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Whats happened to Bonjela Once?54 messages in this subject.
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|Jennifer 31 December 17
|I just called boots (the main one in Sheffield) and they dont have eiyher prodict and have never heard of them and cant order them in.
|Helen munro 28 October 16
|Bonjela Once was great, im going to try Oralmedic as bonjela complete doesn't do a lot, i used to use Frador years ago and like bonjela once it zapped my ulcers immediately but ive just seen its still for sale on line so i would also recommended giving this a try.
|jacqui 30 August 14
|Suffered for years. Eat asparagus and not had one since. Works for me.
|andy 25 January 14
|I agree wholeheartedly with everything that has been said. This product was the only thing that truly worked for me - in one treatment
In fact to save money, I have on occasions taped the ends up and used a two application pack for four applications ! I have been away for two weeks and had FIVE ulcers in my mouth the whole holiday - eating has been a nightmare and Bonjela Once was the only think that ever worked
Thanks to this website for recommending the replacement.
|Mark 17 December 13
|Can you purchase HYBENX Solution in a bottle, as opposed to the sticks with cotton buds either end?
|John 27 October 12
|Just ordered some OralMedic from this site after calling every pharmacy in the area to find some Bonjela Once, and frequently being misled... "it's been replaced by Bonjela Complete".
I've been using SLS-free toothpaste (Sensodyne Rapid Relief) on the advice of this website for the last 18 months which has significantly reduced the number of ulcers suffered, but still get the odd one or two when I'm stressed or run down.
I still have a small stash of Adcortyl in Orabase for managable ulcers, but for really nasty ones only Once (or an equivalent) will do. Many thanks...
|Ben J 3 March 12
|I have been plagued all my life with the dreaded mouth ulcers! Bonjela Once was the only over the counter remedy that gave me any pain relief. Today I searched the larger tesco store, sainbury's instore chemist and boots for bonjela once - and not one of these 'branded stores' stocked it. They all said the same thing - their wholesaler Sangers have discontinued it. They did advise me to check with my local independant chemist and they have it on order for me from a different wholesaler! Im so happy :) and looking forward to getting this tomorrow so I will be able to eat and drink as normal again!
PS thanks for the tip on the toothpaste, I have used the same toothpaste since I can remember and will def be buying some SLS free toothpaste from now on.
|K Northern Ireland 8 February 12
|Bonjela once BEST ulcer treatment in the world!
|Lesley 5 January 12
|just to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for this thread and for this website.
Bonjela Once was also my saviour for a long time, and I felt so lucky to discover it. When I found out today that it was discontinued, I couldn't help crying. Now thanks to Dom and to all who contributed here:
- I found out that Oralmedic may help me,
- I think I found the cause! I haven't had mouth ulcers for a while, and now when they're back I'm despaired to know why. After reading all the messages and articles I realised that I recently changed my toothpaste. I checked ingredients in both and yes, the old one doesn't contain SLS, and the new one does! Coincidence?
I'm so grateful, thank you again!
|Anna 3 January 12
|Having used OralMedic and Bonjela-Once a great deal I can confirm that they are both the same. The reason why some swear that they are different, it is becuase the product itself gives very variable results. It depends not only on how accurately you have followed the timing and the application area you have covered, but also on the stage you ulcer is at when you treat it. I suspect it it may also be sensitive to loosing its efficacy if the storage temperate false close to the max or towards the end of its shelf life. However when it works, it is boardering on miracle cure. I now always order mine from this site as the product I by from here is more often than not highly successful. For those wanting the active incredient it is HybenX which a relatively recent invention which is very expense and complex to make, and even more expesnive and complex to produce in a way that makes it safe and compliant with regs, for treatment of mouth tissue. You will not get it in any other form and even if you could, it would be dangerous. I undersand that battle with the evil little bustardo ulcers, but please dont take risks. Use the "over the counter",safe, legal and effective stuff from this site, specifically http://www.mouthulcers.co.uk/index.html
|Tim 22 October 11
|Does anyone know what the active ingredient/combination in oralmedic/Bonjela Once is? And if you can get it from a medical supplier or something? Ive suffered with ulcers for about 18 years now. Fortunately I've managed to go around 9 months without one, but now I've got what feels like an ulcer the size of a foot on the inside of my bottom lip and I can't get my mitts on oralmedic for love nore money...
|Button 19 September 11
|I don't agree that they are the same, I've used Bonjela Once & Oralmedic doesn't last as long for bad ulcers.. but saying that it's a definite life saver :) I can't recommend it more !
|Derek 30 August 11
|Guys, seriously, READ WHAT DOM (THE SITE OWNER) IS TELLING YOU. Oral Medic is THE SAME AS BONJELA ONCE. Order it from here, or get it in Tesco's. I actually picked some up today in Tesco's, and I have a spare in the mail from this wonderful site.
|Ken Eakins 25 August 11
|I've suffered for years but I do have a B12 deficiency and since I've started getting B12 injections from the Docs every 3 months I suffer much less. I've had 4 in the last 2 weeks (my injection was due last week) and have been using up the last of my boots complete (I bought 4 packs when Boots were selling them off) was panicking about what I would do from now on but will order some Oralmedic. So if you haven't had your B12 levels checked then ask your Doctor to do so
|Wendy Luton 20 August 11
|I am having problems now ordering oralmedic online, Amazon are saying they cant get hold of any, hope this hasn't also been discontinued!!
|Jane hopkins 3 August 11
|I have had similar problems finding Bonjela Once but have now found (and tried) Oral Medic in Tesco and online at Amazon. It is such a relief to have a product that works. I agree peeling one self from the ceiling is a small price to pay......I bought 5 packets just incase!!
|Pamela Hague 18 July 11
|I'm sorry to hear about people's bad reactions to Bonjela once, but if I'm really honest I couldn't care less if my whole face swelled up or even my whole body swelled up as long as I was free from the pain of these ulcers for a few days. The pain they bring....? I'd do it every single day if it meant being pain free for 24 hours, the fact that they last longer than this is an absolute bonus! I'm absolutely gutted I can't just pick this stuff up off the shelves anymore! Nobody can understand the pain relief these things bring without having to go through months and months of pain with one ulcer the size of a 2p. Even the hospital I go to about these things say they are the best things before using prednisolne!
|Ali Robinson 13 July 11
|...after 45 years of mouth ulcer agony ...Bonjela Once was my saviour ...only found out in Boots this week that it had been discontinued ...will start the search for Oralmedic ...and let you know if it works
Does anyone know why some of us get them ...and some of us don't ...and is there any lifestyle choice we can make/avoid ...to stop them? I was told taking Vitamin B supplements helps to stem their occurence ...but it doesn't work for me...?
|Mike, Southsea 8 July 11
|Thank you for this thread, been trying to get Bonjela once for a week or more. Boots told me they didn't know why it was no longer being stocked. Tried the Bonjela complete and it doesn't work for me. I also used to suffer from ulcers which I swore were created by toothpaste, usually the white toothpaste type. I swapped to the blue gel types and now only get the odd one a year, hence Bonjela once was perfect for treatment and the Colgate blue gels do not seem to have the SLS's in them. Now I will look out for Oralmedic.
|Mark B 3 July 11
|Oralmedic is the same as Bonjela Once, it is the same stuff, made by the same company. The company that supplies it in the UK was the one that put all the work into getting it licensed in the UK in the first place.
|Dom Walton 17 June 11
|Bring back bonjela once I'm desperate for it, I have been getting these stupid things for 12 years and there ruin my life! It's the only thing that works!!!
