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Country: USA
Running time: 115 minutes
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SNB removes 1.20 cap and cut rates to -0,75%!
Wow, wow, wow! Is that surprise or what!? EUR/CHF fall to 1.0200, USD/CHF to 0.8400! Is this might be expected?
Edit: It seams that EUR/CHF is now at 1.0500, USD/CHF at 0.8800, but trading platforms are 'dead' and we must wait a while for the brokers and providers, to setle this mess. There is some reports who said that the EUR/CHF low was 0.8517!
SNB's Jordan press conference at 12:15 (GMT). I don't recomend trading at CHF pairs.


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Schooner Creek Boat Works is very proud and excited to have four of our own participating in the race this year! Our guys on team Rage are Owner Kevin Flanigan, Jake McFadin, Adam Blankinship and Quinn Flanigan. We are very happy to see our custom built Rage and Hana Mari doing so well in this yearâs race! Here's a video taken by Quinn Flanigan of dolphins racing alongside Rage. - Taniyah, Schooner Creek Boat Works
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It's not often that someone can do something different with a well known genre but Hailey Edwards has managed it. There are a lot of different clans in this world, all with confusing (to me!) names but the life and spark that Hailey has created is wonderful. There are aspects of this story that I was cringing at to begin with - as you are supposed to! It's written in a way that makes it horribly good. But then as you read more and understand more, you see how something has been abused and debased. It becomes less horrible as an act and more horrible towards the person doing it. Confused? Then give this book a try and see for yourself.
The world is well written and you can tell a lot of thought has been put into this world, the clans in it and the relationships between people, both those of inside and outside the clan. The characters are all very well written and even though it is written from the first person POV, nothing is lost.
This world is too good to read just one book and then leave. The others are now firmly on my T-B-R list.
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All the early 20/20 Vision output was produced at Farmhouse Studios by Carl Finlow, who went on to record as Random Factor, Voice Stealer and Silicon Scally. Now that output is regarded as classic Electro. It now seems like a great moment again to dive back into the deep and find the next generation of electro artists welcome Chris Roman aka 214 with the 'Ingalls Way, a record filled with the kind of creativity and production skills we have become accustomed to with his music over the years. After previous outings on electro institutions Frustrated Funk and Central Processing Unit, 214 now appears for the first time on 20/20 Vision.
From the atmospheric tones of Potential Events, the manic energy of Windeye and the deeper grooves of Back To Sine, its an EP that leaves no stone unturned in the intergalactic sonic quest. On remix duties we have none other than Keith Tenniswood aka Radioactive Man, who also makes his first appearance on the label. Along with his work as Two Lone Swordsmen with Andrew Weatherall, Keith and his Radioactive output is generally regarded in the upper echelons of British electronic music and were really excited to have him feature on the label.


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Moving to Poland – Taxation
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A veterans dinner will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 594, 30 Connecticut Ave., Norwich.
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Having recently completed significant property improvements, the high-end gaming establishment sought to communicate its enhanced offering to a wider audience and drive traffic.
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In our season one finale for OPHELIA TALKS, we flip the script on our normal host, and let guest host Mike Tubman throw some questions Zach's way. Now that jerk knows how he's made other people feel over the past season. The pair discuss some of Zach's favorite memories over his time with Ophelia, where Zach's love of Theater and Video Gaming stems from, and the process of reinventing yourself in your late twenties.
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb. 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused the Congress MLAs in Karnataka of committing serious economic offence and asked Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah to take cognizance of such matters. BJP leader S. Prakash, who was reacting to the Income Tax department's claim of detecting undisclosed income to the tune of around Rs. 120 crore from a Congress MLA, demanded that incidents such as these must be thoroughly investigated and all ill-gotten wealth should be confiscated. "Hope Chief Minister Siddaramaiah takes serious note of irregularities his legislators are committing in the state," he told ANI. Prakash also accused many Congress MLAs of accumulating mass wealth and black money by indulging in real estate business. "One more ruling party MLA is caught with 100 of crores, unaccounted wealth by the Income Tax department. These MLAs work very closely with the Chief Minister. It is believed that these MLAs are also into many real estate businesses where they are generating hundreds of crores of black money," he said. (ANI)


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Tonight I plan to go out and see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, thus making this my second trip out to the movies this year. Yes, the yearly amount of times I go out to the movies is now about average with the yearly amount of times I go to a comic book store or a video game store. I'm still very satisfied with watching movies at home, but there are some movies that I can't wait for rental.
The experience of seeing a movie on a screen 200 times larger than my TV is a cool spectacle. The sound effects are great and deafening at times (in a good way). So, I hope to have a good time tonight. Even my fidgety nature of being in a dark room full of strangers won't stop me from seeing this picture.
I used to often go out to movie theaters, but that was when I had a student ID or was still considered a "child." As the cost of a ticket grows closer to the cost of owning the movie on DVD, I'm more than willing to wait a few months. I understand that in most places, you pay extra for the atmosphere, but I'm such a tight-wad with these kinds of things. Plus, my tastes have become more pickier. I don't think of movies as mindless entertainment, but a large sect of the buying audience thinks they are reasons to turn off one's brain. As long as I am living, I can't turn off my brain; not even with a so-called, "brainless" flick. As long as I'm interested enough in a particular film, I'll bypass whatever anxieties I have and go see something that I'm 95% sure I will enjoy.
I'm baffled by the thought of people constantly going to movies and seeing whatever is new. Some of my relatives do this and I don't fully understand why. Nevermind the fact that a movie looks good or stupid; people will go to it since it's new. I don't think there is some sort of makeshift tribal community formed by a hunger for Milk Duds, Coca-Cola and popcorn. I think a lot of people want to be entertained without having to think much about their own life. I can't just be "entertained" and forget things in my life. I want to get something really dense out of a flick. I know I'm not going to get that with National Treasure or Dukes of Hazzard.
Yes, back in the days before there was a vast amount of information on the Internet and before I had developed a jaded eye towards the world of making movies, I enjoyed movies like Independence Day. Back then it was pure excitement for me, but after seeing certain films that rocked my socks off on some many emotional levels (from The Lord of the Rings to Clerks to Donnie Darko), I can't go back to a world of being a consumer looking for a brief blast of fun.
The Harry Potter films really do justice to the overall story, the charm and the aura told in the books. I enjoy seeing each one and am very much looking forward to the next three films in the next few years. I'll definitely pay to see something like this in a movie theater. And to think, a certain big-name director wanted to Americanize Harry Potter in order for it to translate to an American audience. I'm glad Jo Rowling said no to this and kept the films very British. You don't have to know British slang or even understand its class system to get this epic tale of good versus evil.


