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Belgian Endive and Beetroot Salad
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My mother used to make endive salad (witlof salade) in different ways; I thought I share them with you. She used to use mayonnaise but I usually use the sour cream. I would think you can use your own favorite dressing on this but I would suggest you make it a creamy one. Use as much dressing on this as you like, the 3 tablespoons are just a guide line. I sometimes cheat and buy the beets in a jar! The amount of this salad depends on the size of the endive and the beets.
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Very interesting combination of ingredients resulting in an excellent salad.. everyone enjoyed it. I used cottage cheese, whipped for the dressing instead of sour cream.. I made it in the morning but did not put dressing on it until just before serving. This is a" do again" recipe Thanks PetsRus This is indeed a do again salad - Once again I used Cottage Cheese just mixed in the mustard, salt & Pepper, put it in the middle of the salad and tossed it at the table. Love Endive Thanks again Pets"R"us
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- 2 head Belgian endive, the bitter core removed and finely chopped (chicory)
- 2 cooked beets, coarsely grated or chopped in cubes
- 1 apple, coarsely grated or chopped in cubes
- 44.37 ml sour cream, more if you like
- 4.92 ml mustard
- salt and pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- Mix the sour cream with the mustard and add salt and pepper.
- Combine with the rest of the ingredients.
- Variations: use (as many as you like) chopped hard-boiled eggs instead of the beets, then leave out the mustard and use some curry powder in the sour cream.
- Add some chopped green onion.
- Use 4-6 oz cubed or chopped cheese of your choice instead of the beets.

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Galatea's Crescent Moon Stained Glass Amulet
Goddess in some places, god in others--
The moon sings in particular to women, for we wear it: a sickle smile, half moons at either hip, twin globes above the torso, and of course, our hearts aglow in soft, soothing silver light. ~ Shveta Thakrar
A waxing crescent moon of textured glowing pale blue opalescent stained glass is the centerpiece of this one of a kind, handcrafted necklace.
Hand cut stained glass within a detailed clay frame, painted with an antiqued gold finish. Adorned with a complementing aquamarine bead.
Pendant is @ 3/4 of an inch at widest, @ 1 3/4 of an inch long from top of the pendant to bottom of the bead.
Necklace measures @ 24 inches long but can be worn shorter. (Length can be adjusted upon request when purchased.)
Parrish Relics are one of a kind and handmade in my one-woman (& two helpful cats) jewelry studio at Frog Hollow. Time and care is spent collecting tiny shards of jewel toned stained glass that I find inspiring and captivating ~
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Princess Cake Pops!
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ADidn't even know these were do-able!! Anyone know how?? [IMG]http://cakecentral.com/content/type/61/id/3004047/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
My first guess is that it is a candy mold. If not then forming first the cake ball, the forming the top. After chilling them, glue the top & bottom together with chocolate. After they dry, cover with chocolate.
By the way, the torso looks like you could first form a square, squeezing in a bit to form the waist, then the top portion as if forming a heart, Just totally guessing.
AI would agree with auntginn. Make two separate parts and stick them together with chocolate. Also if you check out Disney princess cake pops via YouTube there's another real cute option & tutorial by 'My Cupcake Addiction'
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Operation: L.E.A.D.E.R. and Other Episodes is a fan-fiction VHS/DVD Release featuring one Codename: Kids Next Door episode, one The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh episode, one Pokemon episode, one Tom and Jerry Tales episode, one Thomas and Friends episode and one Franklin episode.
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A wood fire has been the principal heat source for kilns for thousands of years. The most primitive kilns were simply a pit in the ground with a fire built on top, but using brick helps to insulate the kiln and achieve higher firing temperatures. Brick kilns are made in hundreds of different designs, some very complex, but a simple, mortar-less brick kiln using wood fire is easy to construct.
Things You'll Need
- Bricks
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- Copper sulfide (optional)
- Corrugated iron sheet
- Pottery
- Newspaper
- Matches
Lay a 3-foot square of bricks on the ground, for the floor of the kiln. Make sure that the area is flat, devoid of vegetation and at a distance of at least 15 feet from any buildings.
Build the walls of the kiln by laying bricks one on top of the other, until a 3-foot cubic brick box is formed. Leave out a window of around 3 bricks from the top of one side of the kiln wall for a through-draught vent.
Fill the bottom of the kiln with around 5 inches of sawdust and place the pottery pieces in the sawdust. Sprinkle the copper sulfide over the pots if desired---this is purely aesthetic, as copper sulfide helps create different color patterns on the pottery.
Scrunch newspaper and place it in a layer on top of the pottery, then fill the rest of the kiln with firewood, being careful not to disrupt the brick kiln walls.
Light the fire when the kiln is full, making sure it catches all the way down. Add more wood as the fire burns down until a good blazing fire is achieved.
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Patients as healthcare consumers in the public and private sectors: a qualitative study of acupuncture in the UK
The aim of this study was to compare patients' experiences of public and private sector healthcare, using acupuncture as an example. In the UK, acupuncture is popular with patients, is recommended in official guidelines for low back pain, and is available in both the private sector and the public sector (NHS). Consumerism was used as a theoretical framework to explore patients' experiences.
Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted in 2007-8 with a purposive sample of 27 patients who had recently used acupuncture for painful conditions in the private sector and/or in the NHS. Inductive thematic analysis was used to develop themes that summarised the bulk of the data and provided insights into consumerism in NHS- and private practice-based acupuncture.
Five main themes were identified: value for money and willingness to pay; free and fair access; individualised holistic care: feeling cared for; consequences of choice: empowerment and vulnerability; and "just added extras": physical environment. Patients who had received acupuncture in the private sector constructed detailed accounts of the benefits of private care. Patients who had not received acupuncture in the private sector expected minimal differences from NHS care, and those differences were seen as not integral to treatment. The private sector facilitated consumerist behaviour to a greater extent than did the NHS, but private consumers appeared to base their decisions on unreliable and incomplete information.
Patients used and experienced acupuncture differently in the NHS compared to the private sector. Eight different faces of consumerist behaviour were identified, but six were dominant: consumer as chooser, consumer as pragmatist, consumer as patient, consumer as earnest explorer, consumer as victim, and consumer as citizen. The decision to use acupuncture in either the private sector or the NHS was rarely well-informed: NHS and private patients both had misconceptions about acupuncture in the other sector. Future research should evaluate whether the differences we identified in patients' experiences across private and public healthcare are common, whether they translate into significant differences in clinical outcomes, and whether similar faces of consumerism characterise patients' experiences of other interventions in the private and public sectors.
