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Our Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program provides care for children who need a transplant of blood-forming cells, called hematopoietic (him-at-oh-poy-EH-tik) stem cells. These are young blood cells that can grow into any of the types of blood cells your child's body needs.
A transplant works by replacing the body's system for making blood cells, including infection-fighting cells needed for a healthy immune system. We do the transplants here at Seattle Children's, working closely with our partner in the SCCA, Fred Hutch. A transplant may greatly improve or cure several kinds of diseases, including some types of:
Stem cells for transplants may come from the patient or a healthy donor. The patient receives the stem cells through a catheter (tube) into their vein. Cells may be collected from:
A transplant using stem cells from another person is called allogeneic (AH-loh-jeh-NAY-ik). The new cells replace cells that are abnormal or missing because of disease. Your child may need this type of transplant if they have a disease of their bone marrow or a cancer that starts in their bone marrow, like leukemia. See more about transplants for non-malignant conditions.
The new stem cells may be donated by:
In some cases, a child receives a transplant of their own stem cells, called autologous (aw-TAH-luh-gus). This type of transplant is given to children whose bone marrow is normal but their cancer treatment is likely to destroy it.
The child's stem cells are removed before high-dose chemotherapy or radiation. The cells are frozen and stored. After treatment is finished, doctors return the stem cells to your child's body through a vein. This type of transplant sometimes is called stem cell rescue.
Our dedicated and highly skilled team has many years of experience transplanting children and teens, including very high-risk patients. Our comprehensive program helps your child and family:
The Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program is part of our Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). Please contact the SCCA at 800-804-8824 for more information, to request a second opinion or to make an appointment.
The SCCA is a partnership between Fred Hutch, UW Medicine, and Seattle Children's. The National Cancer Institute has designated our partnership a comprehensive cancer center. Fred Hutch is one of the largest stem cell transplant centers in the world.
More than 30 years ago, Fred Hutch pioneered stem cell transplants to treat blood disorders in children. Dr. E. Donnall Thomas led the team of scientists and received a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work.
For patients with high-risk leukemia, our cancer doctors pair up with the transplant team right from the start. Each patient gets a personalized treatment plan. It includes:
See statistics and outcomes for details on the number of stem cell transplants we do each year and survival rates for children who receive them.
To learn more about our Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, visit the pediatric transplant section of the SCCA website.
We aim to make transplant an option for more young people and to make the treatment more successful.
Some patients are too sick to tolerate the powerful drugs or radiation that is usually used to prepare their bodies for the transplant. This preparation is called conditioning. We have developed better ways to prepare them for transplant, called reduced-intensity conditioning. We continue to fine-tune conditioning treatments to improve survival and reduce complications.
As a national research leader, Seattle Children's can offer our patients treatment options available only through research studies, including Phase 1 clinical trials. These studies of the newest treatments are not offered at most treatment centers. Early in your child's treatment we work to identify the best clinical trials that can help before or during transplant.
New advances let us transplant patients who previously were not eligible or who would be considered too high risk at other centers. Advanced treatments we offer include:
Seattle Children's has many years of experience caring for children and teens with conditions that require stem cell transplants.
Transplant may not be the only option for your child's illness. Our specialists can provide a full range of treatments, based on what is best for your child. These include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and immunotherapy.
Our team members work with each other before and during the transplant process so your child gets the very best care for all aspects of their health.
This continues after your child's transplant. The team follows your child throughout their recovery. This team approach is called multidisciplinary care.
We help kids return to a normal life after transplant, with high quality of life.
One way is helping children avoid graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after transplant. GVHD happens if the new cells attack the child's body instead of rebuilding the immune system. Dr. Marie Bleakley works on ways to control T cells from donors so they don't attack the cells of transplant patients.
Drs. Scott Baker and Eric Chow look for factors that increase transplant survivors' risk of certain late effects such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Their goal is to find patients at highest risk and reduce their chance of developing these conditions. Read about their research to improve cancer survivors' quality of life.
Learn more about transplant research at Seattle Children's.
We care for your whole child – not just their disease. Your family has a full team behind you. As needed, your child will receive care from specialists in nutrition, pain management, pharmacy, physical therapy, psychology and emotional health. Read more about the supportive care we offer.
At Seattle Children's, we work with many children and families from around the Northwest and beyond. Whether you live nearby or far away, we can help with financial counseling, schooling, housing, transportation, interpreter services and spiritual care. Read about our services for patients and families.
Your child's doctors may suggest a stem cell transplant to treat some types of:
Professionals from many fields work together to plan treatment and care for your child. All team members have extra training and years of experience in the special needs of children and adolescents. See the full team at the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
Meet our transplant doctors:
You can contact the SCCA at 206-606-1024 or toll-free at 800-804-8824 for an appointment, a second opinion or more information.
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Entrepreneurship is an exciting endeavor, especially if you are looking to break into the food truck business. Read on to learn how to convert any ordinary van for sale into your next million dollar idea.read our latest blog posted at http://www.tatraindia.com/5-small-and-sporty-cars-for-summer-vacations/
Perhaps the most important step in this enterprise, buying your food truck or van is the initial step in any successful food truck business. Research your choices and know what is available on the market. Using a trusted search engine, look for vans for sale, or more specifically, refrigerated vans for sale. It may also be worth your while to look into used vans for sale that have been utilized as food trucks in the past. They will come with useful amenities at a reduced price. The Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van is one such convenient vehicle.
Getting any business off the ground can be expensive. Make sure you've planned for the following things:
● Cost of the food truck itself. Purchasing a used van for sale can help cut down on these costs, as will purchasing a van previously used as a food truck. These will be outfitted with many of the necessities of the business.
● Insurance. This can cost about $2,000 to $3,000 a year. Make sure that your underwriter is aware of the unique risks your vehicle poses, such as the fact that it has an open flame on board.
● Culinary preparation. This can include paying for an off site facility where the food is actually made, or for the particular gadgets on board your refrigerated van, such as food processors, pots and pans, and grease traps.
● City and county fees. These can include license and commissary fees. You will have to pay to have your refrigerated van or food truck licensed to sell. Make sure to review your county guidelines so that you don't overlook any essential fees that may make your business a liability down the line.
Customers will be most attracted to a bright storefront that clearly communicates what is being sold. Use all of your creative energy to design a look that you believe reflects the ideals of your refrigerated van. You may want to use some of your finances to hire a graphic designer. Do not skimp on this step, aesthetics are an integral component of the culinary experience.get latest updates at this website.
Strategic placement of your business should depend on the following factors:
● Tourist density
● The territory of your competitor's refrigerated vans
● Proximity to other restaurants
Choose a location that sets you apart from the crowd, yet still makes you accessible to the masses. Make sure to return to this same spot frequently, so that you can develop a loyal following.