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24th & 25th Sep 2016 – A fantastic family day out commemorating 950th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066.
A Brief History
In 1066 the English King Harold Godwinson fought and defeated a huge Viking army here at Stamford Bridge. Although history recalls how Harold lost at Hastings 19 days later; the significance and scale of this battle should not be underestimated, nor the efforts made by King Harold to bring an army here from London (marching 180 miles in 5 days). All this without proper roads or transport – unbelievable even by today's standards!
Painting of the Battle of Stamford Bridge by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1870), depicting Norwegian King Harald Hardrada hit in the neck by an arrow
The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades
Sample of Events:
- Battle reenactment
- Falconry Displays
- Weapons Training & Displays
- Food Demos
- Stories
- Archery
- Music
- Kings Court
A complete list of events and more info can be found at: stamfordbridge1066.org.uk
The Battle of Stamford Bridge Heritage Society
The 950th anniversary event is organised by The Battle of Stamford Bridge Heritage Society (BOSBHS) who's aims are to commemorate, celebrate and promote the Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 and the Viking and Saxon era of 8-11th Century. The society has recently expanded it's aims to examine the history, archaeology and social events of Stamford Bridge as a whole.
The society holds monthly talks and meetings throughout the year as well as attending many local events, often in period costume. Major projects include the creation of "The Stamford Bridge Tapestry" to rival those of Bayeux and Fulford and an exploration of the archaeology of Stamford Bridge.


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Many people include specific directions as to whom should receive certain items, such as a wedding ring, watch, or family heirloom, within their estate planning. For shareholders of the Green Bay Packers, this can also include a determination as to which heir receives the share(s) of stock.Read More
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which became effective at the beginning of this year, permits parents to withdraw from a 529 plan to pay for up to $10,000 in tuition expenses. This change in federal law applies to tuition costs for public, private or parochial schools (but not homeschooling).
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If you are purchasing a home in Wisconsin, prior to closing the seller will usually provide you with a property disclosure form. State law requires that home sellers disclose any condition or defect that would result in a significant negative effect on the property value, significantly impair the health or safety of future occupants, or significantly shorten or negatively affect the normal life of the property.
The information contained within the seller's disclosure document will help you to determine whether (1) property flaws will require repair prior to closing, (2) the offer price needs adjustment, or (3) the defects warrant outright cancellation of the offer.Read More
Late last year, a Wisconsin DOJ report was unsealed relating to the John Doe investigations against the Scott Walker campaign. The details within the report, and carelessness on display, left many IT and risk management officials shaking their heads. Your organization can learn from the mistakes made by investigators. Here are the Top 5 Information Security Mistakes committed by the John Doe prosecutors.Read More


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Convey integrates shipping software with Ingram Micro Commerce & Fulfillment
Tech firm announces $8.25 million in venture capital to fund expansion beyond retail sector.
Logistics technology firm Convey will integrate its cloud-based shipping software with a last-mile delivery application from Ingram Micro Commerce & Fulfillment, the companies said today.
Under the agreement, Austin, Texas-based Convey will provide its Engage product—a customer delivery experience management tool—and its Initiate product, a transportation planning and management application, Convey said. Those applications will now be connected with Ingram Micro's First Mile and Final Mile solutions, which provide services spanning from order management and fulfillment to transportation management.
Convey will support the initiative with fresh funding from an $8.25 million investment by the venture capital firms Techstars Venture Capital Fund and RPM Ventures, which was also announced today. The new capital brings Convey's total funding to $15.75 million. It will be used in part to pursue new opportunities beyond its core retail buisness, the company said in a statement.
Convey launched its Engage platform in 2016, saying the platform would let e-commerce retailers manage in-transit shipments and address shipping snarls before they affect consumers. The company's customers include Build.com, BuildDirect, Power Equipment Direct, ShoppersChoice.com, and Vitalize, according to Convey.
"The need to reduce operating and support costs, enhance decision-making, and synchronize processes across functions are critical drivers for supply chain technology investment today," RPM Ventures Managing Director Tony Grover said in a statement. "Convey understands how to turn these challenges into advantages for their customers, and we look forward to working with them as they expand their focus to new markets."
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Fantastic Four to be New X-Men
Fox is one of the few studios which owns rights to some of the Marvel comic book characters. Currently they hold the rights to the X-Men & all characters created through that comic, Deadpool and the Fantastic Four. It seems that with X-Men Apocalypse being the final film in the new trilogy, Fox is deciding to use the Fantastic Four and Deadpool as a new launching point for their comic book themed universe.
This isn't to say that the X-Men characters won't return, it'll only be five years until we see our favorite X-Men characters return to the screen such as Magneto or Professor Xaxier. Allowing for these two other franchises to make their mark on the industry will prove to be profitable for Fox as once they introduce famed X-Men characters again they'll be able to have a cinematic universe that is all tied in together just as the Marvel movie universe. Both DC Comics and Fox are both trying to replicate what Disney has done with the Marvel movie franchise. Creating a universe that is all connected as one gives fans a tangible feeling towards the characters their watching on screen.
The new Fantastic Four film is right around the corner, aimed for the end of the summer season while Deadpool won't be arriving until early 2016. A second fantastic four and Deadpool movie are currently lined up at Fox and slated to be released within the four years after 2016. X-Men Apocalypse will be released after the Fantastic Four & Deadpool.


