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Johann Baumgärtner 1
| Human health improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated management of arthropod transmitted diseases and natural resources
Mejoramiento de la salud humana en África al sur del Sahara mediante el manejo integrado de enfermedades transmitidas por artrópodos y el manejo de recursos naturales
1 International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya.
Abstract A concept of an ecosystem approach to human health improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa is presented here. Three factors mainly affect the physical condition of the human body: the abiotic environment, vector-transmitted diseases, and natural resources. Our concept relies on ecological principles embedded in a social context and identifies three sets of subsystems for study and management: human disease subsystems, natural resource subsystems, and decision-support subsystems. To control human diseases and to secure food from resource subsystems including livestock or crops, integrated preventive approaches are preferred over exclusively curative and sectorial approaches. Environmental sustainability - the basis for managing matter and water flows - contributes to a healthy human environment and constitutes the basis for social sustainability. For planning and implementation of the human health improvement scheme, participatory decision-support subsystems adapted to the local conditions need to be designed through institutional arrangements. The applicability of this scheme is demonstrated in urban and rural Ethiopia.
Resumen Se presenta un concepto, basado en el ecosistema, para el mejoramiento de la salud humana en la región del África al sur del Sahara. Las condiciones físicas del cuerpo humano estan afectadas por tres factores: factores ambientales abióticos, enfermedades transmitidas por vectores, y por los recursos naturales. Este concepto se basa en princípios ecológicos dentro de un contexto social, e identifica tres series de subsistemas para estudio y manejo: subsistemas de enfermedades humanas, subsistemas de recursos naturales y subsistemas participativos de toma de decisiones. En el manejo de enfermedades humanas, así como en el manejo de recursos tales como ganadería o agricultura, se da prioridad a programas preventivos de manejo integrado. El concepto de sostenibilidad ambiental - base para el manejo de materia y de aguas - contribuye a un medio ambiente favorable para las condiciones de vida del ser humano, y es la base de la sostenibilidad social. Para la planificación y la ejecución del esquema de mejoramiento de la salud humana, se necesita un sistema participativo de toma de decisiones, adaptado a las condiciones locales y desarrollado en base a acuerdos institucionales. La aplicabilidad de este esquema es demostrada en la zona rural y urbana de Etiopia.
"Human beings are at the center of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature" (Rio Declaration: Principle 1, UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992)
The World Health Organization (WHO, 1995) defines human health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely as the absence of disease or infirmity. To address this comprehensive concept is a major challenge but undoubtedly goes beyond the scope of this paper. Here we focus on those aspects of human health that concern the physical condition of the human body, considering that physical well-being contributes to mental and social well-being. In due course, when normative sciences are applied to issues of human health and inherent values are added to the systems to be managed (Fitzsimmons, 1999), we look forward to broadening our concept in accordance with the above-described comprehensive definition of human health.
Global trends in human health improvements are positive. In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, progress has been slow and life expectancy still lags some 25 years behind that of the wealthiest nations (WRI, 1998). Taken into account both premature death and disability, nearly 90% of the global disease burden occurs in developing countries (WRI, 1998). In Sub-Saharan Africa, morbidity rates show a disease burden that doubles the global average. Protection against and treatment of diseases is often beyond reach of the poor, and the increasing effects of manmade and natural disasters will further exacerbate poverty and disease.
Management of the environment is a promising strategy to improve human health (WRI, 1998). Systematic and coordinated procedures, developed together with the communities involved, will facilitate the design and implementation of management schemes in Africa. A holistic approach that is based on ecological principles as well as on the participation of the community and its relevant institutions in the design, implementation, and evaluation of management schemes is promising with respect to improving human health and, moreover, alleviating poverty in developing countries.
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the design and implementation of a community-driven, comprehensive health and integrated resource management scheme for improving human health in Sub-Saharan Africa. The applicability of the concepts is being tested in urban and rural environments in Ethiopia.
Human health and the environment
The components of the human environment, regarded as everything that is external to the individual human host (Last & Abramson, 1995), can be divided into: atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial components, encompassing both abiotic and biotic elements (Figure 1).
Among the biotic elements, the malarial parasite is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the African region. Ninety-three percent of the 550 million people living on this continent are at risk. Over 90% of the annual global 1.4-2.6 million deaths are reported from Africa (WHO, 1995). A second vector, the tsetse fly (Glossinidae), transmits human trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness. With an estimated 300,000 cases per year, the disease has returned to its epidemic levels of the 1930s (Saini et al., 1999b). Diseases transmitted by hard ticks (Ixodidae) and tick paralysis (Kettle, 1995) also hamper the continent.
Disease incidence is directly related to nutrition: approximately 32% of the disease burden in Africa can be attributed to protein-energy malnutrition. This refers to the consequences of the combination of an inadequate intake of protein and energy as well as micronutrients, such as vitamin A, iron, and iodine. Fifty-five percent of all child deaths in developing countries are associated with malnutrition. This includes deaths from diarrhea (19%), acute respiratory infections (19%), perinatal causes (18%), measles (7%), malaria (5%), and other causes (32%). In Africa, 10% of the disease burden is caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene. Degraded households increase the incidence of airborne diseases and diarrhea (WRI, 1998). Poor environmental conditions increase diseases such as tuberculosis, acute respiratory track infections, and diarrhea.
Livestock and crops are the main sources of food. Factors affecting these sources have an immediate impact on human health. In livestock, tsetse fly transmitted trypanosome parasites cause debilitating and often fatal livestock diseases (Saini et al., 1999b). In cattle, losses amount to an estimated 3 million deaths annually, mainly of young stock. Sick animals produce lower milk and meat yields, and reproduce less. With nearly 50 million head of cattle - 94% of the continent's total - distributed at the fringes of the tsetse belt, the direct annual monetary loss is estimated at US$ 0.6 to 1.2 billion. Hard ticks (Ixodidae) transmit protozoan (theileriosis and babesiosis) as well as rickettsial diseases and predispose animals to secondary infections. In eastern and central Africa alone, the damage caused by theileriosis is estimated at US$ 168 million annually, including an estimated mortality of 1.1 million cattle (Mukhebi, 1992). Inadequate feed supply has an additional impact on animal health.