Patients in the UK typically access health care through the National Health Service (NHS), which is free to all at the point of use. They also have the option to access health care through the private sector, which is paid for through private insurance schemes or directly out-of-pocket. The NHS is dominant: approximately 85% of healthcare funding is from the state, and the private sector is used by 10-22% of the population
In the UK, much of the literature on healthcare utilisation across different sectors has focused on why patients use private sector healthcare. Large scale quantitative work suggests that seeking private sector healthcare (purchasing private insurance and/or receiving treatment) is more common among the middle-aged and affluent, and might also be associated with being male and more highly educated
Explanations of healthcare utilisation across sectors that are couched in terms of push and pull factors assume that patients conduct rational cost-benefit analyses and weigh up the pros and cons of using private and public sector healthcare before making an informed decision. This assumption is contentious and can be challenged. For example, an Australian study of people's reasons for having private medical insurance showed how 'public' reasons (waiting lists, choice of practitioner, quality of care, hotel services) were contradicted by people's actual personal experiences. These contradictions led the authors to argue that people do not engage in rational cost-benefit analyses when deciding to take private medical insurance, rather this decision is driven by trust in service providers
Consumerism offers a broad theoretical lens through which to consider how and why patients use healthcare in the private sector, and how this compares to healthcare utilisation in the public sector. With a focus on the individual, Gabriel and Lang
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Gabriel and Lang's faces of consumerism
Face of consumerism
Consumer as chooser
Makes an active and informed decision, selecting a healthcare option from a number of other options.
Consumer as communicator
Use of a form of healthcare conveys social and cultural meanings to others possibly involving social status.
Consumer as explorer
A particular form of healthcare is something new to be tried, amongst a universe of many possible new experiences.
Consumer as identity-seeker
The choice to use a particular form of healthcare contributes to the construction of a particular social identity.
Consumer as hedonist
Uses a particular form of healthcare to experience its positive emotional effects.
Consumer as victim
Is vulnerable and requires protection from unscrupulous healthcare practitioners or providers who might defraud them or otherwise cause harm.
Consumer as rebel
Uses a particular (unorthodox) form of healthcare as a form of resistance and rebellion against other (more mainstream) forms of healthcare.
Consumer as activist
Uses a particular form of healthcare as part of a broader political movement to challenge the status quo.
Consumer as citizen
Whose choice to use a particular form of healthcare is made within a community and thus has moral and social implications.
In the remainder of this paper, we use acupuncture as an example in which to examine the consumption of healthcare in the public and private sectors. Table
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Key facts about acupuncture in the UK
• Acupuncture can be delivered by acupuncturists as well as other practitioners who also offer acupuncture.
• Major professional societies for acupuncturists include the British Acupuncture Council
• Acupuncturists are not currently subject to statutory regulation in the UK.
• Many UK acupuncturists are subject to statutory regulation in relation to their other professional identities (e.g. physiotherapist, biomedical doctor).
Education and Training
• Education and training in acupuncture is varied. Different styles (schools) of acupuncture are available in the UK. These include Western medical acupuncture
• Private sector colleges provide degree courses in acupuncture. For example, the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine offers a 3 year course leading to a BSc (Hons) in Acupuncture
• Short training courses are available for some groups. For example, the British Medical Acupuncture Society provides a 4-5 day foundation course that confers a Certificate of Basic Competence for healthcare professionals who are regulated by statute in the UK.
• Access to acupuncture in the private sector is typically via self-referral
• Access to acupuncture in the NHS is typically via referral from a GP. Referrals might be either specifically for acupuncture (e.g. to an acupuncturist working in primary care) or more generally for secondary care (e.g. to a pain clinic or physiotherapy service in which acupuncture might then be delivered).
The aim of this study was to compare patients' experiences of public and private sector healthcare, using acupuncture as an example. In adopting the theoretical lens of consumerism, our objectives were 1) to explore the different ways in which patients in each sector might be considered to be individual healthcare consumers and 2) to explore the extent to which the conceptualisation of relationships as consumerist, paternalist, or mutualistic is helpful in understanding patients' experiences of acupuncture in the NHS and the private sector. We focus on acupuncture for pain because this is the most common reason for patients to seek acupuncture and much of the acupuncture provided on the NHS is for pain relief. A detailed analysis of acupuncture in these terms may reveal valuable insights that could relate to consumerism and the public versus private provision of other medical interventions.
This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis. Each participant took part in a single interview with a researcher. This study was approved by the Southampton and South West Hampshire Research Ethics Committee (B) (07/HO504/196).
We wanted to interview patients with recent experience (in the past 2 years) of using acupuncture for pain in either the NHS or private practice (or both). We only invited adult, English-speaking patients to take part in an interview. We aimed to recruit and interview participants until no new themes emerged around patients' beliefs about acupuncture provision in each healthcare sector. There is always the chance that the next person we could have interviewed might have prompted further thematic development; we thus balanced the diminishing insights to be gained from subsequent interviews against the resources required to conduct them. We sampled purposively to try to identify the range of beliefs that might be held about this topic, recruiting patients who had generally positive and generally negative experiences from private and NHS settings and some who had experienced acupuncture in both settings.
Participants were recruited from NHS and private acupuncture clinics in Hampshire, incorporating city, urban, and rural clinics. Practitioners were asked to identify any current patients meeting the inclusion criteria outlined above, and to give them a study invitation pack inviting them to take part in an interview about their experiences of acupuncture. Patients read the pack in their own time and contacted the researchers to arrange an interview. The study was also advertised within the University community and patient-led support and information networks such as Pain Concern to access people who had negative experiences of acupuncture.
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Participants' Characteristics
Frequency (%)
20 (74%)
Age (range)
Accessed acupuncture in:
Private sector only
14 (52%)
Public sector only
5 (19%)
Both sectors
8 (30%)
Paid for private acupuncture*:
With private medical insurance
4 (29%)
Out of pocket
8 (57%)
2 (14%)
Primary Condition(s)
Chronic pain including pain in foot, knee, back, neck, shoulder.
*Information only available for "private sector only" participants. The financial cost of acupuncture in the private sector varies across individual practitioners, but clinics in the vicinity of this study typically charge around £50 for an initial appointment and £35 for a follow-up appointment.
Data Collection
BC and PL conducted individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews in 2007-2008 with participants either in their home or at the University. The topic guide included open-ended questions about participants' experiences and thoughts before having acupuncture, their experiences of acupuncture treatments, and their reflections on the provision of acupuncture. If participants did not initiate these topics, the interviewer specifically asked about: reasons for use, consultations, outcomes, financial cost, clinic organisation and environment. Participants who had experiences of acupuncture within the NHS and private practice were asked to compare them. The interviews typically lasted approximately 60 minutes (range 35-105 minutes). With the participants' written informed consent, interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim; brief field notes were added to the transcripts. Participants were given a debriefing statement which thanked them for volunteering and reminded them of the aims of the study, they were offered a summary of the main themes discussed in their interview and they were invited to comment, if they wished, on the researchers' interpretation (no refutations of the researchers' interpretations were received).
