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It doesn't matter if you follow the Keto diet or not, this my friends, is a great recipe! We were having a dinner party this night for a friend that is on the Keto diet, so we wanted to cater to that. I looked around online and came across this recipe and it sounded super yummy. What I didn't expect was to enjoy this recipe so much. In fact, I watched my son put down more chicken this night then I have in his entire life (true story)! If you love peanut butter, this one is for you.
I have to admit, this dish is a must make! Trust me, you will love it and so will your kids.
What is your favorite chicken recipe? Do you have a favorite Keto recipe? Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you make it a great day! xoxo


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Course Description
Course Name
Irish Writing
Host University
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Area of Study
Irish Culture, Literature, Literatures in English, Writing Arts
Language Level
Taught In English
Course Level Recommendations
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
ECTS Credits5
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
Learning Outcomes
1. 1. Recognize key features of Irish writing from the later nineteenth century to the contemporary moment.
2. 2. Trace central preoccupations of Irish writing such as national identity; religion; gender; class, language
3. 3. Appreciate the complex creative relations at play between Irish writers from various periods.
4. 4. Engage with Irish writing in relation to significant cultural and political developments in local and global contexts.
5. 5. Show understanding of the changes and developments in Ireland as reflected in the literature of the period.
6. 6. Consider central developments of in Irish writing reflected in form, content and genre
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Alabama is a team with two different personalities.
At home, the third-ranked Crimson Tide is as dominant as ever. On the road, Alabama's a bit more vulnerable.
That pattern nearly ended Saturday when Alabama grabbed a 27-0 lead at Tennessee. Then Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) became too comfortable and allowed Tennessee (3-5, 0-4) to make a game of it before the Tide closed out a 34-20 victory.
"We didn't play a complete game, in my opinion, in terms of the way we started," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "If you want to be a dangerous team, if you want to be a dominant team, you've got to be able to sustain for 60 minutes in the game, and we were not able to do that."
— Nick Saban, Alabama coach
That's something the Tide's been able to do consistently at home.
Alabama has won its four home games by an average margin of 40.3 points. Alabama is 3-1 away from Bryant-Denny Stadium — including a 33-23 neutral-site victory against West Virginia in Atlanta– and one of its road victories was a one-point decision against Arkansas.
Junior cornerback Cyrus Jones can't explain the difference. "It's just up to us communicating and being on the same page on both sides of the ball," he said. "We should have the mental capacity to be able to execute no matter what place we're playing in, the crowd or anything like that."
The Tide visit No. 16 LSU on Nov. 8 after an off week. LSU showed how dangerous it can be at home Saturday by winning 10-7 against Mississippi, a result that dropped the Rebels from third to seventh in the top 25.
Alabama believes it's getting better away from home. Quarterback Blake Sims said the Tide's communication at Tennessee was much better than in its previous two road games — a 23-17 loss at Mississippi and a 14-13 victory at Arkansas. Alabama was 11 of 15 on third-down conversions against a Tennessee team that entered the game leading the SEC in third-down conversion defense.
"We were very confident when we came into the game," Sims said. "We had a lot of momentum coming in, and we were very emotional."
Alabama was coming off a 59-0 rout of Texas A&M and seemed well on its way to a second consecutive blowout when it scored the game's first 27 points. But it couldn't dominate from start to finish the way it had a week ago. The mobility of Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs bothered Alabama's defense and helped Tennessee score 17 consecutive points.
There's no doubt the Tide is playing better than it did in that two-game stretch against Ole Miss and Arkansas that threatened to derail the Alabama's playoff hopes. The next step is to put together a complete performance away from home.
"I think we've got a team that's sort of up and down a little bit," Saban said. "We struggled a little bit at Arkansas. We played great against Texas A&M. We played great at times in this game today, and played so-so in times in this game today. So, I think consistency in performance is what's going to be the key to being successful down the road."


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2019 comes with the burden of a resolution and abiding by it, doesn't it? Well, it's only if you look at it that way. There's just so many things a person can fault within themselves, so many issues we have with ourselves. We seem to have forgotten how to accept and appreciate ourselves.
Why not break this legendary trend and let 2019 be all about YOU and what you NEED
We don't mean going getting all self-centered and mean. Just that you stop ignoring yourself and start giving yourself some love too.
A resolution to lose weight could be a resolution to get fitter, a promise to go to a temple every specific day could also be a promise to have faith in oneself.
It's small things like these that shape how a person thinks of themselves and how others think of you.
Everyone talks about using the word 'Yes' more positively but what about the word 'No'?
Learning to say NO to things that make you uncomfortable or to things that may not be right for you, means taking a stand for yourself. Sure, it's not easy. But respecting your mind and your body goes a long way in building that award-winning confidence you were born with.
Loving yourself is actually being your own favourite person and putting your needs above
others. So do those things in this new year, things that scared you in the last year or even the ones that you promised yourself but didn't do.
The moment you realize that you are your own competition and to better yourself is the race, 2019 will look a lot brighter, we promise!


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Why Opt for Travel Insurance?
The insurance which helps in providing coverage against any contingencies that may arise during a trip is known as travel insurance. This insurance is presented in a single trip as well as multi-trip policy. Single trip policy as the name suggests covers an individual for a single trip whereas multi-trip policy covers an individual for multiple trips throughout a single year. International travel insurance helps in providing against loss of baggage, delayed flights, medical emergencies and loss of passport etc. It even caters to situations such as emergency evacuations.
How to avoid financially crippling medical bills when travelling abroad?
Some of the tips on how one can avoid huge medical bills when travelling abroad-
- It is essential to take health insurance and also avail a respective insurance card. An insurance card can help in saving a significant amount of money on medical expenses. It covers the entire family including children as well.
- It is recommended to visit a public hospital and not a private facility in case of any medical conditions which may be deemed as not an emergency.
- In case a contingency happens, it is recommended to contact the travel insurer under the respective international travel insurance policy.
- Since prevention is better than the cure, it is recommended to get a medical check-up before travelling abroad. Also, ensure that the insurer knows about any existing pre-medical conditions.
- Don't forget to renew the respective health insurance policy before travelling.
Curb stomp the medical bills
It can be concluded that prevention is better than cure and taking the above steps might help an individual reduce or eliminate their respective medical expenses. It is normal to forget about these tips in the excitement of the trip, but it should be noted that health comes first.


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5/23/17, by The Economist
Norway's wolves are being hunted; its reindeer are going mad
Two wild species battle sheep farmers and prions
"SJALDAN liggjandi ulfr laer um getr," goes a passage in the Havamal, a medieval Norse poem: "The sleeping wolf seldom gets a ham." The maxim, like the one about early birds and worms, is an exhortation against laziness, but it also conjures a vision of Norway as a land of untamed nature, where wolves chase boars through snow-bound forests. This may have been true in the 10th century, but today the country's wild fauna are not doing as well. Wolves are rare, and the government is under pressure to cull them further. Another iconic species faces a different threat: chronic wasting disease (CWD), a sort of mad cow disease that can infect reindeer. North American elk, deer and moose have been dying from CWD since the 1960s, but when the disease was discovered in Norway in March 2016 it was the first instance in Europe, and the first anywhere in wild reindeer. Like mad cow disease, it is caused when proteins known as prions take the wrong shape. The main commercial danger is to the indigenous Sami people, who herd domesticated reindeer…Norway has 30,000 wild reindeer, but only about 70 wolves, according to the latest estimates. Still, that is too many for sheep farmers, who fear for their livestock. Last autumn, regional predator management boards licensed hunters to cull the wolf population by 70%, or at least 47 animals. Environmentalists said this would violate the Bern convention on the conservation of European wildlife, and by December the environment minister, Vidar Helgesen, had reduced the kill limit to 15.
