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Kaduna, NG – Casdale Trampoline Safety Centre is an establishment that focuses on helping kids to learn the safety aspect of the trampoline as a fun activity. Taking into consideration the extent of reported and unreported accidents involving trampolines, Casdale Trampoline Safety Centre aims to reduce the incidence as much as possible by offering all of the safety information kids and adults need to be aware of at all times.
Describing the push behind Casdale Trampoline Safety Centre, the spokesperson for the center, Kevin, said, "My research has shown that the way trampolines are most oftentimes used is what causes accidents and not the trampoline itself. So when some folks talk about the danger of trampolining, what they forget is that doing nothing can also be dangerous. If we learn and stick to safety measures of using any sports equipment we won't have any problems. We believe everything is dangerous if you don't know the safe way of going about it. Even eating can be dangerous. Families can keep fit while having fun together trampolining, wakeboarding, cycling, skiing, pogo-sticking with peace of mind."
Focused on helping families to enjoy the use of trampolines for fun and as a sporting activity, the online platform boasts of a wide array of Trampoline Safety resources that have been put together to help families reduce the hazards associated with the activity.
Visitors of the online platform are welcome to browse the resources offered under the guides, safety equipment, insurance tips, and maintenance tips categories. Taking visitors through the world of trampolining, the guides section offers information on must-try trampoline workouts, teaching kids trampoline safety, how to buy cheap trampolines, buying quality trampoline accessories, and more.
Added to this, the safety equipment category explores the various methods by which safety can be infused in the activity. Visitors of the website will gain access to resources that help them to better understand a trampoline waiver and release form, how to use stories to train kids on trampoline safety, a guide to finding the right trampoline tent, among other information.
The platform not only offers information on safety and Trampoline workouts but also explores the world of insurance. Some of the resources offered on the platform include what to do after a trampoline injury, how to get the best of a trampoline insurance coverage, in-depth information on trampoline insurance coverage, and more.
Families who are interested in getting the best of their trampolines can also visit the maintenance tips section of the website for information on how best to maintain their trampolines for top safety.
Casdale Trampoline Safety Centre is located at 15 Wusasa Road, Wusasa, Kaduna 234069, NG. For inquiries, contact their team by sending an email to [email protected] For additional information regarding trampoline safety, visit their company's website.
Media ContactCompany Name: Casdale Trampoline Safety CentreContact Person: KevinEmail: Send EmailPhone: 08062226124Address:15 Wusasa Road City: WusasaState: KadunaCountry: NigeriaWebsite: http://casdale.com/


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The enormity of the loss in the recent earthquake in different parts of the country is simply mind-boggling and beyond any description. Going by different statements, the government is well determined to turn this tragedy into an opportunity by re-examining many faulty policies and allocating maximum resources for the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the affected areas. How it shall cope with this gigantic task without flouting the professional standards and testing the patience of the hard-hit innocent people is to remain a heated issue in the days ahead.
Historically the people of the worst hit areas of Azad Kashmir and Balakot have lived in unplanned and shanty areas with a strong sense of attachment with immoveable property. Unlike others, they enjoy being a part of an extended family and avoid residing among strangers. Yet another important characteristic of these people is that almost 88 percent of them live in rural areas and are dependant on agricultural land, white collar government jobs, remittances of their relatives settled abroad and self-employment. In the absence of any inter-city air service, transportation and travelling from one place to another is thoroughly dependent on the road network. Given this, most of the resources over the last five decades have been consumed by the development of the communication network and basic infrastructure in the area. However, the major constraints in the way of development should not be ignored such as inadequate infrastructure, small land holding, lack of a private sector, deforestation, proximity to the Line of Control, shortage of skilled manpower and the short working season.
The earthquake unfortunately hit these defining characteristics of the people badly and brought almost everything to a halt. The basic infrastructure was demolished making it a Herculean task for the aid workers to reach the victims. Schools, colleges, hospitals and all other public institutions were razed, exposing widespread corruption and professional negligence to make big fortunes at the expense of the lives of the innocent people. Similarly, it also became an open secret that in view of the poverty and lack of awareness people never took care of the principles of construction resulting in the collapse of the houses and business centres.
The government needs to be extremely visionary and determined to restructure the affected areas on modern lines and requirements. For instance, it can use this opportunity to introduce the concept of modern towns comprising four to five villages for a population of around 15 thousand each. Apart from meeting the basic requirements of the people such as the communication network and health and education facilities, it shall help the government keep the population size under control and deal with the deforestation problem more efficiently.
To mantain ecological balance, at least 15 percent land mass should have forests. Six decades ago over 40 percent of the area of AJK was covered by forests, which has now shrunk to 20 percent and one fears that it is to face further reduction in view of the new phase of the reconstruction and rehabilitation work in the affected areas. The only way to cope with this challenge is to popularise the concept of planned towns and villages and making tourism a well-established industry in the area. Additionally, it will reduce the silt level in the rivers; particularly in Mangla Dam as its survival age has already been reduced. This idea will give villagers an opportunity to develop their own land for commercial usage to get a better livelihood.
Reestablishment of the educational network poses yet another great challenge. The AJK government runs 5,669 primary and high schools of which almost none are useable in the affected areas. It appears that this year thousands of students will not be able to attend classes or sit for examinations. Obviously, rebuilding new educational institutions and rehabilitation would be a time consuming exercise. Hence, the government has to establish residential educational institutions so that the displaced students may continue their education without any gap in their educational careers. Meanwhile, such institutions in other parts of the country should embark on a special multidimensional programme to accommodate the students from the worst hit areas.
Rehabilitation of the orphans must top the priority list of the government. The exact figures are not available but one can claim safely that it lies in thousands. For obvious reasons, adoption does not offer any lasting solution to this problem. Establishment of orphanages in the area with the generous support of the state and the community alone can save them from falling into the hands of unscrupulous people or being sucked into child labour and being picked as domestic servants for affluent families.
One must realise that the establishment of a tent city to ward off winter is simply untenable. With the chilly weather descending on these affected areas there is no provision for heating as there is no liquidised gas in the region. While these tents will solve the privacy issues which the people, especially women, of this area are facing, providing tents be costly. It will also expose people to many dangers such as accidental fires. Therefore, a more rational and workable idea would be to relocate the population to relatively warmer areas of the country on a temporary basis.
The utilisation of aid received in a transparent and efficient manner is to remain a big challenge for the concerned authorities. Unfortunately, the AJK administration does not enjoy a good reputation in this regard as its handling of the post-1992 flood situation still haunts the people. With the strong involvement of the international community in the reconstruction and rehabilitation programme, sticking to transparency becomes all the more important not only for the sake of the victims but also for the overall image and reputation of the country. Visible transparency in this process will give renewed hope and strength to the affectees to battle the challenges they have to face in the future in a dignified way.