In agriculture, crop production is constrained by abiotic factors and pests (Yudelman et al., 1998). Research on cotton (Baumgärtner et al., 1986), cassava (Gutierrez et al., 1988), rice (Baumgärtner et al., 1989), cowpeas (Tamò & Baumgärtner, 1993; Tamò et al., 1993), and maize (Bonato et al., 1999) demonstrates multiple stresses on yields of some crops. For example, losses in maize due to stem borers are substantial (Cardwell et al., 1997) and range from 0 to 100%, (Gebre Amlak et al., 1989). Lack of water, nitrogen, and phosphorous are among the main direct and indirect constraints (Bonato et al., 1999). Climatic variability, particularly in semi-arid areas, and limited use of fertilizers and livestock-mediated nutrient transfers from pastureland to croplands interfere with forage crops. In maize, 10-15% losses due to drought and nitrogen stress have been reported from many countries, while 90% yield reduction due to low nitrogen levels have been observed in Malawi (Zambesi & Mwambula, 1996).
The definition of the human environment as described here facilitates categorization of health constraints over large spatio-temporal scales. The characterization of elements such as the abiotic environment, arthropod-transmitted diseases, and malnutrition enables identification of relevant environmental factors suitable for policy-making (Conway, 1984). The design of management schemes adapted to local conditions, however, also needs to take into account the social environment, the interaction between its actors, and the mutual effects between social processes and the environment. An ecosystem approach is more appropriate and more comprehensive in this respect.
An ecosystem approach to human health improvement
People do not live in isolation. They are actors in highly structured ecological systems. The hierarchical organization of nature has become a basic philosophical presumption in ecology (Naveh & Liebermann, 1994). Accordingly, the universe is regarded as an ordered entity with a hierarchy of multilevel stratified systems, each higher level being composed of lower levels with additional qualities. The structure and function of each level cannot be reduced to its elementary parts located on the lower level but can be separated into its constituent parts which may operate as quasi-autonomous units (Koestler, 1967; Allan & Starr, 1982; Naveh & Liebermann, 1994; Waltner-Toews, this volume). These complex systems may be represented by models, which are not depictions of reality, but abstractions made for specific purposes. Rather than a single all-purpose model, the hierarchical approach entails different theories for different purposes at different scales (Peters, 1991). Models cannot address every aspect of the system, but must be tuned to specific problems (DeAngelis, 1988): a single system is represented by a suite of different models. Integration should not be undertaken by specialists in isolation, but by builder-architects with clear views of overall objectives (Peters, 1991).
Tansley (1935) and Begon et al. (1996), among others, observe that an ecosystem comprises the biological community together with its physical environment. Irrespective of the spatial scale in the definition of the ecosystem, we consider populations as the basic units of communities and rely on demographic principles for the analysis of their spatio-temporal dynamics. Such principles include resource-based poikilothermic development (e.g. Curry & Feldman, 1987; Gutierrez, 1996) and the physiological structure of populations (e.g. Di Cola et al., 1999). Here, the biological communities, including human populations, interact with factors of the physical environment and are appropriate subsystems for investigation and management. Dealing with people involves ethical considerations. Prudence is called for when applying demographic principles to human population dynamics (Capra, 1997). The definition of subsystems and constituent population is done purposely (Peters, 1991), but further modifications should be considered (Peters, 1991; Gould, 1998). The interactions between the subsystems and their environment determine the structure and function of the system under management.
Kochtcheeva & Singh (this volume) provide a useful list for the identification of subsystems. Factors of the physical environment, arthropod-transmitted diseases, and resources are regarded as particularly important for human health. Resources refer to everything that permanently reduces in quantity through consumption by an organism (Tilman, 1982; Begon et al., 1996). For people, the initially selected resources are food provided by crops and livestock. Additional resources such as time available for human activities are included as well. The physical environment, arthropod-transmitted diseases, other pests, and limited resources - feed and water for livestock, radiation, water and nutrients for plants - affect the health of crops and livestock. To address local conditions and needs, management procedures need to be developed in close collaboration with the people concerned and implemented within specially designed decision-support subsystems.
The human health improvement system comprises 3 sets of subsystems: the disease subsystems (A), the resource subsystems (B), and the decision-support subsystems (C) (Figure 2). In the decision-support subsystems, people interact through exchange of information with people living outside the disease and resource subsystems (A and B). The mode of interactions between the community and the managed ecosystem facilitates identification of the system's boundary. Once the system and subsystems are defined we can proceed to an outline of important management concepts. Thereby, we use the term "scheme" for an organized control system, which comprises the activities required for managing the systems and subsystems as defined above.
Integrated management of the human health improvement system
Traditionally, a curative or therapeutic rather than a preventive approach has been used for improving human health. Moreover, different disciplines and institutions have favored a sectorial approach, wherein individual ecological processes and system components received more attention than interactions influencing the functioning and structure of subsystems as well as ecosystems.
The importance of preventive approaches is increasingly being recognized: it has even been acclaimed that the 21st century must be the one of prevention. Less appreciated is the limited applicability of exclusively curative approaches. They are useful for practitioners, while a combination of curative and preventive approaches can be applied by a wide range of end users including practitioners, extensionists, and policy-makers (Conway, 1984). The curative approach often focuses on individual ecological processes, such as pest mortality, but provides little insight into the dynamics of pest populations, and hence is a hindrance for combining control factors into integrated management schemes (Roux & Baumgärtner, 1998). Despite the interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (Kogan, 1998), pest control research and practice is still dominated by the quest for a silver bullet (Lewis et al., 1997), i.e., the search for a single factor able to solve a pest problem.
The sectorial approach focusing on individual populations rather than on subsystems and ecosystems is also a hindrance for the design of integrated control programs. For example, Saini et al. (1999a) argued that a comprehensive vector and bovine trypanosomiasis management scheme would be more efficient than uncoordinated reliance on methods for both pathogen and vector control. Furthermore, the villagers involved in the BioVillage project (see below) were not satisfied with a successful tsetse control program but asked for help to control diseases of both humans and livestock and sought assistance in improving food production.
An exclusively curative and sectorial approach precludes consideration of system qualities such as sustainability issues, which are critical to socioeconomic development (Goodland, 1995). The Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Eppel, 1999).
In conclusion, an exclusively curative and sectorial approach is too narrow. Integrated comprehensive management schemes, relying primarily on preventive methods, are more promising approaches for further improvements to human health. Moreover, community participation in decision-making processes is fundamental to the development and implementation of management schemes for improving human health.
Management issues
The objective of improving human health is met by adequately managing both the human disease and the resource subsystems (Figure 2). While the first activity aims at controlling human diseases, the second activity seeks to reduce losses in livestock and crops as well as to manage natural resources to attain environmental sustainability. Goodland (1995) defines environmental, economic, and social sustainability and recognizes the strong link between the first two. He also recognizes the importance of social sustainability, but stresses that environmental sustainability or maintenance of life support systems is a prerequisite to social sustainability. Hence, our approach initially focuses on environmental sustainability. Goodland (1995) further reminds us that environmental sustainability requires that the two fundamental environmental services - the source and the sink functions - must be maintained unimpaired during the period in which sustainability is sought.
