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A JDM Pony Car/
The term "Pony Car" is thrown around in reference to the Ford Mustang, but it really became a classification of its own. An unlikely brand, Toyota, decided to pick a spot in this class of vehicle and create a cheap, compact sports car for the masses. This car was not big on power, neither was it big on weight, it was just enough all around for the driving experience, and over the years it's varying evolutions has stayed true to this principle.
This JDM "Pony Car" is known as the Toyota Celica, or "Celica", as British or Aussies would call it. It's name derived from its Latin root meaning Celestial. Going through the history of this car though would take a long time, as the line was established in 1970, with its clear similarities to the fastback Mustang being quite evident. Going into the 90's however, the Celica over its 5 generations, was really coming into its own, with the offshoot of the Supra Mk 3 and MK 4 being derived from its earlier chassis's as well.
A 90's restomod
This particular Celica didn't always look the way it does now, in fact, the car is actually a full restoration. It'll probably be up for debate in the comment section of the article, saying that buying a Celica GT is a waste of time. For me it feels like the GT Celica doesn't get enough love, its bigger brother the GT 4 left some really, really huge shoes for it to fill.
The GT isn't a turbocharged car, it isn't 4WD, and it isn't amazingly fast, but it's special in a lot of respects. Toyota brought their expertise to this car as well when it was being developed, and although it may be considered down on power, it's really high on fun.
It utilizes the same powerplant found in the Toyota MR 2 and an older version of the same motor found in the JDM Toyota Altezza. It's naturally aspirated 3SGE engine behaves more like a 4AGE with a lower torque band but the power is still high up in the rev range. It's a momentum car. Fortune favors the brave when you want to get the most out of this car.
The Celica GT's chassis also benefits from the GT4, although the rear subframe is a bit different, it's wheel arches and layout is basically the same as its homologation variant meaning it feels like well balanced and well put together car. Changing the standard 15-inch road going wheels with larger 16-inch wheels really set it off.
Looking ahead
JDM cars are having a hard time in many ways attaining a Classic status, and it seems like some of them have to work twice as hard as many other cars from other regions. What's contributing to the value of JDM cars though, are actually what's going toward their detriment, it's really an oxymoron in it's greatest form. Modders have taken every clean slate and written all over it. JDM cars have been praised for being fun to mod, and fun to change, to the point that finding some models like this Celica in it's purest form unmolested is next to impossible.
JDM cars are also subject to fads. The internet moves in cycles, finding one model after the other where all models are used up and it's on to the next one. So the next time you see those 10 mm spacers on E-bay, or you see that "Cold Air Induction" mod coming your way, don't do it. Enjoy what you have, or mod your car in a more tasteful way, because you may be sitting on the next gold mine.
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This gallery contains photos published June 25 - July 1, 2016.
Smoke rises over a mountain behind the remains of mobile homes devastated by a wildfire in South Lake, Calif., on Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A passenger stands on the foredeck of a ferry as it crosses the Mekong river from Arey Ksat to the main part of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, July 1, 2016. Ferries are used daily to transport villagers and products over the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers from Arey Ksat to Phnom Penh. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A Palestinian youth plays with fireworks as he celebrates the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the alley in Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip, early Sunday, June 26, 2016. Ramadan is traditionally a time of reflection and prayer, and Muslims are expected to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex and to focus on spirituality, good deeds and charity. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
A couple wearing cowboy hats walks hand-in-hand to the site of the annual gay pride parade in Mexico City, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Thousands marched down the Paseo de la Reforma for one of the largest gay pride events in Latin America. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A girl reacts to a boy splashing water on her on a flooded street in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. India's monsoon season runs from June to September. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Passengers embrace each other as they wait outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, early Wednesday, June 29, 2016 following their evacuation after a blast. Suspected Islamic State group extremists have hit the international terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing dozens, Turkish officials said Tuesday. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Ataturk airport attack within Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
A visitor to the Brooklyn Bridge park jumps between the letters in Deborah Kass' sculpture OY/YO in New York on Thursday, June 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A baby monkey stands inside a cage at the former Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina, Friday, July 1, 2016. The city government announced a week earlier it will transform the city's zoo into an ecological park for a limited number of species, and begin with the transfer of birds of prey to natural reserves. Their plan to also transform the site into a conservation and research facility will take years while veterinarians decide which animals can be transferred to reserves, locally and abroad. Those who stay at the ecological park will live in what officials describe as much better conditions. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Officers take positions during a police operation against drug traffickers in the Jacarezinho slum of Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Recent violence is adding to worries about safety in Rio during the Olympics. Officials have warned that budget shortfalls may compromise security during the games. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Pedestrians walk past a money exchange shop decorated with different bank notes in Hong Kong, Monday, June 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
A Somali soldier takes position during an attack on the Nasahablod Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Gunmen stormed the hotel, taking guests hostage and "shooting at everyone they could see," before security forces pursued the grenade-throwing assailants to the top floor and ended the hours-long deadly assault, police and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Passengers wait for security checks as they enter Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded scores of others at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport late Tuesday, the latest in a series of bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Ataturk airport attack within Turkey. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Thousands watch as the Neopanamax cargo ship, Cosco Shipping Panama, prepares to cross the new Agua Clara locks, part of the Panama Canal expansion project, near the port city of Colon, Panama, Sunday June 26, 2016. The ship, carrying more than 9,000 containers, entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shipping. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Russian cadets dance a waltz during their graduation ceremony in Moscow, on Saturday, June 25, 2016. After giving the oath to the Russian flag, graduates of Moscow cadet schools received their diplomas during an official ceremony held inside of the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
A man, in silhouette, walks through an office building in the Shimbashi district of Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Shimbashi is one of the largest commercial districts in Japan's capital city. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Becoming Jane [DVD] / Miramax Films, Hanway, UK Film Council and Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board present in association with 2 Entertain and BBC Films, an Ecosse Films production in association with Blueprint Pictures, produced with Scion Films ; written by Sarah Williams and Kevin Hood ; producers, Graham Broadbent, Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae ; director, Julian Jarrold.
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Montreal : Distributed by Alliance Films, [2007]
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Special features: Discovering the real Jane Austen; deleted scenes; "Becoming Jane" pop-up facts and footnotes; audio commentary.
The young Jane Austen wishes to be a writer. Her mother thinks otherwise. Although she is offered many marriage proposals she accepts none until the mischevious Thomas Lefroy shows up and turns her world around. At first she finds him ignorant and self centered but as she gets to know him, they start to flirt and eventually fall in love. Thomas' relatives disagree with the match and threaten to disinherit him if he marries her. Jane's mother also disagrees with the match. As a result of this, Thomas tries to convince Jane to runaway with him. Instead, Jane stays with her family and ends her affair with Lefroy. She begins to write some of her greatest works of all time. Lefroy becomes the inspiration for Mr. Darcy in the novel, Pride and Prejudice.
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In vitro anti-cancer effect of layered double hydroxide-chlorogenic acid nanoparticles as drug delivery system
Abd Gani, Shafinaz and Barahuie, Farahnaz and Hussein, Mohd Zobir and Arulselvan, Palanisamy and Fakurazi, Sharida (2014) In vitro anti-cancer effect of layered double hydroxide-chlorogenic acid nanoparticles as drug delivery system. In: Scientific Cancer Research Poster Competition in conjunction with Cancer Awareness Carnival 2014, 10 May 2014, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. .
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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have obtained significant attention as nano-sized carriers for therapeutic and bio-active molecules. LDH nanoparticles are competent for drug delivery purposes due to their numerous advantageous properties such as unique structure, high anionic exchangeability and solubility in acidic media which give rise to the controlled release of intercalated molecules. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate the properties of newly constructed drug delivery system consisting a natural compound, chlorogenic acid (CA) intercalated into Zn/Al-LDH interlayers for the formation of the nanocomposite. Structural and physical properties of chlorogenic acid intercalated into Zn/Al-LDH (CA-Zn/Al-LDH) were determined by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning and transmission electron microscope. Loading efficiency of CA in between the interlayers of Zn/Al-LDH was investigated using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Subsequently for in vitro work, the anti-cancer properties of CA-Zn/Al-LDH nanocomposite on various cancer and normal cell lines were carried out using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol 2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl bromide (MTT) reduction assay. Half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of CA-Zn/Al-LDH in all the cell lines was found to be ranged from 0-50 μg/L, determined after 24, 48 and 72 h. To justify their efficacy, apoptosis induction and clonogenic inhibition of chlorogenic acid-LDH nanocomposite were observed and analyzed microscopically. The preliminary result of this study may offer valuable primary information towards the development of potential nanodrugs for cancer therapy.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post928566092035758227..comments2017-05-31T14:16:01.539+01:00Comments on Oggy Bloggy Ogwr: Housing LondonOwenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-56102290629989257632012-11-13T21:39:47.623+00:002012-11-13T21:39:47.623+00:00Thanks for the comments. Red Flag - That's a ...Thanks for the comments.

