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Breaking Down The Different Types Of Acne
The different types of acne are typically clumped together in one, generalized category of skin condition. However, each individual type varies in appearance, and has its own set of characteristics. Here is an in-depth look at the most common forms that can help you better understand and treat each individual symptom.
Open Comedo (Blackhead)
Open comedones, more commonly known as blackheads, are partially clogged pores or follicles resulting from an accumulation of excess sebum, which are oils naturally secreted by the skin. Usually, bacteria, dead skin cells and keratin are also trapped in the pore. This sebum mixture, same as that of a closed comedo (whitehead), oxidizes as it is exposed to the air and turns dark in color. Thus, its physical appearance is often characterized as raised black or dark yellow plugs on the skin. Upon extraction, the sebum plugs are fixed structures that are yellowish brown in color.
- Open comedones are usually non-inflammatory.
- Blackheads most commonly appear on (but are not limited to) the nose and buttocks.
- While they do not necessarily cause discomfort, untreated blackheads may grow in size and enlarge pores as they stretch the surrounding skin.
Closed Comedo (Whitehead)
Closed comedones, more commonly known as whiteheads, are completely blocked pores or follicles with an accumulation of excess sebum, bacteria, dead skin cells and keratin. The composition of the sebum mixture is the same as that of open comedo (blackheads). Since whiteheads lack the microscopic openings that blackheads have, the sebum mixture is not exposed to the air and does not oxidize. Thus, they remain a white, sometimes yellowish, color.
- The physical appearance is characterized as a small, white bump, and upon extraction, the sebum is a fixed structured plug like that of a blackhead.
- Closed comedones are also usually non-inflammatory.
- Whiteheads can appear anywhere on the skin, and should not be confused with milia (keratin-filled cysts with a similar physical appearance).
Papules (Red Bumps/Pimples)
Papules are characterized as red, inflamed bumps without heads, as they are not yet filled with pus. Normally, untreated comedones may worsen into papules when an infected follicular wall erupts, allowing the sebum and bacteria mixture to penetrate the surrounding skin. As white blood cells rush to the erupted follicle to fight infection, inflammation occurs. If left untreated, papules may worsen into pustules.
Pustules (Red Bumps With A White Head)
When papules are left untreated for several days, the accumulation of white blood cells (also known as puss) will gradually move to the surface of the skin. Thus, pustules are characterized as blemishes with an inflamed, red border and a yellowish or white puss-filled center. One characteristic that distinguishes pustules from whiteheads is the inflammation; pustules have a red, irritated border while whiteheads are generally non-inflammatory. Pustules are also the standard "pimples" or "zits" that most people refer to, and may be tender to the touch.
Nodules And Cysts
Nodular and cystic acne are large, "under the skin" forms of acne vulgaris and are considered more severe than the previous types. While nodules are deep, firm bumps, cysts are deep, soft bumps filled with fluid. Inflammation is common for both, and they are also painful to the touch. Nodules and cysts are formed when an inflamed follicle completely collapses or explodes under the skin. The inflammatory sebum mixture then engulfs the surrounding follicles and severely infects surrounding pores.
Squeezing and picking these blemishes are generally discouraged, as incorrect treatment can result in an even deeper and widespread infection. It can also lead to prolonged inflammation, skin trauma and irreversible scarring. If left unresolved, nodular and cystic acne can cause recurring episodes at the same location. It is important to see a dermatologist for treatment of nodules and cystic acne to minimize skin trauma and scarring.
Extremely Severe Acne
Extremely severe forms of acne vulgaris are rare, but can lead to serious scarring of the skin and even disfigurement. Two common types of extremely severe acne vulgaris include the following:
Acne Conglobata:
Acne conglobata is more common in males than in females, and it can happen between the ages of 18 and 30. Its physical appearance is often characterized by extremely inflamed, large, deep, interconnected nodules and abscesses that stay active for many years. It is most commonly found on the face, chest, back, buttocks, upper arms and thighs.
This condition usually begins with untreated patches of widespread blackheads that worsen to severe cases of nodular and cystic acne. Such nodules and cysts may then continue to rupture and interconnect to create recurring lesions and abscesses. If left untreated, acne conglobata may lead to irreversible skin damage and severe scarring, even disfigurement.
Acne Fulminans:
Acne fulminans, also known as acute febrile ulcerative acne, may take place if treatment for acne conglobata is unsuccessful. The affected individual will develop pain and inflammation in the joints in addition to dermatological problems present in acne conglobata. Swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, as well as extreme weight loss and muscle atrophy, may occur. At this point, it is imperative to seek medical treatment, as hospitalization may be needed. Acne fulminans is also considered to be an immunologically induced disease.


