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Becker's Hospital Review has named the following hospitals to its list, "101 Hospitals With Great Spine and Neurosurgery Programs." These hospitals offer outstanding spine and neurosurgical care, and the Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected them based on nominations, clinical accolades, quality care and other spine and neurosurgical proficiencies. These hospitals have been recognized for excellence in this specialty by reputable healthcare rating resources, including U.S. News & World Report, HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross Blue Shield Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery, Delta Group CareChex and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals or associated healthcare providers. The following content should be used for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute professional medical advice. Hospitals cannot pay to be included on this list and are presented in alphabetical order.
Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital (Mesa, Ariz.). Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital has received Spine Surgery Excellence Awards for 2011 and 2012 from HealthGrades, and HealthGrades also ranked the physician-owned hospital as one of "America's 100 Best in Spine Surgery" institutions. CareChex ranked Arizona Spine & Joint as a top 100 U.S. hospital for spinal surgery quality, and within the top 130 in the nation for spinal fusion quality.
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock, Ark.). For three straight years, HealthGrades has awarded the physician-owned Arkansas Surgical Hospital the Spine Surgery Excellence Award and also named it as one of "America's 100 Best in Spine Surgery." In addition to being ranked number one in Arkansas for spine surgery, CareChex ranked the hospital highly in two neurosurgical areas: second overall in the country for spinal surgery quality and fourth for spinal fusion quality.
Aultman Hospital (Canton, Ohio). Aultman Hospital Neuroscience Center of Excellence features a neurosurgery program with advanced diagnostic equipment and diagnostic procedures. Aultman, which was recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Hospital for 2011, was the first to introduce intra-cranial doppler studies. The 593-bed teaching hospital has also received accolades from HealthGrades for both spinal surgery and neuroscience excellence.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center (Green Bay, Wis.). Aurora BayCare Medical Center is the largest physician-owned hospital in northeast Wisconsin. CareChex ranked Aurora BayCare within the top 185 hospitals in the country for spinal surgery quality. Its NeuroCare Brain & Spine Center specializes in the treatment of disorders and diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including spinal deformities, fractures and tumors.
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (Milwaukee). Like its Aurora BayCare counterpart, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is a high-performing neurosurgery hospital, as defined by U.S. News & World Report. Aurora St. Luke's, recipient of HealthGrades' 2012 Neurosurgery Excellence Award, is one of the cornerstones of Aurora Health Care, and its spine experts specialize in several spine conditions, including herniated discs, lumbar stenosis and spinal tumors.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Neuroscience Center of Excellence contains one the largest neuro-intensive care units in the country. The hospital's neurosurgeons treat a full range of neurological disorders, and the Barnes-Jewish & Washington University Spine Center is also one of the largest clinical spine care practices in the United States. Washington University neurosurgeon Neill Wright, MD, developed translaminar fixation, a cervical spine surgery, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2003.
Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.). A 2011 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital, Beaumont's Neuroscience Center of Excellence covers a full array of some of the most advanced spine and neurosurgical procedures. Beaumont offers a spine reconstruction program and also has a Spine Fracture Clinic, which provides the latest minimally invasive spine surgeries for patients with accidental and traumatic spine fractures. Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, is the chief of minimally invasive spine surgery at Beaumont and is internationally renowned for pioneering treatments of spinal disorders.
Beebe Medical Center (Lewes, Del.). HealthGrades has awarded Beebe Medical Center with the Spine Surgery Excellence Award for three straight years, ranking it among the top spine surgery hospitals in Delaware and the country. Additionally, BMC is five-star rated for back and neck surgery as well as spinal fusion surgery by HealthGrades. CareChex also rated the 210-bed hospital in the top 50 for spinal fusion and spinal surgery quality for 2012.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston). Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Division of Neurosurgery and Spine Center are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Thomson Reuters and Blue Cross Blue Shield. BIDMC is also a leader in spine and neurosurgery research. Researchers from the hospital recently published a study that found spine surgeons can save more than $126 million in surgery costs each year by implementing a simple intraoperative waste awareness program.
Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City, S.D.). Black Hills Surgical Hospital, recipient of HealthGrades' 2011 Spine Surgery Excellence Award, offers 10 different neurosurgical treatments, including cervical and lumbar microdiskectomy, endoscopic spinal fusion and microsurgery. According to CareChex's 2012 hospital quality rankings, Black Hills Surgical ranked in the top 50 in the nation for spinal fusions and the top 100 for overall spinal surgery.
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Charleston, S.C.). Part of Roper St. Francis Healthcare and the Carolinas HealthCare System, Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital provides some of the highest-ranked neurosurgical and spinal treatment in the area. The Neuro-Spine Center at BSSF has been recognized as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, and neurosurgeons use some of the most current technology for stereotactic radiosurgery. CareChex also rated BSSF third in the country in 2012 for quality in both spinal surgery and spinal fusion procedures.
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston). Harvey Cushing, MD, whom many consider to be the father of neurosurgery, was the surgeon-in-chief when Brigham and Women's Hospital first opened in 1913 (then known as Peter Bent Brigham Hospital). Brigham and Women's has continued to be a vanguard for spine procedures and neurosurgery, focusing on a range of areas such as neurosurgical intensive care, brain tumors and spinal tumor surgeries. The Brigham and Women's research laboratories in the Department of Neurosurgery also have national acclaim.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). The Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery, led by the distinguished Keith Black, MD, is an award-winning institution that offers a wide array of services, including treatment of spinal cord dysraphia, spinal deformities and oligodendroglioma tumors. The Cedars-Sinai Spine Center offers interventional pain management treatments, surgical reconstruction and other treatments for degenerative spinal diseases. Michael J. Alexander, MD, professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, also is the president-elect of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield, Ill.). The Neurosciences Institute at the 326-bed Central DuPage Hospital contains several different comprehensive and nationally recognized programs for neurosurgical and spinal procedures. Ranked as a high-performing neurosurgical and spine care hospital by U.S. News & World Report, Central DuPage's spinal surgery team also offers several different treatment options for spinal surgery, such as synergy neurostimulation, spinal cord simulators and kyphoplasty.
The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). As a Blue Center for Spine Surgery and one of the top-ranked hospitals in Cincinnati by U.S. News & World Report and Thomson Reuters, the Christ Hospital offers a multi-disciplinary approach to treating common and advanced spine and neurosurgical-based problems. The Christ Hospital's Spine Institute employs state-of-the-art equipment and commonly performs several advanced spinal interbody fusion procedures.
Cleveland Clinic. The multidisciplinary Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute treats and researches some of the most complex neurological disorders and has advanced innovative neurosurgeries, such as epilepsy surgery, stereotactic spine radiosurgery, and interstitial thermal therapy for brain tumors. The Neurological Institute has several laboratories and research centers specifically designed for neurosurgical research — including its Spine Research Laboratory and the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis.
