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to reader Carol for the tip-off about this sign, you are quite right, it should
be moved and put outside the Civic Offices.
I have been pulled up by a reader for saying that only one councillor had the courage to say No in response to a direct request to cut his generous allowances, others have said the same in differing circumstances. He says that councillor Peter Catterall has been asked to cut his allowance as a personal contribution to his Big Society inspired idea to get libraries staffed by volunteers. He too has responded with a resounding No.
That is not all he has said and some of it I have sympathy for. Catterall says central government, in order to balance the nations books after the fiscal incompetence of the previous regime, has reduced our grant by nearly 30 per cent and we face challenging circumstances. Cant really argue with that. The outgoing government left a note saying there is no money, we know that. Its why the present government is getting so aggressive, if rather toothlessly at present, with council fat cats. Its because there is no money that the occupants of the Civic Offices cant expect to keep taking it. They will tell you that they have frozen their allowances but they are not proposing everyone else takes a freeze; everyone else is expected to take a cut. Catterall is one of eleven Bexley councillors each taking in excess of £22,000 a year for a few hours a week of voluntary work. None of them have to do it if they dont want to. They are in it for the money and in some cases their power lust. Ive not heard Catterall whining like; oh Im fed up with this anonymity lark, its too restrictive, councillor Colin Tandy (St. Marys ward, £18k. a year) that he has had to buy a computer to do his job but he is an academic who almost certainly gets a pretty good income from it. Why does Peter Catterall who strikes me as one of the more intelligent members of our council (probably not difficult) think he should be immune from the pain but be so ready to inflict it on others? Do I need to mention the disabled children to be put on the regular bus to school to save an amount of money much the same as if Catterall and friends brought their allowances down from the top end of the council spectrum to something nearer the low end?
As I said the other day, Teresa ONeill is raking in more than three times what some counterparts in other boroughs are getting. And what do we get for it? Almost the highest taxes in London. They are greedy, they have no conscience, and Carol is right; the Crook Lodge sign should be outside the Civic Offices.


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Pai Unveils New Work Product Dashboard
The FCC has launched a new online dashboard to track milestones in various proceedings.
It will provide easier access to the status of "pending applications, petitions, complaints, and license renewals," according to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who billed it as yet another transparency initiative.
The dashboard compares the number of pending items in the most recent quarter versus a year ago, and shows a green check mark and "we're heading in the right direction" for decreases since the previous quarter, a hard hat and "we're working on it" for increases.
It will also make it easier to access and search FOIA material, says the chairman.
"Since becoming Chairman, I've made it a priority to find ways to improve transparency at the FCC," said Pai. "We serve the American people. To do that, it's important to remain accountable to them and give them accurate, regularly-updated information about our work. I'm proud of the efforts my FCC colleagues make every day, and today's upgrades will help consumers everywhere know more about those efforts."
Pai proposed the dashboard back in 2013, when he was a commissioner in the minority. Process reform has long been one of his signature asks, and since he took over as chairman, directives.

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Acute Myocardial Infarction Management
Professional Reference articles are designed for health professionals to use. They are written by UK doctors and based on research evidence, UK and European Guidelines. You may find the Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) article more useful, or one of our other health articles.
Management of a patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a medical emergency. Local guidelines for the management of myocardial infarction should be followed where they exist.
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Pre-hospital management
- Arrange an emergency ambulance if an AMI is suspected. Take an ECG as soon as possible but do not delay transfer to hospital, as an ECG is only of value in pre-hospital management if pre-hospital thrombolysis is being considered.
- Advise any patient known to have coronary heart disease to call for an emergency ambulance if the chest pain is unresponsive to glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and has been present for longer than 15 minutes or on the basis of general clinical state - eg, severe dyspnoea or pain.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in the event of a cardiac arrest.
- Oxygen: do not routinely administer oxygen but monitor oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry as soon as possible, ideally before hospital admission. Only offer supplemental oxygen to[1]:
- People with oxygen saturation less than 94% who are not at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure, aiming for saturation of 94-98%.
- People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure, to achieve a target saturation of 88-92% until blood gas analysis is available.
- Pain relief with GTN sublingual/spray and/or an intravenous opioid 2.5-5 mg diamorphine or 5-10 mg morphine intravenously with an antiemetic[2]. Avoid intramuscular injections, as absorption is unreliable and the injection site may bleed if the patient later receives thrombolytic therapy.
- Aspirin 300 mg orally (dispersible or chewed).
- Insert a Venflon® for intravenous access and take blood tests for FBC, renal function and electrolytes, glucose, lipids, clotting screen, C-reactive protein (CRP) and cardiac enzymes (troponin I or T).
- Pre-hospital thrombolysis is indicated if the time from the initial call to arrival at hospital is likely to be over 30 minutes. When primary percutaneous coronary intervention cannot be provided within 120 minutes of ECG diagnosis, patients with an ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS) should receive immediate (pre-hospital or admission) thrombolytic therapy[3].
- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends using intravenous bolus (reteplase or tenecteplase) rather than an infusion for pre-hospital thrombolysis[4].
Management initiated in hospital
- If not already done, insert a Venflon® for intravenous access and take blood tests for cardiac enzymes (troponin I or T), FBC, renal function and electrolytes, glucose, lipids, CRP, and clotting screen. See the separate Acute Myocardial Infarction article for a more detailed discussion of investigations.
- Continue close clinical monitoring (including symptoms, pulse, blood pressure, heart rhythm and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry), oxygen therapy and pain relief.
- ECG monitoring: features that increase the likelihood of infarction are: new ST-segment elevation; new Q waves; any ST-segment elevation; new conduction defect. Other features of ischaemia are ST-segment depression and T-wave inversion.
Reperfusion[2, 3, 4, 5]
Patency of the occluded artery can be restored by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or by giving a thrombolytic drug. PCI is the preferred method. Compared with fibrinolysis, PCI results in less reocclusion, improved left ventricular function and improved overall outcome (including reduced risk of stroke)[6].
Primary PCI
- PCI (or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - PTCA) is regarded as superior to fibrinolysis in the management of AMI and is becoming increasingly available for initial patient care[2].
- Primary angioplasty provides an early assessment of the extent of the underlying disease. See the separate Percutaneous Coronary Intervention article.
- Any delay in primary PCI after a patient arrives at hospital is associated with higher mortality in hospital. Time to treatment should therefore be as short as possible. Door (or diagnosis) to treatment time should be less than 90 minutes, or less than 60 minutes if the hospital is PCI ready and symptoms started within 120 minutes.
- There is general agreement that PCI should be considered if there is an ST-elevation ACS, if symptoms started up to 12 hours previously. There is no consensus whether PCI is also beneficial in patients presenting more than 12 hours from the onset of symptoms in the absence of clinical and/or ECG evidence of ongoing ischaemia.