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UTICA, Miss.– Mychala "Pooh" Linzy (Clinton) is beginning to come into her own.
With Pearl River's Lady Wildcats needing to bounce back in a big way, the former Clinton Arrow answered the call Thursday night, scoring 24 points to lead PRCC past Hinds 65-52.
The career night obliterated her previous high of 15 points, which Linzy set Monday against No. 9 Jones College.
"This needs to be the headline: Coaches call plays and players make plays. Pooh Linzy tonight was unbelievable," PRCC coach Scotty Fletcher said of Linzy, who added two assists and four rebounds in just over 30 minutes. "We're wearing on her and playing her too many minutes, but to be a freshman in this league and play like that, she's going to be fun to watch the next couple of years."
Linzy wasn't PRCC's only big-time performer Thursday, however. Forward Meah Monroe (Reserve, La.; East St. John) also recorded a career high with 12 points along with seven rebounds.
"I'm so proud of her. She's grown up," Fletcher said. "With 12 points and seven rebounds, that's the performance we have to have from her. She has to be a force on the inside."
Fletcher also credited Dywana Parker (Gulfport), Jakia Harper (Jackson; Provine) and Olivia Mosley (Pearl) for stepping up in their respective roles when called upon. The three scored five, eight and six points respectively.
"We're continuing to grow and get better in so many areas," Fletcher said. "I thought our ball movement was really good. When you move the ball, share the ball and see the ball go in, you become a better passing team. We did a good job of finding the open girls."
While Thursday's victory should go a long way in flushing Monday's disappointment, the week in its entirety is what stands out to Fletcher.
"I'm very proud of our girls. Our last two games didn't' go the way we planned, but we had unbelievable practices," Fletcher said. "I've been saying since Day 1 that this group is a very fun group to coach. They're probably the best group I have had since I've been here."
PRCC (8-4 overall, 2-2 MACJC) scored the game's first six points and held a narrow 19-18 advantage at the first break. A 6-0 run mid-way through the second quarter helped the Lady Wildcats build a 30-24 halftime advantage. Linzy made two of her five 3-pointers in the third quarter to keep Pearl River ahead of HCC 47-41 after three quarters. A 10-0 run in the fourth sealed the bounce-back victory.
Hinds' attack is boosted on most nights by one of the league's more dangerous scorers. While Victoria Johnson scored just above her 21.2 scoring clip, the Lady Wildcats did a good job of frustrating her supporting staff.
"Victoria is a special player," Fletcher said. "I told them we had to make someone else beat us."
Hinds' 52 points were nine below their previous season-low, which was a point of pride for Fletcher.
"Hinds is dangerous offensively, so to hold them in their gym to 52 was big," he said. "We have to hold teams under their average. We have to do that to give ourselves a chance and we're buying into that."
The Lady Wildcats will return to action Saturday with a 2 p.m. tip at Baton Rouge before wrapping up their three-game road trip Tuesday at rival Gulf Coast. The game in Perkinston is set for a 5:30 p.m. start. It will be broadcast on WRJW 1320 AM, WRJWRadio.comand livestreamed at MGCCCBulldogs.com.
For the latest on Pearl River Community College athletics, follow us on Twitter (@PRCCAthletics) and Facebook (PRCCAthletics).


