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Methimazole and propylthiouracil are used to treat conditions in which the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone.
These medicines work by making it harder for the body to use iodine to make thyroid hormone. They do not block the effects of thyroid hormone that was made by the body before their use was begun.
These medicines are available only with your doctor's prescription.
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Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to medicines in this group or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
This medicine has been used in children and teenagers and, in effective doses, has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in children than it does in adults.
Elderly people may have an increased chance of certain side effects during treatment. Your doctor may need to take special precautions while you are taking this medicine.
Use of too large a dose during pregnancy may cause problems in the fetus. However, use of the proper dose, with careful monitoring by the doctor, is not likely to cause problems.
These medicines pass into breast milk. (Methimazole passes into breast milk more freely and in higher amounts than propylthiouracil.) However, your doctor may allow you to continue to breast-feed, if your dose is low and the infant gets frequent check-ups. If you are taking a large dose, it may be necessary for you to stop breast-feeding during treatment.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking any of these medicines, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
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Food in your stomach may change the amount of methimazole that is able to enter the bloodstream. To make sure that you always get the same effects, try to take methimazole at the same time in relation to meals every day. That is, always take it with meals or always take it on an empty stomach.
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While you are being treated with antithyroid agents, and after you stop treatment with it, do not have any immunizations (vaccinations) without your doctor's approval. Antithyroid agents may lower your body's resistance and there is a chance you might get the infection the immunization is meant to prevent. In addition, other persons living in your household should not take or have recently taken oral polio vaccine since there is a chance they could pass the polio virus on to you. Also, avoid other persons who have taken oral polio vaccine. Do not get close to them, and do not stay in the same room with them for very long. If you cannot take these precautions, you should consider wearing a protective face mask that covers the nose and mouth.
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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/antithyroid-agent-oral-route-rectal-route/side-effects/drg-20069661


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"There Are Marxists in India?"
SOCIALISM - MARXISM, 30 Apr 2012
Robert Jensen – TRANSCEND Media Service
Economist Prabhat Patnaik on the Global Crisis
After an engaging half-hour interview with India's pre-eminent Marxist economist during a conference at New York University, I told a friend about my one-on-one time with Prabhat Patnaik.
"There are Marxists in India?" came the bemused response. "I thought India was the heart of the new capitalism."
Indeed, we hear about India mostly as a rising economic power that is challenging the United States. While there certainly are no shortages of capitalists, there are still lots of Marxists in India, as well as communist parties that have won state elections. Patnaik represents the best thinking and practice of those left traditions — both the academic Marxism that provides a framework for critique of economics, and the political Marxism that proposes public policies — which is why I was so excited to talk with him about lessons to be learned from the current economic crisis.
In the interview, conducted during a break in the NYU Institute for Public Knowledge's "Futures of Finance" conference, I asked Patnaik two main questions: First, is there a "golden age" of capitalism to which we can return? Second, can we ever expect ethical practices from the financial sector of the global capitalist economy? Before explaining why his answer to both questions is "no," some background.
Prabhat Patnaik started his academic career in the UK, earning his doctoral degree at Oxford University and then teaching at the University of Cambridge. He returned to India in 1974 to teach at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi until his retirement in 2010. He's the author of several influential books, including The Value of Money, published in 2008. Patnaik-the-politician served as Vice-Chairman of the Planning Board of the state of Kerala from 2006-2011 and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He regularly writes on economic issues in the Party's journal and addresses trade union meetings.
In the United States, where people believe Marxism was buried under the rubble of the Berlin Wall and communism can only mean Soviet-style totalitarianism, his political affiliations would guarantee a life on the margins. But India's political spectrum is considerably wider, and left ideas have a place in the national political discourse there. On the world stage, Patnaik brings an unusual perspective: An experienced economist with a history of political organizing; an Indian who is engaged in the political debates of the West; a leftist who is not afraid to critique the weaknesses of the left tradition.
The quixotic quest for a "golden age"
Ever since the financial meltdown of 2008, there's been more and more nostalgia in the United States — especially among liberals — for the immediate post-WWII period, the so-called "golden age" of capitalism during which profits and wages rose, and unemployment was low. This was the achievement of Keynesianism, the philosophy that unwanted market outcomes can be corrected through monetary and fiscal policy designed to stabilize an otherwise unstable business cycle. Primarily through "military Keynesianism" — massive spending on wars and a permanent warfare state — the U.S. government helped stimulate the economy when it went into inevitable periods of stagnation. That worked until about the mid-1970s, when growth started to slow.
Whether or not that system was good for everyone (lots of people in the Third World, for example, were not particularly happy with it), the question remains: Can we go back to that strategy? Patnaik says that golden age was necessarily short-lived, as the pressure for global investment pushed nations to give up the ability to impose controls on capital. This globalization of finance made national Keynesian policies less relevant. At about the same time, steep increases in the price of petroleum generated even more capital in the oil states, which went looking for investment opportunities around the world.
Globalization — this concentration of capital moving freely around the world — meant that no single nation-state could go up against international finance. And with the global flow of goods, the large "reserve army of labor" (the unemployed and under-employed) in places like China and India meant that workers in the advanced industrial countries had less leverage. So productivity continued to rise, but wages stagnated. Patnaik said it's important to see the contemporary crisis in that historical context.
"The collapse of the housing bubble in the United States is certainly part of the problem but not the root cause of the problem today," he said. "The immediate crisis it touched off helps make the underlying problem visible."
If this financialization of the global economy, which has put so much power in so few hands, is at the heart of the problem, the question is clear: In the absence of a global state, who is going to control international finance capital?
If capital is going to be concentrated, can we at least make it behave?
If the power of finance capital can't be diminished, is there a way to at least make it follow some sane rules to prevent the worst from happening again? Short answer: No.
"It's important to understand that capitalism is a spontaneous system, not something that is always necessarily planned or controlled," Patnaik said. Because the reward for ignoring, evading, or getting around rules is so powerful, the attempts to make capitalism follow ethical norms are bound to fail.
"Keynesianism worked in a specific time and place, but capitalism escaped Keynesianism," he said. New rules will suffer a similar fate, absent a force as strong as international finance capital to enforce the rules.
Although Patnaik often talks in detail about the complex workings of the global economy, he also articulates simple truths when that kind of straightforward analysis is needed. In doing so, he often draws on aspects of Marx's analysis that the world tends to forget.
To make the point about the futility of talking about ethical norms in capitalism, Patnaik pointed to Marx's insight that a capitalist is "capital personified." Here's the relevant passage from the first volume of Marx's Capital:
[T]he possessor of money becomes a capitalist. … [A]nd it is only in so far as the appropriation of ever more and more wealth in the abstract becomes the sole motive of his operations, that he functions as a capitalist, that is, as capital personified and endowed with consciousness and a will.
What Marx described as "the restless never-ending process of profit-making" and "boundless greed after riches" reminds us that as actors on the economic stage we are less moral agents and more "capital personified," relentless in our restlessness and bound to believe in an illusory boundlessness. Society might be able make some moral claims on people with wealth if they were merely working in capitalism, but it's more difficult to find common moral ground with "capital personified."
What should people fight for?
If we can't go back to business as usual, and there's no reason to expect that new rules will solve our problems, what kinds of solutions are possible? Patnaik said that neither of the two most obvious responses to the financial crisis — creating a surrogate global state to impose controls on finance, or "delinking" a nation's economy from the global finance system — are in the cards now. Even though capitalism is in deep crisis, resistance to capitalism is not nearly strong enough to produce movements that could make that possible.
Given his intellectual roots and political affiliation, it may seem surprising that Patnaik argues for organizing to bring back of the liberal welfare-state policies that developed in the advanced industrial countries during the post-war period when Keynesian economics ruled.
"That is not about going back, which is impossible," Patnaik said. "We have to go forward with new ideas." The call for a more robust social safety net (protecting workers' rights, unemployment insurance, social security, health insurance, etc.) isn't new, but such policies can be a step toward new ideas, a transitional measure, he explained. Rather than making those policies the final goal, as part of a more-or-less permanent accommodation with capitalism, they should be seen as a stepping stone toward radical change.