Red Flag - That's a good point. Hopefully the Welsh Government's proposed reforms to the private renting sector might be able to do something there. I don't think they'll be that brazen though (not as if it doesn't happen already but still).

I think your last point is the clincher though. If it appears Welsh local authorities or the Welsh Government are a "soft touch" then it might encourage other larger cities to follow suit. That's the point I made back in May and quoted in this post. I think Huw Lewis is going to have to review some of his proposals.

WA - It's hard to tell to be honest. But I presume they'll only be "plans" until the first tenants are moved. Like John Dixon pointed out, I suspect it might be some sort of game to put pressure on the UK Government. Hypothetical scenarios of people being put on buses with all their belongings and sent down the M4 won't go down to well I'd imagine. Owenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-1671162574708855792012-11-13T21:32:58.983+00:002012-11-13T21:32:58.983+00:00But are they still just 'plans'? the artic...But are they still just 'plans'? the article you linked to said the move was already underway, and that London councils are already aquiring properties. Welsh Agendahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-48399740479561055542012-11-13T18:18:05.281+00:002012-11-13T18:18:05.281+00:00There are other factors as well. This will drive ...There are other factors as well.

This will drive up the price of rents in the private sector in the areas the London Boroughs use. Private landlords outside of Cardiff, Swansea, Wrecsam charge 400-450pcm for a two bed terraced. The London Boroughs will quite happily pay 800pcm for a long lease because that is still a bargain for them. And which do you think the private landlord will opt for? the 'local' tenant? Or the London dollar? That then impacts on private housing - it creates a shortage of rental properties and also because the rental market becomes highly lucrative, attracts more BTL landlords and thus pushing house prices up.

Then there's other potential problems such as Cymraeg schools - how will they cope with batches of kids of all ages who can't speak a word of it and in a lot of cases only have limited English ability as well.

Then apparently after two years, if they are still in that area, they become that local authoritiy's responsibility. - Now there's a thought, family moved to Wales by a London Borough, into rented accommodation leased/owned by a London Borough. Two years and one day down the line served with a termination of tenancy and an eviction. They then become high priority for social housing in the authority they are in.The Red Flaghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-17164397181339603032012-11-13T18:15:24.448+00:002012-11-13T18:15:24.448+00:00Anon 15:10 - I don't know why there's so m...Anon 15:10 - I don't know why there's so much secrecy in these things either, and I'm getting pissed off with it.

Anon 17:42 - It'll certainly put a strain, but it's supposed to be "temporary" (and we all know how "temporary" turns out). If the London boroughs made a contribution to Welsh local authorities taking them in for however long it is, then maybe it won't be too much of a problem.

My guess, as I said, is that we're talking hundreds of people. If I had to pull a figure out of the air I'd say 3-400. We'll see.Owenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-44258323218177293532012-11-13T17:42:29.475+00:002012-11-13T17:42:29.475+00:00This is going to be a nightmare for public service...This is going to be a nightmare for public services and the Welsh economy. It will seriously compromise the Welsh Government's policies and budgets; depending on how many people are uprooted and firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-68275833250835527332012-11-13T15:10:55.461+00:002012-11-13T15:10:55.461+00:00The former Group Projects Director for A2Dominion ...The former Group Projects Director for A2Dominion Housing Group, who was responsible for managing 34,000 social homes throughout London was Barbara Harrington. She has now been appointed to the board of RCT Homes and is tasked with raising a revenue stream in RCT Homes. It's quite a straightforward operation. She knows all the purse strings and requirements in London and seeks to provide social re-housing, squeeze out a surplus, an operation of moving the unemployable from London boroughs to new so called 'self financing' social housing schemes such as the Penrhys. I don't know why so much secrecy is involved. It's social dumping on a grand scale. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-56004074502060118102012-11-13T09:55:45.954+00:002012-11-13T09:55:45.954+00:00It's important to stress that these are only &...It's important to stress that these are only "plans" at the moment, Anon. But "plans" can quickly turn into reality, and the housing benefit cap is just around the corner.

It could be done in deals with housing associations, local authorities directly, or it's just more cost effective for a London borough to rent a private home in Wales than to put up a family somewhere like Westminster. Like I said, I doubt there would be more than a few hundred at most moved to Wales if it happens.

But the principle's wrong whether it's 100 or 100,000.Owenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-59563280326495595952012-11-12T23:55:49.048+00:002012-11-12T23:55:49.048+00:00We surely would have heard if they (London Council...We surely would have heard if they (London Councils) had started mopping up property in Merthyr. Wouldn't email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-30280024183294860232012-11-12T21:27:32.121+00:002012-11-12T21:27:32.121+00:00In fairness, they can't really do anything unt...In fairness, they can't really do anything until there's a decision one way or another. And even if there were a decision, there'd be very little they can do about it.Owenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3566608350707334311.post-90484903962440532932012-11-12T18:57:13.823+00:002012-11-12T18:57:13.823+00:00'They can send the equivalent of a strongly-wo...'They can send the equivalent of a strongly-worded letter (because devolution is toothless). They can keep their fingers crossed that this is a political stunt (as John Dixon said). Or they can prepare for the inevitable.'

Apart from the Huw Lewis press release have any of our politicians breathed a word on the issue? Not so much as a tweet, and the media are letting them off the hook.