- Patients should receive a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor to reduce the risk of immediate vascular occlusion and should also receive either unfractionated heparin, a low molecular weight heparin (eg, enoxaparin), or bivalirudin[7].
- Prasugrel in combination with aspirin is recommended as an option for preventing atherothrombotic events in adults with unstable angina, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) having primary or delayed PCI[8].
- Balloon angioplasty following myocardial infarction reduces death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and stroke compared with thrombolytic reperfusion. However, up to 50% of patients experience re-stenosis and 3-5% recurrent myocardial infarction[9].
- There is no evidence to suggest that primary stenting reduces mortality when compared with balloon angioplasty but stenting seems to be associated with a reduced risk of re-infarction and target vessel revascularisation[9].
- NICE therefore recommends that intracoronary stent implantation should be used in patients undergoing primary PCI[10].
Facilitated PCI
- Facilitated PCI is the use of pharmacological reperfusion treatment delivered prior to a planned PCI.
- There is no evidence of a significant clinical benefit and so facilitated PCI is currently not recommended.
Rescue PCI
- Rescue PCI is defined as PCI performed on a coronary artery which remains occluded despite fibrinolytic therapy.
- Rescue PCI is associated with a significant reduction in heart failure and re-infarction and a lower all-cause mortality and so should be considered when there is evidence of failed fibrinolysis based on clinical signs and insufficient ST-segment resolution, if there is clinical or ECG evidence of a large infarct and if the procedure can be performed less than 12 hours after the onset of symptoms.
Fibrinolytic drugs
For patients who cannot be offered PCI within 90 minutes of diagnosis, a thrombolytic drug should be administered along with either unfractionated heparin (for maximum two days), a low molecular weight heparin (eg, enoxaparin) or fondaparinux. Thrombolytic drugs break down the thrombus so that the blood flow to the heart muscle can be restored to prevent further damage and assist healing.
Reperfusion by thrombolysis is often gradual and incomplete and may be inadequate. There is a risk of early or late reocclusion and a 1-2% risk of intracranial haemorrhage.
- Fibrinolytic drugs act as thrombolytics by activating plasminogen to form plasmin, which degrades fibrin and so breaks up the thrombi.
- Streptokinase and alteplase have been shown to reduce mortality. Reteplase and tenecteplase are also licensed for AMI.
- Streptokinase and alteplase are given by intravenous infusion. Reteplase and tenecteplase can be given by rapid bolus injection.
- The benefit is greatest in those with ECG changes that include ST-segment elevation (especially in those with anterior infarction) and in patients with bundle branch block.
- The earlier the treatment is given, the greater the absolute benefit. Alteplase, reteplase and streptokinase need to be given within 12 hours of symptom onset, ideally within one hour. Tenecteplase should be given as early as possible and usually within six hours of symptom onset.
- Bleeding complications are the main risks associated with thrombolysis. Contra-indications for thrombolysis include patients with bleeding disorders, or a history of recent haemorrhage, trauma, surgery or acute cerebrovascular event.
- Persistence of antibodies to streptokinase can reduce the effectiveness of subsequent treatment and so streptokinase should not be used again after the first administration.
Antithrombotic therapy without reperfusion therapy
- In patients presenting within 12 hours after the onset of symptoms but reperfusion therapy is not given, or in patients presenting after 12 hours, aspirin, clopidogrel and an antithrombin agent (heparin, enoxaparin or fondaparinux) should be given as soon as possible.
- For patients who do not receive reperfusion therapy, angiography before hospital discharge is recommended (as for patients after successful fibrinolysis) if no contra-indications are present.
Coronary bypass surgery
- Only a few patients need a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in the acute phase but CABG may be indicated:
- After failed PCI, coronary occlusion not amenable for PCI, or the presence of refractory symptoms after PCI.
- Cardiogenic shock, or mechanical complications - eg, ventricular rupture, acute mitral regurgitation, or ventricular septal defect.
- Multivessel disease.
- In patients with a non-emergency indication for CABG (eg, multisystem disease), it is recommended to treat the infarct-related lesion by PCI and to perform CABG later in more stable conditions if possible.
Other initial management
- Antiplatelet agent:
- Long-term low-dose aspirin reduces overall mortality, non-fatal re-infarction, non-fatal stroke and vascular death.
- Clopidogrel, in combination with low-dose aspirin, is recommended for AMI with ST-segment elevation; the combination is licensed for at least four weeks but the optimum treatment duration has not been established. Treatment with clopidogrel and aspirin for up to one year following PCI has also been shown to be cost-effective[11].
- Clopidogrel monotherapy is an alternative when aspirin is contra-indicated.
- Ticagrelor in combination with low-dose aspirin is recommended by NICE for up to 12 months as a treatment option in adults with STEMI that cardiologists intend to treat with primary PCI[12].
- Warfarin (INR 2-3) or dabigatran can be considered for patients unable to take aspirin or clopidogrel[13].
- Beta-blockers:
- When started within hours of infarction, beta-blockers reduce mortality, non-fatal cardiac arrest and non-fatal re-infarction.
- Unless contra-indicated, the usual regime is to give intravenously on admission and then continue orally - titrate upwards to the maximum tolerated dose[13].
- The calcium-channel blockers diltiazem or verapamil can be used if a beta-blocker cannot be used but diltiazem and verapamil are contra-indicated in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
- Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors:
- These reduce mortality whether or not patients have clinical heart failure or left ventricular dysfunction. They also reduce the risk of non-fatal heart failure.
- Titrate the dose upwards to the maximum tolerated or target dose. Measure renal function, electrolytes and blood pressure before starting an ACE inhibitor (or angiotensin-II receptor antagonist) and again within 1-2 weeks[13].
- Cholesterol-lowering agents:
- Ideally, initiate therapy with a statin as soon as possible for all patients with evidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) unless contra-indicated.
- Patients who have a left ventricular ejection fraction of 0.4 or less and either diabetes or clinical signs of heart failure should receive the aldosterone antagonist eplerenone (started within 3-14 days of the myocardial infarction and ideally after ACE inhibitor therapy) unless contra-indicated by renal impairment or hyperkalaemia (left ventricular function should be assessed in all patients with AMI during the initial hospital admission)[14].
- Other treatment:
- Heparin infusion is used as an adjunctive agent in patients receiving alteplase but not with streptokinase. Heparin is also indicated in patients undergoing primary angioplasty.
- Prophylaxis against thromboembolism: if not already receiving heparin by infusion, then patients should be given regular subcutaneous heparin until fully mobile.
- Insulin-glucose infusion followed by intensive glucose control with subcutaneous insulin for all people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
- The routine use of nitrates, calcium antagonists, magnesium, and high-dose glucose-insulin-potassium infusion is not currently recommended during the acute phase of treatment of AMI.
