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This inaugural exhibition explores the Wunderkammer as an intriguing predecessor to post-modern ideas related to the potential for meaning to emerge from chaos. How objects can be displayed in such a way as to stimulate the search for inter-relationships, allowing the viewer a dynamic interactive rapport with the objects. It explores the belief that encouraging 'free viewing', with no such thing as a fixed meaning, engaging with post-modern notions of plural narrative, encourages audiences to create their own meaning as opposed to passively accepting and consuming.
"Things summarily grouped according to laws that defy formulation - those of external accidents or imponderable and arbitrary leaps of the unconscious are torn from their mundane, everyday significance and mysti-fied, made free once more and capable of assuming a meaning that is mysterious and irrational: what is made mysterious (….) is reality"
The Gallery of Wonder provides an area for "contamination", the place for chance encounters, where hidden meanings may be discovered. The space between the objects displayed is a place in which to make imaginative leaps.
Wonder has a reputation for being associated with the bizarre and the grotesque but, unlike Robert Hughes's 'Shock' or Mike Kelly's 'Uncanny', wonder is positive in character, being specifically linked with curiosity, hope and expectation of future knowledge . Wonder provokes a specific kind of attentive looking and creative thinking in the spectator. The viewer expects to be able to decipher some particular information if only they look hard enough.
"A certain kind of looking, the origins of which lie in the cult of the marvellous and hence in the artworks capacity to generate in the spectator surprise, delight, admiration, and intimations of genius. …For it is one of the distinctive achievements of our culture to have fashioned this type of gaze, and one of the most intense pleasures it has to offer".
1 Albert Beguin quoted by A. Breton, De l'humour noir, Paris, 1937, Quoted in Patrick Mauries, 2002, Cabinets of Curiosities. Thames and Hudson.
2 Robert Hughes 'The Shock of the New' 1980, The BBC broadcast The Shock of the New, Hughes's television series on the development of modern art since the Impressionists. It was accompanied by a book of the same name.Mike Kelly ' The Uncanny' exhibition at Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, 20 February -3 May 2004, and Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, 15July - 31 October 2004. Catalogue for The Uncanny, by Mike Kelley, with essays by Mike Kelley, John C. Welchman, Christop Grunenberg, Verlag der Buchandlung Walther König,
3 Karp and Lavine, 1991, Exhibiting Cultures, CH3 Resonance and Wonder by Stephen Greenblatt, Smithsonian Institution Press.
Biography: Irene Brown graduated from Nottingham Polytechnic, with a 1st Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art Sculpture in 1983 and an MFA from Reading University in 1987. She has over 20 years experience of combining a full time lecturing post with a professional career as an artist. Specialising in site specific temporary installations and permanently sited public art her work has explored ideas relating to the inviolability of a site. Irene has exhibited nationally and internationally and has several permanently sited artworks in the North East in South Shields, Ashington and Newcastle. Her working methods include sculpture, printmaking and photography and artworks often contain kinetic elements, lighting and optical illusions. Irene is currently Head of Fine Art at Newcastle University.


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In recent years, countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia have witnessed a slowing of the decline (or a levelling off or increase) in adult or teenage smoking prevalence.1-6 Searching for convincing explanations as to why this has been occurring, one is struck by the paucity of monitoring data on tobacco control activity or "inputs". During the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in policy research, mostly examining the behavioural or economic consequences of such policies.7 8 Despite this, it is notable that there have been few published accounts of the measurement of the comprehensiveness and strength of policies.9-12
The article by Alciati et al 13 in this issue of Tobacco Control is an exception. Alciati and colleagues report on the results of an attempt to rate each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on the extensiveness of legislative provisions to reduce youth access to tobacco. By combining the components of youth access laws—six relating to specific tobacco control provisions and three relating to enforcement provisions—into a single rating scale, the paper shows that state scores fall far short of what might be considered to be optimum legislation and that there has been minimal progress from 1993 to 1996. For some, these results may be unsurprising, but the careful method used to analyse and rate each of the states in deriving an index is worth further consideration. Several previous studies have compared states with respect to minor's access to tobacco,12 14 15 but we are aware of only one other attempt16 to rate the stringency and comprehensiveness of each element of the provisions, or to arrive at a "summary score" to give an overall rating of the legislation. What is the potential value of such summary scores? And what are the pitfalls?
First, by constructing an index, one has a maximum value, indicating that all ideal aspects of a law are in place. Thus, an index can generate a goal to aspire to, and the method used by Alciati et al points to specific aspects of the law that require revision. Highest ratings in 1996 were achieved for provisions relating to minimum age. Other provisions, except perhaps those relating to statewide enforcement, scored well below the halfway point on the item rating scales. It is quite sobering to see just how far short of ideal even the most advanced states are in 1996 and it is evident that there is still a long way to go with all other elements of youth access laws.
Second, summary scores facilitate comparison among states. This can be a good thing. It is often the case in tobacco control that, as each state raises the bar, others "leapfrog" to provide for more than would have been the case in the absence of the former states' progress. There are numerous examples of this in Australia. In the years leading up to August 1997, when states were able to impose licence fees on tobacco retailers (levied as a percentage of the wholesale value of tobacco and acting to increase the price of cigarettes), the variation in these fees resulted in different prices for cigarettes among states and territories. With pressure from tobacco control advocates, states leapfrogged each other to move from an average licence fee of 23% in 1986 (range 0–35%) to 97% in 1995 (range 75–100%).17 There are similar examples of incremental progress across Australian states in the establishment of health promotion foundations and in the area of point-of-sale advertising.17 By systematically upping the ante, legislators in progressive states can move the goalposts as to what might be feasible for other states to aspire to. Indeed, although undertaken for media advocacy purposes rather than scientific study, the Australian Medical Association and the Australian Council on Smoking and Health regularly publish a tobacco control scoreboard for each of the eight states and territories of Australia.18This scores each jurisdiction out of a total of 100 for their efforts in relation to tobacco advertising, youth access, health warnings, taxation, public education, school education, smoke-free workplaces and public places, health promotion foundations, and government commitment. The scoreboard is released on each World No-Tobacco Day (31 May) and congratulates progressive governments, while awarding a "dirty ashtray" to the lowest ranking state.19 20
Indexes of tobacco control policy inputs might also facilitate comparison among countries. There are some measures that are amenable to application across countries. For example, Scollo21proposed the use of The Economist's Big Mac index as a simple measure of cigarette affordability (the number of cigarettes that can be purchased for the price of one Big Mac hamburger). In addition, the World Health Organisation has a measure of the minutes of labour required to work at average wages to earn enough for a pack of cigarettes.22 There have been some efforts to count restrictions on tobacco advertising and promotion for use in empirical analyses of the impact of advertising and promotion on demand across countries,23 24 although these have not attempted to be as detailed in rating legislative provisions as the index proposed by Alciati et al. In the last issue of Tobacco Control, Laforge et al 25 reported on the further testing of a survey instrument across six countries, originally developed by Velicer et al,26demonstrating that the questionnaire may be useful for international comparisons of population receptiveness to tobacco control policies. Tools that permit cross-cultural comparison can be important in testing the replicability of findings and in determining the robustness of associations between variables.