Data Analysis
Thematic analysis
Table 4
The relationship between themes and lower level codes
Examples of codes associated with theme
Value for money and willingness to pay
• Private acupuncture has to be something special
• It is worth it if it works
Free and fair access
• Not fair that some people can't afford to pay for acupuncture
• Acupuncture should be available to all (on the NHS)
Individualised holistic care: feeling cared for
• Treated as a person
• NHS as a factory farm
Consequences of choice: empowerment and vulnerability
• Chance of getting 'ripped off'
• Choice of (the best) practitioner
• Patient has control over consultation agenda
"Just added extras": physical environment
• Expect more privacy in private sector
• Private sector treatment essentially the same as NHS treatment
Value for Money and Willingness to Pay
Participants who had accessed acupuncture on the private sector described being willing to pay for it because they valued their health. For some, acupuncture represented value for money; for others it was expensive but this was money well spent - provided, that is, the acupuncture worked. The converse was also true; if acupuncture was not working then it was not worth paying for. These participants were acting like the "consumer as chooser"
"Doesn't matter about the cost, you know. I used to have it on the [NHS] they paid for it for 2 years then they stopped paying, but I'd sooner pay the sixty five pounds and go all the way over to [acupuncturist] and have three quarters of an hour of excitement and come out tingling. I feel brilliant and I'm alright for at least three and a half weeks then." (John, both)
Private medical insurance was one means by which people could access acupuncture on the private sector without having to pay at point of use. Those participants who had private medical insurance did not talk about the cost of the insurance premiums. Instead, they talked about how their insurance made it possible for them to have acupuncture. Some participants who had accessed acupuncture in the private sector stopped treatment because they could not afford to continue, despite wanting more and feeling it could help. Lisa's choices in the private sector were limited by her financial situation: she did not have the resources to act on her preferred choice, to continue with an effective course of acupuncture.
"If it wasn't so prohibitively expensive I would use it a lot more but at thirty pounds plus a session every week [...] to do a really good course of acupuncture to get really good results I believe you should really give it a proper course, but I can't afford do use it like that... I stop as soon as I can simply because of the price." (Lisa, both)
While some participants were willing to pay for their health (to varying degrees), for others the private sector was simply unaffordable. They were unable to consume private sector healthcare even if they might have benefited from it. This disparity was acknowledged by private sector patients like Richard:
"I paid for it, fortunately I was in a position to be able to pay for it [...] I would feel sorry for people who couldn't." (Richard, private).
Free and Fair Access
Not having to pay for acupuncture was an attractive feature of the NHS, for those who had accessed acupuncture on the NHS, in the private sector, and in both sectors. Unlike the private sector, the NHS was seen as supposedly offering equal, fair access to treatment for all. Here participants touched on more political themes, drawing on moral discourses to argue for NHS provision of acupuncture to facilitate access for people in pain who otherwise could not afford it and/or would not be aware of it. This concern with fairness suggests a "consumer as citizen"
"I think it should be given as part of the NHS for it is a pain management tool [...] I know it's a very good pain management tool, it's unfair you have to go outside of the NHS and pay for it yourself [...] well maybe it was all in my head but it worked, and pain management is all about working isn't it? I mean you know, what works for one person's pain management doesn't matter, if you're living with chronic pain you've got to use what gets you by, don't you?" (Sue, private)
A lack of awareness of available services constituted a barrier to our participants accessing NHS acupuncture. Some participants who had only accessed acupuncture in the private sector were attracted to the idea of free acupuncture but did not know whether it was available on the NHS. Typically, participants in the private sector actively sought out acupuncture (although some received acupuncture after consulting a complementary therapist or physiotherapist practicing multiple modalities). They had researched acupuncture and made an active choice to use acupuncture rather than another therapy, but had not researched its availability in the NHS. Participants who chose acupuncture in the private sector were thus not making a fully informed choice (one of the characteristics of the "consumer as chooser"
"I wouldn't necessarily particularly want to pay out of pocket if I didn't have to, um, but I'm not aware how many there are in NHS" (Jane, private).
It was not just those participants who had used acupuncture in the private sector who were unaware of acupuncture services on the NHS. Often, those who had accessed acupuncture on the NHS had been pleasantly surprised to be offered it. Unlike those consuming acupuncture in the private sector, there was little evidence that participants using acupuncture on the NHS had made an active decision to seek out and try acupuncture. Instead, they typically accepted an offer of acupuncture made by a health care professional during the course of multi-modal treatment. Of the 8 participants who had experienced acupuncture in both sectors, only 1 had actively sought it in the NHS, while 7 had initiated their private sector acupuncture. Of the 5 participants who had only experienced acupuncture on the NHS, none had requested, suggested, or otherwise initiated acupuncture treatment. This passive acceptance of an offer of acupuncture is not characteristic of any of the faces of consumerism identified by Gabriel and Lang
"I just thought they were going to sort of give me exercises, medication, and that was about it really. I didn't think it was going to be alternatives. [...] So I thought it was quite good actually." (Tina, NHS).
Those participants who had used NHS acupuncture services did not necessarily continue to be passive recipients of acupuncture. Instead, they treated the offer of acupuncture as an opportunity to become an "explorer"
"I am glad I am having it on the NHS really. I don't know if I'd have tried it if someone had said 'you've got to pay for it first'." (Michelle, both)
However, there was also a downside to the NHS providing a means of trying acupuncture. Those who believed themselves unable to afford the private sector were very concerned that they might discover an effective treatment that they would then be unable to access in the future.
Individualised Holistic Care: Feeling Cared For
Participants valued the individualised, holistic care that they reported receiving in the private sector. They felt cared for, and linked this to the length and depth of consultations and to continuity of care. Practitioners were perceived as caring when they: allowed patients to communicate new health problems or concerns during treatment; took into account the patient's context, views, and desires; and provided treatments that were tailored to the individual patient. This is reminiscent of the mutuality model of doctor-patient relationships, in which an egalitarian partnership entails negotiation, respect, and joint decision-making.
"[private sector healthcare] is friendly, it's informal, it's not inhibitive, it's not institutional like a hospital. It enables you to consult with your medical practitioner on a range of topics that concern you, in other words when I'm on the couch as I said for acupuncture I can talk to him about the radiation colitis if I want to." (Paul, private)
Patients receiving acupuncture on the private sector typically contrasted positive descriptions of individualised care in the private sector with negative expectations of NHS treatments. They attributed individualisation not to acupuncture per se, but to acupuncture as delivered in the private sector. Len valued having more time to open up to his practitioner in the private sector than in the NHS; Jill felt that in the NHS she would be "shunted around from person to person" rather than seeing one acupuncturist; Gemma referred to the NHS as a "factory farm" and chose a private acupuncturist to get more individual attention.
Standardisation of treatment was seen as constraining individualisation and was raised as a disadvantage of NHS treatment by participants who both had and had not experienced it. NHS acupuncture was described as having a fixed number of treatments (too few) and a fixed duration of each treatment (too short). The standardisation of treatment in this way reduces opportunities for negotiation because many key decisions about treatment have already been made, probably encouraging paternalism rather than consumerism or mutuality. Participants understood standardisation as a consequence of the high volume of patients and the limited resources in the NHS - it was seen as a feature of the organisational structure, within which well-meaning individual practitioners had to work.
"I mean I loved going over there for it and they didn't want to stop it but they were trying to like carry it on, you know. But they just said there's no funding for it. They just done it out of a favour, really, I think, to try and help me get out of this pain." (Rebecca, NHS).