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Breathing clean air is very important for your health. Polutant-free air can reduce asthma and allergy symptoms, plus the need for medication. Using an air cleaner offers real relief by removing pollen, pet dander, smoke, mold spores and household dust from the air. It is important to choose the right air cleaner that best suits your needs.
Types of air cleanersThe three major types of air cleaners include:
- HEPA Air Cleaners: HEPA stands for "High Efficiency Particle Arrestor", a filter standard that can capture 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns. It also captures particles below 0.3 microns and can be 95-99% effective at doing so. Such filtration is adequate for capturing most common household allergens, like dust, mold spores, pet dander and tobacco smoke particles.
HEPA filters were originally designed to trap microscopic particles such as radioactive dust in nuclear plants and are commonly used for critical environments like hospitals, clean rooms and lead abatement projects.
Some HEPA air cleaners are advertised as having "permanent" filters. While the filters on certain models may indeed need no replacement, most of the time this means that the HEPA filter can be vacuumed, thus increasing its effective life up to five years or more. "Permanent" filters are usually more expensive than standard HEPA filters, but, keeping in mind a standard HEPA filter's lifespan of about a year, "permanent" ones are more cost-effective in the longer run.
Brands that offer HEPA filtration include: Honeywell, Austin Air, Blueair, Bionaire, and Hunter HepaTech.
- Electrostatic/Ionic Air Cleaners: As the particles pass into the air cleaner an electric charge is given to them. The charged particles are then attracted to walls, floors, draperies, etc., or to a series of flat plates with an opposite electrical charge. They effectively remove particulate from the air, such as allergens (including mold and dust mites), fine dust particles, bacteria, viruses, chemical fumes and other ultra-fine particles.
Brands that employ this feature include: Sharper Image Ionic Breeze, Hoover, Slant/Fin, and some of the Hunter HepaTechs.
- Electronic Air Cleaners: Somewhat similar to electrostatic air cleaners, these use an electric field to trap the particles without releasing them outside, where they may soil walls and other surfaces.
Brands that employ this feature include: Friedrich.
Other types of air cleaners include:
- Air Washers: By drawing the air through water, an air washer naturally cleanses the air of smallest air borne particles, just like outside air is washed by rain. It also serves as a humidifier.
Brands that employ this feature include: Air-O-Swiss.
- Air Sterilizers: The air passes through a heating chamber, which destroys airborne organic allergens, molds, viruses and other microorganisms. Although air sterilizers may be less effective against non-organic pollutants like dust and tobacco smoke, they are highly recommended when dealing with mold infestations.
Brands that employ this feature include: Airfree.
- Ultraviolet Light: Usually used as a secondary air cleaning device in an air cleaner of one of the major types. Ultraviolet light is very effective at destroying microorganisms such as bacteria, mold and viruses.
Brands that employ this feature include: Sharper Image Ionic Breeze.
Can air cleaners handle odors?Most odors in the air are produced by gases, and not every air cleaner is designed to handle them. That is why you may smell a tobacco odor, for example, even when tobacco smoke particles have been removed.
Some ways in which air cleaners combat odors are:
- Activated Carbon Pre-filters: Usually placed before a HEPA filter, these serve two purposes. The activated carbon in a pre-filter absorbs odors, and also traps larger particles that may damage the HEPA filter - thus increasing its lifetime.
Most HEPA air cleaners have this feature.
- Carbon / Zeolite: Filters inside the Austin Air HEPA Air Cleaners have a layer of this material, which acts like a sponge for gases and odors. It offers even better odor protection than just plain activated carbon.
How to choose an air cleaner?What to consider:
- Pollutant type. Different air cleaners work best against different kinds of pollutants.
- Room size. Most air cleaners have a room size rating in their description. If an air cleaner is used in a room which exceeds its rating, it will not work adequately. Air cleaners with higher ratings than is needed usually consume more power than necessary - although, if you cannot find an air cleaner that exactly matches your room size, it is better to have one with a higher rating.
- The amount of air handled by the device. For example, an air cleaner may have a high efficiency filter, but it may process only 10 cubic feet of air each minute. Suppose that the air cleaner is put in a room of typical size, containing 1000 cubic feet of air. In this room, it will take a long time for all the air to be processed. In some cases, pollutants may be generated more quickly than they are removed. This can be represented by one or both of the following values:
- CFM: This stands for "cubic feet per minute", the total amount of air that flows through an air cleaner per minute. 1 CFM equals approximately 2 liters per second (l/s). You'll get best results with an air purifier capable of cycling the air in your room at least six times an hour.
- CADR: Or, the "Clean Air Delivery Rate", which measures the amount of clean air delivered by the unit. It is usually shown in values for tobacco smoke, pollen and dust - the higher the numbers, the faster the unit filters the air of these pollutants. Among these, the number for tobacco smoke is the most important, since tobacco smoke particles are harder to remove from the air. AHAM recommends choosing an air purifier with the tobacco smoke CADR of at least 2/3 of your room's area (higher if you have high ceilings).
- Air flow and ventilation. A single portable unit used in a room within a large building in which the air flows between several apartments or offices would be of little or no value.
Each type of air cleaners has its own quirks which should be considered when buying one.
- HEPA Air Cleaners tend to be noisy, even at a low speed setting (Honeywell QuietCare units have the lowest noise level among the air cleaners of that type). They may also have a high maintenance cost, since replacement HEPA filters can be quite expensive.
- Electrostatic and Electronic Air Cleaners may produce ozone, particularly if they are not properly installed and maintained. Ozone is a lung irritant and can be dangerous to your health when its concentration is high. Electrostatic air cleaners, especially those that do not contain a collector, may cause soiling of walls and other surfaces.
How to improve an air cleaner's performance?
- Proper installation, use and care. Follow the manufacturer's directions to assure that the air cleaner works properly.
- Proper placement. Place portable air cleaners so:
- They are near a specific pollutant source, if one exists.
- They force the cleaned air into occupied areas.
- The inlet and outlet are not blocked by walls, furniture, or other obstructions.
- Proper maintenance. With time, the performance of an air cleaner may decrease as the pollutants collect on the filtering media. Make sure to regularly replace the filters, pre-filters and collection sheets of your air cleaner. As a rule of a thumb, a HEPA filter needs to be replaced once a year, and a pre-filter every six months. If you have a permanent filter, it needs to be vacuumed approximately every other month (don't try to vacuum standard HEPA filters, since this may damage the delicate filter material).
We suggest using only HEPA vacuum cleaners to clean permanent filters, since otherwise the fine dust that had accumulated in the filter will get back into the air with the vacuum's exhaust. It's a good idea to wear a dust-proof face mask while changing the filter, to keep yourself from inhaling dust.
- Additional measures. Air cleaners cannot pick up particles that are not suspended in the air. You will have to deal with pollutants settled down on floors, walls and furniture manually. A good vacuum cleaner and appropriate cleaning supplies are essential in that.
Where to find more information?
- US Environmental Protection Agency:
- CADR.org - this site by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has some helpful information about selecting an air purifier, and what do the CADR numbers mean.
- Portable Air Purifiers for Airborne Infection Control - an article by Dr. Roy M. Speiser
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MUMBAI: Owning a home in a city like Mumbai might be your ultimate dream. But given today's property market scenario where prices are beyond the reach of a common man, renting an apartment might be your only option. So if you are someone who has just moved here for work or as a student, we list the most affordable rental markets in the city that you should look out for.
#1 Navi Mumbai
For people working in Navi Mumbai, there are several choices for budget rental homes like Kharghar, Panvel and Ulwe among others. But among these, Kharghar and Panvel are most preferred with average monthly rentals in Kharghar for a 1-bedroom apartment ranging between Rs. 7,000 to Rs. 12,000. Similarly, for Panvel, it ranges between Rs. 5,000 to Rs 10,000. Social infrastructure and connectivity in these areas are good too.
#2 The Central Suburbs
If you are placed in the central suburbs of Mumbai then Ghodbunder road in Thane might be your best option for renting an apartment. Less time spent on travel along with good connectivity is the highlight of this rental housing market. Average monthly rentals range between Rs. 12,000 to Rs 18,000 for a 1-bedroom apartment.
#3 The Western Suburbs
If you want to stay in western suburbs and don't mind travelling in a local train for up to 1 hour then localities like Mira road, Vasai and Virar offer very low rentals. The average monthly rental price for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mira road ranges between Rs. 7,000 to Rs 12, 000 and in Virar, it is between Rs. 5,000 to Rs 10,000. Since these locations are still developing, you might not find very good social infrastructure here. And finally, if you want to stay within the city limits, then consider Kandivali East which has very good social infrastructure. Average monthly rentals here range between Rs. 18,000 to Rs 23,000.
"The driving factors in looking for a home hould be the social infrastructure, the transport network, the commute to your work place. If one is moving in with newly formed family one might also be interested in where the schools, crèche. But you will also see micro markets with the best connectivity will have more demand." – Nilesh Karkhanis, Partner – Real Estate at Milestone Capital Advisors.