A decision-support subsystem is indispensable for interactive development and implementation of management schemes (Figure 2). Components of the systems to be managed and management schemes are designed and implemented together with the community through inter-institutional arrangements. The necessary measures may be better implemented when relying on particular segments of the society. There is a special need to focus on women and children. Children, being the parents of the future, need to be involved to facilitate the sustainability of the system. In African society, women are mainly responsible for health and family care, water and fuel collection, and food provision. Their valuable knowledge of the environment and its resources is often underestimated (Wallace, 1991). A detailed analysis of gender roles in a particular cultural context facilitates the design and implementation of an integrated health system for sustainable development.
The design and implementation of management schemes requires initial capital investments, which can be recovered by pricing resources such as water and energy as implementation proceeds. Additional investments into the infrastructure can also be made on a cost-recovery basis.
A comprehensive health and integrated resource management scheme is considered as a prerequisite for undertaking income-generating activities which should be developed on the basis of the available resources (Hufschmidt et al., 1983). For example, we recommend beekeeping and silk production as new sources of income.
1 Human disease management
The subjects of management are subsystems including humans, pathogens, and vectors (Figure 2). Disease management aims at reducing morbidity and mortality through the prevention and control of diseases.
2 Natural resource management
Management of the resources subsystem focuses on increases in food security - through improved animal and crop agriculture - and sustainable use of natural resources (Figure 3).
The subjects of management are the subsystems including either livestock or crops (Figure 2). Integrated pest management schemes relying on natural control are used for pest control purposes. Environmental sustainability seeks to improve human welfare by protecting the sources of raw materials used for human needs, and by ensuring that the sinks for human wastes are not exceeded, to prevent harm to humans (Goodland, 1995). Moreover, it means that natural capital must be maintained both as a provider of inputs and as a sink for wastes. This means holding the scale of the human economic system within the biophysical limits of the overall ecosystem on which it depends. On the sink side this translates into holding waste emission within the assimilation capacity of the environment without impairing it. On the source side, harvest traits of renewables must be kept within regeneration rate (Goodland, 1995).
To achieve environmental sustainability the flow of water and matter is adequately managed, with the aim of minimizing the necessity for external inputs of resources such as energy and fertilizers and of meeting sanitation requirements. This can be attained through extraction of energy from organic waste and transforming feces or slurry into organic fertilizers by minimizing loss of nutrients such as nitrogen. The soil flora and fauna are indispensable for making nutrients available to crops. High-quality fertilizers are important elements in maintaining sustainable soils (Buol, 1995). They can be produced by separating urine from other organic wastes and processing them further (Bieri et al., 1998). Energy in the form of biogas can be extracted from organic waste for cooking purposes. Furthermore, availability of an alternative resource of energy reduces the workload of women with respect to the collection of, often scarce and heavy, firewood. It may allow women more time for empowering educational and income-generating activities. This in turn will benefit human health improvement since it has been shown that education and a better economic position of women contributes to better nutrition and health of the entire family (Østergaard, 1992). The use of biogas rather than firewood is expected to reduce indoor pollution, which causes airborne diseases (WRI, 1998; Gopalan & Saksena, 1999). Note that in this case, environmental sustainability is directly linked to a healthy abiotic human environment.
The management decisions should be based on a quantitative understanding of flows as obtained by the development and use of simulation models.
3 Decision-support
Institutional diversity is essential for sustainable systems (Becker & Ostrom, 1995). Eicher (1999), for instance, recognizes that lack of institutions is a serious hindrance for the implementation of agricultural management schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Empowered institutions need to be involved with the development of the decision-support subsystem and play a crucial role in assigning responsibilities in management schemes. The interactions between experts and lay people, mediated through social workers (Figure 2), will benefit the development of improved management procedures whose effects can be monitored (Gopalan, 1999).
Management scheme implementation
The concepts proposed above are being implemented with urban (BioFarm Initiative) and rural (BioVillage Initiative) communities in Ethiopia. Preliminary observations show the applicability of the human health systems concepts. This is further supported by the interest of various stakeholders in setting up human health improvement systems in other parts of Ethiopia and in neighboring countries. In this work, we briefly refer to important system components and address some management issues with relevance to the planning of future projects.
BioFarm Initiative
Recently, one of us (Dr. Getachew Tikubet) designed and implemented a management scheme for improving the health of inhabitants of Addis Ababa. Currently, the scheme focuses on human nutrition. The inhabitants provide the required labor in exchange for food. Livestock is kept under zero grazing conditions to protect them from disease vectors and to control feed supply. Wastes of livestock and the community are processed for energy extraction and organic fertilizer production thereby reducing mosquito and filth fly menace.
BioVillage Initiative
Historically, the BioVillage Initiative evolved from a successful community-based tsetse control project, which resulted in a significant reduction in livestock disease incidence. Following detailed discussions at the community level, it became apparent that an approach tackling exclusively the trypanosomiasis vector, while desirable, would not fully address the health problems of rural communities. For example, farmers stressed that both oxen and men have to be healthy to plow the fields. It was agreed that only a combined livestock and human health management program could provide a solution to the most urgent problems limiting rural development, and that a comprehensive health management scheme emphasizing preventive rather than curative methods should be initiated. Thereby, it became apparent that health and well-being have to rely on a secured supply of high-quality food and water as well as on a healthy environment. To achieve the latter, efficient waste management with concomitant reduction of disease vector breeding sites became important. These aspects broadened the comprehensive health management concept into an integrated resource management scheme for sustainable rural development. A social worker operating at the interface between community and project management facilitates the exchange of information and manages monitoring work for system evaluation and improvement.
Concluding remarks
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the physical condition of the human body is primarily affected by abiotic factors, vector-transmitted diseases and natural resources. The ecosystem approach to human health improvement is adequate to identify subsystems for investigation and management in its social context. A preventive integrated management approach for the improvement of human health is suitable for sustainable development.
The human health management scheme aims to control vector-transmitted diseases and secures food supply from resource subsystems including either livestock or crops. Integrated Pest Management relying on natural control factors is the key strategy for reducing losses to biotic constraints, while the concept of environmental sustainability allows adequate management of flows of matter and water. Environmental sustainability is linked to a healthy human environment and is considered as the basis for social and economic sustainability.
A decision-support subsystem is indispensable for planning and implementing management procedures. To achieve sustainability, this subsystem has to be developed together with communities concerned through inter-institutional arrangements. Cost-recovery and resource pricing are important elements for a sustainable management scheme.
Experience from two initiatives in Ethiopia demonstrates the applicability of the concepts to human health improvement in both urban and rural environments.
