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If this was a harem show..oh god.
Seitokai Yakuindomo is about Tsuda Takatoshi, who just enrolled into an all-girls school in its first year of co-ed education. Inexplicably, he gets enrolled into the student council and assumed to be a pervert, who watches porn all day long and never cleans himself. Sounds like a harem.
Amazingly enough, it wasn't a harem show. I was expecting a harem show, seeing by the large (tsk) cast of girls (tsk tsk) in the student council, but instead it went purely to sexual jokes and random nonsense for the whole of the episode. Ok fine, it ran mostly on adult ecchi jokes. What else could – or would- you expect?
The entire episode is generally plotless and random , a la 4koma style. Activities and happenings are randomly thrown in, with jokes mocking the characters over and over again, such as Aria and her closet (not so closet) perversion and Suzu's pitiful height.
Generally, Seitokai Yakuindomo runs heavily upon its characters, using their personalities to tell jokes to keep the audience entertained for the episode. We have Shino having her perverse conversations with Aria, Suzu having to stretch vigorously to use a vending machine, and the female members watching a Gravure AV just to see how to conduct an interview. Its entire fanbase , if any, will probably support it for the jokes, which fuel the entire show. If these jokes get too overused, they will become stale – and what would happen to the fans? The internet is a bad, bad place, and anything without fans is going down.
Moving on to what I'll compare it to :
Seitokai no Ichizon wasn't that bad – at the start. The first episode was chockfull of anime references, which made me kind of doubt its actual watch value. And it's not because I'm a self-professed rabid Lucky Star fan-boy too. It's because by the end, the jokes ran dry. They ran out of references to use in their activities : instead, it would appear that towards the end, the episodes are sculpted just so to place in a specific parody instead of carry on with its own pacing. Each episode started to become like an episode of the Apprentice – just sitting around in a room, screaming , talking, and once again, setting themselves up to use parody. At first it was okay,but soon the gags were overused, the parodies weren't as funny as the start, and I lost interest.
Not to mention the ending, which in my opinion, were actually awesome. However, it's this change of tone which makes it bad- a sudden transition from happy, random jokes to an emotional backstory. Had they focused on the last two episodes, the show should have had some kind of a build-up, aside from revealing why Ken likes eroges so much. Since they had focused on parody and comedy, then carry it on to the end!
However, the male lead, Sugisaki Ken, is enough to run the show by himself. He's hilarious to watch. Heck, I'd give the show a high 8 had it not been trying to insist that it tasted like happiness. Kurimu was moe, but otherwise just jailbait. Akaba was nice to watch though, I liked her character. Mafuyu got annoying, and a tsundere-like Minatsu disappointed me.
So now we have two polar opposites. One has an incredibly boring male lead but hilarious harem-like leads, the other has an incredibly hilarious male lead but incredibly boring harem leads.
Will Seitokai Yakuindomo fall into the same curse as well? I hope not, it seems to have quite some potential to be pretty much hilarious.
Let's check back to this post after the show has ended. Seitokai no Ichizon's score: I gave it a 6. Will Seitokai Yakuindomo get above this number ? Will it not screw up? Will I ever stop using rhetorical questions in all the wrong places?


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Oil Open Lower in Year-End Trade
NEW YORK (DTN) -- New York Mercantile Exchange spot-month oil futures moved lower at the start of regular trade Friday morning amid end-year book squaring on the last business day for December, fourth quarter and 2016 in thin trade ahead of New Year's Day, with the market closed Monday in observance of the holiday.
The decline from this week's multi-month highs comes ahead of rig data from Baker Hughes Inc. set for release at 1:00 PM ET, with the oil service provider reporting eight consecutive weekly increases in the number of active oil rigs operating in the United States thought Dec. 23. Since the end of October, producers have placed 82 oil rigs into service, with the Energy Information Administration on Thursday reporting U.S. crude production at 8.766 million bpd during the week-ended Dec. 23, down 30,000 bpd from two weeks prior when it reached a seven-month high.
As of Dec. 23, there were 523 rigs in operation drilling for oil.
Today's decline follows choppy overnight trade after the EIA released a mixed set of weekly data on Thursday showing a surprise build in domestic crude oil supply and stock draws for refined products. The data showed crude stockpiles up 613,000 bbl while gasoline supplies fell by 1.6 million bbl and distillate inventories were drawn down 1.9 million bbl during the week-ended Dec. 23.
Supportive technical factors and bullish sentiment have guided the complex to multi-month highs this week, underpinned ahead of production cuts set to take effect over the weekend.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and 11 non-OPEC oil producing countries are set to implement their Nov. 30 and Dec. 10 agreements on Sunday that cut a combined 1.758 million bpd of oil production.
In early trade, NYMEX February West Texas Intermediate crude futures eased 18cts to $53.59 bbl with March Brent on the IntercontinentalExchange down 21cts to $56.64 bbl. NYMEX January ULSD futures eased 0.32cts to $1.7005 gallon, with the February contract down 0.37cts at $1.7163 gallon. January RBOB futures were down 1.45cts to $1.6675 gallon, with the February contract down 1.16cts at $1.6682 gallon.
NYMEX January oil products futures expire at today's close.
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QESS Conference 2017 (part4)
QESS Conference 2017
Integrating Multimedia into the Higher Education Classroom: Engaging Students in Interactive Learning (part4)
Date: June 3, 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: Level 4, Sheraton Hotel, Hong Kong
Conference Aim:
This conference aims to explore how new technology has given rise to new modes of learning and how educators in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong use multimedia as instructional media and a platform for teaching and learning. It also aims to examine how digital media can enhance the quality of teaching and learning in higher education.
Invited Speaker:
Dr. NG Nga-shan Eva
Assistant Professor, School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong
"The Creation of a Website and a Glossary App for Online Learning"
Video recording:
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Reflections of Our Savior
March 2017
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: `Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" [Matthew 4:1-4NIV84]
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
[Hebrews 4:15,16NIV84]
Dear members and friends of Our Savior:
Consider these words of Martin Luther, quoted from a sermon in 1523, for the First Sunday of Lent:
"When the devil tempts me, my heart is comforted and my faith is strengthened, because I know Him who for my sake has overcome the devil, and that He comes to be my help and my comfort. Thus faith overcomes the devil. Therefore, first, God teaches me faith, that I may know that for my sake Christ has overcome the devil. Then, since I now know that the devil has no power over me but is overcome by faith, I must be ready to be tempted. The purpose of this is that my faith be strengthened, and that my neighbor may be given an example by my victory over temptation, and may be comforted.
And mark this: whenever faith begins, temptation soon follows. The Holy Spirit does not leave you to rest in quietness, but soon He throws you into temptation. Why? In order that your faith may be confirmed, for otherwise the devil would blow us about like chaff. But if God comes and hangs a weight of temptation on us, then it is made known to the devil and all mankind that the power of God is at work [when we, by faith, overcome the devil and his temptations]. Thus God reveals His glory and majesty in our weakness."
