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Background: Pre-eclampsia is characterized by hypertension development and proteinuria during pregnancy. Hypertension disorder is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and death in worldwide. Although the pathophysiology of hypertension during pregnancy is unclear, but there is consensus that early diagnosis and aggressive treatment is warranted to prevent complicated to both fetus and mother. The changes of serum trace elements during pregnancy are paramount important to predict and good understanding the situation of patients. The aim of this study was about this issue.
Materials and Methods: In a case-control study we investigated the possible differences in the level of serum calcium, phosphorus and total protein in 55 healthy pregnant and 52 pregnant with hypertensive disease at 32-40 weeks of gestational age during the recent two years in Loghman hospital of Tehran. Some information such as age, blood group, parity number and blood pressure was taken from patients by a questionnaire.
Results: The case population consisted of 22 sever preeclampsia, 15 mild preeclampsia, 8 eclampsia, and 7 chronic hypertensive. The mean serum calcium concentration (mg/dl) was 9.180.74 in control group, 8.810.9 in mild preeclampsia, 7.850.38 in sever preeclampsia, 7.83 0.47 in eclampsia, 8.91 0.3 in chronic blood pressure. The mean serum phosphorus (mg/dl) level observed, 4.27 in sever preeclampsia, 3.74 in eclampsia, 3.59 in mild eclampsia, 4.09 in chronic blood pressure, and 3.43 in control pregnant women. The mean serum total protein concentration level in sever preeclampsia and eclampsia was 5.46 and 5.04 mg/dl respectively.
Conclusion: In conclusion, sever preeclampsia and eclampsia are associated with decreased level of calcium, total protein, and increased concentration of phosphorus.


