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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly recognized as an important patient-reported outcome in health care research. However, the use is still restricted and several questions remain about the value and feasibility of using measures of HRQOL in routine health care.1 In the medical field health status measurement, quality of life (QOL) and HRQOL assessment are interchangeably adopted to describe an evaluative process in which the instruments concern about the effects that a disease, treatment or a more complex intervention may have on a person's physical or emotional performance in everyday activities.2 The impact of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on a patient's QOL has become increasingly recognized as an important outcome measure.3-5 Some generic measures such as the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36) are used to assess HRQOL. However, generic instruments are broad and produce scores for all domains of QOL.6 They try to cover each area specifically and may not even address the primary symptoms. It is obvious that various QOL measurement tools have been designed but most may not be ideal for use in palliative care patients, whose QOL assessment should focus on areas for which palliative care is most effective, such as psychosocial and spiritual problems.7,8
In response to the need for a QOL measure that assesses the individual experience of people nearing the end-of-life (EOL), Byock and Merriman created the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI).8 The MVQOLI is an assessment instrument that gathers patient-reported information about QOL during advanced illness. Maintaining optimal QOL is a core goal of palliative and hospice care, and information gathered via the MVQOLI assists health care professionals in identifying and addressing patient concerns that affect QOL. The MVQOLI has been used in many different healthcare settings including hospice, hospital, home health, long-term care (including assisted living), outpatient palliative care, disease management and pre-hospice programs.9
The framework of the MVQOLI is based on Ira Byock's work regarding growth and development at the end of life and the concepts of landmarks and tasks of life closure.9 The MVQOLI asks patients about 5 dimensions or domains of QOL: symptoms, function, interpersonal, well-being and transcendence. There is also a total score. The instrument is specifically designed to assess the patients personal experience in each of these dimensions, hence the MVQOLI items are constructed with highly subjective language and no scores appear on the version of the tool seen by patients. The tool seeks to describe the qualitative and subjective experience of QOL in a way that can be quickly interpreted by professional caregivers.10
Within each dimension, three kinds of information are gathered from respondents in order to illuminate their overall experience:10
Assessment (A): subjective measurement of actual status or circumstance (What it is.) Example: I feel sick all the time.
Satisfaction (S): degree of acceptance or mastery of actual circumstance (How much does it bug you?) Example: I am satisfied with current control of my symptoms.
Importance (I): degree to which a given dimension has an impact on overall QOL (How much does it matter?) Example: physical discomfort overshadows any opportunity for enjoyment.
Each dimension is defined by the patient's perception and/or experience not the judgment of caregivers (family or professional). The definitions for the dimensions and examples of items for each response category are shown below.
Symptoms-experience of the physical discomfort associated with progressive illness; perceived level of physical distress.
(A) 1. I feel sick all the time.
(S) 2. I am satisfied with current control of my symptoms.
(I) 3. Physical discomfort overshadows any opportunity for enjoyment.
Function-perceived ability to perform accustomed functions and activities of daily living, experienced in relation to expectations.
(A) 4. I am no longer able to do many of the things I like to do.
(S) 5. I accept the fact that I cannot do many of the things that I used to do.
(I) 6. My contentment with life depends upon being active and being independent in my personal care.
Interpersonal-degree of investment in personal relationships and the perceived quality of one's relations with family and friends.
(A) 7. I have recently been able to say important things to the people close to me.
(S) 8. At present, I spend as much time as I want with family and friends.
(I) 9. It is important to me to have close personal relationships.
Well-being - self-assessment of an internal condition; subjective sense of emotional wellness or disease; contentment or lack of contentment with self.
(A) 10. My affairs are not in order; I am worried that many things are unresolved.
(S) 11. I am more satisfied with myself as a person now than I was before my illness.
(I) 12. It is important to me to be at peace with myself.
Transcendent-experienced degree of connection with an enduring construct; degree of experienced meaning and purpose in life.
(A) 13. I have a better sense of meaning in my life now than I have had in the past.
(S) 14. Life has lost all value for me; every day is a burden.
(I) 15. It is important to me to feel that my life has meaning.
Each item uses a five-point Likert scale recorded so that the lowest score always indicated the least desirable situation and vice versa. The questions are general, which means that the MVQOLI provides information about the domains that detract from or augment the patient's QOL. The MVQOLI also incorporates a single item quality-of-life status question (global score), which was used to assess the convergent validity of the MVQOLI.11
There are two versions of the MVQOLI: -15 item and -25 item. The instrument was initially designed with 25 items. Clinicians reported that the tool was too long for some patients to complete. Using data from the original study of reliability and validity, a 15-item revised version was constructed that has a correlation coefficient of 0.93 with the 25-item version, indicating that little information is lost when only 15 items are used. The newest versions of the tool included with this guide have been revised using simpler language and item formats to make it easier to use for both patients and staff.
The MVQOLI can be scored using an EXCEL program or manually. Its scoring protocol is designed to turn the qualitative subjective experience of the patient into quantitative information that can be easily interpreted by the care team. The unique scoring system has the advantage of revealing how much each domain affects QOL. For example, efforts to make a patient comfortable may contribute little to QOL if that domain is not important to them. In addition, small changes in any domain may affect QOL a lot if that domain is very important to the patient.
The MVQOLI items are scored as follows:
Assessment (-2 to +2)
Satisfaction (-4 to +4)
Importance (1 to 5)
Where: (Assessment + Satisfaction) x Importance = QOL in each dimension
Note that the assessment and satisfaction scores can range from -6 to +6 and indicate whether the patient assess his/her situation positively or negatively. When multiplied by the importance factor, the overall dimension score is magnified by how important that domain is. The final score in each dimension reflects the overall impact of that domain on QOL.
Negative dimensions are reducing QOL,
Positive dimensions are increasing QOL
The size of each dimension reflects the amount of impact.
Most questionnaires used to evaluate the QOL were developed for English speaking populations. In consequence, they are rarely adequate in terms of correct translation or correspondence to the reality of other countries.12 So, these questionnaires have to be validated in order to be applied to the reality of each specific population.
A literature review in PubMed/Medline revealed that, among instruments for QOL/HRQOL measurement in nearing the EOL, the only tool specifically aimed at measuring the HRQOL of chronic disease patients in advanced stages is the MVQOLI. No studies are found on the psychometric properties of instruments for advanced disease patients in Greece. Given the lack of this type of instrument in our country, the present research aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index-15 revised item (MVQOLI-15R).
Materials and Methods
Cultural adaptation
Adaptation and translation of the MVQOLI was done according to the criteria for translation and adaptation of generic health-related QOL measures.13
The MVQOLI-15R version was translated from the source language (English) to the target language (Greek). Translation was done according to the guidelines for adapting instruments in multiple languages and cultures.14 Translators who were conversant with both the source and target languages, and had skills in cross-cultural adaptation of instruments, made two independent forward translations and two independent backward translations. The final version was independently reviewed and translated by a bilingual health psychologist without previously seeing the original MVQOLI. The back translated version had very close concordance with the original MVQOLI, as verified by a professional linguist fluent in both the English and Greek languages. A social scientist conversant with both languages carried out the final step of smoothing out the language. This involved editing the target language version of the instrument in a consistent writing style. This helped to ensure that patients could easily understand the modified version of the MVQOLI. A HRQOL expert reviewed the final instrument to check for omissions. Field-testing of the provisional version included its completion by a group of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) (n=10), by means of one-to-one interviews, in order to examine the potential distribution of responses, check comprehension, and to ensure linguistic and content validity.15
Study population
A cohort of 79 HD patients was recruited from three General Hospitals in the broader area of Peloponnese. Selection criteria included: i) >18 years of age; ii) ability of communication in Greek; iii) diagnosed with ESRD; iv) dialysis treatment at least for a year; v) satisfying level of cooperation and perceived ability.
The rate of response was very high, reaching 100%. Thus, the total sample includes all patients of these three units, consisting of 43 males (54.4%) and 36 females (45.6%), with a mean age of 62.43 years ±15.91. Fifty patients (63.3%) were married, 16 (20.3%) single and 13 (16.4%) divorced or widowed. Further, the majority of patients (60.8%) had elementary education, 29.1% had secondary and 10.2% had university education. The mean duration of treatment was 4.80 years ±4.44. Participants were Greek adults having signed a consent form for participation. All subjects had been informed of their rights to refuse or discontinue participation in the study according to the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration. Ethical permission for the study was obtained from the scientific committees of the participating hospitals. The study took place between September 2012 and December 2012.
At initial assessment (day-1), the Greek version of the MVQOLI-15R questionnaire was given to all participants and completed by themselves, under the supervision of one of the members of the research team. The MVQOLI-15R was re-administered to all participants by the same examiner two weeks after the first appointment day (day 14). Between assessments, no variation in individuals' clinical status was recorded and no treatment interventions were received.
Data analysis
A P value of 0.05 or less was considered to indicate statistical significance. All analyses were performed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 13.0 for Windows). Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were performed in order to check whether the values of the sample would fall within a normal distribution.
Domain analysis of the MVQOLI-15R was used to examine the variability among the 5 domains, the total score as well as the global score and to identify if any of these domains on the questionnaire did not have a positive monotonic trace when plotted against the total score.16 Domain analysis was carried out using the mean and standard deviation data of the MVQOLI-15R domains from the initial assessment (day 1).
The reliability of the MVQOLI-15R was evaluated by assessing the instrument's internal consistency, repeatability and its test-retest reliability. Internal consistency evaluates how well different questions (domains) that test the latent structure of the instrument should give consistent results.17 The internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed with Cronbach's alpha coefficient (Cronbach's a) using the data obtained from the initial assessment.18 A threshold value of 0.70 was chosen, which indicates sufficient reliability for research purposes.19,20 In the present study, the Cronbach's a if item deleted was used as an additional evaluation test of the MVQOLI-15R internal consistency.21 Repeatability was defined as the stability of participants' responses over time, that is, the ability of the instrument to give consistent results whenever it is used.22 The MVQOLI-15R repeatability was determined by calculating Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient (Pearson's r) between the initial and re-assessment total scores of the questionnaire. The Pearson correlation coefficient values were specified as follows: 0.00-0.19 = very weak correlation; 0.20-0.39 = weak correlation; 0.40-0.69 = moderate correlation; 0.70-0.89 = strong correlation; and 0.90-1.00 = very strong correlation.23 The test-retest reliability of the instrument was defined as the degree to which the participants maintained their opinion in the repeated measurements of the MVQOLI-15R questionnaire, taking into account the error in measurements as a proportion of the total variance. Test-retest reliability was evaluated using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) with 95% confidence interval (CI). The ICC, which is the most suitable statistical test for the assessment of reliability ranges from 0 to 1, with 1 indicating perfect reliability.24-26 The Cronbach's a and ICC correlations were characterized as follows: 0.00-0.25 = little, if any, correlation; 0.26-0.49 = low; 0.50-0.69 = moderate; 0.70-0.89 = high; and 0.90-1.00 = excellent.27 In addition, the scores of the two assessments were tested for systematic differences using the paired t-test, because the ICC does not correct for systematic differences and agreement by chance.
Finally, the convergent validity of the MVQOLI-15R was evaluated by examining the correlations between the total score of the scale and the domain scores, at initial assessment. Acceptable convergent validity should be indicated by high or excellent (0.70 to 1.00) domain intercorrelations for all domain pairings. This would provide evidence that all 5 domains of the MVQOLI-15R are related to the same construct.28
The values of the total cohort were found to pass the normality distribution test. At initial assessment, 79 participants completed the questionnaire. The mean MVQOLI-15R total score was 17.36 (SD±3.76), ranging from 6.50 to 24.50. There were no missing items for the MVQOLI-15R score. At the second administration (day 14), all participants completed the questionnaire and the mean MVQOLI-15R total score was 17.21 (SD±3.66), ranging from 6.50 to 23.40.
Domain analysis
Domain analysis for the MVQOLI-15R instrument demonstrated that all domains had a positive monotonic trace when plotted against the total score apart from the domain of well-being. Domain analysis statistics are presented in Table 1, with domain means (average response for each domain) ranging from 7.48 (domain of well-being) to 16.26 (domain of interpersonal). There was good variability in relation to the means (SDs ranged from 8.94 to 15.17).
The internal consistency of the MVQOLI-15R was satisfactory, with an overall Cronbach's a at 0.74, ranging between 0.69 (domain of well-being) and 0.74 (domain of function) (Table 2). Most values were higher than the chosen threshold value of 0.7, suggesting that most MVQOLI-15R domains are interdependent and homogeneous in terms of the construct they measure. The paired samples t-test between the MVQOLI-15R total score at initial assessment and re-assessment indicated no statistically significant difference, (P=0.10, Table 3). Pearson's r and the ICC coefficient revealed excellent correlations between initial assessment and re-assessment (Table 3). Our results indicated that the total score of the MVQOLI-15R was remarkably consistent between the two measurements.
Convergent validity
Table 4 summarizes the correlations between the MVQOLI-15R total score and the domain scores of the questionnaire at initial assessment (domains/total score correlations). All domains showed quite satisfactory correlation coefficients, ranging from 0.35 (domain of function) to 0.75 (domain of transcendent), indicating that MVQOLI-15R domains were same construct.
This is the first study to examine the psychometric properties of the MVQOLI-15R questionnaire in a Greek population cohort. The constructed Greek version of the MVQOLI-15R was tested in patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis and was found to have good internal consistency, excellent repeatability, very high test-retest reliability and satisfactory convergent validity properties.
Domain analysis
Domain analysis was used in order to determine the participants' level of QOL. By examining the mean values of the responses in every MVQOLI-15R domain, QOL limitations of the selected population group were studied. The high mean values of the responses in domains like interpersonal could be explained by the fact that our selected population group was comprised of married people with a supportive social network. The low mean values of the responses in domains like symptoms, well-being and function could be explained by the fact that HD group was comprised of older people.
Our results indicated that the MVQOLI-15R was consistent, stable and highly repeatable between the two assessments. Analysis of the internal consistency of the MVQOLI-15R showed that the domains of the scale quite satisfactorily measure all aspects of the participants' QOL. The MVQOLI-15R overall Cronbach's a coefficient was quite similar to that of the Uganda version (0.83),11 and the English version (0.77) altogether indicating a good internal consistency for the MVQOLI-15R scale.29 The values of Pearson's r indicated excellent repeatability of an individual's response over time. The MVQOLI-15R questionnaire's test-retest reliability was found to be very high, with a low standard error of measurement, in line with the results of Namisango et al.11 for the Uganda version as well as Schwartz et al.29 for the English version.
Convergent validity
The domains-total score correlations of the MVQOLI-15R provided evidence that all 5 domains converge on the same construct.
Strengths and limitations
The standardized methods that were used in all phases during the cross-cultural adaptation of the original MVQOLI-15R scale and the random selection of the participants from a well-defined and homogenous target population are important strengths of this study. In addition, testing the reliability of the MVQOLI-15R instrument using four standardized statistical measures added statistical power to our results. However, there is a potential limitation associated with the present study; The MVQOLI-15R was examined for reliability only in HD group. Therefore, it remains necessary to extend the study of the instrument's clinimetric properties to other ESRD groups, like patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Documentation of the validity properties of the MVQOLI-15R questionnaire is the purpose of an ongoing study by the same research team.
In the present study, the MVQOLI-15R questionnaire was used to evaluate QOL of HD patients. The instrument demonstrated excellent reliability properties, comparable to that of the Uganda and English version. Overall, it can be suggested that the MVQOLI-15R might be a reliable tool for assessing QOL issues in patients with ESRD who are on maintenance hemodialysis.


