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Jazz in the City
London has a vibrant and diverse jazz scene. From trad to modern to free, jazz lovers are well catered for in the capital.
The venues listed below afford locals and visitors alike a wide variety of styles and environments. A must-visit for aficionados is Ronnie Scott's, a superb club in the heart of London's Soho. For those wanting to enjoy jazz with locals, take a visit to the west London suburb of Barnes, where the Bull's Head pub serves up great beer, tasty food and eclectic sounds.
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These restaurant cruises serve up good food, a relaxed atmosphere and spectacular river back-drop. The stunning views encompass the London Eye, Tate Modern, St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
The two-hour lunch cruise offers a three course a la carte menu, and live jazz entertainment.
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Antiviral medicines can be taken by mouth (orally), given
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As the new fall TV season approaches, we'll be breaking down each networks new offerings, looking at the shows we're most excited, the ones the suits are most excited about and the one we're most eager to see once another show gets canceled. Today we look at CBS:
The CBS Fall 2011 Line-up:
U.S. & World
The sitcom that blends the most tropes and trends
2 Broke Girls, 9/19
Kat Dennings is a blue-collar Brooklyn girl slinging hash at a Williamsburg diner, Beth Behrs plays a spoiled rich girl whose family has just lost everything. Would you believe they become co-workers, friends, roommates and business partners all in 22 minutes? They're gonna sell cupcakes!
Show testing fans' love by replacing the lead
Two and a Half Men, 9/19
Far too much oxygen was burned up this summer following the shenanigans of erstwhile star Charlie Sheen as he engaged in a public feud with the show's creator, Chuck Lorre, a fight that led to Sheen being replaced by Ashton Kutcher. Those who prefer to show their solidarity with Sheen rather than watch the premiere can watch him get roasted on Comedy Central.
Show with the most pedigree behind it
Person of Interest, 9/22
JJ Abrams producing a show created by Jonathan Nolan will always get our attention--this one stars Michael Emerson ("Lost") as a genius billionaire who invents a computer thant can predict crimes, and he hires Jim Caviezel to stop them--think "Minority Report" meets "Charlie's Angels."
Show about a ghost
A Gifted Man
Patrick Wilson stars as a world-class brain surgeon who is visited one night by his ex-wife, but the next day he learns that she'd died days earlier. And then she keeps coming back, appealing to his better angles at every turn--think "The Ghost and Dr. Muir."
Mid-season replacement we're a little embarrassed to be curious about
How to Be a Gentleman
Kevin Dillon was the unheralded secret weapon on "Entourage," essentially playing himself: the older, less talented, less handsome, less successful brother of a famous actor. Now he's playing opposite David Hornsby in sitcom about the friendship between an uptight magazine writer and a meathead gym owner. Co-stars Dave Foley, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Rhys Darby.
The complete fall line-up, with new shows in bold:
8:00pm - How I Met Your Mother
8:30 - 2 Broke Girls
9:00 - Two and a Half Men
9:30 - Mike & Molly
10:00pm - Hawaii 5-0
8:00pm - NCIS
10:00pm – Unforgettable
8:00pm - Survivor
9:00pm - Criminal Minds
10:00pm - CSI
8:00pm - The Big Bang Theory
8:30pm - How to Be a Gentleman
9:00pm - Person of Interest
10:00pm - The Mentalist
8:00pm - A Gifted Man
9:00pm - CSI: NY
10:00pm - Blue Bloods
8:00pm - Rules of Engagement
8:30 - Comedy re-runs
9:00 - Drama re-runs
8:15pm - 48 Hours Mystery
7:00pm - 60 Minutes
8:00pm - The Amazing Race
9 pm - The Good Wife
10:00pm - CSI Miami
PopcornBiz will be posting previews of all four major networks this week. Check out our Fall TV Preview: NBC, Fall TV Preview: ABC, and stay tuned for and Fox, coming soon.


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PORTSMOUTH — An Exeter psychologist charged with running a prostitution ring out of his Sagamore Avenue apartment pleaded not guilty Monday to a pair of charges during his arraignment in Portsmouth District Court.
Alexander Marino, 38, formerly of 565 Sagamore Ave. Apt 4, pleaded not guilty to one count of prostitution and one count of possession of a controlled drug-marijuana. Both charges are misdemeanors.
On Monday, Marino's attorney John Driscoll informed Portsmouth District Court Judge Sawako Gardner that Marino has been living with his parents in Harrison, N.Y.
Portsmouth Police Prosecutor Rena DiLando requested Marino's $15,000 personal recognizance bail be maintained and that he possess no firearms, alcohol, or drugs. He was also ordered to have no contact with Jim Parra, 22, of Kittery, Maine or Brooke Parent, 21, of Manchester.
Marino is set to face trial at a future date that has yet to be scheduled.
Parra, who pleaded not guilty to one charge of prostitution Monday, will also face trial at an unknown future date.
Parent, who is also being charged with one count of prostitution, was unable to attend her arraignment Monday. Her arraignment has now been continued for Oct. 29 at the Portsmouth District Court.
An affidavit previously submitted by Portsmouth Police Detective Rochelle Jones on Aug. 3 outlines a 10-month investigation into an alleged prostitution ring at a Sagamore Avenue apartment — which later turned out to be owned by Marino — a psychologist with an office on Front Street in Exeter.
After an investigation which first began back in October of 2011, police arrested Marino, Parent, and Parra following an undercover surveillance operation in early August.
In her affidavit, Jones states she and a detective were conducting surveillance in the building on Aug. 2 when they smelled marijuana coming from apartment #4. After knocking on the apartment door, an unidentified female, who later turned out to be Parent, told police she would be right with them.
Moments later, a male exited the ground floor rear window of the apartment. This individual, who was quickly detained by police, was holding an open condom. The individual was identified as Jim Parra.
The following day, Parra admitted to going to the apartment for the purposes of paid sexual activity. He also said he obtained the number for the female in the apartment from an advertisement for an erotic massage on Backpage.com.
Parent also admitted to her role in the operation, saying she was hired for the purpose of providing erotic massages and sexual favors in exchange for money. Parent allegedly gave $20 to Marino following each client as a fee for the use of his apartment.
On Aug. 3 at around 1 a.m., police detectives executed a search at Marino's apartment and seized two marijuana bongs, a marijuana pipe, five baggies of marijuana, $600 cash, baby oil, 21 condoms, two ledgers, a camera, and two cellular phones.
Parent was arrested on Aug. 2 and Parra on Aug. 4. Marino, after a search lasting several days, was arrested Aug. 7 after turning himself in to police.
Since their arrests, Parent has been arrested two additional times on prostitution charges and the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice suspended Marino's license to practice mental health.
Psychologist pleads not guilty to Portsmouth prostitution, pot charges
PORTSMOUTH — An Exeter psychologist charged with running a prostitution ring out of his Sagamore Avenue apartment pleaded not guilty Monday to a pair of charges during his arraignment in Portsmouth District Court.