The Austrian Development Corporation (ADC) provided the financial support to plan and carry out the BioVillage initiative. We are also grateful to the donors of ICIPE's core funds and to other international partners for financial support. We greatly appreciate the logistic and financial support given by national and regional Ethiopian institutions. The communities of Mamede and Luke in Ethiopia showed us the limitations of the sectorial approach, encouraged us to develop a system approach, and participated in all program activities.
Dr. Hans Herren, Director General of ICIPE, provided continuous support and encouragement. Dr. W. Overholt, Dr. R. Saini, Dr. J. Githure, and Prof. A. Hassanali assisted in project planning and execution. We thank Dr. V. Mares and Dr. H. Li-Pun (ILRI, Addis Ababa) for useful comments and Mrs. Veronica Baumgärtner for assistance with editing of the paper.
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Friday's performance -- and crowd, which was very full and rowdy -- suggests they're doing just fine. And while you might be sick of hearing "Ho Hey" and it's chorus of "I belong with you / You belong with me / You're my sweetheart," there's more going on here that just an attempt at being catchy.
It seems The Lumineers would rather focus on other things, which is fine. That's not to say they didn't embrace "Ho Hey" -- they didn't rush through it, but it was the fourth song of their set. No making the audience wait. No rock star moments here, minus a gimmick when they played a mini-set in the middle of the audience. If anything, playing their hit song early served as a challenge for people to stick around. Either that or The Lumineers have total confidence in the rest of their songs.
And my opinion is that they should. You could argue that they actually have another "big" song, perhaps even bigger. That song is "Stubborn Love," and it was welcomed with a roar during its chorus of "Keep your head up / Keep your love."
The Lumineers are big on choruses, but they also dive a little deeper during songs like "Slow It Down" and "Morning Song," both ballads, the latter being darker than the former. "Slow It Down" drew more of an applause, as drummer Jeremiah Fraites helped pick up the song after Schultz had started it alone. Good move, as the solo thing is tough to pull off in an arena, especially in 2013 when people want it louder, faster, and more precise -- custom energy, if you will.
Back to the question, though. Yes, this is a good band with solid songs. I know some you have probably made fun of "Ho Hey," and that's fine -- hey, that Harry Caray spoof video was excellent. But as cellist Neyla Pakarek recently said in an interview, The Lumineers will indeed some day look back and say, "What the hell just happened?"
Such is the music business in 2013 -- from a basement to an arena.
And I say: good for The Lumineers.

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Jessica Norton is a woman on the run, a sensational lead item on the nightly news, accused of the murders of four of her fellow staffers of a U.S. Senator. Jon Harper is a grieving father whose life has crumbled over the death of his young daughter. When Jon picks up Jess hitchhiking on a deserted Texas highway one rainy night, it pitches him into the middle of a massive conspiracy, one that threatens the very future of the United States.
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Sportsbooks Ruling Out the Dolphins this Saturday
Before the 2016 online NFL betting season began, most sportsbooks predicted that the Dolphins would finish last in the AFC East. Last year, the Dolphins began their season with a 1-3 record which was enough to motivate the franchise to fire Joe Philbin. Dan Campbell was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the year and led Miami to a 5-7 finish, giving the Dolphins a 6-10 record for the season. Since that's not close to being a winning record, most bookies thought that the logical thing to do was predict another disappointing season for Miami. But 1st year head coach Adam Gase has exceeded each and every expectation and heading into Week 16, Gase has the Dolphins poised for a playoff finish.
The Dolphins are still a long ways off from making the Super Bowl, but if the season ended today Miami would qualify for the postseason with the 6th seed in the AFC. However, since there are 2 games left in the season, how the Dolphins fare in the remaining weeks will determine whether they retain their 6th seed, or whether they miss out on the playoffs for the 9th straight season. Let's see what kind of online NFL betting odds Miami faces in their next contest.
NFL Odds – Week 16 – Saturday, December 24th
Miami Dolphins +4 (-110) 41 (-110) +170
Buffalo Bills -4 (-110) 41 (-110) -200
In Week 16 the 9-5 Miami Dolphins will make the journey to New York to face off against the 4-10 Buffalo Bills at New Era Field. Despite the fact that the Bills have twice as many losses as the Fins, the sportsbooks odds are still siding with Buffalo by more than a considerable margin. It might have something to do with the injury Ryan Tannehill suffered in the Dolphins win against the Arizona Cardinals, which is turning out to be more serious than expected. However, if we were to take a look at how Tannehill's replacement, Matt Moore, fared in Miami's game against the Jets this past weekend, it's clear that the backup is more than well equipped to lead this team to a victory.
In the contest against New York Moore completed 12/18 passes for 236 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception giving him a passer rating of 126.2. In fact, considering how poor Miami's running game was in that contest, it's fair to say that Moore is the reason the Dolphins won that contest. Miami ran the ball 27 times and was only able to gain 67 yards on the ground, averaging a mere 2.5 yards per carry. However, it should be noted that the Jets have the 21st worst passing defense in the league, while the Bills have the 8th best. If the Dolphins struggle to establish the run this Saturday, the pressure will certainly be on Moore to get the job done against an elite secondary. The sportsbooks don't think Moore can get the job done, but it wouldn't be the first time the online NFL betting odds were wrong.


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If you have read (or watched) The Handmaid's Tale or Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood and loved both, can I suggest a book I think you will like? It's called The Natural Way of Things by Australian author Charlotte Wood and it very much fits into the same category.
I first read The Natural Way of Things very early on in its life (at manuscript stage) and it has since gone on to sell tens of thousands of copies (and counting) and win many literary prizes*. Having just finished watching Alias Grace on Netflix over the past week, it put this gem of a book back into my mind.
The Natural Way of Things has an intriguing premise—ten young women wake up after being kidnapped and drugged to find themselves imprisoned in a jail in the middle of nowhere. What is their crime and who has put them there? Soon you find out exactly what they have in common—each had a sex scandal with a powerful man made public—but does that make their imprisonment just? Each woman handles her incarceration in a different way as they are lorded over by two inept male jailers. When the food starts to run low, the tension rises.
I read The Natural Way of Things in one sitting. Upon finishing this novel my first thoughts were "Wow, what a read." Closely followed by "What did I just read?"
What is the measure of a good book? Is it one with exquisite language that makes you feel a character's pain, their hunger and their fear? Is it a story that describes the body and the environment in such a visceral way that at times your belly physically turns over in response to the words you just read. Is it one that makes you question the society we live in and your own part in it? Or a story that makes you enraged for what the characters have to endure, as well as, confusingly, angry at some of them for the choices they ultimately make? The Natural Way of Things is a novel that does all this and more.