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Reports indicate that a local man is holding hostage the entire third season of the popular PBS drama "Downton Abbey", threatening to reveal key plot points and spoilers unless he is paid "protection".
The man in question, Allan Fincham, has a reputation for this type of behavior. Neighbors, co-workers, and family members recount numerous instances of kill-joy activity on his part.
"Usually it's nothing too bad," said Fincham's wife Adele. "You know, like blurting out the punchline to a joke or eating something from the fridge that someone was saving, stuff like that."
Fincham's threat is made possible due to Downton Abbey's new season not airing in the United States until it has completed its entire run in Great Britain. And while many stateside fans have been patiently waiting for the January 6th season premiere of the wildly popular show, others have turned to the internet in order to view pirated episodes ahead of time. Count Fincham among those. Although just viewing the new season was apparently not enough for him.
"I've always liked messing with people," Fincham said, "and when everyone started DVR-ing their favorite shows to watch later it was great. But that was just one episode at a time. This is the whole enchilada."
Fincham's group of standard targets has developed strategies for blunting the effects of his regular spoiler-fests, but this most recent offensive has them stymied.
Co-worker Gretchen Fullbright is worried. "I thought the Game Of Thrones debacle was bad, but it pales in comparison to this."
While ostensibly looking for payment to keep silent about the new season, Fincham was noncommittal when asked about what such payment might comprise. "I don't know. Cigarettes, or office supplies maybe. I'll probably just pitch the stuff anyway. You know, like a prison power play. I don't get why people are upset about this. It's not like the Dowager Countess dies. Or does she?"
When asked if they thought his behavior is perhaps an awkward attempt at gaining attention or popularity a neighbor replied, "Nope, he's just being a straight-up dick."