Third, the use of an index permits tracking of change over time. In this case, Alciati et al have demonstrated how little progress has been made at a time when one might have expected progress to have been greater. Since the late 1980s, there has been a surge of interest and effort in enforcing and improving tobacco access laws at the state and local level.27 In addition, the Synar Amendment, whose proposed regulations were first published in 1993 and finally issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency in February 1996, has been thought to be a catalyst for action in at least some states during this period.12 28 One other potential catalyst was the regulation of tobacco sales to young people proposed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 1995,29 which was issued in final form in August 199630; these rules have remained in force despite the fact that enforcement of other FDA provisions has been delayed by court challenge. On the other hand, progress has been severely undermined by state preemption clauses,31 with many state laws quashing stricter local ordinances, which apart from their own value to the communities they serve, often act as a seedbed for new approaches or as a testing-ground for state laws.
Apart from assessing individual tobacco control policy activities, gross measures of tobacco control effort have involved detailing overall per capita expenditure on tobacco control programmes1 5 or the ratio of industry to state expenditure.1 These measures are instructive in monitoring the changing commitment of governments to tobacco control and in providing insight into the promotional and other strategies used by the industry to counter more restrictive policies and mass-reaching information campaigns.
Finally, the use of summary scores or indexes makes it conceptually possible to relate tobacco control "inputs" to "outputs". In the case of youth access laws, such output measures might be the success of young people in buying cigarettes, perceptions of ease of access by teenagers, and ultimately, tobacco use in young people (including initiation, prevalence, and consumption). Prior research has capitalised on the variation among states in tobacco control policies and programmes in efforts to evaluate the impact of various tobacco control activities on smoking in young people and adults.8A major difficulty in this research, however, is the quantification of tobacco control activities. The inclusion of a number of highly correlated indicators of various aspects of policies related to youth access, smoking in public places, and other tobacco control activities makes it difficult to evaluate the impact of these alternative approaches to reducing smoking in young people and adults. In such types of empirical analyses, indexes comparable to the one developed by Alciati et al can be invaluable in controlling for and estimating the impact of these activities. An index that adequately controls for the array of policies relating to youth access can help researchers isolate the impact of other factors, such as price, on young people's smoking. In addition, this type of index can also allow researchers to determine whether or not more comprehensive approaches to youth access would lead to reductions in smoking in the young.
But all of these possibilities will not be able to be realised unless the method of quantifying the tobacco control input is valid and reliable. The National Cancer Institute, with its State Cancer Legislative Database, and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office on Smoking and Health, with its effort to develop a state policy surveillance system, are taking major steps towards providing the raw materials necessary for the construction of indexes of tobacco control activities. Other ongoing efforts by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are focused on collecting local policy and other relevant information that can be used to develop similar measures. The indexes that can be constructed from these data, although sacrificing some degree of accuracy and completeness, are likely to be practical measures that can be used for surveillance and evaluation purposes. Much care, however, needs to go into the construction of these indexes to ensure that they are valid and reliable measures of the tobacco control activities they are supposed to reflect.
Measures of the stringency and comprehensiveness of policy inputs also need to encompass measures of actual enforcement. There is a view suggesting that laws that are not enforced, or perceived not to be, have much the same effect as having no law.32 Although this probably applies to some laws more than others,28there is some evidence that poorly enforced youth access laws have little impact on the availability of cigarettes to young people and so would be unlikely to influence consumption.27 32 It is likely that enforcement needs to be comprehensive and aggressive, resulting in high levels of retailer compliance, to significantly reduce smoking in the young.33-35 There are, of course, difficulties in measuring enforcement activities, as Alciati et al recognise—and their index attempts to capture this to some extent, by including the provisions for enforcement in the state laws.
Apart from measuring tobacco policy inputs, assessment of the extensiveness and strength of educational inputs, and measurement of tobacco industry activities and other environmental influences, may also be important. Although measures of overall campaign expenditure, or amount allocated to paid media advertising, are useful as surveillance tools,1 there may be benefit in measuring more detailed components of these mass-reaching media. The evaluation of the Australian National Tobacco Campaign,36 for example, will include composite indexes of campaign television advertising and indexes of unpaid print media coverage on tobacco, along with measures of other environmental influences on tobacco use such as records of tobacco policy change, event records (a timeline of major events that might influence tobacco control activity or quitting behaviour), and measures of reported and actual price paid for cigarettes (as opposed to recommended retail price).37Tabulated over weeks and months, these measures can be related to fluctuations in quitting activity and tobacco use.
Measuring and systematically monitoring what we do in tobacco control can help us to more clearly see from where we have come, can assist us to take additional steps, can allow us to evaluate the impact of what we have been doing, and can furnish data to determine where we may be going in future. The study by Alciati et al represents an important step towards achieving these aims.

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Always drawn to each other,
And waiting to be found,
But when I believe this it also means,
That maybe,
You and me,
We are both waiting,
Waiting for each other to make a move,
To ask te question,
To walk in the others life and change it for the better,
Witch is quite a difficult matter,
Because I'm waiting here,
And you're waiting there,
But were nowhere near,
Each other near the one waiting for,
And if we both wait until were ready,
Ready to make a move or a choice or a stand,
We can wait till the end,
We can wait forever,
Because we will never be ready,
If one of us doesn't save the other,
Oh sweet holy mother,
Tell me what to do,
Am I ready for love,
Am I ready for faith,
Am I ready for my once-in-a-life?