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Pinterest Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
Over the last ten years as a business owner, I've gotten schooled on more subject matters than I can count. Since when did becoming an entrepreneur require dual degrees in marketing & social media?
One thing I do know is that it's better to focus on one or two things you're really good at instead of trying to solve all the world's problems at once. The same goes for social media. It's okay if you're not an Instagram influencer or a brand ambassador on Facebook.
Focus on one or two platforms you love & are more likely to spend your time, and you will naturally drive more views, engagement, and eventually - more followers.
Pinterest is the third largest social media platform, but what's better than that is that it is also a search engine. Instead of just liking and commenting on other people's pins, the cool thing about Pinterest is that whenever you pull content in from around the internet or from your own website, that content lives on their platform indefinitely.
On other social media platforms, your post might get engagement for a minute or couple of hours before it gets buried in a black hole of social media spam.
Pinterest actually works in the opposite way. Whenever you first go to pin new content, it won't have any views. Slowly, but surely - as days, weeks, or even months go by, that content drives more and more views, more repins, and essentially, more links back to your website.
As a graphic designer and small business owner, Pinterest helps us share ideas while promoting our photography templates to millions of photographers & creatives. We started actively using Pinterest about five years ago and have gained a lot of insight about what works and what doesn't work within this powerful platform.
With over 2 million views per month, we want to share some of our best tips so you can market your business effectively on Pinterest.
Pinterest Marketing Tips for 2018:
1: Put yourself in your clients' shoes.
As much as we all like to pin our own favorite recipes, clothing styles, and personal interests, you want to approach this platform the same way that your ideal audience would.
Think about the content they would be searching for on a regular basis. So, if you are a wedding photographer, for example, and you cater mostly to high-end brides and grooms, you might want to set up a board with wedding dress inspiration.
Another board might have engagement rings or tux ideas for the groom and his groomsmen.
The more content that you can bring into your own account that's interesting to your ideal audience, the more views you'll get on your pins from people who are more likely to wind up purchasing one of your products or services.
2. Create a consistent theme.
Make a list of some of the topics that are relevant to your brand. As you create this list, think about the colors that your own branding uses. Similar to how you curate your Instagram feed to make it more cohesive, your Pinterest account is also an extension of you and your branding.
As you create your boards, an easy way to pull in some of the colors and the styles from your brand is to create custom board covers.
You can use apps like Canva to help you do this. We're a big fan of Photoshop templates, since they're easy to update + match to your current branding. You don't necessarily have to brand each of your boards with a custom cover - what we've done is similar to what we do with our Instagram feed, where every 3-5 of our board covers features a custom graphic.
We've also made it easy for people to search through our boards by highlighting our products & services at the top with the rest of the boards displayed in alphabetical order.
You can just drag and drop your boards to rearrange them. Some people like to arrange by topic, so if you have several boards with different recipes, you might have all of those grouped together.
3. Use keywords.
Like I mentioned earlier, Pinterest isn't just a social media platform - it is actually a really powerful search engine. I made the mistake of trying to come up with really clever board titles when I first got started on the platform, so when I was pinning something like, let's say art prints, I would title that board 'Eye Candy.'
While it's a cute title, it isn't something people would search for when looking for art prints.
Use relevant keywords that your targeted audience would likely search for on the platform. If you go to the search bar within Pinterest and start typing in a word or two, you'll see popular search terms appear directly below that section.
That's a really great place to start when it comes to naming your boards. You also want to make sure that your descriptions for the actual pins are relevant to those boards and that those pins contain some of the keywords as well.
Pinterest used to frown upon hashtag use, but they've actually made some changes to their algorithm, like all social media platforms do on a regular basis, so they actually encourage people to use hashtags now.
So, within your boards, and within your actual pins, try to place yourself in your clients' shoes and think of relevant hashtags that your clients would be searching for.
4. Pinterest loves new content!
Whenever you write a new blog post or even when you post on - let's say Instagram, if that is brand new content, be sure to create a couple of pins using that same content. This is a really easy way to share your content with millions of viewers, and you're also driving people back to your website.
So, whenever they click on your pin, be sure to fill out the URL section that links back to that specific page where that content can be found on your website. As far as the sizing goes, the general rule of thumb is about a 2:3 ratio, so you want to keep your images roughly within that range.
So, if you have access to design software that lets you designate the actual size of your image, 600-900 pixels is a good place to start. This is also a little bit different than what you might have experienced in the past.
We used to try and create these massive pins that took up as much real estate as possible within our own account, but Pinterest is actually limiting the views for content like that, because it's kind of selfish and greedy.
You don't want to take up the entire screen when there are millions of other users who are pinning useful content.
5. Pin consistently!
If you're anything like us, you pull up Pinterest around midnight, when you're feeling inspired, and all the outfits + home decor + products you never thought you'd need (but now suddenly ABSOLUTELY need) appear.
Slow down those quick-fire fingers, friends. Instead of spamming your followers with a million pins at once, you can actually schedule your pins ahead of time.
We use a local company (to us) called Tailwind that allows you to plan out your pins ahead of time. You can plan them days, weeks…even a month in advance, if you want. They have their own algorithms that push the content out during the most popular times that your audience is on Pinterest.
You can decide how many pins you want it to post each day and select as few or as many time slots as you'd like.
Thanks to Pinterest & Tailwind, we have more than doubled our sales and have grown a loyal following of repeat clients for our business.
Get three free Pinterest board covers below!
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The Theodore Roosevelt Monument San Luis ObispoA San Luis Obispo Community Project
The monument will center on a seated Roosevelt, attired as he was one week after his speech in San Luis Obispo when he shared a three-day camping trip in Yosemite with John Muir. Roosevelt will be revealed as the charismatic naturalist that he was, within a setting of boulders and trees that invites residents and tourists to join Roosevelt in a "campfire conversation."
The Theodore Roosevelt Monument-San Luis Obispo will honor our 26th President, considered a founding father of the American conservation movement. In 1903, Roosevelt spoke in San Luis Obispo at about the halfway point on a famous tour of the West. Roosevelt's journey through the Central Coast, the Sierra Nevada, and California would result in the creation of Los Padres National Forest and Yosemite National Park.
To date, there is no site in all of California that honors the role of Theodore Roosevelt in protecting our nation's natural resources. San Luis Obispo, with its strong tradition of conservation, is the ideal place for this commemoration.
Michell Park, Downtown San Luis Obispo
On May 9, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt spoke before a crowd estimated to number 10,000 at the present site of Mitchell Park in downtown San Luis Obispo. Roosevelt was not the first President to visit San Luis Obispo – that was William McKinley, his predecessor, in 1901. Apart from these visits, however, no other United States President has visited San Luis Obispo. Much has changed in San Luis Obispo since 1903 – but much of our rural character and open space remains.
This proposed monument will help residents and visitors alike to reflect on the legacy of conservation that motivates us, even today, to protect our natural resources for future generations to enjoy.
Join us in creating a monument in Mitchell Park that will allow residents and visitors, adults and children to interact with this President and be inspired by his character and ideals.
The artist for this project is Paula Zima, a sculptor with deep roots in San Luis Obispo County, having studied at Cal Poly and Cuesta College and created numerous several public sculptures in San Luis and Los Osos, including Mission Plaza's iconic "Tuquski' wa Suwa" (Bear and Child). Now based in New Mexico, Paula has been working on preliminary concepts for the monument for over a year and will further refine the proposal based on the sketch shown here.
The life-size bronze sculpture will be cast locally in Paso Robles.
I see the sculpture and its setting inspiring conversations among its visitors… Conversations that center on pulling people together, finding common ground; creating peaceful understanding between diverse or opposing viewpoints; working together to solve common problems; the value of preserving the natural lands and waterways of our beautiful country and planet for future generations to be inspired, awed and refreshed…
– Paula Zima
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"This group was inspiring... very polite, uplifting, and hard-working. I felt safe and comfortable around every one of them."
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The Other Side Movers is one of several training schools at The Other Side Academy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, a residential facility that helps former felons, substance-abusers and others get clean, stay clean, and learn how to live successful, productive lives.
Our guys might have some wild tattoos, but they will be the hardest working, friendliest, and most careful movers you have ever hired. Hard work is part of our healing process.
Though past experience may have caused you to dread moving, we have a refreshing new experience in store for you. You will actually be helping to save the lives of those who once were lost, and you will be thrilled at the professional quality of our service.
All proceeds go directly to house, feed and clothe students who are rebuilding their lives at The Other Side Academy. Our program is free of charge to our students, and through their own efforts, they become self-sufficient. We do not accept government funding of any kind; we are completely funded by our own hard work.


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When I tell people they should try not to eat for a whole day, they are terrified. They often look at me with that "I'm going to starve" look, which is just nonsense.
I've done several 24-hour fasts, often spontaneously, either because I had an early dinner on the day before and wasn't really hungry until 11 am or because I just didn't feel like eating in the morning or around noon, so I skipped everything until dinner.
My longest fast was 4.5 days, which actually should have been 5 days, but I was writing about food all the time, so it good really bad.
My next fast should be a week, but I recommend to start with a short fast at the beginning, i.e. either a 24 hour fast or intermittent fasting (IF). IF is basically eating for 8 hours, i.e. 1 pm to 9 pm and fasting for 16 hours, i.e. 9 pm to 1 pm.
Fasting is not only free it will also save you money and time. When I fasted for 4.5 days I had so much time at my disposal I couldn't believe it. I'm usually cooking at least 2 times a day, so maybe it was an extreme case for me, having 3-4 hours more during the day, but even if you don't cook you free up a ton of time.
Depending on the length of your fast it will also save you some money, but this shouldn't be the main focus.
Fasting has many health benefits as many studies confirm. It triggers immune cell regeneration, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory hormones. It can also help you lose weight, lower cholesterol and blood pressure while also protecting against diabetes and other diseases.
Experiments with mice also showed that mice who fasted became healthier, leaner and more resistant.
Fasting can also increase your willpower because you can live without food for some periods of time. When doing a longer fast, you will also notice that the hunger we feel is not real hunger, it's more of psychological hunger.
Part of that is caused by our environment. When I was on my 4.5 days fast, I realized that we bombarded by food or eating all the time. Whether it's advertisements or people eating while walking, you can't get away from this.
If you want to try fasting, I recommend you try intermittent fasting first. It provides basically all of the health benefits, but fits more into our social life and isn't that scary in the beginning as fasting itself can be. You can basically continue with your life as usual when doing IF.
When doing a 100% fast I recommend you don't exercise and don't do any strenuous work.
Fasting is really great and quite easy once you got over that first hurdle or anxiety. Try it tomorrow. Have an early dinner and skip breakfast, but keep yourself occupied until noon. Don't think about food and you won't even notice that you just finished your first fasting period ever!
Steps to take:
- Skip a meal. The first step to fasting is skipping a meal. You'll realise that you won't starve, but actually, feel better. You can try intermittent fasting, which is basically skipping breakfast all the time.
- Skip breakfast and lunch and do a 24 hour fast.
- Inform yourself a bit more and go for a longer fast.