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Skinjer, a new project featuring Addison Groove Projects Dave Adams, Ben Groppe, Andrew Keith and Rob Marscher, will kickoff its first weekend run tonight at Hoboken, NJs Maxwells. In addition to a number of new songs the quartet promises to deliver a handful of AGP-originals with Groppe switching from woodwinds to bass and Adams handling lead vocals. As previously reported, Skinjer will also perform tomorrow at South Burlington, VTs Higher Ground and on February 3 at Northampton, MAs Iron Horse Music Hall. AGP proper has also recently confirmed a two-night stand at New Yorks CODA on February 17 and 18, as well as appearances in Saratoga Springs (3/31) and South Burlington, VT (4/1). As for the bands moniker, Skinjer is the middle name of AGP bassist John Hall, who passed away in November 2004.


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October 29, 2015
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The Watts Theatre opened its doors in 1950 with a showing of "Dancing in the Dark." At the time, the small theatre was state of the art and included 580 seats – and living quarters upstairs for the Watts family.
Since then, the theatre has undergone several renovations, including widening of the aisles, equipment upgrades, a new roof, and a complete overhaul of the apartment, which is now used as a viewing room and party facility.
Despite all the upgrades and owner changes, the theatre still holds true to the tradition of showing family movies in a hometown environment – and the best popcorn in Iowa!


