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A disabled man from northern Nigeria has spoken of his horror as he was forced to watch extremists carry out a string of atrocities, including the killing of four men as well as arson attacks that razed a Catholic school to the ground.
Staff and students from St Joseph's Minor Seminary in the small communmity of Shuwa fled for their lives and hid in a nearby forest when suspected Boko Haram militants stormed into the village with an armored tank, rocket launchers, high caliber guns and more than a dozen jeeps.
Among those unable to escape was St Joseph's staff member Andrew (full name not given for security reasons). After being discovered by the militants, the disabled man was placed in his wheelchair and taken outside where he was forced to watch his home go up in flames.
Andrew was then wheeled to other parts of the seminary campus where arson attacks and other atrocities were carried out in front of him.
The chapel, priests' house, classroom and other facilities were all attacked using high explosives and there was another attack at a nearby clinic run by Augustinian Sisters who managed to escape just in time.
Most traumatic of all for Andrew was being forced to witness the killing of four security guards who worked at the seminary.
Andrew's story was told through a close personal friend, Father John Bakeni, who is very familiar with the seminary in Adamawa state.
Describing the atrocity, carried out last Wednesday (Feb. 26, 2014), Bakeni told international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need: "After the security men had been shot, Andrew was told he would be next. However, the military commander said he wanted to consult with a spiritual leader and he came back and said that during Jihad cripples are to be spared. Andrew is convinced that this is what saved his life; otherwise he would have been killed."
Bakeni explained that the extremists "interrogated" Andrew about his Christian faith and added that his religion had put him at direct risk of being killed.
The priest, who is from Maiduguri Diocese, where Shuwa is located, added: "Boko Haram have made it very clear in their clips that among those they are fighting are the Christians and the government."
The priest said: "Of course Andrew was very frightened by what happened but he has shown enormous strength through all this."
"What we need most of all," said Bakeni, "is your prayers. The cycle of violence we are experiencing now shows every sign of getting worse."
He went on to praise the quick thinking of the Sisters as well as the staff and students from St Joseph's Seminary, Shuwa, who fled quickly. "They had a very narrow escape."
The attack on the seminary was part of a wave of violence in which nearly 40 people died in three separate incidents in this region of north-east Nigeria.
As well as attacking the seminary in Shuwa, the militants targeted government, police and other security buildings, banks and people's homes across the village and neighboring communities.
In a separate attack, 43 people, most of them students, were killed as they slept at a boarding school in Yobe state.
Diocesan officials have confirmed that 22 died while at Mass on the morning of Sun. Jan. 26, 2014, when suspected militants armed with guns and explosives opened fire on parishioners at St Paul's Catholic Church in Waga Chakawa, Madagali.
The attacks come amid growing concern about violence in the region which has continued even though last May, President Goodluck Jonathan placed Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states under a state of emergency and installed a heightened security presence.
Aid to the Church in Need is an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy See, providing assistance to the suffering and persecuted Church in more than 140 countries. www.churchinneed.org (USA); www.acnuk.org (UK);www.aidtochurch.org (AUS); www.acnireland.org (IRL); www.acn-aed-ca.org (CAN)


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Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
ATTOCK, Pakistan, November 16 (UNHCR) - Haji Saadat never imagined he would spend more than three decades in exile when he first fled Afghanistan and took refuge in Pakistan.
After leaving his home in Jawzjan in northern Afghanistan, Haji and his family spent nine years in a refugee camp in north-western Pakistan. In 1991, they moved to Attock, a small town in the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Haji's 13-member extended family is one of the more than 2,500 ethnic Turkman families in Attock, who make their living through carpet weaving. Two of the three rooms in the family's rented house are set aside for carpet making. Family members work in shifts from dawn until dusk seated in front of wooden frames on which they weave woollen strands into intricate patterns.
Despite his many years as a refugee, Haji does not yet feel the time is right to return home. Continuing insecurity in Afghanistan and better economic prospects in Pakistan have convinced him - like many other Afghan refugees - to postpone plans to repatriate.
Recently, Haji and his family took part in a UNHCR-supported survey which aims to gather information on the living conditions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, their challenges and what, if any, obstacles are keeping them from returning home.
The Population Profiling, Verification and Response (PPVR) exercise began in August and survey teams belonging to a UNHCR partner agency have interviewed more than 60,000 Afghan households, about 50 per cent of the total targeted Afghan refugee population. The survey will continue until the end of 2011.
The findings of the PPVR exercise will inform the Pakistan government's new multi-year strategy to manage the world's most protracted refugee situation. Voluntary repatriation, which has seen more than 5 million Afghans return home, remains at the centre of the Afghan Management and Repatriation Strategy.
The government's strategy also envisages a system of stay permits that would allow a limited number of Afghans in Pakistan to remain in the country for a determined period of time. This includes various categories of Afghan refugees who may be granted permits as businessmen, students and labourers. Certain vulnerable groups, such as widows with children could also be given residency rights.
"For sure I want to go to Afghanistan, who wants to die and be buried in a land that does not belong to you," said Haji Sadaat. "I can only go when the situation there is stable, but I hear from my relatives that life there is very difficult."
Haji's daughter-in-law, Khadija, aged 38, said that she wants to remain in Pakistan and, if given a choice, she would not have to make carpets. "If had the opportunity, I would like to do tailoring," Khadia shyly told a visiting UNHCR team. "My whole body aches because of sitting long hours for carpet weaving."
But for now the family depends on the business. On average they complete at least two carpets a month, which brings in an income of around 40,000 Pakistan rupees a month, or about US$450.
Meeting recently with Haji and other members of the Turkman refugee group, UNHCR Deputy Representative to Pakistan Maya Ameratunga urged all Afghans to help the PPVR teams collect accurate data. "The data from the survey will very much help the government of Pakistan and UNHCR to make informed decisions on how to respond to the needs of Afghan refugees," she told the group.
Pakistan currently hosts some 1.7 million Afghan refugees with neighbouring Iran home to one million. So far this year, more than 60,000 Afghan refugees have returned home.
By Duniya Aslam Khan in Attock, Pakistan


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1 (1-pound) loaf ciabatta bread, trimmed and cut into 14 (1/2-inch thick) slices
Olive oil, for drizzling
1 garlic clove, halved
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large or 2 small shallots, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 pound extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup white wine
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock
3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1 packed cup arugula, chopped
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
For the toasts: Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Arrange the bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake until light golden, about 10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes. Rub the warm toasts with the cut side of the garlic. Set aside.
For the topping: In a medium skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, about 2 minutes. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste, and add them to the skillet. Cook until the shrimp are pink and cooked through about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the shrimp and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside.
In the same skillet, add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook over medium-high heat until the tomatoes start to soften, about 4 minutes. Turn the heat to high. Add the wine and scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the stock and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tarragon, arugula, mascarpone cheese, and chopped shrimp. Stir until the mixture is creamy. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Arrange the toasts on serving plates and drizzle with the sauce. Sprinkle with salt and pepper before serving.


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Understanding SC 4.1.1
4.1.1 Parsing: In content implemented using markup languages, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique, except where the specifications allow these features. (Level A)
Note: Start and end tags that are missing a critical character in their formation, such as a closing angle bracket or a mismatched attribute value quotation mark are not complete.
Intent of this Success Criterion
The intent of this Success Criterion is to ensure that user agents, including assistive technologies, can accurately interpret and parse content. If the content cannot be parsed into a data structure, then different user agents may present it differently or be completely unable to parse it. Some user agents use "repair techniques" to render poorly coded content.
Since repair techniques vary among user agents, authors cannot assume that content will be accurately parsed into a data structure or that it will be rendered correctly by specialized user agents, including assistive technologies, unless the content is created according to the rules defined in the formal grammar for that technology. In markup languages, errors in element and attribute syntax and failure to provide properly nested start/end tags lead to errors that prevent user agents from parsing the content reliably. Therefore, the Success Criterion requires that the content can be parsed using only the rules of the formal grammar
Note: The concept of "well formed" is close to what is required here. However, exact parsing requirements vary amongst markup languages, and most non XML-based languages do not explicitly define requirements for well formedness. Therefore, it was necessary to be more explicit in the success criterion in order to be generally applicable to markup languages. Because the term "well formed" is only defined in XML, and (because end tags are sometimes optional) valid HTML does not require well formed code, the term is not used in this success criterion.
Specific Benefits of Success Criterion 4.1.1:
Ensuring that Web pages have complete start and end tags and are nested according to specification helps ensure that assistive technologies can parse the content accurately and without crashing.
Examples of Success Criterion 4.1.1
Related Resources
Resources are for information purposes only, no endorsement implied.
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Techniques and Failures for Success Criterion 4.1.1 - Parsing
Each numbered item in this section represents a technique or combination of techniques that the WCAG Working Group deems sufficient for meeting this Success Criterion. The techniques listed only satisfy the Success Criterion if all of the WCAG 2.0 conformance requirements have been met.
Sufficient Techniques
Ensuring that Web pages can be parsed by using one of the following techniques:
Additional Techniques (Advisory) for 4.1.1
Although not required for conformance, the following additional techniques should be considered in order to make content more accessible. Not all techniques can be used or would be effective in all situations.
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Common Failures for SC 4.1.1
The following are common mistakes that are considered failures of Success Criterion 4.1.1 by the WCAG Working Group.