Launching your own food truck business will take a lot of work and spirit, but with the preceding advice, you should be able to convert your refrigerated van into a successful operation in no time.

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AthleteSpeakers has built very close direct relationships over the years with top athletes, agents, publicists and managers. We specialize in assisting small, medium, and large companies as well as event planners with booking athletes like Dane Beardsley for speaking engagements and appearances at trade shows, golf outings, casinos, conferences, conventions, and corporate events. For years, companies have turned to AthleteSpeakers to get Dane Beardsley's booking fee, appearance cost, and booking agent contact information.
Dane Beardsley is a professional BMX rider who is most famous for his viral videos of his amazing tricks. Popular on Youtube, Beardsley rose to fame in the mid-2000s due to his ability to land hard tricks on his bike. Beardsley currently competes in various competitions around the world, but is mostly known for his online presence and Youtube videos.
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It's pretty cold in parts of Turkey right now.
But the Turkish special forces has made the most of the winter weather by setting up a special military training camp for fighting in the snow.
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Lumberton, NC (PRWEB) November 05, 2015
A free, full-day workshop titled "Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities: How Faith Communities Can Help" will be offered on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Lumberton. Sponsoring organizations include: the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC), UNC-CH Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, UNC-CH Division of Allied Health Sciences and the Robeson County Innovative Approaches Initiative. PowerPoint Church is hosting the workshop.
The workshop is aimed at clergy, church leaders, church members, and families of children with autism and other special needs.
Workshop objectives:
- Understand autism and the challenges that individuals and families face
- Learn how faith communities can welcome and support these individuals and families
- Connect to local resources for help
Speakers will include:
- Elizabeth R. Crais, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow Professor and Coordinator of Doctoral Studies, Division of Speech and Hearing
- Rebecca Edmondson Pretzel, PhD, Associate Director and Director of Services, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities
- Kim Tizzard, Essie Davis, and Amy Perry, ASNC Autism Resource Specialists
The workshop, which will also feature a special needs ministry panel, will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at PowerPoint Church, 4282 Hwy 211 West in Lumberton. Registration is free and includes lunch; participants are asked to register online by Nov. 11 at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autism-and-other-developmental-disabilities-how-faith-communities-can-help-tickets-18315437968.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. As many as 1 in 58 children may be diagnosed with ASD in North Carolina, according to a prevalence study by the CDC study of 8-year-old schoolchildren.
- For more than 45 years, the Autism Society of North Carolina has worked to address areas of need and expand services for the autism community in North Carolina. ASNC works to directly improve the lives of individuals affected by autism by providing advocacy, education, and services. For more information, call 1-800-442-2762 or visit http://www.autismsociety-nc.org.


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農業用輪胎的歐洲市場 (2015-2019年)
Agriculture Tires Market in Europe 2015-2019
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|農業用輪胎的歐洲市場 (2015-2019年) Agriculture Tires Market in Europe 2015-2019
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Tires are an integral component of automobiles and are manufactured using raw materials such as natural rubber, nylon tire cord fabric, and carbon black. Rubber chemicals and synthetic rubber, including styrene-butadiene rubber and poly-butadiene rubber, are also used in manufacturing tires. Agriculture tires are used in different agriculture vehicles and equipment such as tractors, sowers, and harvesters. The use of advanced equipment has had a significant improvement on crop yield and, hence, is leading to cultivators and farmers increasingly using agriculture vehicles and equipment.
The agriculture tires market in Europe is one of the largest agriculture tires market in the world. Almost all the nations of the EU have been reeling under the negative effects of eurozone crisis. This has largely affected even the most developed economies of Europe such as Germany and France. About half of the population in the EU lives in rural areas, showing the importance of the level of farm mechanization in Europe. The sales of tractors in Europe declined in 2012 compared to 2011. While there was a correction observed in 2013, the market declined in 2014 again. The sales of agriculture tires are directly related to the sales of agriculture equipment.
Technavio's analysts forecast the agriculture tires market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 1.47% over the period 2015-2019.
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the agriculture tires market in Europe for the period 2015-2019.
Technavio's report, the Agriculture Tires Market in Europe 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. It covers the landscape of the agriculture tires market in Europe and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.


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India may have 91 mn social media users by year-end: Report
The number of social media users are expected to grow 17 per cent to reach 91 million in urban India by December 2013, on the back of rising Internet penetration due to increasing affordability of smartphones and availability of cost effective data plans.
The number of social media users in urban India reached 78 million by June 2013, a report by IAMAI and IMRB International said.
"The report estimates that the number of social media users by October 2013 will be 86 million and by December 2013, will be 91 million, showing an overall growth of 17 per cent since June 2013," it said.
It said facebook is the leading website accessed by 96 per cent of all social media users and it is most used to connect with friends, publishing content and searching contacts.
The survey was conducted across 35 cities of the country. The report said social networking through mobile phones is widely observed with 19.8 million users accessing the websites on mobiles.
"With mobile penetrations reaching very high levels and an increasing number of individuals owning smartphones that allow Internet access, social networking is rapidly penetrating the Internet user base across length and breadth of India," the report said.
Afforadable mobile Internet plans additionally serve to increase usage levels, it added.
The report said "non-working women" are tipped to be the next emerging demographic segment with nearly 10 per cent of them accessing social media.
It also highlighted that the medium is increasingly used by political institutions and 2-5 per cent of election budgets are estimated to be spent on social media initiatives.
"Small-scale campaign responsibilities are usually outsourced by the political parties whereas critical election campaigns are managed in-house by the party experts," it said.
The report estimates that investing in various social media initiatives could lead to a vote swing of around 3-4 per cent among the users in the country.


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I add foraged foods to my wedding and party menus wherever I can. One of my favourite wild foods is the humble Nettle.
Rich in vitamins A, C, D, iron, potassium, magnesium.. and up to 20% protein, well higher than almost any leafy vegetable! Better yet they are delicious, free and everywhere.
Harvest with or without rubber gloves, snip or pinch, you will get stung whatever, it's part of the fun! Aim for the top young leaves in March and April. Later in the year cut them back to promote new young growth.
Use like spinach – in soups, stews, juices..
Or try this wonderful Greek inspired Nettle and Feta pie.
Preheat oven to 180oC/160oC degree Centigrade fan/gas mark 6.
Finely slice then fry 2 red onions in butter till golden. Add 2 cloves crushed garlic and fry
for another minute. Add 250g each of chopped nettles and spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg and cook till wilted.
Squeeze out liquid then add chopped fresh dill, mix with 2 beaten eggs, 200g crumbled feta, 75g pine nuts and the zest of a lemon.
Line an oven dish with rolled puff pastry. Add filling, cut a lattice top from leftover pastry, brush with oil and bake for 35-40min till golden and springy to touch. Cool for 15 min before serving with crusty bread and a green salad.