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Lorri has been an integral part of Ariya since 2004, near the very beginning. She is the Office Manager and Insurance Specialist and has worked in the Chiropractic field for over 30 years. To have longevity in any field requires a great love for what one does, and that would be the case for Lorri.
She has experienced firsthand the powerful health benefits that Chiropractic care can provide and continues to be excited to be in a profession that yields such a profound effect on patient's well being and quality of life.
Lorri did her undergraduate studies at Wright State University in Ohio, obtained an Advanced Certificate for Chiropractic Assistants through Cleveland Chiropractic College in 2004 and has recently completed her degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management. Originally from Ohio, Lorri and her husband have three wonderful children.


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5 Ways to Wellbeing Information Session
Wed, Jul. 26, 2017 6:30pm — 8:30pm
Picton High School
Wollondilly Shire Council will be holding a number of information sessions in the coming months aimed at young people and/or their parents.
The sessions are aimed at increasing awareness about wellbeing in the community and to give young people the skills to help them identify issues and seek support. All sessions will include input from local services and young people living in the area. Residents are invited to attend some or all of the sessions.
Sessions will be facilitated by Industry Professionals and may include panellists for group discussions.
The theme of this session is Keep Learning- Embrace new experiences.
What's involved?
- Viewing 'Embrace the documentary'
- Learn about embracing how unique we all are
- Learn about nutrition and setting realistic goals about how we look
- Learn about body image, eating disorders, depression and anxiety caused by body image issues.
- Please note - Embrace the Documentary is targeted at Young Women
Light supper will be provided.
Lucky door prizes.
Please contact Council's Community Project Officer Sharon Hartnett on 02 4677 9613 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to RSVP.


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I'm very excited to share my newest project with you! It's something close to my heart that I'm calling "The Good Schools Project." It all started last January when I began thinking about which elementary school to enroll my son in. We were house hunting and suddenly it seemed like everyone from realtors, to friends, to other parents on social media were talking to us about finding a "good" school.
But what is a "good" school? How can busy parents evaluate whether our kids' school is working or not? What are realistic expectations of our schools? And what is it about that phrase "good school" that nags at me? Is "good school" code for something else?
Stay tuned because next Wednesday, September 13, the conversation begins!


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India's Baljinder Singh bagged a bronze medal in the men's section of the 10th Asian 20km Race Walking Championships at Nomi City in Japan today to qualify for the World Championships.
The Punjab race walker clocked a modest time of 1 hour 22 minutes 58 seconds to finish third in the competition. He has a personal best of 1:22.12sec.
The 28-year-old thus became only the second Indian to win a medal in the prestigious championships after Gurmeet Singh won a silver in 2012 besides two bronze medals in 2013 and 2014 editions.
Baljinder also qualified for the World Championships to be held in Beijing in August. The Beijing qualifying standard stands at 1:25.00.
Japan's Yusuke Suzuki won the gold in a world record timing of 1:16:36 in front of his home town crowd. Last edition's winner Kim Hyun-sub won the silver medal in 1:19:13.
Suzuki's world record came exactly a week after Yohann Diniz set the record of 1:17:02 at the French Race Walking Championships at Arles on March 8.
In the women's section, India's National Games champion Sapna finished a creditable fourth with a personal best of 1:35:36.
China's Hou Yongbo won the women's event in 1:29:25.


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Dear Parents and Carers,
We were very recently inspected by Ofsted as part of their School Inspection Cycle. This is a thorough process and we were visited by the South East's Regional Inspector, Chris Russell.
He was very clear, concise and he collected as much as possible within his time frame. Streatley School Inspection March 2018
Our children, families and staff all are captured so well by him. It is a great report for both current and prospective parents to read.
Kind regards,
Miss L Roberts
April 2018


