence.
U.S. medical and cancer society officials often crow about cancer occurring more due to increased average life spans. Yet the U.S. is only around 30th worldwide in average life span while most of the nations ahead of the U.S. in life span have lower cancer rates – and higher average selenium blood levels.
Research gives similar indications for those with almost all forms of cancer. Those with cancer who have the longest survival time and the least metastases (spreading of cancer) are those with higher blood selenium levels – though still having lower selenium levels than those who do not have cancer. Those with cancer who have the shortest survival time and the most metastases are those with the lowest blood selenium levels.
The response to this by U.S. medical and cancer researchers is to concentrate on toenail selenium levels rather than blood selenium levels which do not show much correlation to cancer incidence. This would be very funny if it were not so very tragic. This brings to mind a news story on a cancer study published about eight years ago.
There was a BIG build-up by the polluted mainstream media of Associated Press for this story about this drug study and its results before they even announced what the drug was or results were. The bold headline declared "cancer breakthrough found". The opening line stated, "For the first time, doctors … have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer."
I have to interject here before going any further with this news/propaganda AP story that selenium has been noted for many decades to improve survival time as noted above. Also, as another "by the way," selenium was specifically established as an essential nutrient for life by doctors at NIH for the liver in liver studies!
Returning to the recent AP puff piece results were reported "impressive and likely will change the way patients are treated." Finally, the drug is named and results given of just a little more than 2 months extra survival. That is their major "breakthrough" that is "impressive and likely will change the way patients are treated"? The AP "once upon a time" story then goes on to quote doctors about these scant results "has never happened", "a quite impressive gain" and "delaying the progression of the disease significantly and strikingly".
This single study of a toxic drug was conducted for less than two years with barely 600 subjects for the scant results achieved. It is then noted that the control group, half not receiving the drug, was given the drug at the end of the trial.
A much more extensive study of the nutritional, essential trace element mineral selenium in a 100 percent whole food, grown variety was conducted for more than 10 years with greater than twice as many subjects (more than 1,300) resulting in the most dramatic cancer prevention results ever achieved in any cancer study with any substance whether nutrient, herb or drug. The control group, half not receiving the nutrient selenium, was not given the nutrient at the end of the trial but merely was told about it. Furthermore, it was noted that the essential mineral nutrient selenium could not be recommended until more studies (PLURAL) were conducted. Talk about your double standard.
In another study prior to that with 100 percent whole food selenium, it showed the vast majority of 140 terminal cancer patients still alive after four years! It was also reported about the current drug study that "tumors didn't shrink or disappear". The selenium study just noted above reported that all of the 140 terminal cancer patients had tumor regression!
It was noted about this recent drug study way down toward the end of the article that the lead author was consulted for the maker of the drug. Can you say "conflict of interest"? Selenium is so much more thoroughly researched regarding cancer with so much better results for so very much longer than any cancer drug used today.
GC: Where does the Mayo Clinic who is held in such prestigious honor among the medical community stand on selenium as a vital nutrient needed to lower breast cancer rates?
Some time ago the renowned Mayo Clinic announced that it was leading a nationwide breast cancer study. The stated aim was to find some kind of marker that indicated who was more likely to develop breast cancer. Two weeks later another report noted that the essential mineral element selenium may guard against breast cancer in the journal Cancer Research. One hope that University of Illinois at Chicago researchers doing this study had was to determine an amount of selenium for doctors to prescribe to protect against cancer.
Another two weeks after that another array of prominent cancer researchers noted their concern to find some kind of marker that gives advance warning of the likelihood of metastasis (the spread of cancer). Metastasis is said to be the cause of death in 90 percent of cancer deaths.
Selenium was first noted as a possible anti-cancer substance in 1910. Positive benefit from selenium as part of breast cancer treatment was reported in the British Journal of Medicine in 1935. Drs. Clayton and Bauman noted that selenium reduced cancer incidence by more than 30 percent in 1949. That report was made in the journal Cancer Research when it was less than 10 years old more than 50 years ago. That is the same journal referenced above that noted a possible selenium protection against breast cancer in recent years.
Less than 20 years later breast cancer was linked to low levels of selenium. This was noted by numerous researchers separate and apart from one another in a variety of science journals. Similar reports have surfaced every few years since then about selenium and breast cancer. Is anyone paying attention?
The Mayo Clinic effort was to seek biological indicators of those more likely to develop breast cancer. They were going to compare tissue specimens of women from 1967 and all the way through the 1970s. Similar studies were conducted during those very same years. It was noted then that American women had substantially less selenium in their tissues than other cultures where breast cancer was much lower. University of Illinois at Chicago researchers wanting to determine levels of selenium that might be necessary to protect against cancer would find that such levels were already discovered and published in the 1960s and 1970s as well – if they'd bother to look. Many other current researchers want to find a marker that indicates likelihood of the metastasis that is recognized as the primary cause of cancer deaths. Selenium again was noted as that factor in the late 1970s.
Dr. Gerhard Schrauzer and his colleagues found at that time that breast cancer deaths were directly proportionate to dietary intake of selenium. The lower the selenium intake the higher the rate of death from breast cancer. The higher the selenium intake the lower the rate of death from breast cancer. This was consistent throughout 27 countries (including the United States). Dr. Schrauzer noted more than 20 years ago that if every woman in America supplemented with 200 micrograms of selenium daily then breast cancer would be significantly diminished.
GC: Is there a link to cadmium and breast cancer?
The heavy metal cadmium was linked to breast cancer by researchers at Georgetown University according to a report in the journal Nature Medicine shortly after the announcement of the Mayo Clinic study previously noted. One researcher noted that the strength of the relationship for cadmium to breast cancer even at very low levels was remarkable and a surprise. It is remarkable that this surprises researchers. Selenium combines with cadmium to remove it from the body. The more cadmium you have in your body the more selenium will be used to dispel it from your body. Reduced selenium levels have been noted for decades to render one more susceptible to breast cancer.
Cadmium is a common air contaminant due to burning of fossil fuels. It is also abundant in shellfish, liver and kidney. Cigarette smoking is a significant source of cadmium as well. Consumption of refined flours and sugars also contribute to increased cadmium levels. Why don't researchers put this puzzle together? Are they inept? Are they crooked? What other choices are there? Isn't it way past time to promote selenium supplementation as the most prominent prevention for breast cancer?
Cancer is not a drug deficiency. It is primarily a dietary disorder due to both subtraction of nutrition and addition of toxic contents. This nation does not have a health care program. It has a sick care program. Almost all the money in the health "care" system goes into this sick care program. Much of it is given willingly by the sheeple in marathons, walk-a-thons and other fund-raising schemes and scams from false shepherds leading them down a primrose path. When will someone organize a fundraiser for nutrition programs? Would anyone contribute?
GC: Is there a history of government cover-up surrounding selenium?
Oh, yes, absolutely. The study previously mentioned with terminal cancer patients using selenium – in often very large amounts I would add – was at the Veterans Administration hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and reported at an annual VA meeting, but never published or promoted. The other study previously mentioned regarding cancer prevention and selenium that ended about fifteen years ago was dismissed by Dr. Peter Greenwald, M.D., Dr. PH, Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control with his remarks, "It's one study with provocative findings that have to be confirmed."
GC: Can you take too much selenium and is it toxic in high doses?
Well, Greg, first of all, you can get too much oxygen and it will burn your lungs up. So should people stop breathing? Selenium in a worst case scenario is not even as dangerous as oxygen can be. The Centers for Disease Control has on file the worst American case of human selenium toxicity from more than 25 years ago. It was due to a manufacturing error with a non-food grown supplementary source of selenium that also used the most toxic (cheapest) form of all forms of selenium.