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Last week, Target Australia removed Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) from its stores, due to an online petition decrying the sexual elements of GTAV, which forced Target's hand in the matter. People took to the internet and further petitioned Target to remove other so-called offensive material from its stores, with suggestions such as Fifty Shades of Grey, and even The Bible. So the question should be raised, are gamers missing the point?
The gaming community can be a bit precious at times. It promotes a culture that doesn't like people messing with their video games – they don't like censorship. I am not a fan of censorship either; however, in some cases it's acceptable. Take the removal of GTAV from Target, for example – I feel that's acceptable. I would even argue that the title should be removed from other family-friendly stores including K-Mart and Big W (note: K-Mart has already followed suit and removed the title from its shelves). Why? Well, before we get to that, let's discuss what the problem is to begin with.
The Grand Theft Auto series has been one of the major entertainment movements in the past twenty years. Ever since the original top-down shooter hit the PlayStation, it has spawned imitators. At its core though, Grand Theft Auto has always been an open-world game, wherein players can essentially do anything. Want to race around a city at top speed with no consequence when you hit a building? Sure! Want to enter a cheat code to spawn a tank and go on a rampage? Of course, go for it. Want to hire a hooker, have sex with her and then shoot her to get your money back? Ah… ok? Do I have to?
Well, no, you don't have to. The benefit of Grand Theft Auto is in all the great elements that are available to play around with. It's a giant adult sandbox, full of mayhem and fun. The downside to this is that Rockstar has created an adult sandbox full of adult elements. Yes, you can kill and slaughter people, but you can also do other adult things, including the opportunity to have sex.
Keep in mind, though, that Grand Theft Auto isn't the first game to include sex in it. You'll have to go back to Leisure Suit Larry (and even earlier) to see that. Yet the inclusion of both violence and sex makes Grand Theft Auto unique. I personally have nothing against the inclusion of sex in games. Just like sex in film or literature, its inclusion requires a purpose. It can't be there 'just because'. Sexual violence, however, is even more of a sensitive subject, and GTAV does not handle the subject sensitively.
Sexual violence is still a major problem in our modern society. Articles covering sexual violence need to have trigger warnings on them. It's come so far that men feel the need to publicly pledge that they will never commit an act of violence against a woman. GTAV has no trigger warning on it. In fact, it doesn't even mention sexual violence in its rating.
So why is Target only just now removing GTAV from its stores? The release of GTAV on the new round of consoles has also heralded the arrival of a new mode in the game – first-person perspective. This is a first for the Grand Theft Auto series and it changes up the style of play in an interesting way. I've personally played a few hours of GTAV on PS4 and have found that it handles a lot better in first person. What I haven't encountered, though, are the city of Los Santos' many prostitutes.
I haven't sought them out at all, but they're there. They're available for a short, fun time and that's it. After your time, you can shoot them down and collect the money they've dropped. The fact that any other person in the city of Los Santos can be killed and has money to be collected is negligible – it's the fact that your character has just had sex with a prostitute and you've then killed them to get your cash back. It's an element that perhaps takes the idea of 'you can do anything!' a little too far, and I would argue should never have been included in the first place. Sure, games have elements that are there 'just because' – you don't have to pick flowers and hunt wildlife in Skyrim to progress the story, but it's there if you like – however, I feel that for GTAV to have this other element is pointless and offensive.
You can quite easily play through Grand Theft Auto without ever having to encounter this, which supports the argument that it shouldn't even be there to begin with. Let's get back to the core question though – should Target have removed GTAV from its stores?
Yes! Without a doubt. Sure, it's slightly hypocritical when there are other games that are rated R on their shelves, but this is a special case. GTAV is one of the major game releases of the year and is a title that teens and kids younger than 18 will be wanting for Christmas. Unfortunately, regardless of the rating system, there are still parents who will buy their kids these sorts of games without really assessing the content that's in them.
Add the problem that a store like Target is predominantly staffed by teenagers under the age of eighteen. Legislation also states that any game or film that is rated R18+ cannot be sold by anyone under eighteen years old. So realistically, it's counterproductive for a store like Target to have to have someone who is over eighteen come and sell the game every single time. Target hasn't removed other R18+ games (such as Watch Dogs or Wolfenstein) from their shelves – it's blacklisting a specific game for a specific reason. Realistically, though, they should be taking all R18+ games off the shelf.
Target is doing the right thing by addressing an issue that has been around for a while. Sure, it's taken them a year to address this problem, but they're addressing it and that helps create discussion about sexual violence in video games. It also helps create discussion around the kinds of entertainment available to consumers in family-friendly stores. Unfortunately, the backlash from gamers in Australia has been childish and is missing the point of the removal. There is a long way to go before sexual violence can be taken seriously by gamers and game developers, at least in my opinion.
Interestingly enough, one of the other controversial moments in the game hasn't even been raised – the torture sequence. Later on in the game, there is a moment where one of the playable characters tortures another character. I haven't reached this part in the game so I'm unable to outline my feelings about that moment, but as far as I understand it's an uncomfortable moment that's likely made even harder to watch in first person. It calls to mind memories of another Rockstar game – Manhunt.
Where this will go from here – who knows? As a gamer, I've found myself straying towards games that question violence, or don't feature violence heavily. Whether they are platformers or strategy games, I'm drawn towards games that aren't about shooting all the time. I no longer have the patience for those sorts of nihilistic games that don't question what they're doing. I also believe that, as a form of entertainment, video games should not be exploring certain topics – sexual violence being a prime example. It is such a major issue that I simply do not think that gaming will be able to adequately address it in its current form.
I don't entirely believe that there is a link between video game violence and violence in the real world; however, I also don't believe that the far-reaching consequences of this activity have been realised yet. We live in a world where children are exposed to violence earlier than previous generations. It's also far more accessible and, whilst we can sit around and say that "real-world violence and video games aren't connected," I don't honestly believe that we can say that is the case right now – at least not until this current generation grows up. It could be similar to film and literature, where people previously thought that minds would rot and violent content would encourage children to lead to a life of crime and violence – and yet time showed that this was not the case.
The next year or so will be interesting. We live in a culture where the quality of games is so high that we shouldn't accept the slaughter of countless amounts of red-shirted foes 'just because' – I'm looking at you Far Cry 4. We need context as to why we're doing this. I look at a game like Dishonoured, which came out a few years ago and provided the player with the option of completing the game without killing anyone. On the flipside – one player tried to play Grand Theft Auto Online (the online component of GTAV) as a pacifist. You can read here how that went.
I hope that the culture can move past this and reach a point where women are treated equally and with respect. Where sexual violence is not an activity that players are involved in. It will surely be a long path to that end – and one that I'm afraid we may never actually reach. If that is the case, then I'm not sure where I see myself as a gamer. I'm not sure I want to be part of that kind of culture.


