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Volunteers will involve in different activities which is supervised supervise by project manager. The tasks are;
– Community challenging and mapping : This activity will prepare volunteers for better understanding and getting to know about community
– teaching English, computer to students of GEC, and organizing reading activity for students
– participating in construction and gardening activities proposed by project manager.
Volunteer will stay in a share room in the volunteer's house located in Svay Thom market. three meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) per day will be provided. Volunteers are asking to help washing dishes and clean your public area where you are using it.
Please note that the volunteer's house is offering special price and discount for volunteer's food and accommodation plus the land for building GEC center for free.
Siem Reap is a city of its famous world heritage, Angkor Wat where 100 of ancient temples built thousand years ago are here. Beside, there are also natural tourist attraction sites such as Kulen national park, Tonle Sap lake and more, that you can visit during your free day.
Global Education Center (GEC) is one of CYA own project established in late 2015 in the purpose of promoting education among children and teenagers through International voluntary service (IVS). GEC has been providing free English courses for children and teenagers of Svay Thhom village and we are building its office, a computer class and library so that we will be able to provide better and various program for needy children and teenagers. Join us make a different in children life.


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A US boy who was abducted 19 years ago by his paternal grandparents has been found living in Minnesota under a different name.
Richard Wayne Landers Jr was five years old when he and his grandparents, who were upset over custody arrangements, disappeared from the town of Wolcottville.
Indiana State Police said the now 24-year-old Mr Landers was found in Long Prairie, Minnesota, thanks in part to his Social Security identification number.
His grandparents were living under aliases in a nearby town and confirmed his identity, investigators said. Police declined to say whether the couple would face charges, citing the ongoing investigation.
Mr Landers' mother, Lisa Harter, screamed and was "jumping up and down for joy" when she learned a few days ago that her son had been found, her husband Richard Harter told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Thursday. He said his wife was "the happiest woman on Earth".
Mr Harter said he and his wife were working with an attorney and hoped to reunite with his stepson soon. Police said Mr Landers was married and expecting his first child.
Mr Harter declined further comment and referred questions about the case to his attorney, who didn't immediately return phone messages on Thursday. Investigators declined to release the names under which Mr Landers and his grandparents had been living.
Police said the boy's paternal grandparents, Richard and Ruth Landers, abducted him in July 1994 because they were "upset over pending court proceedings" regarding his placement.
Police said it appears the boy's father was never in the picture. Lisa and Richard Harter had married a year earlier.
Authorities believed the grandparents took the boy from their home in Wolcottville and fled. They were charged at the time with misdemeanour interference with custody, which was bumped up to a felony in 1999. But the charge was dismissed in 2008 after the case went cold.
Investigators reopened the case in September when Richard Harter turned over the boy's Social Security card to an Indiana State Police detective.
That turned up a man with the same Social Security number and date of birth living in Long Prairie, Minnesota. A driver's licence photo for the man appeared to resemble Mr Landers, police said.
The grandparents were found living under aliases in nearby Browerville, Minnesota, and verified the Minnesota man was Mr Landers.
"By all accounts, it didn't appear he suffered from any abuse, either physical or mental," police spokesman Sergeant Ron Galaviz said.

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Pakistan's Galloping Urbanization
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Pakistan's future will largely be written in its cities. Today about a third of Pakistan's population is urban-based, but that figure is expected to increase to nearly 50 percent within a dozen years. Recent data shows that Karachi's population grew by 80 percent between 2000 and 2010—the largest such increase of any city in the world. Pakistan's accelerating urbanization presents huge challenges but simultaneously offers the country a way out of its present multiple dilemmas.
The goal of this conference is to generate new ideas and methods—those that go beyond calls for more public funding—for dealing with a phenomenon that is already well in place and is not going to be halted.


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Generally, there are three types of people: Those who won't eat cranberry sauce at all. Those who like it cooked and gelatinous. And those who prefer their sauce raw. I fall firmly into the raw camp. It is simply not a Thanksgiving meal without that tart, sweet, fresh, palate-cleansing, and gorgeously magenta blob of cranberry sauce on my plate.
The recipe I use is easy, but it needs to be made a day or two in advance for the sauce to reach its peak flavor. My mother made it, and now I make it too.
Maria's Cranberry Sauce:
2 cups organic fresh raw cranberries
2 organic oranges or tangerines (especially important that they're organic, since you are going to use the skins)
½ cup sugar (or to taste--depending on how tart or sweet you want it)
1. Rinse the cranberries and put them into a food processor or blender.
2. Squeeze the juice out of one of the oranges and add it to the cranberries.
3. Cut the other orange up into bits, skin and all (cut off the ends or any ugly bits), and add that in as well. Grind the mixture into rough bits (don't make it too smooth).
4. Pour the mix into a bowl, add the sugar, and stir.
5. Let the mixture rest in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours. The sugar doesn't really do its job until then--so you can't really tell if it's too sweet or too tart until after. The color will deepen as well; it's basically the "maceration" process. It's good.
6. You're done! Serve it cold and in a pretty bowl on Thanksgiving Day. Or eat it later with yogurt and whipped cream! Or with ice cream for dessert or a snack.
Some people doctor this sauce up by adding walnuts (not so bad) or liquor (terrible idea! But I don't drink, remember?).
While I think this cranberry sauce is one of the top three, or maybe five, important parts of a Thanksgiving meal, I know others who won't touch it with a 10-foot pole (my husband), and some who much prefer the cooked kind. Yuck! What about you? Take our poll.
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If you've never roasted nuts you may think this is a waste of time. Why alter something that is so good in its pure form?
Just try it! Roasting nuts deepens their flavor and gives them a crisper texture. I also like to buy the unsalted nuts so I can add my own salt and spices (hopefully using less than the salted variety would have been packaged with.)
Keep an eye on the nuts while they roast and don't be afraid to stir them, especially if your oven has hot spots. Take them out when the nuts are browned and smell, well, nutty, and immediately transfer into your spice bowl. You don't want to let your nuts cool on the tray they were baked on because they will keep cooking.
What to buy:
- 2 cups cashews
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- juice of 1 lime
What to do:
- preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- place the nuts on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes until they are warmed through
- combine cayenne pepper, lime juice, sugar, salt and butter in a large bowl
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1 Dec 2002
The Right Mix(HKTDC Enterprise, Vol 12,2002)
Vol 12, 2002
Company Profiles
The Right Mix
Innovation Lights The Way
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Hung Sang Metal Plastic Fty Ltd
|Among best-selling products from Hung Sang Metal Plastic Fty Ltd are stainless steel kitchen items including juicers, pepper mills and oil sprays
Hung Sang Metal Plastic Fty Ltd, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, puts its longevity down to several factors. These include being very customer-focused and keeping abreast of changes in market conditions, says sales and marketing manager Isabella Lee.
The company began operations in 1963 as a 300-square-metre factory in Hong Kong equipped with two machines producing sundry plastic items. Over the years, it has moved several times to improved premises. In the mid-1980s, production facilities shifted to the Chinese mainland to take advantage of cheaper land and labour costs. Today, the plant comprises two main complexes of eight buildings, with 1,900 workers, more than 120 injection-moulding machines and ISO 9002 certification.
One of the most important moves Hung Sang made, however, came in 1983, when it began supplying items for sale through TV channels in the US. It also started to specialise in kitchenware. From 1995, the company turned its attention to the European market and a demand for higher quality goods.
"The split between [exports to] the US and Europe is changing," explains Lee. "Until recently, it was 60-30%, now it is 40-40%, with the balance going to markets such as Dubai, South Africa, South America and Japan." Hung Sang has plans to do even more business in Europe as the EU grows in size, he adds.
"Our business strategy is to concentrate on variety, as we are like a one-stop shop," says Lee, noting that the company owns 2,000 sets of moulds. "We also specialise in high quality and we are increasing the number of engineers we employ and investing more in R&D."
Among the company's best-selling products are stainless steel kitchen items including juicers, pepper mills and oil sprays. As well as kitchenware, the company also produces a range of houseware items, such as shoe racks, CD racks and hook rails, as well as sundry items including gardenware and toys.
The company is open to ideas from customers. "We are very flexible," says Lee. "You name it, we can make it. We are also very customer-oriented."
Approximately three new products emerge every month. "At present, the product cycle is very short. It used to be three or four years, now it is only six months," she adds.
Hung Sang, which enjoys a steady annual turnover of about US$130m, faces increasing competition from companies on the mainland, although Lee says that this spurs the drive for higher quality products.
"Competition is a good thing," she notes. "The industry will not improve otherwise. For example, we have produced well over 10 million pieces of our Patty Trio product and others are now copying it. What we have to do is to keep introducing new products."
The majority of items are on an OEM basis, mainly for big European chains or for marketing through US television channels. Some are sold under the company's Kitchen Club brand name, introduced in 1990, or the more recent Posh Gear by Kitchen Club Collections, for higher quality products.
Staff are taking a more active approach to marketing activities, including trade shows and email campaigns. "We will exhibit at the Hong Kong Houseware Fair for the first time in 2003," says Lee. "This will give us greater exposure. We are also investing more in computerised marketing."
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How Healthcare Legislation Can Ensure Patient Safety and Spur Innovation
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continued biomedical innovation by providing 12 years of data exclusivity to the developer of the innovator biologic. This period of exclusivity protects the developer's intellectual property and investment, which allows companies to reinvest in R&D to develop new treatments and breakthrough therapies.
According to a recent study, more than 100 new medicines are currently in development by companies with a presence in Washington state. If they make it to market, many of these drugs will combat the leading causes of death in Washington and the United States, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer's, diabetes, influenza, pneumonia, nephritis, septicemia, and liver disease. Others will fight diseases that Seattle's vibrant global health community is tackling head on, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and pneumonia.
Lawmakers also must make sure that the biotech industry continues to receive the financial incentives necessary to support the research and development of new biologics, which require billions of dollars in investment, research, and production. Recent data suggests that it costs nearly $1 billion for a new therapy to make it to market, and only one new drug approved out of the three will recover the cost of research and development. In addition, it can take as many as 16 years for a drug to recoup the investment made to bring it to market. Only one out of three approved drugs eventually make a profit. Unless biotech firms are able to recoup the investments made in adequate sales and receive a return on their investment, financing for biologic research will dry up, biotech firms will fail, jobs will be cut, and future innovation will be stifled. Additional potential casualties are patients that otherwise would have benefited from the promise of a new drug that never makes it to market due to a lack of investment dollars as a result of legislation that does not preserve continued incentive to innovate and develop new therapies.
Such a downturn would hit Washington particularly hard. There are 140 biotech companies currently in Washington; this is a $10.5 billion-a-year business directly employing more than 20,000 residents, while more than 67,000 Washington residents' livelihood is dependent on the biotechnology industry.
It is vital that we keep biotech innovation alive in Washington State because we are one of the top recipients of National Institute of Health (NIH) funding as well as venture capital investment. These funding sources go largely to investments in human biotechnology, medical therapeutics, and the pharmaceuticals sectors. These sectors would be the hardest hit if irresponsible biosimilars legislation became law.
Another potential "side effect" of biosimilar legislation that does not preserve continued incentive to invest in innovation may be that the federal government may have to become the new "investors" in biologic drug development. In the advent the private sector no longer has incentive to invest in new drugs or biotech companies, and if we hope to advance new biologics into the clinic, and eventually to patients, taxpayers may ultimately have to pay for innovation.
It is my sincere hope that Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell follow Rep. Inslee's lead and champion his legislation's principles in the Senate to set appropriate standards for the approval of biosimilars. These standards must protect patient safety while also encouraging research that helps bring new, more advanced treatments—and even cures—to patients in Washington State and around the world.
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Mr. Rivera should make it clear that his position on the follow-on biologics issue does not represent all the views of the biotech community in the state of Washington.