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Kasei Vallis is our topic for the weeks of April 18 and 25. Originating on the margin of Lunae Planum, the Kasei Vallis complex contains two main channels that run east-west across Tempe Terra and empty into Chryse Planitia. During the week of April 18th we will concentrate on the northern branch of Kasei Vallis. The week of April 25 will be devoted to the southern branch.
The formation of Kasei Vallis is still being studied and several theories exist. It is thought that volcanic subsurfaceing heating in the Tharsis/Lunae Planum region resulted in a release of water, which carved the channels and produced the landforms seen within the channels. One theory is that this was a one-time catastropic event, another theory speculates that several flooding events occurred over a long time period. Others have proposed that some of the landforms (especially scour marks and teardropshaped "islands") are the result of glacial flow rather than liquid flow. Teardrop shaped islands are common in terrestrial rivers, where the water is eroding material in the channel. A glacial feature called a drumlin has the exact sameshape, but is formed by deposition beneath continental glaciers.
This three-image mosaic illustrates the variety of features and textures within Kasei Vallis.
Image information: VIS instrument. Latitude 24.5, Longitude 297.5 East (62.5 West). 19 meter/pixel resolution.
Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.


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Britain's European elections are in three weeks, with the right-wing UK Independence Party predicted first place.
This blog's core readers aren't likely to vote for them, but the party has startling support in parts of UK secularism. Anne Marie Waters, who serves on the National Secular Society's board of directors, was this month announced as UKIP's 2015 candidate for Basildon, joining supporters like Pat Condell. (Her site now voices rather sudden fears about 'erosion of British democracy and identity as a result of our membership of the European Union'.)
Given UKIP's policies, I have questions for Waters and secularists tempted to vote for them.
1. What will secularists do without human rights laws?
The European Convention on Human Rights was a key part of recent years' court success against homophobic B&B owners, and was cited initially in the NSS's 2012 case against council prayers. UKIP want Britain to withdraw from it.
The Human Rights Act 1998, modelled on it and passed by Labour to make filing human rights cases easier, is cited frequently – not least by Waters – as demanding abolition of the UK's 80-plus sharia courts; it's also referenced by critics of state-maintained 'faith' schools. UKIP want to repeal it. (In a likely case of far-right influencing so-called centre-right, the Conservatives have now pledged to do so if reelected.)
Britain, unlike the US, is not constitutionally secular. Without an establishment clause dividing religion and state, these laws are the most powerful we have prohibiting religious privilege and abuse. This renders them essential to work like the NSS's: scapping them as UKIP propose would make campaigns like those above inordinately harder if not impossible.
2. With Ofsted gone, what will stop fundamentalist schools?
The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) does exactly what its name implies, inspecting schools on everything from teaching to pastoral care – a remit which includes maintaining satisfactory science lessons, sex education and social diversity, areas mounting fundamentalism threatens.
While different schools have varying degrees of exemption from Ofsted's rules, religious ones among them, and there's evidence it's granted some extremists far too much leeway, its watchdog role keeps many in check. According to a recent Guardian report, the current government's 'free schools' – often religious, startable by anyone and with no requirement for qualified teachers – fail inspections at three times the average rate; the Office is currently investigating Islamists' leaked plot in Birmigham to gain control of city schools.
The logical need from a secularist viewpoint is for more robust deployment of Ofsted's powers. UKIP's latest manifesto, meanwhile, promised 'Ofsted will be abolished', opening potential floodgates to a tidal wave of religious malpractice. (Perhaps on science teaching specifically, we shouldn't have expected much: it also boasts the party, which 'look[s] favourably on home education', is the first 'to take a sceptical stance on man-made global warming claims'.)
3. What do UKIP votes mean for a secular state?
The 2010 manifesto further states UKIP 'oppose disestablishment of the Church of England'; around the same time, their website added 'and believe the Monarch should remain Defender of the Faith – faith being the Church of England.'
The web page in question is now empty, and leader Nigel Farage has publicly distanced himself from the manifesto, arguing that since he wasn't in office in May 2010, its doesn't reflect UKIP under him. (He fails to mention that he was, in fact, leader from 2006 to 2009.) Current events suggest, however, that change is unlikely.
When David Cameron, amid cabinet praise for the Church of England, used his Easter message to declare 'We should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organisations, and, frankly, more evangelical', Farage replied on behalf of his party:
We have been saying for years that we should be more muscular in our defence of Judaeo-Christian culture, and after all, we have a Christian constitution. The Church of England is the established church of this country. What Cameron is doing, once again, was really mimicking what UKIP have been saying.
What happens, as such a party gains support, to prospects for a secular state?
4. What's UKIP's record on religious sexism and homophobia?
The NSS has long made equality and human rights a keystone of its work. Many self-declared secularists supporting UKIP and other far-right groups, in fact, do so ostensibly out of commitment to these goals – in particular, to 'save' women and gay people from invading Muslims. Beside opposing key laws that safeguard them against religious abuse, then, what's UKIP's record on LGBT and women's rights?
In 2012 David Coburn, spokesperson for the party's National Executive Committee, described government same-sex marriage support as 'an aggressive attack on people of faith, and an act of intolerance in itself'. In 2013, all but one of UKIP's MEPs voted to halt progress on a motion in the European Parliament for increased provision of reproductive rights and women's sexual health information. (The NSS lobbied for the bill; religious groups opposed it.) The exception was deputy leader Paul Nuttall, who appears not to have been present. Nuttall himself belongs to the mainly religious Society for the Protection Unborn Children and has spoken at their meetings. SPUC calls for a ban on all abortions, as well as numerous forms of birth control.
UKIP's candidates, councillors and MEPs have furthermore called female audience members sluts whose place was cleaning fridges, called feminists 'shrill, bored, middle class women of a certain physical genre' and denied 'the impossibility of the creationist theory', called bisexual and transgender people part-time homosexuals, blamed floods on gay marriage and promised to scrap 'politically correct laws' that 'made it possible for lifestyle choices to be placed above religious faith'. These may be individual views rather than policies, but is a party that attracts such people in large numbers good for secularists?
UKIP's politics, in letter and in spirit, are anti-secular by nature; there are many arguments against a vote for them, but supporting them means siding with a party that consistently opposes disestablishment, appeals to the religious right, allies with them against minorities and women, imperils science and education and welcomes fundamentalists. Their mission is in zero-sum conflict with those of groups like the NSS, in whose place I'd be concerned to have their members on my council of management.