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Thursday 28th August 2008
Last Year an estimated 20 million people wanted to see Led Zep's London gig (at £125 a pop.) Jimmmy Page is 64. Robert Plant is 60. These guys are old. Really, really old. And the music is from way-way back. But audiences around the world are literally queuing up to see this kinda stuff. Everywhere you look these days there is some bunch of hoary old rock popinjays zimmering around on stage barely able to lift their 'axes' because of the arthritis setting in and sipping on their Sanatogen between breaks. Why these antediluvian antics are so highly valued in the noughties is a mystery to me. Because, if you really wanted to see a bunch of old geezers on a tinsel stage, knocking out some masterful blues & classic rock tunes, all you had to do was pop down to the Staines Riverside Club last Thursday (28th Aug) and you would have been in for a treat. But you didn't did you? Shame on you. The Blue Fuses were playing. It only cost £3 on the door. And you weren't there.
Doug Lip (who resembles the late Stevie Ray Vaughan in style and attitude) provided the classy lead guitar breaks and the crescendos. Noel Jones, the front man with the black pudding T-shirt and the 'comfortable tum', provides most of the vocals and blasted out the thumping bass lines (ranging from some fairly straightforward funk-influenced grooves right up to some immensely complex and compelling prog-rock sounds.) Pete Brock (glasses and bald) played the rhythm guitar but stepped up now and then to provide lead breaks and twin-lead power when required. Will Carroll (drums) was driving the energy of the band with some explosive percussive tricks and some reliable beats. All told, The Blue Fuses were an exceptional treat. They are an accomplished band who play some highly-charged set pieces with lots of Fabulous Thunderbirds moments, some neat psychedelic rock touches and oodles of classic rock audacity.
The best thing about the Blue Fuses is their sense of fun and self-mockery. Pete Brock likes to use his radio/wireless set-up to run around the venue doing mad stage antics that are not really suitable for a man of, ahem, 'his advancing years'. Noel tends to drive that base guitar (rather than subtley play it)and his face contorts into a myriad of expressions as he gets those sounds out using the power of thought alone. Whilst Pete smashes, crashes and thrashes his drum set to oblivion (as demonstrated in a powerful set-piece drum solo within 'Whole Lotta Doggin'.) But these old guys are still able to shock you or make you smile by providing those 'special little moments' you didn't quite expect. For example, Noel told us that the Blue Fuses were going to get "All girly" on us. And then they played a spectacular version of Everybody Hurts (R.E.M) with some gorgeous harmonies. Early on they announced that they were going to play the title-piece of a current movie. We all waited in anticipation. Da Da da-da-da Dida Dida Disa Da Da Da. Yep, it was 'Iron Man'. Full of grunge, full of raw power, full of verve and a very accomplished cover.
The sensational finish to the first half of the show is their version of the famous Floyd classic (and I begrudgingly acknowledge now a Scissors Sisters 'classic' too)- Comfortably Numb. The light touches and the gentle imagery of this set-piece gradually build up to an earth shattering climax when Doug really comes into his own and gives the audience several minutes of truly exalted classic rock guitar. Almost holy, almost surreal. And certainly transcending the humble surroundings of the Staines Riverside Club.
Why weren't you there? Better value for money than Led Zep!
© Neil_Mach Aug 2008
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run… swim, bike, run…
Racing weekend is upon us! I have not raced since the Ottawa Spartan Beast – nothing really hurts, and that's strange. 🙂 Mike and Captain Craig are both driving in tonight.
Plan of action:
Saturday –> 5 Peaks Highlands Nordic Centre 12km Trail Race
Sunday –> Toronto Triathlon Festival, Sprint Triathlon (myself); Olympic Triathlon (CC + Mike).
Yesterday I realized that I have not actually raced a regular normal running race with Mike – it's all been crazy 42km military-style races or Spartans. So tomorrow, may the fastest win!!!
According to the Toronto Triathlon Festival rules, for running section "any pace is permitted, but no crawling". Also, doggie paddling is officially legit for the swimming section. Both of these strategies are JUST FINE with me. 🙂
As a runner, I really view a triathlon as a creative way to punish yourself before you get to run. So main goal for Sunday is not to drown in the lake, and not to crash my bike before I can actually do something I'm fairly good at.
This will be my first actual / real / honest to God triathlon, since try-a-tri last August (where I dutifully rode my mountain bike after doggie paddling the full 400m).
400m = 12:01
10km bike = 25:19
2.5km run = 12:24
total time = 54:15
No time goals for the Sprint, as this is a brand new sport to me, and I quite literally do not know what the hell I'm doing, but I think it is plausible to finish it under 2 hours.


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CHICAGO—Patient, kind, loving, and a gentle demeanor. Those were just a few of the heartfelt sentiments family members, friends and Muslims in the Nation of Islam shared about the life, legacy and character of Sister Delores Ali Malik. The Nation of Islam pioneer who served as a cook for the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and whose culinary talents and cuisine were legendary died March 30. She was 81 years old...
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Lucas Perez netted a hattrick as Arsenal stormned past Basel in a convincing 4-1 victory in the Champions League. Also the Gunners were rewarded with the top position in their group as PSG drew against Ludogorets.
The Arsenal manager has often been accused of not delivering at the crunch time, but he decided to field a strong team at Basel. Gunners started in their crisp fashion and Basel were no match for them.
The movement, passing and work rate eclipsed the home team and they got the reward in the 8th minute as Lucas Perez scored a tap in from a Gibbs drilled cross. Lucas Perez again doubled Arsenal's lead on 16th minute. Xhaka ran the midfield exquisitely and Gibbs was outstanding in terms of his offensive contributions. Lucas got his hattrick just after the restart, making him 6th Arsenal player to have a hattrick in the Champions League. Alex Iwobi added another for the Londoners from a swift move and Ozil added his assist tally as well. Seydou Doumbia gave the home supporters something to cheer when he scored a goal for Basel, but it was nothing more than a mere consolation. In the end Arsenal comfortably won the match 4-1 and moved to the knock out round.
Arsenal's result was boosted with the scenes in Paris, as PSG were surprisingly held by a superb Ludogorets side, making Arsenal the group winners which they achieved since the 2011-12 season for the very first time. Loss means that Basel are out of Europe this season.
Basel vs Arsenal highlights:
Basel: Vaclik; Suchy, Lang, Traore, Alvarez; Xhaka, Die (Zuffi); Delgado (Doumbia), Elyounoussi (Calla), Steffen; Janko.
Arsenal: Ospina; Gabriel, Holding, Koscielny, Gibbs; Xhaka, Ramsey (Giroud); Iwobi, Ozil (Walcott), Perez; Sanchez (Elneny).
Wenger was thrilled with the performance and hailed his squad for delivering an outstanding display in a freezing night at Basel.
He said: "We had a small chance to finish first tonight. After (playing) PSG, we said 'we have one game to finish first' and we did the job tonight and PSG have not. It's important to finish first because we have the second game at home – so we will see the draw."


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February 10, 2018, 5:30 PM
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February 10, 2018, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM @ Marysville Opera House
Raised in the NW, Aaron Crawford brings a new sound to the world of music blending country, Americana and honky tonk with inspiration from nearly every genre. Backed by his band of elite Seattle musicians, his energetic shows highlight his life experiences and love of music. He has performed at Watershed, The Tractor as well as the Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean pre-party. You'll be tapping your toes and hitting the dance floor all night! Make this an extra special night out and celebrate Valentine's Day with your special cowboy or cowgirl! Doors open at 6:45pm.