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Karman offers over 100 models, variations, and types of wheelchairs to choose from. With a large selection of manual and power wheelchairs, including transport wheelchairs, lightweight wheelchairs, standard wheelchairs, ultra lightweight wheelchairs, and ergonomic wheelchairs, you are sure to find exactly what you are looking for. Karman Medical believes that users should not have to endure the nuances of wheelchair shopping. Rather, it should be a quick and painless procedure that requires little effort and maximum satisfaction.
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PubH 6503, Introduction to Public Health Communication & Marketing
GROUP PROJECT(s)
- Topic:
- Childhood obesity in African American adolescents 10-14 in mississipi
- Type of paper:
- Campaign
- Discipline:
- public health
- Format or citation style:
Let's review what your group will have accomplished in assignment #1. By now, you will have:
• Conducted your situation analysis
• Defined and segmented your target audiences
• Established your high-level public health goal
• Defined your specific behavioral and communication objectives
• Made recommendations for additional research needed
Now you are ready to begin the process of:
• Defining the core messages of your health communication campaign or program
• Determining some vehicles that you could use to communicate these messages
• Developing concepts or rough-drafts of some actual materials that could be pre-tested among
members of your target audiences and also among gatekeepers who are influential in reaching
your target audiences
Review of Assignment #2
You are to write and submit the second component of your group project. Suggested length is 9-10
pages (don't exceed that length with the main text, but you may choose to include references beyond
the 10 page maximum [double spaced, 1" margins, arial font]). Submit an electronic copy (one per
group) in Microsoft Word format at least 24 hours before the start of your live session during the week
7. This assignment is worth 15 points. Feedback will be sent to the student who submits the
assignment on behalf of their group.
Your paper should be organized into these sections and address these questions and components:
Step #1
Write a communication strategy statement.
The communication strategy statement is a document that provides a snapshot of the most important
information needed by a team of creative services professionals (e.g., art directors, copywriters, web
designers, illustrators, producers of radio or televisions commercials, video producers, etc.) who
might develop your communication campaign materials.
This document serves three important functions:
• It forces you, as the public health communication and marketing specialist in your organization,
to succinctly describe your audience and objectives, among other things
• It gives you something tangible to circulate among your co-workers, bosses, or clients (if you
are working for a social marketing or communication consulting company), and forces them to
come to consensus before the creative process begins
• It is used by the creative services team as the "anchor" against which creative concepts and
materials should be judged (that is, it helps you review the work of the creative team from the
point of the view of the target audience, and not from your own personal point of view)
An outline for a communication strategy statement appears at the end of this document.
Step #2
Develop three key messages for your primary target audience, and a slogan or theme line that
can be used in your campaign or program materials. (If you have more than one primary
target audience, select one of them for this step.)
These three messages should follow from your communication objectives and should be seen as
supporting the achievement in the long term of your behavioral objectives. In other words, they should
be targeted messages, as we have discussed in class and the recorded materials and readings.
Targeted messages aim to change a specific attitude, belief, behavior, etc. related to the goals and
objectives of the campaign. Your messages should be deeply rooted in the behavioral theory you
have chosen to guide your campaign. Please define and discuss your application of theory in this
In developing your messages, be mindful of your target audience. Is health literacy an issue for your
target audience?
Lastly, develop a theme line or tag line that relates to your key messages and could serve as a shorthand
summary of your objectives or messages.
Step #3
Develop a prototype of two health communication materials that you feel will be central to
your group's communication campaign or program.
You can get ideas for examples of communication materials on pages 64-65 of "Making Health
Communication Programs Work" (the "Pink Book" resource that is provided as a reading for this
• One of these should be some form of advertisement – such as a magazine or newspaper ad, a
series of banner ads for web sites, Facebook or Twitter, the script for a television or radio ad, a
billboard campaign, etc.
• The second material you create should be an informational or educational piece, such as a
brochure, pamphlet, web site pages, etc.
For example, if you plan to develop print advertisements, create a sketch of a prototype ad. Include
rough drawings or downloaded images as placeholders for real images which would be developed
later. Write a headline for this ad and the "body copy" – the content of the ad that contains your key
message or messages. Incorporate your theme line or tag line into this ad prototype. In developing
your informational or educational piece, create a rough prototype of the brochure, pamphlet, web site,
etc., that includes graphics, headlines, and body copy.
In previous classes, students have prepared a wide variety of prototypes for this assignment,
including advertisements for newspapers or magazines, Web pages, brochures, an outline of an
educational video, a kit of information materials, television and radio ads, newsletters, and information
For this section, you will likely want to write a short paragraph or two describing the two materials
(what they are, why you chose these mediums) your group has decided upon. The remainder of this
section will be depicted through your prototypes which can either be included right here in the text
(space allowing) or as an Appendix at the end of the assignment.
Step #4
Write a description of how you would pre-test your each of your communication materials. What type
of market research would you recommend, and why? Would you use quantitative or qualitative
techniques, or both? What is your rationale for your approach? How would you go about recruiting
participants to take part in your market research? How would you measure reactions to your
materials and analyze results of your pre-testing research. (You do NOT have to actually conduct the
pre-testing. Just develop a plan.)
Outline for Your Communication Strategy Statement
Your communication strategy statement should be written according to this format and turned
in with your key messages and prototype materials. This document is meant to be brief
(advertising agencies call it a "Creative Brief") so use "bullet points" and short sentences.
Program Goal
Target Audience
Behavioral Objective(s)
Communication Objectives(s)
Barriers to Awareness or Action
The Benefit Promise
Supporting Reasons Why
Action(s) the Target Audience Should Take
Planned Executions and Other Special Considerations
Example of a Creative Strategy Statement
Creative Strategy Statement for a Health Communications Campaign to Communicate Results
of the Diabetes Prevention Program
Program Goal:
Contribute to the achievement of the Healthy People 2020 goal for diabetes:
• Through prevention programs, reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes, and
improve the quality of life for all persons who have or are at risk for diabetes
Target Audiences:
• All adults ages 45 and older who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as measured
by one or more of these characteristics: overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25, but especially ≥ 30;
sedentary lifestyle; fasting blood glucose value in the pre-diabetic range)
• All adults ages 45 and older, as above, for a general audience campaign (we'll focus on this
group for the purposes of the remainder of this strategy document) Other potential segments
for separate campaigns or sub-campaigns include:
• African Americans ages 45 and older at high risk, as defined above
• Hispanic/Latino Americans ages 45 and older at high risk, as defined above
• American Indian/Native Americans ages 45 and older at high risk, as defined above
• Asian Americans ages 45 and older at high risk, as defined above
• Adults ages 60 and older at high risk, as defined above
Behavioral Objectives:
• Among the target audience by the year 2020, increase the percentage (from 10% to 15%) that
reports losing 10-20 pounds within the past two years and keeping it off.
