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It's always exciting when an established label such as 20/20 Vision launch a new imprint. We'd like to give a warm welcome to 20/20 Editions. The first artist to be showcased on this exciting new project is the talented Romanian duo NTFO. This weighty 4 track EP is arguably their finest material to date.
Title track "Represent" sets the tone for an extremely bass heavy release. The production is clean and fairly minimal with dense kicks and crisp snares complimenting the sinister bass line that gallops the record forward. Next up you're reclined slightly by the atmospheric "Deranji." Satellite esque synth keys and a black hole exploring bass line create a feeling of low gravity while the lively hats create enough energy for the dance floor. "Calabrena" splashes some much appreciated colour on the release. The juicy bass line works in tandem with a hypnotic rhythm that leaves you no option but to dance. Last up is the menacing "Lagioale" that finishes the EP on a slightly techier note than the previous tracks. The tribal percussion and no nonsense bass line create an irrepressible dark groove perfect for the after hours sets.
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Medella to host fundraising gala Saturday in McDonough
By Jason A. Smith Times Correspondent
This weekend will mark the first fundraiser designed to help individuals who are living with a genetic form of mental illness, and to educate the public about it.
L. to r.: Sara Brown, co-founder and Toni Peterson, founder of Medella. Special photo
Medella Mental and Behavioral Health, Inc. will host its inaugural "Dining in the Dark" gala Saturday from 7-9 p.m., on the Square in McDonough. Medella is a self-funded, nonprofit organization that advocates for people living with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, a genetic condition characterized by a missing section of chromosome 22. The condition is also referred to as DiGeorge Syndrome or simply as 22q.
Toni R. Peterson founded the Stockbridge-based Medella Mental and Behavioral Health in October of 2014. Peterson's son Nicholas, now 17, was diagnosed with 22q two years ago.
Peterson said the goal for the organization is to increase awareness of 22q locally and nationwide, and to act as a resource for individuals with newly-diagnosed cases of the chromosome disorder.
"It's actually the second most common behind Down Syndrome," said Peterson regarding 22q. "It does affect one out of every 2,000 to 4,000 births."
Peterson said the focus of her organization is also reflected in the Latin origin of its name.
"We chose 'Medella' because it means cure, it means healing power, it means health and remedial treatment," she explained.
Symptoms of 22q include heart defects, kidney problems, cleft palate, immune system problems, learning challenges, psychiatric issues and other challenges. Peterson said some of the birth defects associated with 22q may require surgery in addition to medication.
"Individuals with 22q have to see a lot of specialists," she said.
Medella co-founder Sara Boykins-Brown added that she hopes the fundraiser will help to "break the stigma of mental illness," and provide support for those who are diagnosed with 22q.
"We really are shooting for early detection at conception," said Boykins-Brown. "The only way to detect it right now is through bloodwork."
Reservations for the gala are required at a cost of $30 per person. Donations will also be accepted during the fundraiser.
Medella has established a minimum fundraising goal of $5,000 for the gala, which will feature a silent auction, food, and entertainment by musician Henley Varner. Proceeds from the event will go toward continued research on 22q and mental illness research at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychiatry: Penn Behavioral Health, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Additional funds will also be designated for the introduction of Camp H.O.P.E., in 2016, to help support children, adolescents and their families. H.O.P.E. is an acronym for "having only positive expectations."
For tickets to the event or more information, call Toni R. Peterson or Sara B. Brown at 470-765-6707. Donations can be made online at http://medellahealth.org.
Additional information about Medella Mental and Behavioral Health, Inc., is available at http://medellahealth.org in addition to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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THE PLANS for Aberystywth's skate park in Boulevard St Brieuc have been released, depicting how the park might look depending on Lottery Funding.
When first proposed in 2010, there was widespread opposition to the approval of the plans following concerns from residents that the park could encourage anti-social problems such as underage smoking and drinking. Controversy then followed as the County Council raised taxes in order to help pay for the park, however the Town Council has since received over £24,000 towards the building of the park from the Big Lottery Fund, which has eased the pressure on the taxpayers of Aberystwyth.
The Town Council have recently conducted a series a meetings with interested parties, residents, local volunteer groups and representatives of the Llanbadarn Community Council regarding the various issues which have been raised in regards to the park. The plans have since gained popular vote with residents emphasizing the benefits that this investment will bring to the younger community.
As excitement stirs for the new facility, which will be available to everyone living in North Ceredigion, it has been confirmed that various assessments pertaining to the land and the area it occupies are currently underway in order to see the submission of a planning application in the near future.


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Eaton House's 15,000 sq. ft. Social Work Club offers various workspace options – co-working, dedicated desk, or private office suites. The lounge at Eaton House also allows for casual coffee meetings. For other private meetings, there are 2 boardrooms and 2 meeting rooms which fit up to 14 guests and 6 guests respectively. All of our meeting rooms and boardrooms are equipped with glass whiteboard, HDTv, as well as, HDMI connection from laptop to HDTv.
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Opera brings a particular challenge that isn't often found in an orchestra that plays symphonic repertoire. Concert programmes by symphony orchestras are usually only performed once or twice, and with less rehearsal time than can be comfortable, especially if you've never played the repertoire before. It leads to performances where your mind is very firmly concentrated on what you are doing, and usually at the end of the concert I think it would be nice to perform that again now, as I know how it feels in performance!
However, operas are usually on for a run of anywhere between 5 and 18 performances, depending on the season and the show. So when I was asked recently "Are you lost in the music – or wondering if you left the gas on?" I thought it was an interesting one to answer.
Of course, there's the old adage that audiences have only seen the show once (usually!) so even if we've done it ad infinitum we have to find some way of making it sound fresh, as if we were performing it for the first time. It's not as easy as that though; at the end of a long tour it can be particularly difficult to keep your concentration. A colleague of mine once came in rather loudly with a spare – a spare is a note in the wrong place – when I asked him afterwards what had happened, he admitted that he had been thinking about what size battery he needed for his camping torch, which had run out the previous night.
All sorts of things can help avoid a loss of concentration;
- a conductor who is always engaged in what he or she is doing, no matter what performance number they are on.
- I personally like when performances aren't exactly the same, so there is absolutely no chance of playing on autopilot, because something might be different. There was a conductor who performed a run of Wagner operas that I played for that every performance would put in the tiniest of rubatos at a particular point in a first violin moment; every week somebody would miss it, and he would smile and the next week there it was again. The week after everybody nailed it we got to the moment, I looked up expectantly and he left it out – went straight through instead, and then winked at us.
- An affinity for the particular show you're playing – if you like the opera, it helps a great deal!
- Different things to concentrate on. I find that over the course of a 4 hour opera (sometimes longer) that it can help in maintaining concentration if you are focussing on one particular thing that performance, perhaps intonation, playing well with your desk partner, creating the right sort of sound.
I have to admit there have been moments in the past that I've caught myself thinking about what to have for dinner, or dreaming slightly about the next caffeine intake. There does come a point, particularly in long operas, when the brain just goes "No, I've had enough" and shuts down for a while. Hopefully it will happen at a time when your desk partner is focussed and you can rely on their help for a while until you get your second wind. Otherwise, putting in an embarrassingly loud spare can help concentrate the mind remarkably quickly!