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The members of Slow Food Denver are a diverse group of food enthusiasts with a dedication to preserving food traditions and heritage, supporting local food producers and purveyors, promoting sustainable agriculture, influencing food policy, protecting biodiversity, and educating members, school children and the greater community about the pleasures of growing and eating food.
Through our two main programs, Seed-to-Table and Community Table, we provide opportunities for people to interact with local food producers, to learn about food production, and to support other organizations with missions and goals similar to ours — to create a food system that's good for the people and good for the planet.
Slow Food Denver is located in The Source, an artisan food market in Denver's River North District. We are excited to share our office with two Slow Food USA projects: the National School Garden Project and Slow Meat.


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Meet Dr. Clark
Andrew E. Clark DMD, MS was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, where he also earned a B. S. degree with honors from The University of Florida in Food Science and Human Nutrition. He was accepted into the University of Florida Dental School in 2006, and graduated in 2010 cum laude. During his junior year he was awarded the William S. Kramer award from the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society which is given to one student "who has demonstrated scholarship, character, and the potential promise for advancement of dentistry and service to humanity." In his senior year, he was elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the National Dental Honor Society. He also received the Orthodontic Achievement Award given to the one student who showed the greatest promise in the orthodontic specialty.
After being accepted to the Orthodontic Residency Program at the University of Florida, he received his certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and then a Master's degree from his thesis on The Prevention of Decalcification During Orthodontic Treatment. Dr. Clark is trained in the latest orthodontic technology including the Damon system, Invisalign, Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADS) and surgical orthodontics. His love for orthodontics stems from the ability to make a positive esthetic change to his patients while also being able to improve and maintain the health of their teeth. He has a special interest in multi-disciplinary cases requiring treatment and collaboration from multiple dental specialists.
Dr. Clark has been married to Langley since 2010 and they have two daughters named Leighton and Emerson. The two met when they were in high school and reconnected after she returned to Gainesville after college for law school. Langley works as a patent attorney specializing in biomedical technology.
He enjoys spending his spare time with his family, working out and watching sports. He has also been known to play a little basketball, although he can't dunk quite like he used to! He particularly enjoys watching college sports and rooting on his favorite teams.


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'This is just another outbreak' – reaction from bird flu village where poultry is second nature
Archant Norfolk 2017
The village at the centre of East Anglia's bird flu outbreak is surrounded by poultry businesses, and its inhabitants are no strangers to the disease threats to the industry, having witnessed a similar outbreak in 2007.
David Maycock, 67, from Fen Street, is a volunteer shopkeeper at the Redgrave Community Shop.
He said: "We are quite used to it around here. We are surrounded by poultry factories and just before Christmas most people around here knew the birds all had to be kept indoors because of the risk of bird flu.
"It is part of the fabric of the village. You will see quite a lot of houses where people are selling eggs at the roadside. Everyone is into chickens or poultry, and most winters there is some incident or another.
"This is just another outbreak. We have had it before, at the other end of the village a few years ago.
"No-one here is worried about their health, because they know this doesn't affect people.
"I don't want to dismiss it. I am not saying we are not interested, but we are just used to it. It is a big blow for the farm but I would imagine there will have been contingency plans. They will have insurance and plans in place – they would have been prepared for it.
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A quantitative model of the energy transfer in LHCII
There have been many theoretical models designed to represent non-photochemical quenching in the light harvesting systems of higher plants. An 'all pigment' model was recently released by Duffy et al.[1], but we propose two improvements to the method used in this study. We have updated the geometries of the pigments in accordance with the findings from our recent paper[2]. It showed that unrestricted optimisation of the pigments, whilst preserving distortions caused by the protein, is crucial to accurately predicting inter-pigment energetic coupling. We have also used work by van Amerongen et al.[3] to adapt the carotenoid S1 energies by reproducing carotenoid to chlorophyll hopping times. In making these changes we have created a model which more accurately predicts the measured mean excitation lifetime of the crystal structure of LHCII[4]. With further confidence in the model, we can then apply it to other LHCII conformations generated from MD.
[1] J. Chmeliov, W. P. Bricker, C. Lo, E. Jouin, L. Valkunas, A. V. Ruban and C. D. P. Duffy, Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 2015, 17, 15857-15867.
[2] K. F. Fox, W. P. Bricker, C. Lo and C. D. P. Duffy, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119, 15550-15560.
[3] C. C. Gradinaru, I. H. M. van Stokkum, A. A. Pascal, R. van Grondelle and H. van Amerongen, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2000, 104, 9330-9342.
[4] Z. F. Liu, H. C. Yan, K. B. Wang, T. Y. Kuang, J. P. Zhang, L. L. Gui, X. M. An and W. R. Chang, Nature, 2004, 428, 287-292.


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A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
A grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Dark Crimes
A murder investigation of a slain business man turns to clues found in an author's book about an eerily similar crime. Based on 2008 New Yorker article by David Grann.
I'm Not There.
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
Independence Day: Re
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
The Snowman
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.


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From the FAQ: "Home schooling is one of the options available for meeting the state's compulsory attendance law, Section 167.031, RSMo. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does NOT regulate or monitor home schooling in Missouri. Neither the State Board of Education nor the Department has the authority to issue regulations or guidelines concerning home schooling. The information contained in this handout is intended to answer the most common questions about home schooling."
HomeschoolingInMissouri.com You'll find support groups, teaching tips, stories of successful homeschoolers, events, discussions of homeschooling methods, and much, much more.
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Home School Legal Defense Association – Missouri State Law Summary (Including a good PDF file with a legal analysis of Missouri's homeschooling statutes.)
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ProntoLessons "helps you save time preparing your homeschool curriculum in American history and science."
Khan Academy – With the mission of "providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere" this website supplies a free online collection of more than 3,300 micro lectures via video tutorials stored on YouTube teaching K-12 mathematics, history, healthcare and medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics, cosmology, organic chemistry, American civics, art history, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and computer science.
MIT Open CourseWare – MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a large-scale, Web-based publication of the educational materials from virtually all of the MIT faculty's courses. This unique initiative enables the open sharing of MIT teaching materials with educators, enrolled students, and self-learners around the world. OCW provides open access to the core academic content — syllabi, lecture notes, course calendars, problem sets and solutions, exams, reading lists, and even a selection of video lectures — from MIT courses representing 33 academic disciplines and all five of MIT's schools. As of June 2010, the initiative includes materials from more than 2,000 courses, presenting virtually the entire curriculum of the Institute.
U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding schooling options, decided June 1, 1925: In Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "the fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments of this Union repose excludes any general power of the state to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is not the creature of the state."