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§ 1 Scope of application
(1) Telerion GmbH specializes in the development and operation of cloud-based software-solutions for dialog centers. An overview of our products and services can be found at www.telerion.com.
(2) The following Terms and Conditions relate to the conditions between you (hereinafter also referred to as the contracting party) and us, the company Telerion GmbH (Q 7, 24 68161 Mannheim, Germany, HRB Number 726791, VAT ID: DE 220591295) (hereinafter also referred to as Telerion), represented by Rainer Deike and Alper Oezcan, authorized as sole representatives, for the delivery of products and services rendered, insofar that they have not been altered through written consent between the parties. Service descriptions of each respective product, product-specific or individual Service Level Agreements will apply – where available. Differing or contrary terms shall only be considered binding if they are expressly confirmed by Telerion in writing.
(3) Telerion reserves the right to modify these Terms and Conditions in justified cases (for example legislative changes). In the event of an alteration to the Terms and Conditions, we´ll inform you in written form (via e-mail or fax). If you don´t object to this modification within two weeks of the notice, we will consider the modification to be recognized by you. You´ll be expressly informed of your right to raise objection and the resulting legal consequences of remaining silent.
(4) Our Terms and Conditions shall also apply to all future business transactions between Telerion and the contracting party, in the currently valid version at the point in time of concluding the contract/latest order.
(5) These terms and conditions shall apply only vis á vis entrepreneurs, governmental entities, or special governmental estates within the meaning of § 310 (1) BGB.
§ 2 Conclusion of the contract
The presentation of products and services on our website doesn´t constitute a legally binding offer, but merely an invitation to place orders (§ 145 BGB*). A contract comes into existence between you and Telerion as soon as Telerion accepts your order in writing or simply activates the service.
§ 3 Terms of Payment
(1) The fee to be paid varies according to the type of service. Details can be found in the product ranges, price sheets as well as the related order form or other, individual offers. Prices exclude statutory value-added tax.
(2) Unless agreed otherwise, you will receive a monthly invoice for all services rendered. Invoice amounts are due upon receipt without deduction.
(3) Objections to invoiced amounts are to be raised in writing within 14 days following receipt of invoice. After expiry of this term, the invoice shall be deemed to be accepted.
§ 4 Default of Payment
(1) You shall be deemed to be in default if you fail to pay within 14 days after the due date and reception of the invoice or a payment request equivalent.
(2) If the contracting party delays the payment of fees, we are entitled, on expiry of a suitable extension period, to cancel the contract or request compensation for breach of contract. If the performance concerned is no longer of interest because of the delay, we are entitled to terminate the contract and to request damages for non-performance.
§ 5 Duration and Termination
(1) Contracts with unlimited contract term may be terminated at any time with 30 days´ notice to the end of the month. Contracts with a minimum term can be terminated for the first time at the end of the fixed contractual period, with a notice period of 30 days. Without termination, those contracts will be extended automatically for an indefinite period, unless agreed otherwise. The contracts can then be terminated with 30 days´ notice to the end of the month.
(2) In addition, the contract may be terminated without observing any notice period for good cause. Termination for cause is applicable in particular to:
- an initiation of insolvency proceedings on the assets of the other party or on a personally liable shareholder or the submission of a claim to start insolvency proceedings or if the right to begin such measures has been denied due to insufficient assets;
- violation of essential terms and conditions of the contract;
- default of payments.
(3) Notices of termination must be in written form; an e-mail is sufficient.
§ 6 Duties and obligations of the contracting party
(1) You undertake not to misuse the services offered, in particular not to infringe the rights of third parties or to offer/promote any illegal or immoral contents. You shall indemnify us against claims by third parties which are based on the infringement of your obligations.
(2) You´ll notify us immediately in written form of any change of address, place of business, corporate name, legal form and legal representative as well as invoice address.
(3) You are obliged to observe all applicable laws and requirements concerning the use of our services.
(4) In case of culpable conduct against contractual conditions the contracting party obliges itself to exempt Telerion of every liability and possible claims from third parties.
(5) In the case that we need to install local systems, the contracting party will provide Telerion with all required connections and a free-of-charge remote-access for the duration of the local operation. Furthermore in case of disruptions and maintenance issues, the contracting party will grant Telerion – after prior telephone notice – access to its operational spaces/systems. All local installations are subject to reservation of title.
§ 7 Proprietary Rights
(1) By accepting your order, Telerion grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the services/products during the term of the applicable order. The license granted herein confers no title or ownership and should not be construed as a sale of any rights.
(2) Any sublicensing or other further licensing, a transmission or the sale or rental is granted to you only by Telerion`s explicit written consent in each individual case.
§ 8 Warranty
(1) The service/product has to be inspected immediately upon delivery. In the event that a defect is found, the contracting party has to report this to us immediately in written form according to § 377 HGB**.
(2) In case of a defect a replacement or improvement will be made based on the decision of Telerion. If deficiencies have not been remedied by us within in a reasonable extension period, which was set in writing, the contracting party is entitled to either withdraw from the contract or to receive a reasonable reduction. Additional warranty claims are excluded. In particular, we are not liable for indirect damages, lost profits and other financial damages on your part.
§ 9 Limitation of liability
(1) We are liable for intent and gross negligence. Further, we are liable for the negligent breach of obligations, whose fulfilment enables the proper implementation of the contract and will put the achievement of the contractual purpose at risk and whose compliance you as a customer may rely on regularly. In the latter case we are only liable for the foreseeable, typical contractual damage. Are not liable for any slightly negligent breach to obligations other than those stated in the sentences above.
The aforementioned exclusions of liability shall not apply to losses arising from the violation of life, body or health.
(2) The contracting party is not entitled to derive claims for damages against Telerion for the inability to use the products/services during downtimes due to necessary maintenance work, unless the damage was caused intentionally by Telerion or by gross negligence on the part of Telerion. Telerion shall endeavor to keep downtimes necessitated by maintenance work to a minimum within the scope of existing technical and operational limitations.
(3) Telerion is not liable for the loss of data and/or programs especially if the loss is due to the client's omission to implement backup strategies to ensure the data recovery at a reasonable expense.
(4) Telerion is not liable if contractual services cannot be fulfilled or cannot be fulfilled in the time agreed due to, for example, industrial action, force majeure, unavoidable influence or involvement of third parties or any other circumstances which are beyond the control of Telerion.
(5) Cases of exclusion and limitation of liability shall apply equally to our employees, legal representatives and vicarious agents.
§ 10 Assignment prohibition/set-off/right of retention
(1) The contracting party will have a right to compensation or retention only if its counterclaims have been confirmed in a final and legally binding judgment, are undisputed or have been recognized by Telerion.
(2) The contracting party may only transfer rights and obligations arising from this contractual relationship to third parties with the approval of Telerion. Consent shall not be refused unreasonably. The provisions of Section § 354a HGB** shall not be affected thereby.
(3) Telerion is entitled to provide the performance due in whole or in part through third parties.
§ 11 Price Changes
We are entitled to change the fees set out in the respective price lists with a notice period of four weeks. Telerion will inform the contracting party of any price changes via E-Mail (to the E-Mail the contracting party supplied when signing up on Telerion's online platform). Changes do not require your confirmation. The utilization of Telerion's services from the date of the change onward will be considered as impliedly consented acceptance. In case of an amendment of the fees to the contracting parties' disadvantage, the contracting party has an extraordinary right to terminate the contract, which is affected by the price increase after being notified of the change within a period of 10 calendar days, at the time the new price comes into force. We will draw your attention to the right of cancellation.
§ 12 Suspension of contractual services / blocking
(1) Without prejudice to the provision in § 4 we are entitled in event of a default in payment to suspend contractual performance, provided that the payment obligation amounts to at least 75 € and that any possible securities have already been consumed. The contractual agreement can be suspended at the earliest one week after a written warning of performance suspension.
Moreover contractual performance may be suspended without prior notice under the following conditions:
a. the contracting party has given cause for the termination of the contractual agreement without notice
b. Telerion or the public security are compromised or
c. the contracting party, whilst using Telerion's services, has violated criminal law or if there is urgent suspicion concerning this matter or
d. we become aware of circumstances that lead us to have well-founded doubts about the creditworthiness or ability to pay of the purchaser and there is a consequent danger that payments due to us under the contract will not be made or
e. the amount of compensation increases to a very great extent and the facts justify the assumption that if access is suspended later on, compensation for the services provided in the meantime will not be paid in full or not on time and collateral potentially provided is exhausted and the suspension is not disproportional.
(2) We are entitled to block the service until final clarification; the payment obligation shall remain unaffected.
§ 13 Data protection
(1) Telerion acts as data processor towards the contracting party (in accordance with the definitions of the GDPR). Telerion collects, processes and makes use of personal data exclusively for the purposes of providing the service requested by the contracting party. We comply strictly with the regulations of the client in regard to type and nature, extent and procedure of the data processing. The contracting party is solely liable to third parties regarding the services provided by us.
(2) We collect, process and use customer data for the calculation of the service fees and inventory data for processing the ongoing contractual relationship with the contracting party.
(3) We undertake to comply in accordance with the legal provisions of data protection, especially with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to protect the secrecy of communications.
(4) The contracting party is obliged to inform third parties by means of appropriate measures (for example publishing of privacy terms, recorded announcement etc.) and conditions, regarding the protection of data.
(5) Both parties shall hold in confidence and shall not disclose to any person any information on the business operation of the other party, its parent company or its affiliates.
§ 14 Credit Assessment
The contracting party agrees that Telerion is entitled to check the credit standing of the contracting party with the General Credit Protection Association (SCHUFA) that is responsible for the contracting parties' business seat or with other credit-reference agencies. We are authorized to inform SCHUFA or any other credit-reference agency on the application, admission and termination of the contractual relationship. Furthermore we shall be entitled to submit data relating to any hypothetical non-fulfillment (e.g. cancellation of the contract due to default of payment, requested court order in the event of an undisputed claim, and actions regarding compulsory enforcement) of the contractual obligations by the contracting party. Telerion is entitled to receive such information from SCHUFA or other credit-reference agencies regarding contractual data from other contractual relationships, as long as the data is obtained during time of the contractual relationship period between Telerion and the contracting party. The respective data transmission and storage may only be made as far as it is required to attend to the legitimate interests of Telerion, a contractual partner of SCHUFA as well as any other credit-reference agency or the general public and if the customer's legitimate interests are not affected in doing so. The contracting party can request information from SCHUFA or any other credit-reference agencies about existing data.
§ 15 Limitation
Claims against Telerion have a limitation period of one year after they become known to the contracting party. Exempt from this rule are claims for damages due to injury to life, body and health, or if there is a violation of contractual duties (cardinal obligations), as well as liability for other damages based on intentional or grossly negligent breaches of duty committed by Telerion; in this case, the statutory period of limitation shall apply. All warranty claims by the Purchaser are subject to a limitation period of one year, calculated from the delivery and acceptance of the work performed. Mandatory regulations (special law) shall prevail.
§ 16 Final Provisions
(1) All amendments or supplements to these terms have to be agreed on in writing. This is also the case for the revocation of the written form requirement.
(2) The law of the federal republic of Germany applies, with the exclusion of the Vienna UN Convention of 11th of April 1980 on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
(3) Place of performance and the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection with this contract, shall be the registered office of Telerion GmbH.
(4) Should individual provisions of these terms and conditions be or become inoperative, the terms and conditions as a whole remain unaffected. The ineffective appointment is replaced by the contract parties through a legally valid clause, which comes closest to the whole purpose of ineffective appointments. The above provision applies in case of gaps accordingly.
(5) In the event of contradictions between the German and English versions of these Terms and Conditions, the German version shall take precedence.
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"We're gonna be loud and sweaty quick," Brooks said of the stop at the Dusty A. Concert at small venue is Oct. 28.
As a tie-in to his new single "Dive Bar," country superstar Garth Brooks is playing a series of concerts around the country at small venues from his early days.
On Oct. 28, he'll play what promises to be a rip-roaring, packed-to-the-rafters celebration at the Dusty Armadillo.
In a teaser promo for the show on social media Tuesday, Brooks revealed the show would be happening in Ohio. WQMX announced the stop shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
"We're gonna get loud and sweaty quick. ... This is going to be like coming home for us. ... We spent our life in Ohio, practically." Brooks' top two fan-club states are Ohio and Pennsylvania, he said, "and I think we might be able to take care of both on this one."
The Dusty A is a popular smaller venue country bar in Rootstown located in Portage County.
"The Dusty Armadillo is extremely humbled and grateful to be given the opportunity to host the legendary Garth Brooks on the fifth stop of his Dive Bar Tour," said Colleen Zito, general manager of the Dusty A. "Throughout our 17-plus years in the entertainment business, we have welcomed other top names to the Dusty, such as: Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and many more.
"Our fans and the Northeast Ohio country music community have helped us earn this honor, and we can't wait to celebrate a memorable night with them at 'The Place Country Comes To.'"
Brooks is married to country music star Trisha Yearwood. She is playing in Cincinnati at the Taft Theatre Oct. 26 and then heading to Cleveland to play at Playhouse Square Oct. 27. The "Dive Bar" stop at the Dusty Armadillo on Oct. 28 makes sense for Brooks.
Tickets for the event are not for sale. Fans can win tickets through various radio station promotions.
What's it like to see a country music legend in a small bar? The Chicago Tribute wrote about Brooks' performance at a bar in the Chicago area recently.