Cardiac assessment and revascularisation
Early risk assessment will help identify high-risk patients who may require early further management with angiography, and coronary revascularisation. Methods of cardiac assessment vary according to local availability and expertise.
- Routine exercise ECG testing: submaximal testing is increasingly performed before hospital discharge at 4-7 days. A symptom-limited test can be performed at 3-6 weeks post-infarction in order to assess prognosis and to identify those patients with reversible ischaemia (who should then have an angiogram to assess the need for CABG).
- Myocardial perfusion imaging scintigraphy, using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), can be performed before hospital discharge to assess the extent of residual ischaemia if the patient has not already undergone cardiac catheterisation and angiography. NICE recommends that myocardial perfusion scintigraphy using SPECT should be the first test used for[15]:
- People where stress ECG may not give accurate or clear results - eg, women, people who have certain unusual patterns in the electrical activity of their heart, people with diabetes or people for whom exercise is difficult or impossible.
- The diagnosis of people who are less likely to have coronary artery disease and who are at lower risk of having heart problems in the future. The likelihood of a person having coronary artery disease can be assessed by considering a number of factors - eg, age, sex, ethnic background and family history as well as the results of physical examination and investigations.
- As an investigation in people who still have symptoms following a myocardial infarction or despite having had treatment to improve coronary artery blood flow.
- Echocardiography is helpful if the diagnosis is in question, can define the extent of the infarction and can identify complications, such as acute mitral regurgitation, left ventricular rupture or pericardial effusion
- Coronary angiography should ideally be performed for all patients prior to discharge from hospital.
Further management of patients after a myocardial infarction[13]
See the separate Cardiovascular Risk Assessment article.
Driving after acute coronary syndromes (including acute myocardial infarction)[16]
- Group 1 entitlement: ordinary driving licence for car or motorcycle:
- If successfully treated by coronary angioplasty, driving may recommence after one week, provided:
- No other URGENT revascularisation is planned (within four weeks from the acute event).
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (the fraction of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat) is at least 40% prior to hospital discharge.
- There is no other disqualifying condition.
- If not successfully treated by coronary angioplasty, driving may recommence after four weeks provided there is no other disqualifying condition.
- The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not need to be notified.
- If successfully treated by coronary angioplasty, driving may recommence after one week, provided:
- Group 2 entitlement: vocational drivers of large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles:
- All acute coronary syndromes disqualify the licence holder from driving for at least six weeks.
- Relicensing may be permitted thereafter provided:
- The exercise/other functional test requirements can be met.
- There is no other disqualifying condition.
- A left ventricular ejection fraction of below 40% is considered a bar to Group 2 entitlement.
- The DVLA must be notified.
- Advice will vary according to the type of employment, general health of the patient, severity of infarction and complications.
- In most cases, returning to work should not be delayed beyond three months, as a successful return is less likely as time goes on.
- Patients who have had a cardiac arrest or undergone CABG generally take longer to recover physically and cognitively and may require up to six months off work.
Complications following a myocardial infarction
See the separate Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction article.
Further reading and references
Consensus guideline for recording a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram; Society for Cardiological Science & Technology, June 2014
Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation: The acute management of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation; NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2013)
Ticagrelor for preventing atherothrombotic events after myocardial infarction; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, December 2016
Chest pain of recent onset; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2010, updated Nov 2016)
Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation; European Society of Cardiology (2012)
Acute coronary syndrome; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2016)
Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation: The acute management of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation; NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2013)
British National Formulary (BNF); NICE Evidence Services (UK access only)
Keeley EC, Boura JA, Grines CL; Primary angioplasty versus intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative review of 23 randomised trials. Lancet. 2003 Jan 4361(9351):13-20.
Bivalirudin for the treatment of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, July 2011
Prasugrel with percutaneous coronary intervention for treating acute coronary syndromes; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, July 2014
Nordmann AJ, Bucher H, Hengstler P, et al; Primary stenting versus primary balloon angioplasty for treating acute myocardial infarction. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Apr 18(2):CD005313.
Guidance on the use of coronary artery stents; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, October 2003
Berg J, Fidan D, Lindgren P; Cost-effectiveness of clopidogrel treatment in percutaneous coronary intervention: a European model based on a meta-analysis of the PCI-CURE, CREDO and PCI-CLARITY trials. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Jul24(7):2089-101. Epub 2008 Jun 10.
Ticagrelor for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, October 2011
Myocardial infarction: cardiac rehabilitation and prevention of further MI; NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2013)
Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2007)
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for the diagnosis and management of angina and myocardial infarction; NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance, November 2003
Assessing fitness to drive: guide for medical professionals; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency


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Mornings are the perfect moment to enter inside the San Lorenzo Market. You will feel yourself as a part of an intriguing and colorful world, with culinary art at its center, expressing itself through degrees of different flavors. Start with the selection of the ingredients, one by one.
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A New Jersey appellate court today rejected two court cases brought by residents regarding the Dinky station move by Princeton University.
The school, with the approval of New Jersey Transit, had the Dinky station moved about 460 feet south of its previous location, and the two historic station buildings will be converted into a restaurant and a cafe.
Individual residents and a group called Save the Dinky challenged the move, arguing it would reduce ridership and eventually lead to the demise of the line.
Princeton University bought the old station and land surrounding it on University Place in 1984, and has argued that the station move is necessary for its arts and transit neighborhood.
The new station on Alexander Street opened in November of 2014. Ridership had declined since the station move.
The Appellate Division judges upheld the move, saying while the railway station was abandoned, railway services are not being abandoned as a result of the change, and that a 460-foot move is not an abandonment or substantial curtailment of services.
"While it is true the exact station location will no longer be in use, Dinky line rail passenger service continues between Princeton and Princeton Junction," said one of the judges.
The Save the Dinky group has not decided whether to appeal the latest decisions.
"We respect the legal process, but we are obviously disappointed by today's rulings. If the law permits New Jersey Transit to turn over precious public transportation assets to a private developer without a hearing to show the plan serves the best interests of New Jersey Transit's riders, the law should be changed," the statement reads.
"Princeton has lost a historic, in-town, operating train station with pedestrian access from a public street. In return, we have a park-and-ride station further from town and a resulting significant loss of ridership on the Dinky," the statement reads. "It is unfortunate that the court has shown so little sensitivity to the vital public interest at stake in these cases. We fought this battle to give voice to those interests, and we are grateful to our supports to have recognized that this was one of those battles worth fighting, win or lose."


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Nerd Alert News Ep. 49 - Nintendo Power No More?