|Emma Mcgough 17 June 11
|OMG!!! Bonjela once expensive, but i don`t mind to pay for instant relief. I don`t eat for last 2 days and it difficult even to conversate with my boyfriend....Bonjela Complete is total rubbish, waste of money, i was very surprised when i read under Contra-indications: Do not use on major mouth ulcers (bigger than 1cm in diameter) or herpes-like ulcers (many tiny ulcers) So when actually i can use it? I`ve got like 10 ulcers in my mouth.... Was trying to find oralmedic, but could not get it anywhere...So i ordered bonjela once from the internet.
|lina 31 May 11
|hallelujah from all ulcer sufferers!!!! i must have spent three days in agony searching the region for bonjela once to be told it had been discontinued and taken off the shelves and to be given the sorry excuse for an ulcer treatment that is 'bonjela complete' which to me seems to be bonjela from a tube stuffed into a fancy bottle with a spoon. So thanks to other like minded ulcer sufferers i now have a new 'bag buddy' oralmedic!!!
|Miss L. 19 May 11
|I spent most of my day yesterday going round every large Tesco and independent pharmacy in Edinburgh and to my disappointment / waste of time and petrol not one stocked Oralmedic, have had to order online but with all the bank holidays will have to wait until next week before it arrives and i can cure myself. I currently have 2 ulcers on my tonsil and 1 on my cheek, can barely concentrate on work for the pain. I was disappointed when bonjela once dissapeared, i am hoping Oralmedic can take its place on the shelves for when you need it fast. It is more realistically priced too, bonjela once was a rip off.
These are the only kind of products worth considering, i have tried everything else and they are useless, i get upset when pharmacies only stock the crap products that are a waste of money.
|Ali H 29 April 11
|Bonjela Once and the Boots version were the only thing guaranteed to get rid of my ulcers in one go.
|Auldy 22 April 11
|Oralmedic nd bonjela are the same thing, except oralmedic is mcuh cheaper! Its the only thing that gives me relief. Yes, it stings like mad when you firstapply it but its worth it for constant long lasting relief! You cud actually poke your ulcer and feel no pain after using oralmedic! Amazing stuff however, phamacists in my area just dont have it and dont seem to know about it! Shame as i have to wait for it to be posted now
|Gareth, Northenr Ireland 25 March 11
|Nikki P,
Thanks for that. I have since been in Boots, and they order it in for me next day. Oralmedic works perfectly for me, just as well as Bonjela once ever did. I hope that this product doesnt disappear!..
|Jason B 15 March 11
|I'm surprised that so many people had success with Bonjela Once. I found that once you broke the end it would piss out so quickly that it was very difficult not to get it all around the ulcer too, did no good to help the ulcer (in fact made it bigger) and hurt the flesh around it too. In general it was agony and felt like a massive waste of money. I thought it had been taken off the shelves for this reason.
Bonjela complete is pretty useless too, for me. It doesn't claim to work on large ulcers, so when it didn't help the 1cm+ ones I've had I didn't blame it. However, i thought that if i used it on a small ulcer it would help, but it actually helped one that was just over pin sized to become almost double the size.
|Jax 10 March 11
|Bonjela Once was the best stuff in the world.
|Chillitsphil 3 March 11
|Hi Jason,
I work for the UK distributor of Oralmedic. Oralmedic is stocked by larger Tesco stores and can be found on the main mouth ulcer shelf. It is also stocked by independent pharmacies, as well as in the Mouth Ulcer Shop via this website. If your local pharmacy doesn't stock oralmedic, they can order it in for you, usually the same day or at least the next day. The code they need to order from their wholesaler is 329-1044.
|Nikki P 21 February 11
|Waitrose in Welwyn Garden City has plenty, but it's all due to expire May 2011
|Simon Bartlett 20 February 11
|When I say "cheek", I mean "inside of mouth", just to clarify.
|David B 18 February 11
|Bonjela Once & OralMedic are essentially the same product. From what I can determine, more than a few people suffered adverse reactions to the sulphur content in these products. However, OralMedic is still available & comes with a warning not to use the product, for anyone allergic to sulphur or materials that contain sulphur. Obvious really, considering one of the active ingredients is a form of sulphuric acid.
OralMedic is a strong product, very strong. It will nuke your ulcers fantastically, but if you've ever had any reactions to sulphur or drugs that contain sulphur - seriously, stay away from it. It'll mess your mouth up.
One point I'd like to make is that if you "over-use" an applicator of OralMedic, you're asking for trouble. Only use the applicator on the ulcer itself & the barest, half-millimetre width border around the ulcer. If you lather OralMedic on & slap a nice, big, centimetre-wide border of the stuff around the ulcer "just to make sure", you'll end up with loose tissue flaking off your cheek. Do not apply this product to non-ulcer tissue, it'll destroy it. I speak from personal experience.
If you're careful with it & use it exactly as it states on the box (one application per treatment session & treat *only the ulcer*, making sure the whole ulcer is covered), then OralMedic can be a fantastic product that offers seriously welcome relief to ulcer-sufferers. But again, if you're allergic to sulphur, stay away.
I'd like to add that for all those having trouble with persistent ulcers - check your toothpastes & mouthwashes for an ingredient called "Sodium Lauryl Sulphate" (SLS). It's an incredibly common "detergent" found in almost every toothpaste, yet a good portion of users are in fact allergic to SLS without even knowing it. It sounds ridiculous, but if your toothpaste contains SLS, bin it & try a toothpaste without SLS.
There's not a big choice out there, but Sensodyne makes one (it's specific, however - read the ingredients as I'm pretty sure it's only a single type of toothpaste in Sensodyne's whole range that doesn't contain SLS). It's worked brilliantly for me at cutting the amount of ulcers I get, right down. Still get the occasional ulcer, but it's usually only if I've bitten the side of my mouth.
|David B 18 February 11
|Bonjela complete does not work for me at all, it can ease the pain a little but half the time the white film it creates ittitates my mouth more...and its very temporary. Does anybody know if Oralmedic is available over the counter at boots or other pharmacies etc?
|Jason B 17 February 11
|bonjela once was horredous to my mouth, caused more damage than the ulcer. the complete has been great, stings like hell but gives me some pain relief for a few hours and means i can eat!
|faerielies 5 February 11
|Is Oraldemic the same kind of thing as Bonjela once then?
|Hannah 5 February 11
|Wow! I'm not entirely surprised, then - I did have a horrendous ulcer on my lower lip about 14 months ago which became so big I was accidentally biting it constantly - I put some Bonjela Once on before bedtime and woke up the next morning to find my lip had all swollen up, but it was nothing that ten minutes of cool, fresh air outdoors didn't solve.
Dom - will be trying some OralMedic very soon!
|Alex T 3 February 11
|bonjela have brought out a new product called Bonjela complete which is totally rubbish, the only thing that works was bonjela once. a friend who used it also complained of bad reaction to bonjela once. maybe its not for everyone.
|Alan 31 January 11
|It's because people like me had a massive reaction to bonjela once. I imagine the sulphur content or something in it, but I ended up with a trout pout for about 24 hours and phoned them to ask advice. They acted shocked that it had happened. Soon after, it disappeared of the shelves...
|Nathan 18 January 11
|Oralmedic was the first version available in the UK, then the others appeared, and now they have gone, so perhaps it was a legal thing. This is all nice new stock BB06/12 and should continue to be available.
|Dom Walton 14 January 11
Do you know if this is likely to mean all the products (including Bonjela Once) will return to our shelves? (That said, if it's the same product, I suppose it doesn't matter, plus buying from Bonjela is the most expensive.)
Has there been any word on what caused the supply chain to dry up (no pun intended!)?
I could understand if stock had run low for a week or two, but HybenX/Bonjela Once disappeared from our shelves months ago so I don't quite understand why it's taken so long to fix.
And does this mean it's back for good, or is this some of the "final" stock from a discontinued product?