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In a major shift in strategy reflecting a more collaborative style of its new ownership and management, Innovative interfaces has withdrawn the lawsuit it filed against OCLC in July 2010. SkyRiver Technologies, the sister company and lead plaintiff of the suit, has been absorbed into Innovative Interfaces, which will integrate the SkyRiver cataloging service into its product offerings.
SkyRiver Technology Solutions was established by Jerry Kline, then owner of Innovative Interfaces, in September 2009 to provide cataloging services to compete with OCLC at lower costs. Complications arose when libraries using SkyRiver's cataloging service, including Michigan State University, claimed that they were charged higher fees than expected when they wanted to load the SkyRiver records into the OCLC WorldCat database to support interlibrary loan. The complaint filed by SkyRiver and Innovative mentions this claim and other issues as the basis of the lawsuit.
On July 28, 2010, SkyRiver Technology Solutions and Innovative Interfaces, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court Northern District of California against OCLC asserting that OCLC was operating as a monopoly in multiple sectors, including that of bibliographic metadata, interlibrary loan, and library automation, and was engaging in anticompetitive business practices. While the complaint mentioned OCLC's non-profit status, this issue was not its primary focus. The case was active in the courts with many filings made through October 2010, when the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Another set of filings were made through April 14, 2011, when OCLC's attorneys issued a motion to dismiss the charges. This motion has been awaiting a ruling of the court since that date.
See the list of the filings related to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC case on Library Technology Guides at http://www.library technology.org/web/breeding/skyriver -vs-oclc/.
Like Innovative, SkyRiver was owned by Jerry Kline, and it was part of JMI Equity and Huntsman Gay's acquisition of Innovative Interfaces. Though organizationally independent, the company operated from space leased in Innovative's Emeryville headquarters and contracted with Innovate for technology infrastructure and other services. As a result of a recent company reorganization, SkyRiver is now folded into Innovative Interfaces and will no longer exist as a separate company. Leslie Straus, president of SkyRiver since its establishment, has left the company.
The vision of offering a competitive cataloging alternative to OCLC remains intact. SkyRiver's cataloging services will continue as an offering of Innovative Interfaces. Tom Jacobson, Director of Resource Sharing, whose portfolio also includes INN-Reach, will oversee the SkyRiver cataloging services within Innovative.
Since the filing of the lawsuit, Innovative Interfaces has undergone change of ownership and executive management. Jerry Kline, believed to be the primary force behind the lawsuit, is no longer directly associated with Innovative or SkyRiver. The new leadership at Innovative mentions an opportunity to establish a positive relationship with OCLC as a major reason behind dropping the suit.
Within the library industry, companies can have complex relationships where they compete on some fronts and cooperate on others. The lawsuit meant a cloud of uncertainty for OCLC and a hostile business environment between it and Innovative. The withdrawal of the lawsuit opens up more of a possibility for Innovative and OCLC to find areas of collaboration, while still competing in the area of cataloging services. The statements issued by both OCLC's Jay Jordan and Kim Massana, Innovative Interfaces CEO, reflect a more conciliatory and cooperative approach.


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About Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Maintaining the health of primary (baby) teeth is exceptionally important. Although baby teeth will eventually be replaced, they fulfill several crucial functions in the meantime.
Baby teeth aid enunciation and speech production, help a child chew food correctly, maintain space for adult teeth, and prevent the tongue from posturing abnormally in the mouth. When baby teeth are lost prematurely, adjacent teeth shift to fill the gap, causing impacted adult teeth and the potential need for orthodontic treatment. This phenomenon can lead to impacted adult teeth, years of orthodontic treatment, and a poor aesthetic result.
Babies are at risk for tooth decay as soon as the first primary tooth emerges – usually around the age of six months. For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommends a "well-baby check up" with a pediatric dentist around the age of twelve months.
What is baby bottle tooth decay?
The term "baby bottle tooth decay" refers to early childhood caries (cavities), which occur in infants and toddlers. Baby bottle tooth decay may affect any or all of the teeth, but is most prevalent in the front teeth on the upper jaw.
If baby bottle tooth decay becomes too severe, the pediatric dentist may be unable to save the affected tooth. In such cases, the damaged tooth is removed, and a space maintainer is provided to prevent misalignment of the remaining teeth.
Scheduling regular checkups with a pediatric dentist and implementing a good homecare routine can completely prevent baby bottle tooth decay.
How does baby bottle tooth decay start?
Acid-producing bacteria in the oral cavity cause tooth decay. Initially, these bacteria may be transmitted from mother or father to baby through saliva. Every time parents share a spoon with the baby or attempt to clean a pacifier with their mouths, the parental bacteria invade the baby's mouth.
The most prominent cause of baby bottle tooth decay however, is frequent exposure to sweetened liquids. These liquids include breast milk, baby formula, juice, and sweetened water – almost any fluid a parent might fill a baby bottle with.
When sweetened liquids are used as a naptime or bedtime drink, they are a heightened risk because they remain in the mouth for an extended period of time. Oral bacteria feed on the sugar around teeth and emit harmful acids. These acids wear away tooth enamel, resulting in painful cavities and pediatric tooth decay.
Infants who are not receiving an appropriate amount of fluoride are at increased risk for tooth decay. Fluoride works to protect tooth enamel, simultaneously reducing mineral loss and promoting mineral reuptake. Through a series of questionnaires and examinations, the pediatric dentist can determine whether a particular infant needs fluoride supplements or is at high-risk for baby bottle tooth decay.
What can I do at home to prevent baby bottle tooth decay?
Baby bottle tooth decay can be completely prevented by a committed parent. Making regular dental appointments and following the guidelines below will keep each child's smile bright, beautiful, and free of decay:
- Try not to transmit bacteria to your child via saliva exchange. Rinse pacifiers and toys in clean water, and use a clean spoon for each person eating.
- Clean gums after every feeding with a clean washcloth.
- Use an appropriate toothbrush along with an ADA-approved toothpaste to brush when teeth begin to emerge. Fluoride-free toothpaste is recommended for children under the age of two.
- Use a pea-sized amount of ADA-approved fluoridated toothpaste when the child has mastered the art of "spitting out" excess toothpaste. Though fluoride is important for the teeth, too much consumption can result in a condition called fluorosis.
- Do not place sugary drinks in baby bottles or sippy cups. Only fill these containers with water, breast milk, or formula. Encourage the child to use a regular cup (rather than a sippy cup) when the child reaches twelve months old.
- Do not dip pacifiers in sweet liquids (honey, etc.).
- Review your child's eating habits. Eliminate sugar-filled snacks and encourage a healthy, nutritious diet.
- Do not allow the child to take a liquid-filled bottle to bed. If the child insists, fill the bottle with water as opposed to a sugary alternative.
- Clean your child's teeth until he or she reaches the age of seven. Before this time, children are often unable to reach certain places in the mouth.
- Ask the pediatric dentist to review your child's fluoride levels.
If you have questions or concerns about baby bottle tooth decay, please contact our office.


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Anyway, so while I will spend some hours staring at a sign saying 'Your seat cushion can be used as a floating device', here is a poll for you addressing one of my more permanent confusions. That being the question whether or not the past does exist the same way as does the present, as does the future. Having been taught time is a dimension since I was ten or so, combined with my disliking of the measurement process in quantum mechanics, I tend to believe the past, present, and future 'exist' equally, and our perception of a 'now' is an illusion that comes with consciousness. However, I then recently came across this article Is There an Alternative to the Block Universe View?, which starts with saying
"If one can talk about a widely (explicitly or implicitly) accepted view on reality it is presentism - the view that it is only the present (the three-dimensional world at the moment `now') that exists. This common-sense view, which reflects the way we perceive the world, has two defining features: (i) the world exists only at the constantly changing present moment (past and future do not exist) and (ii) the world is three-dimensional."
Which left me wondering how widely accepted this view really is, and how far I'm a victim of my education. So what do you think? I know the question is somewhat fuzzy given that I don't explain what I mean with 'exist'. Let me put it like this: I guess most people would agree that the present moment 'exists' in some way. So without explaining in exactly which way it exists, let me ask whether the past and future exist that same way.
PS: The results from our last poll on the Photic Sneeze Reflex are here. There were 321 people who voted. About 62% of men (56% of women) said they do sneeze when looking into bright sunlight after having adapted to the dark. I didn't realize this was so common! The ratio of men to women who voted is about 6.5.