The language is both beautiful and brutal. The images it conjured up in my mind as I read stay with me still. I reached the end of this book and turned the page, wanting to know more, wanting to know what came next. And since then I have thought about this book a lot and found myself pondering it on many different levels.
You can read this book on the surface, but it's when you start delving deeper that the real magic happens. I wouldn't say that it's an easy read or the characters are particularly likeable, but it will make you think. It's definitely a book that you want to get others to read so you can then launch into a furious debate.
My verdict: A must-read!
Have you read The Natural Way of Things?
*The Natural Way of Things was Winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards – Fiction Category 2016 AU; Winner ABIA People's Choice Awards – Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2016 AU; Winner The Stella Prize 2016 AU; Winner Indie Book Awards – Best Fiction 2016 AU; Winner Indie Book of the Year 2016 AU.


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For Story Bridge views up close: Captain Burke Park
This one is super easy to get to. Take the free ferry straight across the river to the Holman Street Ferry Terminal, then look to your left and there it is. The best part? The views. You'll be chomping on your chips and chocolate right beside/underneath the Story Bridge. And once twilight sets in the bridge lights up in a rainbow of colours and so do the fairy lights in the trees below, for maximum magical wonderland feels.
Getting there: Walk 5 minutes to Eagle Street Pier Ferry Terminal and catch the free red CityHopper ferry to Holman Street Ferry Terminal, directly across the river.
For a beautiful secret escape: Orleigh Park
Nestled up the back of West End is gorgeous Orleigh Park. It's quiet, peaceful and leafy, with plenty of beautiful large trees lining this grassy strip by the river. As a popular picnic spot with West End locals, it has a lovely local feel and is never over-crowded. It's the kind of park where you'll be happy to spend hours chatting and playing games or reading a book.
Getting there: Walk 5 minutes to Riverside Ferry Terminal and catch the CityCat to West End Ferry Terminal.
For a riverside spot you can walk to: Brisbane Botanic Gardens
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens are much loved by students and city dwellers. It's close, pretty and has lots of little spaces and hideaway sections where you can find your own private space to lay out a picnic blanket. Follow the winding paths, keep an eye out for the cool sculptures and find your perfect picnic spot – whether it's by the river, by an ornamental pond or surrounded by trees.
Getting there: Walk. It's just 20 minutes away, walking along the scenic river front. Or ride using one of Student One's free bikes in 10 minutes.
For swimming: South Bank
Like the sound of a picnic that involves regular breaks to go swimming in Australia's only inner-city, man-made beach? Of course you do. South Bank is famous for its gorgeous lagoons, grassy space, street performers and shops and retailers nearby. The best part? It's free to swim and there are lifeguards on duty year-round. Sometimes they put on free movies too.
Getting there: Walk in 25 minutes or ride in 15 minutes. Catch the CityCat or jump on the free (red) CityHopper ferry. You can also catch a bus to the Cultural Centre, or ride a train to South Bank Station or South Brisbane Station. So many options.
For gorgeous city views: Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park
There's no denying how good the views are from Kangaroo Point Cliffs Park. It's the best sunset vantage point in the whole city. Whether you're at the top of the cliffs or down below, you won't be able to resist whipping out your phone to snap a picture of Brisbane's city skyline. There are plenty of barbecues and tables and chairs. And you'll love watching the local rock climbers scaling the cliffs with impressive prowess.
Getting there: Walk in 25 minutes or ride Student One's free bikes in 15 minutes – following the river's edge, past QUT and over the Goodwill Bridge. Otherwise, catch the free (red) CityHopper ferry from Eagle Street Pier Ferry Terminal to Thornton Street Ferry Terminal.
For a quiet spot with free transport: Merthyr Park
For a lovely alternative to New Farm Park that's just around the corner, but more peaceful, head to the riverside Merthyr Park. It's a popular spot for locals doing exercise but offers plenty of grassy areas and large leafy trees so there's lots of shade. You can easily walk here from New Farm Park or catch transport directly here.
Getting there: Walk in 30 minutes or ride in 10 minutes using Student One's free bikes – the route follows the beautiful river boardwalk. Otherwise, walk 5 minutes to Eagle Street Ferry Terminal and catch the free (red) CityHopper ferry three stops to Sydney Street Ferry Terminal.
For space to play sports: New Farm Park
This is one of Brisbane's most famous parks, always full of people, with a great atmosphere and tonnes of space to spread out. Want to play soccer? Have a go at cricket? Or just have heaps of friends? New Farm Park is perfect. There are also a few options for coffee and a fish and chips shop close by. And with The Powerhouse right there, you could easily duck over to one of its events.
Getting there: Walk 5 minutes to Riverside Ferry Terminal and catch the CityCat to New Farm Park Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, catch bus route 196.
For lots of pretty gardens: Roma Street Parklands
Get your flower fix at Roma Street Parklands. It's massive with 16 hectares of lawns, designer gardens and colourful flower beds. It also flaunts gorgeous winding walkways, a huge lake and a stunning man-made waterfall. Throughout the year, Roma Street Parklands is also home to tonnes of events, from the Queensland Multicultural Festival to free Christmas movies, so there's always something new to discover here.
Getting there: Walk in 20 minutes, ride in 10 minutes, or catch a bus or train to Roma Street Station.
For the curious: Hamilton Northshore
Really want to explore somewhere new? Venture down the river all the way to the last stop: Hamilton Northshore. Here, you'll find a little parkland – it's not massive, but it does have a small 'beach' by the river. There's a cafe here too, perfect for a coffee. If you have time and you're up for the adventure, the journey is just as fun and a great way to see Brisbane beyond the skyscrapers of the CBD.
Getting there: Walk 5 minutes to Riverside Ferry Terminal and catch the CityCat to Hamilton Northshore Ferry Terminal.


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The review of many business transactions can be tracked throughout the year and the sheer numbers can be made of it. For example, a company may have invested in buying something and it will not change as productive as it was expected. In such cases, there is a possibility and the company must take some of the risks or should be given a thought before investing. Skills gained from this kind of transaction can be used in projects that will come.
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Samsung Announces Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge With Expandable Storage, Water Resistance
From today we will be bringing you live updates from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It is all about Mobile and expect updates from all the interesting tech players, both small, big, remote and insiders. Let start with what happened yesterday with Samsung.
With Galaxy S6, Samsung had succeeded in shaking away the bad reputation of making cheap and ugly phones as compared to Apple and HTC. But the phone came with a number of flaws which left many of the buyers not impressed. This was so with the exclusion of expandable storage, waterproofing and the poor battery life. From that perspective the just announced Galaxy S7 and Galaxy s7 edge at the Mobile World Congress have tried to address those issues.