Many thanks!
|Alex T 14 January 11
|I work in boots on the pharmacy counter, and there has been no word on why this has been taken off. Boots did an alternative which worked the same way and this has also been taken off the shelves which makes me think it is related to the side effects of using it. I can't find it in any chemists at all and I get alot of customers who ask where it has went.
|Kieran, belfast 12 January 11
|I now have new stock of Oralmedic back in the shop, everything is smoothed out with the supply chain now so I hope this will be the end of the HybenX problems.
|Dom Walton 11 January 11
I am wondering/thinking the same. I've been an ulcer sufferer for the last 45 years and that 'red stuff' is the only real relief I have found. What is in that red liquid in bonjela once? Is it dangerous to our health? Is that why Boots and others have stopped stocking it? It is the only thing that I have found that actually does what it says on the packet. Oh the relief from the pain is wonderful and provides hours of regained normality to life. My ideal would be to buy a small bottle of the 'red stuff' that I could dip a cotton bud into when I need. Is that a possibility?
|Frances Coates 3 January 11
|PS, I forgot to mention, when i Turkey this year with a horrendous ulcer I found something called Piraldyne. This was after playing charades to pharmacists to basically describe the 'sizzle' of the liquid. He gave me Piraldyne which has been a good alternative. Not as strong and needs a few applications but allows me to get on with life. Not sure what the main ingredient is as I can't read Turkish but it may well be iodine.
Comes in a tiny orange bottle with brush applicator.
|Sarah 21 December 10
I was just about to email about the same thing. I used the Galpharm sticks, and after my boyfriend peeled me down from the ceiling and apologised to the neighbours for my screaming the first time I used them; they were miracle workers. I do remember thinking though "Surely these can't be legal without prescription?" It's basially like putting acid into your soft tissue. I'd be really interested to know why all forms have mysteriously disappeared from British shelves...
|Sarah 21 December 10
|I have one, yes one of them left .. saving it for an event (like job interview & can't speak). I suspect that there may be a long term safety issue with them being used... not sure why & no evidence to support... just a funny feeling.
|Derek 18 December 10
|Not much... BUT, Oralmedic should be available (might be available) in due course, haven't got to the bottom of what is going on.
|Dom Walton 14 December 10
|Hi Dom, I've just ordered some from your store - how many do you have left??!!
Seems strange that something that works so well is being discontinued.
I wonder if it is because sometimes the liquid eats away the cotton bud before opening the packet. This has happened to me a few times, but it still works if you drip the stuff onto a new fresh cotton bud.
It was the best thing I ever used as it actually worked!
|Jez Cravos 13 December 10
|Dom - thank you for looking into this for me. I'd be most grateful if you could enquire further. There obviously has to be a reason for this - the fact that it seems to have just disappeared without a trace is extremely bizarre.
|Alex T 11 December 10
|It doesn't look very good... I contacted Galpharm to ask if there were likely to be problems with supply, only to be told they are not supplying it any more, I don't know anyone at Bonjela or Boots, but, I'll contact Oralmedic next and see if I can get any details.
|Dom Walton 6 December 10
|Bonjela Once = HybenX, Debacterol, Oralmedic, Galpharm Mouth Ulcer Treatment, Boots Mouth Ulcer Treatment), all made by Epien and imported from the US. I still have the Galpharm in the shop. I'll try and find out what is happening.
|Dom Walton 5 December 10
|Hi, everyone.
Does anyone know what has happened to Bonjela Once?
These were the relatively new "liquid-filled cotton buds" that you applied to ulcers. They were absolutely fantastic and by far and away the best 'cure' I've ever had for mouth ulcer pains here in the UK.
It made the pain go away completely - it wouldn't return at all in smaller ulcers, and enabled me to be without pain for at least 48-72 hours with even the largest of ulcers.
Suddenly, I can't find it anywhere (except various places online - all the shops I have looked in don't seem to sell it anymore).
Instead, there is now this new gel called "Bonjela Complete Plus", which is more like a small bottle of thick liquid which you apply with a small plastic 'shovel'. This works, but I find it lasts only about 2-3 hours before the pain returns.
Bonjela Once was, by a long distance, the best thing I've ever had for mouth ulcers.
Does anybody know why it seems to have disappeared from the shops? (There's not even any mention of it on the Bonjela website!)
Many thanks,
PS. One theory I'm working on is that is was too successful for the manufacturer's own good and they withdrew it following a huge drop in profits due to its success! Mind you, it was very expensive - but worth it in my opinion!
|Alex T 4 December 10
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Note To take advantage of SimpleXML when using PHP versions older than 6.0, you need to disable the PHP directive zend.ze1_compatibility_mode .
Loading XML from a File
The simplexml_load_file() function loads an XML file into an object. Its prototype follows:
object simplexml_load_file(string filename [, string class_name])
If a problem is encountered loading the file, FALSE is returned. If the optional class_name parameter is included, an object of that class will be returned. Of course, class_name should extend the SimpleXMLElement class. Consider an example:
$xml = simplexml_load_file("books.xml");
This code returns the following:
object(SimpleXMLElement)#1 (1) {
array(3) {
object(SimpleXMLElement)#2 (3) {
string(19) "Pride and Prejudice"
string(11) "Jane Austen"
string(32) "Jane Austen's most popular work."
object(SimpleXMLElement)#3 (3) {
string(14) "The Conformist"
string(15) "Alberto Moravia"
string(46) "Alberto Moravia's classic psychological novel."
object(SimpleXMLElement)#4 (3) {
string(18) "The Sun Also Rises"
string(16) "Ernest Hemingway"
string(55) "The masterpiece that launched Hemingway's
Note that dumping the XML will not cause the attributes to show. To view attributes, you need to use the attributes() method, introduced later in this section.
Loading XML from a String
If the XML document is stored in a variable, you can use the simplexml_load_string() function to read it into the object. Its prototype follows:
object simplexml_load_string(string data)
This function is identical in purpose to simplexml_load_file() , except that the lone input parameter is expected in the form of a string rather than a file name.
Loading XML from a DOM
The Document Object Model (DOM) is a W3C specification that offers a standardized API for creating an XML document, and subsequently navigating, adding, modifying, and deleting its elements. PHP provides an extension capable of managing XML documents using this standard, titled the DOM XML extension. You can use the simplexml_import_dom() function to convert a node of a DOM document into a SimpleXML node, subsequently exploiting use of the SimpleXML functions to manipulate that node. Its prototype follows:
object simplexml_import_dom(domNode node)
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Once an XML document has been loaded into an object, several methods are at your disposal. Presently, four methods are available, each of which is introduced in this section.
Learning More About an Element
XML attributes provide additional information about an XML element. In the sample XML document in the previous Listing 20-4, only the author node possesses an attribute, namely gender , used to offer information about the author's gender. You can use the attributes() method to retrieve these attributes. Its prototype follows:
object simplexml_element->attributes()
For example, suppose you want to retrieve the gender of each author:
$xml = simplexml_load_file("books.xml");
foreach($xml->book as $book) {
printf("%s is %s.
",$book->author, $book->author->attributes());
This example returns the following:
Jane Austen is female.
Alberto Moravia is male.
Ernest Hemingway is male.
You can also directly reference a particular book author's gender. For example, suppose you want to determine the gender of the author of the second book in the XML document:
echo $xml->book[2]->author->attributes();
This example returns the following:
Often a node possesses more than one attribute. For example, suppose the author node looks like this:
<author gender="female" age="20">Jane Austen</author>
It's easy to output the attributes with a for loop:
foreach($xml->book[0]->author->attributes() AS $a => $b) {
printf("%s = %s
", $a, $b);
This example returns the following:
gender = female
age = 20
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Between the gas pump and the grocery checkout, Americans have plenty of reasons to list inflation as Economic Enemy No. 1. But how bad is it, really?
