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|Last date : 20-07-2018
|Fee : For GEN/ OBC-Rs. 300/- & For SC/ ST-Rs. 75/-
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|Address : Academic Block, ESI-PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi-15
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Delhi is conducting a a walk-in interview for selection of post of Senior Residents.
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It may be tempting fate but the League's fixtures are ahead of last season but in one respect, they need to be.
Comparing last season, the number of postponements is only 17 compared to last year when the total at this stage was 50.
But that only shows one half of the equation because some divisions now have 14 teams, while last year all divisions had the standard 12 which adds up to four extra fixtures for each team in those divisions.
In Division I last week, Shelley were drawing a League fixture for the fifth time in 13 games and with that match completed, they have only nine League games to play.
This is completely different to one of the teams in Division IV – Salendine Nook. They have played 12 matches but as four were in three different cup competitions, their League fixtures total only eight and with 14 teams in their division, they have 18 League fixtures to play – exactly double that Shelley have to play.
Back to Division One fixtures last week and the Holmbridge – Netherton fixture was the most unusual result for a Division I fixture for many a season.
The teams changed in the Holmbridge cricket pavilion and nearly recorded a cricket score with the home side winning 10-6. This was in stark contrast to when the sides met earlier in the season when the result was 1-0 in a dour game.
Holmbridge took an early three goal lead and from then on, Netherton were never nearer than two behind. Thomas Short scored four for Holmbridge with Joseph McConnell also scoring hat trick but the sympathies must lie with Joel Harrison as he scored four but finished on the losing side.
Another fixture in Division I saw top meet bottom and there was no surprise as leaders Newsome beat Scholes by 2-0. With second placed Diggle's match falling to the weather, Newsome extend their lead at the top to nine points.
Near the bottom, Heywood Irish picked up their second League win of the season as they beat Berry Brow by 4-1. Aaron Murray scored a hat trick with Nathan Eastwood netting the other but the significance of the three points gained is that they are no longer in a relegation place.
Four fixtures went ahead in Division II and three of them ended with the sides sharing the spoils.
Leaders Skelmanthorpe were held to a 2-2 draw by Kirkheaton Rovers. This point increases their lead at the top to five points over Heyside who have played two games fewer. The only winner was Aimbry who beat Linthwaite Athletic by 3-2 and move up two positions to third.
If the score at Holmbridge was unusually high then a little closer to the Town centre at Honley there was a game that saw a match at the other end of the scoring spectrum – a goalless draw as KKS Spartans gained their third point of the season with their third draw.
This point leaves them seven points away from relegation safety but all is not lost for the Spartans. They have suffered defeat eight times but five of those losses were by the odd goal – a win cannot be far away.
The match in Division III at Marsden saw the top two go into the match with exactly the same points tally from the same number of games – 25 points from ten games, but it was the home side that move on to 28 points with a 5-2 win over AFC Lindley.
Buddy Cox and Michael Dolan both scored twice and Lee Wood scored the other as Marsden recorded their sixth successive League win.
The day improved for Marsden with the news that third placed Flockton had lost to Wooldale Wanderers, while In another game, the bottom two played each other and Grange Moor picked up their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw with Paddock Rangers
Division IV looks destined to be one of the closest fought divisions with at least six clubs still believing they have a chance of the title or at least promotion.
It is so close that when Almondbury Woolpack lost last week they dropped down two positions from the top to third. The side to beat them were Salendine Nook who despite still being in sixth position are probably the favourite to win this title. Courtney Allert scored two for the Woolpack and Tony Wales added another but it was not enough as Daniel Ryan bagged all his sides four goals to give the nook a 4-3 win.
To make matters worse for the Woolpack was that they were the only club in the top seven to drop any points last week.
Moorside take Woolpack's position at the top with Junction now in second.
The Greenhead based Junction started the season by picking up ten points from their first six games but their second set of six games has yielded them the full eighteen points.
Most of their opposition in the last six games have been against sides near the bottom and the winning margins have quite narrow as last week's match – a 3-2 win at Cartworth Moor.
But this has been a division where teams near the bottom are capable of giving those at the top a fright. The best example of that is Black Horse. They have a record of just two wins from eleven games but their goal difference is only -9.
In Reserve Division I, the leaders Newsome Reserves did not play as their ground was waterlogged which enabled Netherton Reserves to play their game in hand.
They duly won that to move within five points of the leaders but the two sides records are vastly different. Newsome have won seven of their 10 matches, while Netherton have won only four but with Netherton having drawn all their other games they still have an unbeaten League record.
The team that are third bottom could actually go top. Hepworth Reserves have only played five League games so should they win their five matches in hand, they could go top, but that's not going to be easy.


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Doggie coat matting takes place when lumps of loose pet coat along with the pet's undercoat or perhaps top coat get caught alongside one another forming an even greater heap of fur. You'll also find certain instances when foreign materials just like grime and dirt gets bundled in the heap.
This unique occurrence will possibly not appear to be much however if not dealt with or not remedied promptly, these small lumps can form a bigger heap which can spread throughout your own pet's fur. Matting can typically be mended by using a slicker brush however if the pet's matting is considered severe then the only alternative would be to shave the particular pet's whole coat.
What's causing your pet's coat to matt?
Long haired pet dogs or even pet dogs with wavy hair are generally more prone to develop mats. Having said that though, even pet dogs that are short haired or even single coated can still develop this issue. As discussed earlier, matting takes place when your pet's shed fur alongside the undercoat and topcoat gets clumped or matted with each other.
This generally occurs when it's shedding time and the particular doggie is just not brushed regularly. Don't forget that grime and dirt could get in your pet's coat. This is exactly why brushing your dog by using a quality slicker brush is really needed to avoid matting and keep your pet's coat and skin healthy.
Are there hazards associated with fur matting?
There are specific times when the matting can result in intense distress and sometimes even suffering for your canine companion. This runs specifically true if you try brushing your own pet's coat without mending the mats first. Mats can also cut off the blood flow to your pet's limbs and might also lead to several skin ailments including hot spots and rashes. Due to this, it really is vital that you quickly correct the matted spot just before it gets worse.
How can I avoid tangles from occurring?
It might be a bit cumbersome to repair hair tangles but preventing them is much easier. All you need to do is to regularly brush your own pet's coat by using a self cleaning slicker brush. This particular dog brush is also ideally useful to remove the mats out of your pet's fur. An everyday brushing for about five or ten minutes could undoubtedly make the doggie satisfied, in good shape and mat free.
A reminder though, if you do see certain mats on the doggy, it's important that you avoid washing them until the mats are really remedied. Washing a matted doggy can certainly aggravate the situation and might cause far more tangles to be formed.
In conclusion, brushing your own pet's coat daily or even at least 2 – 3 times weekly is a great routine to build up to stop doggy fur matting. Be sure to go with a premium quality slicker brush to truly make the most out of the activity.


