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A test called fluorescein angiography may be used. In this test, a dye is injected into your arm. The dye is photographed as it circulates through the retina's blood vessels. In people with Stargardt disease, the photos show a dark area within tissue of the retina. This helps the ophthalmologist diagnose Stargardt disease.
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It is not hard to find articles on Barack Obama's visit to Notre Dame on Sunday, May 17, 2009. But there was an article by the Associated Press that caught my attention. Julie Pace noted that President Obama sought some common ground between the two sides on abortion.
What common ground do these two sides have? "We can still agree that this is a heart-wrenching decision for any woman to make, with both moral and spiritual dimensions." Obama said.
Really? This is the common ground that both sides share. I am in utter disbelief that anyone can come to the conclusion that a human embryo, zygote, or fetus can be killed primarily for the convenience of a mother and simultaneously call it a heart-wrenching decision. This statement tells us two things, at least.
First, it tells us that the pro-choice view is utterly intellectually bankrupt if it finds moral qualms with its stance and yet seeks to further its cause. We have laws that protect animals to varying degrees that are not granted to a human child still in her mother's uterus. Laws that address, funny enough, humane treatment.[1]So inhumane is the way abortion is actually carried out that the FDA has a higher code of requirements when it inspects slaughter houses then government does on abortion clinics.[2]
Second, the very fact that President Obama admits this is a heart-wrenching decision admits to the reality that it is wrong. Why else would it be heart wrenching? Why else is there moral and spiritual implications? If it is merely a matter of choice then why fret? If you are pro-choice then giving up this ground means admitting that abortion is wrong. If this issue is one of relative perspective then it can only be a situation of position, power and perspective.
The mother is in a position with the support of her government to carry out the abortion. They give her means through access to abortion clinics, funds, engage in laws splitting the home in half so that now neither father of child or grandparents (if the mother is young ) have access, input or knowledge.
The mother has power of life and death in her hand. Think of those words – "life and death." She does not have "convenience and happiness" within the grasp of her hands. What a lie that has been propagated to believe what you are deciding over is anything other than life and death. Since a primary concern that gives rise to abortion is one of provision why is it that we don't have stiffer sentences for murders committed against the wealthy? If money is such a clear answer, and someone's happiness is intrinsic to having means then why does it not surface in other areas of justice when we are making grandiose statements on the value (or lack thereof) of human life. However, Nietzsche would be proud. Give me a better example of a human rising above the herd and doing as she wishes than abortion.
The mother has perspective. Our culture has been fixated on giving multiple reasons for why abortion is the right choice. From the overused example of rape resulting in pregnancy with inflated statistics to the pursuit of happiness someone needs to remind the media that the right to life comes before either liberty or the pursuit of happiness. To take life away is to undermine the foundation of the guiding principles of this country.
Congratulations on your honorary doctorate from Notre Dame Mr. President – now please give us the intellectual integrity that should come with it.
[1] John Piper gives a short discussion on this logic here.
[2] http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Key_Facts_Humane_Slaughter/index.asp

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we started class by discussing how to complete the day's quiz, and then spent about 25 minutes working on the quiz (see below). afterwards, students had about 15 minutes to revise / finish their 70X encyclopedia page outlines. i collected those outlines in order to give students feedback on their ideas & organization.
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Iceland: WOW Air Wows with $99 Transatlantic Fares
By Vicki Arkoff
Categories Americas International Deals, Baltimore, British International Deals, Budget Travel, California, Canada, Destinations, England, Europe, Iceland, London, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montreal, North America, Reykjavík, San francisco, Toronto, Travel Tips and Secrets, Type of Travel, USA
Let the airfare wars begin! Will WOW air's ultra-low introductory prices be a game-changer or a pie in the sky?
WOW air, the ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline based in Iceland, has wowed the international travel industry by offering fares from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Iceland for as low as $99. Travelers also have the option to continue their trip to WOW air´s 21 European destinations including London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dublin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm for as low as $199 one-way with a short one hour stopover in Iceland.
Do read the fine print though, as the $99 and $199 fares include taxes but do not include a return flight home at the same price. Many budget passengers are doing some smart shopping on other carriers for connecting and return flights to combine with the historically rock-bottom double-digit one-way fare departing from the U.S. It appears that luggage charges for anything larger than one small carry-on will also apply, upping the total fare, but that's not unexpected, given that check-in luggage price gauging continues to expand on domestic and international flights. One more caveat: seat pitch is not generous, so passengers desiring an increase from 30 inches to 34 inches will face an additional charge.
"This is a game changer for WOW air, and arguably the travel industry, making travel to Iceland and other European countries both easy and affordable from California," said Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air. "We are thrilled to add Los Angeles and San Francisco to our fast growing network. With the addition of our new long-range A330-300 aircraft to our fleet, we will be able to offer fares from Europe to the West Coast of the United States far cheaper than our competitors whilst maintaining great service with a smile, as we did with our routes to Boston, Baltimore/Washington D.C., Toronto and Montreal."
WOW air will begin flying to the West Coast of the United States in summer 2016 with inaugural flights starting in San Francisco on June 9 and in Los Angeles starting June 15. Service from San Francisco to Iceland will be available five days a week and service from Los Angeles to Iceland will be available four days a week with connecting flights on to other European destinations.
WOW air's expansion to California follows the launch of transatlantic services from 21 European destinations to Boston and Baltimore/Washington, D.C. in early 2015 and the news that the airline would begin flying to the Canadian destinations of Montreal and Toronto in May 2016, all via Iceland and with one-way fares starting at $99. The existing U.S. services now operate year-round and maintain consistent carrier loads of 90% plus. WOW expects its annual passenger capacity will more than double in 2016 to over 1.8 million, up from approximately 840,000 in 2015.
The California routes will be serviced by three new Airbus A330-300 aircraft, the first wide-body planes in the WOW air fleet, which will each carry 340 passengers in a single-class configuration. WOW air was ranked as the 7th best low-cost airline in Europe at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards and was the youngest airline in the top ten.
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Today you should read: 1 Timothy 6:1-2
Representing the faith…
It's crazy to think about… how the God of the universe would allow me to represent His name. He actually allows me to be a representative of who He is and what He can do. By choosing to do His work through His people, God chooses to make us representatives of His name.
Now I know you have heard this idea before, but think about it again… When a king chooses an ambassador (one who goes to represent him to other kingdoms and nations) he doesn't choose just any old scrub. If he did, this ambassador would walk into the neighboring country just after rolling out of bed, he would have no idea what to talk about, he would probably disrespect the officials of that kingdom, and he would most likely be the reason that all of the other nations think poorly of the king he is representing.
In the same way, we have the constant task of representing our King of King's and the Christian faith in general.
1 Peter 2:12 says:
"Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world."
Today's "Walk-a-Way"
Today in our passage, we see Paul give words of instruction when it comes to slaves. He describes the proper conduct for the slave of the unbelieving master as well as the believing master. Both of which are the same…submission.
The heart behind obeying the believing master is out of love and support of the fellow brother in Christ. The heart behind obeying the unbelieving master is to properly represent the True Master.