We all know that Disney is doing a young Han Solo Star Wars prequel but rumors have emerged that Donald Glover is the frontrunner to portray Lando Calrissian in the movie while in less positive movies news it seems as though there won't be a sequel coming to Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot. Finally, Chris has an update on last week's story about issues of Nintendo Power being available on Archive.org.
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Where to stay and what to do in Vancouver
What to do
Cycle tour
Whether you are tracking film locations or merely want to see the sights, why not hop on a bike? Vancouver is one of North America's most cycle-friendly cities, with some 800 miles of bikeways. Go with a group on Cycle City Tours' daily five-hour ride: explore the 1,000-acre Stanley Park, one of the world's largest urban open spaces; ride the ferry to Granville Island and its market; see the Olympic Village, Chinatown and Gastown. Or do your own thing, using a self-guided tour map. Bike rental from £15 per half day. (cyclevancouver.com)
Where to stay
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth opened the Hotel Vancouver in 1939. Since then, this Grande Dame has welcomed a long list of the rich and famous. All 556 spacious rooms are luxurious; like a city centre resort, it has its own swimming pool, gym and spa. Head to Tea at the Top on the 15th floor to combine afternoon tea with spectacular views, or, in the street level Notch 8 restaurant-bar, sip a Vancouver 2.0 cocktail, made with local gin. For a frisson of Fifty Shades of Grey, book into the Lieutenant Governor's Suite, where scenes from the film were shot. Doubles from £145. (001 604 684 3131; fairmont.com/hotel-vancouver)
Skwachàys Lodge
On the border between Chinatown and Gastown, Skwachàys Lodge (pronounced "skwatch-eyes") is steps away from film locations, such as Victory Square, where scenes from The X-Files were shot last summer. The 18 rooms have all been individually decorated by Pacific Coast artists. Themes include traditional images, such as the raven and eagle; more personal are the Poem Suite's hand-drawn words and faces. Over breakfast, guests chat at the long communal table. In the foyer, gifts include hand-made moccasins for babies (£20), as well as bentwood boxes and carved masks. Doubles from £60. (001 604 687 3589; skwachays.com)
Wedgewood Hotel & Spa
A top-hatted doorman welcomes guests to this hotel, where discretion is matched by old-school luxury. Who needs minimalism when you can have wood panelling, chandeliers, thick carpets and hunting prints? The 83 rooms and suites are French country-house posh; many have balconies overlooking the gardens on Robson Square. In the Bacchus restaurant and lounge, menus focus on Pacific Coast seafood. Feel like a celebrity in the spa, perhaps with an Espresso Limon body treatment using coffee oil, lemon and cinnamon. Doubles from £115. (001 604 689 7777; wedgewoodhotel.com)
St Regis Hotel
One hundred years old but bang up to date, this downtown hotel scores for location and value for money. The 65 rooms are comfortable, with cool, plain colours and modern art on the walls. The marble bathrooms are smart, often with walk-in showers. Even better, all the basic necessities are included in the room rate, from WiFi, bottled water, free international phone calls and newspapers to a hearty breakfast, gym and business centre. With the hotel centred in downtown Vancouver, all this is an easy walk from art galleries, shops, the harbour and Gastown. Also part of the hotel is the Gotham Steakhouse, where you may often see actors and crew relaxing after filming. Doubles from £85. (001 604 681 1135; stregishotel.com)
Opus Vancouver
In trendy Yaletown, with its bars, restaurants and clubs, Opus has attracted fashionistas since it opened more than a decade ago. Inside this square brick, glass and steel building are 96 rooms, all different and all redecorated a couple of years ago. The brightly painted walls could be rose, caramel orange or lime green. Some have little kitchens; all have proper desks and contemporary furniture. La Pentola, open all day, is the hotel's three-year-old Italian restaurant. From the moment local offices close, the hotel bar is hopping. Celebrity sightings include Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga. Like them, you could take a limousine to the airport. Alternatively, take the Canada Line Skytrain from the station close by. Doubles from £145. (001 604 642 6787; vancouver.opushotel.com)
Hawksworth Restaurant
When A-list celebrities are in town, this award-winning restaurant is where they want to eat. Chef David Hawksworth spent a decade in the UK, working in Michelin-starred restaurants. Back in his hometown, he created his own version of modern Canadian cuisine, combining classical techniques, French, Italian and Asian flavours and local produce, especially from the north-west: salmon, sablefish, lamb and pork. What makes it "so Vancouver" is the lack of snobbishness. Go for lunch; pop in for a bar snack; linger over dinner. At £50, the six-course tasting menu is a bargain. (001 604 673 7000; hawksworthrestaurant.com)
Cardero's buzzy terrace overlooks a marina, crammed with yachts, and is the place to relax with a glass of wine. The list features some of British Columbia's best vineyards in the Okanagan Valley. Compare and contrast Blue Mountain bubbly, Blasted Church Sauvignon Blanc and Quails' Gate Gewürztraminer. (001 604 669 7666; vancouverdine.com/carderos)


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Focus Groups
Focus groups are well known as a method for uncovering people's thoughts and attitudes about a new concept or idea. You've probably seen a focus group depicted in a commercial or movie: a group of people are gathered around a large table in a conference room, and are asked questions by a moderator.
Focus groups, unlike surveys, allow deeper probing of people's comments. The conversations and debate between group members can also serve as a means for brainstorming, thus eliciting new ideas.
The main advantages of focus groups are speed and cost: compared to multiple one-on-one interviews, a focus group can collect numerous opinions in a relatively short period of time. Focus groups can occur at anytime during the development life cycle but are most impactful when completed in the needs assessment or concept phase of your website or application.
Our Approach
Usability Sciences conducts focus groups in its custom-built, state-of-the-art facility or at a facility of your choice.
- We start by working with you to understand your research objectives, identify your target audience and determine which topics to focus on during the group discussions.
- Your assigned research team will then develop a customized focus group plan, which includes the discussion topics and facilitator questions that will be used to ensure all necessary feedback is gathered during the focus group sessions.
- In parallel, Usability Sciences' in-house recruiting team will screen and schedule participants who meet your target audience.
- Focus group sessions (the recommended number of groups is 3) are 90 to 120 minutes long and can be conducted within a single day or over several consecutive days. Each focus group session include 6-8 participants.
- After the focus groups are completed, the results are analyzed and compiled into a report, which contains findings regarding user attitudes and preferences on the discussed topics.
The Results
Focus groups will help you answer the following questions:
- How is your concept or idea perceived?
- How would your target customers improve the concept?
- Which features are of highest value?
- What are your target customers' needs?
The information obtained from focus groups can also be used to support other research efforts, such as the evaluation and development of your website's taxonomy.