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Golden Tiger Eye Worry Stones - These Golden Tiger Eye Worry Stones are mesmerizing. Also known as Brown Tiger Eye, they are cut and polished into an oval shape with an indentation on one side and are really high quality. All of the pieces have a wonderful flash that is typical with Tiger Eye. They feel very nice to hold and can be used during Meditations or held in your client's hand during a Session. Carrying one of these beautiful stones in your pocket may help you to deal with issues involving control, will, power, and/or concentration.
Combining Earth energy with that of the Sun, Golden Tiger Eye draws Spiritual energy down to the Earth, while still keeping you centered here on the ground. Tiger Eye helps to raise vibrations, while also connecting these higher energies to the lower Chakras, keeping you feeling in balance and connected when working with higher goals. Sunny Tiger Eye brings brightness and optimism to a situation, and shines insight onto problems.
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After 6 weeks of handbuilding, slipping and sgraffito-ing, it is time to down tools and fire my work. This is the first time I have worked to fill a kiln with my own work. Other artists here have put pieces in the firing, but it has been a really worthwhile exercise to plan work of different sizes, thinking about how I want to pack the kiln as I make. This is something I had not had time to do before coming to Guldagergaard, and will be really useful practise for future firings.


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This page is an experiment: a collection of new songs on an apocalyptic theme—a work in progress that I want to share as it develops. The list of songs may grow, shrink, or change, and the lyrics and music are likely to change too. Any feedback you'd like to provide would be more than appreciated. Who knows when I may call this finished? The opportunity to work on it, for the time being, is sporadic. My musical creativity has always occurred in spurts anyway. Let's see how it goes.
One Last Thrill
Not Good Enough
Richard, Samuel, and James
My Love Will Be Shining On You
Lotus Land
If I Was As Enlightened As You
Ticky Tacky
Apocalyptic Blues
Rich Man
Ship of Fools
Edge of the Abyss
Bridge to Beyond
City of Flesh
Construction Crew
Family Matters
Ivory Coast
James Joyce Refused to Kneel
Setting Fire to Saint Joan
The Sinner is the Saint
Just a Nightmare
The End (Joe Hill)


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Popular hotel in the Lion City of Braunschweig we welcome you at the hotel Cafe on the Park in Brunswick. Were you ever in the town of Brunswick? This is exactly the right hotel for you, because it is located in the city. For little money you will find a very friendly and comfortable room here and to a rich breakfast buffet is served in the morning. Many regulars be reached, that the hotel Brunswick hospitable and relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. But not only regulars find here short-break guests or visitors. The hotel of Braunschweig because of its good location, in the middle of the city offers many advantages. A few minute walk from the central station, the Volkswagen Halle or the Castle arcades. The Castle arcades are freshly opened were, here you can shop extensively.
Here you will find 150 shops from different fields, such as catering, fashion, hard goods and services, electric, etc. But also in the hotel itself you can relax, because this hotel Brunswick has a nice Hotel garden. Close to the hotel Braunschweig is the outdoor pool in the Burgerpark, boat rental, the beach bar oker Cabana and the Town Hall. For the little ones, the hotel garden offers swing in the Park, or playground. Frequently Hikmet Ersek has said that publicly. Not only holiday you can make in this hotel. (As opposed to Macy's Inc.). If you are planning a big family celebration, the hotel is the right choice. The hotel offers a piano room, dining room, Cafe on the park or huge celebrations you can rent the entire ground floor with garden.
So whether it's a big wedding or an intimate birthday, the hotel offers something for every occasion. In this hotel you feel as if you are at home. No matter what you need or want, the staff will endeavor to fulfill their wishes day and night. But the rooms can look. Of these, there are total 35 on three floors of the hotel. These can be combined to multi-bed rooms or family suites. Due to the conditions of the hotel Brunswick there in some rooms only a wash basin, in other rooms via a fully furnished bathroom. The Brunswick Hotel is a very nice and cozy hotel as you can see. And the right choice for you. Book a trip soon to Brunswick and you will see it will be worthwhile. Contact information: Hotel Cafe on the Park Inh. Samuel Hahnemann of Wolfenbuttel str. 67 D-38102 Braunschweig


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Today, NoBullying needs the rallying and the support from the global community to reach more afflicted families more efficiently.
London, UK (PRWEB) February 23, 2015
NoBullying is an educational platform, launched in July 2013, currently showing tremendous growth through publishing high quality helpful articles targeting teenagers, parents, and educators. Following the launch of its brand new interactive design in early February 2015, garnering tremendous traffic and becoming one of the top ten anti bullying websites in the world, NoBullying is launching a call for sponsorship and support from the global community to help its ongoing 'movement against bullying' today.
Started by parents, NoBullying's aim is simple – to become the world's number one destination for people seeking help and advice on bullying, cyber bullying or internet safety, as well as mental health and wellbeing. With well over 3 million people searching for bullying related topics online every month – NoBullying aspires to become the leader in providing help, counseling and understanding to families dealing with bullying cases on daily basis.
In its call for support and sponsorship, NoBullying feels the need for more support from the global online and offline communities in helping the website reach more people, help more children suffering, and educating more parents who, sadly, may not know what to do with a bullied child. NoBullying believes it can become the leader in anti bullying help through offering advice, education and tools that can protect people online and offline.
NoBullying.com helps parents, teens, and educators understand, deal with, and educate others about bullying, cyber bullying and online safety. As a commercial organization, NoBullying.com can be more edgy, more direct, and more aggressive in tackling these global issues and is quickly becoming the number one portal for practical help, resources, and education.
This strong position married to first class content, empowerment of the user community, and a strong voice for the messages of hope and determination around anti-bullying and anti cyber bullying efforts, creates a unique proposition for NoBullying.com's potential sponsors and commercial partners in key markets such as the USA, UK, Australia, and Canada. NoBullying.com is a commercial organization that also provides a software tool named HeadsUp to help parents and schools combat bullying and cyber bullying.
Ciaran Connolly, co-founder of NoBullying, says "We have made NoBullying a bigger, more extensive resource center for the entire family because, in today's age, all of the dangers and problems children go through are sadly intertwined. Today, NoBullying needs the rallying and the support from the global community to reach more afflicted families more efficiently."
He added that parents and teachers should make a point to educate the younger generations about the sad outcome of neglecting one's safety online and offline. According to Connolly, it is quite imperative to press for more firm laws condemning all acts of bullying and harassment.