This can be properly applied to us as believers in any area of life. 1 Timothy 6:1 says that by our conduct we can "bring shame on the name of God and His teaching."
How is your conducting representing your Master? At work, with your family, with your friends, or with your classmates…is your conduct representing the faith well?
You never know when you may encounter the same people in the future and you never know if you will have the ability to make up for your poor conduct. Remember, you are an ambassador…representing your King.
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When enterprise architects meet up over beer and start parsing the terminology of enterprise architectural modeling, the concept of perspectives comes up, i.e. the ability to model the underpinning structure of the enterprise from a number of different perspectives – whether that be from the business, technical or actor perspectives.
A perspective is a useful tool insofar as it forces us to examine the same problem from a different angle – thus ensuring that we reduce the risk of missing something critical from our problem analysis. When I teach project management workshops, I always have teams develop WBS from both a product and a process perspective – as that forces them to identify elements they may not think of when sticking with a single perspective.
The issue with perspectives, however, is that it is quite easy to get wrapped around the axles and stuck in an endless analysis paralysis as new perspectives are introduced. At some point, we need to declare that "enough is enough" and move on with our current understanding of the problem.
So in selecting perspectives, as in all things, moderation is key. We need to choose the 1,2 or 3 perspectives that will almost always give us the 80% of the problem we need to focus on for now, and then trust the ability to modify our approach in the future to ensure that anything we may have missed in the analysis is dealt with in a timely fashion.
Thus, when we look at project portfolio management, we typically arrive at the critical point where we need to determine an appropriate perspective to use when reviewing the issue.
The Process Perspective
The default perspective is probably the simplest one. Perhaps because of PMP training, ISO standards or natural inclination, many folks start looking at portfolio optimization from the process perspective. In this perspective, the portfolio management process is broken down into discrete steps: intake, business case development, prioritization, authorization, execution, benefits realization, etc.
Each of these steps is broken into subprocesses: inputs, tools & techniques, outputs (ITTO). We then start looking at project portfolio management as an exercise in ensuring that all the ITTO are technically accounted for and flow into each other. With this perspective, we end up with a technical solution to the problem, a linear path to success.
The Capability Perspective
An alternative perspective is that of the capability. Instead of looking at project portfolio management as a process, we look at it as a strategic capability that enables the company to make intelligent decisions about the projects that it will execute. Then, we break that strategic capability down into its component parts. To support project portfolio management, we will need to be able to perform resource management, financial management, enterprise architecture and strategic planning. Each of these elements becomes its own strategic capability with its own subcapabilities.
Capability Over Process
See what we did there? We took the problem of how to do project portfolio management and we flipped it on its side. We went from treating it as a process to a capability. Both perspectives are valid – but we find the capability perspective to be more useful in framing the solution. The capability perspective is more useful for a number of reasons:
Thinking in terms of capabilities doesn't trap us into thinking in the context of a single process or system. Instead of focusing on project portfolio management, we can focus on the financial management that underpins project portfolio management. Chances are this is the same financial management that supports project execution or operations or any of the other elements in the Request-to-Fulfillment value chain. Hence, when looking at financial management (as an example), we need to make sure that we can support all of these needs using a harmonious structure, taxonomy, nomenclature, process, etc.
The flip side of that is to develop financial governance to support each new process individually. When organizations do that, they end up with a spaghetti mess of poorly coupled systems and data silos. One financial system is used to manage projects in engineering, and a whole other system is used to manage projects in execution. Meanwhile, bids and contracts are all tracked somewhere else. Focusing on the process perspective denies the complexity inherent in the organization as a system.
The second reason to think in terms of capabilities and not process is that continuous improvement is better built on a platform of capabilities than it is on a defined process. As the organization matures and improves performance, whole capabilities can be enhanced or invested in without forcing a reengineering of the entire process. This phenomenon is particularly true in the field of project portfolio management, which arguably itself is precisely an exercise in ongoing improvement. Reengineering an entire process to support continual improvement becomes a significantly more complex endeavor.
Remember, when looking at implementing project portfolio management within an organization, you're never focusing on solving today's problems. You're not even focusing on solving tomorrow's problems. You're focusing on giving the organization the ability to solve the problems that will arise next week that we haven't event thought about yet. Selecting a capabilities based perspective is the first step in identifying how that will be done.


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Latest > R&A introduces new pace of play measures
Jun 14th, 2016
R&A introduces new pace of play measures
In time for The Amateur Championship
Words: James Greenwood
The R&A has introduced two new measures to its Pace of Play Condition in time for The Amateur Championship, which is being played at Royal Porthcawl and Pyle & Kenfig in Wales.
The measures will address two particular situations that can arise during championship play. Firstly when groups being considered to be out of position even if they are playing within the time allowed, and secondly the timing of individual players who are playing at an unduly slow pace and are only being kept in position by other members of their group who are playing at a quicker pace.
The R&A is introducing the new measures for its 2016 season of amateur events and international matches and they have come into force at The Amateur Championship.
The first measure is a change to the definition of 'Out of Position', which will now enable groups that are more than the starting interval behind the group in front to be timed, even if they have not exceeded the allotted time for number of holes completed.
The second measure is the addition of a new clause, 'Random Timing Without Warning When Group Not Out of Position', for situations where an individual player may be timed without warning, including when a group is not out of position, for playing at an overly slow pace.
David Rickman, Executive Director – Rules and Equipment Standards at The R&A, said, "The two new measures are part of The R&A's continuing efforts to improve pace of play at our amateur championships and international matches. It is now possible for us to address instances where a particular group has fallen behind, and is playing considerably slower than those groups ahead of them, but is still under the schedule.
The Committee will now have authority to time these groups and encourage a quicker pace of play.
Players also have a responsibility for playing at a good pace, not just when they are out of position and being timed. We will now be able to intervene in situations where a player is only being kept in position as a result of the quick pace of play from others in their group."
If the R&A can crack down on slow competition play we have to welcome these changes. Slow play in the professional game does filter down into both the amateur game, and even your weekend round. It's a scourge, and needs to be sorted.
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Rollins students, if you are like me you recently checked your e-mail and found a message from Gotootie… and then immediately deleted it.Well, it turns out this e-mail was not just a promotional attempt by our friends from Tutti Frutti, rather an entirely new social networking group for Rollins and UCF students.
According to the makers of Gotootie.com, "Whether you're at Cornell Hall, McKean Hall (sic) or having a nonfat Macchiato at Starbucks on Park Ave., you'll be able to instantly discover, share and connect with other students in your surroundings from your laptop computer."
Nice try Gotooie, but it seems as though someone beat you to the punch. His name is Mark Zuckerberg and he created a little something we all know as Facebook. However, it is interesting that this program is created to cater to Rollins and UCF students exclusively.
The way Gotootie describes its site is reminiscent of Twitter as well. People can go on and "share links, make requests, leave comments about a class or tell people what is going on in your dorm – simply select the appropriate category and share."
The problem I see with this is it is simply another way for our already small community to "stalk" and "lurk" each other at an even closer range than with Facebook or Twitter.