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Somewhere, inside a little closet, hides a tiny discarded bedraggled sack doll. Roughly hewn and faded, it smiles back like a faded memory of long lost nightmares and crawled out dreams. This Halloween, it comes out to haunt you as shakes, rattles with a new life.
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Workshop for Architecture was featured in the March 2011 issue of Wallpaper magazine, in an article titled 'Fashion Houses' by Mimi Zeiger.
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John Lee (AIA, PHD, LEED AP) is the founder of both Workshop for Architecture and Workshop for Construction. More
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In 2003, John established WFORA as a solo practice with a single project, the MIG Offices, which was awarded a Design Merit by the AIA New York City Chapter in 2008.
In 2008, John started Workshop for Construction (WFORC) to better control the construction of his designs. All projects by WFORA since then have been constructed by WFORC.
In 2010, he was an architectural fellow at the MacDowell Colony in New Hamphire where he researched the metaphorical and physical qualities of "skylights".
In 2016, John pursued his interest in sustainable design and was certified by the Passive House Institute as a Passive House Designer.
John has served as Visiting Instructor at Pratt Institute and teaches at the Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, CUNY. He continues to serve on academic juries at several architecture schools.


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Stumps Party presents the list of spring's top 10 prom themes.
Candy Land
If you want a combination of color and fun, this is the theme. The student body will love the lollipop-lined walkways, the sweet taffy waterfall, cupcake backdrops, and sweet candy arch. The success of this prom is easily described in one word – sweet.
Mardi Gras
Put the party into your prom with a Mardi Gras theme. Fill your space with vibrant purples, greens, and golds. Add beads, feathers, and masks. Based upon the style of your decorations, you can replicate the look of an embellished, New Orleans street or simply elicit a sense of mystical magic, or Afro-Caribbean mambo. What used to be for the French is now perfect for your school.
Everyone will sing "Hurray for Hollywood" when committee members see how easily this theme comes together and when the student body takes pleasure in the glitz of this hot theme. Give them the star treatment with a red carpet entrance, rows of paparazzi, lights, cameras, Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, and more. This theme can also lean to a more casual interpretation with an emphasis on film, popcorn, and lots of yellow, red, and white.
Bring the upscale, cosmopolitan atmosphere to your school with a city theme. Surround prom-goers with skyscrapers, billboards and lots of lights. Pull these items together to give the impression of a city, or make it a New York night with the addition of a Times Square theme kit or Central Park props.
The Parisian theme is always a hit with its romantic, European flair. Imagine the excitement of your student body as they get to walk past the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe arch, or a Parisian café. Play some Edith Piaf, serve baguettes with pate, and cover the walls with backdrops depicting scenes of Paris, such as the Champs-Elysees.
You won't be rolling the dice when you choose this popular theme. Students love the high-energy décor of playing cards, poker chips, dice, and roulette wheels. Choose from a jackpot night, a high roller night, or a Vegas escape theme kit. Include some games, a buffet and some live entertainment for the full casino experience.
The Indian theme has really become a favorite because of its modern exoticism. The juxtaposition of rich greens, purples, golds, blues, and pinks create a breathtaking look that is unique to the Indian culture. This theme benefits from lots of draping chiffon, shimmera, and gossamer fabrics, trimmed with string lights. Prom-goers will be charmed with the beauty of this destination theme prom.
Dazzle everyone with a stars theme prom. The student body will be taken aback when they find themselves surrounded with gold, silver, and white stars of all sizes that reflect light throughout the space. Choose from star-studded arches, stairways, columns, and tunnels. Decorate the ceiling with hanging stars, string lights, and panels of star gossamer fabric.
Prom-goers love the chance to revisit the days of chivalry and courtly love. That is why the castle theme is always a success. This theme can capture the romantic look of a fairytale castle, the medieval look of the Knights of Camelot, or the fantasy look of an ice castle.
Everyone loves the 50's. It was the time of the sock hop, the soda fountains, the poodle skirts, and the emergence of rock and roll. People knew how to have fun and student bodies all over the country still have fun with a fifties prom theme. Fill the space with 45's, vintage car props, jukebox standees and drive-in decorations. This theme has lots of possibilities, so just run with it and have fun.
Choose your theme and fill all of your decorative, tableware, publicity and favors needs at Stumps Party. We love proms and we want to make sure that your school loves yours.


text: The Montanita Spanish School team is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced surfer with an International Driver's license who is interested in working with us as our Surf Intern. This is a once in a lifetime offer to experience Ecuador and its extensive Coastline, learn Spanish, Surf countless surf breaks up and down the coast, which are pumping year round. Your tasks, should you take the challenge, will be to assist our Surf Manager as he runs and managers the surf programs we provide. This will include driving the surf vehicle, instructing beginner surfers, running surf trips up and down the coast and helping our clients have the time of their life. For your hard work you will receive Spanish language classes at our school, accommodation at our cabanas and some pocket money to enjoy yourself with on your time off. If you are interested in finding out more about our school and accommodation you can visit our Facebook group which is "Montanita Spanish School – Ecuador". We require that all applicants are willing to stay and work with us for a minimum period of 3 months. We're looking forward to seeing you in beautiful Montanita!