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Ex-presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, visiting Afghanistan this week, predicted the situation there will get worse before it gets better, "just like the surge in Iraq was."
Gen. David McKiernan, who commands U.S. and NATO troops there, foresees a "tough fight" next year. He is calling for increasing the U.S. troop strength in the country to 55-60,000 from the current 32,000, and keeping them there for the next four years. He is also urging NATO members to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, slated to continue in that position in the incoming Obama administration, said last week a new strategy to fight Islamic extremists will be a high priority for the new administration.
But in the war's eighth year, observers warn that a "troop surge" won't reverse Afghanistan's slide into chaos, violence and poverty.
Last week September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, formed in the aftermath of the tragic 2001 attacks, released a briefing saying a military surge will only bring increased violence and the threat of a wider war, and calling for "a drastically revamped U.S. policy focused on diplomacy, negotiation, aid, reconstruction and international cooperation." Their paper, "Afghanistan: Ending a failed military strategy," is available at www.peaceful-tomorrows.org.
"The events of the past seven years show that the more U.S. and NATO troops that deploy to Afghanistan, the greater the violence against Afghan civilians and troops, and the greater the recruitment levels for insurgent fighters," the report's authors said. They called for "an honest assessment of how the international community, and the United States in particular, can play a positive role in assisting Afghans to counter violence and rebuild their country."
Their recommendations include setting a "swift timetable" to withdraw U.S. and NATO troops and substitute a UN force for short-term security, immediately stopping air strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, supporting negotiations that include Afghan women leaders, investing in long-term aid projects such as sustainable agriculture and compensating Afghan families and communities affected by U.S. military actions.
Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president, Hamid Karzai, has also been rethinking the international troop presence. He recently told visiting UN officials that in the absence of military success a time should be set for the troops to leave, and that talks should be opened with leaders of the Islamic extremist Taliban who demonstrate national loyalty.
To date over 550 U.S. troops and nearly 400 NATO soldiers have died in the Afghan conflict. At least 3,200 Afghan civilians have been killed during U.S. and NATO attacks including the deaths of as many as 90 civilians including 60 children in August, when a U.S.-led air strike hit a memorial service for a tribal leader in the western Afghan village of Azizabad.
In an article posted last week on TomDispatch.com, Afghanistan-based journalist Anand Gopal said the mounting civilian casualties, together with the "mismanagement" and "rampant criminality" of the U.S.-based government headed by Karzai, have opened the way to a "spectacular resurgence" of the Taliban and similar groups, which now control large parts of the south and east.
Though the original Taliban was defeated after the U.S. invasion in 2001, the country's descent into chaos, as warlords and bandits came to dominate large areas, opened the way for their resurgence and their ability to win people over with promises of security and efficiency, Gopal said. The insurgency now includes nationalists, religious extremists and bandits, and various Taliban factions as well as other armed insurgent groups.
Meanwhile, Families for Peaceful Tomorrows said Afghanistan is the world's fourth poorest country, with 42 percent of the population below the poverty line and another 20 percent hovering just above it. With Afghans suffering from not only the effects of war, but also from the worldwide rise in food prices, 70 percent of Afghans face food insecurity.
The country is also the world's largest producer of opium, with poppy production soaring in recent years. Last year a record poppy crop amounted to half the country's GDP.
Despite the Karzai government's reforms for women, Families for Peaceful Tomorrows said rampant inequalities and abuse continue and Afghanistan is the only country where suicides among women exceed those by men.
"It is time the U.S. stops playing the game of 'liberator' and starts learning to cooperate respectfully with other nations and peoples of the world," their report said. "Beginning this new strategy in Afghanistan is the best legacy the U.S. can leave for the lives lost on 9/11 and the most effective way to become a friend of the people of Afghanistan."
mbechtel@ pww.org. Tom Whitney contributed to this article.


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为主,让学生掌握大量的语汇, 渗透文化内容;在高年级,则侧重比较系统、
这套教材的教学理念是:1.直接认字,后学拼音;2.先认后写,多认少写; 3.课文和阅读材料并重;4.先读后写,水到渠成;5.常用字先行和高频率出现; 6.重视中华文化;7.强调汉字结构的教学。
教材中课文和阅读材料的素材来源很广,生动有趣,每篇课文都配有好几篇阅读 来复习生字。配有单双周练习本,课本同时配有学生用的生字卡片,和多媒体练习 光盘, 也可以在iPad上学习中文和完成作业。并备有完整的暑假作业和暑期练习 光盘。拼音教学将在三年级引入。由于在三年级之前,孩子们通过直接认字的方法 学过的词汇已经达到682个,在学习拼音之后使中文学习如虎添翼,同时也避免了 对拼音的依赖性。此教材常用字先行,并且高频率复现。前后呼应, 环环相扣,形成一个完整的中文教学体系。 关于马立平中文继承语课程的详细介绍,请点击.