We are constantly bombarded by temptation. Should we care? Yes, of course! But should we despair? By no means! Being tempted does not mean that God has abandoned us, but that He loves us and He allows the temptation for our good. He seeks to strengthen us by His Word of deliverance---that Christ has overcome the devil for us. Through faith in Christ, our Savior, we too, have overcome the devil.
During the season of Lent, we stand as eye witnesses of everything that Jesus endured for our forgiveness and salvation. And it isn't just Good Friday, with the beatings, the nails, the death and burial that Jesus endured. It is everything that Jesus did, and didn't do, as He willingly went His cross for us. Yes, He was even tempted for us, and as our perfect substitute was without sin. Jesus did not fail; He did not fall.
May we find strength and comfort in Jesus' temptations, and in our own trusting in Jesus' victory, that God is strengthening our faith and resolve in every time of need. AMEN.
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Inge van der Putten will defend her PhD dissertation Monday, 2 July 2018 at 14:00 hrs in the Auditorium of the Maastricht University (Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht).
The title of her dissertation is: 'Using information on the broader economic impact of vaccines in evidence-informed decision making: Connecting the dots'. Supervisor: Prof. dr. Silvia Evers. Co-supervisors: dr. Aggie Paulus, dr. Mickael Hiligsmann and dr. Raymond Hutubessy.


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The OpenStack Networking API offers users the ability to create and manage both basic and complex network architectures that blend the virtual and physical network infrastructure.
This book kicks off by describing various components of Openstack Neutron and installing Ubuntu OpenStack based on Canonical's process. Further on, you will use various methods to interface with Neutron to create and manage network resources. You will also get to grips with the relationship between ports, networks, and subnets through diagrams and explanations, and see how the logical components are implemented via plugins and agents.
Moving forward, you will learn how virtual switches are implemented and how to build Neutron routers. You will also configure networks, subnets, and routers to provide connectivity to instances using simple examples. At the end, you will configure and manage security groups, and will observe how these rules translate to iptables rules on the host machines.
By the end of the book, you will be able to build basic network architectures using Neutron networks and routers in no time.
What you will learn
Book year: 2016
Book pages: 174
Book language: en
File size: 17.90 MB
File type: pdf
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Our Varsity team did great this year. We tied for 2nd place at our end of the year tournament. Daniel Camacaro and Garret Hales took 1st place in doubles (they did not lose a single match in the tournament!). Overall our varsity team played with great composure and we surprised quite a few teams.
Our Junior Varsity also played really well at the district tournament where we ended up taking 5th place. We got a lot of experience from our matches that day and most importantly had a lot of fun!
Coach Dobson and I are very proud of these student athletes that have represented our school very well through their hard work and sportsmanship.


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How does nutrition make a difference and how?
The best way for me to ease gas, constipation, or heartburn?
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No matter where you're from I know that we've all been told natural foods are healthy.
We are going to explore just how and why so you can see.
(Althaea officinalis) Root Extract
Used as a folk remedy for thousands of years to treat digestive, respiratory, and skin conditions.{4}
Time tested and all natural!
Compounds in this root act much like turmeric root or ginseng root.
We can better ease digestion pain or stomach pain.
One of the dominate nutrients is called mucilage.
Mucilage is a medicine so you can rest easy!
Commonly used to relieve irritation of mucous membranes as it forms a protective film.{5}
A "protective film" over the venerable stomach or gut lining is important.
Slippery Elm
(Ulmus rubra) Bark
This bark seems to improve symptoms of:
- Constipation
- Including in both adults and children.{6}
I wish as a child I'd had access to these healing herbs because I was always in pain.
The fresh inner bark can be used as a natural laxative alternative or reliever.
Slippery elm also contains mucilage to provide gentle support for the GI tract.
This causes reflex stimulation of nerve endings in the GI tract, leading to mucus secretion.
This acts as "a barrier" and we need this to protect the stomach.
Because of it's ability to ease digestion anyone can use it for its healing properties.
Gamma-oryzanol has been approved in Japan for several physical conditions.
Included are menopausal symptoms, mild anxiety, stomach upset, and high cholesterol.{7}
This is great for overall support throughout body or the stomach!
It's been proven to be impressive for physical performance as well a aiding digestion!
Very different from the two former we covered but no less powerful.
These compounds are protein derivatives.
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Licorice root has been used for more than 3,000 years!
Ancient, time tested and proven but also tested and refined in a lab!
It can help treatment for digestive issues like ulcers and indigestion.{8}
Wild blueberries and acerola berries contain many of the same properties but hold on!
Using protease in a plant-based digestive formula will help with nutrient absorption.{9}
This also helps aid with digestive function.
Proteolytic enzymes are said to have many health benefit:{10}
- Supporting healthy immune system
- Promoting tissue healing
- Encouraging muscle recovery
- Aiding in digestive function (digestion of proteins)
Proteases compounds are extremely important for the digestion of foods!{11}
This is one of the most capable substances yet!
Every time I look for research, I'm always surprised.
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Let start with a quick story so bear with me.
When I was kid doctors though I had dairy allergies.
My stomach was upset daily and I never felt quite right.
Later some time it was establish that I did not have these allergies.
As an adult I diagnosed myself and I do have a sensitive stomach.
All the symptoms match and I suffer from them on occasion.
Especially when it comes to dairy and many proceeded foods.
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This product is amazing; without it I have gas no matter what I eat but with it? No gas AT ALL!Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017
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{2} https://learningherbs.com/remedies-recipes/gut-healing-tea/
{4} https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/marshmallow-root
{5} https://www.herbs-for-health.com/mucilage/
{6} https://draxe.com/nutrition/slippery-elm/
{7} https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=21726
{8} https://www.amymyersmd.com/2018/10/6-nutrients-to-repair-your-gut/
{9} https://enzyscience.com/blogs/news/what-are-protease
{10} https://www.verywellhealth.com/proteolytic-enzymes-4774179
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The zeds just keep coming in the new update.
Posted By Alex Jackson | On 28th, Mar. 2018 Under News | Follow This Author @teh_jackson
Killing Floor 2 players just received a huge new update to the game courtesy of an update called Killing Floor 2: Infinite Onslaught. On top of the usual suite of stability, quality of life improvements and bug fixes, new modes and cosmetic items are introduced as well.
Endless mode puts players against endless waves of harder Zeds until they can't take any more, with The Patriarch taking over from The Trader in this new mode. These onslaughts can take place on two new maps, Powercore and DieSector. The Domestic Assistant Robot, or D.A.R. for short is introduced to the game as a new playable character who should be familiar to series fans. New weapons such as the MAC-10 SMG, Husk Cannon and AF2011-A1 Pistol are added to arm yourself with.
This update comes just after the news that the original Killing Floor sold over 5 million units worldwide, which is great news for the series fans. All platforms can enjoy this new update right now.
