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Motherhood is the ultimate experience of womanhood. I don't want to sound divisive or anything, but after all if you have chosen to lead a child-free life why would you be reading this? So it's naturally something we think about - a perfect baby, a perfect birth, and of course, being the perfect mom from the time the egg got fertilized. As part of that, while we are pregnant we of course read all the right books, magazines and websites (obviously!). When I gave birth to my first child, the ideas of writing birth plans were on the newer side, and sounded a bit demanding to many medical professionals, as if we were telling them what to do from some completely uninformed place.
Of course, that's changed a great deal since then, and a birth plan is a normal part of prenatal planning. The problems can creep in when we envision, plan and then cross over the threshold into counting on those plans. It's like getting ready to be married. We imagine the perfect wedding; perfect weather, perfect timing, and everything going perfectly to plan. How often does that really happen? Maybe it's just me, but at my wedding there was a scheduling error and the organist didn't show up, and the groomsmen couldn't get the candelabras lit and improvised using lighters. Very elegant! Births are not perfectly plan-able events; and it's just the start, as children and parents are not perfect, either!
15 Didn't Listen To Mom
Lynn's mother reminded her time and time again to be certain to let her ob-gyn know that when she gave birth to Lynn she was allergic to cat gut and as a result, Lynn's mother had a less than ideal postpartum experience. Her stitches tore out and took some time to heal. But Lynn thought cat gut surely wasn't even used any more, after all it sounded so old fashioned. Lynn had a natural birth, but her baby was larger than expected, and an episiotomy was performed, and that cut ripped even more. She had a lot of stitches. A couple days after coming home, she was in terrible pain and felt unwell. But, she chalked it up to a tough birth. Then she developed a fever, and going to the bathroom became distinctly unpleasant, and POP! Her stitches were cat gut, they became infected and ripped out, just as they had with her mother. If only she had listened in the first place!
14 A Very Different Sequel
Donna had two children already, ages 10 and 6 when she found out she was pregnant again. Her previous births were pretty normal; in fact, if anything they were a bit too speedy. She had taken a childbirth class before the first, a refresher before the 2nd and zero classes before the third one. She figured, "I know what to expect at this point!" However, life isn't always so predictable, especially when it comes to births and children. While previous labors were quite manageable without drugs, Donna had used her lamaze breathing patterns to cope with intense contractions towards the end. During her third labor, things started and stopped... a few times. She had intense back labor, which is something she hadn't dealt with before. She felt an intense fatigue that never hit her in her previous births. She struggled to know how to deal with the pain when it didn't respond so easily to lamaze breathing. She managed to get through the birth without medication, but she was rattled that it wasn't a near breeze after two previous simple births. Her mistake, in her opinion, was not taking a refresher birth class.
13 Standing Up For Yourself
Kate had prepared quite well for birth and even considered complications and beyond the "perfect birth," so she was surprised when she looked back on the whole event and felt bitter. She and her medical provider were on the same page, and things overall went as planned. She did have some very uncomfortable stitches, but after all it was a first baby, so she knew it to be a possibility. What she didn't anticipate was that after her wonderful labor nurse went off duty, and the new shift came in that the whole tone of the place would change. When Kate was slow to sit or rise, the nurse chided her, "You may as well stop babying yourself. It's not that bad, but if you keep acting like that, you'll just make yourself worse!" She ordered Kate to get off the bed, and onto the hard, wooden rocking chair in the room. Kate tried to sit with less deliberate, measured movement, but as soon as her bottom hit the chair, tears filled her eyes automatically. The nurse made another sarcastic comment, and by the time Kate checked out of the hospital, she was shaken by the treatment she was receiving from her nurse. Looking back, Kate says, "I feel like such a wimp! Why didn't I insist another nurse attend me and my baby? I didn't deserve her animosity and I didn't have to take it. This shrew has left her bad memory imprinted on my first child's birth story."
12 Life And Death
Renee's baby saved her life. When the little guy refused to get into a proper position for birth in the final days of her pregnancy, it became clear a C-section would be necessary. So it was scheduled and she was relieved it would be soon. She wasn't feeling well at all; but who does right before birth, right? There were a few other little things, but that's what she thought they were - little things. One was a sore, red bump on the back of her neck. She figured it was just a pimple, maybe a little boil and it'd go away. She felt achy and sick the last week or so, and more than anything she was drained of all energy. But again, who feels energetic in the last couple weeks of pregnancy? She had her labs done in preparation for the c-section, and her baby boy was born as planned. He was completely healthy and the whole thing went smoothly. That's why it was alarming when the doctor called the entire family into her room a few hours after Renee was settled into her room. "There was a problem with the blood tests, and so we ran some more tests. Your white blood count..." Renee felt like she faded away as the doctor explained she had an aggressive form of leukemia and would need to start chemo right away. Renee had 50/50 odds, but she did survive and her baby is now a teen. But she warns other moms to never ignore nagging symptoms, no matter how pregnant they are.
11 Grandma Wars
With a first grandchild, people can lose their minds just a little bit. That's what Jolie found out. She and her husband were having the first grandchild on both sides of the family. It seemed like a good thing; after all, this baby was bound to be special and loved by a bunch of people. What could go wrong? Territory battles between the grandmothers soon brewed. Unfortunately, Jolie didn't set the rules early on, and by the time the baby girl arrived, the mother and mother-in-law were nearly at each other's throats. Who got to be in the labor room, who got to be first to hold the baby (after the parents) and who would go home with the family to "help out." It didn't matter if everything would be extended to both; it was who would be first. Instead of immediately correcting the out of control grandmas, Jolie hoped it would settle down and work itself out. However, it only grew uglier and more stressful. Finally, Jolie's husband politely asked everyone to go home and let them get settled into parenthood. They thanked the families for their concern and help, but they were creating more stress than lightening it right then. There was pouting and withdrawal at first, but eventually Jolie learned how to set the ground rules for the ladies.
10 More Turf Wars
Daniella stayed with her sister in law when her husband was off on military deployment. She was a rock for her, and she naturally didn't mind her sister-in-law being there for the birth. After all, she'd been there for all the ob appointments, the morning sickness and the mood swings. What she didn't realize was her husband felt a bit different about his big sis butting in. In the midst of labor, Daniella found herself the mediator between them. It escalated to the point of a shouting match between the sibs after the baby was born. Security was called and Daniella was horrified to have to explain the situation. She had to let the hospital know her husband could stay, and the auntie had to go home in order to keep the peace. "I had no idea that they would get into it like that. My mistake was assuming without talking to my husband about what would be best about the labor room. I was used to making decisions without him while he was gone, and he felt closed off from the whole pregnancy so he was determined to not be a third wheel at the birth."
9 Second Guessing
Anna didn't really have strong opinions about fetal monitoring, so when the nurse came in and put the belt on her abdomen, she didn't balk at the idea. "Just so we can keep close tabs on how baby is doing." But when she wanted to go to the bathroom, get up and stretch or walk around, it seemed she was being an inconvenience. Eventually she just tried to stay put in the bed and deal with the contractions from there. Labor stalled and when she didn't progress, the doctor recommended they augment the labor. They sped it so much so that Anna had an epidural she never wanted, just so she could handle the contractions better, and so baby would too. After going home, she felt disappointed. It wasn't that she wouldn't have done anything to insure her baby's health, but she wondered if she had resisted the continuous monitoring and gotten up and walked the halls if labor would have progressed normally. Then she'd of had the whole natural experience she'd hoped for. By not being entirely educated on the topic and having a stronger, and better expressed, opinion she'd never know if she had set herself up for interventions.