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Washington: A number of parents are helping their underage children to sign up on Facebook by assisting them in lying about their age, a new survey has found.
According to the survey of 1,007 parents conducted by researchers from academia and Microsoft Research, 36 percent parents were aware that their children joined Facebook before age 13 and a substantial percentage of those parents helped their kids lie about their age in order to join the social networking site.
"55 percent of parents of 12-year-olds report their child has a Facebook account; 82 percent of these parents knew when their underage child signed up and 76 percent assisted in creating the account," Fox News quoted Danah Boyd, the lead author of the survey as saying.
The survey comes at a time of debate in Washington about whether to modify the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or Coppa.
To comply with Coppa, Facebook and many other social networking sites require prospective new members to identify themselves as being 13 of age or older.


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Travel Hacks: Three things to pack when traveling!
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Let's increase the number of teen mothers who seek antenatal care and deliver their babies in hospitals.
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The all-new Edge ST – Ford's first SUV to be tuned by the Ford Performance team – features the most powerful V6 engine available in its class with a specially tuned 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost® engine pumping out 335 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque.
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What is The London Business Journal?
The London Business Journal is a no-nonsense and down to earth business publication catering primarily to businesses in and around the UK's most economically vibrant city - London.
What makes it different?
Unlike other business publications, it is not focused solely on the big financial institutions but includes small and medium size businesses too.
We also simplify business news, activities, new developments and opportunities in such a way that you do not need an MBA to both understand and reap benefits from reading it.
Who is The London Business Journal for?
Essentially, whether you are a consultant operating on your own or the founder of a worldwide enterprise with thousands of employees around the world, The London Business Journal is for you.
Whether you are conducting business in London, or operate a business in another country, you will find The London Business Journal a very useful tool.
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It has been said (and we strongly believe) that entrepreneurial activities can, and will, get us out of this recession. The UK cannot sit and wait for the government to change our economic situation; everyone has to be involved.
Love it or loath it, as the old saying goes, "we are all in this together".


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5 Photography Ideas – How to take really good pictures
Looking back through my portfolio the other day, I had an epiphany – The key to good pictures is in the Subject, not the Camera.
I was sat flicking through all of my images when I noticed that the good pictures that get the best social feedback are the ones with a striking subject in them, not the ones with the best photographic skill. That makes perfect sense when you step back for a second.
During my architecture degree, one of my friends wrote an essay questioning whether Architects design buildings for the Client, or for the Approval of other Architects. I wonder if the same thing applies with photography. To get really good pictures, the viewer wants to feel connected or moved on one level or another by the Subject. It is a fair assumption that they are not really interested in the photographic skill.
Read my 5 top tips on how to get good pictures below:
1. Subject
As I have pointed out already, the most important aspect of any photograph is the subject. What are you photographing? When we see photographers like Chase Jarvis walking around with over £15,000 worth of gear around their neck, it is easy to see how we can get caught up in worrying about having a big fancy lens with a huge hood on it, or the latest shiny gear. However when it comes down to it, what is more important, having a Nikon D4 in your hand, or getting a stunning image rich in emotion? You can do that with a £100 compact.
2. Composition
Get the basics right! It is impossible to summarize the basics of composition in a blog section, let alone and whole blog! Below is a stripped out set of rules that I try to stick to. They help me get good pictures as they encourage me to think about the rest of my composition, kind of like taking a deep breath.
Portrait Photography – Create a diagonal
With the subject looking straight on, you'll never get good pictures. Damien Lovegrove is an expect on both lighting and posing with a wealth of knowledge, I recommend everyone at least checks out his website. He teaches that the best way to avoid a 'mug shot' is to create a diagonal with the shoulders or eyes, break the image up a bit and break the rules, it will help relax both the subject and the image.
Landscape Photography – Use leading lines and the rule of thirds
Move the subject around and you will soon find that good pictures aren't necessarily conventional pictures. Sometimes using a treeline, strong horizontal element or even obscuring part of the image can great a more dramatic image. Check out a post I wrote a while back on the rule of thirds.
Still Life Photography – Get your light right and take your time
Sometimes the composition of your light and the indirect elements are more important than the subject itself, think about what draws the eye to your desired subject, and on the other hand, are there any distracting elements in the way?
Yes there are more areas of photography, but these are some basic 'rules of thumb'.
3. Focus
This is an easy one really, don't let the numbers fool you. There are two main things to consider here and both are controlled by aperture (the f numbers). Whenever possible, set your lens to f7-f10 to get the sharpest focus on a subject. However, people will probably scream if I leave it at that. Depth of Field (DoF) is very very important as well. You have probably read before that lens' perform optimally at apertures in the mid range, that is just basic physics, but a wide aperture like f1.2 to 2.8 will have a very shallow DoF. In other words, the area that is IN focus will be very thin, but the area OUT of focus will be very large, giving a nice blurry background (Bokeh). Consider whether the background has important elements in that add to the context, or just distract i.e, do you want them in focus or out of focus?
Good pictures don't have to be razor sharp. This is my favourite photograph ever taken. The subject is full of emotion, the context and people around him add to the image, and strangely the slightly soft focus helps to draw the attention on to his expression. Everything about this image is just perfect in my opinion.
4. Lighting
Lighting and shadow can make a photograph distracting and hard to read. It is a difficult skill to master and I am no pro! Damien Lovegrove's tutorial videos along with some others on Youtube are very useful and will help you master lighting to get good pictures, but unfortunately it is just a subject that you have to practice. Have a look at peoples Lighting Diagrams to gain an understanding, it has helped me a lot!
5. Do Some Research
I don't mean research about photographic technique, even though that's helpful… and you're doing it now, but rather I recommend that you learn about the field that you are interested in. The image below is from Alex Nail's Blog and is a very dramatic one, however he has said numerous times that whilst people say landscape photography is just being in the right place at the right time, it takes a huge amount of effort to be IN the right place AT the right time. One has to learn about the area they are photographing, know the terrain, and be familiar with sun position (or moon) among others. Likewise, a documentary photographer needs to be familiar with the place they are photographing to get really good pictures, that way they can learn about the history and culture.
I'm sure Chase, Damien and all other photographers will agree with me that the model camera in your hand is irrelevant if you know how to use it. All of the people I have mentioned are worth looking at, as they all produce amazing images, but the most important thing that I have learnt from them, is they all pay close attention to the SUBJECT they are photographing, not just the technique. Ultimately it comes hand in hand but don't get too wrapped up in your technique as that will develop in time. Find a subject you love and photograph the hell out of it! If you're still interested in it, you know it's worth pursuing!


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These verses brought peace to me tonight, I hope they do the same for you!
