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What Satya Nadella's First Book Will Unravel
Publish Date: Sep 25 2017 1:56PM
Updated Date: Sep 25 2017 1:56PM
India-born Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's first book "Hit Refresh" will give an account of his personal journey so far, the company's ongoing transformation, and the coming wave of technological and economic change.
Set to hit the stands on September 26, Nadella has penned the book -- which carries a foreword by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates - with the hope that it will inspire people to discover more empathy in their own lives.
"My hope is that it'll start important conversations and spark new ideas, and that others will share their own hit refresh moments," Nadella said in a post in LinkedIn.
"Hit Refresh", according to Nadella, is a set of reflections, ideas and principles on transformation.
"It explores the renaissance of a storied company and the implications of the coming wave of technology -- artificial intelligence, mixed reality and quantum computing -- which will soon disrupt the status quo, impacting our lives, communities and economies," he added.
Revealing the reasons behind choosing the title of the book, Nadella said that when you "hit refresh" in your web browser by clicking the little arrow, or hitting "function+F5," it updates.
"It doesn't wipe everything away and start new, as Bill Gates writes in his Foreword for the book -- it actually keeps some things and replaces others," said the Microsoft CEO since 2014, adding that books are so often written by leaders looking back on their tenures, not while they are in the "fog of war".
"Hit Refresh" is Nadella's quest to help Microsoft rediscover its soul.
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How a tech school helps refugees break into Germany's job market
Tamsin Paternoster
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Changing the narrative
ReDi school offers free tech courses. Photo: Osama al Fitori
Meet the people behind a school that's hoping to close the talent gap in Germany's tech industry – while helping refugees and migrants kick-start their career in their new country.
This article is part of Changing the Narrative. Articles in this series are written by student or early career journalists who took part in The Local's training course on solutions-focused migration reporting. Find out more about the project here.
Anne Riechert is originally from Denmark, and moved to Berlin in 2012 to set up the Berlin Peace Innovation Lab in association with Stanford University. She noticed that when talking to some of the 1.2 million refugees that arrived in Germany in 2015, the majority of adults primarily wanted to find a way to make their own money, and with that, find independence and dignity.
At the same time the German tech industry found itself losing money every year due to a lack of technical talent. Despite not having an education in programming, Riechert saw a solution: ReDi school, which helps connect refugees and people from forced migration backgrounds to the tech industry.
"When we started the school five years ago, there were 42,000 available jobs in tech in Germany. ReDi school in many ways is a win-win situation – closing the talent gap in the tech industry as well as bringing refugees and migrants into work," says Riechert.
The number of available tech jobs has only grown – in 2019 there were 124,000 open IT-related jobs in Germany. Research conducted by the Robert Bosch Stiftung concluded in 2018 that tech jobs are uniquely suited to the needs of refugees, as employers in this field value demonstrated skills rather than a completed university degree, which many refugees may not have, having been forced to flee their countries before completing their education.
Schools like ReDi Integration, which Riechert and a small team founded in 2016 in Berlin, offer free courses that teach technical skills, such as coding courses for 'newcomers' as well as for locals without access to a digital education or professional networks.
Riechert tells The Local: ''ReDi School is not only a tech school for refugees, it's a tech school for marginalised people who are not able to afford a digital education programme. We have a special focus on integration of people with a forced migration background, but integration is always a two-way process.''
The school now operates in six cities – Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen and Copenhagen.
Tech schools as means to refugee employment
At the time of their beginning, Riechert hadn't observed a similar programme operating elsewhere. Her background in corporate social responsibility and social innovation, which she spent time in Japan researching, influenced her meeting with Mohammed, a refugee from Syria, at Eid al-Fitr in Berlin-Buch. He explained to her that he had studied IT in his home country but, without access to a computer, feared that he would not be able to develop new skills in the fast-moving IT industry.
Originally a new concept, ReDi now joins five other coding schools for refugees in Germany alone that have existed since 2015. Obtaining tech skills is a good fit for the needs of many refugees, as research has shown, not only as entry to the industry does not necessarily require a degree, but also because English language skills, which many refugees have, are often sufficient enough to get by on rather than requiring fluency in German.
However as the same report describes, obtaining a job in the tech sector is not entirely assured by the existence of tech skills, and employment in the industry rests on a number of factors, with many employers still preferring a degree level education and German language fluency.
While not all refugees who take part in these programmes may obtain jobs that directly require tech skills, the advantages for those that do are invaluable, and include higher incomes for families and the creation of refugee networks in the German tech industry. Meanwhile, those who do not obtain jobs directly in, for example, coding, can utilise other services the school provides such as networking with companies and improving their CVs to obtain other jobs.
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ReDi school has a successful track record getting individuals with refugee backgrounds employed within the tech sector.
Out of the courses that the school offers, their high-end tech programme, which hosts coding lessons as back-end, front-end web development, data analytics and UX Design, has a record of 50 percent of alumni obtaining jobs in the tech industry, with 25 percent in industries that require tech skills and the remaining looking to become further qualified through higher education or apprenticeships.
As Riechert notes with a smile: ''We started seeing refugees who studied with us gaining traction from the job market from the first semester in 2016. That was in May or June when our partners started recruiting our first students into jobs.''
Part of the success of ReDi school comes from their successful collaborations with other partners, such as the city of Munich, who approached the-then small team to start a new school in Munich and offered to pay the salaries of part of their staff. Their new school in Düsseldorf is supported by companies Accenture and Microsoft. As of 2020, the non-profit boasts several major partners such as Cisco and Deloitte that provide the non-profit financial help, material for courses and direct links into some of Germany's largest businesses.
Astrid Aupperle is Head of Philanthropies at Microsoft Germany. The company has been working with ReDi school for three years and she tells The Local: ''We help with volunteers, grants and infrastructure, especially during the pandemic we helped ReDi establish online classes. Four or five people who are alumnis from the ReDi school have now found a job at Microsoft Partners."
Creating networks
While the tech skills that ReDi school offers in the form of free courses provide opportunities for refugees to obtain hard skills and sometimes, direct employment, Riechert says: ''There can be no job market integration without social integration. That of course is a combination of many things and sub skills – such as languages and also very much of a network, whether that be a professional network or simply just having friends.''
Abdulsalam Hamdan has been involved in ReDi school now for around two years. Originally from Syria, he was studying his Masters in Electrical Engineering when he ran into difficulty in finding internships to complement his studies.
''I received a lot of rejections and in the meantime, while I was applying, I was introduced to ReDi school in their early stages. I originally joined ReDi school to see if it would help me with soft skills or certificates that I could use to apply with," he says.
"I did multiple courses, including programming and entrepreneurship. There were also multiple company visits which were interesting and helpful as we were able to talk to the employees. We went to Coca Cola and several smaller startups. Those visits were really eye-opening in seeing who I wanted to work for. I got a student job and from that point things started to get easier.''