The label said 200 micrograms per tablet but it actually contained more than 27,000 micrograms per tablet. A woman took that every day for almost three months. After about two weeks she began to experience hair loss and after two months had lost almost all her hair. She didn't feel very good with flu-like symptoms and sour breath. Later a discharge from under her fingernails started. This woman on an outlandish amount of the worst form of selenium did not die. She was not even hospitalized. She just didn't feel very good until she ceased taking the incredible quantity of selenium.
GC: What is the best dosage of selenium that should be taken?
That is very subjective. Let me offer you very subjective guidelines that are also very objective. Dr. Gerhard Schrauzer noted almost 30 years ago if every woman in America took 200 micrograms of supplementary selenium daily that breast cancer rates would rapidly decline in the space of a few short years. Dr. Schrauzer was professor emeritus from the University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine and has chaired two world conferences on selenium and cancer.
Not so coincidentally, the previously mentioned selenium-cancer prevention trial used 200 micrograms of selenium supplemented daily – and they didn't use just any selenium supplement, but one that was a 100 percent whole food grown variety. There are other selenium studies with excellent results that have used this same amount. Common American diets provide 200 micrograms or less of selenium daily and usually less – usually much, much less. Average is around 50 micrograms daily. If you get the high end 200 micrograms of selenium in your diet – a very big IF – then 200 micrograms of selenium added by supplement would give you 400 micrograms daily.
The NIH website on selenium says specifically that a 400 microgram daily intake of selenium "is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects in almost all individuals in the general population".
As a further reference point, it was reported over 30 years ago that in Japan the average dietary intake of selenium exceeded 500 micrograms daily, and Japan has the lowest worldwide incidence of all the diseases associated with selenium deficiency – as well as one of the longest average life spans.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is an old saying. A daily selenium supplement of 200 micrograms would take 40 years to reach just an ounce of prevention. It is not much. It is probably not even enough. It would be a good start and a refreshing change for women and men alike.
Continuing further – objectively – for those who have moved beyond the prevention stage there is the treatment experience of Dr. Robert Donaldson that was mentioned earlier. He found that 400 micrograms daily was a minimum amount at which blood selenium levels were increased and that it was rare that amount made a difference. Dr. Donaldson wrote in 1979, "We are now able, with nearly 100 percent regularity, to increase the blood levels by several fold by giving 1,000 to 2,000 micrograms of selenium daily and then dropping back to a maintenance dose." Donaldson cited one case that required even larger amounts than that.
Several years back I received an e-mail from a reader who wrote that he had prostate cancer metastasized to the bone who put himself on 1,000 micrograms of selenium daily. "My PSA went from over 100 to 2.89 so I think I am on the right track," he concluded in his e-mail. So how's that for an introduction to selenium? There is so very, very much more to tell.
GC: Thank you for your hard work, time, and insights on this incredible nutrient and what you're doing to spread true Breast Cancer Awareness.
Innate Response Whole Food Selenium Can Be Purchased Here.
Author: Gregory Ciola
Gregory Ciola began his publishing career in the year 2000 when he released a ground breaking book on the dangers of genetic engineering. The book's title was, "GMOs – Beware of the Coming Food Apocalypse!". Gregory Ciola was one of the first biotech whistle blowers in the natural food industry to alert the public to what was happening to a majority of our foods. Ciola also began publishing a hard-hitting national newsletter in 2001 called "CRUSADOR" that was renamed in 2015 to "The Investigator's Report". He is best known for his in-depth interviews with well known book authors and leading health experts.


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Montgomery – The Alabama Shakespeare Festival located in Montgomery in the Blount Cultural Park is the seventh largest Shakespeare festival in the world. It features about twelve to fourteen productions a year, typically including three works of William Shakespeare. Other new plays are sometimes presented with an emphasis on Southern themes.
Showing now is Bear Country which will run until February 15, 2009. It is a new play about legendary Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant," and was written by Michael Vigilant, as part of the theatre's Southern Writer's Project. Vigilant researched his work by talking with some of Bryant's former players and friends of the Bryant family.
The play highlights the early childhood of the man whose parents were poor sharecroppers, perhaps revealing some of the lesser known stories about his life and career; then chronicling his evolution from a young man driven by poverty into an inspiring teacher who left an indelible mark on the lives of his players. Rodney Clark stars as Coach Bryant and Gregory Jones stars as the young Coach Bryant, with John Patrick Hayden and Yaegel T. Welch in multiple roles.
Michael Vigilant is also ASF's Chief Operating Officer and has been involved with writing and producing plays for twenty years. He is a playwright and lyricist and has more than a dozen works published with Samuel French, Contemporary Drama Service, and Pioneer Drama Service. His award-winning works include Cindy Cinderella and The Wedding Ring.
Future ASF presentations include The Furniture of Home, The Three Musketeers, Othello, and The Comedy of Errors.
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My Sunday evenings won't be the same now that Humans has finished… for those of you who haven't seen it, Humans is a TV series set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for a busy family is a Synth (a robot) – a life-like humanoid.
It's got me thinking about what it would be like to have a real life robot?
This is what makes Humans so interesting – it really emphasises what could be at stake.
In the show a father decides to buy a synth to help around the house which he eventually realises was a big mistake when it starts to affect his family;
I found this article where tech experts consider the implications of an AI arms race. Microsoft Research Chief Eric Horvitz – says "you look at how much computation has done for our society, for socio-economics, in applications like healthcare – it's been incredible. AI will change so many things. With that comes a lot of hope, a lot of possible benefits and also some concerns. Will the machines become so powerful and smart that they can't be turned off and they come to outwit man?
This is what Humans does so well. Portraying how a group of the robots evolve, becoming capable of emotions and intelligence and demonstrating a kind of free will.
No doubt AI will continue to amaze us in the years to come; possibly helping doctors to diagnose patients more accurately, virtual teachers that can interact with student across the world and driver assistance eliminating human error and saving lives.
Whilst I think it would be a great to have someone that could cook, clean and fix things for me around the house, after watching Humans I may have to reconsider…
Thankfully robots can't design Passive Filters (yet) otherwise we'd be out of a job!
If you are interested in similar roles, please do get in touch.
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Glucoamylase Production by Aspergillus awamori KT-11 In Solid-State Fermentation Using Cassava Peel as Substrate
Urip Perwitasari, Nuryati, Ruth Melliawati, and Yopi (2017). Glucoamylase Production by Aspergillus awamori KT-11 In Solid-State Fermentation Using Cassava Peel as Substrate. Annales Bogorienses, Vol. 21 (1): 21-28. ISSN 0517-8452
Cassava has long been known as one of the main staple food in Indonesia. Whereas the cassava peel contains starch of approximately 72%, it is still underrated as a carbohydrate source for fermentation. The utilization of cassava peel as a substrate in solid state fermentation potentially replaces rice as a carbon source leading to more cost-effective production. This study aims at producing glucoamylase by means of solid state fermentation using Aspergillus awamori KT-11 and cassava peel as substrate. The study demonstrated that medium composition and drying technique affected the production of glucoamylase. The highest glucoamylase activities were identified when cassava peel and mineral media was used in fermentation, compared to only cassava peel; the combination of cassava peel, mineral, and rice bran; rice media or a mixture of rice, mineral and rice bran. Freeze-dried glucoamylase, furthermore, exhibited higher specific activity in contrast to the oven-dried one, with 452 U/mL and 365 U/mL, respectively. In conclusion, cassava peel plus mineral is a better substrate for glucosamine production by A. awamori KT-11 in solid state fermentation. Besides, powdered glucoamylase had been demonstrated to be capable of hydrolyzing starch-based biomass.