"The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Psalms 27:1
"Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalms 91:1
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May 5, 2012
The Avengers Review
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Yeah, this movie was really enjoyable. I think that the first act was a little slow, although not enough to detract from the movie, but overall av very well put together movie. And yeah, the Hulk was awesome and most of the best jokes come from him.ReplyDelete
I'm so jelly. We can't go until we get over our colds. It's not nice to spread germs to a captive audience. I'm sure it's all Drom's fault making me go out in the cold for a pony photo shoot. Oh yeah that was my idea.ReplyDelete
Must... see this... SOON. *cough cough*ReplyDeleteReplies
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Yeah, Hulk was my favorite character in this movie. I'm really glad they switched his actor to Mark Ruffalo, he did a fantastic job of portraying that "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" personality of Bruce Banner. As for LUNAtic and Drom, it may be best if you wait until the theaters aren't so full to see this, because the bathrooms are extremely crowded. My poor friend stepped in a puddle of urine. He was wearing flip flops.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm assuming your friend is male and being that you people can pee standing up, I'm not surprised. I still feel sorry for him though. Being a nurse you really don't want to know the kind of stuff I've stepped in before.lolDelete


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One of the most important pieces of furniture in your bathroom is the bathroom mirror, they can add light and space and they are very functional also. It is important though that you place your bathroom mirror in the right place. You can find decorative Wall Mirrors Online Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney at Mirror City.
When selecting a spot for your bathrooms mirror there are a variety of things that you need to take consideration of. One important things is where will the light enter into the area from, when you can place you bathroom reflection opposite this source of light you'll be able to take good thing about the excess light produced at home not forgetting the quantity of space that you understand.
But as your bathrooms mirror is an operating accessory you can't simply think no more than the light and space creation, instead additionally you need to take into account where in fact the best location will be for if you want to consider it.
The main location for correcting a bathroom reflection has ended the basin as that's where you clean your pearly whites, wash that person and do other reflection relate things. In the event that you decide that getting your mirror above the basin is a very important thing then place it there and when this isn't opposite a glass windows then you will want to place just one more reflection opposite that to include light and space to your room.
The reflection for the toilet comes in a variety of sizes and shapes nowadays, many will include shelves to carry various items such as brushes. Some individuals will have the complete wall membrane above their basin manufactured from mirror which really does help give that sense of spaciousness to the area.
If you're heading to be using the reflection to use make-up and so on you'll need a great deal of light, you do not want this light glowing immediately in the reflection and you do not want to buy casting shadows therefore the location of your lamps is really as important as the positioning of your reflection. Some mirrors have equipment and lighting included in them that are a great solution.
A very important factor which is important to get the best out of your bathrooms reflection is to make certain you keep it clean all the time, it is astonishing just how many people don't clean their mirrors as if you would any piece of a glass.
To sum up your bathroom mirror is an important piece of furniture which can add more to the room than just a painting put on the wall, it is functional and useful and it adds light and space, make your decision carefully which mirror you buy and don't be to careful with how much you spend as you will enjoy a nice well made mirror for many years to come.


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Decision marks third successful appeal for European Metal Recycling Group in 14 months
Manchester, 9th April – The planning and development team at property consultant JLL has secured planning permission on appeal for a metal recycling facility in Ince, Wigan on behalf of European Metal Recycling Limited (EMR).
The successful appeal paves the way for an investment of £2.5 million in the local area and will create 20 new jobs.
EMR submitted its application in 2013 for the proposed construction of the facility, after acquiring the brownfield employment site in 2012. JLL successfully argued for the grant of planning permission after the application was refused by Wigan Council, contrary to a recommendation for approval by officers.
This is the third permission which JLL has secured for EMR at appeal in 14 months, following successes in Cornwall and Halton.Frazer Sandwith, Associate Director - planning and development at JLL, said: "The planning successes across these sites were fully justified and will contribute to investment and job creation in the local areas. The metals sector continues to be one of the UK's largest in the manufacturing industry – employing more people than the motor and aerospace industries combined – and has significant potential for export growth."
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The 30-Minute Solution Workout DVD
By Ivy Larson, A.C.S.M. HFS
Palm Beach, FL – February 15, 2013 – FULL FITNESS FUSION (45 minutes, $16.99, www.cleancuisine.com & www.fullfitnessfusion.com) is a full body, fully functional and fully transformational workout program that emphasizes quality over quantity. FULL FITNESS FUSION fuses a variety of highly effective fitness training techniques into one time-efficient 30-minute workout that keeps the heart rate elevated while strengthening and toning all of the major muscles in the body. The workout is based on research showing significantly greater fat loss by performing short, high intensity workouts as opposed to longer-duration, lower intensity workouts. Even though FULL FITNESS FUSION is an intense workout, it is a zero impact program that is absolutely not stressful on the joints. The DVD includes the 30 minute FULL FITNESS FUSION body sculpting and fat burning workout; 5 minute optional fusion activation calorie burning warm up that prepares viewers to exercise at their best; and a 10 minute bonus stretch and firm yoga inspired cool down that includes posture work. (Some equipment needed: sturdy chair; 3 to 8 lb. weights; 5 to 15 lb. kettlebells; yoga mat.) The DVD shows modifications and is perfect for all fitness levels. Done for 30 minutes, 3 times a week, FULL FITNESS FUSION will change the body!
Author and fitness professional, Ivy Larson initially adopted the 30-minute workout because her MS symptoms would flare up if she spent too long exercising and got overheated. Once she started noticing her own body getting leaner and tighter doing the shorter duration, higher-intensity FULL FITNESS FUSION workouts and cutting out the extra cardio time on the treadmill and bike she started testing her workout system on clients and collecting numerous testimonials.
Not only does FULL FITNESS FUSION deliver incredible and very visible full body transforming results it is fun, includes creative new exercises and can be adapted to every fitness level as well as to those individuals who have orthopedic issues. Ivy herself is no stranger to orthopedic issues; she filmed the workout just 9 months after a major surgery to correct a congenital hip disorder called "femoral retroversion" that was causing severe hip pain and early hip deterioration. The 6 hour surgery, a deroational osteotomy, required breaking her thigh bone in half and left her unable to walk for 7 months. During her recovery period Ivy was still able to stay fit, lean and strong by using the FULL FITNESS FUSION exercise training techniques. The three ladies who joined Ivy in the workout also had their own physical limitations as one was pregnant, another had undergone 4 major knees surgeries and one struggled with back pain. And yet all of the women—all mothers in their mid-thirties—were able to do the workout and feel as though they got their heart rates up while targeting every major muscle in their body.
Ivy's personal health struggles have made her passionate about helping others improve their quality of life through fitness and nutrition. Her books have sold tens of thousands of copies and her story continues to inspire people all over the world.
IVY'S STORY: In 1998 Ivy Larson had just graduated college with a B.S. degree and earned her American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Specialist certification. The former All American Cheerleader, dancer and gymnast looked to be the picture of health and she was thrilled to be working in a hospital wellness center teaching exercise classes and providing exercise prescriptions for patients with a variety of medical conditions. Soon after Ivy landed her new job an alarming stream of symptoms including incontinence, severe muscle spasms, muscle weakness and numbness in her limbs started troubling her and she began shuffling from one doctor to another in search of answers. The night she was unable to void her bladder she ended up in the emergency room at the same hospital where she worked. At that point she knew something was seriously wrong and she left the hospital wearing a catheter. Within weeks of the terrifying E.R. visit she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of Miami.