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For Hamdan, aside from the direct networks into Germany companies, the most useful thing about ReDi school was the community that it offered: ''The most important thing in my opinion is that it takes you out of your bubble where you don't know many people in Germany, and may be receiving a lot of rejections and puts you into this community. They help you feel more confident in your applications and what you're doing.''
Now taking part in a graduate programme with Deutsche Telekom, Hamdan credits the school as an important resource in what it offered him to break into the German tech industry. He also notes that the ReDi school is a very valuable resource from the companies' side as well. "There's really a lack of talent of people willing to work in IT, on the other hand you have all these motivated people trying to apply and finding no jobs. The ReDi school is important in linking those two together."
Vivek Sethia is a Cloud Systems Developer at Cloudreach, a Germany-based company, and in his spare time, a mentor and tutor in ReDi's programme. He says that he has found that, aside from teaching tech skills, he finds himself giving advice on various things, such as job application processes.
''When teaching I focused on the tech, but as a mentor I focused on preparing the mentee to fix their CV and cover letter, be confident and how to approach different companies."
He says: ''I know sometimes, it is not only the job application process that could create fear or anxiety but everything surrounding it, for example applying for a Blue Card, getting an apartment in Munich.''
Originally from India, he shares that as an international resident himself, he finds a lot of joy in sharing his advice to people that are new in Germany, and do not necessarily have access to networks otherwise.
"It's a great idea when you don't have any roots in a country. I'm not saying tech school may be for everyone, but it's a good platform for people interested in IT, and the concept of creating networks between companies and people can be applied in different fields."
Tamsin Paternoster is a freelance journalist based in Germany writing for The Local Germany among other publications. Follow her on Twitter.
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BREAKING: Biden Gives Away BILLIONS To Jump-Start WWIII
(TPM) – On Thursday, President Biden requested $33 billion in new funding to go towards supporting Ukraine's military in their defense against the ongoing Russian invasion.
In a press release from the White House, the Biden administration stated that they are calling on Congress to approve the new funding to "provide additional resources to help ensure Ukraine's democracy prevails over Putin's aggression."
They noted that "Almost all of the $3.5 billion in drawdown authority Congress provided in March has been exhausted," saying the US has supplied weapons, ammunition, helicopters, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems, drones, and grenade launchers to the country.
"Continued bipartisan support in Congress is vital to ensuring that the Ukrainian people have the resources they need to win this war, and this Administration is committed to working with lawmakers and our global allies and partners to keep aid flowing to Ukraine uninterrupted and to support those devastated by the food crisis that Putin's war has exacerbated," the press release stated.
The $33 billion would include $20.4 billion in funding that would help Ukraine defend itself over the long term, including additional security and military assistance for the country, and resources to give the country additional equipment necessary in defending the country like accelerated cyber capabilities and advanced air defense systems, assistance to clear explosive devices, and a "stronger NATO security posture."
The sum also includes $8.5 billion in "economic assistance to help the Government of Ukraine respond to the immediate crisis and continue to provide basic citizen services," including assisting the Ukrainian government in continuing to function, supporting food, energy and health care services, countering "Russian disinformation and propaganda narratives," and supporting smaller "agribusinesses" during the fall harvest.
$3 billion would go towards addressing humanitarian needs like food support, medical supplies, and job training.
Some have noted that the cost to send this aid across the world to Ukraine shadows that which would have been needed to build the US' southern border wall, and defend it amidst a historic increase in migration.
Cost to defend Ukraine's Border ($33 Billion– for this installment alone)
Cost to build the wall and defend America's border (~$21 Billion)
Biden regime letting you know their priorities.
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Swing Jacket Introduces Small-Sized Version Of Golf's Ultimate Swing Teacher
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Swing Jacket announced at last week's ING Spring Conference the release of a new small version of the popular Swing Jacket, the Ultimate Swing Teacher. Swing Jacket was one of 40 companies exhibiting to 60 members of the media at the 23rd Annual ING Spring Conference May 19-23 at Reunion Resort. The non-profit International Network of Golf conducts the annual gathering of media and golf industry leaders.
The new smaller version fits men, women and youth with chest sizes from 26″ to 40″ (children as young as 10 years of age). Like the Regular sized model (which fits men and women with chest sizes from 36″ to 53″) the new Small model physically guides users through a connected, on-plane swing – perfectly. The Swing Jacket makes it easy to develop the muscle memory of a fundamentally sound swing by imposing the consistency needed to train the body.
"It took us 2.5 years, 52 prototypes and almost $1M to bring the Regular sized Swing Jacket to market. We've put the same product diligence into the design for the new Small model. Prototypes were tested on a wide range of men and women – from aspiring Tour players to LPGA Tour veterans to young children and ambitious high school students – to confirm the configuration would train all users to consistently repeat the same connected, on-plane swing as the original," said Swing Jacket president Bill Walsh. "We are excited to bring this smaller model to the market because it will dramatically shrink the time it takes to develop an effective, repeatable swing. And in today's instant gratification society that is really important"
Former Tour Professional Dave Bisbee, Swing Jacket's Director of Instruction, supervised the evaluation of the new model. Using the Small Swing Jacket with two young high school players was particularly rewarding. Savanah Cooper, a 16 year old high school student wanted to play on her school golf team – but she simply couldn't compete with distances the boys could hit it. Then she began working with the prototype of the Small Swing Jacket. "I watched as Savanah added 15 to 20 yards to her 5 iron within about 10 swings," said Bisbee. Savanah felt like she had so much more control over her swing. She is now the #1 player on the school's golf team – what had been the BOYS' golf team and is the only player, boy or girl, from her entire district to qualify to play in the State Championships."
14-year-old Keagan Webster began playing more seriously about a year ago. He'd had lessons on and off and spent some time practicing but his shots were inconsistent. Then he tried the Swing Jacket. Keegan's father, Mike was astonished at how quickly the Swing Jacket improved Keegan's game. Within a matter of minutes Keagan added 30+ yards to his driver and began to show the consistency that had always eluded him. Now that he's worked with the Swing Jacket for a short time his confidence in his game has improved dramatically and he's shooting in the 70's rather than the high 90's.
To learn more about Swing Jacket, visit www.swingjacket.com. To see the Swing Jacket in action visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgLvtzIDrqs
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The patented Swing Jacket is the only swing training technology that physically guides golfers through a fundamentally perfect golf swing. Described by some of the top teachers in the country as "Golf's Ultimate Swing Teacher", the Swing Jacket automatically trains golfers to memorize a connected, on plane swing by making each swing consistent. Now everyone can experience the FEEL of hitting shot after shot long and straight without having to think about how they are going to improve their swing. The Swing Jacket is the only golf product that comes with an unconditional "Great Swing Guarantee."
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A free public screening of a documentary about the urban park development movement is Thursday night at Civic Space Park.
Looks like the Civic Space is going to be a success, as hundreds of students, residents and curious visitors stopped by to celebrate the grand opening on April 16. There were giveaways, contests and a concert for the lucky attendees. See below for images.