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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Fifteen Years
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Happy Anniversary! You two have been through so much! We have felt the heartbreaks with you and rejoiced in the triumphs with you! God has been so faithful to never leave you or forsake you! You are so blessed to have found each other,to have three beautiful daughters, and to celebrate 15 years of abiding love! We love you!
Chris & Skip
- July 16, 2008 at 9:24 AM
- Lynn said...
Stacey, the video was beautiful. I've only known you for the last year, so it was so cool to see how you and Dean have grown together over the years, not to mention the changing hairstyles! (both yours AND Dean's. :o) ) Congratulations on 15 years of marriage with many more to come.
- July 16, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Happy Anniversary! Belated!
You did a beautiful job on the video. Made me cry and laugh.
Brought back lots of memories.
Love you both.
- July 16, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Aunt Debbie said...
I'm glad all the guys were gone by the time I started watching the video - tears flowed again, figure that. Happy Anniversary & Many, Many, More! Love You Guys!
- July 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM
Happy anniversary to you both, God has blessed you lives so much and I know he will continue to do the same daily. Thank you both for the gift of your lives
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All of our patients receive a unique and comprehensive pain management plan which limits their discomfort and stress before, during and after surgery.
A complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives are available as well as a full line of prescription diets.
In-house laboratory facilities provide for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing. Commercial veterinary laboratories are also utilized for specialized diagnostics and consultations.
We stress the importance of annual physical examinations. Thorough check-ups and preventive care can help alleviate serious health problems. We offer a wide range of veterinary services to keep your companions feeling their best:
Our hospital is equipped to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to care for your pets' complete health care needs.
Our state-of-the-art surgical suite provides for a wide variety of surgical procedures. On call specialists are utilized for complicated surgical cases.
Anesthesia: The safest available anesthetics are used to provide an extra margin of security, especially for our older or high-risk patients. During all anesthetic procedures, our patients receive IV catheters, fluid support and continual vital sign assessment. Read more about anesthesia at Hampstead Animal Hospital.
Dentistry: Dental services include routine preventative care, teeth cleaning, polishing, dental X-
Ultrasound: The use of sound waves to generate images of internal body structures offers a non-invasive method of diagnosing many conditions including, but not limited to, cardiac and abdominal concerns. Learn more about ultrasound at Hampstead Animal Hospital.
Endoscopy: A lighted, flexible fiber optic scope is used when appropriate or therapeutic for diagnostic, surgical or treatment purposes. Learn more about endoscopy at Hampstead Animal Hospital.
Vaccinations and Wellness Exams: Regular wellness exams allow your veterinarian to evaluate your pet's general health and become aware of any health problems before they become serious illnesses. Vaccinations are part of a total wellness plan for your pet and your veterinarian will determine the best schedule based on your pet's risk and lifestyle. Learn more about vaccines and wellness exams at Hampstead Animal Hospital.
Laser Surgery: A surgical laser which generates an intense beam of coherent light able to cut, seal or vaporize tissue is used when necessary.
Radiology Services: We use the latest digital equipment to provide high quality radiographs that aid in diagnoses.
Electrocardiography Services: Electrical analysis of the heart is provided on-
Permanent Pet Identification: Implantable microchips offer permanent identification for your pet should they become lost or stolen. Visit the ResQ Pet Identification System website to learn more!
Consultations: If your pet's condition requires input from a veterinary specialist, our veterianarians will either consult with one by phone or recommend a consultation for you and your pet at a nearby referral facility.
Every patient receives comprehensive pain management tailored to their individual needs prior to and during surgical procedures. This allows us to keep the level of general anesthesia very low and provides excellent post-operative pain control.
In-house laboratory facilities provide immediate results for serum chemistry, hematology, serology, urinalysis and parasite testing to guide our veterinarians in providing the best possible care for your pet. Commercial veterinary laboratories are also utilized for specialized diagnostics and consultations.
Dietary Counseling: Guidance regarding your pet's nutritional needs for each life stage, including dietary requirements for growth, weight maintenance and performance.
Behavioral Counseling: Advice regarding the correction of such problems as excessive barking, chewing, spraying, scratching, digging, house soiling and aggression.
The safest available anesthetics are used to provide an extra margin of security, especially for our older or high-risk patients. During all anesthetic procedures, our patients receive IV catheters, fluid support and continual vital sign assessment.
Research has shown that a "multimodal approach" to anesthesia provides safety and optimal care. "Multimodal" simply means multiple modes, multiple methods or use of multiple drugs at lower doses (for increased safety) to provide pain management, sedation (reduced anxiety) and predictable anesthetic depth.
The specific drugs selected to provide anesthesia are not the same for each patient. A physical examination, blood screening, the pet's medical history and the intended procedure are considered together in selecting the anesthesia drugs.
Premedications allow for sedation (reduce apprehension) and pain prevention.
During the procedure, regional anesthesia or nerve blocks help dramatically with pain management and in the reduction of anesthesia gasses required to keep the pet anesthetized (sleeping). This "multimodal approach" greatly improves safety by using lower drug dosages.
After anesthesia the pet is monitored very carefully and pets go home with medications for continued pain relief.
Pain Management: Every patient receives pain medication prior to their dental procedure. Patients requiring oral surgery receive additional pain medication, including local anesthesia to numb the surgical site. This allows us to keep the level of general anesthesia very low and provides excellent post-operative pain control.
Complete Oral Examination: Each tooth is carefully examined by your veterinarian, who also performs a full examination of the oral cavity. The photos below reveal diseased teeth identified during examination.
(Slab-fracture of a tooth) (Severe gingivitis and periodontal
disease in a feline)
Dental Radiographs: Just like in people, dental radiographs are an essential component of dental evaluation. Every patient will receive full mouth digital radiographs. Most periodontal disease is hidden below the gum-line and radiographs allow visualization of problems that would otherwise go undetected. The examples below reveal dental disease found when radiographs were taken.
(Tooth resorption) (Severe periodontal disease (Tooth root abscess)
affecting molars)
Dental Scaling and Polishing: We use specialized ultrasonic scalers that safely and gently remove calculus (tartar) and plaque from the tooth surface and below the gum line. All tooth surfaces are then polished to create a smooth enamel surface, delaying the reattachment of plaque.