Pre-K 中文课程面向3‐4 岁具备基本中文听说能力的儿童。属于中文启蒙班,以唱
普通话汉语拼音, 对基本汉字的音、形、意,以及其三要素内在相互联系的基本认知。
课程通过讲故事、图卡、音乐、书画、手工、视频、智意游戏等活动,完成对视听操练( 看/听)、行为操练(写/做)、思维操练(想)和语言表达操练(读/译/达)四个部分的 基本训练。
- 普通话汉语拼音声母、韵母的识别和组合使用;
- 汉字基本笔画和部首的识别和使用;
- 基本象形字、指示字和形声字的识别和使用;
- 简短诗歌的朗读和背诵;
- 图片和故事的基本描述与观点表达;
- 我需求和喜好的描述与表达。
共学习生字35个,在读写生字过程中 加入简单笔画笔顺练习。通过听,读,游戏识字法,
在讲解儿歌意思时采取问答方式,通过情景图片,学说简单中文内容,锻炼孩子们的口语 表达能力,使其能够用清楚完整的话回答问题。
学前班没有测验,主要是让孩子们接触到相当数量的汉字,能建立起对汉字字形的整体认识, 培养孩子对中文的兴趣,为进一步的中文学习起到有益的启蒙作用。
本教材详细讲解课文中的重点词汇、书写规范、基本笔画、偏旁部首和练习。通过课堂演练、 识字游戏、分组学习和争当示范标兵等形式反复操练,确保学生完全掌握,达到熟练并准确 应运所学知识的程度。课程结束学生将学习生字302个,笔画19个,偏旁部首43个。并在 学生充分掌握了所学知识的情况下,拓展与课堂内容相关的新知识,以旧带新、举一反三, 最终达到能用汉语描述日常事物的目的,最大程度提升孩子们对学习中文的乐趣。
本教材直接学习汉字,要求学生掌握汉字的基本笔画和常用的偏旁部首; 能按笔顺规则 书写汉字,注意间架结构,感受汉字的形体美,从而有主动识字的愿望。学习基本语法点, 能熟练运用复合句表达自己的想法。培养和感受阅读的乐趣,感受语言的优美。
老师通过讲故事,科普,提问等的方法带领学生进入主题课文。采用跟读,复读,自读的 方式培养阅读能力。课堂上鼓励每个学生积极发言,参与课堂活动。采用比赛,个人展示, 争做小老师,课文情景表演,观看中文视频等多种形式加强学习理解,增强学习中文的兴趣。 同时注重培养孩子们的自信心。
本课程学生将学习生字词381个,累计683个,认识常用汉字500~800个。学习结束后, 学生应在听说读写全方面有很大跨越的提高。
一样,三年级的教材共有6 个组成部分:课本、单双周作业本各1 本、暑假作业本、生字
卡片一套、互动作业一套(光碟或云端注册帐号一个)。这6 个部分是以课本为核心而
互相配合的一个整体。课本共分成3 个单元,其中第一单元是快速学拼音阶段,利用4次
课文部分大都选自具有一定哲理性的小故事,比如中国古代经典故事,寓言,神话传说, 诗歌等。课后阅读课文的安排也是如此,这对孩子们了解中国文化是非常有帮助的。本册 认读364个生字,到3年级末,使用本教材的学生识字量应累计达到1035个。要求能 自学读准字音(利用拼音),认清字形,理解字义。努力做到书写工整,结构均匀, 字迹漂亮。在大量的识字和阅读教学的引导下,要求学生能主动正确的能与他人用普通话 进行交流,要做到在中文学校、在中文课堂上一定要使用普通话。
学生需要一个集中阅读的阶段,在较短的时间里大密度地认读那些汉字,让所学的汉字 在学生头脑中最终整合起来。改写的《西游记》是一本以二十回的形式出现在中文教材中。 通过对这本中国经典长篇小说的学习,学生可以自然而然地接触到许多中国文化的知识、 中国地理以及中华民俗,学习和体验中国文学之美。
本教科书的教学目的就是使学生们能够基本掌握中文写作的技巧,进一步提高学生们阅读 理解的能力,熟悉基本语法的应用。
第一单元包括四课内容。 主要介绍中国菜和与其相关的知识,包括148个生词。通过本 单元的学习,学生们对中国菜和中国的饮食文化有一个基本的了解。
第二单元包括四课内容。从本单元起学生们将进行写作练习。第二单元主要是通过对课文 中具体的景和物的描写学习让学生们了解中文写作的基本要求和技巧。本单元共有生词 138个,语法涉及"的、地、得"的使用;中文句子中词的语序;疑问词的用法和疑问句的常识。
第三单元包括四课内容。本单元通过对自然景色和事物过程的详细描述使学生们学习和 掌握如何生动地描述事物的技巧,掌握写作中详写和略写的方法。本单元共包括生词144个。 语法包括四方面,时态、语态和语气的基本知识;"是" 字的应用;比较级和最高级的应用 及语气词的应用。
第一学期(秋季):在六年级的基础上进一步加强阅读和写作能力,通过教材中的范文 重点学习对人物的描写,包括外表特征和性格特征,提高写作水平。
第二学期(春季):课程设置了名城名胜介绍,导游和旅游者的对话,结合实际生活能 激发学生说中文的兴趣。通过教材中的课文重点学习对景物的描写,提高表述水平。
通过学习分析不同体材的文章,使学生对中国文学体系有一定的了解,对中国文化 更加感兴趣。
E01 Art 1
Art 1 is an entry-level art class in Highland Chinese School.
We accept students from age between 4 to 7 years old.
The mission of this class is to motivate students' interests and develop their creativity in arts. The basic knowledge of art will be introduced through various art projects. The class projects are going to expose students how to mix color, how to distinguish and match cold/warm color scheme, how to use different lines and shapes that can express the visual effect. On the other hand, children will use different art materials to create art work that enlarges their knowledge of art and skills.
Topics of projects will base on weather, seasonal, holiday or famous artists' works. By learning artists' works, that can increase students' knowledge in art and appreciation of art. At the end, this class will bring the enjoyment to students and mutual learning among students and teacher.
E02 Art 2
The main purpose of Art 2 is to inspire the student's imagination and increase the student's confidence in art. It is to cultivate the student's taste of art and observation during process of teaching. There are two kinds of art style teaching books that will be used as a model to train the student's skills in the class during the semester, such as all kinds of pencil lines, color pencils, crayons, and markers. At the end of the semester, t he student should have the ability to create what they want through their artwork!
Learning Go aids various mental abilities such as the ability to
logic, calculate, and reason, which also helps children developing
the habit of thinking carefully before acting. Go also requires
interpretation of any changes occurs on the chessboard, which trains
children's abstract thinking skills.
Observation skills: a keen observer always finds mistakes that his or her opponent made.
Calculation skills: one year of learning guarantees proficient applications of the multiplication table.
Heuristic skill: understand and apply the knowledge acquired in class.
The level of concentration: from the 13X13 small chess board to the 19X19 standard chess board, a student can prolong his or her time of concentration on a single task from 15 minutes to an hour.
E04 – Introduction to Piano
This would be an introduction to piano for those who do not already take piano lessons. In the hour, each child could have limited time on our keyboard, and we could supply cardboard learning keyboards along with piano books to be used as we are teaching the class. Skills for performance would be encouraged as well as practicing at home would be expected. Students could also bring their keyboards if they happen to own one to help in a situation like this.
E07 Math - AMC 8/Math Counts
Course name: Middle School Competition Math (AMC8/Mathcounts)
Objectives: Teach students the fundamental mathematical problem solving skills needed to succeed in middle school level competitions such as AMC8 and Mathcounts. Encourage students' interest and confidence in mathematics by working on challenging problems.
Topics: First semester, we covered algebra and some counting and probability. Second semester, we will finish the counting and probability unit before moving on to number theory and then geometry.
Textbook: Competition Math for Middle School by James Batterson
Schedule: Plan to cover two to three sections of the textbook every week. Progress depends on student familiarity with the topics, so the pace of the class is adjusted as needed.
E08 Math - Grade 1 to 3 Enriched Math
This course is designed for first through third graders with an interest in learning more about math and improving their arithmetical abilities. By the end of this class, students will have learned the skills necessary to be successful at an advanced level. The course will cover topics such as fractions, geometry, the metric system, and real-life problem solving.