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Breaking Password Dependencies: Challenges in the Final Mile at Microsoft
|Closed captioning will be available in English and Japanese for all keynotes and RSAC track sessions.
Please note: All times are in SGT.
You must break free of password vulns but the reality is legacy auth woven into the org in various stages of technical debt. Large enterprises may close 95 percent of the holes while attackers find the remaining 5 percent. This session will describe the dangers and the surprises of Microsoft's journey toward 100 percent remediation with practical guidance to help with yours.
Pre-Requisites: General understanding of core IAM concepts, logging, analytics, and application of MFA concepts.


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The Elite: Why are you so angry?
Regular people: You look down on us.
The Elite: No we don't. You are important, and we want to help you.
Regular people: Well, we have our own ideas about the kind of help we need!
Who are The Elite? They are the ones who want to take control. They think that they have earned the right to decide the direction this nation and even the world should take because of their perfect grades in school and their degrees from high-falutin universities, and they just echo the ideas of liberal college professors who couldn't earn an honest dime at real work.
Is that true?
Yes, there is a lot of truth to that complaint and that kind of anger.
Regular people in the run of everyday life make choices about what they think is important.
But The Elite don't listen to them. Instead, they study them.
Well, the regular people are going to be listened to.
Let's turn the tables and do a little study on The Elite.
Start with the scientists. Of course, some scientists do their work in the laboratory or out in nature through the week; then on the weekend they go to their place of worship like the rest of us. But many have decided that if scientific study can't answer a question, the question really wasn't worth asking. That kind of scientist, I hear tell, goes by the name of positivist.
Here are some questions, positivists: Why does the world exist at all? Why are you and I kicking around in this world? What makes it all worth the trouble? What ought to drive us to do what we do? Is love the greatest thing?
Those are not small questions. They are not worthless questions. But you can't answer them, positivists.
Next, the rich and powerful. With money and property comes power. But a lot of times they don't really own what they think they do. And they sure don't own up to anything. Money drives all the choices they make. Money owns them.
The rights and privileges of money are enshrined in the Constitution, according to the Supreme Court.
What about the Elite News Media? They all claim to be like Sergeant Joe Friday, saying, "It's just the facts, ma'am, just the facts." They aim for neutrality, which means that anything goes. Any act is as moral as another, and the only shared value is the lack of shared values, except what drives the ratings.
The Hollywood crowd? Celebrity brings a power to influence fans and followers, but it never has guaranteed moral authority. Why are the decisions these people make more important than ours?
Theologians? They got rid of Judgment Day by declaring that any one sin is as bad as another. We're all bound for Hell. Only God decides who gets a pass and who doesn't. God has also decided who gets blessed with divine knowledge, and it's the theologians.
Philosophers in universities? First I'll have to say that they are almost an extinct species, a dead-end branch of evolution. Every once in a while a philosopher pops its head up and tells us that free will doesn't exist. Well, sir or ma'am, what made you choose to say that? Now philosophers are being replaced by English professors in the universities. They tell us about something called postmodernism. After 350 pages we learn that it's all a joke that nobody is going to understand, unless more "research" is funded.
Politicians? They are next only to God. Yeah.
Except one who aims to replace God in American hearts and minds. You know who I'm talking about – #PythonDon #TakinOverThaSwamp #AmericasFirstRussianPresident.
What a revoltin' predicament the failings of The Elite have brought us to. And my own humble failings as well.
You can argue all you want about the paradox of free will. Choosing still happens. The real question is – where does it happen? Are choices made only at the top? Are they made by individuals or groups of people? Are real choices made only by people who pretend to be value-neutral, and only by consensus? Are they made at multiple levels?
At a, believe it or not, liberal southern university I learned a chant at religious gatherings on Saturdays in the fall. I'll adapt it to the present purpose:
Hoddy Toddy! Godamighty! Who the hell are we?
Hey! Flim-flam! Bim-bam! We count, by damn!
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Start the Starsailor Bashing
July 25, 2001
NME is reporting that Mogwai and Ash have started to bash Starsailor for their success in England. Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai said that Walsh would "rape his own granny" to achieve fame. Starsailor's next single, "Alcoholic", is out on September 17th and their album, "Love Is Here", will be out on October 8th. The full tracklisting is inside.
Starsailor sound pretty good, but go Mogwai!!
- Tie Up My Hands
- Poor Misguided Fool
- Alcoholic
- Lullaby
- Way To Fall
- Fever
- She Just Wept
- Talk Her Down
- Love Is Here
- Good Souls
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Cellulite? Summer? Time for therapy as well as worry. You can give yourself a nice massage to your lower problem areas standing in the surf and letting the water beat against your thighs/stomach, etc.
You can also use hot tubs, etc. year round to get a massage from the jets on your problem areas. I really see a difference when I am deprived of my water massage! (Could you use a garden hose, too? Worth a try...)
By pamhyila from L.A., CA
Cellulite is one of the major signs of a lacking of potassium in the body. Raisins can help banish cellulite. Healthy adrenal glands need much more potassium than most of us will consume in a normal day. If you need potassium, eat raisins.
If we are eating bananas for potassium, we will probably not get enough. Bananas are OK but not for this purpose really. Depending upon its size, a banana only has 370 to 600 mg (370 mg per 100 grams). That is ok, but raisins have 763 mg per 100 gram! Supplements have a measly 99 mg!
You could cover a banana with peanut butter and then sprinkle raisins on it! You are what you eat.
By the way, do not give your dog raisins. They are related to grapes, which are very dangerous for pets.
Source: From the research of Patrick Holford, a UK Nutritionist.
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I am looking for home remedies for cellulite.
By grisela from Gadsde, AL
Do you ever watch the tv program called THE DOCTORS? Well there is a Dr. on the panel who is a plastic surgeon & one day he talked about cellulite. He said that there is nothing you can do about cellulite as far as taking pills, creams, exercises, etc.
Kidena is right about completley removing it. But you can reduce it by using firming lotions- I use nivea with Q10. Also invest in a good natural bristle brush and in the shower brush the areas with cellulite in a circular and upwards motion. I always notice a difference!
There is never just one way to get rid of something like that. I've seen that show, and I've seen them proved wrong too!
Hi Chiquitica, it is common to have cellulite. I would recommend you to massage the areas that you wish to remove those cellulite constantly. You want to apply creams to make the massage easier and more efficient.