"We can work toward a reassertion of welfare state policies, not as an end but as a vehicle toward greater justice, as a way of making visible the inherent limitations of capitalism," he said.
In additions to the limitations of capitalism, there also are ecological limitations we can't ignore, he said, which means the goal can't be raising India and China to material standards of the United States. Patnaik recognizes the need to adjust older socialist goals to new realities.
"The world simply has to be refashioned," both in the Third World and in advanced capitalist countries, and specifically in the United States, Patnaik said, which means experiments in alternative ways of living that are not based on material measures.
"This really is a spiritual/cultural question, about what it means to live a good life," he said, which should not be seen as foreign to socialism. "Marxism shouldn't be reduced to productionism. The goal of socialism has always been human freedom, which is about much more than material wealth."
"Gandhi talked about the ethical demands of nature, but I don't like that phrase, being a socialist and anthropocentric," Patnaik said with the hint of a grin. "But we do have to live within the limits of nature."
The role of Marxism
It is easy to misjudge Patnaik from first impressions. Unlike many intellectuals, Patnaik does not immediately thrust himself into a discussion, and he's soft-spoken both in conversation and from the podium. But when he does speak, his passion for justice comes through loud and clear. And, while Patnaik identifies very much as a communist, he also is quick to poke at some of the tradition's platitudes.
"I just came from the (Communist) Party Congress, and I keep reminding everyone that they have to give up notions of a one-party State, of democratic centralism (the Leninist notion that party members are free to debate policy but must support the final decision of the party)," Patnaik said. "Democratic centralism always leads to centralism."
If leftists reject the current dominance of finance in the world, Patnaik said it's important to reject any suggestion that a single perspective or party should dominate.
"The hegemony of finance throttles democracy. The hegemony of finance beats you into shape," he said. If the goal is to resist that kind of hegemony, then the approach of the old communist movement simply isn't relevant, Patnaik said, but socialist principles are more relevant than ever.
"Any resistance has to be about opening up alternatives, opening up critical thinking to imagine those alternatives," he said. "The only way to challenge that global regime is mass mobilization."
Patnaik has no off-the-shelf solutions to offer, and it's difficult to reduce his thinking to slogans. At the age of 66, when many people hold on tightly to what they believe will work, Patnaik doesn't hesitate to say, "It's time to invent."
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Old whitehouse.gov down the memory hole
Greg Allen raises a good point regarding the new White House web site: why did the old site get completely erased?
It seems problematic to me that the entire official web presence of the Bush administration, as tainted and manipulative or enraging as you may think it is, just gets wiped clean from the web like that. People need to remember, reference, discuss, and link to that publicly owned, previously published information; it shouldn't be tossed to the curb like a dead plant or buried in the National Archive backup tape repository.
Perhaps there needs to be a simple directory structure put in place, something like:
The files for each President's site would live under the associated directory and would never need to be taken down to make room for new files. Of course, maintaining all that, and the different systems and platforms potentially used by each administration would be a total PITA.
Update: Here are the Clinton whitehouse.gov archive and the George W. Bush whitehouse.gov archive. Nice but they don't address the broken links issue and snapshots don't capture any dynamic functions (like search, for instance). Also, shouldn't every page on the site function like a wiki so you can go back and see the history at any time? Quite a few people suggested using subdomains (e.g. 43.whitehouse.gov) instead of directories to keep everything straight; I concur. (thx, arnold & kate)


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Patriarch Kirill meets with Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping
On May 10, 2013, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who is on a visit to China, met with the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Participating in the meeting were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's department for external church relations, Bishop Sergiy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's administrative secretariat, Mr. V. Legoida, head of the Synodal Information Department, Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR vice-chairman, and Mr. D. Petrovsky, a DECR staff member.
The Russian Federation was represented by Russian Ambassador A. Denisov, Minister-Counsellor Ye. Tomikhin, and Mr. S. Melnikov, executive secretary of the Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations. The Chinese side included Mr. Wang Yi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Wang Zuoan, director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA).
The PRC Chairman addressed His Holiness Kirill with words of welcome, emphasizing that 'you are the first Patriarch, the first highest religious leader in Russia, to come to our country. It is a vivid manifestation of the high level and special quality of Chinese-Russian relations'.
Mr. Xi Jinping shared his impressions of the state visit he made to Russia in March, which was the first overseas trip of the PRC Chairman. 'During our talk with President Putin, I assured him that we welcome your visit to China', he said and asked to convey best wishes and kind regards to the Head of the Russian State.
He expressed profound gratitude to the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for the message of support and sympathy His Holiness addressed to him after a severe earthquake in the Chinese Province of Sichuan. 'I would like to say that in Russia we gave a high value to the fact that you made your first overseas visit to our country. It points to special relations which have developed between Russia and China in recent years', His Holiness noted.
During the talk that followed, they considered in particular the religious aspects of relations between nations based on the similarity of their fundamental moral values.
Patriarch Kirill told the PRC Chairman about the history of Orthodoxy in China and the role played by the Russian clergy in developing ties between the Russian and Chinese people, about the fate of the Chinese Orthodox Church, and the present state of dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs.
'I have heard your story with great interest', Mr. Xi Jinping said in response, noting the special importance and depth of the Russian people's religious traditions and giving a high value to 'the warm and sincere words about our country', expressed by the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
He underlined that His Holiness enjoyed 'great authority, respect and love in Russia' and noted the special role played by the Russian Orthodox Church in the development of Russian-Chinese friendship.
The PRC Chairman also spoke about the religious situation in China and the role of religious organizations in building harmony and solidarity in society.
Patriarch Kirill presented Mr. Xi Jinping with a copy of his book 'Freedom and Responsibility: In a Search for Harmony. Human Rights and Dignity'. This was followed by a meaningful exchange of opinions about the issues dealt with in the book.
In conclusion of the meeting, the head of the Chinese state wished His Holiness a successful continuation of his visit to China, underlining its special importance, 'Your present coming is a great historic event in the bilateral relations between Russia and China'.
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I'm wondering what are we going to do then after proving that the spectral response of cameras do differ unit to unit.
[Comparing Iridient Developer and ACR/LR] part 2 of 3
Well, my verbose interpretation of your findings would be:1-Use of embedded DNG profile throws off colors, Embedded Curves checked or not2-The Shadows Fine Tune Slider has no effect. In your shots # 1...4, the 2 darkest patches have on my screen the same Lab readouts in the Mac DigitalColorMeter:patch D5: 35,625/-0,266/-1,293 ; patch D6: 20,589/-1,027/-0,891
I'm not sure of all the little details and ramifications but what I see is this: If I open a DNG with a custom DNG profile in LR 4 (yes, PV2012) and save everything, then open it in ID and set the profile for DNG Camera Profile (Use DNG Metadata), the differences in color and tone are rather subtle and I suspect to be expected. What am I missing?
samueljohnchia was using Exposure adjustments in ACR/LR which could introduce non-linearities based on their use of curves for some of these adjustments and this could account for differences in the grayscale rendering.
Well, my verbose interpretation of your findings would be:1-Use of embedded DNG profile throws off colors, Embedded Curves checked or not
Your examples # 3 and 4 show a gross difference between actual and theoretical patch colors. These are the images with the embedded DNG curve checked.
HiI am exploring ColorPerfect. Attached is a screen shot that shows the B1 orange field of the CC24, from left to right: 1-Bruce Lindblooms synthetic target for ProPhoto; 2-my shot of my CC24, processed with ColorPerfects MakeTiff as raw converter, displayed in PhotoLine with the ColorPerfect plug-in; 3-the same shot, displayed in ACR CS5 with Adobe Standard camera profile, everything else zero. ProPhoto is the color space in ACR and PL.The monitor is calibrated to 5800 Kelvin and L*.As seen, 1 and 2 are relatively close to each other, ACR seems off - but it is the latter which is very close visually to the physical CC24 viewed under one of the same Solux lamps that was used for the shot, whereas the other 2 seem reddish.What is going on?Confused - Hening
(even though the direct side-by-side comparison was not possible; but the difference is so gross that I can remember it from my desktop to my porch).