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center. Since 2008, Cookeville Regional Medical Center has been ranked in the top five in Tennessee for spine surgery by HealthGrades, and over that same four-year span, it has won a Spine Surgery Excellence Award each year. HealthGrades also gave CRMC a five-star rating for back and neck surgery, including and excluding spinal fusions. In CareChex's 2012 rankings, the hospital ranked 14th in overall spinal surgery quality.
CoxHealth (Springfield, Mo.). When it comes to high-quality hospitals for spinal surgery and spinal fusion, no other hospital rated higher in CareChex's 2012 rankings than CoxHealth. Also rated as a high-performing neurosurgical hospital by U.S. News & World Report, CoxHealth has the largest group of neurosurgeons in Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, N.H.). Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center was the recipient of a HealthGrades 2012 Neurosurgery and Neurosciences Excellence Award The Spine Center was also featured in a multi-year Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial, or SPORT, study that looked at the most common back conditions and compared surgical and non-operative treatments. This randomized study was only conducted at 10 other sites in the country.
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg, Texas). The 503-bed Doctors Hospital at Renaissance is one of the largest physician-owned hospitals in the country, and its spine and neurosurgical services are highly ranked among POHs. HealthGrades awarded DHR Spine Surgery Excellence Awards for 2011 and 2012. DHR, which was named as a Top 100 Hospital by Thomson Reuters from 2008 to 2010, is also considered by HealthGrades to be one of the top 100 spine surgery hospitals in the country.
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.). The 168-bed Doctors Hospital of Sarasota has been recognized as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, and HealthGrades graded it as one of the top spine surgery institutions in the country. Its Orthopaedic & Spine Institute offers a wide range of neurosurgical and spine procedures and houses some of the most experienced neurosurgeons in the Sarasota area.
Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.). Duke University Hospital, a Blue Distinction Center for Spinal Surgery, and its Division of Neurosurgery have 13 active staff neurosurgeons. Duke has several special clinical neurosurgery programs, including its Center for Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery and the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. The Brain Tumor Center is one of the largest such centers in the field, and it has recorded more than 60 major scientific accomplishments.
East Cooper Medical Center (Mount Pleasant, S.C.). East Cooper Medical Center is one of the top-ranked spine and neurosurgical hospitals in South Carolina. ECMC is a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, has received Spine Surgery Excellence Awards from HealthGrades in each of the past three years and is ranked in the top 20 of all U.S. hospitals in spinal fusion and spinal surgery quality by CareChex.
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (Idaho Falls, Idaho). For two straight years, HealthGrades has awarded Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center the Spine Surgery Excellence Award. HealthGrades also considered EIRMC a five-star facility in spinal fusion surgeries. Neurosurgeons at EIRMC use the StealthStation Navigation, which allows them to track their surgical instruments precisely in relation to patient anatomy — even as that anatomy is moving — making it the only hospital with such technology in the state of Idaho.
Einstein Medical Center (Philadelphia). HealthGrades has awarded Einstein Medical Center the Spine Surgery Excellence Award for the past two years and also gave EMC a five-star rating for its spinal fusion surgeries. Mark Kotapka, MD, a neurosurgeon with an interest in the treatment of several degenerative spinal conditions who used to be with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, leads EMC's Division of Neurosurgery, which also is a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery.
Ellis Hospital (Schenectady, N.Y.). Ellis Hospital's neurosurgery team specializes in the treatment of back pain, complex spine disorders, spinal stenosis and several other conditions. Considered to be one of "America's 100 Best Spine Surgery" hospitals by HealthGrades and a Distinction Center for Spine Surgery by BCBS, Ellis Hospital also has high-quality outcomes from HealthGrades in its back and neck surgeries, including and excluding spinal fusions.
Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital (Atlanta). Part of the award-winning Emory University Healthcare, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital specializes in several surgical services, such as spinal fusions, scoliosis and spinal deformity surgeries. A Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, EUOSH offers the attributes of the major university medical center, including research, technology and links to other neurosurgical specialists in the system. Its parent system was also the first in the country to offer a precise surgical procedure — microelectrode-guided pallidotomy — for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Evanston (Ill.) Hospital. Evanston Hospital is one of four hospitals within the NorthShore University HealthSystem and was considered one of the top teaching hospitals in 2011 by Thomson Reuters. The Neurological Institute has more than 50 physicians on staff, and U.S. News & World Report ranked Evanston Hospital as a high-performing hospital in its neurosurgery and neurology adult specialty.
Florida Hospital (Orlando). Florida Hospital has no shortage of health awards, especially within its Neuroscience Institute, which treats more neuroscience patients than any other hospital system in the country. Florida Hospital is ranked as a high-performing neurosurgical institute (and number one overall hospital in the Orlando area) by U.S. News & World Report. It's also a recipient of two Spine Surgery Excellence Awards from HealthGrades and has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery. Orlando magazine also recognized several Florida Hospital neurosurgeons as some of the highest-rated in the area by their local peers.
Forrest General Hospital (Hattiesburg, Miss.). Considered by HealthGrades as one of "America's 100 Best Spine Surgery" hospitals and a recipient of two Spine Surgery Excellence Awards, Forrest General Hospital's Neurosurgery Unit recently achieved patient satisfaction in the 95th percentile in its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems scores, compared with other neurosurgical specialty units across the country. It is also ranked within the top 15 hospitals in the country for spinal fusion and the top 50 for spinal surgery in CareChex's 2012 quality rankings.
Forsyth Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Within the Magnet-designated Forsyth Medical Center, part of Novant Health, is the Forsyth Stroke and Neurosciences Institute. It is a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, and in 2010, FMC received a Spine Surgery Excellence Award from HealthGrades.
Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) Medical Center. Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, is a 257-bed facility located in the eastern region of Florida's panhandle. CareChex ranked the hospital in the top 70 of all hospitals in the country for spinal surgery quality and in the top 120 for spinal fusion quality.


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This picture shows entrants in this year's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Breakaway match. Teams of ambitious high school kids build robots to compete in what's basically the American Gladiator version of soccer. It's pretty amazing.
The kids get six weeks to build a robot that can compete in this crazy game (weird 80s-style explanation of the game here): Their robots have to either traverse bumps or duck through tunnels, guard their nets, kick soccer balls into their opposing robots (two teams of three robots each) nets, and then for bonus points, climb and hang onto a tower in the closing minutes of a match. It's insanely challenging, and these kids actually do it. The NYC regional event ended today. [FIRST via DVICE]

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If you are in the market for the best boxing gloves for sparring and you have little to no time on your hands, it's a good thing you're reading this post. We've gone through a lot of consumer reports to bring your our guide and the reviews of boxing sparring gloves that we have showcased below. Based on our research, the first model to consider is the Anthem Athletics STORMBRINGER II Leather Boxing Gloves. These can be used for a variety of contact sports. They are handcrafted and made from genuine leather, and they boast a layer of triple-density, high-impact foam for protection. They have a velcro closure, so they are easy to put on and take off. These USA-designed gloves are definitely worthy of your consideration. But if they're no longer available, check out our next favorite choice, the Venum Elite Boxing Gloves.