The truth is I am just as guilty as every other Facebooker when it comes to lurking around my friends on the site. However, it seems as though stalking has become the sole purpose of social networking sites. In fact, Gotootie even advertises that one of its main purposes is to share "gossip" within the community. I worry that rather than joining the community together, sites of this nature tear us apart.
On a grander scale, Gotootie simply adds to the concept that people are no longer communicating face to face. Why have conversations when you can shoot someone a text? Why go out of your way to set up a meeting when you can inbox someone?
In my opinion, we have a disastrous communication dilemma on our hands. Again, I am guilty of these interpersonal faux pas, but I think it is important that we at least realize what sites and programs like Gotootie are doing to us as a group and work to reconnect more with people and less with our Internet browser.


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Three Indian airports have emerged the toppers in the ASQ (Airport Service Quality) 2017 rankings in various categories when the Airports Council International (ACI) announced its awards on Tuesday, March 6. Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad airports have been rated as the world's best for customer experience in their respective categories.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) are ranked as the world's best airport for customer experience in the 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA) category at the ASQ Awards 2017. Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has won the number one position in the 5-15 million passengers per year category.The categories are fixed based on the number of travelers passed through an airport.
Congrats @aailkoapt, @RGIAHyd, @baliairports, #ChongqingJiangbeiIntlAirport & @CSIAMumbai on your #ASQAwards for Best Airport by Size and Region - Asia-Pacific! pic.twitter.com/hMknysSHzi— ACI World (@ACIWorld) 6 March 2018
Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport shared the second spot, after Mumbai and New Delhi in the 40 million passengers per year category.
Many other Indian airports also figured in the top rung in their respective categories. Bengaluru, airport is the second best airport in the 15 to 25 million passengers category, while Chennai airport shared the third place with Indonesia's Surabaya airport. In the 5 to 15 million passengers category, Hyderabad airport secured the top spot. Cochin, Kolkata, and Pune airports are in the third place.
Lucknow airport made it to the topmost rank in the 2 to 5 million passengers category. Ahmedabad airport received the award for the Most Improved Airport in Asia Pacific region. Indore (IDR) airport is selected as the best airport in the region in the 2 million passengers per year category.
In the ASQ Award 2016, New Delhi and Mumbai were at the second position in the category of over 40 MPPA. Both airports have bettered their performance on ASQ parameters this year.
The ASQ ranking is based on 34 key performance indicators. These include airport access, check-in, security screening, restrooms, stores, and restaurants. It also considers passenger comments of their best and worst experience at the airport.
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Dr Alex Paterson of The Orb has fine taste in music indeed. Here he talks us through his favourite 13 albums...
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Anyway, it's been a stressful day. I'm gonna eat cake and buy her a necklace with her new, soon to be legal, name on it.


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With a private island in the Bahamas, and villas in Beaver Creek, Los Cabos, St. Barts and more, Cuvée is at the very high end of the travel spectrum.
"My vision for Cuvée started because I saw a void in the marketplace for highly specialized and personalized travel in the ultra-luxury space," said Cuvée CEO and Founder Larry Mueller. "Cuvée provides incredible villa settings paired with curated, immersive experiences in celebrated global destinations. We create unimaginable lifestyle adventures that allow our guests to travel deeper into local cultures. What I love about Cuvée is that we're simultaneously exclusive and accessible, a luxury travel platform that provides our guests the ability to celebrate life with the people they love."
Cuvée has around 50 high-end properties offering 24-7 service and immersive cultural experiences. It is not a membership club - it is very easy to book a one-time stay. The price tag ranges from $1,200 to $25,000 a night, depending on destination and dates of travel.
At one of Cuvée's properties, La Veduta di Vertine in Tuscany, Francesco Barone greets guests with a spread of Tuscan specialties, including the property's own extra virgin olive oil, and discusses the schedule for their stay, which can include helicopter tours of the region, boat trips to nearby Elba Island, private chefs and trainers, and anything else they have requested.
"My goal is for guests to experience a vacation that is like no other holiday in the world," said Barone. "It should feel like home - but in the middle of Chianti, with good food, good wines, and amazing experiences. My team and I can organize bike tours through vineyards and olive groves, visits to historical castles where the owners will bring you into their homes, and almost anything you can imagine to achieve the Italian dream of La Dolce Vita. I tailor-make everything for each guest, and I make sure it's not a typical tour. I know every owner, every driver, and every provider, and I make sure to try the tours myself before I organize anything for anyone else. That's the Cuvée advantage."
The villa itself is a sprawling, five bedroom farmhouse complete with olive groves, an organic garden, a rooster named Lorenzo, a state-of-the-art kitchen and wine cellar, and many living spaces, both indoor and outdoor, for relaxing. A centuries-old structure, the villa was rebuilt in the early 1900's and restored in 2006. It has every modern amenity, including seamless Wi-Fi and a Sonos sound system.
However, for those wanting to disconnect completely, leaving it all to Barone to organize is a smart choice. A three day visit began on a Tuesday with a visit to Poggio Amorelli vineyards, with a tour of the cellars, an education into wine-making, and a tasting with a scrumptious lunch. From there, our driver and guide Massimiliano Niccoli drove us to Radda in Chianti for a quick tour of the charming town. Dinner back at the villa was an enlightening and fun pizza-making class, using local ingredients.
"Pizza is a dish that you prepare with your hands," said chef Alessio Sedra, who was there with two chefs from his team. "You can feel the ingredients, and people lose all their inhibitions."
On Wednesday, after we scrambled eggs fresh from the henhouse, our private guides from Tuscany Private Tour, Martina Grillini and Giada Barsottini, picked us up for a fascinating insider's guided visit of Sienna and Monteriggioni, and for the best gelato in the region.
That night, chef Duccio Prussi prepared a four course meal that was a work of art. Trained in Florence in various high-end hotels, as well as the Michelin two-star restaurant Caino and the three-star St. Hubertus, Prussi has been a private chef for 10 years.
"I am Tuscan, so I like to use local products, including extra virgin olive oil," said Prussi, who caters dinners for Florence's most prominent families. "I select all the products and I am very attentive to ingredients. My cooking is real, it's authentic."
On Thursday morning, Emanuele Giachi landed his helicopter on the villa's private helipad, whisking us away to his family's apartment in a medieval tower in San Gimigano for a spectacular view of the region, and on to his family's winery, Tenuta Torciano, where his father, Pierluigi Giachi, taught us about wines of the region through a twelve-flight tasting and superb lunch. A visit to the Strozzi family cellars, in existence since 994 A.D., followed.
"We are trying to give people a unique experience," said Emanuele Giachi. "We are not just a winery, we are also a wine school. We are trying to transmit our passion and our knowledge. Plus, we are a family, and we put our hearts into what we're doing. That's what makes a difference."
For carnivores, no visit to Tuscany would be complete without a bistecca a al Fiorentina. At dinner that night, chefs Graziela Malgeri and Lina Zampelli prepared it perfectly, along with other Tuscan specialties, including two kinds of pasta and a pumpkin and porcini mushroom dish.
"Bistecca a la Fiorentina is served very rare, with meat from the Chianina breed," explained Zampelli. "Chianina cows are tall and completely white. They are not used for milk production, but solely for lean meat. They are raised in Southern Tuscany."