Maybe I should try to get me one of these uncanny T8 tubes? And use flash for shooting the target?
It may look like the Adobe Standard profile is trying to anticipate a bleaching that will occur in print?
HiSamuel, thank you, too, for your reply.I have fiddlet a little more with this and have learned a thing or two.1-The comparison to the physical chart is so inconsistent depending on viewing light that I dropped it. It was just the Adobe Profile that confused me.2- I made a quick and dirty shot of the CC24 in daylight (16:15 h winter time, clear sunshine), with a custom white balance taken right before the shot, based on the second-whitest patch of the CC. When displayed on the monitor, WB as shot, the orange looked even more reddish than before. Then I had the bright idea of using only the blue-yellow balance of the as-shot-WB, and set the Tint to 0. And look! some difference! Thus inspired, I did the same to my Solux shot, and look, that improved, too, if not by that much.What can I do to come even closer - flash?Here is a comparison; left to right:1-Synthetic, 2-Daylight Tint 0, 3-Solux Tint 0, 4-Solux Tint 0 5-Solux as shot.In case you're interested to see the whole charts, here is a zip.


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Windows: Grabbing stills from a video using a traditional screenshot tool is a tedious hit-or-miss affair. ImageGrab is a feature-packed tool for grabbing single stills, a series at set intervals, or scripting your own parameters for custom grabs.
ImageGrab makes it easy to precisely snap a frame directly from the source video itself. You can automate the process by setting ImageGrab to grab frames at a user-specified interval and stamp the grabs with information like the name of the file and where in the original video the grab is from.
If the default settings and toggles aren't versatile enough for you, ImageGrab supports user scripting. We tested both the portable and stable release ImageGrab 4.2 as well as the non-portable and beta of ImageGrab 5.0. Although we were disappointed the beta wasn't portable it was significantly more stable on our Windows 7 test machine than the older 4.2 version.
ImageGrab is freeware, Windows only. Have a favorite tool for snagging stills from a video? Let's hear about it in the comments.


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We've brought AGRICOLA, PubAg, and the NAL Digital Collections (NALDC) together in one place.
Introducing SEARCH from the USDA National Agricultural Library.
Please update your AGRICOLA bookmarks to use the new SEARCH URL.
How to SEARCH
SEARCH provides access to physical and electronic materials held or licensed by the National Agricultural Library. If you've used AGRICOLA, PubAg, or NALDC in the past -- all of those records can now be found in SEARCH!
Simple Search
A simple search can be done from the search box at the top of the SEARCH home page by entering keywords and pressing the Search button. You terms will be searched across multiple fields including title, subjects, abstract, and more. You can also:
- Search for an exact phrase by surrounding your words in double quotes. Searching for "edible mushrooms" will search only for the two words together as a phrase, while searching for edible mushrooms will search for edible anywhere in the record as well as mushrooms anywhere in the record.
- Search for variations of a word using a question mark(?) for a single character variation and an asterisk (*) for multiple characters. Searching for mushroom? will return records which include mushroom and mushrooms. Searching for mushroom* will return mushroom, mushrooms, mushroomed, and mushrooming.
- Use the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. Note that these operators must be capitalized or SEARCH will not recognize them as Booleans.
- mushrooms AND fungus will return results that include both words
- mushrooms OR fungus will return results that include mushrooms, fungus, or both words
- fungus NOT mushrooms will return results that include fungus and do not include mushrooms
For more information on what you can do with the simple search box, see the documentation on Performing Basic Searches in Primo VE from Ex Libris.
Advanced Search
To the right of the basic search box is a link for ADVANCED SEARCH.
Clicking this will open the advanced search form which allows you to:
- Select a search scope of either
- PubAg -- which includes peer-reviewed journal articles related to agriculture
- Everything -- which includes everything held or licensed by the library, including what was previously available in AGRICOLA (NAL's catalog), PubAg, and NALDC (Digital Collections)
- Build complex, field-specific searches
- You can limit your search term to a specific field by selecting that field from the rightmost dropdown
- In the next dropdown, choose whether the field should:
- Contain all of your search terms, in any order
- Start with your search terms
- Contain your search term(s) as an exact phrase
- Add another term to your query with AND, OR, or NOT
- Limit your search to a specific type of material, e.g. Article, Image, etc. Only one value can be selected.
- Limit your search to a specific language. Only one value can be selected.
- Limit your search to results published within a specific date range.
- Entering both Start and End dates will return results that fall between the two.
- Entering only a Start date will return results published on or after the date.
- Entering only an End date will return results published on or before the date
- When you have finished constructing your query, click the SEARCH link at the bottom of the form.
For more information on what can be done with the Advanced Search Box, see the documentation on Performing Advanced Searches in Primo VE from Ex Libris.


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Overgod, an abstract shooter using Allegro, is a fast paced top down shooter. It's fun although pretty tough, and has a nice retro feel but with good modern graphics. It's one of those games you can pick up and play for 5 or 10 minutes, let off some steam, then be back to whatever it was you were doing without having lost too much time. It's available for Linux, Windows, and Macs. :-)
Cube Legends (formely known as LOZ:Cube) is a Cube mod, inspired by the Legend of Zela series of games. Since Cube is getting a bit old in the tooth and has been superceeded by Sauerbraten, somebody has stepped up to work on Cube Legends 2007 which will bring this popular Cube mod up-to-date to run on Sauerbraten.
FreeTrain has gained another developer, and progress on fixing up the codebase continues. Even better, there is an additional plugin set which contains something like 200+ plugins for FreeTrain, and in the coming weeks it is being translated as well. There's stuff like a rollercoaster plugin in there, so it should be really cool. Internationalization is the next task to be tackled, then after that it will be replacing DirectX with SDL so that the game can be ported to Linux and other platforms. :-)
Last one for today, StarShip Troopers: Last Defense development is going well. They posted a gameplay video which looks promising, and expect to have a playable release in the next week or so. However despite the obvious progress being made with the game, there is obviously a fair amount of work to do before it captures the veracity of the battles in the movie, so don't be too expectant. I hope they offer a Linux version of this Glest conversion but could find no information one way or the other.


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Silicon in the Kitchen
Wandering through Sur La Table, i dicovered more wonders of silicon in what i thought were unchanging tools of baking.
Reuseable silicon baking cups (no more waste going to those cupcake holders or liners). Silicon Rolling Pin, its such a hefty solid feeling object, it will definitely get the job done. And for those impossible Madelines, Mini Kugelhopfs, Muffin, Mini Muffins, and Savarin molds, the French have designed them in silicon which greatly increase the proability of having perfectly molded delights. Buon Appetito… Sur la Table.


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With all the fanfare around the new movie version of "The Great Gatsby," directed by Baz Luhrmann with a screenplay by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, it's a great time to go back to the book and be reminded of F. Scott Fitzgerald's elegant, graceful writing; so fragile and yes, unique, that it may never really be brought successfully to the screen.
A good time, too, to be reminded of how the book's depiction of conspicuous consumption during the Jazz Age of the 1920s — and the stark contrast between rich and poor — so parallel life in New York today, where, as the New York Times reported last year, "The poverty rate reached its highest point in more than a decade, and the income gap in Manhattan, already wider than almost anywhere else in the country, rivaled disparities in sub-Saharan Africa."
Daisy Buchanan, the object of Gatsby's desire, and her husband, Tom, would feel at home in the 1 percent world of overindulgence and profligacy. As Fitzgerald famously described them:
"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
The hype around the new movie also reminded me of an unusual invitation that led to my own brush with the legend of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. It was in the fall of 1975, an odd, homely and poignant coda to their years of celebrity and luminescence, years that slipped too quickly into the wreckage of alcoholism and mental illness.