Samsung has announced two variants of the S7, that is Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Both share almost identical specs, apart from screen sizes. The S7 rings in 5.1-inches, while s7 edge comes with slightly larger screen size at 5.5-inches. Both S7 variants are packed with microSD slot, bigger battery, awesome camera, and waterproofing.
"We believe in a world that is brighter, sharper, more convenient, and more fun. We strive to deliver on that vision with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge by marrying elegant design with functionality and providing a seamless mobile experience. We empower consumers with technology to help them get more out of life and will continue to push the frontier of what's possible." said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics.
Summary of shared S7 and S7 edge Specs
Quad HD Super AMOLED 2560×1440 Screens
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I recently found a company that makes dies to create fun earrings at home and I couldn't wait to start making some holiday ones. I knew as soon as the dies and leather arrived I was going to make earring boxes.
I did a google search for svg's to cut and found a great three piece set over on etsy. I decided to create Halloween boxes and earrings and knew the dew drops were the perfect accent for the fronts.
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Toulon won the H-CUP Saturday, May 24, 2014 in Cardiff. This is the first time a French club could retain his title twice.Faced with the Saracens, he won 23 against 6 points. RCT Toulon finally takes its place among the "big Europe", they could ...Read More


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Are you ready for April showers? The girls in this quilt are. They are stylishly dressed in their rain boots and coordinating umbrellas.
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qptrqueue.3qt - Man Page
Template class that provides a queue
#include <qptrqueue.h>
Public Members
QPtrQueue ()
QPtrQueue ( const QPtrQueue<type> & queue )
~QPtrQueue ()
QPtrQueue<type> & operator= ( const QPtrQueue<type> & queue )
bool autoDelete () const
void setAutoDelete ( bool enable )
uint count () const
bool isEmpty () const
void enqueue ( const type * d )
type * dequeue ()
bool remove ()
void clear ()
type * head () const
operator type * () const
type * current () const
Protected Members
virtual QDataStream & read ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item & item )
virtual QDataStream & write ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item item ) const
The QPtrQueue class is a template class that provides a queue.
QValueVector can be used as an STL-compatible alternative to this class.
A template instance QPtrQueue<X> is a queue that operates on pointers to X (X*).
A queue is a first in, first out structure. Items are added to the tail of the queue with enqueue() and retrieved from the head with dequeue(). You can peek at the head item without dequeing it using head().
You can control the queue's deletion policy with setAutoDelete().
For compatibility with the QPtrCollection classes, current() and remove() are provided; both operate on the head().
See also QPtrList, QPtrStack, Collection Classes, and Non-GUI Classes.
Member Function Documentation
QPtrQueue::QPtrQueue ()
Creates an empty queue with autoDelete() set to FALSE.
QPtrQueue::QPtrQueue ( const QPtrQueue<type> & queue )
Creates a queue from queue.
Only the pointers are copied; the items are not. The autoDelete() flag is set to FALSE.
QPtrQueue::~QPtrQueue ()
Destroys the queue. Items in the queue are deleted if autoDelete() is TRUE.
bool QPtrQueue::autoDelete () const
Returns the setting of the auto-delete option. The default is FALSE.
See also setAutoDelete().
void QPtrQueue::clear ()
Removes all items from the queue, and deletes them if autoDelete() is TRUE.
See also remove().
uint QPtrQueue::count () const
Returns the number of items in the queue.
See also isEmpty().
type * QPtrQueue::current () const
Returns a pointer to the head item in the queue. The queue is not changed. Returns 0 if the queue is empty.
See also dequeue() and isEmpty().
type * QPtrQueue::dequeue ()
Takes the head item from the queue and returns a pointer to it. Returns 0 if the queue is empty.
See also enqueue() and count().
void QPtrQueue::enqueue ( const type * d )
Adds item d to the tail of the queue.
See also count() and dequeue().
type * QPtrQueue::head () const
Returns a pointer to the head item in the queue. The queue is not changed. Returns 0 if the queue is empty.
See also dequeue() and isEmpty().
bool QPtrQueue::isEmpty () const
Returns TRUE if the queue is empty; otherwise returns FALSE.
See also count(), dequeue(), and head().
QPtrQueue::operator type * () const
Returns a pointer to the head item in the queue. The queue is not changed. Returns 0 if the queue is empty.
See also dequeue() and isEmpty().
QPtrQueue<type> & QPtrQueue::operator= ( const QPtrQueue<type> & queue )
Assigns queue to this queue and returns a reference to this queue.
This queue is first cleared and then each item in queue is enqueued to this queue. Only the pointers are copied.
Warning: The autoDelete() flag is not modified. If it it TRUE for both queue and this queue, deleting the two lists will cause double-deletion of the items.
QDataStream & QPtrQueue::read ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item & item ) [virtual protected]
Reads a queue item, item, from the stream s and returns a reference to the stream.
The default implementation sets item to 0.
See also write().
bool QPtrQueue::remove ()
Removes the head item from the queue, and returns TRUE if there was an item, i.e. the queue wasn't empty; otherwise returns FALSE.
The item is deleted if autoDelete() is TRUE.
See also head(), isEmpty(), and dequeue().
void QPtrQueue::setAutoDelete ( bool enable )
Sets the queue to auto-delete its contents if enable is TRUE and not to delete them if enable is FALSE.
If auto-deleting is turned on, all the items in a queue are deleted when the queue itself is deleted. This can be quite convenient if the queue has the only pointer to the items.
The default setting is FALSE, for safety. If you turn it on, be careful about copying the queue: you might find yourself with two queues deleting the same items.
See also autoDelete().
QDataStream & QPtrQueue::write ( QDataStream & s, QPtrCollection::Item item ) const [virtual protected]
Writes a queue item, item, to the stream s and returns a reference to the stream.
The default implementation does nothing.
See also read().
See Also
http://doc.trolltech.com/qptrqueue.html http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html
Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com. See the license file included in the distribution for a complete license statement.
Generated automatically from the source code.
If you find a bug in Qt, please report it as described in http://doc.trolltech.com/bughowto.html. Good bug reports help us to help you. Thank you.
The definitive Qt documentation is provided in HTML format; it is located at $QTDIR/doc/html and can be read using Qt Assistant or with a web browser. This man page is provided as a convenience for those users who prefer man pages, although this format is not officially supported by Trolltech.
If you find errors in this manual page, please report them to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include the name of the manual page (qptrqueue.3qt) and the Qt version (3.3.8).
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It is great having a security alarm at home. You know that in the event of a disaster, the alarm will ring and it will trigger reactions. There will be people coming over to deal with the problem. If there is an intruder or a fire, you will get help right away. This makes you feel more confident.
