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Asia: Shares slip with oil near 3-month low while yen, gold jump
[WELLINGTON] Commodity shares drove declines in Asia as crude oil traded near a three-month low and as a rebound in the yen sent Japanese equities down for a third day. Industrial metals rallied with gold.
The Asian stock benchmark swung back to losses as Japan's Topix index fell more than 1 per cent amid a second day of gains in the yen. Malaysia's ringgit slipped with US crude nearing US$43 a barrel on concern American producers are increasing drilling efforts despite already abundant supplies of the commodity.
Gold snapped a two-day decline with 10-year US Treasuries as investors count down to central bank meetings in the US and Japan later this week. Copper rose for the first time in three days and nickel jumped.
Driven to their highest point this year on expectations that central banks will continue to support their economies, global equities retreated on Monday as traders gravitated to the sidelines.
While the Fed will probably keep key borrowing costs on hold on Wednesday, economists predict the Bank of Japan will bolster stimulus two days later. Oil producers in the US continue to increase drilling, even as local crude inventories remain high.
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While analysts predict data Wednesday may show a drop in American stockpiles, gasoline supplies - already at their highest level in decades - are projected to rise again.
"A stronger yen and cheaper oil prices are likely to damp investor sentiment," said Toshihiko Matsuno, a senior strategist with SMBC Friend Securities Co.
"Investors are likely to zone in on individual stocks as their respective earnings reports come out."
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.3 per cent as of 9:25 am Tokyo time, with groups of energy producers and raw materials companies falling at least 0.7 per cent.
The Topix dropped 1.4 per cent, set for its steepest one-day decline since July 6, as the yen gained 0.6 per cent to 105.13 per dollar, extending last session's 0.3 per cent climb.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 0.4 per cent as the Kospi index in Seoul and New Zealand's S&P/NZX 50 Index traded little changed.
Futures on the S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent to 2,160.25 early Tuesday, after contracts on Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Hang Seng China Enterprises indexes retreated at least 0.6 per cent in most recent trade.
Both Hong Kong and the Philippines report on trade Tuesday, while Singaporean factory output data is also due.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has been given a pay rise of almost $70,000.
The Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal decided the base salary of Queensland MPs last October, and on Thursday made a ruling on additional pay for office holders.
Does Premier Newman deserve a pay rise? Have your say below
Mr Newman will get a 21.8 per cent increase to his annual salary, taking it to $379,562.
The hike will be back paid from July 2013.
Mr Newman's wage is about $50,000 less than United States President Barack Obama, however the tribunal says the premier has a lot fewer perks.
Remuneration chair, Professor Tim Brailsford, says Mr Newman's total salary and additional benefit is less than the average remuneration of a sample of non-profit chief executives and at the lower end of the wages paid to directors general in the public service.
"Further the last 10 years, the position of the premier of Queensland has experienced the second lowest increase in total salary in comparison across the state," Professor Brailsford said.
"I would submit that the rational for the decision making has been robust."
On Fairfax radio on Thursday, Mr Newman defended last year setting up the independent remuneration tribunal to adjudicate on pay.
"Whatever they say, it will still be something that many people won't be happy with," the premier said.
Mr Newman announced the three-person independent remuneration tribunal in July last year after his deputy Jeff Seeney agreed to a 42 per cent pay rise for MPs as the premier holidayed in Vietnam.
"Can I just say that it is an independent process so we responded to the community concerns last year.
"People were outraged at what was about to happen. We reversed that."
Asked if MPs deserved more pay, Mr Newman said: "Politicians shouldn't be setting their own pay and they're not now and that's the most important thing."
The tribunal also set the additional salaries for all other office holders as a relative percentage to the additional salary of the premier.
"The tribunal felt compelled to consider these relativities as they have not been reviewed since 1988 and clearly the roles and responsibilities of various office holders have changed over time," Professor Brailsford said.

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The month started with the two paddles I captured above and devolved into lots of couch time and knitting. Let's move into bullets…
- Work
- Got the low-down on birthing and breastfeeding from a great new friend
- Rediscovered the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets–our new favorite place for grocery shopping on these increasingly chilly Saturday mornings
- #fauxsinglegirl for a bit while hubs was out of town meant watching lots of Supernatural on Netflix and a dinner in Dickson at the noodle house with another friend
- Easter brunch with great new friend, her husband, a few other people, and five kids under the age of eight
- Easter holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday) + ANZAC Day meant a Canberra was super deserted and lots of couch time with husband
- Lots of cleaning and sorting
In all, a good month. Bring on May!


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Howdy! Just a quick post for some last minute Mother's Day Gift Ideas. If you missed the free Mother's Day printable from yesterday, you can find it here. 🙂
Mother's Day Gift Guide
Are you looking for last minute gift ideas for your mother? Here are some unique ways to make sure your mother has a special day. (These are handpicked by me, I was not compensated for mentioning any of the products with one exception, Craftsy, who is one of my affiliates and which I may get a very small commission.)
1. Send your mom a subscription for high-end beauty and lifestyle samples, a favorite magazine, or an online class.
2. An alternative to flowers that lasts throughout the season or year.
3. Handmade items to show her how much you care.
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Greetings and Salutations,
Did you like the tour of Wicked's writing cave. I did notice one glaring thing missing– THE WRITER. While Wicked is busy procrastinating, the rest of the vertically challenged are hiding somewhere, as is evidenced by their no shows on this locale. I believe Snarky's whip needs a good work out. I'll see what I can do about that.
In the mean while, I have been busy coaxing our reticent guest to sit down with us for a chat. He is an academic of enormous stature,recipient of the Order of Merit, holds a Master of Arts from King's College Cambridge, and the FBA from the British Academy for his work in the social sciences. Served as Provost at King's College Cambridge and Eton College. He is best remembered for his ghost stories. Please welcome al the way from the afterlife Montague Rhodes James.
MR Thank you for that massively boring introduction.
Yes, sorry about that. First let me ask, is it true your ghost stories were mostly written and even published on a whimsy?
MR Quite right, my first obligation is always to my situation,whether as an Antiquarian, museum director or Provost. I often wrote these tales as Christmas Eve entertainment. Nothing better than a good ghost story told with your back to the fireplace, a brandy in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
What do you feel is most important in telling a good ghost?
MR First you must put the listener into the position of saying: If I'm not careful something of this kind could happen to me.
Yes, empathy for the protagonist, but how do you achieve that connection?
MR Two things, the atmosphere and the nicely crafted crescendo. We must first see the actors in a placid way, going about their ordinary business, undisturbed by forebodings. Into this calm environment let the ominous thing put out its head, unobtrusively at first. Then more insistently, until it holds center stage.
So, you shift the story from the actor as you say to ghost.
MR The supernatural should be told with reticence, the narration should be alluded to through implication and suggestion. Allow the listener's imagination to fill in the details. Concentrate on the mundane, this throws the grotesque into greater relief.
You say use reticence, and yet many of your tales depict scenes and images of savage and disturbing violence.