I have requested my employer in June'11 to deduct an amount or Rs 48000 from my salary as superannuation fund, but somehow I want to withdraw the request. I want to know about the rules that whether I can withdraw my request or not.
This is my first year to start with superannuation scheme.
Superannuation fund is contributed by the employer and not have employee. Moreover, only if you have completed three years of service and work till your, you can make use of the superannuation balance; that too as pension. You can withdraw 1/3rd of the accumulated balance after retirement and the rest can be availed as monthly pension till end of life.
If you do not wish to be part of the superannuation fund; you can exit from the same, but you cannot receive the contributions already made till your retirement.
Dear Vikas, Please check with your employer for the exact rules of your superannuation fund. In general if your contribution is going on mly basis & if your employer permits, you mat reduce your component or make it even zero but withdrawl is out of question unless you are leaving the job or amount is to be paid to your family as claim settlement due to your death.


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Q: Source code highlight only NSLog lines Is there a way to assign a color to NSLog statements so that it is easier to find them in the file.
Not in the console, the file. Here's a screenshot to clarify what I'm asking

A: You're looking to change the colour of Other function and method names
This will also change some other things though.

A: Yes for syntax highlighting in xcode. You find the coloring options in xcode next to the tab source code. However the options are limited.
NSLog itself produces only pure tetx. That means no for the actual log.
But you cold parse tags along that contain colorcodes. You would then need to write a parser that ready those color codes. Bit that would mean exporting the log into a tool das trqnslate the color tags and display the text with colors. Same with html.
But for development its more handy to stick with the regular output.

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EPA should scrap unworkable coal regulations
July 23, 2012, Fairfax, VA—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday that it will "review" crushing new regulations on coal-fired power plants, which were originally set to be completed this year. Under mounting pressure from communities that depend on coal production for good-paying jobs, the agency postponed completion of the new regulations until March 2013—after Election Day.
"These regulations should be revoked not reviewed," said Ryan Houck, executive director of Free Market America. "This rule will cost billions each year, drive away good-paying jobs and empty the pockets of consumers who will be stuck higher electric bills. EPA's top brass has even admitted on camera that these regulations would be 'painful every step of the way'. That's true for the communities that count on coal production for jobs and for the consumers who count on coal to provide more than 40 percent of our nation's electricity."
Even EPA's estimates indicate its rule will cost nearly $10 billion annually. If the regulations take effect, new coal-fired plants will be required to deploy so-called carbon capture technology, which is not yet developed and has not been proven financially feasible. Moreover, the standards set by EPA are impossible to achieve with existing technology.
Americans for Limited Government president Bill Wilson questioned the timing of the review, "Everyone knows that these regulations will bring about an economic disaster while yielding little environmental benefit. With coal-producing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia likely to decide the presidential election, this delay smells like an attempt by the president to defer an economic and political disaster until after Election Day.
"While the agency's decision to review these catastrophic regulations is a step in the right direction, simply delaying the economic execution of an essential industry until after the election is not enough—these regulations should be rolled back in their entirety."
Free Market America is a free market watchdog group that focuses on environmental issues. In partnership with Americans for Limited Government, the group was launched earlier this year and is responsible for the viral video "If I wanted America to fail" a runaway hit that scored more than 2.4 million views on YouTube.


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Name Logan, Steven Paul
City Phoenix
Role(s) Judge : Federal, Article III
Judge : Federal, Magistrate
Race African-American
This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Sep 27, 2017:
Born 1965 in Tacoma, WA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by James A. Teilborg. Confirmed by the Senate on May 14, 2014, and received commission on May 16, 2014.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Military Judge, U.S. Marine Corps, 2005-2011; deputy chief reserve military judge, 2009-2011
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2012-2014
Appellate Military Judge, U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 2013-2014
University of Louisville, B.S., 1988
University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1992
National University, M.A., 1997
U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1992-1999; chief civil law attorney, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996; chief prosecutor, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996-1999
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel, 1999-
Member, Trial Advovacy Team, 1999-2004
Senior defense counsel, Iraq, 2004
Liaison officer to the Al Anbar, Iraq Provincial Chief Judge, Iraq, 2007-2008
Senior legal mentor to the Afghanistan National Army, Afghanistan, 2008-2009
Staff judge advocate, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska, 2012
Staff judge advocate, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, 2012-2013
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1999-2001
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 2001-2010; white collar public corruption chief, 2008-2009
Immigration judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2012
Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 19, 2013; no Senate vote
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Do you understand the Americans with Disabilities Act?
On behalf of Marit Sivertson of Law Office of Sivertson and Barrette, P.A. posted in Workplace Discrimination on Friday, November 3, 2017.
Depending on your age, you may remember when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990.
While some people never think twice about the ADA and what it can do for them, other soon find themselves learning more about the law and the type of protection it provides.
In short, this is a civil rights law that prohibits any form of discrimination against people with disability in all area of life, including employment, schools and transportation.
The primary goal of the ADA is simple: to ensure that all people with disabilities have access to the same opportunities and rights as every other person.
Over the years, the ADA has changed. For example, in 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) became law. This was responsible for many changes, including the overall definition of a disability.
As an employee, you have the right to work in a discrimination free environment. This holds true regardless of if you have a disability or not. Unfortunately, there are times when this doesn't happen. For example, a person with a disability could be passed over for a promotion because of his or her disability. This type of behavior is against the law.
If you have any reason to believe that you have been the victim of workplace discrimination as it pertains to your disability, you should learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Once you have a clear idea of the law and how you have been treated, you can then make up your mind as to which steps you want to take in the future.
Source: National Network, "What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?" Oct. 26, 2017
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The spectacle of a jaw-dropping giant animatronic creature can make an event or parade unforgettable for all who witness it. Creature Technology Co. has the ability to design an entirely new character from the ground up or take your existing mascots, cartoon characters, monsters, animals, computer game characters – basically any creature you can think of from the screen or page and make it live, breathe and entertain in full physical three-dimensional glory.
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It was another snowy day in New Jersey, with chilly weather and snow with 10-14 inches (according to the predictions). Thanks to the Quinn storm, everything was covered with snow and it was one beautiful one to see. Awww moment! but the after effects, hmm! I think we all of that. I saw couple of people clicking pictures and I was like its time for me too! Picked one of my brightest floral top and some make up on, lets begin.
Snowfall is a beautiful site to watch but, what if it snows every single day? Would we be happy about that. I would not be for sure. So is with sunny days. Often said, change is the only constant thing and it is one of the beautiful one if we learn to embrace it. So true. We have ups and downs, lows and highs. These are the times that help us evolve and grow. Life has to be dramatic sometimes.
I was talking to an old friend of mine. The conversation started with a text, followed by a video call for 2 hours and then a voice call for another 2 hours. Long talk right. Girls you see! We talked about our lives(the struggles of an international student to begin with). We have known each other for almost 7 years now. The journey through these years was not a smooth one. We were good friends, drama in between (when too many people are involved), we stopped talking and then back to being friends again. All these happened because of our behavior and the changes that we were going through. A lot was learnt in the process as well. Eventually we learn, "Friendship is way more important than our egos and jealousy". The only important thing about the past were our memories, are the good times filled with laughter.