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The holidays are over, the temperature is below freezing and there's 30 inches of snow on the ground. Here's what Sheltie puppies do until spring.
These are: Maya, Tiffany, Caroline, Bria, Samarie, and Lorin (they were born the day the UCONN women broke the record!).
All girls!!!!!Lucky you Kevin & Megan! As a UCONN alumni myself…GO HUSKIES!!! :))


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Scala syntax highlighting in gedit
Update: A small typo, an unnecessary "<" tag before xmlns in scala-mime.xml has been corrected. Thanks @win for finding the error. See the comments below for additional references.
The default text editor on Ubuntu, or for that matter any Gnome powered desktop, is gedit. If you are a developer like me, who isn't a huge fan of IDE(s), there is a good chance you use gedit for some of your development. Gedit supports syntax highlighting for a number of languages but if you were hacking some Scala code using the editor, you wouldn't find any syntax highlighting support out-of-the-box. However, the Scala folks offer gedit syntax highlighting support via the scala-tool-support subproject. To get it working with your gedit installation, do the following:
- Download the scala.lang file from http://lampsvn.epfl.ch/trac/scala/browser/scala-tool-support/trunk/src/gedit/scala.lang. You can checkout the source using svn or scrape the screen by simply copying the contents and pasting it into a file named scala.lang. On Ubuntu, using Ctrl-Shift and the mouse, helps accurately select and copy the content from the screen.
- Copy or move scala.lang file to ~/.gnome2/gtksourceview-1.0/language-specs/
Create a file named scala-mime.xml at /usr/share/mime/packages/ using
sudo touch /usr/share/mime/packages/scala-mime.xml

- Add the following contents to scala-mime.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-type type="text/x-scala">
<comment>Scala programming language</comment>
<glob pattern="*.scala"/>
Run
sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime

Start (or restart, if its running) gedit and you now have scala syntax highlighting in place.


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Very low-dose pills
Low-dose pills
Phasic pills
High-dose pills
This is not a complete list of all brand-name birth control
pills available.
Skin patch
Vaginal ring
Birth control pills
Very low-dose and low-dose pills generally have less estrogen than other pills.
Phasic pills have changing levels of estrogen and progestin.
For information on progestin-only pills, see
progestin-only hormonal methods.
birth control packets have pills without hormones for certain days of the
month. Other brands of birth control, such as LoEstrin, may add an iron
supplement to the nonhormonal pills.
Birth control hormones in
pills, skin patches, or vaginal rings give you a regular dose of
estrogen and
progestin. This controls your body's
menstrual cycles and prevents pregnancy. It also helps
relieve heavy menstrual bleeding, pain, and sometimes premenstrual mood
problems and bloating.
In the
perimenopausal years before menopause, hormone levels
go up and down a lot. Using birth control hormones may help relieve some of the symptoms women have in the years before menopause.
Birth control pills, also
called oral contraceptives, come in packs. The most common type has 3 weeks of
hormone pills. Some packs have pills without hormones (sugar pills) for the fourth week, and some do
not. During that fourth no-hormone week, you have your menstrual period. After
the fourth week (28 days), you start a new pack.
For some kinds of pills, such as Seasonique
and Seasonale, you take 12 weeks of hormone pills followed by 1 week of
low-estrogen or no-hormone pills. On this schedule, you have four periods a
year. If your doctor prescribes an
unlabeled use for other birth control pills, you can
also have four periods a year. You take the active hormone pills continuously
for 12 weeks, followed by 1 week of sugar pills. You then start a new pack of
pills. If you have breakthrough bleeding during the 3 months, your doctor will
prescribe extra estrogen.
Another kind of pill, such as Lybrel, comes in 4-week packs of hormone
pills, which you take every day of the year. On this schedule, you have no
For more information, see
how to take birth control pills.
birth control patch is a patch [about
1.75 in. (4.5 cm) square] that
sticks firmly on your skin. You can wear it on your lower abdomen, buttocks, or
upper arm. Each patch releases estrogen and progestin through your skin for 7
days. Over a 4-week period, you use one patch each week for 3 weeks, and then
no patch for 1 week. During this week, you have your menstrual period.
For more information, see
how to use the patch.
The vaginal ring
is small [about 2 in. (5 cm) in
diameter], flexible, and colorless. It releases a continuous low dose of
hormones into the vagina to prevent pregnancy for that month.
You insert the vaginal ring yourself and leave it in place for 3 weeks. This
gives you continuous birth control for the month. On the first day of the
fourth week, you remove the ring and usually have a menstrual period. The exact
position of the ring in the vagina is not critical for it to work.
For more information, see
how to use a vaginal ring.
Birth control hormones are commonly
used to:
Do not use birth control hormones
containing estrogen if you have any of the following conditions:
If you are older than age 35, do not
use birth control pills if you:
Estrogen-progestin pills, skin
patches, or vaginal rings are effective methods of birth control when they are
used exactly as directed. Since some women do not use their birth control as
directed, pregnancy does happen in a certain number of women. This has been
shown by studies of actual users.
The pill and the patch may not work as well if you are
overweight. Talk with your doctor about the type of birth control that will
work best for you.
Low-dose pills are as
highly effective as higher-dose pills when you take them as directed. But your
risk of pregnancy is higher after missing low-dose pills than after missing
higher-dose pills.1
Estrogen-progestin pills, skin patches,
and vaginal rings have similar possible side effects. The pill causes hormone
levels to peak and drop each day. Each weekly patch takes 3 days after
application to reach a steady hormone level. The ring releases a steady dose
every day throughout the day. This may explain why the ring is less likely to
cause headaches and nausea than the pill or patch.
The most common side effects are changes in menstrual periods,
The contraceptive skin patch may
cause skin irritation at the site.
The contraceptive vaginal ring may cause:
Less common side effects include:
The following symptoms are rare but serious and should be reported to your
doctor immediately.
If you have kidney, liver, or
adrenal gland disease, you cannot use YAZ or Yasmin.
This is because the progestin in these pills can increase your potassium
levels. This can be dangerous for people who have kidney, liver, or adrenal
gland disease.
Some types of progestin used in certain birth control pills may cause a greater risk of blood clots than other types of progestin in birth control pills. Talk to your doctor about your risk of blood clots when deciding which pill is best for you.
Patch warnings. The patch
delivers more estrogen than the low-dose birth control pills do. The U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that women using the patch are slightly
more likely to get dangerous blood clots in the legs and lungs than women using
birth control pills. So talk to your doctor about your risks before using the
Direct sunlight or high heat can increase, then lower, the
amount of hormone released from a patch. This can give you a big dose at the
time and leave less hormone for the patch to release later in the week. This
increases your risk of pregnancy. Avoid direct sunlight
on the hormone patch. Also avoid using a tanning bed, heating pad, electric
blanket, hot tub, or sauna while you are using a hormone patch.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is
not available in all systems.)
Other factors to consider include
the following:
Be sure to use a backup birth control method during the
first 7 days of starting hormonal birth control.
Emergency contraception is available if any birth
control method fails and you are concerned about unprotected sex.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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non-contraceptive uses of hormonal contraceptives. Medical Journal of Australia, 178(12): 621–623.Nelson A (2007). Combined oral
contraceptives. In RA Hatcher et al., eds., Contraceptive Technology, 19th ed., pp. 193–270. New York:
Ardent Media.Trussell J (2007). Choosing a contraceptive:
Efficacy, safety, and personal considerations. In RA Hatcher et al., eds.,
Contraceptive Technology, 19th ed., pp. 19–47. New
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May 3, 2012
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My 3 year old son's bedroom is decorated in really bright colors and has a monster theme, so I wanted a bookshelf that I could customize to the colors of the room. Most stores don't sell lime green bookshelves, so when I saw the idea to use unfinished wooden crates on Pinterest I knew I was on to something.
This is what I created:
I love how it turned out! Here's how to do it yourself:
At Joann or Home Depot (I hear they are $3 cheaper at Home Dept) you can buy unfinished wooden crates. They cost around $10.
(If you are shopping in store for these, I recommend looking for ones that have the label on the side stuck on with sticky stuff rather than glue. Three of the crates I bought had labels that were glued on and impossible to get off, the other was just stuck on and pulled right off. If I had known ahead of time I would have checked them before buying them.)
Then I went to Lowe's and bought paint in my color palette as well as spray finish. The paint I used was in the sample size containers of Valspar or Olympic. You could also use spray paint.
Then it's as easy as painting the crates whatever color you want them. You could also stain them if you prefer. (I have seen some nice versions done in black, that may be my next project…) It took several coats of paint to cover them as thoroughly as I wanted. After they dried I spray finished them several times as well.
The trickiest part of this project was putting it all together. I ended up buying some very small screws and screwing them into the "roof" of each shelf. So that it goes for example into the top of the orange crate and up through the bottom of the red but doesn't poke all the way through the red.
If I was doing it again I would try liquid nails. I have had readers try that and it worked great for them!
Another option would be to screw the crates straight into the wall or to put a piece of wood behind them and screw them into that.
I am very happy with the result and my son loves it! And all of his monsters!