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Miquel Porta Perales is a critic and writer
Beyond institutional and constitutional disloyalty, provocation, defiance, disobedience, the blow to democracy and the rule of law and - if so decided by the Supreme Court - the embezzlement of public funds, rebellion, sedition or conspiracy for rebellion or sedition, beyond all this, there is sufficient evidence to sustain that in Catalonia we are witnessing a civil insurgency process that, today, is not far from a phase of street rehearsal.
Civil insurgency because they want to change the established political order (de facto illegal repeal of constitutional and statutory legality on 6 and 7 September 2017; There is an organized movement with a clear violent component - CDR, GAAR or Bandera Negra- and a prolonged struggle in that sense (the 'country strike' of October 3, 2017, the attempted assault of the Parliament of Catalonia on October 1, 2018 as well as the serious riots of December 2018: kale borroka, urban guerrilla, vandalism, hooded violence and attacks on fundamental rights). Also, because there is a plan to confront democratic legality and the rule of law and proclaim the independence of Catalonia: the so-called 'Slovenian way' endorsed by the current president of the Generalitat of Catalonia that involves anti-democratic unilateralism, violence, ethnic uniformity and acceptance of the consequences that a process of this nature would have in the form of violent civil conflict.
A path that was already explored in 2013 by the government of the Generalitat of Catalonia at the time (advisory trips by members of the Executive) and which was approved by the now vice-president of the Generalitat -Pere Aragonès, from ERC- who published an article entitled A Slovenian Story (2013)[1] in which he pointed out that, once Catalonia's independence was proclaimed, the European Union, as happened then with Slovenia, could change its mind and recognize Catalonia's independence, because "this story [Slovenia's independence] teaches us that positions on international and community relations adapt to new circumstances" and "it will depend on our abilities and on the very characteristics of the process that the international community opts for the former [recognition of Catalonia's independence without Spain's agreement] and not the latter [non-recognition of Catalonia]... the future has not been written to us, we will write it with facts and attitudes". So bear in mind that it was Pere Aragonés - considered conciliatory and moderate - and not Torra who first enthusiastically theorized about the 'Slovenian way'.
Catalan independence, after the preparation phase -victimization, subversion, indoctrination and internal and external agitprop-, seeks to enter fully into the phase of the street rehearsal with its eyes set on the celebration of the trial against the imprisoned politicians that would open the phase of secessionist culmination. It will be said that this is the choice of one of the most radical parts of Catalan nationalism. Five clarifications in this respect: 1) nationalist radicalism is not only a question of two enlightened people like Carles Puigdemont or Joaquim Torra and their cohort; 2) the so-called moderates only make gestures that exhaust themselves; 3) there is the nationalism of the worst the better that is willing to repeat the clash with the State at any price, 4) there are certain economic interests that also seem willing to repeat this clash in favour of a hypothetical short, medium or long term benefit; and 5) if, when the time comes, the situation is propitious, no one would be surprised if not only the most radical among the radicals but also other sectors of Catalan nationalism that are now distancing themselves from this strategy were to join it in toto.


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The English Department invites entries for the The NICK ADAMS SHORT STORY CONTEST 2020 (an annual contest sponsored by the ACM and dating back to 1973).
Submission Criteria:
1. Entrants must be enrolled students in good standing at Knox but need not be English majors or enrolled in an English course.
2. Submissions are limited to one story per author.
3. Submitted stories need not be written especially for the contest, but stories cannot have been previously published off campus. (Note: publication in an on-campus journal or winning an on-campus prize does not exclude a story from entry.)
4. Entries must be double-spaced and paginated. Each submission must also include, as part of the same document, a title page with the author's name, complete contact information, and the title of the story. Do not include your name in headers/footers on the story proper.
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For more information on the history of the contest, and to read about this year's judge, Scott Turow, see the ACM's website.
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9 Who Care: Grandma Betty
She's known as Grandma Betty around the Midland School district. That's where Betty Anderson has spent more than 45 years working as a school bus driver and volunteer. You could catch her chaperoning dances, teaching them how to dab, or just spreading cheer in the hallways.
"I say, 'Come here, you need a hug,'" said Anderson. "So I always give them a big old hug. They walk away with a smile on their face."
"Betty is the soul," said Lennie Miller with the Midland School District. "She is kind of the heartbeat for the community, and for the kids."
Anderson is also a regular at sporting events.
"I go to all of the games," she said. "No matter if it's football, basketball, anything. If the kids need something, and they don't have it, and I have it. I always give it to them."
For the baseball team, don't bring that foul mouth around Grandma Betty.
"I catch them, and I charge them fifty cents for each swear word," she said.
She had to stop volunteering late last year.
"Well, I ended up having a stroke," she explained.
She spent a month rehabbing at the Monticello Rehab Center.
"[The stroke] affected my arm, my right arm. I didn't have any motion in it," she said. "I couldn't do nothing. It also affected my right leg."
The kids made sure Grandma Betty knew she wasn't forgotten. Midland football players filmed a get well video with our KCRG 9.2 crew. The wrestling team also honored her.
"They ended up giving me flowers. The crowd clapped," she said. "It was a good feeling. Because they are my family, they are my other family."
Betty is tackling rehab with the goal of returning back to the sidelines one day. "I was a go getter. I ain't ever stayed home much," she said. "I plan on doing everything I did before."


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St Augustine man gunned down outside home
A 39-year-old man was fatally shot outside his St Augustine home last Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Amanarth Bissoon of Spring Village, St Augustine.
The shooting took place around 12:30 am that day.
Two men, dressed in what appeared to be police tactical wear, woke the family.
They then made their way inside the home where they proceeded to rob Bissoon and his relatives.
However, shortly thereafter, there was said to be a confrontation outside the home which led to the 39-year-old man being shot.
He was rushed to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, however, he succumbed to his injuries shortly after.
Investigators are following several leads, and arrests are said to be imminent.
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Top 10 things reflexology can do that medicine can't
Top 10 things reflexology can do that medicine can't
1. Phantom Limb pain
2. Postpartum
3. Diabetes
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7. Aids mentally ill providing needed benefits to reflexology work
8. Research showed relief from post traumatic stress syndrome
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1. Research shows that reflexology work alleviates and, at times, eliminate phantom limb pain
2. Reflexology is beneficial for post-partum women including issues such as Anxiety and depression and recovery from Cesarean section.
3. Research shows that reflexology work reduces physiologic measures for diabetics and is an effective treatment for type II diabetes mellitus. Circulation to the feet is improved also.
4. Thirteen studies from seven countries (US, Italy, Japan, China, Switzerland, Korea, United Kingdom) target cancer care and show the benefits of reflexology work including anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain, nausea, and vomiting.
5. Neuropathy Research shows improvement in blood flow rate, time and acceleration within the feet following reflexology work
6. Research shows that reflexology work helps individuals undergoing hemodialysis: Improves the kidney's functions with changes in physiologic measures: an increase in red blood cells (to combat anemia concerns), increase in lymphocytes (to help fight infection), and enhances disposal of waste products.