Oravet Barrier Treatment: The application of Oravet to tooth surfaces helps reduce plaque and tartar (calculus) formation on your pet's teeth between dental cleanings. It does this by creating an invisible barrier that helps prevent bacteria from attaching. Oravet home care kits are available and recommended for use, in addition to daily tooth brushing.
Extractions: Excessively diseased teeth with periodontal disease, endodontic disease, fractured teeth, tooth resorption, or other problems may need to be surgically extracted. Ifyour pet has extractions performed they will be sent home with special dietary instructions and potentially other medications. All patients having extractions done will go home with pain medication. An example of a tooth that was extracted can be seen below.
(Before upper molar extraction) (After upper molar extraction)
During dental procedures many safety precautions are taken. All patients receive intravenous catheters and fluid therapy. This allows immediate access for administration of pain medication, anesthetics, and rarely emergency medication. Fluid therapy helps to maintain tissue perfusion, blood pressure and prevents dehydration.
Pre-anesthetic Blood work: Healthy-looking pets may be hiding symptoms of a significant medical problem. Bloodwork performed prior to your pet's dental procedure allows identification of a major organ or metabolic abnormality that could be affecting your pet. The anesthetic procedure may then be altered to ensure safety.
Anesthesia and Monitoring: Anesthesia is required for a safe, effective and comfortable dental cleaning and is tailored to each individual patient based on age, breed, weight, and medical history. During anesthesia, a veterinary nurse and veterinarian will closely monitor numerous vital signs including heart rate and rhythm, blood pressure, carbon dioxide level, percent of oxygenation of the blood, respiratory rate and body temperature to make sure everything is going smoothly. We use state-of-the-art monitors and direct hands-on evaluations to monitor your pet throughout the dental procedure.
Home Care: In order to prevent progressive disease, all patients are encouraged to start a home prevention program, such as tooth brushing, Oravet plaque inhibitor, dental diet, and/or other oral care products. Patients that require oral surgery will be given pain medication, special diet instructions, and possibly antibiotics to go home. We will schedule a courtesy follow-up visit in 1-2 weeks after the procedure to ensure proper healing.
Ultrasound is the use of sound waves to generate images of internal body structures. At Hampstead Animal Hospital we offer ultrasound exams as a non invasive method of diagnosing many conditions. Your veterinarian may have requested an ultrasound exam of your pet for one of the following reasons:
Abnormal bloodwork
Vomiting or diarrhea that has lasted for a long time
Weight loss with no change in eating habits
Chronic infections
Change in urinary habits
Baseline ultrasound for future examination (geriatric patients)
Cancer staging
Fluid in chest or abdomen
To conduct biopsy procedures on internal organs
Ultrasound is a great diagnostic tool because it allows us to examine internal organs for location, size, shape, texture and blood supply in a non invasive way. Unfortunately, ultrasound does not always give us a clear picture of how well the specific organ is working, this may be determined by other tests such as bloodwork or additional imaging.
At Hampstead Animal Hospital we care about your pet as much as you do and want the ultrasound exam to be a positive experience! Your pet may need to have areas of fur clipped and potentially have mild sedation to allow the veterinarian to conduct the best possible assessment.
After the exam your veterinarian will discuss your pet's ultrasound with you and make recommendations for follow-up care. If your pet had sedation or additional tests you will be given any special instructions at this time.
Veterinary endoscopy is a minimally invasive technique for performing examinations or procedures through natural openings in the body. Using cameras attached to a small flexible or rigid tube, endoscopy allows our veterinarians to see within organs such as the stomach, esophagus, intestine, airway, and ear canal. Directly viewing the interior of an organ is often very helpful in determining the cause of a problem and establishing a diagnosis.
The endoscope can also be used to take biopsy samples or perform minimally invasive surgery. This has the advantage of being less traumatic (than standard surgery) to the patient and allows for a faster recovery.
By performing procedures endoscopically our veterinarians offer their patients less pain, minimal recovery time and fewer complications. Due to the nature of endoscopy procedures, the amount and duration of anesthesia is much less than would be needed for a standard surgical procedure. Overall, endoscopy is a less painful and traumatic alternative for both patient and owner.
Video otoscopy is a form of endoscopy used to evaluate the ear canal. The video otoscope is a special endoscope designed for use in the ear canal. It has high quality optics and an operating channel for surgical instruments and flushing solutions, allowing for superior diagnostic and treatment capabilities on stubborn ear problems.
Ear infections are one of the most common reasons dogs and cats come to us for veterinary care. While most mild ear infections can be treated successfully without anesthesia, there are situations where a more serious infection cannot be adequately diagnosed or treated until a deep ear cleaning and video otoscopic procedure are performed.
Evaluation of the ear canal using a video otoscope will often reveal problems such as middle ear infection, ruptured eardrum, polyp, or tumor that are very difficult to diagnose without the superior imaging and magnification this equipment provides.
At Hampstead Animal Hospital we strongly recommend keeping your pet up to date on vaccinations and annual wellness exams. Regular wellness exams allow your veterinarian to evaluate your pet's general health and become aware of any health problems before they become serious illnesses. Every year for a dog or cat is equivalent to five to seven human years, so it is important that your pet receives a wellness exam at least every year, and more often when he or she enters their senior years. Many aspects of your pet's health can change in a short amount of time, so make sure your pet does not miss even one exam!
There are many available vaccines and not all pets should be vaccinated with all of them. Your veterinarian will consider your pet's risk of exposure based on many factors such as your geographic location, travel plans, and contact with other animals. The frequency of vaccinations is also based on individual factors. Your veterinarian will tailor a vaccination program that is best for your pet.
Kittens and puppies require a series of vaccinations (similar to children) due to their developing immune system. An incomplete series of vaccinations may lead to inadequate protection so it is critical to complete the entire regimen.
In many communities, including Rockingham County, rabies vaccination is required by law for all cats and dogs over the age of 4 months. Rabies is a serious, often fatal, disease that can spread from infected animals to people. Vaccinating your pets against rabies also helps to protect your family and may save your pet's life if they bite someone—unvaccinated animals may have to be euthanized to test for rabies if they bite someone.
In summary, vaccinations are part of a total wellness plan for your pet and your veterinarian will determine the best schedule based on your pet's risk and lifestyle.