FA Cup 2nd Round Replay.
Tehoue 18 minute hat-trick. McGleish 22 minute hat-trick.
AND THE EVEN BIGGER NEWS – LEYTON ORIENT ARE TRENDING ON TWITTER!
What will the cup hold for us this year?
The last decade has seen 3rd round wins at Portsmouth and Fulham and 1st round defeats at Margate.
A Cup run is certainly important for the balance sheet, ands also for the confidence and morale of the players. Check out the blog or twitter later on for details of our first round opponents.
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He was last seen in an Orient shirt scoring the final goal in stoppage time of the amazing 5-2 at Millwall, and last seen at Brisbane Road scoring in stoppage time of while Kevin Nugent was caretaker manager (inbetween Ling and Geraint Williams).


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"The Army has been around for 235 years, and though it doesn't always look the same from decade to decade, it always provides the things the nation needs when it needs it. I personally think the Army ought to think of itself as an organization that will adapt about every five to seven years. It's not just about new equipment, but new organizations and structures."
- Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, 37th chief of staff of the Army, emphasizes his belief that adaptability is not just about technology but it's also about organizational design.
"If an Army child is not safe from harm behind the doors of his or her own home, then our community is not a safe place to live. Children are the most vulnerable members of our community, and we demand safety for them. There is no excuse for leaving children in an unsafe home."


8-1-1 is a free-of-charge provincial health information and advice phone line available in British Columbia. The 8-1-1 phone line is operated by HealthLink BC, which is part of the Ministry of Health. By calling 8-1-1, you can speak to a health service navigator, who can help you find health information and services; or connect you directly with a registered nurse, a registered dietitian, a qualified exercise professional, or a pharmacist. Any one of these healthcare professionals will help you get the information you need to manage your health concerns, or those of your family.
When you call 8-1-1 you will be connected with a health service navigator. They can provide you with health information, help you navigate the health care system and find health services across the province, or connect you with a registered nurse, registered dietitian, qualified exercise professional, or pharmacist. Our navigators are available any time of the day or night, every day of the year.
Learn more about Navigation Services at HealthLink BC.
Registered nurses at HealthLink BC can help you with non-emergency health concerns, to discuss symptoms and procedures, and to recommend whether you should see a health care provider in person. At any time of the day or night, every day of the year, you can call 8-1-1 to ask a registered nurse your health questions.
Learn more about Nursing Services at HealthLink BC.
Registered dietitians at HealthLink BC can answer your healthy eating and nutrition questions. They also provide specialized services for pediatric, oncology, and allergy nutrition. To speak with a registered dietitian, call 8-1-1 from 9am to 5pm Pacific Time Monday to Friday, or you can Email a HealthLinkBC Dietitian.
Our dietitians from the Pediatric Nutrition Service work together with qualified exercise professionals to provide the HealthLink BC Eating and Activity Program for Kids. For more information about the program, call 8-1-1 and ask for the HealthLink BC Eating and Activity Program for Kids.
Learn more about Dietitian Services at HealthLink BC.
Qualified exercise professionals at HealthLink BC can answer your physical activity and exercise questions. Qualified exercise professionals can prescribe physical activity and provide exercise advice or guidance to individuals of all ages and abilities. They also provide specialized services for pediatric and bariatric. To speak with a qualified exercise professional, call 8-1-1 Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm Pacific Time, or you can Email Physical Activity Services.
Our qualified exercise professionals work together with registered dietitians to provide the HealthLink BC Eating and Activity Program for Kids. For more information about the program, call 8-1-1 and ask for the HealthLink BC Eating and Activity Program for Kids.
Learn more about Physical Activity Services at HealthLink BC.
You can call 8-1-1 to talk to a pharmacist about your medication questions. Our pharmacists are on call at 8-1-1 when your community pharmacist may be unavailable—every night from 5pm to 9am Pacific Time.
Learn more about Pharmacist Services at HealthLink BC.
8-1-1 provides translation services on request in more than 130 languages. After dialing 8-1-1, you will be connected with an English speaking health service navigator. To get service in another language, simply state the language you are looking for (example say "Punjabi"), and an interpreter will join the call.
To find resources that have been translated into Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, or Vietnamese, visit Translated Resources.
In the event of a medical emergency, call 9-1-1, or your local emergency number.
The 8-1-1 service is for non-emergency situations only.
If you are concerned about a possible poisoning or exposure to a toxic substance, call Poison Control for 24-hour toll-free poison information.