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Saints Can't Hold Leads Lose 8-7 In 11ST. PAUL, MN July 4, 2015
ST. PAUL, MN (July 4, 2015) – Was he safe or was he out? That was the ultimate question on a play at the plate in the top of the 11th inning. The St. Paul Saints lost leads of 4-0 and 6-4 and eventually lost 8-7 in 11 innings to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at CHS Field in front of a franchise record crowd 9,960.
With the game tied at six in the top of the 11th inning and the International Extra Inning rule taking effect where a runner starts at second base the RedHawks elected to swing away. Joe Dunigan grounded a base hit into center field. Joe Bonfe rounded third and center fielder Alonzo Harris came up throwing to the plate. Catcher Vinny DiFazio took the throw, turned and swiped the tag on Bonfe. Home plate umpire Andre Lanoue said Bonfe was safe, much to the dismay of DiFazio and manager George Tsamis. Tsamis was thrown out for arguing the call.
In the bottom of the 11th the Saints started with Dan Kaczrowski at second. Alonzo Harris popped his bunt attempt up. Willie Argo then popped out for the second out of the inning. After DiFazio was hit by a pitch Ian Gac flew out to right to end the game.
The Saints jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning. Gac led off the inning with a single and with two outs Ronnie Bourquin walked. Anthony Phillips then unloaded hitting a three-run homer to left, his first of the season, to make it 3-0. On the very next pitch Dan Kaczrowski hit a solo shot to left, his second of the season.
The RedHawks, however, battled back in the sixth. Saints starter Jeff Shields cruised through the first five innings allowing just one lone base runner, a double to Joe Bonfe to lead off the second. After retiring 12 straight he walked Anthony Renz, who was 1-10 on the season, to start off the sixth. Frank Salerno followed with a single to put runners at first and second. A Drew Muren single loaded the bases with nobody out. Zack Penprase made it 4-1 with an infield single to short. Chad Mozingo made it 4-2 with an RBI fielder's choice, forcing the runner at second. An RBI single by Bonfe and a two out RBI single by Joe Staley tied the game at four.
In the sixth the Saints regained the lead when Mike Kvasnicka and Bourquin led off with back-to-back singles. Phillips sacrificed them over and Kaczrowski's sac fly made it 5-4.
The Saints loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning on singles by Argo, DiFazio and Gac. With one out Mike Kvasnicka walked to force in a run and give the Saints a 6-4 lead.
In the eighth the RedHawks took their first lead of the night. With one out Penprase walked and Chad Mozingo doubled him to third. Bonfe belted a three-run homer to left, his first of the season, to make it 7-6.
Argo, however, tied it in the bottom of the inning with one swing of the bat, a solo shot to left, his seventh of the season.
The same two teams meet in the finale of the three game series Sunday evening at 5:05 p.m. The Saints send LHP Pedro Hernandez (4-2, 3.54) to the mound against RedHawks LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 2.42). The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Bill Murray and Friends Construction T-Shirt. The game can be seen on the Saints Cable Network, cable access channels in the Twin Cities area, head on Club 1220 KLBB and in the ballpark on 97.9 FM.


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Happy Saturday, everyone! I have a quick post today to show you a gorgeous polish from ILNP! Black Orchid is from the Fall 2014 Collection, I'm a year late to the party, but it is still one stunning polish!
Black Orchid is a deep plum holo with small sparks (maybe micro-flakes?) of fuchsia ad purple. They really come out to play in the shade and give this shade a lot of depth. It is a linear holo, but the holo is not overpowering, as you can see in my photos. I absolutely love this color and it is one I will wear over and over again. The formula was nice, no problems to report. I'm showing two coats and one coat of top coat.
Do you have this one yet? If not, I highly suggest you grab it! It's truly a gorgeous shade.
I recently showed you ILNP So Coral (these two couldn't be farther apart LOL). These were my first two shades from ILNP and I liked them so much that I bought several more in a recent order. I have worn them and am very happy with them as well. I will hopefully have those to show you very soon!
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Ever thought 'How to increase Productivity at Work?'
'Productivity' is one term that every individual, as an efficient resource; and a manager, as an effective leader; should expect from oneself and the team. Time is money and making efficient use of time will not only enable you to gain more, but as a team you can achieve higher goals.
Productivity is nothing but doing things more efficiently, timely and getting most of your time.
There are different sets of people in an office atmosphere. Some like to finish their work before their day ends while others are bound to procrastinate. In such a scenario, how will you ensure that all the team members are on the same page? As an efficient individual, how will you ensure that all your roles, responsibilities and tasks are organised and managed effectively?
Although measuring productivity and its evaluation process for each and every role is different, but the basic format and underlying process of designing your work-day are the same across all job roles. Considering the growing demand for improvement in productivity in small companies to large business houses, we thought we will list some of the tips and tricks to maximise productivity in your workplace.
So, here you go:
1. Plan in Advance, never hurts!
Whether you are a small company or a large business house; planning is the first step for productivity. The common notion or misunderstanding among people is that productivity is constantly being busy, crunching numbers or chasing targets. This misconception just leads to 'getting less done'.
Boost your productivity with proper planning and have a to-do list for each day.
We've written a whole new post about this! Read it here>>>>
2. Use the Right Tools; it's high-time
Setting up tools in your workplace will reduce ad-hoc tasks and bring in every team member to a centralised platform. With the help of such tools you can not only align team, assign tasks and allocate timeline, but also ensure the quality of work and generate evaluation reports.
Thanks to the SaaS uprising in the past decade that has given birth to several pay-as-you-go time tracking tools like Rescue Time, beautiful calendars like Cal, conversational email tools like Mail-time and team productivity tools like Gridle; you can now have them up and running in no-time!Thanks to the SaaS uprising in the past decade that has given birth to several pay-as-you-go time tracking tools like Rescue Time, beautiful calendars like Cal, conversational email tools like Mail-time and team productivity tools like Gridle; you can now have them up and running in no-time!
Again, for this too, we've written a whole new post about it. Check it out here>>>
3. Connect the Right Dots.. It's easy
Why would you call a team meeting for a status update? Or involve everyone for trivial decision making? We all love to hate meetings and get this straight: A 1 hour meeting of 10 people is essentially a 10-hour meeting! And more importantly, 7 in 10 people believe that meetings are unproductive.
"If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be meetings." — Dave Barry, Pulitzer prize winning columnist.
When it comes to assigning resources, it is pointless to waste time of other people in the discussion. Just add those resources who are essential for the task. Define a plan of action and get things grooving. This will help you to efficiently utilise the time of all the resources and scale up your expectations.
4. Great Time to Automate; because, why not?
Automating the regular processes will not only make your delegation simple but also easy for your subordinates and team to understand. When you know how to manage and team has a clear vision of the path to follow, your productivity scales up.
Zapier has been the go-to platform to automate things!