"We are a big team, we are 12, and Graziela is the executive chef," Zampelli continued. "Her company was born out of a passion for the traditional way of cooking using local fresh produce."
The next morning, after a last fresh egg scramble, it was time to leave - but the memories will linger on forever.
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{See an update from Nature's One below}
A new study found that certain formulas containing organic brown rice syrup have 20-30 times more inorganic arsenic than those without the ingredient. The levels were significantly higher than the acceptable limits set for water by the EPA. The Dartmouth researchers said that rice takes up the natural arsenic from the soil, so brown rice syrup can have high arsenic concentrations whether the rice is grown organically or not. Inorganic arsenic exposure through ingestion has been linked to cancer of the skin, bladder, liver, and lung. And as you know, babies are especially vulnerable to the damaging effects of toxic chemicals.
Okay, so now we know to watch carefully for food labels listing brown rice as a main ingredient. But the researchers didn't name the offending products, so what should parents who specifically chose organic formula do to avoid arsenic? Instead of panicking, let's activate those Non-toxic Ninja powers and get busy researching!
We're going to tackle Nature's One specifically because we've received the most inquiries about it by far. We already know that Nature's One is concerned about environmental chemicals in children's products. That's clear in their choice to use organic ingredients and BPA-free containers. Yesterday the company released a statement explaining that its California-based supplier of organic brown rice syrup uses an independent lab to test arsenic levels. Those reports showed that arsenic was undetectable. That's a good thing, but we'll be anxious to hear the results of testing Nature's One promised to complete prior to future production too.
As for the statement they posted on Facebook, we weren't too impressed and thought it was more defensive than factual. Here's why:
- They said, "Where is the health crisis in Asian countries? Where is it in the United States? None exists." That's quite a bold statement. Since we first began looking into studies on arsenic, we've been increasingly concerned. And we all know how reliable governments are at providing the people with information…right?
- They made a broad-brush statement that the toxic form of arsenic (inorganic) is manmade. A little more fact checking on their part would go a long way here. According to the CDC, the inorganic and organic forms of arsenic occur naturally in the environment, with inorganic forms being most abundant. Inorganic arsenic is associated with other metals in igneous and sedimentary rocks, and it also occurs in combination with many other elements, especially oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is found in combination with either inorganic or organic substances to form many different compounds. Inorganic arsenic compounds are found in soils, sediments, and groundwater. These compounds occur either naturally or as a result of mining, ore smelting, and industrial use of arsenic. Organic arsenic compounds, on the other hand, are found mainly in fish and shellfish. Water sources in some parts of the United States also have higher naturally occurring levels of inorganic arsenic than other areas.
The danger lies in the fact that we're exposed to arsenic in so many ways every day. This level of exposure cannot be safe for our children. The best way for parents to approach this situation is to follow Dr. Greene's advice:
- Rice should not be the primary source of calories for babies
- Whatever rice they do get should come primarily from California and/or be adequately tested for arsenic (with technology at least able to detect 10 ppb)
- Avoid conventional rice from countries still using arsenical pesticides
So here we are again with no standards for arsenic levels or requirements for testing of organic rice or the soil it's grown in. Maybe this new level of awareness will help change that.
UPDATE: Nature's One posted more info about the arsenic issue on their website and will publish more specifics about testing soon too.


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The German health system is one of the most expensive. Nevertheless, people are not gesüas in other Lächange. Für Prävention is, by contrast, spent very little money. Why the ächange should
A heart für Prävention? The hits für, the German health care system currently is not – even if to save a lot of money ließe
Three times as häfrequently as Sweden, and almost twice as often as all of the EU-Bücitizens on average: About ten Times in the year, German patients go to the doctor, compared to that of the organization für economic co-operation and development (OECD). Nevertheless, the Bundesbü die;trouble in the cut früas, for example, the Scandinavians, and spend a total of less healthy years. Almost 80 percent of the Swedish adult schäappreciate your a Are as very good or good, in Germany only do almost two-thirds.
At the same time, our health system is one of the most expensive in the world. In 2017, the costs were high as never before: On almost 375 billion euros schäthe Federal office fü tzt;r statistics, keep all the health expenditure of the state, private households and companies. The goods for the first time, more than one billion euros per day and 11.3 per cent of gross domestic product. All States außthe USA and Switzerland spend proportionately less.
Hardly fü expenditure;r Präprevention in our health care system
"Supply and Verfüavailability in an international comparison the Federal Republic of very gut", OECD health analyst Michael Mü says;ller. Gesüthe Germans, however, are not so. How ließe the ächange? How ließen expenditure-reducing and results improve? Für many experts is clear: more needs to be done to prevent diseases. Currently le be omitted;diglich 3.3 per cent of all health expenditure in Germany to prevention.
"Smoking, obesity and alcohol year fü cause;r year, several dozen billion follow-on costs. PräventionsansäParking spaces are a huge lever to senken" these costs;, Dr. Tobias Effertz from the Institute fü says;r law of the economy in Hamburg. And Professor Ulrich John, Director of the Institute für social medicine and Prävention of the University of Greifswald, erklärt: "Our average life span erhöht all four, füfive years to one year. With successful Maßto be taken against Smoking, Drinking, unhealthy Ernäcurrency and too little exercise wüwould that number double."
Alcohol, Smoking, Fast Food: German life unhealthy
However, many Bundesbütrouble life consistently unvernüin the future. Eleven litres of pure alcohol, the average German drinks per year – two liters more than in all OECD Lächange in section. Üabout 20 percent of adults smoke fü, ;nf percent more than in Sweden. The last Report "Health in Deutschland" the Robert-Koch Institute, the German food is increasingly burgers, ready-made pizzas and other Fast Food. The Hä: Not even;half of the adults doing a lot of sports, as recommended by the world health organization.
Üabout 50 percent of the Bundesbütrouble is ümountain important, almost a quarter are obese. Also these are with the höthe highest values in comparison to other States. And the trend is rising. The consequences of this lifestyle: Almost seven million Germans are diabetic, up to 30 million käfight with high blood pressure. "In the case of antidiabetic drugs and blood-pressure-nuclear-gehört Germany to the international Top-Usern", OECD expert Mü says;ller. The most Bundesbücitizens are dying of a chronic illness – häoften the one Suffering, by präventive Maßtook hinauszö prevent, or at least;like to can.
In the year 2015 450&thinsp were in this country;000 people because of the consequences of Smoking were treated in a hospital. Diseases of the cardiovascular system number one cause of death and caused, according to the Federal statistical office, alone 2015 health spending of around 46 billion euros. Scientists from the University of Hamburg and to quantify the consequential costs of Smoking, Drinking, unhealthy Ernäcurrency and to the lack of movement on 180 billion euros per year. "A very rough Hochrechnung", Professor Hajo Zeeb from the Leibniz-Institute fü judge;r Präprevention research and epidemiology in Bremen, Germany. "But helpful to the discussion."
Policy or Bütrouble is: Who is responsible?