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Zac Echola
Red River Valley, ND & MN
North Dakotan by choice, dirt poor rural Minnesota kid by birth. Survived Clinton-era welfare reform and got a union job.
I opened up the local paper, and I saw a face I recognized. I'm from a small town, and I still live in one, so seeing people I know in the paper isn't all that unusual. Growing up, I lived in a trailer park. The familiar face I saw in the paper was a young kid who used live in the corner trailer up the street from mine. He was same age as my little brother; in fact, they were childhood friends. He was in the paper that morning because he died of a fentanyl overdose. This isn't all that unusual, either. Lots of people around here overdose. It hurts, we all feel it.
Today, I have a good union job (Minnesota public employee, MAPE 1502) in the public sector as a software developer. But I still see lots of faces of people I grew up with in the paper-- you may have seen them too. That woman who got drunk, maybe a little high, and was bitten by a tiger? We hung in the same scene growing up. You ever hear about that guy who fled police in a car chase all the way to Canada in order to avoid going to a US prison? He was one of my best friends when we were kids. To most people, my friends and neighbors are nothing more than punchlines for bad jokes.
Sometimes my family is in the paper, too. My brother (jail, drug charge). My nephew (drugs). My brother again (parole violation, contact possession of a firearm, warrant for arrest). My half-sister has her shit together, but she didn't always. My eldest sister's problems are too mundane, too depressing, all too common on reservations for the news to bother covering. My wife of 12 years and I have a daughter who two years ago at age 6 decided to become a vegetarian on purely ethical grounds. I look forward to her teaching me all the ways I'm wrong as she grows older.
I am radicalized by these circumstances, by the people in my life. It's been a slow boil that I never fully noticed until Donald Trump was elected president. I want to fight harder, do more. Like you, I'm trying to figure things out along the way. That's why it's important to anchor ourselves in meaningful work on issues of material importance to people today.
When I was a teenager, I considered myself a radical but I didn't have much exposure to real world politics. Then, the anti-gay marriage ballot initiative was launched in North Dakota. I was in college, so I responded by helping organize my campus to action. We held marches and protests. We built a base of young opponents to the ballot measure. In the end, we lost. 73% of voters approved the measure.
That was my first major learning experience as an organizer. It's not enough to get 100 of your closest friends to a punk show at a dingy venue. It's not enough to make signs and show up for protests either. Those things I realized are base-builders, but they don't capture power. Power requires building broad support through a network of interpersonal relationships.
These days, most of my political action happens at incredibly local levels. I've been on committees for everything from food cooperatives to arts programs to historical preservation projects. My latest organizing work has been around election reform that would expand the Fargo city council and introduce new, better voting methods. We are extremely close to being the first city in America to use approval voting.
I have also organized around regional issues in North Dakota. We fought back—and won—against a measure that would have allowed corporate farming in ND. We fought back—and won—against a measure that would have granted personhood to fetuses. Progress is winning in North Dakota while the Democrats continue to lose. I understand that there is hope in the face of a daunting task.
Barbarism is here and it's getting worse. I see it in the tragedies in small towns like mine. We have to organize to win. I am running with a slate of candidates, Praxis on a platform explicitly focused on two things: building capacity and building diversity. First, small chapters and new chapters need representation in the NPC. We need to learn from one another. We can do that by building a national culture of leadership. Second, we must be intentional in how we grow. We must consider leadership that can work on an array of issues, across a variety of different geographies, in many different of communities. Our ultimate goal shouldn't be merely a 50-state strategy. It should be a strategy of millions of individuals working collectively. How we get there takes work through building meaningful connections with people and working side-by-side through collective struggle.
I believe deeply in an organizing philosophy that acknowledges that we all have incoherent politics at times, but we can work together to sharpen our ideas. Analysis is an incredibly important tool to understanding the world as it is and how we wish it could be. Yet, I also believe in order to build solidarity—mass, global solidarity—we must also deeply understand what drives us personally and what motivates everyone around us. As socialists, we must be laser-focused on capturing power for the many. To do that, we must be effective at drawing people to our vision of a better world and then getting them to move towards it.
Like a lot of other new members, DSA feels like home. I've never been so exhausted from the work yet spiritually fulfilled and constantly inspired by any other political organization I've ever joined. I am here because you are here. Let's get to work.


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Richard Gough 1789, English antiquarian (1735 – 1809)
William Fitz Osbern, ordered by William the Conqueror to defend the Marches, chose Wigmore as the site for the largest and most powerful of the Marcher Castles from whence the Normans controlled the region. Throughout the middle ages, the Mortimers strengthened the castle and turned it into a palace and their power base. Roger Mortimer held a three day Round Table here in 1329, entertaining Queen Isabella (wife of Edward II) and her son, the young King Edward III, with jousts and feasting. Roger entered the lists as King Arthur. The castle was full of treasures and sumptuous as befitted a palace used to entertain royalty.
Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer with their army at Hereford. Note Hugh Dispenser being executed (in a very nasty way) in the background. Illustration © British Library Board 083828 Jean de Wavrin Chroniques d'Anglerre.
In 1601 Queen Elizabeth I sold the castle to Thomas Harley of Brampton Bryan. In 1643 Lady Brilliana Harley, wife of Sir Robert Harley, a Puritan and Thomas' son, slighted the castle to prevent Royalists from occupying it against her.
Over the centuries Wigmore castle gradually fell into decay and ruin. Wigmore castle and the church of St James the Apostle hold within their stones echoes from a past that shaped the future of this great nation. They remain buildings of national importance.
By the time English Heritage began their innovative restoration and conservation project at the end of the 20th century, the castle was falling apart and was completely buried in trees and undergrowth.
The objective was to stabilise the ruins using 'soft capping' where rare grasses and vetches were removed from the walls, grown on and then replaced when the walls were finished. Their declared intent was to create a 'Romantic Ruin' – and that is exactly what they left to the village and the country.
As you wander around the castle ruins today you can feel what an impressive fortified palace this once was. You can understand what the stunning far reaching views meant in strategic terms to the original architects and you cannot help but feel admiration for the men who built this massive stone castle using the most basic medieval tools.
Model of Wigmore Castle, Ludlow Museum: Green Lane derivative work:
Further detail can be seen on the English Heritage site http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wigmore-castle/ and details of the findings of the 1996 - 1998 excavations can be read in Wigmore Castle Excavations from The Society for Medieval Archaelogy Monograph 34 available from Oxbow Books. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/wigmore-castle-north-herefordshire.html
The Wigmore Centre CIC has been supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to commence the development phase of the transformation of St James' Church into an Interpretive, Heritage and Community Centre.