Keywords: glucoamylase, cassava peel, A. awamori KT-11, solid state fermentation


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Bookmarks
From: Björn Stenberg (bjorn_at_haxx.se)
Date: 2003-01-29
Vincent Kargatis wrote:
Most comments have been about the auto-bookmark feature, which is mostly used for playlists.
I also want to be able to set a bookmark for the specific file I'm listening to, so I can return to the mark in this file no matter when I play the file, playlist or not. Think audio books.
I personally see no need for auto-bookmarking in files.
-- Björn
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Ideal candidate should be 3-5 years of experience as system integration & application development
- Should proficient in technologies including but not limited to JAVA, J2EE, Spring MVC, Hibernate, Web Server, Application Servers, HTML5, JavaScript/JQueryand understanding of Databases like Oracle, MySQL and various development environment.
- Understanding of the project life cycle process to effectively be able to manage complexities of the business solution
- Understand importance of team work and understand team dynamics
- Deliver in highly demanding & time constrained environment
- Should have good written & oral communication skill.
Exp – 3 to 5 years
Job Location – Bangalore
Notice period – 15 to 30 Days
Qualification– MCA/B. Tech/BE/M.Sc. Computers


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- Page 1 Logitech UE Air AirPlay Dock Review
- Page 2 Performance Review
- Page 3 Value & Verdict Review
- Tasteful, well built design
- Class leading AirPlay setup
- Flexible, iPad friendly dock connector
- Sound quality bestest by nearest rivals
- No remote control
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £299.99
- AirPlay Wireless Streaming
- 2.0 speaker arrangement
- Smart AirPlay setup app
- Slide out Apple dock connector
- Slim & lightweight
The Logitech UE Air AirPlay Speaker is a strangely branded item. For a start it carries both the Logitech and Ultimate Ears brands, the latter of which has not made a dock before. Secondly it is being promoted as a speaker when it is actually fitted with an Apple dock connector. None of which matters when forces come together like this…
The first thing to say about the Air is it is clearly a labour of love for both companies. Apart from a few iconic exceptions like the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin and Arcam rCube most docks have become variants on a shell/rugby ball theme, but the Air is far more graceful than that. Shaped like a single curved wing, the Air gives the pleasant sense of being familiar but new. If Batman owned a dock, it would be this one.
The Caped Crusader may be tempted to take the Air with him as well since it lives up to its name by weighing just 2.81Kg and measuring only 506 x 152 x 140mm, making it one of the lightest premium docks we've tested. Unfortunately he wouldn't be able to use it on the move since the Air is mains powered only, but it remains easy to shift from room to room in Wayne Manor.
Build quality is good too. An aesthetically pleasing mix of minimal piano black on the top and front slide out dock connector, a matt rear finish (with clear smiley face) to keep away the dust and the dominating material grill covering the front speaker. Those who like to remove their speaker grills should note the Air's is fixed.
Look at that smile…
That shouldn't be a deal breaker, however, as working itself further into our affections is the smart dock. Hidden away when not in use, the connector slides out with a simple press and, unlike much of the competition, it can hold an iPad. It is spring loaded like the excellent connector on the Monitor Audio i-deck 200, which protects both dock and device on connection and disconnection.
Also winning hearts and minds are the tasteful metal dock controls. Minimalism is the order of the day with a large volume wheel flanked by a mute button and a power switch, which doubles up as a source selector with short presses. The obvious question is where are the playback controls, especially since Logitech is a little stingy in not bundling a remote. The answer lies in the 'Air' moniker since the dock has AirPlay built in. This does leave users without Apple products stuck controlling music with their devices (Android users can look to AirSync, but we suspect Logitech isn't targeting this sector given the effort it has spent on its AirPlay integration…
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Box Score | Season Stats | 2017 Schedule
The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 8 - South Dakota State 6
Records: ORU (27-10, 15-1 SL) – SDSU (15-18, 8-8 SL)
Location: Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Grant Glaze put together a masterful performance from the bullpen as the Oral Roberts baseball team held off South Dakota State in an 8-6, Summit League victory Friday afternoon at Erv Huether Field.
Glaze took the mound in a tough spot with two runners on base in the second inning, after a short start from ORU's Justin McGregor, the conference leader in earned run average. The senior posted a career outing striking out seven Jackrabbits in five complete innings of long relief earning the win for the Golden Eagles.
Matt Whatley helped the visitors to a quick, four-run top of the first blasting a three-run home run into left, his seventh of the season. Brent Williams notched the eventual winning run in the top of the third on a bases-loaded walk to Nick Roark and the ORU bullpen shut down the SDSU offense for the final seven innings.
In a wild opening start, the teams combined for 13 runs and 13 hits in the first two and a half innings trading leads back-and-forth.
Turning Point
After the Jackrabbits took a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the second, the Golden Eagles answered right back with two runs of their own in the third. Dylan Snypes and Williams started with walks before Trevor McCutchin ripped a RBI single up the middle to even the score, 6-6. Sam Grellner was hit by a pitch to load the bases chasing the SDSU starting pitcher. Roark delivered the go-ahead run by watching ball four sail past him in a full count.
Inside the Box Score
- Glaze (3-0) retired the final 10 Jackrabbit hitters he faced, allowing just one hit and two walks. He tallied a career-high seven strikeouts, including four straight in the fourth and fifth innings.
- Whatley matched his season-high with four RBI, adding a run-scoring, ground-rule double to the wall in left center for a 5-4 advantage in the second. He and McCutchin finished the day with a team-best, 2-for-4 performance at the plate.
- ORU added an insurance run in the top of the eighth started by a lead-off single from McCutchin. After a sacrifice bunt from Grellner moved him into scoring position, Trent Shelton took his place as a pinch runner. The junior reached third on a balk before crossing home plate on a sacrifice fly from Roark, his second RBI of the contest.
- Kyler Stout closed out his Summit League-leading seventh save of the season allowing a pair of bloop singles in a scoreless ninth inning. McCutchin, Spencer Henson and Bryce Howe also pitched shutout efforts from the Golden Eagles pen.
- SDSU finished the afternoon out-hitting ORU by a 13-9 margin.
Up Next
The Golden Eagles continue their weekend road trip to South Dakota State as game two of the series is set for 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Catch the action with live audio on the ORU Sports Network.
For the latest information on ORU Baseball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.


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E-005- Adding Ferram
Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 at 22:47
After reading more about it and giving it a bit of thought I've decided to add Ferram Aerospace Research mod to KSP for this season. I do believe it's already proven to be a good idea because of how this flight went.
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Prepare for Nightmares as Freddy is Confirmed for 'Dead by Daylight'
A new video for Dead by Daylight has confirmed a Nightmare on Elm Street chapter will be added featuring Freddy Krueger. As we reported last week, there were rumors that the "Springwood Slasher" would be the next character to be added to the survival horror game, which already features Leatherface, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.
While it is great to see Freddy in game, some fans are upset at the character model used for the iconic 80s slasher. Instead of tailoring it after Robert Englund, the character bears a likeness to Jackie Earle Haley who portrayed Freddy in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.


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Insurance company undergoes marketing makeover
Marketing was a mess at Canadian insurance company The Co-operators. Yet Peppers & Rogers describes how a few small changes led to profitable direct marketing campaigns with targeted up-sell and cross-sell initiatives.