• Among the target audience by the year 2020, increase the percentage (from 20% to 30%) that
reports getting 30 minutes a day of physical activity, such as walking, five days a week.
Communication Objectives:
• Among the target audience by the year 2020, increase the percentage (from 20% to 50%) that
is aware that diabetes can be prevented.
• Among the target audience by the year 2020, increase the percentage (from 5% to 25%) that
is aware that losing just 10-20 pounds and increasing physical activity to 30 minutes a day, five
days a week, can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
Barriers to Awareness or Action:
• Not aware of the seriousness of diabetes so not afraid of getting it
• Fatalistic about getting diabetes
• Hard to exercise when overweight
• Thinks that losing weight is an all-or-nothing proposition (that is, you need to go to a "normal"
weight to get a health benefit)
• Doesn't like to exercise and doesn't like people who exercise (those "gym bunnies" or "gym
rats" who always seem to be exercising)
• Doesn't know how to eat better to lose weight
The Benefit Promise:
• If you make relatively small changes to your lifestyle – losing modest amounts of weight and
making modest increases in your level of physical activity – you can prevent diabetes entirely,
or delay it from occurring for many years.
Supporting Reasons Why:
• People just like you who took part in a health study called the Diabetes Prevention Program
were able to prevent or delay diabetes by losing, on average, about 10-20 pounds, and
walking on a daily basis for 30 minutes.
• The changes you need to make to help prevent diabetes are small, and can easily fit into your
daily life.
• The changes you make to help prevent diabetes also will make you feel better – and maybe
even look better, too.
Action the Target Audience Should Take:
Seek more information:
• Visit our Web site
• Call our 800 number
• Ask their doctors at their next office visit
• Straightforward, matter-of-fact
• Consider a light approach
• Avoid fear appeals or negative labeling of the target audience
• Show empathy for what they are going through in their lives
Planned Executions and Other Special Considerations:
A comprehensive public service advertising campaign to include:
• Television and radio ads
• Print ads
• Billboard and Metro cards
• Web banner ads
Collateral materials to be developed include:
• Brochures
• Posters for doctor's office waiting rooms
• Comprehensive Web site
To ensure readability by a wide audience, written materials should be written at the eighth-grade
reading level to the extent possible.
H100, Introduction to Public Health
H100, Introduction to Public Health
Epidemiology exercise, Spring 2016
Use the tables and response boxes for answers; the first two pages are background—no responses needed
This assignment is designed to allow you to employ the basic tools of epidemiology, using a real example that has elements which cross public health, child development, exercise and physical activity, and nutrition, as well as other fields.
As we discussed in class, and as you have learned through your readings and online material, epidemiology concerns itself with the "distribution and determinants" of health related matters in populations, with the goal of using the findings to improve health and prevent or cure disease. Epidemiology is most typically thought of as applying to large geographically defined populations (e.g. a state or country), and dealing with death and disease (e.g. number of people contracting influenza).
The tools of epidemiology, though, can be applied in any setting where there is a) a defined population "at risk" for some event, and b) a count of the number of events that occur in that population in a given time. For example, it is possible to treat passing H100 as an epidemiologic problem. The population is everyone in the course, and the event is passing the course. To calculate prevalence of passing, therefore, you simply make a fraction of those passing divided by those enrolling. If 340 students of 350 enrolled pass, the prevalence of passing is 97.1% (i.e. 340/350).
In this exercise, you will use real data from the American College Health Association report on As part of the exercise, you will calculate measures of frequency (e.g. prevalence) and of association (e.g. relative risk). We will go over ACHA and the NCHA in class, and you will have had an opportunity to participate in the 2014 survey. Before you do the exercise yourself, I suggest you review the class materials on epidemiology: narrated slides, and the text. For those of you with greater interest in the topic of college student health, the link to ACHA is on the Blackboard site.
Because we will have spent time in class on ACHA/NCHA, this background will be specific to the assignment. Sample surveys are available at the ACHA website, as are results from recent surveys.
We will be using data modified from the 2013 NCHA survey. Below are the characteristics of the 153 institutions participating in that effort. You may to refer to the information below when answering the question about confounding and bias.
In the 2013 survey, 123,078 students participated, with an overall response rate of 34%. Approximately 34% of respondents were male, 66% female. The median age for both men and women was 21, though the mean for both men (23.1) and women (22.7) was older. Full-time students represented 88% of the sample, and 65% characterized themselves as Caucasian/white, with 14% indicating Hispanic ethnicity.
During the following exercise, you will explore whether college students are meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention physical activity guidelines for muscle strengthening activities (e.g. lifting weights or other load-bearing activity). Current guidelines recommend at least 2 days per week of such physical activity for optimum health.
The following activities are designed to be conducted in order—answers from the first section feed into items in the second, and so on. Sections 1 and 2 ask you to conduct calculations similar to those discussed in class, in narrated slides, and in your text. Section 3 asks you to think about ways to interpret the results, including the possibility that they are misleading, and what you might do with the information.
Section 1. Prevalence
Prevalence is simply the proportion of those in a given population which have the condition of interest at the time of assessment. For instance, if 23 of 350 H100 class members have colds at our first class meeting, the prevalence (point prevalence, to be technical) is 23/350, or 6.6/100 or 6.6%. In this section, you will calculate the prevalence of strength training for college men and women, using the data table provided to you below.
NCHA participants were asked the number of days in an average week in which they did strength training exercise. The national recommendation is to engage in such activity at least twice per week. The table below reports the number of college women and college men who engaged in muscle strengthening activity at least two days per week (i.e. two or more days/week), and the number of men and women responding to the item. Using the numbers in the table below, calculate the prevalence of muscle strengthening activity for men, women, and overall, and enter your results in the table below. Prevalence can be reported as either a proportion or a percentage. In either case, you need not report more than three digits (e.g. 0.235 or 23.5%).
|Number exercising
≥ 2/week
- In your own words, and in no more than a couple of sentences or bullets, provide a summary of the prevalence pattern you see here; in other words, what is the overall prevalence and does it seem to differ for women and men? Don't worry for now about the interpretation or implications of the patterns you see (i.e. whether there is some causal association between gender and muscle strengthening exercise).
Section 2. Relative risk
Using the methods illustrated in the narrated slides, in class, and in your text, calculate the relative risk below using the prevalence estimates you calculated above (show the fractions you create as well as the relative risk). The prevalence estimates from the table above are your best estimates of absolute risk for each gender category; in this instance, it is the absolute risk of engaging in strengthening exercises at least twice per week. ("Risk" is used here in the epidemiologic sense rather than common usage—"risk" does not necessarily refer only to unpleasant outcomes, but for any outcome; in this case we are dealing with the "risk" of a health-promoting activity.)