They are burying their heads in the sand and hoping nbody notices. Welsh Agendahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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County-Level Hospitalization Rates Show Impact of Opioids, Other Substances
AHRQ Stats: Family Expenses for Health Care
About 14 percent of families had out-of-pocket health care expenses exceeding $2,500 in 2015. This level of expense occurred in 4 percent of poor families and 22 percent of high-income families. (Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #507: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses for Non-Elderly Families by Income and Family Structure, 2015.)
Today's Headlines:
- County-Level Hospitalization Rates Show Impact of Opioids, Other Substances
- Register Now for March 12 Webinar on Patient Safety Awareness Week
- New AHRQ Views Blog Post: Waging the Battle Against Adverse Drug Events
- Federal Agencies Continue Many Grant-Funded Strategies to Improve Children's Health
- Highlights From AHRQ's Patient Safety Network
- March 20 Deadline Set for Comments on AHRQ Quality Indicators
- Public Input Due by April 1 on Physical Function Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
- AHRQ in the Professional Literature.
County-Level Hospitalization Rates Show Impact of Opioids, Other Substances
A new online statistical resource from AHRQ allows users to compare county-level hospitalization rates for opioids, alcohol, stimulants and other drugs. While statistics show that alcohol-related hospitalizations ranked first in most communities, opioids and stimulants ranked second or third for hospitalizations in nearly all of the more than 1,600 counties and two cities that provided data for the analysis. To support ongoing efforts to address the opioids crisis, AHRQ has also updated an interactive online map of the United States to provide county-specific data on opioid-related hospitalization rates in 32 states. These resources will be updated to support ongoing efforts by public health officials, clinicians, first responders, researchers and others who are working to reduce the impact of substance abuse. Learn more by accessing AHRQ's press release.
Register Now for March 12 Webinar on Patient Safety Awareness Week
Registration is open for a webinar on March 12 at 1 p.m. ET on "Engaging Patients and Providers: Speaking Up for Patient Safety." The Institute for Healthcare Improvement/National Patient Safety Foundation (IHI/NPSF) will host the webinar to kick off Patient Safety Awareness Week. Speakers will include Jeffrey Brady, M.D., director of AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; Tiffany Christensen, vice president of experience innovation at the Beryl Institute; and Gerald Dickson, M.D., senior vice president of quality, safety and risk prevention at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Tejal Gandhi, M.D., chief clinical and safety officer of IHI/NPSF, will moderate. Stay informed about Patient Safety Awareness Week activities by following us on Twitter at @AHRQNews, Facebook and LinkedIn, and access AHRQ resources developed to keep patients safe.
New AHRQ Views Blog Post: Waging the Battle Against Adverse Drug Events
A new AHRQ Views blog post from Jeffrey Brady, M.D., director of AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, highlights successes and challenges for hospitals and patients in reducing adverse drug events (ADEs). According to data from a recent AHRQ statistical brief, the rate of patients who experienced an ADE while in the hospital fell by 24 percent between 2010 and 2014. Improvements were uneven, however, as patients arriving at the hospital with an ADE for treatment increased by 16 percent during the same time frame. Access the blog post to learn more about AHRQ's evidence-based tools to prevent ADEs.
Federal Agencies Continue Many Grant-Funded Strategies to Improve Children's Health
A federal grant program that tested ideas for improving children's health care quality under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) resulted in more than half of improvement strategies continuing beyond the six-year grant period, according to an AHRQ-funded study. From 2010-2015, 18 state Medicaid agencies implemented grants authorized by the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program. AHRQ-funded research found 57 percent of 115 quality improvement activities were sustained after the grants ended. Quality measure reporting and practice facilitation were among the initiatives most likely to have continued, researchers concluded. Family engagement activities were least likely to continue. Learn more about the national evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grants Program. Access the study, published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Highlights From AHRQ's Patient Safety Network
AHRQ's Patient Safety Network (PSNet) highlights journal articles, books and tools related to patient safety. Articles featured this week include:
- Examining the relationship of an all-cause harm patient safety measure and critical performance measures at the frontline of care
- Prospective evaluation of medication-related clinical decision support over-rides in the intensive care unit
- Factors associated with hospital admission after outpatient surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
Review additional new publications in PSNet's current issue or access recent cases and commentaries in AHRQ's WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web).
March 20 Deadline Set for Comments on AHRQ Quality Indicators
A Request for Information seeks feedback from the public and the health care industry on examining the scientific acceptability and use of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) for the purpose of quality improvement. AHRQ QIs are standardized, evidence-based measures of health care quality used with hospital inpatient administrative data to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes. AHRQ is conducting a study to document knowledge and evidence about the scientific acceptability of the QIs; compile information on the strengths and limitations of the QIs; identify any areas of disagreement in the evidence; and develop suggestions to refine or improve the QIs. The deadline for comments has been extended to March 20. AHRQ and an expert workgroup will use the feedback to develop recommendations on retaining, retiring or modifying the QIs to maximize their value to the health care industry and policymakers.
Public Input Due by April 1 on Physical Function Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
AHRQ has issued a Request for Information to solicit public input on how physical function patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures are being used in ambulatory care settings. Input will assist AHRQ in an upcoming challenge competition and pilot project for developing and implementing user-friendly technical tools to collect and integrate PRO data in electronic health records or other information technology products. April 1 is the deadline for comments.
AHRQ in the Professional Literature
Value assessment at the point of care: incorporating patient values throughout care delivery and a draft taxonomy of patient values. Armstrong MJ, Mullins CD. Value Health. 2017 Feb;20(2):292-5. Access the abstract on PubMed®.
Pediatric hypertension: provider perspectives. Bello JK, Mohanty N, Bauer V, et al. Glob Pediatr Health. 2017 Jun 6;4:2333794X17712637. Access the abstract on PubMed®.
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Article - How To Go To Hell In A Hurry
Have you ever met people in life who seemed like they were in a real hurry to go to Hell? You know the kind of people I'm talking about. These are the people who give no forethought to their actions. These people live for the moment. These people will believe anything any religious person tells them. These types of people, whether they realize it or not, are headed down the road to Hell in a real hurry. If a person wanted to go to Hell in a hurry, here are two things that would get him there.
Eat, Drink and Be Merry for Tomorrow We Die! One of the quickest ways to destroy one's soul is to live a life based on momentary pleasure. Esau is a prime example of this. In Genesis 25 Esau sold his birthright, the most important things he had, for a bowl of soup. Why? At that moment in time he let his physical need for food outweigh anything else. Today many people fall into the same sensual trap as Esau. For example, the teenager who will do anything for his next high is only living for the moment. The man who will sell his soul to the Devil for his next drink is head down a treacherous road. Parents who have to have every luxury of this world while their children are neglected are destroying their own souls and helping to destroy their children's souls. If you really want to go to Hell in a hurry, just eat, drink and be merry!
Believe everything you hear about God and Religion. The quickest way to make sure you go to Hell is to believe everything you are told about God and the Bible. I am appalled at the number of people who are told what to believe. Instead of being told what to believe, we should go to the Bible to see what we must believe (Acts 17:11). Many times I hear people say, "Well that's what the pastor said." In all kindness, it doesn't matter what any person thinks we should believe about God and the Bible. The only person we must be concerned with pleasing is God. I can assure you, if you really want to go to Hell in a hurry just blindly believe everything you are told about religion. Before you know it you may be in South America sipping on a cyanide cocktail and offering your soul on the altar of religious deception.
Dear friend, I hope you will understand that I don't want anyone to be lost and go to Hell. If you want to avoid the horrors of Hell you must live for eternity not for the moment. Jesus said nothing in the entire world is more important than your soul (Mark 8:36-37). If you want to be sure you are on the path to Heaven do what the Bible says, not what you heard someone else say (Colossians 3:17; John 12:48). May God help us to avoid a life that will lead to Hell in a hurry!
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Current Clan Champion is Hida Iwao also known as the Stone-Willed Crab, he is said to have a demeanour like carved marble, he is notable because he tends to not react with emotion or with action, it is said when he was born he was not breathing and was near death as the living can be, he was revived by his clan Shugenjua and has been strong as any Crab.
Kaiu Mamoru is the current Kaiu Daiymo, he's young for his position and is regarded as an artist when it comes to metal craft.
Recently the Crab have been making arrangements for men from crab lands to travel Rokugen the reason given by Hida Iwao for this is that men should know the world they are to protect, there are some other suspicions however none of them are spoken openly.
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I know I've mentioned LeighAnn in the past. We were roommates in college and art majors together! I ended up in NY adversiting and Little Miss Graphic Designer has been moving and shaking her way through the Miami design scene. Over the years, in our respective crazy cities, we've come to share the same design/visual sensibilities. She's someone I trust most when it comes to aesthetics and taste level.
And guess what, she's given the blog a little lift! How GENEROUS/AMAZING/THOUGHTFUL is she to update my branding?! Did you notice? Probably not if you're in reader. But if you go to the site (www.hannahkateflora), you'll see a new logo, courtesy of LeighAnn Tufts! I'm pretty smitten with it. Thanks Leegs!!
And just for kicks I've included a recent picture of us with the Brooklyn Boy. This picture makes me smile. And laugh. Typical.
On another note - I can't help but post a few pictures of Athropologies new line of Wedding Attire & Decor, called BHLDN. It's all sooo beautiful! And it's been on like every blog I read. Ha. So I thought I'd get in on the action. Here are just a few things. . .
Oh Rifle. I love you.
Cute, hu?
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Some miscellaneous updates for these two weeks. Li-Ann's dad and her sister came to visit last weekend. We visited the Swan Valley region and went to the Perth hills the day after. It was also my first time having a meal at Le Croissant at Kalamunda. We took a hike to the Lesmurdie Falls walk trail - such a hidden treasure! Well, not exactly. There were plenty of other visitors but we just did not know about it all this while.
It has been a week since Eid al-Fitr, or Hari Raya as we call it in Malaysia. We were invited to our friend's open house where we had plenty of delicious Malay traditional food - rendang, curry, satay, laksa and all sorts of cookies. Thanks for the invite, Fozz and Tasha! I'm so stuffed now hehe.
My training load has started increasing with the long rides reaching the 4 hour mark. I rode with the BYL group yesterday down the Freeway bike path, we took turns leading every 5-10 minutes. A fast average speed of 33.5kph after the halfway point, unfortunately I couldn't keep up with the pace after 3 hours and got dropped. Had to ride the last one hour on my own and my average speed dropped closer to 32kph. This morning, while most of Perth's athletic community were out running the City to Surf, I did a 2 hour ride of laps by the coast start from Sorrento and turning back at Burns Beach. Well done to everyone who ran this morning, the conditions were perfect and we saw many personal bests and fast times!
The weather is starting to warm up with bright sunshine during the day, which is good for my preparations for the Desaru 116 triathlon in less than 4 weeks' time. The mornings can still be a bit cold but I think that will soon come to an end.