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When I got the email from Bonilla saying "Happy Memorial Day" I cringed. But when I got the next email, I was shocked. I agree with the person in this article that writes, "I am deeply offended by this email," one constituent wrote in response to the corrected version. "First of all, if you delegate to your aide, then you accept the responsibility for the email. Do not send an apology and place the blame on your staff."
I have heard her office is a revolving door for aides but now it's confirmed, "Bonilla has gone through 9 assistants since taking office." And here is what she said about it, "I'm dealing with a lot of issues that should have been addressed years ago" said Bonilla. But this doesn't explain why 9 people have quit in 2 years.
Our traffic situation is a nightmare and when I make public comment at the Board of County Commissioners, the response from Bonilla is vague references that things are going on in the background. What is going on? I tried twice to meet with her to discuss plans to address the traffic issues and was denied. She held community area meetings a year or more ago and nothing has come of it yet she promised some plan to address the issues. What is our commissioner doing besides riding in parades, going to dinners and cutting ribbons?
I hope someone steps up to run next year that will actually work on the issues we face. Drawing a salary to block development in the rural service area is not enough. We need someone who will defend the rural service area but also put a plan in place to solve these traffic issues and other issues constituents face in our district. Is this really the person you want representing you for the next 6 years? I hope someone fair and balanced steps up to the plate to run against her in 2020.
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BSc Social Policy with Criminology offers the opportunity to specialise in the study of criminology within a social policy degree. It explores the nature, extent and causes of crime, social harm and deviance in national and international contexts, as well as examining the policy responses to them within the broader conceptual and theoretical framework of social policy.
The course seeks to address key questions such as:
- What are the serious crimes and other social harms that people experience - and why do they occur?
- How effective is criminal justice in tackling and responding to crimes and social harms? Are rising imprisonment rates the answer?
- Is it possible to imagine alternative systems of justice? What role does or should social policy play in these debates?
You will take a compulsory first-year unit that introduces you to the theoretical and conceptual debates about the meaning and existence of crime/harm/deviance in contemporary society.
In the second and third years you will select from a range of optional units, which may include: Youth, Sexualities and Gendered Violence; Gender-based Violence; Youth Justice; Punishment in Society.
In your third year, you will complete a dissertation in a particular area of social policy or criminology.
This course opens up a range of possible careers in the private, public and not-for profit sector, including those relating to crime and criminal justice.


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"Ah, you missed the last bit. He mentioned prescription glasses for astigmatism and in a way he is right. What about a couple of pictures in a different pair, without cylinders?"
"OK, but can we move a few steps back, please? Your glasses don't make me blind, but that man is making me deaf"
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Writing on the News-Medical website, Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter, has summarized the results of an interesting paper recently published in the American Journal of Psychiatry by Junghee Lee and colleagues. The paper evaluates the impact of Bipolar Disorder on social and non-social cognition, concluding that the former remains relatively intact, whereas non-social cognition was impaired.
More specifically, on a range of social tasks, including facial affect perception, emotional regulation, empathic accuracy, mental state attribution, and self-referential memory, the performance of bipolar patient was not significantly different from that of comparison individuals. Conversely, non-social cognitive tasks, namely attention/vigilance , working memory, and reasoning and problem solving were.
This certainly makes sense from my perspective; I don't know about you I can identify with the impairment of attention and working memory!
You can read the entire article here: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130306/Non-social-cognitive-deficits-outweigh-social-ones-in-bipolar-disorder.aspx


text: Posted in Book Review Down to the Woods-(D.I.Helen Grace)- M.J. Arlidge – 5* Review Posted on September 29, 2018 by jolliffe01 If you go down to the woods today The last thing Tom Campbell remembers is camping in the New Forest with his girlfriend, Melissa. Now he is helpless, alone and consumed by fear, hunted through the woods by a sinister, masked figure… When Tom's body is found, displayed with grisly relish, Helen Grace takes the case. But before she can catch her breath, a second victim is taken – a serial killer is on the loose. You better not go alone… Something dark and deadly stalks the forest. Helen and her team must race against time to catch the perpetrator before more blood is shed. But the hunt will take Helen back into the eerie twilit woods – and this time she might not make it out alive. Amazon UK My Thoughts… Catapulted into an adrenaline-fueled, suspenseful scenario that is packed full of vivid, often grisly imagery from the start, this story's hook draws you into a complex case for DI Helen Grace. The reader's first meeting with the main protagonist is thought-provoking and immediately demonstrates she has emotional issues, an independent spirit and a well-hidden vulnerability. The 'New Forest' setting conjures up many hiding places for the killer, and such an ancient place must be haunted by past events, all of which add to the story's chilling atmospheric quality. The plot cleverly acquaints you with several possible suspects as the body count rises. Reeling from recent past events DI Grace and her team welcome a new member who has a profound effect on the case and Di Grace. The storyline hints but does not reveal all this new officer's secrets. The pacing is good, and the clues and misinformation are woven expertly into the story. Even though this is the only book I've read in the series, I connected with the main characters and understood their relationship with Di Grace. Don't be afraid to read this as a standalone; it works well. An exciting, driven police procedural with an intriguing, female detective. I received a copy of this book from Penguin UK- Michael Joseph via NetGalley in return for an honest review. Share this:TweetShare on TumblrWhatsAppLike this:Like Loading... Author: jolliffe01 Author, blogger and book reviewer. I am the author of 'The Dragon Legacy' series and 'The Dangerous Gift'. Animal welfare supporter. Loves reading, writing, countryside walks, cookery and gardening, . View All Posts