He also adds that parents and children should always be entitled to more communication with school administrators and guidance councilors in order to put a stop to bullying and hazing practices happening inside school on daily basis. Other children in school should also be made aware about the bystander concept and how they should intervene and step up when a bullying incident takes place.
NoBullying.com features many pages dedicated to parents, teens, teachers, health professionals, as well as posts related to cyber safety and the latest news about law making concerning curbing bullying worldwide, including helpline resources, as well as inspirational bullying poems and famous bullying quotes.
The website is regularly updated with bullying and cyber bullying statistics, as it is essential to understand how widespread the bullying epidemic is. It also regularly runs cyber bullying surveys and questionnaires to get recently updated statistics on everything related to cyberbullying.
He also added that anyone suffering from bullying in any form or way can always find advice and help on the NoBullying website wherever they are or whatever they are going through.


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GOV.UK website, to help you plan and run efficient procurement processes for your school. We have also provided a series of useful Buying Guides for you to download.
This provides a step-by-step guide on how to plan and run an efficient procurement process – to buy goods, works or services for your school.
Plan Your Procurement Process: How to plan what you need to buy for your school, and to decide which procurement process to use.
Write Your Specification: How to prepare your procurement specification, describing the goods, works or services you need.
Direct Selection of a Supplier from a Framework: How you can buy goods, works or services from a framework, which allows you to directly choose the best-value supplier for your requirements.
Run a Mini-Competition between Suppliers on a Framework: How you can buy goods, works or services from a framework, where all listed suppliers may bid for your requirements.
Run Your Own Procurement – Lower-Value Tenders: How you can buy low-to-medium-value goods, works or services by researching the relevant market and seeking a range of quotes from suppliers.
Run Your Own Procurement – High-Value & EU Tenders: How you can make high-value and EU-compliant purchases by advertising your contract and running your own competitive tender process between suppliers.
Managing Your Contract: How to review supplier performance, renew or end the contract, and review your procurement process.
The new find a framework deal from the DfE is now live. Find quality-checked suppliers of goods and services for your school here.
The Schools Financial Benchmarking tool allows you to compare your school's income and expenditure with other schools in England.
The Schools Financial Benchmarking tool allows you to compare your school's income and expenditure with other schools in England. You can:
view your school's financial data
see how similar schools manage their finances
use the information gathered to establish relationships with other schools
Go to Schools Financial Benchmarking
Here you will find exemplar documents and forms that you can adapt and use, to help with your procurement processes.
Exemplar documents and forms that you can adapt and use, to help with your procurement processes.
School Procurement: Expression Of Interest Form
School Procurement: Example Letters For The Tender Process
School Procurement: Bid Evaluation Scoring Summary
School Procurement: Example Contracts
School Procurement: Example Timelines
Updated Guidance: Pre-drafted Terms & Conditions
Go to Templates, Forms & Model Documents
If you are outsourcing services – such as cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance and ICT – for the first time, or procuring a new supplier, it is likely that TUPE will apply.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)
If you are outsourcing services – such as cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance and ICT – for the first time, or procuring a new supplier, it is likely that TUPE will apply. Learn more about TUPE from this government guide:
Go to TUPE Regulations Guide
The meaning of the terminology used within public sector procurement.
Adding together the value of separate contracts for the same supply and/or service.
System or paper generated evidence, showing how and by whom certain processes and functions were carried out.
Comparison of performance against other providers of similar services, particularly those recognised as adopting best practice.
The most effective and desirable method of carrying out a function or process, derived from experience rather than theory.
The relationship between 'worth' and 'cost', assessed over the whole life of the goods or services in question, reflecting a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
One of the procedures for procurement under the EU Directives, under which only eligible applicants who meet the buyer's criteria are invited to tender in a two-stage procurement process. Also see 'Restricted procedure'.
Generally: a fraudulent arrangement between two or more parties. Specifically: such an arrangement, where prices or service requirements are manipulated to get around competitive tendering thresholds and requirements.
Awarding contracts by the process of seeking competing bids from more than one firm.
A binding agreement made between two or more parties, which is intended to be enforceable at law.
Notice of an award of a contract published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), in fulfilment of the requirements of EU public procurement directives.
Documents incorporated in the enforceable agreement between client (such as the school) and contractor, including contract conditions, specification, pricing document, form of tender and the successful tenderer's responses (including method statements), and all other relevant documents expressed to be contract documents (such as relevant correspondence, etc.).
Notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) by contracting authorities, seeking expressions of interest or inviting companies to tender.
The total monetary value of a contract over its full lifetime (NB not simply its annual value).
An organisation or individual who has made a contract to undertake works, supply goods or provide services.
A collective name for the tangible goods and/or services that the supplier or contractor is required to supply under an agreement.
The use of electronic methods in every stage of the purchasing process, from identification of requirement through to payment, and potentially to contact management.
A genuine and realistic price calculated by the relevant finance officer, that represents an estimate for defined works, goods or services, as required by EU rules or standing orders for the purposes of determining the procurement process and ensuring adequate budget provision. This should not be confused with an estimate from a contractor, supplier or service provider for a defined piece of work.
The Public Services or Supplies or Works Contracts Regulations relevant to the implementation of the EU (European Union) directive on award of public services contracts.
Detailed assessment and comparison of contractor, supplier or service provider offers, against financial and quality criteria.
An arrangement under which a contracting authority (e.g., Local Authority or Government Department) establishes - with a provider of goods, works or services - the terms under which contracts subsequently can be entered into, or 'called-off' (within the limits of the agreement) when particular needs arise. See also 'call-off contract'.
An invitation to contractors, suppliers or service providers to bid for the provision of works, goods or services. Also known as an 'ITT'.
A request to pay submitted by a supplier of works, goods and/or services.
Specified terms of payment agreed between the supplier and purchaser.
The tender that will bring the greatest benefit to the school (or other buyer), having taken a number of factors into consideration, including quality and cost.
A supplier's offer to provide goods and/or services for a consideration in response to a buyer's enquiry.
One of the procedures for procurement under the EU Directives, under which all eligible applicants are invited to tender in a one-stage procurement process.
A questionnaire completed by companies that wish to be considered for a procurement activity. The purpose is to assess the company's general suitability in terms of financial and economic standing, technical capability and experience, quality assurance, health and safety procedures, environmental issues and equalities considerations. Previously known as a 'pre-qualification questionnaire' or 'PQQ'.
The process of acquiring goods, works and services, covering acquisition from third parties and from in-house providers. The process spans the whole life cycle from identification of needs, through to the end of a services contract or the end of the useful life of an asset, including disposal costs.
A joint federation of Local Authorities, working together to act as a single purchasing agent for its member authorities and other public sector customers, to offer a cost effective procurement and supply service. See also 'consortium'.
The level of fitness for purpose which is specified for or achieved by any service, work or product.
A discipline to assess quality standards, covering all activities and functions concerned with the attainment of quality.
A written or verbal price given by a contractor, supplier or service provider, after being requested either orally or in writing. A quotation may be the written confirmation of an earlier, oral offer.