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Join us in our crucial mission to provide relief and green rehabilitation to the survivors of the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand. Please visit www.projecthope-india.org to learn.
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Most spammers use "ready-made" hacking programs. These programs have one weakness in common: They submit HTTP/1.0 requests. So, in order to get rid of such annoyance, we must block HTTP/1.0 requests. Is this deleterious? No. Virtually all modern browsers in both PCs and mobile phones are able to handle HTTP/1.1 requests. So, nothing of value is lost. Except perhaps some hermits with their antiquated browsers.
How? Use Apache's mod_rewrite. It is usually built-in by web hosting every where. So, all you need to do is to enable it. You should be able to adjust the settings in the .htaccess file. This is how to turn it on:
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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
The IfModule statement detects whether mod_rewrite is installed or not. If so, turn it on.
The mod_rewrite works by "rewriting" request URL matched by RewriteCond statements. Go Google for the topic, but what I want to highlight is this:
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<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} HTTP/1.0$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*Indy\ Library.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*larbin2\.6\.3\@unspecified.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*Mail\.Ru.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Microsoft\ URL\ Control.*$ [NC,OR]
#This one used to be the user agent for anonymizer---which was fine with me---but
#recently it has been left as the user agent for what appear to be malicious bots
#based on their behavior, so I've decided to block it for now.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*TuringOS.*$ [NC,OR]
#These lines block bots that use your bandwidth for their own commercial reasons.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^abot.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^aipbot.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^Linkwalker$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*nameprotect.*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*TurnitinBot.*$
# End the conditions, forbid them all (F) and this is the last rule (L)
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
The line "RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} HTTP/1.0$ [NC,OR]" blocks all HTTP/1.0 requests. The other RewriteCond lines are matching the spam bots. At the very end, the RewriteRule says, "Forbid them all". That's it.


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The chair of the Campaign for Ithaca College gives his all — and then some. by Kate Larrabee
"My wife sometimes wonders who I actually work for," says Larry Alleva — and he's only half joking. Alleva has spent 19 years, in total, on the Ithaca College Board of Trustees. Before...