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The Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure – Large Prospective Cohorts (BBMRI-LPC) project aims to facilitate collaborative studies on prospective cohorts across Europe. To date, 19 cohorts have joined the BBMRI-LPC network.The purpose of this website is to host the BBMRI-LPC open scientific call, which provides selected research projects with access to samples and data from the cohorts. The website also provides a detailed catalogue of the resources that are available within the participating cohorts, and is an extension of the BBMRI-LPC biobank catalogue.
This website is part of the BBMRI-LPC project, which has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (grant number 313010). The website has been developed jointly by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Helmholtz Zentrum München/University of Munich, and Imperial College London, and is based on a software application developed by McGill University.


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Intense physical activity can improve brain function, says study
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Physical activity is good for both physical and mental health. To reinforce the fact, a recent study by researchers at the University of Arizona established the connection between improved brain function and intense aerobic activity. The researchers found that activity that features locomotion increases neuroplasticity more than activities that are more dependent on hand-eye coordination,
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Weight and diet predict sleep quality, research shows
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The human body needs only a few things on a daily basis that are nonnegotiable: proper intake of water and nutrition, exercise and sleep. Many factors affect sleep quality and quantity and many new disturbing trends within American society put people at risk for inadequate sleep: Lack of exercise Working long hours Malnutrition and obesity
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Sports injuries can hurt more than just the body
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Sports are good for kids. Aside from the plain benefits of physical activity, sports – especially team sports – teach cooperation, teamwork and other important life lessons. The Aspen Institute's Project Play issued a report in 2016 that details many of the physical and social benefits of athletics for kids. However, injuries happen in sports.
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Gang membership tied to mental health issues
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Can diabetes cause mood swings?
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Higher risk for depression in kids after Cushing syndrome treatment, study finds
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Healthy lifestyle changes can reverse effects of depression
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NHS England has again chosen independent sector health and social care provider Care UK to run offender healthcare at HMP Chelmsford under a five year contract.
Care UK was first appointed to run healthcare services for up to 745 prisoners at the category B prison in May 2012. The new contract will see the partnership with NHS England run for another five years with the option to extend by a further two years.
The Care UK team comprises of around 50 nurses, pharmacists, managers and administrators, with mental health, ophthalmology, dentistry and peer support services being subcontracted. Care UK will also be working with Premier Physical Healthcare to bring new physiotherapy and podiatry services to the prison.
Other partners include Community Dental Services, Pen Optical Trust (a charitable organisation that offers training and ultimately employment for ex-offenders, who will be providing optometry services) and Atrium, who will provide counselling services. Care UK will be responsible for primary mental health supporting prisoners with long-term, clinical issues.
The team will also work to educate prisoners about their chronic health problems, such as asthma and diabetes, to manage their conditions, and will also build elements of health education into some prisoners' care plans in order to improve health generally.
Steve Mason, Care UK's regional manager, said: "We believe NHS England's decision to reappoint Care UK is a mark of their confidence in the service we have provided for the prison during the past three years.
"We have a commitment to providing a quality service, driven by the recovery model which sees us using highly-tailored healthcare to improve prisoners' health and wellbeing. I believe our services will enable prisoners to lead healthier lives and will not only contribute to successful rehabilitation but will also provide value for money for NHS England."
Last year's inspection by Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons found that a wide range of clinics were provided along with appropriate screening services. Waiting times to see the GP and for all clinics were short, and outside hospital appointments were well managed. The inspectors also found that prisoners were positive about the care provided on the inpatient unit, which provided a relaxed and therapeutic environment. The government watchdog, the Care Quality Commission, has also found the Care UK service to be fully compliant with its stringent guidelines.
More information can be found at careukhealthcare.com


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Car Reviews
It's always fun to drive something new, especially when that 'something' is brand new. We had that opportunity last week in Austin, previewing Toyota's brand new C-HR. And if you're wondering (we were), the 'C-HR' stands for Coupe High Rider. Really.
Austin has become something of a poster child for Millennials, those individuals born between 1982 and 2004. So it was a natural pick for Toyota to introduce a car they say will find a large contingent of first-time car buyers among this group. (And in Austin, you know these Millennials won't be living in their parents' basement, 'cause homes down here don't have basements!)
In this vein, the press was housed downtown at the trendy new Hotel Van Zandt, while the press conference was held at Fair Market, a nearby warehouse space I last visited for the HandBuilt Motorcycle Show. For Toyota, and in keeping with the Millennials theme, Fair Market was very simply set up with comfortable white sofas and chairs. And, of course, a beautiful green Toyota C-HR was the centerpiece, under the lights. The main presentation was by Hiroyuki Koba, the deputy chief engineer, who is based in Japan.
The C-HR is a crossover, which is the most popular vehicle segment these days. It uses the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Appearance wise, for a small car it boasts a muscular look. The C-HR is powered by a 2.0L DOHC 4 valve/cylinder engine producing 144 bhp @6100 RPM, while Torque is 139 lb-ft @3900 rpm. Seating position is high, giving you a commanding view of the road. Front seats and accents are nicely appointed. The only transmission available is a 7-speed (after a fashion) CVT. Rear door handles are intentionally mounted high and to the rear of the rear door window, to give the appearance that this is a 2-door vehicle, and not a 4 door. The C-HR easily accommodates a baby seat or two in the rear, with easy access through the rear doors.
The C-HR will be produced in both Turkey and Japan. U.S. and European vehicles will be produced in Turkey (don't tell Trump! Ed.), while Japan will supply the Japanese market and Australia. Toyota expects to sell 30,000 C-HRs here in the States in 2017, even though the car will not be available in dealerships until after the 17th of April. In 2018 they expect to double those sales numbers to 60,000 units here in the U.S. Fuel economy is 27 City/31 Highway, and 29 Combined mpg. The smallish Toyota uses regular fuel, 87 Octane or higher, unleaded. Pricing is very competitive, with a starting MSRP of $22,500, plus a $960 destination fee in the standard model. An XLE Premium version is also available, at $24,350 plus destination.
We drove the C-HR out to a local winery, Flat Creek Estate, near Marble Falls. Sadly (but predictably) we were not able to taste any wine while we were there, although a bottle of Flat Creek Estate 2012 Syrah magically appeared – via UPS – a few days later.
So what did we think? Our first thought was that the drive was too short. At just 50 miles in each direction, we arrived an hour early for lunch…on a two hour drive, and that included getting lost at one point. Same with the return trip, except we didn't get lost, even though we took a different route back. We did drive an interesting variety of roads, including many curvy sections, some straight highway, some freeway, and even some construction zones. The C-HR did a masterful job of transporting us comfortably between points A and B. The CVT, like many CVTs, was not our favorite, especially if you wanted to put your right foot into it. But on a typical drive, one that most people will complete on a daily basis, this is a very competent vehicle. And let's face it, most people who choose this car for their primary vehicle are not looking for a sports car disguised as a CUV. The C-HR CVT does have a sport mode, though, in case sport driving your C-HR becomes just irresistible – at some point.
Our bottom line: Think of the C-HR as a modern version of the Toyota Matrix, albeit one that uses the latest electronics and more safety features than ever.
Will the M Street crowd (Millennials) go for it? That, of course, remains to be seen. There are lots of cars out there designed for one segment of the driving population, only to find their true calling in another. But if Toyota can capture the millennial segment now, there's a good chance they can hold onto them as they (attempt to) mature. And that's important to Toyota's bottom line.


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But, if you're anything like me, you've got a big dream and a whole heap of goals. So when the Blurhg Monster comes a-knocking, you're 23% looking for the chocolate and the remote, and 77% thinking "Ain't nobody got time for that".
So maybe you drag yo butt out of bed and start plodding around. Chances are you pick up something to do, put it down and half do something else. Then the Blurhg Monster's friends start to show up - Anxiety Beast and Guilt Fiend.
Oh you know there are things to do. But .... BLURHG!!
On those days it is really important to write a to-do list. But there are special tricks for Blurhg Day To-Do Lists that I want to share with you that will help on those days.
On a day like that, the first two things you write on your to-do list need to be things you've already done. It doesn't matter if they are tiny - "Get out of Bed" and "Have a Shower". It doesn't matter what they are, so long as you have already done them.
Then write down the rest of the list of things you need to do that day.
And really think about it - what things can't wait? Keep the list short, and the only things on it are
- those that will keep you up tonight if you don't get them done;
- those which will give the Blurgh Monster more power tomorrow;
- those you have made an unbreakable commitment to another to do; and
- those that will set you further away from your dream if they are not completed.
This isn't about procratinating, this is about taking care of yourself on the days when it would be so much easier to just pull up the covers and hide.
Half way down the page in big capital letters write: TOMORROW and put a big fat line underneath it, and then write everything else.
It is unlikely your children will go to school tomorrow naked if you don't do the laundry. Chances are no one but you will notice if you leave the vacuuming for a day. And your mother will still love you if you call her on the weekend ;)
If you give yourself today, then you will be able to do amazing things tomorrow.
You might also find that when you write yourself a short list for today, you will get so inspired by how quickly you get through it, that you want to start on some of the things from the tomorrow list.
But the whole time knowing - that's bonus. You're making gravy, baby!
The point of the short list is - it's not scary. And when you're not feeling up for a power-filled day, you just need to support yourself in getting started.
Getting started is the hardest part - the magic of a Blurhg Day To Do List is by the time you've finished writing it, you're already half way through it! How's that for motivation!!
Finally, just a quick note about your Big Dream. Your Goals (because we know the matra: a Goal is a Dream with a Plan!!).
There is a really important difference between goals and your to-do list. Your to-do list are those things you have to do, know you will do, and need to do. Your goals will stretch you. They ought to be a little bit of a reach for you.
Your Goals are reached by completing tasks on your to-do list, certainly. Those tasks do not all have to be created equal. Find a little one, and do that.
Goals are not there for you to beat yourself up with. If you are having a blurhg day, then look at what is one small step I can do today that will bring me closer to my goal?
The power of taking that step towards your goal, even a tiny little baby step, is HUGE! In my experience, it can be Blurhg Monster swayingly huge!
Rainbows, puppy-dogs and a loving "piss off" to your Blurhg Monster,