8 The Early Bird
Jada was having her first baby, and it was considered a typical, low-risk pregnancy. Except no one in her family regarded anything to do with her pregnancy as low risk. A bunch of nervous nellies, they were forever freaking out. So when the first pangs of labor started, they were all clucking around her about how quickly the contractions were coming, how intense they were and just how soon she needed to get herself to the hospital. As a single mom, she relied on her family's support, but she really didn't want to head to the hospital too soon only to get sent home. However, by the time her contractions were strong and varying between 8 and 5 minutes apart, they were insistent she had to go to the hospital. She allowed them to scoop her up, grab her labor bag and rush off to the maternity center. Which was where she stayed for the next 12 hours, with a labor that stopped and started over and over. Jada found herself wishing she'd firmly resisted coming as early as she had, because now instead of resting in her own bed, snacking on some light food and drink, she was in a hospital room where she had an IV in her arm and a rough hospital nightie chafing at her skin. It wasn't a horrid birth or anything, but she'd wished she'd stayed home longer.
7 The Wrong Doctor
Carrie wanted to have the best birth, the best hospital and the best doctor for her baby. She talked to all her friends with babies to get their input. One doctor's name kept cropping up, time after time. She managed to get into his office and they had a quick appointment getting to know one another. Something didn't really appeal to Carrie about the ob-gyn. He was definitely experienced, but he had a condescending manner whenever Carrie asked about certain topics such as epidurals, episiotomies and birthing balls. But she shrugged it off since everyone else just seemed to love him. Throughout her pregnancy she found herself being corrected or shut down whenever she had questions or disagreements over different aspects of pregnancy. She relented and deferred to his opinions, and her husband didn't have any idea that her doctor could be wrong about anything or that she could "know more than an MD." It colored her whole pregnancy experience. She was overjoyed secretly when the baby arrived during her doctor's vacation to the Bahamas, and she was attended by the practice's midwife. For once in her pregnancy she had some idea what it must be like to be listened to and heard. She regretted not seeking out a good match in her provider.
6 Striving For Perfection
Allie had waited a long time for this baby with her husband, Chris. They had fertility struggles and nothing was easy or quick. She wondered if this might be their one chance for a baby; after all, they were already in their early 40s. So it seemed that every aspect of pregnancy had to be done perfectly. No question. She wanted everything documented. The first time they heard the baby's heartbeat. The ultrasound. Heck, she even saved the pregnancy test stick! She also knew exactly how she wanted this birth to go. She wanted to labor at the birth center in the next town. She wasn't completely honest with the midwife on how far away she lived. She shaved a bit of time off the non-traffic time required to get there. On a good day, it'd be 25 minutes. On the worst, it'd be closer to 45. She knew that might mean she wouldn't be a good candidate for that birth center, so she fudged a bit. As it was her first pregnancy, she had no idea that she was prone to very fast moving labors. She found out when she nearly gave birth in the family SUV. They managed to get to the birth center in time, but barely. Her second child arrived even faster, but this time she chose a hospital nearer her home.
5 Daddy Regrets
Lisa was in a bad situation. She was only 19 and struggling to make ends meet working as a waitress while trying to get her associate's degree, when she discovered she was pregnant. Her relationship with the father was a shaky one. They were on again, off again and he wasn't the best support system in the world. Her family wasn't supportive at all, and when she wouldn't have an abortion, she found herself on her own. She did find a maternity home where she got all the support she needed, as well as a safe place to bring baby home to for at least the first six months. But she hesitated to include the father in her plans. She held off on telling him about the baby, because she thought he'd try to push her towards an abortion as well.
She told him about the baby once she was in her second trimester. He seemed fairly decent about it, once over the shock. They even tried to rekindle their relationship for awhile, but the fights grew more frequent. Maybe she was to blame, with her mood swings. Or maybe they were just wrong for one another. At any rate, they'd just gotten into a particularly ugly argument when the next day she went into labor. She said what she felt was the biggest mistake of her life when she opted to have the baby and not call the father until after the child was born. "I can never make that up to him, or my daughter either. I was so immature and selfish. This isn't my child alone and I took something away that I didn't have a right to."
4 Chickening Out
While no one else ever made her feel badly about her decision, Natalie still harbors guilt over her decision to schedule a cesarean when she found out her baby was breech. They had discussed manually trying to turn the baby, but she was so worried about the pain and that they still might need to do an emergency c-section afterwards. So she decided it'd be better to just schedule it to be fully prepared. But later, she wondered if she had given them time to try to turn the baby if the c-section would've been unnecessary? Some super moms even give birth to breech babies, so she felt like such a failure in comparison. Her son was born healthy, and rather on the large side, so no one thought it was a bad decision in retrospect. Except for Natalie. "I still feel like I wussed out. I mean, Nathan is 2 now and I realize I need to let it go, but I don't know how."
3 Three's A Crowd And Five's A Nightmare
Sonya has a very close relationship with her parents and her twin sister, so when it was time to discuss the birth, she thought it would be a great thing to have all of them in the birthing center with her and her partner, Greg. She realized a couple hours in, she was wrong, but didn't know how to kick them out at that point. While she assumed having her loved ones surrounding her would be a great comfort, things weren't exactly like that. She was intense, and edgy at times. She found their chatter both annoying and distracting as well. "I guess when I imagined the whole birth scene, I was fantasizing more than a little. I imagined it would be a little discomfort, an intense hour or so, then POP a baby and family photos." Instead, the whole thing dragged on and on and her family got bored and a wee bit whiny about it all. When her partner suggested they go on home, and he'd call when it was time, they all seemed relieved. "Greg really saved the day. I wish I had called them at the end and not brought them aboard for the whole adventure. I wasn't feeling social at all, and I should have anticipated that!"
2 Choosing The Wrong Place
Joni was a good friend of mine, and a labor and delivery nurse. She had three little boys and was expecting her fourth child, a girl. She lived one block from work, the local hospital. So it didn't seem all that odd to me when she decided to have a home birth. After all, she was experienced on both sides of the cervix. Yet, I heard all kinds of negative talk and hostile comments towards Joni. She didn't bend, but instead hired a friend, a seasoned midwife to attend the birth and got the blessing of her doctor (and coworker.) People said, "Why take a chance? What if something goes wrong?" As if nothing goes wrong if you opt for a hospital birth? She had a healthy baby girl at home, surrounded by all her guys. I loved the idea, especially after a less than ideal experience at the hospital for my first child. But when the pressure mounted on me - after all, not a nurse and living further than a block from the ER - I caved and did the same old thing, and relented. I gave birth at the hospital and while it wasn't as bad as the first birth, I still felt like I missed out on something because I was afraid to stand up for my convictions.
1 Not A Nursing Natural
Alisha grew up in an upscale home where state-of -the-art was standard. It was an almost sterile home. She was way out of her element when she said she wanted a natural birth, and chose to go with laboring in a birthing pool. Her parents were startled and none-too-happy. So when she went on to explain her commitment to nursing her newborn, her parents all but grimaced. She had never so much as seen a woman nurse prior to making her decision. She says she read every book she could on the topic, to try and prepare. But when the baby was born, she became nearly paralyzed with a lack of confidence. She didn't want to nurse in front of anyone, not even her husband. At least not at first. When the baby first latched on she said, "It hurt so much it brought tears to my eyes, but I didn't want to ask for help. I felt like a failure and a big dummy!" She knew there were lactation consultants available, but she didn't request one to stop by while still in the hospital. "It was stupid of me. I struggled for the first week, and cried myself to sleep a few times. Finally I gave up and called the doctor's office to request an appointment with the lactation consultant." Alisha said the consultant immediately put her at ease and helped her figure out how to get going and avoid the main problems of early breastfeeding.