The short answer: bad enough, but don't judge the problem only by what it costs to fill a fuel tank.
It's not surprising that many people feel as if inflation is running hotter than the government's consumer price index (CPI) suggests: just under 4 percent over the past year. Many Americans are paying more, especially if they commute long distances or are putting two kids through college. A perception factor is also at work.
The prices now rising fastest are the ones people see the most. Gas prices hit a record $3.76 a gallon Wednesday, according to AAA, up 39 cents in the past month. Food prices in April notched the biggest monthly jump since 1990. So while the prices of some important items bought less frequently – cellphone service, clothing, a house – have fallen or stayed flat, the view at the checkout counter is grim.
Another cause for worry: Wages are not keeping up with inflation.
"It's all bad," says Paul Trapani, referring to his living expenses. The Boston resident says all his costs seem to be rising by at least 5 percent, while pay raises don't match the increase.
"You actually get a pay cut," thanks to the inflation, Mr. Trapani says. "We just had Chinese food. I took out half the rice so I can put it into my gas tank."
Jokes aside, he has hit on a central problem for households across the nation. It's not that the government's inflation rate is understating the problem, many economists say. It's that inflation was higher in 2007 than in any year since 1990, and wages didn't keep up.
That may explain why 47 percent of adults in a recent CNN/Opinion Research poll cited inflation as the biggest economic concern. None of the other concerns, from mortgages to unemployment, scored even half that high.
CPI reliable – but it's an average
"The CPI is a fine, reliable price index as far as it goes," says Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington. Yet "it absolutely doesn't reflect the true set of costs that everybody faces."
A person who operates his own trucking business, for example, devotes an outsized slice of income to fuel.
"Truckers are experiencing unprecedented operating cost increases," Todd Spencer, head of a group representing those truckers, told a May 6 hearing in Congress. "[They] are being forced to make tough decisions in the name of saving their businesses and providing for their families."
For other Americans, like Leah Yaroslaski, who works as a food-industry training consultant in Stockton, Calif., the CPI is that far from reality. But she figures that higher energy costs are making it harder for employers to raise salaries.
"If [inflation] goes up any more, we're in trouble," she says.
Her fiancé, Corey Bostwick, notes that one of the key price changes in their lives now is something that's going down: real estate. "We've been thinking about getting into the housing market," he says.
Nationwide, home prices have been falling modestly in the past year. In Stockton, the change is dramatic. Homes that sold not long ago for $350,000 now cost around $200,000, Mr. Bostwick says.
This is a real and significant price shift, but it doesn't show up as such in the CPI. The price index tallies housing by gauging what it would cost to rent a home, so it saw neither this decade's big boom nor its big bust in real estate.
"It's a consumer's price index, not an investor's price index," explains economist Mr. Bernstein.
The basket of goods in the CPI is weighted to reflect the buying patterns of urban consumers, who make up 87 percent of America's population.
Key number for policymakers
Perhaps no economic number has such direct impact on public policy. The CPI determines annual adjustments to Social Security payments and to government programs for people in poverty. It's also the basis of tax-bracket adjustments, which affect who pays 15 percent of income and who pays 25 percent.
Critics say the index has important flaws. But in general, economists across the political spectrum say the system works pretty well.
"There can always be technical quibbles, but the CPI is doing a pretty reasonable job at the task that it's trying to accomplish," says Chad Stone, chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
The CPI captures the sticker shock at the pump, for example, showing gas prices up 21 percent over the past 12 months.
The Labor Department's statisticians are "extraordinarily resistant to political pressures," says J.D. Foster of the Heritage Foundation in Washington.
One source of confusion is a parallel measure called "core" inflation, in which the government strips out two of the most volatile components – food and energy.
But this doesn't mean that the government is trying to pretend that food and energy prices don't matter to consumers.
The Federal Reserve pays attention to the core rate in setting monetary policy. The rationale, in part, is for the Fed to target its policy at truly broad-based inflationary pressures. (A spike in oil prices can hit consumers hard, yet may not have roots in lax monetary policy.)
With incomes stagnant, higher gas and food prices may actually have a deflationary influence on other sectors of the economy, some economists say.
"Pricing on these items has sapped purchasing power and demand for an array of other goods," Merrill Lynch chief economist David Rosenberg said in a recent note to clients. Prices have fallen in the past year, he says, for everything from clothing and furniture to toys and TVs.


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International film and TV industry has always had a large focus on the real estate industry as a career and many characters play these roles, portraying it as the profession which it is.
The time has now come for South Africa to follow these footprints. Mooirivier is an ensemble cast film, with a multiple story line, in the style of successful films like "Love Actually", "New Year's Eve" and "Valentine's Day". This is the very first South African ensemble film and industry leaders anticipate it to be the South African, as well as the Afrikaans movie of the year for 2015.
Earlier this year, Kaapland Films filmed their latest movie Mooirivier, in Potchefstroom. One of the characters, Paul Marais, is an estate agent, showing him in action as an agent. This is also how he meets his love interest in the film.
"We at Engel & Völkers are very privileged that Kaapland Films chose an Engel & Völkers shop in which to film certain scenes" says Craig Hutchison, CEO of Engel & Völkers Southern Africa. Being a real estate agent could be quite challenging at times, and we believe that the film actually gives the public a "behind the scenes" look at the life of an agent.
"After a very thorough search through all the estate agencies in Potchefstroom, we came to the conclusion that the Engel & Völkers brand was the best suited look that we were aiming for in the film. Although we could re-create our own agency for the purposes of the movie, using the Engel & Völkers shop was our first choice" says Cobus van den Berg, one of the directors of Mooirivier.
The producers of the movie, Kaapland Films' previous film, Klein Karoo, was the most successful Afrikaans Film of 2013, and third most successful South African film of 2013 behind SPUD and Khumba. More than 150 000 people saw the film in cinemas, and 30 000 plus DVD's have been sold. Several factors added to this success, but their marketing/awareness campaign definitely had a massive effect, and this time they want to go even bigger.
"LiefdeWen" is an ensemble romantic comedy with 8 individual, interlinked plots that unfold during the countdown to Easter in South Africa. It tells the tale of 8 couples – aged 10 to 70 – who go on a voyage of discovery of what love truly is – not the fairy tale version – but the comical reality of what it really takes to make it conquer in the end. The cast include all well-known and loved actors such as Anel Alexander, Nadia Beukes, Tim Theron, Milan Murray, Hykie Berg, Leandie du Randt, Bouwer Bosch and Heinz Winckler.
Engel & Völkers is honoured to be one of the Proud Partners of Mooirivier the Movie, together with a group of other partners such as Aramex SA, Volvo, Sarie, Groot FM. Mooirivier is set to open in all theatres, nationally on 6 February 2015.
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Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2013 – Translations of the 2013-2016 Rules of the Game are now available on FIVB.org.
The Rules of the Game for volleyball are now available in French, Spanish and Arabic in addition to English, while those for beach volleyball can be read in French and Russian.
Some of the major changes to the 2013-2016 Rules of the Game include:
- reverting to the previous use of the yellow and red cards in order to bring beach volleyball and volleyball into harmony.
- an extension of libero freedom in volleyball to give the coach better opportunities to generate the best team performance and a modification of the reception technique to encourage longer rallies.
- a strengthening of the captain's role in beach volleyball and an extension of the net rule (which has been successful in volleyball) to beach volley. The purpose here is to prevent artificial stoppages and allow longer rallies to be played.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
By Sr. Rene Simonelic, OSF
There is an amazing event on the horizon, November 16-18, and you are invited to be part of One Sacred Communion, developed by the Office for Divine Worship with the support of Liturgy Training Publications. It will be hosted at the Motherhouse of the Congregation of St. Joseph in La Grange Park. Fondly called OSC, One Sacred Communion is a prayer service, study day, and festival liturgy, all wrapped into one around the theme of cultural pluralism in the liturgy.