Social physicians, Ulrich John, and other Prävention experts consider it für, that üabout 90 percent of all spending in our health care system on the supply already Diseased target. Professionals preaching for years the immense potential of Prävention and stress, among other things, the importance of health literacy in the Bevöaging of the population. Just educated groups are in the stästrongest of chronic diseases affected. "This pushes the patients to the Black Peter zu", criticized by health researchers Hardy Müller by the Scientific Institute of the techniker Krankenkasse.
Economic expert Effertz looks, especially the legislators responsible: "Numerous studies show that Just by höhere taxes, less Information, reduced the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy foods effectively." The criticism, in order wüit s the people patronize and in their freedom, lässt Effertz not apply. This is the only way wüwould the cost of the event by spätere disorders fair priced. This bill can rise, shows the view in other Lä.
In Scandinavian Lächange policy Maßtook
"Sweden, Norway and Finland for decades, particularly active against tobacco and alcohol vor", Public Health specialist Ulrich John reported. Liquor is not expensive, beer and wine in the supermarket and also not around the clock, tank liquor and cigarettes dü, High;may very eingeschränkt are advertised. The consumption has since declined dramatically. According to studies, a decline in the Smoking percentage has a very positive effect on the heart and Gefäßhealth Bevöaging of the population. "The success stories are all bekannt", Effertz says.
But so far, German politicians reject Steuererhöhungen or another Einschrälimitation of Verfüavailability of nicotine and alcohol. Meanwhile, Germany is the only EU country that still Außenwerbung für tobacco products allowed. Many Bücitizens take the government in a duty. In a repräsentativen GfK survey conducted on behalf of the apotheken Umschau almost 90 percent of the politicians in the debt-to-für the rising cost of healthcare. The HöHey your Krankenversicherungsbeiträge more than 44 percent of Germans now hold für inappropriate.
Health care: German genießen many Vorzüge
At the same time, Ansprü are;che of the Insured. Üabout the Hähalf of respondents of the survey, alternative healing methods, such as Homöto homeopathy or acupuncture is not completely self-pay, in order to save costs. Almost 77 percent wüauthorities do not want to renounce on innovative and expensive therapies, almost 90 percent is not their free choice of doctor. The Latter is a performance, the patients in the other europäof Lächange is usually not or only eingeschränkt.
Generally speaking, genießthe German en many Vorzüge health care. So düyou may, at some to plan for a second expert opinion, interventions to obtain. According to the OECD, müonly a few patients from financial Grü shot;the forego necessary treatment. And with eight hospital beds per 1000 inhabitants 70 percent ü Germany;about the OECD average. But some of these supposed benefits of expert values is critical.
Case-fülisten to unnötransparent operations and therapies
"The Krankenhäuser a Infrastructure, the führt, you wird" used extensively;, OECD Analyst Mü says;ller. So wüauthorities minor procedures such as an almond-OP in other Lächange successfully durchgefü on an outpatient basis;hrt. "In Germany stationä happens the most;r", Mü says;ller. In addition, the number of hospital admissions fü was;r some chronic diseases höas in many other States, such as für Diabetes. Generally speaking, köcould OPs and therapies so because of economic incentives durchgefüwill hrt – and not because they are medically necessary. Want to work for a clinic to be profitable, zäselect high numbers of patients.
"Since treatments are billed with flat rates, suffers from the Qualität medical supply to part erheblich", erklärt Ulrich John. With the Ökonomisierung of medical services you've miscalculated. Systematic disincentives to reward those Ädoctors, the many treatments durchfüdo – not necessarily those of the Bedüneeds of the patients are really, says Professor Gian Domenico Borasio. He has the Interdisziplinäre the centre für palliative medicine at the Universität MüMunich and is now head of the Department für palliative medicine at the Universität Lausanne.
A third of the cost at the end of life
This Einschäup stützt is a result of the pharmacies Umschau-survey. Almost 40 percent of the respondents stated: "I once had the Gefühl, that I offer medical vöcompletely überflücasual was." A tendency to Überversor, which is, according to Borasio, particularly at the end-of-life significantly: "About a third of all costs are spent in the last two to three years of life. The are between 40 and 60 billion Euro per year." A Großpart of it was, in his opinion, Übertherapie.
A good example of dafür cancer patients, according to Borasio. Many chemo therapies wübodies whose life is only a few weeks verlängern– in the worst case, accompanied by violent side-effects. A treatment durchgefü should;be hrt if you are Suffering a lot, probably only verläextended? "Palliative care provides the uncomfortable question of whether you should do anything just because it kann", Borasio says.
Rising costs in medikamentösen tumor therapies
The cost für tumor therapies have recently risen dramatically, especially because of the innovative treatments are often extremely expensive. Wäwhile a medikamentöse treatment in 2011, has cost on average per Patient 4686 Euro, it was 2015 already 6458 euros. A cost increase of üabout 40 percent of the medicines report of the health insurance company Barmer calculated. The prices medikamentöser – and very successful – Skin cancer therapies have, and even eight-fold. In the interest of the patient, pharmaceutical manufacturers erklären such cost explosions with their high spending für research and development. Critics hold für price gouging at the expense of the entire field of health care and of the sick.
"Patient-hörende medicine wäre automatically ressourcensparender", palliative physician, Borasio says. A science höthe ruling policy wäit re also. In both Fäcases benefited the Insured – also, financially. Effertz: "More Prävention würde a triple dividend: a gesüother Bevöpopulation, höhere Produktivität, höhere tax revenue. And at the end of köcan potentially even the Krankenkassenbeiträge can be reduced."
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The Herald
Lovemore Chikova in BEIJING, China
Government and Sino-Hydro of China yesterday signed a $600 million agreement for the construction of Kunzvi-Musami Dam, while NetOne clinched a deal with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd for it to overhaul its systems.
Secretary for Water and Climate Mr Prince Mupazviriho signed the agreement with Sino-Hydro.
The NetOne deal, which sources said was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was signed by acting chief executive officer Mr Brian Mutandiro.
Read more:
- Zinwa, Chinese firm in Kunzvi Dam talks
- Sino Hydro set to get Hwange contract
- Sino-Zim power deals take off
The deals were signed at a seminar on China-Africa Business Cooperation attended by over 400 representatives of business from China and Africa.
Speaking after signing the deal with Sino-Hydro officials, Mr Mupazviriho said construction of the long-awaited Kunzvi-Musami Dam should begin early next year.
"This investment agreement includes construction of the pipeline from the dam to where we are going to build the water treatment plant," he said.
"We see it as a major milestone towards addressing the shortage of water in the Greater Harare area. I hope that by the 1st of April 2017 we should be doing the construction."
Greater Harare covers Ruwa, Epworth, Chitungwiza, Norton and the new city in Mt Hampden, which feed on water supplied by Harare.
"In the absence of devastating climate change effects, the dam will also go a long way in terms of harnessing water for future use," said Mr Mupazviriho.
"This is the first phase of the project and its worth around $600 million."
The Kunzvi-Musami Dam project, 67 kilometres north-east of Harare on Nyaguwi River, was mooted more than 30 years ago, but lack of funds forestalled construction.
For his part, Mr Mutandiro said the NetOne deal should result in firm adapting new technologies and construction of more than 3 000 network base stations.