7. Reflexology programs and research shows that reflexology aids the mentally ill, providing needed benefits unique to reflexology work. Mental health workers report that reflexology work furnishes many advantages including facilitating communication
8. Victims of post traumatic stress syndrome experienced relief from symptoms including anger, depression and muscle tension as well as improved sleep patterns, levels of concentration and a lift in overall mood.
9. Measures of stress such as blood pressure, pulse rate and self-reported anxiety are significantly decreased, decreased or lowered.
The last point came from a client. He said when "I go to the doctor I don't know what the outcome will be. But when I see you I always feel better." He said it was a feeling of well being and that is what he paid for.
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"Flip-flops really should be made for wearing for locker room floors, around the pool, not substitute as a walking shoe," said Dr. Mark Enander, president of the Podiatric Medical Society in Rhode Island.Yet, not only do people spend hours in them, you'll often find children playing and running around in flimsy, flat $2 flip-flops.
"Oh, those are the worst. Those are the ones that I see, inevitably, at least two to three times a week," Enander said. "A young kid who's active, who wears a flip-flop, and if they're actively growing, they can get trauma to the heel plate."
Enander has been a podiatrist for 18 years. He never flip-flops on the subject of flip-flops. "When you walk with a flip-flop, your stride length automatically decreases ... and the toes grip at the ground. So, you tighten the band in the arch called the plantar fascia, and I think that's why we see a lot of heel pain," Enander said.
What about the higher end flip-flops, like those with built-in arches and shock absorbers? Enander said those are better. "But the problem with it ... the heel is not cradled, and so if you're walking and you slipped, the foot will actually slip off the flip-flop. And if it does, that's when you get ankle sprains. I've had ankle fractures," Enander said.
Even many sandals aren't much better. School teacher Karen Menard knows first hand the pain sandals can cause. "It feels almost as if there's a blow torch blowing right on the back of the heel," Menard said. But here's her dilemma. "I like wearing sandals. My feet get so warm and they really get tired from wearing a heavy sneaker with orthotics in them," Menard said. But the doctor said there are concerns with the sandal she wears, especially the heel strap. "The real problem with (the heel strap), it's too soft and the heel, again, can slide off," Enander said. The best sandal option, he said, is a sports sandal that offers ankle stability, a bit of an arch, and a skid-resistant sole.
Menard said she knows that if she wants to continue to wear sandals and not suffer excruciating heel pain, she needs to find the right pair.
Unfortunately, like many of Enander's patients, he gets this response: "I can't promise that. I will attempt to obey the doctor's orders," Menard said. Enander said he didn't realize just how important shoes were until he got in to the field.
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The pain of shingles is caused by an inflammation of the nerve that lies just beneath the skin's surface. Shingles originates from the same virus which causes chickenpox. The virus, after infecting the person with chickenpox, retreats to the nervous system where it remains dormant for many years. It reappears in the form of shingles, only if the immune system is weakened, or as a result of a more severe or lengthy illness, extreme stress, or a therapy involving suppression of the immune system. Herpes zoster is common in people with a weakened immune system, such as AIDS patients or people taking anticancer or immunosuppressant drugs. Shingles is more common in the elderly, who tend to have less efficient immune systems. Overall health and nutrition often determine the severity of illness and length of recovery. No treatment has yet been discovered to prevent or halt shingles. Although steps can be taken to shorten the duration, the virus must simply run its course. Early medical attention may prevent or reduce the scarring that shingles can cause. Medications may be prescribed to reduce inflammation and help you cope with the pain. Antiviral drugs may help stop progression of the rash. Mild to moderate cases may be controlled with over-the-counter painkillers and self-help remedies. For postherpetic neuralgia, a non- prescription cream containing capsaicin from hot red peppers provides relief for 75 percent of sufferers by anesthetizing the skin's surface.
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For the first three or four days, try ice for 10 minutes on, five minutes off, every few hours. Later, apply cool, wet compresses soaked in aluminum acetate. (available over the counter in the form of astringent solution, powder packets, or effervescent tablets.)
Take a neutral bath (body temperature). Soak for thirty to sixty minutes. (Add hot water occasionally to keep heat at blood temperature.) This is very calming to the nervous system and reduces stress.
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Try working the diaphragm, spine, ovary/testicle, pancreas and pituitary, parathyroid, thyroid and adrenal gland reflex points on hands or feet.
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Researchers at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and Yale University, New Haven, Conn., recently studied 50 pairs of male twins by hooking them up to electrocardiograms for 24 hours. They concluded a link existed between depression and reduced heart rate variability (HRV) or fluctuations between heartbeats. Decreased HRV can weaken the heart and make it more susceptible to sudden fatalities.
Reflexology can be a natural, low cost option to offsetting the effects of stress on heart and overall health. Reflexology endeavors to treat the body, mind and spirit as a cohesive system by getting to the cause of disease not its symptoms. Reflexology possesses the capacity to cancel out the effects of stress while it helps the body to reach a place of deep relaxation where it can balance the body systems.
Through the relaxation process the body is more capable of dealing with the stresses placed on it by daily living and those associated with illness. Reflexology gently nudges the body towards improved functioning of the system by improving lymphatic drainage and venous circulation, simulation to the nerve pathways, and muscle relaxation.
In a report on reflexology research published at www.reflexology-research.com a Chinese study demonstrated how reflexology efficiently alleviated the effects of extreme stress. Twenty patients being treated for neurasthenia, a condition of extreme emotional stress-- were given a course of reflexology at the hospital's department of physiotherapy. The treatments focused on areas of the feet relating to the adrenal glands, kidneys, bladder, sinus, brain and heart organs that are compromised by the effects of stress.
The treatments were given daily for a week with the following results presented at the China reflexology symposium in July, 1993: 40 percent experienced a complete cure; 35 percent were greatly improved; 15 percent mildly improved; and 10 percent reporting no change at all.
Reflexology therapeutically reduces stress and tension throughout the body's systems to improve blood and lymph circulation, increase nerve supply to the cells and release toxins from the body's tissues. It is believed to encourage the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good hormones, well documented in their ability to relieve stress.
These physiological benefits facilitate improvements in the body's assimilation of nutrients, elimination of wastes and immune system stimulation. Reflexology supports the body in its process of self-healing and maintaining the balance that leads to good health.
Plus, reflexology feels great and nearly everyone is a candidate for reflexology--even people who are not candidates for traditional massage therapy due to physical restrictions or who may be inhibited about disrobing. With reflexology, all you remove is footwear.
About this contributor: Thomacine Haywood is a writer, teacher and practitioner in private practice in Indianapolis. She is a Reiki Master, certified reflexologist, massage & sound therapist. Website: http://healing.about.com/od/reflexology/a/stress_reflex.htm


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Cabbage Patch Kids
|Coleco (1982–1988)
Hasbro (1988–1994)
Mattel (1994–2003)
Toys "R" Us (2003)
Play Along (2004–2011)
Jakks Pacific (2011–2014)
Wicked Cool Toys (2015–present)
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Cabbage Patch Kids are a line of soft sculptured dolls sold by Xavier Roberts and registered in the United States copyright office in 1978 as 'The Little People'. The brand was renamed 'Cabbage Patch Kids' when the dolls went into mass production in 1982.