The tetanus diphtheria titer measures the Td antibody blood levels to check for evidence of immunity tetanus and diphtheria.
What is a tetanus & diphtheria titer?
A tetanus & diphtheria titer measures Td blood antibody (IgG) levels.
Why is a Td blood test important?
The Td blood test checks for tetanus & diphtheria immunity in the blood.
This Tetanus Diphtheria Titer is a blood test.
The Td titer, also known as a tetanus and diphtheria titer and Td blood test, measures Td IgG antibody blood levels.
The Td titer test builds on the tetanus titer by testing the diphtheria titer. Diphtheria is a type of infection caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae which is spread by contact with secretions from an infected person. Diphtheria infections are more common around the world than in the United States, largely because diphtheria is included in the routine vaccine series given to children and adults. Diphtheria causes fever and throat discomfort which can progress to more severe symptoms.
The Td blood test is often ordered by students and healthcare workers who need to prove immunity to tetanus and diphtheria. To get a Td titer near you, order online and get your blood drawn at the selected Quest Diagnostics lab. Once your diphtheria lab report is ready, it will be available for download. As can be seen on the sample Td lab results, Td antibody blood levels are reported as quantitative results and can be compared against the reference ranges provided by the lab. A positive tetanus diphtheria titer typically means that one is consider immune to Td.
If you are also interested in testing your pertussis titer levels, please see the Tdap titer. Travelers getting the Td lab test for immunity may want to consider getting the polio titer and the hepatitis A test.
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Media Funders: Value the difference between Creation and Distribution
This post will draw a very bright line between the Creation and Distribution of verified information for communities, and argue for that distinction's importance for understanding today's news-gathering and journalism climate.
One of my favorite pieces of business-reporting conventional wisdom is that everything in the economy is cyclical. It just depends on how big the circle is this time.
That goes for business building. As early web entrepreneur Jim Barksdale famously put it, "there's only two ways I know of to make money: bundling and unbundling."
Information gathering (what we roughly call "journalism" today) has been a strategy for businesses for half a millennia. In its early commercial forms, the act of gathering that information and the act of distributing it were essentially two different businesses. In Barksdale's parlance, they were "unbundled."
In his 2014 book The Invention of the News, author Andrew Pettegree doesn't dive as deeply into the raw economics of it as I'd like (though, really, it's a great book, and you should read it). But it's plainly clear. By the mid-1400s (before there even was such a thing as a joint-stock company), the things most resembling a "news organization" were the landowners, lords and kings who (a) had relatively formal flows of information, on things like the movements of troops, castle intrigue and crop yields (the Creation of source-based information) and (b) couriers and trade routes who would take handwritten letters and bring them to others, who would essentially pay a tribute or, you know, a subscription (the Distribution of source-based information).
They were separate processes. You'll note that from the very beginning, the Distribution is where the financial transaction took place.
(I like pointing out that foreign affairs and business reporting came long before government reporting, given who was funding the work.)
As a relevant aside, this also is an apt time to share one of my favorite historical facts ever: at just about the same time in history, in the mid-1400s, the Inkan empire in South America employed hundreds of men whose sole responsibility was to remember the past, and essentially contextualize it. They were the first, largest and most influential news organization of the Americas, albeit a state-sponsored one in a culture without what we consider written language.
Beginning in the late 1600s, we saw a curious thing: the consolidation (bundling) of The Creation and The Distribution of news and information.
The rise of commercial publishing led to pamphlets and, later, newspapers (essentially collections of pieces of information in one central place). These started as private-sector distribution tools that relied heavily on relatively informal news-gathering efforts. Again, the commercial transaction was in the Distribution.
As these continued to professionalize and standards and expectations grew, a reputation for quality and accuracy carried weight. User-generated content still dominated, but fact-checking developed a market incentive. The most established of these companies were publishers that developed commercial appeal; They sold directly to individuals, adding newsstand revenue to existing subscription models.
Earlier this year I read Todd Andrlik's fun 2012 book Reporting the Revolutionary War, which contextualized transcripts of American colonial newspapers from the 1770s that were reporting on rising tensions and, eventually, active warfare with the British empire. A common theme of that era's newspaper reporting was the publishing of letters from everyday citizens (you know, user-generated content).
Depending on the newspaper, there might have been some fact-checking and curation. Competition grew, with more newspapers popping up in any city with enough activity and intrigue to warrant it. A natural extension of this business model was to invest in full-time news-gatherers, which today we call reporters. This early newsroom concept blossomed with the help of early advertising models ("hey, we have an audience you might want to put your message in front of, we'll sell you space to give that message directly!")
By the early 1800s we had completed that full transition to the bundling of The Creation and The Distribution. If you wanted to compete heavily in publishing, you had a newspaper (Distribution) and full-time reporters (Creation). The biggest cities were publishing daily, resulting in the concept of journalism (those of you who took high school French might recognize the word's root word, jour, which means the day, or daily).
This may seem like a mighty tangent, from a handful of books and years of tinkering on my part with a tiny niche news site. But something clicked for me in the last few years, of why my obsession with tiny beat-level business-model building seems to me to be the point of our work. In contrast, I've found that to some our reporting (with a network of local tech beat reporters via Technical.ly and local nonprofit-sector-news reporting with Generocity.org) can seem too small and trivial to matter much for understanding the future of how professional acts of journalism take place.
I argue that the web ushered in our next big era of unbundling. But nobody much is saying it.
News gathering began unbundled: "I'm a king who will maintain my own information-gathering corps; I'll defray the cost by sharing that information with others for a price." Then the enormously successful business model that emerged from the early 19th century was an advertising model built for the bundling of Creation and Distribution. "We have access to information no one else has, so we have a relationship with readers that no one else can recreate," was the central sales pitch. "Do you want to access it?"
Then the Internet happened, which resulted in one of the most important collaborative inventions in human history: the Web, a highly collaborative, open and, with other tools, searchable network of, effectively, all of the transcribed ideas ever created by humans.
It's unbundled us again, but we keep funding and focusing and building highly bundled packages, centralizing a relatively disparate audience. That's why this isn't working.
The Web is a marvelous Distribution platform. On it, a slew of experimental Distribution businesses have been built on it. Some of the early winners are social web companies, most prominently Facebook ("we connect you to other people") and others are tools to use the Web, most prominently Google (the card catalog system of the Web). In these early days, Web businesses are following the most successful business model of the Distribution businesses that preceded it: advertising (which is the business that mostly all commercial media are still in, reflecting how we employ most journalists today).
Today's advertising companies (which is what Facebook and Google are, after all) take the very logical step of saying: "a newspaper approximates who picked up your advertisement as part of a bundle; We can tell you specifically who clicked on the exact message that you, the advertiser, wants to send." Which sounds more valuable to you?
Logically then, the beleaguered, lingering contingent of newspapers that exist today are in the unenviable position of being in the same (advertising) business of some of the most financially successful, technologically-protected companies in the 500-year history of human corporate history (Facebook, Google). Except those newspapers are bringing the proverbial knife to the gun fight. That fight's conclusion is quite inevitable; the only question is the time of its conclusion.
A coterie of well-intentioned journalism-champions are rallying against the big tech giants. One of those coalitions, which uses the #SaveJournalism hashtag, is fairly well organized and undeniably in it for the right reasons. They're lobbying for concessions against Facebook and Google.
To be entirely honest, as a business reporter, I find this genuinely embarrassing. It sounds entitled. In contrast, I believe they could have more success if they understood this massive unbundling that has taken place.
One of the most frustrating beliefs that I've encountered countless times with media funders and journalism flag-wavers is that the thing we're trying to save is the consolidation (bundling) of the Creation and the Distribution of professionally-verified information. This goes by many names but a common one is "The Town Square," a phrase popularized by the meaningfully influential Knight Foundation.
The idea goes that in the the town square, people come with ideas (Creation) and share them with their neighbors (Distribution).
But to bring us back to this post's beginning, one of the most fundamental trends in market forces is, to use Barksdale's phrasing, the bundling and unbundling.
We are in an era of unbundling. The Distribution of information, which continues to be as (or more?) monopolistic in today's digital age as it was in the late 20th century (with huge newspaper margins) is quite healthy. By all means, challenge the problems of information being distributed by algorithm; That really is one of the most important democratic and societal questions of today. But, I would argue, that is a philosophical question, not a journalistic one.
The social web is the Distribution platform of today. They are the horseback couriers of the 1400s. The content creators are the local townsfolk who amble into the castle with their bit of information. It's quite illogical for those townfolk to grumble about those on horseback being better paid. Our collective response would probably be: Well, then you better get a horse.
Some of us (and I am in this number!) care about those townfolk—who are they and why and how do they get their information and where do they bring that information to be distributed? The journalistic challenge we are facing today is this one of the Creation of professionally-verified information. How, who and why will we find information and tell stories about the society in which we live? Media funders: care about the Creation, not primarily the Distribution, of information.
Instead, I fear the vast majority of media-funding dollars have missed this enormous change. They're focused on what can do both the Distribution and the Creation, ignoring the most important experiments of today (on the Creation alone). Many want to maintain, or recreate, those publications that promise to create a "town square" and fill it with its information.
But this generation of unbundled business models that deploy journalism thinking will happen at the beat-level, because to build a business, you need to solve a meaningful problem for a group of people. The 20th century bundling came about for a wildly successful advertising model that has been displaced.
This is self-interested, of course. I run a small, decade-old, 20-person, independent local media company that has painstakingly aimed to build a sustainability model that solves problems for beat-level communities. We are solving sustainability on the Creation-level. But funders are entirely focused on the Distribution-level, which I'd argue is actually quite healthy (but doesn't look like the news-first models funders expect from being trained to look at things from a bundled environment)
If the age-old business axiom of bundling and unbundling holds true, media funders should be far more concerned with getting reliable information created. Solve problems for communities that leverage newsrooms. The consolidation will come later. Cycles guarantee it.
(Photo of a Railway Crossing in Ooty, India by Sayan Nath via Unsplash)
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Summary: Having studied individual behavior in a normal distribution, now you turn to the distribution of sample means. Compared to individual bets at roulette, this lab illustrates the behavior of samples of 30 bets. You and your classmates will explore the center, spread, and shape of the distribution of sample means.
Let's take a highly non-normal population: the discrete probability distribution of wins and losses on $10 bets at roulette.
In US roulette, there are 38 numbers: 18 red, 18 black, and 2 green. The ball is equally likely to land on all of them. In this lab, you'll simulate $10 bets on red: if a red number comes up, you win $10, and if a black or green number comes up, you lose $10.
In terms of this gambling situation, how do you interpret x̅ in English?
What do you see by comparing your s to your x̅? Your s to σ?
Now consider the distribution of the means of all possible samples of 30 bets from this population. What would be the mean and standard deviation of that distribution?
Center: What's the mean of those sample means? How does it compare to the mean of the population?
Spread: What's the standard deviation of those means? How does it compare to the variability of the population?
The mean you constructed in this section isn't μ-sub-x̅, but it's an approximation to it. If we had hundreds of samples of 30 each, instead of just a few, it would be a better approximation.
How does this compare to the standard deviation of the sample means in this class?
Shape: Your instructor will show you a histogram of the class's sample means. Compare its shape to the histogram of the population (individual bets). If we had a very big class, and plotted a histogram of everyone's sample means, the Central Limit Theorem says it would be roughly normal, even though the original population was highly non-normal.
shape: Even if the population is non-normal, the larger the sample size, the closer the sampling distribution is to normal.
Sample means vary less than the individuals in the population do, by a factor of √n, the square root of sample size. The value σ/√n is called the standard error. By the 68-95-99.7 rule, a sample mean is 95% likely to be within two standard errors of the population mean, even though the individual members of the population may be quite far from the mean. This is why you can use a sample mean to approximate a population mean — but that's a story for next week.