I guess I should,
Start the way I would,
Want you to start if you could,
I'll just be the bigger one,
If you're gonne be my only one...
|My only love...
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An effort is underway to develop an automated image registration system for the Landsat-D Ground Segment. This system will be capable of providing accurate control point (CP) location errors in imagery that has been corrected using system models. A part of this effort consisted of studying various image enhancement techniques, correlation techniques and subpixel registration methods. Presented here is an overview of the registration system developed, along with the study results that led to the choices of techniques incorporated.
Although much previous work exists in this area, it is believed that some of the methods and findings are new. It is also hoped that the extensive testing results along with the constraints of a very high speed production environment will be of value to the remote sensing community.
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Govt to establish 50 courts this year. This was informed by the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while addressing at the Bhoomi Pujan of Bhubaneswar Judicial Court Complex.
Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Mishra and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the Bhoomi Poojan Ceremony of the Judicial Complex here on Sunday.
At Bhoomi Pujan of Bhubaneswar Judicial Court Complex, Chief Minister reiterated State Government commitment to strengthening judicial infrastructure. 170 courts established in last 4 years, 50 more this year.


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The Midnight Refrain is... the clink of glasses, the ribbon of cigarette smoke drifting through the spotlight, the yearning of a heart, the glint of a necklace - or a gun barrel, the kindling of an enchantment, the demise of a dream. The melody that haunts you long after you've walked out onto the moonlit sidewalk.


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Hey lovelies!
I had the pleasure of interviewing Deanna Cameron, author of What Happened That Night.
The book is out in September, being published by Wattpad Books. I reviewed it here.
How well can you ever really know your sister…?
Golden boy Griffin Tomlin is found dead, floating in his pool, the morning after his family's Labor Day party, and neighbor Emily Porterfield is arrested for his murder. No one knows why she killed him, except for her younger sister, Clara. The secrets behind What Happened That Night unravel in dual timelines:
In the present, Clara struggles with the aftermath of the murder—questions and distrust from her friends, denial from her parents, and visits to her sister in jail. And amidst all of that, another body is discovered that could be connected.
In flashback, the events that brought Clara, Griffin, and Emily together and that led to his death are revealed—events that involve a crush, an obsession, and a shocking twist.
Without further ado, let's get into it!
Q: What was your inspiration behind What Happened That Night and what made you decide to write it?
A: The inspiration behind it was that I had no inspiration. I had no direction to take after finishing my previous novel (which took me over two years, so I was pretty rusty with new ideas) and I just decided I would write. About nothing. I described scenes, atmospheres, with no real characters or any dialogue. I described the childhood Super Bowl parties I went to, trying to write down all the little details I remembered, and then I wrote about a couple caring for their garden in their suburban neighbourhood. Those things eventually turned into the turning-point Super Bowl scene, and Clara's home environment. How everything else came into play is a little fuzzy (it was over five years ago) but I think I was trying to turn Ella Was into a full-length novel and then got side-tracked.
Q: Can you describe the novel in three words?
A: Secrets, lies, masks.
Q: Did you ever struggle with writing What Happened That Night? If so, what motivated you to keep going?
A: I think writing the ending was the hardest part for me. I just started a new job and, unlike my other books, I never really had an ending in mind for WHTN. My whole writing style for the first draft was just winging it, really. I wanted the ending to be perfect, and had no idea what perfect meant for the book. I had this whole perfect plan on when to post it (on the protagonist's birthday, which was coming up around the time I was finishing the last chapter, August 17th) but couldn't get it right. I ended up posting the ending on August 29th (which is Kolby's birthday, so I still sort of saw it as a win) but my motivation was simple in that the book needed an ending. I didn't come all this way, earning the support of so many, just to give up on the last chapter.
Q: Which one of your characters would you most like to meet? Why?
A: I really don't know. They're all pretty rough around the edges, but maybe Aniston? She's really friendly, and would probably be the nicest to me about meeting each other. Everyone else (except for probably Kolby) would just ignore me or try to kill me instead.
Q: You're a pretty popular writer on Wattpad! Have you thought about trying to publish some of your other works?
A: Not any of the books I've already written. Trapped in Forever (the book I wrote before WHTN) holds a really special place in my heart but it really was the book that changed my writing style from light-hearted teen romance to books with more substance and hardships. But I started it when I was fifteen, it's over five hundred pages long, and needs such editing to even get me to consider wanting it to be published that I probably wouldn't do it. As for future books, I mean, I'm hopeful but not there yet.
Q: What was your initial reaction when you found out you were selected by Wattpad to be published?
A: I got an email from my talent manager, Monica, asking to meet on a phone call with me and two others (Ashleigh Gardener and Deanna McFadden, who I would learn are super involved in Wattpad Books, but no one heard of it yet at that point) and it was so close to WattCon I assumed it was about that. I was speaking as a panellist that year, so I thought the call about going to be something about that, but I kind of had my hopes that maybe it was about something new and exciting. I was home alone and got the phone call, and I really don't remember how they told me, I just remember saying, "Wow, really?" over and over again. I probably sounded like a broken record to them! There were some details at that point, but it was mostly about asking me if I was on board, which I totally was. After I hung up, I told my friends on our group chat and there were GIFs flying back and forth. I called my mom at work. The rest is kind of a blur of excitement.
Q: Who is your favourite character in What Happened That Night? Who is your least liked character?
A: My favourite was always Wilson Westbrooke. I don't know why, but it was and that's what kind of started his more involved storyline. Maybe I just really liked his name (and I did). My least favourite was probably Emily. I don't know why on that one either. I like her better now in the published version, but as I was writing her, she just felt kind of boring. Maybe because I was making up her motivation as I went. Now the book starts and ends with her actions being much more calculated than before.
Q: As we continue to read your book, it's clear to see that Clara is an unreliable narrator. Did you intentionally make her that way? What do you think of her as the main character and her judgements or actions?
A: Yeah, she was based off how people really are in real life. They take the information they know and assume its fact, and they also let their own personal feelings cloud their judgement. It was also something of a personal experiment I had going on with the readers. I wanted to see if the majority of readers' opinions fell in line with what the character thought of them, so if a character disliked that one person, did the readers as well? For the most part, I found that to be true, and so I would have Clara's opinions based on what she knew dictate her opinions and, like most people, she was often bias.