- Using the prevalence of ≥ 2/week strengthening exercise in women as the "non-exposed" group (i.e. the denominator), calculate the relative risk of ≥ 2/week strengthening exercise for men. So, for the table below, you will calculate one relative risk. In the center column, provide the fraction you use to calculate relative risk (i.e. the two numbers you use to calculate RR). In the right column, provide the relative risk that comes from that fraction.
|Relative risk
|RR for men
- Using your own words, how do you quantitatively interpret the results? That is, how would you translate the relative risk for someone who didn't know the term "relative risk"? You must interpret the actual relative risk you found (i.e. as a number), not just comment about how to interpret relative risks generally.
Section 3. Interpretation and action
As our session on epidemiology emphasized, getting a result is only part of conducting an epidemiologic study. The results must be interpreted correctly to be of use. One possible interpretation of results is that they are causal—that is, that the predictor (or exposure) causes the outcome (or event). For instance, you may look at the results on gender and weight bearing exercise and determine that the association is somehow causal (i.e. that gender—in the broadest definition, including social definitions—is really associated with strength training via some causal mechanism). You then have the task of explaining how that could be so—what cause or causes lead to the connection? There are other reasons that two variables (e.g. gender and reported strength training) might be associated but without one causing the other. A third variable might be leading to engagement in weight bearing exercise, but be associated with gender, for instance. A variable statistically associated with gender may be leading to strength training frequency, and not gender itself ("confounding", as we have discussed). Or, it could be that the students in the survey were either sampled in a way that led to misleading results, or there were problems with the way the survey collected data that led to misleading results (i.e. bias).
Your task in this section is to look at the results, and try to decide whether you think they are causal, that is, do you think that gender (or a component of gender) actually influences whether a student engages in strength training? If you think it is causal, explain how—if not, give a plausible alternative to causation.
- How could gender be causally associated with strength training? Explain how, in a way consistent with the results you found. How might the results be the result of confounding or bias (i.e. the result of a third variable or a problem with the way the survey was conducted)? Provide one example; again, be sure your answer is consistent with the data and results you found earlier. If you argue that the sample is biased, you may need to refer to the initial table describing the survey sample.
Epidemiology is an applied science. Ultimately, the goal of the field is to find results that allow public health organizations (and others) to take action to improve health. Based on everything you have calculated and reported for this exercise, in the box below briefly (2 bullets or sentences) say 1) whether you would recommend action based on these results, and 2) what that action would be?
- Would you take public health action based on these results? If so, what? If not, what would make you unwilling to take action at this point? Be sure your responses are consistent with the data and results.
Well done! This is what epidemiologists, along with other public health, clinical, and other professionals do all the time—take data, try to gain insights into what determines health-related outcomes, and determine whether public health action should be recommended. If you want to learn more about this specific topic, visit the ACHA website.


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The campus bookstores, commercial publishers, and online booksellers provide a range of format and licensing options for textbooks.
- Digital Textbook Rental Programs: Digital books are licensed for a period of time at significantly reduced cost compared to new textbook. For example, CourseSmart is a joint venture of 5 major textbook publishers that provide the rental/licensing about 20,000 digital e-textbooks from the major publishers.
- Low-cost print textbook with Free digital version on website by Flatworld Knowledge provides students with free access to an online digital textbook and if students want to print it or have the digital information delivered on other devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad, etc), they can purchase the products and services at a relatively low cost.
- eBooks licensed by Oklahoma libraries are growing in their availability to both faculty and students.
- E-Chapters: Cengage Publisher provides ability to buy typical book chapters at $4-$10 per chapter.
- Print Textbook Rental Programs: Use of physical textbooks is licensed for a semester at 35% to 45% of the cost for a limited collection of new textbooks.
- Used Print Books: Campus bookstores and online textbook resellers provide used textbooks at approximately 50% of the cost for a limited collection of new textbooks that are to be used the following semester. According to the 2009 College Store Industry Financial Report, used books account for about 30% of all course materials in U.S. college stores.
Your campus bookstore is a key partner in using the lower cost commercial options for courses materials. Please work with them to explore what options would be most appropriate for your courses.
You can also directly explore the options that the major commercial publishers are providing. Here's a preliminary list of links that we will add to over time:
Links to Information about Lower Cost Commerical Publisher Options
Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing:
Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning):
- McGraw-Hill's Developmental Ed Services:
- Math: www.aleks.com
- Reading: www.mhconnectreading.com
- Writing: www.mhconnectwriting.com
- McGraw-Hill's Integrated Learning Experience:
- Connect: www.mcgrawhillconnect.com
- Learnsmart: www.mhlearnsmart.com
- Tegrity: http://tegritycampus.mhhe.com
- McGraw-Hill's Custom Publishing:
- Create: www.mcgrawhillcreate.com
- Learning Solutions: http://learningsolutions.mhhe.com/
Contacting McGraw-Hill: 'Find My Rep' http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/findRep.do allows you to type in the name of your institution in order to locate and contact the sales rep who covers your discipline.
- WileyPLUS: www.wileyplus.com
- Wiley Flex: http://www.wiley.com/college/wileyflex/
- Wiley Custom Select: www.customselect.wiley.com


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Making choices & decisions about your horse's health and wellbeing leads to happier owners and happier horses.
You can find Equestrian Specialists in all of our stores. These members of staff have all received training to BHS Levels One and Two and are fully AMTRA qualified to offer help and guidance on specialist items such as animal health products.


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As reported in our March 2016 article, given the current uncertainty about whether Third Party Funding Agreements are permissible for arbitrations conducted in Hong Kong, the Third Party Funding for Arbitration Sub-Committee of Hong Kong's Law Reform Commission was asked to consider whether legal reforms were needed to clarify such. The Sub-Committee concluded that reform is required and recommended that Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) be amended to provide that such funding is permitted. The extended consultation period ended in February 2016 and the Sub-Committee's further report is awaited. No doubt, in anticipation of the Arbitration Ordinance being amended to expressly provide for third party funding in arbitrations in Hong Kong, the CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center has (in May 2016) released its draft Guidelines for Third Party Funding in Arbitration, for public consultation. The consultation period ends on 19 July 2016.
Draft CIETAC HKAC TPF Guidelines
The introduction to the Guidelines (which are to be cited as "CIETAC HKAC TPF Guidelines") makes it clear that they are to be voluntary and that parties and arbitrators shall not be deemed to have adopted them simply because they participate in arbitration proceedings in which there is an element of funding. For the purpose of the Guidelines, third party funding (Funding) arises when a professional third party or entity (Funder) contributes funds, or provides other material support to a party in arbitration (Funded Party) and has a direct economic interest in the award to be rendered in the arbitration.