One of the procedures for procurement under the EU Directives, under which only eligible applicants who meet the buyer's criteria are invited to tender in a two-stage procurement process.
The probability of an unwanted event occurring and its subsequent impact.
Services provided to the contracting body (such as a school) by an external service provider (an individual or a company). Those that have a value exceeding the current threshold defined by the EU rules will be subject to the European tendering requirements. Standing orders may have different values covering works, services or supplies.
The process of establishing potential suppliers of specified works, goods or services.
A description of requirements and standards to which the goods, works or services should conform. Also known as a statement of needs, a statement of requirement, an operational requirement, or a brief. Its purpose is to present prospective suppliers with a clear, accurate and full description of the organisation's needs, to enable them to propose a solution to meet them.
An individual or organisation that has an active interest or a stake in a particular organisation or issue. For example, funders, members, contractors, purchasers, trustees, beneficiaries, volunteers and paid staff are all stakeholders in a voluntary organisation.
The process where a contractor assigns part of the contract to another contractor(s).
Goods, either purchased or hired. Those that have a value exceeding the current threshold defined by the EU rules will be subject to the European tendering requirements. Standing orders may have different values covering works, services or supplies.
An official written offer to an invitation that contains a costed proposal to perform the works, services or supplies required, and is provided in response to a tendering exercise. This normally involves submission of the offer in a sealed envelope to a specified address by a specified time and date.
Documents provided to prospective tenderers when they are invited to tender, forming the basis on which tenders are submitted - including instructions to tenderers, contract conditions, specification, pricing document, form of tender and the responses from tenderers.
A group of people who analyse tenders received and make final recommendations on the award of contracts.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981(as amended from time to time) implementing the Acquired Rights Directive on the acquired rights of workers – i.e., legislation covering the requirement for new employers, under specific circumstances, to adopt the existing rights of employees who maintain their current duties while moving to the new employer.
The provision of the right goods and services from the right source, of the right quality, at the right time, delivered to the right place and at the right price (judged on whole-life costs and not simply initial costs).
The systematic consideration of all relevant costs and revenues associated with the acquisition and ownership of an asset.
Building, construction and engineering related works. Those that have a value exceeding the current threshold defined by the EU rules will be subject to the European tendering requirements. Standing Orders may have different values covering works, services or supplies.
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Although this perpetually bespectacled deadpan funny lady has appeared in a slew of cutting-edge comic series (Reno 911!, The Sarah Silverman Program), Harris is best recognized for her high-profile commercial gigs, including ads for GEICO, AVIS and T-Mobile. A former performer and teacher for Los Angeles' famed Groundlings improv troupe, she did TV guest spots and a stint as a Daily Show correspondent before landing her breakout role as the title character's makeup artist cum confidante on Fat Actress. Having found her niche as a wisecracking best bud, she played a similar part on the sitcom Notes from the Underbelly as a pregnant wife's anti-spawning friend. Well-known and well-liked in the comedy community, Harris has also landed dry-witted roles in big-screen laughers, including Will Ferrell's Kicking & Screaming, Eddie Murphy's Daddy Day Care and a string of improvised Christopher Guest flicks. After playing Ed Helms' overbearing girlfriend in 2009's The Hangover, Harris took on a role that played against type when she portrayed the mom in 2010's family film Diary of a Wimpy Kid.


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Kim McLennan and Brad Hicks from Rolling Hills Covenant in Rolling Hills Estates, CA brings us this non-Christmas yet Christmas-like stage design.
Their teaching series was "The Gift of God". They didn't want it to look Christmas-like even though they wanted some amount of gifts involved. The sub-topics that would be covered were: The Gift of the Light of Jesus, The Gift of the Life of Jesus, The Gift of the Abilities of Jesus and The Gift of the Love of Jesus.
So what they came up with was ribbons of fabric draped, drop down banners with "light", "life", "love of Jesus" and "gifts and abilities" painted on them, and then they had cardboard boxes painted and wrapped with ribbon to look like a present and then strung together and hung from the ceiling. Each element was at a different depth to create great dimension. They did this on two different stages on campus: their large worship center and then in their smaller room.


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Whether you were a child of the '80s, '90s, or 2000s, one thing remains true: there was a whole lot of television marketed specifically for you. As sitcoms increased dramatically in popularity in the 1980s, and as Saturday morning cartoons began to pick up steam along with advertisements for toys, it quickly became clear that media was being made for children just as much as it was for adults.
Yet just because there was more being made for kids specifically, that hardly meant that what kids were watching was worth watching at all. Understandably, having too much of a good thing often leads to being stuck with quite a lot of a really not that great thing. And as kids age out of the target demographics of the often simplistic and boring TV series, it's not hard to look back and wonder how the shows ever held their attention to begin with.
Making a mental list of every show you watched in your childhood that you would never be able to sit through now could take a really, really long time. So to save you the trouble, we've gone ahead and rounded up some of the worst offenders in this list of 18 TV Shows You Loved As A Kid (That TOTALLY Sucked). Buckle up.
18 Degrassi
Degrassi has been a staple of Canadian tweenage television ever since 1979, when the first installments of the franchise aired as after school special movies, followed by short-lived series The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and Degrassi High. It wasn't until 2001, however, that the series went fully mainstream with Degrassi: The Next Generation, which ran for a whopping 14 seasons and 385 episodes.
Yet even though Next Generation ran for as long as it did, its real claim to fame is possibly being the longest running soap opera designed for tweens of the '90s and '00s. Addressing traumatic topics such as rape, eating disorders, suicide, and drug abuse, Degrassi held no punches in its mastery of the Very Special Episode...and, as a result, produced very little else.
But hey, at least they gave us Drake. So...there's that.
17 Ed, Edd n Eddy
Shows that relied on the cruder ends of the comedy spectrum were a common staple of kids' TV in the '90s, perhaps exemplified by The Ren & Stimpy Show better than any other series to date. Another show that falls perfectly into that category, albeit with less narrative success, is Cartoon Network's Ed, Edd n Eddy. Revolving around a trio of idiotic tweens known as The Eds, the show depicted the Three Stooges-esque hijinks the boys would engage in, most frequently all in pursuit of their favorite snacks.
But while the Stooges are timeless, The Eds can't help but feel hopelessly dated and derivative. Relying heavily on jokes about bodily fluids, and veiled sexual innuendos that push the limits of the censors (such as dirty magazines, characters stripping, and frequent visual cues for masturbation), Ed, Edd n Eddy is a show that remains too stuck on the playground to think about joining the ranks of the comedy greats.
16 Dora the Explorer
When it comes to the claim that children's shows usually don't have a purpose, Dora the Explorer clearly defies that suggestion. The "edutainment" series worked off a bilingual script, embracing Spanish-speaking audiences as well as increasing potential interest in the language among young children who were invited to participate with the challenging activities Dora faced on her adventures.
Yet even though Dora did great things for language inclusivity and critical thinking, no amount of educational merit can make up for one simple fact: almost all of the characters on the show are mind-numbingly annoying.
Whether it's Dora's overly perky behavior, Swiper's pathetic whining, or Backpack's insufferable singing, Dora is full of characters that annoy, rather than characters you enjoy. Except for Boots the monkey. He's still pretty cool.