He said the deal would be the third phase of the firm's mobile broadband network expansion.
"It will take NetOne to another level to make us the biggest network provider with 100 percent national coverage," said Mr Mutandiro.
"It will come with the current technology of 4.5G. Some are already migrating from 4G to 4.5G and it will keep NetOne current and relevant and will make us very pivotal in transforming the country through ICT with all these ICT platforms, and we are very excited."
Mr Mutandiro said the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development would now start working on guarantees and the necessary paperwork.
"Right now, we do not want to talk about the finances, but it's a mega project and obviously we want the Ministry of Finance to do the extra processes," he said.
"This is monumental and it's one of five projects selected throughout the whole of Africa. Usually, these are huge projects and they will have a gestation period of about 18 months."
Mr Mutandiro said they would work with authorities like the Harare City Council to create smart cities in their management by applying new technologies.
Coordinators of projects being undertaken by the Chinese government from almost all African countries will also meet today to review progress on such deals.
Zimbabwe will be represented by Macro Economic Planning and Investments Promotion Minister Obert Mpofu.
Minister Mpofu, together with representatives of other African governments, was yesterday introduced to Chinese Vice President Mr Li Yuanchao.


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> U.S. crude oil production DECLINED week to week from 12.4 MMBbls/day to 12.3 MMBbls/day. Not a big deal, because this is a pure "Wild Ass Guess" by EIA anyway. Actuals for February & March show us how much EIA overstated U.S. oil production in Q1.
> U.S. refineries are ramping up the amount of crude oil that they are processing.
> Days of Supply, which is much more important than comparing inventories to the 5-year average since we use a lot more oil based products today.
>> Crude oil = 28.8 days, down 0.1 from last week's report
>> Gasoline = 22.3 days, down 0.2 from last week's report
>> Jet Fuel = 21.9 days, up 0.2 from last week's report. < anything under 20 days of supply is extremely tight supply.
>> Distillates = 32.4 days of supply, down 0.9 from last week's report.
Crude oil inventory builds after May are a concern, but as you can see from the days of supply numbers, there is no "glut" of oil. AND gasoline and jet fuel inventories are tight.
Crude oil imports the last two weeks have been higher than expected, but that is just moving oil from storage on a ship to storage on land. Refiners building crude inventories (their raw material) is expected leading up to the spike in refined products demand that comes each summer.
The silver lining in today's bearish storage report is that OPEC+ is now 99.9% sure to extend the product cuts through year-end. They cannot live with sub-$60 Brent for long.


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Earlier this month club members Lyle Konner and Rob Wolfe, later joined by Cass Parel, attended the Young Men's Adventure Weekend (YMAW) at a remote campsite on Harrison Lake. This was the first time the mobile kitchen unit (pictured above) purchased by our club was set up and used. On July 17, Brad Lewis of YMAW attended the club meeting and gave a presentation on the purpose and activities of YMAW. This organizations works with young men who want to make positive changes in their lives. For more information go to their website at ymaw.com


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THE sales team at Inland Homes are in for a busy weekend.
The developer is opening two new show flats today (Saturday) in the apartment block at Centre Square, Wycombe and over in Beaconsfield, the selling agent for the housebuilder is releasing the initial phase of what used to be officers married quarters at Wilton Park, the former MoD language school in Beaconsfield Old Town.
But, first, as newsreaders say on the telly, here are details about the one- and two-bedroom contemporary flats in the newly built Rotunda Apartments building on the Wycombe development.
Prices start at £229,999 for a one-bed.
Help to Buy is an option for eligible buyers (those who won't own another property when they buy one here).
Inland's overall Centre Square scheme is part of a radical regeneration of the west side of the town centre. It's an area on the up.
The apartment block is opposite the Desborough Road entrance to the Eden Centre shopping mall.
The position, bang in the middle of the shops and all the leisure amenities in the centre of town, could hardly be better, albeit the railway station is on the opposite side of town.
For most people that's about a ten minute walk.
The show flats in the Rotunda complex will be ready to receive visitors from 10 am tomorrow.
Sales and marketing manager Anne-Louise Emery says 56 per cent of the Centre Square development has been sold off plan.
"We are expecting a huge amount of interest in the show homes. The apartments offer buyers fantastic value for money without compromising on specification or location.
"The security gated development has underground parking for every home and for those who prefer two wheels there is safe place onsite to park your bike."
At Inland's Wilton Park development in Beaconsfield, three out of an initial release of 41 houses that were once married quarters for the officer ranks of the RAF will be on parade ready for inspection by buyers who make an appointment to view them this weekend via the agents at Savills in Beaconsfield.
The choice includes a three-bed semi and a couple of four bedroom detached in the Brackenwood neighbourhood at Wilton Park.
Each house has loads of potential for improvement but you need to go there to appreciate the extent. The parkland setting of the development at the entrance to the Old Town with all the classy boutiques and eating places within walking distance and the motorway network within five-ten minutes drive should be enough in itself to warrant a visit.
In time to come, future owners of No1 Wavell Road will be able show friends before and after pictures of their double fronted four bedroom detached house.
Like the other ex MoD houses for sale, today it looks rather forlorn but spruce it up, plant some bulbs in the front garden and the price you could buy it for this weekend - £680,000 – will probably seem like a bargain.
The living room extends the full width of the property at the back: just over 34ft. The kitchen is 14 by 8. There's a cloakroom in the hall, four bedrooms (three doubles and a single) and the main bathroom upstairs and a detached garage. All it needs is a family to bring it back to life.
The sales team at Centre Square are on 01494 211049.
The number for Savills in Beaconsfield, the selling agent for the houses at Wilton Park is 01494 731950.


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Recent FOIA Requests – April 2015
This page presents a chronological listing of the subject and reference number of each Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) Request submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) during April 2015. For additional detail, see the Index of Closed FOIA/PA Requests by Subject.