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How to Win at Budgeting: A Guide That Doesn't Involve Numbers!
One thing that really annoys me about the finance industry is everyone is dishing out the same stock standard advice when it comes to personal finance. And the thing is that as humans we're not all the same.
We're not all going to be able to follow that same restrictive budget. We're not all going to be able to simply cut out those expenses, invest more or do whatever that standard crap is that you hear all the time.
You know the type of advice I'm talking about? Cut out the lattes, go on budget holidays, be more conservative, stay in, don't go out. That is rubbish. Sure, mathematically that makes sense.
But as humans, we're not programmed mathematically. In fact, most of the guys in the finance industry, the accountants and financial planners, they're programmed mathematically.
They think logically and structurally, so that's why they dish out that standard non-realistic advice.
But what I'm going to tell you is a lot different. What I talk about includes that emotional part of investing and that emotional side of managing money.
We're going to be talking about kicking arse with your budget. Understanding what attracts you emotionally and what impacts you emotionally when budgeting.
So the three categories that we're going to talk about.
Category One K.U.K.
If you fit into this category it's called Keeping Up with the Kardashians. That's where you want an epic lifestyle. You want the cars, you want the house, you want the clothes.
You want to almost live like a frigging rock star. If you do fall into this category, I'd be sitting down and I'd be thinking, "Why do I want those things? What impact and what value is that having to my life?
And, you know, what can I do to maybe minimize that? Am I filling a void in there?"
Maybe write down a list of all the things that you're grateful for. Then all of a sudden those other possessions may not be so important. But if you do all that and you're still attracted to that stuff, that's awesome.
It just means that you need a massive income to be able to live that lifestyle and to also build wealth.
Category Two Soul Feeder
This is where I find that a lot of people fit. It is where you have one, maybe two things that you like spending your money on and the rest of the time you can control your spending.
So rather than saying cut out those holidays, cut out buying the lattes, instead you choose the things that you enjoy and then tighten the belt for the rest of it.
If you enjoy having a brand new car, then have that as your one thing and then master the budget around the rest of it.
For me, I enjoy travel. So I enjoy traveling all the time and that's my one splurge. The rest of it, I really tighten up and I can go from there.
And what this does is it allows you to have your bit of indulgence but it allows you to feed, you know, your cravings or feed your soul to still live life, and then you can easily make those cutting decisions in other parts of your life that you don't really care about.
So understand, if you're a Soul Feeder, find that one or two things that you may like doing and then the rest of it'll be a lot easier to tighten up.
I compare this to having a cheat meal. You know how you're smashing out a diet all the time or you're restricting or whatever you're doing, and then you have that one cheap meal, that's enough to fuel you to keep on going and to live a much more balanced lifestyle. That's what this is.
Category Three Thrifty
This is for the people that are considered frugal. Terrible word so I'm using thrifty instead.
But these guys get really frigging excited about saving money, about having the cheapest option, about not having any debt, about doing the best thing they can financially.
Of course, these guys are mathematically in the best class. They're going to be able to save money to invest and they're going to be able to have savings to invest as well. It's going to be a double whammy.
But, unfortunately, we don't all fit into this class. So if you're one of these guys, you might get excited by paying down all your debt.
You might be happy to stay at home for the next 12 or 18 months and not travel, or you don't get too excited about cars or where you live. And most of it is just getting your finances right.
That's frigging awesome. I understand where you are and the impact that it has.
Now, it's a good conversation if you're in a couple to identify which one of these you fit into and try and work a way so you can both have your way of managing your finances.
If you're both in this bottom part, work out what's a soul feeding activity you can both kind of do whilst paying down the debt and meeting the needs of the thrifty person.
So sit there, have a conversation, either as a couple or chat amongst yourself. Find out which one you are. Identify what you like splurging on or what your spending habits are, and then start to create a budget around that.


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There are so many options out there when deciding on your florals for your wedding day. From colors to style, timeless or trendy, what are you going to do?! Will your bouquet cascade? Are you thinking of a hand-tied stem? An oblong Pageant bouquet? A smaller, Nosegay bouquet? Your florist should be able to direct you towards what will work best considering the flowers you prefer or the shape you prefer. There's also a few other things to consider when it comes to the weather, especially the warmer months ahead here in NJ, so we asked Narcisuss Florals to help shed some light on this subject below!
Summer at the New Jersey Shore brings many weddings and special events. Here at Narcisuss Florals, we are often asked, what are the best blooms for a summer wedding, or even more importantly, are there any blooms we should avoid?
While there are some varietals that are simply unattainable after July 15th through the fall, such as Peony, most flowers processed and delivered should hold up throughout the wedding day. Hydrangea for instance gets a bit of a bad rap in the summer months, despite the fact that it is the quintessential summer bloom right here in the northeast and blooms naturally throughout, you guessed it, the summer! The reason it gets a bit of a poor reputation is because hydrangea as a cut flower is a very thirsty varietal and must have a water source. At Narcissus, hand-tied bouquets that contain hydrangea are always created with a water tube. The water source is simply hidden by the stem wrap of choice.
Using this method, most of the more thirsty or fragile summer blooms will maintain their vibrancy throughout the day. Of course, one should always be mindful of extremes. The extreme heat of summer can affect the flowers just as much as it affects the Bride and Groom! So, use your best judgement and care for the flowers as you do the participants and guests.
Aside from the classics, we also encourage breaking the mold a bit and going out of the comfort zone of domestically popular blooms. Highlighted above in these stunning photos, are Queen Protea, ranunculus and several eucalyptus varieties.
Together they create an artistic approach to summer weddings that are outside of the traditional call lily, rose and hydrangea standard bearers. Protea, the national flower of South Africa, is built to last and can handle most weather extremes. The textures that accompany this statement bloom are all the rage. Flowing eucalyptus will prove a sturdy foliage on the hottest of summer days and coldest winter has to offer.
For more information on wedding and event flowers or to book your consultation, contact the talented design team at Narcissus Florals today! 732.281.0333