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It's gonna get sappy up in here.
When the time comes to read my will, the real winners will be 1) those who wear a size 10 shoe and 2) those who love a good hand cream. I've tried somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 different hand creams in my time, and my medicine cabinet (which just fell off the wall last week due too many products being stored inside) is proof of that fact.
So let this post serve as my last will and testament — stating that I, Alison Freer, being of sound mind and body, shall be so benevolent as to now share with you my top five ultra-emollient hand creams, all of which shall be made available on a first come, first-served basis at my bathroom door immediately upon my death.
(But first, a quick disclaimer: I am a devotee of ultra-rich hand creams. I believe you aren't really getting maximum moisture impact unless there is a little bit of inconvenient grease going on. So best practices demand that you wait at least 2 minutes after applying one of my fab five lotions before handling a kitten.)
Now, a little something you likely didn't know about me: In addition to working as a costume designer by day and writing posts here by night, I've also been moonlighting as a secret model on the weekends for years. My best pal's mom has a clever line of pedicure socks and foot cream called Pedi Sox, and her go-to foot model is none other than (drum roll please): YOURS TRULY!
Pedi Sox are a clever invention meant to keep your feet toasty in cold climates when you get a pedicure, and I've had my feet photographed at least fifty times over the past 10+ years as their house model. My payment? Pedicure reimbursements and all the Pedi Sox 'Sof Spa' foot Softening Cream Concentrate I can manage to choke down. (Yes, quelle horreur, run and tell that, I use foot cream on my hands!)
Pedi Sox 'Sof Spa' Softening Cream Concentrate is the perfect uber-emollient lotion, useful for parched heels and cracked palms alike. It really does what the name says — it softens ragged, dry cuticles beautifully. It has a light, faint floral scent that fades quickly. I'm forever a fan, even if they eventually toss me aside for newer, younger feet. (PS: The actual Pedi Sox themselves are genius for use at night to keep your feet soft and smooth. Just lather up with your favorite lotion and pop on a pair of Pedi Sox to lock in moisture while your piggies wiggle freely .)
Dermalogica's Age Smart Multi-Vitamin Hand and Nail Treatment is the fanciest of this bunch, at $26.00 for 2.5 ounces — but it's actually worth the coin. You don't need to reapply constantly to maintain the moisturizing effects, so a little bit lasts forever. One application in the AM lasts until I wash my hands at lunchtime. (And the paws of a motion picture costume designer take a beating — handling clothes all day is hell on hands.) The scent is crisp and unfussy — it doesn't smell like vanilla cake or sparkly unicorns, so it won't interfere with your other perfume or fragrance.
There's not much fancy French brand L'Occitane makes that I don't love, and their Shea Butter Vanilla Bouquet Ultra Soft Cream is for sure the good stuff. It sinks in quickly, doesn't feel greasy, and has an almost feral softness to it — both in feel and scent — that reminds me of petting a warm, glossy puppy in a serene field of sun-kissed vanilla poppies. (Yes, what I think I'm saying is that huffing this lotion sends me into a hallucinatory state.)
EOS's Everyday Hand Lotion is the absolute best purse-pal hand cream delivery system ever created. No stupid tiny cap to take off with your teeth and set down to lose, no tube to pop open in your bag and squirt everywhere. It's the perfect flat little ergonomic disc that opens easily and snaps closed securely. Most lotions at this price point are watery and pointless, but EOS's cream has a great hand feel and sinks in quickly. (I find it to be a great gateway drug for peeps who think they don't like the feel of hand lotion!) The three available scents are trés girly and all have real staying power — but I'm partial to the cucumber variety. It's like spa water in hand cream form.
Finally, if I had to pick one hand cream to rule them all, it would be Supergoop's 'Forever Young' hand cream with sea buckthorn. I don't know what the hell sea buckthorn is or even does (and it sounds rather painful?), but this very special hand cream has something almost every other hand cream on the planet lacks: SUNSCREEN.
If thou wishes to keep thine hands from looking like shrunken tomatoes left in the crisper for too long, hand cream with sunscreen is the way, and the truth, and the light. I keep this hand cream in my car, as UV exposure while driving adds up. (I once seriously considered wearing gloves while driving to block out all that evil sunshine, but alas, my life is not a Jane Austen novel, so hand cream with sunscreen will have to do.) Supergoop's 'Forever Young' hand cream is rich without being greasy, leaves zero white streaks as some sunscreens tend to do, and has a light, slightly citrus-y scent.
And so closes this macabre little post about death and hand cream.
I am the author of "How to Get Dressed: A Costume Designer's Secrets for Making Your Clothes Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing", available everywhere books are sold.


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As part of the implementation of the recommendations in the Keane Report The Dept of Environment, Community and Local Government is developing a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis.
This work has been assisted by Clúid Housing Association, a number of local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, AIB, and more recently, New Beginning and another lender.
The scheme is aimed at households that:
a) have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable under a Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process
·b) agree to the voluntary repossession of their home;
c) do not have significant positive equity
d) are eligible for social housing.
In addition, the house must also be appropriate to the needs of the household need. Households availing of the scheme will become social housing tenants, paying a rent calculated on the basis of household income.
The treatment of any mortgage shortfall or residual debt will be a matter for agreement resolution between the borrower and lender.
The Keane report recommended 2 options for a mortgage to rent scheme.
The main difference between the 2 options relates to ownership of the property after the voluntary repossession has taken place.
Under the first model, after voluntary repossession has taken place the property would be purchased by an approved housing body at current market value. The household would become a social housing tenant – they would no longer be homeowners. The purchase of the property would be part loan financed, using loan finance generally obtained from the initial mortgage provider, and the Exchequer using funds available under the 2012 allocation for the Capital Advance Leasing Facility. My Department is also consulting with the Central Bank to ensure that the process through which households might be offered the option to participate in the scheme complies fully with all existing consumer protection and other regulatory requirements.
Under the second model, the lender would become the long term owner of the property after voluntary repossession had taken place. The household would become a social housing tenant of the relevant local authority and the local authority would, in turn, lease the property from the financial institution for the period of the lease. The household would enjoy the same benefits as any household already accommodated under the social housing leasing initiative in terms of security of tenure, differential rents, eligibility etc.
It is anticipated that the first transactions under the first model will take place very soon. Ultimately, the schemes will be rolled out nationally using the criteria set out above and it is hoped that all lenders will agree to participate.