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Unfortunately, after using the origins glow kit for a week, I have to say that I would not recommend it. There are a lot of fragrant oils in it that really aggregate the skin. I don't have too many breakouts usually, and my skin is usually quite smooth, but since starting to use the origins products my skin has gotten very red and irritated and uncomfortable. If you're looking to buy the glow kit, I would recommend reading some reviews before you do so, since although there are loads of natural ingredients, they are quite irritating on normal to sensitive skin.
Hey Fiapia, I have really sensitive skin. I use a la roche posay product called cicaplast baume b5 when I have a reaction which is really soothing. Origins may well do something similar. Hope it's calmer now xx
Thanks again Madeleine, I will do that! ☺
Origins have asked if you will call their UK Customer Support line FiaPia: 0808 2810231 xxx
And that you Madeleine, you're so kind!
Thanks guys! Your support is amazing!
Oh no FiaPia! I am so devastated to hear that, especially as you won the Glow Kit competition! I've never had that reaction but I guess everyone's skin is different. I have asked the lovely people at Origins what they recommend for you instead 😘
Pai skincare is lovely and all natural. I started using it a few months ago and skin is looking good - definately recommend it x
Your be irritate to an certain ingredient. I can't wear products like that because of my skin I break out with dry skin allergy reaction
Oh no that's disappointing. I use some of the products and love them but everyone's different. Which have you been using out of interest?
Hey Fiapa,
I tried Origins products in the past and had the same problems. Every time my skin turned really bad. I have a sensitive skin too and these products are definitely not for me. Won't use them ever again.
I know Madeleine said she loves these products but I think everyone is unique and you need to know yourself and act accordingly.
Maybe worth a quick email to them and ask for help/advice? Hope it's not to tender x
Thanks! I think I'll try them again in the summer when my skin is a little bit less sensitive! ☺
Poor you 😞.
I could be wrong but understand that natural products can be quite strong and make skin worse at first but it usually calms after a couple of weeks. It did with me. Good luck xx
Besides that, glow guides has been amazing and life changing for me 😍


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How to Make It
Step 1
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove pan from heat and stir in peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, honey and vanilla. Stir in Rice Krispies and oats and allow mixture to cool.
Step 2
Stir in raisins and chocolate chips. Form mixture into 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in chopped peanuts, pressing to coat. Store in refrigerator.


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Alibaba opens Taobao Selection store in Malaysia
Chinese online retailer Taobao is endorsing a spin-off physical store in Malaysia.
The 5000sqft Taobao Selection store in Kuala Lumpur's Viva Home Shopping Mall is the first in Southeast Asia, opening in collaboration between local operator Lumahgo, Taobao spinoff Tmall World, and lifestyle furniture retailer Lorenzo. It retails curated products from Tmall.com selected for the Malaysian market alongside furniture offerings.
Lumahgo CEO Fabian Kong said: "We are developing a new retail system that caters to Malaysians, which will bring a new retail technology experience to local retailers … We are helping Tmall World to sell the selected products in Malaysia for customers who do not know how to shop online".
A reported 98 per cent of furniture purchases are made offline in Malaysia.
Taobao's owner Alibaba Group is contributing to the project by providing big-data tools and a technology platform. The collaborating partners will open a second Taobao Selection store will open in Sabah early next year.


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Crochet Textured Throw Free Crochet Pattern
Designed by Patricia Rifanburg.
Afghan measures approximately 40" x 60".
RED HEART® "Fiesta®": 5 Skeins 6334 Buff.
Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8].
Yarn needle.
GAUGE: 12 sts = 4"; 4 rows = 4" in pattern.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Chain 115.
See Also:
- Free Crochet Pattern Lacy Lap Throw
- Crochet Pattern Granny Drawstring Tote Bag
- Crochet Pattern Track Stitch Beret
- Crochet Pattern Baby Granny Three Ways
Crochet Textured Throw Free Crochet Pattern Instructions
Row 1 (Right Side): Dc in 4th chain from hook and in each chain across; turn – 113 sts.
Row 2: Chain 4, skip first dc; * skip next dc, tr in next 2 dc, with hook in front of last 2 tr made, tr in skipped dc enclosing the last 2 tr – crossed tr made; rep from * to last st; tr in top of chain-3; turn – 37 crossed tr.
Row 3: Chain 4, skip first tr, tr in next tr and in each tr across and in top of chain-4; turn.
Row 4: Chain 3, skip first tr, dc in next tr and in each tr across and in top of chain-4; turn.
Rep Rows 2-4 19 more times, then rep Row 2 once more,then rep Row 4 once. Fasten off.
Edging-Rnd 1: With right side facing, attach yarn in any corner; chain 1, single crochet evenly around afghan, working 3 single crochet in each corner; join with a sl st to first single crochet.
Rnd 2: Chain 3, single crochet in same single crochet as joining, * skip next single crochet, (sl st, chain 3, single crochet) all in next single crochet; rep from * around adjusting as necessary at corners and end of rnd. Fasten off. Weave in ends.


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Oh, and "Why Galapagos?" Because, like Darwin's finches, the two characters in this story have slowly grown apart, until they're no longer compatible.
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The Buffalo Hunters started with a combination of ideas.
One was an article from Harper's Weekly—December 14, 1867.
Nearly every railroad train which leaves or arrives at Fort Hays on the Kansas Pacific Railroad has its race with these herds of buffalo; and a most interesting and exciting scene is the result. The train is "slowed" to a rate of speed about equal to that of the herd; the passengers get out fire-arms which are provided for the defense of the train against the Indians, and open from the windows and platforms of the cars a fire that resembles a brisk skirmish. Frequently a young bull will turn at bay for a moment. His exhibition of courage is generally his death-warrant, for the whole fire of the train is turned upon him, either killing him or some member of the herd in his immediate vicinity.
When the "hunt" is over the buffaloes which have been killed are secured, and the choice parts placed in the baggage-car, which is at once crowded by passengers, each of whom feels convinced and is ready to assert that his was the shot that brought down the game. Ladies who are passengers on the trains frequently enjoy the sport, and invariably claim all the game as the result of their prowess with the rifle. This solution of the case is, of course, accepted by all gentlemen, and a more excited party of Dianas it would be impossible to imagine.
You can see that, along with an engraving, here.
You can read more about buffalo hunting in that era here.
The other idea was from a Native American legend of the "stiff-legged bear", a deadly creature purported to be the size of an elephant. The creature is generally considered to be passed down memories of a mastodon, but I didn't feel that was a very good explanation, so I put my own twist on the story.
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text: Saucony Originals Shadow O 'Vintage Woman Red Garnet: the sneakers chosen for their retro charm. The Shadow model is characterized by a particular stabilizer insert between the sole and the upper. The upper is in soft suede, treated to obtain an aged effect with mesh inserts. The midsole, in very light Eva, offers a perfect combination of stability and cushioning of the foot.