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|All Radioactive Materials licenses under the NRC's jurisdiction that use portable nuclear gauges
|Copies of direct correspondence with US Senator Mark Kirk or his staff, January 2001-present
|List of all allegations received by the Office of the Inspector General from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014
|Copy of response to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and all documents related to the OIG's review of the response, regarding the December 26, 2014, allegation of professional misconduct by a NRC employee
|Copy of communications to Congress, and reports of the total number of inspectors employed by the NRC in every year for which data exists beginning in 2005
|Reports, investigative findings and safety concerns regarding Arkansas Nuclear One site in Russellville, Arkansas, March 1, 2000 to present, and regarding all Entergy locations, from March 1, 2007 to present
|Correspondence in the possession of name individual that were either sent or received on September 18, 19 or 20, 2012
|Emails dated September 19, 2012 at 21:56 exchanged between named individuals, including earlier emails in the chain, that were provided as part of the combined response to FOIA/PA Request 2014-0335 and 2014-0354
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Case #A13-07209, Special Project: NRC Regulatory Oversight
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Case #OIG Allegation 12-07080, Concern that Region IV has not Investigated an Incident At Callaway Nuclear
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Case #OIG Case 12-080, Concerns Regarding Adequacy of Region IV Review of the 2003 Forced Shutdown at Callaway Plant
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Case #A13-07296, Interference By NRC Officials Into an Investigation Conducted by the Office of Investigations
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Case #OIG Allegation 13-07105, Proactive Initiative-Computer Misuse and Computer Forensic Support
|Correspondence between Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and the NRC with regards to proposed Independent Spent Fuel Storage installation at Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, between January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008
|Copies of documents related to the construction of three nuclear power plants, Nine Mile Point Units 1 and 2, James A. Fitzpatrick Generating Station and Diagara Mohawk Power during 1960's and 1970's
|Copies of ammunition purchases regardless of caliber and intended use including all training defensive and crowd control purposes for FY13- FY16
|Guidance written for or behalf of the Chief FOIA/PA officers that provides departmental application of FOIA exemption (5), from 2010-current
|Any known policies that reference the National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency
|Copy of Information Assessment Team (IAT) advisories dated October 10 and November 16 (2001), May 20, 2003, March 1, 2004, and October 5, 2005
|Copy of the FBI "Terrorist Threats to the United States Homeland: Reporting Guide for Critical and Key Resource Owners and Operators," dated January 24, 2005
|Copy of the Sensitivity studies concluding that an infinite source would not significantly increase either the pressure pulse or heat flux to levels that would damage Seismic Source Characterizations in the SOCA
|Copy of direct correspondences with US Senator Mark Kirk or his staff, January 2001-present
|Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's Allegation #A13-07267 and Case #13-052
|Full and complete list of sites with inactive licenses
|Copies of reports or studies produced by NRC or its contractors on the risks of geomagnetic storms to the nation
|Reports, investigative findings and safety concerns regarding the Arkansas Nuclear One stator incident, March 31, 2013
|Updated copy of outstanding/stale-dated check lists (Limited Payability Cancellation Report) of refunds and credits, and undeliverable checks for fiscal year 2014
|Copy of the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer's file associated with an investigation of name individual, September 2014
|Specifications, and preferred vendors, for electrical wire or cables used in any nuclear power plants between 1966 and 1982
|Copies of Management Advisories, Management Alerts and Management Letters sent from the Office of the Inspector General, January 1, 2013 through July 1, 2013
|Most recent copy of NRC FEAR ACT report submitted to congress
|List of social media accounts currently held by NRC
|Documents pertaining to EA-14-085, which relates to a March 1, 2013, incident at the Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (formerly The Shaw Group)
|Copy of presentation titled "Occupy Protesters in Wisconsin," and copies of related bulletins and movements
|Copies of NRC policy that relate to media members and use of force
|Copy of logs documenting who has visited Headquarters from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015
|"Comprehensive Compilation of available Yucca Mountain Pore Water and other Composition Data" authored by David Shields
|All written guidance pertaining to the preparation of selection certificates and interviewing of candidates
|Records pertaining to an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation of a named individual
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The Internet has brought about brand new security threats, and spyware is one of the most common. If you use the Internet you need to take immediate action to counter the spyware that poses a serious threat to your privacy.
There are four ways to block spyware. Each should be used to keep prying eyes out of your computer files.
You are facing a battle that must be waged at two levels. First, you'll have to detect and eliminate the spyware that has already entered the computer system without your knowledge. Second, you need to make sure that the steps that you have taken will prevent new spyware from infiltrating your system.
You can achieve both of these objectives if you follow these four steps:
1. Update your Windows software.
Most spyware is written for systems that run on Windows. Microsoft, the maker of Windows, is well aware of this fact and constantly provides useful information and security patches to deal with spyware. Make a point of visiting the official Microsoft website regularly to download security patches and learn about new spyware floating on the net. You will considerably reduce the risk to your computer.
2. Set up firewalls.
A firewall provides an effective spyware blocker. Firewalls protect your computer and check for the authenticity of every file that you try to access on the net. This feature can also be set to detect malicious programs and prevent them from entering your computer. Therefore, spyware and adware files have no chance of being uploaded to your PC. Those using Windows XP already have existing firewalls in the operating system. All you need to do is activate them using a simple procedure, which you learn all about at Microsoft's support site.
3. Install spyware protection software.
Anti-spyware software must be downloaded at the first possible opportunity. This software ensures that any existing spyware in your computer is detected and erased. It will also ensure that no new spyware enters your system. This permanent solution should be put into action as early as possible. For best results, update your spyware protection on a regular basis.
4. Prevention.
The easiest way to avoid being affected by spyware and adware is to remember that nothing comes without a price. Any "free" programs or tools that you choose to download from online sites will invariably lead to the download of spyware or adware. This type of download should be avoided at all costs. Also, you should avoid clicking on those tempting pop-up ads that appear on your screen.
The Internet has opened a world of possibilities and opportunities, but it has also brought new threats. Safeguard your PC, and your own security, with good spyware protection.
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My breakfast for the past 2 days…
Day 1 – homemade banana cupcake – made with almond flour, wholewheat flour, cake flour and reduced sugar (organic fine raw sugar). A slice of crispy sprouted wheat toast with homemade nutty jam (almonds, walnuts, macadamia nuts and olive oil) and palm sugar (Gula Melaka) syrup.
Day 2 – a slice of crispy sprouted wheat bread with dad's homemade pandan kaya. Notice that on day 1, I ate 1 slice of toast and 1 cup cake and on day 2 only 1 slice of toast? That's because I worked out 15 minutes lesser in the gym on day 2, thus input of calories should also be lesser – then you won't give the extra calories the chance to attack your waistline. Common sense 😀
And ahem… the dessert… I know it's fattening and heaty but the durian season only comes several times in a year. So chow while they are in season! haha!
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So how do we manage to keep 'heatiness' at bay from all these crazy durian binging? With Izumio hydrogen water of course and I swear by it – for my kids and me! During each durian season in the past, getting a sore throat is not uncommon for us. Thankfully this time, we have Izumio to bring down the heatiness from the durians and crazy heatwave. And we have Super Lutein to strengthen our immune system guards too 😀
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Bicyclists from across the country are gearing up for one of the biggest events of the summer in Marquette County.
The Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic returns this weekend for its 12th year.
Race coordinator Tom Bleau says this is not only one of the most popular bike races in the area; it's also one of the biggest — there were more than 2300 riders in the various events last year and this year's edition is expected to have well over 2000 again.
The Ore to Shore has 3 timed events, as well as a few non-timed races for smaller children.
The races are this Saturday and have various start times and locations.
For more information or to sign up, you can go here or you can call toll-free, 1-866–370–7223


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Cheating has always been a problem in The Division, one that's been around since the game's closed beta despite Ubisoft's efforts. Although this doesn't happen often on PS4 and Xbox One, PC players aren't so lucky, but Ubisoft is one the case and ready to punish cheaters in the upcoming update.
According to Ubisoft, the next update, which goes live on the 12th of April, will allow gamers to report cheating players. Ubisoft will then verify if the players in question were in fact exploiting the game in order to have the advantage over others. If the report turns out to be true, the cheaters' accounts will be suspended for three days. If their actions continue after the suspension, the cheaters will be permanently banned from the game.