However, in most cases, especially in the UK, there are false alarms. The alarm will ring when there is nothing wrong. The authorities will come over to see if there is a problem just to find out that everything is perfectly fine. This is quite embarrassing in a way.
This does not mean though that you no longer need the alarm at home. The best way to deal with this problem is to search for a security company to help you. There are a lot of them out there and they are willing to help you so you won't have issues with false alarms in the future.
Determining causes of false alarms
One of the best reasons for getting their service is they know if there is an actual cause for an alarm or if it is just a false alarm. They will respond to false alarms by immediately shutting the alarm down so no one else will be bothered. Your neighbours won't be annoyed anymore. You will also not get scolded by the police.
On the other hand, if there is a real reason to be alarmed, they can help call more people to come over and deal with the problem. Either way, your problem will be solved.
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Since you are asking for a special response, it helps a lot to find the best people for the job. Make sure that they have experience in dealing with security systems. Better yet, find a company that does not just deal with alarms. They should also have experience when it comes to security cameras or providing security guards. Anything that can be done to increase security at home or at the workplace is a good investment.
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Have you ever wanted to declare your love for a camera brand so much that you hand crafted a huge sculpture of your favorite camera model? That is exactly what one Nikon fan from Taiwan did over the last year.
Dubbed the D800X Super Kit, the sculpture even comes with a detachable battery grip and a 14-24mm lens and even has an illuminated top panel. The camera, lens, and battery grip were all hand made by this Taiwanese fan. Not only that, but the detail on this is astounding; from some angles you could almost mistake this for a real Nikon D800.
The size is what gives it away in person, but in pictures, without anything to reference, you could easily mistake this for a D800. Personally, I think that this is pretty darn cool. Sure it took over a year to do, but if you are going to do something better take your time and do it right.
What are your thoughts on this D800X Super Kit? Let us know in a comment below.
[via Nikon Rumors]
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He did take it out actually :)
I am not impressed at all. If I was 10 years old maybe I would be. If I saw what it was made of and if he used chocolate, clay, or wood I would be impressed. Otherwise it just looks like something made on a 3D plastic printer. So no big deal. Where is the craft in this? That is what I want to see.
its cool and all, but i would rather be out taking pictures with the real thing. But still that took talent!
Was not impressed until I saw something which showed the scale of the sculpture, the only idea of scale came from the picture of the camera with its model but even that was not clear that the real camera was the small one, perhaps including the following picture would have helped.
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Bill Clinton was classic in his speech at the Democratic Convention. He was passionate, folksy, eloquent, and (as always) verbose. His 48 minute speech kept everyone impressed by his ability to be long winded, if nothing else.
However, I think there was more. Much more.
Following the speech, I interviewed Steve Parkhurst, Senior Editor of US Daily Review and political consultant about the speech. He indicated that it was, in fact, vintage Clinton and it reminded him of the old days of his presidency.
In particular, it was reminiscent of the trying times for his administration during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. During the height of the scandal, after being accused of having sex with the intern, Clinton went on national television and spoke passionately -- wagging finger and all -- about how he "did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky."
Fast forward to 2012 and you can see Bill Clinton in classic form. Colorful, warm, jovial, and then he gets serious. Monica Lewinsky serious. When you watch the video of his speech as he makes the case for Obama (starting at 1.22), the spirit that embodied Clinton when he defended himself on charges of sexual misconduct in the 1990s, seemed in full force in his passionate plea for the President. Harsh tone, angry face, and of course, the wagging finger. Later we learned that Clinton lied in the case of Lewinsky, what about in 2012 in his speech for Obama?
Let's begin by looking at the point in the speech in which Clinton changed his tone, demeanor, and brought us his famous finger. He told the audience, "President Obama started with a much weaker economy than I did. No President – not me or any of my predecessors could have repaired all the damage in just four years. But conditions are improving and if you'll renew the President's contract you will feel it."
As is the case with most effective lies, there is a sliver of truth in the statement. In the case of Lewinsky, Clinton tried to get technical as to what "sex" meant; in his defense of Obama he makes a comparison between the economy the current president inherited to those of others who served in the Oval Office.
Clinton argues that Obama inherited the worst economy in U.S. history. Just in the last few decades alone, this would be a hard case to make. What Reagan inherited from Carter was a horrible "stagflation," in which the economy had both high unemployment and massive deficits.
It was the worst economy since the Great Depression, but in four years Ronald Reagan was overseeing a rebounding economy and won all but one state of the union in his reelection bid.
Another president who inherited a terrible economy was FDR from Herbert Hoover. How did FDR compare to Obama? Well, in spite of the romantic notions of liberal ideologues, Roosevelt was a disaster as he took a serious recession into the nation's worst Depression. Interestingly, Obama's approach to solve our economic crisis is similar to FDR's and we are getting similar results. Big government, outrageous subsidies, and massive increases in regulations guaranteed that the Great Depression would be the worst economic period in our nation's history to date. It appears Barack Obama may be committed to out performing FDR in this notorious area.
In an ad lib portion of Clinton's speech (there were many of them), he said he didn't know if the audience "believed him" or thought he was telling "the truth." His body language and history gave this observer every reason to believe that the former president was selling a bill of goods.
Some people have "lying eyes," others have wagging fingers.
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This Growing Ikea Fashion Trend's Getting Out Of Control & Totally Splitting Opinions
12 May 2017, 13:35 | Updated: 4 December 2017, 11:10
Where will the madness end?!
We all know and love Ikea. Their flatpack furniture brilliance changed the game for everyone looking for affordable and quick to assemble furniture. But we never expected them to be the inspiration behind one of the biggest clothing trends of the year.
Yes, the famous Ikea blue and yellow Kvarta bag has carried people's items for years but throughout 2017, people have been turning it into some of the most talked about clothing pieces of the year.
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It all began when Balenciaga released their own version of Ikea's iconic bag with a hefty price tag of $2144.01...
IKEA response to Balenciaga's $2,145 rendition of their $0.90 bag is too much pic.twitter.com/mjtOSeLbRj— Tweet Like A Girl (@FemaleKnows) May 3, 2017
But shortly after that bag was shared online, creatives across the globe jumped onto the Ikea hype and created one of the fastest moving trends for a long time.
From shoes and caps to thongs, check out some of the most standout designs so far...