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- Best Boxing Gloves for Sparring [Reviews] – Our Favorites
- 1. Anthem Athletics STORMBRINGER II Leather Boxing Gloves
- 2. Venum Elite Boxing Gloves
- 3. Ringside Apex Flash Sparring Gloves
- 4. Everlast Elite Pro Style Training Gloves
- 5. Everlast Pro Style Training Gloves
- 6. Sanabul Essential Gel Boxing Kickboxing Training Gloves
- 7. Ringside Lace IMG Tech Training Gloves
- 8. Everlast Powerlock Training Gloves
- 9. Cleto Reyes Hook & Loop Training Gloves
- 10. Pro Impact Boxing Gloves
- Sparring Boxing Gloves Buying Guide
Best Boxing Gloves for Sparring [Reviews] – Our Favorites
Good boxing gloves for sparring can be pretty hard to find, especially if you intend to shop for them online. We've gone through a lot of reports to make sure that we showcase only the top models that are truly worth investing in. Check them out below.
1. Anthem Athletics STORMBRINGER II Leather Boxing Gloves
If you're looking for high-quality boxing gloves for sparring and bag work and your budget doesn't have any significant limits, you should start your search with this particular model. The Anthem Athletics model is made with excellent materials and it has the right features to ensure that your hands are adequately protected as you spar.
The gloves boast a full-grain buffalo leather construction. They come with high-impact, triple density foam, and they have a breathable mesh panel so that your hands don't get overly sweaty. Also, since they are outfitted with a Velcro closure, you can take them off and put them back on with ease.
As reported by some of the boxers who were kind enough to provide feedback that we could analyze, the STORMBRINGER model offers amazing value for the money. They also seem to take the cake when it comes to durability.
2. Venum Elite Boxing Gloves
Venum has become a well-known name among the companies which make top boxing gloves for sparring. This one comes with a reinforced palm which ensures superior impact absorption. The gloves also boast strengthened seams, so you have nothing to worry about in terms of whether they will stand the test of time or not.
The triple density foam boasted by this choice allows you to rest assured that your hands are going to be protected for the entire duration of the sparring session. Since the boxing gloves size for sparring that you end up selecting makes a difference in terms of comfort and effectiveness, you'll be happy to know that these are available in sizes ranging from 6 oz to 16 oz.
Plus, this item has received rave reviews from folks who have been using it for more than a year. Apparently, even after that time the gloves still look like they're brand new.
3. Ringside Apex Flash Sparring Gloves
If you're in the market for the best boxing gloves for training and sparring, but you are on a budget, perhaps these right here might fit the bill. They are more affordable compared to the others in our selection, but that doesn't mean that they are any less high-quality.
The gloves come with as much as 2 ¼ inches of injected molded foam which means that they are great for sparring, but also for bag work. The synthetic leather that these are made of is easy to clean and durable. As for the closure, you'll be glad to know that the model boasts a hook and loop one, and that's usually considered more reliable compared to Velcro.
There is a mesh palm and anti-microbial inner liner which has two purposes. On the one hand, it keeps your hands comfortable and cool, and it also protects them from the nasty germs that sweat contains.
4. Everlast Elite Pro Style Training Gloves
This is another pair of sparring boxing gloves for training that you should bear in mind. It's both budget-friendly and comes with the right features to keep you feeling comfortable and adequately protected. The model boasts a full mesh palm which ensures comfort and breathability.
The gloves are made from high-quality synthetic leather which is combined with excellent construction, therefore offering you all the benefits of durability and a neat design. By the way, this particular model comes with the updated brand's design which ensures superior wrist protection thanks to its hook-and-loop closure.
Last, but not least, it's worth noting that these gloves have a secure fit. This means that you will be protected during a broad array of striking angles. However, some customers have mentioned that the wrist straps are half straps, so it's difficult for you to fasten them by yourself.
5. Everlast Pro Style Training Gloves
Some sparring boxing gloves can get quite expensive, but that's most definitely not the case of these. They are made of cheaper materials, however, but they make the right option for someone who's just starting out with boxing or maybe other contact sports, as well.
This Everlast model is made of 80% polyurethane and 20% polyester, but the material is good enough to protect you. To make sure that you have fewer problems with selecting the correct boxing gloves size for sparring, the brand made it easy by including a sizing chart. As such, if you weigh 160 lbs but your height is 5'8", the perfect size for you would be 14 oz.
But what are people saying about these gloves, are they any good at all? Most of those that have purchased these say that they met and even exceeded their expectations. Some note that there is a fair amount of cushioning between your knuckle and the bag.
6. Sanabul Essential Gel Boxing Kickboxing Training Gloves
The durable and high-quality material that these gloves are made of is one of the first aspects that are worth writing home about. They are more than capable of standing the test of time. Boasting a performance-engineered leather construction, these gloves feel and look great, as well.
In terms of protection, you really have nothing to worry about. The gel impact protection foam ensures that you are capable of continuing to spar, but the gloves are also soft enough to allow you to feel at ease. Best of all, the gloves conform to the natural curvature of the hand for proper fist closure.
The model comes with velcro closure, so you can customize it as per your specific hand size. This also makes it easy for you to put them on and take them off. The mesh palm ensures breathability, so your hands are kept cool and less sweaty.
7. Ringside Lace IMG Tech Training Gloves
These sparring gloves take the cake when it comes to performance, and they are also rather budget-friendly, especially when compared to some of the others we've stumbled upon. They boast a layer of 2.5 inches of injected molded foam, which means that you get protection across your knuckles. Therefore, these work both for bag work and for sparring.
The gloves are made with synthetic leather which is both durable and easy to clean. Some reviewers have actually noted that they take the cake when it comes to convenience as they don't even retain nasty smells. The traditional lace closure looks amazing, and there is an attached thumb for safety.
One thing we'd like to note is that these gloves are available in just 14 oz and 16 oz, so you don't have that much freedom when it comes to picking the right dimension. Described as comfortable and well-padded at the knuckles, the Ringside model seems worth investing in.
8. Everlast Powerlock Training Gloves
The compact glove design boasted by this choice makes it possible for the fist closure to be excellent. It also provides a balance of comfort, protection, as well as speed. You will love to wear these gloves as you focus on your performance, especially since delivering a powerful punch will require little to no effort on your behalf.
The gloves feature the brand's unique powerlock technology, which basically means that they are designed conforming to the anatomical characteristics of the human being. The foam is specially fitted inside the glove so as to place your hand in a natural fist position.