MR Allow me to clarify, your ghost must be malevolent and odious. Amiable or helpful apparitions are very well in fairy tales or local legends, but I have no use for them in a fictitious ghost story.
Reticence may be an elderly doctrine to preach, yet from the artistic point of view, I am sure it is a sound one. Reticence conduces to effect, blatancy ruins it, and there is much blatancy in a lot of recent stories. They drag in sex too, which is a fatal mistake; sex is tiresome enough in the novels; in a ghost story, or as the backbone of a ghost story, I have no patience with it. At the same time don't let us be mild and drab. Malevolence and terror, the glare of evil faces, 'the stony grin of unearthly malice', pursuing forms in darkness, and 'long-drawn, distant screams', are all in place, and so is a modicum of blood, shed with deliberation and carefully husbanded; the weltering and wallowing that I too often encounter merely recall the methods of M G Lewis.
Without naming names, sir, your point is well taken. When asked if you believe in ghosts you wrote, "I answer, that I am prepared to consider evidence and accept it, if it satisfies me." Given your current circumstances, have you reviewed the evidence? and does it satisfy you?
MR Do not be coy with me young man. More to the point, what are your feelings on the matter? And those of your audience, what do they believe given the current circumstances, as you say.
Mr. James? Monty? Are you still here?
A distant voice echoes, "I'm awaiting your responses."
Well folks, it seems that Mr. James has left the building. But let us not disappoint him. Do you believe in ghosts. Leave your answers in the comment box and I'll pass them along to Mr. James.
This weeks quotation comes from William Shakespeare; Hamlet act 1, scene 5: (when they encounter the ghost)
O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!
And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Write On,
Dave Benneman AKA Eerie Dwarf


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Following a nearly 2-Year hiatus, we are glad to share that Interpolat Solutions is back online with a renewed vision, heading towards 2020! We have also moved, with our new central location now in Cincinnati, OH. We also have this new lovely website! We hope you like it.
While a number of things are different as we step back into the web design and development arena, our high standards for quality and integrity in our work remain undiminished. In fact, we are forging new partnerships that will allow us to bring you a broader array of services, at the high level of quality that you have come to associate with our team.
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Whether you have a large, sprawling home or a tiny, cozy apartment, an ottoman is a piece of furniture that will definitely suit your living room. Ottomans are popular because they serve many purposes such as a footrest, stool, or storage space. If you are looking for that special item to bring your living room together, below are some reasons why an ottoman should be considered and they rarely disappoint.
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Another week, another quality line up of underground events to keep you dancing, Thursday through Sunday. You'll find the full list below, but before you get stuck in, check out episode #77 of the DC House Grooves Meet the Locals Podcast from DC local Dee Jay Clutch:
As I do each and every week, I'veincluded flyers for all my picks below (or a screenshot if I can't find a flyer), and Facebook users can click the section titles to see the list of events over on Facebook, although curiously I can't seem to get the link for Friday to work this week. Oh well, you'll figure it out.
The DC House Grooves crew will be back at it again this Saturday with another DC House Grooves Show on Berlin's Underground Quality Radio, featuring myself, Katrina Mir & Ramirez throwing down the qualiity underground jams. First show since we got back from London with a huge stack of new vinyl, and I hear Ramirez dropped some serious coin on new wax in NYC last weekend. Tune in from 10pm ET on Saturday for the real underground shit.
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Too much great stuff to highlight this weekend, but if you only do one thing, I recommend checking out AfterMarket with Tokyo's Powder & 5ive with local support from Sleepy G, Keenan Orr and Mike Harvey at a secret warehouse location this Friday. With sound by Grand Ancestor, this one is sure to be just a little bit special. Advance tickets are required for this event, so grab yours now. Proper vibes, serious sound.
Advance Tickets: https://bit.ly/2sQlkwZ
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/297431797796328/
Other than that, all roads lead to Eighteenth Street Lounge on Sunday for Sam Burns' weekly residency, and another edition of Sundays Rooftop out on the patio with Sergio Santos and Benoit. Always the best way to wrap up your weekend on the dance floor!
RSVP & Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/316095195578941/
Full list below. Check back next week, same time, same place, for all the best info on what's good on the dance floor in Washington DC.


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The book features newspaper articles and pictorial sections, with articles from 2006 on-wards printed in colour. Contents included inside this leather bound book, include His Majesty King George V inspecting the newly inaugurated RAF fleet, the famous 'Vulcan Victory' during the Falklands War, and the many accounts of heroism during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Video Scrub/Seek bar in Rise
Really enjoying the 360 Suite Demo. Great job Articulate! Quick question - is there a plan on the horizon, or would it even be possible, to be able to lock down a video's scrub/seek bar on restricted navigation courses in Rise? I really like the way Rise implements restricted navigation but you can still scrub forward on videos in order to quickly get to the next lesson.
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- Adam Schwartz
- Staff
Thanks so much Jim for the compliments on Articulate 360!
We'll put the lock video seekbar on our evaluation list right now.
Hi Adam, we are interested in this feature as well. Are there any updates on this?
- Leslie McKerchie
- Staff
Thanks for sharing that this is a feature you would be interested in as well.
Looks like it is on the planned roadmap, but there has been no ETA assigned at this time.
This is one of the biggest roadblocks we have currently for moving into Rise instead of going with Captivate. We want to deploy Rise for a few thousand of our employees so that they can review the eLearning content on a mobile device, but locking down the navigation is completely useless if they can immediately scroll to the end of the video to move on to the next slide.
Any timeline on when we could expect this feature? We need to put forward a proposal next week for our Director and if the videos can't be properly locked down, we're afraid it will be a veto for Rise. We are really looking forward to working with Rise so any information on when this might be expected is very useful.
Do any of the Experts from Articulate know if this is something I can accomplish using JavaScript codes in the exported files before uploading to the LMS?
Hi Tanner,
The feature is still planned but we don't have an ETA yet. Sorry I don't have a better timeframe to offer, but once we've got info it'll be shared here - so you're in the right place!
As for the Javascript, I'll defer to the community as they're the real experts there!
- Leslie McKerchie
- Staff
Hello Fabio and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
I know it's been awhile, but this feature is still on the radar, but without an ETA.
You can see all of the additions we've made to Rise in the past few months here.
I am in the same boat.
I am finding building a course in Rise is saving time, but, my clients want to see the video locked.
Why not lock it by providing an option to hide the seek bar? I would have thought that would be super quick to implement and whilst it may not be the best fix longer term it would fix the issue temporarily whilst a better fix was found.
I also have another course to develop, but it requires approval from a Government Authority, and they will not approve it whilst you can scrub the video.
Other enhancements: More control over colour of text on everything (clients want to see their branding including colour). Ability to add custom colours to a palette, options to reset the course on quiz grade (below xx% start again).
Rise is great, but I can see it a whole lot better down the track.
Hi Dennis,
So glad to hear you're loving Rise! And I agree with you--thanks to customer feedback, it's only getting better as time goes on.
Although there isn't a feature that will allow you to hide video controls in Rise, there is an easy way to work around this using a Storyline Block!