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The Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) is now seeking interns to fill their fall 2012 social media and video internships. Applications are due July 16, 2012.
The ICMB seeks to create awareness and tolerance of agriculture among the general consuming public through social media. To do this, we hire college students studying agriculture or communications or college students with a general interest in agriculture to increase positive ag presence in social media outlets. Selected students are encouraged to pursue Facebook, Twitter, or blogging opportunities – whichever fits their talents and interests – and to explore ways to increase readership, build a fan base, and engage the non-farm public in meaningful dialogue.
The video internships have many of the same goals, but utilize video and graphic art as a medium to encourage meaningful dialogue about farms and food production. Students with video shooting and editing experiences are encouraged to apply.
Not only is this opportunity of benefit to the ICMB and to the agricultural industry at large, but this opportunity should be considered an important professional development opportunity for each student. Students can expect to exit the internship with a meaningful portfolio of work to present to future employers. In addition, as more and more companies and associations become active in social media outlets, this experience and the data and exploration of what works and what doesn't will be invaluable to future employers.
Please click here to learn more or to find an application. Applicants should email a resume and application to email@example.com.


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In this study, 755 healthy adults were randomly assigned to receive an alcohol extract from freshly harvested Echinacea purpurea or placebo, daily for 4 months. Participants took 3 doses of placebo or extract (a total of 2,400 mg of extract) per day. During acute colds, they were to take 5 doses of placebo or extract (a total of 4,000 mg of extract) per day.
Results showed that both cold episodes and number of days with a cold were reduced by 25% in the echinacea group. They also used fewer symptom-relief medications compared with the placebo group. Echinacea appeared to work particularly well for preventing another cold after a first cold and when participants followed the exact intake instructions.
The study authors conclude that taking echinacea preventively over a four-month period appears to provide possible cold protection, adding that 75% of participants said they would take the medicine again. They report a very good safety profile for their intervention but recommend further research, as these preliminary findings do not rule out the possibility of rare adverse events from long-term use of the herb.
The common cold is the number one reason people visit their doctor, and the average adult "spends up to [two] years over a lifetime with cold symptoms," according to the study authors. That's a lot of sick days! As you brace for cold and flu season, remember to follow time-honored recommendations for keeping germs at bay. Read on!
Wash your hands. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that handwashing is one of the most important steps a person can take to avoid germs and sickness. They recommend washing your hands before and after taking care of someone who is sick, and after sneezing or coughing into your hands or blowing your nose.
Choose healthy lifestyle behaviors. Don't smoke or drink alcohol in excess—both of these choices lower your body's ability to fight off infection. Eat a healthy diet, get plenty of regular exercise, and minimize stress—all of these choices boost your immune system.
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Pattaya, Thailand, July 16, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya appoints Mr. Supakit Uasamphanchai as a new General Manager and Ms. Supa-arpha Itthikaiwan as Director of Marketing and Sales effective immediately, for the opening of a new African Gems Mining-Inspired resort in Pattaya, Thailand which is set to launch in Q4 this year.
Supakit has brought with him over 15 years of experience starting from a role in sales and marketing including the pre-opening at the Library Koh Samui before moving to Paresa Phuket as Front Office Manager which allowed Supakit to dive deeper into the hotel operations and later on he joined Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket as a Front Office Manager. In 2011, Supakit took an executive role as General Manager at X2 Kui Buri under the management of BHMA (Bespoke Hospitality Management Asia), now rebranded to Cross Hotels & Resorts. After 1.5 years, he was promoted to Group General Manager and then Group Director of Operations looking after the operations of properties under X2, Away and Le Bayburi brands. Afterwards, he accepted the role of VP Operation at Haad Tien Beach Resort on Koh Tao.
In 2018, Supakit decided to explore and experience in the luxury hotel segment with an international chain so he joined Hyatt Regency Hua Hin as Director of Rooms before taking the role of General Manager at The Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya.
Supa-arpha has a solid background in hospitality marketing, communications and public relations with over 12 years of experience. She started her venture in hospitality with Amari Watergate Bangkok as a trainee in Public Relations Department during her university. In 2008, she undertook her career with Bandara Hotels Group as an Assistant Public Relations Manager and then in 2012, she joined BHMA (now rebranded to Cross Hotels & Resorts) as Public Relations Manager looking after all the group properties under X2, Away and Le Bayburi brands. She was involved in several pre-opening projects including X2 River Kwai, X2 Chiangmai North Gate and South Gate.
Prior to joining the Gems Mining Pool Villas, Supa-arpha worked for Well Hotels & Resorts and was in the pre-opening team of Well Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 as Marketing Communications Manager, and later was promoted to Director of Marketing being in charge of Sales, E-Commerce and Marketing Communications. She was also looking after pre and post opening marketing functions for other properties managed by the Group including White Sand Beach Residences Pattaya, Costa Well Resort Pattaya and The Pratamnak Pattaya.
The Gems Mining Pool Villas Pattaya is located in Pattaya, Chonburi and it consists of five room categories ranging from studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-bedroom and five-bedroom types. It is just an hour drive from Bangkok Suvarnnabhumi Airport and a 10-minute drive from North Pattaya Beach. The resort offers two food & beverage outlets, meeting and event facilities, wellness centre with gym, onsen, yoga studio and spa.


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A new book of poetry from internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author Margaret Atwood
In Dearly, Margaret Atwood's first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but wide-ranging in topic. In poem after poem, she casts her unique imagination and unyielding, observant eye over the landscape of a life carefully and intuitively lived.
While many are familiar with Margaret Atwood's fiction--including her groundbreaking and bestselling novels The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx and Crake, among others--she has, from the beginning of her career, been one of our most significant contemporary poets. And she is one of the very few writers equally accomplished in fiction and poetry. This collection is a stunning achievement that will be appreciated by fans of her novels and poetry readers alike.


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Medi-Seltzer Side Effects
Generic name: aspirin
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on May 14, 2024.
Note: This document contains side effect information about aspirin. Some dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Medi-Seltzer.
Applies to aspirin: oral capsule extended release 24 hr, oral capsule liquid filled, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet enteric coated. Other dosage forms:
Serious side effects of Medi-Seltzer
Along with its needed effects, aspirin (the active ingredient contained in Medi-Seltzer) may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking aspirin:
Incidence not known
- Abdominal or stomach pain, cramping, or burning
- black, tarry stools
- bloody or cloudy urine
- change in consciousness
- chest pain or discomfort
- confusion
- constipation
- convulsions, severe or continuing
- dark urine
- decreased frequency or amount of urine
- diarrhea
- difficult breathing
- drowsiness
- fainting
- fast breathing
- feeling that something terrible will happen
- fever
- general tiredness and weakness
- greatly decreased frequency of urination or amount of urine
- headache
- heartburn
- increased thirst
- indigestion
- irregular heartbeat
- light-colored stools
- loss of appetite
- loss of consciousness
- lower back or side pain
- muscle cramping and weakness
- muscle tremors
- nausea or vomiting
- nervousness
- numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips
- panic
- rapid, deep breathing
- restlessness
- seizures
- skin rash
- stomach cramps
- swelling of the face, fingers, or lower legs
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- upper right abdominal or stomach
- vomiting of blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
- weakness or heaviness of the legs
- weight gain
- yellow eyes and skin
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Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Incidence not known
- Acid or sour stomach
- anxiety
- belching
- dizziness
- dry mouth
- hyperventilation
- irritability
- shaking
- stomach discomfort, upset, or pain
- trouble sleeping
- unusual drowsiness, dullness, tiredness, weakness, or feeling of sluggishness
For Healthcare Professionals
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Common (1% to 10%): Dyspepsia,
Frequency not reported: GI bleeding, ulceration, perforation, nausea, vomiting, pancreatitis, gastric irritation, GI erosions, gastritis, melena, hematemesis, gingival bleeding[Ref]
Frequency not reported: Interstitial nephritis, papillary necrosis, renal insufficiency and failure[Ref]
Common (1% to 10%): Increased bleeding tendencies
Rare (0.01% to 0.1%): Aplastic anemia agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia
Frequency not reported: Prolongation of prothrombin time, disseminated intravascular coagulation, coagulopathy, antepartum and postpartum bleeding, anemia[Ref]
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Rare (0.01% to 0.1%): Hemorrhagic vasculitis
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Nervous system
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Frequency not reported: Fever, hypothermia, hearing loss, tinnitus (at high doses), hearing disturbances[Ref]
Frequency not reported: Rhabdomyolysis[Ref]
Frequency not reported: Hyperpnea, pulmonary edema, tachypnea, epistaxis, dyspnea, bronchospasm, asthma[Ref]
The more commonly experienced adverse effects include indigestion, dyspepsia, bleeding, and bruising.[Ref]
Rare (0.01% to 0.1%): Menorrhagia
Frequency not reported: Proteinuria[Ref]
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The KryptoFlex 1218 Key Cable is a 12mm braided steel cable to be used in low-crime areas or as a secondary security measure. An advanced cylinder provides protection from picking and a sliding weather guard protects the cylinder from dirt, water and road grime. Everything stays in place while you ride thanks to the Transit Flex Frame Bracket, a tool-free, adjustable system that gives you plenty of mounting options.
Proper locking using a cable plus a U-Lock.
Place the U-Lock shackle around the pole, your bike frame and through your rear wheel. Loop a cable around your front wheel, bike frame, and onto your U-Lock shackle.
Dimensions: 1/2-inch x 6 feet
Weight: 1.75 pounds
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Secluded WV log cabins in the mountains of West Virginia with panoramic views of Spruce Knob, Dolly Sods, eastern slopes of the Allegheny mountains and an inside view of Germany Valley and the North Fork Mountain Range. They are a vacation destination cabins with each cabin being unique and set in its own secluded location far away from the highway. Each cabin offers awesome views from inside the cabin and from the deck. Surrounded by 170 acres of prime pasture land with cattle grazing near the cabins. These self catering log cabins are ideal for relaxing family vacations, weekend getaways,
sportsman retreat or a secluded honeymoon. Best of all we are family friendly. You will find privacy, surrounded by God's great natural beauty.
The area supports many types of recreation such as rock climbing, caving, hiking, hunting and fishing, skiing, sightseeing, nature study, star gazing, photography, bird watching and enjoying sunsets and cool mountain breezes with a cup of coffee from your deck.