Being made of synthetic leather, these Everlast gloves are very easy to clean. They are also rather affordable, as well, which means that they most definitely speak to the needs of beginning boxers. If you have any issues with the stitching, make sure you get in touch with the company's representatives via a phone call.
9. Cleto Reyes Hook & Loop Training Gloves
This is by far the most expensive option that we will showcase here. It's specially designed for those of you who don't look at the amount of money that they spend when getting quality boxing equipment. Granted, the gloves are high-quality and have received favorable reviews. Plus, they are made from natural leather, which is right off the bat an aspect that makes them less affordable.
The Cleto Reyes alternative comes with a water-repellent lining on the inside, and its purpose is to keep your hands comfortable and dry. The gloves boast an attached thumb for safety, and it can prevent both thumb and eye injuries. There are 2 inches of latex foam padding on the inside, and they do a great job of protecting your fists.
As for the close, there is a hook and loop one, but it's very easy to use. This will allow you to take them off or put them back on in as little time as possible.
10. Pro Impact Boxing Gloves
This last model is made of durable leather, as well as PU material. This means that the gloves have a really good chance of withstanding the test of time and assisting you in your future training or sparring sessions. It might take years for these to become damaged, which is reassuring when it comes to investing.
Another aspect worth mentioning about this product is that it boasts a triple-layered foam core, which means that your hands are going to be protected in a more than adequate manner. Your knuckles and fists are going to be protected from heavy impact, and from pressure, too. There's even an additional extra-long cuff that ensures wrist protection.
The hook and loop closure is quite easy to use, allowing you to adjust the gloves in a timely fashion and as per your size and personal preferences. The gloves are available in sizes ranging from 12 oz to 16 oz.
Sparring Boxing Gloves Buying Guide
Sparring gloves are made for maximum protection, both for your hands, but also for your opponent. They are specifically made for the purpose, and you should know that you'll have to spar rather often.
You will want to prevent injuries on yourself or others as you practice. Gloves made for sparring are typically softer and a little more massive compared to regular boxing gloves. Let's look at some of the essential factors you will have to take into account when separating the wheat from the chaff.
Most manufacturers use leather, but also vinyl when making gloves. Vinyl units are suitable for beginners and kids. These are cheaper compared to their leather counterparts. Vinyl gloves typically come with a velcro closure that makes it easy for them to be put on and taken off.
Professionals use leather gloves. Once you have developed your skills and primary techniques in boxing, you will need a more durable pair of gloves. Leather models are more durable compared to vinyl models, and as such, they last for at least several years. Despite them being quite expensive, leather boxing gloves are highly recommended due to their longer life.
Size and weight
Boxing gloves are available in weights ranging from 8 oz to 20 oz. Small, medium, and large ones are the typical available sizes for kids. Medium-sized alternatives are good for women's hands. Sparring gloves and training gloves typically weigh from 12 oz to 20 oz.
The weight of the gloves corresponds to the boxer's body weight. 16oz gloves are mostly used for sparring and training purposes while 10oz ones are utilized in professional boxing matches.
Closure options
Most of the models that you will come across have either velcro or lace-up closing options. Velcro gloves are recommended for heavy bag practice, training, as well as sparring. They are easy to pull off and put on without calling for external assistance. However, velcro gloves can bruise your opponent's face, or even your arm.
Lace-up options are used in professional matches as they fit snugly and there is virtually no chance of them slipping. Their drawback, though, is that they can't be put on without any assistance.
While this is not a priority in most boxing gloves, you still want your gloves to be breathable so that your hands don't have to stay hot and sweaty. The sweat can cause irritation and itchiness, and it can also make the glove slip around your hands. You need the most amount of comfort from your sparring gloves so that they give you the right performance. A mesh fabric or perforations on the palm area could do.
This is one of the most important factors when shopping for sparring boxing gloves. The right ones are fitted with multi-layer foam. Gel-infused alternatives are even better at dispersing shocks and impacts. You don't want your hands to suffer an injury each time you take a punch at your opponent.
The thumb
Another vulnerable part of your body when you are boxing is your thumb. Consider getting a pair of gloves that come with an attached thumb. With this feature, your thumb isn't going to bend backward every time you make a wrong punch.
Wrist stability
Your wrist is another vulnerable body part and dislocating or undergoing other forms of injuries can happen if you punch incorrectly or way too hard. Ideally, your sparring gloves should come with a little extra padding around the wrist. This way, it will remain in place even if you punch too hard or the wrong way.


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Infreemation - Members Enquiries
Infreemation Members is a software management system built specifically to manage all types of Members and MP correspondence from online or offline sources.
This module handles: Parliamentary Questions, Treat Official, Ministerial Correspondence, Questions to the Mayor, Members Questions, Enquiries, Correspondence - electronic, postal and telephone
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- Supported browsers
- Internet Explorer 7
- Internet Explorer 8
- Internet Explorer 9
- Internet Explorer 10
- Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari 9+
- Opera
- Application to install
- No
- Designed for use on mobile devices
- Yes
- Differences between the mobile and desktop service
- The application is scaled automatically to work with smaller screens.
- Service interface
- No
- Yes
- What users can and can't do using the API
- The API can be used to log complaints, compliments, questions and correspondence
- API documentation
- Yes
- API documentation formats
- API sandbox or test environment
- Yes
- Customisation available
- Yes
- Description of customisation
- Most features and options can be customised by the customer. The administrator of the system has full access to do this.
- Independence of resources
- We have various load balanced servers in place which can redirect traffic should a server become unavailable
- Service usage metrics
- Yes
- Metrics types
- Full KPI stats are available via one of the two customisable dashboards.
- Reporting types
- API access
- Real-time dashboards
- Regular reports
- Reports on request
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2012
- Government security clearance
- Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
Asset protection
- Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Data storage and processing locations
- United Kingdom
- User control over data storage and processing locations
- No
- Datacentre security standards
- Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
- Penetration testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Penetration testing approach
- In-house
- Protecting data at rest
- Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
- Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Physical access control, complying with another standard
- Encryption of all physical media
- Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
- Data sanitisation process
- Yes
- Data sanitisation type
- Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
- Deleted data can't be directly accessed
- Equipment disposal approach
- In-house destruction process
Data importing and exporting
- Data export approach
- Data can be exported via the admin control panel.
- Data export formats
- Other
- Other data export formats
- Data import formats
- Other
- Other data import formats
- Access
Data-in-transit protection
- Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
- Private network or public sector network
- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
- Data protection within supplier network
- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Availability and resilience
- Guaranteed availability
- The service carries a 99.99% up time guarantee
- Approach to resilience
- We have various load balanced servers in place which can redirect traffic should a server become unavailable
- Outage reporting
- We can alert customers to service outage via email and text message
Identity and authentication
- User authentication needed
- Yes
- User authentication
- 2-factor authentication
- Dedicated link (for example VPN)
- Username or password
- Other
- Other user authentication
- Users connect to the service via a username and password. We support 2FA which can be used along side the username/password. Users access is also controlled via IP restricted connections to the service
- Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
- IP management is in place to restrict access to systems as well as limited access to physical hardware.