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The fund aims to provide a combination of capital growth and income that is higher than the global emerging markets bond market over any three-year period.
Core investment: At least 80% of the Fund is invested in bonds issued by the governments, government-related institutions or companies of emerging markets, which can be denominated in any currency. The fund invests in bonds of any credit quality and may invest up to 100% in lower quality bonds. The fund may invest in Chinese bonds denominated in Renminbi.
Other investment: The fund may invest in asset-backed securities, contingent convertible debt securities, other funds, and cash or assets that can be turned into cash quickly.
Derivatives: The fund may invest via derivatives and use derivatives with the aim of reducing the risks and costs of managing the fund.
Strategy in brief: The investment manager selects investments based on an assessment of global, regional, and country-specific macroeconomic factors, followed by in-depth analysis of individual bond issuers.
The fund is diversified by investing in a range of bonds across emerging markets, globally.
Performance comparator: The fund is actively managed. A composite index comprising 1/3 JPM EMBI Global Diversified Index, 1/3 JPM CEMBI Broad Diversified Index and 1/3 JPM GBI-EM Global Diversified Index is a point of reference against which the performance of the fund may be measured. These indices represent the emerging market government bond markets denominated in the currencies of developed countries, the emerging market corporate bond markets denominated in the currencies of developed countries and the emerging market government bond markets denominated in local currencies, respectively.
Risks associated with the fund
The value and income from the fund's assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. There is no guarantee that the fund will achieve its objective and you may get back less than you originally invested.
Investing in emerging markets involves a greater risk of loss due to greater political, tax, economic, foreign exchange, liquidity and regulatory risks, among other factors. There may be difficulties in buying, selling, safekeeping or valuing investments in such countries.
Investments in bonds are affected by interest rates, inflation and credit ratings. It is possible that bond issuers will not pay interest or return the capital. All of these events can reduce the value of bonds held by the fund.
Investing in bonds from China, denominated in Renminbi and traded on the China Interbank Bond Market, may be subject to greater clearing, settlement and counterparty risk. These factors could cause the fund to incur a loss.
The fund can be exposed to different currencies. Movements in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the value of your investment.
In exceptional circumstances where assets cannot be fairly valued, or have to be sold at a large discount to raise cash, we may temporarily suspend the fund in the best interest of all investors.
The fund could lose money if a counterparty with which it does business becomes unwilling or unable to repay money owed to the fund.
Further details of the risks that apply to the fund can be found in the fund's Prospectus.
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The Fund allows for the extensive use of derivatives.
The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause fund prices to fall as well as rise and you may not get back the original amount you invested. The level of any income earned by the fund will fluctuate. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Source: Price: State Street. Performance: Morningstar. Performance figures are on a price to price basis with income reinvested. Performance figures may not reflect all relevant charges.
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We are making changes to this fund on 12 February 2020. The changes are detailed in our letter to Shareholders.
Claudia Calich joined M&G in October 2013 as a specialist in emerging markets debt and is manager of the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Bond Fund and the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Hard Currency Bond Fund since launch. She is also manager of the M&G Global Government Bond Fund (UK-authorised OEIC) and deputy manager of the M&G (Lux) Global Macro Bond Fund and of the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Corporate ESG Bond Fund. Claudia has over 20 years of experience in emerging markets, with previous positions at Invesco in New York, Oppenheimer Funds, Fuji Bank, Standard & Poor's and Reuters. Claudia graduated with a BA (Honours) in Economics from Susquehanna University in 1989 and holds an MA in International Economics from the International University of Japan in Niigata.
Charles De Quinsonas was appointed fund manager of the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Corporate ESG Bond Fund upon launch in July 2019. Charles joined M&G's Fixed Interest team in May 2014 as an emerging market corporate bond specialist, and is co-fund manager of the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Income Opportunities Fund, as well as deputy manager of the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Bond Fund and the M&G (Lux) Emerging Markets Hard Currency Bond Fund. He has more than 10 years of emerging market corporate bond experience, with a deep knowledge of high yield credit. Prior to joining M&G, Charles worked at Spread Research in Lyon and New York, where he spent four years analysing a variety of high yield and emerging markets industrial credits. Charles holds a BBA from ESSEC Business School, a MSc in Corporate Finance from iaelyon School of Management and a BA (Hons) in Business & Finance from Sheffield Hallam University.
Nicolo Carpaneda joined M&G in 2012 and is investment director in the fixed income team. His role involves explaining the investment philosophy, process and performance of M&G's retail fixed income fund range, as well as providing updates on overall financial market performance, investment trends and the economic outlook. Prior to joining M&G, Nicolo worked at Citigroup as an associate in the global markets & banking division, focusing on corporate finance and managing a number of multinational clients. He then joined Prudential on the group leadership programme as an internal consultant. Nicolo holds a degree in business administration and Master of Science (Msc) in management from Bocconi University (Italy) and an MBA from IE Business School (Spain). Nicolo is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish.
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As the temperature drops, it's smart to blend your leafy greens with something a little more substantial to stave off the cold. Butter beans and pasta are two good options -- you can use rice or quinoa if you're gluten-free, and cannelli or kidney beans are also good substitutes for butter beans. This recipe was adapted from Moosewood New Classics (which uses broccoli rabe instead of kale).
See also: - Southwestern-style quinoa salad for a lunchtime protein punch on Meatless Monday - White beans and kale with parsnips on Meatless Monday - Mediterranean pasta salad for a lighter meal on Meatless Monday
You will need: 1 1/2 pounds kale 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 6-7 cloves garlic 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 15.5-ounce can butter beans (or substitute), drained 1 pound pasta, preferably curly or ruffled 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes Rawmesan or nutritional yeast flakes to taste (vegetarians can use sharp provolone or pecorino romano)
Put a large pot of salted water on to boil.
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1. Rinse the kale thoroughly, remove the stems and tear into small pieces. You will have a giant pile of kale -- don't worry, it'll cook down. 2. Peel the garlic cloves. 3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and let it get warm. 4. Press the garlic into the skillet. 5. Add the kale, a handful at a time, letting it cook down as you add more. By now your water should be boiling; add the pasta and cook for 8 to 12 minutes, until it's al dente. Keep cooking the kale until it's bright green and tender. 6. Chop the tomatoes. 7. Add the beans and red pepper flakes to the kale, stir and turn off the heat. 8. Drain the cooked pasta and add the tomatoes. Add the kale mixture and toss together. Sprinkle with Rawmesan, nutritional yeast flakes or cheese, if desired.
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In my previous post from Eastern Europe i told you that i couldn`t get all those poor frogs and toads out of the open manholes due to the lack of equipment. Well, this time we came prepared and i went down there with ropes, gloves and buckets. A few hours later a couple of hundreds amphibians from four different species and one smelly fieldherper were free to roam the steppes again.
For more pics, including some snakes and birds please take a look on my brand new blog. The text is in romanian, but the photographs speak for themselves, or at least i sure hope so:
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Scottish Cup: Rangers draw Forres Mechanics in second round
- From the section Football
Rangers face a trip to Highland League champions Forres Mechanics following the draw for the second round of the Scottish Cup.
Wick Academy will make the long trip to Berwick Rangers, while Ayrshire junior side Irvine Meadow get a day at Hampden to take on Queen's Park.
Stirling Albion are away to Dalbeattie Star, Clyde host Nairn County and Peterhead go to Deveronvale.
East Stirlingshire go to Fraserburgh and Elgin meet St Cuthbert Wanderers.
Formantine United, who edged out Brora Rangers 3-2 in the first round, have been rewarded with an away trip to Clachnacuddin.
And Civil Service Strollers will take on Turriff Utd.
Forres Mechanics, nicknamed the Can Cans, won the Highland League last season for just the second time since the division was established in 1893.
The club's Mosset Park has a safety certificate for 1,476 spectators.
Rangers have made a less than convincing start since they were relaunched in Division Three, drawing their first two away games at Peterhead and Berwick.
Forres club secretary David Macdonald said: "I'm delighted and still in a state of shock.
"Obviously Rangers are still a very strong team but anything is possible in the cup."
Talks will take place on Tuesday between the club, police and local authority and other agencies over whether they can host the game at Mosset Park.
Macdonald added: "I think it would be every club's dream to play at their own ground, especially against a club of Rangers' stature."
Scottish Cup second round draw:
Cove Rangers v Golspie Sutherland
Fraserburgh v East Stirlingshire
Forres Mech v Rangers
Clachnacuddin v Formartine Utd
Civil Service Strollers v Turriff Utd
Montrose v Shotts BA/Edinburgh City
Buckie Th/Rothes v Annan Ath
Berwick Rangers v Wick Academy
Selkirk v Vale of Leithen
Inverurie Loco Works v Huntly/Wigtown and Bladnoch
Deveronvale v Peterhead
Elgin City v St Cuthbert Wanderers
Dalbeattie Star v Stirling Albion
Queen's Park v Irvine Meadow
Stirling Uni v Bonnyrigg Rose
Clyde v Nairn County.
Ties to be played 29 September.


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We do not halt or disclaim all responsibility even though the premises are altered in the course of the process. We do not postpone until tomorrow jobs that may be solved immediately. We guarantee completed projects, of exemplary quality. It is important for us that our recruitments have clearly defined objectives, both short-term and long-term. In our preparations we therefore place emphasis on formulating these objectives and anchoring them with both client and candidate.


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Getting More Drugs Approved for Rare Diseases
A new paper offers a possible road map for getting more drugs approved to treat rare diseases. One key recommendation: improving access to the FDA's accelerated approval pathway, originally developed to quickly get treatments to patients with life-threatening diseases. The paper, written by Brigitta Miyamoto and Emil Kakkis of the Kakkis EveryLife Foundation and published today in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, says the FDA should offer specific guidelines on how companies seeking to develop drugs for rare diseases can better utilize accelerated approval.