15 Johnny Bravo
If Johnny Bravo did one thing right in its seven years of airing on Cartoon Network, it's this: it never, ever took itself seriously.
The animated series - which centered on the life of a larger than life Lothario with perfectly styled hair and an unrealistic body - had fun with its format, utilizing over the top celebrity cameos at every turn, as well as tributes to previous animated and live-action series. Yet as much fun as the series has with itself and pushing the conventional envelope, there are far more drawbacks than highlights.
For starters, making the character of a kids show's ostensible main goal to be seducing as many girls as possible is...questionable at best. But going one step further and giving that same character a very young female child sidekick, who also clearly has a massive crush on him, just makes things even more uncomfortable.
14 Hey Dude
Nowadays, Nickelodeon is no stranger to making live action TV series, with successes such as Kenan & Kel, Drake & Josh, and iCarly tucked safely under their belts, along with many, many others. However, back in the '80s, forays into non-animated entertainment were relatively new to the kid friendly network that would come to be synonymous with high quality cartoons. Yet before there were cartoons, there was the bizarre series Hey Dude.
Revolving around the clearly realistic premise of young teen friends working on a dude ranch, complete with a schlock-y theme song that blends western charm with attempts at hip slang, the entire premise and existence of the series is kind of something you have to just scratch your head at. Admittedly, it's easy to justify it with "it was the '80s, man," but still. It suffices to say that Nickelodeon hadn't found itself yet, and although Dude would have a 65-episode run, it was perhaps for the best that the Nick series, for lack of a better phrase, got along, little doggies.
13 Peppa Pig
Kids' shows about talking animals can be pretty great. PBS's Arthur has been a mainstay for 20 years now and continues producing quality episodes every year. Countless series about Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh have been aired on the Disney Channel and have entertained generation after generation of children. But when it comes to Peppa Pig, there's just no sugar coating it: Peppa is what happens when the line between anthropomorphic and animal is horribly, eerily blurred.
Sure, things like Arthur and the Mickey Mouse series muddy things a bit by giving humanized animals pets of their own, but Peppa confuses matters even more by having the human-like animals make the noises their animal counterparts make. The pigs snort frequently, the horses neigh, the dogs bark, the cats meow...all while carrying on normal conversation.
And even putting this trip to the animated uncanny valley aside, Peppa's...kind of genuinely the worst all on her own.
12 Rocket Power
Rocket Power is basically the answer to the question all '90s kids wondered: what would happen if the Rugrats grew up and got obsessed with extreme sports?
Except...we're pretty sure that literally no one wondered that. Putting aside the fact that the show hails from the Klasky-Csupó brain trust behind Rugrats, and the extremely similar animation style that is used for the babies and boarders alike, the parallels able to be drawn between the characters hamper Rocket's narrative from the get go. Otto and Squid feel reminiscent of Tommy and Chuckie, with a few traits and design features swapped here and there, while Reggie and Twister are clear copies of lovable twins Lil and Phil.
It also doesn't help that Rocket relies on cheesy slang and dramatic graphics that inform the viewers what to feel about stunts that have been pulled, as if they're part of a live studio audience.
11 Bob the Builder
While shows like Dora the Explorer still had educational merit despite an abundance of annoying characters, a series like Bob the Builder can't lay claim to any similar distinction. Sure, maybe the call and response refrain of "Can we fix it?" "Yes, we can!" is supposed to foster feelings of teamwork and getting along in the young kids who are viewing each episode. But we can all but guarantee that everyone who watched the show was in it for the dump trucks, not for the potential morale boosting.
Between Bob's constant quasi-cheerleading attitude, and the frequent arguments that erupt between the conflicting personalities represented by trucks such as Scoop, Muck, and Lofty, the show presents a lot of moments that are easy to roll your eyes at. Yet nevertheless, the show has been rebooted as of 2015 and continues to air to this day, showing that kids will continue to tune in as long as it means dump trucks and dirt are involved.
10 LazyTown
Taking risks in form and content is always a good way to break out from the mass mold and make a name for yourself in any field. In children's entertainment in particular, it's easy to confuse the plots of many similar stories—say, any of the Disney princess films—because of how exactly they follow the same kinds of narrative formula. It's an even bigger risk to radically change the way you present your story, however, and sometimes, experimentation can go a little too far.
In the case of LazyTown, ambitious medium mixing leaves viewers with a show that often veers into creepy territory.
The series combined live action with both puppets and CGI, painting a picture of a disjointed, loudly colorful world populated by characters ranging from irritatingly cheerful (Stephanie and Sportacus) to downright disturbing (Robbie Rotten and literally every single puppet). You have to give the show credit for trying so many new things, but...at the end of the day, LazyTown is a place most kids would be better off avoiding.
9 As Told by Ginger
Teenagers are an awkward group to understand, and that's even before you try to capture them in art. While most live action teen dramas are criticized for not providing accurate representations for young viewers, animated efforts starring teenagers have similar unenviable obstacles to overcome.
As Told by Ginger clearly took a lot on in its portrayal of a teenage girl's life. But in the process of trying to do something new—including being the rare example of an animated series with continuity and stakes—Ginger's good intentions get muddled and lost along the way.
The primary narrative concern of the series is Ginger's, as well as her friends', ability to navigate from the world of the uncool nerds to the higher echelon of popularity. As a result of this particularly shallow pursuit, some of the series' episodes trend towards soap opera-esque topics that a show like Degrassi explored in spades, such as overwrought breakup plots, backstabbing friends, and addiction—none of which seem exactly well-suited for the target audience.
8 Caillou
At a first glance, there's nothing wrong with Caillou, the Canadian animated series about the adventures of an inquisitive toddler. He loves stuffed animals, playing pretend, and his family, including his little sister, Rosie. In many ways, he's a perfectly normal little boy. And since he's perfectly normal, he shows all emotions, including the whining typical of a toddler.
Yet viewers, and parents in particular, have reported totally torturous experiences with the series, ones that become all the more understandable as the child viewers age into adolescence. According to the Canadian publication The National Post, Caillou is "quite possibly the world's most universally reviled children's program." Caillou has been credited with inspiring children to mimic his improper behavior, causing tantrums left and right.
But maybe the real reason children are acting this way stems from the fact that they're being made to watch the show at all. Its slice of life stories are generally quiet, and not exactly engaging for the kids who are meant to watch.
7 Courage the Cowardly Dog
By its very nature, Courage the Cowardly Dog is a show that isn't exactly meant for all kids. A surrealistic adventure series with horror and supernatural elements, Courage revolves around the life and struggles of the titular scaredy dog. The show isn't afraid of exposing kids to any kind of horror threat, including undead horsemen, demons, living puppets, and even a zombie version of Quentin Tarantino. (Yes, really.) It also doesn't shy away from blood and guts levels of violence, which makes the series even scarier for younger viewers.
But as you get older, and you're exposed to slasher movies and blood and guts on series like The Walking Dead, Courage starts to feel a little ridiculous, not only because of its weird blending of sitcom and horror, but also because of the dated animation style used in some of its experimental CGI scenes. Courage might have been a good show once, but time hasn't done this dog any favors.