5. Define a Working Model.. It works.
It is easy to get caught in the in-efficient patch-work of Emails, apps, excel-sheets and chat clients. And once this happens, it's almost impossible to come out. Before you start something, set a process and adhere to that. It will be hard for a while; but you'll thank yourself later!
Defining a step-by-step process for the team will enable them to grasp it faster and get in action without much of trial-n-error.
With a defined process, you can get things done faster, better and more efficiently.
6. Re-size the Project; Da Vinci did too..
When you are working on a large project it becomes difficult to focus on smaller things.
In such a case, it is recommended to break such tasks in to smaller chunks. You will be able to define a clear roadmap to cover all the chunks within the given timeline and concentrate on each task.
Think how a Lion singles out an elephant and concentrates on it while hunting rather than leaping on the whole herd.
7. But they are good!
All of us have faced it and very well know the pressure of deadline, but they are good. Nobody is going to kill anybody for missing the deadline, but it motivates us to finish our task before time, quickly and efficiently.
8. Share Information
Silo kills!
You must be wondering that how sharing information can effect productivity. The simple secret is that when team starts sharing information with each other, they spend less time researching and emailing. So instead of holding the information to yourself, share as much as you can.
9. Wave out Distractions; they kill too..
Whether we browse internet, take emergency calls, quick chat, or have a coffee break; distractions are a part of our work life.
Probably before you end reading this statement, you already know list of distractions that affect your productivity, so just try to wave it off.
10. Plan the Unplanned
At each and every workplace, when everything is planned and smooth, the major problem is created when unplanned and ad-hoc tasks come up that interfere the process. Should these tasks be avoided or we should be prepared for such unplanned tasks!?
The simple answer is to be prepared for them. Planning and preparation walk hand in hand. When you are planning for new tasks, you need to also be prepared to tackle the unplanned efforts.
11. Try saying 'NO'!
It often happens that while you are working on important things, you are asked to work on trivial ones; although you are not ready for that but you are unable to say 'No' and ultimately it impacts your productivity.
So, the best way to survive such invitations is by building right boundaries and declining the offer smartly.
12. Stephen Covey's Priority Management
Enough said! Check this out, thank us later.
Because not all tasks are 'urgent' so when you have the list of tasks, define the priority of each task. This will help you to finish the major and priority task at the earliest and spare time for others.
13. Relish your Hard work, always!
When you have a defined deadline and important task on priority, then you will have to sprint and ensure that it is finished on time including all the crisis management.
*At the same time it is also important that once you finish the task, you need to take a break, relax and relish your hard work!
14. Work Hard — Sleep Harder
Improper sleep can badly affect your health and hamper your productivity. Taking complete sleep relaxes your body and brain which is very necessary for increased output.
We have listed these tips and tricks based on our experiences and research which can be further updated based on your reviews, so keep sending us your views and comments so we all can benefit out of it.
If you liked what we've written, there is a slightly higher chance you'll also like what we've built! Check us out.. Or,
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HÀ NỘI – Coach operators have been left in the lurch after the closure of Lương Yên Station was announced by Hà Nội's Transport Department.
The department is seeking opinions from transport departments in other cities and the Transport Ministry for the plans to close Lương Yên Station, one of the city's biggest stations, by July 2016.
The station, which has been in operation since 2004, now deals with about 335 coaches daily. The site has deteriorated quickly and the overcrowding at the station has begun to cause traffic congestion in nearby streets.
In 2010, Vinafood Corporation proposed to cut the area of the station in half to carry out the first phase of its real estate project. About VNĐ10 billion (US$445,900) was spent on reorganising the site to create a smaller bus station. In 2012, the corporation proposed closing the station completely even though they hadn't began the first phase of the project.
The proposal was denied and Lương Yên Station was allowed to continue operating until July 2016 after protests from the Hà Nội Transport Association and other firms. Many coach operators in the city expressed concerns that they may be forced into bankruptcy if the station closes.
Hà Nội Department of Transport subsequently proposed two options for the closure of Lương Yên Station. The first option was the relocation of all coaches operating in Lương Yên Station to other stations. The department would work with owners of other bus stations and provincial authorities to rearrange some routes in this case.
The second option would be to move all buses from Lương Yen to Cổ Bi Bus Station, which is currently under construction in Gia Lâm District.
However, deputy director of Hoàng Long Transport Limited Company Vũ Đức Hoàng said that they did not receive any formal announcement or warning from the station operator about the station's closure.
The company has up to 70 coaches departing or arriving at the Lương Yên Station each day, of which, 40 coaches run the route from Hà Nội to Hải Phòng.
"According to regulations by the Transport Ministry, transport firms must be informed about changes such as station closure at least 24 months in advance," he said.
"Changes at short notice would make us unable to manage, particularly for small-sized firms," he said.
Lưu Huy Hà, director of Hoàng Hà Limited Company in northern Thái Bình Province, said the closure would affect their business and the travel of people who regularly use Lương Yên Station.
Hà said that they need a roadmap and a reasonable timescale to adjust their business plan and make announcements to commuters so that they could start planning alternative routes.
Chairman of Hà Nội Transport Association Bùi Danh Liên told Giao thông (Transport) newspaper that if the first option was approved, meaning coaches would divert to other stations instead of Lương Yên Station, routes would need to be reorganised to avoid overlapping and affecting coaches that run on fixed stable routes.
"Otherwise, coaches would still run via Lương Yên Station site to pick up passengers illegally," Liên said.
The Lương Yên Station, on a site of 10,200 sq.m, currently services 38 routes to 20 provinces and cities with 319 vehicles from 52 transportation firms. But the site is notoriously dirty and passenger services are poor, while parking for taxis and other vehicles remains limited. -- VNS
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Adriana Navarro-Suárez received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Colombia) in 2011, where she participated in a research project studying the superficial structure of the interface between basal plane platinum electrodes and ionic liquids with Dr. Marco Fidel Suárez-Herrera.
She completed her M. Sc. in the field of Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion in 2013 at Université de Picardie Jules Verne (Amiens, France), Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France), Aix-Marseille Université (Marseille, France), Warsaw University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland), Universidad de Córdoba (Córdoba, Spain), Xiamen University (Xiamen, China) and Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA) with an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. During that time she visited Dr. Robert Dominko's group at the National Institute of Chemistry (Ljubljana, Slovenia) where she worked in the characterization of electrodes for Li-Ion batteries. During her master thesis she worked on the development of nanoporous carbon electrodes for electrical double-layer capacitors under the supervision of Dr. Javier Carretero-González at CIC Energigune (Álava Technology Park, Spain).
Currently, she is a PhD student at CIC EnergiGUNE and her research is focused on the development and study of materials for supercapacitors applications.


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It's no secret, a little bit of daily gratitude can spring forth new life.