Sources: What To Expect, Reddit


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Marvel fans rejoice. Here is another brilliant trailer of the sequel Thor:The Dark World. Dark World – written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely (Captain America: The First Avenger) and Christopher Yost (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes TV series), off a screen story by the late Don Payne (Thor). Not too long after the events in The Avengers, as Thor brings the now-defeated Loki (Tom Hiddleston) back to Asgard, only to encounter a new threat: the vengeful Dark Elf leader Malekith the Accursed (Christopher Eccelston). The return of Malekith inspires Thor to rekindle his romantic flames with the human scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), before transporting her to Asgard for safe keeping. The film will also have love triangles, the portrayal of a fantasy universe caught up in an all-too-familiar struggle for power and control & Loki's redemption.
I'm really excited for this one. The trailer is kick ass. It teases the return of Thor's many allies on Asgard and Earth. Also glimpsing other realms of The Nine Worlds and new villains, mainly the Dark Elves led by Malekith the Accursed. What do you guys think of think?

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his recipe is creamy. And gluten free. And vegan (assuming you don't throw a big runny egg or chicken on top like I did haha). And, most importantly, it's DELICIOUS. Like lick the bowl good. I got this recipe from Inspiralized and made a few Lauren, RD tweaks to it. I love that she threw some green peas in for a little extra vegetable based protein punch. This is also a whole new take on kale than I had ever tried.View Post


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Last Saturday night was another beautiful warm night. I headed into town to meet a few friends and this is what I wore.
The black Capri jeggings are a recent purchase from Zara (of course I bought them just before the sale).
I have had this top for a long time and it is from a brand called Self Esteem (I don't remember where I bought it). It just goes to show you that every now and then you should shop in your own wardrobe. Revisit some old items with a fresh perspective. It's amazing how something old can look great with some new pieces.
These shoes are Enzo Aglioni and I picked them up recently in the sales. Pointed toe courts are everywhere at the moment and it looks like the trend will continue into the coming autumn and winter season. I suspect that they will be sticking around for quite a while as they look really classy with just about everything.
The necklace and earrings are from Pulse and I have had these for a few years also. When a local Pulse store closed, I stocked up on accessories during the closing down sale.
The jacket is from New Look. I tried a few different blazers with this outfit but none of them seemed right so I settled on the biker in the end. I carried the jacket around a bit as it was too warm for a faux leather biker but was glad I had it when it got a lot cooler later in the night.
The clutch is Michael Kors and has been in quite a few posts before like here, here and here
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If you've been following HBO's first season of "Girls", you were probably blown away by the season finale's surprise wedding. Over-sexed, bohemian Brit Jessa decides to make it official with a guy she's known for exactly 2 weeks (played by Chris O'Dowd).
It was by far one of our favorite TV weddings of all time – from the mysterious text message invites, to Jessa's hippied out wedding outfit, to the explicit wedding soundtrack. If you saw this and thought "Yes! that's exactly how I want my wedding to go down" – here's how to make it happen.
Skip the stationery. There's no time! Put the word out via text, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, etc. – and let your friends know that attendance is 100% mandatory. Jessa barely gave her guests enough time to change before the big event – you'd be wise to give your friends at least 24 hours notice.
Keep it sexy and casual. Jessa's wedding ensemble of a blousy, boho mini dress, whimsical floral hair wreath, and simple white pumps was pitch-perfect. It said "I'm getting married, but I'm also here to party." Something too formal will make your guests feel way under-dressed. Stick to a pretty reception dress style – your friends will get the idea when they see you carrying a bouquet.
Create the ultimate party soundtrack! As soon as Jessa and Thomas John were pronounced man and wife, they started crankin' "Yankin'" by Lady – if you're familiar with the lyrical content of that song, you're aware of the delicious irony therein. Keep your playlist upbeat and contemporary, and fill it with all your friends' dance party faves.
Use bold, colorful decor – sparingly. You don't have a lot of time to throw this shindig together – so go for a big, statement making piece, like Jessa and Thomas John's branch, pom, and ball fringe gazebo. Beautiful flowers and a raw, industrial venue space will do the rest.
Stick to cake n' cocktails. Keep the food sublimely simple. Signature cocktails and a dessert bar are sure to please everyone. Get an extra large wedding cake, because people will be hungry – and remember, you'll want to order the cake as soon as your'e sold on the surprise wedding idea – it's extremely hard, but not impossible, to whip up a 5 tier wedding cake overnight.
Enlist a wedding planner, tout suite! As wonderfully simple as Jessa's celebration was, there was no way it could've been pulled off in a mater of days (especially in NYC) without the assistance of a wedding planner with a serious rollidex full of wedding vendor contacts. If you want to snag the perfect venue, cake, photographer, etc. for your big surprise – find an expert wedding planner. (Can't afford one? Enlist the help of a few of your closest girlfriends, and anyone with a wedding-related skill set.)
Get an officiant with a big personality. This is not a conventional, or formal wedding – there's no reason your officiant should be either. Bobby Moynihan was extra lovable on this episode – playing a friend of the groom who got ordained online on the fly. If you want a friend to marry you, do make sure it's legal to have an internet-ordained officiant marry you in your state!
Want to craft a wedding look that's just like Jessa's? Here's everything you'll need…
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Marvel is reportedly close to finalizing a deal with Joaquin Phoenix to play Doctor Strange, according to a new report from Collider.
We reported just over a month ago that Joaquin Phoenix had entered negotiations to play Doctor Steven Strange, but the fact that his deal still hasn't been finalized lead to a number of other casting rumors, including this week's report that Jack Huston is in contention for the coveted role. However, Collider reveals there is no truth to Jack Huston being in contention, since Joaquin Phoenix is very close to signing on.
It isn't known how many movies Joaquin Phoenix is signing on for, since most actors in Marvel Studios movies typically sign on for multiple movies at once. For instance, Samuel L. Jackson signed on for nine movies, while Chris Evans' deal is for six films. The site speculates that the deal is taking a long time to finalize because the actor wants to make sure there is enough flexibility to pursue other projects on top of his duties for Marvel.
It's worth noting that Joaquin Phoenix was rumored to be up for the Lex Luthor role in Warner Bros.' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a role that eventually went to Jesse Eisenberg.
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Friday, Jun 8, 1990
Millbrae, Calif. -- June 8, 1990 --Stockholders of Genentech, Inc. today approved the $2.1 billion agreement with Roche Holding Ltd, in which Roche will acquire 60 percent of Genentech's stock. Of the votes cast on the transaction, 97 percent were in favor as tabulated at Genentech's annual meeting held here today. Before the transaction can become effective, requested information must be supplied to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a subsequent 20 day waiting period must elapse.
"I am delighted that a vast majority of our stockholders have agreed that the Roche investment offers us an unmatched opportunity to continue to build Genentech, and to deliver the dream of biotechnology," said Robert A. Swanson, chairman. "With these added resources, we can focus even more intently on bringing the potential of our many products under development to those patients and their physicians who need them."
Under the agreement, Roche will invest approximately $492 million in capital in Genentech. For each 2 shares of existing stock, Genentech stockholders will receive $36 and one share of a new redeemable common stock which will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. During the next five years, Roche has the option to purchase the remaining shares at escalating prices ranging from $38 per share to $60 per share.
Under the terms of the agreement, which was announced on February 2, Roche will be entitled to two members on Genentech's board of directors, which will be increased from 11 to 13 members. Roche will have some additional rights to protect its interest as majority stockholder, as outlined in the governance agreement that defines the relationship between the companies.