The doll brand was one of the most popular toy fads of the 1980s and one of the longest-running doll franchises in the United States.[1] The characters appeared in many other Cabbage Patch merchandising products ranging from animated cartoons to record albums to board games.
Production history[edit]
Creation and development[edit]
According to Roberts, as a 21-year-old art student, he utilized the quilting skills he learned from his mother and the historic technique of "needle molding" to develop his own line of fabric sculptures. He called these hand-stitched, one-of-a-kind, soft fabric sculptures "The Little People". (Other soft sculpture dolls dating back to the 19th century were created using similar needle molding techniques.) His Little People were not offered for sale, but were "adopted" each with their own individual name and birth certificate. Instead of paying a purchase price, buyers of Little People would have to pay an adoption fee.[2]
The Little People were first sold at arts and crafts shows, then later at Babyland General Hospital, an old medical clinic that Roberts and his friends-turned-employees converted into a toy store, in Cleveland, Georgia.[3]
An early transaction at Babyland General Hospital worth noting is the sale of the only Little People quintuplets ever made at the facility. Bennie and Jeannie Shelton of Cumming, Georgia paid $5,000 to buy the one-of-a-kind set of five identical dolls. Also worth noting is one of Roberts' very first Little People dolls he ever created sold at an auction in Virginia in the early 1980s for $3,000.
According to the discovery legend Roberts came up with for his Little People, and later reproduced on every Cabbage Patch Kids product from 1983 onward:
Xavier Roberts was a ten-year-old boy who discovered the Cabbage Patch Kids by following a BunnyBee behind a waterfall into a magical Cabbage Patch, where he found the Cabbage Patch babies being born. To help them find good homes he built BabyLand General in Cleveland, Georgia where the Cabbage Patch Kids could live and play until they were adopted. BunnyBees are bee-like creatures with rabbit ears they use as wings. They pollinate cabbages with their magic crystals to make Cabbage Patch babies. Colonel Casey is a large stork who oversees Babyland General Hospital. He's the narrator of the Cabbage Patch Kids' story. Otis Lee is the leader of the gang of Cabbage Patch Kids that befriended Xavier.
Coleco years[edit]
The name change to Cabbage Patch Kids was made in 1982 when Xavier's company, Original Appalachian Artworks, began to license a smaller version of the handmade creations to a toy manufacturer named Coleco which began mass production the same year.[4] The Coleco Cabbage Patch Kids had large, round vinyl heads (originally of a different, hard plastic), and soft fabric bodies, and were produced from 1982 to 1989, many at a factory in Amsterdam, New York. The first two years production was all from the Far East, with nine head variations produced and computer-matched with bodies to ensure each doll was "different". It was, in fact, a marketing ploy that worked quite well as a wide range of variations resulted. (Source: Larry Moniz, then senior account supervisor for the Coleco account at Richard Weiner Public Relations in NYC.)
At the peak of their popularity, the dolls were a must-have toy for Christmas.[5][6] Parents across the United States flocked to stores to try to obtain one of the Cabbage Patch Kids for their children, with fights occasionally erupting between parents over the hard-to-find dolls. In later years, Coleco introduced variants on the original Cabbage Patch Kids, and derivatives of the original line of dolls continued to be marketed.
International variations[edit]
In the 1980s when Coleco was producing the dolls for the North American market, the global craze was fulfilled by other companies:
- Jesmar Toy Company made the dolls for the European Market, including Spain, Italy, and West Germany.
- Lili Ledy Toy Company made the dolls for Mexico and South America.
- Triang-Pedigree Toy Company made the dolls for South Africa.
- Tsukuda Toy Company manufactured the dolls for Japan and Asia.[7]
The Dolls manufactured by each of these companies, and along with the factories that produced the dolls for North America, produced dolls that were slightly different from one another. Dolls that were made for consumers in other countries than the United States hold a higher value in the eye of some American collectors.
Hasbro years[edit]
Hasbro took over the rights to produce Cabbage Patch dolls in 1988 after Coleco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,[8] and continued to make the dolls with various gimmicks, including dolls that played kazoos. Some of the more popular doll lines to come out under the Cabbage Patch Kids name included the "Birthday Kids", "Splash 'n' Tan Kids", and "Pretty Crimp and Curl". Hasbro produced a 10th anniversary doll, available in either Caucasian or African American styles. It was unique in that the vinyl faces were covered in fabric and the facial design was screened onto the fabric as a call back to the original soft sculpture dolls. Hasbro gradually began making the dolls for younger children, which led to smaller and smaller dolls. Although Cabbage Patch dolls were still best selling toys, Hasbro never really revitalized the Cabbage Patch market. In 1994, Mattel acquired the licensing rights to the dolls from Original Appalachian Artworks.[citation needed]
Mattel years[edit]
In 1994, Mattel took over the Cabbage Patch brand, including production. The first Mattel Cabbage Patch dolls hit the stores in 1995.[citation needed]
The Mattel Cabbage Patch dolls are not limited to cloth bodies and included dolls made from vinyl, which produced a more durable play doll. The Mattel dolls are mostly sized 14" or smaller, and most variants were individualized with a gimmick to enhance their collectibility, e.g. some dolls played on water-toys, swam, ate food, or brushed their teeth.[citation needed]
Some memorable Mattel lines include the updated Kids line of basic cloth dolls that came with birth certificates, the OlympiKids that were made to coincide with the 1996 Olympics, and the Cabbage Patch Fairies. Additionally, to celebrate the dolls' 15th anniversary, Mattel created a line of exclusively female dolls with reproduction face molds, dressed in a reproduction dresses reminiscent of the original line and packaged in retro style box. These were 16 inches tall, the same measurement of the first Coleco Cabbage Patch Kids.[citation needed]
Toys "R" Us Kids[edit]
In 2001, retailer Toys "R" Us took over the Cabbage Patch brand from Mattel, producing 20-inch Kids and 18-inch babies, both with cloth bodies and vinyl heads. They were packaged in cardboard cabbage leaf seats. In 2001, the 20-inch dolls debuted in the Times Square flagship store. These were created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the line, and were available both online and in stores around the US.[citation needed]
Play Along Toys[edit]
The Toys "R" Us line lasted until Play Along toys obtained exclusive licensing rights to produce the Cabbage Patch Kids doll line. In 2003, Play Along launched a Cabbage Patch Kids 25th Anniversary collection using some of the original head sculpts from the very first Coleco editions. Play Along also partnered with Carvel Ice Cream in a co-branding campaign. The resulting co-branded Cabbage Patch Kids were packaged with a Carvel-branded ice cream cone.[citation needed]
Jakks Pacific[edit]
JAKKS Pacific acquired Play Along Toys and assumed the master toy licensee (c2011) for the Cabbage Patch Kids. Jakks introduced a 14-inch Cabbage Patch Kids Fashionality(TM) line and other Cabbage Patch Kid products. In 2013 Jakks Pacific released the Celebration edition to commemorate the 30th Birthday of the licensed Cabbage Patch Kids.[citation needed]
Wicked Cool Toys[edit]
Wicked Cool Toys is now the current master toy licensee for the Cabbage Patch Kids.[9]
In this line, WCT released new additions like Little Sprouts, a toyline of tiny collectable dolls, and Adoptimals, plush pets who interact with the Kids.