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There are plenty of reviews on the use of green tea added to milk. This reduces weight and helps to achieve the release of toxins from the body. Most people are confident that the combination of these two products provides benefit on the entire body, but to abuse the combination is not worth it, not to get side effects and bring harm to the minimum.
The benefits and harms of green tea with milk
If you want to lose weight on the drink, you start to understand what the benefits and harms Morococha. He has both benefits and negative effects. The harm to the green milk tea brings when used at higher volume, but if you follow the standard, you have nothing to fear. Will still be optimal to consult a doctor about the appointment. If all are met and permission is given, then the tea can be to lose weight.
How useful is green tea with milk
The mixture of extremely useful and valuable to its rich composition, which combines the two products. The benefits of green tea with milk:
- gives energy, removes headache;
- low calorie – 80 calories per 100 g quickly saturates, are useful products that are part of the diet, helps to lose weight;
- tannins provide protection to the walls of the stomach from fermenting milk protein;
- normalizes digestion;
- milk reduces the negative impact of caffeine and tannin;
- strengthens the nervous and vascular system;
- a useful tool protects against caries, strengthens enamel cleans;
- the tool is rich in calcium;
- diuretic, removes stones and prevents their formation in the kidneys.
The harm to the green tea with milk
In addition to benefit, accepting the drink in the wrong dosage can bring problems. The harm to the green tea with milk for weight loss:
- milk proteins interact with cheaplamisil, forming trudnosmyvaemye connection;
- casein to reduce the concentration of catechins which has a beneficial impact on the heart muscle;
- milk blocks tea properties to expand blood vessels, influence on the state of the arteries;
- neutralization of both products with each other.
Properties of green tea with milk
Follow a diet people know that molokochay for weight loss is extremely useful, when drunk properly. Because of the low calorie drink, but the increased ability to nourish your body, you can replace some meals. If a radical diet, the patient is not yet ready, it is recommended to add to the drink a substance that increases the metabolic rate ginger, honey, hibiscus, hawthorn or cinnamon. Received useful blends have a mild purgative and diuretic effects, dispersed fats to lower cholesterol.
The combination of green tea with milk and a spoon of flax seeds can saturate even a very hungry person. In addition to the diuretic properties of the mixture to weight loss, it also improves heat transfer, because it contains polyphenols that burn fats one and a half times faster than without a drink. Drink reduces blood sugar concentration, which reduces the weight by delaying hunger. If you have a hearty meal, for 15 minutes, drink a small amount of infusion, to be satisfied faster and not overeat.
Can I drink green tea with milk
Very simply is considered a method in which milk with green tea for weight loss is only used alone, but is gentle option is to Supplement each meal with this drink. Since ancient times Tibet and in other areas of the globe consume milk tea and feel fine, so if there are no contraindications, and the doctor said to lose weight on this diet, then you can try it.
Important is the correct portion of tea. You need to prepare in relation to milk one to one. To brew will only fit a full-leaf quality tea, whose leaves have a pale green color with a silver tint. Welding need to insist five minutes, pour the milk or Vice versa in the milk to pour the tea infusion. The resulting mixture drink to increase metabolism and stimulate excretory system.
How to make green tea with milk
Amazing effect of green tea brewed with milk, for weight loss, made all the rules. There are a few recipes infuser healthy drink, one of which is already discussed above. In addition to the large-basis, you can use the extract of the leaves or their powder, but then the concentration will turn out great. To lower, dilute powder or extract with water to obtain a straw color.
Combine the brewed beverage need with low-fat pasteurized milk, it is better zero or close to it fat content, which must be properly heated. Then the mixture will become even lower in calories, but in the ability to saturate the body will not lose. Buy milk need fresh that when heated, it coagulates. In the mixture optionally add spices, honey, ginger or hawthorn fruit.
Recipe of green tea with milk
Easy to implement recipe for green tea with milk for weight loss is expressed in welding with milk drink in the same proportions: a teaspoon of tea poured a half glass of water, languishing for five minutes, and connects with pasteurized milk of the same amount. The second option is to heat a quart of milk to 75 degrees and boil two teaspoons of tea in it right on the fire. Leave for half an hour, and then start eating throughout the diet fasting day.
The third option is to boil the milk with tea, to season sea salt, cardamom, pepper, cumin and coriander. Spices also help to normalize the metabolism, improve the metabolism and force the body to work on burning excess calories. Drink with East Indian flavor to drink best lunch, but not at night, so as not to disrupt the process of falling asleep and sleep.
Green tea with milk and honey
For reviews for weight loss, you need to make a strong green tea with milk and honey. To consume the drink hot in winter or chilled in summer. To prepare the mixture in advance is necessary. Better to stay on the cooking day serving not more, because during the night the drink will lose valuable effects. Brewed tea in the usual proportions, mixed with milk and a spoon of natural Linden or flower honey. You can drink it after a little cooling.
This drink can not drink all, take the mixture throughout the day not necessary – only diluting the basic techniques of simple tea without additives. Due to the sugar in the honey mixture becomes more calories can negatively affect insulin levels so is not suitable for patients with diabetes. The mixture is best applied at night to sleep tight and increase fat burning.
Green tea with ginger and milk
In order to lose weight you must drink tea with ginger and milk. For cooking boil 25 grams of leaves to a pint of boiling water, let cool. In another bowl boil the same amount of milk with 10 grams of grated ginger root and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the mixture, combine and drink a Cup five times a day. Spicy drink with a spicy aroma will increase the heat, metabolic process will become faster to burn extra calories, help to achieve the desired result in a short time.
How to drink green tea with milk
Approved the rules by which green tea drink with milk, only warm. In this state it works better in contrast to hot or cold. However, drinking for relief only green tea all day – there is a risk of dehydration. To combine the mixture for weight loss with still mineral water in an amount of two liters, alternating techniques. This will help to cleanse the liver of toxins, normalize metabolism, to improve the condition of skin, hair, intestines and whole body.
Fasting day on green tea with milk
Easiest way to reduce pounds is to drink green tea with milk for weight loss, in a specially designated fasting days without food, no more than two in a row. This is a gentle method that it is necessary to use rare, at most twice a month. On this day, allowed to drink green tea paired with milk, as desired with honey, when you want to eat. In between, you can use water. Doctors recommend to alternate methods hourly: every even tea, even water. In two days you can lose two pounds.
Diet with milk and green tea
A more radical option of losing weight is considered diet green tea with milk. The process takes up to six days for which there is a reduction of weight up to six pounds and the output of the waste liquid. The essence of the diet is reduced to five times drink Cup beverage without sugar, where I can add honey. You need to alternate taking the drink with pure water, and the strong feeling of hunger eat unsweetened fruit.
The advantages of this diet is its simplicity, lightness, low cost products and fast preparation of the drink. The effectiveness of weight loss is achieved by nourishing, diuretic and taxonomybased properties Morococha. The disadvantages of the procedure include the inferior absorption of calcium: because of the tea, he settles on blood vessels, threatening heart disease. Follow a diet for weight loss not more often than twice a year.
Contraindications tea with milk
There are contraindications of tea with milk for weight loss:
- low pressure;
- kidney disease;
- pregnancy, breast-feeding;
- chronic diseases in the stage of sharpening;
- ulcer of the stomach or intestines;
- gastritis, colitis;
- sleep disorders.
Video: How to make green tea for weight loss
Marina, 27 years
Every spring I get on a proven diet that helps me to reduce excess weight accumulated over the winter. It boils down to a two-day intake of green tea, seasoned with milk. I drink it a Cup after two hours, wash down with clean water. These days it appears easy, normal intestines, and the skin looks better.
Julia, 31 years
A friend advised me to arrange fasting days every month to keep the rate of weight and to resist excess weight. I listened to it and decided to use molokochay as the easiest method of losing weight. Alas, he did not come to me – I'm constantly frustrated, he did not help to satisfy hunger, and fueled the appetite. Need to find a more effective way.
Kristina, 18 years old
I'm a model, so it's important for me to constantly monitor a healthy weight and not allow it to exceed a certain level. Helps to keep body weight diet where I only take green tea, flavored with milk. I drink the mix all day during the week, drinking clean water, and then feel light and ready to the most complex shows in their underwear.