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A quick look at William and Mary's 2013 football recruiting class, per the good folks in Tribeland:
Richie DiPietro II
Olney, Md./Sherwood High School
Defensive Back
5-11, 196
Head Coach: Mike Bonavia
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a safety and running back for head coach Mike Bonavia at Sherwood High School … Earned first-team all-league honors as a safety in 2011 and 2012 … Big 33 nominee … Honored as his team's defensive player of the year as a junior … Finished his career with a school-record 12 interceptions … Totaled 82 tackles and six interceptions as a senior … Posted 103 tackles and five interceptions as a junior … Named a Scholar Athlete after maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better while playing sports … Also garnered Minds in Motion distinction for maintaining a GPA of 3.25 or better while playing sports … Earned the Student of the Month Award … Personal: Son of Richard and Jennifer DiPietro … Brother, Richard, wrestled at the University of Maryland (2006-10) … Enjoys working out, playing video games, helping people out and watching football.
Jonathan Dunn
Springfield, Va./West Springfield High School
Running Back
5-9, 192
Head Coach: John Biddison
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a running back and cornerback for head coach John Biddison at West Springfield High School … Finished his career with 3,100 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns … Also totaled 370 receiving yards with two scores while piling up 700 kickoff return yards and a touchdown … Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals … Rated as the state's No. 55 best player by the Roanoke Times … Earned second-team All-Patriot District honors as a senior after totaling more than 900 yards with nine touchdowns … Garnered first-team all-district distinction as a junior … Also earned first-team All-Northern Region accolades and honorable mention All-Met honors in 2011 … Named honorable mention all-district as a sophomore … Volunteered with multiple community projects and helped coach a youth basketball team for SYC … Personal: Son of Gracus and Patricia Dunn … Enjoys drawing and painting.
Chris Durant
Oak Hill, Va./Oakton High School
Offensive Lineman
6-4, 286
Head Coach: Jason Rowley
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman for head coach Jason Rowley at Oakton High School … Earned first-team all-state honors by Virginia Preps and second-team all-state distinction by the coaches as a senior … Also garnered first team All-Concorde District, first-team All-Northern Region and first-team All-Met accolades in 2012 … Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals … Rated as the state's No. 56 best player by the Roanoke Times … Earned two letters as a center on the basketball team … Member of the Oakton Madrigals and the "Bed by 7" a capella group … Personal: Son of Charles and Lois Durant … Enjoys playing Xbox, hanging out with friends, watching movies and baking on occasion.
Jaiven Knight
Durham, N.C./Hillside High School
Tight End
6-3, 225
Head Coach: Antonio King
Prep: Four-year letterwinner as a tight end for head coach Antonio King at Hillside High School … Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and a senior … Selected as the offensive lineman of the year in 2012 … Two-year letterwinner as a center on the basketball team … Personal: Son of Kevin Knight and Dora and Gary Lanier … Enjoys spending time with family and video games.
Connor Hilland
Stafford, Va./Brooke Point High School
Offensive Lineman
6-4, 287
Head Coach: Jeff Berry
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a guard, tackle, defensive tackle and defensive end for head coach Jeff Berry at Brooke Point High School … Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior … Also earned first-team All-NW Region, first-team all-district and second-team all-area distinction in 2012 … Garnered second-team all-district and honorable mention all-area accolades as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars … Personal: Son of Robert and Alexandra Hilland … Enjoys weightlifting, fitness, basketball, lacrosse and spending time with family.
Brandon Louth
East Windsor, N.J./Peddie School
6-2, 240
Head Coach: Frank DeLaurentis
Prep: Four-year letterwinner as a middle linebacker and fullback for head coach Francis DeLaurentis at Peddie School … Two-time team captain … Honored as the 2012 Mid Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) Defensive Player of the Year … Finished his career with 438 tackles, averaging 13.69 tackles per game, with 71 tackles for a loss, 14 sacks, two interceptions and nine forced fumbles … Garnered first-team honors at linebacker from MAPL and the Star Ledger as a senior … Named to the Trenton Times Defensive Honor Roll (11/1/12) … Heart of a Giant nominee as a senior … Selected as the 12th Man Club Defensive Player of the Week … First-team selection as a linebacker by MAPL, Star Ledger, Trentonian and Times Area All-Stars in 2011 … Second-team All-MAPL and All-Prep Star Ledger selection as a linebacker in 2010 … Also a four-year letterwinner on the winter and spring track teams as a thrower … Volunteered with the Special Olympics … Personal: Son of Brian and Joanne Louth … Brother, Brian, played football at Rhode Island … Enjoys fishing.
Jhalil Mosley
Keswick, Va./Monticello High School
6-0, 185
Head Coach: Rodney Redd
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a quarterback for head coach Rodney Redd at Monticello High School … First-team all-district selection as an athlete and second-team choice as a quarterback … Served as a team captain in 2012 … Rated as the state's No. 66 best player by the Roanoke Times … Finished his career with 6,012 combined passing and rushing yards, second most in school history … Set a single-game school record with 388 combined passing and rushing yards during the 2012 season … Finished his career with 4,364 passing yards and 48 touchdowns … Also rushed for 1,648 yards with 21 scores … Lettered three times as a guard/forward on the basketball team and twice as an outfielder on the baseball team … First-team all-region and first-team all-district selection in basketball in 2012 … Served as a team captain in basketball as a senior … Personal: Son of Jack Ridley, Jr., and Yolanda Mosley-Ridley … Sister, Juwuhn Smith, played basketball at Bowie State … Enjoys playing sports, listening to music, going to the movies and hanging out with friends … Attends Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church where he attends Sunday School and is a member of the Usher Board and the Youth Ministry.
Zach Rhodes
Chesterfield, Va./Thomas Dale High School
Offensive Lineman
6-6, 300
Head Coach: Kevin Tucker
Prep: Two-year letterwinner as an offensive tackle for head coach Kevin Tucker at Thomas Dale High School … Earned honorable mention all-district honors as a senior … Garnered second-team all-district and first-team All-Tri-Cities distinction in 2011 … First-team all-academic selection in 2011 and 2012 … Personal: Son of Jim and Lori Rhodes … Mother attended W&M … Enjoys lifting, video games and music.
Xavier Roscoe
Woodbridge, Va./Gar-field High School
Linebacker/Defensive End
6-3, 218
Head Coach: Tom Gryder
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a tight end and linebacker for head coach Thomas Gryder at Gar-field High School … Earned first-team all-district honors as both a tight end and outside linebacker in 2012 … Garnered honorable mention all-state distinction as a tight end in 2011 … Also named first-team all-region as a tight end and second-team all-region as a defensive end as a junior … First-team all-district selection at both positions that season … Rated as the state's No. 85 best player by the Roanoke Times … Three-year letterwinner on the basketball team as a power forward and center … Member of the National Honor Society … Personal: Son of James Roscoe and Renee Brown … Father played football for the San Francisco 49ers … Enjoys playing the piano, basketball and video games.
Keanu Reuben
Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown High School
Defensive Back/Wide Receiver
6-1, 180
Head Coach: Tommy Reamon
Prep: Standout quarterback, free safety, running back and tight end for head coach Tommy Reamon at Landstown High School … Honored as the LHS offensive and defensive player of the year as a senior … Garnered the Percy Harvin/Michael Vick Award in 2011 … Selected as the junior varsity MVP in 2009 and 2010 … Won an AAU National Gold Medal in the pentathlon … Member of DECA, FBLA and African American Culture Society (Male Summits) … Personal: Son of Andrew Reuben and Leroyonette Davis-Reuben … Enjoys basketball, working out in the gym and playing Xbox.
Jesse Santiago
Yorktown, Va./Grafton High School
Wide Receiver
6-1, 190
Head Coach: Jared Van Acker
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver, running back and defensive back for head coach Jared Van Acker at Grafton High School … Honorable mention all-state selection as a wide receiver in 2012 … Also earned first-team all-district honors as a wide receiver and a defensive back as a senior … … Rated as the state's No. 95 best player by the Roanoke Times … Second-team all-district selection as a defensive back in 2011 … Four-year letterwinner as a guard/forward on the basketball team … Honorable mention all-district selection as a junior … Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Earned academic honors in ninth and 10th grade … Personal: Son of Chico and Nancy Santiago … Enjoys playing sports and watching sports.
Aaron Swinton
Lancaster, Pa./McCasky High School
5-9, 160
Head Coach: Rob Monzon
Prep: Three-year letterwinner as a cornerback, wide receiver and a running back for head coach Rob Monzon at McCaskey High School … Big 33 selection as a senior … Earned all-league honors as a defensive back, running back and kick returner in 2012 … Honored as his team's most valuable player as a senior … Named a Lancaster Newspaper All-Star as a kick returner in 2012 … Rushed for 828 with seven touchdowns as a senior … Averaged 9.3 yards per carry … Also totaled 39 receptions for 681 yards with 10 touchdowns … Returned a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns ... Posted 66 tackles and four interceptions … Four-year letterwinner as a point guard on the basketball team … A top-five district "watch list" selection … Garnered second-team all-league honors as a junior … Also earned a letter as a high jumper/long jumper on the track and field team … Personal: Son of Aaron Swinton and Lynette Morales.