Cabbage Patch Kids brand[edit]
The original 1982 Cabbage Patch Kids license agreement with Coleco Industries was negotiated by Roger L. Schlaifer on behalf of Schlaifer Nance & Company, the exclusive worldwide licensing agent for Roberts' company at the time.[citation needed]
Following Schlaifer Nance & Company's signing of Coleco Industries, SN&C signed over one hundred and fifty licenses for branded products ranging from the first children's licensed character diapers and low-sugar cereal to clothing, backyard pools, and thousands of other children's products – generating over $2 billion in retail sales for 1984, alone. Total sales during the Schlaifers' tenure exceeded $4.5 billion. While sales of the dolls and other licensed products declined precipitously in the late 1980s, the dolls have become a mainstay of the toy industry, and one of the few long-running doll brands in history.[10]
Porcelain Cabbage Patch Kids[edit]
These dolls were available by direct mail from the Danbury Mint. They have a rigid fabric body with porcelain legs, arms, and head.[citation needed]
Talking Cabbage Patch Kids[edit]
An extension to the line was the "Talking Cabbage Patch Kid" introduced by Coleco, equipped with a voice chip, touch sensors, a microphone, short range 49 MHz AM transmitter and receiver for communicating with other such dolls. Touch sensors in the hands enabled the toy to detect when and how it was being played with in response to its vocalizations. For example, the doll might say "hold my hand" and give an appropriate speech response when the touch sensor in either hand detected pressure. It also had a movement detector to show the positioning of the doll and whether it was sensed to be on its belly, back, or even upside down. A special plastic 'drinking' cup containing a hidden magnet, which could be identified with the aid a small reed relay in the built into the head of the toy above the mouth, to signify when it should be seen to be 'drinking'. A more remarkable effect occurred when one doll detected the presence of another through its 49 MHz AM transmitter/receiver. The dolls were programmed to signal their "awareness" of each other with a short phrase, e.g. "I think there's someone else to play with here!", and then to initiate simple conversations between the dolls themselves with enough randomness to sound somewhat natural. The joint synchronised singing of 'rounds' being particularly impressive. The inclusion of the microphone was to delay the search and communication with another of its type when the ambient noise was above a certain level.[citation needed]
Babyland General Hospital[edit]
Babyland General Hospital is the "birthplace" of Cabbage Patch Kids and is located in Cleveland, Georgia. Roberts converted an old clinic into a "hospital" from which to sell his dolls, originally called "Little People". The facility is presented as a birthing, nursery, and adoption center for the Cabbage Patch Kids. In accordance with the theme, employees dress and act the parts of the doctors and nurses caring for the dolls as if they are real. Babyland General moved to a new facility on the outskirts of Cleveland, Georgia in 2010 and has been voted one of the Travel Channel's top 10 toylands.
Two half-hour animated specials were produced based on the Cabbage Patch Kids. The first, The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas, was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises and premiered on ABC on December 7, 1984. The second, Cabbage Patch Kids: The New Kid, was a stop-motion animated special produced by Goldhill Entertainment, and aired on the FOX Kids Network programming block on August 26, 1995.[11]
Though Xavier Roberts was the creator of the Cabbage Patch Kids brand, many of the brand's defining characteristics – such as the dolls' overly round faces and that they came with an adoption certificate – were taken from Martha Nelson Thomas, an American folk artist from Kentucky. Before Roberts became involved in the toy industry, Thomas had created and marketed her own line of dolls, called Doll Babies, which she sold at local arts and craft shows and markets. The two crossed paths at a state fair in 1976, whereupon Roberts began purchasing Thomas' dolls to sell at a profit at his own store in Georgia.[12][13][14] Thomas eventually confronted Roberts about his unethical business practices and ceased to sell additional dolls to him, prompting him to turn to a manufacturing company in Hong Kong to mass produce dolls similar in appearance to Thomas' at a cheaper cost to him.[15] Thomas brought suit against Roberts and eventually settled with him out of court for an undisclosed amount in 1985. She and her husband, Tucker Thomas, told the press that she was more upset by the corruption of her dolls, for which she cared deeply, than the money she'd lost as the result of Roberts' actions.[16][17] Thomas died in 2013, at the age of 62, with her most favorite dolls attending her funeral alongside her family members and friends.[18]
Xavier Roberts himself later brought a $30 million lawsuit against Topps, the company that produced grotesque trading cards parodying his company's dolls called the Garbage Pail Kids, for copyright infringement.[19][20] In 1987, in the midst of the legal proceedings, the makers of the Garbage Pail Kids announced their decision to cease parodying the Cabbage Patch Kids, to which Roberts commented to the press "I could scream, I'm so excited."[21]
Product safety[edit]
One line of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, the Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids, was designed to "eat" plastic snacks. The mechanism enabling this was a pair of one-way smooth metal rollers behind plastic lips. The snacks would exit the doll's back and "magically" appear into a backpack. The mechanism could be de-activated by releasing the backpack.[22] They were extremely popular during Christmas 1996. The line was voluntarily withdrawn from the market following an agreement between Mattel and the Consumer Product Safety Commission in January 1997 following several incidents where children got their fingers or hair stuck in the dolls' mouths leading to safety warnings from Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner, Mark Shiffrin.[23]
- 1977: Xavier Roberts is introduced to Martha Nelson Thomas' "Doll Babies" concept[16]
- 1978: The first "Little People Originals" were delivered by Xavier Roberts, who incorporated Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc.
- 1981: There was coverage of the dolls' popularity in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Atlanta Weekly.
- 1982: Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. signed a long term licensing agreement with Coleco Industries to produce the dolls in August 1982.
- 1983: Cabbage Patch Kids were introduced with great fanfare at the International Toy Fair in NYC. By October, riots were occurring in stores around the country. The dolls made the cover of Newsweek before Christmas and stories of their success were heralded around the world.
- 1984: Sales for Cabbage Patch Kids branded products, from toys to children's apparel, came close to the record setting $2 billion mark. The CPK record, titled Cabbage Patch Dreams, produced by the Chapin Brothers for Parker Brothers' music, went Gold and Platinum. The video game Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park was released.
- 1985: Cabbage Patch Kids low-sugar breakfast cereal and real children's character art diapers were introduced. The Cabbage Patch Kids' First Christmas was number one in its time slot on ABC.
- 1986: The first talking Cabbage Patch Kids were released.
- 1988: Coleco Industries filed for bankruptcy, but the dolls continued to be made, with the licensing rights being granted to Hasbro Industries and later to Mattel.