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Believe it or not, constructing wealth for a secure, early retirement is in fact very easy …
… in theory.
The equation for financial success is a function of simply three easy-to-understand principles:
The quantity of cash you invest.
The development rate of your loan.
The amount of time it has to grow.
Regrettably, couple of individuals succeed in building wealth because it has little to do with comprehending easy concepts and everything to do with taking effective action.
The challenge isn't in understanding, but in translating that understanding into meaningful outcomes.
Why? Structure wealth needs you conquer the following two difficulties:
You need to translate the wealth structure concepts into actionable guidelines that will take you to your objective.
Then, you need to in fact live inning accordance with those guidelines.
You most likely currently understand the 3 principles for compounding and building wealth. Many people do; yet, few individuals really live inning accordance with them.
To understand and refrain from doing is to unknown at all.
This is crucial. Most people fail to prosper financially since the guidelines are easy to understand but remarkably hard to live by. Living them is the key … as well as the issue.
For that reason, don't judge the quality of the following twelve tips by whether they "rock your boat" with originality and genius. That's not the point.
If early retirement planning by means of wise wealth structure is as straightforward as I claim, then this should not be brain surgery. In fact, you most likely currently know most of exactly what remains in this short article.
However prior to you yawn and click far from the page, you may want to consider whether or not you are living in congruence with each of the following wealth structure pointers. That's the key!
You might think you understand this stuff already. But if you aren't talking the talk and walking the walk, then it needs reviewing.
Either you are living in integrity with exactly what is taking you towards wealth and an early retirement, or you aren't. It's simply that simple.
As you read this article, ask yourself, "Are my daily routines honoring all of these monetary facts?" Evaluating by results will tell you exactly what you truly know, and an honest assessment ought to be a little unpleasant for many.
Early Retirement Idea # 1: Have a Plan
The first error most people make is they do not have a composed strategy to construct financial security.
You can't put the formula for monetary success to work for you without a plan to achieve it.
It might be a simple procedure, however it will not occur randomly. You make it happen by acting. A written strategy with objectives provides the road map and is a required initial step.
Financial success is a choice. It arises from the many little choices you make each and every day. Without a strategy and goals to attain wealth, your life resembles a sailboat without a rudder: it simply spins in circles without certain instructions.
Plans and goals supply the necessary context to focus each and every decision in your life with purpose.
Early Retirement Pointer # 2: Lifestyle Lags Income
Most people prefer the trappings and impression of wealth over the flexibility of actual wealth. They wish to look rich rather than be wealthy.
Don't think it?
Simply look around you and see the number of individuals are in debt compared with how many people are wealthy. Most people select way of life over financial flexibility and breach the first principle in the wealth structure equation: build up possessions.
They invest instead.
The issue is you will never ever become rich by investing money. You must control your spending so that your lifestyle lags behind your earnings. This will develop offered capital for your investment activities.
The life cycle of structure wealth determines the most important aspect early in your wealth cycle is your rate of savings or possession accumulation.
At some time in the wealth structure procedure, you cross a limit where the return on your properties is more considerable than how much you add to them, however that is much later in the equation.
Nevertheless, in the early stages you need to develop the assets so that you have something to grow. For most people that starting point is to save cash.
Whether you own your business or work as an employee, you need to think about each dollar as a little soldier on the battlefield of your wealth. Each time you spend that dollar on usage instead of investment, the soldier dies.
However when the soldier is invested he produces brand-new soldiers and creates an ever growing army working for your monetary security. The larger your army the higher your financial security.
Early Retirement Tip # 3: Invest in Your Monetary Education
The 2nd principle in wealth accumulation is the rate at which your capital grows.
This is mainly a function of your financial intelligence. You should learn before you can make.
It is possible to benefit from any market condition if you understand what you are doing (although, admittedly, some market environments are simpler than others).
Every financial investment in your monetary intelligence will pay dividends for a life time.
I advise that clients regularly contribute to their monetary intelligence by taking courses, reading, and investigating so that their financial intelligence grows faster than their wealth.
This is seriously important due to the fact that monetary intelligence can not be developed over night anymore than wealth can be collected over night. It takes some time and disciplined effort.
The earlier you discover your lessons, the less they will cost you. You'll acquire experience on smaller sized investment decisions, where errors can be balanced out by new savings.
The longer you wait to learn these lessons the more they will cost you. That cost can be found in the form of years of missed chances and mistakes made with big financial investment choices later on in life that can't be offset by savings.
Early Retirement Tip # 4: Don't Hesitate– Start Today
The third variable in the wealth build-up equation is the amount of time your wealth compounds and grows.
If you wait just 6 years to obtain started and your properties grow at 12% every year, you will have half as much money when you retire compared to starting today (assuming equal contributions over your working life time).
If you wait just twelve years you will have just a quarter as much.
That's a life altering distinction in net worth for simply a little procrastination. Simply getting this one idea into your bones early enough can alter your monetary future. It's that essential.
The power of intensifying is an invaluable wealth-building tool due to the fact that money grows geometrically instead of arithmetically– but just when you provide it time to work.
Procrastination kills time, and as a result it kills more prepare for retirement security than all other perpetrators integrated. It is wealth suicide on the installment plan.
Every day you postpone is another day where chance is thrown away.
Many individuals hesitate due to the fact that they feel unpleasant and out of place making financial decisions. They feel oblivious or the subject seems dry and made complex with complicated technical lingo.
Get over it!