Consequences of Choice: Empowerment and Vulnerability
Greater perceived choice and control were empowering features of private sector acupuncture. In particular, participants accessing acupuncture in the private sector valued: being able to start and stop a course treatment when they wanted to, rather than having to seek referral from a GP gatekeeper and/or join a waiting list before starting; being able to select their own practitioner whom they often described in glowing terms (and being confident that they would be treated by that practitioner); and participating in clinical decisions about, for example, the use of additional modalities and treatment frequency. In an extreme case, Peggy described her consumerist relationship with a practitioner to the extent that when she did not receive the treatment she requested, she switched practitioner. This is one of three examples in our data of a participant rejecting a practitioner through the mechanism of "exit", a key mechanism available to consumers dissatisfied with a service which cannot be returned in the same way as material goods
"I went asking for acupuncture and he was sort of saying 'I don't think you should have acupuncture, I want you to try diet and I want to try other tests, perhaps you've got a sensitivity that's causing all this.' Well, ok, but it's going back to what I said about being in control of what I want to do." (Peggy, private)
In the NHS, the lack of choice available to individual patients had disempowering consequences. In particular, patients were disempowered by the paternalistic situation in which they neither knew what would happen after a first course of treatments, nor contributed to the decision to stop treatment.
"So I had six weeks of acupuncture which I felt did help a hell of a lot and it was a shame that I was only offered six weeks because, that's, I think when something is working, you know, where the patient should be able to say well look, that's working, why can't I go on with that?" (Len, both).
While the lack of voice was a problem in the NHS, too much choice in the private sector was associated with vulnerability and could thus be problematic. Some participants perceived a risk of being taken advantage of by unscrupulous practitioners, and were concerned about finding a suitable - trustworthy, qualified - acupuncturist in the private sector. Karen reported being "dubious" about the qualifications of acupuncturists based in shops, while Debra thought that being in pain exacerbated one's vulnerability when seeking treatment. This reflects the "consumer as victim" face of consumerism
"Just Added Extras": Physical Environment
This final theme illustrates the disparity between participants' experiences and (somewhat stereotypical) expectations of private sector acupuncture. Participants who had only experienced NHS acupuncture typically expected only the physical environment to be different in the private sector. They believed that the essential features of acupuncture would be identical in each sector, as did some participants who had used acupuncture in both sectors.
"I don't know what else I would have if I was going private, I have no idea. Whether I would have the - you know, your own room, and your own...your bit of music and everything. But I mean the treatment would still be the same I guess. So all those are just added extras" (Michelle, NHS)
This suggests that consumers of private sector healthcare might be vulnerable to being seen by others as "hedonistic consumers"
Patients who had received acupuncture in the private sector constructed detailed accounts of the benefits of private care. They reported how, by going privately, they were availing themselves of greater choice and control and more holistic, personal, care. The value our participants placed on holistic and mutualistic therapeutic relationships echoes that reported in previous studies on acupuncture
Patients seeking acupuncture were seen to exhibit a variety of consumerist behaviours. Eight different faces of consumerism were identified, although the "smart consumer" was rare and the "consumer as hedonist" was only hinted at as an identity for others. These eight faces are summarised in Table
Table 5
Faces of acupuncture consumerism identified in this study
Face of consumerism
Consumer as smart
Makes an active and informed decision, selecting acupuncture from a number of other options and making an informed decision to access it in a specific setting. (Very rare in this study.)
Consumer as chooser*
Makes an active decision, selecting acupuncture from a number of other options.
Consumer as patient
An offer of acupuncture is accepted within the context of a therapeutic relationship.
Consumer as earnest explorer
Acupuncture is something new to be tried, amongst a universe of many possible therapies, in the context of an embodied need for treatment.
Consumer as pragmatist
Emphasises the likely effectiveness of acupuncture in a particular setting and the actual effectiveness of it once experienced.
Consumer as hedonist*
Uses a particular form of healthcare to experience its positive emotional effects (only seen as attributed to the private sector by NHS patients).
Consumer as victim
Is vulnerable and requires protection from unscrupulous healthcare practitioners or providers who might defraud them or otherwise cause harm.
Consumer as citizen
Whose choice to use private or public sector healthcare is made within the context of moral and social implications of private sector involvement in healthcare provision.
*Adapted from Gabriel and Lang
Our findings are inconsistent with economic models that assume consumers make choices based on reliable, complete, and comprehensible information about their options. Similarly, the "smart consumerism" identified by Kelner and Wellman
Some limitations of our study should be acknowledged. While our patients had received similar styles of acupuncture in each sector, and had received acupuncture from a similar range of practitioners, there may be differences in how acupuncture is practised across the sectors especially if we consider the NHS as a largely paternalistic institution dominated by orthodox medicine
In conclusion, patients using acupuncture experienced it quite differently in the NHS compared to the private sector. They exhibited different forms and faces of consumerist behaviour, including consumer as chooser, consumer as pragmatist, consumer as patient, consumer as earnest explorer, consumer as victim, and consumer as citizen. Our findings may have relevance for treatments other than acupuncture, including other CAM therapies such as osteopathy which have a comparatively small presence in the NHS, and conventional therapies such as physiotherapy which are comparatively affordable in the private sector. Future research should evaluate whether the differences we identified in patients' experiences across private and public healthcare are common, whether they translate into significant differences in clinical outcomes, and whether similar faces of consumerism characterise patients' experiences of other interventions in the private and public sectors.
List of Abbreviations
CAM: Complementary and alternative medicine; NHS: National Health Service; GP: General Practitioner;
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
FLB conceived of and designed the study, supervised the data collection, participated in the analysis, and drafted the manuscript. FB contributed to the analysis. BC and PL carried out the interviews and participated in the analysis. GTL contributed to the design and analysis. All authors were involved in revising the manuscript and read and approved the final manuscript.
We would like to thank all of our participants for volunteering to share their experiences of acupuncture with us. Some of the interviews conducted for this project were undertaken by PL as part of her University of Southampton medical degree and as such expenses (such as travel, transcription) were funded by the Department of Primary Medical Care, University of Southampton School of Medicine. BC conducted interviews for this project as part of her MSc in Health Psychology course at the University of Southampton. FB was funded by a grant from the Southampton Complementary Medical Research Trust. FLB is funded as an Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellow (grant 18099). GTL's post is supported by a grant from the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation.
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Lexington WBB Regional: Saturday Quotes
Mike Neighbors
Chantel Osahor
Alexus Atchley
Katie Collier
Talia Walton
Kelsey Plum
THE MODERATOR: Thank you for joining us for the press we're joined by Mike Neighbors, Kelsey Plum, Talia Walton, Chantel Osahor, Katie Collier, and Alexus Atchley. We'll begin with questions for the student- athletes and turn it over to questions for the head coach.
Q. You come all the way back east, you get to play Stanford yet again. What about this match-up has you excited for tomorrow?
KELSEY PLUM: Well, Stanford's a phenomenal team, they're coached by Tara VanDerveer, obviously, one of the greatest coaches in college basketball, men's and women's, they're going to have a great game plan, and they're going to have players that are trying to execute that game plan, so we have our work cut out for us. We're really excited about this opportunity, and we're going to go out there and continue to try to do what we've been doing this whole tournament.
Q. Talia, you've played Stanford twice before, very different results. Other than one game being at Stanford and one game being in Seattle, what was the difference in those two games that caused you all to play so well one game and lose the other?