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Adam S , Almeida MF, Assoun M, Baruteau J, Bernabei SM, Bigot S, Champion H, Daly A, Dassy M, Dawson S, Dixon M, Dokoupil K, Dubois S, Dunlop C, Evans S, Eyskens F, Faria A, Favre E, Ferguson C, Goncalves C, Gribben J, Heddrich-Ellerbrok M, Jankowski C, Janssen-Regelink R, Jouault C, Laguerre C, Le Verge S, Link R, Lowry S, Luyten K, Macdonald A, Maritz C, McDowell S, Meyer U, Micciche A, Robert M, Robertson LV, Rocha JC, Rohde C, Saruggia I, Sjoqvist E, Stafford J, Terry A, Thom R, Vande Kerckhove K, van Rijn M, van Teeffelen-Heithoff A, Wegberg Av, van Wyk K, Vasconcelos C, Vestergaard H, Webster D, White FJ, Wildgoose J, Zweers H.
BACKGROUND: There is no published data comparing dietary management of urea
cycle disorders (UCD) in different countries.
METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 41 European Inherited Metabolic Disorder (IMD)
centres (17 UK, 6 France, 5 Germany, 4 Belgium, 4 Portugal, 2 Netherlands, 1 Denmark,
1 Italy, 1 Sweden) was collected by questionnaire describing management of patients
with UCD on prescribed protein restricted diets.
RESULTS: Data for 464 patients: N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency, n=10;
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPS1) deficiency, n=29; ornithine transcarbamoylase
(OTC) deficiency, n=214; citrullinaemia, n=108; argininosuccinic aciduria (ASA), n=80;
arginase deficiency, n=23 was reported. The majority of patients (70%; n=327) were
aged 0-16y and 30% (n=137) >16y. Prescribed median protein intake/kg body weight
decreased with age with little variation between disorders. The UK tended to give more
total protein than other European countries particularly in infancy. Supplements of
essential amino acids (EAA) were prescribed for 38% [n=174] of the patients overall, but
were given more commonly in arginase deficiency (74%), CPS (48%) and citrullinaemia
(46%). Patients in Germany (64%), Portugal (67%) and Sweden (100%) were the most
frequent users of EAA. Only 18% [n=84] of patients were prescribed tube feeds, most
commonly for CPS (41%); and 21% [n=97] were prescribed oral energy supplements.
CONCLUSIONS: Dietary treatment for UCD varies significantly between different
conditions, and between and within European IMD centres. Further studies examining
the outcome of treatment compared with the type of dietary therapy and nutritional
support received are required.
Link to abstract
Susan A. Berry, MD, Nancy D. Leslie, MD, Mathew J. Edick, PhD, Sally Hiner, Kaitlin Justice, and Cynthia Cameron
PURPOSE: The Inborn Errors of Metabolism Information System (IBEM-IS) collects data on clinical history of inborn errors
of metabolism (IBEM). The IBEM-IS is accessible to metabolic clinics nationwide and seeks: 1) to impact
clinical management for affected individuals and 2) to provide information to support public health decisionmaking.
METHODS: Thirty centers in 21 states are enrolling persons with newborn-screened conditions, collecting information on
diagnosis and treatment at the time of enrollment and all subsequent visits. Prospective data are collected using
electronic capture forms allowing aggregation of information regarding outcomes for individuals affected with IBEM.
RESULTS: 1893 subjects have been enrolled in the IBEM-IS and >540,000 individual data points have been collected. Data
collection has been initiated for subjects with 41 of 46 conditions on the RUSP; 4 conditions have >100 subjects
enrolled. Median follow-up time for subjects with >1 visit (n=898) is 1.5 years (interquartile range = 2.2 years).
Subjects with critical conditions are more likely to have emergency letters and sick-day plans. Mortality was
exclusive to children with critical conditions.
CONCLUSION: Large-scale prospective data collection can be accomplished for individuals with rare conditions, permitting
enhanced decision-making for clinical management and supporting decision-making in public health newborn
screening programs.
Link to abstract
Boelens JJ , van Hasselt PM
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) comprise an assorted group of inherited diseases,
some of which are due to disordered lysosomal or peroxisomal function and some of
which might be improved following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). In these
disorders the onset in infancy or early childhood is typically accompanied by rapid
deterioration, resulting in early death in the more severe phenotypes. Timely diagnosis
and immediate referral to an IEM specialist are essential steps in optimal management.
Treatment recommendations are based on the diagnosis, its phenotype, rate of
progression, prior extent of disease, family values, and expectations, and the risks and
benefits associated with available therapies, including HCT. International collaborative
efforts are of utmost importance in determining outcomes of therapy for these rare
diseases, and have improved those outcomes significantly over the last decades. In this
review, we will focus on the neurodevelopmental outcomes after HCT in IEM, providing
an international perspective on progress, limitations, and future directions.
Link to abstract
Gloria Ho, Keiko Ueda, Roderick F.A. Houben, Jeff Joa, Alette Giezen, Barbara Cheng, Clara D.M. van Karnebeek
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of rare inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are amenable to targetedmetabolic
nutrition therapy. Daily adherence is important to attain metabolic control and prevent organ damage. This is challenging
however, given the lack of information of disorder specific nutrient content of foods, the limited availability
and cost of specialty products as well as difficulties in reliable calculation and tracking of dietary intake and targets.
OBJECTIVES: To develop apps for all inborn errors of amino acidmetabolism for which the mainstay of treatment is a
medical diet, and obtain patient and family feedback throughout the process to incorporate this into subsequent versions.
Methods&results: TheMetabolic Diet App Suitewas created with input fromhealth care professionals as a free, userfriendly,
online tool for bothmobile devices and desktop computers (http://www.metabolicdietapp.org) for 15 different
IEMs. General information is provided for each IEMwith links to useful online resources.Nutrient information
is based on the MetabolicPro™, a North American food database compiled by the Genetic Metabolic Dietitians International
(GMDI) Technology committee. After user registration, a personalized dashboard andmanagement plan including
specific nutrient goals are created. Each Diet App has a user-friendly interface and the functions include:
nutrient intake counts, adding your own foods and homemade recipes and, managing a daily food diary. Patient
and family feedback was overall positive and specific suggestions were used to further improve the App Suite.
DISCUSSION: The Metabolic Diet App Suite aids individuals affected by IEMs to track and plan their meals. Future research
should evaluate its impact on patient adherence, metabolic control, quality of life and health-related outcomes.
The Suite will be updated and expanded to Apps for other categories of IEMs. Finally, this Suite is a
support tool only, and does not replace medical/metabolic nutrition professional advice.
Link to abstract
Gündüz M , Ünal S, Okur İ, Ayrancı Sucaklı İ, Güzel F, Koç N.