With the favorable stockholder vote, the only remaining regulatory concurrence required before the transaction becomes effective involves the FTC. Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, the FTC on March 23 requested more information on the proposed merger. Both companies are currently working to satisfy the FTC's request.
In the stockholder vote on the merger agreement, 52,856,929 shares voted in favor and 1,199,287 shares voted against, with 225,948 shares abstaining. A majority of the 84,959,698 outstanding shares were required to approve the transaction. The stockholders also approved the 1990 stock option/stock incentive plan, ratified the selection of the company's independent auditor, and reelected four members of the board of directors.
Genentech, Inc. is a leading biotechnology company with 1,800 employees and headquarters in South San Francisco, California. Genentech has one of the five largest hospital-based sales forces in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and also directly markets its products in Canada. Its two marketed products are Activase, t-PA, for heart attack patients and Protropin, human growth hormone, a treatment for growth hormone deficient children. Sales of those products last year were $196 million and $123 million, respectively.
Genentech offers a rare blend of academic and entrepreneurial creativity which puts it at the leading edge of scientific research. Genentech research produced four of the first six biotechnology drugs approved in the United States. Genentech has recorded a number of firsts in the biotechnology industry including producing the first human protein in a microorganism (somatostatin in 1977); the pioneering work on the first recombinant DNA technology product to reach the marketplace (human insulin in 1982); and Genentech was the first biotechnology company to manufacture and market a pharmaceutical product (human growth hormone in 1985).
Roche is a leading research-based health care company which operates on a worldwide basis with sales of $6.5 billion and facilities in more than 50 countries. The company has research centers in Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. It finances two independent basic research institutes located in Basel, Switzerland and Nutley, New Jersey. Roche and scientists associated with its basic research institutes have received worldwide recognition, including Nobel Prizes, for important contributions in basic and applied scientific research.
Roche's activities in the health care field have focused on innovative prescription medicines with particular emphasis on anti-infectives, cardiovasculars, CNS drugs, dermatologicals and anti-inflammatory drugs. It also is a pioneer in the field of biotechnology. Roche is a major researcher and developer of diagnostic products and a leading provider of clinical laboratory services in the United States. It is a world leader in the production and supply of bulk vitamins and fine chemicals used in the pharmaceutical, food and animal feed industries. Through its subholdings, Givaudan and Roure, the company also is a well-known producer of fragrances and flavors.
Roche employs more than 50,000 people worldwide with businesses in more than 100 countries. In 1989, more than 40 percent of its sales were generated in Europe, more than 36 percent in North America and nearly 20 percent in Asia and Latin America. Roche currently has in excess of 15,000 employees in the United States where it also has substantial research and manufacturing facilities. Group sales in the United States last year were more than $2 billion.
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This guideline covers a set of principles that can be used to help people change their behaviour. The aim is for practitioners to use these principles to encourage people to adopt a healthier lifestyle by, for example, stopping smoking, adopting a healthy diet and being more physically active.
This guideline covers how to identify adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes. It aims to remind practitioners that age is no barrier to being at high risk of, or developing, the condition. It also aims to help them provide those at high risk with an effective and appropriate intensive lifestyle-change programme to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. The recommendations in this guideline can be used alongside the NHS Health Check programme.
This guideline covers support to help women stop smoking during pregnancy and in the first year after childbirth. It includes identifying women who need help to quit, referring them to stop smoking services and providing intensive and ongoing support to help them stop. The guideline also advises how to tailor services for women from disadvantaged groups in which smoking rates are high.
This guideline covers smoking prevention interventions that are delivered in schools or other educational institutions. It aims to prevent children and young people aged under 19 from taking up smoking.
This guideline covers how to create the right conditions to support mental wellbeing at work. The aim is to promote a culture of participation, equality and fairness in the workplace based on open communication and flexible working.
This guideline covers helping people to stop smoking in acute, maternity and mental health services. It promotes smokefree policies and services and recommends effective ways to help people stop smoking or to abstain from smoking while using or working in secondary care settings.
This guideline covers the link between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and the risk of disease among adults from black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups in the UK. The aim was to determine whether lower cut-off points should be used for these groups as a trigger for lifestyle interventions to prevent conditions such as diabetes, myocardial infarction or stroke.
This guideline covers cardiac rehabilitation and preventing further cardiovascular disease in people aged 18 and over who have had a myocardial infarction. It aims to promote the health of people who have had an MI by encouraging them to attend a cardiac rehabilitation programme and advising them on a healthy lifestyle. It also includes advice on drug therapy.
This guideline covers surgical treatment of children younger than 12 years who have fluid buildup behind their eardrum (otitis media, also known as 'glue ear'). It aims to improve hearing and quality of life in children with otitis media.
This guideline covers using psychosocial interventions to treat adults and young people over 16 who have a problem with or are dependent on opioids, stimulants or cannabis. It aims to reduce illicit drug use and improve people's physical and mental health, relationships and employment.
This guideline covers prescribing antibiotics in primary care to children (aged 3 months and older), young people and adults with self-limiting respiratory tract infections (RTIs). It provides practical strategies for prescribing, including identifying when immediate antibiotics are needed and when to offer a delayed prescription or reassurance alone. It covers identifying who is at risk of serious illness but not investigations or further care for people needing immediate antibiotics.
This guideline covers risk assessment, prevention and treatment in children, young people and adults at risk of, or who have, a pressure ulcer (also known as a bedsore or pressure sore). It aims to reduce the number of pressure ulcers in people admitted to secondary or tertiary care or receiving NHS care in other settings, such as primary and community care and emergency departments.
This guideline covers assigning recall intervals between oral health reviews that are appropriate to the needs of individual patients. The guideline takes account of the effect of dental checks on: people's wellbeing, general health and preventive habits; caries incidence and avoiding restorations; periodontal health and avoiding tooth loss; and avoiding pain and anxiety. It aims to improve or maintain patients' quality of life and reduce morbidity associated with oral and dental disease.
This guideline covers recognising, assessing, diagnosing and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder in adults, young people and children (aged 8 years and older). It aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder. It includes recommendations on how families and carers may be able to support people with either of these conditions, and how they can get support for themselves.
This guideline covers how upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be effectively managed in adults and young people aged 16 years and older. It aims to identify which diagnostic and therapeutic steps are useful so hospitals can develop a structure in which clinical teams can deliver an optimum service for people who develop this condition.
This guideline covers safe and effective prescribing of strong opioids for pain relief in adults with advanced and progressive disease. It aims to clarify the clinical pathway for prescribing and help to improve pain management and patient safety. Care during the last 2 to 3 days of life is covered by care of dying adults in the last days of life.
This guideline covers assessing the risk of fragility fracture in people aged 18 and over with osteoporosis. It aims to provide guidance on the selection and use of risk assessment tools in the care of adults at risk of fragility fractures in all NHS settings.
This guideline covers detecting, diagnosing and treating women (18 years and older) who have, or are suspected of having, epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer or borderline ovarian cancer. It aims to enable earlier detection of ovarian cancer and improve initial treatment.
This guideline covers recognising and diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in children and young people from birth up to 19 years. It also covers referral. It aims to improve the experience of children, young people and those who care for them.
This guideline covers the short-term management and prevention of self-harm in people aged 8 and over, regardless of whether accompanied by mental illness. It covers the first 48 hours following an act of self-harm, but does not address the longer-term psychiatric care of people who self-harm.