Insurance companies must guarantee protection. That's what they're in the business to do. But how do they spur customer confidence if there's no bridge connecting customers to the company? Or what if the company has the bridges, but doesn't understand which one leads to which customer? Fifty-five-year-old Canadian insurance company The Co-operators has found a way to bridge the gap to its customers.
The Co-operators insures more than 1.2 million drivers, 832,000 homes and the lives of 519,000 Canadians. With more than 700 outlets, three call centers and 900 agents, the company must meet numerous customer needs partly through delivery of relevant products and services. However, providing relevance didn't always come easy.
Broken bridges
In recent years, the company was frustrated by inefficiencies caused by multiple data warehousing systems and no customer-information file. As a result, its bi-annual newsletter and direct mail campaigns generated little response. "There was nothing that allowed us to create a single view of the customer," says Rob Martin, director of marketing.
Offers revolved around regulatory news rather than targeted advice that generates revenue and builds relationships. The fact that households received multiple copies of the newsletter didn't help either. "It was absolutely useless as a means of generating revenue for marketing purposes," Martin admits. Only one "heavy" direct mailing was produced each year with no rhyme or reason as to which customers received which offers. The company decided it was time for a change.
Renovation begins
In 1998, the company deployed a Harte-Hanks solution, for a cost of about $250,000. In a few months The Co-operators began producing database marketing content.
Production on the first bi-annual newsletter campaign began last January, and the newsletters were mailed in May to 172,000 customers in Alberta. The newsletter is divided into seven household segments, then further customized according to a customer's individual policy, so targeted cross-sell and up-sell offers can be included. If a client only owns home insurance, for example, the newsletter might include offers for life insurance.
The company now produces six to eight yearly direct mail campaigns, which have generated $7 million. Martin says the campaigns actually have to be reduced to five in 2003 because the distribution system can't handle the load. Nonetheless, revenue from the reduced mailings will exceed that of the old mailings because at $1 per piece, the company receives $3 in revenue, he says. The company is still in the process of tracking ROI, but according to Martin, the firm expects a two-for-one return on investment.
Digging deeper
As customer data is collected, The Co-operators' next goal is to assign different values to different customers. Martin says future plans will include predictive models to assist with developing a scoring system to rank customers according to buying behaviors. Once determined, the ranked data will be used to drive future marketing programs, or in Martin's words, "It will become a tool that provides gasoline in the engine." Armed with this knowledge, The Co-operators will be in a better position not only to insure its customers, but to ensure another 55 years of success.
To read more articles like this one, visit Peppers and Rogers Group's Web site at www.1to1.com.
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And just let me get off my chest that a bottle of pump soap, a large box of Kleenex, and sandwich and gallon-size Ziploc bags were never on MY school supply list as a child. I find it a little weird that we're supplying basic classroom things for the PUBLIC school. (Taxes, anyone?) Although I guess I would prefer that they spend my taxes on textbooks for bigger kids. And I guess that Jack is going to be getting free special ed preschool. So I guess I can buy a couple boxes of plastic bags. But I rebelled against their naming of a specific brand and bought Glad plastic bags instead.
All right, I did that because all the together moms who did their shopping last week had already bought all the Ziploc bags. I'm just a loser conformist who didn't get there in time.
Regardless, Sam and I had a fun time out. I get all giddy and ridiculous when confronted with office supplies. Especially when said office supplies are two-packs of glue sticks for 20 cents. Or 10-packs of markers for 88 cents. The Target brand glue sticks were labled as 15 cents per two-pack, but they rang up for 18 cents. Had there not been a hell of a line I would have made a stink just for the fun of it. (Okay, I probably wouldn't have, but wouldn't that have been fun?)
I got Sam a first day of school outfit and he got to pick out a new lunchbox (Spiderman). And we also picked out a birthday gift or two for my nephew [It'll be comin' in the mail, Dos Mamas. I hope to get it there on time!]
Then we went to the Target snack shop for a soda (me) and some chocolate milk (Sam). When I asked for the milk, I was met with the explanation that, well, the only milk we have is organic and we can't ring it up on this register, so you can't buy it.
Good thing it's sitting in their fridge slowly expiring instead.
So Sam got a sugar cookie instead. Lucky him. And we got mired in a conversation with one of the weirdos that hangs out at the Target snack shop. (I'm a weirdo-magnet. Don't even get me started on the weirdos I used to attract on Sproul Plaza at Berkeley.)
I think this expedition helped Sam get excited for school, which is good. I'm just concerned how he's going to carry all this crap to school on the first day. Suggestions?


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Protecting Your Health After Hurricane Harvey
(August 31, 2017)
For Download: Keeping Your Lungs Safe During Flood Cleanup
At the American Lung Association, we extend our deepest sympathy and support for the families and communities impacted by the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Floods and natural disasters of this kind can put anyone's lungs at risk, but members of your family facing the greatest risk include children, older adults and those living with lung diseases. We've put together a list of resources to answer your questions about lung health.
Flooding continues, so if you need to evacuate your home, make sure to take all necessary medications with you, including anything you may need to manage your asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Also, be careful of flood water and mud, as both contain chemicals, sewage and floating debris.
Stay alert to warnings from responsible officials to avoid or evacuate areas where chemical leaks, explosions, and other threats may exist. Safety is the most important thing.
Be aware, too, that some people develop lung problems after a natural disaster, even if they have never had them before. Don't wait to get medical help if someone in your family starts having breathing problems. Some warning signs are: coughing, especially coughing at night; wheezing or feeling short of breath; and chest tightness or pain.
Cleanup after flood waters recede
Once the flood waters have receded and emergency officials have indicated it's safe, you can return to your home. It may be overwhelming, but making a plan can help you ensure the safety of you and your family. Here are a few tips:
- Do not enter a damaged building until it has been certified as safe by a building inspector. Leave immediately if you hear or feel the building shifting.
- If you smell gas, notify emergency authorities immediately and do not return home until you are told it is safe.
- If electrical circuits and equipment have gotten wet, turn off the power and get an electrical inspection before you turn the power back on.
- Know that even checking out the damage can be hot, heavy work and unexpected hazards can exist. Go with a partner who can help. Don't go in if you have asthma or allergies or another lung disease.
- Check out information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about water supply and other issues in returning home.
Do not cook indoors with gas or diesel generators, charcoal stoves, grills or portable camping stoves. These devices release carbon monoxide that is deadly when trapped indoors.
Before you clean up, make sure safety is your number one priority. Turn off all gas and electricity and wear the proper safety attire, including N95 masks, heavy gloves and boots to protect your lungs, eyes and skin. Next, do your best to contain the water-damaged areas and objects by tracing the water's pathways. Try to avoid exposing anyone not in proper attire to these items and areas.
All objects and furnishings must be thoroughly cleaned and dried before reusing because they may contain toxins and mold. If an object cannot be cleaned or it is severely damaged, discard it properly. The best option is to allow your local county or city waste disposal service to remove your debris. Separate yard waste from other storm debris, as many communities dispose of that differently. Do not burn any debris, including branches, tree, or other yard waste—that only adds to dangerous pollution in the air. Your local agencies may have other guidance for disposing for specific waste.
Airborne issues
The news warns that airborne chemical leaks are happening. The Lung Association recommends that you follow instructions from local emergency experts and evacuate, if told to do so. Again, remember to bring all your proper medications if you leave your home. If told to stay indoors, do so and close your windows and vents until notified that it is safe.
If you have a lung disease, it's important to keep up with your medications. Remember to take your medications with you if you must evacuate. Contact your doctor if you have run out or lost your medicines or can't remember what you are supposed to be taking. The interactive RxOpen map shows open and closed pharmacies in the region affected by Hurricane Harvey. Citizens and first responders are encouraged to use this map as an initial resource, and to call their pharmacy to ensure their specific medication is in stock.