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Silvia's Search for the Sweetest Sport SedanSep 04, 2015
With everyone busy back to school shopping, I think it's time to do a little browsing myself. I've got my sights set on finding the sweetest sport sedan on the market, and have narrowed my contenders down to five, each one from a seriously competitive automaker, including: Audi, Acura, BMW, Lexus, and Nissan.
Since I like to think of myself as a lifelong learner, the start of the new school year is the perfect excuse to explore the 2016 sport sedan selection.
Which will it be…the Acura TLX, Audi A4, BMW 328i, 2016 Lexus IS F, or the Nissan Maxima?
These are my favorite kinds of tough decisions because no matter, you can't choose wrong. All of these 2016 sport sedans are winners, they just school the competition for different reasons.


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Since high school I've always had some strange fixation with my credit score. In the effort of winning this 'game' (win = high score) I've talked with a lot of different people (both students and those in the credit industry) and tried many different strategies. Some definitely worked better than others and a certain few actions were more effective than all others combined. As I got a bit older and my credit score became higher (it's now right around 800/850) I began to see the benefits of having a high score. For example, I just applied for a premium credit card with awesome perks—as a student—and was instantly approved with a $13,000 credit limit (a new personal best). I'm no longer asked to put down a $600 security deposit when opening a new cell phone line and I could get a super competitive rate on any loans I wanted to take out. While these may not seem like big perks now, when you get close to graduation you'll thank yourself for paying attention. Because I like you, I'll condense the past 5 years of my hard work and observation into 5 steps that if taken, will get you a killer credit score.
As most people who read this are in their teens/early twenties, I'll assume you have no credit score. For those who have already started and have low scores you should work on fixing your score first, although reading this should be beneficial to you as well.
1. Get a credit card no matter what
That's right, I said it. Keep in mind that credit scores are not meant for the individual, they're designed as a metric for the bank to see how much of a credit risk you are. No matter what you've heard, if you want to build a great credit you need to use credit—the easiest way of which is through credit cards. However, I guarantee that if you've applied for a card without any history, you've been rejected. Why? Because the bank has no idea if you're a risk or not. Rather than take the chance, they leave it up to you to prove it to them first.
Solution? Start off with a secured credit card. This works by giving the bank a deposit (I originally started with $300) that they keep for a year (and they don't pay interest, either). In exchange they'll give you a full-on credit card with a credit limit of the security deposit. After a year passes and you've shown good usage, the card converts to unsecured. Keep in mind long-term these cards are not very useful (5 years after opening my secure card it now has a limit of $1800), however they are crucial for beginning your credit history.
Important: make sure to… pay off your credit card in full each month. Treat it as if it were a debit card and don't spend more than you have. Now more than ever, your credit is in an especially fragile state and you want to have a pristine payment history.
Protip: you can easily set up an automatic credit card payment from your checking account to pay your credit card off in full each month. As long as there's money in your checking account it'll automatically pay, saving you the stress and time of doing it yourself.
2. Poach from someone else's credit
The idea here is that you find someone with a great credit score and ask him or her to add you on to his or her credit card as a joint account holder (different from an authorized user). This is usually pretty easy and all it takes is the account owner filling out and sending in a form to the issuing credit card company. Once you're added the credit card will appear on your credit record as if you've had it since the day the card was opened, making this especially powerful for cards that were issued a long time in the past.
This method works solidly, however the biggest hurdle is convincing whoever owns the credit card to add you.
I'd first explain the importance and function of this to a parent (if they have a high credit score) and see if they'll add you. You could next try other family or even close friends, it doesn't matter the relation as long as you trust the person and they've got a great credit record. To protect both of you, you'll want the account owner to destroy 'your' card upon receiving it. Remember, the only goal here is to be attached to the account's history, not actually use the card.
This is probably the most powerful step you can take when getting started. It's also probably the most difficult, as it relies on having a close friend with a high score who's willing to do this.
Note: you can also do this with traditional loans as well (get the above friend to 'co-sign' the loan and they'll approve/deny based on their history). Loans can be as small as a few thousand dollars and you don't even need to buy anything with the money, just put it into an account and let it sit if need be. You'll pay a small bit of interest over time, however the positive impact is worth it.
3. Don't close lines of credit
Banks take into account the age of each of your credit cards when determining your score, so you'll want to be sure not to close credit cards. Therefore, with slight exceptions, I suggest not picking credit cards that have annual fees. Usually these are 'free' for the first year and then charge on the second year. The inclination here will be to cancel the card after your first year when the fee comes due. There are plenty of great, rewards-issuing cards that have no annual fees, start there.
4. Use a boutique bank
I came across this one completely by chance when I went into a UBS investment branch after wanting to put some summer earnings in a Roth IRA. Banks like UBS are 'high-end' (read: for rich people) and don't expect college aged students to open accounts.I played this to my advantage in several ways. First, everyone who opens an account with UBS (think the minimum may have been an initial 3-5k deposit) is given a UBS Visa Signature card. From my understanding they didn't deny UBS clients, just changed the credit limit depending on their credit score. As my score was relatively low I was initially awarded somewhere around a $2k limit (which actually wasn't bad in itself). I then social engineered the credit card company and managed to get the contact info for the actual person setting the credit limit.I finally (this took a lot of effort) got her on the phone and made friends. She said she had initially set it so low due to my lack of history and that she'd consider increasing it as I made on-time payments. I then proceeded to call her back every three months and each time she increased the limit by a few thousand dollars to my present level of $10,000 (it's not worth my time anymore to keep pestering her). Having a credit card with that kind of limit did wonders for my score, not to mention the line has now been open for several years.The whole 'talking to the card issuer' part of this story is optional, however I think you'd probably find luck getting a card at a boutique bank. The downside? The bank has minimum account limits (which is fine, as I have those original summer savings still sitting in the Roth IRA) and more impactful is that for the Visa Signature cards there's an annual fee of $250 (ouch!). At the time the tradeoff for the high limit was worth the cost (I was also working full-time), now not so much.
5. Open store credit cards
I'm sure you've been asked at least once when checking out at a department store if you'd like to open a store credit card to save xx% off your purchase. Most large department stores have 'in-house' credit cards to cut Visa, American Express, and the like out of their their profit margins. These store credit cards usually have lower credit score requirements to obtain, yet they report to the credit bureaus exactly the same as traditional credit cards do. This is a great place to start and you can also get some pretty steep discounts on whatever you're buying, too. I once did this with Macy's, chaining together the discount for opening a card (around 50%) with another discount coupon I found (15% off) and did it all during a sale. I ended up getting around 75-80% off each item I bought and was able to stock my closet up well beyond my traditional means because of it.
While there are many other ways to boost and maintain your credit score, I've found the above to be some of the very best ways, especially for students. The sooner you get started on this stuff the sooner you can start building your credit history – the key to a high score.
Useful tools to help:
CreditKarma.com is by far the best site I've found to monitor your credit rating. Using the site is a 'soft-inquiry' on your credit record, which means it won't lower your score.
Thoughts? Stories of what's worked for you? Share them in the comments below!