- First, upload the video to a new Storyline 360 file. Be sure that the video controls are turned off.
- Publish the Storyline 360 slide to Articulate 360.
- In Rise, edit an existing blocks lesson or create a new one.
- Insert an interactive Storyline block.
- Click the Browse Articulate 360 button in the Storyline block.
- Select the Storyline course with the video from your Articulate 360 projects.
I also wanted to touch on the other enhancements you listed.
- Control over color: Rise has a text formatting toolbar that will allow you to change text color. Is there a specific lesson or block type that you want more control over?
Add custom colors: Rise provides an option for custom colors under Settings >> Customize Theme.
- Restart the course based on quiz grade: Can you tell me a little more about what you're looking for here? Also, are you deploying the course on a LMS? This may a setting your LMS offers.
Thanks for the response,
I note the Storyline work around.
It is a bit disappointing though as when we do it this way the control over size is not great (Medium with SL is not the same size as medium for a video), and the SL window is cropped somehow. I have pasted a small section of a SL player in the screenshot below, it has a green border all the way around the player, but in Rise it is cropped slightly. Changing the padding does not seem to make any difference as padding is applied to top and bottom only. Interestingly the border comes back at 'Medium', and, 'Fullwidth' setting. But not at small which is what looks best for what I am doing and expected screen sizes of the end user.
When changing the size of the SL object from small to medium the size difference is quite a lot and seems to take up too much space even on a large screen. The size of the video in medium seems to work great.
I can not change the text colour of the main heading on a lesson page. Image below shows a black heading, the client would prefer to use their own branding colour which is a Teal green as shown in the line under the heading. I can not see a way of changing this.
Also, when applying a custom colour in some parts of rise there is no way to add it to a custom palette and save it. Therefore I need to insert the hex value over and over.
I have customized the theme as far as possible.
Quiz. If i wanted to do the whole thing in Rise i am not sure i can achieve the outcome. One course i am developing is a Dangerous Goods course for the Aviation industry. It requires approval from the Government Authority. They have legislation over the course, its content and the final exam. They also would like to see a exam mark below 50% trigger a complete reset of the course. An exam mark of 51%-80% trigger a second attempt at the exam, with a max of 3 attempts before a reset. 80% or more is a pass. I am even finding most LMS will not handle this although I could find a developer to write some code as a custom fix on my Learndash LMS. More $$$$ that i don't really want to spend on top of all the monthly subscription fees I already pay. I have not played around with the SL exams enough just yet, but could probably build some triggers/variables in that to help, but it would probably mean that the whole course is developed in SL, which then makes Rise useless except for playing the SL player in, which is probably a bit silly as the LMS can launch the SCORM or Tin Can package.
The main reason I would like to use Rise is the speed. Once I have everything ready, I can set up a course in Rise extremely quick, which results in less expense for my clients. Doing the same thing in SL takes a lot longer. I also love the way rise looks and feels on the LMS.
- Crystal Horn
- Staff
- Dennis Hill
Hey Dennis, and thanks for that thoughtful reply. I see what you're saying regarding those customizations you noted, especially with label text and color palettes.
You're definitely right about the speed and beauty of course creating in Rise -- there's no match. Storyline offers a bit more when you need to fully customize your course and exercise more control over your content. Here's a little guidance on when you might use one over the other.
That said, I'll be sure to get your thoughts into a feature request so we can continue to grow the Rise toolkit!
Just a comment on the Video work-around using SL 360. In using this method can we still have a visual timeline so the user can see how long the video goes for? I note I have to turn off the video controls to stop the user scrubbing forward. The seek bar in SL360 does not seem to track the length of the video? EDIT: After a few attempts the seek bar is now tracking.
Additionally, can Articulate provide information as to what CSS code could be removed from the output files to remove the Video timeline so as to prevent the user clicking on it to scrub it forward?
Hi Dennis,
One easy way to add a visual timeline and prevent the learner from scrubbing forward is to enable video controls and put a 99% transparent shape on top of the video.
I recorded a video demo to walk you through the steps. Have a look at it here!
I appreciate the time you spent supplying the video, and its a good work around. Unfortunately I have wasted a days work getting videos prepared in this manner only to find its useless as when you upload the SL file to Rise the 'Continue' divider does not block a SL file, so the learner, whilst no longer able to scrub the video, can just ignore it altogether and move onto the next lesson.
I have spent 2 weeks building a Rise project that my client will now not approve as the navigation can just not be locked down to a sufficient level. I need to be able to use the continue block on video and Storyline files.
I am very surprised at this as surely no one wants a learner moving through a course without actually watching anything. I just navigated through a 30 minute course in around 2 mins by either scrubbing video or just ignoring Storyline content.
Is there a way that Rise can be locked so we can not:
- Fast forward through a video without watching it
- Ignore a Storyline interaction altogether
I am really disappointed.
Hi Dennis,
I completely understand where you're coming from, and we've heard very similar feedback from other customers. The good news is, we're working on a new feature right now that solves this very problem.
The feature is a Storyline Course Completion Trigger that communicates with the Rise Continue Block.
For your course, you can set this Storyline trigger to "complete" when the video ends. With that setting, the Continue Block will not allow the learner to move forward in the lesson until the video ends, preventing the learner from skipping content.
This feature is still in the works, and as soon as we roll it out, I'll let you know. You'll be notified immediately since you're now subscribed to this thread.
Hi, I have tried this and while this disables the users ability to skip to the end of the video, they can just skip the interaction. The Continue block does not appear to work with Storyline Interactions.
Hey folks!
You've asked for the ability to restrict learners from moving past a Storyline block in Rise without completing it first, and we're listening.
We just released a new feature that will allow you to choose a tracking option for Storyline courses when you publish to Articulate 360. This lets you control navigation in Rise lessons by requiring learners to complete Storyline blocks before moving on. Check out the details here!
Here's how you can update Storyline 360 to take advantage of everything the latest release has to offer. Let me know if you have any questions about that!
I echo the original question - would like to lock the scrub bar on a Rise video block. I can make a Storyline block with the video, but the Rise video looks better and is more user friendly on mobile devices than the Storyline player.
I am of the opinion that this should have been fixed before the release of Rise to the market. I have lost a lot of work recently due to this, and due to Storyline taking a lot longer to develop in compared to Rise. Clients have been moving to learning developers that are using Elucidat.
You can remove some CSS from the output files of Rise which fixes the issue, but I have not fully tested it as I have no idea about CSS. I used Firefox Developer Edition to play around with the code.
Lets hope its fixed soon.
Hi Dennis and Brian,
We are also working on a feature to disable the seekbar for Rise videos directly. (Without requiring Storyline integration.) We're in the final round of testing now - so we should have this ready for you very soon. 😀
We'll let you know here once it's released.
Thank you Ashley,
This feature is extremely important to our business as well. Will sending this reply place us on a list of people to be notified when the update is complete or is there something else that we should do in order to know when the change(s) come about?