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Arriba, Abajo, Al Centro, Adentro!
Last May, Frances and I traveled to Peru for 25 days. It was definitely a life changing experience. So since it's been a year, we decided to integrate and re-edit our old Peru blog to this site. Let's call this post the "Peru Remastered Edition"
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Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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An Emerging Trend of Social Enterprises in China
Due to the poor performance of some social enterprises in China, the term "social enterprise" has frequently been associated with low efficiency, low capacity, and low returns. Nevertheless, many social enterprises in China are thriving in an ever increasingly competitive market, not only because of their successful marketing strategy, but also thanks to their unique work culture. Many social enterprises in China generate social value by recruiting staff from disadvantaged groups such as laborers, victims of domestic violence, women with little education, and retired farmers. By offering higher wages, insurance and promotion opportunities for their employees, these social enterprises have inspired them to see their jobs as opportunities to create value for society rather than merely as a means for supporting themselves. For instance, Fast Fish is a clothing line that employs rural girls who have dropped out of school as designers, artists and factory workers. It offers its workers opportunities for promotion, high wages, and strong networks in the industry. The spirit of community this fosters among its employees has lead it to high revenues despite fierce competition. Societal recognition of concepts like "social innovation" and "social enterprise" in China is not yet widespread, but an increasing number of social enterprises in China already operate under these guises.
On Thursday, July 2, a youth philanthropy showcase organized by Social Venture Partners drew a considerable crowd in Beijing. Five youth social enterprises – amongst them Philanthropy in Motion – gathered to share their causes, ideas, business models, challenges, and prediction of outlooks for youth philanthropy in China. From agriculture to migrant workers' re-employment, from environment to youth empowerment, these young social entrepreneurs have demonstrated diverse interests and innovative models of addressing these problems and maximizing social value.
But what are social enterprises, and what exactly is social innovation? Social enterprises are firms (whether profit or non-profit) that see solving social issues and creating social value— rather than maximizing profit—as their top priority. Social entrepreneurship applies the methods and organization of the private sector to philanthropy. Compared with the traditional, more passive model of receiving donations, social enterprises take the initiative and actively create opportunities for revenue. Zhu Xiaobin, secretary-general of the China Social Enterprise and Social Investment Forum, believes that social enterprises can be understood as enterprises where consumers, producers and society at large coexist in a sustainable framework. For example, one of the five social enterprises is Ava Zhu's ReJean – a project that mobilizes migrant workers to manufacture handbags, crafts and clothes from recycled denim wear. By recycling worn jeans, providing skills training for migrant workers, and inviting young designers to contribute to the product design, ReJean establishes a sustainable framework in which migrant workers are equipped with skills to find higher-paying jobs, fabric waste is reduced, and young designers are provided with a channel in which they hone their skills as artists.
Social innovation, on the other hand, refers to solving social issues through innovative business incentives. Socially innovative businesses have tackled issues across a wide range of public and private sectors, such as poverty, industrialization, waste management, housing, public transport, education opportunities, and social justice. An example would be the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which strives to promote worldwide equality in healthcare and education through funding innovative business initiatives. As Bill Gates explains at the 2014 Boao Forum for Asia, the Gates Foundation aims to carry out philanthropy in the most cost-effective way possible, by introducing business models to philanthropy. Most social entrepreneurship initiatives in China are still in an infant state.
According to a survey by the Social Enterprise Research Center (SERC), in 2013 there were fewer than ten social enterprises in Shanghai that could sustain themselves. Most of these operate on a small scale and few have annual revenues above one billion RMB. Social enterprises in both rural and urban China suffer from a severe lack of funding, resources and experience; most of them are still struggling to find sustainable profit-making models. Professor Zi Zhongyun, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, points out that most Chinese social enterprises have yet to go beyond the initial pilot phase.
Social innovation initiatives also encounter significant issues when implemented. Of all possible challenges, the most pressing is financial – many Chinese social enterprises have yet to discover a business model that maximizes social values but also generates enough revenue to sustain their daily operations. For instance, Ava Zhu shares that ReJean faces the challenge of low revenue from online sales; to pay migrant workers an adequate wage and cover other costs, the ReJean team is compelled to sell their products at a higher price, which makes it almost impossible for them to compete with other sellers of cheap products on online malls like Taobao. Seed Space, an agricultural social innovation initiative presenting at the showcase, also experienced similar financial concerns when trying to develop a sustainable floating bed for fish-keeping villagers in rural Beijing; fortunately, it was able to develop a floating bed out of PVC, which decreased the cost by a third. Seed Space was then able to persuade more villagers to join its program and create a sustainable development model.
Another issue that some social enterprises experience is a lack of adequate support from local governmental institutions. Seed Space was able to receive professional support from the local government when promoting its environmental-friendly floating bed; however, many other social enterprises have not had access to such resources. While the Chinese government plays a key role in facilitating operations and collaborations for social enterprises, and has generally been supportive of local philanthropic initiatives, its efforts are far from adequate in comparison with those of some other countries. Although the Chinese government has implemented laws and policies protecting charity organizations in China, there are very few policies that specifically address the need of the growing social enterprise sector in China. On the other hand, the French government encourages all investors to set aside 5% to 10% of their funds for social enterprises, in exchange for a reduced tax rate from the government. Hopefully, as more social enterprises emerge across China, local and central government will set more concrete rules and regulations to endorse these initiatives.
However, the outlook for China's social enterprises is far from grim. Faced with the emergence of the internet and growing individualization, Zhu Xiaobin predicts that "in the next five to ten years, we will witness a reinvention of the relation between society and business. Just as the internet has revolutionized business and society, social innovation will also revolutionize all aspects of business and society." Professor Zi sees the emerging trend of social enterprises as "unstoppable". She explains that, for Chinese social enterprises to succeed, they must be able to quickly adjust their business strategy to suit market needs. SERC estimates that if social entrepreneurship in Shanghai develops at its current rate, in the next ten years, there will be a few dozens more social enterprises established in Shanghai with annual revenue exceeding ten billion RMB. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants estimates that by the end of 2012, there were roughly 2000 social enterprises in China; by 2018, the number of social enterprises in China will have exceeded 5000.
Large international venture firms such as Credit Suisse, LGT Group and IDG Ventures are also looking into social enterprises in China for investment opportunities. Bankers have realized that the majority of their clients are socially-aware young people who, apart from focusing on their asset returns, also place significant consideration on the social value of their investments. For instance, in 2007 LGT Group established its first venture philanthropy group to improve the standard of living of disadvantaged groups in developing countries. Meanwhile, large Chinese companies such as Alibaba and SF Express have also recently begun to consider making investments in Chinese social enterprises to achieve a win-win in both finance and benefit for society.
In a word, an increasing number of people in China no longer see creating social values and making money as contradictory to each other, social entrepreneurship and social innovation are indisputably expanding and flourishing in China.
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By morning, the brook rose several feet becoming an angry river that could have carried cars miles downstream and destroyed houses. Luckily we were safe above the high water mark, another reason we stayed there. Talking meant having to scream over the sound of the river and thunder that shook the floor, so we mostly stayed in the 18x8' shelter reading quietly with the river in view outside.
We could have tried to get to a town, like everyone else on the trail was doing, but didn't want to pass up the chance to spend the night on the AT during a hurricane. It was a relaxing day overall, it kind of felt like a snow day.
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Graduation Stoles
Congratulations to all seniors graduating this fall! Amidst all of the changes that have been made in MISSO for the past few semesters, we would like to make an effort to hold one tradition true: Historically, Dr. Parks has presented stoles to graduating seniors at the end of the MISSO semi-annual banquet. We would like you to help us hold this MISSO tradition by attending banquet if you purchase a stole. We have decided to allow non-current-members to purchase a stole as long as they keep this tradition alive.
Cost for graduation stoles are $35 if you are a member and $45 if you are NOT a current member! Previous and current graduating MISSO officers may choose to select the option of receiving a graduation chord.