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Composure SDR Traveller
Our products enable a very pure form of travel, allowing our customer to confidently belong anywhere without worrying about what they are carrying. We have no exterior branding, no padding, they are designed to deflect attention—it's a raw experience. Our customers appreciate how they age and consider scars well-earned.
I think the best shaped box ever on earth is a coffin which can be handmade to escort the forever numb-hands.
It took three years from first prototype to having a product we believed in, and we've been in business for just over a year. Our consultancy has given us the space to figure out what we want to be, find our voice in how we communicate, and feel comfortable that we can deliver consistently quality products and after-sales service.
We don't do any PR, marketing, and make no effort with social media. And if you read our site, [you'll see] we'd rather you didn't buy our products if you don't know what you're buying. It's part of our philosophy of enjoying the journey (the process) and letting the destination take care of itself. Thus far it's sustainable and growing.
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the most popular, proven safe Peelable Paint
You will Notice the Benefits of Performance Series Gallons Immediately:
- Excellent pigment coverage
- DIY friendly and pairs well with the G-Force DipSprayer and Advanced DipSprayer turbines
- Performance Series Gallons are TOPCOATS only, and must be applied over a proper Plasti Dip Spray base.
Performance Series Gallons require a Plasti Dip base coat. Avalanche Grey is recommended. If you wish to dip your whole car, please consider one of our all inclusive Pro Car Kits to do the job.
Choosing your sprayer:
Performance Series gallons are designed to be sprayed through turbine systems such as the DYC G-Force DipSprayer or Advanced DipSprayer they are traditionally too thick to be sprayed through an HVLP. HVLP may produce dry spray and can ruin the finish. If you wish to use HVLP, please spray the ProLine gallons, as they were designed for HVLP spray systems.
Plasti Dip protects dipped surfaces from acids, abrasion, corrosion, impact, salts, moisture and weathering. It remains flexible, stretchy and will not crack, or become brittle in extreme temperatures when applied correctly.
Clean each surface with PreDip Spray to remove any dirt, debris, oils, waxes, grease, or loose rust, then let dry completely before spraying Plasti Dip. Coat each dipped surface with DipCoat Protective Spray 4 hours after dip has dried for best results.
Temperature guidelines: Ideal temps for application range from 30F - 95F. The colder the temps, the longer the dry times between coats. Test all applications in a small inconspicuous area to make sure it will meet your expectations and is suitable for each unique surface. Although Plasti Dip has proven to be safe and predictable, every surface is unique and it's impossible to predict how each surface will react.
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Lake Guntersville State Park
Located in northeast Alabama on the Tennessee River just east of the town of Guntersville, in Marshall County, Lake Guntersville Resort State Park sits on 6,000 acres of rolling hills overlooking Lake Guntersville. Hiking, picnicking, swimming, and camping are among the many recreational opportunities available to visitors. The state park opened in 1974 and was the premier park in the system at the time. On April 27, 2011, a tornado struck the park, damaging or destroying many of the facilities. After several years of renovation, the park and its facilities were again fully functional. The park has been inducted into the TripAdvisor Hall of Fame for winning its Certificate of Excellence five years in a row.
Lake Guntersville Resort State Park The park offers a variety of options for overnight visitors. The Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge and Convention Center, which sits atop Taylor Mountain, has 112 rooms and suites as well as meeting and banquet rooms, a full-service restaurant, a swimming pool, hot tubs, and a sauna. Beginning in 2004, the lodge underwent a four-year, $24-million renovation and now features massive stone pillars, exposed wooden beams, and natural stone fireplaces. Other accommodations include 20 mountaintop chalets overlooking the lake and 15 lakeside cottages. The park's two campgrounds offer both modern and primitive camping options both near the water and in heavily wooded areas. Lake Guntersville State Park Campground is located near the beach has 229 sites with full water, sewage, and electric hookups, 65 sites with electric and water, and 100 primitive sites and bath houses nearby. The primitive campground is located on Town Creek and is primarily for tent and boondock (site-free) campers. A wide beach area located near the lodge and the cottages offers pavilions, picnic areas, and a fishing pier.
The park's Nature Center offers a series of nature programs throughout the year that include guided nature hikes, campfire talks on various subjects, and a conservation celebration and also has displays of local flora and fauna. Each Saturday morning, a park naturalist leads guided nature hikes that follow moderate trails and take approximately two hours. Visitors are likely to see deer, waterfowl, and eagles and their nests. The park has become well known for its Eagle Awareness weekends, held annually in January and February. Naturalists, speakers, nature programs, guided hikes, and tours focus on the lake's resident bald eagle population.
Lodge at Lake Guntersville State Park Fishing is perhaps the park's biggest attraction. Lake Guntersville is nationally famous for its largemouth bass and crappie fishing and has been named as one of the six best largemouth bass lakes to fish in the winter; it has hosted a number of national tournaments. The Town Creek Fishing Center sells fishing licenses, tackle, and other fishing supplies and also rents johnboats, pontoon boats, and canoes. It also has a boat launch.
The park's 38 miles of hiking trails range from short, easy paths to lengthy, difficult trails with extreme elevation changes and rocky hiking conditions. The many trails offer access to the park's natural attractions, including hidden waterfalls, rocky ridges, grand views of Lake Guntersville, caves, and old home sites. Trails range in length from a ½-mile to 3½ miles and form a network that allows hikers to traverse the park in a number of configurations. A 16-mile-long horse trail traverses the park's mountainous terrain and winds up and down steep ridges and valleys. It passes by the remains of old home sites and the ruins of a grist mill.


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This applies to the Platinum Penta
We do not advise this - the best solution is to duplicate the signal with a mixer or splitter box after the main output stage of the Penta.
Using clever connections with the side chain jack could result in load problems which may damage the unit. Note also that the side chain output is unprocessed.


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Find your excursions
Explore our destinations even further through a wide range of optional excursions. If you've already reserved one of our cruises, add optional excursions to your booking by calling us: USA: +1 (888) 568-9793 and Canada:+1 (800) 323-7436.
The excursion program presented is an indication of some of the excursions that may be available during your voyage.
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I was curious whether there was a way to easily find which StackOverflow answer has the highest number of revisions and/or to sort by that metric.
I see mention of a sort function in the StackExchange API v2 docs, but nothing about sorting answers by their associated revision count, so I'm assuming that it isn't possible?
It probably isn't a good idea to provide this to everyone via the UI, because it might encourage some to revise their answers many times just to top the chart. But, I was curious about how one answer might rank among others in this regard, and maybe it would be of interest to others.