6 Step by Step
As one of the many shows in ABC'S TGIF block, Step by Step had all the heart and schmaltz you'd expect. Functioning as an updated version of The Brady Bunch, the series starred recognizable faces Suzanne Somers of Three's Company and Patrick Duffy of Dallas as a recently married couple with a blended family of six.
Yet unlike its spiritual predecessor, or any of the other TGIF mainstays such as Full House, Family Matters, and Boy Meets World, the series fails to provide any storylines or characters worth gravitating toward besides the comic relief nephew, the hopelessly wacky surfer boy Cody. The characters were flat and the plots were recycled, and even worse, countless cast and plot changes made the series hard to invest in for the long term, even though both ABC and CBS would invest in the series for seven long seasons and 160 episodes.
Alongside series that became instantly iconic for creating sensations like the Olsen Twins, Steve Urkel, and Cory and Topanga, Step by Step just couldn't keep up.
5 Home Improvement
In the '90s, Tim Allen was all the rage. Whether you knew him as Buzz Lightyear, Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, or Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, the odds are that you came across the comedian's work in some form or another. In particular, Allen starred as The Tool Man for eight seasons on Home Improvement, which satirized working class American life and gave rise to '90s teen heartthrob Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
Beneath all the laugh track laced jokes and Tim's clumsy accidents, all there really was to the show was caveman behavior glorified and justified for 204 episodes. Taylor's signature line wasn't even a line, but rather a cro-magnon style grunt of confusion, dismay, anger, sadness...and any other complex emotion cavemen lacked the capability to deal with.
Besides standout comedic sidekicks in Richard Karn's Al and Earl Hindman's never-fully-seen neighbor Wilson, you could say that it was the show, and not the home, that needed improving.
4 Saved by the Bell
Few shows were cooler with kids, tweens, and teens in the '90s than Saved by the Bell. Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski were the couple you had to root for. Screech Powers was one of TV's geekiest, rivaled only by Steve Urkel. And Jessie Spano...well, she was involved in one of the weirdest scenes in the entire show, which has gone on to have viral infamy and countless parodies.
Yet it's scenes like the "I'm so excited!" debacle that get to the heart of what makes Saved by the Bell a show that hasn't aged well. Every episode, even the darkest ones addressing drug addiction and homelessness, are weighed down with saccharine, moralizing messages and tidy resolutions to problems that couldn't possibly be solved in either one or two Very Special 30-minute Episodes.
The world of Bayside might seem ideal for kids who haven't grown up and experienced the real one yet, but looking back years later, it's clear that the reality SBTB was promoting is one that has never really existed.
3 The Amanda Show
After Nickelodeon had success with their kids' version of Saturday Night Live, All That, it was only natural for them to try out a spinoff starring one of All That's standouts, Amanda Bynes. But while All That was a critical success, running for ten seasons on Nick with a wide-ranging and diverse cast, The Amanda Show failed to live up to its predecessor in every measure.
The series added an unnecessary show-within-a-show component that only confused the format of the variety series into something sitcom-esque. Further, Amanda only ran for three years before Bynes went on to pursue a short-lived career in movies. But perhaps most important and damning of all, Amanda's much smaller (and less diverse) cast of regulars never gelled together in the way All That's core performers did.
Except, of course, for Drake Bell and Josh Peck. And if the lasting legacy of the off-kilter The Amanda Show is that it made Drake & Josh possible, then maybe that's all it was really meant for.
2 VR Troopers
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but what does it say when a company tries to imitate its own work—only to do so this poorly?
The short-lived series VR Troopers, which ran from 1994-1996 in syndication, was one of Saban Entertainment's attempts at profiting off the incredible popularity of the Power Rangers franchise. Much like the Power Rangers, VR Troopers followed a group of unlikely teenage heroes in a sunny California town, fighting a terrifying big bad the likes of which their world had never seen before.
But unlike the Power Rangers, VR Troopers got bogged down in experimenting with virtual reality concepts—hence the VR in VR Troopers—that simply laughable when viewed today. Plus, their suits just don't look anywhere near as cool. It's not a surprise, therefore, that it's the Rangers who have been rebooted time and again, and not the Troopers.
1 Hannah Montana
In the '90s and '00s, Disney Channel produced a steady stream of iconic original shows, including Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, and That's So Raven. However, everything changed with Hannah Montana—and not at all for the better.
While kids' shows are certainly not known for logic, the entire premise of Hannah Montana requires the biggest suspension of disbelief since Clark Kent's glasses. The show also marked the beginning of Disney's mixed media plan: by having a main character of a TV show who was a music superstar, a precedent was set for marketing the show, the soundtrack, singing dolls, and so much more.
In addition to changing Disney's onetime perfect pitch, Miley/Hannah herself was a profoundly unlikable character: selfish, shrill, and often just as stupid as she accused her older brother of being. Despite what the theme song claims, with Hannah Montana, you really didn't get the best of both worlds.
What other shows did you grow up on, but now find unwatchable? Let us know in the comments!


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Yes, similar to how there are purple tomatoes and blue potatoes, once upon a time there were actually purple carrots! We love a novel fact here so lets have a brief look into the history of the invaluable carrot…
The carrot we all know today wasn't cultivated until the late 16th century when Dutch farmers took mutant strains of the purple carrot and merged them to form the crunchy, sweet variety we all know and love. Before the Dutch cultivation almost all carrots were purple with the occasional yellow and white variety popping up. Many think the reason for the orange colouration of carrots stemmed from the Dutch tribute to the emblem of the House of Orange and the struggle for Dutch independence. However, the most probable reason was because of the orange carrots distinct sweeter taste and more fleshy body. The purple variety may not have tasted as nice, but the anthocyanin content made it a healthy variety, particularly when it comes its antioxidant content and ability to stave off heart disease and some cancers.
World Carrot Museum, (2014). History of Carrots – A brief summary and timeline. Retrieved 22nd May, 2014, from http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html


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Technodream Web Works supported the 5th Annual Benefit Dinner of Helping Hands last Aug 12, 2017 at the CAP Bldg, Camp John Hay.
This year, Technodream Web Works was in charge of the ticket sales of the event and had successfully beat the number of attendees from the previous years' benefit dinner.
The company also provided a booth at SM which was manned by its volunteer employees to actively raise funds for the charitable organization.
More than 50 employees of Technodream were able to attend the dinner together with the other 650+ attendees who showed support for the orphans and sick kids in Helping Hands.
Lots of local restaurants in Baguio namely Le Chef, Chef's Home, Chaya, Vincent's Place, Canto, Forest House, Cake Artisan, Mario's, Red Ruztik's, and etc. catered the event. Corporate companies and other organizations such as Texas Instruments, Pineridge Condominiums (Ayala), SM Baguio, Baguio Midland Courier, New Media Services Inc., Metrobank, Oceana Corporation, Porta Vaga Mall, etc etc etc supported and attended the dinner to help raise funds.
It was very heart-warming to see how many people have gathered to support and help make these sick-orphaned kids' lives better despite the circumstances they are facing. Indeed, hearts are healing with Helping Hands.