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Congratulations to all teams who competed in the 2018 regional NZYPT competition. The top 3 teams in each region were:
1st = ACG Parnell College 1
2nd = ACG Parnell College 2
3rd = Auckland Grammar School 1
1st = Wellington High School A
2nd = Onslow
3rd = Wellington High School B
1st = Burnside High School
2nd = Riccarton High School B
3rd = Riccarton High School A
The NZ finals took place on Saturday 24th of March at the University of Canterbury with 9 teams competing. The top 2 schools from the Christchurch and Wellington regions, and the top 5 schools from the Auckland region. These schools were:
- ACG Parnell College
- Auckland Grammar School
- St Cuthbert's College
- Kristin School
- Wellington High School
- Onslow College
- Burnside High School
- Riccarton High School


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Geek talk: Mangifera
But we talk: Aaam (Hindi), Manga (Sapnish), Manako (Hawaii)
Description: Mango, also known as"King of fruits" belongs to the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae (cashew family). Mango is said to be originated in northeastern India and it has spread throughout Asia and the world [1]. Mangoes are perennial plants and reaches up to 15-30 m in height. It is cultivated in the cold weather. Numerous varieties of Mango exist in the world, some of the popular varieties are Ah-Ping, Fairchild, Gouviea, Haden, Kensington Pride, Kopu Reva, Mapulehu, Momi-K, Pope, Rapoza [2].
India is the major producer of Mango in the world, followed by China, Thailand, Pakistan and Mexico [3]. .
Kitchen Pharmacy:
- http://www.kew.org/plant-cultures/plants/mango_history.html
- http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Mango-The-King-of-Fruits-3139.html
- http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/mango-producing-countries.html
- http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-health-benefits-of-mangos.html


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This is my first attempt of doing blog. Basically, this is just a practice. But let me think of what to share? Hmmn. Aha! Ok. I will share whatever things makes me satisfied.
But, òops! Don't think so green (uh ..uh) .. because definitely I am not that kind of person. It's not my cup of tea!
Yeah, will make things started and rolling. Blogging is a long-awaited to happen in my bucket list, and I think it's happenning now.
Today is 12 January 2016. Time check is 3:07 pm.
Yah! I am much excited on the things that I will be sharing. I can assure you that it would be a contentful blog. Definitely we will talk about things that will make sense to your life.
So long! Gee, let me pause for now. I will write again tomorrow or maybe later, if I have a topic in my bank jounal. My friend, see you in my next blog.
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NORTH LAUDERDALE -- For years our church, Village United Methodist, has had a pre-K school as one of its ministries.
Many kids have come and gone, all with their future brightly laid out before them.
This year there was one student, however, a little girl, who had a few clouds overshadowing her pathway.
She was born with a serious illness that could flare up at any minute.
Of course, kids being who they are, her classmates treated her no differently from the way they did each other; and for the most part, her year was uneventful.
About a month before school closed for the summer, the little girl suffered a stroke. At 5 years old, she wound up in the ICU with tubes stuck all over her body.
Her classmates, the school body, and the church members grieved for her but prayed earnestly for her recovery.
Life goes on, and so preparations were made for the class graduation to be held the evening of June 5.
The sanctuary was filled with proud parents, grandparents and other friends and relatives of the smartly dressed graduates.
After certificates were handed out, one young man, also 5 years old, was asked to pray for his stricken classmate. Oh, how he prayed!
He told God that she was their best friend, that she was well behaved and that she always cleaned up after herself. He asked, no, he pleaded with God to make her better.
As soon as the "amen" was said, a loud gasp and then a "hallelujah!" was heard from one of the teachers by the door.
In walked the little girl and her mother.
The children ran toward her, everyone anxious to hug her. Finally, the school director was able to extract her from the crowd and place a cap and gown on her. The emcee read her name aloud, and her certificate was handed to her. She was able to graduate with her class.
There was not a dry eye in Village United Methodist Church that evening, as everyone witnessed the power of a little boy's prayer.


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Fresh data sourced from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) shows an overall 7 per cent rise in rainfall at 16.5 mm in the current monsson season when compared to last year. However, water reservoir levels aross the country stands at 45 per cent of total capacity as compared to the ten year-average of 47 per cent. Also, overall hydro power generation dipped 11 per cent to 30.8 billion units in the first quarter current fiscal as against 34.7 billion units in the same period last year, according to the latest Central Electricity Authority data.
Experts attribute the unexpected development to a combination of low energy demand and poor reservoir levels in the suthern states. "Hydro power generation has fallen short largely on account of poor inflows to reservoirs in southern states, especially in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra and Telangana," said Kameshwara Rao, Partner at accounting and consultancy firm PwC.
He added the combination of two factors -- poor reservoir levels and low energy demand -- makes hydro plants adopt a strategy to improve storage and minimise power generation to levels just adequate for maintaining required flow. "This gives them flexibility of energy source later when demand pick up," Rao said.
India has a total installed power generation capacity of around 300,000 Megawatt. Hydro power plants account for around 17 per cent of this capacity. Thermal plants account for a bulk of the rest of the capacity. The country generated 296 Billion Units of power in the quarter ended June, up 9 per cent over the last year's 272 billion units.
The overall improvement in power availability has impacted spot market prices of the commodity which fell ten per cent to Rs 2.31 per unit in the April-June 2016 period as compared to the same period last fiscal.
Power is one of the eight core infrastructure sectors which have a combined weight of 38 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The core sectors of the economy registered a 5.2 per cent yearon-year increase in June led by better-than-expected performance of the power, coal and cement sectors.