My friend Emily worked at and later owned the Francis Scott Key Book Shop in Washington, D.C., now gone but once a literary haven for bibliophiles and Georgetown society, who relied on the store for reading recommendations and gift suggestions. Adlai Stevenson had once lived in an apartment upstairs and it was a stop for many in government and politics, including secretaries of state, embassy diplomats and CIA operatives.
Among the regulars was Scottie Lanahan Smith, F. Scott and Zelda's daughter (and like her father, a distant cousin of the shop's namesake, Francis Scott Key of "Star Spangled Banner" fame). A writer and journalist, Scottie had been married to a prominent Washington lawyer and was very much part of the social scene. At a book party one night, she told Emily and me that after long negotiations, the Catholic Church had finally agreed that F. Scott and Zelda could be laid to rest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in nearby Rockville, Md., where his parents were buried.
This was big news. F. Scott Fitzgerald had died from a heart attack in 1940, only 44 years old, his career in decline, at the apartment of his lover, Hollywood gossip columnist Sheilah Graham. Only 25 people, including Scottie, attended the funeral on a cold, wet winter's day and his editor had to pay for six pallbearers to carry the body.
For various reasons — among them, Fitzgerald's adulterous relationship with Graham and his notorious lifestyle during the Roaring '20s – he was denied burial on St. Mary's consecrated ground and placed instead in a Protestant cemetery a mile and a half away.
A St. Mary's parishioner wrote more luridly, "By all accounts Fitzgerald was a fallen-away Catholic, married to a Protestant, a college drop-out, a drunk, an irresponsible child all his life, an exhibitionist, who with his wife became the poster couple for a lawless, bawdy, free living, sexually prolific, selfish, gluttonous, crime-driven and immoral time period …" Many of those adjectives could be applied to Gatsby and his friends; you have to wonder if the parishioner partly confused Fitzgerald with his fictional creations.
Less than eight years after F. Scott Fitzgerald's death, Zelda Fitzgerald and eight other patients died horribly in a fire at a North Carolina sanitarium where she was under treatment. Zelda was 47, and despite their estrangement her casket was placed in Maryland with her husband's.
Now, 35 years after Scott's demise, the Catholic Church had relented and would allow their bodies to be moved to the grounds of St. Mary's. "The church believed it important," a monsignor told the Washington Post, "to consider his God-given talents and literary genius."
Scottie promised Emily and me that we would be invited to the reinterment. She was as good as her word. I took a train down from New York City and on a crisp Friday morning in autumn we made the short drive from D.C. to Rockville.
The reburial was short and simple with at most a hundred or so onlookers in attendance. Priests officiated. I don't recall if Scottie spoke at the ceremony, but I remember some words from Matthew Bruccoli, the great Fitzgerald scholar from the University of South Carolina. (As part of its comprehensive Fitzgerald collection, the school just made available online F. Scott Fitzgerald's ledger, donated by Scottie, in which he kept a combination record of earnings and diary. It notes that in 1925, the year of publication, he received less than $2,000 for "The Great Gatsby.")
That same St. Mary's parishioner who so vividly described Scott's alleged debauchery called the event "The Longest Irish Wake," a reference, I assume, to the decades between death and the transfer of cemeteries. It certainly didn't apply to the proceedings we witnessed or the reception afterward, which were briefer and more abstemious than any Irish wake I've ever attended, and seemed even further removed from the halcyon days when Scott and Zelda drank magnums of champagne among café society.
Cold cuts and soft drinks (and maybe some wine) were served in the church basement. There, a woman told Emily and me how she and her high school boyfriend would go to the grave at the Protestant cemetery and read to one another from "Gatsby." And one of the gravediggers described to us how, when they exhumed the coffins, some wood had rotted on Scott's and he could see through a hole the green plaid wool of his funeral suit.
The premiere of the new movie has now tripled the number of visitors to the grave. "Some visitors leave mementos, most commonly flowers, spare change and liquor," the Washington Post reports. "Aspiring authors leave pens, and admirers occasionally write handwritten notes. A top hat, adorned with a martini glass ribbon, is the most recent addition."
Most important, engraved on Scott and Zelda's tombstone, inevitably and as it should be, that perfect closing sentence from "The Great Gatsby": "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."


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How about some addictive, chill out electronica for the week ahead before Christmas. That's the picture I can think of after listening to Moist the last few days! Not to be confused with the Canadian Rock band of the same name, Moist is from Sweden and the creation of one man army Producer, Songwriter & Musician - David Elfström Lilja.
David expertly coaxes dreamy, chill out melodies with a skittering of lush female vocals, shades of kraftwerkish new age ambience and pensive downbeat harmonies – all beautifully blended amidst an air of enigma. Imagine, mind expanding lounge electronica on your speakers! Now, thanks to David, I present below some of my personal 10 favorites for your aural consumption which are already very popular across numerous European radio stations. So, go ahead, lie down, switch off your lights and immerse yourself in electronic moist bliss!
1. Moist - Far Beyond The Endless (Mert Boru Remix) (4:08)
2. Moist - How Long (Omnimotion Remix) (3:28)
3. Moist - How Long (feat. Maria Marcus) (3:58)
4. Moist - I Am (UGLH Remix) (5:18)
5. Moist - Just Say You're Sorry (feat. Sophie Rimheden) (4:52)
6. Moist - Just Say You're Sorry (Stefan Aronsson Remix) (6:04)
7. Moist - Not Alone (Addeboy Vs Cliff Remix) (5:14)
8. Moist - Not Alone (Inspiritualization Remix) (4:42)
9. Moist - Not Alone (feat. Maria Marcus) (3:15)
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Last week our Director Lord Singh tabled a question to the government about Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) support for persecuted Christians. He asked Her Majesty's Government, 'what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro's Independent Review of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's support for persecuted Christians.'
Minister for FCO Lord Ahmad, said the Bishop of Truro's independent review of FCO support for persecuted Christians resulted in a series of 'ambitious recommendations', and that 'we will take them forward as part of our work to support freedom of religious belief for all'. Thanking the Minister for his response Lord Singh who is also Vice-Chair for All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) responded, 'Sadly the appalling treatment of Christian minorities around the world is mirrored in the persecution of other religious minorities, including the appalling treatment of his Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan. In Afghanistan a once-prosperous Sikh community of more than 20,000 people has been reduced to a few hundred. Does the Minister agree that the underlying cause of religious persecution is the religious bigotry inherent in aggressive assertions that the one god of us all, way above human emotions, favours one group of humans to the exclusion of others?'
The Minister agreed with Lord Singh and was grateful for his work in this area. He said where Christians were persecuted, other minorities were likely to be persecuted as well. Other contributors to the debate included Co-Chair of APPG FoRB Baroness Berridge, Lord Anderson of Swansea, Lord Alderdice and the Lord Bishop of Ely.


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Pansy Ho Provides Recovery Recommendations for the Global Tourism Industry
Macao, Macao SAR, September 12, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / Vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF), Pansy Ho gave a keynote speech at the World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development (the Conference) on September 5 in Beijing. Hosted by the World Tourism Cities Federation, the Conference is held under the framework of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). The Conference is held in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and co-organized with over 10 leading international tourism and trade entities such as: the Global Tourism Economy Forum (the Forum), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), World Leisure Organization, the World Tourism Alliance (WTA), the International Mountain Tourism Alliance (IMTA), Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB Berlin), and the World Travel Market (WTM). Conducted in a hybrid onsite and online format, the Conference was broadcasted to 150 WTCF member cities and other 200 WTCF member organizations in 75 countries and regions. Other keynote speakers include: Wang Hong, Executive Vice-Chairman of the WTCF Council and Vice Mayor of Beijing, and Alexandre de Juniac, Director General & CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Solidarity and Cooperation Brings Recovery to the Global Tourism Economy
The Conference was conducted under the theme "Rebuilding World Tourism for Prosperity" in efforts to provide recovery recommendations to those in the tourism sector that have been impacted by the pandemic. Through her virtual keynote, Global Tourism Economy Forum Vice-Chairman and Secretary-General Pansy Ho expressed, "Around the world, we see green shoots of recovery with the easing of travel restrictions and an increase in domestic travel. Only through solidarity and cooperation can the global tourism economy recover and harness its powerful multiplier effect."