TALIA WALTON: Going there, obviously it's hard to go to that arena and play, they did a great job against us.
And I think a lot of credit goes to them. But I don't think we played our best basketball there. And coming back to Seattle, it was tournament time, and that's when everybody rises to the occasion. So we're going to try to do the exact same thing out here. Again, it's another tournament. But just like they're going to have a great game plan, we will have one as well.
Q. Chantel, Rebecca Lobo was tweeting about you last night, saying, "Watching Chantel makes me smile every time I watch her." I'm curious, you have an unorthodox game. I don't think anybody would dispute that. What are some of the different ways people have described your game over the years? Anything that stands out?
CHANTEL OSAHOR: I think people try to be nice. They say my game, my shot is interesting. It is unorthodox. So it's like whatever. If it goes in, it goes in. But I think people like it because it's not something you see every day.
Q. How would you guys describe the way Chantel plays?
KELSEY PLUM: I would say she's kind of a mix Draymond (Green) meets Boris Diaw from the Spurs. That's kind of the only way I've thought of it. Yeah.
TALIA WALTON: She's definitely unlike any other player I've seen or played with, but I like it. I'll take it any day.
KATIE COLLIER: She's so passionate and always herself out there. She's our hype man. Yeah, our hype man. Have you ever seen her go boom? Oh, you're missing out.
MIKE NEIGHBORS: She's a chess player playing basketball. I've said that before, and I haven't come up with anything better than that yet. She's a step or two ahead of the rest of us. It didn't take long to see that from the first time I saw her to what I see on a daily basis. It doesn't cease to amaze me, and it does make you smile. I think Rebecca nailed it on the head, it brings you joy.
I guess people don't watch film on her, I don't know. This is what she does, she's been doing this now for three years, and people are yet still surprised. I've had a number of coaches say to me, We show our kids film, we tell them, we tell them, we tell them. But they don't believe it until they see it for 19 (points) and 17 (rebound) and 5 (assists).
Q. Katie and Alexus, something about that game down at Stanford, on paper it seems like it's themost disappointing performance of the season. Does it make sense then that you guys have been, I don't know, say a different team, but you've obviously played a lot better. Is there something about that performance down there that changed anything for you guys, if you think back a little bit at that game and what happened that night?
KATIE COLLIER: I don't know if it was a turning point for us, but we recognize it wasn't our best game. I don't think we're stuck on that game, but we saw the next game, kept playing better, and we showed up and played really good in the tournament.
MIKE NEIGHBORS: Do you remember that game? That was the game that Lili Thompson went off on us? It was my fault, it was my fault. We said we weren't going to guard Lili Thompson, bad plan. She had five 3s in the first quarter. That was the difference in the game. It was even from that point on. There was no turning point. They had scored 31 points in the game before at Arizona State. They weren't shooting it well. We were going to take a calculated risk, and I looked pretty dumb that night after the first quarter.
She was Player of the Week that week, by the way.
Q. What role have Chantel and Kelsey played for this program in terms of when you took over and setting the tone on the court and just shaping what you want UW to be?
MIKE NEIGHBORS: Yeah, both of them had the opportunity. They had their letters of intent given back to them by the university that week when Kevin left to go to Ohio State and the transition was being made. My first two, and Brianna Ruiz was coming in as well. I reached out to all three of those kids. I had different conversations with each of them. Kelsey's was pretty cut and dry.
I actually went to see Chantel and make sure that she understood that our plan was the same, that there was going to be no change in what we had seen in her future. So them sticking with the new coaching change, it gave me confidence that we were headed in the right direction. Then for them to stick through the mistakes I made as a first-year head coach, a lot of kids will transfer in this climate and these days and they just stuck around and stuck around just kept digging in, battling, and getting to know each other better.
It takes you a little longer to get to know Chantel. She's not as open with her feelings, so it took a little longer. But we developed a relationship through her freshman year that was really, really solid. Obviously what she brings to us not only on the court but the off- the-court stuff that these guys are talking about, the team, the great teammate that she is, how hyped she does get, and how they rally around her. They really take care of each other, and those two guys are a huge part of that that came in in that first class, along with Brianna who is not here because of her injury and just had surgery.
Q. When this regional was announced the teams that got attention, Notre Dame and Maryland, had Final Four streaks going on, Kentucky looked like they might not have to leave Lexington to get to the Final Four. Not a lot of people are talking about yourself or Stanford. Did you think from the start this was a potential match-up in the regional final, that you might see Stanford again or are you surprised by the match-up we have here?
MIKE NEIGHBORS: I think all those teams deserve the credit that you're talking about. They've certainly earned that in the past. I think we kind of did fly under the radar out west. I think when I looked at the bracket, the first thing I noticed was we were in there with Stanford. It was going to happen. Anytime you get multiple teams, four or more teams in there, you're going to have somebody in the same conference in the same bracket. It ended up being us, but that did jump at me, that would be great if it was us and Stanford, and that would guarantee a Pac-12 team in the Final Four.
As it played out, obviously you don't look at it and go, oh, yeah, we're going to win it at Maryland. I didn't look past Penn first of all, because that team had a really, really good team and really good season. I didn't look that deep at that point in time. But as it started to shape up, it seemed conceivable. And after we won last night, it didn't surprise me one bit that Stanford played as well as they did. They've been playing really well.
Our league was balanced this year. A lot of different styles to get you ready for tournament play, and I think that 18-game schedule that we played really prepared everybody in our league. I think we've got a few teams sitting at home that beat each other up in the middle of our league. I think Oregon's still alive deep into the NIT. And I think had they not had just a devastating injury to one of the greatest players in the history of our league, I think they would be in this tournament as well.
Same thing with USC. Had a couple unfortunate things happen at their place, where I think we could have had multiple -- as many as seven teams in the tournament this year.
It's not a surprise to me that the league is having success. It was a concentrated effort from about, four, five years ago where we really sat in a room and developed a plan and all the coaches had great thoughts on it and the league really, truly did care about trying to raise our profile. It's kind of fun to see happening.
Q. You know the pulse of the locker room. Given what is possible tomorrow, is this something that you kind of have to try to put into context for them?
MIKE NEIGHBORS: Not with this group. Some teams I think you would have to try to kind of explain things to, but this group, they're pretty into it. They understand the gravity of the situation and they're students of the game. You can just tell by the way Chantel and Kelsey talk, they know what's going on around all of basketball. So they certainly get it.
I'm not sure the moment's hit them yet. It hit me this morning for the first time answering a couple text messages that you're a game away from playing in the Final Four. As coaches we make all these plans, hey, let's get together at the Final Four, let's talk at the Final Four. Somebody said, if we don't get a chance to talk because you're playing, that's when it hit me. It's one game away from that.
So I think these kids probably get it. So the worst thing I could do is screw it up by giving them my opinion on it. So I'll get out of their way and let them figure it out.
Q. What is different about short prep time when you know a team as well as Stanford?
MIKE NEIGHBORS: For us, that's how we're kind of built. We're built around terminology and language in our system. We don't do a whole lot of tweaking. So we could literally talk through this. We wouldn't even have to walk through, if we don't need to. And with the Pac-12, we play Friday-Sunday, so we're used to having a day in between in prep.