During her heyday, the Queen Mary's passenger list read like a who's-who of the silver screen. Below are just a few notables who loved traveling on the Queen Mary.
Was onboard during the Queen Mary's final passenger voyage before the start of WWII in 1939.
On June 2, 1939, dancers Fred Astaire and Paul Draper returned to New York from England aboard the Queen Mary.
Crosby was a passenger of the Queen Mary several times, including during WWII when he traveled overseas with the U.S.O. He was recognized as the entertainer who had done the most for G.I. morale during WWII.
Elizabeth Taylor often traveled aboard the Queen Mary with her two poodles. Such was the case during a trip home from Europe on September 5, 1947. The original kennel accommodations were located on the Sports Deck.
On July 9, 1948, Clark Gable delayed departure of the Queen Mary by 18 minutes as he said goodbye to his love interest at the time.
On September 21, 1953, Garbo returned from Europe aboard the Queen Mary.
Audrey Hepburn and her husband Mel Ferrer traveled aboard the Queen Mary on their way to Europe for their second honeymoon on June 17, 1957.
Sister of actress Vanessa Redgrave, Lynne sailed aboard the Queen's Mary final voyage in 1967.
Besides glamorous celebrities, the Queen Mary was also the main transportation for British Royalty and American politicians. Here are just some of the major politic players that traveled on the Queen Mary.
Edward VIII was the son of Queen Mary, the ship's namesake.
During one voyage in 1948, the couple brought with them 120 pieces of luggage and their dogs.
Prior to becoming President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower sailed aboard the ocean liner. He and his wife made the transatlantic voyage on September 27, 1946 to Southampton, England. This was the ship's fastest transatlantic crossing at the time.
The Queen Mother returned from a visit to the U.S. aboard the Queen Mary on November 18 – 23, 1954.
Jackie Kennedy (1929 - 1994) – First Lady of the U.S.
Although they never actually traveled on the Queen Mary, Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were aboard the ship on March 17, 1965 to wish bon voyage to former British Ambassador Lord Harlech, who was close friends with President Kennedy.