We aimed to evaluate the neonates diagnosed as IEM in our neonatal intensive care unit
and their outcomes. Among 2994 neonates hospitalized, 51 were diagnosed as IEM
(1.7%). Admission complaints were poor feeding, decreased activity, jaundice, seizures,
abnormal screening and respiratory problems. Phenylketonuria (11), organic acidemias
(8), maple syrup urine disease (5), citrullinemia (5), galactosemia (4), nonketotic
hyperglycinemia (4) and tyrosinemia (2) were the most commonly diagnosed IEMs. The
follow-up period was 2.5-43 months. Among the 33 neonates followed, 19 had normal
development, 9 had developmental delays and 5 had cerebral palsy according to the
Guide for Monitoring Child Development. Postnatal age on admission, Apgar score at 5
minutes, being transferred, peritoneal dialysis, cranial ultrasonographic findings,
consanguinity and sibling history had significant effects on outcome. Early diagnosis
through expanded neonatal screening in countries with high rates of consanguinity,
enabling the initiation of early treatment, is essential for achieving low mortality rates
and good prognoses.
Link to abstract
Guibaud L , Collardeau-Frachon S , Lacalm A , Massoud M , Rossi M , Cordier MP , Vianey- Saban C
Prenatal manifestations of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are related to severe
disorders involving metabolic pathways active in the fetal period and not compensated by
maternal or placental metabolism. Some prenatal imaging findings can be suggestive of
such conditions-especially in cases of consanguinity and/or recurrence of symptomsafter
exclusion of the most frequent nonmetabolic etiologies. Most of these prenatal
imaging findings are nonspecific. They include mainly ascites and hydrops fetalis,
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), central nervous system (CNS) anomalies,
echogenic kidneys, epiphyseal stippling, craniosynostosis, and a wide spectrum of
dysostoses. These anomalies can be isolated, but in most cases, an IEM is suggested
by an association of features. It must be stressed that the diagnosis of an IEM in the
prenatal period is based on a close collaboration between specialists in fetal imaging,
medicine, genetics, biology, and pathology.
Sujata Gupta
It is now feasible to test babies for several lysosomal storage disorders, but this goes against the gold standard for
screening that was established nearly 50 years ago. The ethical issues raised are forcing a rethink of the way that
newborns are screened.
In January 2005, spurred by the tragic story of a local sports star's young son, the governor of New York State, George
Pataki, signed an executive order mandating that every newborn baby is screened for a rare disorder known as Krabbe
disease. Pataki's decision effectively turned the state into a laboratory. The experiment entailed testing and then processing
samples from millions of babies for this particular lysosomal storage disorder (LSD), and determining how best to follow those
who screened positive. It was a massive undertaking, and a test case for the wider issue of how to implement newborn
screening in the modern age.
Debra Hook, George A. Diaz, Brendan Lee, James Bartley, Nicola Longo, William Berquist, Cynthia Le Mons, Ingrid
Rudolph-Angelich, Marty Porter, Bruce F. Scharschmidt, and Masoud Mokhtarani
BACKGROUND: Little prospectively collected data are available comparing the dietary intake of urea cycle disorder (UCD)
patients to UCD treatment guidelines or to healthy individuals.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the protein and calorie intakes of UCD subjects who participated in clinical trials of glycerol
phenylbutyrate (GPB) and compare these data to published UCD dietary guidelines and nutritional surveys.
DESIGN: Dietary data were recorded for 45 adult and 49 pediatric UCD subjects in metabolic control during participation
in clinical trials of GPB. Protein and calorie intakes were compared to UCD treatment guidelines, average
nutrient intakes of a healthy US population based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) and Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA).
RESULTS: In adults, mean protein intake was higher than UCD recommendations but lower than RDA and NHANES values,
while calorie intake was lower than UCD recommendations, RDA and NHANES. In pediatric subjects, prescribed
protein intake was higher than UCD guidelines, similar to RDA, and lower than NHANES data for all age groups,
while calorie intake was at the lower end of the recommended UCD range and close to RDA and NHANES data.
In pediatric subjects height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) Z-scores were within normal range (− 2 to 2).
CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric patients treated with phenylbutyrate derivatives exhibited normal height and weight. Protein and calorie
intakes in adult and pediatric UCD subjects differed from UCD dietary guidelines, suggesting that these
guidelines may need to be reconsidered.
Humphrey M , Truby H , Boneh A
Dietary restrictions required to manage individuals with inborn errors of metabolism
(IEM) are essential for metabolic control, however may result in an increased risk to both
short and long-term nutritional status. Dietary factors most likely to influence nutritional
status include energy intake, protein quality and quantity, micronutrient intake and the
frequency and extent to which the diet must be altered during periods of increased
physical or metabolic stress. Patients on the most restrictive diets, including those with
intakes consisting of low levels of natural protein or those with recurrent illness or
frequent metabolic decompensation carry the most nutritional risk. Due to the difficulties
in determining condition specific requirements, dietary intake recommendations and
nutritional monitoring tools used in patients with IEM are the same as, or extrapolated
from, those used in healthy populations. As a consequence, evidence is lacking for the
safest dietary prescriptions required to manage these patients long term, as tolerance to
dietary therapy is generally described in terms of metabolic stability rather than long term
nutritional and health outcomes. As the most frequent therapeutic dietary manipulation in
IEM is alteration in dietary protein, and as protein status is critically dependent on
adequate energy provision, the use of a Protein to Energy ratio (P:E ratio) as an
additional tool will better define the relationship between these critical components. This
could accurately define dietary quality and ensure that not only an adequate, but also a
safe and balanced intake is provided.
Link to abstract
Lin Wang, Hui Zou, Fang Ye, Kundi Wang, Xiaowen Li, Zhihua Chen, Jie Chen, Bingjuan Han, Weimin Yu, Chun He, Ming Shen
BACKGROUND: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inborn disease, which, untreated, leading to severe
neurobehavioral dysfunction. Considering its complexity, the management of PKU may
bring a formidable economic burden to parents and caregivers. It is still unknown what
the out-of-pocket expenses are for a patient with PKU in China. This paper explores the
household financial burden of classical PKU and its impact on Chinese families in a
quantitative manner for the first time.
METHODS: A non-interventional and observational study was conducted at the China-Japan
Friendship Hospital, one of the national centers for inherited metabolic disorders in
China. The medical and non-medical household financial burdens were consolidated
into a questionnaire to evaluate the out-of-pocket costs (OOPCs) of PKU treatment and
FINDINGS: The total OOPCs were USD$3766.1 (0y), USD$3795.2 (1–2 ys), USD$4657.7 (3–4 ys),
USD$5979.9 (5–8 ys), and USD$5588.7 (9 ys and older) for PKU patients of different
age groups. The median economic burden of classical PKU was 75.0 % of total annual
family income (range 1.0–779.1 %), and 94.4 % of the families exceeding the threshold
considered as catastrophic expenditure. There was a negative correlation between the
financial burden and the proportion of time when Phe concentrations were in the
desired target range (120–250 μmol/L) in 0–4-ys group (r=-0.474, p=0.026).
CON CLUSIONS: The management of PKU is associated with a severe financial burden on patients'
families, which may lead to insufficient treatment or variation of blood Phe
concentration. The current reimbursement policies are as yet inadequate. A national
reimbursement system targeting treatment practices for PKU patients and other rare
diseases across China is imperative.