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Calf Roping at the Calgary Stampede
(Photo : Catherine Hartley)
Golden Apple for Sean Tarry
to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!
It's the one that we all want to win! No matter the prize, the Vodacom Durban July holds all the prestige. And when it is your first, the victory is the sweetest.
For Sean Tarry and Chris van Niekerk, the Vodacom Durban July 2012 marks a milestone in both of their training and owning careers.
Vuma is thrilled to have been part of Pomodoro's July win and our congratulations go to Sean, Chris and the team for pulling this one out of the bag!
Some of the Vuma team were sadly not on hand to witness this great show and had to listen to the race from Calgary, Canada while at the centenary of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Calgary Stampede.
Catherine Hartley travelled to Canada as part of the South African Women's Polo Team which took part in a ladies tournament and an SA vs Canada International match thereafter.
The SA team won their international match quite convincingly against the Calgary, Canadian team 6 -1!
The Calgary tournament coincides with the Calgary Stampede and this showcase of Western riding and lifestyle is nothing if not a spectacle.
Calgary, and the influx of visitors, is dressed in Wranglers, boots, Stetsons and big buckled belts for ten full days. The whole city embraces its Western heritage and all proceeds of this amazing event go back to charity.
From early morning breakfasts to late night stampede dinners, ending with fireworks every evening, the city and stampede organizers ensure that there is never a dull moment.
The highlight of the event is the Rodeo!
Apart from bull riding, steer wrestling and calf-roping, the Calgary Stampede Rodeo showcases some of the best horses and riders in the world! From bare-back bucking horses to barrel racers, roping and cutting horses, they are all amazing athletes. The calibre and variety of horse competing in the various events is truly awe-inspiring and the dedication and professionalism with which all the horses are trained and looked after is amazing to see. This is no back-yard operation; this IS the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!
The polo team also had a wonderful opportunity to ride out in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to see some of the two and three-year-old horses bred specifically for the rodeo. This was quite possibly the highlight of the trip and may convert a few polo players to cowboys/girls!
It was a truly memorable and inspiring week on both hemispheres and as they say at the Stampede: "Ya-Hoo for all our great horses!"
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Did you know that reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power? The simple and enjoyable act of sharing books helps your child learn pre-reading skills such as understanding the sounds letters make, developing a bigger vocabulary, and building background knowledge—all important skills that help prepare your child for learning to read and entering kindergarten.
Rachel Kohl Community Library's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a fun, exciting, and free way to start your child on the path to success! Any child ages birth to five years can participate. Just follow these steps:
1. Register: Sign up at Rachel Kohl Community Library. Pick up program materials at the library or print them from our website.
Optional: Get your photo on our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Wall of Fame!
2. Track Your Reading: Check off a line or write down each book you read with your child on your reading record.
Or: Download the App! (see links at bottom of page)
3. Every Book Counts: Even if your child wants to hear the same book again and again, you can count it each time. You can also count the books your child hears in storytime, in daycare or preschool, or with a friend or family member, as long as your child listens to the entire book.
4. 100-Book Milestones: Each time you read 100 books, bring your reading record to the library to receive a special reward. Take home a new reading record for your next 100 books.
5. 1,000 Books: You did it! Come celebrate at the library, see your child's name moved to a special place on the 1,000 Book Wall of Fame, and a book plate with your child's name placed in a new library book!
6. Keep on Reading: Don't stop at 1,000! Keep on reading together; there's more learning ahead!
Singing songs, saying rhymes, telling stories, and playing with your child are all great ways to build their literacy skills. Visit Rachel Kohl Community Library often for free programs that are fun and educational for your little one and to find great books to share with your child.
One thousand books may seem like a lot, but if you read just one book a night, you'll meet your goal in less than 3 years. If you read three books a night, you could reach your goal in just one year! Ask our friendly staff for suggestions—we're here to help you on your journey to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! Happy Reading!
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Commemorate Your Child's Journey (Take a picture with your child holding and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest) #1000BooksB4K + tag @kohllibrary
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Mommy Tribute
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.
Stripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.
How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.
Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.
Thank you to my new friend, Tina from Mummy Diaries who awarded me with this sweet tribute. I am proud that I've run across her via Entrecard. She is now a part of my blog roll as well as my Google Reader! If you've not been there, click the image to hop over and say hi. She's a great read.


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News Item: Sand Volleyball in the Park
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Posted by Lucy
Wednesday August 15, 2018
Sand Volleyball in the Park
Sand Volley Ball was played in the Presho City Park Thursday, August 8. Mandy Longville serves the ball to the other team. Other team members pictured are Lindsey Oldenkamp and John Uthe.
This news item is from lcherald.com
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Fraser Rebnord
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Physical Therapist & Managing Partner
Certified Acupuncture Practitioner, IMS Practitioner, Certified Manipulative Therapist
Fraser graduated from the University of Alberta in 1993. In 1997, Fraser obtained an Intermediate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy, and in 1998 he received his Advanced Diploma in Manipulative Therapy. In 2008, he completed his certification in Gunn IMS. In 2009, Fraser earned his acupuncture certification from the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute. Fraser is now certified in the use of Radial Shockwave Therapy. Fraser continues to stay current by participating in various continuing education courses.
Fraser has extensive experience treating sports injuries, work related injuries and injuries arising from motor vehicle accidents. Listed as a Clinical Assistance Professor with the University of Alberta, Fraser has helped train many successful Physical Therapists.
In his spare time, Fraser enjoys being active with tennis, cross country skiing and volleyball.