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How Asset Prices React to Quantitative Easing
Below are several excerpts from The Economist regarding quantitative easing and its effect on asset prices:
Effect on stock market and investor sentiment:
Research by Morgan Stanley shows that previous rounds of monetary stimulus have had the effect of boosting the valuation of the stockmarket (a higher price-earnings ratio) without boosting profits (as measured by earnings per share). In addition, QE has boosted investor sentiment. So one interpretation of the evidence is that QE results in what Fredrik Nerbrand of HSBC describes as a "sugar high"—a rush of blood that does little for long-term economic growth.
Low interest rates:
However, analysts may be underestimating the economic benefits of QE. It is impossible to know what things would have looked like without the previous rounds of monetary stimulus. And even if QE has no effect on economic growth, it may still be rational for investors to buy equities. That is because Ben Bernanke, the Fed's chairman, also signaled that interest rates would be kept at their current ultra-low levels until 2015. Such low rates will also keep a lid on short-term bond yields. So investors will be pushed out of low-risk assets and into the stockmarket.
The other asset class to benefit from previous rounds of QE has been commodities. This seems rational. If investors think QE helps economic growth, then demand for commodities should rise. Low interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets such as gold. And investors may perceive that QE increases the long-term risks of inflation, which also makes some commodities more attractive.
Possible outcomes of QE:
Such uncertainty is perfectly understandable. After all, QE on this scale has never been tried before. There are three possible outcomes. One is that the economy remains stagnant with inflation low, as in Japan; the right strategy in those circumstances would be to buy government bonds. Another is that the economy recovers to pre-crisis growth levels; the right strategy then would be to buy equities. The third possibility is that inflation accelerates rapidly as central banks lose control; in that case, buy commodities, especially gold. Investors have to hedge their bets against all three outcomes, which explains the apparently contradictory combination of rising equity and commodity prices, along with low bond yields.
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Source: US News & World Report
Innovation Without IP Protection
Does enforcement of intellectual property rights stifle or spur innovation? There is no definitive "yes" or "no" answer to this question. Interestingly, University of Virginia School of Law professor Christopher Sprigman, co-author of "The Knockoff Economy," explains how many creative industries thrive without copyright or patent protection in this video from Bloomberg Law:
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QE and Equities
Here is a great chart showing the effect of QE chatter on equities over the last several months:
Hat Tip: The Big Picture
Fiscal Cliff Compromise? (Chart)
PIMCO lays out an excellent, easy to read chart of where Democrats and Republicans stand on key political elements regarding the fiscal cliff:
Hat Tip: The Reformed Broker


text: Record Store Day is almost upon us and there is quite a few tasty 7″ records that we are hoping to pick up on the day. We will be back at Pebble Records for our traditional mid afternoon DJ set from 3-5pm. Pop down and listen to our selection of funk, latin, soul, hip hop, reggae and more whilst you browse the racks.


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- Common Name
- Florida bonneted bat
- Family
- Molossidae
- Genus
- Eumops
- Species
- floridanus
Pronunciation: you-mops floree-dan-us
Priority Species for Global Bat Conservation
Conservation Status: Federally (US) Endangered. The total population is estimated at fewer than 250 mature individuals.
The Threats: Loss and degradation of habitat due to human activities and occasional hurricanes has been devastating for this species. It's very small population size and restricted range make recovery especially difficult and slow. In addition, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in listing the bat as Endangered in November 2013, said climate change, "including sea-level rise and coastal squeeze," is likely hit the species very hard.
The Conservation Plan: Bat Conservation International and its partners, including Biologist Holly Ober of the University of Florida, are supporting extensive research to identify any additional roosts of this embattled species, as well as efforts to protect the few known roosts and perhaps to provide artificial roosts where needed. Researchers are also considering whether the Florida bonneted bat is a candidate for a captive-breeding project to prevent its complete disappearance. These bats have demonstrated remarkable resilience, but their populations have collapsed and continue to decline. We need your urgent support before it is too late to pull this species back from the very brink of extinction.
The Florida bonneted bat is Florida's largest and rarest bat and may be one of the most critically endangered mammals in North America. Since 2003, surveys have documented this bat in only seven Florida counties. Biologists estimate that the entire population of Florida bonneted bats may be less than a few hundred individuals and expect continued declines. This species is vulnerable to a wide variety of threats, including urbanization and habitat loss, small population size, restricted range, low fecundity and relative isolation. On November 1, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally listed the Florida bonneted bat as Endangered.
With a wingspan of up to 18 3/4 inches and weight of 37-47g, it is about 70 percent bigger than the Mexican free-tailed bat. Florida bonneted bats (formerly known as Wagner's mastiff bats) inhabit semitropical forests and have been documented roosting singly or in small colonies in a variety of locations, including limestone outcroppings, tree hollows, bat houses, chimneys and in Spanish tile roofs. Today, however, this bat is only known to occupy a few bat houses.