The draft Guidelines include the following:-
Parties Seeking Funding
The Guidelines set out a number of things which the person seeking funding should do, namely:-
- Set out in a formal arbitration funding agreement (AFA) the terms and conditions of any Funding agreement.
- Consider obtaining legal advice to establish the permissibility of Funding and to review the terms of the AFA.
- Satisfy itself that any prospective corporate Funder is duly incorporated in accordance with applicable laws.
- Satisfy itself that the prospective Funder has sufficient capital to meet the funding arrangements.
- Consider the effects of any applicable confidentiality provisions or laws and any disclosure relating to the proceedings which a Funder may require.
- Consider, when they enter into a commercial agreement, whether the arbitration agreement should include the extent to which information may be disclosed to prospective Funders.
- Consider entering into a non-disclosure agreement with a prospective Funder.
- Consider whether communications between itself and any prospective Funder may be disclosable in subsequent proceedings and, if necessary, take legal advice before providing confidential information to the prospective Funder.
- Disclose to the arbitral tribunal and other party any possible conflicts of interest arising from the Funding.
- Carefully consider the nature and effect of termination and withdrawal provisions under the AFA.
Arbitral Tribunal
The Guidelines set out a number of matters which the arbitral tribunal should do, namely:-
- Where it considers it appropriate, invite or direct any Funded Party to disclose its Funding.
- Positively consider its own independence and impartiality upon becoming aware of the existence of Funding.
- Consider the nature and extent of a party's Funding as a relevant factor when considering any security for costs application.
It is still not clear when the legislation for third party funding will be in place in Hong Kong. The publication of the draft Guidelines should be welcomed by the users of CIETAC arbitration. It will encourage parties to consider various issues which may arise from third party funding when it is formally recognised as legal in Hong Kong.


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The Kenwood TK-2312 is a VHF analogue two way radio, this has a large channel capacity of 128 channels. Radio comes with both battery (NiMH) and antenna, charger is an optional extra. Built to IP55 standards, the TK-2312 has an ingress protection against dust whilst also being resistant to jets of water.
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The TK-2312 is a VHF analogue two way radio from Kenwood. Built to IP55 standards the radio has a limited ingress protection against dust, whilst also being resistant to jets of water from all angles. Thin and compact yet sustaining a high level of robustness, the TK-2312 meets MIL-STD-810 (C/D/E/F/G) meaning that it has withstood tests in some of the harshest working conditions.
An ample 128 channel capacity is present with the TK-2312, more than enough to meet requirements for any current or future requirements for a business' radio system. GPS is also a possibility with the TK-2312 when paired with the optional KMC-48GPS speaker mic, the radio is then capable of functioning as a mobile station for Kenwood's AVL system.
Easy functionality is also a draw for the Kenwood TK-2312. All buttons on both the front and side of the radio can be assigned to different functions, this for one touch operation suited to differentiating requirements in different working environments. An 8-character LCD with icons is also located on the front of the TK-2312, this makes viewing channel information and FleetSync messaging easy to read whether you are working through the day or night.
Basic Privacy uses a fixed "key" which is set when the radio is programmed, of which there are 255 possible "keys". Whilst this level of privacy is technically basic encryption, it's nevertheless relatively insecure. Comparable to analogue 'inversion' scrambling, it will prevent the 'casual' listener from hearing anything, but does not guarantee against eavesdropping.
Basic Digital Privacy is built-in to the Kenwood TK-2312.
Voice activation, commonly refered to as VOX, allows the user to initiate the radio to transmit, simply by using their voice. Some radios only allow VOX capability via an external audio accessory such as an earpiece or headset which is VOX-enabled or has a VOX button.
There are two possible ways of enabling voice activation (VOX). The first is that we can program a VOX-enable / VOX disable button on the radio. The other option is that we supply an audio accessory, an earpiece or headset, that has a VOX button. Contact us for more information about this.
There may be programming required to activate VOX on your radio. In any event, please talk to our knowledgeable staff and we will be able to offer advice on VOX activation.
VOX Voice Activation is built-in to the Kenwood TK-2312.
GPS (global positioning system) is a mechanism which a device can use a number of in-range satellites to trangulate it's position and transmit that position back to the repeater or base station. This enables the supervisor to more effectively manage team members by knowing their current location.
For more information on GPS, download this Motorola GPS information sheet.
GPS is designed for outdoor tracking. See "Indoor tracking" for indoor solutions.
GPS is an additional extra to the Kenwood TK-2312.
Channel scanning enables the user to monitor a number of channels and respond when a transmission comes through. The scan feature can usually be programmed to include or exclude channels from the scan. Scanning fewer channels makes the scan faster.
A common example is when there is a private channel and community channel programmed. This is usually the case for a shop which is a member of the local business crime reduction (or shop-watch / pub-watch) scheme. The radio would "scan", or alternate between, both channels. Normally, they might only use channel 1 for their own private use within the organisation. But when a transmission (or call) comes through on the local business crime reduction (or shop-watch) scheme channel becomes active. Then within a few seconds the radio would revert back to it's original channel 1.
Digital hybrid radios can usually scan either or both digital and analogue channels simultaneously. This allows for an extremely flexible scan facility where the user can monitor many channels across both analogue and digital modes.
Channel Scanning is built-in to the Kenwood TK-2312.
Lone Worker is a feature found on many two way radios where it's able to send a pre-determined signal, for example a distress call or alarm, to other radios in range, Lone Worker requires some type of interaction from the radio user after a period of radio inactivity. An example of this is the radio can be set to require the radio operator to interact with his or her radio once every 30 minutes. If they fail to do so, their radio will start making an audible sound. If there is still no interaction with his or her radio within 1 further minute, a alarm will sound to other team members to tell them a team member is not responding to Lone Worker. The supervisor can then dispatch another team member to the non-reponsive team member's last known location to offer assistance.
Lone Worker can be programed in to the Kenwood TK-2312.
All licensed radios require a licence issued by Ofcom. Radiotronics can facilitate that and make the application on your behalf. Below are the licence options.
Here are just some of the accessories available for the Kenwood TK-2312. For the full list of accessories, pleae see our dedicated Kenwood TK-2312 accessories category.
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You want address of Bhagwan Budh Inter College so here is its address:
Bhagwan Budh Inter College
Hardoi, Jaunpur District,
Uttar Pradesh
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Nagheta Rd, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
Beni Madhav Girls Inter College
M.G. Marg, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
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Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
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Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
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The night is run on a first-come, first-perform basis, and the club lets everyone play. The good news is, it's been fruitful. "Every band to perform on a Thursday night so far except for a couple... has been booked for a future show," the Facebook announcement states.
You can play a full set or a few songs for the taste-makers at Native Florida Tap Room. They put on acts that have fewer folks in them, solo performers, and acoustic musicians earlier in the evening. This is a regular occurrence unless they happen to have a national act in town on a Thursday, one of which will take place on June 21.