Q: Your books, including the unpublished ones, fall into the Young Adult category. Can you tell us what interests about this genre? Would you ever try to venture out into other genres?
A: It's just the genre I like to read. I've tried writing other genres, but I never get very far and, inevitably, go back to writing YA. It's one of the most exciting times of your life, it's what I knew, and there's so much changing in that time of your life. Coming-of-age is such a fascinating time of someone's life, there are so many versions of it to tell.
Q: Is any part of What Happened That Night based on your own life?
A: My love of musical theatre. The Super Bowl party (although, mine always ended sleepily with my parents driving me home after playing with my friends all night instead of actually watching the game, or any of the things that happened to Clara that night) and her feelings regarded her young crush on Griffin Tomlin were some of the feelings I had about my first real crush as a teen.
Q: What is the one food or drink you have to have while writing?
A: None. It's too distracting for me, plus I write in my bedroom where I don't really bring food or drinks in with me anyway.
Q: Where do you usually write your books?
A: My bedroom. I used to write on my bed (the back pain is real everyone) but recently I bought myself an actual desk to write on. I used to have one before, it was a kids' desk and my thighs would get squished sitting at it as an adult.
Q: Share with us your favourite quote from What Happened That Night.
A: "Always in the same galaxy, but never in the same orbit." (I'm not sure if that line made it into the published version, but it's on the Wattpad one still on the website).
Q: What are your top five favourite movies?
A: I always suck at answering questions like this, because my answer is always changing. My favourite go-to movies, in no particular order, are To All The Boys I've Loved Before, When Harry Met Sally, Get Out, 10 Things I Hate About You (little piece of trivia here, Wilson Westbrooke was based off Patrick Verona) and Mean Girls.
Q: What was something you were told by someone that meant a lot to you?
A: I've been told a lot of things that meant to me. One that is a little off the topic of writing and the book was something my mom told me earlier this year. I just went on a bad date with this guy I had known for years (and didn't really like romantically, but he caught my off-guard and I didn't want to hurt his feelings) and we just had nothing to say to one another. It was just quiet and awkward, and I felt kind of rude, which I was mad about because we had a pretty good friendship beforehand but realizing he misinterpreted things before made me question how to be his friend now.
I went home and vented to my mom about how mad I was and how the date just went awful, and my mom told me, "One day, you're going to meet someone who will be comfortable just sitting in silence with you." That meant a lot to me.
So often, we're told to change to fit other people's standards, to be more talkative or to be more this or that, and it's nice to be told not to do that, but just to find someone who likes you the way you are right now. I see so many young people lower their standards just to be with someone (which was what Clara did with Griffin, she lowered her standards because she wanted to be with him instead of recognizing what was right in front of her) and it can cause a lot of drama and trouble. We should all own our worth.
Q: What would you say are your top five book recommendations?
A: Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson, Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbuam, What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton, and Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (all her books really).
Q: Now that your book is getting published, what are your plans? What's next for you?
A: Promoting the release mostly, jumpstarting my next book before fall semester starts, and hopefully finding a way out of my retail job before the holiday seasons starts.
Q: Name the top ten things you haven't done, but would like to do.
A: I really don't know. Probably visit somewhere tropical, see the ocean, see more iconic landmarks of the world, bake a loaf of bread from scratch, get a few gold raspberries from the bush I planted last month, finish laying down all the mulch, attend another author's book signing, go swimming at night, start writing my next book, and see a cactus.
Q: If you could offer a piece of advice to aspiring writers, what would it be?
A: Write. My advice is always so boring, but there really isn't some sort of magical formula to writing or to become successful in your writing. I wrote for over ten years before someone offered to publish my work. It takes time, a lot of it, and also a lot of work. And writing. So keep writing, keep reading, and keep going. It's the only way you're going to get anywhere.
Q: And finally, do you think your story has a meaning? What message do you hope to leave readers with?
A: That someone will listen to your story. Not everyone will, but there are people who will be on your side. And if you want to keep it to yourself, that's okay too. We'll be here, supporting anyway.
Deanna Cameron has been writing on Wattpad since she was sixteen using the pseudonym LyssFrom1996. In 2015, she posted her novel, What Happened That Night, on the platform, which has gone on to be published in France and is forthcoming in North America. Deanna spends the early hours of the morning writing and currently resides in Western New York, where she attends university.
You can find her on Twitter: @deeelizabethc and on Instagram: @deeelizabethc
What Happened That Night is available to pre-order now!
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I'm so excited for What Happened That Night to come out — I preordered the paperback as soon as it was available. Have you read WHTN on Wattpad? Are you going to get a copy of it?
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The vast majority of GPs – some 85% – report that they have seen a significant increase in the number of new patients presenting with stress, anxiety or depression in the last five years, according a poll of 250 GPs carried out by life insurance company Royal London.
GPs said that one in four (23%) of these patients make an appointment for symptoms they believe are unrelated to mental health – although the underlying cause of their symptoms is stress, anxiety or depression.
More than one in four (27%) of these patients are declared unfit to work – but GPs added one in six (16%) asked them to conceal details of their diagnosis on their fit note because of the stigma associated with mental health problems.
Read more: Children stuggle to access mental health support
A supporting survey of over 2,000 UK adults found that almost half (45%) of patients with stress, anxiety or depression decided to delay visiting their GP for fear their symptoms were not serious enough.
Almost a third (29%) said they did not think their GP could help, with 41% instead turning to self-help methods such as mindfulness, relaxation techniques or exercise.
The top three causes for their condition were reported as work (34%), loneliness or isolation (32%) and strains on relationships with friends or family (30%).
Jennifer Gilchrist, proposition lead at Royal London said: 'The survey results show that we still need to raise awareness of the number of people who suffer from stress, anxiety or depression and that people need to be encouraged to visit their GP sooner to seek help and support. People can also seek help from specialist mental health charities such as Mind.'


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Kayaking with Killer Whales in the San Juan Islands
Kayak with killer whales in the San Juan Islands, where orcas travel every year to munch on their favorite food: the Chinook salmon. If you've ever wanted to see orcas in the wild, Crystal Seas has the tour for you! While most people go whale watching on large boats, we recommend a more intimate way to view these glorious mammals: kayaking. Kayaking with killer whales is a fun and safe way to see orcas in their natural habitat. While we follow strict guidelines when orcas get near, it's comforting to know that not one kayaker has ever been hurt by an orca whale out in the wild.