She also referenced the profound vision for collaboration stated by President Xi Jinping during his speech at the Virtual Opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly, " 'Mankind is a community with a shared future; solidarity and cooperation is our most powerful weapon for defeating the virus.' It is in this spirit of a shared future that the international community can find the inspiration to come together and make tourism central to the restart of the global economy to promote prosperity, generate employment and foster new growth drivers."
Furthermore, she expressed, "During the pandemic, closed borders, lockdowns, and a decline in consumer confidence have so far resulted in a global decline of 300 million tourists and USD $320 billion lost in international tourism receipts. This impact is already more than three times the loss suffered during the Global Economic Crisis of 2009. But there are opportunities in all crises and today is an opportunity to rethink the future of tourism and to reinvest in its potential."
Advances in Technology Redefines Travel
She believes leveraging technology and innovation will help the tourism sector overcome its current challenges. She points out, "Tools such as facial recognition, digital wallets, biometric surveillance have made travel more of a seamless experience, particularly in transportation and accommodation. At the same time, robotic technology has advanced touchless systems and led to improved hygiene, ensuring safety and boosting traveler confidence. Technology has also helped art, culture, and creativity to continue to thrive. Cultural sites and museums have opened their virtual doors, connecting audiences via livestream to the Palace of Versailles in France, the Palace Museum in Beijing, and the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang City, among many others. Virtual technology has allowed us to continue life's adventures from our homes as we look forward to traveling again."
Macao Shows Resilience through the Adoption of Innovative Solutions and Cooperative Efforts
Pansy Ho used Macao as a case study to showcase successful measures adopted in combating the virus and its implications. In particular, Macao has shown its resilience and put in place innovative solutions and cooperative efforts to revitalize travel and tourism. Several initiatives to support residents, welcome back visitors, and recreate prosperity stand out. She stated, "As a City of Gastronomy and part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Macao has provided support to creative industries and launched financial aid measures to support professionals. This includes free online learning videos to enhance human capital in the gastronomic sector, a 'Welfare to Work' program to create favorable working conditions for artists, and an 'online handicraft teaching' with videos to promote Macao's handicrafts and products. Lastly, to further support SMEs, the government designed Macao Ready Go! an e-platform to gather special offers on retail, leisure, and entertainment." She believes, "Recognizing and making the most of this pivotal moment to revitalize and re-engineer the future of tourism, Macao continues to merit its position as the World Center of Tourism and Leisure and to play its part in the integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area."
About Global Tourism Economy Forum
The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) is hosted by the Macao SAR Government, in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), co-organized by the China Chamber of Tourism (TCC) under the authorization of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), and coordinated by the Global Tourism Economy Research Centre (GTERC). GTEF's supporting units include the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao SAR, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), European Travel Commission (ETC), and the Macau Chinese Enterprise Association (MCEA).
Since its inception in 2012, GTEF has successfully established itself as an influential high-level cooperation platform to promote sustainable development in the global tourism industry with a focus on China. To date, GTEF had received more than 12,700 participants from 90 countries and regions, including delegations from 152 provinces and cities of Mainland China; and 600 internationally renowned speakers who are leaders in public, private, and academic fields. GTEF has continuously received consistent and wide amount of coverage from international press and media, valued up to USD $62 million.


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Christian Bale Says Donald Trump Thought He Was Really Bruce Wayne
Here is a story too incredible not to be true. Christian Bale was recently walking the red carpet in support of his new film Vice, the biopic from The Big Short's Adam McKay about Vice President Dick Cheney. Red carpets are typically not the best place for political discourse, but in this case it worked. So Variety asked Bale, who do you think should play Donald Trump in the inevitable biopic about him. Bale didn't have an answer — but he did have a story about meeting Donald Trump. And it is amazing. Because according to Bale, Trump appeared to believe he was really Bruce Wayne.
You can watch Bale tell the story himself at Variety.com, but here are the main details...
We were filming on Batman in Trump Tower and he said, 'Come on up to the office.' I think he thought I was Bruce Wayne, because I was dressed as Bruce Wayne. So he talked to me like I was Bruce Wayne and I just went along with it, really. It was quite entertaining.
Vice opens in theaters on Christmas Day. After that, who knows? Maybe the next time President Trump meets former Vice President Cheney at a Washington D.C. function, he'll think he's really talking to Christian Bale.
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Strength Members with Kevlar® for Oil & Gas
For more than 40 years, DuPont™ Kevlar® has continued to help innovate in applications for the oil and gas industry.
Kevlar® uses in strength members for the oil and gas industry include:
Offshore Hoses and Pipes
The strength of Kevlar® brand fiber helps offshore oil facilities to carry out vital operations. In umbilicals — bundles of high-pressure hydraulic hoses that run from the top of a drilling platform or production facility down to control the equipment on the ocean floor — Kevlar® is the primary strength reinforcement that helps enable the use of flexible thermoplastic hoses instead of steel tubes. Kevlar® is also used to reinforce the risers, the pipes that carry the oil from the ocean floor back up to the production platform. Combined with its chemical and corrosion resistance properties, the resistance of Kevlar® to elongation under load and "creep" — incremental elongation distortion over time—make it particularly well suited for the rigors of offshore oil extraction and production.
Onshore Piping
Kevlar® fiber is also suitable to use as the reinforcement strength member of small diameter thermoplastic pipes (RTP) for onshore applications, helping enable higher-pressure ratings than unreinforced pipe. The reinforced thermoplastic pipe can be produced in long continuous lengths and coiled for transport to the installation site. The corrosion resistance of a thermoplastic pipe makes it an excellent alternative to steel pipe. An RTP solution will have a lower installation cost and longer lifetime in corrosive environments than steel pipe.
Putting New Life into Old Pipes
The developed world is crisscrossed with pipeline networks, and many are close to the limit of their working life. Energy suppliers, industry, and public utilities face spiraling costs of replacing mooring lines and pipe networks with corroding steel. Conventional methods of repair or replacement are expensive and disrupt supply and surrounding infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Innovative use of DuPont™ Kevlar® brand fiber, however, helps enable the trenchless renovation of many different kinds of pipeline in a fraction of the time necessary for conventional repair or replacement. Downtime and disruption are minimized. Cost savings can be enormous. Kevlar® fiber helps offer tomorrow's solution to the limitations of yesterday's technology: flexible, high-pressure plastic pipes that restore the efficiency of aging pipe networks. In effect, a new pipeline is inserted within the structure of the old. Its tough, flexible construction enables it to be fed around bends and through long lengths up to 2000 meters. Pipeline diameter is virtually unchanged, so there is no loss of volumetric flow. The inner liner is entirely self-contained — the old pipe is only used as a route, so continuing deterioration is irrelevant.
Kevlar® brand
Best known for its use in ballistic and stab-resistant body armor, Kevlar® brand aramid fiber is credited with helping to save thousands of lives. Lightweight and extraordinarily strong, it's used to make a variety of clothing, accessories, and equipment safer, more cut resistant and durable.


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The Juzo print series sleeve is offered in many colors and prints. It has a silicone border at the top of the sleeve to help itstay in place. It is available in 15/20 mmHg and 20/30 mmHg in aregular length.
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Itching, burning, watering, red, irritated, tired eyes... what is a person to do? These symptoms are classic signs of Dry Eye Syndrome (DES), which affects millions of adults and children.
What causes this? Dry eye syndrome can be brought on by many factors: aging, geographical location, lid hygiene, contact lens wear, medications, dehydration, etc. The lacrimal gland in the eye that produces tears, in a person over forty years old, starts slowly losing function. Females with hormonal changes have a higher incidence of DES (dry eye syndrome). Dry, arid climates or areas with high allergy rates tend to have higher incidences of DES as well. Another major cause is increased screentime--when we stare at a computer screen or phone, our blink reflex slows way down. A normal eye blinks 17,000 times per day, usually producing enough tears to be symptom free, if not contenting with other factors. But blink rates go way down while using screens.