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NutraFuels Inc. (OTCQB: NTFU) Utilizes #Nanotechnology for Its #CBD-Infused Products
Coconut Creek, Florida - December 10, 2018 (Newsfile Corp.) (Investorideas.com Newswire) NutraFuels, Inc. (OTCQB: NTFU) ("NTFU" or the "Company"), Nutraceutical & CBD Manufacturer & Distributor, announces its use of Nanotechnology in its CBD-infused line of products distributed under its NutraHempCBD brand.
NTFU's nanotechnology is designed to provide optimal absorption into the body of NTFU's CBD-infused formulations. Nanotechnology refers to dealing with matter on a very small scale. Nanotechnology allows the smaller cannabinoid particles to be in their most bio-active form for fast absorption and high potency.
"We believe that our proprietary processing utilizing nanotechnology allows for us to create superior products with enhanced bioavailability," said Edgar Ward, CEO, and Founder of NutraFuels Inc., "We believe that nanotechnology and our enhanced delivery system allows us to give our customers the most effective and efficient delivery system."
According to Andrij Holian of the Center for Environmental Health Sciences Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, "Nanoparticles have become a significant interest as a drug delivery system due to their small size and large surface area."
NutraFuels Inc., a publicly held company traded on the OTCQB under the ticker symbol NTFU, is a nutraceutical company with a line of CBD-infused products known by its in-house brand, NutraHempCBD. Using premium CBD hemp oil, its formulations are designed to promote overall health and wellness. NutraHempCBD products are intended for daily use with observed health benefits including anti-stress, anti-inflammation, calmness to sleep and stay asleep.
NutraHempCBD uses its specialty process to decrease the particle size and uses nano nanoemulsion in its products. For example, its Joint and Pain Balm aids in the alleviation pain with a silky and soothing formulation. Studies suggest that the key ingredient, CBD, may reduce inflammation while interacting with neurotransmitters. The CBD-infused Face Cream is made with Shea Butter and works to maintain elasticity of the delicate facial tissue. CBD studies have shown anti-inflammatory properties as well as a reduction in acne. For a full list of products including Nutrahemp CBD oral sprays, the day and nighttime formulas, and NutraPet oil visit its website.
NutraFuels, Inc is a fully reporting company with a class of securities registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC"). As reported in its Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2018, NTFU recently announced its financial results for the three (3) and nine (9) month period ended September 30, 2018 with revenue of $1,062,146 and $2,870,462 respectively compared to $652,385 and $1,027,727 for the three (3) and nine (9) month period ended September 30, 2017. NTFU's filings with the SEC can be viewed at www.sec.gov. NTFU's CBD products and information about the company's direct sales program can be found online at www.nutrahempcbd.com and by following the company on Instagram.
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My First Form #1: Build a Simple PowerShell GUI App
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This water lily applique is perfect for baby afghans, headbands, brooches or anything else you have in mind.
I love the pointed petals and the 3D effect … it's sure to be a hit with everyone.
You will need a medium weight yarn and an H crochet hook.
If you enjoyed this free crochet pattern you might also enjoy more designs by Stitch11.


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Student Residence A – HU, Honeycomb Hills
Who lives here?
House Tour
Near the entrance is a small office where the deans have (limited) office hours during the week. This way they're close by for students who have urgent questions.
The student residence also has a library, spread out over all three floors. But that sounds bigger than it actually is.
Wash room
A wash room for the students who don't bring their laundry home to mum.
Common room and kitchen
The common room has a seating area, a tv, a pool table, a kitchen with two fridges, and tables where the students can eat their meals. They have to prepare these themselves though!
The corridors are nothing special, but I love the feel of them. On each floor there are four doors leading to four bedrooms which are designed to each be shared by two students.
Room 1
Room 1 currently houses Chris and James. Both music students, they moved the furniture around to make room for their instruments.
The first two pictures show Chris' side of the room, the next two show James' side.
Room 2
Room 2 currently sleeps Mia and Nina. The bed with purple bedding is Mia's and the pink is Nina's.
Room 3
Room 3 is home to Daniel and Seth. Their room needed to also have space for Dan's drums, which they have created. The pictures above their beds show who sleeps where. 🙂
Room 4
Harry and Narai are the current occupants of room 4. They were already roommates in their old student home in Honeycomb Valley and have grown accustomed to sharing with one another. They placed their desks together to create a bigger workplace.
Photography fanatic Harry put pictures over his bed which he took himself, while geeky Narai went for posters to show his love of vintage videogames.
Room 5
One floor up, we find room 5. Best friends Jill and Sarah share this room. They went all out trying to make it homely, adding plants, cushions and lots of pictures. Including one of them together as kids, as can be seen on the bookcase in picture 4. The bed underneath the Titanic poster is Jill's. Although that might be clear seeing how Sarah obviously put a picture of her and Seth over her bed.
Room 6 and 7
Room 6 and 7 are currently unoccupied and show how the student rooms look before students put their own stamp on it. Each room holds two beds with blue (university colour) blankets, two bookcases, two desks and chairs and two wardrobes. Students are allowed to move furniture around as they please and to add what they like, but they are not allowed to dispose of furniture already in the room. Pictures can be hung on the walls using no screw picture hanging strips, which the university can provide for a fee.
The images below are of room 7, but room 6 is similar.
Room 8
Room 8 is currently the place where Anna and Suzan will spend their student years. They used one bookcase for books and the other for shoes. Anna's bed is pictured on teh first picture below and Suzan's on the third.
Shared bathrooms
There's one bathroom between two bedrooms, which the students staying in those bedrooms share. In each bathroom there are two toilet cubicles and two showers. So it could well be that you have to wait your turn in the morning. Students are required to keep their bathrooms (and the rest of the house for that matter) clean themselves.