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Train Hits Car That Ignored Safety Gate in Devastating Crash [VIDEO]
It's the kind of accident you usually only see in the movies.
Look at this unbelievable footage of a train smashing into an SUV that ran a red light and weaved around a safety gate in Houston.
Amazingly, everyone in the car survived, although they were taken to the hospital.


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Don't get shocked by a high tax bill! Be prepared for these pandemic-related tax surprises when you file your 2020 tax return.
- Taxes on unemployment income. If you received unemployment benefits in 2020, you need to report these benefits on your tax return as taxable income. Check to see if either federal or state taxes were withheld from unemployment payments you received. If taxes were not withheld, you may need to write a check to the IRS when you file your tax return
- Taxes from side jobs. Did you pick up a part-time gig to make ends meet? Payments received for performing these jobs may not have had your taxes withheld. If this is the case, you'll need to pay your taxes directly to the IRS on April 15.
- Unusual profit-and-loss. If you run a business that was hit by the pandemic, you may find your estimated tax payments were either overpaid or underpaid compared to normal. Now that 2020 is in the books, run a quick projection to ensure you are not surprised with an unexpected tax bill when you file your tax return.
- Underpayment penalty. If you did not have proper tax withholdings from your paycheck or your estimated tax payments weren't enough, you could be subject to an underpayment penalty. While it's too late to avoid a penalty on your 2020 tax return, the solution in the future is to make high enough estimated tax payments each quarter in 2021 or have the appropriate amount withheld from your 2021 paychecks.
- A chance to claim missing stimulus payments. (A good surprise!) If any of your stimulus payments were for less than what you should have received, you can get money for the difference as a tax credit when you file your 2020 tax return.
Please use these examples to prepare yourself for a potential tax surprise during the uncertainty caused by the ongoing pandemic.


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East Herts District Council (EHDC) is the local Planning Authority and they have full powers when considering planning applications.
Standon Parish Council is consulted on all applications falling within the parish boundary. These are considered at the Planning Meetings which are usually held on the second Tuesday evening of every month. This committee reviews all sites and scrutinises the plans for every application. Its comments are then passed to EHDC for their deliberations. They may take them on board or disregard as they see fit. Members of the public are entitled to attend our Planning Meetings and the Chairman will normally allow them to speak.
For residents, you must be aware of the Conservation Area as this imposes further restrictions should your property be located within it. There are also a large number of trees with TPOs (Tree Preservation Orders) and you should check with SPC before you carry out any work on a tree within the parish.
See the main Planning page for latest applications.


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Subway Surfers Space Station
Subway Surfers Space Station
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The Subway Surfers World Tour Games now take you to the Space Station, since we've already covered the most important cities on the planet, so outer space is clearly the next frontier, where we are sure you will really enjoy the track prepared for you here, which you will just surf through, right?
🟢 How to Play:
Press up to jump, down to slide, the left, and right keys to change lanes, doing all of it to avoid the various obstacles in your path, because hitting into them causes you to lose because the police officer chasing you catches you.
The game is endless, so try advancing for a distance as big as possible, and along the way you should collect coins to increase your score, using them to buy new skins later on, and then grab power-ups too, using them to your advantage.
As you progress, the course only gets more difficult, but that is what makes it more fun at the same time, so we hope you give it your best and have a time like no other!


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Quicken Loans released its Home Price Perception Index (HPPI) for February, finding that the range between expectations and actual appraisal values got larger for the first time in six months. On March 8, the retail mortgage lender announced average home appraisal values in February were 1.99 percent lower than homeowners' expectations.
Homeowners who were most likely overestimating the worth of their home are mostly in the West.
In the month of February, nationwide home values increased 1.51 percent on a monthly basis and increased 3.89 percent annually.
"While it is always disappointing for homeowners to learn they don't have quite the home equity they expected, the national HPPI is still within a normal range," said Quicken Loans chief economist Bob Walters.
"In an ever-changing real estate market, home values fluctuate and these changes are most quickly realized by appraisers who are evaluating local sales every single day."
San Jose and Philadelphia were on opposite ends of the spectrum. San Jose homeowners were finding their homes to be worth 4.35 percent more than they thought, while Philadelphia home owners were over estimating by 3.71 percent
Los Vegas and Seattle homeowners were the closest to being accurate about the truth worth of their home. Seattle residents were slightly in the red and Las Vegas homeowners were getting a bit of a pleasant surprise.
In Houston, homeowners are experiencing positive home appraisals.
In February 2015, the appraiser value was 3.30 percent higher than the homeowner perception of their home's value. Today, homeowners are finding themselves a little less pleased during appraisals.
In January 2016 appraiser value was 2.31 percent higher than homeowner perception, and it dipped slightly in February 2016 to 2.23 percent.


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God and Guru Among Religions
Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami , 2001-08-17
A cyberspace devotee from Michigan, USA asks about the difference in Guru as God between Islam and Hinduism. Gurudeva explains how it is a different view of God.
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A cyberspace devotee Suryasri, in the United States, the State of Michigan has a big question. In Sanatana Dharma, we look at the Guru as God and worship him as such. But, Islam says that it is a very big sin to equate Allah with a human being.
Well, this has to do with a definition of God. In Sanatana Dharma, God is within everyone. God is all-pervasive and pervades the Universe. The energy in your body this very moment is coming from Siva.
We must respect the Islamic perspective. They don't look at God as all-pervasive energy that pervades the Universe. They look at God as something very different and we must respect that.
God-energy or God-shakti is flowing through you this very moment. But, through your Guru it is probably flowing more. More of it is flowing and that is why you are drawn to your Guru, trying to emulate his inner experiences, which is called worship.