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He graduated from St David's University College, Lampeter in 1991 with a degree in Classical Studies and after maturing discovered his genuine fascination for History.
He spent the best part of a decade working in Marketing for a (London) City firm, where he met his wife, Giselle Sellier (Book cover design and illustrator). In 2004 they fulfilled a dream in part due to necessity and also being influenced by 'life is greener on the other side' syndrome, courtesy of British TV programming at the time and moved to France in 2004.
They discovered Saint-Omer by chance in 2006 and moved there. Surprised at the many British links that the town possesses with British history research on the book started in 2008. Aside researching his next project Richard is gainfully occupied as an English Language teacher in the Nord Pas de Calais.
This is his new book:
The history of this fascinating town is a complex one. This new publication takes you back through time to the indigenous Morini tribe, the Flemish Dukes, the House of Burgundy, the Spanish and finally to the French, as recently as 1677.
The story continues unveiling along the way many British or Commonwealth characters, some famous, others not so, who are intertwined within this rich historical fabric with the likes of Saint Thomas Becket, the English Jesuits, the Napoleonic Army of England and WW2 flying ace, Douglas Bader.
In recent times the town was the administrative hub of the British army during the initial years of WW1 and was the place that heralded the creation of the Royal Air Force. Passing through the Nazi occupation and the threats presented to Britain by the Blockhaus d'Eperlecques and La Coupole we arrive at the 21st Century where this British connection continues to weave most notably with the First World War veteran Henry Allingham.
220 pages and over 120 B/W images 22.98 euros plus p & p Ebook available for 4.41 euros Click here to order www.lulu.com
Images include photos of the town by Jonathan Caton, pictures from The National Portrait Gallery London, The Imperial War Museum London, Her Majesty's Collection, The Yale Centre for British Art, Hôtel de Musèe Sandelin, La Bibliothèque de Saint-Omer, La Coupole, La Bibliothèque Nationale de France and many others.


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From Lindsay: Is the Donut (Teddy Dunn) off Veronica Mars for good? Or will he be back in future episodes?I can't tell how surprised I am at this development, and how pleased. Duncan's character has been mishandled from day one, and Teddy Dunn certainly didn't help bring an extra dimension to the character. Mars' writers, however, really did seem to be trying to sell us on Veronica and Duncan as a love story with no ending, and I was certain that they'd be bringing Duncan back for more confusing, tepid romantic antics.
I can tell you the original plan was Vanilla Sprinkles would be off the show for good. He was released from the show as of Jan. 24. However, there are rumors Rob Thomas may be asking him back for another episode or two. I'm not sure whether that has yet been decided. But when I told you (about six months ago) a series regular was being written off the show this season, that is whom I was talking about. Teddy Dunn is no longer a series regular, and if and when he returns, my sense is that it won't be permanent.
On the other hand, this probably means no more Lucy Lawless.


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A 35-year-old Brooklyn man who had recently split with his wife tossed his 3-year-old son off a 52-floor apartment building in Manhattan before plunging to his death Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Sunday's visit with the boy was the first time Dmitriy Kanarikov had been allowed to take his son, Kirill, alone since the breakup with his wife in August.
Authorities responded to South Park Tower on West 60th Street around noon and found Kanarikov dead at the scene. The boy was found alive but later died at the hospital, police said.
Kelly said the family had lived in Brooklyn until their recent split, and the wife then moved to New Jersey and got an order of protection against Kanarikov.
"There was a history of domestic turmoil," he said.
All of the father's previous visits with his son had been supervised, Kelly said. On Sunday, the ex-couple met at a Manhattan police precinct so the dad could pick up the boy; the location was chosen because it was about equal distance between their homes.
The plan was for him to bring the boy back to the mother at the precinct later that day. Instead, he went to the building on West 60th Street and went up to the roof, Kelly said.
"All indications are he threw him off and he jumped himself," Kelly said.
Kelly said Kanarikov's only connection to the building was an acquaintance who lived there. The father and son were not stopped when they walked in, police said.
"The mother, obviously, is very distraught," Kelly said.
Building residents said they were shocked and saddened.
"How heartbreaking, how sad it is that there was no one there to stop them, to say, 'Wait, tomorrow is another day,'" said Ellia Adiel.
In March, a woman clutching her baby son in her arms plunged eight stories out of a Harlem apartment window to her death, but the 10-month-old survived. Authorities found a suicide note in her home.