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It's an environment that incubates leadership, and provides an opportunity to succeed through a tradition of teamwork. We make an unusual effort to recruit the best person(s) for every position. We are looking for people with great energy, creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, whose vision is boundless and aim is to make a mark on the world.
VarTech offers a stimulating work environment, competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. You will gain exposure to a wide variety of high technological computer and optical applications and will enjoy both professional and personal growth. VarTech believes in hiring the best people and thereon building professional relationships and experiences with professionals and new graduates.
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Education and platforms
An update:
The Networked University of Jeffrey J. Selingo
Now, a new type of alliance is emerging in higher education that is centered around the need to solve common problems rather than to simply bond around mission or geography. One early version of this new kind of partnership was used to build and deliver Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) through alliances like Coursera and edX. Now we're seeing the development of similar alliances to rethink student success for low-income students (such as the University Innovation Alliance) or deliver technological improvements in teaching and learning (Unizen).
To survive and thrive in the changing environment for higher education, more institutions must move to form deep alliances and collaborative platforms around nearly every function on a campus—from academic affairs to career services. Imagine if a group of colleges cooperated more to provide their back-office functions of admissions (beyond just sharing a common application), so that they could focus more on recruiting students. Or what if they shared career services resources so that a group of small colleges could better compete against larger universities for the attention of companies looking to hire. On the academic side, institutions can more easily build programs in emerging disciplinary areas such as data analytics or artificial intelligence by doing it together rather than on their own.
In my former blog The Platform Economy I gave a short introduction of platforms in e-business. In my view the major points were:
- A platform is a broker (either acting as an intermediary in goods and serves or in financial aspects)
- To attract enough participants both on the consumer and supplier sides, the platform has to provide a special value offer to both.
Problem is to define what the differences are between a platform, a network or an embedded organization.Wilfred Rubens wrote a nice blog (in Dutch) on why platforms shouldn't be applied in education.
Some views on distance learning, based on my experiences working at the Dutch Open University:
a. Good distance learning courses are more expensive to make, but less labor intensive to exploit.
b. Good blended learning is expensive to make and expensive to exploit.
c. There is a difference between information, knowledge and education.d. Even with modular educational programs, there is a build-up of knowledge.
I think there are some misunderstandings with respect to the usage of platforms in education. Rubens starts with quoting Scott DeRue, who –inspired by the large student debt in the USA- proposes a system in which rich universities develop free courses, which can be used as basic materials in less well-to-do educational institutions, making education more affordable. Of course as side-effect will be that students from a rich background will get the teachings from the man or woman itself, whereas others may watch the video. The diversion between rich and poor becomes even more explicit when he argues that the costs of an on-campus experience should depend on its (life changing) quality and destroy the programmatic structure of education by splitting it up in micro-credentials.
Higher education is not for every citizen, and it must be earned. [..] we need policy makers and business leaders to come together at the same table to help universities, families and students pay for this education in much smarter ways than we are doing today.
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Yet, In this sense, platforms and the "Netflix"-university will increase inequality and segregation in society, without removing the basic problem: the fact that an education has become an individual investment resulting in large debts.
Furthermore, Netflix is an intermediary between the owners of films, series on one side and viewers (end consumers) on the other side. When free courses are used as a replacement of free text books, this educational platform is a kind of B2B network, whereas the final education is delivered by the minor universities.
Amy Ahearn points out that platforms as Spotify aren't as successful for the artists as they might be for the investors. She points out that also on existing educational platforms, teachers are paid badly. An additional problem, in her perception, is that teaching is by and large a female occupation, so the low earnings will enhance the income gap between male and female.
[..], platform business models undeniably have huge upsides for instructors. They let people all over the world step into the role of "teacher" for the first time, bringing their niche skills and experiences to an audience of learners. They allow educators to focus on course design instead of having to create and maintain their own digital infrastructure. A platform can also aggregate demand, allowing students who arrive looking for one type of course to organically stumble upon a related offering. These platforms also invest in advertising that drives new customers to courses [..] To contextualize this trend, it's important to note that teaching has historically been a female-dominated industry, with correspondingly low salaries and low status.
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In 2011, I have written about the motives of participating in Open Education, for example marketing motives for HEI's. Generating an individual income from offering OER or MOOCs is not one of them. Most of the contributors to Open Courses do this either as a side job, or social engagement, or expected reputational gains.
Elearningsherpa.com does state: You're busy. You don't always have all the time in the world to work on you, but you still need gain new skills and get better in order to be successful in your career. Online learning is the best way to pick up new skills and perfect those you already have, and fast.
Originally, the supply of open (distance) education was divided into two kind of platforms, the commercial, for-profit platforms (with commercial investors as Coursera) which provide free courses to learners, but try to earn a profit through additional services (assessments, certificates), by transforming the free courses into in company training, or selling the data on the students. The other platforms offer free education because of different motives, for example learning analytics and research, experimenting with distance learning, marketing, inclusion (policy) or a mix of these motives (EdX, FutureLearn, OpenupEd).
New online learning platforms (which have to be distinguished from what publishers call 'learning platforms') sometimes offer some free courses, temporally free trail periods, and exploit the freemium model. The earning models depend on getting the attention through the free courses, converting this interest into demand for paid courses. Examples are PluralSight, Lynda.com (Linkedin education), Threehouse and Udemy. Some seem to have their own teaching staff (Threehouse), others contributors (Lynda, Udemy, PuralSight), mostly paid per view.
Interestedly, there is a parallel with business models, where we can distinguish for profit organizations, social entrepreneurs, who do not aim to make a profit, but have to survive independently of new sponsors and not-for-profit foundations, which live to spend subsidies of third parties.
Also new are firms like LumenLearning (USA) and Homuork (Spain) which act as an intermediary between available free educational resources and educational institutions or learning organizations. Are these firms platforms, or not? Their earning model is based on the fact that their customers (firms or schools) do not know where the right free materials are available, nor have they the competences necessary. Instinctively, these firms are excluded from the platforms because they do more than just provide a marketspace were suppliers and consumers of education meet.
Online, Distance and E-Learning
So there is a lot of dynamic in the e-learning sector. And with that, boundaries become unclear. The diffusion between terms does complicate discussions. Some authors talk about e-learning, others about distance learning, open learning or MOOCs. I think it is important for the discussion to make explicit what kind of learning is meant.
In my view, Online and E-learning consists of all kinds of education which involve computerized education. This includes flipping the class room by offering the standard tutorials and assignments in a closed learning management system, freeing face to face time for discussion and complex topics. When online learning is part of a traditional curriculum, it will not fundamentally change education.
Open education, including freemium systems, are also delivered through the Internet (with the exception of Open Classes and Studium Generale, where people are invited to attend open f2f lectures). When it takes the form of MOOCs, the courses can be studied independent of tutors and other students. In the case of OER, some teacher has to design a course out of the resources as they often cannot be used by learners. Problem is are the awarding of degrees, the exams and other activities which require staff-student interaction.
Distance education, whether open or closed, uses a different didactical approach than traditional f2f teachings. However, it isn't necessarily less expensive than traditional programs. Good distance education requires a larger investment in the materials than face to face programs. Both the online components as the f2f components of E-learning have to be integrated in the materials. Yet, as the additional costs of teaching are almost zero, it will be less costly in exploitation.
In the words of Christensen, distance education has the potential to disrupt the educational sector, as it can provide formal education at lower costs for students. Open Education misses the formal component, so it becomes an excellent instrument to further knowledge in specific fields, where formal acceptancy is less important. Furthermore, when learners move from the free space into the paying space of the 'platforms', education becomes either distance education (given the serious suppliers), or it just become MOOCs in their worst form.
Online education is just a new supplement, which can change class room education fundamentally, but does not change the system or the costs of education.
Again platforms and education
So will platforms stimulate, disturb or even damage education? Firstly, we have to define what is meant by a platform. Netflix-like platforms as FutureLearn, OpenupEd and other MOOCs-platforms will offer opportunities for learners (but no official recognition) and can function as free textbook providers reducing educational costs. In the last case, they can be disruptive for the text book publishers, but only stimulating for the educational sector.
Unaccredited (for-profit) short courses and programs, aimed at professionals, try to reduce their costs by paying low fees (income-per-view). This will reduce the income of independent tutors and authors, but as they do not replace formal educational programs within HEI's, they will not directly influence teacher's wages. Question is if these kind of providers can be described as platforms, or just for-profit educational organizations. They will only become real disruptors when the authorities accredited the programs and they are capable to set up a system of assessments without increasing their costs (and prices).
Another challenge is the transformation of the MOOCs-platforms from subsidy spending foundations into social entrepreneurs, so they will survive even when sponsors and subsidizers shift their attention elsewhere.
There is no doubt that MOOCs and for-profit HEI's can impoverish higher education and deteriorate the position of teaching staff. However, it is naïve to blame educational platforms, especially because several of them provide Open Education because of social motives. The struggle between private and social entrepreneurship in education is caused by a suspicion that public organizations are inefficient and ineffective compared with private organizations, especially in the United States, but also in several European Countries. Yet, as I started out, a good quality of online or distance education demands large investments which probably will not be earned back at a profit as several investors in commercial MOOCS-platforms are experiencing.