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by Mark J. Mendeszoon, DPM, FACFAS, FACFAOM1 , Yelena L. Kaplan, DPM2 ,
Robert S Crockett, DPM3 , Natalie Cunningham, DPM4
The Foot and Ankle Online Journal 2 (9): 1
Synonyms of first metatarsal brachymetatarsia include metatarsus primus atavicus, metatarsus primus brevis, metatarsus primus brevis varus syndrome, pied ancestral (French), pied de Neanderthal (French), short first metatarsal syndrome and Morton's syndrome (Dudley Joy Morton). Brachymetatarsia is a condition in which the metatarsal physis closes prematurely yielding a pathologically shortened metatarsal length. The podiatric and orthopedic literature mostly agree that the most common metatarsals to be affected are the fourth and third, although any of the five metatarsals can be affected. The etiology of this condition can be genetic or idiopathic, with strong female to male predilection. Presentation of first brachymetatarsia is far less common than that of third or fourth metatarsals. Management of this condition can present as a challenge to the foot and ankle surgeon. This case report will review the present conservative and surgical treatment options.
Key Words: Brachymetatarsia, Morton's syndrome, Hallux varus, metatarsus primus atavicus, metatarsus primus brevis, metatarsus primus brevis varus syndrome, short first metatarsal syndrome.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. It permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ©The Foot and Ankle Online Journal (www.faoj.org)
Accepted: July, 2009
Published: September, 2009
doi: 10.3827/faoj.2009.0209.0001
Brachymetatarsia of the first metatarsal is also known as "Morton's syndrome". [1] Tachdjian reported that first metatarsal is the most commonly affected metatarsal, although the incidence was found to be 1 in 10,000, whereas a majority of other podiatric and orthopaedic authors claim the fourth brachymetatarsia to be the most common. [2] The largest series of studies, which are from Japan, report the incidence of Morton's syndrome to be somewhere between 1 in 1820-4586 (0.022%-0.05%), and bilateral congenital brachymetatarsia is noted to be 72 %. [3,4]
The etiology of brachymetatarsia can be associated with idiopathic congenital conditions and acquired disorders. Idiopathic congenital conditions can include such conditions as hereditary early epiphyseal plate closure, associated congenital disorders such as Down's, Turner's, Larsen's, Albright's syndromes, pseudohypoparathyroidism, poliomyelitis, dystrophic dysplasia, pseudohyperparathyroidism,, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia and myositis ossificans. Acquired disorders can include trauma, neurotrophic disorder, radiation exposure, surgical resection of metatarsal head, infection, or osteochondrosis. [5] There is a strong female to male predisposition in the majority of the podiatric and orthopedic literature. The average ratio is 25:1 [3,6], and the majority of the population studied is between the ages of 5 and 14 years of age. [7]
The first metatarsal secondary ossification center is located at the lateral aspect of the metatarsal base. In 1971, Lelievre [8] stated that the order from longest to the shortest metatarsal should be 1 = 2>3>4>5. Harris and Beath [9] studied 7167 military recruits and found that metatarsals 1>2 in 40 %, 1=2 in 22 %, 1 <2 in 38 %. According to Schmizzi and Brage [3] "the exact diagnosis of brachymetatarsia can be made when one metatarsal is 5mm or more proximal to the parabolic arc of the metatarsal heads." [6,10]
Because of its location in the medial longitudinal arch the first ray plays an integral role in providing stability and maintaining structural integrity during weight bearing activities. [18] In fact, the base of the first metatarsal is the site for insertion of extrinsic muscles that are vital for medial column stability.
The peroneus longus, anterior tibialis and posterior tibialis muscles all provide significant mechanical stabilizing forces during the toe off (propulsion) phase of gait. When the structural component of the medial longitudinal arch is compromised, abnormal function of the soft tissue is to be expected.
Pain is the most common symptom and is caused by a variety of etiologies such as:
1. Pain caused by stretching of the deep transverse intermetatarsal ligament.
2. A short metatarsal and associated proximal phalanx position between adjoining metatarsal heads.
3. Cock-up toe deformity [3], claw toe [11], and painful digital callus due to dorsal displacement of short metatarsal, associated proximal phalanx and correlating shoe pressure/irritation.
4. Transfer metatarsalgia 12 and transfer lesions.
5. Contractures of extensor/flexor tendons, capsule and skin can be seen with chronic deformities.
Case Report
A nine year-old, Amish female presented to the outpatient clinic, accompanied by her mother. The mother related the child's chief complaint as generalized soreness and pain in both feet and legs with the right foot being more painful than the left. The mother also explained that her daughter had difficulty ambulating and standing on her feet in the morning. While obtaining the history, both the patient and mother denied any history of injury or trauma to child's feet or legs. The child was enrolled into an Amish school full time and during the warm months of the year did not wear shoes. The mother denied having any problems during pregnancy with this child or any complications during the delivery. She also related that her daughter went through normal developmental stages, did not have any medical problems or allergies and did not take any medication. The family history revealed that the mother has a heart murmur and father had a stroke. All other family members are free of medical problems. Upon the review of systems, no remarkable findings were noted.
On physical examination the patient's neurovascular and the dermatological examinations of the lower extremities were completely within normal limits. We did not observe any transfer lesions or callosities. However, on musculoskeletal examination it was noted that both halluces were very short when compared to the adjacent digits. (Figs. 1 and 2) In addition, the child had pain at the insertion of Achilles tendon bilaterally and she was unable to dorsiflex her foot at the ankle joint beyond 90 degrees with the knee flexed and knee extended.
Figure 1 Dorsal view of bilateral feet with short halluces.
Figure 2 Plantar view of foot with short hallux.
On weight bearing examination, the child was unable to get the heel to the ground. The patient propelled on her forefeet during gait and the heels were in a varus alignment during the resting calcaneal stance position.
On evaluation of anteroposterior (AP) and lateral plain radiographs, a short first metatarsal with closed physis in both feet was observed. (Figs. 3 and 4) The left first metatarsal was noted to be shorter than the second metatarsal by 24 mm, and right first metatarsal was shorter than the second metatarsal by 20 mm. These findings were consistent with the definition of brachymetatarsia.
In addition, several other biomechanical factors were seen on radiograph. There is observed metatarsus adductus and decreased talo-calcaneal angles bilaterally, although the right is more pronounced than the left. This was combined with and possibly due to an uncompensated ankle equinus or talipes equinovarus.
Figures 3 Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of left (A) and right (B) foot with first brachymetatarsia.
Figures 4 The Lateral radiograph of the right (A) and left (B) foot with first brachymetatarsia.
The findings were discussed with the mother and the patient in detail. The patient was advised to initially be placed in custom orthotic device to evenly distribute plantar load and support the medial longitudinal arch. If the condition remained symptomatic after initial orthotic therapy, surgical correction involving distraction callotasis would be indicated upon near closure of adjacent metatarsals physes.
For this young patient with symptomatic pathology, and the presence of biomechanical abnormalities contributing to the pain, conservative therapy is initially recommended. The orthotic therapy would allow the necessary correction for the uncompensated ankle equinus. Three months following our patient's initial consultation and orthotic therapy, the patient was doing well and not complaining of pain.
Taking into consideration this child's ethnic background, after cold winter months, the patient will return to barefoot activities, as stated by the patient and her mother. If our patient begins to experience pain and discomfort after discarding orthotic therapy, surgical correction will be indicated. Indication for treatment is usually related to pain, prevention of progressive deformity or cosmesis. There are a variety of treatments available for conservative treatment and surgical correction of first brachymetatarsia:
1. Orthotic devices, metatarsal pads, wide toe-box shoe gear.
2. Metatarsal heads 2-4 resection.
3. Proximal ostectomy of metatarsals 2-4, followed by (Teflon prosthesis) implant arthroplasty in first metatarsal. [13]
4. Chiappara [19] procedure: First proximal phalanx shortening, combined with shortening of proximal aspect of metatarsals 2, 3, 4 and lengthening medial cuneiform – allowing hallucal interphalangeal joint (IPJ) to compensate for first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. [13]
Surgical Lengthening procedures
1. One stage: distraction and bone graft.
2. Two stage: osteotomy and gradual distraction, followed by bone grafting.
3. Skirving and Newman procedure [20] = "callotasis": osteotomy and gradual lengthening of first metatarsal with external mini external fixator, without bone graft utilization. [13,14]
4. Metatarsal slide lengthening procedure.
The one stage surgical approach is best for lengthening metatarsals up to 15 mm. Bone grafting can be wth allograft (such as tricortical iliac crest) or autograft (such as calcaneal or tibial strut). [3,6] If a greater than 15 mm lengthening is desired or indicated, recommendation is to perform distraction callotasis with a mini external fixator. Begin distraction approximately 1 week after surgery, and distract 0.5 mm to 1 mm per day. Keep the patient completely non-weight bearing for 8 – 12 weeks. Once the desired length is achieved, stop the daily distraction. As weight bearing status is progressed, the mini external fixator is kept in place until radiograph evidence shows bone consolidation.
With any lengthening procedure, the patient can experience complications, especially when the total lengthening is greater than 40 % of original length. [3] With excessive lengthening, there is possible risk of neurovascular compromise, vasospasm and toe gangrene, unless pre-surgical soft tissue releases, stress-relaxation techniques, and keeping the total increased length to less than 15 mm are employed. [3] Other complications can include stiff metatarsophalangeal or MTP joint, subluxation of the MTP joint, nonunion of the distraction site, ray angulation deformity, prolonged time to achieve osseous union and pin track infection. [3,15]
Considering the child in our case report will need to have the first metatarsal lengthened by greater than 15 mm, a two-stage approach or distraction callotasis seems to be the most appropriate procedures. Choi, et al., performed callotasis on 9 patients with average length gained 17.6 mm (15-23 mm), and the average time for "solid bony union" being 2.6 months (1.7 – 3.4 months). [16] Steedman and Peterson performed gradual first metatarsal distraction with the use of mini-external fixators (5/6 mini-Hoffman, 1/6 Orthofix), followed by fibular bone graft placement after gaining the desired lengthening. The average amount of lengthening was 10.3 mm (6 mm – 20 mm), with an average healing time of 3.5 months (1.9 months – 6.1 months). According to Steedman and Peterson, either the two-stage approach or the callotasis are acceptable surgical choices for correction of first metatarsal brachymetatarsia versus "procedures that shorten other metatarsals and destroy joints." [13] Other factors to consider: bone grafting versus callotasis? When performing callus distraction with bone grafting, the surgeon should consider allograft versus autograft, graft incorporation, soft tissue adaptation (neurovascular damage) and status of adjacent metatarsal physes prior to the procedure. Timing of the surgical procedure should be aimed at "near closure of adjacent metatarsal physes" [17], thus assuring static relative correction. In addition, soft tissue stretching is recommended prior to the procedure.
Brachymetatarsia is a condition that has been described since ancient times, but the options for surgical correction did not become available until 1969, when McGlamry and Cooper began using a cylindrical autogenous calcaneal bone graft to lengthen the fourth metatarsal. [6] Brachymetatarsia is a relatively rare condition which most often affects the fourth metatarsal. We have presented a case of a nine year old female with bilateral short first metatarsals. Considering the patient's age, length of deformities, the presence of uncompensated ankle equinus and metatarsus adductus, we have allowed this patient the opportunity for conservative management first. However, it is more than likely; a surgical correction of sorts will need to be performed to address this pathology. Many surgical options are available for correction of brachymetatarsia, but as with any surgery, the surgeon needs to be in tune with patient's expectations. This relates to cosmesis versus pain relief, choosing the best surgical procedure based on digital position, amount of lengthening necessary and bone graft (if necessary). It is ideal to consider a reasonable expectation for post-operative healing, possible complications and outcome.
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3. Schimizzi A, Brage M: Brachymetatarsia. Foot Ankle Clin N Am 9: 555 – 570, 2004.
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5. Munuera Martínez PV, Lafuente Sotillos G, Domínguez Maldonado G, Salcini Macías JL, Martínez Camuña L: Morphofunctional study of Brachymetatarsia of the fourth metatarsal. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 94: 347 – 352, 2004.
6. Bartolomei FJ: Surgical correction of Brachymetatarsia. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 80 (2): 76 – 82, 1990.
7. Goforth WP, Overbeek TD: Brachymetatarsia of the third and fourth metatarsals. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91: 373 – 378, 2001.
8. Lelievre J: Pathologie du pied [Pathology of the Foot]. Paris: Masson, 1971 (in French).
9. Harris RI, Beath T: The short first metatarsal: its incidence and clinical significance. J Bone Joint Surg 31A: 553 – 565, 1949.
10. Kim HT, Lee SH, Yoo CI, Kang JH, Suh JT: The management of brachymetatarsia. J Bone Joint Surg 85B: 683 – 690, 2003.
11. Magnan B, Bragantini A, Regis D, Bartolozzi P: Metatarsal lengthening by callotasis during the growth phase. J Bone Joint Surg Br 77B (4): 602 – 607, 1995.
12. Alter SA, Feinman B, Rosen RG: Chevron bone graft procedure for the correction of brachymetatarsia. J Foot Ankle Surg 34 (22): 200 – 205, 1995.
13. Steedman JT, Peterson HA: Brachymetatarsia of the first metatarsal treated by surgical lengthening. J Pediatr Orthop 12 (6): 780 – 785, 1992.
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Metatarsal lengthening in congenital brachymetatarsia: One-stage lengthening versus lengthening by callotasis. J Pediatr Orthop 19 (5): 660 – 664, 1999.
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For fifty years we've aimed relentlessly at higher incomes. But despite being much wealthier, we're no happier than we were five decades ago. At the same time we've seen an increase in wider social issues, including a worrying rise in anxiety and depression in young people. It's time for a positive change in what we mean by progress.