Link to abstract
Pérez-López J , Ceberio-Hualde L , García Morillo JS , Grau-Junyent JM , Hermida Ameijeiras Á , López-Rodríguez M , Morales-Conejo M , Nava Mateos JJ , Aldámiz Echevarri Azuara LJ , Campistol J , Couce ML , García-Silva MT , González Gutiérrez-Solana L , Del Toro M ; Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna (SEMI); Sociedad Española de Neurología Pediátrica (SENEP).
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The transition process from paediatric to adult care is
a subject of great interest in recent years, especially in chronic diseases with childhood
onset, such as inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). Advances in diagnosis and
treatment of these diseases have improved their prognosis, with a high number of
patients with IEM who currently reach adult age and need to be attended to by nonpaediatric
professionals. The objective of this work is to establish action guidelines so
that the specialists involved can guarantee a successful transition of these patients'
METHODOLOGY: After carrying out a bibliographic review of the subject, the authors,
beginning with their own experience, produced an initial document which was subjected
to successive debates until the final document was obtained. The consensus
recommendation was decided by the majority in case of criterion discrepancy.
RESULTS: A series of recommendations are presented for the best clinical management
of the transitions of care of patients with IEM from the paediatric to adult care setting in
order to achieve the best results in this process given the special characteristics of this
patient subgroup and the main difficulties entailed in the transition process.
CONNCLUSIONS: The role of the internal medicine doctor in this transition process and
correct interrelation with the paediatric and social setting is stressed. Furthermore,
actions and attitudes are suggested to improve the quality of said transition.
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1. "Pyrolysis is a thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures without the participation of oxygen. It involves the simultaneous change of chemical composition and physical phase, and is irreversible. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements pyr "fire" and lysis "separating".
Pyrolysis is a case of thermolysis, and is most commonly used for organic materials, being, therefore, one of the processes involved in charring. The pyrolysis of wood, which starts at 200–300 °C (390–570 °F), occurs for example in fires where solid fuels are burning or when vegetation comes into contact with lava in volcanic eruptions. In general, pyrolysis of organic substances produces gas and liquid products and leaves a solid residue richer in carbon content, char. Extreme pyrolysis, which leaves mostly carbon as the residue, is called carbonization.
The process is used heavily in the chemical industry, for example, to produce charcoal, activated carbon, methanol, and other chemicals from wood, to convert ethylene dichloride into vinyl chloride to make PVC, to produce coke from coal, to convert biomass into syngas and biochar, to turn waste into safely disposable substances, and for transforming medium-weight hydrocarbons from oil into lighter ones like gasoline. These specialized uses of pyrolysis may be called various names, such as dry distillation, destructive distillation, or cracking.
Pyrolysis also plays an important role in several cooking procedures, such as baking, frying, grilling, and caramelizing. In addition, it is a tool of chemical analysis, for example, in mass spectrometry and in carbon-14 dating. Indeed, many important chemical substances, such as phosphorus and sulfuric acid, were first obtained by this process. Pyrolysis has been assumed to take place during catagenesis, the conversion of buried organic matter to fossil fuels. It is also the basis of pyrography. In their embalming process, the ancient Egyptians used a mixture of substances, including methanol, which they obtained from the pyrolysis of wood.
Pyrolysis differs from other high-temperature processes like combustion and hydrolysis in that it usually does not involve reactions with oxygen, water, or any other reagents. In practice, it is not possible to achieve a completely oxygen-free atmosphere. Because some oxygen is present in any pyrolysis system, a small amount of oxidation occurs.
The term has also been applied to the decomposition of organic material in the presence of superheated water or steam (hydrous pyrolysis), for example, in the steam cracking of oil."(Wikipedia, Pyrolysis, 6/18/2012)
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[caption id="attachment_11654" align="aligncenter" width="459" caption="The standard beef fleischkuechle. "] [/caption]The smell of fried food is pretty much everywhere at the Puyallup Fair, but some fried things just smell better - especially when that fried thing is a fleischkuechle.
Fleischkuechle has a funny name. It's a flattened meat pie stuffed with a filling so tasty, you know it's going to be Defcon Level Unhealthy. Try not to think about that as you order three. It's a dish with farflung European origins - Russian and German. It's pronounced flish-KOOSH-lay or flish-KEESH-lay, depending on your European address.
Served out of a truck located just outside the fairgrounds, the business has operated as a fair staple for 19 years. The first 17, it was run by sisters-in-law Pat Jorgensen and Pat Tuthill. The business had been in their family for about 50 years. Fleischkuechle fans panicked when it was announced two years ago that the truck would lose its longtime spot on Fairview Drive near the Red Gate. The sisters took that as their cue to retire, but the story didn't end there. Last year, family friend Virginia "Ginny" Vrieze and her son Ben Vrieze took over the truck. The business continues - and it's an evolving one, too. This year, they updated the menu and the exterior of the truck, which now says "Vrieze's Fleischkuechle."
When I interviewed Ben Vrieze about the truck last year, he said the only thing that would make a fleischkuechle taste better would be to add bacon. Well, he went and did just that. He added two turnovers with bacon - one has mac and cheese and the other is the standard beef turnover flavored with bacon and jalapenos. The mac and cheese turnover sounded like an abomination, so of course I had to order one. It was far less kindergarten-ish in texture and flavor than I thought it would be. Think of it as something like those deep fried mac and cheese wedges that keep showing up around town on happy hour menus - only covered in fried dough. It's delicious in an "I'm going to regret eating that later" kind of way. My standard order every year is the plain beef fleischkuechle - because it just wouldn't be the Puyallup Fair without one.
Fleischkuechle truckServing: At the Puyallup Fair until Sept. 23 Find it: In the Cattin's parking lot, 105 Ninth Ave. S.W., PuyallupCost: Pies are $4 each. They also sell fruit pies and breakfast turnovers. Contact: 253-677-1759 or Facebook here
It's tradition for many to eat at the mom-and-pop booths just outside the fairgrounds. Burgers, cotton candy, curly fries and scones are available for slightly lower prices that what's inside the gate. Is it more bang for your buck? Not really, as I wrote last year in this article. However, every year, interesting little mobile restaurants seem to pop up just outside the fairgrounds that serve food beyond what's typical of fair dining. This year, I spotted a Cajun stand near the Fleischkuechle truck. It's called Ragin Tastin BBQ. I snapped a few photos:
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A quant analysis apart from working out financial health of the organization also works on various aspects like risk analysis, forecasting, trading support etc. It is thus, a specialized job in which you simply cannot afford to make mistakes. This is suited for a person who enjoys numbers and love to play with them.
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Distance from Silver Creek, NY to Canisteo, NY
Driving distance between Silver Creek, NY and Canisteo, NY is 120.38 miles (or 193.73 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
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Manchester United were a completely different side from their goalless stalemate on Monday as they beat Fenerbahce 4-1 at Old Trafford in last night's Europa League clash. The win sees them go top of the group on goal difference, but level on points with Feyenoord.
Few things went wrong for United on the night as Pogba sht the haters by scoring a brace, Rooney put in a great showing on his return, and free flowing attacking football was on show.