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The Helsinki Chamber Choir's concert features a brand new commissioned piece and contemporary music that engages in dialogue with Baroque classics. In his work The Little Match Girl Passion (2007), post-minimalist David Lang presents his interpretation of H.C. Andersen's classic tale. The work also draws, however, from the form of the St Matthew Passion by Bach, and the tale is raised to a new level to compare a little girl's anguish to the suffering of Jesus.
Icelandic Anna Thorvaldsdottir's arrestingly beautiful Ad Genua for string quintet and mixed choir (2016) is one of seven works by contemporary composers written for the American choir The Crossing, in response to the seven cantatas of Dietrich Buxtehude'sMembra Jesu Nostri.
The concert also features a premiere performance: praiseworthy Icelandic-German Steingrimur Rohloff has composed a new choir piece based on the texts of Danish poet Peter Laugesen. In recent times, Rohloff has been particularly praised as a composer of stage music.


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- Many of us are interested in making PLC projects with automation. We know automation is future.
- We know that there are lot of softwares for automation before we should know practical work and how to do it with perfection without making future errors with less time
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Automation is future and many of us want to work inthis field. Many students want to make there projects on automation but they don't know where to start how we should proceed. I did my last year project on PLC and my experience can help students to reduce there time for making project.
I will explain every Little attention required for while designing project. Also I will explain how to reduce price of making project and selection of PLC and why it is important.
This course can help you to grow your future in industrial automation also you will have kick start of your career, because you will have Practical knowledge of PLC. So you will be end up with best company with best position.
- Begginers For project
This section is about introduction of course and what we are going to learn in this course.
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Basic of PLC how it works and structure of PLC.
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So the day finally came – our little man turned 1 last week. Where on earth did that year just go? Seriously, Amelia's first year went quickly enough but now that I'm running around after 2 kids, my feet didn't touch the ground as I was chasing my tail around them…then all of a sudden, boom – he's 12 months old.
Naturally, we wanted to celebrate with a little party and now that Amelia is a little older, we were able to invite a few of her pals around and for the first time ever…I had to plan a chlidren's party.
Oh Jesus.
Never done that before.
Give me a professional theatre, an amateur dramatic company of 80 people and a full musical production to get on the stage in six months, and I'm grand. Give me a handful of 3 year olds, their parents, our family and the idea of having to keep them all entertained for ONLY TWO HOURS and I'm a nervous wreck.
Thank GOD for Pinterest – it literally saved me for this party. For the first time ever I actually used ideas that I had pinned. I wanted a colourful theme, so got some inexpensive crepe paper streamers online, and of course the obligatory balloons. I loved the chalkboard idea that I'd found on Pinterest that I'd done for Amelia's first birthday so I did the same for Adam, to welcome people in as they arrived.
We served coloured candy apples (not as hard to make as you'd imagine!), strawberries dipped in white chocolate with sweet sprinkles (all ideas found on Pinterest) and we complemented it with some colourful sweeties, marshmallows, jelly and I also managed to get some bright plain coloured paper cups and plates in the pound shop.
The pound shop was also fab for getting hold of some items to put in the kids' party bags – crayons, bubbles, sweets and so forth. I also got some paper bags in bright colours online and added my own laminated name tags to each, just to give them a personal touch. I doubt I could do it if there were more than 5 kids at the party, though! I also set up a little craft table with shapes and stickers and pots filled with pens and pencils for colouring in. It seemed to keep them occupied until the food was ready!
I managed to get some face painting stuff together also and offered that to the kids which they really enjoyed – you definitely don't need to hire a face painter – you can literally copy from a book or get someone who knows how to do it to give you a quick lesson.
All in all, it went well. No one broke a tooth on a candy apple and the kids kept smiling. It was so special having grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends all there to celebrate my little man's special day. Unforgettable.
I did realise something though – I have to do this again.
Twice a year.
For the next 18 years…at least.


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I feel really good about this solution.
Arkansas (AR is the missing element on the Periodic Chart.)
Interstate 40 (The 4 Tea cups or the 4 T-shirts)
Mile Marker 36 (The drawer pulled out on the wall of drawers
with the plant in it is...over-3-down-6...36.)
Because the two rest areas here are not directly across from
each other, on this floor, there is not an "eye" image ...
which is used to denote a double rest area.
There is a hat with a feather (pointing to the right) in the drawing.
This may mean to look at the East Bound side rest area.
If someone has already put forth this solution, I have not seen it.
Is there anyone in this area to check it out?