So it's business as usual. We'll talk about it a lot more than we'll run today. If you came to our practice, it would not look like a practice. But it's what we've been doing since January. So there will be a very routine feel to it, and I think that's an important part of these kids being in a routine that they're comfortable with and trying not to get too far away from that to magnify the situation, because in all reality, it's just another game like we've been playing.
Q. Based on what happened last night we're guaranteed two teams seeded 4th or below in the Final Four. Obviously this game has one team going for its fourth national title. What's it say for the improved depth across the game that there could be two four seeds, could be two seven seeds in the Final Four?
MIKE NEIGHBORS: Yeah, I think it's happening in our game in the year -- has there been an upset in the men's Sweet 16 yet? I don't think there has. I don't think there's been a lower-seed win. But I still don't think there's a lower seed. I think the higher seeds have still won. In the round of 32 there were some, and obviously some in the first round, but in the Sweet 16 I don't think there has been. You'll have to check my exact math on that.
But I think it's great for our game to have some new faces out there. We've all read it's the UCONN Invitational, and I have no problem with that. We all marveled at what Jon wooden did back in the day at UCLA. So I think we should embrace what's going on with UCONN. Somebody's going to be the team eventually that stops that, I think. But I do think it's good for our game to have some conversations going on with some new faces, some new players and new programs. I think it helps raise our profile in recruiting on the West Coast, and if we can continue to keep those great players on the West Coast and give them a reason with our Pac-12 Networks going now, the TV is available, and I think it gives us the profile that we need to continue to recruit the athletes to compete with the teams on this side of the Rocky Mountains.
Tara VanDerveer
Briana Roberson
Kaylee Johnson
Karlie Samuelson
Lili Thompson
Erica McCall
THE MODERATOR: Thank you for joining us for the press conference for the Stanford basketball team. We're joined at podium by Head Coach Tara VanDerveer, and student-athletes Erica McCall, Karlie Samuelson, Kaylee Johnson, Briana Roberson and Lili Thompson. We'll open it up with questions for our student-athletes.
Q. Karlie, ESPN interviewed your dad during the UCONN game, and I don't know if you saw it, but he lifted up his UCONN hoodie and he was wearing a Stanford shirt. What kind of relationship do you guys have? And number two, do you or your sister ever talk about or joke about you're going to see each other in a National Championship or the Final Four?
KARLIE SAMUELSON: I have a great relationship with my dad. I got a bunch of texts and pictures, "Your dad was on ESPN." I texted him, "nice interview," and he was like, "How did I do?"
But, yeah, as far as my sister and I, we don't joke about that. We talk about how well we're doing and I tell her how well she's doing, and we're just really happy for each other.
Q. Lili, you all have had some Final Four experience and you're accustomed to being on this stage. Washington has never played in the Final Four. Do you think that can have any advantage for you going in or doesn't matter?
LILI THOMPSON: I think in terms of experience and being at this level, it's good for us to be able to look back as freshmen at the Final Four, but I also think it's just one game and we're focused on this particular game. Once we win that, then we'll be excited.
Q. Briana or Lili, Marta had 11 points last night. She seems to be growing. You guys played with her. What do you see in terms of her growth, and how important she is to you guys in moving on?
BRIANA ROBERSON: I think she's definitely been aggressive more, which is what we're asking of her. She does a great job passing the ball. She's just doing a really good job of fulfilling the point guard role and doing her job and being aggressive. So we're excited about that.
LILI THOMPSON: Yeah, we all have confidence in her, and I think that she's seeing just how well she can play on this stage, and she's contributing. I mean, everybody saw last night how well she played.
Q. Erica, Mike Neighbors was saying earlier that it takes a while for people to figure out that Chantel's for real. When you look at the stats or you see her in person, can you guys speak to that? How long does it take to figure out that Chantel can play and what do you have to do to stop her?
ERICA McCALL: I knew she was good in high school. We played her when we played for the Arizona Warriors, and everyone looked at them and thought they're a regular team and we're going to go out and beat them. And just like she's doing to everybody else out there, she did the same thing to us: Knocking down 3s, attacking the basket.
So I knew from the beginning that she was a great player. I think she's definitely grown as a player. It will be exciting to see the match-up that we'll have tomorrow.
Q. Erica, you all played Washington twice already this season, two very different results. Aside from the court difference, what caused the difference in the results?
ERICA McCALL: I think we came out aggressive enough. I think we were stagnant on offense and it took us a while to definitely get going in the game, and ultimately it was too late for us to come back. So I think we're definitely going to learn from that and come back and come out as an aggressive team.
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Coach.
Q. How much of a stress does it put on the team defense when Washington has three players, obviously, that can light up the scoreboard? How much of a stress does that put on you? It's not just three guards and two forwards, it's kind of a mix of guards and forwards and different things.
TARA VANDERVEER: I think if you're playing at this level all teams have those kind of weapons, that's why they're here. Last night we had to deal with a lot of offensive weapons. South Dakota State, we had to deal with a lot of offensive weapons and they were similar in a way to Washington in that their post players can shoot 3s like Osahor or Walton at the 4.
That's the challenge of playing at this level is you're going to play against great offensive players. Washington, they're skilled players. And Kelsey Plum is a terrific point guard. It's great that the country has seen her. I don't know, you said maybe people look at Osahor and they might look at Kelsey Plum and they don't realize how good she is.
Mike has done a great job with their team. They really execute extremely well. To beat Maryland at Maryland and Kentucky at Kentucky, they're a hot team. Tomorrow will be who is the hotter team? I think we're playing hot basketball, too.
Q. To follow up on Osahor, Mike was saying opposing coaches will come up to him and say, Listen, I've told my players watch the film, look how good she is. You don't understand. Like she's going to surprise you and they never listen until they're actually on the floor and see what she's doing. What is your experience with that in terms of trying to prepare for her and then actually seeing what she does on the court?
TARA VANDERVEER: Well, don't let the frame fool you. She really has point guard skills in a post body. Look at her assist numbers. She is a fantastic passer. Her three-point shot is unorthodox, but it goes in. So you have to guard that. She's a lot faster. She has very, very good hands and very quick feet. But it's really a non-issue for our team, to be honest with you. Like Erica said, she is great and when a player is saying, hey, look out, the girl can play. So it's better when -- they believe it more when they hear it from a player than they do when they hear it from a coach.
Q. In the few games against Washington was there a lasting memory from those two games? Are there any trends you can apply to now?
TARA VANDERVEER: Washington, I think we played them at Stanford in January. They're not the same team we beat in January. They're playing very confidently. When we played them in Seattle I thought we had a really good game. It's a two-point game at the end of the game; we came back. And I would say there were some controversial plays at the end of the game. But we have to be more aggressive.
You have to do things correctly. You have to rebound, you have to play defense, and you've got to take care of the ball and run your offense and knock down shots. So it's not like it's rocket science or a big secret. But we did not do those things. We didn't play with maybe, I don't know, maybe the first game of the Pac-12, and we did not have the intensity. But I know that we'll have it tomorrow.
So I call this the rubber match, being a bridge player. It's like this is for all the marbles. I think people are going to see a great game.