During May through September, Crystal Seas offers a wide range of kayak tours with the unique opportunity to kayak with orca whales. Browse our website or give us a call to learn more. If killer whale kayaking sounds like the vacation of a lifetime, book your reservation today.


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Appleis former General Counsel Nancy Heinen and former CFO Fred Anderson are the most likely targets for criminal charges in the SEC backdating probe into the Mac and iPod makeris stock option grants. Criminal charges could be filed against the former Apple executives as early as this week, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
Ms. Heinen was investigated for her alleged role in orchestrating stock option grants that were backdated to favorable dates for the recipients, and for approving falsified documents related to option grants . She may also have benefited from backdated grants herself.
Miles Ehrlich, Ms.Heinenis lawyer, said that she is being used as a scapegoat because Apple is a high profile company. "Itis simply unfair to single out Nancy Heinen for enforcement action from among the thousands of executives in hundreds of companies all over this country whoive been swept up in these stock options cases," he said.
Unnamed sources close to the investigation also claimed that former CFO Fred Anderson may be targeted with criminal charges. His legal team was not available for comment, and the SEC has not confirmed or denied the claim.
Apple launched its own independent investigation into possible backdated option grant irregularities last year. In June 2006, the company announced that it had found evidence of improperly backdated grants, and then turned the information over to the SEC. The investigation raised concerns about the involvement of former Apple executives, presumably Ms. Heinen and Mr. Anderson, but cleared CEO Steve Jobs.
The SEC conducted its own investigation, and later the U.S Attorneyis office launched a criminal investigation as well. That investigation seemed to be focused on former Apple attorney Wendy Howell and her involvement in an option grant awarded to Mr. Jobs. Ms. Howell claimed that she was working under instructions from Ms. Heinen.
Should Ms. Heinenis legal team state that they will fight any charges brought against her. Mr. Ehrlich commented "Nancy didnit backdate stock options, and she didnit deceive anyone."


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Returning an item
We hope that you will be delighted with your purchase from J PALMER SAFETY, but we understand that sometimes there may be a reason that you would like to return an item you have purchased to us. We aim to make this process as simple as possible.
Please note that J PALMER SAFETY is a business retailing product to the trade and to industry. All transaction are therefore deemed to be business to business sales and are therefore governed by our terms and conditions.
14 days return policy for peace of mind
The returns policy at J PALMER SAFETY is valid for 14 days from the receipt of an item. You therefore have 14 days from the day you receive your item from J PALMER SAFETY inform our Customer Care Team that you wish to return the item if it is unsuitable.
Items must be unused and in their original packaging, capable of resale.
Before returning any item, please contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone on 0116 216 8444. We will then give you an authorization number along with details of how and where to return your item. This returns number helps us process your return to J PALMER SAFETY quickly as possible. Items returned without a returns number may take longer to process.
Unwanted or unsuitable products – exchanges and refunds
We want you to be happy every time you shop with us at J PALMER SAFETY, but sometimes a product might not be what you were expecting or just isn't right.
You may wish to return your product for an exchange or a refund. That's no problem at all, but first we need to give you a returns authorization number. This helps us process your return as quickly as possible. Without this number, it may be more difficult for the J PALMER SAFETY return team to process your return.
Items must be unused and in their original packaging, capable of resale.
You can obtain your J PALMER SAFETY returns authorization number and returns address details from our Customer Care Team. Tell them whether you would like to exchange your product to an alternative, or whether you would like a full refund. You can contact our Customer Care Team in the following ways:
Call our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team on +44 116 216 8444
Email our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team at firstname.lastname@example.com
Write to us at J PALMER SAFETY, 98 Saffron Road Wigston LE18 4UN
Please do not send items back unless you have been given your returns authorization number and the return address details as some items may need to be sent directly back to the manufacturer.
You may return any item that is unused and in its original packaging, capable of resale (as long as it is a non disposable item and/or non-perishable, and well within its expiry date if applicable) within 14 days of receiving it, for a full refund. We will refund your card once we have received and processed the item. All postage costs incurred by you in returning the unwanted item(s) must be paid by you and are not refundable.
If you have opted for a non click-and-collect delivery service such as next day courier service, this expedited or upgraded delivery service will not be refundable. We will only refund delivery costs if the return is a result of our error or is due to a faulty product.
We cannot refund or exchange items not in a resell able condition unless they are faulty, or if the item was sent to you through our error.
Some items are excluded from our returns policy on grounds of hygiene or by the very nature of the product. If you would like further information about the returns policy of your product, please call our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team on +44 116 216 8444 prior to purchasing to avoid disappointment.
When sending an item back to us, it is sent back at your risk until we receive it. We therefore recommend that you send the item back to us using a tracked service with adequate insurance or cover for loss and/or damage to the product. Please use adequate packaging to protect the product. You are responsible for the product until it arrives back with us.
How is the 14 day returns policy calculated – Am I outside this period?
The calculation of the 14 days includes all days (working or otherwise) from Monday to Sunday.
The cancellation or cooling off period begins to run depending upon when you receive your goods.
Where goods are delivered in one delivery, the end of the cooling off period is 14 days after the day on which the goods came into your physical possession.
Where you have ordered multiple goods in one order but the goods are delivered on different days, the end of the cooling off period is 14 days after the day on which the last good came into your physical possession.
Where you have ordered goods consisting of multiple parts delivered on different days, the end of the cooling off period is 14 days after the day on which the last of the pieces came into your physical possession.
Where you are receiving a regular delivery of goods during a defined period of more than one day, the cooling off period ends 14 days after the day on which the first of the goods came into your possession.
You must inform us of your wish to cancel within this period. If you declare that you would like to cancel your order outside of this cooling off period, you will be not be able to return or exchange your goods.
Faulty of damaged products
Inside 14 days
We always try to select the best products available, and we package our items to ensure they reach you safely. However, if an item that you receive is faulty or damaged, please let us know within 14 days of receiving the item. We will be able to replace the item free of charge or provide you with a full refund. We will refund your card once we have received and processed your returned item.
Outside 14 days
If an item develops a fault caused by a manufacturing or materials defect outside of 14 days but inside of 12 months, we will be able to exchange the product where possible on a like for like basis. Where a like for like product is unavailable, a refund will be made for that product if deemed faulty.