One Sacred Communion opens on Friday evening, November 16 with a multi-cultural Sacred Concert and Prayer Service, featuring six ethnic choirs that give a glimpse into the cultural wealth of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Everyone is welcome to attend this free-admission event. Prepare to be amazed!
Sr. Edith Prendergast, RSC, Director of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles andthe keynote speaker for the OSC Colloquium on November 17, will address the theological and spiritual dimensions of cultural pluralism rooted in our unity in Christ. Preparatory readings and table discussion will bring the topic home: what does this mean for my parish? The dialogue continues into the afternoon with outstanding panelists of global and pastoral experience: Teresita Nuval, Marco Lopez, Fr. Freddy Washington, and Fr. (Zdzisław) Jason Torba. Facilitated by Todd Williamson, Director of the Office for Worship, they will speak to the topic of cultural pluralism from their own expertise. Table discussion and open mic will create an interactive environment for questions and comments.
The purpose of the colloquium is to bring parish leaders together around the topic of cultural pluralism in the liturgy with an opportunity to dialogue about diversity and to search for ways to deepen our experience of celebrating the Sunday Mass. It aims to explore first hand, the blessings, dreams, and challenges we encounter as we weave the gifts of cultures, education, music, and generations, into a symphony of witness to our unity as One Sacred Communion in Christ. In this second year of the Archdiocesan strategic plan "Year of Sunday Mass" we offer a vision that is promising to promote the goals this plan holds out to us: Motivation – deepen the desire in Catholics to participate in Sunday Mass; Formation – help those who come to Mass understand the rituals, gestures and words; Celebration- allow each worshipping community to use their talents to celebrate in word, song and ritual.
The culminating event of the weekend will be the celebration of Sunday Mass – our source and summit. This liturgy, on Sunday, November 18, will include an Adult Choir Fest, whose participantswill gather from parish choirs across the Archdiocese. Under the direction of Dr. Rollo Dilworth from Temple University in Philadelphia, the "Choir Fest" participants will serve as music ministers for the Mass. Everyone is invited!
As the weekend comes to a conclusion we hope that we will have taken one more step toward creating a spiritual lens from which to understand our diversity in the light of our unity in Christ.
The incredible effort of over 300 people will bring One Sacred Communion to life. Register now to sing with the Adult Choral Fest, participate in the Colloquium, or both. Come, join your voice to the many voices giving praise and thanks to God at the Sacred Concert and Festival Liturgy. Find more information, videos, sound clips, registration form and more by visiting www.odw.org or calling 312-534-8013.
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What an exciting event! I am so excited to learn more about it and hopefully attend.I love how our Faith allows for so much diversity as people from all backgrounds fill the pews to join together in prayerful worship. This event seems particularly relevant as we just added 7 new saints 1 being Saint Kateri Tekakwith the first native american and Saint Pedro Calunsgod of the Phillipines. Both serve as stark reminders of the many facets and colors that make up the One Universal Church on Earth.Can't wait to discover the different choirs and to see firsthand some of the amazing diversity we have right here in Catholic Chicago.Sr. Simonelic, thanks for keeping us informed,Sincerely,Tc
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - January 7, 2013 --Bill O'Brien said his love for coaching Penn State outweighed a desire to pursue opportunities to move to the pinnacle of his profession and a big payday from the NFL.
A year to the day after being first introduced in Happy Valley, O'Brien also asserted several times that he has not asked, nor received a raise, and that no one has approached him about a salary bump, either.
O'Brien spoke at Beaver Stadium for the first time since the end of an 8-4 season, a smashing success considering the NCAA sanctions against the program for the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
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SPOKANE, Washington (AP) - The state Department of Agriculture says alfalfa seed and plant samples taken from an Eastern Washiongton farm have turned up a low level of genetic modification. The agency said yesterday the samples showed a low level presence of a genetic trait called Round-Up Ready. The testing was ordered after a hay farmer had his crop rejected by a broker.


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Richard Fiske Bailey tries hard not to let Parkinson's disease slow him down. He has a license to drive motorcycles. He bikes. He walks without a cane or walker.
But there are moments when the disorder affects him, said Bailey, 59. Sometimes he drags his right foot and has a pinkie finger that sticks up without his volition.
"I'm not homebound by any means," he said. "Sometimes I appear completely normal, and other times something is clearly wrong."
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MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) - In a passionate plea, an uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged one of his nephews to turn himself in Friday, saying he had brought shame to the family and the entire Chechen ethnicity.
"Yes, we're ashamed. They're the children of my brother," Ruslan Tsarni told a throng of reporters outside his home in Montgomery Village, Md.
The suspects were identified by law enforcement officials and family members as Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, brothers who had lived in Dagestan, which neighbors Chechnya in southern Russia.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a 26-year-old who had been known to the FBI as Suspect No. 1 and was seen in surveillance footage in a black baseball cap, was killed overnight, officials said.
His brother, a 19-year-old college student who was dubbed Suspect No. 2, escaped. He was seen wearing a white, backward baseball cap in the images from Monday's deadly bombing at the marathon finish line.
"Dzhokhar, if you are alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims, from the injured and from those who left," Tsarni said, raising his voice.
The brothers had been in the U.S. for about a decade and lived near Boston, though Tsarni said he had not seen them since December 2005. He said his nephews had struggled to settle themselves in the U.S. and ended up "thereby just hating everyone."
Asked what he thought provoked the bombings, Tsarni said: "Being losers, hatred to those who were able to settle themselves. These are the only reasons I can imagine of. Anything else, anything else to do with religion, with Islam, it's a fraud, it's a fake."
Pressed again toward the end of the impromptu interview, he said he was not calling his nephews losers. "I'm saying those who are able to make this atrocity are only losers."
Chechnya has been plagued by an Islamic insurgency that has carried out deadly bombings. Tsarni, who described himself as Muslim, vehemently denied that Chechnya or Islam had anything to do with the attack.
Tsarni said his brother left the U.S. and he had not talked to him since 2009. He said they had a personal falling out but did not elaborate.
"If somebody radicalized them ... it's not my brother, who just moved back to Russia. Who spent his life bringing bread to that table, fixing cars."
He offered his condolences to the victims.
"We're sharing with them their grief. I'm ready just to meet with them. I'm ready just to bend in front of them, to kneel in front of them, seeking that forgiveness."
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Don't Leave Me This Way: Or When I Get Back on My Feet You'll Be Sorry (Paperback)
Julia Fox Garrison refused to listen to the professionals she called Dr. Jerk and Dr. Panic, who—after she suffered a massive, debilitating stroke at age thirty-seven—told her she'd probably die, or to Nurse Doom, who ignored her emergency call button. Instead she heeded the advice of kind, gifted Dr. Neuro, who promised her he would "treat your mind as well as your body." Julia figured if she could somehow manage to get herself into a wheelchair, at least she'd always find parking. But after many, many months of hospitalization and rehab—with the help of family, friends, and her own indomitable spirit—Julia not only got into a wheelchair, but she got back out.
Don't Leave Me This Way is the funny, inspiring, profoundly moving true story of a woman's fight for her life and dignity—and her determined quest to awaken an entrenched, unfeeling medical community to the fact that there's always a human being inside every patient.
About the Author
Julia Fox Garrison lives north of Boston with her husband, young son, and dog. Before her stroke, she had a successful career as a software support manager. Now she is regularly invited as a motivational speaker to doctors' groups around the country.
Praise For…
"Fierce optimism and even fiercer wit…(A) unique tone and utterly un-maudlin appeal."