See How to find critical medical care if you're a hurricane survivor (via PBS) for more medical care information.
Toll-free Lung HelpLine: Lung health questions and cleanup guidance
For further questions about protecting your lung health during flood clean up, managing your lung disease during a natural disaster or airborne chemical leaks, contact our lung health experts at 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4852).
Additional Resources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Precautions when returning to your home.
- DisasterAssistance.gov—Steps to receive disaster assistance.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency—FEMA's current site on flood insurance.
- How to find critical medical care if you're a hurricane survivor—PBS article on medical support in Houston and Southeast Texas.
- Lung.org/flood—more information from the Lung Association on floods and water damage.
- Ready.gov/floods—U.S. Department of Homeland Security information on preparing for and recovering from flooding.
- RxOpen map—shows open and closed pharmacies in the region affected by Hurricane Harvey.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—Information on returning to your home after disasters.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—Information on preparing for and recovery after flooding.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration—Information on food and water safety during floods.
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My life seems to have gone to the dogs. Not my everyday life - but at least my weekend life. On Saturday - I woke up and had to take Char Siew to Better Dog for our weekly class. Sunday - Char Siew, Midori, Second Queen and myself went to our photo shoot for the Bow & Wow promo. Those were the highlights of my weekend. BTW - I'm not complaining - if I can actually dedicate my every waking hour to my two dogs - I would. Of course - as long as I can still continue to earn a living. My dogs and I have needs - and for those needs - I am happy that I have my job that can provide the money for those needs.
All these doggie activities actually get me hungry. It's a good thing that the Nanny that I hired to take care of them cooks well. So apart from taking care of the doggies ( while I earn a living ), she also makes sure that the humans in the House of Queens are fed properly.
For times when I don't feel like eating the dishes that Nanny cooked, I eat out. There are also times, like midnight on weekends, that I feel like eating out instead of nuking yesterday's Nanny special. This weekend - I felt like going to Next Door (North Park). I think it's been months since I ate there. My favorite dish is the Boneless Chicken Chops. For Dessert, I love their Gabi Buchi.
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Troy Boulware and Sarah Brison, both seniors at William Woods University, have been named to the 2004 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."
Boulware also has been named the Distinguished Scholar in Business Administration. The faculty of various disciplines at William Woods have the opportunity each spring to designate one graduating senior as a Distinguished Scholar. A minimum grade point average of 3.4 is required, but the faculty may consider other relevant academic factors and variables in the selection process.
The son of Mike and Brenda Boulware of Hattan and a graduate of North Callaway High School, Boulware is majoring in business. Brison is the daughter of Bob and Tonya Brison of New Bloomfield. She is majoring in political/legal studies, with a history minor.
Boulware and Brison were among 13 William Woods University students selected for Who's Who, based on being an outstanding campus leader. A campus nominating committee and editors of the annual directory chose the students based on academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
By their listings in "Who's Who," they join an elite group of students from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.
Boulware is involved in numerous campus activities, including President's Twenty, Campus Activities Board, Student Alumni Council. He was a Campus Ambassador, treasurer of Campus Government Association and a head community advisor. He has been the president, treasurer and scholarship chair of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
He is a member of Phi Beta Lambda business honor society, Alpha Chi Scholastic Honorary and Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity. He was Student Alumni Council Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore and Junior.
Brison, too, is extremely involved in campus activities, including Student Assembly president, Campus Activities Board, C.A.N.DO canned food chair and blood drive chair, Orientation Assistant and Connections Mentor.
She has been vice president of Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity and was a member of the mock trial team that took second place nationally in 2003 and 2004. She is an active member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and founded Take Back the Night at WWU. She also served as Panhellenic president.
Other William Woods University students named to Who's Who are: Melissa Althauser of Urbana, Ill.; Kristina Baum of Bradenton, Fla.; Amanda Bethmann of St. Charles; Angela Cooper of Red Bud, Ill.; Courtney Engle and Allison Gibson of Jefferson City; Jacob Itegboje of Lagos, Nigeria; Megan Klein of Fort Smith, Ark.; Adam Mulari of Omaha, Neb.; Lynne Riedemann of St. Peters; Jennifer Sydow of Warsaw.


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You are here: Home > Destinations > Greece > Greek Islands > Mykonos > Ornos
About Ornos
Ornos lies only a few kilometres from Mykonos town and is easily accessible by local bus (5 minutes) but is a holiday resort in its own right. There is a good choice of eateries, bars, a supermarket and an excellent bakery. The beach here is sandy, gently shelving so is perfect for families; it also offers watersports in high season for grown-ups.
Where to stay
Overlooking Ornos Bay and offering a great range of accommodation, including villas.
"Just a note to say a big thank you for arranging the holiday in Greece. We had a great time and we loved the selection of hotels and their locations. You did great job in putting this together and all went ahead smoothly as planned. Thank you again for the lovely holiday!"
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My Top 5 Survival Knives
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Everyone will have their own take on what the best survival knife should be like, so I thought of creating this ultimate resource of helping people out through detailed reviews and objective analysis of all the top survival blades in the market.
These 5 knives may not be the most well known knives on the market…. Some of these knives you will recognize and some you may not have heard of, check out all of the knifes and tell me your top 5 knives or head on back to Facebook and tell me which is your favorite out of my 5 top survival knives.
1. Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Companion Fixed Blade Knife
- Fixed blade knife with drop point shape and 20-degree edge angle
- Blade made of 1095 cro-van steel blade for strength
- Handle made of Grivory material
- Blade measures 5.5 inches long; knife measures 10.5 inches long
- Limited lifetime warranty
2. Benchmade Killian Design Marc Lee Glory Knife with BK1 Coating and FB Sheath
- Blade Length: 7.30-Inch
- Overall Length: 12.50-Inch
- Blade Material/Hardness: 154CM Stainless Steel/58-61HRC
- Blade Style: Re-curve Blade, BK1
- Lock Mechanism: Fixed
3. Tom Brown Tracker #2 Gray Micarta Handle
- Blade Detail: Plain Edge; Blade Length (inches): 3.5 inches
- Blade Material: 1095 High Carbon Alloy RC-58
- Handle Material: Black Linen Micarta Carry System: Kydex Sheath
- Made in the USA
4. Spyderco Bushcraft G-10 PlainEdge Knife with Leather Sheath
- Bushcraft knife designed by tactical bushcraft expert Chris Claycombe, popular bushcraft website BushcraftUK.com, and Spyderco designers
- Fully-tanged, four-inch blade has no hand guard, and features Scandinavian grind
- O-1 tool steel's high carbon content holds keen edge over time and heavy use; includes sheath
- 8.75-inch overall length; four-inch O-1 steel blade with 3.9-inch cutting edge, 0.23-inch blade hole, and 0.14-inch blade thickness; 7.75-ounce weight; G-10 handle material
- Includes limited manufacturer's warranty; details included with purchase
5. ESEE-6 Plain Black Blade with Grey Removable Micarta Handles
- Overall Length: 11.75″
- Cutting Edge Length: 5.75″
- Overall Blade Length: 6.50″
- Blade Width: 1.56″
- Weight (Knife Only): 12 Ounces


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When you get into a relationship, you can't be sure about how long it will sustain or whether it will be good or bad. In a survey, 89% of people have felt that they are stuck in a toxic relationship. …Read More »
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The 15th Annual American Black Film Festival kicks off Wednesday night and runs through the weekend. Before you start thinking, "it's just another film festival," it's not.