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There are only two ways of spreading light—to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
— Edith Wharton
This quote reminds me of my best friendships.
There is nothing more powerful than the bond between girlfriends who have seen each other through many of life's changes.
When my friend Sandy unexpectedly called last night, we had one of those conversations where the feelings are real, raw and deeply personal. Though we email occasionally, we haven't seen each other in over a year. But have the kind of friendship where we aren't face-to-face often, but when we are our dialogue is as intimate as if we saw each other five minutes ago.
Today I woke up feeling a deep gratitude for her and the years we've known each other.
Having met as young-ish adults, we now marvel at what different people we were back then. The world was also younger and less technologically advanced, a time when email was not yet commonplace and iPods didn't exist. Our lives were simpler, but somehow felt complicated back then as we flailed about, trying to figure out who we wanted to be in the world.
We've seen each other through our varied iterations: new boyfriends, unrequited love, marriage, sick parents, homeownership and on and on. We've stood witness as we grew into the women we are today.
The one consistent element throughout our friendship has been our love of food. We've bonded over many things, but most especially crème brûlée. (And for the record, we are both greedy and we want our own dessert.) She laughed about my food personalities over the years: a vegetarian who didn't eat any vegetables when we first met, later morphing into a carnivore who ate every piece of bacon my eyes fell upon, and now navigating the terrain of a gluten-free girl. She, on the other hand, has always been the steadfast domestic goddess, churning out beautiful baked goods for everyone in her neighborhood.
As we ended our conversation, she said, "you know, I've always said that we are soul sisters." The bonds of female friendship, uniquely and intimated tied together at the heart.
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You may remember last weekend when the chore was to finish up the rubric for the SLO. Odd as it may seem, I am standing firm and insisting that if I have to design my own task to prove my worth as a teacher, oh, and the accompanying rubric to quantify the success of my teaching abilities, I want to have the focus of that SLO deal with my actual JOB, and not the side-job (also known as Information Literacy class) that is less than 20% of my day to day schedule. While I am not sure if I have firmed up an exact formula for measuring the metacognitive process in my students, I'm feeling a bit more secure about using the process as my SLO at all.
Data shows that gifted and talented kids aren't "growing" at a rate commensurate with their less-abled counterparts. While it can be argued that there aren't enough higher-level thinking opportunities embedded in the common core standards, let alone the standardized tests measuring achievement and growth, it stands to reason that public education does NOT spend a lot of time focusing on the strategies associated with thinking.
As teachers, we spend a lot of time TELLING kids to think. We also suggest that they STUDY. Neither of these skills are particularly taught as direct instruction -- they're more of an aside that is offered as they close their notebooks after that all-important summarizing activity to bookend the learning from the day's lesson. The reality is THINKING and STUDYING are not skills that are inherent in most teenagers.
This weekend I am combing, again, over PM#2 (aka Performance Measure #2) from my Themes in Lit classes. In addition to the metacognitive responses, I added a "P.S." to the assignment. "Please add a line that says I LIKE, I WISH.... about the current state of this class."
For me, this was a chance to get some feedback about the methods used during class time. Last year we did a lot of Socratic discussion, largely student-led. I have two sections of Themes in Lit each semester, and it seems that there is a high-verbal energy and a "mute" class each year. Of course I try to teach the same content to both classes, but the nature of the course is that while the general road map that exists is the same, where we stop to peruse intricacies differs based upon student interest.
So imagine my surprise when one of the quietest students said "I wish we had more discussions like we did last year..."
Seriously? MORE discussions? This kid almost NEVER spoke without a prompt from me. It was difficult for me to assess the level of involvement or engagement, and I struggled with grading discussions. Here I am a year later, and the kid who seemed to be the least engaged in Socratic discussion is wishing that we had more discussions like we did last year.... "I know I didn't contribute much, but I learned a lot from listening to others", was the conclusion of the statement.
I need to think about it. Or study something. Somehow there is a way to make sense of this quandary.
Te@chthought had an interesting post yesterday by Terry Heick entitled "Ask Them What They Think, Then Listen". Food for thought, this weekend, as I process what they think, and attempt to adjust next week's learning as a result of that feedback.
Thinking about thinking, about thinking. There's going to be a diagram for this on the wall of my padded room. I guarantee.


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Lasse Hallström's My Life as a Dog (1985) is a bittersweet coming of age story set in the leaden brick canyons of Stockholm in the 1950s. There we meet young Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius), a rambunctious preteen with a nose for trouble. Anton is being raised by his distant and disinterested mother (Anki Lidén) and like the Soviet canine cosmonaut Laika, he is slowly being starved, not for food, but for love and attention. When Ingmar's mother is stricken with tuberculosis, he is sent to the rural community of Emmaboda to live with his lively and eccentric uncle (Tomas von Brömssen). For one magical summer, amid a gallimaufry of rustic goofballs, Ingemar rediscovers the joys of childhood and thanks to a budding - in all senses of the word - tomboy named Saga (Melinda Kinnaman), he learns that growing up has its advantages too.
A blissful type of madness seems to accompany the long days and short weeks of Swedish high summer - see Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1958) and Ruben Östlund's Involuntary (2008) for further confirmation - and My Life as a Dog boldly captures this uniquely festive spirit. As Ingemar wanders the forests and meadows of his new home, his days become filled with soccer games, impromptu boxing matches, and the lusty reading of a lingerie catalog to an elderly pensioner (Didrik Gustafsson) who is not quite as gravely ill as he pretends. The film's central metaphor goes full circle when Ingemar and his friends repurpose a makeshift hay winch into their own version of a rocketship, and learn that their fates are not necessarily linked to the unfortunate Laika.
My Life as a Dog was director Lasse Hallström's first international hit, establishing him as a superb teller of humanity's more tender tales. Under his skillful command, the film is transformed from a dour story of parental neglect into a delightful liturgy of life as seen through the imagination of a child. It's a pattern Hallström has repeated throughout his long career, showcasing the exploits of downtrodden dreamers and rueful romantics in their often quixotic quests. With such films as What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) and Chocolat (2000), Hallström continues to shine a bright, hopeful light on the darker crevices of the human soul and manages, miraculously, to entertain in the process.


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Archive for October, 2015
robotics card
And another robot on this blog today. This time I used one of my favourite stamps that I won from a blog candy some years ago. You can find it here and here and here and here, also. I hope that robotics count as science for the CASology team. The equations are from my robotics […]
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Dark necklace
When I read the Macabre Monday challenge for septembre (The Nights Are Drawing In) I knew I wanted to create a black necklace with some night accent. Whether to meet the challenge theme or just for myself. I dreamt of a necklace made from my grandmother's jacket. I found these pictures and used them as […]
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Chez Geek
The City Crafter Challenge is hosting a Geek Chic challenge this week. I now could wonder why a part of mainstream culture is still tagged as "geek". I even could write a complete blog article about this strange wording. Or I am simply happy that I can enter a card I made for a friend […]
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My friends hold me together. And so I find rather poignant this excerpt from an essay by Joseph Epstein entitled Friendship Among the Intellectuals.
"It is painful to consider," wrote Samuel Johnson about friendship, "that there is no human possession of which the duration is less certain."
Too true. Some friendships die on their own, of simple inanition, having been quietly allowed to lapse by the unacknowledged agreement of both parties. Others break down because time has altered old friends, given them different interests, values, points of view. In still others, only one party works at the friendship, while the other belongs to what Truman Capote called (in a letter to the critic Newton Arvin, his ex-lover) "some odd psychological type . . . that only writes when he is written to." And then of course there are the friendships that end when one friend betrays or is felt to betray the other, or fails to come through in a crisis, or finds himself violently disputing the other on matters of profoundest principle.
These days, such principled disagreements tend often to involve ideas, and to be endemic among supposedly educated people and especially among intellectuals. ...[But] here is the question ... raise[d] in high relief: for what ideas would one be willing to give up one's friends? Most of us, I suspect, would answer: none. Ideas, after all, are but abstract things and as such are not worth even a single flesh-and-blood friend. And yet, abstract as they are, in the realm of politics ideas have consequences, and those consequences can be measured all too often and all too precisely in flesh and blood.
Communism, which began as an idea, ended up causing death and misery to scores of millions of people for nearly a century. If your friend were to advocate or defend the Communist system, could he truly be your friend? Cicero defined friendship "as nothing other than agreement over all things divine and human along with good will and affection." That is a lot to ask, but it seems undeniable that general agreement on such major matters is a great lubricant for a friction-free friendship.
For me, a person's general point of view is more important than his opinions on specific issues, though I admit that the line between the two is not always easily drawn. ...Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus broke up their friendship over Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus. The book argued against political utopianism, which Camus thought was the world's most dangerous delusion. Sartre, a utopian who lived comfortably enough with the horrors perpetrated by Joseph Stalin, felt this was going altogether too far, and closed things off. Sigmund Freud, unable to bear deviation from any of his own central ideas, broke with just about everyone in what was once called the Freudian circle.
...Every broken friendship can be thought of as a failure or a defeat. Yet, one must ask in each case, was the friendship itself therefore without meaning? Nietzsche, who himself had a famous broken friendship with Wagner—he began by idolizing the composer and ended by despising him—devotes a strangely fortifying paragraph to the subject in The Gay Science. Trying to make lemonade out of the rotted lemons of broken friendship, he suggests that perhaps, in "a tremendous but invisible stellar orbit, such friendships might be renewed and better made." One would like to think this may be so, but the odds in favor of it are only slightly better than those in favor of the return of vaudeville.


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CustomRetailer Announces 2010 EXC!TE Awards Winners
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Former US President Barack Obama offered a piece of advice in using Twitter on Friday as he spoke during a forum in India. He appeared to throw shade at his successor without even mentioning the name of US President Donald Trump when he said to "think before you tweet."
Journalist Karan Thapar had the opportunity to speak with the former POTUS at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi. Although he does not use Twitter as much as Trump does, Obama has more followers, almost 100 hundred million. On the other hand, Trump has 44 million.
As they talked about technology, Thapar mentioned how some politicians take their thoughts to Twitter. Obama did not fail to notice that particular use of technology.
"We're just beginning to understand what some of the inherent or built-in challenges exist within these new technology," he said. He was quick to add that it leads to snap judgements, a lot of it.
For the former leader of the free world, thinking before tweeting is the same principle as thinking before speaking. Obama's advice for people using Twitter or other social media platforms is to have a "little bit of an edit function."
Obama cited a situation in which people get into trouble for tweeting something that just pops into their head, then eventually trying to delete it. In a more general discussion on technology, Obama said he thinks people must be mindful about the power and limits of these tools to understand how it can be used for the good. His wife and former US first lady Michelle Obama also recently spoke about self-control and social media in Canada.
As for Trump's use of Twitter, some want him to delete his social media account. "Wouldn't the world be a better place if the Prime Minister could persuade the President of the United States to delete his Twitter account?" Conservative MP Peter Bone had asked Home Secretary Amber Rudd, the Evening Standard reports.
Twitter previously said Trump's posts may not be taken down because they are "newsworthy." The social media giant does not suspend Trump despite his past tweets targeting North Korea, maintaining that Twitter is considering several factors when determining whether tweets breach its rules.


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At a glance: Medicare health insurance in California
- More than 10 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries live in California, but only about 15 percent of the state's population has Medicare coverage, versus more than 18 percent of the US population.
- Medicare Advantage plans are not available in 18 of California's 58 counties as of 2019.
- 43 percent of California Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in private Medicare coverage — mostly Medicare Advantage plans, but there are also some California residents with Medicare Cost plans.
- 28 insurers offer Medigap plans in California and more than half a million people have Medigap coverage in the state. Medigap insurers are required to offer coverage to people under 65, but not if they have end-stage renal disease.
- California residents can select from among 30 stand-alone Part D prescription plans in 2019, with premiums ranging from about $13 to $118 per month.
- Per-enrollee Original Medicare spending in California is slightly lower than the national average.
How many Californians are enrolled in Medicare?
Nationwide, 60 million people are covered by Medicare — and more than 10 percent of them are in California. As of mid-2019, 6,256,554 California residents had Medicare coverage. But that's less than 16 percent of the state's nearly 40 million people, versus more than 18 percent of the United States population that is enrolled in Medicare.
Most Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for coverage because they're at least 65 years old. But Medicare eligibility is also triggered when a person has been receiving disability benefits for 24 months. Nationwide, 16 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries are eligible due to disability. It's a little lower in California, with just 12 percent of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled due to a disability.
Medicare Advantage in California
Although Medicare is funded and run by the federal government, enrollees can choose whether they want to receive their benefits directly from the federal government via Original Medicare or enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan offered by a private insurer, if such plans are available in their area. There are pros and cons to Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare, and no single solution that works for everyone.
Although most counties in the United States do have Medicare Advantage plans available for purchase, there are 18 counties in northern and central California where Original Medicare is the only option. Of the 58 counties in California, Medicare Advantage plans are available in 40 of them as of 2019. Across those 40 counties, plan availability varies from just one plan option in Mendocino County and part of Los Angeles County, to 70 plans in Orange County.
But 40 percent of Medicare beneficiaries in California were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans as of 2017, compared with an average of 33 percent nationwide. Forty-three percent of California's Medicare beneficiaries had private plans as of November 2018 (as opposed to Original Medicare; that figure does not include people who had private coverage to supplement Original Medicare). Most of those enrollees have Medicare Advantage, there are some enrollees in California who have Medicare Cost plans, which is another form of private Medicare coverage.
Medicare's annual election period (October 15 to December 7 each year) allows Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to switch between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare and/or add or drop a Medicare Part D prescription plan. As of 2019, Medicare Advantage enrollees also have the option to switch to a different Advantage plan or to Original Medicare during the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period, which runs from January 1 to March 31.
Medigap in California
Original Medicare does not limit out-of-pocket costs, so most enrollees maintain some form of supplemental coverage. More than half of Original Medicare beneficiaries receive their supplemental coverage through an employer-sponsored plan or Medicaid. But for those who don't, Medigap plans (also known as Medicare supplement plans) are designed to pay some or all of the out-of-pocket costs (deductibles and coinsurance) that Medicare beneficiaries would otherwise have to pay themselves.
There are 28 insurers in California that offer Medigap plans. And as of 2016, there were 514,026 California residents with Medigap coverage. Although California has by far the nation's largest Medicare population, there were five states where more people were enrolled in Medigap plans as of 2016. California's larger-than-average Medicare Advantage enrollment means that fewer people have Original Medicare, and Medigap plans can only be used with Original Medicare.
Medigap plans are sold by private insurers, but the plans are standardized under federal rules, with ten different plan designs (differentiated by letters, A through N). The benefits offered by a particular plan (Plan C, Plan F, etc.) are the same regardless of which insurer is selling the plan. So plan comparisons are much easier for Medigap policies than for other types of health insurance; consumers can base their decision on premiums and less tangible factors like customer service, since the benefits themselves are uniform. All Medigap insurers must offer at least Plan A. And if they offer any other plans, they must offer at least Plan C or Plan F to enrollees who were already eligible for Medicare prior to 2020, and at least Plan D or Plan G to enrollees who become eligible for Medicare in 2020 or beyond.
California does not dictate how Medigap insurers can adjust premiums based on age, so most Medigap insurers in the state use attained-age rating, which means that premiums increase as a person gets older. There are a few insurers in California that use issue-age rating instead, with premiums based on the age the person was when they enrolled. Community rating (also known as "no age" rating) means that rates do not vary with age at all, but there are no Medigap insurers in California that use community rating (several states require community rating or issue-age rating, but California is not among them).
Unlike other private Medicare coverage (Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans), federal rules do not provide an annual open enrollment window for Medigap plans. Instead, federal rules provide a one-time six-month window when Medigap coverage is guaranteed-issue. This window starts when a person is at least 65 and enrolled in Medicare Part B (you must be enrolled in both Part A and Part B to buy a Medigap plan). But California law gives Medigap enrollees a 30-day window each year, following their birthday, when they can switch to any other Medigap plan with equal or lesser benefits, without medical underwriting.
People who aren't yet 65 can enroll in Medicare if they're disabled and have been receiving disability benefits for at least two years, and more than 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries in California are under 65. Federal rules do not guarantee access to Medigap plans for people who are under 65, but the majority of the states, including California, have stepped in to ensure at least some access to private Medigap plans for disabled enrollees under the age of 65 (federal legislation, including 2018's H.R.6431, has been considered to expand access to Medigap plans to all Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of age, but the rules have thus far not changed).
Article 6 of California's insurance statute requires Medigap insurers in the state to offer at least plans A, B, D, and G (if offered by the company to any applicants; note that this used to be plans A, B, C, and F, but S.B.784 was enacted in 2019 to swap Plans C and F for Plans D and G, since Plans C and F are no longer available — nationwide — to newly-eligible Medicare beneficiaries as of 2020) to people under age 65 who are eligible for Medicare due to disability. The insurers must also offer either plan K or Plan L, if offered by the company, or Plan M or Plan N, if offered by the company. But none of these provisions apply to Medicare beneficiaries under age 65 who are eligible for Medicare due to having end-stage renal disease (kidney failure).
This is important, because federal rules also allow Medicare Advantage plans to reject new applicants with end-stage renal disease. [This will change as of 2021, under the 21st Century Cures Act; starting in 2021, Medicare Advantage plans will be guaranteed-issue for all Medicare beneficiaries, including those with ESRD.] People in Riverside, Orange, San Bernadino, and Riverside Counties can enroll in Village Health, which is a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan for people with end-stage renal disease. Anthem's CareMore ESRD Medicare Advantage plan and Anthem's ESRD Medicare Advantage plan are available in Orange and Los Angeles counties. There may be other similar options for Medicare Advantage plans tailored to people with ESRD, but they are not widespread. So in much of California, people with ESRD do not have an option that provides a cap on out-of-pocket Medicare expenses.
California's statute allows Medigap insurers to charge higher premiums for people under age 65. But coverage must be guaranteed-issue during the six months after a person enrolls in Medicare Part B (regardless of age) or the six months after a person is determined to be retroactively eligible for Medicare Part B. And insurers cannot pay differing broker commissions based on the age of the Medigap enrollee (ie, insurers are not allowed to use lower commissions to dissuade brokers from selling Medigap plans to people under age 65).
Although the Affordable Care Act eliminated pre-existing condition exclusions in most of the private health insurance market, those regulations don't apply to Medigap plans. Medigap insurers can impose a pre-existing condition waiting period of up to six months, if you didn't have at least six months of continuous coverage prior to your enrollment. And if you apply for a Medigap plan after your initial enrollment window closes (assuming you aren't eligible for one of the limited guaranteed-issue rights), the insurer can look back at your medical history in determining whether to accept your application, and at what premium.
Medicare Part D in California
Original Medicare does not cover outpatient prescription drugs. More than half of Original Medicare beneficiaries have supplemental coverage via an employer-sponsored plan or Medicaid, and these plans often include prescription coverage. But Medicare enrollees without creditable drug coverage need to obtain Medicare Part D prescription coverage. Part D coverage can be purchased as a stand-alone plan, or as part of a Medicare Advantage plan that includes Part D prescription drug coverage.
Insurers in California are offering 30 stand-alone Part D plans for sale in 2019, with premiums that range from about $13 to $118/month.
As of late 2018, there were more than 4.9 million Medicare beneficiaries in California with Part D prescription coverage. About 2.3 million had stand-alone Part D plans and nearly 2.6 million had Medicare Advantage plans with built-in Part D coverage.
Medicare spending in California
In 2016, Original Medicare's average per-beneficiary spending in California was $9,442, based on data standardized to eliminate regional differences in payment rates (the data did not include costs for Medicare Advantage).
Nationwide, average per beneficiary Original Medicare spending was $9,533 per enrollee, so Medicare spending in California was about 3 percent below the national average. Per-beneficiary Original Medicare spending was highest in Louisiana, at $11,399, and lowest in Hawaii, at just $6,441.
You can read more about Medicare in California in our state Medicare guide. You can also contact HICAP, California's Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program, if you have questions related to Medicare coverage in California.
Louise Norris is an individual health insurance broker who has been writing about health insurance and health reform since 2006. She has written dozens of opinions and educational pieces about the Affordable Care Act for healthinsurance.org. Her state health exchange updates are regularly cited by media who cover health reform and by other health insurance experts.


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Jeff the Great saves the world!
I've been running around this crazy world I rule with little time to blog lately. I actually have so many post idea's I don't know which to pick! I've been thinking a lot about how history will view the united states. I think about how the Roman Empire was once such a dominate civilization and I am sure there was a time when it's people thought they would never fall from grace.
So I wonder. Is the USA as untouchable as we think it is? I personally think it's the greatest country on earth and I am proud to be part of it. But will we last? a couple hundred years is really nothing in the grand scheme of human civilization. Not to mention that our world dominance is only a mere 100 years old. This doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence.
To make matters worse we have the lowest common denominator running this land, and most of the folk vying to be our next president don't offer me much hope. During one of the debates this week, I heard a candidate mention "our interests in Israel" and the rest of the middle east. I guess I just worry that all these 'interests' beyond our borders could lead to our demise.
Let's hope history is kind to this young, cocky nation.
-Jeff the Great


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Microsoft had a thorough spring clean with its latest operating system Windows 10 and its web browsing experience certainly wasn't neglected in the process.
The company sensationally announced a completely new browser called Edge to take over from Internet Explorer – although Internet Explorer 11 still has a bit of life left in it.
Going forward, Microsoft Edge is the default browser for Windows. If you're on Windows 10, the chances are you've already used it – unless you've been avoiding it. Edge has been made specifically for Windows 10, so you won't find it on any other operating system around.
Want a little more info about Edge and how to get the most of it? Here are some of the burning questions answered as well as tips and tricks – you can also hit play on the video above for even more great advice.
What's new with Edge?
As well as a lick of paint, Microsoft has thrown in a number of new features, including a Reading Mode to simplify the page's layout, putting emphasis on text.
Users can also use Web Note to annotate a web page – this can be done from any machine running Windows 10 although it obviously works better on a touchscreen device such as the Surface Pro 4.
There's a full list of new features on Edge here.
Where's the home button on Microsoft Edge?
In Microsoft's effort to declutter, the home button has done a disappearing act, but don't worry, it's not gone for good. You can bring it back by following these instructions:
1: Open the three dot menu and go to Settings.
2: Scroll down and select View advanced settings.
3: Switch Show the home button on.
How do I delete my history in Microsoft Edge?
Read our full guide to checking and deleting web history on Microsoft Edge here.
How can I block pop-ups on Microsoft Edge?
Edge has its own pop-up blocking feature, which should already be active. You can check – or switch it off – by doing the following:
1: Open the three dot menu and go to Settings.
2: Scroll down and select View advanced settings.
3: Switch Block pop-ups on or off as you see fit.
How do I change the default search engine on Microsoft Edge?
Microsoft has set its own Bing search engine as the default on Edge, but you don't have to keep it that way if you prefer another. Follow these steps to change the default search engine in your address bar:
1: Visit the website of the search engine you'd like to use.
2: Open the three dot settings menu and go to Settings.
3: Select View advanced settings.
4: Go down to 'Search in the address bar with Bing' and select Change.
5: You should see the search engine you want listed. Select it and hit the Set as default button below.
How do I get the favourites bar back in Microsoft Edge?
To save even more screen space, Microsoft automatically hides the favourites bar – but you can bring it back by doing the following:
1: Open the three dot menu and select Settings.
2: Select View favourites settings.
3: Switch on Show the favourite bar.
How do I uninstall Microsoft Edge?
Unfortunately there's no way to uninstall or delete Microsoft Edge. It doesn't have to remain your default browser though – we've got a full guide to changing your default browser here.
Want even more tips for Microsoft Edge? Hit play on the video below:
Do you have any questions about Microsoft Edge? Let us know in the Comments section below.


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NORFOLK, VA — The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce has moved to a new location at 500 East Main Street, Suite 700, Norfolk, VA 23510 (the BB&T building). On October 26, the Chamber began operating from a centralized location, merging its previous Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach locations to a new space. This centralization is the most significant event for the Chamber since local chambers merged into one regional voice in 1984. The roots of the Chamber go back to 1801, when the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce was founded. An Open House will take place on Thursday, December 3 from 11am-2pm, with a ribbon cutting at 11:30am. The Chamber's Chair Bob Boyd (BB&T) and Chamber leaders from five cities will participate. Also expected to be in attendance to help cut the ribbon will be Suffolk City Councilman Robert Barclay IV, Virginia Beach City Councilman Bob Dyer, Portsmouth Mayor James Holley, Virginia Beach Mayor William Sessoms, Chesapeake City Councilman Rick West, and Norfolk City Councilman Randy Wright.
"This new location represents a significant reduction in our annual operating expenses, which will allow the Chamber to better deploy our resources and staff to meet the needs of our members," explained the Chamber's President and CEO Jack Hornbeck, CCE. "Being in a centralized location allows members to easily, inexpensively, and conveniently access the Chamber's many training and educational seminars and other activities."
Approximately 35 staff members of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, ChamberSolutions, Hampton Roads Sports Commission, and the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc., will work in the new 14,000 square foot space. The new location offers a larger, updated classroom and conference center able to seat 60, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, a Small Business library, and the latest telecommunication gear.
In early 2009, the Chamber received 31 responses from property owners and developers within all five Southside Hampton Roads cities, and the 500 East Main Street location was chosen for its competitive business terms, impressive facilities, and flexible amenities.
For 35 years, the Chamber's regional headquarters was in a historic building at 420 Bank Street in Norfolk, which was sold in June to the Hurrah Players. In October, the Chamber's Chesapeake office at 400 Volvo Parkway was sold to the City of Chesapeake.
The Chamber will continue to provide the same exceptional programs and services to its members throughout Hampton Roads. Board meetings will continue to be held in all of the cities the Chamber represents.
About the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (www.hamptonroadschamber.com)
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce is a vigorous advocate for the economic success of its more than 2,000 member businesses, which employ more than a quarter million men and women in southeastern Virginia. The Chamber promotes Hampton Roads' healthy business climate through economic development, public policy initiatives, services and benefits to members. The Chamber is dedicated to creating economic opportunity and enhancing the quality of life in Hampton Roads.
Please contact Lisa Jones at 757-664-2531 if you would like to attend and cover this event.


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Cauliflower Popcorn – Air fryer – Summer Lunch /Kids Lunch Box
Last day for school . 2 months vacation . I need to try Simple and Easy recipes for Lunch as I don't want to spend too much time in Kitchen and at the same time kids favorite meal. For today's Lunch I tried Cauliflower Popcorn in Air fryer. They turned out good.Cauliflower is one of my kids favorite vegetable , they call it as Vegetarian chicken . There favorite way to eat Cauliflower is in the form of big florets cooked in Vegetable Gravy or Cauliflower Popcorn . I didn't preheat the Air fryer or used foil . They came out without sticking. Just grease the basket with oil before placing the florets. For me it is easy to cook in the morning as I do preparations day before. I microwaved the florets for 4 minutes so they can cook in less time and soft when they bite . Here is the Simple recipe with everyday ingredients from your pantry .
An interesting read about Garlic. Garlic contains allicin , a sulphur compound that offers a host of health benefits. The results of a few epidemiological studies suggest that high intakes of garlic and other allium vegetables ( Onions and leeks) may help protect against gastric and colorectal cancer . The vegetable organosulphur compounds are also believed to cut inflammation and people who suffer from autoimmune diseases might be helped by including garlic in their diets. As people age , harmful particles called free radicals build up and contribute to heart disease , cancer, and Alzheimer's disease . Not only will antioxidants like those found in garlic fight off free radicals , they may reduce or prevent some of their damage. It is widely used to treat high cholesterol , heart attack , coronary heart disease and hypertension .
Storing Garlic in sealed plastic containers or a refrigerator promotes mold and sprouting. Store garlic at room temperature in a container with good air circulation like a wire basket . Source – HM
Cauliflower is a white food we can feel good about eating. This non starchy vegetable is cruciferous vegetable like Broccolli and Cabbage . Intake of these vegetables is associated with lower risk of some diseases . We can eat raw in Salads ,roast or use in stir fry cooking . Healthy version of mashed potatoes. According to some research Cauliflower sprinkled with Turmeric may be powerful in fighting cancers. Impressively one serving provides 18 percent of daily value of Vitamin C . Avoid Cauliflower which are discolored and buy head that are tight and firm . You can get solid fresh Cauliflower from Summer to fall. It will last more than 2 weeks if you store in a produce bag and store in the lower shelf of the refrigerator .
1. Cauliflower florets ( Big ) – 20 ( Microwave for 2 to 4 minutes and optional )
2. Chickpea flour and rice flour – 1/4 th cup each or All purpose flour , corn flour and rice flour
3. Water – 1/2 cup
4. Salt – accordingly
5. Red chilli powder , coriander and cumin powder
6. Oil – 2 tbsp
7. Garlic and Ginger paste – 1 tbsp
1. Wash cauliflower florets.
2. Prepare batter with flours , red chilli powder , cumin and coriander powder , salt , Ginger and garlic paste .
3. Grease air fryer basket with oil . Place the florets in a single row. Spray Oil .
4. Bake at 370 degrees for 6 minutes. Check half way . If needed spray oil .
5. Serve with Ketchup or dates chutney .


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Navigating mental health support in East Sussex: East Sussex Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Between April and May 2015, Healthwatch East Sussex investigated access to Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for children, young people, their carer's and other relevant organisations.
The aim of the work was to seek the views, good and bad, of children and young people using the East Sussex CAMHS, and to identify any problems they may have had in accessing the service. Information was also sought from carers and from organisations that support young people and their carers related to mental health needs.
Young people told us their experiences included:
- the journey is very difficult, but it's good when you get there
- excellent support
- their concerns and issues were excellently tackled
- sessions with staff were great
- a wish to be kept more informed and involved in their care and support; and
- waiting times could be improved.
The work highlighted the following key recommendations for East Sussex CAMHS to consider:
What can be done to improve the waiting times
19 of 43 people stated that they had experienced no delays in obtaining a service; however other examples included waiting times of up to 6 months.
Review engagement with young people
Keeping young people informed and involved in their care and support, including an explanation why support may not occur as originally intended. One young person described how when doing art therapy, they were not given a reason for doing it, or an explanation at the end what it had achieved. This left the young person thinking it was pointless.
Director of Healthwatch East Sussex, Julie Fitzgerald said,
"Child and Adolescent Mental health Services are a crucial support for many of our young residents and their families. Healthwatch East Sussex was pleased to read the recent Care Quality Commission report rating the East Sussex service as "outstanding" for caring and "good" for well led. Combining this with our own data gathered from service users, the Trust has some excellent recommendations to consider in developing the service".
Response from the Trust:
"We welcome this report from East Sussex Healthwatch, we are delighted that there are a number of areas where those who have used our services have had positive experiences.
The report highlights the recent CQC inspection report and we are pleased to report the services being rated as "outstanding" for Caring and "good" for well led.
This report picks up a number of themes which are reflected in the CQC report and where we are required to improve which are included in our action plan. We will therefore use our current CQC action plan to address the issues raised."
The full report and the response from the Trust can be found on our website:
About Healthwatch East Sussex
East Sussex Community Voice (CIC) is commissioned by East Sussex County Council to deliver Healthwatch East Sussex, which is your independent local consumer champion for health and care services.
This means that we:
- Gather views and understanding the experiences of patients and the public
- Make peoples' views known
- Promote and support the involvement of people in the commissioning and provision of local care services and how they are scrutinized
- Recommend investigation or special review of services via Healthwatch England or directly to the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
- Provide advice and information about services and support for making informed choices; and
- Make the views and experiences of people known to Healthwatch England and providing a steer to help it carry out its role as national champion.
In summary Healthwatch East Sussex will act as the Consumer Voice for health and social care in East Sussex.


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If you like boobs — and staring at them to your heart's content — then you should mosey on over to High Tide.
An inconspicuous doorway off Valencia Street leads to a treasure trove of zines and 10,000-plus hours of sound and video recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, all charting the progressive history of the Bay and its effect on global radical movements.
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Below are 10 simple ways to reuse these helpful peels.
Tomato Plant Fertilizer
Wrap a banana peel around your tomato plants. The peel will slowly decompose and allow your tomato to gain nutrients from it throughout the growing season.
Indoor Plant Feeder
Soak a banana peel in an airtight jar of water, then dilute one part of the banana water to five parts regular water. Put in a watering can and use on indoor plants to feed and nourish them.
Compost Additive
Add banana peels to your compost pile. They break down quickly and will add a lot of nutrients as well as good texture to your compost so you can use it on your lawn and garden.
Itch Reliever
Rub a banana peel on a rash, insect bite, poison ivy reaction or even psoriasis to help calm and soothe the skin. It will help promote healing for many minor skin irritations.
Animal Feed
If you raise animals, banana peels that have been dried up and ground make an excellent supplement to animal feed and is safe for chickens, pigs, rabbits and other livestock.
Salad Dressing
The flavor of banana-peel vinegar makes it an excellent dressing for a number of fresh vegetables. The recipe for this vinegar can be found at sustainableamerica.org/bananas.
Meat Tenderizer
The next time you make a roast, add a banana peel to the roast pan to keep meat from toughening or drying out during cooking. It will keep the meat naturally moist and tender.
Smoothie Additive
If you boil the banana peel for ten minutes, then put it through a juicer or blender, you can add this to smoothies for extra nutrients, fiber and antioxidants.
Bird and Butterfly Attractor
Lay out ripe banana peels in the garden on a raised platform. Birds and butterflies alike will come flocking in, attracted by the sweetness. It can attract bees, too, so be careful!
Leather and Silver Polish
Banana peels make an excellent polish for leather clothing or furniture: just rub it on then buff with a soft cloth. It is also excellent for shining silver.
So even the humble banana peel can serve a number of different uses throughout the house. Using them can save you money on household expenses and can also save room in a landfill and keep our air just a little bit cleaner. Everybody wins!
Source: Naturalnews.com


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Hi. On my Samsung Galaxy Nexus I've synced my BT Yahoo mail account but my mail contacts haven't synced with it. Everything else within the mail account works perfectly from the phone but I've no access to the contacts. I've tried K9 but that didn't help. Don't really want to take the Yahoo mail app. Does anyone have a solution? Or is anyone else having the same problem? I've tried the Google Nexus help links but no joy.
The Nexus is a great phone to use but I'm no Geek and I don't know how to sort this prob out.
I'd welcome some help please. Dave
Open your android contacts
click the settings button on the face of your phone
look for view or settings, you may have to look under 'more'
there you can specify which account contacts are synced to the device
Hi jowah.
Just tried your suggestions but that route doesn't seem to exist. This is what happened.
Opened contacts.
Opened settings on front of phone which offered:
Contacts to display
Settings only controlled "Sort list by surname" and "View contact by surname first or last".
Accounts brings me to Accounts and sync where only my G.mail account is shown as synced. When I tap to add another account it just gives me the option of adding a Corporate Account. And that's where the search stops.
In personal phone settings Bt Yahoo mail is definitely synced and working well.
Thanks for your help though.