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South African Journal of Child Health
versão On-line ISSN 1999-7671
versão impressa ISSN 1994-3032
S. Afr. j. child health vol.8 no.2 Cape Town Mai. 2014
The practice of breastfeeding by healthcare workers in the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria
O U AnyanwuI; C T EzeonuII; O B EzeanosikeIII; C O OkikeIV
IMBBS, MNPMC, MWACP; Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
IIMBBS, FNPMC; Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
IIIMBBS, FWACP; Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
IVMBBS, FWACP; Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Optimal breastfeeding practices include exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first 6 months of life, followed by continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary foods on to at least 2 years of age. This is expected to be well known and practised by healthcare workers (HCWs) who are in the position to educate the community.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the actual breastfeeding practices of HCWs in a tertiary hospital in south-eastern Nigeria.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study among female HCWs at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria, using a self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire.
RESULTS: One hundred HCWs were recruited, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other HCWs. Only 3% practised EBF with all their children, their cited reasons being a busy work schedule (61.8%), EBF being too stressful (18.4%), ignorance of benefits of EBF (13.2%) and lack of family support (3.9%). Only 1% breastfed their babies up to 2 years. The reasons for failing to do so included refusal of the child to breastfeed (32.6%), another pregnancy (30.4%), feeling it was shameful (10.9%) and feeling that the baby was too old (8.7%).
CONCLUSION: There are obvious shortcomings in breastfeeding practices among HCWs. They need to be empowered and supported to promote and support breastfeeding among their patients in particular and society in general.
Breastfeeding is a way of providing ideal nutrition for the healthy growth and development of infants.[1]-The importance of breastfeeding to child health has been documented repeatedly. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) included breastfeeding as one of the child survival strategies during the World Health Organization (WHO) WHO/UNICEF policymakers' meeting on 'Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative', held in Italy on 30 July - 1 August 1990.[2] The Innocenti declaration was then produced and adopted, calling on nations and international organisations to draw up action strategies for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.[2]
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have a great influence on infant feeding practices,[3,4] because the importance of healthy nutrition to the normal growth and development of children is well known to them.[4] It is expected that they impart their knowledge of the advantages of breastfeeding to the baby, the mother and society, to their clients. Based on this, we postulate that female HCWs would practise and promote what is ideal for their own babies. In a study of paediatricians and the promotion/support of breastfeeding, it was reported that respondents who had personal experience with breastfeeding were 2.3 times more likely to report supportive policies.[4] It is therefore our expectation that HCWs who have good breastfeeding practices will most likely promote what they believe in and practise.
Optimal breastfeeding practices include exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months and continuing thereafter with adequate complementary feeds until 2 years of age and beyond.[5] However, despite the many known benefits of optimal breastfeeding, many barriers to breastfeeding exist. Some of these barriers are lack of support for the breastfeeding mother, advertisements of infant formula and early return to employment.[6,7]
Working women have identified their return to work as a major barrier to breastfeeding,[8-11] proving that facilities to support breastfeeding at the workplace should be encouraged.
The female HCW is at the helm of the campaign and support for breastfeeding, and because the role of HCWs in getting breastfeeding off to a good start and maintaining it can be decisive, it is critically important that their attitudes and personal experiences with its practice are described. It is for this reason that the authors decided to describe the experience and the actual practice of breastfeeding by HCWs in a tertiary hospital in southeastern Nigeria.
We carried out a hospital-based, cross-sectional, descriptive study among female HCWs of the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), south-eastern Nigeria, which is a designated baby-friendly institution and the major tertiary health institution in its state, Ebonyi.
A consecutive convenience sample of 100 female HCWs met the inclusion criteria of being in practise within a baby-friendly tertiary hospital setting for at least 2 years, having one or more children and willingness to participate after due information. Those who were unwilling (20 participants), did not have a child (5 participants) or had not worked for 2 years in a tertiary hospital (7 participants) were excluded. Data were collected using a self-administered, semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire surveyed information on demographic characteristics such as occupation, age, religion, tribe and the number of children the participant had. Structured questions about EBF practice and continued breastfeeding until 2 years were included. EBF was defined as giving the baby breastmilk only for 6 months with no prelacteal feeds and no other fluids. Questions on reasons for not practising correct breastfeeding were left open so that respondents responded in their own words. Their responses were subsequently categorised.
Analysis was done using SPSS (version 17) and Epi Info (version 12.1). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Differences between groups were tested using the Pearson χ2 test or Fisher's exact test where the frequency was <5. The level of significance was set at p-value <0.05.
Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the FETHA research and ethics committee. Written consent was sought from every participant.
Participant sociodemographics are presented in Table 1. Most (45%) belonged to the 36 - 40-year age group; 38% were aged 31 - 35 years; and the mean±standard deviation age was 35±6.2 years (range 21 - 42). The majority were nurses (40%) and doctors (27%). All participants were Christians, mostly Roman Catholic (42%). Most were of the Igbo tribe (86%), 2% each were of the Hausa and Yoruba tribes while the remaining 10% consisted of one individual each from 10 other tribes. Sixty-eight per cent of the respondents had three or more children with a mode of 3. Married respondents accounted for 63%, 12% were separated, 15% had never married (single mothers) while 10% were divorced. There were no widows.