E09 Math - Grade 4 to 5 Enriched Math
This class will both introduce students to higher level math concepts as well as allow students to apply such knowledge to critical thinking problems. The class will begin by reviewing math skills students should possess to ensure each student is on the same footing. Then, we will transition to covering more advanced topics such as rates, proportions, and basic one and two step equations. Once the needed math foundations are established, the class will then begin applying those skills to critical thinking problems. Each week, we work on improving comprehension and mental math skills, starting out with a 5 minute multiplication frenzy. I look forward to having your child in my class!
E10 Algebra I - Middle school
This course is to emphasize the study of multiple representations of linear and non-linear functions. It includes mathematical concepts for working with rational numbers, various expressions, analyzing and solving linear equations & inequalities, data analysis, probability, statistics, and polynomials. This is a first year algebra course and algebraic skills are applied in a wide variety of problem-solving situations.
E11&E14 ACT/SAT/PSAT(English/Reading/Writing)
The objective of this course is to prepare students for the English sections of the PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams. The course will provide students with test taking tips, strategies and review and practice of the sections, in addition to supplying an overview of the structure for each English component of the PSAT, ACT, and SAT. The students will familiarize themselves with the format of the tests and know what to expect on the day of the test.
E12 Chinese as Second Language 1
CSL1 starts with Chinese Pinyin, which is the phonetic system to transcribe each Chinese character. Students practice their listening, speaking, reading and translation ability. The class focus on practical grammar development and Chinese characters (Simplify) recognizing and typing by learning radicals, vocabulary. Students use the
E13 Chinese as Second Language 2
CSL2 is a continuation of CSL1. This course focus on further improving listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students are expected to practice the practical grammar development and Chinese character (Simplify) typing and writing by learning radicals and vocabulary. Students use the
E15 Preparation for College Applications
The Common Application Essay is an essential component of the college admissions process. The Common App is a five-week, intensive class designed to prepare students for this section of the college entrance examination. Included will be actual published "prompts", plus strategies for writing a successful essay. The class covers exercises in clear and concise writing, proper sentence structure, and the ability to write a composition which will get the attention of entrance directors at the college or university of the student's choice(s).
The class is a unique way to prepare students for the essay and required skills to achieve a piece of writing for which they will be proud.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the class is only five sessions, there will be a considerable number of assignments but with the ability to budget time,learners should be able to achieve success.
E16 Math - AMC 10
This course is designed to prepare for the AMC 10, the first test in the series of contests that determine the United States team for the International Mathematics Olympiad. Many top colleges also request AMC scores as part of the college application process. The course will review important math competition topics, discuss the strategies for taking the test, as well as practice problems from past exams.
E17 Yoga - Meditation in Motion - Flow for all levels - Parents
This yoga practice will focus on breath, stillness, relaxation, balance, strength, and the spine. There will be a sequence of postures which will flow from one posture to the next. The postures will focus on breath and alignment. The benefits of a consistent Yoga practice will allow one to have a better range of motion, flexibility, balance, strength, healthier spine, calmer mind, and more. Please bring a yoga mat.
E18 ACT Science - Middle & High School
The ACT science test is a 40-question, 35-minute test that measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences. In this course take you through the Science section of the ACT and break down what you can expect, tips and tricks, and how you can beat the clock and get the best score possible in this section.
E19 Chinese for Adults
Chinese for Adults is designed for adults who are interested in Chinese language and culture and the appropriate use of Chinese in various social and business contexts. This course focuses on learning the Mandarin phonetic system (pinyin), reading simplified Chinese characters, as well as using Mandarin to conduct simple and practical conversations. Typical class format will include performance of memorized basic conversations, drills, questions and discussion, and various types of communicative exercises. By the end of the course, students are expected to obtain useful knowledge and understanding of Chinese customs and culture, and master basic Chinese in daily and business affairs such as greeting, making appointment, negotiation, attending meetings and banquets, etc.
E21 Effective Communication and Presentation Skills for Adults
The objective of this course is to improve the student's ability to communicate and present in a public venue. The course is broken into two parts boardroom/roundtable discussion and Classroom presentations. Boardroom/Roundtable discussions exercises are designed to simulate and improve the student's ability to effectively communicate in professional group settings. Classroom Presentations assignments are design to improve the student's ability to design, prepare, and deliver effective, engaging and memorable presentations. More importantly the classroom presentations provide the student with a "friendly" presentation venue in which they will practice, receive feedback, revise and improve their presentation skills and confidence. The students will also be taught essential communication tips and tricks throughout the course such as understanding the audience, parsing words, understanding non-verbal cues, conversation control, and common "American" idioms.
E22&29 Kung Fu for Children
The Kung Fu classes will teach students a basic Kung Fu form – Chang Quan. This is an entry-level bare-handed set that includes 3 basic hand positions (fist, palm, and hook), 5 step positions (bow, horse-riding, webbed, virtual, and resting), and basic elbow positions. It is easy for beginners to learn and master in a short period. Students are expected to learn the entire set in 12 classes and perform in group in special events such as the Chinese New Year Gala.
E23 ACT/SAT Math - High School
This course will review basic concepts and practice math test-taking skills to help prepare for the ACT and SAT tests. The main purpose of this course is to prepare you, the student, for the ACT/SAT math test.
E25 Ballet 3-6 Years
We will learn the basic foundation of ballet dancing. This class will spark your child's creativity by telling stories, expressing emotions, and using the imagination through movement. Some of the movements we will be working on are the five positions, turns, leaps, pointing our feet, balance, flexibility, and improvisation. We will explore the different movement vocabulary, body awareness, rhythm, and dancing with props. Students in this class will perform for the Chinese New Year Gala.
E26 Dance (Tradition) Teens
This dance class for teens teaches modern Chinese dances in a fun, energetic atmosphere. This class is perfect for girls who need to burn off their extra energy and have a passion for dancing, performing, and learning. Always a hit at the Chinese New Year Festival, these girls are asked to perform in many other places.
E27 Public Speaking - 3rd - 5th grade
We all know that reading, writing, and math are vital skills that young
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The objective of this course is to equip the students with the fundamentals of communication; primarily through public speaking assignments. Public speaking is one of the few exercises that employ all the essentials of communication such as: organizing one's thoughts, developing engaging narratives, reading listener's non-verbal cues, and building confidence when speaking. As a result as the student learns to prepare and deliver speeches, their communication skills will improve in other areas as well, such as in the classroom or in everyday conversation.


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I read over my stories multiple times, have my computer read it out loud to me, and send it through my critique group. After letting it sit for a minimum of six months to get fresh eyes on it, I read through it multiple times again before sending it off to a freelance editor. But even as I am making the corrections sent back to me, I still find errors we all missed. It is so frustrating.
One Facebook writers group I belong to had a discussion about this and one noted author advised that, "Every book will end up with three typos in it no matter what. Just accept it."
Ugh. Really?
The Writer Circle recently shared a post from Crafty House that talked about this same problem. Apparently a computer programmer at Amazon had a typo in a bit of code that nearly shut down the Internet. http://bit.ly/2tlL7io
Okay so maybe my typing errors don't have the potential to such down the World Wide Web, but can they be any less damaging to my career? When I am human, as is my ever-so-fabulous and yet still imperfect human critique group, and my high priced editor, is perfection even possible?
Is it permissible to throw up our hands and say we did the best we could? Even best sellers who publish through the big houses release books with typos. Still readers seem to expect nothing less than perfection.
It can paralyze an author to the point they can't release their work for fear an error is still lurking between the pages. Or it can trigger apathy in other writers who say perfection is impossible, so this is 'good enough.' Their work is released with many errors and the reading public blast them for it.
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Prolific is certainly the right adjective to describe the literary output of Canadian author Norm Foster. For the second or maybe third time, this paper has had critiques of two different plays appear on our front page. This time, it's 'Looking', and "OLD LOVE". Authors are supposed to write about things they know or have experienced. Foster ain't old; he's barely sixty. That's just upper middle age!


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The Returned" a french horror series premieres tonight on The Sundance Channel. Left to right, mother Claire, "returned" daughter Camille, father Jerome and other daughter Lena.
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Not all zombies are cut from the same tattered, stinking cloth.
Sure, most of the undead souls stumbling around the world of pop culture these days share similar features: the rotting skin, the groans, the blood-soaked clothes and the undying hunger for human flesh.
Such has been the standard for television's wildly popular "The Walking Dead," as well as a slew of gory horror movies released over the last half-century.
But an ocean away, a few Frenchmen have reinvented that nightmare-inducing world in which the dead come back to join the living.
And their stylish, captivating brand of the monsters arrive on U.S. shores very soon.
"The Returned," an eight-part series focused on the "new" undead, premieres tomorrow on the Sundance Channel, and it doesn't look the part of a traditional horror show. Its stars aren't covered in filth, despite being dead and in the ground for years.
Those who come back to a French mountain town where they once lived appear as they did when they died — just like us, only a little disoriented. Therein lies the intrigue that Fabrice Gobert, the show's creator and director, has molded into a creepy hit in his home country.
"We imagined a series where the dead feel even more 'living' than living people of the town, who are oppressed by their grief," Gobert told The Star-Ledger. "The living people are miserable and desperate. Dead people just want to take back their place."
We are first introduced to Camille, a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a bus accident four years prior. One night, she simply "wakes up" somewhere, unaware of how she got there. She nervously scurries home and raids her kitchen for something to eat.
The disbelief of parents seeing their daughter just as she was, walking and talking as if nothing is wrong is gripping. But the terror that overcomes twin sisters reuniting — in which Camille is shocked at the sight of her now 19-year-old sister Lena, and Lena is horrified (understandably so) to see Camille — is an undeniably compelling moment.
The sisters and their family are merely a fraction of a densely intertwined ensemble of characters whose actions and twisting plots seem to impact each other at every turn. Here, "The Returned" zigs where other zombie tales zag. Its focus falls on the relationships woven within this phenomenon, not the science of the phenomenon itself.
Of course, the townspeople wonder how and why resurrections are taking place, but a handful of arresting plotlines, with the constant question of "who knows what," keeps us focused on layers of love, lust and frustration more so than logic.
"We felt more interested by the intimate process of seeing a dead daughter or a dead lover coming back than explain why it could be possible," Gobert said. "During the writing, we always asked ourselves, 'How would I react if it happened to me?' Science has nothing to do with it and can't help us in these situations."
It seems in this town of miracles, the affected — both living and dead — are helped most by each other. Love, and closure of sorts, are themes throughout the series as families and lovers believe they have been given another chance.
But don't be fooled. At it's heart, "The Returned" is chilling tale. With the return of the dead, there is bound to be some violence and a few new deaths to come along with it. And the moments surrounding Victor, a small boy who was dead for a long time, are full of scares.
The show, an adaptation of Robin Campillo's film "Les Revenants," aired in France late last year.
Time will tell how "The Returned" does in an American market, but if its rave reviews overseas are a sign, viewers will brave the subtitles for a truly great find this fall.


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Once Upon A Time in Malaysia during my teen days, there was a fad involving gathering discarded odds and ends of colorful fabric, and then intricately folding the pieces and stitching them into arrays of various shapes — circular, oval, rectangular, or anything else that fancied the creator.
The resultant rugs — ahh, actually pieces of art, were simply too beautiful to be trodden under foot. Really, sayang lah ! So, in many instances, they ended up as seat covers in cars.
Nowadays, I seldom if ever, come across any lady who does this stuff. Too laborious perhaps for the hectic lifestyle of modern day. Maybe some among us can breathe new life into this art and, who knows, create a Rags-To-Riches story in the process.


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I've been enabling Exchange services for twenty years, from the fledging version 4.0 when you had to set up a modem handshake for each destination domain, to the current deluxe options of Office 365 trundling data all around the info skyway.
The evolution of Exchange and its companion product Outlook emphasized reliable connections to groups and to individuals. The cost and complexity of an on-site Exchange server included a hardware-software administrator to run it, which overwhelmed small business.
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DISTRIBUTION GROUPS are free, you add email accounts to them to share information such as teams or departments. Membership is easily adjusted so this is perfect for committees and projects, too. Group members may "Reply as" the group itself rather than using their own account name: Anne Accountant Replies as "Management Team".
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I'm finally posting pictures of my St. Patrick's cookies! These were mostly for another class but a lot of them got eaten by my boys. They were so happy! Usually, they get to eat my mistakes and rejects, but lucky them, this time they got the best of the bunch! Everyone in my class loved the glittery Disco Dust on the pots of gold and the shamrocks highlighted with sparkly green sugar!
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So the end of the year is quickly approaching & I want to finish out the year the best that I can! I made so many New Years resolutions for 2015 and I haven't finished all of them yet... one of those was to lose 10 lbs. I've actually lost 8 (yay!) but I have a couple more to go.
So... it's game time. I picked up THIS book at my local thrift store for a dollar fifty and I am really excited about it. Its a 6 week diet plan with normal/easy to make foods. So normal that even Skylor said that he is cool eating the same dinners as me so that I don't have to cook 2 separate meals each night. That's a BIG deal for us. I hate the idea of having to spend double the time in the kitchen every time I want to do a specific diet. So yeah. Winning.
Here's my grocery haul for this week... not too bad honestly.
I wanted to go balls to the wall for the rest of the year, so I am also going to do a little workout program specifically to drop weight. I'm heading straight for my trusty Tracy Anderson Method DVDs. She's so good. Like, I want to die/jump for joy/collapse every time I do her programs. I'm obsessed. Usually I just do an hour a day of her stuff (30 min dance cardio and 30 min muscular structure) but until the end of the year, I'm going to do two hours per day (1 hr dance & 1 hr structure). The Perfect Design Series is a little older, but I haven't done them yet so I thought it was worth a shot! You can buy all of these DVDs on Amazon for like $10 a pop. So really there are no excuses. If you do her program, she recommends that you use a humidifier and heater in your workout space (at least 80 degrees) in order to get the most bang for your buck sweat-wise.
I'll be posting updates periodically throughout the rest of the year- I already can't wait for a post about how I look better naked...LOL. Jk.
But not really.
If you are interested in getting the exact plan of what I'm doing, let me know! I'd be happy to write it up and email it to you/post it on here. Just let me know! Happy end-of-year resolutions!! What are the goals you are trying to finish?
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So, I played against Imperial Guard last week, and thoroughly got stomped. (Leave it to Loozbadd.) First turn went to the Imperial Gun line. Here is his army list. (Thanks for emailing it Chris!)
Inquisitor lord w/Terminator Armor, Auspex, Incinerator, and Emperors tarot
Warrior w/Flamer x3
Acolyte w/Combi-Flamer x3,
Land Raider
Junior Officer w/Honorific Imperialis
Mortar Team
Vox casterGuardsman
Mortar Support Squad w/3 Mortar Teams
Platoon 1
Squad 1 Light Infantry, Autocannon, Grenade Launcher, Vox
Squad 2 Light Infantry, Autocannon, Grenade Launcher, Vox
Platoon 2
Squad 1 Light Infantry, Mortar, Plasma Gun, Vox
Squad 2 Light Infantry, Mortar, Plasma Gun, Vox
Fast Attack
Heavy Support
Leman Russ Battle Tank w/Hull Heavy Bolter and Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Leman Russ Battle Tank w/Hull Heavy Bolter and Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Leman Russ Demolisher w/Hull Heavy Bolter and Plasmacannon Sponsons
After 2 turns of surviving Imperial shooting, I had just under half of my army left.
My opponent did say his army theme was to see how many template weapons he could put in the army. Which is viable, but, I feel it was a bit lame. I would say it was lame if I played it and had won.
We played the Annihilation mission, I killed one unit with Snikrot, and his Kommandos, but my opponent wiped out all but 12 models in my army. It was over by the third turn.
I deployed incorrectly, I moved bad, the whole game I played wrong. My mind was not really on the game. I am not sure why.


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As the coolest, most fun-watching, and avant garde carpet of them all, the Met Ball is the rebel cousin of red carpets. The one the rest gawk at in admiration and pray for a bit of its coolness to rub off on them.
However, fascination doesn't come without a risk of its own. For those who dare walk this carpet, there is a fine line between a perfect revolutionary and fashionable look, and a what-where-you-thinking, painfully cringing apparition. Since an image can speak louder than words, let's stop talking and start showing!
The Succesful Risk-takers
Here are those who delivered style, progress, and excitement all wrapped in one, without eroding their own image.
Lily Aldridge in Ralph Lauren offered us a masterclass on accessorizing. This look could have fallen short for the Met Ball, had it not been for the red Balenciaga boots and the pink mesh, daintily wrapped around her face.
Rita Ora in custom made Marchesa was a stunner. If it was too much, it sure didn't feel like it! Even her hair, felt right!
Making an exemplary homage to Comme des Garçons, Tracee Ellis Ross showed everyone how to hit the carpet in a unique yet exquisite look. Oh yes it is rare, but elegant and appropriate, as well!
Bella, Bella, Bella. Her skintight look by Alexander Wang, revealed so much, while concealing almost her entire body. An illusion made to impress!
And whilst talking about illusions, we can't forget, Amy Fine- Collins look. A cross between a tuxedo and a gown, this Thom Browne creation fits right into this particular crowd, without blending too much for it to pass unnoticed.
Lena Dunham was a striking and improved version of herself enveloped in a Vivienne Weston ball gown. She gave us punk with sophistication.
Also under this category, Kendall Jenner gave us a lot to talk about. Not only did she make quite an entrance, but an even more stirring exit in her La Perla gown (can you even call it a gown?)
The Elegance Squad
It feels like ages since we last saw Cara Delevingne walking, so it was amazing to see her take this particular carpet and make it her personal runway. Hypnotized by her shimmering Chanel power suit, I couldn't stop staring. Everything about her screamed confidence and style.
Kate Hudson was a snow queen in this Stella McCartney dress. She ruled the carpet with an ice baton, leaving us all with the right kind of chills.
Lily Rose Depp was another Chanel vision.
And we can't forget this other Chanel look. Hailey Baldwin kept it ethereal, chic and stylish!
On a totally different note, Riley Keough brought her combat spirit to the carpet. Her Louis Vuitton gown was riotous and powerful.
The What-were-you-thinking-of's
I usually restrain myself from including anything that's not beautiful in my blog, but I feel it would be irresponsible not to condemn the following fashion crimes.
Julie Macklowe.
Helen Lasichanh in Comme des Garçons (she could really learn something from Tracey!)
Anna Cleveland in Comme des Garçons (ditto!)
Céline Dion in Versace. It is just WRONG!
Grace Hartzel (What a horrible way of profaning Dior!)
Nicki Minaj in H&M.
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Jesse Graves, Scott Honeycutt
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many British poets attempted to establish a universal poetic image in the European nightingale, often viewing it as a muse or contemporary artist. This use of the songster became so prevalent that it was adopted, along with other conventions, for use in the United States. Yet, despite the efforts of both British and American poets, this imperialized songbird would ultimately fail in America, as the nightingale is not indigenous to the United States. The failure of this nightingale image, I contend, is reflective of the growing need to establish a national identity in nineteenth-century American literature, separate from British convention. In this process of cultural exploration, I believe the northern mockingbird becomes the replacement for the nightingale, and is developed as a distinctly American image through the poetry of Maurice Thompson, Walt Whitman, and others, exemplifying traits of the country through its charismatic song and personality
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Cameron, Gabe, "The Establishment and Development of the Mockingbird as the Nightingale's "American Rival"" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3224. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3224
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Much of the vitality and authenticity of Greenhalf's work stems from his method of working. Failing light or a rising tide demands a spontaneous and intuitive approach, with light and movement taking precedence over plumage details. The spirit of place, of time, and the landscape are as important as the birds in it. Working in watercolour allows the atmosphere of the day to influence the work directly, for in the harsh midday sun, the paint dries quickly with crisp outlines, whereas in the soft light of evening it dries very slowly, allowing the colours to blend and outlines to blur in an appropriate way.
Robert was born in 1950 at Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. He studied at Eastbourne and Maidstone Colleges of Art, graduating in 1971 with a Diploma in Art and Design in Graphics.
Robert works mainly in Watercolour, Oils, Woodcut and Drypoint. The Drypoints and some of the Woodcuts are printed in black and hand-coloured with Watercolour, whilst others involve the cutting and printing of a separate block for each colour.
His subjects are mainly Wildlife, Domestic Animals, and Landscape. He places great emphasis upon observing and sketching in the field and his Watercolours are frequently made directly from life. This approach lends a lively spontaneity and authenticity to the work, which is often difficult to achieve in the studio.
Robert was elected a Member of the Society of Wildlife Artists 1981 and a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1982. The book Twentieth Century Wildlife Artists (1986, Croom Helm) and Modern Wildlife Painting (1998, Pica Press) by Nicholas Hammond, contain features on Robert's work, and further examples have appeared in approximately 30 other publications.
He is a member of a group known as the Artists for Nature Foundation which is a charity formed in 1991 to focus attention on threatened areas of the World He visited Poland with them in 1992, Extremadura, Spain in 1994, Wexford, Ireland in 1995 and Utrecht, The Netherlands in in 2005. The resulting highly acclaimed books Portrait of a Living Marsh , Artists for Nature Visit Extramadura and Sails, Wind and Meadow Birds contain several of his watercolours and dry points, together with comments on his experiences there.
He participated in the S.W.L.A. New Forest and Scottish Atlantic Oakwoods Projects which also resulted in books Aig an Oir At the Edge: The SWLA visit Scotland's Atlantic Oakwoods and Drawn to the Forest: The SWLA in the New Forest.
For four years, from 1993, Robert visited the Parc des Ecrins in the French Alps as Artist in Residence and his work has been exhibited at the Maison du Parc in Vallouise. In 1999 he was commissioned to provide illustrations of birds for their Atlas of the Invertebrates of the Parc des Ecrins.
He has also worked on a project in The Parc Natural Regional de Briere, Brittany. Robert's work has been shown in many mixed exhibitions and one man shows throughout the U.K., Eire, France, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, the U.S.A. and Canada.
He has also had work hung in the Summer Show at the Royal Academy on several occasions. His work is in Public and Private collections throughout the World.
Robert has written a book: Towards the Sea, an illustrated diary of his work throughout a typical year. This was published by Pica Press (now an imprint of A.& C. Black) in Autumn 1999 and is still in print.
In 2007, Baie de Somme & Rye Bay was published in France by Punch Editions. It is a collaboration between Robert and the French illustrator Noelle Le Guillouzic, a visual exploration of the two Bays on either side of the English Channel.
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by Paul Bowers
In Charleston's biggest Twitter drama blow-up of 2011, the student body president at the College of Charleston caught all kinds of flak for some inflammatory comments he had allegedly made via the anonymous Twitter account @CofCPolitico. "Bitchy VP is being bitchy," read a tweet supplied by one of Kressel's political foes in student government. Among the other imprudent transmissions: "Just saw big tits freshman, who is now a sophomore" and "Sororitute just gave me the bitch glare." But the remarkable thing about the public ordeal of Kressel's near-impeachment (he later resigned of his own accord) was the way he kept his cool. The senior political science major was always tight-lipped around the press, but he was polite, even as his classmates labeled him a racist, a misogynist, and an unfit leader. Kressel hasn't said where he's headed after graduating in May, but he has spent part of his spring semester traveling in Israel and Cuba. Who knows? He says he's not running for office in South Carolina upon graduation, but we might not have seen the last of Ross Kressel in the small, small world of politics.
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We now have the luxury (compared to the good old days) of continuously monitoring data during a study protocol. For example, one can acquire continuous beat-to-beat measurements of middle cerebral blood flow velocity (MCA V) during 5, 30, 180 minutes or even more.
When you start a new study, you may want to analyze your raw data:
1) using the same method described in that interesting paper you just read or,
2) as it has always been done in your lab.
So, at the end of data collection, you sit in front of your raw data which now need to be averaged. What's your game plan ?
If you compare two 10-minute conditions (baseline and drug infusion; under steady-state for the last 5 min), you get your data averaged over the last 5 seconds of steady-state? 15 seconds ? 60 seconds? 180 seconds ? Why? Also, is it protocol-depend? Why?


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How to Restore Brass Fan Blades
Brass fan blades, whether on a ceiling fan or in a tabletop unit, add a classy touch to the home, but they are prone to tarnish. Restoring the blades doesn't usually require any special skills or equipment. You can get the blades clean and shiny again by removing the tarnish and corrosion that occurs as a natural part of aging. A thorough cleaning restores the blades, but it may also remove some of the patina they have developed through natural aging.
Turn off the fan and unplug it, if applicable. Remove the blades from the fan motor. Removal methods vary depending on the model and manufacturer. Generally, ceiling fan blades are attached with screws to the blade brackets or they are locked into place with a locking blade clip mechanism. Tabletop fans are typically secured inside a blade housing held closed with screws or clips.
Fill a bucket with hot water. Add 3 tablespoons of a mild liquid hand washing dish soap to the water.
Wash each fan blade in the hot soapy water, using a soft, lint-free cloth. Change the water as it becomes dirty.
Rinse the blades in clear water. Wipe dry with a clean cloth.
Dampen a lint-free cloth with a brass polish. Buff the fan blades with the polish, then wipe off any excess with a clean cloth.
Wet a cloth with distilled white vinegar. Dip the damp cloth in table salt and rub any heavy tarnish or corrosion from the blades with the salt and vinegar. Fan blade edges and the area near the bracket attachment are the most prone to heavy tarnish.
Rinse the vinegar and salt from the blades with warm water. Wash a second time in the soapy water. Rinse the soap from the blades, then dry and polish them a final time. Reattach the blades to the fan motor using the screws or clips.
Things Needed
- Screwdriver
- Bucket
- Liquid hand washing dish soap
- Lint-free cleaning cloths
- Brass polish
- Distilled white vinegar
- Salt
- Antique brass requires special care so it doesn't lose its mellow color when cleaned. Consult an antique restoration specialist before cleaning.
- Prevent future tarnishing by wiping the blades once weekly with an ammonia-dampened cloth.
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Contact information
Primary contact
Dr Mika Kastarinen
Contact details
Neulaniementie 2 L 6
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
Study information
Scientific title
The effect of replacing regular salt with SmartSalt® mineral salt on blood pressure in middle-aged subjects with high blood pressure or with mild hypertension: a randomised controlled two-arm human study
Study hypothesis
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of replacing regular salt (NaCl) with SmartSalt® mineral salt on blood pressure in subjects with high blood pressure or with mild hypertension.
Ethics approval
The Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of Northern Savo approved on the 26th January 2009 (ref: DNRO 4/2009). An amendment of the protocol was approved on the 22nd September 2009.
Study design
Randomised double-blind (main study; follow-up was unblinded) controlled two-arm human study
Primary study design
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Trial type
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
High blood pressure/mild hypertension
Test product: Smart Salt® mineral salt (sodium chloride [NaCl] 50%, potassium chloride 25%, magnesium ammoniumhexahydrate 25 %)
Placebo product: regular salt (sodium chloride, NaCl)
The study consisted of three periods: a screening period (duration: 4 weeks +/- 7 days), an intervention period (duration: 8 weeks +/- 7 days) and an optional follow-up period (duration: 28 weeks +/- 14 days). The screening period included two study visits (-4 weeks and -2 weeks) and the intervention period included four visits (0 weeks, +3 weeks, +6 weeks and +8 weeks) and the optional follow-up period included two visits (+12 weeks and +28 weeks). After the screening period, 25 subjects were randomised to use Smart Salt® as a table salt and Smart Salt® salted foods (main dishes, bread, sausages and cheese, representing over 50% of the sodium sources in the diet) and 25 subjects were randomised to consume an equivalent regular salt (NaCl) diet respectively for a 8-week period.
Intervention type
Not Applicable
Drug names
SmartSalt® mineral salt
Primary outcome measure
Change in systolic blood pressure during intervention period measured with automatic sphygmomanometer after 10 minutes resting in sitting position.
Secondary outcome measures
1. Change in diastolic blood pressure and mean of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate measured with an automatic sphygmomanometer after 10 minutes resting in sitting position. The measurement was repeated three times at intervals of at least two minutes and the mean of two last measurements was used as a result. The blood pressure measurements were made at visits -4 weeks, -2 weeks, 0 weeks, +3 weeks, +6 weeks, +8 weeks and at optional follow-up visits +12 weeks and +28 weeks.
2. 24-hour urinary sodium, potassium, magnesium and creatinine excretion measured just before the intervention (-1 day) and at visit +8 weeks
3. Urine pH measured at the study visits 0 weeks, +3 weeks and +8 weeks by stick test
4. Concentrations of plasma sodium, potassium, magnesium and creatitine measured at visits -4 weeks, 0 weeks and +8 weeks
5. The dietary intake of sodium calculated from 24-hour urinary sodium excretion and study subject's diaries
6. Body weight measured with calibrated digital scales at visits -4 weeks, 0 weeks, +3 weeks, +6 weeks and +8 weeks and optional follow-up visits +12 weeks and +28 weeks
7. Optionally concentrations of plasma renin, plasma aldosterone taken at visits 0 weeks and +8 weeks and serum C-peptide taken at visits 0 weeks, +3 weeks and +6 weeks and +8 weeks
Overall trial start date
Overall trial end date
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Male or female aged 25 to 75 years (home-living subject)
2. High blood pressure or mild hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] 130 - 159 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 85 - 99 mmHg) (mean of two measurements during the run-in period (visits -4 week and -2 week)
3. Body mass index 23 - 40 kg/m^2
4. Stable body weight (self-reported weight gain or loss less than 3 kg in the past three months)
5. Voluntarily signed informed consent (including willingness to fast 10 - 12 hours before blood samples and abstain from alcohol 2 days prior to blood sampling and abstain from cigarettes, caffeine and physical exercise at least 30 minutes before measurements)
Participant type
Age group
Target number of participants
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Antihypertensive drug treatment
2. Regular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment and the use of ciclosporin or tacrolimus
3. Cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, temporal ischaemic attack within six months prior to screening) including stroke and congestive heart failure
4. Anaemia, abnormal electrolytes, proteinuria, abnormal liver, kidney and thyroid function, except subjects on thyroid replacement therapy upon decision of investigator
5. Secondary hypertension
6. Diabetes (type 1 and type 2 diabetes)
7. History of cancer or malignant disease within the past five years
8. Low-salt diet: six or less points in the salt intake test (Finnish Heart Association, Helsinki)
9. Previous remarkable use of mineral salts products in daily diet (greater than 30% substitution)
10. Dietary restriction (coeliac disease, serious lactose intolerance, low-carbohydrate diet, sodium restriction, allergy to ingredients of test foods)
11. Alcohol abuse: subjects consuming more than 14 portions of alcohol per week
12. Drug abuse
13. Pregnant and lactating mothers
14. Women planning for pregnancy during the study
15. Participation in clinical trials 30 days prior to this study
16. Participation to other clinical trials during this study
Recruitment start date
Recruitment end date
Countries of recruitment
Trial participating centre
Neulaniementie 2 L 6
Sponsor information
Smart Salt Inc. (USA)
Sponsor details
c/o Tapio Mäki
1261 Prospect Street
Suite 9
La Jolla
United States of America
Sponsor type
Funder type
Funder name
Smart Salt Inc. (USA)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2011 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21888642
Publication citations
Sarkkinen ES, Kastarinen MJ, Niskanen TH, Karjalainen PH, Venäläinen TM, Udani JK, Niskanen LK, Feasibility and antihypertensive effect of replacing regular salt with mineral salt -rich in magnesium and potassium- in subjects with mildly elevated blood pressure., Nutr J, 2011, 10, 88, doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-10-88.


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A case of strep throat has recently been diagnosed in your child's grade. Please review the following information from the Newton Health Department.
Thank you.
Karin Lieberman, R.N.
John Ward Elementary School
10 Dolphin Rd.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617.559.6453 - direct line
Health and Human Services Department
Dori Zaleznik, MD, Commissioner
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Newton, MA 02459-1544
Telephone 617.796.1420 Fax 617.552.7063
City of Newton
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Information about strep throat:
Strep throat is a sore throat caused by Streptococcus bacteria. These bacteria are spread through nose and mouth droplets. It is a common illness in children. Most sore throats, however, are caused by viruses and are not treated with antibiotics. This is why your child should be tested if she or he has symptoms.
These are the precautions to take in an effort to control the spread of this illness in the school environment:
- Watch your child for signs of a sore throat and other signs of strep, which are headache, fever, stomach ache, swollen and tender neck glands.
- If your child develops a sore throat and any of these other signs, please see your health care provider and inform her or him that there are children with strep throat in your child's class.
- Ask to have your child tested for strep throat. If strep is found, your child should receive treatment.
Why is it important that your child receive treatment?
- Treatment reduces spread. If your child is not treated, or not treated long enough, she or he may continue to spread the infection to other members of your family and to other children.
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- Wash dishes thoroughly in hot, soapy water or in a dishwasher.
- Do not allow sharing of food or eating utensils that are put into the mouth.
For detailed information about strep throat seewww.cdc.gov (Health Topics A-Z). We are asking you to become part of our public health effort to prevent the spread of strep throat.
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Open weave cotton
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