Please note, if an item develops a fault through misuse or user damage and is not the result of a manufacturing fault or shortfall, we will be unable to exchange or refund your purchase.
Duplicate or incorrect item
Our dispatch and packing team always do their best to ensure your product reaches you as quickly as possible. In the unlikely event that you receive a duplicate or incorrect item because of our error, please let us know immediately and we can decide for returning or collecting the item from you.
How do I return my item/s?
If your reason for return falls into one of the above categories, you will need to contact our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team for a returns authorization number and details of how and where to return your item. You will receive from our Customer Care Team a returns authorization number and details on where to return your item(s) to.
Please pack your item(s) securely and include a note within the package with your name, contact details, order number (e.g BAG123456) and the reason for returning the goods, along with the return's authorization number. Usually, the packaging that you received the item in can be used to return in, however sometimes this may not be suitable. Therefore, please use adequate packaging to protect the product. You are responsible for the product until it arrives back with us.
Please then post the item to the address provided by our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team with your authorization number. The returns address differs from our business address in most cases so please ensure you contact us for the returns address prior to returning the item.
When sending an item back to us, it is sent back at your risk until we receive it. We therefore recommend that you send the item back to us using a tracked service with adequate insurance or cover for loss and/or damage to the product. Please use adequate packaging to protect the product. You are responsible for the product until it arrives back with us.
Our returns checklist
Here's a handy returns checklist to help make sure you have everything you need before returning your item:
Contact us to get your returns authorization number and the address to return your item to
Include a brief note with your item with the following details:
Returns authorization number
Contact details
Order number (e.g BAG123456)
The reason for returning the goods
Package your item securely to avoid damage
Send the package back with adequate insurance to the address provided by our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Care Team
Retain your proof of posting
Wait for your refund or exchange.
Are there any exclusions from the returns policy?
Yes, certain items are non-returnable and non-refundable on grounds of hygiene, on grounds of being perishable, or due to their expiry date. We are therefore unable to offer an exchange or refund on these products. Examples of products that are non-refundable or non-exchangeable include any gloves that are supplied sealed and are unsealed, medical gloves that have been opened or surgical gloves that have been opened. This list is not exhaustive.
Do you test faulty items?
Yes, we test every single return. If a returned item is found not to be faulty by our J PALMER SAFETY Customer Response Team we will return the item to you and you will be liable for the postage. Postage costs will vary depending on the size and weight of the item.
If you are unsure if an item is faulty, please call us on +44 116 216 8444 as we may be able to help you to fix the problem.
Returned items that do not have an authorization number
If an item is returned to us without a return's authorization number, this can significantly lengthen the time it takes to process a return. If the item has been sent to the incorrect returns address, this may incur forwarding costs to the correct returns address which may be chargeable to you at our discretion. This can be avoided by following our returns procedure and obtaining a returns authorisation number along with the correct returns address. If an item is sent to us outside of the returns policy timescale and is therefore not eligible for a refund or credit, a £5 administration fee may be charged for processing the invalid return and the full postage costs, including packing and VAT, will be charged to return the item back to you.
Items returned to us that have not been purchased from us
It does happen! If an item is returned to us that has not been purchased from J PALMER SAFETY, but has instead been purchased from another retailer, no refund or exchange of the item can be made. J PALMER SAFETY reserves the right to charge a £5 administration fee for processing the incorrectly returned item, as well as the postage fee for returning the item to the sender. J PALMER SAFETY will contact the sender (if details have been provided) to make them aware of the incorrectly returned item. This situation can be avoided by checking where the item was purchased. If you are unsure of where you purchased the item, please contact our Customer Care Team on +44 116 216 8444 and we will be able to check our system to ascertain whether or not the order was placed with J PALMER SAFETY.
14 day returns policy
You have 14 days from the date of receiving your product to inform us of your wish to return an item. This timescale is strictly 14 days. We are unable to accept returns outside of 14 days unless faulty. Items outside of 14 days from date of receipt cannot be exchanged or refunded.
Please view our full terms and conditions for further details.


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CV Sciences, Inc. finished 2018 with strong sales momentum and enters 2019 well positioned to capitalize on the rapidly growing consumer awareness and broad based demand for hemp CBD products.
Record full year revenueLAS VEGAS, March 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) ("CV Sciences" or the "Company") announced today its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Fiscal 2018 Financial and Operating Highlights
Record revenue of $48.2 million for 2018, an increase of 133% over 2017;Record net income of $10.0 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share;Record adjusted EBITDA of $14.0 million or 29.0% of net revenue for 2018, an increase of $12.4 million from $1.6 million for 2017;Retail distribution increases to 2,238 stores as of December 31, 2018, a 45% increase over the prior year;Generated $12.6 million of cash from operations, with cash balance increasing to $12.7 million at year end;Passage of 2018 Farm Bill has accelerated business development activities and is opening new channels of distribution;Significant enhancements to management team in finance, science and regulatory functions;CV Sciences named one of the first U.S. Hemp Authority™ Certified Manufacturers and PlusCBD Oil™ softgels named "Top Pick" by ConsumerLab.com; andEarned the industry's first self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for the PlusCBD™ Gold Formula product line.
"We finished 2018 with strong sales momentum and enter 2019 well positioned to capitalize on the rapidly growing consumer awareness and broad based demand for hemp CBD products. We generated 133% revenue growth during 2018 and expanded the availability of the PlusCBD™ brand to over 2,200 stores nationwide," stated Joseph Dowling, Chief Executive Officer of CV Sciences.
"The December passage of the 2018 Farm Bill has further broadened consumer and retailer interest in the hemp CBD product category and we are seeing significant new interest from nearly all channels of distribution. We are positioning our company to capitalize on this incremental growth opportunity with enhancements to our leadership team and business systems, and are in the planning process for expanded production and fulfillment capabilities to support rising demand."
Mr. Dowling added, "Our drug development program continues to make steady progress in advancing our proprietary lead drug candidate – CVSI-007 – which addresses the multibillion dollar smokeless tobacco use and addiction market. We continue to anticipate filing an Investigational New Drug application in 2019. Our unique focus on the CBD market, through both a rapidly growing and highly profitable consumer product division as well as a drug development division, positions us to broadly participate in a market that analysts estimate could reach $16 billion in sales by 2025.