Hi there! Since you're now subscribed to this thread, you'll be notified immediately! You can also keep tabs on all of the new features we're adding to Rise right here.
You can now disable forward seeking in your videos. Take a look at the information here!


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Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) are closer than ever to achieving their goal of having the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act repealed. While the majority in the Scottish Parliament are on their side, the Scottish Government have gone deaf to the voice of the Scottish people in the hope they can successfully distract attention from the issue.
FAC would like you to join their campaign by emailing your MSP. The Celtic Trust have made the process easy with a link to 'Find my MSP' and an email template here.
Good luck to all who join the campaign.
A Celtic State of Mind presents its 30th instalment of insightful discussion around the culture of Celtic Football Club, the city of Glasgow, and fans of the reigning treble-winning Scottish champions.
Kevin Graham is joined by Scotty Alcroft to interview Scottish pro-independence politician, Tommy Sheridan, at The Penalty Spot in Glasgow.
The interview took place as part of A Celtic State of Mind's first live event – Five-a-sides at The Penalty Spot – and, as such, there is some background noise (including mobile interference – apologies) from the audience.
The other voice you may hear throughout this episode is that of former Celtic striker, Frank McGarvey, who is a friend of Tommy's, and who was also interviewed separately that day for a future show.
You are sure to enjoy Tommy's eclectic input, as he discusses everything from Catalan independence to Coolio, with a constant undercurrent of that thing called Celtic.
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Larissa Carvalho Costa, Erica Rodrigues Rezende, Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo, "Growth Parameters Impairment in Patients with Food Allergies", Journal of Allergy, vol. 2014, Article ID 980735, 5 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/980735
Growth Parameters Impairment in Patients with Food Allergies
Background and Aims. Food allergy (FA) is a common disease that is rapidly increasing in prevalence for reasons that remain unknown. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and anthropometric data of patients with food allergies followed in a tertiary centre of allergy and immunology. Methods. A retrospective study was performed that assessed the data records of patients with food allergy diagnosis, covering a period from February 2009 to February 2012. Results. 354 patients were evaluated in the period; 228 (69.1%) patients had a confirmed FA diagnosis. The -scores for weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass indices-for-age showed lower significant values in the FA group compared with the non-FA group by Mann-Whitney test, with significance values of , , and , respectively. There were no statistical differences in sex, gestational age, birth type, breastfeeding period, and age of introduction of complementary formulas based on cow milk protein between groups. Conclusion. FA patients had a lower growth rate in comparison with patients without FA. The early recognition of food allergies with the establishment of protein-implicated diet exclusion, in association with an adequate nutrient replenishment, is important to reduce the nutritional impact of food allergies.
1. Introduction
Food allergy (FA) is a common disease that is rapidly increasing in prevalence for reasons that remain unknown. Recent estimates suggest that around 17 million people in Europe suffer from allergies triggered by foods such as milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, or seafood, and an increasing number are seeking treatment through primary care and hospital emergency departments [1]. A recent national survey of allergies in the United States showed an increase in the prevalence of food allergies from 3.4% in 1997–1999 to 5.1% in 2009–2011 [2].
FA can have a significant effect on an individual's quality of life and physical functioning and can also be costly in terms of medical visits and treatments [1]. Food allergies manifest various symptoms in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and airways as a result of adverse responses to a food protein via IgE-mediated or non-IgE-mediated immune mechanisms. Allergic responses to food present as inflammation due to cellular responses activated against the food allergen [3].
There is a lack of information on the role of nutrition versus only food avoidance in the management and natural history of food allergy. Little information is also known about the effect of a nutrition consultation in this process. Furthermore, the role of the dietician and the diagnostic and therapeutic value of the elimination diet has not been established and extensively investigated [4].
The aim of the present study is analyze the clinical characteristics and nutritional status of patients with food allergies followed in a tertiary centre of allergy and immunology.
2. Methods
This was a retrospective study that assessed the data records of patients who were evaluated in the food allergy out-patient clinic of the Clinical Hospital of Federal University of Uberlandia, between February 2009 and February 2012.
Data from age, sex, gestational age, delivery birth type, breastfeeding period, age of introduction of complementary formulas based on cow milk protein, anthropometric parameters, and foods implicated in allergies were obtained from the patient records.
The diagnosis routine of food allergy was performed based on the history and laboratory tests (specific IgE, skin prick test). Since there are no effective laboratory methods for the diagnosis of non-IgE-mediated FA, suspected in patients with symptoms suggestive of proctocolitis and enterocolitis, or in patients with diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis and atopic dermatitis moderate to severe, an elimination diet without a suspected allergenic protein and subsequent oral food challenge, which was open for children younger than 3 years and double-blind for children above 3 years, was used for diagnosis [5, 6].
The anthropometric data of patients seen for the first time was evaluated according to -scores for weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass index (BMI). WHO-Antro software version 3.2.2, January 2011, available from (http://www.who.int/childgrowth/software/en/) was used to calculate -scores and the World Health Organization growth charts were used as reference values [7].
The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to determine whether variables were normally distributed. For continuous variables, groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney test. The Fisher exact test and Chi-square for trend were used for categorical variables. The level of significance for all statistical tests was 2-sided, . All analyses were conducted using Graph Pad Prism 5.0 (La Jolla, California, USA). The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of Federal University of Uberlandia.
3. Results
In the period studied, the medical files showed that 389 different patients were evaluated in the out-patient clinic of food allergy. Of these, 35 patients did not undergo any consultation or medical records did not present data regarding the query. Among the 354 patients that were evaluated by physicians in our unit, 228 (69.1%) had a confirmed diagnosis of food allergy, while the diagnosis of food allergy was excluded in the remaining 126 (30.9%).
The median age of patients with an FA diagnosis was 10 months (1–193 months) while the group without FA was 36.5 months (1–216 months). There was a significant difference between the ages of the groups ( by Mann-Whitney test). There were no statistical differences in sex, gestational age, birth type, breastfeeding period, and age of introduction of complementary formulas based on cow milk protein, as shown in Table 1.
| *Mann-Whitney test.
**Fisher's exact test.
***Chi-square test for trend.
BMI: body mass indices.
The most frequent symptoms in patients with food allergy were nausea and vomiting in 118 (51.7%), abdominal pain in 104 (45.6%), diarrhea in 73 (32.0%), fresh rectal bleeding in 71 (31.1%), failure to thrive in 55 (24.1%), urticaria in 50 (21.9%), constipation in 19 (8.3%), dysphagia in 8 (3.5%), and food aversion in 8 (3.5%). The diagnosis of non-IgE-mediated allergy was performed in 168 (73.68%), while the diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy was performed in 75 (32.89%). The diagnosis of mixed IgE and non-IgE-mediated food allergy was done in 15 (6.57%). The foods implicated in food allergies are presented in Table 2.
The -scores for weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass indices- (BMI-) for-age showed less significant values in the FA group compared with the non-FA group by Mann-Whitney test, with values of , , and , respectively (Table 1).