Blepharities, a condition of the eyelids, can cause a dandruff-like situation for the eye, exacerbating a dry eye condition. Contact lenses can add to DES, so make sure you are in high oxygen contact lens material if you suffer from DES. Certain medications such as antihistamines, cholesterol and blood pressure meds, hormonal and birth control medications, can also cause symptoms of a dry eye. Check with your pharmacist if you are not sure if your medication could be contributing to the problem.
And finally, overall dehydration can cause DES. Some studies show we need 1/2 our body weight in ounces of water per day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs, you need approximately 75 ounces of water per day to be fully hydrated. If you are not at that level, it could affect your eyes.
Treatment for DES is varied, but the main treatment is a tear supplement to replace the evaporated tears. These come in the form of topical ophthalmic artificial tears. Oral agents that can help are Omega 3 supplements such as fish oil or flax seed oil pills. They supplement the function of meibomian glands located at the lid margin. Ophthalmic gels used at night, as well as humidifiers, can help keep your eyes moisturized. Simply blinking hard more often can cause the lacrimal gland to produce more tears automatically.
For stubborn dry eyes, retaining tears on the eye can be aided by punctal plugs. They act like a stopper for a sink, and they are painless and can be inserted by your eye care practitioner in the office. Moisture chamber goggles can also be used in severe cases to hydrate the eyes with their body's own natural humidity. This may sound far out but it gets the job done.
Being aware of the symptoms and treatments for dry eye syndrome can prevent frustration and allow your eyes to work more smoothly and efficiently in your daily routine. If your eyes feel dry as the Sahara or they water too much, know that help is on the way through proven techniques and products. You do not need to suffer needlessly in the case of Dry Eye Syndrome anymore. Make an appointment to talk with your eye doctor about the best treatments for you!
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28 February 2013
FIRST PUBLISHED: 28 February UPDATE 1, 1 March: Information from WHO on the numbers of people in the exposed groupsRadioactivity released by the Fukushima accident posed a low risk to Japan's population, said the World Health Organisation. It expects no observable health effect in the wider population, but raised estimations of cancer risk for two towns.
An international team assembled by WHO looked at a number of populations in Fukushima prefecture and estimated their exposure to radiation as a result of the accident in March 2011.
These exposures were then carefully extrapolated assuming a linear relationship between exposure and health damage. The results were released today in a report entitled, Health risk assessment from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
WHO confirmed to World Nuclear News that it could not put a figure on the numbers of people, if any, that were in the most exposed groups. To calculate this would require the residence of every person in Namie and Iitate - particularly infants for whom risk estimates were raised - and this was not available by September 2011 when the WHO team collected its data.
For the general population in wider Fukushima prefecture, across Japan and beyond "the predicted risks are low and no observable increases in cancer rates above baseline rates are anticipated," said WHO. A program of monitoring and screening was recommended.
"The primary concern," said Maria Neira of WHO, "is related to specific cancer risks linked to specific locations and demographic factors." Of note is the population of Namie, outside the evacuation zone to the northwest of the plant where radioactive materials were carried by the wind. Those among its population of around 22,000 that remained at home for four months after the accident were considered as the most exposed group and WHO estimated certain marginal increases in cancer risk that could result. The second most exposed group were those spending four months in Iitate, with risks to its population of about 7000 raised by about half the amount of Namie. The WHO team did not have data to tell how many of Namie and Iitate's residents did in fact remain, nor how many might be infants and therefore subject to its risk estimates.
Estimated cancer risk increasesAll solid cancers: An increase in risk of 4% for females exposed as infants. In Japan, 29.04% of females develop solid cancer by the age of 89. An increase in that risk of 4% would raise it to 30.20% among females in the most exposed population. WHO said this wide group of cancers was included to give a general guide to cancer risk and raise the study's statistical power. It includes breast cancer and thyroid cancer, explained individually below.Breast cancer: An increase in risk of around 6% in females exposed as infants, raising the risk for the exposed group from 5.53% to 5.86% by the age of 89.Leukaemia: An increase in risk of around 7% in males exposed as infants, raising the risk for the exposed group from 0.6% to 0.64% by age 89.Thyroid cancer: Risk of developing this treatable cancer was estimated to have risen by 70% in females exposed as infants but with "little risk apparent after the age of 20." The risk estimate was raised from 0.75% to 1.27% by age 89. The above apply to the most exposed population at Namie who spent four months at home following the accident. Increases were said to be about half for the second most exposed group at Iitate. WHO has no information on how many people, if any, make up each group.
WHO was careful to address an infectious fear that the accident could badly affect fertility or the health of unborn children. It said the effects of the accident "are not expected to cause an increase in the incidence of miscarriages, stillbirths and other physical and mental conditions that can affect babies born after the accident."
WHO's use of the linear no-threshold method of gauging health effects will have resulted in a cautious overestimate of health impact. The method is controversial, given that the effects of radiation at low doses are small enough to be overwhelmed by other environmental and lifestyle factors. The WHO noted dissenting views about the highly conservative assumption, but thought it "prudent" to adopt the method, "attempting not to underestimate the risks."
Late last year the UN adopted advice from the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) saying that it "does not recommend multiplying low doses by large numbers of individuals to estimate numbers of radiation-induced health effects within a population exposed to incremental doses at levels equivalent to or below natural background levels."
Furthermore, UNSCEAR considered that for exposures below 100 mSv a health issue across a population could be put down to radiation exposure only on two conditions: that spontaneous occurrence of that issue was low while the radiosensitivity of that issue were very high; and that the number of cases was high enough to overcome "the inherent statistical uncertainties". Thyroid cancer in infants is one such issue, as observed after Chernobyl - and not expected at Fukushima due to government action to prevent dangerous levels of exposure.
Clear cases of health damage from radiation generally only occur following exposures of 1000 mSv - far more than the 10-50 mSv WHO said was received by people in Namie and Iitate. Across Fukushima generally the doses were in the range 1-10 mSv, said WHO.
WHO recommended that the Japanese government continue its programs of monitoring and screening of people affected by the accident. It noted that the psychological impact of the accident and evacuation "may have a consequence on health and wellbeing." Other effects already numerated by the Japanese government are the early deaths of elderly people forcibly evacuated from hospitals and care homes during the accident.
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The Friends of Foster Hill Road Cemetery host a number of themed talks during the year, which are open to the public and always prove very popular. The Cemetery records are available at the Chapel during the Heritage Weekend in September and an annual carol concert is held near Christmas. Other events are held to mark special occasions.
Members of the Friends lead several guided walks during the summer months. Each walk is themed and covers topics such as the Cemetery's spectacular graves, its history, its wildlife, tales of those buried there and more. Walks are also included during the Heritage weekend. The walks last approximately 1.5 hours and the pace is gentle. However, the cemetery grounds are uneven so a pair of stout walking shoes is recommended.
We are also happy to arrange bespoke walks for interested groups, please contact us for details.
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: If you listened to the show, you know that Ray is trying to get Glenn to ride the water slide on his cruise. Glenn, averse to the supertall climb and the ride down the slide that extends over the ship, has said that the only way he'll do it is if we get 100 people to tweet #GlennDoTheWaterSlide. C'mon people! Let's get Glenn on the water slide!
Don't forget, it's #GlennDoTheWaterSlide!
This week's episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:
intro / TCM Cruise / watching movies on the cruise / ship theaters / programming / the sound of Tarantula / Glenn's happy place / Ray's excursions / the experience / AquaDuck / Twin Peaks / Rodney Dormitories / VCR adventures / ancient phone technology / Sony's Spider-Man / Fox's Fantastic Four / FF cancellation / Thor / the unfilmable FF / Robert Downey, Jr. / Guardians of the Galaxy / Burger King chicken nuggets / missing Spooky / closing /
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Uncover the Different Types of Scissors and Expand Your Crafting Collection
Crafters already know that there are different types of scissors out there and that these scissors can have an influence on your crafting project. Today, we will disclose the various types of scissors available today, so you can easily find the best scissors for your craft. So, read on if you want to expand on your crafting collection with the right scissors.