The first goal for United resulted from such slick football as veteran midfielder Michael Carrick showed his class by thumping in a pin-point across the field pass towards Juan Mata.
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Gurjit Rahal releases Jind Jaan Video
Coming off the the album 'Talkover' by Gurjit Rahal is the latest video directed by Bhardwaj Films titled 'Jind Jaan'. The album features 12 tracks with music produced by RDB.
Song - Jindjaan
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I finished my dragon box. I have decided not to put feet on this box. I have added a small square lampwork bead on the lid as a finial. I am pleased with the way it turned out.
I did some other beadwork this weekend. One is a piece for a kit cover for Rypan Designs, the other two were colour samples for display in the booth at shows.


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Michael C. Gualtiere, age 52, of White Mills died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at home.
Born November 25, 1964, in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Carmine V and Eleanor (Hart) Gualtiere. Formerly of Westbury, Long Island, he had been a New York City sanitation worker. He had been a White Mills resident for four years. An avid collector of model cars, he was also a NY Mets and Jets fan and loved Harley Davidson motorcycles.
He is survived by his best friend and loyal companion, Cinderella, two sisters: Lisa Bardenhagen of Hicksville, NY, and Kathryn Gualtiere of Long Beach, NY; one brother: Vincent Gualtiere of Massapequa Park, NY; and five nieces: Kimberly Bila, Kristina Ackerman, Emily McFaden, Sarah Bardenhagen, and Marie Bardenhagen.
A Memorial Service will be announced in the near future. Private cremation was held at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel.


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Clare Strohman, left, and Mary Golden address the crowd at a 'Yes on 21' rally for the state parks at Mission Plaza in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday.
Proposition 21, a measure on the November ballot, would raise new money for the parks.
If passed, the measure would place an $18 surcharge on vehicle license fees for cars, motorcycles and recreational vehicles. That would generate $500 million each year, with the bulk going to support the parks.


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Do you know what Ads by Media Watch is?
If you are seeing various ads with a label "Ads by Media Watch", it might be very true that you have Media Watch application installed on your system. Even though you might not even suspect that you have this undesirable program on your PC, you will definitely notice a variety of ads that are going to appear on your screen. As you might have already understood, Media Watch is just an advertising-supported application. As it has been originally created in order to render advertisements and generate revenue for the publisher, you should not think that it is going stop its activities one day. Actually, the only way to disable it is to erase Media Watch entirely from the system. If you think that you will be able to escape from all these ads by changing the browser, you will be very upset when you find out that it is compatible with all of them.
Do you think that advertisements cannot interfere with your browsing activities? Unfortunately, it is not true. The specialists of spyware-techie.com found out that you might be forced to see 2-5 ads on each page. Besides, Media Watch will automatically open tabs with links leading to malicious software. As you can see, this application is not only extremely intrusive, but also might take you to the websites that contain threats. For instance, it will try to convince you that you need to update software; however, if you click on the Install button, you will agree with the installation of different undesirable programs. We do not recommend clicking on any of those ads. We believe that the cleverest step would be to erase Media Watch entirely.
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Ads by Media Watch are very similar to those produced by Media Player application. Thus, if you notice it on your system, you should remove it as well. It is very probable that any of these applications might get on your system bundled with other software; thus, do not be surprised if you notice their presence on your PC. We do not recommend keeping unfamiliar or useless programs because they are not going to do anything good for your system.
You will be able to prevent Ads by Media Watch from appearing if you erase Media Watch immediately. It will take only few minutes but you will not see advertisements anymore. Antimalware tools will also detect this adware; thus, you can scan your system with SpyHunter and it will detect and remove all the undesirable applications.
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Childbirth is one of those things that we spend months planning for, but nobody really knows what kind of experience you will have. From the moment you find out that you are pregnant, you start thinking about labor. So many decisions and mixed feelings, but we try to make sense of it all by planning and believing things will go smooth.
For most of us, child labor is a scary thing because we are scared of the unknown and having little control over what can and may happen. I personally had two very complicated pregnancies that had me feeling like I was on a roller coaster ride all throughout. Fortunately for us, we ended up delivering 2 healthy baby boys at 37 weeks and my first birth was a natural birth. Not I am no super woman, I have to admit that I was more afraid of a needle in my back, than anything in the world and the worst part about my labor was the iv stick.
Aside from the unpredictability of child labor, the setting and healthcare providers play a major part in your labor. It is very hard to decide on natural labor in a hospital setting because they are just not designed for that. Childbirth is not treated very natural in a hospital setting and it feels more like a sickness than anything. Starting with the security check in, followed by biometrics and insurance check. Once you are put in a room, you start getting that feeling in your gut that this is not going to be a joy ride. The white walls with blue accents, the distinct strong hospital smell, the bright lights, the freezing temperatures, the unflattering open back gown, and the beeping sound of machines. All of these things are just some of the initial obstacles that you will encounter at your arrival, that will have even the most committed natural laborers wanting to turn back.
The labor room environment is a bit more comfortable, but the pain and unnecessary interventions are a constant torture added to your labor pains. I am ashamed to admit that I once told friends that natural child labor was not as bad as it sounds. To my defense, both of my child labors were less than 4 hours from first contraction to delivery and I did give in to the circumstances and fear of my second baby being too big to deliver naturally. My whole perspective towards natural child labor changed after I got to relive childbirth with my sister and started studying to become a child birth educator. I saw and almost felt all the anguish; 4 long hours of excruciating pain with strong contractions, lasting more than 30 seconds every 2 minutes and only at 4cm dilated. I couldn't help, but just told her to do what was going to make her feel comfortable to bring into the world her precious baby girl.
Needless to say, she gave in to the pain and opted for an epidural. I am so glad that she did because her labor took an additional 4 hours of constant regular contractions and a long 40 minutes of pushing. The truth is that she was not prepared, nor did she have the support in a hospital setting to carry out her plan. I felt bad that I couldn't support her fully in her natural birth plan, but at the same time I am grateful for the learning experience. I confirmed what I am learning in my course; that somewhere along the years, we were taken away our confidence and to an extent, the choice to give birth naturally.
Today, I am more committed than ever to helping other moms with support to voice their choices upfront and be allowed to birth naturally. Birth can be as natural and safe as possible, but we are not allowed to call all the shots. It is almost hard to believe that in this day and age; we are subject to hospital and our medical professional's policies, when it comes to such a major event in our lives.
In the end, it is best to go with an open mind and the big picture at heart. "To bring your most precious gift into the world," being as comfortable and happy to enjoy every second of it because it is all forgotten after you hear their first cry and hold them in your arms.
Here is a funny clip from an old movie that I came across in my child birth educator training and is a great parody on this subject: The Meaning of Life clip


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Funeral Homes Feel Economy?s BiteDANVILLE ? Grief and a ?Payment Due? notice are the only real inescapable parts of death and taxes.
Area funeral directors say the troubled economy has customers reassessing how much they can afford for loved ones? end-of-life services, leaving them balancing financial reality against the desire to provide a proper sendoff.
?Right now you?re seeing so many people come in with so many concerns about finances, they?re afraid to talk to you,? said Ryan Anderson, owner of Anderson Funeral Home in Hoopeston.