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Saturday 7th April 2018
Location: Thomas Lord Suite, Lord's Cricket Ground, NW8 8QN (enter through the Grace Dates entrance on St. John's Wood Road).
Time: 7pm 'til late
Date: Saturday 7th April
Dress: Black Tie
Format: Three course dinner followed by dancing and revelry
Tickets: £80 pp
RSVP: Your captain will have nominated a coordinator, if not themselves, who will take responsibility for coordinating your team's RSVPs. Please a) let them know ASAP if you're keen b) Pay your ticket on Slate.
After rumours of people having too much fun in the sinks last year, our lovely social gurus had to ask oh so nicely for permission to be granted for us to return. On the absolute promise that sinkgate would not be repeated, the Marylebone Cricket Club have kindly let us return to Lord's this year. Let's please honour this promise!
Lord's is nice and central - walking distance from St John's Wood, Marylebone, Baker Street and of course, the home of HWHC, Maida Vale.
Dinner will be hosted in the Thomas Lord Suite, a large self-contained venue overlooking the Gardens, in the shadow of the Pavilion. The suite comes with it's own secure cloakroom, fully stocked bar and dance floor.
For those of you who wish to pre-drink on-site you can do so at the Lord's Tavern, one of several local pubs but this one has the advantage of sitting directly below the Thomas Lord Suite.
Ticket prices include a three course dinner, ½ bottle of wine, as well as the usual prize giving and speeches.
We look forward to celebrating another great season with you!!


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Welcome to the resource library, where you can find strategy, research and examples of promising practice in medicine, commissioning and drug services for hepatitis C
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EMCDDA on models of care for hepatitis C in drugs services
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction published 'Hepatitis C: new models of care for drugs services' in July 2019. This aims to highlight the importance of targeting people who inject drugs as a key population for the elimination of hepatitis C in Europe and to show innovative practice in the form of 11 case studies (three of which are from England). The report provides key insights into the results, impact, sustainability and transferability of each practice to guide the implementation of these new models of care in other countries and settings.UK, Rest of World, England, Greater London 29 Jul 2019 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF
HCV testing in NSP (Needle and Syringe Provision) Community Pharmacies Pilot (Phase 1)
This report from the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C (LJWG) provides results from a pilot project providing point of care testing for hepatitis C to people who inject drugs accessing needle and syringe programmes based at community pharmacies in London. Over half of participants tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies and 78% of those engaging with further assessment in secondary care had chronic hepatitis C and were hepatitis C RNA positive.England, Greater London Reports & Research PDF
Understanding the pathway: barriers to data collection and onward referral to specialist hepatitis C services for PWID in London
This report, from the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C, examines barriers to data collection and onward referral to specialist hepatitis C services for people who inject drugs in London.England, Greater London Reports & Research PDF
HCV Action good practice case study: Outreach fibroscanning and testing by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Many people with hepatitis C who access drug and alcohol services face barriers to accessing secondary care. In order to enable this group to have access to specialist services in an environment in which they felt comfortable, the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust developed a bespoke outreach fibroscan and testing service for the assessment of hepatitis C and liver disease. The service has operated in drug and alcohol services and homeless hostels, targeting people who may find it otherwise difficult to access secondary care.UK, Greater London Dec 2015 Case study PDF
Hepatitis C in London: 2015 report
This report, published by Public Health England, focuses on the epidemiology of hepatitis C in London, using the main routinely available surveillance data. It also provides recommendations for GPs; Directors of Public Health; local authorities and drug service commissioners; CCGs; NHS England; prison health service providers; drug services; PHE London, and laboratories on measures to prevent further infections and to reduce the morbidity and mortality of those already infected.Greater London Nov 2015 Reports & Research PDF
HCV Action good practice case study: Going Viral project
This case-study looks at 'Going Viral', a week-long project ran across 9 hospitals which involved everyone in accident and emergency departments who was receiving a blood test also being offered a blood test for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV - with the same blood sample being used.UK, England, Greater London Nov 2015 Case study PDF
Summary report: Hepatitis C Good Practice Roadshow, London
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England on 26th June 2015. The roadshow was aimed at sharing good practice around hepatitis C and instigating local action to address the virus. The report includes summaries of the talks and workshops held on the day, as well as suggested next steps to be taken in order to tackle hepatitis C more effectively in the capital.UK, England, Greater London Aug 2015 Other, Reports & Research PDF
HCV Action & PHE hepatitis C roadshow in London: Presentations
On 26th June 2015, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in London. The event was designed to showcase and share best practice in the prevention, diagnosis, testing and treatment of hepatitis C, and identify specific issues and potential solutions for tackling hepatitis C in the capital.UK, Greater London Jul 2015 Case study, Other, Reports & Research, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF
Measuring the impact of the recommendations of the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C - learning from the pilots
In 2011 the London Joint Working Group published 'Tackling the Problem of Hepatitis C, Substance Misuse and Health Inequalities: a Consensus for London'. The document set out a number of recommendations to improve the integration of services in London for people with hepatitis C and a history of using drugs. In 2013 the group aimed to assess the impact of its recommendations by setting up a pilot project in four London boroughs.UK, England, Greater London May 2015 Case study, Other, Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF
HCV Action good practice film: Community-based treatment in Lambeth
In this good practice film, HCV Action interview Katherine Oakes, Senior Nurse for Viral Hepatitis at Kings College Hospital, and Dee Cunniffe, Policy Lead and Project Manager at the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C. They talk about the outreach service established in Lambeth to provide specialist care to hepatitis C-infected substance users in the borough, which has a higher than average prevalence of hepatitis C among injecting drug users compared to London as a whole.UK, England, Greater London Feb 2015 Case study Video


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How to re-create the best LFW beauty looks
We are hanging up our backstage passes for another season at London Fashion Week and, after reporting on over 35 shows, we can honestly say it's been a bonanza of beautiful looks.
In stark comparison to the pared-back bare faced beauty we saw in New York, London has brought back some grittiness. A move away from a model army, to sum up London Fashion week; uniformity has been replaced by individuality and "models are sisters, not twins" says Terry Barber, MAC creative director.
From the sequin-scattered hair at Ashish, to heart-shaped lips and a star-studded line-up at Giles, we've rounded up our favourite looks of the season for you...