We look forward to our continued growth, new product innovation and broadening retail distribution during 2019 and beyond."
Operating Results – Full Year 2018 Compared to Full Year 2017
Sales for 2018 were $48.2 million, an increase of 133.3% from $20.7 million in 2017. The sales increase in 2018 compared with 2017 reflects an increase in distribution, customer awareness and demand for the Company's branded PlusCBD™ products, as the Company continued to expand and maintain its core customer base. The Company launched new products and formulations, including gel, capsules and gummies, which helped drive overall sales growth. The Company's natural product retail channel included 2,238 stores nationwide at December 31, 2018, up from 1,548 stores as of December 31, 2017.Operating income for 2018 increased to $10.2 million, or 21.2% of net revenue, compared to an operating loss of $4.9 million in the prior year. The increase in the operating margin primary reflects significant operating leverage on SG&A expenses given the strong sales growth and to a lesser extent, the increase in gross margin.Net income for 2018 increased to $10.0 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4.9 million or ($0.06) per fully diluted share in the prior year.Adjusted EBITDA for 2018 was $14.0 million or 29.0% of net revenue, compared to $1.6 million, or 7.7% of net revenue, in the prior year.
Fourth Quarter 2018 – Sales
During the fourth quarter of 2018, sales increased 96.4% to $14.2 million compared to $7.2 million in the prior year period. Fourth quarter sales growth reflects the Company's continued organic expansion into all sales channels, including the natural product retail, wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. The Company's natural product retail channel included 2,238 stores nationwide at December 31, 2018, up from 1,548 stores as of December 31, 2017 and 2,093 stores as of September 30, 2018. CV Sciences continues to develop new sales channels as consumer awareness and demand increases. The Company remains encouraged by the strength of its branded products as evidenced by SPINS® Scan data, which continues to position the Company as the #1 selling hemp CBD product line in the natural products retail channel.
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these results today at 4:30 pm EDT/1:30 pm PDT. The webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site at https://ir.cvsciences.com/news-events and at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=133332.
Investors interested in participating in the live call can also dial (877) 407-0784 from the U.S. or international callers can dial (201) 689-8560. A telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and will be available through Tuesday, March 19, 2019, by dialing (844) 512-2921 from the U.S. or (412) 317-6671 from international locations, and entering confirmation code 13688167.
About CV Sciences, Inc.
CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) operates two distinct business segments: a consumer product division focused on manufacturing, marketing and selling hemp-based CBD products to a range of market sectors; and a drug development division focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics utilizing CBD.
The Company's PlusCBD Oil is the top-selling brand of hemp-derived CBD on the market, according to SPINS, the leading provider of syndicated data and insights for the natural, organic and specialty products industry. CV Sciences, Inc. has primary offices and facilities in San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Additional information is available from OTCMarkets.com or by visiting www.cvsciences.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This material contains statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements by definition involve risk and uncertainties.
Contact Information
Investor Contact:
Scott Van Winkle
[email protected]
Media Contact:
Cory Ziskind
[email protected]
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (in thousands)
We use Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate our performance and make financial and operational decisions that are presented in a manner that adjusts from their equivalent GAAP measures or that supplement the information provided by our GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA is defined by us as EBITDA (net income (loss) plus depreciation expense, amortization expense, interest and income tax expense, minus income tax benefit), further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash expenses and other adjustments as set forth below. We use Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it more clearly highlight trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures, since Adjusted EBITDA eliminates from our results specific financial items that have less bearing on our core operating performance.We use Adjusted EBITDA in communicating certain aspects of our results and performance, including in this Annual Report, and believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed in conjunction with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, can provide investors with greater transparency and a greater understanding of factors affecting our financial condition and results of operations than GAAP measures alone. In addition, we believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in making period-to-period comparison of results because the adjustments to GAAP are not reflective of our core business performance.Adjusted EBITDA is not presented in accordance with, or as an alternative to, GAAP financial measures and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
We encourage investors to review the GAAP financial measures included in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements, to aid in their analysis and understanding of our performance and in making comparisons.A reconciliation from our net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is detailed below:
(1) Represents stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and warrants awarded to employees, consultants and non-executive directors based on the grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation model.
(2) Represents common stock issued for professional services.
(3) Represents the share-based royalty buy-out associated with the CanX acquisition (see Note 9 of our consolidated financial statements).
(4) Represents loss on extinguishment of debt associated with our long-term note payable with Wiltshire, LLC (Wiltshire) (see Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements).
(5) Represents gain on change in derivative liability associated with our convertible notes with Iliad Research Trading, L.P. (Iliad) (see Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements).
(6) Write-off of certain accounts receivable during 2017 that are not considered normal write offs.


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The city of La Laguna. Photo by Jose Mesa.
In my blog announcements at the start of 2013, I declared The Shooting Star travel blog open for guest posts. This first one comes Jack, who lives in the Canary Islands of Spain, off the west coast of Africa. He showcases Tenerife, often called one of the last paradise isles in Europe, from the lens of a local.
Although the Canary Island of Tenerife is an immensely popular holiday hotspot, most of the information you'll read about it in English covers only a small area of the island. Subsequently, a lot of Tenerife's most fascinating corners remain hidden from the majority of visitors.
A useful by-product of the island being a top tourist destination is that getting to Tenerife is easy. All anyone has to do to uncover an island different from the one most sun seekers know, is to book a cheap flight from Monarch and, after landing at Tenerife Sur airport, head north to where the Canarios live and play, rather than south towards the main resorts.
Party like a local: Nightlife in Tenerife.
Most visitors claim Playa de las Américas is the nightlife capital of Tenerife. But only where tourists are concerned. Tenerife's former capital, La Laguna, is a university city and where there are students, there's a bouncing nocturnal scene. El Cuadrilátero is a triangle of streets where the liveliest bars and clubs are located. Not only is this the place for travellers who want to hear the best local beats, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Eat like a local: Food in Tenerife.
You can't get more local than eating in a guachinche. Few visitors have heard of these makeshift restaurants found in garages and sheds in north Tenerife which, as long as they serve no more than three cheap traditional dishes and their own vino del país (country wine), don't need a licence to operate. To find one, look for 'guachinche' signs nailed to trees and arrows pointing along anonymous tracks. Eating in one is a unique experience and you won't find them anywhere else in Spain.