1. Yeezys...
IKEA x adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Custom via @MACHE275 pic.twitter.com/InnzeH5rbd— SneakerBlazed™ (@SneakerBlazed) May 12, 2017
2. T shirts...
ABSTRAX® #Vortekea x Ikea— ABSTRAX® (@IAMABSTRAX) May 12, 2017
Exclusive Never Release Edition @Ikea_Malaysia pic.twitter.com/tpIFyxENP6
3. Tracksuits...
Norwood Chapters reworks IKEA's FRAKTA bag into a full bootleg hoodie/pants collection. pic.twitter.com/wWJRK5lJ39— PILASACI (@pilasaci) May 11, 2017
4. Caps, boots and face masks...
Back in my day, we used IKEA bags to hold stuff. pic.twitter.com/QZ5KPw46Nq— Norm Kelly (@norm) May 10, 2017
5. Thongs, sandals and womens' tops...
After Balenciaga's copy of the IKEA Frakta bag, people seem to realize the value of the bag pic.twitter.com/FdIyfzwbzN— you is jealous (@youisjealous) May 8, 2017
6. Nike Air Max
Nikes next collab? #nike #vapormax #ikea #ikeamax pic.twitter.com/eoRJMcRZMq— The Heat Seekr (@theheatseekruk) May 7, 2017
7. Overalls...
Hey @IKEAUSA I would like to do A #FASHUN COLLAB with you. It's time the world got #LENKLEWK #IKEA TOTES OVERALLS RIGHT?! pic.twitter.com/ZJAX5NAdfZ— Tom Lenk (@tomlenk) March 23, 2017
Things have escalated pretty quickly and the whole idea of turning the Kvarta bag into other items shows no signs of slowing down. However, we're not convinced we ever wanted or needed a pair of Ikea trainers tbh, so we'll just leave those there.
But what do you make of this whole new Ikea trend then? Would you cop or nah?


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What a difference just one letter makes. It wasn't until I was pretty much done with cluing today's puzzle that I'd noticed that there was a [gasp!] pretty egregiously duped answer in the grid. And when you've got a 62 (!) word, wide-open grid on your hand, there's really nothing you can do except grit your teeth and hope nobody notices. These corners are just too damned interconnected to allow for a quick fix. We're talking major revision here. Anyway, a miracle happened. Amy Reynaldo noticed that one measly square could be changed and, ta-da, no dupe. I'd go so far as to say her suggestion even made the grid better. So thanks, Amy!
I shall leave figuring out what square was changed as an exercise to the reader.
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When a customer orders from the site it generates an order confirmation email, and then a completion email when I have finished the job.
So most of my work is done by sending proofs for the customer to check and confirm.
This is a massive problem as most of my emails are marked as spam and this means the customers are not getting the proof as they just don't realise they have received it.
Im losing out on lots of business due to this spam issue what can I do?
is my domain marked on a blacklist somewhere?
thanks for any help.


text: IDEALiStiC (IDEALeague students in conference) wants to improve the connections between the students' associations of big technical universities in Europe. The associations meet once a semester to hold a conference and to socialize. These meetings have the goal of discussing important matters on university level, trying to work out solutions and benefit from the collected experiences of the IDEALiStiC members. The associations and universities are structured very differently which creates a big potential of learning from each other and share knowledge.


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The article referenced in the above tweet, written by Guelph freelance writer Kira Vermond, is a decent well researched article. It would be good to get an article from her on the citizenship-based taxation, FATCA and the renunciation of U.S. citizenship.
First, the bad news from the American IRS:
The primary problem?
"The tax laws are not lined up with the immigration laws," says Abby Kassar, vice-president of high-net-worth planning services at RBC Wealth Management in Toronto.
In other words, just because from an immigration standpoint, you're allowed to stay in the United States for up to eight months, it doesn't necessarily mean the taxman will turn a blind eye. Just the opposite, Mr. Berg says. In fact, he goes so far as to call the snowbird visa "a trap" and even a "tax bomb" for the unwary because it can automatically turn a Canadian into a U.S. resident, subject to tax on worldwide income.
Second, the bad news from the Canada Revenue Agency:
And don't forget Canadian departure taxes, which are also based on residency. If you are no longer considered a resident in Canada, you're deemed to have sold all of your assets and you must pay taxes on your capital gains. In effect, the Canada Revenue Agency treats you as though you've died.
"So you get a snowbird visa, you're fat and happy living down in the U.S. for 240 days – and then you get a knock on the door from the CRA that says, 'Hey, where's our money?' " Mr. Berg says. "That's a super nasty surprise."
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- Citizenship and the freedom of travel from and travel to other countries (renounceuscitizenship.wordpress.com)
- France: October 10, 1789 – Ancestor of #OVDP and #FBAR (renounceuscitizenship.wordpress.com)
- New U.S. foreign account crackdown could hit unsuspecting Canadians: Alini (canadianbusiness.com)


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Snapchat continues to make changes to the platform attempting to appeal to both users and advertisers. Q4 2017 saw a spike in daily active users that excited a lot of people as it was the largest quarterly growth since Q3 2016.
In the past, advertisers have found it difficult to understand how to monetize ads on Snapchat. For example, since video has always been skippable, knowing that most users skip within the first second is unattractive for brands. But Snapchat seems to be on roll with releasing more ad opportunities that are appealing to brands and allow for more measurement. See below for a few of the changes that are new, in beta or coming soon to Snapchat soon for advertisers.
- Location Based Targeting
- Location Category Filter allows advertisers to target an audience based on location type – over 150 category locations are available.
- Example: A DMO on the coast in Florida could utilize location targeting to reach people at nearby beaches.
- Radius Targeting
- Allows advertisers to geo-target a radius around a location. This technology is available in other platforms but brings targeting beyond DMA level within Snapchat.
- Example: A retailer can target a 3-mile trade area around their location vs. entire DMA or zips.
- Non-skippable Ads
- Snapchat will begin testing :06 non-skippable ads, similar to YouTube's :05 format. A user must watch :06 before being allowed to skip. Previously a :03 non-skippable ad was discussed, but it has been expanded. This should start rolling out in May.
- Advertisers need to remember video format in social is different than other platforms and adjusting creative to ensure they get their point across or have engaging content in the first :05 is still key.
- Shoppable AR ads
- This is basically adding a CTA button on Lenses to drive people to a landing page to buy, download or complete an action. See links below for examples of how brands like King (Candy Crush) and others have started using it. This is available on a national level only.
- Acquisition of Placed will soon bring location attribution to the platform.
- Placed can attribute foot traffic back to advertising efforts and has been one of the larger players in the space. The recent acquisition from Snap will bring this technology to the platform, though it isn't clear yet how seamless the integration will be.
- Example of how Placed attribution works: After a retailer uses a function like radius targeting to serve ads to people in their trade area, they could then measure how many people walked into their store that received an ad over a period of time or show a lift of people based on exposed vs. unexposed.
To read more on these topics, see links below: