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Keyhole surgery allows your doctor to check and treat knee problems.
We offer advanced keyhole surgery for the investigation and treatment of knee pain and joint injuries — this is called knee arthroscopy. Knee arthroscopy can be used to investigate and treat meniscal (meniscus) tears, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, cartilage damage, ligament damage and osteoarthritis.
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We put a lot of pressure on our knees and those demands can lead to knee pain, a swollen knee or restricted mobility. Knee arthroscopy (or keyhole surgery on the knee), allows your doctor to see what is causing any problems in this vital joint.
Sometimes the surgeon is able to treat those problems using this less invasive form of surgery.
You will usually be asleep during the procedure following a general anaesthetic but most people can go home the same day.
Our knees are vital to how we move. But the pressures we put on them in everyday life and the impact of certain diseases or an injury can mean they become painful, stiff or swollen. This can affect our mobility and prevent us from leading full lives.
You and your doctor may have decided that you need this procedure because you:
Arthroscopy is a 'keyhole' operation that allows your doctors to see inside and treat joints, particularly the knee. It is useful for finding out what is causing symptoms, to deliver treatment for conditions such as arthritis and inflammation, to take small samples of tissue, or to repair damage to tissues and cartilage. The procedure is usually done as a day-case.
Your expert surgeon will make very small cuts in the skin around the joint and insert a thin, tube-like telescope (or arthroscope).
You're likely to have a general anaesthetic (which means you'll be asleep) and you'll probably be able to go home the same day.
We pride ourselves on our clinical excellence, you'll be looked after by an experienced multi-disciplinary care team.
Spire Claremont Hospital can provide you with a single, fixed price for your procedure so there are no surprises. Please read Spire Healthcare's terms and conditions for full details of what's included and excluded in your fixed price when paying for yourself. Finance options are available through our partner Omni Capital Retail Finance Ltd, 10 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1BD.
Our patients are at the heart of what we do and we want you to be in control of your care. To us, that means you can choose the consultant you want to see, and when you want. They'll be with you every step of the way.
All of our consultants are of the highest calibre and benefit from working in our modern, well-equipped hospitals.
Our consultants have high standards to meet, often holding specialist NHS posts and delivering expertise in complex sub-specialty surgeries. Many of our consultants have international reputations for their research in their specialised field.
You will have a formal consultation with a healthcare professional. During this time you will be able to explain your medical history, symptoms and raise any concerns that you might have.
We will also discuss with you whether any further diagnostic tests, such as scans or blood tests, are needed. Any additional costs will be discussed before further tests are carried out.
We've tried to make your experience with us as easy and relaxed as possible.
For more information on visiting hours, our food, what to pack if you're staying with us, parking and all those other important practicalities, please visit our patient information pages.
Our dedicated team will also give you tailored advice to follow in the run up to your visit.
We understand that having any operation can cause anxiety. Our experienced and caring medical staff will be there to reassure you throughout.
You will usually be given a general anaesthetic (although for some patients, epidural or spinal anaesthesia is preferable - this will completely block the feeling in your legs but you stay awake) and once this has taken affect and you are asleep (or numb), your surgeon will make two small cuts (about 5mm long) in the skin around the knee joint. Sterile fluid will be pumped into one cut to provide a clearer view while your surgeon will insert the arthroscope through the second cut.
They'll examine the joint directly or by looking at pictures on a nearby screen. If necessary he or she will insert special surgical instruments to repair any damage or remove material that interferes with movement.
The fluid will be drained out and the cuts closed with stitches or adhesive strips before a dressing and bandage are applied.
The procedure can be as short as 30 minutes but may take over an hour, depending on the treatment the surgeon has to perform.
You'll probably be able to go home a few hours after the operation but you'll need to be collected by a friend or relative. Before you go home, a physiotherapist will also visit you to guide you through exercises to get your joint moving.
If you do stay with us overnight, you will be taken to your room or comfortable area where you can rest and recuperate until we feel you're ready to go home.
The joint will feel painful and we'll give you painkillers while you are with us. If you need them, continue taking painkillers as advised by the hospital.
We will provide you with a supply of all the medicines your consultant feels you need to take home with you after you've left hospital, up to 14 days. This may be at an additional cost to some patients.
You will have a dressing and elasticated bandage over the knee joint. These apply pressure to assist with healing. The joint area needs to be kept clean and dry for about a week. You should use waterproof plasters over your healing wounds when you take a shower and avoid soaking your knee in the bath until the cuts are fully healed.
It's crucial that you continue with the exercises recommended by your physiotherapist, as these will aid healing and help you recover more quickly. Your knee joint is likely to feel sore and swollen for at least a week. This can last longer if you have arthritis. Try to keep your leg raised up on a chair or footstool.
Once you're ready to be discharged from hospital, you'll need to arrange a taxi, friend or family member to take you home.
You'll have limited mobility for at least a few days so it's a good idea to make sure you have someone who can help out around the home and with shopping if you live alone.
Even after you've left hospital, we're still looking after you every step of the way. After knee arthroscopy surgery, we'll provide you with all the appropriate medication, physiotherapy exercises, advice on what to do and not to do with your knee and follow-up support. You will also be given a follow-up appointment to see your consultant and you might also be seen again by your physiotherapist.
Like all medical treatments, knee arthroscopy carries the risk of complications. Specific complications of arthroscopy could include accidental damage to the inside of the joint or a loss of feeling in the skin over the knee. Though uncommon, it's also possible to develop a blood clot in the veins of one of your legs (deep vein thrombosis, DVT). If you experience any bleeding, breathlessness, pain, hotness or swelling in your legs - call us straight away.
We will talk to you about the possible risks and complications of having this procedure and how they apply to you.
If you have any questions or concerns, we're ready to help.
We are committed to delivering excellent individual care and customer service across our network of hospitals, clinics and specialist care centres around the UK. Our dedicated and highly trained team aim to achieve consistently excellent results. For us it's more than just treating patients, it's about looking after people.
The treatment described on this page may be adapted to meet your individual needs, so it's important to follow your healthcare professional's advice and raise any questions that you may have with them.
You'll find us 3 miles (about 20 minutes) to the south west of Sheffield city centre. Spire Claremont Hospital is located in Crosspool, just along Sandygate Road. We're nearby to Barnsley, Rotherham, Chesterfield, Bakewell or the Hope Valley.
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The contenders for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election may appear to be a fairly uniform group of middle-aged white conservatives, but when it comes to issues of science, technology and overall geek cred, none of these candidates is cut from the same cloth. In fact, Newt Gingrich nudges out Mitt Romney and Ron Paul in Scientific American's overall ranking, based on the former Congressman's engagement in issues related to energy, the Internet and military weapons, combined with his mastery of top online tools such as Twitter and a healthy appetite for science nonfiction.
Paul is a geek contender based on his appeal to libertarian-leaning Silicon Valley, combined with his support of online freedoms, although he fails science when it comes to accepting evidence for anthropogenic climate change and evolution.
Romney accepts evolution, accepts at least the phenomenon of climate change, if not the science showing that it is human-caused, and has deeper ties to Silicon Valley. He also has thought extensively about energy, technology and engineering issues to the point that he explicitly favors a federal program for advanced energy research.
All candidates were ranked with up to five stars in three broad categories: "Geekiness" is an evaluation of whether or not the candidate qualifies as a geek. "Associations" encapsulates the degree to which he or she has been attached to causes and people in science and technology. And "policies" sums up the degree to which the candidate engages those subjects in his or her platforms.
Read on for a deep dive into the GOP candidates' personal histories, public statements and policy proposals, which gives a unique window into their understanding of the issues closest to geeks' hearts and of how the universe works.
# 1 – Newt Gingrich
The two things you need to know about Gingrich's geek cred is that one of his nicknames is Newt Skywalker and that he once made the cover of Wired—back in its early, weird days—in a feature written by none other than technology investor and commentator Esther Dyson. Bob Walker, a Gingrich booster and former chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Science (now the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology), said that Gingrich "would probably be the most knowledgeable president on technology issues ever elected."
Calling Gingrich a science-fiction nerd is like saying that vampires have seen a modest resurgence in young adult literature. He has repeatedly expressed that Isaac Asimov's seminal Foundation trilogy (about "psychohistorians" who use mathematical models to predict the future) made a deep impression on him in his youth.
Gingrich has written so much and spoken so often that it is possible to confuse the volume of his pronouncements with their frequency, but some of his ideas appear to come straight from the science fiction he has read. He has proposed using lasers against North Korea, putting mirrors in space to increase agricultural productivity, colonizing the moon, reviving a Star Wars–style orbiting missile defense system and solving climate change through geoengineering. Whereas other candidates wring their hands over the threat of Chinese currency controls, he has warned of the threat to the U.S. of that most science-fictionesque of all weapons, the electromagnetic pulse.
Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future think tank, which he left when he announced his run for president and that has since dissolved, had a Silicon Valley office. Through the organization, he once proposed that citizens could become more involved in government through wikis and "a private, 3-D Internet metaverse for elected officials to share ideas and best practices."
Gingrich has six times as many followers on Twitter as Romney, and is not afraid to throw punches via social media. He has co-authored six science fiction-esque alternative histories. And he was once a top 500 reviewer on Amazon, where he reviewed 156 books, including The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene, QED, by Richard P. Feynman and Genome, by Matt Ridley.
Gingrich used to accept evolution but may have changed his mind on the subject. He is knowledgeable about climate change and has wrestled with how government should tackle it. Recently he reportedly backed away from including a chapter on climate change in a forthcoming book about the environment.
When it comes to science policy, Gingrich, like Romney, contends that we need to make our immigration policies friendlier to foreign students in math, science and engineering. He thinks students who graduate early should receive the cost of the year they skipped as a scholarship and that online learning should be universally available. He also wants to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency and replace it with an Environmental Solutions Agency that would consider "the impact of federal environmental policies on job creation and the cost of energy."
#2 – Mitt Romney
Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, has a "corny sense of humor," but being socially awkward is not a sufficient qualification for ascendance to the rank of geek. Still, rare glimpses of Romney in unguarded moments suggest that beneath his image as a successful businessman beats the heart of the sort of brainy young man who excelled at Harvard University. In 2007, for example, he told an interviewer that his favorite book is the science fiction schlock classic Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard. (He was quick to add that he had no affinity for Scientology, which was founded by Hubbard.)
Romney's ties to technology and Silicon Valley are surprisingly deep for a businessman who spent most of his career on the East Coast. Speaking in Redmond, Wash., Romney was reminded that he once tried to recruit Steve Ballmer, now head of Microsoft, for a different job. In 2010 he endorsed Rick Snyder, "one tough nerd," for his father's old job as governor of Michigan. Meg Whitman, head of Hewlett-Packard and former head of eBay, is one of his most prominent fund-raisers, and the two are so close that some have speculated she would be a part of his cabinet should he win. Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, is also among Romney's staunchest allies.
The technology portion of Romney's platform does not appear to have changed much since his run in 2008, when he said, "It is time to invest substantially in technologies related to power generation, nanotechnology and materials science." He has added provisions to his "human capital" plank that would raise existing caps on visas given to highly skilled workers, as well as grant permanent residency to graduates with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering.
Romney is explicitly in favor of the by-all-accounts-successful Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy's program for advanced energy research but, unsurprisingly, he is not in favor of support for alternative energy beyond the RD phase. (See: a little scandal called Solyndra.)
When it comes to the environment, Romney hews to the party line, which ranges from tilting EPA rules heavily in favor of the industries it regulates (Romney) to transforming the entire agency into a smoldering heap of ashes and greenhouse gas emissions (Paul and Michele Bachmann). Specifically, Romney would like environmental regulations to be "treated like the very real costs they are," with "a regulatory cap of zero dollars on all federal agencies."
It is not clear whether or not Romney accepts the science on the pace and causes of climate change, but he promises to amend the Clean Air Act to specifically exclude regulation of carbon emissions. Romney has made it clear that he accepts evolution.
#3 – Ron Paul
If being a geek were solely about an obsession with detail, then Paul would surely qualify. (His perennial outsider status does not hurt either.) Time magazine called him a "nerd" but only when it comes to the U.S. Constitution and strict constructionism, both characteristic of his libertarian background. So perhaps he is better described as a wonk?
Compared with the wider public, geeks are certainly over-represented among Paul's supporters and donors. He exhibits no particular tech savvy himself—and shows an occasionally striking disconnect from popular culture. But in terms of popularity, Paul dominated the Internet early, starting in the 2008 election, during which technology was the most represented industry among his donors. He is the only current GOP candidate to have spoken at the Googleplex, where he was warmly received.
Paul benefits from the libertarian leanings of the technology community in general, which includes such notables as SpaceX founder Elon Musk and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who wants to build a libertarian island paradise. Paul is second only to Romney in terms of Facebook fans.
When it comes to policy, Paul is notable for what he proposes to eliminate rather than for what he wants to add or remake in the federal budget. This characteristic makes it difficult to compare him with Romney and Gingrich, who have promised to support basic research despite overall cuts in discretionary spending. Whether or not Paul's policies are proinnovation depends on whether you think existing regulations and subsidies help or hinder the U.S.'s ability to bring new ideas to market.
For example, Paul is against putting a price on carbon emissions, something that climate policy experts and more than a few multinational companies are nearly unanimous in supporting. This view is at least congruent with his belief that human-caused climate change is a hoax, which puts him at odds with pretty much every climate scientist on the planet and the majority of the U.S. public. He would eliminate the EPA and encourage victims to use the courts to punish polluters instead.
For geeks with an interest in privacy, Paul is unique among his peers in his ardent support of online freedoms. He is against national ID systems and universal health records, and he favors legalization of some drugs. In other words, it is hard to imagine President Paul signing any bills that would, for example, interfere with fans of cryptographic currency Bitcoin using it to buy whatever they like, even if it is mind-altering.
It is not clear what Paul thinks about evolution, but past statements suggest he does not believe it is a fact.
#4 – Rick Perry
Perry is not a geek. Given his hardscrabble upbringing in Texas and subsequent tour of duty as an Air Force flight jock, the candidate appears to be the mold that no one realized former president George W. Bush was attempting to pour himself into. Perry dropped out of the pre-vet track in college in the face of organic chemistry. Without confusing secular humanism and geekiness, it is worth noting that he is very public about how faith has shaped his worldview.
In the debates, Perry distinguished himself by comparing the persecution of a 17th-century astronomer by a powerful religious and political body with the plight of those who doubt the science of climate change. Scientists whom he claims to speak for do not agree with his judgment that they doubt "the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change."
Confusion in Perry's assessment of the climate and energy nexus extends to his energy plan, which says that "we must continue to invest in clean coal technology through research and development tax incentives." If, as Perry has claimed, climate change is a baseless hoax, it makes no sense that he should advocate for a technology explicitly designed to capture and sequester carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants for the sole purpose of averting the warming effect of those emissions.
Perry wants to cut the size of the Department of Education in half by consolidating its functions, and his energy policy is big on states' rights and freeing oil and gas companies to access existing resources. Texas has more wind power than any other state in the nation (and therefore almost every other country on Earth), so it is worth noting that his hands-off approach—for example, Texas has a deregulated energy market—has not hurt that industry in his home state.
Perry has trumpeted his own $200-million Emerging Technology Fund, which hands out no-strings-attached grants to fledgling companies, as a major driver of science and technology jobs in Texas. News outlets of just about every political affiliation, however, have pilloried the ETF as "crony capitalism" designed to reward CEOs who have donated to Perry's political campaigns.
Perry says that evolution is a "theory" with "gaps in it" and that, in Texas, "we teach both creationism and evolution."
#5 – Rick Santorum
Santorum once said that "science should get out of politics," by which he meant that creationism should be given equal time with evolution in schools. Also, presumably, he meant that climate change is a hoax. His public statements on the subject run directly counter to our best understanding of the science of the overall warming trend in Earth's atmosphere.
That said, Santorum did once compare the war in Iraq with the Lord of the Rings trilogy in an analogy that showed that he saw the movies, if not read the books. His platform is a near-perfect distillation of the policies at the intersection of those espoused by Gingrich and Romney, except for what is apparently a nod to his belief that Net neutrality is a bad idea—a view he shares with Paul and Bachmann.
Aside from a broad commitment to budget cuts, Santorum has argued that the RD tax credit should be made permanent in order to create more jobs. Santorum's Web site is poorly organized and he has failed since 2003 to get it to rank higher in Google searches than a Web site launched by sex columnist Dan Savage that attempts to redefine "Santorum" as anything other than the candidate.
#6 – Michele Bachmann
Bachmann stands out for having torpedoed her chances at the nomination by advocating for bad science. She claimed that the vaccine against HPV that Perry made mandatory during his tenure as governor of Texas leads to mental disability. Doctors were so incensed they offered a reward for proof of her claims, and scientists said her statements had set back public understanding and acceptance of the vaccine by years.
Unsurprisingly, Bachmann's antiscience tendencies extend to evolution and climate science. She supports the teaching of Intelligent Design in schools and has called climate science "manufactured science" that will lead to a redistribution of American wealth to other countries.
Bachmann has claimed that the U.S. could lower the global price of gasoline simply by drilling its own reserves. While leaning generally in the direction of libertarian ideals such as smaller government, she voted for retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies whom were discovered to have been conducting surveillance for the U.S. government.
On Facebook, Bachmann is the third most popular candidate, but she has the fewest followers on Twitter, with 35,000 to Santorum's second-to-last place finish of around 50,000.
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One thing you can depend on these days is that the claims made for wireless routers, like 300Mbit/sec. throughput and 1,000-foot range, are nothing more than digital pipe dreams. The plain and simple truth is that these speeds and distances just aren't going to happen in your home, office or any place on this planet.
If you're disappointed by the speed and reach of your wireless network -- and who isn't? -- there's a lot you can do to grab every last bit of data and foot of range. I spent a few hours optimizing my network and more than doubled its indoor range from 90 to over 200 feet (with an additional 150-foot extension into my backyard) while increasing performance fifteenfold -- all with a two-year-old 802.11g router.
Some of the techniques I used are basic, like where and how to set up the router. Others are more involved and require special equipment, but they can make a world of difference. Plus, for those who don't know what to do when the data connection goes south, I've also included a troubleshooting checklist that can help get your network back into the fast lane.
The beauty of modern Wi-Fi equipment is that it all works together, so you can build a network with best-of-breed gear. For instance, my network has a router from one maker, antennas from another, a print server from a third and client radios from several different companies. Think of it as the UN of wireless: the world cooperates to make your online life a little easier.
Setup: Location, location, location
Where you put the router and how it's set up are two of the most important -- and often ignored -- aspects of creating an efficient wireless network. Most people put the router in the first place that comes to mind. Big mistake.
Think of the router as the center of a sphere of connectivity that extends out in all directions from its antennas. My advice is to put the router as close as possible to the physical middle of the home or small office it needs to cover. Start with a building floor plan or rough drawing, and draw diagonal lines from the corners to mark the center.
Of course, some people -- including me -- can't follow that advice. Perhaps you have a stone wall or a brick chimney in the middle of the building, or, as in my case, the cable line enters the building in the worst place possible. If for these or other reasons you can't put the antenna in the ideal center location, don't despair; I have solutions for you later.
Now, look around and find a good home for the router. Avoid corners (particularly in older buildings), which diminish the signal as it passes through, and don't put the router in a closet. A great place to stash a router unobtrusively is in a bookcase or an entertainment center.


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Since expanding their reach around the world in recent years, many U.S.-based booking engines and rental car agencies have set up foreign Web sites so they can deal directly with residents of other countries. What most people don't know is that the prices on these foreign sites, such as expedia.fr (Expedia's site in France), are sometimes lower than the prices on the companies' U.S. Web sites. The companies do this to be competitive in the local marketplace—in Europe, for instance, Hertz, Thrifty, and Avis go toe-to-toe with low-cost rental agencies like Europcar and Sixti. Some companies also negotiate arrangements with suppliers to offer deals only to residents of specific countries. For example, expedia.com.au lists Virgin Blue's Australia flights, while expedia.com doesn't.
"Most suppliers and agencies do not intend for Americans to book on the foreign sites," says Keith Melnick, Kayak's executive vice president of corporate development. But you can rent a car or buy a plane ticket on the sites—if you have patience or some assistance.
Buying a plane ticket
The biggest obstacle to booking a flight on the foreign Travelocity and Expedia sites is paying for the ticket. Many major airlines—such as British Airways and Lufthansa—offer fares on these sites that can be purchased only by using a credit card with a local mailing address. If you try to buy the ticket using a credit card with an American address, you may not be allowed to complete the transaction.
One way around this is to ask someone in the country—a friend you're visiting, a travel agent—to make the reservation on the foreign booking site and purchase the ticket with a local credit card. Travel agents often charge fees, so be sure the savings offset whatever their cost would be. You may also discover the fares on the airlines' Web sites. Qantas's Web site () and expedia.com.au, for instance, both offer a round-trip ticket between Sydney and Ayers Rock this month for under $550—nearly $200 less than what you'd pay on expedia.com. The ticket on qantas.com.au is actually the cheapest of the three because Expedia charges a $10 service fee. Most airlines' Web sites allow you to use a credit card with a U.S. address.
Renting a car
Insurance and taxes are sometimes included in the price on foreign rental car Web sites—a key difference from the U.S. sites. Renting a car in England for a week on , for instance, is more than $300 cheaper than renting on because the collision damage waiver, theft protection, and taxes are all bundled into the price. On alamo.com, the coverages—considered optional—and taxes are added at the end. Check the insurance policies on the foreign sites carefully, though, as there's no universal rule for what's covered from country to country.
American rental car companies don't restrict reservations on their foreign sites to holders of local credit cards. But you could run into difficulty when you pick up the car, because the agency may not allow you to pay the local price when it finds out you live in the U.S. "It appears that a customer could get a better rate by pretending to be from a different country, but there's no guarantee that at the time of rental, that rate would be honored," says Hertz spokeswoman Paula Rivera.
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Plane tickets In our test, the cheapest round-trip ticket between New Delhi and Goa on cost $322 on Kingfisher Airlines. However, Travelocity's Indian Web site, , turned up a ticket on the low-fare carrier JetLite for only $251.
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Rental cars Renting an economy-size car for a week in Germany costs $384 after taxes on both and . But insurance is included in the price only on hertz.de. Adding the coverages brings hertz.com's total to $676.


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brand philosophy
Premium Level: Premium Lifestyle
Le-Vel was created and envisioned with a greater purpose, a premium plan. The plan was not to create just a product, or just a product line, but to build a global brand, a new icon. Our brand THRIVE was built to encompass ultra-premium products and premium product lines, to be a new brand for a better lifestyle and premium-seeking consumers.
The largest and most successful companies in the world are extremely good at one thing: they build brands, not products. They are so successful with this singular focus that they can put their logo on anything and it is passionately accepted worldwide. As the Le-Vel vision is birthed with THRIVE, it will continue on with multiple brands and future premium products. Le-Vel will be a global giant; our logo will be on different products spanning multiple industries, wherever you go, our logo will go with you. The quality, passion and efficacy with the THRIVE product line will consistently and flawlessly be incorporated to all product lines, because the true focus, our passion, will always be our Brand.
To build the Premium Lifestyle Company, we knew we had to create a premium product line but also look beyond just a product, we had to envision a larger purpose, a deeper reason for what we were doing. We had to create the one and only Premium Lifestyle Brand.


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The daybeds are designed with the capacity to be built upon and added to, accommodating any changes with your seating needs. Using this modular seating system you can create a sectional by combining other pieces from our daybed collection.
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|Instrument(s): Voice (SATB)
|Style: Hymn
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|Arranger(s): C. V. Stanford (1852-1924)
|Meter: 87. 87. Iambic
|Date of composition: c. 1868
|Source: Book of Common Praise, 1906
|Copyright: Public Domain
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Best side Dishes for BBQ ribs
Well, if this is your idea of the perfect rib (and it should be), here's your master recipe. It will teach you the principles of first-class ribsmanship – skinning the ribs, rubbing the meat, using a mop sauce, glazing with a barbecue sauce, and harnessing the mouth-watering powers of wood smoke. But ultimately, it's so simple you can prepare it from start to finish in about an hour and a half, only ten minutes of which is actual work. This is the foolproof recipe that gives you competition-quality bones every time!
Step 2: Make the rub: Place the salt, brown sugar, paprika, pepper, mustard, garlic powder, and celery seed in a small bowl and mix with your fingers, breaking up any lumps in the brown sugar or garlic powder.
Step 3: Prepare the ribs: Place a rack of ribs meat side down on a baking sheet. Remove the thin, papery membrane from the back of the rack by inserting a slender implement, such as a butter knife or the tip of a meat thermometer, under it. The best place to start is on one of the middle bones. Using a dishcloth, paper towel, or pliers to gain a secure grip, peel off the membrane. Repeat with the remaining rack.
Step 4: Set aside 1 tablespoon of rub for serving. Sprinkle the remaining rub over both sides of the ribs, rubbing it onto the meat. Cover the ribs with plastic wrap and refrigerate them while you set up the grill.
Step 5: Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium (325° to 350°F). Place a large drip pan in the center of the grill.
Step 6: When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate. Place the ribs, bone side down, in the center of the grate over the drip pan and away from the heat. (If your grill has limited space, stand the racks of ribs upright in a rib rack.) If cooking on a charcoal grill, toss half of the wood chips on each mound of coals. Cover the grill and cook the ribs for 45 minutes.
Step 7: Mop the ribs on both sides with the mop sauce. Re-cover the grill and continue cooking the ribs until well browned, cooked through, and tender enough to pull apart with your fingers, 45 minutes to 1 hour longer, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours in all. When the ribs are cooked, the meat will have shrunk back from the ends of the bones by about 1/4 inch. Mop the ribs again every 15 minutes and, if using a charcoal grill, replenish the coals as needed.
Step 8: Just before serving, brush the ribs on both sides with some of the Lemon Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce and move them directly over the fire. Grill the ribs until the barbecue sauce is browned and bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes per side.
Step 9: Transfer the ribs to a large platter or cutting board. Let the ribs rest for a few minutes, then cut the racks in half or into individual ribs. Serve the ribs at once with the barbecue sauce on the side. Serve any the reserved rub on the side.
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When I put out the call for your food styling stumbling blocks after a quick primer on ugly foods, the responses were greatly varied, but a few particular dishes stood out from the pack. Burritos caught my eye first, as more than one or two people named them as particularly uncooperative photography subjects. For good reason, these tortilla torpedoes are notoriously difficult to photograph in an appealing light; Packed with generally brown, red, and maybe yellow components, they're not exactly bright rainbows of fresh ingredients. It's easy for them to look tired, droopy, sloppy, or just plain greasy.
The good news is, there's no need for them to ever appear that way through the lens! Although I would never suggest that I compose burritos like this for an everyday meal, special considerations do need to be made when they're the "hero" of a shot.
As I was styling and photographing this particular specimen, I tried to think of tips and tricks that helped bring it into the world looking like a glamorous movie star, and not a second rate stand-in. Here's what I came up with so that others might be able to fix their burrito blemishes…
- Bear in mind which side you want to be "up" as you build a burrito. If you want the top to be smooth tortilla, then What you lay down first will end up on top. If you don't mind a "flap" from the tortilla edges on top, then you can build it right-side up.
- Try to keep mushier components to the bottom, so that when you slice it, they don't smear through all of the following layers. This means guacamole, re-fried beans, hummus, and the like are better placed near the base of your assembly.
- Include a good number of greatly varied layers, but don't go overboard. 4 – 5 different things is about the maximum before it starts to just look like a mess of everything you had leftover in the fridge.
- Be generous, but don't over-stuff. A burrito blow out is never attractive.
- Make sure you include something green, somewhere. Herbs, grilled zucchini, avocado chunks, anything! Green evokes the feeling of freshness, which helps to prevent the burrito from looking like a sad, reheated gas station offering. It also adds pops of contrasting color to create interest.
- Strain salsa and other "wet" condiments to prevent a watery, mushy mess. Likewise, dab sliced tomatoes on a paper towel to remove some of the excess liquid before adding them to a burrito (or sandwich, for that matter.)
- Save small amounts of every ingredient, to "fluff up" filling later. This is most noticeable in the beans- I like to show half of the sliced pieces to give it a more realistic look, but add in a few more whole ones to give it more texture and variety. Be sure to toss those whole beans in just a dab of oil to keep them shiny, or brush on a very thin layer with a clean paintbrush once they're in place.
- Use toothpicks to keep the roll intact. I usually start with one at each end, and break off the excess so that they're not sticking out and visible. Then, as I cut and rearrange the pieces, I may add more in as needed. Just don't forget that they're there when you go to eat it later!
- To cut your burrito, use a sharp knife, and apply gentle pressure while using a sawing motion. Don't just smash the blade down and crush the fragile ingredients within.
Then, when it comes to capturing your burrito masterpiece…
- Think about the "meal" as a whole to fill out the rest of the set. Consider including a beverage, sliced citrus, chips, dip, fresh herb garnish, and other simple, colorful, or graphic elements to add interest surrounding the subject.
- Keep the colors light, bright, and clean. A burrito tends to look heavy by nature, so you want to balance that out with contrasting elements.
- Use a mirror to direct a "spotlight" right onto the filling. Since I prefer a back light for most of my photos (just place the plate in front of the window, easy as that), the cut sides have a tendency to go dark unless otherwise highlighted.
- Shoot from a low angle so you can see all of that glorious filling!
That concludes this class on burrito styling. Are there any more questions before we move on to the next? Raise your hand, speak up, and I'd be happy to go on! Don't be afraid to suggest the next subject either, because if everyone enjoyed this, you can count on the Food Styling 101 series to become a regular feature here!


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The online ad opens with a shot of an African American actor, Mehcad Brooks, sitting in a chair, holding a drink in one hand and a red rose in the other. And then he speaks directly to the camera.
"Oh, hey, baby, did you think I forgot? …. How could I forget our anniversary?"
The "anniversary" he's referring to is the 40th year of Roe v. Wade, of abortion on demand. Clearly this ad thinks that this is something to celebrate. As the actor puts it, "All these years so many people said we'd never make it. They've been trying to tear us apart. . . Put limits on you, on me, on us." And then he roars with laughter.
"We're going to be standing right by your side, today, tomorrow, and the years to come," he promises. "Because that is how much you mean to me, baby." And again, he roars with laughter.
When I first watched this ad, I thought, this HAS to be a spoof. It employs the ugly racial stereotype of a smooth-talking predator celebrating his freedom to use women at zero cost to himself: Hey, baby, hook up with me—and then go have an abortion. Are they kidding? No; this was no spoof.
The ad was actually made by the Center for Reproductive Rights. And with this ad they've revealed more than they may have intended about why so many men want abortion to remain legal.
Ryan Scott Bomberger, an African-American pro-lifer who runs the Radiance Foundation, hit the nail on the head about this ad. "The Center for Reproductive Rights, like Planned Parenthood, certainly understands its main demographic," he notes. "The fact that they use a black man just screams irony."
That's because, as Bomberger says, "With the black abortion rate as high as it is and black fathers as absent as they are, it's just sick to see Mehcad Brooks shill for the number-one killer in the black community."
And of course, he's right. For the black community, abortion verges on genocide. It kills more black Americans than gun violence, cancer, AIDS, and heart disease combined. Abortion businesses target minority communities because they know there's money to be made.
This may be a big reason why black women abort their babies at five times the rate of white women, according to the Guttmacher Institute. This means that black women who abort suffer higher rates of breast and cervical cancers—both linked to abortion–and from post-abortion trauma.
Alveda King, who's the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a post-abortive mother, put these statistics in ghastly perspective:
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This is what the guy in this ad is celebrating: The slaughter of millions of babies, killed so that guys like this can enjoy sex without consequences to themselves.
But as millions of post-abortive women will tell you, the social and family pressures that drive women to abortion are no laughing matter.
So God bless the thousands of Americans who marched on the Supreme Court last week in protest of the legal killing of innocent children. We should pray for their work, remembering the words of Paul in Ephesians: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
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From time to time, SQL Server professionals need to provide estimates of future values, such as revenue projections or sales forecasts. Organizations sometimes rely on data mining technology to build forecasting models to provide such estimates. I'll explain the key concepts necessary for understanding how these data mining technologies work. I'll also introduce you to a few of the underlying details so that they won't seem so foreign and formidable the first time you encounter them. With an understanding of the key concepts and exposure to some of the details, you'll be in a better position to start using the forecasting capabilities in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
Why Data Mining Isn't More Popular
Forecasting Methods
There are different approaches to forecasting. For example, the Forecasting Methods website classifies forecasting methods into various categories, including casual (aka econometric), judgmental, time series, artificial intelligence, prediction market, probabilistic forecasting, forecasting simulations, and reference class forecasting. The Forecasting Principles website has a methodology tree that classifies the methods, starting with a split between judgmental methods (i.e., methods used when the available data is inadequate for quantitative analysis) and statistical methods (i.e., methods used when relevant numerical data is available). In this article, I'll focus on time series forecasting, a type of statistical approach in which historical data is available for the values to be forecasted.
Time series forecasting assumes past data can help explain future values. It's important to know that in some situations, there might be circumstances not reflected in the historical data. For example, there might be a new competitor that could adversely affect future revenues or a rapid change in the workforce composition (e.g., a rise in dual-income family structures that emerged in the 1960s) that could affect future unemployment rates. In these types of situations, a time series forecast might not be the best approach or shouldn't be the only approach considered. Often, different forecasting approaches are combined to provide the most accurate predictions.
Understanding the Basics of Time Series Forecasting
A time series is a set of values observed over a period of time, typically at regular intervals. Common examples include weekly sales amounts, quarterly expenses, and monthly unemployment rates. Time series data is often presented in a graphical format, with the time interval along the x-axis of a chart and the values along the y-axis, as Figure 1 shows.
In terms of understanding how a value changes from one period to the next and how to forecast future values, time series data has several major characteristics:
- Base level. The base level is typically defined as the average value of the series. In some forecasting models, the base level is defined as the starting value of the series data.
Trend. A trend is typically defined as how the series is changing from one period to the next. For example, in Figure 1, the number of unemployed tended to trend upward from early 2008 to January 2010, after which it seems to exhibit a downward trend. (For information about the sample data set used to create the charts in this article, see the sidebar "Calculating Unemployment.")
Calculating Unemployment
In "Understanding Time Series Forecasting Concepts," the data set for the charts comes from employment data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS publishes the unemployment rate based on a monthly U.S. Census Bureau survey that extrapolates the total number of employed and unemployed people. Specifically, the BLS uses the formula:
unemployment rate = unemployed / (unemployed + employed)
Interestingly, the unemployment rate typically cited in the news is a seasonally adjusted rate. The seasonal adjustment is accomplished with the publicly available autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) implementation. This is essentially the same algorithm used by many data mining packages for time series forecasting, including SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). For more information about the ARIMA implementation used by the Census Bureau, see the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Program web page. Note that in the sample project for this article, I included both the seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted values.
Seasonality. Certain values will tend to rise and fall based on certain time periods, such as the day of the week or month of the year. Examples include retail sales, which often spike during the Christmas season. In the case of unemployment, there's a seasonal trend, with higher numbers of unemployed in January and July and lower numbers in May and October, as Figure 2 shows.
- Noise. Some forecasting models include a fourth characteristic, noise, which refers to random variations and irregular movements in the data. Noise won't be covered here.
So, if you can identify a trend, apply that trend to the base level, and account for any seasonality that might exist in the data, you have a forecasting model that can be used to predict future values:
Forecasted Value = Base Level + Trend + Seasonality
Identifying a Base Value and Trend
One way to identify a base value and trend is to apply a regression technique. The term regression means to study the relationship among variables. In this case, the relationship is between the independent variable of time and the dependent variable of the number of unemployed people. Note that the independent variable is sometimes referred to as the predictor.
You can use a tool such as Microsoft Excel to apply the regression technique. For example, you can have Excel automatically compute and add a trendline to a time series chart using the Trendline menu on the Chart Tools Layout tab or PivotChart Tools Layout tab in the Excel 2010 or Excel 2007 ribbon. In Figure 1, I added a straight-line trendline by selecting the Linear trendline option on the Trendline menu. Afterward, I chose More Trendline Options on the Trendline menu and selected theDisplay Equation on chart and Display R-squared value on chart options, which are shown in Figure 3.
This process of fitting a trendline to the historical data is called linear regression. As you can see in Figure 1, the trendline is calculated with an equation that identifies the base level (8248.8) and trend (104.67x):
y = 104.67x + 8248.8
You can think of the trendline as a series of connected x-y coordinates in which you can plug in a time period (i.e., the x-axis) to arrive at a value (the y-axis). Excel determines the "best" trendline using something called the least-squared method (identified as R² in Figure 1). The least-squared line is the line that minimizes the squared vertical distance from each trendline point to its corresponding line point. Square values are used so that deviations above and below the actual line don't cancel each other out. In Figure 1, R² = 0.5039, which indicates the linear relationship explains 50.39 percent of the changes in the unemployed statistics over time.
Identifying an accurate trendline in Excel often involves trial and error, along with visual inspection. In Figure 1, the linear trendline isn't a great fit. Excel provides other trendline options, which can be seen in Figure 3. For example, in Figure 4, I added a four-period moving average trendline, which plots points based on an average of the current and last specified periods in the time series.
I also added a polynomial trendline, which uses an algebraic equation to build a line. Note the polynomial trendline has a R² value of 0.9318, indicating a better fit in explaining the relationship between the independent and dependent variable. However, a higher R² doesn't necessarily indicate whether the trendline will provide accurate forecasts. There are other methods to calculate forecast accuracy, which I'll discuss shortly.