This guideline covers assessment of fall risk and interventions to prevent falls in people aged 65 and over. It aims to reduce the risk and incidence of falls and the associated distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose the condition and provide effective symptom management.
This guideline covers assessing and managing faecal incontinence (any involuntary loss of faeces that is a social or hygienic problem) in people aged 18 and over. It aims to ensure that staff are aware that faecal incontinence is a sign or a symptom, not a diagnosis.
This guideline covers preventing children, young people and adults becoming overweight or obese. It outlines how the NHS, local authorities, early years' settings, schools and workplaces can increase physical activity levels and make dietary improvements among their target populations.
This guideline covers assessing and managing non-complex fractures that can be treated in the emergency department or orthopaedic clinic. It aims to improve practice so that people with fractures receive the care that they need without unnecessary tests and treatments.
This guideline covers the assessment and care of adults who are at risk of or who have cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as heart disease and stroke. It aims to help healthcare professionals identify people who are at risk of cardiovascular problems including people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. It describes the lifestyle changes people can make and how statins can be used to reduce their risk.
This guideline covers recognising and managing psychosis and schizophrenia in adults. It aims to improve care through early recognition and treatment, and by focusing on long-term recovery. It also recommends checking for coexisting health problems and providing support for family members and carers.
This guideline covers assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults. It covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. It promotes effective treatment options to control joint pain and improve function in people with osteoarthritis.
This guideline covers the routine postnatal care women and their babies should receive for 6–8 weeks after the birth. It includes advice given on breastfeeding, and the management of common and serious health problems in women and their babies after the birth.
This guideline covers identifying and caring for adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in hospital or in their own home or a care home. It offers advice on how oral, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition support should be started, administered and stopped. It aims to support healthcare professionals identify malnourished people and help them to choose the most appropriate form of support.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing atopic eczema in children under 12. It aims to improve care for children with atopic eczema by making detailed recommendations on treatment and specialist referral. The guideline also explains how healthcare professionals should assess the effect eczema has on quality of life, in addition to its physical severity.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) (or encephalopathy). It aims to improve the quality of life for people with CFS/ME by setting out the care and treatment options that should be available for them.
This guideline covers how patients in hospital should be monitored to identify those whose health may become worse suddenly and the care they should receive. It aims to reduce the risk of patients needing to stay longer in hospital, not recovering fully or dying. It doesn't specifically cover the care of children, patients in critical care areas or those in the final stages of a terminal illness.
This guideline covers preventing and managing inadvertent hypothermia in people aged 18 and over having surgery. It offers advice on assessing patients' risk of hypothermia, measuring and monitoring temperature, and devices for keeping patients warm before, during and after surgery.
This guideline covers preventing infective endocarditis (IE) in children, young people and adults. It focuses on people at increased risk of infective endocarditis undergoing dental, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary and respiratory tract procedures.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in people aged 18 and over. It details how to accurately diagnose IBS, and aims to improve the quality of life for adults with IBS by promoting effective management using dietary and lifestyle advice, pharmacological therapy and referral for psychological interventions.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing drug allergy in all age groups. It aims to make it easier for professionals to tell when someone is having an allergic reaction, by specifying the key signs and patterns to look out for. It also makes recommendations on improving people's understanding of their drug allergies, and ensuring these are recorded properly in their medical records.
This guideline covers the care and treatment of people with, or at risk of developing, chronic kidney disease. It aims to prevent or delay the progression of chronic kidney disease, reduce or prevent the development of complications, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
This guideline covers raising awareness of and testing for hepatitis B and C infection. It aims to ensure that people at increased risk of hepatitis B and C infection are tested.
This guideline covers supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children under 5 through home visiting, childcare and early education. It aims to optimise care for young children who need extra support because they have or are at risk of social or emotional problems.
This guideline covers people living in England with ancestral links to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka who use traditional South Asian varieties of smokeless tobacco. The aim is to help them stop using tobacco that is placed in the mouth or nose (but not burned). It does not include oral snuff products that are sucked.
This guideline covers preventing type 2 diabetes in adult populations and communities who are at high risk. It aims to promote a healthy diet and physical activity at community and population level, and recommends how to tailor services for people in ethnic communities and other groups who are particularly at risk of type 2 diabetes.
This guideline covers how local communities, with support from local organisations and networks, can help prevent people from becoming overweight or obese or help them lose weight. It aims to support sustainable and community-wide action to achieve this.
This guideline covers the care and treatment of adults (aged 18 and over) with type 1 diabetes.
This guideline covers treatments for people aged 18 and over with unstable angina (recurring chest pain) or a type of heart attack called non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). It aims to ensure that people get treatment quickly. It recommends that as soon as NSTEMI or unstable angina is diagnosed, healthcare professionals assess people for risk of more serious heart problems in the future to guide their treatment.
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over who also have a chronic physical health problem such as cancer, heart disease or diabetes. It aims to improve the care of people with a long-term physical health problem, which can cause or exacerbate depression. This has the potential to increase their quality of life and life expectancy.
This guideline covers the signs of possible child maltreatment in children and young people aged under 18 years. It aims to raise awareness and help health professionals who are not child protection specialists to identify the features of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and fabricated or induced illness.
This guideline covers managing diabetes and its complications in women who are planning pregnancy or are already pregnant. It aims to improve the diagnosis of gestational diabetes and help women with diabetes to self-manage their blood glucose levels before and during pregnancy.
This guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions and by maintaining their comfort and dignity. The guideline covers how to manage common symptoms without causing unacceptable side effects and maintain hydration in the last days of life.
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating jaundice, which is caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood, in newborn babies (neonates). It aims to help detect or prevent very high levels of bilirubin, which can be harmful if not treated.


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In a warehouse environment, items are always on the move. Whether loading or unloading inventory, making shipments or relocating existing inventory in a more efficient layout, there's a sense of constant motion within the warehouse setting.
While generally, maintaining the same location for specific products provides a foundation for efficiency, there's sometimes a need to relocate your inventory. That could mean filling pallets with a different item after a shipment is sent, re-labeling shelves to accommodate new products, eliminating labels for inventory that's no longer carried, or even a complete overhaul of the facility's layout. Because these situations are increasingly common in today's ever-changing environment, magnetic label solutions are ideal to prevent the costs associated with re-labeling using permanent warehouse labels.
Warehouse Industry Faces Constant Change
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Warehouses play a critical role in the supply chain for most consumer products. Delays at the warehouse level can cause shortages at retail locations and a host of other problems which can impact the bottom line. That's why opting for a customized magnetic label solution—one that provides the foundation for maximizing efficiency—is so critical when faced with increasing consumer demands, rush shipments, constant product rotations and other last-minute changes that are difficult to keep up with when using a traditional label solution.
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In the face of constant change, maintaining efficient operations is no easy feat. But using magnetic label solutions is one way to reduce costs and help preserve the all-important bottom line that keeps your organization afloat.
With a traditional label solution, re-organizing your facility's layout to promote efficiency for your floor staff could mean making a pretty significant investment in re-labeling the various areas and racks. But magnetic label solutions make this process seamless—simply relocate the existing labels to the appropriate racks and locations to place products where it makes the most sense.
When new products are entering the market every day, consumer demand drives everything from manufacturing and production to transport and logistics. It's important to be able to easily relocate the fastest-moving products to the most easily accessible areas. When you know you'll need to relocate products from time to time, it doesn't make sense to invest the time and money in permanent labels—most of which are designed with strong adhesive that's meant to be difficult to remove. A single investment in magnetic labels can serve your needs for much longer, negating many of those re-investment costs and saving the time and materials you'd need to remove existing labels and replace them.