— Elle
" Garrison can write. She is sharp, terse, tough and wry, especially wry."
— Detroit Free Press
"Worth reading, every page of it."
— Philadelphia Inquirer
"Garrison is exceptional because of her response to her experiences, not because of them."
— BookPage
"Inspiring...A moving story that pulls readers through her most humbling and most triumphant moments."
— Boston Magazine
"Readers can bring this book to the beach and laugh out loud...There are also moments showing Garrison's incredible sensitivity."
— Chicago Sun-Times
"The inspiring story of a feisty woman who stands up, literally and figuratively, and fights for her rights."
— Kirkus Reviews
"Her humorous, tear-jerking, struggle-to-recover-against-all-odds story is a lesson in finding silver linings."
— Publishers Weekly
"A stroke (literally) of luck helped define the essence of her life. Her inspirational story can help us find ours."
— Mehmet Oz MD, author of YOU, THE OWNER'S MANUAL Mehmet Oz, MD, author of YOU, THE OWNER'S MANUAL
"This book changed the way I practice medicine."
— Gary Sobelson, MD, President, New Hampshire Medical Society
"Julia Fox Garrison's story isn't just about her own recovery, it's about the best in all of us."
— Carol Kauffman, Ph.D. Professor, Harvard Medical School
"She has raised the bar on honesty and irreverence… to the level of sacred."
— Brenda Michaels and Rob Spears, hosts of Conscious Talk Radio
"Wickedly humorous, brutally honest."
— Chicago Tribune
"Inspirational is too weak a word to describe Garrison's memoir."
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|System: PC, PS3, Xbox 360*
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|Release: October 16, 2012
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The remastered Doom 3 is the real reason to buy this collection, but even if you're not all that interested in it, the fact that this edition also comes with Doom, Doom 2, the Doom 3 'Resurrection of Evil' expansion, and the brand new 'The Lost Mission' story makes this the premier collection for any Doom fan. I doubt the multiplayer will have legs, but if it does, there's that as well. The Lost Mission quests include seven all-new single-player levels—think of them as deleted scenes, as opposed to an expansion—and an original storyline, so even if you've played the game, there's something for everyone here.
I have a few minor issues that I would've liked to see patched up in this version, but weren't. The controls needed an update, or at the very least I could've used a dedicated melee button. There are some randomly placed loading screens that like to pop up when you're in the middle of getting from point A to point B. At least put a door where the game needs to load so I'm not stopped dead in my tracks so the game can catch up. I would've also liked to see the console interaction improved, because awkwardly manipulating the arrow to the 'download' icon on the screen is clunky and wastes valuable seconds I could be spending ogling the gorgeous new visuals.
This is very obviously a teaser for Doom 4. This collection is a little something for fans to whet their appetites with in preparation for id's long-awaited reveal of the long-in-development fourth installment. With that said, this is one of the best HD re-releases I've played so far. You won't confuse this with any recently released games, but outside of some obvious trademarks of the previous generation of games (such as an overall lack of detail on the characters and world), this is a stunning game.
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So we have: The Pope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Monsignors and priests, all men, telling women they can't use birth control medicine. Now! God the Father has the right to decide our fate, but why did he choose an all "bachelor" staff to officiate a woman's destiny? God must have "Inspired" these men with great second hand wisdom because most bachelors are pretty naive when it comes to women.
The mystery is that God the Father also created "Protestants" and told them that their ministers could marry, and women could choose to use birth control. So what happened to God's original staff?
I have asked my Guardian Angel this question every time we meet. And "He" has no answer to this conundrum.
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FARDP Funding Support
This project is supported by the Fens Adventurers Local Action Group (LAG) who deliver the Rural Development Programme England in Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk through the Leader approach. The LAG is managed by Cambridgeshire County Council & Cambridgeshire ACRE and supported by EEDA, Defra, Local Authorities and the EU's European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe Investing in Rural Areas.
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Due to personal reasons and other work commitments we are now fully booked and have no other time for bookings in 2013.
Due to unprecedented demand, we are now fully booked and currently cannot take any more bookings for Taster Sessions, Personal Tuition and BSUPA Level 1 in 2012.
We have now got dates for our Wicken Fen Surfaris .
At the first signs of Spring well be back on the water! .
Hurricane Katia is expected to cause some windy and rainy weather at some point over the weekend but unless there is a severe weather warning from the BBC we will be running as normal .
SUPtember highlights include: .
Keep yourself up-to-date with all our special events by following us on Facebook and Twitter .
All our most popular sessions in one place .
Summer 2011 for a limited time only, we are offering a massive 25% off all new bookings on Taster Sessions and Personal Tuition.
If youre serious about Standup Paddleboarding, then youre going to need your own board.
Paddle Club is a great way to experience the social side to Standup Paddleboarding with people of all abilities.
Here at Fen Paddle Company, the start of a new Standup Paddleboarding season is always an exciting time.
For the past 20 years Steve West has dedicated his life to the study of outrigger canoeing throughout the Pacific, as a writer, researcher and competitor.
A massive thank you to the team from BBC2s Live n Deadly for inviting me to their Norwich roadshow! .
Enjoy the social side of sport with our latest experiences: .
Starting Tuesday 12th October, we are proud to announce the beginning or our Indoor Board Clubs.
Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker find out about the 100-year project to expand Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, Englands last remaining area of traditional undrained fenland.
Were pleased to introduce the new line of Grey Owl Stand Up paddles.
Land Paddling is a combination of longboard skateboarding, punting and standup paddleboarding.
On Sunday 5th September were paddling from Cambridge to Ely to raise some vital funds for victims of the Pakistan floods and prove to ourselves we can paddle the distance too.
Every Wednesday during the Summer Holidays we will be offering Standup Paddleboarding at Wicken Fen.
Saturday 11th September .
19th and 20th June 9am till late .
We have the only stock of Surf Series paddleboards in the UK, until their next shipment sometime in July and theyre selling out fast.
Were currently reviewing designs for a makeover on a piece of Portacabin history that were excited to be taking over this summer in Ely Marina.
Hunter Joslin - Inventor of the Indo Board is visiting us on Tuesday 20th July.
If you are interested in being considered for sponsorship or know of someone that you think would be suitable, we will need a brief summary (no more than 500 words) of why you or they are suitable for sponsorship.


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Charles Derwent Reardon born 1892,Clarence, Tasmania, Australia and died 1975 Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Today I want to spotlight some volunteers whose work makes our community a safer and more interesting place to live, work and visit. I'm going to start with a group of folks whose work makes us safer on the water.
Last Saturday, my lovely wife Mary and I were headed down the May River for a quiet cruise in the little Boston Whaler when we saw our good friend Carlos Schultz heading in the opposite direction in a big hurry.
It was a Georgia football Saturday, so I knew something was up, as Carlos and the entire Schultz clan are big, big Bulldog fans and the game was on. He waved us down and we learned that there was a boat stuck on a sandbar with possible medical complications. Like all Blufftonians, we were eager to help.
We found the boat, made sure everything was OK and that the rescue dispatcher didn't send the helo from Tybee. You see, Carlos is a member of the Bluffton Marine Rescue Squadron. When he got the call, he left the game, got in his boat and proceeded to help folks in need.
This time, it was only a navigational error and a little inconvenience. Next time, it might be much more serious.
You don't hear too much about the Marine Rescue Squadron, but they are local folks with boats and local knowledge and experience and training in helping boaters, kayakers, swimmers or anyone in distress on the water. Give these good neighbors a pat on the back and remember them when it's fundraising time. They deserve it.
Sunday is the kickoff of the Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival. This is the work of another group of public-spirited volunteers.