Indeed, 18.4% presented with a low weight-for-age -score (<−2.0 standard deviation (SD)), 15.9% with a low height-for-age -score (<−2.0 SD), and 15.4% with a low BMI-for-age -score (<−2.0 SD). A significant difference in low levels (<−2.0 SD) by Fisher exact test was found between the FA and non-FA groups only in height-for-age -score (), although the weight-for-age -score analysis showed a value that was close to significance (). When we separated the groups with -score less than −2 and up, there is no difference relative to the numbers of implicated food allergens. In BMI-for-age -score less than −2, 16 (51.61%) of patients had one food allergy, 9 (29.03%) had two foods involved, and 6 (19.36%) had three or more foods, while in group with -scores up −2, 117 (59.40%) had one food implicated, 36 (18.28%) had two foods, and 44 (22.32%) had three or more foods.
Figure 1 represents the comparison between -scores of food allergy patients and a reference curve of growth in childhood. Food allergy patient curve is lower and presents a left variation in evaluation with reference to the three parameters (weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age) demonstrating the impairment in growth parameters.
(a) Weight-for-age
(b) Length/height-for-age
(c) BMI-for-age
4. Discussion
The incidence and prevalence of food allergies are believed to be increasing in several countries. Dietary antigens induce a local hypersensitivity reaction impairing the intestine's barrier function, leading to the continuation of inflammation. The consequences of inflammatory responses may be severe and manifest as impaired growth, increased symptoms, and poor quality of life [4].
We did not find an association between sex, gestational age, delivery birth type, breastfeeding period, and age of introduction of complementary formulas based on cow milk protein with the development of FA. However, the number of medical records without any analyzed data was a limiting factor in data analysis. Approximately one-third of the patients did not have the studied data clearly outlined in their medical report, indicating that it is important to improve the completion of data in documents.
In the present study, cow's milk protein was responsible for FA in more than 90% of patients with non-IgE-mediated disease and more than 78% in patients with an IgE-mediated mechanism. Similarly to other studies, besides cow's milk, the foods most commonly implicated with allergy in infants were hen's eggs, soy, and wheat. In contrast to that found in other studies, allergy to corn protein was found in 13.59% of patients, demonstrating a peculiarity of this region where there is intense corn consumption due to cultural factors. Several patients had more than one food sensitization.
One study performed in Brazil and focused on infants with cow milk allergies showed that, among the 159 patients seen at first evaluation, 15.1% presented with a low weight-for-age -score (<−2.0 SD), 8.7% with a low weight-for-height -score (<−2.0 SD), and 23.9% with a low height-for-age -score (<−2.0 SD) [8]. We also found similar data in the present study, as shown in the Results section. Another study conducted on 99 patients with food allergies showed that patients with a milk allergy or multiple food allergies are at greater risk of developing growth problems or inadequate nutrient intake.
In the present study, the control group was filled by patients that looked for the out-patient clinic with FA suspicion; then it is possible that patients could have another clinical disorder that affected their growth data and express less significant differences between FA and control group. Because of that, the comparative evaluation with WHO growth reference curves is important. The curves showed a clear impact in growth data found in FA group in all scores in comparison with reference values.
More than 25% of children in both groups consumed less than 67% of the dietary reference intakes for calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin E [9]. According to previous data, the present study showed lower -scores in FA patients related to non-FA patients, suggesting difficulties in receiving adequate nutrient intake when a necessity to avoid specific proteins exists. This difficulty in establishing a diet and the presence of levels of -score less than −2 apparently were related with absence of medical and nutritional information, once there are no significant correlation with number of the implicated foods in allergy.
We also believe that the presence of non-IgE-mediated FA promotes intestinal inflammation that can lead to difficulties in the absorption of other nutrients, which justifies the meeting of nutritional changes or even the admission of patients to hospital. These difficulties in a phase of life where there is a large increase in height and weight probably contributed to the difference in -scores observed in patients with food allergies [10].
One limitation of this study in respect to nutritional status is the use only of height, weight, and BMI, but these are only data possible in medical charts. Another limitation of this study is the retrospective format. The cohort studies will effectively show more accurate data, but that does not cut the value of the present study.
In conclusion, FA patients had a lower growth rate in comparison with patients without FA. The early recognition of food allergies with the establishment of a diet excluding the implicated protein, in association with an adequate nutrient replenishment, is important to reduce the nutritional impact of food allergies.
Ethical Approval
The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of Federal University of Uberlandia (Institutional Review Board).
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
Thanks are due to all physicians, nutritionists, and patients of food allergy out-patient clinic, who made it possible to perform this study.
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Under the lights of Rod Laver Arena, Grigor Dimitrov avenged his Brisbane semifinal loss against home favorite Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round of the 2018 Australian Open as he managed to book his spot in the last eight in Melbourne for the third time in his career. Prevailing in three tiebreak sets, Dimitrov ousted the big-serving Australian 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 after a marathon three-hour, 26-minute match which ended around 11:30pm local time.
The high-quality encounter saw both players combining for a total of an outstanding 140 winners and just 83 errors, with just one point separating them in the statistics board. Dimitrov will now face Kyle Edmund in the quarterfinal, fighting for a place to defend his semifinal points.
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Amidst the support from his home crowd, Kyrgios failed to find a breakthrough on the return while Dimitrov constantly looked for loopholes. Impressive one-handed backhand winners from Dimitrov earned him multiple break points, but the Australian played some of his best tennis at the crucial moments — powering to a tricky hold and leveled the scores at 3-3. As expected, the first set soon proceeded into a tiebreak, which turned out to be surprisingly one-sided. A double-fault proved to be pivotal as Dimitrov stunned the home crowd by taking the first set 7-6 after 54 minutes.
Dimitrov continues to roll through
Consecutive aces set Kyrgios up for a comfortable hold in the first game of the second set but he failed to ride on his momentum as the 17th seed missed out on a 0-30 lead in the fourth game, with Dimitrov handling his nerves well and serving an ace to remain on serve. All it needed for the Bulgarian to take the lead was a slight misfocus from Kyrgios and a poor game saw Dimitrov taking the lead once again.
It was a high-quality encounter with both players putting up an impressive performance with the perfect conditions, as stated by Dimitrov in his press conference, "Playing against the home boy, I think it's always that way. I think everything was great. Great atmosphere tonight. Nice to play on such good conditions. The court played nice. There was no wind. It was not hot. It was not cold. It was just a great match for tennis tonight."
Dimitrov soon took the lead but crumbled when it mattered. Serving for a two-set lead at 5-4 up, his backhand errors proved costly as Kyrgios was able to convert on his first break point in the match. Another tiebreak ensued, and this time it was a similar outcome as Dimitrov rattled off three consecutive points at 4-4, edging closer than ever to the win.
Kyrgios fights back
Nothing seemed to be going Kyrgios' way after he faced a break point in the second game and all the momentum was with Dimitrov. Nonetheless, he continued to give it his all and mentally remained in the match while the Bulgarian's confidence certainly took a blow after failing to convert his chances.