Q. Given what's possible tomorrow in terms of what's at stake, do you feel like you have to keep this moment in the context with your players?
TARA VANDERVEER: First of all, I'm really excited that a Pac-12 team is going to go to the Final Four, so I love that because we've had the No. 1 RPI league all year. So I'm excited about that. I want that team to be Stanford.
I think it does help that our team -- like I've been through this and we know kind of what it's going to take. The biggest thing is not to have -- both of us have had big games to get here. So we're both riding this emotional high, and you've got to come out ready to play and you've got to be extremely aggressive. I think it's going to be a great game.
Q. I know you followed Kelsey Plum closely in high school, too. Could you have foreseen the kind of player she's become now? She's on pace early to shatter the Pac-12 scoring record at some point next year. Obviously she's a very talented player, but did you see her blossoming into this?
TARA VANDERVEER: She went to the same high school that Candice Wiggins did. And her coach kind of told us about her as an 8th grader. It's hard to ever know because you just don't know what's inside them. You can see that she's a really good high school player, but I think that her success is not so much that, but it's her work ethic. And she's playing in a system that fits her very, very well. And I think she's a bona fide All- American and should be this year. She's just playing great.
I don't know if I -- I think my assistant coach who recruited her more did see this, yes. Amy Tucker watched her play and was like, wow, we were really disappointed that it wasn't a fit for Stanford. So I would say maybe I didn't but she did.
Q. Fair to characterize it as a miss for Stanford? That might be overly simplistic, but what went into that?
TARA VANDERVEER: No, it wasn't. I mean, we wanted her.
Q. Just the Final Four experience. I know you all don't have many seniors playing big minutes, but you have a lot of Final Four experience having coached in so many of them. Washington's never been here. How much of an advantage do you think that is for you all if at all?
TARA VANDERVEER: I mean, I think that there's probably some experience that sometimes can be an advantage. But it's really going to boil down to just getting it done on the court. So we're really excited to be here and we know that there could be a lot of other teams sitting right up here, not us. South Dakota State, Notre Dame, they're both great programs. Combined we beat them both by 8 points or even it might have been 7.
It's really -- we're really fortunate. We do feel like we know what we're doing at this point and we're going to get our team ready, and then it's going to be a quick turnaround tomorrow. I think it's going to be kind of like the pick-up game at the gym where the kids know each other. They've played against each other a lot. They know each other.
Again, I think it will be a great game. I hope that Lexington and fans of basketball at Kentucky, the great tradition of basketball come out and support a great game.
Q. Obviously the way UCONN is playing today and the way they played all season, they're the clear favorite in this tournament. But beyond UCONN, do you sense there is more parity in the women's game with all lower seeds winning last night?
TARA VANDERVEER: I think so. I don't think that's ever happened. Maybe somebody knows what I don't, but I don't think that's ever happened. It does feel like there's in some ways more excitement because that is happening. Closer games, more interest, more talk about it. I mean, that's the direction that we're going in, which is good and bad. It's just going to give me more gray hair. More great teams, more great players.


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PEW PEW PEW! Star Wars makes more money than life.
So the new Star Wars movie hit cinemas this weekend to the sound of a thousand nerd boners exploding all at once. The good news for us is that everyone really loves JJ Abrams reinvention of the saga, which is all fine and well but pushes Alias fans further towards the crushing reality that a reunion is increasingly unlikely. And the good news for JJ Abrams' wallet is that Star Wars: The Force Awakens made more in one weekend than the GDP of Dominica. Globally the flick shattered records and grossed $528.9 Million (sound of frustrated Disney executives wishing for an extra $1.1 Million), of which a record-smashing $247.9 Million came from North America. It also nailed a bunch of other records to the wall which you can read here. And with the Holiday period ahead, expect violent battles for Star Wars toys to be making the headlines as this movie continues to serve DOLLA REALNESS to the movie industry. A few months ago Jurrasic World shocked everyone by making insane amounts of money and Star Wars was always the only likely contender for those records.. Elsewhere in the box office charts, Sisters debuted to a solid $13.9 Million, priming the well-recieved comedy for a long run over the festive period. An end total north of $70 Million is likely. Oddly, despite shedding 1,000 engagements and many IMAX showings, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 had the best top 10 drop of the weekend in the face of Star Wars which is probably good news given the film now trails part one by $35 million. Still, the movie stands a chance of outgrossing Part One in global gross, ensuring the one-two hit serves up a total global grossing of $1.5 Billion, so I'm guessing the widely unpopular decision to split the third chapter...Read More »


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- Regular Islam presentations at local colleges
- Conveyed message of Islam through ICN Da'wah Booth at Naperville Last Fling
- Host many church groups, schools and colleges at ICN (1000+ students)
- Billboard sponsorship
- Presented at churches, synagogues and schools
- Islamophobia and Hate Crime Awareness Symposiums
October 16th: Open Mosque Day
Islamic Center of Naperville invites you, our friends and neighbors, to our Open Mosque Day on October 16th from 1pm to 4pm. This is a free event. More information in the flyer below.


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- "Ok, I'm too hungry to keep this up."
- ― Yuichi Aizawa (Kanon)
The power to gain strength from hunger. Technique of Famine Embodiment, variation of Affinity.
Also Called
- Hunger Affinity
- Starvation Affinity/Empowerment
Users become stronger, faster, more durable, etc. from the hunger of oneself and others, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers. Some users may be able draw sustenance from hunger or even slow or stop aging.
- Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality
- Enhanced Condition or Supernatural Condition
- Self-Power Augmentation
- Self-Sustenance
- Affinity
- Biological Assimilation
- Enhanced Bite
- Famine Embodiment
- Famine Inducement
- Gluttony Manipulation
- Infinite Digestive System
- May be limited to one's own hunger.
- Strength may be lost if the user or others eat.
- May still have a limit on how long the user can go without food.
Known Users
- Wolves (Ben-To)
- Hunger Type Monsters (Kaiju Combat)
- Umbrella (Skullgirls)


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Polywood AC2678-1WH Captain Chaise with Arms, White
AC2678-1WH Finish: White Features: -Made to withstand a range of climates including hot sun, cold winters, and salty coastal air.-Six different reclining positions, including flat.-Made in the USA.-Stainless steel hardware.-Seat Size: 46.5'' x 22''.-Painting and Staining.-Waterproofing.-Stripping and Resurfacing.-Rot.-Warp.-Crack.-Splinter.-Support bacterial growth. Options: -Available in an assortment of finishes. Color/Finish: -Fade resistant colors permeate each board. Assembly Instructions: -Shipped knocked down, with easy assembly required. Dimensions: -Seat Height: 14''.


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Enclosed Porch Decorating IdeasCathy from Saskatoon writes:
I recently moved into a beautiful old character home built in the 1920's. It has a heated enclosed porch with big windows, and I've been looking for decorating ideas, such as lighting and furniture, and have not found much.
I would love to hear some ideas! Thank you.
Thanks for writing to us, Cathy. Sounds like you have a wonderful enclosed porch and home. Congratulations! We have loads of porch decorating ideas on our site. Here are some pages to help you get started.