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If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
|If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
|Category: Confident Readers
|Reviewer: John Lloyd
|Summary: A good, fun adventure romp for 10s and up, with a great styling only adding to the intrigue and mystery created by some evil villains and a lovely pair of heroes.
|Buy? Yes
|Borrow? Yes
|Pages: 304
|Date: February 2009
|Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Cass has a few questions she would like answering, and a few things to be resolved. What is the meaning of the nightmares she has most nights, with something coming from underground in a graveyard, accompanied by eerie music? When will she be called upon again to use her survivalist skills in another dangerous mission – and this after the first one nearly killed her and her best friend Max-Ernest?
Furthermore, we join Cass in asking questions. Does new-Japanese-boy-at-school Yoji's slangy speech sound daft, or quite appealing really? How dangerous is the mysterious new environmental sciences teacher? And quite what relevance will Cass's home-made, eco-friendly sock-monster have on proceedings?
I could answer some of those questions for you, but, as the saying goes, I would then have to kill you. The narrator of this book knows what he is telling us is too horrific, too important to divulge. You shouldn't, the anonymous one says, read this, in case anyone chases you for the Secret. This is carried to such an extent that the very first pages are not the copyright notes and whatnots, but a contract letting the publishers off anything nasty that might happen as a result – to be signed in blood (or ketchup, if you prefer).
I was carried, for a second time, by the styling of the book in such a way. It's very enjoyable when the author has to bump himself along and tell us what we need to know, and interject so as to share our surprise with the shocks. The number of footnotes might be better balanced, but they too add to the dressing the story gets, which on the whole is brilliant.
Beyond that dressing we get a story on a par with the first book in this series. Cass and Max-Ernest, the singular friends, have to suffer the attentions of Amber, the nicest girl in school (and third prettiest), their own unique living situations, and much more importantly, the Midnight Sun – a cabal of wicked people intent on being evil as much as possible, and for as long as possible, with the aid of anything that might make them immortal.
Will the fact Max-Ernest has genned up on magicians come to their aid? Will the fact that they survived the first adventure and have since joined a shadowy group on the side of good – the Terces Society – be an advantage?
Questions, questions. And it should come as little surprise that most of the answers come in this book – but there is no ultimate conclusion as yet. The series will be continued, and that's no bad thing.
The large print, several blank pages and just the chutzpah involved with the telling of the story, are all secondary to the energy and mysticism of the narrative itself when it comes to making this book a very readable one. The youngsters are lovely creations, and it's a nice partnership. Here the lad's hobby – it was stand-up comedy last time, you might remember – adds to the intrigue, with underground archives of tricks, escapology, and more. Some things might be done with mirrors. They might not.
Rest assured, this is no standard story dressed up in a quirky, novelty fashion. Yes, the design of the book and the narrator's odd approach both add up to make this book a most individual one, but the adventure at its core is more than enough to satisfy the target audience. I really liked the super-weapon featuring at the end – put together by subtly dropped details from earlier on. If only the balance to proceedings had provided for more attention being given to the baddies, and therefore a greater threat, this might have got five stars.
It's also self-contained enough, as well – but as there was hardly anything wrong with the initial book, why not read that one first?
Oh yes, I forgot – it would be too dangerous. No, forget I ever mentioned it. I won't even tell you what it's called, how about that?
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Rya struggles in school, but she's always had a natural gift for understanding animals and forecasting the weather. Her sense helps her save her class from the mudslide that engulfs their town. As she, her teacher and her class await help in the destroyed school, Rya silently begs for help and is surprised when someone answers: Aster and her dragon, Jasmine, are able to telepathically hear Rya's distress call and come to her aid. Soon, other dragons, their riders and various magical creatures come to help the devastated village. Back at her farm, however, Rya finds out that her parents have been murdered. Her new magical friends—including Artemis, an injured fox pup with whom she bonds—stay with her and help Rya fix up the damaged farm while she completes her studies and tries to piece together the mystery of what happened to her parents. Though set in a fantasy world, this accessible novel incorporates elements of modern life. For instance, Rya's difficulty in school can be partially attributed to dyslexia. Characters speak in modern voices, not in the stylized manner often found in high-fantasy novels; that said, speech at times falls short of being realistic, as when Rya says, "I've learned a lot this morning, but the best thing is that I've learned that learning can be fun." Elsewhere, it's difficult to understand why Rya and Artemis are allowed to take a walk by themselves—though Rya has survived being shot, and the man who killed her parents has been causing havoc at the farm. Back story also occasionally slows the story down, but that also means this can be read as a stand-alone book.
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ShiningWorld Reader
Maya/Isvara Is the Trickiest and the Key to Self-Knowledge
Arlindo: Hi, Fausto, Mirian's replies are excellent, and I agree with her that you better expose your mind to the whole body of teachings. The teachings are very simple analyses based on our ordinary experiences of life. Most people do not realize their value, not because they are philosophical or complicated, but only because they are so shockingly simple that they are hard to accept.
The teachings will gently expose one's misinterpretation of the natural functioning of creation and its universal psychology. They will call for an adjustment to jiva's subjective view of reality – they will expose one's misapprehension of the nature of reality, and for most people, that is something difficult to take.
In Ramji's books, the teachings are structured in such way that they gradually support and enhance one's previous understanding – they build, brick by brick, the foundation of one's non-dual vision of reality, which is the sole purpose of Vedanta. Once one's non-dual vision is firm, one still lives in the world, but free from it. Vedanta calls it moksa, or liberation.
Also, it's important to notice that before one's vision is wide, clear and firm, it is natural to have the knowledge that the joy is not in the object, and yet find oneself going for it. Some vasanas are hardwired, and they die hard. Maya is the trickiest; like in a mirror, it makes things look reversed – but Maya is also a great teacher because it apparently hides the truth from the jivas – but only to apparently reveal it. ☺
Therefore at all times keep in mind that you are not the vasanas, and if they happen to get you into some sort of trouble here and there, take the result as prasad – as a good opportunity to learn some of Maya's lessons and to be reminded that you are the unaffected awareness, the witnessing principle in which karma takes place.
Fausto: Could we say that Maya/Isvara is the doorway to the self?
Arlindo: Yes, Fausto, and for different reasons. The most fundamental one is because jiva's experiences are in Maya (the apparent reality superimposed on the self), and by negating Maya we negate the jiva as well. The reason this upfront negation, in most of the cases, does not work is due to two facts:
1. Realization of the self occurs to the apparent jiva, hence you need to acknowledge the apparent jiva first, and jivas share (enjoy and suffer) their existence in Maya, so you need to bring Maya/Isvara into the equation and understand the relationship between Isvara, jiva and the apparent world. Isvara's laws governing this apparent reality also need to be acknowledged and understood.
2. In order to discriminate the self from the not-self jiva needs to be equipped with a contemplative sattvic mind. Rajas and tamas need to be under control, otherwise they will constantly disturb the mind and contemplation will be but a dream. The best and most common way to qualify the mind is by understanding, knowing and applying karma/dharma yoga.
Karma yoga is the science of Maya/Isvara, which will produce the clear understanding of its functioning, with its laws and forces governing the jivas and the entire creation. Once it is clearly understood, jiva will relax because he will know what "belongs" to him and what "belongs" to Isvara. His mind will be free from the unnecessary agitation of trying to control what he has no control of, his objective experiences.
Jivas believe themselves to be the waves. They forgot that from another prospective they exist as the ocean (Isvara), and that yet from another level of identity they exist as H2O (consciousness). The purpose of true spiritualty is to help jivas to realize their most essential nature – that which all other secondary natures depend upon. We need to understand the nature of the wave and the ocean before we realize that water is their common most fundamental nature.
Fausto: I find lots of contradictions in what you say.
Arlindo: In language we will always find contradictions and apparent contradictions. Certain ideas and concepts may appear as contradictory because they often depend on the context in which they were presented. A genuine student of Vedanta needs to have the intelligence to read the context, to understand the implied meaning of certain statements, and therefore resolve the apparent contradictions. The teacher is always there to help. ☺


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The Capstone Institute changes the way young people in the community look at education.
Talk about innovation: A new type of tech school is booming in the somewhat forgotten community of northwest Jacksonville. It's a pharmacy tech school, that changes the way the young people in the community look at education. This pharmacy tech school goes by the moniker "The Capstone Institute" which is a nod to the goal of helping people reach their full potential, a.k.a. their capstone.
What makes this school stand out from other campuses in the sunshine state? It's community-based, community driven, and community supported. In layman's terms, it feels more like home than any other campus you will step foot on in the near future, because it views each of its promising students as a potential game-changer, and not simply an I.D. number. As the founder, Dr. Albert Chester II (a native of the area), states "The need was there. We're trying to provide an opportunity…", moreover, an opportunity they certainly have provided! The healthcare industry is on the path to becoming one of the largest employers of the next decade! If there's any way to secure a satisfactory future for the young people in the community and the businesses they run, it would be through the fast-growing industry.
"People are living longer. Everyone is on a pill nowadays," Chester said. "It is a complete introduction to the health care field." That statement may seem like a bit of a laughing matter, but he certainly was not wrong. More and more people are prescribed medications as the healthcare field improves and advances, as a very positive side effect, humans are also living longer in our country than ever before. The quality of life is sliding somewhat downhill, though, as we struggle to find a place for everyone. As Dr. Chester, himself, noted: the average income for individuals between the ages of 18-24 in his Jacksonville neighborhood is under $13,000 per year. As a pharmacy technician, salaries can range from $30,000 to $50,000 a year.
A testament to the success of The Capstone Institute is that while there were only 9 students in the first semester that the doors of The Capstone Institute were open, Dr. Chester was able to personally find donors to cover each of the students' entire tuition costs! In addition to The Capstone Institutes 9 students the institution recently received Sierra Woodcock & Affiliates Award for Excellence. The program only costs $2,600 in its entirety, but for a student straight out of high school or a low-income parent, that can be a heavy burden to carry. That's why the Capstone Institute's staff were so relieved at the outpouring of support from the community. Dr. Chester admitted in a recent interview that the amount of support the community has shown this project has been incredible, welcomed, and possibly even a bit surprising. "It's a launching pad. The reaction has been great," Dr. Albert Chester stated. Of course, who would expect any less from a community that has been known to come together and support one another in natural disasters, economic crises, and much more?
The question now stands as to whether or not The Capstone Institute should branch out beyond its Florida roots and expand into other parts of the country. While there are plans for expansion, you probably won't be seeing The Capstone Institute in New York anytime soon. Chester said he wants to see the program grow but also seeks to keep the footprint on Moncrief Road, right there in northwestern Jacksonville, Florida. "You meet people and hear their stories. If you change the way you look at things, things you look at will change.", he said, and he's actually right. It's this type of belief that brings a community together in this fashion and keeps these innovative businesses running. In a big city of secluded residents and distant travelers, like L.A., New York, or Seattle, you'll still find some support, but you probably won't be able to find a group of people with this level of passion and determination to help you succeed as you will in a small American town like the one on Moncrief Road.
Regardless of where Dr. Chester and his wonderful team choose to expand this institution, it must be recognized that this is a platform that will change the lives of students from across the country and will change countless communities in the process. After all, it's the spirit behind the idea and the drive in the hearts of the participators that will keep this business thriving.