- Access restriction testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Management access authentication
- 2-factor authentication
- Dedicated link (for example VPN)
- Username or password
- Other
- Description of management access authentication
- IP Restriction
Audit information for users
- Access to user activity audit information
- Users have access to real-time audit information
- How long user audit data is stored for
- User-defined
- Access to supplier activity audit information
- Users have access to real-time audit information
- How long supplier audit data is stored for
- User-defined
- How long system logs are stored for
- User-defined
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
- Cyber Essentials
Security governance
- Named board-level person responsible for service security
- Yes
- Security governance certified
- No
- Security governance approach
- We follow all government advice on the National Cyber Security Centre. We are also Cyber Essential certificated.
- Information security policies and processes
- We have clearly defined security policies in place which are monitored and updated regularly. Full auditing is in place to ensure policies are followed.
Operational security
- Configuration and change management standard
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Configuration and change management approach
- All changes are developed on separate test servers away from the live environment. Changes are then tested to ensure the system is unaffected. We also penetration test the system after every change.
- Vulnerability management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Vulnerability management approach
- Regular penetration testing is undertaken using up to date methods. Patches are downloaded, tested and applied to live servers the same day they become available and have passed testing.
- Protective monitoring type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Protective monitoring approach
Regular penetration testing is undertaken using up to date methods. Patches are downloaded, tested and applied to live servers the same day they become available and have passed testing.
Information is obtained from Government websites (https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/threats) and security related websites.
- Incident management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Incident management approach
- Firewalls, log files and failed login attempts are monitored 24/7. Incidents are responded to as soon as we are alerted.
Secure development
- Approach to secure software development best practice
- Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed
Public sector networks
- Connection to public sector networks
- No
- Price
- £8,000 to £35,000 a licence a year
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
- Free trial available
- Yes
- Description of free trial
- We offer a fully unlimited trial of the service for at least 30 days. This can be extended as many times as needed until a decision is made.
- Link to free trial
- http://www.digital-interactive.com/products/infreemation


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Smooth Black and White
The previous post, Extreme Black and White, looked at B&W photography using just black and white with no or very few gray tones. In this article we will look at "smooth" black and white, using all or most of the tones available to digital B&W imaging. The images in this post are presented as JPG images with 256 shades of gray. That is enough to make well processed images appear gorgeously smooth and complete. Let's start with a couple of examples.
What the two photos above have in common is smoothly painted surfaces, fine detail, and sharp focus. Than can make very nice B&W photographs.
Fine detail and texture can make photos come alive in B&W as the the next two examples show.
Architecture has always been a favorite subject for black and white photographers. Image manipulation can be especially effective with such buildings and their environment.
Click on any of the images to see then larger.
Landscapes also can be very effective in well-processed black and white, bringing out dramatic skies is a popular effect.
Indeed, black and white can be "smooth" and "gorgeous" with any subject that has a wide range of tones. The trick is "filling the histogram", making sure that there are rich blacks and soft, subtle whites, and a full range of tones in between.
Even flowers, normally a subject strictly for color photography, can look great in B&W.
A smooth b&W photo can make you forget that the color is missing.
Fine portraiture can be specially effective in black and white.
Full tonal range, fine contrast, rich blacks, clean highlights, put those things into a photo and you have a fine image. If you have a compelling subject and draw the viewer into the picture, and you carefully attend to light and exposure, black and white can be smooth and satisfying.
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Guardian: Adidas has turned the tables on Nike in the online World Cup marketing battle thanks to a Star Wars-themed TV ad and the critical furore surrounding the official Jabulani match ball.
Adidas is getting bigger and bigger.
I myself prefer Adidas over Nike.
I've never been much of a Nike fan, myself.
Adidas simply has the cooler commercials
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This week's movie topic is all about Time Travel.
When I first saw this week's movie topic, I have to confess that the theme song from one of my favorite childhood TV shows immediately popped into my head...
Must be time travel has been a topic of interest to me for a very long time! That said, it's about time to make a list of my favorite movies dealing with time travel. . .
Back to the Future (1985)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." -- C.S. Lewis


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UK bank Standard Chartered agreed to shell out roughly $330 million to resolve money laundering accusations levied by a team of US banking regulators and federal law enforcement.
The 150-year-old multinational financial institution, which handles transactions for countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. among others, admitted to the Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department that it violated New York state law by falsifying the records of its New York-based financial institution and by submitting false statements to its state and federal regulators about its business conduct.
The fat fine comes three months after hard-charging new regulator Ben Lawsky, head of the New York State Department of Financial Services, fined the British bank $340 million, accusing it of flouting US sanctions and laundering $250 billion for the dictatorial Iranian regime.
Back in September, Lawsky's rapid-fire maneuvering angered StanChart officials and Lawsky's fellow regulators, who saw the DFS boss as disruptive to the process of foreign negotiations.
Standard Chartered's $327 million fine today breaks down to $100 million resolution with the Federal Reserve, a $132 million fine with the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the remainder going to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance's office and the Department of Justice.
"Investigations of financial institutions, businesses, and individuals who violate US sanctions by misusing banks in New York are vitally important to national security and the integrity of our banking system," Vance said in a written statement.
The US agencies have been quietly negotiating to strike an agreement with the UK's second largest bank over the past several months after conducting a three-year long investigation.
OFAC said it doesn't believe Standard Chartered violated laws on the vast majority of the billions in transactions it processed for foreign entities like Iran between 2001 and 2007.
"While [Standard Chartered Bank's] omission of information affected approximately 60,000 payments related to Iran totalling $250 billion, the vast majority of those transactions do not appear to have been violations of the Iranian transactions regulations," the bank wrote in a statement.
Standard Chartered run by CEO Peter Sands also said that it has taken steps to improve its screening of the entities which it does business.
The agreement brings the total amount of sanctions against banks in breach of money-laundering rules, including HSBC Bank, to roughly $2 billion.
That said, some have viewed the fines as a drop in the bucket compared with the billions of dollars allegedly laundered.


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Gazers are the spawn of the bonelords. Sometimes a bonelord splits up a part of itself that functions like a slimy egg which evolves into a Gazer at incredible speed. Right from its 'birth', the Gazer owns some basic intelligence which it has been inherited by its parent bonelord. Still it has only vague memories, and also no concrete knowledge but rather some instinct of an underdeveloped magic. It is said that elder bonelords can spawn Gazers even without producing an egg, but this offspring is usually flawed and dies rather quickly.
Gazers have 120 hitpoints. They are immune to earth damage. Moreover, they are strong against energy and ice damage. On the other hand, they are weak against fire damage. These creatures can neither be summoned nor convinced. In addition, they are able to sense invisible creatures.