What Are Dressmaker's Scissors?
Dressmaker's scissors are characterised by long blades. These long blades have a purpose, since they make it easier to cut fabrics. The blades of dressmaker's scissors are also tapered, with one end being pointed and the other round.
The tips of dressmaker's scissors have a specific function to perform. The blunt tip of the scissors prevents fabric from getting stuck on seams or threads, while the sharp pointed tip gives you the perfect tool for fabric clipping and notching curves.
Crafters should know that dressmaker's scissors come in various sizes, but most of them are considered as heavy-duty scissors. However, if you intend on using the scissors for the cutting of patterns or the trimming of seams, we recommend a pair of dressmaker's scissors with longer length.
What Are Tailor's Scissors?
Tailor's scissors are often confused with dressmaker's scissors, but there is a minor difference between the two. Tailor's scissors tend to be shorter than dressmaker's scissors, making them suitable for projects where less length is required.
One of the projects where tailor's scissors may prove useful is quilting, but also other crafts that involve harder materials. For example, if you are working with leather, a pair of tailor's scissors may prove useful.
What Are Pinking Scissors?
Pinking scissors are characterised by their serrated blades. These serrated blades leave a zig-zag pattern on the fabric after it has been cut.
There are benefits connected to pinking scissors aside from leaving a zig-zag pattern. One of these advantages is prevent fraying and seam unravelling, a problem you can experience with other types of scissors. Pinking scissors tend to be the recommended choice for slippery fabrics too, since the serrated blades provide some extra grip.
Many crafters prefer the pinking scissors for a variety of crafting projects - this is due to the special bent handle design these scissors come with. By having that handle, it is easier to cut on a flat surface or table, so it is no surprise many crafters have this pair of scissors in their collection.
What Are Embroidery Scissors?
As the name suggests already, embroidery scissors are used for embroidery projects. They are characterised by their fine pointy tips, which prevent damage to the fabric you are using them on.
Embroidery scissors are a little more difficult to work with than normal scissors, because these scissors come without the typical loophole handles. Instead, these scissors work like a pair of tweezers. Embroidery scissors also have a typical curved blade, which allows embroiders to get close to the base thread, but leave the fabric intact.
What Are Applique Scissors?
Another type of scissors that can prevent damage to fabric is a pair of applique scissors. Applique scissors are commonly used in quilting projects, but also for rug making.
Applique scissors are characterised by blades that have a paddle-like shape. The blades push the bottom layer of fabric away, which allows you to get a lot closer to the stitching. A pair of applique scissors usually comes with a special handle, which provides a little more comfort while using them.
What Are All-Purpose Scissors?
All-purpose scissors can be found in any household, since they are some of the most popular scissors out there. All-purpose scissors are used to cut anything aside from fabric - this includes paper and similar lightweight materials.
Crafters can recognise all-purpose scissors by their long blades and pointy tips on both blades. Even though the pointy tips allow for a little more delicate work, they are not that suitable for fabric cutting, since they usually leave raffled edges or damage the fabric.
All-purpose scissors are available in a variety of designs, colours, and sizes. However, it is important not to be blinded by some novelty designs, since this can make it a little more difficult to work with the scissors. Instead, choose all-purpose scissors with a comfortable design.
Does Spotlight Provide the Scissors Mentioned in This Article?
Spotlight provides all the scissors mentioned in this article. We are one of Australia's leading crafting suppliers, so crafters will have no problems finding speciality scissors in our catalogue. We also provide other crafting supplies, so be sure to check all our supplies in the crafting catalogue.
Not quite sure which pair of scissors is best for your project? Get in touch with theSpotlight team, and we will be more than happy to point you in the right direction.


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Make sure you choose the right size van for your items. Check the dimensions of the loading part of our vans. Please note that sometimes we can send a larger van, but we will allow the cargo space to match the van you ordered unless you want to change the size of the van to order a larger loading space.
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A Large Van, boasting a loading space of 12 cubic meters, is perfect for larger moves. It's optimal for the relocation of an average-sized, large studio or one-bedroom flat, or even for an office shift. This spacious vehicle can accommodate larger furniture pieces, such as beds, sofas, and sizeable cabinets. It can also hold appliances including fridges, washing machines, and dryers. In terms of boxes, it can carry about 40-45 standard moving boxes. Lastly, if you're considering luggage, it can hold roughly 35-40 big suitcases.
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Our Large Van and Man service in London Bridge is a reliable and efficient solution for those who need help with larger moves or deliveries. We offer one or two men to assist with loading and unloading your items, ensuring that everything is safely and securely transported to their destination.
Large Van with a Man service is frequently used by individuals who are moving Apartments, Studio Flat or 1 bedroom flats of furnitures, transporting goods for their business, or making large deliveries of items like an appliances, or bulky furnitures.
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What is a Large Van ?
A large van ( long wheelbase panel van ) is a type of moving vehicle that is specifically designed to accommodate large-scale moves in London Bridge. It is a spacious and well-equipped van that has a large cargo area to transport your belongings safely and securely. The long-wheelbase provides additional space for larger items, making it ideal for moving items such as furniture, appliances, and other household items.
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There are several reasons why a large van and man service is the best choice for large-scale moves.
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Large Van and Man service in London Bridge is the ideal solution for large-scale moves. With its ample space, professional movers, and cost-effectiveness, you can be sure that your belongings will be transported safely and efficiently. So, if you are planning a move, consider a large van (long-wheelbase) and man service for a stress-free and hassle-free moving experience.
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Tesla Says Vehicle in Deadly Crash Was on Autopilot
A vehicle in a fatal crash last week in California was operating on Autopilot, making it the latest accident to involve a self-driving vehicle, Tesla has confirmed.
The electric car maker said the driver, who was killed in the accident, did not have his hands on the steering wheel for six seconds before the crash, despite several warnings from the vehicle. Tesla Inc. tells drivers that its Autopilot system, which can maintain speed, change lanes and self-park, requires drivers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel in order to take control of the vehicle to avoid accidents.
Tesla said its vehicle logs show the driver took no action to stop the Model X SUV from crashing into a concrete lane divider. Photographs of the SUV show that the front of the vehicle was demolished, its hood was ripped off and its front wheels were scattered on the freeway.
The vehicle also caught fire, though Tesla said no one was in the vehicle when that happened. The company said the crash was made worse by a missing or damaged safety shield on the end of the freeway barrier that is supposed to reduce the impact into the concrete lane divider.
The crash happened in Mountain View, in California's Silicon Valley. The driver was Walter Huang, 38, a software engineer for Apple.
"None of this changes how devastating an event like this is or how much we feel for our customer's family and friends," Tesla said on its website late Friday.
Earlier this month, a self-driving Volvo SUV being tested by ride-hailing service Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
Tesla Inc. defended its Autopilot feature, saying that while it doesn't prevent all accidents, it makes them less likely to occur than is the case for vehicles without it.
Federal investigators are looking into last week's crash, as well a separate crash in January of a Tesla Model S that may have been operating under the Autopilot system.


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Lithotripsy is a procedure used to treat kidney stones that are too large to pass through the urinary tract. It works by sending focused ultrasound energy as shock waves directly to the stone. The shock waves break a large stone into smaller stones that will pass through the urinary system. Lithotripsy lets people with certain types of kidney stones possibly not need surgery. To find the stone, healthcare providers use fluoroscopy. This is a series of moving X-ray pictures. They may also use ultrasound to find the stone.
There are two types of shock wave technology. In the original method, the person is placed in a tub of water through which the shock waves are sent guided by X-rays or ultrasound. This method is still in use. In a second method, the person lies on a soft cushion and the shock waves pass through that. This method is more common.