- 1992: Cabbage Patch Kids were named the official mascot of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team and members of the team were given their own dolls to take to the games.
- 1996: The Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids were released.
- 1999: By popular vote, the dolls were selected as one of the 15 commemorative US postage stamps representing the 1980s. They were voted fifth behind E.T, Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the end of the Berlin Wall and video games.[24]
- 2008: Democrat and Republican US Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates had their own Cabbage Patch Kids. Barack Obama was depicted with a blue suit. John McCain was depicted in a suit with grey hair. Joe Biden was also depicted in a suit with his hair slicked up. Sarah Palin was depicted in a trademark suit and skirt with high heeled pumps. Also, Palin's signature hair and eyeglasses were featured.[25]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Top 10 Toy Crazes". Time. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "The Cabbage Patch Kids' Twisted History".
- ^ "Our History". Babyland General Hospital. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ^ "Cleveland's Cabbage Patch Kids turn 25". AccessNorthGA.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ DeMott, John S.; Bureaus, Other; Byrnes, Rosemary (1984-12-10). "Booming Sales in Toyland". Time. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "TOYS: Trouble in the Cabbage Patch". Time. 1988-05-16. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Collector information, identification - My Cabbage Patch Kids". Mycpkcollection.weebly.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Cabbage Patch Doll Maker Is Bankrupt". Los Angeles Times. 1988-07-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ "Archive » Wicked Cool Toys adopts Cabbage Patch Kids". Kidscreen. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon". Susan Gunelius. ISBN 978-0-230-59410-4. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
- ^ "The Secret History of Cabbage Patch Dolls" May 10, 2015 Vice.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8gk4dk/the-secret-history-of-cabbage-patch-kids-011
- ^ Piro, Lauren."The Not-So-Sweet Truth About Cabbage Patch Kids: Behind those iconic chubby cheeks is a disappointing story" Apr 21, 2015. Good Housekeeping. http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a32201/cabbage-patch-dolls-history/
- ^ "Baby Snatcher: He Stole Her 'Doll Baby' Concept To Make Iconic Cabbage Patch Kids" Apr 20, 2015. Women You Should Know. http://womenyoushouldknow.net/baby-snatcher-he-stole-her-doll-baby-concept-to-make-iconic-cabbage-patch-kids/ Archived 2017-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Not-So-Sweet Truth About Cabbage Patch Kids". Good Housekeeping. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ a b Joyce, Fay S. "CABBAGE PATCH KIDS SPUR A BATTLE OVER PARENTAGE" December 6, 1983. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/06/us/cabbage-patch-kids-spur-a-battle-over-parentage.html
- ^ Original Appalachian Artworks v. Toy Loft, 489 F. Supp. 174 (N.D. Ga. 1980) U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - 489 F. Supp. 174 (N.D. Ga. 1980) May 2, 1980 https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/489/174/2394655/
- ^ "Martha Nelson Thomas's Obituary on Courier-Journal". Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "Copyrights: Trouble in the Garbage Pail". Time. 1986-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "AROUND THE NATION; Judge Rules in Case Of Garbage Pail Kids". The New York Times. 1986-08-30. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Garbage Pail Kids will stop mocking Cabbage Patch Kids". UPI. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ "$40 Refund Is Offered for Hair-Eating Dolls". The New York Times. 1997-01-07. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ "Mattel and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Announce Voluntary Refund Program for Cabbage Patch Kids & Snacktime Kids Dolls". United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. 1997-01-06. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
- ^ "Americans Pick Stamp Symbol For '80s: Video Games". Post-Tribune. April 14, 1999. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.(Subscription required.)
- ^ "Sarah Palin becomes a Cabbage Patch Kid". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
Further reading[edit]
- Hoffman, William (1984). Fantasy: The Incredible Cabbage Patch Phenomenon. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. ISBN 9780878333868. OCLC 10996773.
External links[edit]
- Cabbage Patch Kids Official Site
- Cabbage Patch Kid Restoration Official Site
- Cabbage Patch Kid mania - CBC Digital Archives
- Urban Legends Reference Page on Cabbage Patch Kids legends
- Urban Legends Reference Page on Cabbage Patch death certificates
- Whatever Happened To Cabbage Patch Dolls?
- The Secret History of Cabbage Patch Kids


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In 1986 an ophthalmologist and a glaucoma patient formed a Steering Committee to create a Glaucoma Foundation as there was no lay organisation concentrating specifically on glaucoma in Australia.
By 1988 a Foundation had been incorporated and registered as a charity and started creating initiatives to fulfill the aims and work towards the organisation's mission. At this time, it was known as The Glaucoma Foundation of Australia Inc.
The three foundational aims of the organisation were:
In March 1999 it was decided to alter our name from The Glaucoma Foundation of Australia Inc. to Glaucoma Australia Inc.
The discovery of the disease called glaucoma dates back to the 17th century. Its role as a cause of blindness has been known since the 19th century. Its prevention will hopefully be the work of the 21st century.
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Quin was launched in 2017 in honor of life member Mr Marcus Quinlivan, and his support of the William A Quinlivan – Glaucoma Australia Research and Scholarship Fund.
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William Alfred Quinlivan was born on 6th August 1883 at Myrtleford, Victoria. He served in the Australian Army (AIF) in World War 1 as a member of the 22nd Battalion and was involved in battles on the Western Front including major battles at Bullecourt and Villers-Bretonneux, where he was severely gassed and temporarily blinded. Eventually he returned to Australia where he continued to suffer from the effects of gas until his death at an early age in 1936.
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Vettel had upper hand on Leclerc in races - Heidfeld
Former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld believes Sebastian Vettel "had the upper hand" on teammate Charles Leclerc in the races during 2019.
Vettel endured a tough 2019 season at Ferrari, winning just one race in Singapore. That win came during a strong spell for Ferrari, which teammate Leclerc managed to capitalise on more than Vettel.
After the summer break Leclerc took four consecutive poles and converted two of those into wins in Belgium and Italy.
Leclerc also defeated Vettel in points and in qualifying duels, while Vettel made headlines with a couple of high-profile mistakes.
Heidfeld, who was Vettel's teammate when the latter made his debut in the 2007 US Grand Prix for BMW Sauber, believes Vettel can bounce back if he cuts out those mistakes.
"I think the most important thing for him would be to do less mistakes in races," Heidfeld said in the F1 podcast Beyond The Grid.
"That has been his biggest downside of some of the last couple of years, something he didn't show that much in his world championship years."
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"In the races actually Vettel in my view has had the upper hand," he said. "If you look at their qualifying pace, Seb had some issues at the beginning of last year, but I think he got on top of them and they were very evenly matched. It was not like Leclerc was beating him all the time."
"On pure pace I would say that Leclerc would probably improve a little more than Vettel, just by the simple fact that he is still young and learning a lot, but I think they are fairly even."
Heidfeld, who contested 183 grands prix between 2000 and 2011, feels Vettel has public perception against him because of the hype surrounding young superstar Charles Leclerc.