Some of the trendline options in Excel (e.g., linear, polynomial) let you forecast ahead and backward by a number of periods, with the resulting forecast values plotted on the graph. Saying that you can "forecast backward" might seem odd. The best way to explain it is with an example. Suppose that a new factor—a rapid growth in government jobs (e.g., Homeland Defense jobs in the early 2000s, temporary U.S. Census Bureau workers)—causes a fast drop in unemployment. You want to forecast the growth rate of this new job sector backward for several months, then recalculate unemployment to arrive at a smoothed rate of change.
You can also manually use the trendline equation to calculate forecasted values. In Figure 5, I added a polynomial trendline with a six-month forecast, having first removed the last six months of data (i.e., data from April through September 2012) from the original time series.
If you compare Figure 5 with Figure 1, you can see the polynomial forecasts are trending upward, which doesn't match the downward trend of the actual time series.
It's important to note two additional points about regression:
- As I mentioned previously, linear regression involves one independent and one dependent variable. If you want to understand how additional independent variables can explain the change in a dependent variable, you can build a multiple regression model. In the context of forecasting the number of unemployed people in the United States, you might be able to increase the R² (and the forecasting accuracy) by also factoring in the growth of the economy, the U.S. population, and the growth in the number of employed people. SSAS can accommodate multiple variables (i.e., regressors) in a time series forecasting model.
- Time series forecasting algorithms, including those in SSAS, might compute autocorrelation, which is the correlation between neighboring values in a time series. Forecasting models that directly incorporate autocorrelation are called autoregressive (AR)models. In an AR model, the predictors are the past values of the series rather than some factor of the independent variable(s). For example, a linear regression model provides a trend equation based on the period (e.g., 104.67 * x), whereas an AR model's trend is based on past values (e.g., -0.417 * Unemployed(-1) + 0.549 * Employed(-1)). AR models have the potential to improve forecast accuracy by including additional information beyond trend and seasonality.
Accounting for Seasonality
It's common for seasonality to show up in a time series, whether it's by day of the week, day of the month, or month of the year. As previously mentioned, the number of unemployed people in the United States typically rises and falls in a given calendar year. (This is true even when the economy is doing very well, as Figure 2 illustrates.) In terms of forecasting, you need to account for this seasonality to make accurate predictions. One common approach is to smooth out the seasonality. In Practical Time Series Forecasting: A Hands-On Guide, Second Edition (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012), Galit Shmueli recommends using one of three methods:
- Calculate a moving average
- Aggregate the time series at a less granular level (e.g., look at the unemployed numbers by quarter instead of by month)
- Generate separate time series (and forecasts) by season
A base level and trend is then derived to generate forecasts against the smoothed time series. Optionally, seasonality or granular adjustments can be reapplied to the forecasted values by factoring back in the original seasonality using the Holt-Winters method. If you want to see how you could factor in seasonality using Excel, perform an Internet search using the phrase Winters method in Excel. You can also find a thorough explanation of the Holt-Winters method in Wayne L. Winston's Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Data Analysis and Business Modeling, Second Edition (Microsoft Press, 2007).
In many of the data mining packages like SSAS, time series forecasting algorithms automatically account for seasonality by quantifying the seasonal relationships and including them in the forecasting model. However, you'll often want to provide hints about the actual seasonal pattern.
Measuring Forecasting Model Accuracy
As I mentioned previously, the initial fit of a model (as measured by the least-squared method) doesn't necessarily equate to accurate forecasts. The best way to test for predictive accuracy is to split the time series into two data sets: one for building (i.e., training) the model and the other for validating it. The validation data set will be the most recent portion of the original data set and should ideally span a length of time equal to the future forecasting timeline. To validate the model, the forecasted values are compared against actual values. Note that after validation has occurred, the model should be rebuilt using the entire time series so that future forecasts can benefit from the most recent actual values.
When measuring the accuracy of a forecast model, there are two commonly asked questions.
How should I define predictive accuracy? In some scenarios, predicted values that are higher than the actual value might be detrimental (e.g., predictions about investment performance). In other situations, predicted values that are lower than the actual value could be damaging (e.g., predicting the lowest winning bid on an auction item). But in cases where you want to calculate some kind of weighted score for all the predictions (not caring if the predictions are higher or lower than the actual value), you can start by quantifying the error in a single forecast using the definition:
error = predicted value – actual value
With this definition of an error, two of the most popular methods for measuring accuracy are mean absolute error (MAE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). With the MAE method, the absolute values of forecast errors are summed, then divided by the total number of forecasts. With the MAPE method, the average deviations of the forecasts are calculated as a percentage. If you want to see an example of these and several other methods for measuring accuracy, an Excel template (with sample forecast data and accuracy scores) is available on the Demand Metrics Diagnostics Template web page.
How much historical data should I use to train my model? When working with a time series that goes far back into the past, you might be inclined to include all the historical data in the model. At some point, however, additional history might not improve forecasting accuracy. Older data can even skew the forecast if past conditions are vastly different than current conditions (e.g., there's a different workforce composition now than in the past). I haven't seen any specific formula or rule of thumb that tells how much historical data to include, so my suggestion is to start with a time series that's several times larger than the forecast time frame, then test for accuracy. Next, try adjusting the amount of history up or down and retest.
Working with Time Series Forecasting in SSAS
Time series forecasting first appeared in SSAS 2005. Its Microsoft Time Series algorithm used a single algorithm named autoregressive tree with cross prediction (ARTXP) to generate forecasts. ARTXP blends AR techniques with a data mining "decision tree" so that the forecasting equation can change (i.e., split) based on certain criteria. For example, a forecasting model might produce a closer fit (and better forecast accuracy) if it's first split by the date, then split by the value of an independent variable, as shown in Figure 6.
In SSAS 2008, the Microsoft Time Series algorithm started using a second algorithm named autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) in addition to ARTXP to improve long-term forecasts. ARIMA is considered an industry standard and can be thought of as a combination of the AR and moving average techniques. It also evaluates historical forecast errors to improve the model.
The default behavior of the Microsoft Time Series algorithm is to blend the results of the ARIMA and ARTXP algorithms to achieve optimal forecasts. (You can override this default behavior if desired.) According to SQL Server Books Online (BOL):
"The algorithm trains two separate models on the same data: one model uses the ARTXP algorithm and one model uses the ARIMA algorithm. The algorithm then blends the results of the two models to yield the best prediction over a variable number of time slices. Because ARTXP is best for short-term predictions, it is weighted more heavily at the beginning of a series of predictions. However, as the time slices that you are predicting move further into the future, ARIMA is weighted more heavily."
When working with time series forecasting in SSAS, you need to keep the following in mind:
- Although there's a tab named Mining Accuracy Chart in SSAS, this tab doesn't work with time series data-mining models. As a result, you'll need to manually measure the accuracy with one of the methods I mentioned (e.g., MAE, MAPE) using a tool such as Excel to assist with the calculations.
- The Enterprise Edition of SSAS lets you segment a single time series model into multiple "historical models," so you don't have to manually split the data into training and validation data sets when testing for predictive accuracy. From an end user's point of view, there's still only one time series model, but you can compare actual results against the predicted results within the model, as shown in Figure 7. If you aren't using the Enterprise Edition or if you don't want to leverage this feature, you'll need to first manually split the data.
The Next Step
In this article, I introduced you to the concepts necessary for understanding the basics of time series forecasting. I also introduced you to some of the details of the underlying algorithms so that they don't become a barrier to implementing time series. As a next step, I invite you to walk through an implementation of time series forecasting with SSAS. I included a sample project that uses the unemployment data referenced in this article. (To obtain this project, click the Download the Code icon at the top of the page.) Afterward, you might want to check out the TechNet tutorial "Intermediate Data Mining Tutorial (Analysis Services – Data Mining)."