When substances normally excreted through the kidneys stay in a kidney, they may crystallize and harden into a kidney stone. If the stones break free, they can get stuck in the narrower passages of the urinary tract. Some kidney stones are small or smooth enough to pass easily through the urinary tract without discomfort. Other stones may have rough edges or grow as large as a pea or more. These can cause great pain as they move through or block the urinary tract. The areas that are more prone to trapping kidney stones are the bladder, ureters, and urethra.
Most kidney stones are small enough to pass without treatment. But about 1 in 5 cases, the stone is greater than 2 cm (about 1 inch) and may need treatment. Most kidney stones are made of calcium. But there are other types of kidney stones. Types of kidney stones include:
Calcium stones. Calcium is a normal part of a healthy diet and used in bones and muscles. It's normally flushed out with the urine. Excess calcium not used by the body may mix with other waste products to form a stone.
Struvite stones. Struvite stones are made of magnesium, phosphate, and ammonia. They may form after a urinary tract infection.
Uric acid stones. Uric acid stones may form when urine is too acidic. This can happen when you have gout or certain cancers.
Cystine stones. These stones are made of cystine. This is one of the building blocks that make up muscles, nerves, and other parts of the body.
When kidney stones get too large to pass through the urinary tract, they may cause severe pain and may block the flow of urine. This can cause infection and problems with how the kidneys work.
There may be other reasons for your healthcare provider to advise lithotripsy.
Risks of lithotripsy may include:
Bleeding around the kidney. It's common for there to be small amounts of blood in the urine for a few days after the procedure.
Blockage of the urinary tract by pieces of stone. This can lead to kidney failure in extreme cases.
Pieces of stone that aren't passed from the body may need more lithotripsy treatments. Obesity and intestinal gas may interfere with a lithotripsy treatment.
Excessive pain or discomfort
Not everyone is able to have lithotripsy, including:
Women who are pregnant. This treatment is unsafe for a fetus.
People who have a large aortic aneurysm
People with certain bleeding conditions
Those with certain skeletal deformities that prevent accurate focus of shock waves
Tell your healthcare provider if you have a heart pacemaker. Lithotripsy may be done on people with pacemakers with the approval of a cardiologist and by using certain precautions. Be sure to discuss any concerns with your provider before the procedure.
You may want to ask your provider about the amount of radiation used during lithotripsy. It is a good idea to keep a record of your radiation exposure, such as previous scans and other types of X-rays, so that you can tell your provider. Radiation risks may be related to the cumulative exposure over time.
Your healthcare provider will explain the procedure, and you can ask questions.
You'll be asked to sign a consent form that gives your permission to do the procedure. Read the form carefully and ask questions if something isn't clear.
Your provider will ask about your health history. They will also do a physical exam to make sure you're in good health before having the procedure. You may have blood or other tests.
You may need to fast before the procedure. You'll be given instructions on how many hours to fast before the procedure if needed.
Tell your provider if you're pregnant or think you may be. Pregnant women shouldn't have lithotripsy because of the risks to the fetus.
Tell your provider if you're sensitive to or allergic to any medicines, latex, tape, or anesthesia.
Tell your provider of all medicines (prescription and over-the-counter) and herbal supplements that you're taking.
Tell your provider if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you're taking any anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medicines, aspirin, or other medicines that affect blood clotting. You may need to stop these medicines before the procedure.
You may get a sedative or anesthetic before the procedure to help you relax.
Based on your medical condition, your provider may ask for other specific preparations.
Lithotripsy may be done on an outpatient basis or as part of a hospital stay. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your healthcare provider's practices.
Generally, lithotripsy follows this process:
You'll need to remove any clothing, jewelry, or other objects that may interfere with the procedure.
If you need to remove your clothing, you'll put on a hospital gown.
An IV (intravenous) line will be inserted in your arm or hand to give you fluids and medicines.
You may get medicine to help you relax or medicine to stop pain to make sure that you stay comfortable, still, and pain-free during the procedure.
After the sedation has taken effect, you'll be put on a water-filled cushion or immersed in a water-filled tub.
After the stone(s) has been found with fluoroscopy or ultrasound, you'll be positioned for the best access to the stone.
If you're awake during the procedure, you may feel a light tapping feeling on your skin.
A series of shock waves will be sent to shatter the kidney stone(s).
The stone(s) will be kept track of by fluoroscopy or ultrasound during the procedure.
The medical staff may place a stent, in the ureter before lithotripsy to help keep the passage open so stone pieces and urine can pass easily.
Once the stone fragments are small enough to pass through the urinary system, the procedure will end.
Talk with your healthcare provider about what you'll experience during your lithotripsy procedure.
After lithotripsy, you'll be taken to the postanesthesia recovery room for observation. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you're alert, you will be taken to your hospital room or discharged home. Plan to have someone give you a ride home. You shouldn't drive for at least 24 hours after getting sedatives for the procedure.
You may go back to your usual diet and activities unless your healthcare provider tells you otherwise. Certain stones can be prevented by dietary and lifestyle changes.
You will be encouraged to drink extra fluids to dilute the urine and reduce the discomfort of passing stone pieces.
You may notice blood in your urine for a few days or longer after the procedure. This is normal.
You may notice bruising on the back or belly. This is also normal.
Take a pain reliever for soreness only as recommended by your provider. Don't take aspirin, ibuprofen, or certain other pain medicines. They may increase the chance of bleeding.
You may be given antibiotics after the procedure. Be sure to take the medicine exactly as prescribed.
You may be asked to strain your urine so that remaining stones or stone pieces can be sent to the lab for testing.
A follow-up appointment will be scheduled within a few weeks after the procedure. If a stent was placed, it may be removed at this time.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following:
Fever, chills
Burning with urination
Urinary frequency or urgency
Extreme lower back pain
Your healthcare team may give you other instructions after the procedure, depending on your particular situation.
Before you agree to the test or the procedure make sure you know:
The name of the test or procedure
The reason you are having the test or procedure
What results to expect and what they mean
The risks and benefits of the test or procedure
What the possible side effects or complications are
When and where you are to have the test or procedure
Who will do the test or procedure and what that person's qualifications are
What would happen if you did not have the test or procedure
Any alternative tests or procedures to think about
When and how you will get the results
Who to call after the test or procedure if you have questions or problems
How much you will have to pay for the test or procedure


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Princess Pea has been into learning letters for a while now. We don't really do anything to actively teach them to her, but when she asks about them we talk about words, letters and their sounds. One of her favourite mealtime games these days is guessing the first letters of words. She's pretty good at some ('b' and 'p' are the easiest for her), and others she's still far from mastering. But we have fun playing along.
This week she's been busy writing a lot. She tells me she's writing thank-you notes for the presents she'll receive at her upcoming birthday party (! Not sure if I should be impressed with her for being so thoughtful - and organised - as to pre-emptively write thank you notes, or if I should be mortified that she is focusing on the presents already!).
Anyway, she's been asking me a lot about the first initials of her friends' names, and trying to figure them out on her own as well. Of course, other than a few letters, she can't actually write anything recognisable. After reading this post from Christie at Childhood 101, to help Princess Pea along with her notes, I thought I'd make her some alphabet stencils. It seemed like a good way to connect her interest in beginning sounds and letters with writing her thank you notes to her friends.
Instead of regular stencils where you draw inside the letters, though, I thought it might be easier for her to draw around the letter shapes. She loves drawing around her hands these days, and was very proud of her ability to draw and cut around the heart templates we used for her Valentine's cards this year, so it seemed like a method that would appeal to her.
So I got an empty cereal box and wrote out the letters of the alphabet in fat block writing. They're not perfect, but they're fine. I cut them out for her to use as templates to draw around.
Even though they are so simply made, she's so impressed with them! She's been playing at writing random letters all over the place, as well as trying to figure out the initial letter of a particular word she wants to write, playing with the sounds on her tongue, then finding the correct letter in the set to draw around.
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