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Extract from Julia Eccleshare's Guardian obit.
Published in 1963, like many other successes Stig of the Dump was turned down by a succession of publishers before Kaye Webb, then creating the Puffin list, bought it and published it handsomely in a paperback edition with illustrations and a now iconic cover by Edward Ardizzone. Reflecting in an interview in 2013, 50 years after the book's publication, King opined that Stig was rejected by publishers because, even then, adults were anxious about children acting so entirely alone: "It was beginning to be rather improper to let a child run wild like that," he said.
In the intervening years, adults' views of children's unsupervised outdoor play have become even more fraught with anxiety about possible risk; to the point where such play has almost disappeared.
Despite that, because it is a story that is both delightful and strong, and maybe because it is possible to think that Stig and his adventures with Barney are imagined rather than real, the book has endured and flourished in the intervening 55 years. Having been in print continuously with more than two million copies sold, it is on every list of modern classic children's books, is a staple of primary school classrooms, was selected as the representative title for the 60s in Puffin's list of The Puffins of Puffins, and has been adapted twice for TV.


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BREAKING — Fire Departments Respond To Possible Fire At Paragon Medical
PIERCETON — Around 3 p.m. today, June 18, emergency responders were dispatched to a possible industrial fire at Paragon Medical, 8 Matchett Drive, Pierceton. Pierceton Fire Department initially responded and called for a full assist from North Webster Fire Department. Later, officials requested an assist from Turkey Creek … Read More


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There are several reasons Ulta is a steadily-growing beauty behemoth, one being that it's constantly giving back to its customers. Walk into the orange-tinted brick-and-mortars or click into the retailer's website, and you'll undoubtedly find killer sales, enticing gifts-with-purchase, and a generous rewards program you'd be completely remiss not to join.
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How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last
You are asking the question "How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last?" then you should read the information below to get a more better understanding of hemorrhoids.
The problem of hemorrhoids will trouble 40% of the adult population at some point in their lives.
Hemorrhoids is basically any form of spider vein irritation around the lower rectal area.
- The most typical signs of having hemorrhoids is normally blood on your toilet paper, pain during constipation, or itching in your rectum area.
- Some of these problems can be annoying and embarrassing.
- How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last
- Here are some of the common mistakes that people make in order to contribute to developing hemorrhoids.
- If you have any of these already, keeping away from the mistakes below can start to relieve the problem over time.
How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last
Mistake #1: Eating an excessive amount of processed food.
It's Known Which Processed Foods Create More Difficult Stool and Troubles in Digestion
This creates constipation and other issues which can lead to hemorrhoids. The main element here, especially when you are suffering and trying to cure hemorrhoids, is to lower your intake of processed sugars and foods.
Mistake #2: Nonactive Lifestyle
Lot of long term sitting down can create additional pressure on the bottom area and this creates the perfect environment for a hemorrhoid to occur if combined with a sharp push such as constipation or being pregnant (in women). The solution is to make sure you do not sit down for over 1 hour at the same time, and remember to do stretches that promote healthy blood flow.
Mistake #3: Consumption of Refined Medication and Creams
This creates the same potential problem as prepared foods. Even many of the fiber supplements have processed and artificial elements that can cause side-effects elsewhere not only that they are not even attacking the root of the problem right here.
The other downside of these creams which do no gain is that they waste one's time and the hemorrhoid can get worse over time if the basis problem is not reversed.
Tips On how to Effectively Deal With Hemorrhoids When you are dealing with a hemorrhoid outbreak, avoid dry toilet paper until the hemorrhoids are gone. Wet wipes, moist towelettes or even damp toilet paper will clean the area more effectively and be less likely in order to worsen hemorrhoids....
- So try to avoid these 3 mistakes and you will not be contributing to any kind of deteriorating of hemorrhoids.
- It's very important to comprehend these in our modern day lifestyle of sedentary office work as well as prepared, convenient diets.
- How Long Do Hemorrhoids Last
Hemorrhoids Treatments & What I Recommend
You might have tried various kinds of hemorrhoid solutions then you probably understand the differences of just how each can be used. In this article, I'll go over what each of them do for the body, how they intend to treat hemorrhoids or piles, and the controversial, raw truth on many of them.
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- The first popular sort will be creams and products where a topical treatment is rubbed in your outer rectal area and aspires to soothe blood vessels.
- This creates a relaxation of the tissue so that it does not bulge out so much.
- Once the muscle does not stick out, the particular hemorrhoid will be less likely in order to flare up.
- This is great for some relief in the temporal matter but unfortunately you are virtually certain to flare up again.
The 2nd type that is very popular as well in the form of suppositories which is inserted inside the rectum for the purposes of offering moisture to the hemorrhoid as well as creating a lubricating effect when the next rectal pressure comes. The aim is to ensure the hemorrhoid heals without rupturing again. For some it works well, for others not but it is worth seeing.
- The 3rd type is pills where one can consume that regulate some blood pressure in the system.
- This can have its side effects however overall it's used to tighten vein tissue so that the hemorrhoid is actually less susceptible to problems.
- It is a very top down method that has its benefits but can also induce real side effects and large pharmacies like to push this.
- These three types are the most common and once these are exhausted, you still have options such as cryotherapy or surgery.
- It all depends on the individual case and what you can tolerate.
- In my personal experience, it's best to first try the safer options before going to the extreme measures.
- Even if the pain is unbearable, you can still use respite from these methods.
- It's just not pleasant long-term both.
- The bottom line is that hemorrhoids is not going to go away by itself.
- You must take a number of steps to treat your hemorrhoid problem.
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Sales Representative Josh did a wonderful job. He helped to the best of his ability and provided all materials or informational materials available for use. Gave a wonderful deal for my truck, and set the payment for the SV Frontier 2014 at a low rate that satisfied us. Finance Manager represented Nissan very well. Love the new Frontier, it is very spacious and great for the family. You all deserve five stars.
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Oh my goodness that show is just getting me so zombified. When five-thirty comes around, I am glued to the television set just like my sister. Who would have thought that some Taiwanese show on F4, they're boyband sort of thing, would get me sitting through it every single day.
I must say that it is quite addictive. I like the characters a lot and they really do look good anyway, but the problem is, when the real school week comes around, I get dismissed at four thirty-five and it takes me an hour to get home, so that would mean I would be missing out on some vital stuff on the show.
Oh well, that's what I get for studying so far away. Anyway, this week wasn't too bad. I met my new classmates and so far, they aren't too bad. I mean I can still talk to them, and I even got elected vice president. I can't believe it! The last time I was an officer was back in grade five and I wasn't exactly at my best academically, so I promised myself that I wouldn't be one again, but now, I guess the time is right?
Goodness, I'm sounding like a politician already.
Back to Meteor Garden! I can't believe I'm that hooked. This is crazy. I don't even know why I'm suddenly going on line to look for pictures of the beloved members of F4, right? I wasn't like this! Well, I was for a period in my life, when I was so hooked on *N Sync. Yes, I was such a fan that I even ventured into fan fiction. Now let me rant here.
I have scoured the World Wide Web for suitable fiction to read and I can say that I've come across very few. Now, I'm not insulting anyone, because that's just their taste or their opinion, but I can say that Ficitonlyn is the only author I read. Well, I've read a bunch of other people's stories too, but she's the only one who keeps me coming back for more.
That makes me think. Does Meteor Garden have their very own fan fiction? I'm sure they do, so now, I must get out of here and search.