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BNP Paribas Denies Dollar Funding Trouble
BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, denies it's having difficulty securing dollar funding.
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PARIS (
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, the largest bank in France, denied Tuesday it was having difficulty securing dollar funding.
The stock was trading lower but recouped some losses after the bank said it was fully able to obtain U.S. dollar funding in the "normal course of business."
An op-ed piece in
Tuesday quoted an unnamed executive as saying the bank was unable to borrow money from money market funds in the U.S.
There exists the perception that some European banks have had trouble securing loans, especially from U.S. markets, because of fears of contagion from the Greek bailout crisis.
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Yes I am still here… and it is time to update the site. I was looking at skateboarding sites and looking at the photos that they had up. I went to the skateboard warehouse and was looking at the new flip skateboard. It is awesome. It is a quattro deck and measures 8″ wide. It is a great board and it is a versatile deck that is ready for anything that you throw at it including vert, pool, street and just cruising. It also comes pre-drilled for you to install your trucks and you wheels.
I had to try this out so I picked up this board and tried it out and I have to say it was a great board. I was not disappointed with it. I took some pictures of it and I would love to take some more photos of it hope to see some people using it and I did.
So I was out photographing some girls on this board. The women that were using it told me that they loved it. One even told me that it was so light it was like skating on air. It was used in the pool and on the vert and nobody had any complaints about it. The only thing that the women did not like about it was the colors that it came in. If I remember correctly it was in green and blue and the design is not that great it just says "flip". It is boring at best and yes I agree it is a mediocre look/graphic design. The board does hold up though and the women would buy it if they needed a board. BTW on the left is a picture of Sam and she is using the Filp board and it has independent trucks with spitfire wheels and bones bearings. The picture on the right is of Joy and she is also using the Flip board and with it she has slime balls wheels with spitfire bearings. The trucks she is using are stage 11 t-hanger trucks (and yes i know their boards are filled with stickers so you really cannot see the bottom of the board).
So I was out photographing and saw a fellow photographer out shooting some images for a site he was working for. His name is Jeff and is a great commercial photographer coming in from New York. I had not see him for some time and went to go talk to him. He has had some world renown photographs of commercial buildings through out the country from St. Louis to Seattle. Most of is work has been featured in Time magazine and https://www.scientificamerican.com. He told me that he was working for a new company doing pictures for a yoga knowledge site and on the same site, yoga clothes. He was working at http://yogaworkout.online and he was photographing 3 women in a newer type of leggings that I had never seen before. Asked him what he was up to and told me about his work and also asked me if I was interested in some work. I said of course and with that he told me he was going to be doing some work for Major League Baseball. He asked me to come on board so guess what I am going to be working for the MLB!
As I mentioned before I have a bachelors in photography. I have photographed all over the world from China (which I just got back from 6 months ago) to Canada. With that I have photographed everything from food products to commercial items. But with out a doubt I have to say the photography I prefer to do is photographing loved ones.
I started photographing with photographing loved ones about 9 years ago when I was in high school. My dad had a Nikon D200 and he let me have it. I was hooked and I started taking pictures of everything. I started with my brother and I have to say that he was not to excited about my journey into the world of photography. From there I started to take my images of my dog. That coming year I photographed my family for our yearly Christmas card in the month of October. I brought the image to our church to share and when I did some family's approached me wanting to hire me to take pictures for there Christmas cards and with that my career started.
My Dad had a friend by the name of Herb Stokes that owned a photography studio and he hired Herb to give me some lessons on photography. We started with how to use flash in photographs because I had never used it before and how to balance it with the day light or how to use it as my main light. From there we went into using different lenses and there pros and cons. Then we ended it with posing of people which is such a art. After all of this I knew that I wanted to work with loved ones.
I started with baby portraits at the church in the nursery. The first week I had three family's sign up with me for a session and it exploded from there. In the last nine years I have had at least 4 baby sessions a week because I love doing it.
I also started to photograph family's within the church before I knew it word had traveled and I was going across town to other churches to photograph their family's. I have photographed family's as small as three and I think the biggest family that I have photographed was the size of around 130 or so.
One thing that I do with my free time is that I am a volunteer photographer at https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/. Even know it is a very rewarding position it is very difficult to do. But I have to say that when I leave a hospital knowing that I have helped a family heal from there loss I have to say that it makes me feel like I have done a job wort doing.
That is it my history. If you would like to hire me or if you need some more samples of my work or if you have any questions please just drop me a email and I will respond within 48 hours. When asking about hiring me for a job just remember this is my job and that my prices are non negotiable and they are what they are. Hope to hear from you soon.
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Guest blog by Lucy Dalton from Musical Futures Champion School Fred Longworth, Wigan, UK about how she is leading an international collaboration between Musical Futures schools in the UK and Australia. Watch this space for updates as the project develops!
Currently I am leading a project with 13 primary and secondary schools across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The project involves each school recording and performing 'Viva la Vida' by Coldplay. Permission was given allowing each school to record the piece of music in any style or genre of their choosing, any size of ensemble and on any instrument. It will then be my job to take the audio from these recordings to create our own arrangement of the song and use the visuals to create a Music Video featuring all schools and pupils involved.
It all started back in October 2015 when MuFu teachers from New Zealand and Australia visited Fred Longworth High School. The teachers observed and assisted in lessons, led workshops, took part in the lunchtime choir rehearsal and looked at how we, as a Musical Futures Champion School, approached Musical Futures initiatives in our lessons. Many discussions between staff took place, some of which included sharing of good practise, extra curricular activities, talented pupils and sharing of resources. Contact details were exchanged and since then I've been sharing resources and ideas with music teachers from the opposite side of the world!
Every one of these teachers' enthused me to think of a creative new project that would involve pupils at Freddie's partnering with schools across other parts of the UK, Australia and NZ. From it came the initial idea for the YouTube Orchestra. With the blessing of all members of my department I contacted the MuFu teachers on the other side of world. I got great feedback from them and most wanted to get involved. Resource packs, click tracks and backing tracks were made and sent to the teachers involved. A big 'thank you' to Peter Crowe who also shared some resources he made.
All video recordings need to be sent to me by the end of March, allowing me time to have the video completed by May.
Thanks to all the teachers who have supported me with this project. It is an excellent opportunity for pupils of all ages, abilities, races and nationalities to come together to create music and have fun.


The Partnership is committed to delivering a strong programme of engagement with stakeholders across the South of Scotland, including the private sector to ensure that they influence the work programme and can inform the proposals for the new Agency.
The Partnership will work with businesses in the South of Scotland to understand the issues and opportunities that exist and how best to address these in driving inclusive growth across the area.
This task has been addressed by holding 27 stakeholder engagement events and will be further addressed by the analysis undertaken on the outcome from these events.
Feedback from the events was fed into the Scottish Government's consultation on the formation of the agency.
A summary report has been published which reflects on the series of engagement events and the feedback received.


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La Copa de Madagascar es la copa de fútbol en la que se enfrentan el ganador del Campeonato malgache de fútbol con el campeón de la Copa de Madagascar.

Historia
La copa fue creada en el año 1994, teniendo como campeón al AS Cimelta. Se canceló la copa hasta su edición de 2002, realizándose constantemente hasta el año 2010. Retomó en el año 2018.