Gazers yield 90 experience points. They carry gold coins and sometimes other items with them.


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The Battle of Positioning -- Altruism or Paranoia?
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I am curious - can anybody update me on -
1. Where are things at with regard to the development/roll out of the PSL - Schoology migration tool?
2. Has anybody done a migration - was it painless, (on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being unmitigating agony)
3. Has anybody worked with the trial full product of Schoology yet? Did it go well. I was disappointed to be told a few weeks ago that we could only have access to the trial full product for around 3-4 weeks and that threw us back so much that we had to review our timeline again.
Thanks, in anticipation !
The migration tool between PowerSchool Learning and Schoology is undergoing a test and expected to be ready this year, however, your Customer Success Manager should be reaching out to you to discuss the migration, the future plan for PowerSchool Learning, and can connect you with a current Schoology customer for their Schoology experience.
@Steve_NSW We've used Schoology for 5 yrs and I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.
Hi Amy
I am incredibly grateful for your kindness and thoughtfulness in offering to help. I am sure that I will be coming to you to ask for some guidance or help - your experience will be invaluable.
My issue at the moment is more to do with migration from Haiku to Schoology. I am currently speaking with PowerSchool staff and we will see what their current timescale is for rolling out the migration tool but the fact that nobody has yet done a real live migration does kind of make me feel that PowerSchool are continuing to have problems with the tool. I can fully understand this from my past experience, but I just want them to keep us informed.
It's my understanding and recollection that this migration tool was promised to be delivered by December 2020. You mean it's still not ready?
Hi Dan
Nope - it seems that it is going to make an appearance later this year. As you will appreciate, this kind fo makes it very challenging for schools wanting to migrate for this coming September. I have worked in online learning for over 20 years and I know form experience how challenging it is to migrate courses form one platform to another. My own feeling is that it is almost impossible to do a clean migrate, where everything is as it was before the migration. So, I do have some sympathy with PowerSchool. I just wish that they would be more open and up-front.
I also know how messy it is to clean up a migrated course when you have to go through every single module to check that migration has happened correctly. Almost certainly it would be easier and definitely less stressful to actually rebuild courses from scratch, copying from the old platform to the new wherever possible.
A bulk content migration tool has been built and is completing testing. We expect it to be available within the next few weeks
. This tool will be run by PowerSchool Professional Services after the current school year ends to ensure that all of the 2020-2021 school year's content is brought over all at once.
If you have any questions on how other districts are using Schoology and their review, I recommend asking those questions in this thread. @Amy_Alvis has posted that she is happy to share the experience of users in her district.
Does anyone know if the PowerSchool Learning/Unified Classroom to Schoology migration tool is finished yet?
I think that the answer is 'yes'. We have requested that a number of our courses be migrated over the next week or so, but have yet to receive confirmation that it will happen.
I have also found that I can actually manually migrate individual courses with a fair amount of success. I was fairly sceptical of how good any migration tool would be and had actually concluded that we would end up building courses manually. However, the migration tool works pretty well, although there are weaknesses - especially with regard to images. I don't think Schoology manages the screen as well as Haikulearning - I do think it was much easier to build a module that looked good in Haiku.
But I am happier than I thought i was going to be, and I think that there is a route forward that I can now see.


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Michael Krieger at Liberty Blitzkrieg has a brief article on the elites' disdain for the citizenry.
There are several reasons I spend so much time discussing and analyzing the current state of affairs. The primary motivation, aside from a drive to share personal opinions and spread awareness, is to encourage people to think critically. I don't want readers to agree with everything I say, I want people to become inspired to think for themselves.
The ruling class doesn't want you to think, they want you to simply accept the nonsensical stories they tell you. By contrast, I don't want readers to blindly accept any of my conclusions, rather, I want my work be a case study on how to deploy independent logic and insight to a variety of topics and situations.
While I haven't discussed the 2020 presidential campaign much here, I comment on it quite a bit over at Twitter, and people often ask why I discuss the circus at all. The reason isn't because I expect a politician to come save us and make everything right again, but because the establishment response to populist-type candidates is so instructive.
Although Trump hasn't done much of anything to address our nation's core fundamental problems; such as a two-tier justice system, central bank power, financial feudalism, aggressive militarism/empire, rogue intelligence agencies, civil liberties abuses and tech giant censorship, his unexpected victory over chosen one Hillary Clinton nevertheless exposed many individuals and institutions for the frauds they are. Bernie Sanders' run is doing the same thing. You don't have to like the specific policies of Trump or Sanders to appreciate how any candidate with even a hint of grassroots populism puts the "elites" into panic mode.
Trump's run exposed the mass media for the lying charlatans they are. Bernie's run is doing the same.
It's all good. We need the lesson, and need to stop being babies pretending these networks are anything but propaganda.
— Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) February 22, 2020
It's important to understand the ruling class doesn't actually fear Trump or Sanders individually — any one person can be dealt with. What they really fear is you. They fear people flocking to unapproved candidates and then talking about things the establishment doesn't want them talking about. This is the main reason the whole Russiagate fantasy was unrolled against Trump and pushed hysterically by mass media.
By ensuring "the resistance" to Trump revolved around some invented intelligence agency narrative, the power structure was able to prevent large numbers of people from talking about anything real or significant for four years straight. Although it didn't remove Trump from office, it successfully reduced hitherto thoughtful people into emotionally broken mental midgets.
This is the reason the exact same tactic was just unrolled against Bernie Sanders, with Jeff Bezos' Washington Post reporting the day before the Nevada caucuses that Russia is also supposedly helping Sanders. It's ridiculous, but you have to understand the strategy here. If Sanders can't be prevented from winning the nomination, the establishment needs a plan B, and that plan appears to be Russiagate all over again. These people aren't very creative.
When it became clear Trump couldn't be stopped he was smeared with being a tool of the Russians, and the same seeds are being planted around the Sanders campaign. It doesn't matter how preposterous it is, the primary goal is to ensure nobody ever talks about anything important. Absent Russia hysteria, a Sanders vs. Trump matchup would quickly become a battle of who's more populist, and issues that make so-called elites very uncomfortable would become widely discussed. The ruling class doesn't want the public talking about such things so they need to turn the election into a complete circus if Sanders can't be blocked. Instead of talking about economic insecurity, healthcare, the cost of college and wars for empire, the goal is to make Sanders and Trump spend the entire campaign season arguing about who hates Russia more.
The important takeaway here is how completely terrified and decrepit the ruling class of this country really is. They have no argument or philosophy about anything important. As such, their only tactic is to overwhelm the public with nonsense and invented narratives in order to divide, befuddle and control the masses while keeping the imperial oligarchy running exactly as it has for decades. Once you see the game, it's impossible to unsee it, but the good news is we all possess within ourselves the power they fear most. The power to think for ourselves and to reject ridiculous lies.