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While I've been busy working in other markets, Boxee released their Cloud DVR in the US, which is basically a Tivo that uses network storage rather than a hard drive.
I'm puzzled about the legal status of this. The networks have established case law such that it's illegal to receive OTA content and stream it online, but it's legal to record for your own use.
This is why SimpleTV insist you host the server, and Aereo has to resort to crazy one-antenna-per-stream games.
So if you set up a Tivo so others can access it, you're breaking the law. But as long as you don't share, it's okay. On the surface, Boxee TV is just a DVR without a hard drive, clearly in the latter (and permissible) camp.
But in order to scale this, they must be compressing across accounts. So when Jake and Ilan both record The Bachelor, the "cloud" notices the content is the same and only stores it once. This is how...
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Power company shares rally on electricity review report
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Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) – Shares in some of the countrys biggest generators jumped today after an independent review of the electricity sector found no evidence that they, or distributors, were making excessive profits.Power company shares rally on electricity review panel report
By Gavin Evans
Sept. 11 (BusinessDesk) – Shares in some of the country's biggest generators jumped today after an independent review of the electricity sector found no evidence that they, or distributors, were making excessive profits.
Shares in Meridian Energy, the country's biggest generator, rose 2.9 percent. Those of Contact Energy, the country's second-largest power and gas retailer by accounts, jumped 3.6 percent.
"Nothing too draconian has come out of that report," said Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners. "It's a bit of a relief reaction in the sense that there's nothing in that report that's going to be a major issue for any of those companies."
The eight-strong panel, comprising industry experts and consumer representatives, was appointed in April as part of the coalition and support agreements between the Labour, NZ First and Green parties.
They say that while retail competition is strong, a two-tier market is emerging – as has also been seen in the UK and Australia – in which many customers who don't switch supplier in search of the best deals have ended up paying more.
The panel said more needs to be done by industry and government to address genuine energy hardship. The government's low fixed-charge regime is poorly targeted, possibly exacerbating hardship for some low-income families and could be more usefully replaced with an energy concession scheme for low-income groups.
But there seems to be little appetite for the price caps recently imposed in the UK, and recommended in Australia.
Panel chair Miriam Dean told journalists the group had drawn on the work of those reviews in the UK and Australia, but she noted that the drivers of those reviews, and the markets themselves, are different from the experience in New Zealand.
The panel's 88-page report covers all aspects of the electricity market. Submissions are due by Oct. 23 after which the panel will develop recommendations and report those back to the government by May.
Its terms of reference require it to consider whether the electricity market is delivering efficient prices that are fair for end-consumers and whether the existing structures will aid the take-up of new technologies such as solar, batteries and electric vehicles.
Other specific issues included reviewing the impact of the low-fixed charge regime, whether suppliers have been able to extract excessive profits over time and whether customers in particular regions or industry segments are being fairly treated.
There were no surprises in the panel's discussion paper. After the need for action on energy hardship, its firmest comments were focused on the need to improve the performance of the electricity futures market and the distribution sector.
Rules requiring the country's major generators to offer volume through the futures market are "fragile" and need to be improved as a "high priority", the group said.
An effective wholesale contract market is important in enabling competition from non-generating retailers and for mitigating the potential market power of vertically integrated generator-retailers.
While the Electricity Authority has done well to increase liquidity in the ASX-operated futures market in recent years, the panel said pricing during last year's dry winter showed how fragile the current arrangements are. Price spreads for much of winter exceeded 5 percent and there were no quoted prices on some contracts.
Contact, Meridian, Mercury NZ and Genesis Energy have a voluntary market-making agreement with the ASX for New Zealand electricity futures.
Shares of all the major generators rose from recent lows. Contact shares climbed 20 cents to $5.74, Meridian stock climbed 9 cents to $3.25, and Genesis rose 2.7 percent to $2.505. Mercury rose 0.5 percent to $3.37 and Trustpower was unchanged at $6.
Last week UK power and gas regulator Ofgem set a cap on the most common tariffs charged by the major power retailers in order to lower power costs for consumers who don't switch suppliers to get the best prices. The cap, in place until 2020, will save users on those dual-fuel plans about 75 British pounds a year on average and up to 120 pounds for those on the most expensive plans.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has also recommended the imposition of a "default" retail price to ensure customers who are not switching supplier also pay a price closer to the actual cost of their power.
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said today's report showed the electricity market is not working for all consumers.
She would not be drawn on whether the low fixed charge rules should be scrapped, saying it would be wrong to "cherry-pick" options before the review comes back with recommendations next year.
The government this year put in place a winter energy payment and has also increased funding for insulating homes. Anecdotally the winter payments have reduced the number of people seeking help meeting their power bills, she said.
The panel also believes there needs to be more work on distribution pricing, that the small size of some networks may be hampering efficiency and that access to distribution assets needs to be improved. Some networks may also need to rebalance the way they charge some common costs across business and residential customers, Dean said.
Shares in Vector, the country's biggest power distributor, fell 2 cents to $3.43.
Chief executive Simon Mackenzie said rising retail prices and the emergence of a two-tier market are legitimate concerns for the panel and policy makers.
But he said it was not clear what problem the panel was seeing on access to networks. Vector had thousands of independently-owned assets – ranging from traditional generation to solar, EVs and batteries – connected to its network.
"We believe technology will continue to play an increasing role in promoting efficiency, choice and fairness for consumers," he said in an emailed statement.
"One of the reasons Vector has taken the lead on new energy technologies is because we want to ensure all consumers benefit and those benefits are as evenly distributed as can be."
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Season: 03
Episodes: 10
Summary: Mr. Robot follows Elliot, a young programmer who works as a cyber-security engineer by day and as a vigilante hacker by night. Elliot finds himself at a crossroads when the mysterious leader of an underground hacker group recruits him to destroy the firm he is paid to protect. Compelled by his personal beliefs, Elliot struggles to resist the chance to take down the multinational CEOs he believes are running (and ruining) the world.
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Door Knobs – If you are the kind of person who likes to pay attention to detail, you know how important the door knob to your door and home in general. This is the part of the door that most people will forget, but that can greatly determine the efficiency of the doors and the overall look of the same. There are so many types of door knobs that you can choose today and ceramic door knobs make some of the best options you can choose for your door.
Why are door knobs popular? Among the features that make the popular and preferred ceramic door knob are inexpensive, especially when compared to metal buttons. They are available in different colors, shapes and sizes, making it ideal for every shape and color of the doors provided. You will practically find the most appropriate knob with the type of door you have to create a striking uniform or contrast, depending on individual preferences.
door knobs are available in a variety of finishes easily meet the needs of different markets. Normally polished brass, antique brass and polished chrome are some of the typical finishes you will find in the market. You can also find buttons with standard colors like black, brown, gray and white. The variations make it easier for you to match it with the door or room decor for a stylish look. You can also find it in a round, circular and melon style to fit your personal style.
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How magical is The Donald?
Donald Trump, the Amazing Wunderkind of Global Luxury Living – and now Our Nation's Phantasmagoric, Fast-charging President – is proving to be a legislative magician.
In his campaign, Trump's number one promise was that he would "immediately" repeal the entirety of Obamacare, then – hocus-pocus and abracadabra! – simultaneously replace it with "great health care for a fraction of the price." Wow – that's why his White House media operation calls him "President Action, President Impact."
But – oops – it seems that the Amazing Donald has abruptly learned that what magicians do is not magic, they just perform illusions. In other words, it's fakery. So, Trump is now caught in the spotlight of reality, unable to produce a workable plan to "repeal and replace" Obamacare, as he had so glibly promised. In fact, the GOP replacement scheme he's been backing would leave millions of people with no health care coverage, while reducing the benefits and jacking-up insurance payments for millions of others.
Frustrated, President Action recently whined to a meeting of state governors that "Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated." Of course, by "nobody," he meant that he didn't know, therefore no one could've known, since he knows everything.
But wait – in a truly amazing magical act, The Donald has now pulled a rabbit out of his hat! His new Trumpcare plan, he brags, will guarantee that every American will have access to health coverage. Before you erupt in applause, however, notice the trick word he's using: "Access." That doesn't mean you'll get coverage, you'll just get access to coverage – if you can afford it. It's the same as promising that everyone will get "access" to owning a private jet and living in a fabulous Florida golf resort, just like Trump.
See, he truly is magical!
"A Fake Savior's Betrayal," The New York Times, February 26, 2016.
"The G.O.P. Health Hoax," The New York Times, January 5, 2017.
"The Mirage of the President's Populism," The New York Times, March 1, 2017.
"Ryancare: You Can Pay More for Less!" The New York Times, February 20, 2017.
"A Republican Plan for Medicare Is Experiencing a Revival," The New York Times, January 31, 2017.
Trump's hokey "mandate"
Trump & Company claim to have a sweeping mandate from voters – but wait:
• Almost half of the electorate chose not to vote last November.
• Only 25% of voters eligible actually cast their ballots for Trump; 26% chose Clinton.
• 60% of those who did vote for Trump said they don't trust him.
Some "mandate."
Here's another fact: Those of us fighting for populist justice are stronger than we've been in decades. But how can that be, since Trump is in the White House? Because the vast majority of people agree with the ideals and ideas of progressive populism, not with Trumpism. Even most of his supporters were not voting for what they're getting – a plutocratic/autocratic agenda that'll steamroll the working class and poor.
Trump was not elected on issues, but on anger. A lot of Trump voters simply heard him speaking one truth repeatedly: The system is rigged by and for the elites. That's true – so the riggees, furious at being flattened by the corporate and political powers, saw Trump as a big bois d'arc stick they could grab to thump the whole smug establishment upside its collective head.
However, far from alleviating their anger and despair, Trump is already betraying them, as revealed by the actual proposals he's made and the people he's brought inside the White House. Remember his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington? Instead, he's filled it with a new slew of creepy-crawly swamp creatures – like Jeff Sessions, Steve Mnuchin, Rex Tillerson, Tom Price, Scott Pruitt, Betsy DeVos – and a mess of Wall Street insiders. These are career-long corporate hacks, not working class champions!
Progressives not only need to resist the plutocratic agenda of these fraudsters, but also to put forth our true people's agenda and start rallying voters around it. Now!