"Leclerc is obviously a fantastic driver. And I never since Leclerc arrived said or thought that Vettel didn't do a good job,' he added.
"I think it's just one of those occasions when a young kid comes in who nobody has high on their list yet, and then beats the world champion.
"Therefore [many] think that Vettel isn't a good driver, but maybe in a few years time everybody says: 'Okay, look at Leclerc.' He is maybe then also a world champion or has beaten every team mate he drove against, and you can put it into a different perspective."
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Pure Cruise - Verve
The sheltered waters of beautiful Lake Rotoiti are home to one of New Zealand's little known experiences, the luxury sailing catamaran Tiua. The fresh water encounters Pure Cruise create are now iconic and are enjoyed by guests from all over the world, but the story behind this business success is one of creativity, challenge and friendship.
Started by four adventurous friends with the idea of bringing luxury sailing to the geothermal lakes, the perfect vessel was discovered languishing in a boat yard in the Caribbean Island of Granada. Matt Horder, one of the directors and the main Skipper, knew this was the perfect boat to bring home to the shores of Lake Rotoiti, "As soon as I saw it listed – it was the right size and layout, able to host a family comfortably, but also a group of 30" The yacht had been left on the land for 9 years and had endured at least 2 hurricanes there so was in a sorry state – the price was right if we could only sail it home.
Matt called the owner and he said 'If you want it, then to have to be here in 48 hours as the phone is ringing off the hook. I left for Grenada that night and 37 hours later I was there'. The boat was perfect, battered and in need of a complete overhaul – but with beautiful bones. A small group of friends from Okere Falls on the lake shore joined Matt & Co-owner Tina for the four month journey of over 9000 nautical miles through the Caribbean Sea to the Panama Canal, across the Pacific to the Galapagos Islands then through French Polynesia with final landfall at Tauranga.
She then had a full re-fit and was christened 'Tiua' meaning 'to move with the wind' and today shows little evidence of her humble beginnings. Tiua is a spectacular sight, luxurious & elegant, cruising the shores of Lake Rotoiti under sail…but she is so much more than just a sailing experience. Pure Cruise offers a genuine, personal encounter exploring the native bays and coves of this beautiful lake under sail. Fish for Rainbow Trout, soak in the lake edge thermal pools and hear stories & legends of the local Maori, all accompanied by fine wine and great food. There are glow worm caves to swim into and stand up paddle boards to challenge you and even cliff jumping.
Your time on the water can be as active or passive as you like, the yacht Tiua is truly an off the beaten track indulgence that is naturally served. The yacht is still run by friend and locals of the lake who'd love to share their beautiful playground with you.
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Assemblymember Monique Limón recognizes World Refugee Day
(Sacramento) In an effort to shed light on the recent "zero tolerance" policy enacted by the Trump administration, Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) spoke during a recent Assembly floor session in support of House Resolution (HR) 91 to commemorate World Refugee Day (June 20,2018) which honors the courage, strength, and determination of the women, men, and children who are forced to flee their homes due to threats of conflict, violence, and persecution. "I cannot even begin to imagine what children, and young adults are feeling at this very moment who have been intentionally separated from their families," said Assemblymember Limón, "This resolution is more important than ever because so many in our communities are witnessing what it feels like to be scared, to panic, to see kids separated from the individuals who most matter in their lives. There is no short term or long term gains. We all lose. Families lose. The kids lose." To hear more of Assemblymember Limón's comments, watch this Assembly Access video.


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ITI, River Cess—The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency unit in River Cess announced that they confiscated four bags of marijuana worth over L$500,000 (US$3,246.75) in the Kola Tree Community in Iti, Yarnee District.
LDEA's chief of operations in River Cess, Jurry Blamo, told The Bush Chicken that the traffickers had fled the scene before his men arrived.
"This is the biggest arrest [bust] made so far since I took over operations four months ago,†Blamo said. "Even though we have been confiscating substances, but not as huge as this one.â€
According to Blamo, a single barrel rifle and two motorcycles that were being used by the traffickers were also confiscated.
Iti is a settlement established by former workers of the International Timbers Industry established by a former general from the Liberian Civil War era.
The area is close to the border with Sinoe and has routes that lead to Nimba and Grand Gedeh.
In line with LDEA standard procedures, Blamo said the drugs would have been burnt on Sunday September 9, 2018; however, this has not happened, and authorities have not explained the cause of the delay. A press conference had been scheduled by the joint security team on Saturday, September 8 to explain the procedures for destroying the drugs; however, it was canceled without explanation.
Residents are concerned about the possibility of misconduct with the police's handling of the drugs. The fact that the drug bust was made without any arrest has been viewed as suspicious. Unverified reports indicate that the confiscated marijuana is being kept at the headquarters of the River Cess' detachment of the Liberia National Police.
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MADRAS, Ore. (AP) -- A central Oregon sheriff says two boys, ages 10 and 7, started a fire that destroyed four mobile homes in Madras.
Jefferson County Sheriff Jim Adkins tells KTVZ the boys admitted setting a fire with lighters, and it "got away from them."
The boys were issued citations in lieu of custody for reckless burning and illegal burning. They were released to their parents.
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Quantic Dream, developer of Heavy Rain, showed a new tech demo at the Game Developers' Conference, which portrayed a bicentennial woman named Kara.
As unfortunate as it is, Kara is not Quantic Dream's next IP, but it definitely shows the future potential in the gaming industry. The explanation for the tech demo, in terms of a potential new IP from Quantic Dream, was very vague, but David Cage spoke with the Official PlayStation Blog about it:
"After Heavy Rain, we wanted to push the envelope in terms of quality, starting with the visuals. We wanted to improve many things — things that were not possible with the Heavy Rain engine. So we had to develop a new engine from scratch.
We also wanted to improve the quality of the acting. With Heavy Rain, we did what many games do — split performances, recording a voice on one side and a body animation on the other, putting everything together and crossing your fingers that you get a consistent performance. It worked okay for Heavy Rain, but you lose a lot of a performance by splitting into two and rebuilding it artificially.
We wanted to do what Avatar did by having one full performance where we capture everything at the same time. And we wanted to demonstrate these new performance capture techniques and the new engine before going into production, so we developed a short showcase that would allow us to test these ideas and technologies. This is how "Kara" was created.
"Kara" is not our next game. It's not the character, it's not the world, it's not the story. …We do things in a very strange way here, things that have nothing to do with the games we make. But I think that's a part of the DNA of the studio, and hopefully something that people like about us – they never know what they're going to get!"
Personally, this performance of Kara in the tech demo blows so many other performances out of the water, and, even though Heavy Rain was a graphical marvel and a stellar plot, it even makes Heavy Rain looks like it belongs in the previous generation of games. Really, in my own words, it's a sight to behold, in both graphics and acting ability. The video posted below is seven minutes of glorious storytelling, and we, the fans of both Quantic Dream and overall progress, can only wait anxiously for what is to come from this tech demo.
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