This is why we need to place relentless pressure on these people and never let up. When they feel pressure, they get scared. When they get scared, they become desperate. When they become desperate, they make mistakes. After enough mistakes, we win.


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A Simple Prayer for Every Day
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Pritchard published this blog entry in 2013. We re-ran it this week as part of the offerings for our PRAYERS sub-channel. Dr. Pritchard's illustration below mentioning Donald Trump should not, therefore, be viewed in any way as commentary on the 2016 presidential election.
Here's a story that may help you get the week started on a good note.
Many years ago Jerry Rose told me that when he was a young man just starting out in Christian ministry, he talked one day with an older gentleman who had accomplished great things for the Lord. When Jerry asked him for some advice, the man said that early on he had learned to pray a certain prayer every day. He found that praying this particular prayer centered his soul and kept him on course spiritually. And for years, the man said, he had prayed that same simple prayer over and over again. When Jerry told that story, I wondered what prayer could have been so powerful. It turns out to be a prayer many of us have recited time and again. It's the last line of the Lord's Prayer:
"Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen" (Matthew 6:13 NKJV).
We all want to build our own kingdom even if we wouldn't say it that way. We all have . . .
Our plans,
Our hopes,
Our dreams,
Our agenda.
"When you pray, "Yours is the kingdom," you remind yourself that there is one only one kingdom that matters. I often pray it this way: "Lord, if there needs to be a decision today, then let my kingdom go and let your kingdom come. Let it be your agenda and not mine that moves forward."
Power is an aphrodisiac of sorts. The world flocks to powerful men and women because they know how to get things done. They are the movers and the shakers, they run the show, the make the decisions, they speak and we all listen. But earthly power is fleeting. The real power in the universe belongs to the Lord. So I sometimes pray like this: "Lord, if you need to make me weak in order that your power might be on display, please do that. Help me to remember that any power I have comes from you."
Glory is tricky. Check out Donald Trump. He's got an earthly kingdom, he's got some power, and he basks in the glory of his wealth. No doubt he's done well by certain earthly standards. If you watch "The Apprentice," the theme song begins, "Money, money, money, money," which tells you everything you need to know. The Romans knew a thing or two about glory (check out Rome and see for yourself) and they coined the phrase, Sic transit gloria mundi, which means "Thus passes the glory of the world." Fame is fleeting. In the end everything man builds collapses before his eyes. And so I pray, "Lord, nothing I do today will matter unless you make it matter. Let your glory be clearly seen, and if that means that my glory should fade, so be it because I am fading away anyway."
It's a powerful prayer, as profound as it is simple. And it is a prayer for every day.
"Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
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All About Electronic Cigarettes
What is an electronic cigarette?
The electronic cigarette provides a healthy alternative to smoking. With all the flavour, sensation and touch of puffing on a real cigarette, smokers can benefit from the lack of smoke or health problems associated with smoking the real deal. To the untrained eye an electronic cigarette looks just like a real cigarette, perfect for blending in when out and about. What's more, unlike regular cigarettes, electric cigarettes can be smoked indoors. This is because they don't actually emit smoke, but instead an odourless water-like vapour, so smokers don't have to worry about second hand smoke.
How do they work?
Some e-cigarettes work in different ways but many are similar to a nebulizer. Made up of a cartridge, mouthpiece, vaporiser and battery, e-cigarettes work by converting a nicotine liquid into a mist like vapour which is then inhaled. Batteries are often rechargeable, plugging into the mains or charged straight from a computer via USB. The cartridge contains the nicotine (which can come in different strengths) and can even come in different flavours such as menthol and strawberry.
Smokers can use electronic cigarettes to help replace the nicotine supply and the sensation of smoking – two of the more difficult cravings smokers find to ignore. Whilst patches and gum can replace the nicotine hits, often it's the simple act of holding a cigarette and the feeling of inhaling that causes the biggest craving.
Why would a smoker want to use them?
Many smokers actually want to give up. They might enjoy it but there's always that constant knowledge at the back of their mind that it's unhealthy. Even if they don't enjoy it like they perhaps used to, those pesky cravings just keep coming back. Stopping smoking is not only better for their health, but also better for those around them, with the added bonus of saving them money.
Quitting is easier said than done, but there are many aids out there that can help. Some may find a combination of different aids is the best option but often a GP can offer the best advice on what might help. An electronic cigarette is something that they may suggest and something that many people find to be very useful and successful for them but everyone is different – what may work for one person might not necessarily work for another.
As a relatively new phenomenon, there is little research on electric cigarettes and there have been some concerns about their safety. As an alternative to smoking and when compared to a regular cigarette, they are a healthier option as they do not have the tar and smoke and do not even have to have nicotine. The best thing to do if anyone is unsure is to speak to your GP who should be able to answer any questions you might have.
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Balancing good and bad bacteria key to effective gut health, nutrient absorptionDeveloping techniques and tools to encourage the growth of good bacteria in the gut is key to producing healthier pigs that require fewer antibiotics over the long term, according to swine nutritionist Daniel Nelson, PhD.
The challenge is consistency, he told Pig Health Today.
While alternative treatments such as probiotics — live bacteria that have been linked to improving gut health — have shown promise in some trials, questions remain about their efficacy and returns herd after herd.
"If we can create a healthier gut by reducing bad bacteria, then we have a gut that's more capable of absorbing nutrients from feed," said Nelson, a senior technical service specialist for Zoetis.
"At the moment, nothing works on a consistent basis like antibiotics," he added.
Nelson said it was important to remember that not all antibiotics work the same way. If producers work with their veterinarians to use them responsibly and strategically, they can reduce populations of bad bacteria while allowing the growth of good bacteria. The result, he added, is almost always improved herd health and performance.
Looking to the future, Nelson thinks scientists need to identify more consistent ways to encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria through changes to animal diets.
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Pokemon Go is still one of the most popular mobile games out there, as Niantic keeps rolling out new features supposed to keep fans interested. Just a few days ago, we learned there are 100 brand new Pokemon that will be released in the wild, and a new report says that Niantic has even more exciting features planned for December.
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According to GamenGuide, the Gen-2 Pokemon are coming in December alongside other exciting features, including a PvP battle system, Pokemon trading, and baby Pokemon.
PvP battle support and Pokemon trading are features that have been mentioned in the past, so it's not like Niantic will surprise fans. The new baby Pokemon feature might let players grow baby monsters to adult monsters, and this evolution feature might replace egg hatching.
The report also notes that Niantic might reveal a Legendary Pokemon tier this December. Specifically, GamenGuide says the God tier Pokemon Tyranitar might be unveiled in the December update, which is supposed to have a maximum combat power of 3654 — nice round number there — and should be "extremely powerful."
The report doesn't say anything about the rerelease of the Nearby tracking feature, which Niantic is still testing.