Although this might work for now, the developer is aware that this is not a perfect solution. Ubisoft is currently working on improving this system, adding that some better solution are coming in the future.
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Is Hollywood 'Cli-Fi' doing more harm than good?
Hollywood has created a new villain- climate change. An increasing number blockbuster flicks featuring an environmental apocalypse has culminated in a new genre known as 'Cli-Fi'. Movies such as Geostorm,Annihilation, and They Day After Tomorrow are set around the dire consequences of extreme weather phenomena. It's said there's no such thing as bad press, but is Cli-Fi raising awareness or fear mongering?
Climate change has made its way to the forefront of American news and politics following the current administration's negative stance on the subject. This has caused to activists, scientists, and now Hollywood to step forward and take a stand. Films such as Dean Devlin's "Geostorm" are created with the intent to show the potential danger of global warming. While some applaud the efforts of Hollywood to create awareness of the problem, many researchers criticize this tactic.
The premise for this argument is that doom-and-gloom apocalyptic movies are guilty of fear mongering and are actually causing more harm than good. In Andrew Hoffman's book, "How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate" the University of Michigan Professors breaks down the effects that Cli-Fi really has on public opinion. Hoffman argues that too many of these stories leave audiences with a sense of hopelessness as opposed to motivation, leaving people to ask, "What's the point?" He goes on to discuss that accepting climate change as a villain can be a hard pill to swallow. If climate change is the result of humans, as most environmental scientists would argue, that makes the viewers the villains; and who really wants to believe they are responsible for the apocalypse?
A little Hollywood magic is to be expected in any blockbuster flick, butresearchers observed that audiences are more likely to blindly trust science fiction movies than any other genre. This makes audiences and less likely research the facts, blurring the lines between fact and fiction. Climate change is not the first, and certainty won't be last problem that Hollywood has had an influence on.
When it comes to accepting climate change, there is a deep divide in public opinion. According to Yale's Climate Opinion Study, a majority of Americans admit global warming is happening, yet fewer than 30% believe that it will harm them personally. Further discussed in United We Stand, Divided We Sink: Why are Floridians So Divided on Global Warming? this opinion is most often formed because people instinctually believe that they see. In many Cli-Fi movies, such as "Geostorm" or Roland Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow," global warming is seen as a sudden catastrophic instance. In reality, climate change is a very gradual process that can't be observed by looking outside a window.
Cli-fi isn't the only one guilty of using fear tactics to get audience attention. Al Gore's 2006 documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" shocked audiences its dramatic, and eye-opening footage of a crumbling environment. While the movie won an Oscar and received much public acclaims, it also received much criticism. In an interview with the New York Times, director for the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University, Ed Maibach, accused the movie of being "100 percent about fear." He argues that most prominent part of the movie should have been what audiences can do to reverse the damage, not just show it. Maibach goes on to praise Alexander Payne's "Downsizing;" a comedic flick about literally decreasing one's carbon footprint. Maibach believes that positive reinforcement of opportunity and motivation for change is more effective than fear tactics.
Hollywood has the means and influence to make a potentially positive impact on rather dismal subject, but with great power comes great responsibility. Now more than ever, is the time for pop culture to use its influence for good.


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It is now a matter of scientific fact that physical activity boosts mental health. Many of us are well-intentioned when it comes to getting fit(ter), but so many facets of modern life tend to get in the way. Once you've broken the ice, however, most people find physical activity extremely rewarding and addictive. Getting started is the hardest part, which is why we think #17MinutesForMe – a new scheme from England Athletics – is such a good idea.
Activities in your own time and at your own pace
#17MinutesForMe is a trailblazing new collaboration between England Athletics and Mind, bringing together mental and physical health. Three times a week for 8 weeks, a diverse group of leaders (i.e. influencers, coaches, athletes and trainers) will send you a set of flexible, 17-minute activities – straight to your inbox. You choose when and where you undertake the activities, and there are also accessible, seated versions. And if you miss a few it really doesn't matter. It is all about getting active at your pace, in your time.
#17MinutesForMe has been developed using learning and research from Mind's Get Set to Go programme – with local Minds supporting in the development and design of the challenge.
Participants sign up via email on the website. From 3 July, you will receive 3 emails per week from an influencer including Mind ambassadors Matt Johnson, Anna Williamson as well as local Mind volunteers, with activity challenges laid out.
Activities are simple and inclusive and include progressions for those who want them.
Follow it up by joining a local sports club
Once the 8 week plan is over, you will almost certainly have become addicted to the buzz and the rewards gleaned from the activities. That's the point at which you could consider joining a local sports club, and enjoying the myriad of benefits – both physical and mental – that that can bring.
Registrations can be taken throughout the challenge, giving people the option to join when they want throughout the summer. Further information will be available from the website or alternatively you can contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
KUDOS passionately supports and encourages people from all walks of life to take part in sporting activity at any level, especially at grassroots. We recognise that sport is a powerful force for good.
KUDOS is proud to supply made-to-order kit to a variety of sports clubs across the country – custom teamwear that is built for performance and worn with pride.


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Just have a look on the various sites on hypnosis; the content is full of information and videos about the rapid induction, mind control or the coming exploitation of hypnotized subjects. There is plenty of material available on the internet that gives information about how can you control people and make them to do anything as per your instructions.
Though internet is the easier medium these days, but the attention requires lot of concentration otherwise the focus gets deviated after few seconds. There are many types of hypnosis and hypnotic induction which have been designed for the benefit of all of us.
This is a fact that in the stage hypnotist, the person who is being hypnotized very well knows about the consequences and has willingly agreed to be part of it. The stage hypnotist selects a subject which is already been explained to the person and they are ready for this, rather they are mentally prepared to be part of the experiment.
But in case of conversional hypnosis the person who is being hypnotized does not know anything and is not aware about the process. This is the reason that conversional hypnosis is more powerful and that the reason why people are apprehensive and suspicious about this type of hypnosis.
This is also known as covert hypnosis; this is because that person is not aware about the process and adopts the thoughts of hypnotist. This is why that this technique of hypnotism is more effective, this helps the person who is being hypnotized to address the problematic behavior which they have.
This is the reason why conversional hypnosis in the guise of Ericksonian hypnosis is most favored for the successful hypnotherapists. Another great advantage of conversational hypnosis is that it can be used anywhere and at any time. This is the reason most of the details available on the internet about the conversional hypnosis is quite misleading.
There might be hundreds of videos available on internet of hypnotism demonstrating various techniques which vary as per the competency level of the hypnotist. It is so simple if you are talking to someone in the bar and suddenly pull his arm suddenly others sitting may notice it, similarly you will find many people who claim to be experts in conversional hypnotism, basically they are not.
This might not be true for all but this is true in most of the cases. This is evident from the techniques which they are using; such techniques suggest that these are not part of conversional hypnotism. There are many websites who claim many things but in actual all these are exaggerated and do have to do anything with the conversional hypnosis.
This might be beneficial to them from the business point of view. This is true that many sites which you look on the internet only show something which may not be relevant to the conversional hypnosis, it might look that people do not learn much from these sites and only end up learning the basics which might not be that effective which is required in conversional hypnotism.