It's the whole package: it entertains (in many ways), it educates and it acknowledges people making a difference. It's an outlet for bright filmmakers who want nothing more than to tell a story.
The film festival was founded by film exec Jeff Friday in 1997 and promotes cultural diversity in the film industry. They also know how to share--- by strengthening the film making industry through resource sharing, education, artistic, collaboration and career development. And for the smart career-makers out there, paying them a visit would do you some good: through its film showcases and special contests, it introduces the top echelon of emerging artists to the film and TV industry.
Simply put: both up-and-coming stars such as Jonathan "Lil J" McDaniel and veteran film forces such as Lamann Rucker and Robert Townsend (among many others) will be there. Keenan Ivory Wayans will be there (and honored for his work). You'll get to see engaging films like "Black Gold," "In the Hive" and "The Discarded Boys," and invoke thought-provoking discussion.
But since we're showers, not talkers (okay, maybe not exactly), take a look at all the engaging films and exciting A-listers that'll be in attendance this weekend by visiting ABFF.com. You can also tune-in to Live Miami at 11 this week to get the inside scoop on everything ABFF going down this weekend.
Watch the video for Jeff Friday's take on the ABFF.


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ping200Sr is a compact 80 gram, 250W FCC approved remote mount Mode S transponder with ADS-B Out.
Designed for UAS and Stratospheric balloon operations ping200Sr is ideal for operators and integrators looking to add a transponder to existing systems.
Ping200Sr is a complete system designed to meet the conspicuity requirements for operating UAS in controlled airspace.
This system includes an integrated, high integrity WAAS GPS sensor derived from uAvionix TSO'd FYX technology, and a precision, temperature controlled, barometric pressure sensor with accuracy beyond 80,000ft.
The all-in-one design is ideal for rapid deployment on almost any UAS including popular OEM platforms such as the DJI Matrice 100 and Matrice 600 series.
The GPS and transponder antenna are both remotely mountable for convenience.
All ping200S products share the same core FCC approved 250W transponder featuring:
Replies to Mode C and Mode S radar interrogations
Transmits ADS-B on 1090MHz Extended Squitter.
Meets MOPS DO-181E Level 2els, Class 1
Meets MOPS DO-260B Class B1S
GDL90 compatible CONTROL packet
SMA Antenna Connector
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Reddit.com has become so famous and frequently-used that it is not enough to take advantage from visiting its website from your personal computer. Reddit's followers really need to stay in touch when they can't do it from their PCs.
How to stay in touch with redditors everywhere?
Lucky the redditors are that developers have created Reddit apps for Android and iOS which can be installed in gadgets compatible with the operating systems.
What can you do with Reddit app?
Lots of goodies are provided for Reddit's users if they install the app on the mobile phones. Reddit app lets you:
- Vote for the top news, posts, videos and memes that get onto Reddit.com. Due to your votes, only the best content will be places higher in the rank. No rubbish content will be on the web space of Reddit.
- Chat and discuss the topic with rest of redditors. You have a great chance to share what you think on this or that point inline, on Reddit with the help of Reddit app.
- Post your stories and news on Reddit. As it is written on Reddit.com'' the best part of Reddit is you''. Thus, do feel so shy to share your best moments and hobbies.
- Join Reddit's communities devoted to any possible hobby and favourites: sports, relationships, politics, presents and many others.
Where can you download Reddit app?
Both Reddit apps, for iPhones and Androids, can be freely downloaded from App Store and Google Play.
Thus, Reddit apps make more mobile in communications with redditors. Wherever you go, you can visit Reddit from any place where internet connections are provided.
I used an official reddit app, but it seems buggy. I installed it after the release, but it put me off. Anyway, I'd like to give it a try if the app will be improved. Does anybody use this app and can me provide with the results?
Now I'm running Beam for iPhone 7. I really like its dark theme, packs when updating the app, and fast loading process.


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The background to this matter and subsequent developments can be followed here
The background to this matter and subsequent developments can be followed here
The Hon Dan Tehan Minister for Veterans' Affairs
The Hon Kelly O'Dwyer Minister for Revenue & Financial Services
It has been a longstanding feature of the Australian superannuation system that military personnel and military invalidity pensioners are subject to tax on their superannuation income streams. Under the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation system, payments made before preservation age are treated as income and taxed accordingly.
Before the 2016-17 Budget, some superannuants were using a loophole to reduce their tax obligations on their superannuation income streams by electing to treat their income as a series of lump sum payments. Elsewhere in the tax system similar attempts to reduce tax are not sanctioned and the enabling loopholes are closed.
The Government announced on 3 May 2016 as part of the 2016-17 Budget that this loophole would be closed from 1 July 2017. At this time not one military invalidity pensioner or military personnel was using this loophole.
Only after the Budget announcement was made, a small number of military invalidity pensioners decided to change their arrangements to utilise the loophole, and reduce their tax obligations, prior to its closure.
Since September 2016, around 390 out of 11,800 military invalidity pension recipients have elected to make use of the loophole.
None of the individuals who elected to access the loophole will be subject to any back payment of tax, however they will no longer be able to use the loophole from 1 July 2017.
This change only impacts the way benefits provided by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation are treated, not benefits provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The Government provides more than $11 billion annually in pensions and services to veterans and their families. This year's Budget provided a significant increase in funding of $350 million in support of veterans.
The Government is continuing to work with veterans and other interested parties in clarifying this issue.
The Government has offered a briefing to the Opposition on this matter and they have agreed to take up our offer.
The Government greatly values the service of all military personnel and acknowledges the dedication and sacrifices they and their families make every day in order to keep our nation safe.
Media enquiries:
Gerard McManus 0477 391 580 (O'Dwyer)
Amelia Gard 0428 262 894 (Tehan)
Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) can be reached 24 hours a day across Australia for crisis support and free and confidential counselling. Phone 1800 011 046 (international: +61 8 8241 45 46). VVCS is a service founded by Vietnam veterans.
This ABC Brisbane Radio 612 4QR's Steve Austin interview of David Jamison (DFWA) today (Friday 7th July) continues on from yesterday's program. Unexpectantly DVA Minister Dan Tehan calls in to explain the matter.
This is another must listen to radio broadcast
Steve Austin's introduction start at 15:35minutes
David Jamison commences at 18:26 minutes to end at 29:39 minutes:
Dan Tehan commences at 37:16 minutes and ends at 47:01 minutes:
Senator Katy Gallagher (Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services)
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
Labor is growing increasingly concerned of reports Government changes to superannuation legislation will adversely impact a number of veterans.
Labor has sought an urgent briefing from the Government on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Superannuation) Regulations 2017 and its expected impact on veterans.
Whilst the Government advised during Senate estimates there were no military pensioners taking their pension as a lump sum at the time the change was announced, it is clear they have not taken into consideration how this change would impact those veterans' who have since elected for this tax treatment and the financial circumstances which they now find themselves facing.
Labor has previously expressed its concerns over the lack of clear information made available and the consequences of the Government's disallowable instrument for veterans and ex-service personnel.
It is clear this issue is causing distress in the veterans and ex-service community, with the government failing to address their concerns.
We do not want to see our veterans left worse off by the Turnbull Government.
It is incumbent on the Government to address these issues and provide clarity and transparency on this issue.
The Government must engage in proper consultation with the veterans and ex-service community to work through these unintended consequences.
This ABC Brisbane Radio 612 4QR's Steve Austin interview of Col Ray Martin (Retd) (past CO 1 RAR) today highlighted the issue. This is a must listen to radio broadcast
Following the interview five callers affected by the Tax legislation explain the facts of the matter and the impact on their lives.