A poor game from Dimitrov saw him throw in three errors and allowed Kyrgios to take the lead for the first time in the match, before easily consolidating the break for a commanding 4-2 lead in the third set. Growing increasingly erratic, the Bulgarian produced a tough fight but Kyrgios ultimately closed out the deficit and looked on course for a terrific comeback.
Dimitrov steps over the finishing line
Kyrgios once again found himself in some deep trouble, facing multiple break points early in the set. Clutch serving from the Australian saw him blast consecutive aces, and despite managing to escape from the brink, he was still frustrated with himself. There were several calls from Dimitrov's box requesting for Kyrgios to be punished with a code violation for sending a ball into the stands, while claims were made to limit the conversations between Kyrgios and his team.
Putting up an offensive masterclass, Dimitrov fended off a break opportunity before finally grabbing the lead and earning the golden chance to serve out the match as Kyrgios sent a smash straight into the net on break point, leaving the crowd speechless. Several merciless returns from Kyrgios, including a flawless backhand winner down-the-line, saw him making an immediate reply and level the scores once more.
Dimitrov's positive attitude was what got him through, "I just had to suck it up and go on the other side. Hey, man, come on, let's try another one. Of course, I would have loved to have finished without playing another tiebreak. But again, I didn't let myself down for a second." He prevailed in yet another one-sided tiebreak, finishing the high-quality encounter with his 64th winner of the match.


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On the cover of The Sex Addiction Workbook, it proclaims "The only scientifically supported treatment method for sex addicts." This book uses a form of self-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat sexual addiction. The workbook consists of eighteen chapters over about 200 pages, divided into five parts. First, the book starts to help readers identify their problems, and then understand what sorts of solutions are available. Part II focuses on identifying the faulty thinking that accompanies sexual addiction, understanding and changing the planning that goes around sexual activity, and coping with sexual fantasizing. Part III focuses on feelings, guiding the reader through exercises to help with anger, depression, sexual frustration, and leading to self-acceptance and forgiveness. Part IV helps the reader to change behavior in response to specific situations or environments, and Part V addresses the need to achieve a healthy lifestyle balance.
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Yum Brands Inc, the owner of KFC and Taco Bell, reported a lower-than-expected rise in quarterly sales at established restaurants worldwide as fewer diners ate at its Pizza Hut chain.
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With the weekend coating of snow in the city, we have moved into a third place tie with 54.4 inches of snow set in 1899. Some places north and west of the city picked up 2-4 inches.
Fear not though, a warming trend is on the way.
But, for now, it's cold. Overnight into early this morning, we saw lows of 10 to 15 degrees and a few places north and west of Philadelphia greeted by temperatures as low as zero to 9 degrees. Highs today - President's Day - should be around freezing.
By early Tuesday morning, from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m., we're looking at a thin band of light snow associated with a storm system heading into western New York state that will produce a coating to an inch in the city, with one to three inches as you head north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Any snow should move away with a return to sunshine by noon. Temperatures will rise to 40 degrees helping to melt the latest annoying tap by Mother Nature.
During the second half of the week Thursday into Friday, temperatures will rise to at least 50 on Thursday, and then rise overnight Thursday into Friday as temperatures actually hitting 60 degrees (!!!), especially across Philly, southern New Jersey and Delaware.
But you will need the umbrella on Friday as rain will be with us. Rain will move out Friday evening with another — you guessed it — another shot of arctic air.
By next week we go back to a bunch of uncertainties as the stormy cycle might kick back in and take us through the end of February into the very start of March.
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How Israel armed the drugs cartels – part 1Good ol' Israel, a friend to all us Goyim, always trying to help us Gentiles...
However, there is ample evidence that Israel has aided, trained and armed criminal drugs cartels around the world. In large part, this was a component of Israel's role as a proxy of US imperialism in Latin America during the 1980s. Israel continues in this proxy role today, with its arming of the Azov Battalion in Ukraine, one of the country's most well-equipped neo-Nazi militias.
According to former Mossad officer Victor Ostrovsky in his book By Way of Deception, the Mossad intelligence agency used the Thai heroin trade as a way to raise funds for top secret operations on US soil, which were very hush-hush because it is likely that they were actually against US law.
"The Mossad had made its first contact with the opium growers in Thailand [in the late 1970s]," Ostrovsky wrote. "The Americans were trying to force farmers to stop producing opium and grow coffee instead. The Mossad's idea was to get in there, help them grow coffee, but at the same time help them to export opium as a means of raising money for Mossad operations."
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the so-called "King of Cocaine" was Pablo Escobar, the leader of Colombia's notorious Medellin Cartel. At the height of his career, Escobar's cartel was responsible for some 80 per cent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States. One estimate put his net worth at $30 billion.
Books, films and TV shows have been made about Escobar, including the popular Netflix series Narcos. What is perhaps less well known is that the cartel's military forces were trained and armed by Israel, whose Colonel Yair Klein trained and armed the militias founded and controlled by the Medellin Cartel's military leader.
How Israel armed the drugs cartels – part 2
The Medellin Cartel's military leader was Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha, who set up "self-defence" squadrons to protect his "ranchers" from left-wing guerrillas like the FARC, which had been taxing their cocaine exports. Rodriguez Gacha and his affiliated far-right death squads were responsible for some of the country's worst campaigns of political terror, targeting judges, politicians and civilians alike for assassination.
According to the Columbian secret police, the Cockburns wrote in their book Dangerous Liaisons, Colonel Klein "had not only taught Rodriguez Gacha's men how to make bombs (including one that exploded on board [a] commuter flight), he had also trained the killers of Luis Carlos Galan, a presidential candidate in 1989 who was often compared to John F. Kennedy and who almost certainly would have moved into the Presidential Palace. General Maza [of the secret police] also accused Klein of importing quantities of Israeli arms for the Medellin Cartel."
These weapons were Israeli army surplus, including mortars, mines and explosives, infrared equipment, machine guns and medical supplies. The shipments also included five hundred assault rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammunition.
In 1989, after US and Columbian authorities had finally turned decisively against Escobar and his associates (under the rubric of the "War on Drugs") they eventually cracked down on the the cartel. Rodriguez Gacha, along with his son and bodyguards, died in a last-stand shootout. When they lined up the bodies, the authorities found a cache of 178 Israeli "Galil" assault rifles.
Later on, when details of Colonel Klein and his training firm Spearhead came to light in the world's press, Israeli politicians attempted to distance themselves, painting the group as something of a rogue operator. But that was far from the truth.
As the Cockburns document, the Israeli government would have had to have known about the arms shipment that Klein and his firm facilitated to the right-wing death squads and drugs cartels. One high ranking Colombian official declared "unequivocally" that "officials of the Israeli government knew and consented to the sale of the arms shipment to Colombia, up to the point of expediting a vessel to complete the first step of the route."
Decades later, Klein was arrested in Russia after a Colombian court had convicted him in absentia of training the death squads. An Interpol warrant had been put out for his arrest. Russia had at first agreed to deport him to Colombia, but ended up making a deal with Israel to exchange him for a Russian prisoner. As far as is known, Yair Klein (now promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel) still walks free in Israel.