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Posted by admin on December 8, 2018
It's tough being a Sole Trader or an SME – you not only have to run a
full-time business, there is a good chance you also have to handle your
own admin; everything from advertising your services to collecting
That leaves little time to chase non-paying clients when they bring out the same old excuses; with that in mind, here's how to react to ten of the worst reasons for late payments.
1. The Supply Chain Excuse
"I'm waiting for my customers to pay me before I pay you."
Unless you agreed this kind of credit relationship beforehand, you have every right to demand prompt payment.
2. The Cheque Scam
"I sent a cheque, it must be lost in the post."
If you never received a cheque, your client effectively still hasn't paid you – and the same applies if a cheque bounces, too.
Ask for proof of postage, or full details of when the cheque was posted, and whether it was sent by first or second-class mail.
You may also want to request the number of the cheque, which your client should have on record, and keep this safe for future reference if you need to ask them to cancel or reissue the cheque (and if you are of a particularly suspicious mind, to check against the cheque when it finally does arrive).
3. The Dispute Fall-back
"I'm not paying you, the account's in dispute."
If there is a genuine conflict over the work done, resolve it as quickly as possible so that you can receive payment.
You should detail the conflict in writing, and agree a course of remedy – and on an ongoing basis, contacting the client once an invoice is issued can help to warn of any such disputes that might arise.
4. The Missing Invoice
"You haven't invoiced me yet."
You shouldn't pay the price for clients losing your invoice or simply failing to pay it – but unless you check that it has been received ahead of time, it's often impossible to prove that your invoice ever arrived.
Be proactive in your credit control processes to make sure clients acknowledge receipt, even if the deadline for payment is weeks away.
5. The Details Dispute
"The invoice you sent was wrong."
It's not out of the question that you might, from time to time, issue an incorrect invoice.
You should make every effort to avoid errors upfront, and confirm any details in writing if they have changed since the work was originally discussed.
6. The Absentee Accountant
"The person who pays our bills is on holiday."
Waiting for an individual to return from holiday to pay your invoice can be frustrating, but is often necessary with the smallest firms.
There may be a solution though – check whether anyone else there can authorise a BACS transfer, whether the person left pre-signed cheques for such instances, or at the very least, confirm when they will return and chase for payment on that day.
7. The Deathly Dodge
"The company owner / director has died."
This is clearly a sensitive situation, but in many cases the business goes on – and your invoice is still owed.
Limited liability companies (look for PLC, LTD or LLP in the business's full name) should continue, while the surviving partners in a partnership become accountable for the debts.
You may, however, want to take a sympathetic approach – give extra time to pay, and allow a compassionate break before resuming your pursuit of the payment, if it's a particularly close-knit or family business.
8. The Receivership Ruse
"We have gone into receivership / liquidation / administration."
Have they really? This is sometimes used as a scam – and you should ask for full details of the process by which the company ceased trading, and on what date.
Contact any insolvency practitioners or administrators, particularly if you have a legitimate claim to intellectual property or any other form of security, and make sure you can prove if the company signed your own terms of business, which may help you to retrieve any goods supplied to them.
9. The Priority Pickle
"We're paying priority suppliers first…"
Every supplier should be a priority, so shout loud and long until you get your money.
There's little else to say on this one – he who shouts loudest gets paid first, so be vigorous and relentless in pursuing your client for payment.
10. The Finance Finagle
"We're between banks right now."
Switching accounts is a legitimate reason for very short-term
disruption, but no business can survive for long without an active bank
Banks are committed to switching accounts as quickly as possible, and most businesses will have a contingency plan in the meantime; whether it's a Pay-pal account, credit card or stockpile of cash.
If your customer is unwilling to consider any of these options, be warned – their reason for non-payment might be nothing more than a scam.
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We've got confirmation that Paul Ireland, late of Star Trac, has landed at Power Plate.
Ireland was vice president of sales with Star Trac and had been with that company for more than 15 years before he was part of Star Trac's layoffs earlier this summer.
Ireland, who will be in charge of North American sales for Power Plate, won't officially start at the company until next week, Power Plate CEO Gregg Hammann said this morning.
"We're really excited about it," said Hammann, who will hit the high school football practice field later today in Iowa as he returns for his second year as a head coach. "I think he's a great addition to the team and is going to be a terrific asset."
Ireland shouldn't have to move to a new house as both Power Plate and Star Trac are based in Irvine, CA.
UPDATE (Aug. 24): I have confirmation that Steve Nero, Star Trac's former president, is consulting with new Star Trac owner Michael Bruno on Bruno's medical division, Primus Medical. Bruno bought Star Trac last month.)
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TH Plastics
TH Plastics shortlisted in this year's Plastics Industry Awards
TH Plastics shortlisted for four categories in this year's Plastics Industry Awards. Read more
TH Plastics exhibited its new Box Filling Station at PDM
Plastics industry show a keen interest in new TH Plastics products at PDM. Read more
TH Plastics to exhibit new box filler at PDM
TH Plastics will be exhibiting its new product, the box filling station when they exhibit at PDM in Telford. Read more
Premiering plastics products from Portsmouth to Glasgow: Moretto wraps up UK roadshow
Italian producer of plastic auxiliary equipment, Moretto, has recently completed a two-week roadshow of the UK, during which it demonstrated its latest innovations in plastics automation. Read more
Moretto's European product roadshow to tour UK
Italian manufacturer of ancillary equipment for the plastics industry, Moretto, is set to stop in the UK next month as part of its European roadshow. Read more
No sign of slowdown for TH Plastics with further appointments
Ancillary systems provider, TH Plastics, says the company's rapid growth is continuing, with the creation of two new positions at the firm. Read more
Ancillary solution helps plastic manufacturer achieve 40 percent energy reduction
A UK-based precision moulded plastic component manufacture has reduce its energy consumption by 40 percent after the relocation of its plant and installation of a bespoke ancillary system. Read more
Extra demand and increased growth means expansion for TH Plastics
TH Plastics has recruited an additional five members of staff in what it says is response to growing demand for its ancillary solutions after a 50 percent increase in turnover. Read more
Materials handling solution brings plastic recycling in-house
An award-winning materials handling solution has helped one plastics manufacturer bring the recycling of its scrap plastic in-house, resulting in reduced costs and improved quality control. Read more
TH Plastics set to "transform business" at Interplas 2014
Complete ancillary solutions provider, TH Plastics, says it will be "transforming the plastics industry" as it showcases what it describes as an impressive suite of machines from its partners at this year's Interplas UK show. Read more
UK ancillary supplier secures global contract
TH Plastics has completed a major contract for a global automotive solutions provider, which it says not only delivers significant operational benefits but also secures a long-term international partnership. Read more
TH Plastics and Campetella join forces for UK distribution
Ancillaries' solutions provider, TH Plastics, has announced it has joined forces with supplier of automation and robotic systems, Campetella Group, to exclusively distribute its products in the UK. Read more


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Give the gift of life by filling baby bottles!
On average our First Care Pregnancy Centers serve over 500 clients a month with pregnancy tests and counseling, ultrasounds, parenting classes, and STD testing.
One of the ways we are able to provide support is by helping families with some of the basic supplies they may need. Our hope is by meeting some of the physical needs these families face, they will be empowered to make life-affirming choices.
Help us to serve families by providing the resources needed to eliminate the barriers they face in choosing life.
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- Choose a month to host the baby bottle campaign.
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As the remaining weeks draw short on our first screening of the Kyrgyzstan Adventure Film I'm sure the days will grow particularly short, the nights long and sleep will become little more than a faint memory–but nonetheless we're absolutely pumped about the event.
The opening screening will be held at Patagonia's Melbourne store; which we're told transforms into the perfect indie film screening venue after hours.
In the next couple of days the film's storyline will take final shape on one of two paths — the decision that challenges us is whether to limit the story-telling to the deep and rich experiences we had of the Kyrgyzstan people, culture and landscape OR whether we take you all the way back to Iran, where the wheels were set-in-motion for what we were to experience in Kyrgyzstan.
Perhaps we'll find a happy medium. But whatever it is you can expect these stories to open your heart and mind to the people and places, and a healthy bout of adventure to get you out the door on your next challenge.
We were told that 'people smile from the heart' in Uzbekistan, not like in the west. And whichever final story you get from this film, we'll know we achieved what we set out to if you walk away saying – "WOW, people really smile from the heart in that amazing place".
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The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is an exciting and diverse association of approximately 1,000 companies in new mechanical construction, service contracting and supplier organizations. Members enjoy MCA Canada's industry leading educational programs, an ever expanding catalog of business tools, national discount programs, industry publications, representation, and face-to-face networking and conferences to keep them informed and connected…and that's just for starters.
MCA Canada has three main membership categories, Contractor Membership, Service Contractor Membership and Associate Membership.
Contractor members join one the 10 provincial MCA Associations or in Ontario, one of the 14 regional Associations and are automatically members in MCA Canada. Where a contractor cannot join the provincial organization, there is a provision for direct membership to the national office.
Service Contractor members should also join their provincial or regional (Ontario only) MCA offices. Membership in the Mechanical Service Contractors of Canada is free when you join any MCA. If there is no provision for your company to join the MCA in your province, you can join the service division directly, through direct, at large MCA Canada membership.
Associate members are suppliers to the contractors who are manufacturers, distributors or resellers of products and/or services. Associate members are a significant element of the organization and have their own Council as well as a seat on the Board of MCA Canada.
All members are welcome to partake in the many and varied programs and services offered by the national Association.


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New: Lil Silva, "First Mark"
Hear a track from the excellent Mabel EP
If you haven't heard Lil Silva's latest EP yet, Mabel, then you've been missing out on one of the more progressive, and exuberant, bodies of work to come out this year. Also, the fact that BANKS (they've collaborated before) appears on two of the songs doesn't hurt either, which includes the previously released title track. Now, he's shared "First Mark," a swivelling piece of electronic music that's founded primarily on synthesizers. Hear it below:


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The Research
This column reviews the results of three papers that systematically evaluated literature to determine the value of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bi-level positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP).
1. Williams T, Finn J, Perkins GD, et al. Prehospital continuous positive airway pressure for acute respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2013;17(2):261–273.
2. Vital FMR, Ladeira MT, Atallah ÁN. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NIPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;5: CD005351.
3. Williams B, Boyle M, Robertson N, et al. When pressure is positive: A literature review of the prehospital use of continuous positive airway pressure. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(1):52–60.
The EMS Science
1. Five studies (1,002 patients)—three randomized controlled trials, a nonrandomized comparative study and a retrospective comparative study using chart review—met the selection criteria. Forty-seven percent of the patients were allocated to the CPAP group. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. The pooled estimates demonstrated significantly fewer intubations and lower mortality in the CPAP group.
2. Compared with standard medical care, NIPPV significantly reduced hospital mortality and endotracheal intubation. There was no difference found in hospital length of stay with NIPPV; however, intensive care unit stay was reduced by one day. Compared with standard medical care, significant increases in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction with NIPPV during its application or after were not observed. Fewer adverse events with NIPPV use were identified (in particular progressive respiratory distress and neurological failure [coma]) when compared with standard medical care.
3. The literature search located 1,253 articles, 12 of which met the inclusion criteria. The majority of studies found that the use of CPAP therapy in the prehospital environment is associated with reduced short-term mortality as well as reduced rates of endotracheal intubation.
Doc Keith Wesley Comments:
These three papers represent the current state of the science as it relates to NIPPV, of which CPAP is a form. Anyone wanting to save the time of reviewing hundreds of papers on the subject simply needs to review these three.
Although there's some overlap of reviewed studies, there are unique differences. All three came to the same conclusion: There's convincing evidence CPAP significantly decreases the need for intubation and increases the survival rate from respiratory failure.
Additionally, they each support the value of CPAP for all causes of respiratory failure including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary edema. And finally, none of them found any evidence CPAP is harmful.
With such overwhelming evidence to support a specific medical therapy, why has CPAP not become the standard of EMS care for all levels?
If there were a medical therapy that doubled the survival from cardiac arrest, the AHA and every other professional organization would be demanding state and nation-wide legislation mandating its use. Perhaps we need to take the same approach to respiratory failure and celebrate our successes like we do with cardiac arrest.
Maybe we need to examine the admissions of every congestive heart failure patient and count the millions of healthcare dollars saved by the reduction of ICU days.
Perhaps we simply need to get our act together and petition every potential organization that has a stake in the outcomes of these patients to formally endorse prehospital CPAP and develop evidence-based protocols for its use.
Medic Karen Wesley Comments:
After all these years, I think I could give Doc's "CPAP for Everyone" lecture. Not because I have heard it so often, but because of my experience with CPAP in the prehospital setting.
The studies in this column all clearly indicate the value of CPAP in the outcome of our patients. So I have to wonder, why—with surmounting evidence—is this procedure not used? Many states have approved CPAP, but a lack of "buy in" at the local level continues.
Our scope of practice at all levels must remain fluid to meet the needs of the patients we care for. Is it service directors or, worse yet, medical directors who are stonewalling this procedure for their patients?
In reviewing the newest CPAP devices, I see all kinds of very affordable and reliable models. Cost cannot be used as an excuse.
If it's a case of providers "not knowing what they don't know," it's time the medical directors and service directors educate their services to a procedure that really can make a difference.


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The idea of free on-line classes" is off-placing to some. On-line courses have a nasty status to start with. When online courses first appeared they had been seen as something akin to the correspondent's colleges that used to promote behind comic books and online universities have been seen as little more than diploma mills.
There's a lot more you'll be able to know about a possible employer these days. The Web and cable business channels carry a lot of useful info by no means to be present in annual reviews and press releases. Partly, this data can assist you resolve if you wish to work for a company. And for those who determine in its favor, it will possibly help give you an edge in competing for a job.
Another difficult aspect that will occur for assessment creation is the flexibility to provide an evaluation without the use of some software program help. The art of manufacturing simple things now belongs to software program and machinery in many faucets of training and life. The handcrafted gadgets now high the value charts quite than the machine produced ones resembling clothes and furnishings.
Whether this is your first time going to college or a returning student you can find that you're transitioned into the school life-style with care and steady support. I can steadiness my busy way of life and enterprise with online coursework as I earn my Bachelor's in Accounting, with two minors one in Public Administration and the other in Challenge Administration.
Even Some College is Higher Than None: Though finishing a bachelor's diploma or extra provides the most benefits, even some school is best than none. A study in 2005 by Columbia University Trainer's school found that having even just one 12 months of college after highschool raised salaries by 10% from somebody that had none. This examine additionally discovered that ladies who completed a certificates, however not a degree did acquire considerably larger salaries than women who did not. So even in case you are not sure you may full a school diploma, will probably be worth your while to start faculty proper out of high school.…


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I first encountered Rappler when they visited our university last year. Although I was busy minding my thesis surveys at the time, I was able to listen to some of their talks. I was equally impressed and inspired, hence, they've been on my radar ever since. Earlier this year, I was contacted by Buena, a member of Rappler, through one of my friends. At first, I brushed it off as a mundane thing. Little did I know that it was going to lead me to a lot of possibilities.
So on April 26, I went on a boat ride alone for the very first time. I'm slightly aquaphobic because of my inability to swim, so I was so hesitant about the trip. The thought of letting an opportunity pass me by proved to have more weight though, so I decided to go out of my comfort zone for once.
The port was packed that day. I felt lost in the crowd because I barely knew where to go. While we were being inspected, the lady officer paid special attention to my bulging stomach. To my horror, she thought that I was pregnant and that I was deliberately keeping it a secret. Without thinking, I immediately told her that my stomach was always too big for my small frame. After the ordeal, the thought of finally reducing crossed my mind.
The boat ride itself was okay, though quite boring. I might dedicate a review for 2Go Travel in the near future.
After the boat ride, I finally arrived in Manila! Luckily, N was there to take me to our hotel which was located in Pasig. Who knows what would've happened if he wasn't there to guide me to my destination. Anyway, we were honored accommodations at Richmonde Hotel. Just by walking in, you already get the sense that the hotel is a classy one. To be honest, I felt so poor the moment I set foot in it.
Just like 2Go Travel, I also want to dedicate a separate review about Richmonde in another post. So more info about the hotel will have to wait.
There were 20 ambassadors all in all. It seemed that we all were quite shocked when we learned that we were handpicked from a list of 200 candidates. I felt honored to be there. It was then that I realized that I was foolish to even think of turning Rappler down the first time they got in touch with me.
Throughout the course of the workshop, we had separate sessions for particular topics.
Maria Ressa, Rappler's CEO, gave the opening remarks. Chay Hofileña, on the other hand, was tasked to discuss about basic journalism. It made me feel as if I was in the classroom again, with all my fellow Comm classmates. Also, it made me realize that actually learned something back in college. I used to believe that most of our teachers failed to equip us with the right amount of knowledge needed for the real world.
During another session, Miriam Grace "Gigi" Go informed us about the expectations that comes with being a citizen journalist for Rappler. I was finally able to narrow down my duties. Before this workshop, I was quite clueless about what I can contribute to the social news network.
As for gadget use, we had a session with a familiar face. Michael Josh Villanueva briefed us on what phone applications would serve us well during the election coverage. He even advised us on what to pack when going on the field. On a side note, the number of gadgets he owns made my eyes widen.
Our final session was with Lilibeth Frondoso, Rappler's production head. She discussed about the basics of photography and videography.
|One last talk with Maria Ressa at Rappler HQ.
All in all, I feel as if I've learned quite a lot even if the workshop was only two days long. Also, I'm quite thankful because I was able to meet 19 other people who share the same passion for journalism and writing. It's too bad I wasn't able to get to know everybody so much, but even so, I felt as if a bond was somehow formed among us. When I set out on the field on May 13, I can rest assured that I'm not completely alone on this mission because my fellow ambassadors would be facing the same battlefield in their respective areas.
I feel as if I've changed somehow. Before the workshop, I felt so uninspired and sluggish. After it, I felt enlightened. I was moved.
"Tomorrow begins today."
Note: Sorry for the mediocre quality of the photos. I didn't have my DSLR with me, so I only used my phone.


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Customer Acquisition Strategy for Mobile Apps
July 30, 2015 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
You have built that mobile app and had it approved for the app store. Now everyone is going to find it, give it 5 star ratings, and you will get millions of users!!! Right? Not exactly. The distribution channels for discovering new applications are clogged with the latest unhappy birds and photo sharing app. How can you find the people that will get value out of your application and keep using it? In this workshop we will go through a number of strategies you can try that will help people find your product.
Lunch will be provided for this event.
Your entry to this events constitutes implied consent to be photographed and to have those photos published.


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Colvend Produce & Makers Market
A small, friendly indoor market with an appealing mix of food and crafts, approx 5 miles from Dalbeattie on the A701.
Colvend Market benefits from free parking, disabled access, a monthly pop up cafe and a pop up art / craft gallery each month.
Regular stalls include butchery, jams, cheeses, bread, baking, confectionary, vegetables and a mix of locally produced crafts.
The coastline that wraps around the village of Colvend is affectionately known as the Scottish Riviera - surprisingly sunny and stunningly beautiful, Colvend and its nearby neighbouring villages boast a relaxed pace of life where good food is complemented by glorious walks and sensational sunsets. There are a number of excellent hotels dotted along the coastline here that serve local produce that's beautifully and simply prepared, both the gorgeous bay of Sandyhills beach and RSPB's Mersehead Reserve are just a short journey away.
- Play a round of golf at superb Colvend Golf Club
- Walk the Jubilee Path between nearby Rockcliffe and Kippford
- Trek through the beautiful countryside on horseback with nearby Barend Riding Centre