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To configure settings for all series in the chart, use the commonSeriesSettings object. Specify the barPadding property to control the padding and the width of all bars in a series.
Use the verticalAlignment and horizontalAlignment properties of the legend object to specify the legend layout.
To allow users to export your bar chart into a PNG, JPEG, PDF, or SVG file, or print the chart, set the export.enabled property to true. Since the export functionality is enabled in this demo, you can click the hamburger button in the chart to invoke a drop-down menu with export and print commands.


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Do your feet tend to freeze during cold winter days?
Perhaps our comfortable slippers can solve your problem!
December's shoe of the month is our bestselling slipper CF 0080. This style is made of wool felt and has an insole made of sheep fur to keep your feet warm, even during the coldest winter days.
The sole is made of compacted Thermofelt and has a pig velour outsole to make these slippers durable season after season!
It is now much easier to order CMF on our website! We have updated the ordering system with clear explanations for most of the fields.
Just press the question mark if something is unclear, then a good and simple explanation will pop up. This will make CMF ordering easier and quicker.
We are sure you will find our new help tool quite useful!
We want to take this opportunity to thank you all for the excellent cooperation during 2019.
We had a year with many improvements, and we look forward to pushing our collaboration even further in 2020!
Klaveness Team wants to contribute to a better world by decreasing our carbon footprint and help people in need. We want to work in a better and sustainable way to reduce climate changes. This year we have decided to send our Christmas Greetings as an E-card. We hope that you see this as positive as we do!We have also decided to donate 2500€ to Samaritan's Feet, which is a fantastic non-profit organization - and just perfect for us from the shoe industry. They help by giving shoes to those in need, improving their everyday life!
"Samaritan's Feet wants to inspire hope through the gift of shoes, the act of washing feet, and encouragement to those who need it most."
Go to their website and discover the great work Samaritan's Feet do, and maybe you would like to support them as well!
November's shoe of the month CF 19643 is one of our newcomers this fall!
This style has been popular in our pre-sale season and is also in stock this season, in black.
This sporty winter boot with Boa Fit System is made on Frida last, our widest and most generous last. Which makes this style suiting for customers in need of spacious shoes.
The sole is made with an EVA body and a non-slip rubber track, with good shock absorption and thermal insulation properties. The EVA sole makes this shoe very lightweight and comfortable.
The Klaveness Group is a certified sustainable company. We continuously try to meet the higher standards of social and environmental demands.
Lately, by installing solar panels in our production facility in Portugal, we manage to self-generate over 35% of our electricity needs, which makes our shoe production more sustainable!
Many of Klaveness' orthopaedic customers have requested a more portable solution for scanning patients' feet. We have taken this request back to the drawing board, and we are now proud to present our new iPad scanner app.
The Klaveness iPad scanner app was developed to work seamlessly together with the Structure Sensor by Occipital.
Orthopaedic clinics are welcome to book a demonstration of the system. Please contact our Customer Service.
ME 1420 on Thor last is October's shoe of the month and is one of the newcomers this fall.
The Boa Fit System has become a popular locking mechanism for its unique ability to distribute even pressure, which substantially improves the fit of the shoe. It's easy and quick to adjust, making sure you can use it with only one hand.
This style is designed for cold weather conditions and has a warm felt lining, making sure your feet stay warm during the winter season.
ME 1420 is equipped with a functional and lightweight EVA sole, with shock absorber and rubber track, giving you traction when it is needed.
Klaveness production facility in Portugal is an Erasmus+ SciLed project partner.
The project started on January 1st, 2019 and will be conducted over three years. On the one hand, SciLed aims to introduce updated, high-level skills in footwear design curricula to train future footwear specialists able to answer to consumers' demands for more personalised and sustainable products while contributing to a better planet. On the other hand, the modernised curricula and the innovative learning methods based on new technologies developed by the project team will render the footwear sector more attractive to young people.
Learn more about the project: sciled.eu.
A new season is just around the corner, and it's time to replace your sandal wardrobe with some sneakers.
ME 1405 with Boa® is September's shoe of the month and this is the perfect sneaker for the upcoming season. Boa Fit System is very easy and quick to adjust, making sure you can use it with only one hand. It distributes the pressure evenly which improves the fit of this sneaker. The lightweight EVA sole also makes this style light and comfortable on the foot.
The combination of Nappa, Split Velour and Waxed Nubuck finishes this style with high-quality leather and an exclusive look.
Colour: 204-208-754 Black-Grey
Upper material: Nappa, Split Velour, Waxed Nubuck
Last: Thor | Width: N
Size range: 39-46
Lining: Leather
Sole: EVA, Rubber
During August, Klaveness has exhibited the next spring/summer 2020 collection at several fairs.
The fairs have been a great success and we would like to thank you all for paying us a visit.
For those of you who did not have the opportunity, we hope to see you at future fairs during the autumn or on our sales tours.
We are very pleased with our seasonal collection and are happy with so many positive feedback.
We wish you all good luck for the upcoming sales season and hope to see you at one of our showrooms soon!
August's shoe of the month is our new summer sandal ME 1045 - A multi-purpose sandal that supports the ankle and protects the toes.
Colour: 832-898 Dark Blue
Last: Ortho | Width: L
Size range: 2-9
Upper material: Nappa, Split Velour
Lining: Leather
Sole: TR
This style is made with three extra-long cut-to-length velcros so that they are easy to cut into the desired length. This is an excellent choice for example for swollen feet that need protection and support.
The upper is a combination of nappa and split velour. Nappa is very durable and protective, it's a soft and natural material that is both breathable and insulating. It adapts to the shape of the foot, maximizing comfort and individualized fit. Split velour is a thin and lightweight leather, that is robust and breathable. It resembles velvet in look and feel, giving this style an exclusive feel.
Thermoplastic Rubber (TR) soles are durable and slip-resistant, giving you traction when needed. Thermoplastic rubber is also recyclable.
Here you can see the list of fairs that we are attending this season.
Looking forward to meeting you for the presentation of the spring/summer collection 2020.
7-8 August, ANWR fair in Oslo
9-11 August, Shoe and Bag fair in Oslo
16-20 August, Eurosko fair in Moss
23-24 September, Purchasing Days in Oslo
15-17 November, NITO Academic Conference in Lillestrøm
14-16 August, Nordic Shoe and Bag Fair in Stockholm
18-22 August, buying days in Varberg
26-29 August, ANWR fair in Stockholm
22-23 September, buying days in Stockholm
5 November, OTB meeting in Jönköping
22 November, ISPO conference (Prevention and treatment of foot complications in diabetes)
23-26 August, Shoe-d-vision in Aarhus
7-9 November, MedAid fair in Tampere
CF 19270 - The perfect summer sandal!
July's shoe of the month is our new open toe sandal!
Available in two classic colour combinations, making this style versatile and easy to wear.
The velcro ankle straps ensure a perfect fit and the PU wedge heel offers stability and a subtle height. This style also has elastic inserts on the medial side and a padded heel.
The upper is made in a durable and protective soft leather that is both breathable and insulating. The PU soles are lightweight, resilient, flexible and have good ground insulation and shock-absorbing properties. These soles also have the best durability performance.
Summer is finally here!
The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising, making sandals the perfect footwear for the season ahead. June's shoe of the month is ME 1046, our new sandal!
This model has adjustable heel support and velcros securing the perfect fit for you. It has a pig velour upper and a soft leather lining for good breathability for warm summer days.
ME 1046 has removable footbeds that can be easily replaced with individual foot orthotics.
The sole is in lightweight PU which is flexible and has good shock-absorbing properties. A rubber track finishes this sporty design and gives you traction when needed. The PU/rubber combination also makes these sandals very durable!