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Background How To Get Youtube Views Fast And Easy
I'm A YouTuber from past 8 decades and I fight with publishing new movies at regular interval. How To Get Youtube Views Fast And Easy
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Publishing Is not the only problem I have, since I find it difficult to get enough (adequate ) perspectives on my uploaded videos. I wondered, is there any hint that I'm missing that is blocking my expansion on YouTube.
A Couple of years ago, I came across that YouTube optimization tool called VidIQ chrome addon that made me figure out everything is lacking in my station and preventing its expansion. Today, you will be learning about this wonderful tool I have started using recently, and I feel every Youtube publisher should use it.
VidIQ Is an enterprise-level tool you may freely use for basic features and pro features for a minimal cost. Though, I have a professional account; you could always start with their free chrome extensions and later on update when you find the excellent results because I did. More about that later, and for now let me show you the way this cool bit of tech can allow you to grow your Youtube station.
What is VidIQ?
Let's face it. Growing A station is hard. And it's particularly hard if you do not understand what you're doing wrong. Many times, you end up seeing folks ignoring your views and hardly getting subscribers. This could often lead one to scratch your head thinking'What's wrong?'
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How to use VidIQ to develop any Youtube channel?
VidIQ Is Very Good for an Individual publisher like you and me or to get digital marketing services who handle Youtube channel to get their client. The majority of us are conscious of basic Youtube movie SEO tips like use Keyword in the article name, utilize detailed description and create the video engaging. This is a common understanding that each Youtube publisher have, but there is more than that one can use to give more visibility for their own Youtube channel.
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To Begin with, VidIQ is a video analytics and marketing tool for Youtube publishers. This tool analyzes your Youtube accounts and gives you meaningful insights which help you to make actionable conclusions. It's more than just a Youtube SEO tool, as it offers you your video stats to find out how users are interacting with users. How To Get Youtube Views Fast And Easy
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Getting Began with VidIQ is simple, as you need to join it together with your YouTube account. It will import all the movies to their dashboard, and out of here all the magic begins. Take a look at the dashboard after it pulled information out of all my Youtube videos.
You Can form any column based on views, shares, likes and other parameters. This gives you a great summary of popular videos from your Youtube channel. The interesting part starts here, since you can click on any of the movies and make changes in descriptions, tags as well as the title.
This Is super handy when you are maximizing your YouTube station or your client channel.
Personally, I bother less concerning the description part as I always add it if uploading the movies. What I enjoyed here is the YouTube tagging part, as this 1 thing might help you to get more views on every video that you upload Youtube.
VidIQ Provides tag proposal (it is possible to use up to 50 tags) and using popular tags will allow you to receive unimaginable eyeballs to your own videos. You add the first few characters and it might auto-populate the suggested tags. (See screenshot below)
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After Installing the above free Chrome add-in, all you need to do is search for videos related to this one you are uploading and open the movie with the majority of views or based on the popularity.
This Free add-on will show you the tags used by the video and also the traffic source that you can use for further outreach. Watch this video screenshot for improved understanding.
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Get Organized using Easy-to-Manage Analytics
The first thing that Will grab your attention when you register for VidIQ is its own analytics. Although Youtube might have given you with exactly the exact same sort of analytics, it's still not as coordinated as that of VidIQ.
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Get Your Videos Ranked
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Now that we understand what It may do, let's take a take a look at how to use it. Following are a few steps that may help you optimize the program's potential.
Get to Know Your Clients
An excellent analytics tool Will not be complete without subscriber analysis. After all, video station owners are not just there to take a look at analytics. They want to know who is watching, liking and commenting on their own videos. They would like to understand the person behind the'viewer'. How To Get Youtube Views Fast And Easy
Fortunately, the Software also have a Subscribers tab that lets you glimpse into what your readers are watching. This includes details such as the very best videos they saw, the top channels they follow along with when they're online. These features permit you to take a glimpse at what your subscribers or viewers are doing. It helps you to get to know how they act – what makes them see a movie and subscribe.
NOTE. This is a Guru feature. You might want to pay the monthly fee to get access to this but it is well worth the cost.
Description campaign feature
This Is one feature that will make you catch this tool right away. How about you add a few lines of text using a link on all your video description?
You Might be thinking that it is a tedious job to edit individual video description and you aren't erroneous. Any man in the right state of mind will think exactly the same, however, that is where description attribute of VidIQ makes this Youtube advertising tool remarkable.
You Can observe the operation (Below) from among the campaigns that I conducted for 25 days.
Pairing On Stop effort will automatically remove your campaign text and hyperlinks from all videos.
There Are a lot more features that I am yet to explore such as competitions attribute, where you can compare your Youtube channel growth with one of your competitors. Another attribute call enables optimization that I will be testing in coming days.
For Now, you may make an account on VidIQ and import your station for free to start optimizing all of your uploaded Youtube videos.
Each YouTuber knows the worth of subscribers and traffic. Several studies are performed on Youtube to ascertain why users subscribe to a Youtube channel or see a particular video. However, no research can give exactly the same response for all channels in all markets.
Here's the truth. how Users will react to your articles will be dependent on the character of your visitors content and niche. It's a market where one size doesn't fit all. You need to find out what's going to work for you by yourself.
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I have a patient who clinically appears to have had severe anaphylaxis to dog saliva. He is a 3 year old with tree/peanut and kiwi allergy, mild atopic dermatitis and mild nasal symptoms. He has lived with 2 dogs since birth. His specific IgE to dog dander is 8. He was licked by his dog vigorously in the face (was in car seat and dog was seated next to him). He developed rhinitis and itching to the face immediately then vomited and appeared dyspneic. He was given epinephrine Jr (he is 17kg) and diphenhydramine. After 5 minutes he became lethargic and pale and with problems swallowing. He responded to a second dose of epinephrine. He was observed in the ER and discharged.
The dogs did not ingest any food containing peanut/tree nut/kiwi nor was there any known personal ingestion. The family has a good understanding of food avoidance and are highly adherent. He did not have any obvious allergic symptoms prior with the dogs but did not like them licking him and usually did not come into this close of contact with them. The dogs have since been removed from the home. I could not find any cases in the literature regarding anaphylaxis with this type of exposure. Anaphylaxis has been seen described with ingestion of dust mites in several cases. Thoughts from the expert?
The description seems consistent with anaphylaxis related to dog protein, with salivary contact, possible ingestion, inhalational exposure as reflected in the rhinitis and exposure via the skin with the atopic dermatitis. All of these allergen contacts potentially provided a sufficient dose to result in severe, systemic symptoms. I am surprised the specific-IgE for dog is not greater, but the severity of symptoms do not correlate with the specific-IgE value and the quantity of specific-IgE may increase if tested later. I feel the decision to remove the dog from the family was a wise one. An inadvertent food ingestion is always a concern as is delayed, mammalian meat anaphylaxis due to galactose-alpha-galactose sensitivity, but I think you have addressed these concerns.