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De Niro taxis Tonys to trash town
Brooklyn: Robert De Niro showed himself at the Tony Awards as nothing more than his character in "Taxi Driver." In addition, his F-bomb blast showed he is still a raging bull. Stop with the insults of the President already. These are award shows and not political shows. No wonder these award shows have worse and worse ratings. Something is terribly wrong when the best part of the show is the "In Memoriam" segment. Ed Greenspan
Terre Haute, Ind.: The usual boring television awards show has mutated into the commonplace anti-Trump rant. What's new about that, after a year and a half of tantrums? Without question, De Niro and his Tony crowd's reprehensible behavior deserve condemnation in this act of collective disrespect for the man, the institution of the presidency itself, but more importantly, for their demonstrated contempt for the American people. Earl Beal
Parkland shines
Brooklyn: Thank you for reporting the upstage performance by the Parkland kids at the Tony Awards Sunday evening. However, on such an evening, I regret the including in your article the reference to the unnecessary shameful vulgar remark these young folks must have heard made by Robert De Niro. Amelia C. Petagna
Best musical? Or worst?
Bronx: Re "Real Drama," June 11: After seeing hundreds and hundreds of plays in my lifetime, "The Band's Visit" was one of worst plays I have ever seen. Mary Caggiano
Heroes in the headlines
Cranbury, N.J.: Just a few words of praise to you for the lead headline in Monday's News. Our police force is filled with unsung heroes and fine men and women. It's a pity that the media often proclaim the misdoings of the few who give vent to their anger and fear by "losing it." Theirs is a difficult job. Monday's front page was a pleasure to read for those of us who appreciate the good work all our police forces do. Ann Solomon
Not just Belmont!
Smithtown, L.I.: Regarding the Belmont Stakes: Was the Daily News aware there were 12 other races that day? Saturday — no entries. Sunday — no results. J John Huag
NYCHA embarrassment
Copiague, L.I.: I was watching the latest NYCHA board meeting online, and was struck by the plight of a resident of the Patterson Houses pleading to the NYCHA board about her broken elevators. She said she constantly registered complaints with the "deaf," incompetent powers that be of NYCHA, including her elected representative. As of the date of that last board meeting in May, nothing had been done. I worked for NYCHA for more than 32 years. There was always a dedicated elevator division with certified elevator mechanics on staff. With the mayor's complete reorganization of NYCHA, that specific division has disappeared. Elevator inspections and repairs are farmed out to private contractors. Obviously, this is not working. I am ashamed what my former agency has sunk to. Hopefully, the governor will take the reins once and for all and do something about this. Carl J.C. Hafner, retired, NYCHA (disbanded) Energy Dept.
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Mamaroneck, N.Y.: Erwinna, Pa.: Professional athletes are for the most part overpaid and self-indulgent individuals, whose excess demonstrates their total disconnect with the average person. How else do you explain the Golden State Warriors spending $400,000 on 300 bottles of champagne, at the average price of $1,250 per bottle, as they celebrated their championship win in the locker room? I guess when you are earning $40 million a year like Stephen Curry, it's just a drop in the bucket. All that for being able to shoot a ball through a hoop. No wonder the rest of us jerks drink beer. Jerome M. Becker
Scrutinize the skydiver
Brooklyn: I recall that years ago, an NYC firefighter who collected disability paychecks won the race up the Empire State Building stairs. He lost his checks and disability status after that feat. Why is Sen. Marty Golden allowed to skydive, which is a rigorous physical activity, and not face the same scrutiny? Helen Chichester
Dispatching Access-A-Ride
Bronx: I've been using Access-A-Ride for three years. It has its ups and downs. The biggest problems are the dispatchers. I'm not blaming them, but they're given almost impossible pickups all over the five boroughs to coordinate. But a lot has changed in the last six months for the better. Bette Slutsky
Silent suicides
Rockaway Park: Many times, help that is available is unaffordable and not covered by insurance, assuming the person in despair has insurance ("Her anguish," June 7). This country is so sadly backwards in the way people with mental health issues are dealt with. Have you ever visited a "psych" ward? If you have not, you might see why people are hesitant to seek help!! Until mental health illnesses are taken as seriously as medical issues that can be seen, suicides will continue. I wonder how many people who aren't known to the world took their lives in silence last week. Elyse Rubin
Kim John-un
Cincinnati: Kim Jong Un brought his own toilet to the meeting with Donald Trump because he expects a crappy time. Isn't that obvious? Paul Bloustein
Viva Luis!
West Milford, N.J.: Kudos to the sensational Luis Miguel for coming to New York City and gracing our Madison Square Garden with an amazing performance — "Mexico Por Siempre," a spectacular event for me as well as 15,000 others. Rewarding to have a star who embraces his audience. Muchas gracias. Hopefully, he will return again real soon. Elaine Young Duffy
The spirit and the law
Camp Hill, Ala.: Re "Women's group jolts Jumaane," June 11: Now there's a word, conscience, that's paramount here. Thus, John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's Progress," roared: "I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience." Williams must follow his conscience. Marc D. Greenwood
Filing for phone service
Brooklyn: To Voicer Carol Yost: If you have an ongoing problem with your phone service, file a complaint with the state Public Service Commission. They regulate the utilities in New York State and grant them price increases. (800) 342-3377. Those little plug-in wireless phone line units are junk. Verizon is a terrible company to deal with. They were supposed to have all of New York on FiOS years ago and failed. Greg Ahl
Disrespecting Trump
Riverhead, L.I.: When Barack Obama was elected President, most Americans, myself included, wanted him to succeed. With President Trump, the media, Hollywood, and, last but not least, the entire DNC would love nothing better than to see him fail so they can retain power, and get back to business as usual. So sad. James Johnson
Good job creation
Chicago: Democrats cannot "guarantee" (tens of?) millions of $15/hr. jobs anymore than Republicans can tax-cut their way to massive "job creating." You can't just go around planting all the jobs you want like seeds on a farm. Denis Drew
Fox pas
Brooklyn: "Fox & Friends" co-host Abby Huntsman's comment about the upcoming summit between "two dictators," Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, may have been accidental. But I prefer to think it was more of a Freudian Fox faux pas. Neil S. Friedman
Flushing: Republicans, please wake up and ask Trump to resign rather than impeach him. He's going to ruin this country and fail as he did in Atlantic City. We can't last the way he treats our foreign friends. Trump hasn't done anything positive helping our country, and in fact divided us. What he has done so far in his short term, I hate to see in his full and last term. Marty Polsky
Why no races?
Bayside: I like to follow the races at Belmont, Aqueduct and Saratoga, and would like to know, as do other Voicers, when you stopped printing the entries and results. I won't buy the Post but want an explanation from you. Laura Lazarus