He said tough times are hitting funeral homes as hard as any other industry and owners everywhere are trying to figure out the proper business response.
?The industry is changing, it?s making adjustments,? said Anderson, who took over the Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home in 2006 after working there since age 15.
?The services are still the same, but people are being more cost-conscious as far as their spending,? said Tim Leek, owner of Leek and Sons Funeral Home in Danville. ?I?ve always had great prices anyway, but people are paying more attention.
?When you don?t have a job, what?s considered ?reasonable??? he asked. ?For now, it?s business as usual. I don?t know what?s coming down the road.?
Linda Darby-Sempsrott, one of the owners of the Sunset Funeral Home chain, with six area locations, said tough times make people re-evaluate all priorities ? even something as somber as final arrangements.
?It?s really making people measure what?s really important in life,? she said. ?The most important thing is to memorialize in some way. Our history lies in cemeteries throughout the world.?
Rite choices
All of the directors say affording a funeral is possible for anyone based on the numerous choices of products and services offered these days.
Customers have their choice of a low-key or high-end affair based on individual financial concerns. They can also choose from several levels of pre-planning and insurance policies to ensure the cost of a funeral doesn?t hit them or family members upon death.
Anderson said some of the services his business used to charge for, such as video work, are now free.
?We?ve tried to offer people more things,? he said. ?We try to offer more service to people and not charge them for every little thing we do.?
He said the days of being a salesman and a funeral director have all but ended.
?Now I ask people what they want to spend first,? he said.
Leek said, ?People are realizing, ?You don?t have to get the most expensive service.??
Leek said smaller-size funeral businesses might have an advantage in tougher economic times because they are likely to offer additional service as part of a burial package.
Darby-Sempsrott said Sunset works hard to provide choices that ?meet all financial needs,? but she is also concerned over developments where some retailers have forayed into the casket-selling and funerary business. She said the concern is customers looking to cut expenses may also unknowingly sacrifice quality.
?The whole retail side has really increased,? she said. ?But I?m pretty sure a lot of those caskets are foreign-made and of lesser quality. Sometimes customers don?t know what they don?t know.?
Ashes to ashes
An acceptability and increase in the selection of cremation over traditional burial has not driven away business.
In fact, most local owners have turned it into a niche of their own ? either offering the service through a third party or building their own cremation facilities.
The National Funeral Directors Association reports that in 2007 nearly 35 percent of ?dispositions? in the United States were carried out using the method of cremation, a process that?s normally less expensive than a full burial.
And that may be rising, according to a 2005 survey conducted by the Cremation Association of North America, which claimed almost half of respondents planned to use cremation when they die ? compared to just 31 percent when the survey was first conducted in 1990.
But the same statistics show, while customers may be choosing a different method, they are increasingly inclined to include a service or ceremony ? though not necessarily a burial. Nearly 60 percent are likely to purchase a display urn.
?Yes, (cremation) has risen,? Darby-Sempsrott said, ?but it?s been projected to do that for a lot of years. They can have everything a traditional service would have. There?s still a lot of options with cremation.?
She said people have ?all types of feelings? over cremation because the method is ?irreversible.?
Leek said he?s also seen a rise in cremations.
?I wouldn?t be surprised to see the cremation rate go up a little higher,? he said, ?though they usually do have a service.?
More visible
Knowing that people don?t by choice visit a funeral home, many operators have tried to take the negative impression out of their business by becoming more visible in the community they serve.
Anderson?s has sponsored hay rides and offers candy on Halloween. Sunset rents its rooms out for meetings and constructed and opened the swan pond near its cemetery to the public.
?We do a lot of things that aren?t standard for a funeral home,? he said. ?It?s good to look at the funeral business from the other side of the fence.?
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Tanzania: Expels Country Head of United Nation Development Program
Awa Dabo, a Gambian national, suffered "poor relations with her work colleagues and UNDP management," Tanzania's foreign ministry said in a statement.
The government acted "after noticing a slowed performance of the agency," the statement said.
Dabo is believed to have already left the country. It was not immediately possible to get a comment from UNDP.
Some observers in Tanzania have criticized the decision to expel Dabo, saying she was targeted following her criticism of a disputed election in the semi-autonomous island archipelago of Zanzibar in 2015.
Speaking in the National Assembly, lawmaker Pascal Haonga said there was "no doubt that resurfacing claims that the U.N. official was intruding in local politics, especially the ended election in Zanzibar" was the main reason for her expulsion.
The results of Zanzibar's election in October 2015 were nullified by the electoral body over alleged malpractices, even as the opposition claimed victory.
Another vote in March 2016, won by the ruling party, was boycotted by Zanzibar's main opposition parties, whose leaders declared it unconstitutional.
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Mary Josephine Gustave, better known as Cathy of Richfond Dennery who passed away at her residence on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at approximately 10:55a.m. She was 77 years old.
Left to mourn:
Her Husband:
Eustace Gustave also known as Cox
2 Daughters:
Julie Fayodeka of London
Joceyline Gustave of London
2 Sisters:
Clotilda Edmunds and family of Richfond, Dennery
Ma Jo and family of Grand Riviere, Gros-Islet
2 Brothers:
Tony Hughes Edmunds also known as Zap of London
Clifton Edmunds also known as Suki of Hospital Road, Castries
6 Grandchildren:
Celina Fayodeka
Mabel Shokaya
Sade Nembhard
Bose Fayodeka
Taurean Gustave-Valton
Swadenser, all of London, England
7 Great Grands:
Akeme, Alikeye, Kaiyan, Kayden, Kaysey, Divine, and Zoran, all of London
Several Nieces including:
Mrs. Calixta Mondesir and family of Grand Riviere, Gros-Islet
Samantha Edmunds and family of Dennery
Jerona Edwin and Stephanie of Desruisseaux
Aisha Edmunds, Kari Joseph, both of London, England
Axcel Jules of USA
Several Nephews including:
Mr. Mc Griffin Theodore
Ian Bertrand Stephen of St. Croix
Lee Edmunds of London, England
Patrick Edwin and Patience Edwin both of Desruisseaux
Cornelius Innocent also known as Colly of Grand Riviere, Dennery
Her Best Friend:
Beth from Cedar Heights, Vieux-Fort
Several Relatives including:
Emma Williams also known as Sista and family of Bexon
Nerrisa Williams also known as Nornoy and family of Bexon
Hilary Malcolm also known as Tilly of Grand Riviere, Dennery
The Raymond families of Dennery
The Edmund families of Gadette
The Shoulette families of Gadette
The Charles families of Bexon
The Samuels families of Richfond
Her Caretaker and Friend:
Violet of Grand Riviere, Dennery
Other Relatives and Friends too numerous to mention
The funeral service of Mary Josephine Gustave also known as Cathy, will be held at the St. Michael's Parish Church in La Ressource Dennery on Monday, 10th June, 2017 at 2:30p.m. then the body will be laid to rest at the La Ressource Cemetery.
Her body now lies at Rambally's Funeral Parlour, Calvary Road, Castries
May her soul rest in perfect peace.
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