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Macular Degeneration Eye Health
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People who are visually impaired benefit from a healthy lifestyle that contributes to overall well-being. This includes regular exercise - adjusted to ensure safety - and a nutritious diet that may help protect remaining vision.
These suggestions may help protect vision and improve overall health, and they may lower the risk of developing AMD. Even after diagnosis, continue these healthy habits:
Eat a nutritious diet that includes green leafy vegetables, yellow and orange fruit, fish, and whole grains
Maintain normal blood pressure and control other medical conditions
Wear sunglasses and hats outdoors
Get annual eye exams, and consult your doctor if you notice vision changes
Don't smoke
"Vision" Foods to Include in your Diet
You might be able to reduce your risk of AMD or slow its progression by eating certain foods. Carotenoids (especially lutein and zeaxanthin), antioxidants (such vitamins C and E), vitamins A and D, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids may all contribute to better vision.
Choose whole grain versions of pasta (sometimes called "brown pasta"), rice, and bread that contain complex carbohydrates, which are metabolized more slowly and are healthier than their "white" counterparts. White rice, bread, and pasta have a high glycemic index, meaning that the carbohydrates are broken down rapidly into glucose or blood sugar.
They provide quick energy but contain few nutrients and little fiber, and in large amounts they may damage cells. Some studies have shown that eating foods with a high glycemic index may increase the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
It's important to find the right vitamins,
since many are marketed for eye health but only a few have formulas that have proven effective.
Vitamins for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Once dry age-related macular degeneration reaches the advanced stage, or geographic atrophy, there is no form of treatment at present to prevent further vision loss. However, there is an intervention measure that could delay and possibly prevent intermediate age-related macular degeneration from progressing to the advanced stage in which vision loss occurs.
The National Eye Institute's Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) found that taking nutritional supplements with a specific high-dose formulation of antioxidants (vitamins C and E and beta-carotene), zinc, and copper delayed or prevented the progression of age-related macular degeneration from the intermediate to the advanced stage.
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People with diets that are elevated in fat, cholesterol and high glycemic index foods, and low in antioxidants and green leafy vegetables may be more likely to develop AMD. High-glycemic index foods, such as white rice, bread and pasta raise blood sugar rapidly, whereas low-glycemic foods, such as whole grain breads or oatmeal can lower the risk of AMD by stabilizing blood sugar levels.
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A person with a BMI (body mass index, a measure of body fat) of greater than 30 is 2.5 times more likely to develop the disease than a person with a lower BMI.
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Family History of AMD
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Females are more likely to develop AMD than males. This factor may be because females live longer than males, and thus have more time to develop the disease.
Caucasians are more likely to develop AMD than other races. This factor may be related to differences in genetic background or pigmentation.
High blood pressure, like smoking, leads to a constriction (narrowing) of the blood vessels that nourish the retina, restricting oxygen flow.
People with light-colored eyes are more likely to develop the dry type of AMD. This factor may be because light-pigmented eyes offer less protection from damaging UV light.
If a person has AMD in one eye, he or she is more likely to develop it in the other eye.
People who inherit certain genes in the "complement cascade," which is part of the immune system, have a higher risk for AMD, probably due to inflammatory damage to the retina.
Early-Stage AMD
All AMD patients start out with early-stage (early) AMD, which often shows no noticeable symptoms. Eye doctors detect little white spots in the retina called drusen that can occur with advancing age. The retinal cells become less efficient at performing "housekeeping" tasks and small "garbage" deposits develop. The causes of early AMD are thought to involve oxidative stress and inflammation.
Oxidative stress is a disturbance in the balance between the production of very reactive oxygen-containing molecules that can adversely interact with other molecules inside our cells, and our body's ability to neutralize these molecules. Oxidative stress can be caused by a number of things, including bright light, a poor diet with not enough antioxidants, and too much iron in the retina. The resulting inflammation can contribute to a number of age-related diseases, including age-related macular degeneration. Antioxidants are molecules present in cells that can prevent these harmful reactions.
Patients with early AMD may maintain good vision for their entire lives, or they may progress to late AMD. Changes in vision can be monitored at home with an Amsler grid or the ForeseeHome Monitor®.
Also, if another part of the retina, called Bruch's membrane, is damaged, new, abnormal blood vessels can invade the retina in a type of healing response gone wrong. These blood vessels leak blood and fluid into the retina, causing it to become wet. This fluid in the retina immediately disrupts vision and, over time, can lead to damaged retinal scar tissue.
Late-Stage AMD
Late-stage (late) AMD comes in two forms: wet AMD, or the dry AMD condition known as geographic atrophy. Wet AMD is always considered a late stage of AMD. In this condition, abnormal blood vessels sometimes grow behind the macula (choroidal neovascularization), the central part of the retina. Fluid leaks and vision is distorted.
In advanced dry AMD, there are regions of the retina where cells waste away and die (atrophy). Sometimes these regions of atrophy look like a map to the doctor who is examining the retina, hence the term geographic atrophy.
Geographic atrophy is caused by the death of light-sensitive cells known as photoreceptors, and their support cells known as retinal pigment epithelium cells or RPE. The area of atrophy usually expands slowly over time until it involves the entire central retina (macula). This causes a blind spot in the center of the visual field.
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Ocracoke Inlet ()  és un estuari situat als Outer Banks, Carolina del Nord, Estats Units, que separa l'illa d'Ocracoke i l'illa de Portsmouth. Connecta l'oceà Atlàntic amb el Pamlico Sound. És el terme sud de la costa nacional de Cape Hatteras, i el terme nord de la costa nacional de Cape Lookout. L'entrada té unes dues milles d'ample, tot i que canvia diàriament.

Història
Ocracoke va ser una de les primeres cales utilitzades pels colons als Outer Banks de Carolina del Nord, primer lloc on s'establiren un grup de colons que van viatjar pel territori i fins a l'illa de Roanoke el 1585. Es va convertir en l'entrada més important per al lliurament de mercaderies al continent, especialment a Nova Berna i Bath. El pirata Capità Barbanegra va ser assassinat en una batalla just a l'interior de l'entrada del que posteriorment es coneixia com a Teach's Hole, el 22 de novembre de 1718.

Durant la Guerra de la Independència dels Estats Units, molts subministraments que van ajudar l'exèrcit continental sota el general George Washington van passar per aquesta entrada. Va esdevenir tan important que es va establir una ciutat a l'extrem de l'illa sud, l'illa de Portsmouth, complementant la ciutat d'Ocracoke al nord. En un moment, l'illa de Portsmouth va ser el lloc més densament poblat de tot l'Outer Banks. No obstant això, després del Gran Huracà de l'Havana de 1846, quan es van obrir Hatteras Inlet i Oregon Inlet, Ocracoke Inlet va perdre el seu protagonisme. L'extensió del banc de sorra va fer que els vaixells comercials viatgessin a cales més profundes.

A New Voyage to Carolina, publicat el 1709, John Lawson va escriure:Ocacock és la millor entrada i port d'aquest país; i té 13 peus a l'aigua baixa a la barra. Hi ha dos Canals; un és estret i es troba a prop del Cap Sud; l'altre al mig, és a dir entre la Middle Ground i la South Shoar, i té una amplada per sobre de mitja milla. La barra en si no té més que la meitat de la longitud d'un cable, i llavors et trobes a 7 o 8 braces d'aigua; un bon port. El curs cap al so és NNW a aigües altes i Neap-tides, aquí hi ha 18 peus d'aigua. Es troba al SO de Hatteras Inlet. Lat. 35d 8".

Actualment
Els pescadors esportius comercials i d'alta mar utilitzen l'entrada per accedir a l'oceà Atlàntic. A més, molts vaixells d'esbarjo utilitzen l'entrada per arribar a Ocracoke Village i Inner Banks.

Ocracoke Inlet és utilitzat pel Centre Nacional d'Huracans com a punt d'interrupció per als rellotges i avisos de ciclons tropicals.

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ERIC to tackle school toilets
VOL: 98, ISSUE: 43, PAGE NO: 47
June Rogers, paediatric continence adviser, Knowsley Primary care Trust, and director of PromoCon, Manchester
Regular fluid intake and easy access to the toilet are implicit in any treatment programme for children with wetting and soiling problems. In fact, just by adjusting what, when and how much a child drinks and ensuring regular complete voids can often lead to a dramatic improvement in the wetting problem.
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