It is official. Spring season is here and where I live, traditionally, many people begin spring cleaning projects. Yes, I am feeling a great impetus to freshen up not only my physical surroundings but also take on a new project that hopefully develops into a good lifetime habit.
Some of you know my January and February challenge was to spend fifteen minutes every day practicing mindful sitting/meditation. With both months combined that makes 59 days of successful sitting. Yay, me! Anyway, if you follow Janice over at Your Daily Dose, she holds accountable anyone interested in keeping his or her monthly resolutions. She is awesome like that. If you need a resolution buddy, Janice is your answer.
Since mindful sitting is now part of my morning routine, it makes sense to step up the challenge to include a daily gratitude practice. You may have seen everyday guru's, Everyday Thanksgiving and his monthly summary. It is a great idea.
So, every day I will find four grateful moments and share them on my side bar titled, Grateful Today 4.
The first entry…
Grateful Today 4:
- The Secret Gratitude Book by Rhonda Byrne
- Spring season!
- The freedom to create and share with so many folks around the world
- honeybees
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Today, what is the one thing you are grateful for? Please share…
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In app-centric era, what are the effects on a network performance manager?
As application-centric networking grows, the responsibilities of network performance managers are changing as well, writes expert Daniel Seligman.
As networking becomes more application-centric, what are some of the implications for a network performance manager as networks expand beyond legacy server and storage management?
A network performance manager's job is becoming more difficult as it becomes harder to understand how legacy metrics translate into the end-user's experience.
Application performance is closely associated with the end-user experience, the overall performance of business processes and the extent to which service-level agreements are met. While application performance metrics are related to and affected by legacy server, storage and network performance and associated metrics, they characterize a higher level of abstraction and more directly represent how well the network is serving the business. Thus, the tools and techniques used by network performance managers in overseeing applications need to provide more direct information to executives tasked with critical business decisions.
Legacy performance metrics tend to reflect network building blocks such as router and server components. They might be monotonically increasing counts, e.g., packets or errors -- easily sampled, divided by time and converted into rates -- or they might be gauges that can increase or decrease with time, such as CPU use, bytes of storage or temperature. These same categories apply to application performance metrics, but, with their intimate relationship to the user experience, the latter represent higher-level abstractions like transaction response time or seconds of application downtime. This is not to say that legacy metrics are becoming unimportant. They are simply not of direct concern to executives and are often the substance of drill-downs from application management reports.
Indeed, it becomes the task of the network performance manager to relate the higher-level application metrics to the lower-level legacy metrics in order to understand resource use and how it affects application performance. This is getting more difficult, owing to two evolutionary trends:
- Applications are becoming more complex and distributed, touching more physical components and complicating the gathering and correlation of metrics at any level.
- Virtualization technology is increasing in popularity, offering such structures as multiple virtual servers resident on a single physical server. This further removes the end user from the physical network and its components and complicates the relationship between application performance metrics and legacy metrics.
Thus, the job of the network performance manager is becoming more difficult as it becomes harder to understand how legacy metrics translate into the end-user's experience. And perhaps it is also becoming a little more stressful as the information delivered by management tools places the network performance manager a little closer to the executive suite.
About the author:
Daniel Seligman has worked within the Massachusetts Rte. 128 technology complex since the 1970s and is currently a self-employed network consultant. He has published technical papers in several areas of computer networking technology, including those covering network design, performance analysis and network management. He holds BS, M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Yale University.
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It was a dramatic weekend in the CAF Champions League as the group stage came to an end and the semi-final pairings were finalised. Esperance, winners of Group B after holding on for a 1-1 draw at Al Ahly, will meet Al Hilal in the last four after the Sudanese snatched second in Group A with a scoreless stalemate at Raja Casablanca on Sunday. A point was enough to put them ahead of Coton Sport, who lost at Enyimba 2-0. The Nigerians had already qualified as winners of Group A, and they will take on Wydad Casablanca in the semi-finals.
Wydad and Egypt's Al Ahly both finished on seven points in Group B - three behind Esperance - with the Moroccans advancing by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker despite losing on Friday 3-1 at Mouloudia Alger. It was the first win in the group stage by the Algerians, who end with five points – all won at home. With Reda Babouche scoring a first half brace and Herve Oussale putting Alger 3-0 up at the hour mark, Ahly knew that they had a good shout at leaping WAC for second with a victory.
Missed chances for Red Devils
Al Ahly began the match slowly and went behind near the quarter-hour mark when the towering Banana Yaya headed the visitors in front. Following the goal by the young Cameroon defender, the six-time champions struggled to build any intensity for the remainder of the first half. However, Mohamed Aboutrika answered with a header of his own from a corner kick to equalise ten minutes after the break and set up a grand finale that Ahly just could not capitalise on. In the last half hour, Aboutrika, Mohamed Fadl, Mohamed Shawky and Dominique Da Silva all missed chances when they looked more likely to score, and Fadl had a shot saved off the line in the dying moments in front of a stunned Cairo Stadium crowd so used to success.
Afterwards, Ahly's Portuguese coach Manuel Jose, who left club captain Hossam Ghaly on the bench despite his return from suspension, lamented the relative lack of experience in his team as well as missing the injured Mohamed Barakat. And while he thought his side could have won, he sees big things ahead for the Red Devils. "There were four or five clear chances we missed in the second half, but I'm proud of the performance regardless of the result," said the iconic boss. "We did not have luck today, but the future is on Ahly's side with our new recruits. We expect to do better in the future."
We are trying to win the title, and our chances of doing that are better against any other opponent except Ahly
Esperance's coach, Nabil Maaloul, said before the match that his strategy would be to get an early goal and hang on for a draw, so he was obviously pleased with the performance of his side, who finish the group stage undefeated but with just two wins from six matches. He said it was particularly useful for last season's runners-up to eliminate Africa's most successful club as a rival moving forward. "We are trying to win the title, and our chances of doing that are better against any other opponent except Ahly," he said before admitting some sympathy with the eliminated giants. "Ahly are great champions with an amazing history. They played a good game today but were just unlucky."
Enyimba settles Group A
Sudan's Al Hilal did just enough to reach the last four, but ultimately they will be looking to Nigeria in thanks for the People's Elephant and their 2-0 defeat of Coton Sport. One of the group's early pacesetters, Hilal had lost their last two matches, and they clearly had a road point on their mind at bottom side Raja, who drew all three of their home contests 0-0 for all three of the points they managed in the section.
By contrast, Coton Sport had won their last two contests to move ahead of Hilal, but they had the misfortune to close their campaign in Aba against the most impressive side in the event so far. Not only did Enyimba amass 14 points - by far the most in either group - but they have gone through all 11 of their Champions League matches unbeaten this season. The 2003 and 2004 African champions were again confident in their dismissal of the desperate Cameroonian side, who were runners-up in this event in 2008.