Our proud newcomer FK 2051 - Maud is May's shoe of the month!
Maud is inspired by Norway's first Queen after the union resolution. The Queen was known as well-dressed and elegant, which this bunad shoe also represents. Maud has feminine lace details in leather and a buckle inspired by the first bunad shoe produced by Klaveness.
We have also dressed Maud with a feminine 50mm heel, which makes the shoe elegant and neat. It is crafted with a soft leather upper and real leather soles. It's available in black, or black with red details.
We keep stock of our Folklore shoes, so remember to stock up for the big days coming up! We have up to 10 days delivery time, but express delivery is also available.
Contact customer service today!
ME 9367 is our new children sneaker, dressed in a splash of fun colours!
This sneaker has closing with Boa at the back for easy donning and doffing with foot orthotics. The Boa solution secures even pressure and it's easy for children to use by themselves.
This sneaker has a lightweight EVA sole with rubber track for traction when needed, perfect for outdoor play!
We are very glad to inform you that our Upper Colour Guide is finally live!
This helpfull work tool provides an overview of all upper materials used by Klaveness. You can narrow the selection to Individual Footwear only and furthermore, it can be used to display exclusively the children or adult footwear colours by unchecking the respective boxes.
You can find the material guide under Quality :: Concepts :: Materials :: Upper Colour Guide
ME 1043 makes room for your toes! Stretchy lycra-neoprene accommodates the shape of the forefoot. Stretch gives comfort for metatarsal bones and joints, but this classic design also allows more space for instep!
The combination of textile and leather solves problems and you can secure the fit by one Velcro with return. Its soft tongue ensures that the pressure isn´t too much for feet that need softness. This new style is lasted on Ortho and is available with a PU sole.
Check out this style for men as well, made on Thor last, ME 1409!
Shoe of the month, CF 19142! A new generation made on our popular last, Frida.
This newcomer has become our most sold sneaker only after one season and is available in five fresh colours.
This lace-up sneaker has a light EVA sole, leather lining and, of course, removable footbeds. CF 19142 is a comfortable, wide and generous, perfect spring/summer sneaker! We keep stock of two colours, Navy and White.
You can find the newest additions to our Individual Footwear collection in the 2019 catalogue. We have chosen some of our bestselling styles, with beneficial features.
Ortho sandal with 3 extra long cut-to-length velcro straps
Ortho sneaker with Boa® Fit System
Lisa Extra low boot featuring double zipper
Jo men style with Boa® Fit System
We are also introducing a new sole track from Vibram. This sole is lightweight and suitable for indoor use, as well as in all-around use.
Please check out the Vibram Newflex sole on page 91. On the last page, we also present an overview of colours and materials available.
Our new styles ME 1047 and ME 1048 are made on our completely new Sporty last, which takes Klaveness sneakers into an even more sporty direction. Fresh and modern styles, with a young twist and a splash of sophisticated colours. These sneakers look as good with Velcros or Lacing, either two has a convenient way to make a difference to your day by saving you valuable time! And of course, help out donning and doffing when easiness is a demand.
New last design hugs the heel with tight support and keeps the feet better protected from shear-forces and abrasion with an incredibly soft lining.
They have a lightweight sole which makes this sneaker most likely to weigh less than a smartphone! Design of this sole targets the goal to ensure normal gait with a rounded heel and good rocker. Rubber track finishes this meticulously designed article and gives you traction when needed.
We keep stock of our most sold styles. Take a look at our stocklist here!
Call Customer Service today or log-in to our webpage to check availability.
This style is a unisex indoor slipper that is designed to protect diabetic feet.
ME 1040 has a removable and adjustable back strap which guarantees safety fastening. New Tohveli last is foot shaped and it has a generous toe box.
These slippers have removable footbeds that can be easily replaced with individual foot orthotics and they are made of breathable organic felt.
268-007 Black artificial leather-Grey wool felt
Last: Tohveli | Width: L
Size range: 35-47
Sole: Thermofelt, Rubber
We proudly launched CF 18621 this season and this Lisa last boot is now in Comfort stock collection.
This style, with a waxed leather upper and a warm wool felt lining, is just perfect for the cold days. It combines a practical zipper with a lace-up solution. The rubber outer sole is perfect for cold and slippery winter weather.
Winter is officially here, just as Christmas is approaching. Do you want to build a snowman? Could be a good suggestion for the Christmas holidays! But only if you have a good pair of boots to wear...
We would like to introduce our own version of the classic "heritage" boot: ME 1038 on Ortho last, for women, and ME 1408 on Thor last, for men.
These boots have laces to adjust the fit and zippers on the sides for an easy put on and take off. Both styles have a warm felt lining, bellows tongue and a good grip sole, all qualities that make these your perfect boots for building a snowman!
383 Dark brown waxed leather
Last: Ortho | Width: L
Size range: 2-9
Lining: Felt
Sole: Rubber
383 Dark brown waxed leather
Last: Thor | Width: N
Size range: 40-48
Lining: Felt
Sole: Rubber
Do your feet tend to freeze during cold November days?
Perhaps our comfortable indoor slipper can solve your problem!
CF 0092 is the newest style within our Klaveness slipper collection. This comfortable slipper in wool felt has a stable, thermofelt outersole with rubber track, and has a practical leather reinforcement on the toe cap. This popular style also has real sheepskin as innersole, which keeps your feet warm and comfortable. Available in light beige and in light grey.
Klaveness slipper – perfect for a cold November day!
002-477 Light beige
007-737 Light grey
Upper: Wool felt, Pig velour
Sole: Thermofelt, Rubber
Size range: 35-46
Available in both, Medical Stock Shoes and Individual Footwear collections, check our selection of styles with good qualities for the autumn weather.
These styles also feature The Boa® Fit System:
- One dial, handily placed on the top centre tongue for micro-adjustability and easy on-off
- Strong laces
- Low-friction guides for a smooth, uniform closure
212 Black waxed nubuck
Last: Jo | Width: N
Fastening: The Boa® Fit System
Size range: 39-47
Lining: Textile, Waterproof SympaTex
Sole: PU, Rubber
For extra volume, it includes a 3 mm removable extra fitting insole placed under the footbed.
212-208 Black waxed nubuck, Split velour
Last: Racer | Width: J
Fastening: The Boa® Fit System
Size range: 30-40
Lining: Textile, Waterproof SympaTex
Sole: EVA, Rubber
Ice and snow can cause slippery situations during winter. A well-known solution is wearing ice-tracks, but these are not allowed inside shops as they damage the floor with their spikes.
Klaveness has therefore developed a patented reversible and twistable ice sole, which can hinge under the sole and lock at the rear. This makes it easy to change from ice track to normal shoe sole, without using tools.
You can get this Ice Sole applied in two styles for women – CF15621 and CF18610 –, and for men – in CF15803.
All available in stock!
CF15621 and CF18610, FOR WOMEN
When the leaves start to cover the ground it is time for a good pair of walking shoes that prioritize your comfort and simultaneously improve your posture.
Let us introduce Optima ME C3D to you.
This new stock style is based on last Mac3 which stabilizes your foot with each step you take. The semi-rigid midsole together with the spring system improves the movement by inducing a mechanical rolling motion that redistributes plantar pressure.
Limitations of the seams avoid risks of rubbing, injury and provide a total comfort.
The spring system on Mac3 last is a propulsive synthetic fibre internal insert that induces a mechanical rolling motion with each step. It reduces pressure and enhances performance as it also reactivates the gluteus medius muscle which gives you an improved posture while walking.
The Heritage Welt is exclusive for these two new styles.
"Heritage" is a total concept. It combines the Dark Brown Waxed Leather upper (383) and the SE23 sole - with the Heritage Welt.
All standard soles for the Ortho or Thor lasts are of course available.