Steve Austin Introduction: Start to 01.25 minutes
Ray Martin interview : From 03.24 to 23.44 minutes
1. Shane: From 35.13 to 43.09 minutes
2. Tara : From 43.12 to 47.21 minutes
3. Stuart: From 47.23 to 54.03 minutes
4. Ian: From 54.04 to 56.51 minutes
5. Jason: From 57.45 to 64.40 minutes
A further discusion on the subject, with possible responses from the Government, is expected on the same program tomorrow (Friday) from 8.30 am
Recent News Items Concerning Tax Treatment of Veteran Invalidity Benefit Payments – Does It Affect YOU?
1. The Tax changes do not affect any DVA Pension (incl TPI) in any way.
2. The Tax changes only affect those who:
• receive DFRDB or MSBS Class A or Class B Invalidity Benefits, AND
• applied for a Private Ruling from the Australian Taxation Office in the last year.
3. Only about 392 Veterans have had these Private Rulings. ComSuper should have advised them of the Tax change by now.
4. Private Rulings required a bit of complex dealings with the ATO involving your:
• providing 2 x doctors' certificates to the ATO; and
• making a formal election to have your Invalidity Benefit payments treated as lump sum payments.
5. You would remember if you had to go through this. If you do not know about Private Rulings, then, this tax change does not affect you.
IF YOU RECEIVE DFRDB or MSBS CLASS A or B DISABILITY BENEFITS.
6. We recommend you monitor the ADSO or DFWA websites for up to date information on developments in this area of taxation of Class A and B DFRDB or MSBS Invalidity Benefits.
7. You can also get up to date information and post questions on-line by joining Facebook Groups which specialise in this area. These Groups are:
• COMSUPER-MILITARY ENTITLEMENTS, andhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1098180903529690/
• ADF Invalidity Payments-Taxation Treatment.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1709523469074142/
8. Some members of these groups are actively challenging ComSuper at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Federal Court over the way ComSuper has been reporting your Invalidity Benefit payments to the ATO. ADSO is strongly supporting the actions of these groups.
9. If Court Action is successful, it is likely that many of those receiving DFRDB or MSBS Invalidity Benefits, will pay much less tax. So it pays to:
• Monitor the situation, and
• Support the Groups and ADSO organisations fighting for you.
The background to this issue was reported here "Government Targets Comsuper Invalidity Benefits for some Veterans from 1 July this year", and here at COMSUPER – MILITARY ENTITLEMENTS
WIN TV News Townsville reported the issue last Thursday (29th June) as ' VETERANS VALUE: Concerning news for several hundred war veterans, tonight. Changes to legislation governing superannuation payments, could mean a big hit to invalid pension payments.' Watch it here
Channel 7 TV News last night (2nd July) reported that Veterans take on the Turnbull Government over changes to the way it taxes Comsuper Invalidity payments.
David Jamison, national spokesman for the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSO), stated that 'Although it appears this change for veterans is an unintended consequence of a much broader taxation change, the veterans community as a whole considered it (if true) manifestly unfair. We all have the obligation to support our effected invalided veterans. We have asked the Government to ensure they will not be hit with higher taxes post 1 July 2017'.
ADSO is consulting with the DVA Minister Dan Tehan on the issue.
On 1 July some veterans on DFRDB/MSBS Invalidity Pensions who upon application, have had their taxation adjusted to the correct lower rate, i.e. the rate that applies to civilians with similar invalidity payments. This adjustment followed work from a number of successful private rulings from the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
Apparently, following representations from ComSuper and as part of the sustainable superannuation push, the Government introduced changes to the law which removed the avenue that allowed injured Veterans to have their Invalidity payments taxed correctly from 1 July 2017. The Government calls it a "loophole", however this legislation has been available for many years.
Those veterans currently affected have already been notified by Comsuper of the changes to their tax as of 1 July. For most, it means a loss of several hundred dollars a fortnight, for some over a thousand dollars a fortnight.
DFWA (and ADSO) are consulting with others in the ESO and Defence Community and are seeking legal advice. They will be making direct representations to the Government and Parliament . We strongly support a petition (petition EN0242) concerning this matter and encourage you to sign it NOW.
This Update is provided by The Hon Jane Prentice to our RAR Corporation's Director Trevor Dixon's letter of request for support.
"I write to you concerning the recent announcement by the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, about the current inquiry into military honours. As an advocate for Veterans, past, present and future, I consider the recognition of their sacrifice as paramount to the freedoms we are afforded in Australia.
Recently it has been highlighted to me that Veterans of the Battles of Fire Support Bases Coral and Balmoral have been campaigning for a Unit Citation for Gallantry which is yet to be bestowed upon them. In my efforts to date I have raised this issue with the Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence Personnel to ensure this advocacy at the very top echelons.
I am pleased that Minister Tehan has called on the independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal to conduct an inquiry into the deserved decoration for those involved in the Battles of Coral and Balmoral, and for those who had served as part of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam (the RANHFV).
This independent tribunal is taking submissions from the public and will give careful consideration to both matters.
Further information regarding both inquiries is available by visiting https://defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au/
I encourage all former members and interested parties to take advantage of this opportunity and lodge a submission. Submissions are open until Friday, 16 June 2017, and can be lodged via email to [email protected] or by mail to The Executive Officer, Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal, Locked Bag 7765, CANBERRA BC ACT 2610.
When I receive any advice or information concerning this matter I will advise you further."
HON. JANE PRENTICE MP | Federal Member for Ryan | Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services
636 Moggill Road, Chapel Hill, QLD, 4069 | P O Box 704, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068.
Telephone: (07) 3378 1599|Facsimile: (07) 3378 1399 |
The Australian Veterans Alliance have had one of their member groups working on tax issues that impact our most injured Veterans incapacity benefit's under DFRDB and MSBS. They have asked the question of the ATO as to why compensatory payments in the form of Invalidity Benefits paid to Injured members of the ADF post discharge, were not treated the same as other compensation payments in the community with regards to taxation.
The ATO made the decision that an ex ADF member who met certain criteria, could elect to treat a Superannuation Income Stream as a Superannuation Lump sum. As a result, many injured Ex ADF members were finally able to dig themselves out of poverty and be able to afford many things the general public take for granted.
From the 1st July 2017, all of this will change. The Australian Government has repealed the legislation that brings Injured Ex ADF member's compensatory payments in line with their civilian counterparts. From this date, these injured ex ADF personnel will stand to lose 100's to over a 1000 dollars a month. This means these very people that signed the dotted line to protect the interests of our nation, will no longer be able to meet mortgage repayments, put food on the table or be able to survive without relying on hand outs and extra welfare that is offered via Ex Service Organisations.
With the Governments efforts in trying to combat the effects of PTSD and mental health issues, veteran homelessness, the high rate of suicide and the overall wellbeing of injured veterans and ex service personnel, it is perplexing that they are willing to strip this money from such members, potentially exacerbating the issues mentioned.
With ANZAC Day remembers those before us that made the ultimate sacrifice, the government is forgetting about the current living generation of Veterans that are doing it tough. We now have two member groups working on a range of tax issues that are currently effecting our community.
If you want to know more about the efforts of the two groups, please check out the following Facebook pages:
COMSUPER – MILITARY ENTITLEMENTS:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1098180903529690/
ADF INVALIDITY PAYMENT – TAXATION TREATMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 1709523469074142/
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West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has once again been accused of sexist behaviour.