This year, Mary O'Neil is the President of the organization and Brooks Williams is the chairman of the festival committee. This is the eighth iteration of this event and these folks have gotten so good at it, the event just appears to run itself.
There is a new feature to the festival taking place Sunday, a showing of local artists called the "Friends of Bluffton Artists." There will be 75 or so local artists who have been invited to set up on the porches and in the yards of the various galleries and shops around town.
This will be a laid-back showing, with time to meet the artists and have a chat or whatever. They will be exhibiting from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by the Blessing of the Fleet, and then a serious oyster roast at the Oyster Factory.
A particularly interesting highlight of the show will be the unveiling of an arts and seafood-themed sculpture by renowned artist Kelly Graham. This will take place on the grounds of the Bernie Haag Gallery on Calhoun Street around 2 p.m. This represents a new, and from all accounts, exciting departure for the multi-talented Graham. The unveiling will be a dramatic event and should not be missed.
Incidentally, Graham is also doing the concept design and execution of one of the new, creative restaurants currently under construction in the Promenade next door to Capt. Woody's.
I think it's great that we can incorporate the arts in the look of our community. It's also fortunate that we have such a strong cadre of volunteers to plan and execute the festivals and other venues that showcase the artists, craftsmen, and creative merchants that make Bluffton such a distinctive part of the Lowcountry.
Bill Herbkersman, R-Bluffton, represents District 118 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He can be reached through his website at www.herbkersman.com or by telephone at 757-7900.


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Style # 219207
With a snug lightweight sweater fabric, shoulder cutouts and a lovely texture, this bebe dress is sure to keep you looking sexy from season to season. Try yours with a pair of booties and a moto jacket.
- 95% rayon, 5% spandex
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Center back to hem: 33" (84 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Cold Shoulder Keyhole Dress is rated out of 5 by 3.
Rated 5 out of 5 by SnowPrincess from Stop Staring! Went to a restaurant with my boyfriend wearing this dress. People couldn't stop staring at me. Need I say more ladies?
Date published: 2014-01-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Louly from OMG even better than expected I did purchase the black color during a promotion for half price, I liked the blue one but I don't buy final sales items without trying it on, I was afraid the material going to be thin since is stretchy too, and also worry about the fit and having muffin top or showing underwear lines, I was so happy when I tried it on, it fits perfectly i am 5ft3 so it's longer and hit little above the knee for me which I was looking for, the material is soft and stretchy, not thin just perfect, sexy without feeling that it shows a lot, my body looked gorgeous on it, seriously am not a review person usually but if you were hesitating about the dress get it you won't regret it! I love it that am going to try the blue one in the store next week, Bebe you get it so right this time more of this versatile dress in this length please
Date published: 2014-01-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by SexyMom from Beyond Incredible!! I would give this dress more stars if I could! I love Bebe dresses but they're either too short or too revealing for my age. As soon as I saw this dress I jumped on it and it is now my #1 go to dress. The material is INCREDIBLE! So much better than I thought and VERY flattering! The style is so sexy but chic sexy not revealing sexy which is wonderful since I'm a mom of two but still want to look amazing when I go out! The length is fabulous (above the knee but not short). I can't say enough good things about this dress! Well done Bebe. Please come out with more dresses this length and this material. I will always come back!
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Courtesy Heidi Klum
They're two cute! Heidi Klum and her mother, Erna, got matching haircuts earlier this week during a visit to the Frédéric Fekkai Melrose Salon. The ladies both had their hair cut and colored by Michel Aleman — Klum's featured hair expert on her AOL site — and afterward, posed for a photo.
"My beautiful mom and I got a new haircut," Klum Tweeted. "Thank you Michel Aleman. We love you!"
Klum, who's tried this choppier style before, recently worked a longer look, which she'd been wearing in a ponytail these past few months. The model, who split from husband Seal in January, opens up about family in the new issue of ELLE. Tell us: Do you like the Klums' cuts?


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Posters in the halls of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) depict laboratory rats with this simple statement, "They save more lives than 911." It is the unofficial motto of laboratory animal research at NIH, and Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller, D.V.M., the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine believes it completely.
"As a veterinarian, people wonder how I can do this job, but there is no way to bring research from the laboratory to a patient's bedside unless you study animals," Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller said. "After a new treatment is tried on cells in a culture dish, it has to be tested in a living organism to see how it fares when many different biochemical events are taking place at once. You need an animal to accomplish that. My job is to see that studies involving animals are carried out as humanely and responsibly as possible."
Research in the NHGRI intramural program requires about 50,000 mice and 5,000 zebrafish per year. For all such research, Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller says NHGRI practices "the three R's" of laboratory animal care: Reduce the numbers of animals. Refine the research so it is conducted as humanely as possible. Replace higher animals with lower animals.
"We replace mice with fish, fruit flies or cultured cells whenever possible," she said. "We care about all life and want to do as little harm as possible."
The NHGRI animal program has been under Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller's stewardship since 1997, and is now considered one of the best in the world. Rooms that house animals use filtered air and are kept spotlessly clean, and staff members wear protective gear at all times, mostly for the animals' safety. Since Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller thinks that working with animals is a privilege, not a right, she makes sure that all NHGRI researchers meet very high standards before they are allowed to work on their own with animals.
"You cannot spontaneously decide you want to try something on an animal and pick up some mice," she said. "Your research protocol must show us that there is no other way to obtain the desired information, and you have to successfully complete our animal training program, no matter how much experience you have had in the past."
"A mouse is a sentient creature that deserves our compassion and respect," Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller continued. "We do not just toss them in a cage. The number of animals allowed in one space is strictly limited. We give them shelters they can hide in and nesting material they can shred, and we try to make their environment as much like the wild as we can. They may get food treats as well, so their diet is not boring. We make sure they get what they need, but we also make sure that the enrichment plan does not interfere with the research."
When an NHGRI scientist wants to conduct research that involves animals, the first step is to meet with Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller, who offers guidance on what kind of animals to use and what procedures to perform to best answer the questions posed by the research project. Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her staff then work with the investigator to develop a written animal care protocol, which is reviewed by the NHGRI Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC). The ACUC consists of Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller; several NIH scientists; a non-scientist, who makes sure that research plans are written in plain language; and a member of the lay public, who is not affiliated with NIH and whom Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller describes as "the conscience of the community."
After researchers meet with Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller, their protocols are usually so clear and well-documented that the ACUC rapidly approves them. "The hard work that Shelley puts into these protocols really makes the ACUC's job and the researcher's work much easier," said David Bodine, Ph.D., Chairman of the NHGRI ACUC and Chief of NHGRI Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch. "After scientists work with Shelley, their protocols describe the way they will use the animals and their provisions for animal safety so well that we don't need to ask many questions during the review. It makes the whole process go better for everyone."
Animal research protocols are approved for three years, but are reviewed annually. If the reviews uncover a way to make an experiment easier on an animal, the researcher and Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller write an amendment to the protocol describing the needed changes and submit it to the ACUC for approval.
Once the protocol or amendment is approved, Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller's real work begins. All the investigators listed on an approved protocol must complete a rigorous training program in animal research. First, they watch an award-winning video called Training in Basic Biomethodology for Laboratory Mice. Distributed on CD, this video was developed by Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her staff for NHGRI scientists, but has been so well-received that thousands of CDs have been distributed in all 50 states and 52 foreign countries. The mouse biomethodology video is the second instructional CD produced by Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her staff, with the first focusing on rodent surgery. The success of the NHGRI-produced training series prompted officials from the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) to ask Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller to produce a third video on the biomethodology of laboratory rats, which is one of her current projects. It is also noteworthy that under Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller's leadership, the NHGRI animal program has consistently received the AAALC's highest possible rating of "outstanding."