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Aptamil Pepti 1 400g
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Weight: 450g (includes packaging)
Suitable from birth, Aptamil Pepti 1 is formulated for the dietary management of cows' milk protein allergy (CMPA).
Aptamil Pepti 1 is similar in composition to our standard infant milks, apart from the protein which has been broken down (extensively hydrolysed) to make it less likely to cause an allergic reaction. It also includes lactose for improved taste, to help your baby enjoy each feed and support weight gain.
What is cows' milk protein allergy?
CMPA is the most common food allergy in infants. Although most children eventually grow out of their milk allergy, its diagnosis and management can be a worrying time for parents. The good news is, with prompt diagnosis by a Healthcare Professional, treatment and expert dietary advice, CMPA can be effectively managed and its impact reduced to a minimum. If you think your child has a cows' milk protein allergy, you should always get in contact with your Healthcare Professional for a correct diagnosis.
What's in Aptamil Pepti 1?
Aptamil Pepti 1 is an extensively hydrolysed formula made with 100% whey protein. Aptamil Pepti 1 and 2 are the only extensively hydrolysed formulas to contain Galacto- and Fructo-oligosaccharides (GOS/FOS), long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) Omega 3 and Omega 6, and nucleotides.
- GOS/FOS - A unique blend of Galacto- and Fructo-oligosaccharides.
- LCPs - Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega 3 and Omega 6)
Because powdered milks are not sterile, failure to follow instructions, may make your baby ill.
- Wash hands and sterilise all utensils according to manufacturers' instructions.
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- Always use the scoop provided. Level off the powder with the back of a clean knife. Do not press or heap the powder.
- Add the correct measure of powder to the water. Adding too many or too few scoops can be harmful. Cap the bottle and shake well (for 10 seconds) to dissolve powder. Remove cap and replace with a sterilised teat.
- Cool under running tap. Check temperature of feed. Feed immediately.
Make up each feed as required.
For hygiene reasons, do not store made up feeds and always discard unfinished feeds as soon as possible and always within 1 hour. Never add extra scoops or anything else to your baby's feed.Do not heat in a microwave, hot spots may occur and cause scalding. If necessary offer cooled, boiled water between feeds. Always use the scoop provided, please note the colour of the scoop in this pack may change from time to time.
The information is given as a guide only. Consult your healthcare professional if you require more advice.
Use within 4 weeks of opening and store in a cool dry place.
Do not refrigerate.
For hygiene reasons, do not store made up feeds. Make up each feed as required and always discard unfinished feeds after 2 hours.
If necessary offer cooled boiled water between feeds. Do not heat in a microwave . Hot spots may occur and cause scalding.
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As an investor looking to purchase real estate in Miami and eventually move your children there, you'll want to take time to investigate what Miami Public school system has to offer. First, Miami-Dade's school system is the fourth largest in the United States. This means you can expect a lot of diversity both in student body and in types of education available.
In Miami, the school system doesn't operate as part of the metropolitan government and is instead, its own independent agency. Because of this, there is an abundance of data about the makeup of the student body. To help you get started, here's a quick fact list about the Miami-Dade school system. We'll also discuss the documentation necessary to enroll your international student in Miami-Dade schools.
Miami-Dade Quick Facts
- The total number of students in Miami-Dade's 467 schools is a little over 350,000 and of those 350,000, at least 58% speak another language at home.
- The largest majority ethnicity of Miami-Dade schools is Spanish. The second largest is Haitian.
- Arabic, Chinese, and Portuguese are also large ethnic groups represented in the Miami-Dade school system.
- Miami-Dade school system has many programs for gifted students including advanced placement programs, an international baccalaureate program, and a Cambridge AICE program.
- Miami-Dade is one of the pioneering school systems of the "Choice Movement," meaning that students can be enrolled in any school that best meets their needs rather than being limited to the school district where their home is located.
- Miami-Dade is home to 7 of the top 100 schools in the nation.
Enrolling Your Student
After researching which school meets your student's needs—some of Miami's best being the International Preparatory Academy, in Coral Gables, Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH), in Midtown Miami, and The Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, in Kendall-you'll face the task of enrolling them. One benefit of the Miami-Dade school system is that enrolling your international student is standardized across the board. This handbook covers everything in detail, but here are some of the more important points for your student.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Most schools will want to make sure a student has some level of English skill. Accordingly, they will require TOEFL
- Placement Tests and Interviews. It will be important for a child to enroll in the right grade level. Accordingly, many schools will require a placement test and some will want to interview the student and child to determine the best grade level for the child, based on previous academic work and proficiency in various topics.
- Age and Legal Name Verification: You must provide one of the following to verify name and age, a legal birth certificate, a certificate of baptism, an insurance policy on the child's life in force for at least two years, a bonafide religious record with a parental affidavit, a passport or certificate of arrival, a transcript of school records from at least 4 years prior stating birth, or an affidavit of age signed by parents and a certificate of age signed by a public health officer.
- Verification of Address: You must provide two of the following, a broker's or attorney's statement of parents' purchase of residence, a properly executed lease agreement, a Current Homestead Exemption Card, or an electric deposit receipt or electric bill, showing name and service address.
- Health Requirements: You must provide both of these forms.
- A yellow Student Health Examination form – DH-3040 which certifies a physical examination performed one year prior to enrollment.
- A Florida Certificate of Immunization – DH-680 from a private doctor, or local health provider.
- School Records: You need to provide both of these forms.
- Verification of credits earned for grade placement
- Interpretation of foreign records at no cost available from the Federal & State Compliance Office
At Manhattan-Miami, we understand that making the decision to purchase property may only be a small part of the process of relocating internationally. This is why we're dedicated to providing you resources to help ease your journey. We want you to have it all, a beautiful home, a new place to grow, and a great environment for your children to learn.
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The idea that a substance can be damaging in large amounts, but beneficial in small amounts is not new to science, in fact this concept (referred to a hormesis) has been around for decades and increasingly well documented in such fields as biology and toxicology.
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Homeopathy is completely natural using what nature has provided to treat our bodies. Through a confidential, in-depth consultation, your homeopath will consider all aspects of your health including your past medical history, diet, lifestyle and personality type, as well as your current health problems to find the homeopathic remedy matches you and your symptoms as precisely as possible.
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Helen Douglas is a Senior Consultant based in New England with more than 25 years of experience focused on the assessment and remediation of aquatic sites with environmentally persistent chemicals.
Helen's experience includes helping clients with remedial investigations (RI), feasibility studies (FS), remedial design, remedial construction activities (RD/RA,) and natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR). She assists clients in all phases of site management, including planning data collection activities, evaluating, presenting and reporting data, developing and refining conceptual site models (CSM), assessing potential remediation alternatives, and monitoring during and following remedy implementation.
Much of Helen's experience involves work on sites with sediments impacted by PCBs, PAHs, and heavy metals. She has conducted several multi-phase remedial investigations and pre-design investigations for large sediment sites. She has prepared feasibility studies that evaluate dredging and capping alternatives for PCBs and PAHs in sediments and conducted treatability studies at bench and pilot scale to evaluate treatment technologies for PCBs. She has evaluated dredging performance as a remedial technology in addition to evaluating short-term negative impacts, such as impacts to air, water quality, and nuisance impacts to neighboring communities.
Helen also has a strong background in analytical chemistry, including developing sampling and analysis and quality assurance plans that address site-specific media, contaminants, and action levels. She has extensive experience with laboratory analyses for PCBs, dioxins and furans, PAHs, heavy metals, and volatile and semivolatile organic compounds. She has managed investigation and remediation programs involving fixed laboratories, field laboratories, and using field screening procedures. In support of designing and implementing remedial actions, Helen has managed large scale, rapid turnaround field programs for post-remediation confirmatory samples, and air and surface water quality programs to monitor impacts from remediation.
Career Summary of Helen Douglas
- Specialties: Contaminated Media Investigations and Assessments; Feasibility Studies; Conceptual Site Model (CSM) Development; Treatability and Pilot Studies; Sediment Assessment, Remediation Design/Remedial Action
- Practice Areas: Contaminated Site Assessment and Cleanup
- Disciplines: Analytical Chemistry
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Herman Melville Redburn His 1st Voyage
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ISBN10: 0940450097 ISBN13: 9780940450097 Contributors: Melerlle, G. Thomas (Editor) Publisher: Library of America Published: Apr 1 1983 Weight: 1.95lbs. Height: 8.25" Width: 5.25" Depth: 1.75" Language: English
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My Quantum Theory....and children
Tuesday, 8 June 2010 | Admin
The lovely Josie over at Sleep is for the Weak inspired me today. One of the writing workshop prompt this week is about 'Time' and with my eldest boy fast approaching his 6th birthday it made me think about the relativity of time. My take that is, rather than Einsteins.