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A 'bare-foot luxury' remote bush camp on the banks of the Luwi River with a rich history, originally sited by Norman Carr in 1987.
A small and intimate camp in the South Luangwa National Park consisting of only 4 spacious chalets raised on wooden decks. Chalets enjoy views over the surrounding bush and waterholes.
The Nsolo bush camp is one of South Luangwa's most remote, luxury safari camps located close to Luwi River, renowned for it's lion population wandering the dry river bed. Wild Dogs & Leopard are also abundant in this area.
IDEAL FOR: Small Business Groups Breaks, Honeymoon Couples Vacations & Family Holidays in Africa.
What makes the Nsolo Bush Camp unique?
- Exclusive and Remote.
- Part of the Norman Carr Safaris group.
- Unmatched walking safari excursions with lion tracking.
- Abundant lions, wild dogs & leopards in the area.
- Spacious and luxurious chalets.
- The camp has a rich history.
- Permantent watrerhole in front of the camp.
- Camp to Camp walking to Luwi, Kakuli and Machenja.
- Return to the Wild - the wildest excursion in Africa!!.
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The Counselors of Real Estate recently released their official CRE® 2015-2016 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. This annual report delineates the anticipated trials and tribulations the real estate market will be facing in the coming years.
Noah D. Shlaes, the 2015 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate, said the housing market is currently undergoing a higher degree of uncertainty than previous years, which is reflected in the list.
"Anticipation of rising interest rates, continued currency devaluation, and excess capital flowing into the United States are all on the minds of our membership," said Shlaes. "Combine this with a growing wage gap and major changes in demographics, and we've got a lot to think about this year."
Here is the CRE's full Top Ten list:
1. Demographic shifts
Baby boomers are beginning to retire and their decisions to age in place, purchase a downsized home or move to a master planned community will impact the future of real estate development. In addition, millennials buying their first homes or delaying their decision will also be a significant factor for the future of real estate. These two alterations will be big; combined they're contributing to a seismic shift in the demographics of the housing market. The choices of these two age groups have pushed this issue to the top of the list.
Both retiring baby boomers and first-time homebuying millennials will play a significant factor in the future of real estate development.
2. Excess capital supply
Due to the relative stability in the secure, transparent asset class of U.S. real estate, many foreign investors continue to pump money into the country to purchase property. This is creating an excess of capital, which threatens to undermine the availability of inventory and drive up prices. As The Washington Post noted, the average national housing inventory would all be sold in five months while median existing home prices increased 7.9 percent year over year. As more foreign capital pours into the country, this might only exacerbate the issue.
3. Rising interest rates
The Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark short-term interest rate at near zero since 2009. While certain market watchers think it will increase in September, there's no way to tell for sure. Once it does happen, however, it could slow home sales, since higher interest rates will leave many people unwilling or unable to afford mortgage payments.
4. Global instability and currency devaluation
We're currently experiencing a moment when the U.S. dollar remains strong compared to the euro and other global currencies. Although the excess of foreign capital can gobble up inventory and drive up prices, the housing market remains dependent upon a healthy dose of global investment. To this end, event risks around the world can negatively affect non-U.S. investment.
5. Urbanization
A growing segment of the population - particularly among millennials, but also among older generations - prefers to live in urban areas that offer walkable communities that support a live-work-play lifestyle. Many suburban areas are feeling the weight of this shift as homebuyers prefer to purchase urban homes instead of houses in the suburbs.
6. Energy
Oil prices plunged last year and they have yet to reach their pre-plunge highs. This impacts the overall economy since it affects workforces, which can create a decrease in consumers' buying power. On the positive side, though, it has created more demand for alternative energy among consumers - a demand real estate developers and master planned communities can take advantage of to attract new buyers.
7. The gap between rich and poor
As income inequality widens in the country, it will impact real estate developers, since more people will end up renting instead of purchasing a new home. However, the market dictates that as the demand for rental properties grow, so will the pricing. Indeed, as RealTrac noted, Texas rental prices jumped 24 percent, the largest increase in the country. As rental prices continue to surge, more consumers will move to consider buying homes.
8. Infrastructure
Much of the current infrastructure in the U.S. is severely dilapidated and underfunded. Roads, bridges and the grid are currently not maintained well enough to satisfy the needs of businesses and a global economy. Individual municipalities do not have the means to improve the severely distressed infrastructure, and political gridlock is preventing the federal government from diverting the funds to make the much-needed improvements. Homebuilders and real estate developers need to work in lockstep with local officials to ensure the new developments and master planned communities have access to the necessary energy, water and road infrastructure and can accommodate the growing demands of the general public.
9. Real estate technology and crowdfunding
The real estate industry has always been on the forefront of innovative technologies. New sources of investment from venture capital and crowdfunding are already disrupting the market by pouring more money into startups and mid-range companies. Developers and homebuilders can take advantage of these advances by incorporating them into their current business models to stay at the vanguard of these novel techniques.
10. The changing retail model
All the above factors contribute to an ever-evolving retail model that makes one week's housing market hot spot next week's ghost town. Demographic groups are changing their preferences, forcing homebuilders to pivot their long-term plans, while consumer purchasing power also declines. Real estate developers need to remain flexible and adapt to shifting industry trends.
For more information on building custom new homes in Texas and the master planned community of College Oaks or Vintage Oaks, contact SouthStar Communities.


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Trans-Atlantic Yacht Race Tests Young South Africans
Young, determined and from parts of Cape Town known for gangs rather than yacht clubs, seven sailors took part in an epic ocean race to Brazil.
The crew of the 43-foot Gryphon boat competed in the Cape2Rio race — a 5,600-kilometer adventure across the South Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro.
Twenty-eight yachts started the race, which mixed professional sailors with enthusiastic amateurs on a continent-to-continent passage. The Gryphon team was put together by the Hout Bay Youth Sailing Development Trust, just outside Cape Town, as part of its work with disadvantaged young people.
"The sailing training is to keep some of the kids off the street," said Theo Yon, Gryphon's skipper. "We have kids from the disadvantaged communities and then some kids who have money, so it's a mix."
Yon, 27, who is from Hangberg, a tough district next to Hout Bay, rose up through the training system himself and now helps bring on other youngsters.
For months, the crew trained off the Cape Town coast for the race, which traditionally takes about 20 days of relentless work, little sleep and constant danger.
Cole Davids, 16, who is not in the race crew, said the Hout Bay sailing trust offered an alternative to life in some of Cape Town's most violent and poverty-stricken areas.
"It keeps me from the bad things that happen on the streets — the drugging, the killing, the stabbing," he said.
The Gryphon came in 10th out of 20 finishers in the January 2017 event.


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