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In today's world, germs are getting smarter - and they are outsmarting modern medicine in a very scary way. You may have heard of all the recent outbreaks of Staph Infections around the world. This staph is literally building a resistance to antibiotics. It is an epidemic, and it can lead to death.Due to this epidemic, research has stepped up in the area of antibiotics. What scientists have found is that pure silver is essential to life. Pure silver is a naturally occurring substance, and drug producers, such as Life Force International have been able to put pure silver in liquid form, to be used as a natural antibiotic.Scientists have discovered that while most antibiotics only disinfect about a half dozen germs, silver disinfects hundreds. Furthermore, germs are unable to build a resistance to pure silver, making it a much needed and essential natural antibiotic. Silver also is useful in fighting over 650 bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites.Furthermore, prescription antibiotics, that are chemically manufactured, have awful side effects that are often worse than the condition that they were designed and prescribed to treat. Pure silver, on the other hand, has no side effects, and it can be used by adults, children, and even pets.The human body naturally contains silver, although it isn't very much. The average human body has .001 microns of silver. When that level drops, illness occurs. Life Force International offers Colloidal Silver in liquid form, and it can be taken indefinitely without worrying about germs or microorganisms becoming immune to it.While antibiotics kill germs by poisoning them, Colloidal Silver literally smoothers them by cutting the air supply between the germs and the enzymes that they need to survive and grow. This is why germs cannot become immune to Colloidal Silver - the silver isn't fighting the germ the way that other antibiotics do, it is simply outsmarting it.Even minute amounts of silver are effective in killing more than 640 different disease causing pathogens. Therefore, Colloidal Silver can be used to treat illnesses, and to prevent illnesses from occurring.Colloidal Silver can be used internally and externally. When used internally, it is important to increase your intake of water, so that the dead pathogens can be effectively flushed from the body. It is also important that Colloidal Silver not come into contact with other metals. It should be taken with a plastic spoon, syringe, or medicine cup.Externally, Colloidal Silver can be applied directly to cuts, burns, cold sores, open sores, and other injuries. It is also effective on mosquito bites, acne, dandruff, athlete's foot, sore throat gargles, rashes, and eczema. It can even be used as drops for the eyes and ears, and sprayed in the nose for sinusitis.Colloidal Silver also has household uses. It can be used to prevent mildew and to sterilize cooking surfaces. It can even be sprayed on the leaves of unhealthy plants to improve their condition. It should be stored in a dark glass spray bottle for household use.
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Musician, Producer, Event DJ, Promoter, and electronic music enthusiast alike; David Scafetta is from Buffalo NY. When not performing, he spends his time in the studio creating his own music. Having spent years playing at all of the major local night clubs (alongside local hard-hitters and national acts alike), holding multiple residencies, DJing special events and promoting his own shows, David has had a lot of time to develop his sound. For him, it's all about mood and a deep, hypnotic groove… playing those tracks that get you tapping your feet and nodding your head without you realizing it, regardless of genre, tempo, style, or release date.
What's in his headphones : Diplo, Calvin Harris, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg, Porter Robinson


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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally constituted a nine-member committee to keep an eye on the issues of transgender community in the province. As per a notification issued in this connection, the Chief Minister KP has constituted a committee which would be headed by Special Assistant to CM on Information Mushtaq Ghani.
The notification said that other members of the committees are secretary social welfare department, secretary health department, secretary industries, commerce and technical education, secretary information department, Advocate General KP, Managing Director TEVTA, Farzana President of Transgender Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Qamar Naseem, program coordinator Blue Veins. It has been learnt that KP government took the step in the light of growing problems of the community in the province. The Transgender Association KP has been working to create awareness about the transgender rights in the entire province.
In the light of various threats to the community, KP government officially constituted a committee to oversee the issues of the community.
Moreover, KP government for the first time in its history has allocated Rs 200 million for the welfare of transgender in its budget for the year 2016-17.
The money will be used to provide training and support for the vulnerable community.–Staff Reporter


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Lots of road accidents are happening before and even up to now. One reason for these horrible road accidents to happen is reckless driving. Nonetheless, there are times that accidents happen because of the level of road's dangerousness. Here are the 10 most dangerous roads in the world right now:
10. Sichuan-Tibet Highway
This road can be found in China. Since it's a high elevation road, rock avalanches and landslides are expected. These are only a few of the reasons why accidents are just normal here. According to the records, there are already 7,500 cases in this dangerous road.
9. The Stelvio Pass
At the top view, this dangerous road in Italy may appear like a child's scribble. The road is just at the side of a cliff; not to mention the fact that it is 9045 feet high. You will even feel scared when you look down due to its extreme highness from the base. With this, it's important to maintain a slower speed of driving.
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8. Los Caracoles Pass
This road is actually between the mountain ranges of Argentina and Chile. What made this road very dangerous is the fact that it has no road fences. Together with the vehicle you are driving, you can be fallen down in just a glimpse of an eye. This road has a lot of sharp turns and steep slopes.
7. Skippers Canyon Road
This road in New Zealand will certainly make drivers scared. It's because the road is very thin that is at the side of a very high cliff. Because of its higher level of dangerousness, drivers need to secure a permit that will allow them to pass to this particular road.
6. The Zoji Pass
This road is actually part of the Indian National Highway. It's between Leh and Srinagar. Ladahk and Kashmir are the two cities being connected by this particular dangerous road. What makes it dangerous is the fact that it is 3,528 meters high.
5. Guoliang Tunnel Road
This road is in China's very high mountain ranges. People from the Guoliang village are the one who made this road so that they can be constantly connected to the main city. What made it dangerous is it's very high and the higher possibility of landslides.
Also Read : Top 10 Highly Dangerous Jobs in the World Today
4. Karakoram Highway
Known as the highest paved road, this dangerous road is located in Pakistan. It's called as the "Friendship Highway". Pakistan and China remain to be connected through this road. Adding to its level of dangerousness is the possibility of floods and landslides.
3. James Dalton Highway
Beginning in the Elliott Highway, this dangerous road ends in Deadhorse, which happens to be near in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean. It is extremely dangerous because it is in the middle of nowhere, and this road has a lot of potholes.
2. Jalalabad-Kabul Road
This is a highway in Afghanistan that starts in Jalalabad and it ends in Kabul. It's 65 kilometers long, and the second most dangerous road in the world. What makes it risky to travel here is because its road is very narrow and you may meet some reckless Afghan drivers.
Also Read : Top 10 Most Violent Cities In The World Today
1. North Yungas Road
Branded as the most dangerous road, this road is located in Bolivia. Other name of this is "Road of Death". Yearly, records say that along the road, there are around 200-300 travelers who got killed. Buses and trucks that are falling down the valley is a normal scenario here.
These are the 10 most dangerous roads in the world. When you are in these roads, be sure to be very careful.