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Solidago: 2017 Notable Native Herb
And The Winner Is….
Congratulations to the winner: Solidago has been named the 2017 Notable Native Herb by the Herb Society of America. We won't be hearing any impressive acceptance speeches from the winner, so let me do the honors:
'I would just like to thank the academy, well actually, the Herb Society of America, for this incredible honor. I am truly speechless'
Or, if John Muir were still among us (and boy, do I wish he was) we'd use his own words:
The fragrance, color, and form of the whole spiritual expression of Goldenrod are hopeful and strength giving beyond any others I know. A single spike is sufficient to heal unbelief and melancholy


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More information about quitting smoking
There is no doubt that cigarettes are highly addictive. Even if you want to quit smoking you'll have had great difficulty because the body desires the effect of nicotine, that is the changing levels of dopamine and nonadrenaline levels in the mind. Normal solutions such as patches, chewing gum and even nasal sprays may not suit you or have been unsuccessful. Some people have chosen the e-cigarette as an alternative, yet even the e-cigarette, normally stated to be harmless has been reported in the media to have an adverse health effect on the body due to the fact that you are still breathing in heated toxic substances into the lungs.
In the majority of cases it will take only one hypnotherapy session to quit smoking. Success rates are at approximately 80%. This therapy works so well because we are aligning your conscious decision to stop smoking with your subconscious, thus in changing the thought process behind smoking. When people use their willpower alone they will experience mood swings, bad temper, cravings and weight gain. Yet with hypnosis, you will find a quick and easy way to eliminate any desire to smoke.
The extra benefits of quitting smoking
The extra benefits
In addition to the health and financial benefits, your children are less likely to copy your behaviour and start smoking themselves-surely that's reason enough to stop?
No longer will you have the smell of cigarette smoke on your clothes, on your breath or in your car and house.
Your energy levels will increase and you can again begin to make progress in fitness in order for you to take part in all those activities that you once enjoyed.
What can I expect after I have quit smoking with hypnotherapy?
What can I expect after I've quit smoking?
After 8 hours your blood oxygen levels will return to normal and your chances of heart attack was start to fall.
After 24 hours carbon monoxide is cleared from the body and after 48 hours your sense of taste and smell will begin to improve. Carrying on through to 72 hours your breathing will become easier and your energy levels will begin to increase.
In about 5 days your addiction to nicotine is over and over the course of the next year your circulation start to improve, walking becomes easier and any respiratory problems will see much improvement.
After a year your risk of a heart attack falls to about half that of a smoker and the risk of lung cancer decreases. In 15 years it's as if you have never smoked.


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[Wiki A Zine :: Wiki-Main-Index :: This page]
W3C Compliant
What is W3C Compliant?
It means there is certain requirement for the web to keep all browser to have guideline to work to.
Now on this......people make repeated mistakes. Some of these include:Breaks need closing
Lines need ending
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<br wrong
alts need adding to all images (can be blank yet needs to be there)
/span>hr /> Correct
<hr wrong
Inputs need closing, unless over a certain form
There is loads more
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Will add some more when can remember, what others forget :-)
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Tara Walker
Tara is a technical evangelist for Amazon Web Services, dedicating her time to help developers build apps, games, and technical solutions in the AWS cloud. Tara has most recently been working on evangelizing mobile, gaming, IoT, server-less backend architectures, cloud based AI, and cross-platform development with AWS. Tara is a software engineer/developer who has been spreading the "good news" about various development platforms and languages for over 19 years holding engineering/development and evangelism roles at companies like Microsoft, Turner Broadcasting/Time Warner, Georgia Pacific, and various other Fortune 500 companies. During that time, Tara has had an opportunity to work with a myriad of technologies, languages, and frameworks for mobile, gaming, cloud, web, NUI (natural user interface), and IoT (Internet of Things) development.
You can find Tara discussing her latest technology interests and about cloud computing at various conferences around the world or writing about cloud technologies on the official Amazon Web Services Blog.
On a personal note, Tara recently decided to go back to Grad school to obtain another degree Computer Science at Georgia Tech. She was an avid runner until a bad tendon tear has saddled her down for almost 2 years. She's hoping to make a comeback in running soon.


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Every year about this time, the Christkindlmarket just kind of pops up in Daley Plaza, it seems, and then it stays there until Christmas Eve. This gives pretty much everyone in Chicago a chance to go to it, and they often do so all at once.
It is, that is to say, very popular, offering everything from authentic German bratwurst — sorry, Johnsonville — to beer steins with lids on them to jostling, experts tell us, reminiscent of the jostling at the Christmas markets in the motherland.


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Megan McDermid
I am a Highly Qualified (HQ) certified teacher in Elementary and
Early Childhood Education. This is my 2nd year teaching at Robert
Smalls International Academy, after moving from Indiana where I taught for 6
years. I have teaching experience in Reading and Math Intervention, 5th
and 4th grades, and most recently have found my home in 3rd
grade. It is my belief that all children can learn given the right
support and an environment where they feel safe. I strive for my students
to become global thinkers and independent learners. I am looking forward
to this year in 3rd grade!


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This dress will keep you looking pulled together from lattes to lunch to lounging fireside. The refined French terry is deliciously soft, thanks to premium organic Pima cotton. Layer it up or wear it alone, either way we bet you won't want to take it off. Drawstring cowl neckline, cozy front pockets. And while you're kicking back in your new favorite weekend dress, you'll feel great knowing you're giving back too.
- 97% organic Pima cotton, 3% spandex French terry
- The hint of spandex allows the dress to stretch comfortably and hold its shape
- Machine wash
- Gently shaped fit
- 6-inch front pockets
- 7.5-inch neck height
- 34.5 inches long (size Medium)
- Fairly made in Lima, Peru
- Sizing & Fit
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Gently shaped - slightly fitted silhouette. The feminine shape accentuates your waist without being tight or clingy.
- Bust : XS: 32, S: 34, M: 36, L: 39, XL: 42
- Hip : XS: 37.5, S: 39.5, M: 41.5, L: 44, XL: 47
- Length : XS: 33.5, S: 34, M: 34.5, L: 35.25, XL: 36
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Spot On! Shredded cheddar; minced jarred pimentos; salt, lots of papper; and just enough mayo to hold it all together. The most wonderful, nostalgic taste imaginable! At least, to me.
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Ponte Vedra Beach Real Estate
Located in St John's County, eighteen miles Southeast of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra offers a country club lifestyle with upscale shopping and dining options, spas, pools, and tennis facilities. This area is known as a resort community, as it is home to the PGA Tour. Housing options in this area range anywhere from single bedroom condos, to exclusive gated communities, to grand oceanfront estates. Ponte Vedra Beach hosts the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Estuarine National Research Reserve, which is one of the last remaining Atlantic ocean/Intracoastal habitats that is in pristine condition. Included in its 60,000 acres are beaches, salt marshes, sand dunes, mangroves, tidal wetlands, tidal creeks, oyster bars, lagoons, maritime hardwood hammock, pond pine flatwoods, freshwater depression marshes, and shell mound forests. The school systems in Ponte Vedra are consistently ranked highest in the state.