I have attached a question from the Ask The Expert Archives. Dr. Lieberman, who has an extensive clinical experience with anaphylaxis, acknowledges that animal contact can result in anaphylaxis. I also could not find a case report to support, but I certainly have seen dramatic skin symptoms with animal contact, indicating allergen can penetrate a keratinized surface. Atopic dermatitis would increase this possibility. Dust mite allergen absorption through the skin has been suggested (Jang). Peanut sensitivity through environmental exposure and skin contact has also been suggested (Brough).
I would discourage an indoor mammalian pet and provide epinephrine autoinjectors until you are more confident the episode was dog related. As Dr. Lieberman mentions, up to 50% of anaphylaxis episodes are idiopathic.
Jang, Y. H., et al. "House dust mite allergen induces atopic dermatitis via Toll-like receptors 1 and 6 triggering of keratinocytes." British Journal of Dermatology. Vol. 170. No. 6. 111 River ST, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
Brough, Helen A., et al. "Atopic dermatitis increases the effect of exposure to peanut antigen in dust on peanut sensitization and likely peanut allergy." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2014).
Anaphylaxis: Reaction to banana versus exposure to dog
17 year old boy had anaphylaxis on 1/16, onset 4 PM. He was with a dog for 15 minutes about 30 minutes prior to onset of anaphylaxis. He ate a banana about 15-30 minutes prior to onset of anaphylaxis. Reaction described as hives, tight chest, cough, dizziness. In ED he had hives, uvula edema. EMS was called and he was treated with epi, albuterol. In the ED he got IV steroids, epi, albuterol. He initially improved but hives returned and he was admitted for management. Sent home on prednisone, benadyrl, albuterol, flovent and given an epi pen He was told to avoid pets and banana. He has eaten bananas, in the past, a few times a week without problem. He had eaten a banana at 11 AM on 1/16. He sometimes has a stuffy nose, wheeze on exposure to some dogs, but other dogs do not trigger any reaction. He has asthma, onset age 3 years old. No admissions. He now has symptoms once a year on exposure to some dogs, horses. Uses albuterol.
Patient states in ED he was told maybe he reacted to pesticides in the second banana he ate on 1/16
IgE dog greater than 100 kU/L
IgE Banana less than 0.35 kU/l
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Given the frequency with which he has eaten bananas in the past it does not seem likely that this is trigger. Can you see negative allergy test for a food soon after a major reaction to the food? Could he have reacted to pesticides in the food? I thought he should get skin tested with fresh banana and then have a challenge to banana. Can this be done now or should he wait a while?
I know the IgE to dog is very high. Given the past history of tolerance to some dogs as well as infrequent reaction to other dogs, does the present history of anaphylaxis fit with a reaction to dog?
Also, can one sometimes see a negative IgE test to an aeroallergen trigger soon after a severe reaction to it?
First, it should be remembered that you may never find the cause of anaphylaxis in this young man since in this age group, perhaps as many as 50 percent of episodes are idiopathic in nature (1).
Secondly, you did not mention pertinent negatives such as whether or not he took any medication (e.g., a nonsteroidal agent, et cetera) prior to the reaction. I feel certain that you have asked this question, but for completeness sake, I wanted to mention it.
Having said this, I will try and answer each specific question, but as you know, there may not be any definitive answer to these issues.
Yes, you can certainly have a false-negative "allergy test" to a food, which when ingested, can produce anaphylaxis. This can be true for both skin tests and in vitro tests. I am unaware of any study that has looked at whether this is more common immediately after a reaction than it is, for example, a month or so later. However, on rare occasions, such tests can be false-negative. As you know, based upon the planned strategy to deal with this patient, they are more likely to be false-negative to commercial tests than to a "prick to prick" test using fresh food.
I really believe that it would be highly unlikely that this reaction was to a pesticide in the food. I doubt that this is an issue worth pursuing.
There is no "set time" after a reaction at which an oral challenge test can be performed. I feel that a wait of two weeks would be reasonable.
There have been very rare reports of anaphylactic reactions to inhalants. Certainly, wheeze and contact urticaria are not infrequently encountered when patients allergic to an animal have physical contact with that animal. It is possible therefore that the reaction was due to exposure to dog, but in view of the prolonged nature of the event with recurrence after treatment, it is unlikely that the dog was the culprit. Nonetheless, I do not think that we can rule this out.
I am not completely sure regarding the meaning of your question about the "negative IgE test." Are you speaking of a skin test or a serum-specific IgE? If it is a skin test, theoretically, a positive test could convert to negative after an anaphylactic event (this is one reason why we delay skin testing to hymenoptera until two weeks after the episode). I assume that this could be true for a skin test to an aeroallergen as well. As far as a serologic test, I do not think we have an answer for you. We assume that the most likely reason the skin test might be negative is that mast cells take time to regenerate mediators, and the test could be false-negative because of depletion of these mediators.
Theoretically, a serum-specific IgE test, if antigen was bound to IgE at the time the test was done, could become negative as well. However, I am not aware of any studies that have looked at this issue, and therefore cannot give you a trustworthy answer. But in more than likely a serologic test should be positive irrespective of the time it is performed.
Having said this, I think your planned strategy to approach the problem is on target.
Also, we would greatly appreciate any follow-up, especially if you do determine the cause was the banana. Thank you again for your inquiry and we hope this response is helpful to you.
1. Webb L, Green E, and Lieberman P. Anaphylaxis: A Review of 593 Cases. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 113(2):S240 February 2004.
Phil Lieberman, M.D.
I hope this information is of help to you and your patient.
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- What does it mean to believe in God?
- What does it mean to mean?
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One of the founders of the Protestant Reformation, the great reformer John Calvin, makes it clear in his weighty Institutes of the Christian Religion, that no one really knows God, that, as he said, anything that anyone believes he or she believes about God is "an insipid fiction."
Too many people use the word carelessly, sincerely perhaps, but as if they actually knew what it meant, or what "meaning" means, or anything at all for that matter. We don't. Ah, yes, we think we do. After all, even claiming that no one knows anything is itself a claim to believe.
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We are snails in a tidal pool. We think that what we know is what there is to know, and we are proud to know it.
We do not even know what it means to "mean" something.
Let us the begin there, that the word stands for what is beyond our comprehension not for something we can claim to know. What is the ultimate reality of our existence? We do not know? What is our fate? We do not know. What is this consciousness that is aware?
Wrote Emily Dickinson:
This consciousness that is aware
Of neighbors and the Sun
Will be the one aware of death
And that itself alone
Is traversing the interval
Experience between
And most profound experiment
Appointed unto Men –
How adequate unto itself
Its properties shall be
Itself unto itself and none
Shall make discovery
Adventure most unto itself
The Soul condemned to be –
Attended by a single hound
Its own identity.
The snail in the tidal pool knows its own self and that is all , and the snail sees the world as but a larger reflection of its own reality, a bigger tidal pool. So each of us have a single hound, our own identity, and when we think we see reality, it is ourselves reflected back upon ourselves we really see, but an insipid fiction.
If we could escape from that damned dog perhaps we could see beyond our tidal pools.
But we cannot, and we delude ourselves when we claim we can. The Puritans spoke of Satan as "the old deluder." As Pogo said, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."