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Lebanon has a right to defend itself
Hezbollah, like "Al Qaeda," has "morphed;" as a Lebanese lady said the other day to a western reporter, asking some predictable question probably on the order of "but of course you don't support the people who dare to defend you against the Sacred Israel?," to which the lady replied, "We are all Hezbollah."
And all over the Majority World, in the same spirit that so many there, as well as in the more affluent 15% world said on one day in September not so long ago, "We are all New Yorkers," many, many people are saying "We are all Hezbollah."
Hezbollah, having "morphed," is no longer a struggling little band of guerilla fighters, no longer a political party in Lebanon, no longer even the only entity in Lebanon that has provided the nation what infrastructure and services it has had for the past far too many years.
Today Hezbollah has, and not by its own hand, but by the hand of the Enemy, undergone a magical transmorgification into that most powerful, yet ephemeral and yes, dangerous thing an entity can be.
Today Hezbollah is a symbol.
And not just any symbol. It is a noble symbol, a symbol of something very laudable, at least in the minds of the Majority World, namely Resistance against the tyranny of the US and its fat little pitbull there in the Levant, it is now a symbol that trumps and transcends the luxury concepts of politics or theology, it is now a symbol of the most primal and basic instinct we have: protecting our children, our future, preservation of our species from the fearsome beast, protecting our babies from the predator's talons, from the hungry tiger of the night, the horde of brutes from the tribe across the river, across the Blue Line.
When someone, somegang, anyone, anygang, rushes snarling into our cave, gaping maw set to devour our young, We are all Hezbollah.
And frankly, the Majority World has been in sore need of a little Hezbollah for quite some time.
Considering the Situation, we need all the Hezbollah we can get.
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Expanding the boundaries of Milan
Since the publication by Mazzaferro in 1996, many centers in the US and Europe have been performing liver transplantation (LT) in selected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with excellent outcomes. The article by Lee et al. (1), recently published in Annals of Surgery from a multi-centre study in Korea, brings up again the debate of whether expanding Milan criteria (MC) for LT could benefit selected patients. The authors proposed a novel score to predict recurrence and survival in HCC patients after LT. The MoRAL score is based on the power of alpha fetoprotein and prothrombin-induced by vitamin K absence-II (PIVKA-II), also called Des-γ-carboxyprothrombin (DCP), in predicting HCC recurrence (1).
Patients undergoing LT for HCC within MC have survival rates of 70% or better and recurrence rates around 15% (2). These results that have been validated in multiple studies around the world (3,4). The most important previously published risk factors for recurrence include vascular invasion, poor differentiation, tumor size >5 cm, and tumor stage outside MC (5). Efforts to expand the current selection criteria have so far been associated with a substantial decrease in survival. Notably, there is still great interest to find better ways to allocate organs in patients with HCC other than just by using tumor size and number of lesions. Currently, down staging HCC with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or thermal ablation remains a valid therapeutic option to make patients eligible for transplantation with comparable outcomes (6).
A low MoRAL score (cutoff of 314.8) was associated with significantly longer recurrence-free survival and overall survival, including those beyond and within the MC, which highlights the need of a more sophisticated selection system for LT in patients with HCC.
However, is this score applicable to patients in the Western world? As the authors stated in this report (1), their patient population has a very high incidence of hepatitis B infection and a predominant usage of living donor LT (LDLT). The population in the US and Europe transplanted with HCC has a much higher proportion of hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease, and NASH patients with lower rates of hepatitis B virus infection (6). These differences in patient characteristics could result in differences in serum tumor marker expression and tumor biology (7,8). It is important to note that their reported overall recurrence rate of 30% is higher than the usual 15% reported in series from the Western world, which points toward some variances that could be attributed to differences in tumor characteristics, pre-transplant HCC management, LDLT, and waiting time.
In the US, deceased donor LT (DDLT) is commonly used. Due to the scarcity of organ availability for transplantation, strict criteria have been used to limit transplantation to patients with HCC who are likely to have good outcomes. Many argue that the MC is too restrictive and could potentially prevent some patients with favorable tumor biology to undergo LT (9). Many centers have used expanded criteria systems such as UCSF, Asian Medical Center, and the Toronto criteria to select patients for LT (9,10).
One of the most interesting findings of this report was that patients within MC with high MoRAL score have significantly higher risk of recurrence than those beyond MC with low MoRAL score. Those with lower MoRAL scores had significantly longer survival (HR 2.59), which also correlated well with explant histology. PIVKA-II is considered to have a higher diagnostic accuracy, and its combination with AFP can improve the diagnostic sensitivity. Ito et al., from Kyoto University, also incorporated PIVKA-II and defined their own criteria obtaining survival rates greater than 80% (11). Although the MoRAL score seems to predict recurrence very well, the use of serum markers such as AFP may be unreliable in around 30% of patients (12).
Tumor recurrence is not only related to tumor size and macroscopic radiologic appearance. Several serum and tissue biomarkers have been used to predict tumor behavior (13). Recent efforts have examined genetic mutations and protein expression of TP53, RET, glypican-3, TERT, β-catenin, and the presence of progenitor cells markers CD133, CD44, CD90, EpCAM, and others in HCC prognosis (13,14). Interesting recent data suggest that the microenvironment plays a major role in cancer prognosis. In HCC, the T cell to Treg ratio and the total number of infiltrating Tregs have been associated with poor outcomes. Likewise, the presence of tumor expression of PDL1 and PDL2 (ligands of PD1) have been correlated with inactivation of T cells during trafficking promoting a suppressive niche that can alter tumor progression and aggressiveness (14).
Prediction models should evolve to reflect changing patterns of risk, changing patterns of treatment, and new biologic understanding of tumorigenesis, microenvironment, and prognosis stratification. This study reflects a great deal of work by the authors to develop a novel but also user friendly selection system for HCC patients. A few questions remain. Are tumor biopsies necessary to evaluate tissue biomarkers and the infiltrate to assess prognosis prior to LT? Should we use serum biomarkers or a combination of serum and tissue biomarkers? Should this and other measures be part of a more sophisticated method of future personalized medicine to identify "good candidates" in HCC patients? Further studies are warranted to better define improved prognostic features to facilitate a broader patient selection of cancer patients that can potentially benefit from LT. It may be time to carefully revise the Milan criteria.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
- Lee JH, Cho Y, Kim HY, et al. Serum Tumor Markers Provide Refined Prognostication in Selecting Liver Transplantation Candidate for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Beyond the Milan Criteria. Ann Surg 2016;263:842-50. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- McHugh PP, Gilbert J, Vera S, et al. Alpha-fetoprotein and tumour size are associated with microvascular invasion in explanted livers of patients undergoing transplantation with hepatocellular carcinoma. HPB (Oxford) 2010;12:56-61. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Yoo HY, Patt CH, Geschwind JF, et al. The outcome of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States between 1988 and 2001: 5-year survival has improved significantly with time. J Clin Oncol 2003;21:4329-35. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Pelletier SJ, Fu S, Thyagarajan V, et al. An intention-to-treat analysis of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma using organ procurement transplant network data. Liver Transpl 2009;15:859-68. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Sotiropoulos GC, Molmenti EP, Losch C, et al. Meta-analysis of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma based on 1,198 cases. Eur J Med Res 2007;12:527-34. [PubMed]
- Yao FY, Kerlan RK Jr, Hirose R, et al. Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis. Hepatology 2008;48:819-27. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Lee HH, Uen YH, Tian YF, et al. Wnt-1 protein as a prognostic biomarker for hepatitis B-related and hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma after surgery. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009;18:1562-9. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Du Y, Kong G, You X, et al. Elevation of highly up-regulated in liver cancer (HULC) by hepatitis B virus X protein promotes hepatoma cell proliferation via down-regulating p18. J Biol Chem 2012;287:26302-11. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Kumaran V. Role of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Clin Exp Hepatol 2014;4:S97-103. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Welker MW, Bechstein WO, Zeuzem S, et al. Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation - an emerging clinical challenge. Transpl Int 2013;26:109-18. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Ito T, Takada Y, Ueda M, et al. Expansion of selection criteria for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in living donor liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2007;13:1637-44. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Zhao YJ, Ju Q, Li GC. Tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Clin Oncol 2013;1:593-8. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Chauhan R, Lahiri N. Tissue- and Serum-Associated Biomarkers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Biomark Cancer 2016;8:37-55. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Vilchez V, Turcios L, Zaytseva Y, et al. Cancer stem cell marker expression alone and in combination with microvascular invasion predicts poor prognosis in patients undergoing transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Surg 2016;212:238-45. [Crossref] [PubMed]