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Thanks to Jo over at Let's Go Strolling who has generously offered to give 1 Lucky Coupon Divas reader an awesome Skip*Hop Dash styling diaper bag (a $64 value). The winner get to choose the pattern Ocean Stripe or Ice Blue (the Ocean Stripe is very cute!). If you are having a baby, or know someone who is, this would be a "great addition" for their "new addition".
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As the old adage goes "if you've been at the table for a while and you still don't know who the sucker is… it's you."
And in the case of the US equity market, it is hard to argue with who the 'whales' are and who the 'suckers' are based on the following data.
At the start of the year, when the impact of Trump's offshore cash repatriation holiday was just being felt, JPMorgan made a daring forecast: it predicted that buybacks in 2018 would hit a record $842 billion, a number that would put any prior year's total to shame. It also meant that as corporations themselves emerged as the biggest buyer of stocks in 2018, it would require an avalanche of selling to push the market lower.
More recently, when looking at its client trading activity, Bank of America made another surprising observation: in the first half, corporations were the only net buyers of stocks (with the only exception of companies in the Industrial sector), as institutions and hedge funds have been net sellers throughout 2018.
And while we were originally skeptical that JPMorgan's forecast would be validated, the latest official data blown all our skepticism out of the water.
According to TrimTabs, Stock Buyback Announcements swelled to a record $436.6 Billion in the second quarter, smashing the previous record of $242.1 billion set just one quarter earlier, in Q1. Combined, this brings the first half total at a ridiculous $680 billion, or just $160 billion less than JPM's full year forecast. Annualized, this number amounts to $1.35 trillion, an absolutely staggering number.
Putting the Q2 number in context, TrimTabs writes that "the amount of money committed to buybacks last quarter could fund 6.8 million $1,000 bonus checks to workers every single trading day."
So, as we have noted numerous times, the 'demand' side of the US equity market is dominated by corporate buybacks… and within that group, dominated by the Tech industry.
All of which perhaps explains why, amid a collapsing yield curve, crashing yuan, trade war turmoil, and geopolitical chaos, stocks soared, led by the mega-cap tech stocks.
However, there's a dirty little secret lying just beneath the surface of this 'different this time' ramp in stocks.
Insiders are dumping their shares to retail investors at an almost unprecedented manner…
And guess what sector dominates… (hint – Tech!)
So while CNBC et al. are busy gloating over the soaring stock market (that must mean the economy is – or will be – awesome), perhaps it is worth them paying attention to just who is selling into this surge as they bring guest after guest on to stock-promote FANGs…
And even the SEC is starting to find this potential market abuse too much to ignore, as we noted previously, according to an analysis by SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr., company executives have been grossly abusing the timing of buyback announcements and selling significantly more of their stock immediately after the news than they do beforehand. taking advantage of price bumps that often accompany share-repurchase announcements.
But what is most infuriating, is that this is perfectly legal, and as the WSJ reports in a speech on Monday, a pissed off Jackson — appointed by President Trump and sworn in this year to fill a Democratic seat at the SEC — may emerge as the most credible SEC employee in years when he urges fellow regulators to review securities laws that provide protection to insiders who capitalize on the timing of buyback announcements.
This is where it gets bizarre: while companies engaging in buybacks have certain constraints, such as following a blackout period, or only selling on a NBBO uptick, insiders who sell stock into buyout bounces aren't trading illegally and Jackson isn't accusing them of that. But these price surges can be especially beneficial to corporate executives holding large chunks of corporate stock looking for an uptick to unload shares. And since it is the executives that decide when to buy back stock and when to announce it, it seems that this is yet another way for corporate insiders (literally) to skew the market in their favor. Oh, and the other difference of course, is that when the company, retail investors, algos (and central banks) are buying, corporate insiders – those who know their company better than anyone – are selling.
Almost as if the market is being inefficient and not rewarding those with the best information.
To be sure, Jackson is not happy with the fact that corporate insiders are so grossly exempt from what is so clearly insider trading, that it needs to be exempt:
"The SEC gives an exemption from market-manipulation rules to companies doing a buyback," Mr. Jackson said in an interview. "The SEC shouldn't be making it easier for executives to use them to cash out."
And yet that's precisely what the SEC has been doing for decades. Ironically, it is only a Trump-appointed commissioner who dares to blow the whistle.
However, we suspect that this will never be allowed – since it remains the source of Trump's stock market (never mind enriching the anti-Trumpers at the top of the Silicon Valley sycophants).
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Burberry, known for their high-end raincoats continues to thrive even during a global economic slowdown. CEO Angela Ahrendts said the brand shows no signs of a slowdown. To put that into perspective, Burberry posted record profits in both 2010 and 2011 despite headwinds in Europe and the U.S. economy. And in the latest quarter, the firm posted a 34 percent jump in total revenue.
Asia Drives Growth
So what's driving this growth?
Asia continues to be a hot market for Burberry. The firm has plans to increase its average retail selling space by an average of 12 to 13% going forward. This includes up to 25 new stores, with a bias towards openings in China, Latin America and the Middle East.
Europe Impact
When asked about Europe's debt impact on their business, CEO Angela Ahrendts told CNBC's Bill Griffeth in an exclusive interview "that it (the crisis in Europe) hasn't impacted Burberry, but they are "staying very focused on the strategy." Instead, Ahrendts says "we are tripling our footprint in London getting ready for the Olympics there."
Burberry Gets High-Tech
But Burberry's business goes beyond the traditional stores. The company is embracing digital technology to connect global audiences with the brand. They launched their new fragrance, Body, through social media and held the first ever 'Tweetwalk' on Twitter for their London runway show a couple of weeks ago, premiering the collection to Twitter followers even before the front row, and becoming the second highest trending topic on Twitter globally that day as a result.
Ahrendts says social media has been a "key differentiator to some of our success over the last few years."
Donna Burton contributed to this article.
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This contest is for all my Spanish speakers out there – no worries non-Spanish speakers, I have great contests coming your way too, promise!
Bisquick is having a contest where one lucky Spanish speaking winner will receive an all expense paid trip for four (4) to an awesome theme park in Orlando, FL! And while there you will not only get to enjoy Orlando but you will have the opportunity to have un desayuno con Karla Martinez de Despierta América on Univision.
To enter log on to www.KarlaBisquick.com where you'll find complete instructions and rules or you can text the word PANCAKE to 47201 and a receive a text message response that will ask you for your family's favorite breakfast moment.
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New NOAA Director seems willing to work with fishing industry
Jon Hare has just completed his first twelve months on the job as a science and research director or NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. And its a big job. But he's still smiling. The NEFSC managers the living marine resources of the Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem from the Gulf of Maine to Cap Hatteras. But Hare's energy and enthusiasm have been equal to the task, while his willingness to listen and engage with all comers have earned him respect within NOAA and in the larger community. It's been a challenge but one that I've enjoyed," he said, sitting don for a wide-ranging discussion at the Fishing Partnership office in New Bedford last week. click here to read the story 21:46
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On August 10th, the Hogar del Niño educational and daycare center in La Romana celebrated its 9th high school graduation, a moment that not only the 34 graduating students will remember, but also their friends and families who accompanied them throughout their time in school.