International reports are that during a recent interview with Times journalist Charlotte Edwardes, Gayle asked her a number of inappropriate questions. The powerful Jamaican left-hander is alleged to have asked Edwardes how many black men she had had and whether she had ever engaged in a threesome. He is also alleged to have suggestively told Edwardes that he had "the biggest bat in the world".
However, Gayle, who is to take up a lucrative contract with England county Somerset in the imminent NatWest T20 Blast, has not met with the indignation in England which he drew in Australia following an incident with a reporter there.
Somerset has dismissed any suggestion that they will renege on their six-game deal with Gayle as a consequence of his comments.
"I was disappointed to read the article [about the incident]," Guy Lavender, the Somerset chief executive, said. "But as I've said before, we found him to be fantastic the last time he was here, in terms of activities both on and off the pitch.
"It's a shame, because it detracts from his cricketing ability. The fact is, what he has said is inappropriate. But we haven't had an opportunity to discuss [it] with him. I'm sure we will. But I don't see it as grounds not to have him playing for us this summer."
In January while playing in the Big Bash League Gayle was fined $10,000 by his club, Melbourne Renegades, after propositioning Channel Ten's pitch-side reporter, Mel McLaughlin, during a mid-match piece to camera, in which he first asked McLaughlin out for a drink and then responded to her visible unease with the words, "Don't blush, baby".
Gayle came in for considerable criticism from the media and several former and current cricketers in Australia. There were calls in some quarters for him not to be allowed back in the Big Bash League.
However. Gayle has remained largely unrepentant and in his new autobiography Six Machine, he lashed out at some of his critics while pointing out some of their own indiscretions. Gayle homed in on former England international Andrew Flintoff, as well as former Aussie Test players Chris Rogers and Ian Chappell.
Gayle said his statements in Australia to the reporter were uttered in fun and was part of the entertainment make-up of T20 cricket.
"Now T20 is different. "It's not Test cricket. It's chilled and fun and let's do things different. So when Mel asks me that question I stay in the T20 mind, and answer informal and fun. I meant it as a joke. I meant it as a little fun. I didn't mean to be disrespectful and I didn't mean it to be taken serious," he wrote.
Gayle said the Network Ten's commentary team could be heard laughing on air after the incident.
"But someone up above them clearly decided to step in, and a throwaway comment in a fun format escalates and blows up and within hours it has turned into a major international incident," he wrote.
"Don't hate me just because I'm not what you want me to be. Don't hate me because I'm not who you are. I am me and I am honest. I stand by my friends and my friends stand by me."
Among the most scathing critics of his actions was Rogers, who is also a team-mate of Gayle's at Somerset. Rogers accused Gayle of setting a bad example for his younger team-mates, adding that his was a "pattern of behaviour … [that] you see over and over".
In response, however, Gayle insinuated that Rogers was a hypocrite, and had acted more like "Roger Rabbit".
"Chris Rogers, how can you claim that when it was you and me at the bar most nights?" Gayle wrote. "I'm not a snitch, but I've heard from your own mouth what you've done. Next time you want to open your mouth, maybe chew on a carrot instead."
Flintoff had said after the incident that Gayle made himself look a bit of a "chop". But Gayle suggested that his criticisms were invalidated because of Flintoff's admission, in an interview last year, that he had once been run out in a Test match after taking Viagra.
"Freddie Flintstone, a young boy like you taking Viagra? Don't lecture me," wrote Gayle. "The only chop Freddie knows is when he used to bowl short to me and I would chop him past backward point for four."
Chappell, who had called for Gayle to face a world-wide ban following his comments, also came in for a rebuke.
"Ian Chappell, calling for me to be banned worldwide. Ian Chappell, a man who was once convicted of unlawful assault in the West Indies for punching a cricket official. Ian Chappell, how can you ban the Universe Boss? You'd have to ban cricket itself," Gayle wrote.


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I finally got round to making up a version of the Sencha Blouse from Colette Patterns. I've had this pattern for a while but then lost it. Only to find it in a particularly illogical place – (having thought that it would be a logical place naturally!). Does that happen to anybody else?
I made up a size 12 in a blue floral fabric that I bought from Fabrics Galore. I remember it being fairly cheap, it's a lightweight printed cotton, perhaps a little lighter than lawn. It's not my favourite print but I am desperately short of smart work wear and new clothes!!
Pattern Description:
Loose but curvy shaped blouse with deep tucks at the front and back waist that has buttons down the back.
Pattern Sizing:
Multi sized 0 to 18, I made the 12.
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?
Were the instructions easy to follow?
Colette Pattern instructions as usual are a dream to follow! Very easy.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
I like the sleeves but it is a bit too high necked for me at the front.
Fabric Used:
Blue floral cotton fabric from Fabrics Galore, London. Buttons from eBay.
Pattern alterations or any design changes you made or would make?:
No alterations made. However in the future I would not use a button with a shank (for obvious reasons!). I would lower the neckline at the front. The top is a little bit baggy for me above the bust, so if I made it again I would play around with the depth/length of the pleats to eliminate this. Also, if I do it again, I would definitely lengthen it.
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
Perhaps, but I have so many other patterns that I want to make up!
A quick and easy project – I don't think it took me more than half a day. Of course you can be quicker but I wasn't in a hurry.


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This month, I chose mentor Kyle Sangret for the Mentor's Minute and decided to interview him about his career as an accountant. Kyle is a partner in the accounting firm Birrer Sangret LLP in Cobble Hill, British Columbia. Why did you choose to study accounting? Originally, I was enrolled in a Management Diploma program because I really enjoyed studying business in high school. But, once I learned about investment returns in an introductory accounting class I started running the numbers. The decision to pursue Accounting was based partly on the expected return from a 4-year Accounting Degree program compared to an expected return from a 2-year Management Diploma program. That said, I used to be an action sports athlete and would continuously injure myself. So, the prospect of a career that would allow me to work on Monday if I dislocated my shoulder on the weekend was also a major factor in the decision as well. Where did you study? I studied at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC. What did you like about studying at Vancouver Island University? The faculty of business made studying accounting and business fun, if you can believe that. VIU has an exceptional accounting program with some of the best professors in the industry. In fact, Chris Burnley has been teaching at VIU since 1998 and recently earned the FCPA, FCA designation, which is awarded to those who have rendered exceptional services and brought honor to the profession. What would you say to a youth that wanted to know more about accounting, but were unsure about committing to a 4-year degree? If you are unsure then I would do some research including:
If you do decide to study accounting, it will be one of the best decisions of your life and the shortest 4 years of your life. When did decide to start your own accounting firm? I had a couple opportunities to buy into established firms. In one case, due diligence revealed the firm was significantly over-valued; and, the most recent opportunity evaporated when a big firm from Vancouver took over the company. I was tired of being led along and decided the time was right to start an accounting firm and partnered up with a long-time colleague and fellow VIU Alumni to start Birrer Sangret LLP. How long did it take it get up and running? I gave my notice on November 30, 2015 and we had both offices renovated and fully operational by January 25, 2016. This was a mammoth accomplishment, and looking back now I'm still surprised we pulled it off in such a short time frame. How long have you been in operation? The partnership was registered on December 15, 2015 but we officially started operations on January 4, 2016. How long did it take you to get your first client? I was referred a client by my landlord in the first week. Plus, I was quickly approached by many of the clients that I've been working with over the years. In fact, I've been working with some of my current clients since as far back as 2009. What services do you offer? We offer Professional Accounting services which includes financial statement preparation, tax return preparation and consulting. What advice would you give to a youth about starting their own business? Stick to the plan! As the old saying goes, "If you fail to plan, then plan to fail". – Koren Bear (KB), Pacific Regional Manager