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Licensed Texas real estate broker and consistent top producer Karen Gillespie has sold real estate in Houston for nearly 30 years. Karen is well-versed in representing buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants, and has a knack for meeting clients' needs with the least amount of fuss. She also has extensive experience working with local builders and major marketing firms representing new developments in Houston's inner-Loop, close-in and suburban neighborhoods.
"I began my real estate career straight out of college and it was a great fit," Karen says. "I started in relocation leasing, which gave me the opportunity to learn a variety of residential properties and to understand the challenges faced by individuals and families when being transferred."
Known for hard work, excellent negotiating skills, and a "never give up" attitude, Karen holds the Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) and Accredited Home Staging (AHS) designations. She credits her continued success to market knowledge, personal service, tenacity, detailed follow-up, and a heartfelt commitment and dedication to those she represents.
Karen receives much of her business from return clients and referrals from satisfied clients and friends. "I love real estate because every day is a new challenge. The relationships I build with buyers and sellers last for generations. My association with John Daugherty, Realtors is also a great part of my success. JDR has an outstanding commitment to buyers, sellers, and their agents."
A second-generation Houstonian, Karen graduated from St. Agnes Academy, attended Southern Methodist University and earned a degree in communications from the University of St. Thomas. She earned her real estate sales license in 1987 and received her broker's license in 1993.
Karen is an active volunteer with VICTORY, part of the Houston Chapter of the American Cancer Society. When not working, she enjoys spending time with friends, the arts, travel, and taking in Houston dining and entertainment venues.


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We found 10 episodes of Dark Insight with the tag "ps4".
Episode 110: Richard Cranium Simulator 2019
Episode | September 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 44 mins
borderlands, death stranding, gears of war 5, link's awakening, ps4, rugby world cup, stranger things, untitled goose game, video games, xbox
Welcome back to the madhouse as the inmates have rule this months episode with the guys kicking things off talking about grown men chasing an egg ball.
Episode 96: Just Gawping
Episode | June 17th, 2018 | 2 hrs 33 mins
anthem, dark souls, doom, e3 2018, fallout 76, fortnite, gaming, ghost of tsushima, god of war, kingdom hearts, playstation vr, ps4, pubg, sekiro: shadows die twice, sony, the last of us 2, video games
As we always have the finger on that gaming pulse, we decided to talk about E3! To aid us with this massive task, Richard from We're Not Wizards joins us and we let him loose with the host controls :)
Warning - be prepared for temperature telling eggs, soapbox rants and plenty of gawping!
Oh and video games too....
Episode 95: Dark Insight Remastered
Episode | June 5th, 2018 | 2 hrs 2 mins
dark souls, dark souls remastered, fallout 76, gaming, god of war, jeremy greer, pokemon let's go eevee, pokemon let's go pikachu, ps4, sony, video games
Who's that on the podcast? Why it's our old pal Trent Reznor, the lead singer of Korn? Tool? No, I think it's Nine Inch Nails. Anyway, actually it's Jeremy Greer! Former host, current guest, forever friend. We spend most of this podcast talking about Dark Souls y'all.
Episode 94: Booty Call from No Man's Sky
Episode | May 19th, 2018 | 2 hrs 32 mins
3ds, age of empires, avengers: infinity war, dark souls, destiny 2, fortnite, gaming, god of war, kingdom hearts, mini ninjas, nintendo, playstation vr, ps4, pubg, sony, the last of us, video games, xbox
The most erotic episode of Dark Insight yet.
Episode 92: Rain on My Happiness
Episode | April 30th, 2018 | 2 hrs 23 mins
age of empires, dark souls, fortnite, gaming, ghost of a tale, god of war, kingdom hearts, playstation vr, ps4, pubg, sony, the last of us, video games
Another show, another fantastic guest! We welcome Rach aka Dont Rach Quit, a Twitch streamer, video editor at WhatCulture and someone definitely living the dream! Expect an awesome gaming chat. Also is that Cliff Goldsmith I can hear?
Episode 73: Guilty Nier Bromance
Episode | August 20th, 2017 | 1 hr 53 mins
beta, crackdown 3, get even, guilty gear xrd rev 2, horizon zero dawn, nier automata, ninja assault, ps4, sonic mania, the simpsons arcade
We're back with another action packed episode! This week, Josh and Vader are joined by debut guest, and podcast enthusiast, John Gamble. John is an absolute delight to talk to, and if you take away just one thing from this episode, it'll most certainly be that John LOVES fighting games, which is cool!
Episode 41: Dishonored Arms
Episode | January 15th, 2017 | 1 hr 45 mins
alone with you, battlefield 1, bloodborne, dark souls, gaming, metal gear, mgsv, nioh, ps4, sony, video games
Dark Insight Episode 41 is here! Join Cliff, Vader, Jeremy, and special guest Niki as they talk about Bloodborne, Pokemon, PSVR, and of course, the Nintendo Switch.
Episode 39: The Crew Has Gone Rogue
Episode | December 18th, 2016 | 2 hrs 8 mins
bloodborne, dark souls, ffxv, gaming, let it die, mario run, ps4, sony, video games, vr, zelda botw
It's time for a new episode of Dark Insight! Once again Cliff and Jeremy have abandoned the podcast, so Vader has to step up and host this week. He's joined by frequent guest hosts Bryan and Kyle, and they have what sounds like a delightful time. I don't know, I haven't listened yet. Hopefully they don't just call me the Worst for 2 hours. According to their notes, though, they talked about the Nintendo Switch, Zelda BOTW, tons of VR games, Mario Run, Let it Die, FFXV, and LOTS more. Plus: listener questions!
Episode 38: Cosmic Cthulhu Whales
Episode | December 11th, 2016 | 1 hr 57 mins
bloodborne, dark souls, final fantasy xv dishonored 2, gaming, hatoful boyfriend, let it die, nintendo switch, ps4, sony, video games
Hello there! We have another fun packed episode of Dark Insight for you lovely people! This week we are joined by Jala Prendes from The Level podcast, a show that's part of the well loved Duckfeed.tv network! Jala was a great guest, and an all round lovely person to chat to, we had a lot of fun nattering away!
Episode 37: We Love Big Shoulder Pads
Episode | December 3rd, 2016 | 1 hr 51 mins
bloodborne, dark souls, ffxv, gaming, no man's sky, pokemon, ps4, sony, vga, video games
It's a new episode of Dark Insight! Friend of the show and noted Worst Person Bryan Wade joins Jeremy and Vader this week for an ACTION PACKED episode. We talk about the VGAs, new doggies, Pokemon, VR, FFXV, No Man's Sky, and read listener responses! I'm exhausted just typing all of that out.


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By Sahr Musa Yamba ,PV correspondent, Winnipeg, Canada.
As I sit behind my keyboard writing this piece, I am laughing, giggling, choking and almost throwing up. Reminiscing, we told them.... we told them!!!
You may want to ask why the laughing and all that.
Well, I read, though not in disbelief, the 'belated' piece of Dr. Sama 'Puawui' Banya on the Awareness Times online publication of December 3rd, 07 captioned, 'Madam, You Have Lost All Credibility in Sierra Leone! wherein he attempted to discredit Madam Christiana Thorpe's just released national election results which ushered the All Peoples Congress (APC) under the leadership of President Ernest Bai Koroma to power.
Wrote Puawui: "Christiana Thorpe announced her doctored but bungled run-off results on the morning of September 17, 2007. Her undoing and exposure has now arisen from the facts I have always asserted that she and her computer expert Carlos worked backwards from figures they had manipulated. Thus on that fateful morning, at 8 o'clock, she produced figures of 950,407 and 789,651 votes for Ernest Bai Koroma and Solomon Berewa respectively. But at 8am, those figures did not tally with the total votes cast and so they pushed their news conference back and hurried to the computer room ensuring that Eddie Nyallay and Winston Minah were left behind...'