Twenty-five per cent had exclusively breastfed at least one of their children for 6 months, while only 3% had practised EBF for all their children. The majority (75%) of those who had breastfed at least one baby exclusively for 6 months had done so for their first child. Most (61.8%) of those who had not practised EBF for 6 months at all attributed this to having had to resume a busy work schedule, 18.4% said it was too stressful, while 13.2% (mostly orderlies/cleaners) had no knowledge of the benefits of EBF for 6 months (Table 2). Another 3.9% did not practise EBF because they lacked family support as their families spoke against it (one doctor, one nurse and one laboratory scientist).
Eight per cent of the respondents had breastfed at least one of their babies for up to 2 years, while only 1% had done so for all their babies. Those who could not gave reasons such as: the babies stopped on their own (32.6%), they were expecting another baby (30.4%), the baby was too old to suckle after 1 year (8.7%) or they were ashamed of breastfeeding up until 2 years (10.9%) (Table 3). The mean age of the children when stopping breastfeeding entirely was 14 months.
Doctors stopped breastfeeding earlier (mean child age 10 months) than other HCWs (mean 14 months; p<0.05), and older mothers breastfed longer than younger ones (p<0.05) as shown in Tables 4 and 5. There was no significant relationship between profession, age of the HCW and having practised EBF for 6 months (p>0.05).
This study represents breastfeeding practices of non-nulliparous female HCWs who were mostly within childbearing age. The prevalence (25%) of EBF reported in the current study is within the range of 20 - 43%[12,13] reported for developing countries, and is comparable with the 27% prevalence reported as Nigeria's average.[14] However, it is higher than the 11.1% prevalence found in a previous study among resident doctors in Benin, Nigeria, probably because the current study included other HCWs and not just doctors as was the case in the study by Sadoh et al.[5] Furthermore, the prevalence is markedly below the 90% level recommended by the WHO[16,17] as a level that must be reached for this cost-effective intervention to save infant's lives. This emphasises the need to intensify awareness and hospital-based interventions that promote EBF among HCWs. In addition, only 3% of these HCWs breastfed all their babies, the majority practising EBF for their first babies only, probably because as only children, first babies enjoyed more maternal attention than subsequent siblings.
In this study, the reasons for having not practised EBF were busy work schedule (61.8%) and that EBF was too stressful (18.4%), which were similar to reports of deterrents of EBF previously reported in SA[6] and Nigeria.[7] A notable finding was that ignorance of the benefits of EBF was a reason for having not practised EBF among 13.2% of the respondents, reported exclusively among the lower cadre of HCWs (community health extension workers (CHEWs) and orderlies), showing that training on the benefits, support and protection of breastfeeding may have eluded this group and instead been concentrated on the senior HCWs (doctors and nurses). It may erroneously be assumed that the junior HCWs are not the primary HCWs that educate patients. However, mothers who consider HCWs as role models may not be able to differentiate orderlies and CHEWs from nurses and hence may seek and subsequently obtain wrong information concerning breastfeeding from those who have poor knowledge of the benefits of EBF. This may give rise to low rates of EBF in the community.
Although only 3.9% attributed not breastfeeding exclusively to a lack of family support, this finding agrees with previous reports[7,8] that a lack of family support affects a mother's ability to breastfeed exclusively since women struggle to withstand family pressures. This indicates that substantial interventions have to be put in place to empower HCWs to practise EBF, for their own children's sake, and to encourage the imparting of the correct message to their community.
The current study shows that only 8% of HCWs breastfeed at least one child for up to 2 years with only 1% doing so for all their children; primary reasons being that the babies stopped on their own (32.6%) and that the mothers were expecting another baby (30.4%). Other reasons were that the baby was too old to suckle after 1 year (8.7%) and 10.9% were ashamed of breastfeeding to 2 years. These reasons reflect these mothers' knowledge of breastfeeding practices and show that many may still be ignorant of correct practices and the benefits of breastfeeding. A remarkable number were ashamed of breastfeeding for 2 years, showing low self-esteem when it comes to breastfeeding their infants. If HCWs cannot proudly breastfeed their babies, who then would support and promote the WHO guidelines of continuing breastfeeding until 2 years?
The mean duration of breastfeeding entirely was 14 months, with the shortest duration of breastfeeding (mean 10 months) recorded among doctors and younger mothers. There was no significant influence of religion and tribe on breastfeeding practice, probably because the participants were predominantly Christians and of the Igbo tribe, and very few were of other other religions and tribes.
The major limitation of this study might have been recall bias: the HCWs were aged 21 - 42 years, and they were asked about the feeding practices of their infants when they were <2 years of age, without considering the age of their last child; a long recall period was involved and some mothers may have forgotten their exact practice and have given wrong accounts, altering the actual prevalence of EBF. HIV status may be an important factor affecting the practice of breastfeeding of mothers; however, the researchers did not access the HIV status of the HCWs. In addition, measuring EBF prevalence with a cross-sectional study using recall since birth is difficult. A better design that would have given a reliable estimate would have been a longitudinal study, where a cohort of infants is followed from birth with frequent recordings of breastfeeding. However, a longitudinal study is expensive, takes a long time to conduct and is associated with attrition of the mother-child pairs with time.
There are obvious shortcomings in breastfeeding practices among HCWs attributable to work schedule, poor family support and lack of knowledge. HCWs need to be empowered and supported to practise breastfeeding and in turn promote and support breastfeeding among their patients in particular, and society in general. Training and retraining should be conducted periodically to improve their breastfeeding practices and knowledge of correct breastfeeding.
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Name one game that is bug free and perfect??Exactly you can't.You can't get rid of every little thing.
Well I've played the game and finished it and never came across one bug....must of been lucky
Besides does it matter....hell in 2011 we gave Bethesda Studio of the Year and Game of the Year to Skyrim. The most bug filled game of the entire year
I didn't experience any bugs during my playthrough my game froze once but that was because I was playing for way too long it's hard to stop playing once you start!
I hit a ridiculous amount of occlusion bugs, saw a ton of seams in the geo, but the sheer size of the game's world made me pretty forgiving of it. I only hit one missing environment bug and no animation issues. I'm guessing they updated their occlusion system from previous titles and weren't able to work all the kinks out before ship.
I too never came across a glitch/bug. Seems like people will do what ever to bring this game down, keep trying since this is one hell of a game.


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