The celebration took place at the Club de la Costa in Central Romana, and from beginning to end guests were witness to very important and emotional moments, including when graduating students walked into the hall with their godparents to when they accepted their diplomas on stage in recognition of their academic excellence. Special acknowledgment was given to 11 honor students who were granted scholarships provided by the Scholarship Program of the Patronato Benéfico Oriental.
During the ceremony, Ms. Aura Rodríguez, in representation of the students' parents thanked everybody for their continued support, while Ing. Enrique de Castro was in charge of delivering words of motivation. The students benefitted from the testimonies of two former scholarship holders, Dr. Evelyn Jímenez and Dr. Vanessa Valdez who recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Central University of the East in the field of medicine!
One of the most emotional moments of the entire graduation was when two graduates gave their thank you speeches. Verónica Cabrera, a top honor student, and Noemi Rijo, the first deaf graduate of the Hogar del Niño, prompted tears from all present when Noemi signed her speech to the attendees whilst another student interpreted it.
Finally, the ceremony came to an end with the song Nuestra Amistad – "Our Friendship," as a screen displayed photos of each of the graduates from when they were babies to the present. "This graduating class will be one that we will hold forever close to our hearts," the Patronato Benéfico Oriental told Casa de Campo Living. CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 2017, and many thanks to the Casa de Campo community members who continue to support the Hogar del Niño everyday!!!
The following images were taken by Bryan de la Cruz during the graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 10th:
* A special thanks to Inexis Zapata from the Patronato Benéfico Oriental who contributed information for this article.
The Hogar del Niño is a children's daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm.
The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
Contact the Hogar del Niño on:
Tel:(809) 523-8901 or (809) 556-3181
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Even if the Omegle was only for one time on the earth, there was not a country that did not enter or use. There are thousands of active users in every country. Kosovo is also harmonious with thousands of active users on this subject. What you need to do to talk to Kosovo girls or boys is quite simple and simple. We'll tell you about our valuable users immediately. Without taking your precious time.
Omegle Online Chat Kosovo
1- Adding Kosovo users via Facebook.
2- Set the location of the device you are logged in to Omegle to Kosova.
3- Using data with Tunnel Bear from Kosovo.
Adding Kosovo users via Facebook:
If you want to face Kosovo girls while chatting randomly in Omegle. You should add Kosovo girls through Facebook. If you want the men to come out, you should add Kosovo men. You should follow the pages that give information about the country, especially on Facebook. Because you have to be informed about the country and social life so that you can talk about the agenda while chatting. You may also have some difficulties because your internet and device location looks like kosava.
Set the location of the device you are logged in to Omegle to Kosova:
If you are entering a computer, tablet or phone from which device, it is not necessary to reset the device location settings before logging in to Omegle. Once you reset it, you should change your device location to Kosova.
Using data from Kosova with Tunnel Bear:
You must download the Tunnel Bear application from your device that you have logged in to Omegle. Once you have downloaded the application, you will be given the necessary permissions. You should be sure the application works. In case of trouble, you can reset the application and go back again. If you struggle to get away from other ways, you will lose a lot of time.
When chatting with Omegle and Kosovo girls or boys randomly, show them how much you know about the country, especially with girls. Kosovo girls like other girls like smart men and knowledge men. The more knowledgeable you are, the more qualified you are. When video chatting at Omegle, you can get help from the pages you follow on facebook to inform girls about Kosovo and influence them. If you do not think it's enough, you can do a little research on the internet. We did a little research for you. It will definitely work.
The Kosovo Republic, one of the youngest countries in the world, gained its independence in 2008 and became the 50th country of Europe. The capital city Pristina is the most active city in terms of the touristic and cultural aspects of the country. There are two official languages, Albanian and Serbian. In addition to these languages, they have acquired official language identity in the status of Turkish, Romanian and Bosnian municipalities. It is estimated that about 250 thousand people can speak Turkish in Kosovo. The euro is used as currency.
Most Visited Cities: Pristina, Prizren, Pec. The terrestrial climate prevails. Winter is cold and snowy, summer is hot and arid. The country is a great addition to the kitchen's pastry and meat dishes. Pastries and fries are very tasty. They cook all the food with a cooking technique. Olive oil food cultures are not available. Here are some brief tips to get you started using random video chatting with Kosovan girls or boys.


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It's always nice to talk about the value of improved communication between doctors and patients. It's another thing to read a story about the impact of making that communication easy.
That's what I found when I read this amazing story by Ethan Bechtel, Co-Founder and CEO of OhMD. For those too lazy to read his whole write-up, Ethan received a late night email from one of his pediatric customers that said the following:
This is the type of email that every healthcare IT company founder dreams of getting. As Ethan says:
I always believed that we could truly have a positive impact on healthcare if we just made patient communication ridiculously easy.
But I never thought I'd get an email quite like that.
Pretty spectacular way to frame it. Although, he does offer this important perspective:
The obvious truth is, OhMD didn't save that child's life, the doctor did. She devotes her entire life to her patients and goes above and beyond to provide incredible care at all hours of the day.
But if we can just play a small a role in helping great doctors be amazing doctors, then we'll have a real impact on patient care.
It's great to hear stories like this. Thanks to Ethan for sharing it. Certainly there's a balance we have to reach in this regard. We can't expect our doctors to be at our beck and call 24/7. They need to have a life too and to not feel responsible for every patient's whim. However, it's great to see what simple communication can do to improve the experience for both patient and doctor.


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- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- Add all ingredients to list
Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease two round pans.
Mix all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. (sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.)
Then add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, until smooth. Add the boiling water last stirring it in slowly. The batter will become thin. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
Most of us love cake and chocolate cake is no exception. Be it for a celebration or just a craving needing to be met. You can't go wrong with a slice of chocolate cake. To celebrate this National Chocolate Cake Day, here is a brief history of how our beloved chocolate cake came to be a part of our recipe book.
The history of chocolate cake goes back to 1764, when Dr James Baker discovered how to make chocolate by grinding cocoa beans between two massive circular millstones.
In 1828, Conrad Van Houten of the Netherlands developed a mechanical extraction method for extracting the fat from cacao liquor resulting in cacao butter and the partly defatted cacao, a compacted mass of solids that could be sold as it was 'rock cacao' or ground into powder.
The processes transformed chocolate from an exclusive luxury to an inexpensive daily snack.
Only in 1879 did Rodolphe Lindt develop the technique called conching that made chocolate silkier and smoother and easier to bake into cakes.
Until 1890 to 1900, chocolate was mostly for drinks.
In the US, "chocolate decadence" cakes were popular in the 1980s; and in the 1990s, single-serving molten chocolate cakes with liquid chocolate centers and infused chocolates with exotic flavors such as tea, curry, red pepper, passion fruit, and champagne were popular.


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