Naturally, nothing is official until Niantic says so. The company just released a brand new Pokemon Go update for iPhone and Android, which contains code pointing to the incoming Gen-2 creatures and a bunch of new features.


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Rent stabilization is one of the nation's most successful affordable-housing initiatives since World War II, but it's increasingly harder to defend thanks to the sorts of performances today by Representative Charles Rangel of Harlem.
As The Times' City Room blog notes, Mr. Rangel was recalcitrant, rude and vulgar in his defense of renting four stabilized apartments in Harlem's Lenox Terrace complex at West 135th Street. Here he is responding to a question from Times reporter David Kocieniewski:
"I have decided unilaterally that you have asked more than your share." He added, when Mr. Kocieniewski tried to press him, "Hell no, I'm not going to respond to you."
Nice. Very statesmanlike. But here's the thing: Mr. Rangel's legal leases on three of the four apartments as residential residences appear perfectly valid. It may seem unseemly, as reports have noted, that he gets a break on his Manhattan rent when so many are having trouble finding affordable housing.
But, as I noted when The New York Sun outed Governor David Paterson as a rent-stabilized tenant in the same Lenox Terrace, this situation doesn't change the fact of stabilization's efficacy in preserving affordability in New York City. Opponents of stabilization will likely trot out Mr. Rangel beside Mr. Paterson and other high-worth individuals like Bianca Jagger and Nora Ephron as examples of past or present stabilization tenants gaming the system.
So what? A few relatively bad apples don't spoil the bunch here. Look at Cambridge, Mass., over the last decade.
I wrote in November about what happened to the rental apartment stock in Cambridge in the 1990s after Massachusetts ended rent regulation and made most apartments market-rate. (Cambridge, along with Boston, was one of a handful of Massachusetts municipalities that still had rent regulation at the time.) Rents shot up across Cambridge and stayed up; and the town, home to Harvard and M.I.T., became even more a bastion of the well-heeled.
The only real infraction at this point by Mr. Rangel (that I can see based on the reports about his situation) is that he's using that fourth stabilized apartment as a campaign office–a clear no-no under the rules: No commercial use; you have to live in the apartment.
Mr. Rangel today offered to address that problem. Case should be closed.


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Mr. Bittner is a licensed environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience specializing in the fate and transport of contaminants in porous and fractured media, the migration of coal combustion products in groundwater and surface water, groundwater and surface water modeling, and groundwater corrective actions. Mr. Bittner has applied these skills at a wide range of projects including at Superfund sites, landfills and surface impoundments, manufacturing facilities and dry cleaning sites. Mr. Bittner has also provided litigation support related to the fate and transport of constituents in groundwater and surface water, both in consulting and testifying roles. Additionally, Mr. Bittner has extensive experience developing risk-based remedial strategies, designing remedial investigations, delineating and characterizing the distribution of environmental pollutants, and overseeing remedial operations in South America.
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Surface Water Fate and Transport Modeling: Prepared expert report on human health and ecological risks due to a potential spill of barged coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) on a large Midwestern river. Modeled the fate and transport of key CCB constituents, including arsenic, in surface water for a range of spill scenarios and river flow conditions and estimated potential downstream concentrations at drinking water intake locations.
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Lewis, AS; Bittner, AB; Lemay, JC. 2017. "Achieving Groundwater Protection Standards for Appendix IV Constituents: The Problem with Using Background Concentrations in the Absence of Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)." Presented at the 2017 World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA), Lexington, KY, May 8-11
Lewis, A; Bittner, A; Radloff, K; Hensel, B. 2017. "Storage of coal combustion products in the United States: Perspectives on potential human health and environmental risks." In Coal Combustion Products (CCP's): Characteristics, Utilization and Beneficiation. (Eds.: Robl, T; Oberlink, A; Jones, R), Woodhead Publishing, Duxford, United Kingdom, p481-507.
Bittner, A. 2017. "Evaluation of Groundwater Protectiveness of Potential Surface Impoundment Closure Options." Presented at the 2017 World of Coal Ash Conference (WOCA), Lexington, Kentucky, 20p.
Bittner, A. 2016. "A Retrospective Look at Remediation in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: And What Lessons We Can Apply to Remediation Projects in Other Emerging International Markets." Presented at Battelle's Tenth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Palm Springs, CA, May 22-26, 17p.


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Rebecca Nevatt, EA to our founder and CEO Kathleen Saxton, writes about the importance and impact of Executive Assistants in driving tangible business performance…
Last night at the Lighthouse we hosted 'Christmas At Home', a thank you night for the wonderful executive assistants who help us – and obviously those industry leaders we're privileged to have as clients – to do our jobs so effectively.
Kathleen Saxton interviews the inspiring Kate Thornton at our recent event
The role of the Executive Assistant in the advertising and media world has changed incredibly since the Mad Men days of the 1960s. You only have to look at the coffee-making, file-carrying, seductive secretaries stereotypically portrayed in the TV programme's agency, Sterling Cooper, to see this change.
So what's changing the clichés? Major trends such as self-service and automation has reduced many of the menial tasks traditionally the preserve of 'the secretary' while a not-before-time push for gender equality has transformed how Executive Assistants are viewed in an organisation. In an interview with Victoria Rabin, founder of the Executive Assistants Organisation, Victoria stated that executive assistants were the "most powerful people in the office," and the "backbone of an organisation".
From a very personal perspective, I know only too well the responsibilities and rewards that come from my role as an EA to Kathleen, the founder and CEO of The Lighthouse Company. The 24/7 diary scheduling, seamless project management, being a de facto go to person when Kathleen's unavailable, may sometimes be a challenge – but this is more than compensated with by the intuitive relationship that we have developed, the fascinating insight into the life of a busy entrepreneur and generally knowing exactly what's going on in the business.
While we – and our clients – deeply value EAs, it is only recently that a study by The Harvard Business Review has demonstrated the value and impact of our contribution on company performance. They use the example of a senior executive with a total package of $1 million, who works with an EA who earns $80,000. The Harvard Business Review projects that in order for the company to generate turnover, the EA must make said senior executive 8% more productive than they would be working solo, saving the executive at least 5 hours in a 60-hour workweek. HBR recognises, quite accurately, that in reality a good EA save industry leaders much more time than that.
Given this contribution, it might seem strange that the US Bureau of Labour Statistics predicts that by 2024 the number of EAs will have fallen by over 44,000, or by 6%. The same technological advances that have freed us from the 'secretarial shackles' will no doubt continue to be responsible for further efficiencies in the workplace – and arguably a decline in headcount.
Therefore, it's down to us as EAs to promote the positive impact that we have within our respective organisations. We all know personally the indispensable contribution we make to our own leaders' workload and performance – celebrating and recognising this ourselves will only help to publicly demonstrate the value that our discipline adds to overall business performance.