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"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine.
This is where we get to 'spotlight' books that we are anxiously waiting to be released!!!
The ones that we are dying to get our hands on and read into the wee hours of the night!!!
And, quite possibly, to make our shelves look pretty too :)
I heard about this meme a while ago and I thought it would be fun to participate in - especially since most books I want to read are yet-unreleased. I'll do my best to update every week!!
Title: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
Release date: May 12th 2015
A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights
Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she's falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend.
She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.
Why I'm excited for it: For one, just look at that cover. It's the first thing that made me want to read this book. It's just so beautiful and intriguing! Also the plot - it's based off A Thousand and One Nights. Folk tales from other cultures are something that interests me so much. Plus Shahrzad sounds badass just from the synopsis. I really feel like this is going to be one of my new favourite books.
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Objectives: Assess the relationship between contraception methods and quality of life in women of reproductive age.
Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Gonabad, Iran. Multi-stage sampling method was used to select 18-45 year-old women with using a contraceptive methods during the last six months. Demographic and the Short Form 36 (SF-36) Quality of Life Questionnaires were used for data collection. For statistical analysis the Stata11 and SPSS16 software were used. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05. After performing different statistical tests in bivariate analysis, the multi-variable linear regression was used to assess the association between method of contraception and domains of quality of life adjusting for other confounding factors
Results: Women with Tubal sterilization had significant worse "physical functioning" [adjusted regression coefficient=-5.14 (95%CI:-10.2 to -0.01)] but better "general health perceptions" [adjusted regression coefficient=6.8(95%CI: 2.1 to 11.5)] than those preferring male condom (reference). Women whose husbands had vasectomy had also on average significant better score of "general health perceptions" than condom users (reference) [adjusted regression coefficient=7.1(95%CI: 0.23 to 14)]. Withdrawal showed on average higher score of "vitality" than condom users (reference) [adjusted regression coefficient=25.07(95%CI: 7.44 to 42.6)].
Conclusion: The results showed that some aspects of women's quality of life could be affected by using different contraception methods.
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Review by Mr. Marcello Cazzaniga, owner of Camaver Kunsthaus (camaver.it), following the exhibition 'Entropie', Florence (It), November 2017
The artist expresses himself through photography, he defines his style as photographic impressionism. He uses light as if it were color distributed in soft brushstrokes.
The themes dealt with are mainly the natural representation, the Nordic landscape that of the Dutch plains and Denmark, which seem to emanate a muffled silence, a suspended and enchanted atmosphere.
Those of Jaap Berghoef are works that enhance the simplicity of nature but which nonetheless stimulate our senses in a unique way; the exaltation of some details pushes the observer towards the search for a deeper contact with nature and with his soul.
Light is the great protagonist of these photographs as it defines the shadows and nuances. It is in these shadows that we find the interesting part of these works, psychological introspection, the idea that there is something beyond appearance, at the end of a path at the end of the horizon.
That thrill that we experience in front of these visions is the feeling that manifests itself in us, it is that hidden aspect of art that causes something to come out that we do not know how to encode but which makes us emotion.
This artist with a simple life does nothing but transmit his love for nature and his vision of a simple everyday but this is not a life full of mystery and wonder. Berghoef manages in a shot to trap the essence of nature, the contrast and the ineluctable and inescapable relationship between light and shadow.
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None of us are strangers to dark days. They come in all forms, and in all areas of our lives. And they are relative: one person's molehill is another's mountain, shaking to pieces and crushing them beneath the rubble. We all struggle, and overcome.
When my biggest storm hit, it was all I could do to stay upright during the fiercest onslaught. The bitterest parts of our struggles are intensely personal, and faced alone. But I was able to withstand in part due to the knowledge that there were people around me, holding me up as much as they could, from their standpoint of caring observer, feeling and helping where they could.
Once the initial storm-front passed, I was left with an ongoing presence of clouds and occasional storms. Forgive the weather metaphors, they're just so appropriate, especially today when it hasn't stopped raining outside or in. My particular storms have revealed the quality of my loved ones, developed resilience, and supply all the motivation I need to pursue my creative visions. And as I've begun to venture out of my isolating focus to find an audience for the results of my creative work, I'm finding something else out there: community.
In addition to the usual and unusual traumas of life, I'm no stranger to the particular obstacles creatives face. I've been a creative all my life, alternately loving and fighting the process. From my new engagement with others on social media, I am increasingly in awe of my peers. From time to time they share glimpses into the clouds they are managing, while staying fiercely or exhaustedly committed to their creative visions. Creativity can be a lonely field. I am betting that for many of them, like me, creative vision is what helps them through, along with the presence of others, whether on social media or at the end of a phone.
People need people, and I'm finding that although we all must shoulder our own burdens, there is a sense of real community in the forums we creatives are using to find audience. We are finding friendship, support, inspiration, encouragement and opportunity. If you are feeling alone or beaten down today and are on any social media platform, share a little of where you're at, maybe even with hundreds if not thousands of others. You will find that there is someone out there, a real person, maybe on the other side of the world, who will recognise and acknowledge what you are feeling. Knowing you are part of a caring tribe, even if it's made up of people you will never meet, can lend a little light beneath those clouds and help you hang in there long enough to see clear sky.


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For almost one hundred years, HARIBO has been creating much-loved sweet treats, and developing exciting new taste sensations - from Starmix to Tangfastics, Supermix to Giant Strawbs!
At our new store in the McArthur Glen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet, come and immerse yourself into the happy world of HARIBO and our huge selection of treats that delight kids and adults alike!
In store, you'll find an incredible selection of sweets that are perfect for sharing, parties and gifting – something for every occasion.
Family favourites will be on offer alongside seasonal exclusives, halal and vegetarian ranges. You can also enjoy HARIBO products specially sourced from across the globe.
In addition to our sweet treats, we stock a wide range of exclusive branded merchandise – so there really is something to enchant every HARIBO fan!
Be sure to stop by, say hello and step inside the happy world of HARIBO!
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Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet is conveniently located just 45 minutes from Manchester and only 30 minutes from Liverpool...


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- Retractable suppressor system gives you option to use in stealth or silent mode.
- Longer inner barrel is covered with suppressor in stealth mode and supported with special system in silent mode.
- Kit uses stock suppressor from TM MK23 SOCOM
- Folding stock is secured with screw (we found this more secure for 3d printed parts than buttons)
- Adjustable height for cheek rest and adjustable butt pad on stock
- Rubber pad on butt pad
- Easy pistol insertion system: whole stock assembly goes up on a hinge
- Pistol is secured with screw on a trigger guard
- Easy access to TDC screw from shell ejection port or on top of the body through ris rail
- Up to 9 positions for mounting accessories with mlok compatible holes
- Mag holder hand grip with spring loaded lock
- Kit is sanded and painted with 2 layers of primer and 2 layers of matte paint
- Customisable optic mount on demand
- Customisable lettering/logo
What's incuded:
- 4 part body
- Suppressor mount
- Stock assembly
- m4 buffer tube stock adapter
- 6 plastic RIS (Picatinny) rails
- Some gift from the author which randomly can be mag holder grip or TDC hopup mod or something else we produce for mk23 system
Free customisation options:
- Custom engraved text/logo on body or stock
- Paint color
- Custom design parts: for example fixed stock or length of the suppressor cage.
- Order without sanding/paint/screws gives $20 discount
- Order with other parts gives individual discount because of shipping
- Typically shipping costs not more than $30, so it is included in price.
- Exception for Belgium: Add $10 to the price for special parcel handling and shipping cost
- Production time is up to 3 weeks due to high load.
- We send kits via regular mail everywhere.
Digital options:
- We provide everything described in "What's incuded" section in .stl files
- Mag holder grip is included
- TDC hopup mod is not included
- 3d printing enthusiasts need to buy assorted screws and nuts in every other store. Metric or inch would do, except screw for trigger guard which is inch. Pay attention to mlok compatible nuts.
- Future minor/stability digital updates of this kit will be sent to all customers
- Bigger updates like completely different parts will be sold independently but with great discount to the original kit customers
- Digital release is ONLY FOR PERSONAL USE. You may print kit or two for you and your friends.
- Commercial rights are available. Contact author for further discussion.


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