I am neither an admirer nor a defender of Christiana Thorpe and will NOT attempt to be one. But what however the enigma is, why now? 'Two months and eleven days later, or 71 days later' for Dr. Sama 'Puawi' Banya to purport that 'at 8 o'clock, she produced figures of 950,407 and 789,651 votes for Ernest Bai Koroma and Solomon Berewa respectively. But at 8am, those figures did not tally with the total votes cast.'
What is and remains unfortunate is the fact that 'Puawui' and some of his SLPP cohorts are still oblivious of the fact that the general Sierra Leonean populace was fed up with the Tejan Kabbah led SLPP. As a result, the ballot box was the only place where they could vent that out. But when the unpopularity of the Kabbah administration was pointed out, Banya and his likes, trying to curry favour from Supremo Kabbah, wrote pages of articles discrediting those salient issues. This trend led to an unsuspecting President Kabbah once erroneously mentioning that Puawui is "feared" by journalists because he (Puawui) replies them appropriately.
Well, sorry Pa Kabbah, unfortunately, the advice one of your very top aides, Puawui, gave you, was very misleading, hence your dream of a Berewa/Momodu pairing to lead Salone did not work out.
You were told by the press then that Berewa is not popular, but you forced him down the throat of the SLPP. The SLPP and Kabbah were further warned, Momodu Koroma was not a popular choice, but there again, Pa Kabbah thought he should get his blue-eyed boy as Vice President; unfortunately for him, the results proved otherwise.
The SLPP were further told Hinga Norman's treatment in the hands of the Special Court and his eventual demise were going to militate against them in the election, but in an interview with this writer, Berewa at his Spur Road residence said the matter was above them (SLPP/government) "We cannot be seen to be helping Norman...".
The SLPP were again warned Charles Margai's 2007 defection, not the earlier ones, was going to cost them the election. But again, the vociferous SLPP Secretary General, JJ Blood maintained, "Charles is not an issue."
The SLPP were told the incessant blackout in the city had caused widespread disgruntlement. But again, they refused to listen but rather made unrealistic promises of restoring power supply. Remember the Bumbuna and streetlight hoaxes? The list of warnings was unending, so, why does Puawui not get that up his very educated (medical)doctorate head?
The SLPP vision was blurred by the 2002 landslide election victory. They failed to deliver to the masses of Sierra Leone. The end result was booting them out. And now, Sama Puawui Banya is trying to discredit the election results and heap the blame on a single individual. No way, Puawui!
This begs the question why Dr. Sama Puawui Banya did not raise a similar issue during the 1996 elections when thousands of votes were deducted from President Kabbah's votes because of similar irregularities. No! Puawui did not, may be because he was then Chairman of the SLPP.
What is sickening is the fact that Dr. Banya still thinks he is a popular figure. That is a chimera, Puawui, a very big one too. If anything, you are looked upon in Sierra Leone today with scorn, a political chameleon and very old enough to take the back seat now. But, oh, I forgot.
Remember! Puawui said during the last SLPP convention, "if you think I am old, ask my wife..." Wow!
Anyways, it is my conviction that the SLPP, with Dr. Banya as one of those at the helm of affairs, have still not learnt their lesson and will take them a long time to recover from the shocker given them during the last elections. Just another reminder, Puawui propelled his unpopular wife to contest under the SLPP ticket in the Western Area during the Local Council elections. She lost with distinction. Puawui contested to be Chairman of the SLPP, he lost woefully. Why not go to sleep Puawui? Good night!
*The author of this piece, Sahr Musa Yamba(photo) is a former Editor of Concord Times Communications in Freetown, Sierra Leone.


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Transparency of the Metzger Table-Clock, 1964
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Transparency showing the Metzger table-clock of 1564, one of the best table-clocks of the 1500s. As well as the time, it shows the time in Italian hours, the times of the sunrise and sunset and the length of the daylight period.
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In 2017, San Juan Municipio, PR had a population of 337k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $21,912. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of San Juan Municipio, PR declined from 347,052 to 337,288, a -2.81% decrease and its median household income declined from $22,727 to $21,912, a -3.59% decrease.
The population of San Juan Municipio, PR is 98.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.928% White Alone, and 0.13% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in San Juan Municipio, PR speak a non-English language, and N/A% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in San Juan Municipio, PR are Universidad Metropolitana (2,732 degrees awarded in 2016), University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (2,407 degrees), and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro (1,764 degrees).
The median property value in San Juan Municipio, PR is $146,100, and the homeownership rate is 54.7%. Most people in San Juan Municipio, PR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in San Juan Municipio, PR is 1 car per household.
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Friends Hazel Tyldesley and Teresa Smith launched Creative Therapy Concepts in May, which offers creative workshops to promote positivity and teach a skill to aid participants in their future goals.
Friends Hazel Tyldesley and Teresa Smith launched Creative Therapy Concepts in May, which offers creative workshops to promote positivity and teach a skill to aid participants in their future goals. After just a few months, the not-for-profit organisation has now been awarded a National Lottery grant of almost £10,000 to deliver stress awareness courses at their base in Derby Road, Blackpool.
The pair met a few years ago as their sons sent to the same school and after discovering they shared a lot in common, including health problems, as well as supporting a child with mental health issues, they forged a strong friendship.
Hazel, 36, said: "I have degenerative disc disease on my spine, a cyst on my spinal chord, fibromyalgia and arthritis on my hip. I had to have three discs in my back replaced, as otherwise I would have been paralysed from the neck down. As a result, I got into a depression and so I needed something to focus on. I went back to Blackpool and Fylde College and did five courses, focusing on child and adolescent mental health, autism awareness, behavioural challenges, as well as level two teaching assistant and level three counselling.
"My son has ADHD and sensory processing disorder. He also suffers auditory hallucinations, which can cause him to self harm, so I have a lot of experience in this field. It is not easy, but you just get on with it.
"As Teresa had a background in care and worked in mental health, I wanted to do something with my counselling.
"So we set up Creative Therapy Concepts. We want to help people like ourselves who may not be well and not able to work full time. They can volunteer for us and do the stress awareness course, alongside the creative workshops. We teach people how to make things so they can sell them at our fund-raising events and it is a hobby for them. We hope to go into schools and talk to teenagers with anxiety issues and deliver social stories (illustrative tool to help people understand interpersonal communication and social interaction)."
Teresa, 46, who has fibromyalgia, ME and endometriosis, had worked in care prior to setting up Creative Therapy Concepts. She said: "I was self employed, delivering diversional therapy workshops to care homes and worked as a health care assistant at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool. I started looking at working with mental health and long term illnesses from when my eldest son was a teenager because he was struggling with mental health. So I started coming up with workshops that would offer positive activities with a creative spin.
"Through our own experiences and people around us, we know how important it is to find ways of coping with stressful situations but have discovered there is not a lot of support for the care community.
"We have been given the fantastic opportunity to collaborate with an organisation called Counselling in the Community and the overall goal is to be able to offer a range of holistic services and courses.
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Naptown on Lockdown
Walking around as much as I do some things have started to stand out to me.
Seems like the transients(Bums & such) are the only people just walking around the downtown area.
The "regular people," those that seem to have money, are either:
- Walking their dog
- Jogging
Also, there is the fake balcony guard rails.
And the apartments that have REAL balconies, NEVER have anyone on them.
Is this downtown on lockdown?