Richella's Front Porch
Although it's not an enclosed porch, Richella's decorating ideas would work wonderfully for a screened porch like yours. Richella talks about outdoor lighting ideas and wall art on her porch, too. And she gives tips on where she purchases her lovely porch amenities.
Susan from Between Naps on the Porch, is very creative and resourceful with porch decorating (all decorating, for that matter!). Susan is generous with sharing her decorating tips, too.
How about an outdoor area rug to warm up your porch? If your floor is bare, an area rug would surely cozy it up and add color
Take a look at our porch decorating section, Cathy. We have bunches of information on our site with decorating examples, porch furniture and such. Just look down our left hand navigation bar and you will find lots of ideas to inspire your porch decorating.
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Defend your castle to remain King of the Hill! Stave off attacks from every angle by catapulting fiery spears and flaming oil. If you lose all 4 catapults, your castle will crumble. Improve your launching accuracy to survive each battle!
King of the Hill is one of our selected Action Games. Also very popular on this website right now are StrikeForce Kitty League, Mighty Knight, Zombudoy 3 and Kingdom Rush.
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this was a gift for my step daughter and she loved it.Read More
I purchased a Hammaka Frazada blanket for myself three years ago, and its "faux fur" side is wonderfully soft. My friends always love to snuggle under this blanket when they visit, so I thought I'd find one for them as a gift. Unfortunately, the Hammaka Frazada blanket here on Overstock is NOT THE SAME as mine -- the faux fur is cheap and scratchy. Based on the product description, I didn't expect it to be different. So I'm returning it and looking elsewhere for the higher quality version, even though it will probably be twice the price.Read More
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The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week ®, October 23rd – October 31st each year.
It is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs. Show your personal commitment to a drug-free lifestyle through the symbol of the Red Ribbon, October 23 – 31st.
The Red Ribbon Campaign® was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in
1985. This began the continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance towards the use of
drugs. The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign® is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation
of a DRUG – FREE AMERICA.
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Coffee-Flavored Bananas Foster
This Coffee-Flavored Bananas Foster makes for an extra special treat. Try this one for your next party and add a scoop of vanilla or other flavored ice cream plus whipped cream to make this a dessert to remember!
- 4 small, firm bananas
- 2 teaspoons NESCAFÉ CLÁSICO Pure Instant Coffee Granules
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Vanilla ice cream
Directions, Reviews, Nutrition
DISSOLVE coffee granules in hot water in large skillet. Add sugar, butter and cinnamon; heat over medium heat just until mixture comes to a boil. Add bananas; cook, turning once, for about 2 minutes or just until bananas are soft.
SERVE bananas and sauce with ice cream.
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Serving Size: 1/4 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
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State Housing Agency Pledges Millions To Preserve Open Space
"In a challenge to suburban sprawl, state housing officials yesterday pledged up to $10 million to support the development of more integrated communities, designed to preserve open space."
"Rhode Island Housing's 'KeepSpace' initiative aims to prevent further loss of the state's dwindling forests, and conserve land, energy, water and other natural resources by 'changing the paradigm' of development, Rhode Island Housing's executive director, Richard Godfrey, said at a news conference."
"The new paradigm seeks to recast the negative associations with 'density' by creating attractive yet more compact communities that offer easy access to shopping, jobs and public transportation. This design would reduce reliance on a major source of energy consumption and pollution - the automobile."


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"You love the jersey that you played in your last four years," he said. "But also, you're going to have a new jersey, and it will be something that's cool and special to this one game."
We just wish they had the orange Gator script helmets. We can live with Gator blue uniforms with weird butt stripes, but why go retro helmet for technologically advanced unis?
Nike site. (Has a somewhat cool narration.)
Gator Country photo array. But the gloves are pretty cool.
But Nike, take our advice and leave the helmet alone. And to quote you guys, "Just do it."


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Don't Pay Sticker Price For College
February 20, 2012 by staff
Don't Pay Sticker Price For College, Don't be dissuaded by a college's high sticker price. It's a common mantra in the higher education community, given the vast array of financial aid options schools offer to admitted students to help pay for college.
Some schools make a concerted effort to keep their final prices within a student's ability to pay, based on what's formally known as your expected family contribution (EFC). Your EFC aims to estimate what your family can reasonably spend on one year of college, calculated using your family's income, number of children, amount of assets, and more.
A minority of schools report to U.S. News that, on average, students who qualify for need-based aid won't have to pay more than their calculated EFC.
Among 1,171 institutions that reported the statistic to U.S. News, 62 colleges claim to have met, on average, 100 percent of their admitted full-time undergraduate students' financial need for fall 2010. That means the average gaps between a school's total cost of attendance—tuition, fees, room and board, books, travel, and other expenses—and every student's EFC was filled with some combination of aid.
It's up to the schools to define what they use to meet students' need. Some colleges may use subsidized loans to help make up the difference, for example, or will factor work-study funds into the calculations. (Both scenarios would shift some of the onus of the aid gap onto students.) Eligible students may also receive aid such as merit scholarships or federal grants.
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Tylenol is manufactured by McNeil Laboratories, which is one of the largest health-care companies in America. The Tylenol brand family of products is designed to relieve the symptoms associated with allergies, colds, headaches, muscle aches, arthritis, fever and insomnia. Tylenol is one of many over-the-counter medications that do not need to be prescribed by a physician. To some, it may seem that over the counter (OTC) means safer, but that may not necessarily be true. Especially, if the over-the-counter medication is not taken as directed.
What is Tylenol?
According to RxList, the active ingredient in Tylenol is acetaminophen, which is crystalline in form and white in color. Acetaminophen is a pharmaceutical strength pain reliever (analgesic) that is commonly used in America and around the world. But, commonality may not be such a good thing. In fact, it is because of its wide-spread use that acetaminophen has become no stranger to overdose.
Tylenol.com reports that Regular Strength Tylenol contains 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet. The recommended single dose is two tablets every four to six hours, not to exceed 12 tablets per day. For patients who are taking Extra Strength Tylenol, the safest single recommended dose is two tablets every four to six hours, as well. But, keep in mind that Extra Strength Tylenol contains 500 mg of acetaminophen per tablet, which means that no more than eight tablets should be ingested in a 24-hour period.
McNeil manufactures products specifically designed for children. Therefore, adult strength Tylenol should never be given to children under 12 years of age. Tylenol.com reports that their infant products should never be administered using anything other than the infant dropper to prevent overdose. A physician should also be consulted for dosage instructions before giving an infant, or child under 12 years of age, any Tylenol product.
The Daily Dose
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently voted to lower the accepted daily dose of acetaminophen for adults. Previously, four grams (eight pills) of acetaminophen per day was considered safe. But, the FDA administration panel has concluded that the maximum daily dosage be decreased to 2.6 grams per day to reduce the risk of liver damage.
Tylenol Overdose
According to the University Of Michigan Department Of Pediatrics, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an antidote for Tylenol (acetaminophen) overdose. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been found to be effective in preventing liver damage in an acetaminophen overdose, but it must be administered within eight hours of ingestion of the acetaminophen medication.
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