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…even think you'll get more than a hermit's line here today. Despite the fantastic spring skies and, I'm sure, proliferating spring flora, I remain preoccupied with GETTING WORK DONE.
On my table – there are flowers on my table. Would like to see the insider's (meaning a person who spent her day inside) view of the petals of spring? Here, stare at these:
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Today I go over one of my favorite games as a kid, Mouse Trap! It is so much fun. I really hope everyone who listens to this really digs this game as much as I do.
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Neil Matthew has been interested in and has programmed computers since 1974. A mathematics graduate from the University of Nottingham, Neil is just plain keen on programming languages and likes to explore new ways of solving computing problems. He's written systems to program in BCPL, FP (Functional Programming), Lisp, Prolog, and a structured BASIC. He even wrote a 6502 microprocessor emulator to run BBC microcomputer programs on UNIX systems. In terms of UNIX experience, Neil has used almost every flavor since the late 1970s, including BSD UNIX, AT&T System V, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, many others, and of course Linux. He can claim to have been using Linux since August 1993 when he acquired a floppy disk distribution of Soft Landing (SLS) from Canada, with kernel version 0.99.11. He's used Linux-based computers for hacking C, C++, Icon, Prolog, Tcl, and Java at home and at work.
All of Neil's "home" projects are developed using Linux. He says Linux is much easier because it supports quite a lot of features from other systems, so that both BSD- and System V-targeted programs will generally compile with little or no change.
Neil is currently working as an Enterprise Architect specializing in IT strategy at Celesio AG. He has a background in technical consultancy, software development techniques, and quality assurance. Neil has also programmed in C and C++ for real-time embedded systems.
Rick Stones started programming at school (more years ago than he cares to remember) on a 6502-powered BBC micro, which, with the help of a few spare parts, continued to function for the next 15 years. He graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in Electronic Engineering, but decided software was more fun.


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So it is no surprise that our gospel reading describes Jesus at a meal.
At this meal, Jesus notices people jockeying for position, trying to get the best seats. Today, we are a little more subtle than the Pharisees at this party. But it remains true that meals are a place where we work out who belongs and who doesn't.
I experienced that last week at the Regional Convocation of the Third Order Franciscans. There were about thirty of us, and most of the group seemed to know each other. It was my first time, so going in I did not feel much like part of the group. Most of the time, that was no problem. But who was I supposed to sit with at meals?
At one meal, I was chatting with two other people as we walked in. I was in front. None of the tables with people had three available seats, so I sat at an empty table, assuming that the three of us would sit together. But the man behind me went to a different table. There I was, sitting all by myself, and feeling a little bit like a loser. I had a momentary fear that I would have to eat lunch all alone in the midst of a big happy group. At that moment, I wished I had been a little more aggressive about getting one of the good seats!
In fact, it all worked out fine. But for the minute or so that I sat by myself, I glimpsed the social dynamic Jesus was talking about in our gospel reading. We all want to sit in a place that shows we belong, that we are part of the group, that other people accept us, that other people like us. None of us want to be stuck at a table by ourselves.
As is so often the case, Jesus sees it all clearly and offers a different way.
First, Jesus tells us not to worry about our place at the table. He tells us to just sit at the end, at the lowest place, by ourselves. Maybe the host will raise us up. Maybe not. Either way, we are OK because we have taken the lowest place by choice. We have checked out of the competition for status at the table.
Then Jesus turns to the host. Jesus tells him not to invite your people, the people you always sit with, the people you like to sit with, the people who can and will repay you. Instead invite the people you would not otherwise associate with, the people who do not normally have a place at your table. Jesus calls them the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. He means anybody you would not normally include.
Meals, it turns out, are not supposed to be a time when you to worry about your place in the social order. Meals are a time for you to make sure that others have a place.
That is where our gospel reading for this morning ends. But the story keeps going. Jesus launches into a parable. A man invited lots of guests to a dinner party. But when everything was ready, the guests refused to come. So the man sent his slave out into the streets to invite "the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame" (Luke 14:21). Even then there was still room, so the man sent his slave out a second time to bring in still more people.
This is a parable of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is like a great dinner party. And the guests at the party are not the people you would expect, the original invitees. The guests who actually enter the kingdom are the lowly, the people without status.
In this parable of the kingdom, God does what Jesus is talking about in our reading. God does what Jesus says good hosts should do. God brings in the lowly. And God gives them a prominent place at the table.
In God's kingdom, there will be no jockeying for position. And, ironically, the best way to ensure that you get a good seat is to be humble, to choose the lowest spot. As Jesus says elsewhere, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3).
Now we come back to the regular meals we eat together. I come back to my moment of anxiety at lunchtime with the Franciscans. I picture Jesus telling me not to worry about sitting alone, Jesus telling me I should just choose the lowest place.
I might respond, "That is easy for you to say. You are Jesus! You know you belong."
But Jesus' whole point is that we belong, too. We belong no matter what happens at a dinner party, no matter what is happening in our lives. We belong to God. We will always belong to God. No one can take that away from us. We have a place at God's table. As long as we remember that, we don't need to worry too much about where we sit at all the other tables in our lives. That is good news!
And with that good news for us comes responsibility to others. Our task is to make sure that everyone has a place at the table, that those our society tends to leave behind are not excluded, that they, too, know they are beloved children of God and part of the household of God of which we are a part.
There are lots of ways we can help to include others at the table. Here at Saint David's, our most regular effort is through our work with the Parish Cupboard and Church without walls.
But right now we are participating in another wonderful effort to help those who could use a little boost. Our Mums sale, which goes on for one more week, supports the work of Action Centered Tutoring (ACTS). ACTS' mission is "to provide free one-to-one tutoring and mentoring to the elementary children of Springfield, in the Spirit of Christ," to help "children thrive academically, relationally, and spiritually." ACTS works to give struggling and at-risk children a place at the table in our society. And as they say, that is very much in the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
I am thrilled that we can support ACTS. And I am proud of the work that we here at Saint David's do to extend Christ's mission of mercy, compassion, and hope, in anticipation of the great party in the kingdom of God.
And so on this morning, I give thanks to God for giving us a place at God's table. And I thank God for the opportunity to share that good news and to help make it real in the lives of our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
In the name of Christ, the great host of the divine party. Amen.