Relax like a local: Beaches in Tenerife.
If you like your playas (beaches) to have a wild, carefree personality rather than rows of neat sun loungers, the black sand beauties at in La Orotava shouldn't disappoint. Access only through a single track road, or a forty minute trek through banana plantations, keeps the hordes away. There are three beaches hidden by cliffs, including one used for camping, surfing and sunbathing au natural. Even if you aren't a beach bum, Bollullo's ramshackle beach bar is in a stunning spot for sinking a cerveza (beer) and picking at tapas.
Hike like a local: Mountains in Tenerife.
Spain's highest mountain, Mount Teide, is deservedly visited by nearly everyone; however, head into the Anaga Mountains for some mind-blowing scenery minus the crowds. There are ancient laurel forests here, tiny hamlets perched on plunging ravines, and even a troglodyte community at Chinamada with a cave restaurant. Book into the Montes de Anaga hostel deep in the mountains, and follow trails into the atmospheric forest to take a step back in time.
Discover like a local: Tenerife's Pyramids.
And finally, a mystery. The Güímar Pyramids are the cause of heated debates across the Canary Islands. Opinion is divided as to whether they were built by Tenerife's indigenous people, the Guanches, or are farmers' rubble – which seems crazy, but it's a view many Canarios hold. Visit them, listen to the evidence, and decide for yourself.
Guest post by Jack Montgomery.


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FREMONT-RIDEOUT HEALTH: Maintains Independence While Fostering Cooperation
Today's Sacramento Bee profiles the Fremont-Rideout Health Group, the independent health system that knows "what it takes for a hospital to go against the tide of mergers and remain profitable." The group, with one hospital in Yuba City and another in Marysville, has rejected bids from larger networks and instead remains viable on its own, in part because its remote, rural location allows it to demand higher reimbursement rates from HMOs than its urban counterparts which "must compete for patients." Board Chair James Leonard said, "We don't see anything that anyone can bring us that we can't do for ourselves." Nonetheless, the Bee reports that Fremont-Rideout is negotiating affiliations with both Sutter Health and University of California-Davis Medical Center to boost patient services while maintaining its independence. The UC-Davis arrangement will create a cancer center at one of Fremont-Rideout's facilities to provide "consultation and chemotherapy." Upon the deal's approval, the two health systems will "split the up-front costs." In addition, the Sutter Health partnership, which "has not been finalized and is the subject of ongoing talks," would develop a cardiac surgery program at Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville. Tom Nesbitt, medical director for regional outreach at UC-Davis, explained that a "lot of independent hospitals are finding a relationship (with a larger system) is valuable in that they get a lot of what they would get by selling out to a large hospital chain without selling out independence" (Young, 12/14).This is part of the California Healthline Daily Edition, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


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10-15 Transit is a state and federally funded PUBLIC transportation system. Service is available to anyone needing transportation in Region 15 & Region 17 - Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello and Wayne Counties. All services are open to the general public. Riders may use the bus for nearly any purpose: grocery shopping, medical and dental visits, congregate meals, going to work or school or personal business.
1. Call the Dispatcher - 800-227-63902. State your destination and desired pick up time3. State if you will need a return trip
General Public Fare for local existing routes - $2.00 in town and $4.00 in the County.
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Four students of the Kuramo Senior College in Lagos drowned in the Elegushi bar beach today August 16.
Eight of the students visited their school to collect their recently released West African Examination Council (WAEC) results. Shortly after they collected their result, they decided to go to the beach along with one of their other friend. Nine of them entered the beach. Sadly, four of them, two males and two females drowned. Three others fled the scene while two others aged 14 and 16 waited until the police came. They were able to provide the names of the victims.
Confirming the incident to LIB, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the police has contacted the families of some of the victims. He added the bodies of the drowned students are yet to be recovered.


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A seldom seen cousin visited over the weekend and he couldn't have chosen a worse one, as all of Saturday was spent mucking out the lambing shed. All credit to him though, for he took up a fork with all the appearance of enthusiasm, to help bring the hard to reach edges of dung towards the digger. Using a mini digger is a little unorthodox, but with a bucket adapted to grab manure by the welded addition of long teeth, it is surprisingly effective. Vast quantities of manure are vital for our cultivation of vegetables and three, four ton loads of prime sheep muck are currently steaming away quietly in the woods behind the cottage, ready for winter 2013.
The final honey crop came in on Sunday and this morning I put the meager 40lbs into jars. That brings the not so grand total for this year to around 150lbs, less than a third of what I hoped for. Sweet chestnut is one of the last major sources of nectar around here and sure enough the warmed honey which showered from the frames as they span in the extractor's belly, was a dark amber. Chestnut honey has an extremely distinct flavour, tangy with a strong almost musty character which was reflected in the sent wafting from the plastic drum containing the centrifuge. Anything the bees gather from now on will remain with them for winter stores, but inevitably I'll have to top them up with sugar syrup come October.
The mice have been gracious enough to leave us a few peaches and despite being small they are divine. The white flesh is juicy and sweet with a delicate aromatic flavour, the essence of which exudes from the fuzzy skin with a beautiful perfume.


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Get some freedom in your swing like Tommy Fleetwood
David Cannon
A tie for 21st at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship didn't rank with Tommy Fleetwood's two 2017 wins in terms of raw ball-striking, but the result was enough to give Fleetwood the season-long Race to Dubai title and a $1.25 million bonus.
Fleetwood won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and HNA Open De France on his way to a breakout season where he won $5 million in prize money and battled Dustin Johnson down the stretch at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Fleetwood's driving was particularly strong--the 26-year-old hit 70 percent of his fairways (ninth on the European Tour) while averaging 300 yards per drive.
The key to his combination of length and accuracy is the looseness that lets him swing free and fast, says Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Jason Sedan. "One of his greatest attributes is a free-flowing gaze or head motion through the swing," says Sedan, whose new book, Golf Garage, was released last week. "As he takes the club back on a bit steeper track, he uses a slight drop of the club in transition to marry with a gentle pivot of the head toward the target. This allows his slender build to go at full bore."
Fleetwood's approach flies in the face of the traditional tip that has been go-to advice for generations of players--reinforced by still photographs that capture a moment in time where it looks like a tour player is staring intently at the ball through impact. So no, don't keep your head down, says Sedan.