Ifeanyi Ede got the home party started with a goal late in the first half, and Valentine Nwabili ended the visitor's hopes with the second in the 85th minute. With the most solid defence in the tournament, the Nigerians were seldom threatened on a very wet pitch. In the end, Hilal earned eight points, one better than their rivals from Cameroon.
The first leg of the semi-finals will take place in two weeks with the return another fortnight after that. November's final will also be over two legs, and the winner will qualify for December's FIFA Club World Cup.


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My favourite Chinese soup of all time: Spare rib and mustard green soup
What do you eat when you're ill?
I have decided that I am impossible to cook for when ill because I become a very horrible patient.
Colds are f–king annoying!
One's not sick enough to be confined to bed but the snot-filled, streaming-eyed person it turns one into means one isn't fit for company either. I've been working from home today, fuzzy-headed, and doing conference calls mostly on mute so that no one can hear me sneezing or coughing.
Can anyone tell me if I'm meant to starve a fever and feed a cold or feed a fever and starve a cold???
My friends and I were debating this very subject only a few months ago, I was convinced it was the latter but the Oracle that is Google tells me otherwise.
But what's the point of feeding a cold if I can't bloody taste anything? This is what happened yesterday…
I had a business lunch out with my colleagues. My fried tofu starter felt crisp and light but I suspect the plaice I had as my main, cooked in a buttery caper sauce, was a tad overcooked because it felt rather too mushy on the tongue (a fact my colleague confirmed as true since she had it too). The beans, on the other hand, must have been cooked to perfection because it had just the right amount of squeak as I bit into them, grrr…
Which is why I think I am a horrible patient; for despite the cold, I feel like I'm constantly hungry because I'm not getting any satisfaction from what I actually eat. In the process, I'm driving my poor husband insane because I don't know what I want to eat either since I can't bloody taste anything. The only things I can taste are really salty, really sweet or really sour things – all of which are off the menu due to the cold. That makes me cross and grumpy and grouchy and just, well, grrr…!
So after I finished making my croaky calls today, we ended up making this spare rib and mustard green soup because you're meant to have soup when you're sick, right?
It's like a version of a hot and sour soup (but with no real chilli heat, just warmth) but we also made it because it's our favourite.
The essential ingredient is the sour mustard greens; this provides a gentle sourness to the soup, while the pork and fresh ingredients provide the rest of the flavour.
We love this soup so much that we probably make it every couple of months. It helps that you can make this soup in 30 mins if you're in a rush (though an hour's simmering is ideal), and also because it's so nice that the only thing we tend to have it with is a bowl of steamed rice. It is the easiest soup to make because you pretty much bung everything in at the same time, so the hardest bit is just waiting for it to finish simmering.
You'll probably only be able to find these mustard greens in Chinese grocery shops but every Chinese shop will definitely sell them because they're again another mainstay in most Cantonese families' kitchens. They're either tinned or vacuum packed in plastic and I've taken a picture of a typical tin in case you need a picture to show it to your grocery shop owner.
On a dreary wet day like today (it's been drizzling and grim and grey here in the UK), it's perfect for supper. My husband says tonight's soup tastes fantastic but you'll have to take his word for it because my tastebuds are still blunted, and now I've lost my voice too so it's back off to bed for me. My husband thinks this is hilarious, it means I can't nag him and he's taking far too much delight in saying to me "www.sssshusssssh.com", supposedly for my own good… GRRRR!
Lots of love
Spare rib and mustard green soup (feeds 2 with leftovers for tomorrow)
500 grams pork spare ribs, marinated in 2 tablespoons of soy sauce (alternatively, duck also works very well in this soup)
1 tablespoon shaoxing rice wine
300 grams sour mustard greens (please retain all the liquid – it's essentially a vinegar, salt and sugar solution)
1 stick of celery, sliced
1 large carrot, chopped (I don't bother peeling it)
1 red chilli, pierced with a skewer
1 large clove of garlic, left in skin and lightly crushed
4-5 large slices of ginger
1 pork stock cube (or use a chicken/veg stock cube)
2 litres of water
3-4 large tomatoes, quartered
(optional) 300 grams of fresh tofu (firm or soft – your choice), cut into cubes
(optional) 200 grams for freshly sliced lotus root – I didn't have it in the fridge this time but I normally put this in
In a large pot, brown your pork ribs. Once browned, pour the shaoxing over the ribs. Add the water and all of your ingredients apart from the tomatoes and the tofu. Bring to boil and then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes.
5 minutes before serving, add half of the tomatoes and all of the tofu to the soup.
Divide your remaining tomato slices between your serving bowls and dish up the ribs, vegetables, tofu and soup evenly.
I serve this soup with a small bowl of plain rice, a saucer of pickled green chillies in soy (recipe here), and a saucer of sweet soy for dipping.
Comments31 Responses to "My favourite Chinese soup of all time: Spare rib and mustard green soup"
Mustard greens are one of my very favorite vegetables. I've never had them in soup before but I bet I'll really like this. Looks great!
I'm not a big fan of hot and sour soup, so I'm not sure I would like this one, but I do love most of the ingredients within this recipe. I go into soup mode when I am sick, and I really only want broth soups, with a few noodles, and bits of vegetables. It's mainly the broth that I crave. Hope you feel better soon.
I *love* spare ribs – in any form 😀 Soooo good! I've never heard of mustard greens… they sound really interesting. Thanks for letting me know about them, I'm gonna have to try and seek them out, and I just love how this soup looks. Such a beautiful colour!
I love this soup and have made it often since discovering it. Sometimes I leave out the ribs for a healthier version, substituting water with chicken stock. Thanks for the excellent post!
I'm Chinese and would never use canned mustard greens! I use fresh and the Chinese type only, not the "Curley" type. Never use tomatoes in the soup either.


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Maasilta, P. and Jokelainen, M. and Loytonen, M. and Sabel, C. E. and Gatrell, Anthony C. (2001) Mortality from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland, 1986-1995. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 104 (4). pp. 232-235. ISSN 0001-6314Full text not available from this repository.
To study the possible changes, between 1986 and 1995, in the mortality due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) among Finnish patients. Materials and methods– A total of 1000 deaths from ALS were extracted from the Finnish Death Certificate Register for the study years. General population data were obtained from the Statistical Yearbooks of Finland. Results– From a death rate of 1.54/100,000 in 1986 an increase to 2.27/100,000 in 1995 was observed. Since 1963 the number of ALS deaths has tripled. The documented increased life-expectancy in Finland correlates with the ALS death rate, at least partly explaining the increase. Contrary to other countries, on the whole equal numbers of men and women died of ALS. Women tended to be older than men when they died of ALS. Conclusion– In accordance with other countries ALS mortality in Finland is steadily increasing.
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