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The 2010's are over and its now the 2020's… Happy New Year all…
As we enter the next decade, I've been thinking about what things I certainly want to bring forward. At the same time while writing Other things to know about me in my user manual, I used a cluetrain rule number 7.
"Hyperlinks subvert hierarchy"
― Cluetrain Manifesto
I think quotes are a useful to convey some meaning in to the future. Something which may be useful when looking into the 2020's.
"Sometimes I forget that my world is not the mainstream (yet)" ― Eric Nehrlich
"We expect more from technology and less from each other."
"Technology challenges us to assert our human values, which means that first of all, we have to figure out what they are."
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You can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
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There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.
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All food for thought, and there are so many more I could add…
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All of the recent activity surrounding video codecs is undoubtedly related to the question of which codec(s) will become part of the HTML 5 web standard or, in the absence of an official standard, will evolve into a de facto standard in connection with HTML 5.
HTML 5 will be the first version of the web markup language to have <audio> and <video> tags and XML-based interfaces for controlling media players.
W3C requirement for patent-free (or at least royalty-free) standards
The W3C has so far only allowed standards definitions that are, to the best of the W3C's knowledge, unencumbered by potential obligations to pay patent royalties. The W3C recognizes the important role that Free and Open Source Software has played in the field of Internet infrastructure and would like as much Internet software as possible to be available free of charge.
The W3C's current set of requirements leaves only two kinds of options for W3C standards:
- patent-free standards (which may be the case if a standard was published before anyone might have filed patents on it, in which case the standard could be used as prior art to invalidate patents filed by others later)
- standards for which licenses to all relevant patents are available on a royalty-free basis
Browser makers divided into two (if not three) camps
Some browser makers, especially Mozilla, Google and Opera, would like an open-source codec such as Theora to become part of HTML 5. While the availability of those codecs on open-source terms seemingly ensures compliance with the W3C's requirements, proprietary vendors such as Apple and Microsoft consider the patent situation surrounding such formats unclear. They are, however, comfortable that those who obtain a license to H.264 from MPEG LA are reasonably safe from patent hold-up.
Microsoft's Dean Hachamovitch stated the following in a recent post to the official Internet Explorer blog:
The biggest obstacle to supporting more than H.264 today is the uncertainty. When there's industry consensus and confidence that the uncertainties are resolved, we'll be open to considering other codecs. Until then, we'll continue with our current plans to deliver great HTML5 video in IE9 with certainty for consumers and developers.The proponents of Theora and similar formats believe the major proprietary vendors are just spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) against the "open" approach. Accusations of this kind have been leveled just again following Steve Jobs' email. In the subsequent part of this sequence of posts, "Video codecs: accusations flying", I will discuss the more recent statements.
At this stage, a further division into three camps (H.264, Theora and VP8) is actually more likely than industry-wide consensus in favor of one format. VP8 belongs to Google, which acquired its maker, On2 Technologies, this year.
Living in a multi-codec world
A single standard video codec for HTML 5 would simplify things. An HTML 5 web page could then include a tag such as
<video src="http://www.example.org/MyVideo">and the video (specified by its Internet address) would be played. It would have to be available on the server in only one format in that scenario.
In a situation in which different browsers have support for different codecs built in, web sites that wish to display video to users of different browsers will need to keep their video content available in all of the formats required to support all of the (relevant) browsers.
In order to make sure that browser A is provided with a video encoded in format X and browser B with the same video content encoded in format Y, the server will have to make a distinction. Since browsers tell a web server their name and version number, such a distinction is possible. The server can then either provide different versions of an HTML page -- with different addresses (URIs) attached to all those <video> tags in order to offer different files to different browsers -- or can use the same URI and then provide the video file in one format or another. Presumably it would be more efficient to provide different URIs (but then there can be problems if users of different browsers share not the URI of the web page but of the video file itself).
Absent an agreement on a standard HTML 5 video codec, plug-ins will continue to be relevant
Originally the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) believed that standardized <audio> and <video> tags and interfaces could greatly reduce or even ultimately eliminate the need for media player plug-ins. However, the W3C's authority is limited: it is a well-respected and influential organization, but it does depend on support from the major browser makers.
Those couldn't agree last year on the inclusion of a standard codec in the HTML 5 specification.
As a result, it is expected that different browser vendors will make different decisions, and multimedia plug-ins are likely to continue to be relevant for some more time.
With plug-ins, it is possible to make all video codecs available for all browsers. Such plug-ins could support only one format each (in which case one would -- and could -- install multiple plug-ins to watch different formats), but the most popular ones, such as RealPlayer, support a multitude of formats anyway.
I understand Microsoft's position as saying that if third parties wish to display Theora videos in Internet explorer, they can provide a plug-in for it if they wish.
FOSS advocates would obviously prefer the adoption of Theora as a standard by the W3C and all major browser makers. In that case, users of open-source software wouldn't have to install closed-source plug-ins in order to be able to watch web video in the most popular format (which right now is, and probably continues to be for some time, H.264) and content providers could make Theora videos available on their servers without having to require Internet Explorer and Safari users to install a plug-in. But the adoption of Theora looks like a long shot now.
After analyzing some of what's been said in the debate in the following post, I will later outline my thinking (in the last part of this sequence of posts) on video codecs, including what I believe the W3C may have to consider at some point.


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