After viewing the instructional video, researchers suit up in protective booties, coveralls, caps, and masks, and are then taken into the animal facility to practice the techniques they will use in their studies. They work side-by-side with Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller until she and her staff feel they have mastered what they need to know.
"Some people are naturals and some are afraid of the mice," said Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller. "Some need me to hold their hand for many months, and there's no shame in that. After a couple of lessons, we can usually tell if they will be okay, and if we feel they will not, we do the animal work for them. We turn no one loose unless we are confident they can perform their tasks humanely and without causing an injury to themselves or to an animal. If problems arise, we stop the work and re-train the scientist until our standards are met."
Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller thinks the success of any animal program depends on the alliance the veterinarian builds with the researchers. "You have to get to know each other and work together as friends," she said. "The animals deserve that partnership."
At NHGRI, the Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core often produces genetically altered, or transgenic, mice to serve as models of human disease. Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her staff must give these transgenic animals special care to make sure they survive, but even caring for normal lab mice is a major undertaking given the complexities of the mouse life cycle. Young mice are weaned at three weeks. Males can mate at around seven weeks, but females are ready at six weeks and can produce litters every 21 days if they are housed with a male. If the staff fails to wean young animals on time, they soon have older mice trampling newborns.
Normal mice can breed for about eight months, but transgenic mice may have shorter fertility spans or have trouble reproducing at all. Since they are often a researcher's most valuable animals, the Core trains technicians in assisted fertility techniques to ensure that transgenic mouse lines stay alive.
In addition to her degree in veterinary medicine, Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller is a Captain in the Public Health Service (PHS). Over the years, she has earned a PHS Unit Commendation, a PHS Citation Medal, a PHS Achievement Medal, and a PHS Commendation Medal, as well as Plain Language Awards from the NIH for her two instructional videos.
Recently, the PHS awarded Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller one of its highest honors, the Outstanding Service Medal for Sustained Excellence. She received the medal for orchestrating the instructional videos, improving animal health and welfare, upgrading the animal program's internal administration and management, working on numerous NIH committees, and speaking at international meetings.
"The development of animal models for human diseases is one of the critical missions of the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research," the award citation reads. "In the past few years, NHGRI investigators have published high profile papers describing the use of animal models to develop treatments for inherited immune disorders, deafness, Parkinson's disease, leukemia, breast cancer, and myocardial infarctions. The enormous impact of Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller on the NHGRI animal research program is demonstrated by the fact that she has been a co-author on six of these important papers in the peer-reviewed literature."
NHGRI Scientific Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., agrees that Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller and her animal care team have played a vital role in helping genomic researchers in their quest to expand understanding of biology and improve human health. "NHGRI is incredibly proud that one of our senior staff members received such a prestigious award," Dr. Green said. "It is gratifying to see the PHS recognize the talent and dedication of Dr. Hoogstraten-Miller - something that NHGRI has known about for years."
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The Joy of Kisses
By Elizabeth Rogers
Marriages are sealed with them, they're part of a traditional greeting or parting and (according to a popular 1960s song) it's how to tell if "he loves you so.
"Kisses have captured the imagination of writers, artists and other romantics for centuries, so it's no surprise we want to create some memorable ones of our own. If you're looking for an exotic local to create a memorable moment, Lonely Planet's "Top 10 Places to Steal a Kiss" offers some suggestions.
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You love making stuff, and so do we! Our goal at Hot Off The Press is to create wonderful supplies. But we dont just create papercrafting supplieswere crafters ourselves!
Heres how we got started:
Craft Book Publishing History
In 1980, Hot Off The Press President and owner Paulette Jarvey established a small business built on a foundation of family, friends and the success of one self-published book. Since then, Hot Off The Press has evolved into an award-winning publisher with hundreds of products.
It all began on the proverbial kitchen table. Paulette was raising a family while teaching classes on dough art at a community college. When her students urged her to write a how-to book, she was inspiredand Hot Off The Press was born!
Paulette recruited her family and friends to help with the creation of You Can Dough It! The first press run sold out in just 60 days and motivated her to publish another book. She discovered a consumer demand for quality how-to craft booksHot Off The Press responded to the demand and carved its niche in this unrecognized market.
The company established itself as a leader in the craft market and became the only company to win 31 industry Awards of Excellence for superior quality and design.
Scrapbooking History
In 1995, Paulette sensed scrapbooking would soon become a huge part of the creative marketpublishing Snip Your Snapshots proved her right. In response to consumer demand for scrapbook product, Hot Off The Press developed Paper Pizazz acid-free, lignin-free patterned papers. The companys history of publishing books led them to develop books of papersproviding the consumer with coordinating designs plus instructions.
Now, Hot Off The Press supplies scrappers with hundreds of papers, plus embellishments. The company has extended its offerings to include specialty papers for tea bag folding, as well as vellum and metallic papers. They also hold the Disney license for scrapbook papers.
Cardmaking History
In 2001, Hot Off The Press addressed an untapped market of cardmaking paper crafters. They introduced Paper Flair, a line of cardmaking products that includes kits, paper packs, templates and other tools to make it easy for the crafter to create handmade cards. They coined the term paper engineering to describe the windows, flaps, buckles, tri-fold cards and other paper-crafting techniques created by Hot Off The Press designers. Since then, Hot Off The Press has added to the cardmaking focus with paper packs, embellishments and instruction books in the Paper Flair and Cardmakers lines.
Company Mission
Hot Off The Press mission has always been to provide customers with innovative ideas and the tools to create them with. Our goal is to design books and products that make the crafter successful, says Paulette. We want to foster confidence and self-esteem in crafters of all ages and any skill level.
Hot Off The Press books and products are distributed throughout the United States and internationally. The company sells to many levels within the market: directly to consumers through Paper Wishes catalog, to independent retailers, distributors, chain stores, television shopping channels, craft catalogs and craft book clubs.
Paulette Jarvey, owner and President of Hot Off The Press, believes EVERYONE is creative.
In fact, this belief inspired Paulette to establish her company, Hot Off The Press. I wanted to produce books and products to make crafters successful, she says. My mission wasand still isto foster confidence and self-esteem in crafters of all ages and any skill level.
The company began on Paulettes kitchen table in 1980 with the help of friends and family. She was raising a family while teaching classes on dough art at a community college. When students urged her to write a how-to book, she was inspiredand Hot Off The Press was born.
In 1995, the company published Snip Your Snapshots, the first book to showcase ideas for creating scrapbook pages. It became an immediate best-seller. To support this incredible interest in scrapbooking, Hot Off The Press created Paper Pizazz patterned papers. Today, Hot Off The Press has a huge variety of Paper Pizazz books, cardmaking supplies, all kinds of brads and even stamps. Still the emphasis is on quality products that help the crafter succeed: Hot Off The Press has been honored with 31 PRIMEDIA Awards of Excellence and voted Best Patterned Papers by Creating Keepsakes readers two years running.
Paulette has taught scrapbooking classes and seminars across the United States and Canada, as well as at craft conventions in the UK and Australia. Scrapbook classes are a wonderful way to have fun while learning a new technique, she says. Teaching is one of my favorite things about being a part of the creative industry!
Since 1980, Hot Off The Press has been honored with 31 PRIMEDIA Awards of Excellence, 3 Dr. Toy awards, and twice voted Best Patterned Papers by Creating Keepsakes readers.
This is such an honor, says Hot Off The Press President Paulette Jarvey. At Hot Off The Press, its our mission to create innovative products and quality instruction books. We work very hard all year to deliver our best to the industryand were delighted to be recognized this way.
Hot Off The Press has also been honored with three Awards of Excellence for marketing. Were constantly striving to market effectively and creatively to our retailer and consumer customers, says Sara Naumann, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. There are so many great companies in the industry, so this is a huge compliment!